AFS-11-465-E 

January 11, 2012 

 Exemption No. 8679C 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-23002 

Mr. Eric Lampert 

Vice President/Director of Operations 

NetJets Aviation, Inc. 

4111 Bridgeway Avenue 

Columbus, OH 43219 

Dear Mr. Lampert: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 8679, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations. Please note we have amended this exemption to reflect our 

determination cited in our March 23, 2006 denial of NetJets’ petition for exemption 

(Docket No. FAA-2006-23801). In that Denial of Exemption (No. 8700, copy enclosed), we 

found the relief requested was not in the public interest for operations under part 91, part 91 

subpart K, or for unscheduled flights operated under part 135. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated September 15, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of NetJets Aviation, Inc. (NetJets), for an extension of Exemption No. 8679, 

as amended. That exemption from § 61.3(a) and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

allows NetJets’ pilots to carry written confirmation of FAA-issued pilot or medical 

certificates provided by NetJets based on information in NetJets’ approved record system. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to NetJets. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8679, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. A copy of this exemption must be carried onboard the aircraft whenever a NetJets pilot 

flight crewmember operates a flight under this exemption. 

2. Before conducting operations under this exemption, NetJets must develop, submit to, and 

have approved by its FAA principal operations inspector a plan outlining the procedures it 

expects to employ in issuing a temporary confirmation document to pilot flight 

crewmembers who do not have in their personal possession the airmen or medical 

certificate required under the regulations for a particular flight. 

3. NetJets’ procedures, as specified in Condition No. 1, must include a method to ensure 

positive identification of the pilot flight crewmember when the pilot flight crewmember 

no longer has any identification. 

4. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption must comply 

with § 61.29(c) and ensure a request for a facsimile from the FAA confirming the 

applicable certificate is made within 72 hours of the initiation of any flight conducted 

under this exemption. NetJets is authorized to make this application to the FAA on behalf 

of the pilot flight crewmember. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of the 

facsimile to NetJets within 24 hours of the receipt of that facsimile. 

5. NetJets’ confirmation document must include the written words, “Issued under the 

authority of Exemption No. 8679.” 

6. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only when the affected pilot flight 

crewmember operates totally within the District of Columbia and the 48 contiguous States 

of the United States. The privileges of this exemption may not be exercised in Alaska or 

Hawaii. 

7. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised for scheduled air carrier flights 

operated under part 135. The privileges of this exemption may not be exercised for 

operations under part 91, part 91 subpart K, or for unscheduled flights operated under 

part 135. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 8679, as amended, to 

January 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

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Enclosure