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- E October 20, 2014

Exemption No. 10196B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. James M. White Director of Operations Compass Airline s , LLC 7500 Airline Drive, Suite 130

Min neapolis, MN 55450

Dear Mr. White :

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

No. 10196 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect, and lists

the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated September 9, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Compass Airline s , LLC ( Compass ) for an extension of Exemption No. 10196 , as amended . That exemption from § 121.652(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allow s Compass to substitute crosswind component and braking action restriction, along with a requirement to utilize automatic landing and approach coupler (ALAC) equipment, at the destination and alternate airports in place of the existing restrictions to decision height (DH) and visibility minimums of Category I precision approaches for pilots in command (PIC) who have not yet accumulated 100 hours (50, if reducible) in their current aircraft type.

In your petitio n, 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 p etition

in the Federal Register beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Compass.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuan ce of Exemption No. 10196 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, Compass Airlines, LLC i s granted an extension to Exemption No. 10196

for § 121.652(a)

, to the extent it allows Compass to substitute crosswind component and braking action restriction, along with a requirement to utilize automatic landing and approach coupler (ALAC) equipment, a t the destination and alternate airports in place of the existing restrictions to decision height (DH) and visibility minimums of Category I precision approaches for pilots in command (PIC) who have not yet accumulated 100 hours (50, if reducible) in their current aircraft type , subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. General. To use Category I instrument approach procedure weather minimums under any provisions of this exemption, a certificate holder must ensure tha t its flightcrew training and qualification program meets the following general requirements:

a. Suitable low visibility instrument approach, landing, and missed approach scenarios are included in flight training using the applicable airborne system and appr opriate training devices or simulators for those scenarios; and

b. Specific approval by the certificate holder’s principal operations inspector to use this exemption is obtained for each aircraft type.

2. Category I, specific. A PIC with fewer than 100 hours as PIC in the airplane being operated may be authorized to use the lowest applicable Category I instrument approach minimums for a particular runway and instrument approach procedure if each of the following conditions is met:

a. The PIC and other required f light crewmembers are trained and qualified for Category II or are trained to an equivalent level with respect to the airborne system use, ground facility use, associated procedures, and any other relevant topics;

b. The aircraft and associated airborne syst ems are eligible for Category I or II for that operator when the certificate holder’s approved training program incorporates the use of an approach coupler or a heads

- up display ( HUD ) system that provides flight guidance information to DH;

c. The approach co upler or HUD system is used for the approach to DH or until initiation of a missed approach;3

d. The flightcrew must use appropriate instrument approach procedures for Category II or equivalent instrument approach procedures acceptable to the Administrator; a nd

e. Category I instrument approach procedures or landings will not be initiated when the weather conditions are below 4,000 runway vision range (3/4 mile visibility) and the crosswind component exceeds 15 knots combined with a braking action report of less than “good.”

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10196 to January 31, 2017

, unless so oner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service