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o f Transportatio n ^ . Docke t Operation s , _:: ' 1 Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 ^ ' ^ /^r n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E> .''-'-i'- : Washingto nD C 2059 0 , '^]^^^^ , Dea r Sirs , Thi s lette r

i s Ai r Tractor , Inc.' s forma

l reques t t o rene w Exemptio nNo . 5651K , whic hwa s las t issue do n Novembe r

23 , 200 9 (an dexpire s o nApri l 30 , 2012) . A cop y o f th e curren t

Exemptio n i s include dwiththi s submittal . Ou t o f respec t for th e lim e i t

take s t o proces s administrativ e request s suc ha s these , Ai r Tracto r woul dals o lik e t o reques t that th e term s o f

th e extende dExemptio nb e extende dt o five years . Ther e hav e bee n n o additiona l change s t o th e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t an dsafet y that wer e th e basi s fo

r grantin g th e origina l exemption . Pleas e feel free t o contac t m e withan y question s o r comment s regardin g thi s matter . Sincerely , Lik e Rhode s Chie f Tes t Pilo t Ai r Tractor , Inc . P.O . Bo x 48 5 Olney , T X 7637 4 (940)564-561 6 ext . 31 9 mrhodes®airtractor.co m

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### NO V 2 3 200 9 Exemptio nNo . 5651 K Regulator y Docke t

No . FAA-2002-1149 8 Mr . Mik e Rhode s Ai r Tractor , Inc . P.O . Bo x 48 5 Olney , T X 7637 4 Dear Mr . Rhodes : Thi s lette r

i s t o infor myo u tha t

w e hav e grante dyou r

petitio nt o exten dan damen dExemptio n No . 5651 , a s amended . It explain s th e basi s for

ou r decisio nan ddescribe s it s effect . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y lette r date dMa y 12 , 2009 , yo u petitione dth e Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) o n behal f o f Ai r Tractor , Inc . (Ai r

Tractor) , fo r

anextensio no f

an damendmen t

t o Exemptio n No . 5651 , a s amended . Tha t exemptio nfrom § 61.31(a)(1 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s allow s Ai r

Tracto r an dpilot s o f

Ai r Tracto r AT-80 2 an dAT-802 A aiiplane s t o operat e thos e airplane s withou t holdin g atyp e rating , althoug hth e maximu mgros s weigh t o f th e airplane s exceed s 12,50 0 pounds . Th e amendmen t yo u reques t

woul dad dth e Ai r

Tracto r AT-1002/1002 A typ e t o th e lis t o f aircraf t operate dunde r

thi s exemption . I nyou r petition , yo u indicat e tha t ther e ha s bee nn o chang e i nth e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t an dsafety tha t

wer e th e basi s for

grantin g th e origina l exemption . Th e FA A ha s determine dthat goo dcaus e exist s for

no t publishin g asummar y o f th e petitio n inth e Federa l Registe r

becaus e th e requeste dextensio no f th e exemptio nwoul dno t se t a precedent , an dan y delay i n actin g o n thi s petitio nwoul db e detrimenta l t o Ai r Tractor .

AFS-09-267- EOu r

Decisio n Th e FA A ha s determine dtha t th e justificatio nfor

th e issuanc e o f

Exemptio nNo . 5651 , a s amended , remain s vali dwithrespec t t o thi s exemptio nan di s i nth e publi c interest . Therefore , unde r th e authorit y provide db y 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , whic hth e FA A Administrato r ha s delegate dt o me , I gran t you r petition , subjec t

t o th e condition s an dlimitation s liste d below . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Thi s exemptio n i s appUcabl e onl y t o Ai r Tracto r Model s AT-802 , AT-802A , AT-1002 , an dAT-1002 A that

operat e unde r

arestricte dcategory airworthines s certificate . 2 . Th e manufacture r

shal l develo p an dmaintai natrainin g manua l tha t include s th e aircraf t systems , performance , an dhandlin g characteristics . 3 . Excep t

a s provide di n Conditio nNo . 5 , prio r t o operation s \mde r

thi s exemption , th e pilo t mus t hav e successfull y complete dgroun dinstructio no nth e system s performanc e an dhandlin g characteristic s o f th e AT-802/802 A o r

AT-1002/1002A , A recor do f thi s instructio n mus t

b e mad e availabl e b y th e pilo t upo nreques t

b y th e Administrator . 4 . Th e perso n authorize dt o giv e instructio nunde r thi s exemptio nmus t

mee t th e followin g minimu mqualifications : a . B e authorize db y Ai r Tracto r t o giv e thi s instruction ; b . Hol da

t leas t acommercia l pilo t

certificate ; an d c . Mee t th e followin g experienc e requirements : i . 50 0 hour s o f

fligh t tim e i nturbine-powere dagricultura l typ e airplanes ; o r ii . 1,000 hour s o f

fligh t tim e i nagricultura l typ e airplane s whic hinclude s at leas t 10 0 hour s o f

fligh t tim e ina nAT-50 2 o r

AT-802/802A . 5 . Pilot s wh o hav e logge dat leas t 10 0 hour s o f

flight time , wit ha

t leas t 1 0 hour s i nth e precedin g 1 2 calendar

months , i nanAi r

Tracto r AT-50 2 nee dno t

complet e th e trainin g requirement s o f

Conditio nNo . 3 . A recor do f thi s fligh t

tim e mus t

b e mad e availabl e b y th e pilo t

upo n reques t

b y th e Administrator .6 . A cop y o f this exemptio n mus t

eithe r b e incorporate dint o th e FAA-approve dflight manual o r carrie do n th e airplan e whil e operatin g unde r thi s exemption . Th e Effec t

o f Ou r Decisio n Ou r decisio n extend s th e terminatio n dat e o f Exemptio nNo . 5651 , a s amended , t o Apri l 30 , 2012 , unles s soone r supersede do r

rescinded . Sincerely , 

## <C^!^ii.^ ^ Joh n W

. McGra w Actin g Director , Fligh t Standard s Servic e