AFS-16-13071-E 

July 21, 2016 

 Exemption No. 10588B 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-0406 

Mr. Bill Fischer 

Executive Director 

EAA Warbirds of America 

3000 Poberezny Road 

Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 

Dear Mr. Fischer: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 

10588, as amended. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions 

and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated June 20, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of EAA Warbirds of America (EAA WOA) for an extension of Exemption No.10588, 

as amended. That exemption from § 91.531(a)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) allows EAA WOA to operate large airplanes that possess experimental certificates 

for the purpose of exhibition, and which have been designed with only one pilot station, 

without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC) of that airplane. 

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 EAA WOA. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10588, 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. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the 

FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant the Experimental Aircraft Association 

Warbirds of America (EAA WOA) relief from 14 CFR§ 91.531(a)(l) to the extent necessary 

to allow its members to operate large airplanes, that possess experimental certificates for the 

purpose of exhibition, without a pilot who is designated as second in command provided 

those aircraft: (1) were originally designed with only one pilot station; or (2) were originally 

designed with more than one pilot station (or a single pilot station and a required flight 

crewmember station) and were authorized by an armed force that operated the aircraft to be 

operated with only one pilot and no additional flight crewmember, subject to the following 

conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. EAA WOA must maintain a current list of owners and operators conducting operations 

under the provisions of this exemption. The list must include the owner/operator’s 

name and address and the manufacturer, model, serial number, and registration number 

of the airplane being operated. This list must be made available to the FAA upon 

request. 

2. When exercising the privileges of this exemption, the pilot of the airplane must have in 

his or her personal possession documentation indicating that he or she is currently a 

member of EAA WOA. This documentation must be presented when requested by a 

representative of the Administrator. 

3. A copy of this exemption must be carried aboard any airplane operated under the 

provisions of this exemption when such operations are conducted. 

4. The operating limitations for the airplane must not require a second flight crewmember. 

5. The pilot in command (PIC) must have demonstrated proficiency to operate the aircraft 

as a single pilot. 

6. The airplane must not be in a configuration for which a second flight crewmember 

was required by an armed force that operated the aircraft. 

7. Any operational limitations specified by the airplane’s manufacturer or imposed by an 

armed force to permit the operation of these airplanes with a single flight crewmember 

(e.g. military technical order) must be complied with. 

8. This exemption does not provide relief from compliance with the provisions of any 

operating limitation issued pursuant to the provisions of 14 CFR § 91.319. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on July 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service