### -APARTMEN TO F Fligh t Trainin g International , Inc . (FTI ) iHK!^?ORTATlO N^ 

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24 , 201 0 ^ mHO^' ^ 2 b A 10

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o f Transportatio nVi aFedera l Expres s an d Docke t Operation s Firs t Clas s Posta l Mai l Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 ATTN : Raymon dTowle s Actin g Director , Fligh t

Standard s Servic e (AFS-10 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n From : Fligh t

Trainin g International , Inc . 340 1 Quebe c Street , Suit e #195 0 Denver , C O 8020 7 800-233-005 0 /

303-329-63 1 l/ac5/w/7 e RE : Petitio n fo r

Reconsideratio n Exemptio n No . 1014 6 Regulator y Docke t

No . FAA-2010-083 6 Dear Sirs : Fligh t Trainin g International , Inc . request s thi s offic e submi t th e enclose dPetitio n for Reconsideratio n o f

th e FA A Lette r

o f Denia l date dSeptembe r

28 , 2010 . Pleas e contac t

m e o r th e followin g individua l i f yo u hav e further

questions : Chuc k Haga n Trainin g Cente r

Manage r Fligh t Trainin g International , Inc . chagan(a),ftirating s .co m 800-233-005 0 offic e /

303-329-631 1 facsimil e

Very trul y yours . -Kid^^y^ k

[^i^lMrM'ii'd,~ > ^•^^ J Georg e Smith President , Fligh t

Trainin g International , Inc . gsmith(a),ftiratings.co m Enclosures : Petitio n for Reconsideratio n 5976353V . 1 135599/0000 4Fligh t Trainin g International , Inc . (FTI )

Novembe r

24 , 201 0

To : U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Docke t Operation s Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 ATTN : Mr . Raymon dTowle s Actin g Director , Fligh t

Standard s Servic e (AFS-10 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n From : Fligh t

Trainin g International , Inc . 340 1 Quebe c Street , Suit e #195 0 Denver , C O 8020 7 800-233-005 0 303-329-63 1 l/ac5/w// e RE : Petitio n fo r

Reconsideratio n Exemptio n No . 1014 6 Regulator y Docke t

No . FAA-2010-083 6 Dear Mr . Towles : Fligh t Trainin g International , Inc . ("FTI" ) wishe s t o petitio nth e FA A for reconsideration o f it s Septembe r

28 , 201 0 denia l o f

FTI' s Petitio nfor

Exemptio nfromcertai nprovision s o f 1 4 C.F.R . § 142.53(b) . FT I respectfull y submit s thi s Petitio nfor Reconsideratio npursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 11.101(b) , in that FT I believe s th e FA A mad e importan t factual error s i nit s denia l o f FTI' s origina l petition . FA A Basi s fo r

Denia l Th e FA A beisedit s denia l o f FTI' s Petitio nfor

Exemptio no nit s previou s Denial o f Exemptio n No . 741 8 (January 11 , 2001 ) claimin g that suc hdenia l was "similar i nal l materia l respects " t o thos e presente di n FTI' s Petition. '

' Thi s pre-9-1 1 denia l wa s issue dat atim e whe n th e grantin g o f permissio n fo

r admissio n t o th e flight

dec k pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 121.54 7 (require dfor lin e observatio n o r

flight observatio n a s ameans t o satisf y § 142.53(b) ) wa s fa

r mor e lenien t

than i t i s in pos t 9-1 1 operations . 5976320V . 1 135599/0000

4U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Novembe r

24 , 201 0 Pag e 2 Factua l Error s i n FAA' s Basi s fo r Decisio n Th e FAA' s relianc e o n th e 200 1 Denia l o f Exemptio nfail s t o tak e int o accoun t th e radica l improvement s in aircraf t simulator s sinc e 200 1 an dth e resultin g replicatio no f th e actua l flyin g environmen t

experience din lin e operations . FT I use s onl y Leve l C an dD simulators . Th e improve dlevel s o f visua l depictions , motio nan dsoun di n thes e simulator s result s i nstrikingl y realisti c replicatio no f actual flight operations . Fo r

instance , FT I ha s th e capability o f replicatin g de-icin g procedure s throug hth e us e o f enhance dvisua l depiction s (snow ) an dth e soun do f de-icin g applicatio n(simulate dwith th e soun do f

rain) . Additionally , becaus e o f th e advancemen t

i nairport

modelin g an d lighting/signag e in Leve l C an dD simulators , FT I ha s th e capability t o replicat e operation s unde r Surfac e Movemen t

Guidanc e & Contro l Syste m("SMGCS" ) i nastartingl y realisti c manner . Thes e improvement s in aircraf t simulator s sinc e 200 1 hav e resulte di nfa r mor e realisti c operation s consisten t

withth e actual flying environment . In fact , today' s simulator s ar e s o realisti c that pilot s ar e no t

require dt o performlanding s i n th e aircraf

t prio r t o certification . Mor e ofte ntha nnot , apilot' s first landin g i nan actua l aircraf t wil l b e i n an aircraf

t full o f passengers . Additionally , Denia l o f

Exemptio nNo . 741 8 was basedinpar t o nth e belie f

that 1 4 C.F.R . § 142.53(b ) provide dexposur e t o Lan dan dHol e Short Operation s ("LAHSO" ) an d procedure s for

reducin g runwa y incursions.' ^ (Denia l o f Exemptio nNo . 741 8 at

3. ) Th e Leve l C an dD simulator s FT I use s in it s trainin g provid e sophisticate dairport model s includin g realisti c lighting/signag e an dai r

traffi c controlle r

phraseology/scriptin g tha t allow s realisti c trainin g i n bothLAHS O an dth e preventio n o f runway incursion s b y developin g multipl e trainin g scenarios . Fo r th e reason s state dabove , FT I respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrato r acknowledg e that

advancement s in aircraf

t simulator s i nvisua l depiction , soun dan dmotio n hav e progresse ds o fa

r tha t th e "realism " o f

th e simulatio nha s reache daleve l wher e i t i s possibl e t o nearl y replicat e th e actua l flying environment . Therefore , us e o f th e aircraf

t simulato r

a s an alternativ e mean s o f

complianc e with§ 142.53(b ) shoul db e allowed . Therefore , FT I respectfull y request s that that FA A reconside r

it s denia l o f

FTI' s Petitio n for Exemptio n an dgran t

FT I exemptio nfro m1 4 C.F.R . §142.53(b)(l) , 142.53(b)(2)(i ) an d 142.53(b)(3)(i) .

^ It

i s importan t

t o not e tha t

th e FA A doe s no t

requir e tha t

LAHS O an dpreventio n o f runwa y incursion s b e include din approve dPart 14 2 trainin g programs . Individua l certificate doperator s may reques t that thes e trainin g scenario s b e covered , bu t the y ar e no t

part o f any FAA programrequirements . 5976320V . 1 135599/0000

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