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[FR Doc No: 94-20300]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Summary Notice NO. PE-94-29]
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received;
Dispositions of Petitions Issued
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received and of dispositions
of prior petitions.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the
application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14
CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions
seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions
previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to
improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of
FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to
affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition.
DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before September 2, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket
(AGC-200), Petition Docket No. ________, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 10591.
The petition, any comments received, and a copy of any final
disposition are filed in the assigned regulatory docket and are
available for examination in the Rules Docket (AGC-200), Room 915G, FAA
Headquarters Building (FOB 10A), 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-7470.
This notice is published pursuant to paragraphs (c), (e), and (g)
of Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
Part 11).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 1994.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 25748.
Petitioner: Popular Rotorcraft Association, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a) (1) and (2).
Description of Relief Sought: To amend Exemption No. 5209, as
amended, which permits Popular Rotorcraft Association and its number
flight instructors to conduct pilot and flight instructor training in
an experimental gyroplane for compensation or hire. The amendment, if
granted, would extend the exemption to include Certified Flight
Instructor Certificates and Commercial Certificates and check rides for
these certificates.
Docket No.: 27346.
Petitioner: Fairchild Aircraft.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.531(a)(3).
Description of Relief Sought: To amend Exemption No. 5367, which
allows Fairchild Aircraft's type rated company pilots to conduct
production and experimental test flights in the SA227-CC and SA227-DC
airplanes without a second in command. It also permits all operators of
Fairchild Aircraft commuter category airplanes (SA227-CC, SA227-DC, and
other airplanes on the same type certificate) to conduct flight
operations without a designated second-in-command pilot, provided the
airplane is type certificated for single-pilot operations and the
airplane is carrying 9 or fewer passengers. The amendment, if granted,
would recognize the current version of the petitioner's Flight
Operations Procedures Manual, dated February 14, 1992, and would remove
the restriction in condition 4d of the exemption, which limits
passenger carriage to Fairchild Aircraft employees.
Docket No.: 27396.
Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.440.
Description of Relief Sought: To amend Exemption No. 5815, which
allows Northwest Airlines, Inc., (NWA) to combine recurrent flight and
ground training and proficiency checks for its pilots-in-command,
seconds-in-command, and flight engineers in a single annual training
and proficiency session. The amendment, if granted, would permit NWA to
meet the line-check requirements of Sec. 121.440 through an alternative
line-check program.
Docket No.: 27832.
Petitioner: Mr. John L. Geitz.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Geitz to conduct
recurrent flight training in Beech Bonanza, Baron, and Travel Air type
aircraft as well as recurrent flight training in simulated instrument
conditions in Beech Baron and Travel Air type aircraft, when these
aircraft are equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel.
Docket No.: 27845.
Petitioner: Learjet, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.571(e)(1).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Learjet to demonstrate that
the Learjet Model 45 airplane is capable of successfully completing a
flight during which likely structural damage occurs as a result of
impact with a 4-pound bird at which ever true airspeed is greater: Vc
at sea level, or .85 Vc at 8000 feet.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 26048.
Petitioner: National Test Pilot School.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a)(1) and (2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No.
5778, which permits the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) to operate
aircraft having an experimental certificate to train flight test
students through the demonstration and the practice of flight test
techniques, and teach students flight test data acquisition methods for
compensation. The petition seeks to amend condition Nos. 3, 6, and 9 of
the current exemption.
Grant, August 2, 1994, Exemption No. 5778A
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 27224.
Petitioner: Victor Aviation Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.225
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Victor Aviation
Corporation to initiate instrument approaches into airports that do not
have weather reporting facility operated by the U.S. National Weather
Service (USNWS), a source approved by the USNWS, or a source approved
by the Administrator.
Denial, August 2, 1994, Exemption No. 5944
Docket No.: 27267.
Petitioner: AMR Combs, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.303; 135.337(a)(2) and(3);
and 135.339(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit specifically
approved check airmen to conduct the flight checks required by
Secs. 135.293(a)(1) and 135.299 without requiring these airmen to
complete the appropriate training for the aircraft or the appropriate
proficiency or competency checks require to serve as a pilot-in-command
(PIC) in operations under part 135..
Denial, August 2, 1994, Exemption No. 5945
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 27801.
Petitioner: Mr. Steven G. Albert.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 63.37.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Mr. Albert to
receive a turboprop class rating on his Federal Aviation (FAA-issued
flight engineer certificate without being required to pass a practical
test administered by the FAA or an FAA-designated examiner, based on
his successful completion of U.S. Air Force flight engineer training
and the FAA-administration written test; your designation from the Air
Force as a functional flight engineer; and your fulfillment of the
aeronautical experience requirements of Sec. 63.37.
Denial, August 8, 1994, Exemption No. 5946
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