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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-94-42]

 

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 December 26, 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 20591.

    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 November 30, 1994.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 23147
Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.515(a)(1) (formerly 
91.195(a)(1))
Description of Relief Sought: To extend Exemption No. 4783, as amended, 
which allows the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group to continue to 
conduct noise measurement tests, Ground Proximity Warning System 
research and development, and FAA certification flight tests at 
altitudes lower than 1,000 feet above the surface or 1,000 feet from 
any mountain, hill, or other obstruction to flight.

Docket No.: 27432
Petitioner: Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(c)(5)
Description of Relief Sought: To extend Exemption No. 5765, as amended, 
which allows Dornier to temporarily operate the 328 aircraft with front 
row passenger seats that exceed the maximum HIC requirements of 
25.562(c)(5), and, subsequently, to grant a permanent exemption from 
these requirements.

Docket No.: 27801
Petitioner: Mr. Steven G. Albert
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 63.39
Description of Relief Sought: To allow Mr. Albert to receive a 
turboprop class rating on your FAA-issued flight engineer certificate 
without being required to pass a practical test administered by the FAA 
or an FAA-designated examiner. This would be based on the following: 
Mr. Albert's successful completion of U.S. Air Force flight engineer 
training and the FAA-administered written test, his designation from 
the Air Force as a functional flight engineer, and his fulfillment of 
the aeronautical experience requirements of Sec. 63.37 of the FAR.

Docket No.: 27875
Petitioner: Mr. John M. Freebairn
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Freebairn to serve as a 
pilot of an aircraft operated under part 121 of the FAR after reaching 
his 60th birthday.

Docket No.: 27903
Petitioner: Dry Creek Aviation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29(b)(1)(i)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Dry Creek Aviation to continue 
to display 2-inch registration marks on their airplane (serial number 
0739) that was manufactured in 1976 by the Great Lakes Aircraft Company 
of Wichita, Kansas.

Docket No.: 27944
Petitioner: Balloonacy, Ltd.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.35
Description of Relief Sought: To allow Balloonacy to operate a mobile 
balloon repair station, without requiring Balloonacy to establish a 
fixed base facility.

Docket No.: 27946
Petitioner: Business Air, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 135.99(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To allow Business Air, Inc., to operate 
Embraer 110 aircraft in single pilot, cargo only operations under 
instrument flight rules or night visual flight rules without utilizing 
an autopilot.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 24800
Petitioner: Tennessee Air Cooperative, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5001, 
as amended, which allows Tennessee Air Cooperative, Inc., to operate 
powered ultralight vehicles at an empty weight of not more than 350 
pounds to accommodate physically disabled persons.
Grant, November 15, 1994, Exemption No. 5001C

Docket No.: 25892
Petitioner: Reflectone Training Center--Dulles
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2) 61.56(c)(1); 61.57 (c) 
and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d)(2) and (3); 61.65 
(c), (e)(2), (e)(3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1) and (2) and 
(e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A of part 61
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Reflectone to use 
FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements 
of part 61 of the FAR.
Grant, November 16, 1994, Exemption No. 5110C

Docket No.: 26898
Petitioner: Continental Micronesia, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.343(c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Continental 
Micronesia, Inc., (CMI) to exercise the privileges of Exemption No. 
5593, as amended, which was issued to the Air Transport Association of 
America (ATA) from Sec. 121.343(c). Exemption No. 5593, as amended, 
permits member carriers of ATA to operate, after May 16, 1994, under an 
FAA-approved Airplane Retirement Schedule until December 31, 1998, 
``certain'' airplanes that do not have one or more of the digital 
flight data recorders (DFDR) required by Sec. 121.343(c). The category 
of certain airplanes covered by the exemption are State 2 airplanes 
that air carriers plan to retire rather than retrofit with noise 
abatement equipment. This exemption may not be used to delay DFDR 
retrofit for Stage 3 airplanes. Also, the exemption states that ``Non-
ATA air carriers that find themselves in a similar situation may 
petition the FAA for coverage under this exemption.''
Grant, November 18, 1994, Exemption No. 5593H

Docket No.: 26957
Petitioner: C.A.E., Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 61.57 
(c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and (3); 
61.65 (c), (e)(2), (e)(3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1) and (2) 
and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A of part 61
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit C.A.E., Inc., to 
use FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience 
requirements of part 61 of the FAR.
Grant, November 16, 1994, Exemption No. 5555A

Docket No.: 26992
Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 61.57 
(c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and (3); 
61.65 (c), (e)(2), (e)(3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1) and (2) 
and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A of part 61
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Continental to use 
FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements 
of part 61 of the FAR.
Grant, November 16, 1994, Exemption No. 5557A

Docket No.: 27205
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit any part 135 
operator to operate any aircraft owned and leased by Federal Express 
Corporation without complying with Sec. 135.143(c)(2) of the FAR.
Grant, November 18, 1994, Exemption No. 5711C

Docket No.: 27841
Petitioner: Aircraft Charter Group, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.165(b) (6) and (7)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aircraft Charter 
Group, Inc., to operate turbojet aircraft equipped with one high-
frequency (HF) communication system.
Grant, November 9, 1994, Exemption No. 5977

Docket No.: 27932
Petitioner: Mobil Administrative Services Company, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mobile to operate 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its aircraft 
operating under the provisions of part 135.
Grant, November 18, 1994, Exemption No. 5989
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