[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36868-36870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17598]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-24]


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 

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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.

DATE: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before August 7, 1995.

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, D.C. 20591.

    Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet 
address: [email protected].
    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, D.C. 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, D.C., on July 13, 1995.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 28185.
    Petitioner: Airline Interiors.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.439(a)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow Airline Interiors to be 
eligible for a designated alteration station authorization without 
owning or leasing an aircraft hangar.

    Docket No.: 28187.
    Petitioner: Mr. Jimmy P. Thompson.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 212.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Thompson to serve as a 
pilot on an airplane engaged in operations conducted under part 121 
after he has reached his 60th birthday.

    Docket No.: 28204.
    Petitioner: Mr. Eugene D. Olson.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Olson to act as a pilot 
on an airplane engaged in operations conducted under part 121 after he 
has reached his 60th birthday.

    Docket No.: 28211.
    Petitioner: Mr. Milton J. Songy.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Songy to act as a pilot 
in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday.

    Docket No.: 28220.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.571(a)(1)(i) and 
121.585(i) (1), (2), (3), and (4).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit ATA's member airlines and 
similarly situated part 121 certificate holders to omit certain smoking 
and exit seating announcements from their passenger briefings.

    Docket No.: 28222.
    Petitioner: Mr. Graham G. Olson.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Olson to act as a pilot 
in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday.

    Docket No.: 28230.
    Petitioner: AOPA Air Safety Foundation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.41(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Air Safety Foundation 
to credit training time acquired on certain personal computer-based 
pilot ground trainers as flight training time required for an 
instrument pilot rating.

    Docket No.: 28234.
    Petitioner: Mr. Donald I. McKay.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. McKay to act as a pilot 
in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday.

    Docket No.: 28235.
    Petitioner: Mr. James A. Fitts.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Fitts to act as a pilot 
in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 26440.
    Petitioner: Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 47.65 and 47.69(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5315, as amended, which permits Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation to 
obtain a Dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate without meeting the 
United States citizenship requirements and to conduct limited flights 
outside the United States. Grant, May 26, 1995, Exempetion No. 5315B.

    Docket No.: 27139.
    Petitioner: Helicopter Adventures, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5698, which allows Helicopter Adventures, Inc., to operate its part 135 
aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its 
aircraft: Grant, June 16, 1995, Exemption No. 5698A.

    Docket No.: 27143.
    Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5696, which allows Columbia Helicopters, Inc., to operate part 135 
aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its 
aircraft. Grant, June 16, 1995, Exemption No. 5696A.

    Docket No.: 27147.
    Petitioner: Bulldog Airlines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5739, which allows Bulldog Airlines, Inc., to operate part 135 aircraft 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its aircraft. 
Grant, June 5, 1995, Exemption No. 5739A.

    Docket No.: 27166.
    Petitioner: Puget Sound Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5701, which allows Puget Sound Helicopters, Inc., to operate part 135 
aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its 
aircraft. Grant, June 13, 1995, Exemption No. 5701A.

    Docket No.: 27167.
    Petitioner: Alaska Helicopters, Inc.

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    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5709, which allows Alaska Helicopters, Inc., to operate part 135 
aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its 
aircraft. Grant, June 16, 1995, Exemption No. 5709A.

    Docket No.: 27258.
    Petitioner: Air Methods.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5720, which allows Air Methods to operate part 135 aircraft without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its aircraft. Grant, June 5, 
1995, Exemption No. 5720A.

    Docket No.: 27539.
    Petitioner: ProMech Inc., dba Seaborne Seaplane Adventures.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.173.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Seaborne 
Seaplane Adventures to operate two DeHavilland Twin Otter DHC-6-300 
aircraft that are not equipped with weather radar equipment. Denial, 
June 7, 1995, Exemption No. 6098.

    Docket No.: 28096.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit type 
certification of the Model 737-700 by testing of the complete hydraulic 
system at 3400 psig, the system relief pressure. Grant, May 17, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6086.

    Docket No.: 28112.
    Petitioner: Ipeco Europe.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(b)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To make permanent 
Exemption No. 5740, as amended, which allows Ipeco Europe exemption 
from the floor warpage test requirement for Ipeco pilot and co-pilot 
seats in Dornier model 328 airplanes, only for those D0328 airplanes 
registered prior to June 30, 1995. Denial, June 2, 1995, Exemption No. 
6097.

    Docket No.: 28115.
    Petitioner: Aero Flight Service, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aero Flight 
Service, Inc., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. 
Grant, May 9, 1995, Exemption No. 6084.

    Docket No.: 28140.
    Petitioner: Aviation Charter, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 134.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aviation 
Charter, Inc., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. 
Grant, June 13, 1995, Exemption No. 6107.

    Docket No.: 28158.
    Petitioner: Twin Otter International, Ltd.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Twin Otter 
International, Ltd., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. 
Grant, June 16, 1995, Exemption No. 6111.

    Docket No.: 28159.
    Petitioner: Grand Canyon Airlines.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Grand Canyon 
Airlines to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed 
on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. Grant, June 
13, 1995, Exemption No. 6101.

    Docket No.: 28172.
    Petitioner: Helicopters International, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Helicopters 
International, Inc., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. 
Grant, June 13, 1995, Exemption No. 6109.

    Docket No.: 28173.
    Petitioner: Bemidji Airlines.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bemidji 
Airlines to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed 
on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. Grant, June 
13, 1995, Exemption No. 6110.

    Docket No.: 28174.
    Petitioner: Air Carriage.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Carriage to 
operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its 
aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. Grant, June 13, 
1995, Exemption No. 6108.

    Docket No.: 28208.
    Petitioner: K-C Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(a), (b), and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow installation of 
``executive seating'' in Jetstream Model 4100 airplanes, until such 
time as design solutions are available. Partial Grant, June 15, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6100.

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