[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65262-65264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31380]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-96-56]


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 30, 1996.

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: Fred Haynes (202) 267-3939 or Angela 
Anderson (202) 267-9681 Office of rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    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 December 4, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 23647
Petitioner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to 
recommend graduates of its certified flight instructor courses for 
certification without taking the FAA written or flight tests. Grant, 
September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 3859I

Docket No.: 24283
Petitioner: American Flyers Incorporated
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American Flyers 
Incorporated to hold examining authority for flight instructor and 
airline transport pilot (ATP) written tests. Grant, September 30, 1996, 
Exemption No. 4287F

Docket No.: 25080
Petitioner: Aeroservice Aviation Center, 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) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157(d) (1) and 
(2), and (e)(1) and (e)(2); and Appendix A to part 61
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to 
use FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience 
requirements of Part 61. Grant, September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 4745E

Docket No.: 25550
Petitioner: Department of The Army
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.1699a) (2) and (c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Army flightcrews to 
file Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plans in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Army. Grant, October 16, 1996, Exemption 
No. 6528

Docket No.: 25863
Petitioner: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(a) and (b), 91.159(a), and 
91.209(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to 
continue to conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement 
and traffic interdiction without meeting certain FAA regulations 
governing aircraft speed, cruising altitudes for flights conducted 
under visual flight rules and use of aircraft lights. Grant, September 
25, 1996, Exemption No. 5100D

Docket No.: 26743
Petitioner: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Treads 
Incorporated (ATI) to established and maintain a number of fixed 
locations for the distribution of its repair station inspection 
procedures manual at each facility rather than providing a copy of the 
manual to each of its supervisory and inspection employees, as required 
by the Federal Aviation Regulations. Grant, September 30, 1996, 
Exemption No. 5543B

Docket No.: 26846
Petitioner: University of North Dakota
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65
Description of Relief Sought Disposition: To permit the University of 
North Dakota to recommend graduates of its approved certification 
course for flight instructor certificates and ratings without those 
graduates taking

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the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) written test. Grant, 
September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 5512B

Docket No.: 27548
Petitioner: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.113(a)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to 
train new pilots with instructor pilots on board, rather than have the 
pilots meet the 15 hours of solo flight time required by the 
regulation. Denial, September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 6508

Docket No.: 27769
Petitioner: Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.307(c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operators of 
certain civil aircraft equipped with a General Aviation Recovery Device 
(GARD) to use it as an alternate to wearing an approved parachute 
during certain international maneuvers. Denial, October 10, 1996, 
Exemption No. 6519.

Docket No.: 28296
Petitioner: Flight Safety International
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57 (c) and (d), 61.58(b), and 
61.157 (a) and (f)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Flight Safety 
International to conduct pilot qualification training and 
certification, and recurrent pilot proficiency training and checking, 
for the Gulfstream V (G-V) aircraft, based on an alternative pilot 
training program for part 91 operators that is appropriate for part 61 
and is similar to the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) codified in 
Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 58. Grant, October 17, 
1996, Exemption No. 6529.

Docket No.: 28502
Petitioner: Cap Smythe Service, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.1 and 135.1
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to 
continue its Beechcraft 99 (B-99) aircraft with up to 15 passenger 
seats during scheduled passenger service under the requirements of part 
135 rather than the requirements of part 121. Denial, October 7, 1996, 
Exemption No. 6516.

Docket No.: 28503
Petitioner: Kenneth R. Pearce
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kenneth R. Pearce 
to conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights 
to meet recent instrument experience requirements, in certain 
Beechcraft airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control 
wheel in place of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 16, 1996, 
Exemption No. 6527.

Docket No.: 28512
Petitioner: Robert P. Lavery
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Robert P. Lavery to 
conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to 
meet recent instrument experience requirements, in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control wheel in place 
of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 15, 1996, Exemption No. 
6525.

Docket No.: 28514
Petitioner: Henry D. Canterbury
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Henry D. Canterbury 
to conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights 
to meet recent instrument experience requirements, in certain 
Beechcraft airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control 
wheel in place of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 15, 1996, 
Exemption No. 6520.

Docket No.: 28515
Petitioner: Kenneth L. Fossler
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Kenneth L. Fossler to conduct 
certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet 
recent instrument experience requirements, in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control wheel in place 
of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 15, 1996, Exemption No. 
6524

Docket No.: 28530
Petitioner: John A. Porter
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b) (3)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit John A. Porter to conduct 
certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet 
recent instrument experience requirements, in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control wheel in place 
of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 15, 1996, Exemption No. 
6521

Docket No.: 28541
Petitioner: Isaac B. Weathers
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Isaac B. Weathers to conduct 
certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet 
recent instrument experience requirements, in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throw-over control wheel in place 
of functioning dual controls. Grant, October 15, 1996, Exemption No. 
6526

Docket No.: 28557
Petitioner: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9(a) (4), 43.11(a)(3), and 
145.57(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Chromalloy and other persons 
holding return-to-service authority under the relevant, respective 
Inspection Procedures Manuals (IPMs) to use electronic signatures in 
lieu of physical signatures to satisfy the signature requirements of 
FAA Form 8130-3, ``Airworthiness Approval Tag.'' Grant, September 30, 
1996, Exemption No. 6513

Docket No.: 28588
Petitioner: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57(e), 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 
121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1), and Appendix F to Part 121
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Air Wisconsin Airlines 
Corporation to conduct an annual single-visit training program (SVTP) 
for flight crewmembers and eventually transition into the Advanced 
Qualification Program (AQP) codified in Special Federal Aviation 
Regulation (SFAR) No. 58. Grant, October 15, 1996, Exemption No. 6522

Docket No.: 28639
Petitioner: Peninsula Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.574(a) (1) and (3)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Peninsula Airways, Inc. to 
carry and operate oxygen storage and dispensing equipment for medical 
use by passengers requiring emergency or continuing medical attention 
when the equipment is furnished and maintained by a hospital, located 
in Alaska, that is treating the passenger. Grant, October 31, 1996, 
Exemption No. 6523

Docket No.: 28640
Petitioner: Peninsula Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.356(b)

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Description of Relief Sought: To permit Peninsula Airways, Inc. to 
operate its 10- to 19-passenger seat Metroliner aircraft in Alaska 
without an approved traffic alert and collision avoidance system 
(TCAS). Denial, September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 6510

Docket No.: 28655
Petitioner: United West Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c) (2)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit United West Airlines, Inc. to 
operate its Falcon 20 (Registration No. N500BG, Serial No. 121) and 
Learjet 25 (Registration No. N500DL, Serial No. 27) aircraft under part 
135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed. Grant, September 
30, 1996, Exemption No. 6512

Docket No.: 28651
Petitioner: R.L. Olsonoski
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit R.L. Olsonoski to act as a 
pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday. Denial, September 30, 1996, Exemption No. 6511

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