[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3189-3190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1330]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2004-06]


Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice 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 
part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice 
contains a summary of certain dispositions of certain petitions 
previously received. The purpose of this notice is to improve the 
public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's 
regulatory activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Adams (202) 267-8033, or Sandy 
Buchanan-Sumter (202) 267-7271, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2004.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16590.
    Petitioner: Balloon Federation of America.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(b) and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the Balloon 
Federation of America to conduct a 1-year, non-renewable safety study 
during which certain qualified and authorized Balloon Federation of 
America-member pilots will be allowed to operate balloons: (1) Below an 
altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal 
radius of 2,000 feet of the balloon, over congested areas; and (2) 
below an altitude of 500 feet above the surface in other than congested 
areas, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, 12/23/2003, Exemption No. 8198.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-8722.
    Petitioner: Sky West Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sky West 
Airlines, Inc., to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman 
in place of an FAA training inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in 
command who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in 
Sec.  121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff 
and a landing subject to certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, 12/23/2003, Exemption No. 7689A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16620.
    Petitioner: RdM Pilot/Guide, Ltd.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.203(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow RdM Pilot/Guide, 
Ltd., to conduct operations under visual flight rules outside of 
controlled airspace, over water, at an altitude below 500 feet above 
the surface.
    Grant, 12/23/2003, Exemption No. 8196.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16740.
    Petitioner: DK&L Company, LLC.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit DK&L Company, 
LLC to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode 
S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/24/2003, Exemption No. 8197.
    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10932.
    Petitioner: John L. Heverling.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow John L. 
Heverling to conduct certain flight instruction and simulated 
instrument flights to meet recent instrument experience requirements in 
certain Beechcraft airplanes equipped with a functioning

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throwover control wheel in place of functioning dual controls.
    Grant, 12/10/2003, Exemption No. 6719C.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16673.
    Petitioner: Davis Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Davis Aviation, 
Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/16/2003, Exemption No. 8191.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-15272.
    Petitioner: U.S. Airways, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.309(b)(4).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow U.S. Airways, 
Inc., to operate aircraft equipped with evacuation slides marked with 
the date maintenance is due, rather than the date of last inspection.
    Grant, 12/17/2003, Exemption No. 8192.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16694.
    Petitioner: Sound Flight.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sound Flight to 
operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/18/2003, Exemption No. 8193.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11571.
    Petitioner: Alpha Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Alpha Aviation, 
Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/22/2003, Exemption No. 7164B.
    Docket No.: FAA-2002-12174.
    Petitioner: Hageland Aviation Services, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Hageland 
Aviation Services, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/22/2003, Exemption No. 7183B.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11570.
    Petitioner: SKY Helicopters, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit SKY 
Helicopters, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/22/2003, Exemption No.6430D.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16661.
    Petitioner: Beck Properties, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Beck 
Properties, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-112C (Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/22/2003, Exemption No. 8195.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-15646.
    Petitioner: Down East Emergency Medical Institute.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 133.45(e)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Down East 
Emergency Medical Institute to conduct external-load operations in a 
restricted-category, single engine, military surplus Bell UH-1H/V (205) 
Helicopter, with live personnel in the areas surrounding Bangor, Maine 
and within the operational limits of the aircraft.
    Denial, 12/11/2003, Exemption No. 8188.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16443.
    Petitioner: Richard Stuart.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Richard Stuart 
to provide local, aerial scenic tours and perform aerial photography 
using a fixed-wing, visual flight rules-only, experimental-class 
aircraft.
    Denial, 12/10/2003, Exemption No. 8189.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16665.
    Petitioner: Bald Mountain Air Service, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bald Mountain 
Air Service, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/10/2003, Exemption No. 8187.
    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10789.
    Petitioner: Tavaero Jet Charter, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec.  135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tavaero Jet 
Charter, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in those aircraft.
    Grant, 12/15/2003, Exemption No. 7146B.

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