[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2697-2699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-795]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2005-4]


Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Received

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 the disposition 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. 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.

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 7, 2005.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17186.
    Petitioner: Mr. John C. Kline.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. John C. 
Kline to act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after 
reaching his 60th birthday. Denial, 12/10/2004, Exemption No. 8458.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-14879.
    Petitioner: AFTA, Inc. (formerly Xtrajet, Inc.)
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit AFTA, Inc. 
(formerly Xtrajet, Inc.) to operate its Gulfstream G-1159 aircraft 
without installing the flight data recorder required by the regulation. 
Denial, 12/14/2004, Exemption No. 8044A

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8436.
    Petitioner: William J. Hughes Technical Center.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 4 CFR 91.117(a), 91.119(c), 91.159(a), 
and 91.303(e).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the William J. 
Hughes Technical Center to conduct flight operations in support of its 
research and development projects without meeting certain Federal 
Aviation Administration regulations governing aircraft speed, minimum 
safe altitudes, cruising altitudes for flights conducted under visual 
flight rules, and aerobatic flight. Grant, 12/10/2004, Exemption No. 
6883C.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19151.
    Petitioner: Middle Tennessee State University.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.65(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit students 
enrolled in the Middle Tennessee State University FAA-approved pilot 
school curriculum that utilizes the FAA/Industry Training Standards 
Private/Instrument Syllabus for Technically Advanced Piston Aircraft-
Single Engine Land and who hold only a Student Pilot certificate to 
take concurrently the private pilot and instrument rating practical 
tests, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Grant, 12/10/
2004, Exemption No. 8456

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19417.
    Petitioner: Lufthansa Cargo AG.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.77(a).

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    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit pilots employed 
by Lufthansa Cargo AG to be eligible for the issuance of special 
purpose pilot authorizations under part 61, subject to certain 
conditions and limitations. Grant, 12/10/2004, Exemption No. 8437A

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-14105.
    Petitioner: Mr. Michael S. Friedman.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Michael S. 
Friedman to conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument 
flights to meet the recent experience requirements in Beechcraft 
Bonanza, Baron, and Travel Air airplanes equipped with a functioning 
throwover control wheel in place of functioning dual controls. Grant, 
12/03/2004, Exemption No. 7950A

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8179.
    Petitioner: M7 Aerospace LP.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.531(a)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit M7 Aerospace LP 
(M7) to conduct production and experimental test flights in SA227-CC 
and SA227-DC Metro 23 airplanes without a pilot designated as a second 
in command (SIC). In addition, it permits all operators of M7 commuter 
category airplanes (SA227-C, SA227-DC, and other airplanes on the same 
type certificate) to conduct flight operations without a designated 
SIC, provided the airplane is type certificated for single-pilot 
operations and is carrying nine or fewer passengers. Grant, 12/03/2004, 
Exemption No. 5367H

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19517.
    Petitioner: Island Helicopter.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Island 
Helicopter to operate its Robinson R-22 helicopter under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft. 
Grant, 12/06/2004, Exemption No. 8454

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-13966.
    Petitioner: St. Charles Flying Service, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Island 
Helicopter to operate its Robinson R-22 helicopter under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft. 
Grant, 12/06/2004, Exemption No. 8454.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-13966.
    Petitioner: St. Charles Flying Service, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit St. Charles 
Flying Service, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) installed on those aircraft. Grant, 12/06/
2004, Exemption No. 7929A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19759.
    Petitioner: Dassault Aviation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344a and 135.152(h).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Dassault 
Aviations' future operators of the Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy and 
Falcon 900EX EASy airplanes the ability to operate newly manufactured 
airplanes without three of the required flight recorder parameters 
fully operational. Denial, 12/23/2004, Exemption No. 8459.

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8419.
    Petitioner: Department of the United States Air Force.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209(a)(1) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the United 
States Air Force to conduct counternarcotics aircrew flight training 
operations in support of drug law enforcement and drug traffic 
interdiction, without lighted aircraft position or anticollision 
lights. Grant, 12/23/2004, Exemption No. 5305F.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9618.
    Petitioner: Department of the United States Air Force.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209(a) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the United 
States Air Force to conduct helicopter night-vision flight training 
operations without lighted aircraft position lights at or below 500 
feet above ground level. Grant, 12/23/2004, Exemption No. 5891D.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19718.
    Petitioner: Southern Air, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Southern Air, 
Inc., to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman in place of 
an Federal Aviation Administration 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. Grant, 12/29/2004, Exemption No. 8464.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19692.
    Petitioner: Mission Mountain Flying Service.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mission 
Mountain Flying Service to operate their aircraft, Registration No. 
N58441, Serial No. U20602604, with any TSO-C74b transponder or TSO-C74c 
transponder. Grant, 01/04/2005, Exemption No. 8466.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19926.
    Petitioner: Northern Air Cargo, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.356(a) and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Northern Air 
Cargo, Inc., to operate one cargo Boeing 727 airplane, Registration No. 
N992AJ, Serial No. 19428, and one cargo Douglas DC-6 airplane, 
Registration No. N6174C, Serial No. 44075, from January 1, 2005 until 
February 1, 2005, that is not equipped with an approved TCAS II traffic 
alert and collision avoidance system and the appropriate class of Mode 
S transponder, subject to compliance with certain conditions and 
limitations. Grant, 12/30/2004, Exemption No. 8462.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-19881.
    Petitioner: Mr. Edward J. Tarver III.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Edward J. 
Tarver III to conduct certain flight training in certain Beechcraft 
Bonanza/Debonair/Baron airplanes that equipped with a functioning 
throwover control wheel, subject to certain conditions and limitations. 
Grant, 12/29/2004, Exemption No. 8465.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10267.
    Petitioner: Carver Aero, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.421(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Carver Aero, 
Inc., to operate a Piper PA-23-250 aircraft under part 135 without 
having overhauled the engine at the interval recommended by the 
manufacturer, as required by regulation. Denial, 12/29/2004, Exemption 
No. 8463.

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8186.
    Petitioner: Sound Flight, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.203(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sound Flight, 
Inc., to conduct operations under visual flight rules at an altitude 
below 500 feet, over water, outside controlled airspace. Grant, 12/29/
2004, Exemption No. 6428D.

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8009.
    Petitioner: Alaska Airlines, Inc.

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    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.44(a) and SFAR 58, paragraph 
6(b)(3)(ii)(A).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Alaska 
Airlines, Inc., to meet line check requirements using an alternative 
line check program. Grant, 12/29/2004, Exemption No. 6043F.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-8987.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.515(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Boeing 
Company to conduct noise measurement tests, Ground Proximity Warning 
System research and development, and aircraft certification tests at 
altitudes less than 1,000 feet above the surface or 1,000 feet from any 
mountain, hill, or other obstruction outside of daytime only 
conditions, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Grant, 12/
29/2004, Exemption No. 4783I.

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-7991.
    Petitioner: ATA Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA Airlines, 
Inc., 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. Grant, 12/29/
2004, Exemption No. 7491B.

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