Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Summary Notice No. PE-94-37]

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 or 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 November 7, 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, D.C. 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, 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 9g)

of Sec. 1127. of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 1994.

Michael E. Chase,

Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 27157

Petitioner: Dornier

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562

Description of Relief Sought: To extend Exemption No. 5704, as amended,

which has been applied to the petitioner's Dornier 328 airplane.

Exemption No. 5704 provided a partial exemption from the floor track

misalignment test requirements of Sec. 25.562 for the captain and first

officer seats. Exemption No. 5704A extended the compliance time on the

original exemption. The petitioner has now requested an additional

extension, until June 30, 1995, for compliance with Sec. 25.562.

Docket No.: 27435

Petitioner: Air France

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18(a)

Description of Relief Sought: To extend Exemption No. 5799, as amended,

which allows Air France to continue to operate its Concorde aircraft

that are not equipped with an approved traffic alert and collision

avoidance system (TCAS II) between the United States and France.

Docket No.: 27721

Petitioner: University of North Dakota

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.187(b)

Description of Relief Sought: To permit the University of North Dakota

to use flight instructors that have a minimum of 1 year of experience

and 500 hours of flight instruction to instruct flight instructor

certificate applicants.

Docket No.: 27857

Petitioner: American Eurocopter Corporation

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.195(a)

Description of Relief Sought: To permit American Eurocopter Corporation

to apply for an experimental certificate for its EC135 helicopter for

the purpose of conducting market surveys, sales demonstrations, or

customer crew training.

Docket No.: 27862

Petitioner: Regional Airline Association

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.225(d)

Description of Relief Sought: To permit Regional Airline Association

member airlines and other similarly situated airlines operating under

part 135 to use alternative requirements to the increased decision

height and visibility limitations specified in Sec. 135.225(d) for

pilots in command of multiengine, turbine powered airplanes that

require two pilots who have not yet accumulated 100 hours in the type

of aircraft being operated.

Docket No.: 22473

Petitioner: Trans World Express (RBD)

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.123, 93.125, and 93.129

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 3752,

which granted scheduled air taxi operators relief from Secs. 93.123,

93.125, and 93.129 of the FAR to the extent necessary to permit them to

conduct operations at Washington National Airport (DCA) using portions

of runways for short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, subject to

certain conditions and limitations. The subject STOL slots were

originally slots held by Pan American Express, Inc. RBD received these

slots from Pan American Express on December 3, 1991.

Grant, September 9, 1994, Exemption No. 3752D

Docket No.: 22473

Petitioner: Piedmont Airlines

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.123, 93.125, and 93.129

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 3752,

which granted scheduled air taxi operators relief from Secs. 93.123,

93.125, and 93.129 of the FAR to the extent necessary to permit them to

conduct operations at Washington National Airport (DCA) using portions

of runways for short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, subject to

certain conditions and limitations.

Grant, September 9, 1994, Exemption No. 3752E

Docket No.: 23492

Petitioner: United States Hang Gliding Association, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (b)

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 4721,

as amended, which allows individuals authorized by the United States

Hang Gliding Association, Inc., to operate unpowered ultralight

vehicles that are less than 155 pounds with another occupant for the

purpose of sport, training, or recreation.

Grant, September 16, 1994, Exemption No. 4721D

Docket No. 25677

Petitioner: Servico Aereo Leo Lopez, S.A. de C.V. (SALLSA)

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.77(a)

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption

No. 4978, as amended, which permits pilots employed by SALLSA to be

issued special purpose pilot certificates to operate U.S.-registered

Metroliner II model SA226TC and U.S.-registered Metroliner III model

SA227AC aircraft without either airplane having a passenger seating

configuration of more than 30 seats or a payload capacity of more than

7,500 pounds. The amendment further adds deHavilland Dash 8 series

model DHC-8-100, DHC-8-200, and DHC-8-300 aircraft to the exemption.

Grant, September 12, 1994, Exemption No. 4978C

Docket No.: 26695

Petitioner: Comair Aviation Academy

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5523,

as amended, which permits Comair Aviation Academy to recommend

graduates of its approved certification course for flight instructor

certificates and ratings without taking the FAA written test.

Grant, September 12, 1994, Exemption No. 5523A

Docket No.: 26855

Petitioner: Academics of Flight

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5524,

as amended, which permits Academics of Flight to recommend graduates of

its approved certification course for airline transport pilot

certificates and ratings without their taking the FAA written test, in

accordance with the provisions of subpart D of part 141.

Grant, September 16, 1994, Exemption No. 5524A

[FR Doc. 94-25777 Filed 10-17-94; 8:45 am]

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