Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Air Carrier Operations Issue Area Single Engine-IMC-with Passengers Working Group Task 1 – IMC with Passengers Task Assignment Federal Register I Vol. 59, No. 202 I Thursday, October 20, 1994 I Notices 53013 (2) Re-examine existing policies for selected to participate. No public commercial IMC and/or night announcement of Working Group operations by sinRle-engine ailcraft. meetings will be made. (3) Determine tlie conditions and/or Issued in Wuhington. DC. on October 13. limitations which should be met before commercial air transport IMC and/or 1994. night operations by single-engine Quentin J. Smith. Jr., aircraft could be ,P.&rmitted. Assistant Executive Director for Air C~rrier (4} When conSldering the Operations lssue_s. Aviation Rulemaldng Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Advisory CommJttee. Committee (ARAC) applicability of such operations, include both airplanes and helicopters (both (FR Doc. 94-26068 Filed 1G-19-94: 8:45am) AGENCY: Federal Aviation turbine and reciprocating engines), BILUNG COOE 4t10..t3-M Administration (FAA), DOT. passenger carriage (FAA), passenger/ cargo carriage ijAA). ACTION: Notice of establishment of the (5) Consider and dispose of any· Single Engine-IMC-with passengers petitions for rulemaking or exemption ARAC Working Group. on this subject. (6) If, after completing the review, SUMMARY: Notice is given of the changes are recommended, develop and establishment by the Aviation submit any needed advisory material or Rulemaking Advisory Committee of an notice of proposed rulemaking in final ARAC working group to examine the form. feasibility of conducting single-engine The Working Group should passenger carrying operations in recommend time line(s) for completion instrument meteorological conditions of the task, including the rationale, for (IMC) under Part 135 of the Federal consideration at the meeting of the Aviation Regulations. This notice ARAC to consider air carrier operations informs the public of the activities of issues held following publication of this the ARAC and seeks the public's notice. participation. The Working Group will give a status FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. report on the task at each meeting of the Quentin J. Smith, Jr., Executive Director ARAC held to consider air carrier for Air Carrier Operations Issues, Flight o~rations issues. Standards Service (AFS-200), 800 The Single Engine-IMC-with Independence Ave. SW., Washington, passengers Working Group will be DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166, comprised of experts from those FAX: (202) 267-5230. organizations having an interest in the tasks assigned. A Working Group SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The member need not necessarily be a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representative of one of the member has established an Aviation Rulerilaking organizations of the ARAC. Individuals Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR who have expertise in the subject and 2190, January 22,1991; and 58 FR 9230, wishto~meamemberofthe February 19, 1993). One area that the Working Group should write the person ARAC deals with is air carrier listed under the caption FOR FURTHER operations. Other working groups in this IHFORMAnON CONTACT expressing that area have dealt with issues such as desire, describing their interest in the autopilot takeoff minim~ altitudes, task, and the expertise they would bring fuel requirements, controlled rest on the to the Working Group. The request will flight deck, noise abatement, and flight be reviewed with the ARAC Assistant crewmember flight/rest/duty Chair for Air Carrier Operations and the requirements. The Single Engine-IMC­ Chair of the Single Engine-IMC-with with passengers Working Group is being passengers Working Group, and the established to evaluate the safety~. individual will be advised whether or aspects and overall feasibility of not the request can be accommodated. allowing passenger carrying operations The Secietary of Transportation has in IMC with single engine aircraft. The determined that the formation and use Single Engine-IMC-with passengers of the ARAC are necessary in the public Working Group will forward its interest in connection with the recommendations to the ARAC. which performance of duties of the FAA by will then determine whether to forward law. Meetings of the ARAC to consider them to the FAA. air carrier operations issues will be open Specifically, the Working Group's task to the public excePt as authorized by is as follows: section lO(d) of the Federal Advisory (1) Review the Canadian policy Committee Act. Meetings of the Single authorizing single engine IMC Engine-IMC-with passengers Working operations in turbine-powered airplanes Group will not be open to the public and make recommendations for except to the extent that individuals adoption. with an interest and expertise are Recommendation Letter " " ___ ____________ _____ "--"- -"--" ""-"" ------------------------ I " /' ' /I '-./·-•-a ,; -·" '-' """"'•L""'t-o.. / ---// :?*'-""'....... , \,k?" AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION S3~ HERNDON PARKWAY 0 P.O. BOX 116S 0" tiERNOON, VIFIGINIA 22070 0 [703) 689-2270 April 5, 1995 Mr. Anthony J. Broderick Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification (A VR-1) Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. W:1srungton, D.C. 20591 Subject: Single Engine IFR Working Group Dear Mr. Broderick: The Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) Air Carrier Operations Issues Group established a Single Engine IFR Working Group last year to perform several tasks assigned by the FAA. One of the - tasks was to consider and dispose of any petitions for rulemaking or exemption on the subject of allowing single engine airplanes to conduct commercial operations in IFR. There were five petitions for exemption considered by the working group. Four of the petitions were similar in that they were from individual Part 135 operators and requested exemption authorization to conduct single engine IFR operations in a specific aircraft The remaining petition was from the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) and requested exemption only from FAR Part 135.18l(c)(2). Their petition, if granted, would give their members authority iu conduct single engine IFR operations only unde; certain narrowly defined circumstances. At our March 7, 1995 meeting, the working group presented their report which contained two rec:o~mendations and a draft notice of proposed rulemaking. One of the recommendations was to grant the group of four petitions and the other was to grant the AACA petition. The issues group felt that the working group needed to have further discussions on several aspects of their report However, the issues group did feel that there was enough merit in the AACA petition to warrant granting it for use in Alaska. It is sufficiently narrow in scope that it should not present a rulemaking precedent Accordingly, I am pl~ to forward to you the attached recommendation of the Single Engine IFR Working Group to grant the AACA petition for exemption. We look forward to sending the additional recommendations u they are completed. Sincerely, w~-.__ ~- r A .. ~ th?J. William W. Edmunds, Assistant Chairman Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee . WWE:jc:h c:c: Mr. Joe Sprague Air Carrier Operations Issues Group -,(. ·. ICM.U.. WITH IAI'ITY ~- AMLIATID WitH ML.-CID " ' . ".. ' : ... " ' " . " "-~. :..- ,_ .. , .,_~:._ -~:,.~·~,~-:.:;·, >:r·;~_~·"">·.:-c~·· .. ;~<··· :~ ;;..j_)t""l-~_~:,~~~~:·~:-~..l¥{~)*~~-:;~.~~,:r·: -' "·--- "~~ -~-.... ~..----..- -- ' .:~JiJ·-=wx~·- · -.· ~s--:~·.st:-: ~'- ··__ ~ --~t .. ·.- ra~;a-c-k;;.•~,;,~,/c• ~----a-E; .. _~k~~~.::,_ Acknowledgement Letter BOO Independence Ave .. S.W. U.S. Department Washington, D.C. 20591 of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration MAY r 6 118 Mr. William W. Edmunds, Jr. Assistant Chairman, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Airline Pilots Association Herndon, Virginia 22070 Dear Mr. Edmunds: Thank you for your AprilS letter forwarding the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) proposal concerning the Alaska Air Carriers' Association petition for exemption from section 135.181 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA recognizes that there is an ongoing action within ARAC to review and make recommendations on amending the rules affecting single engine IFR (SEIFR) operations with passengers. With this in mind, it would be premature for us to take singular action on this petition, when a rulemaking proposal is near at hand. Additionally, to grant this petition would set a precedent to allow SEll:<&. operations with passengers when the related staff work of ARAC is not completed on the subject. Therefore, the FAA will not take action either to grant or deny this petition until the work on the subject is completed, however, we do look forward to receiving your complete formal proposal at your earliest opportunity. I would like to thank the ARAC and, in particular, the SEIFR Working Group for its efforts on the task and its continuing work. Sincerely, ~ Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification Recommendation , • LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION ON THE PENDING PETITION FOR EXEMPTION TO FAR PART 135.181(c)(2) FROM THE ALASKA AIR CARRIERS ASSOCIATION ,. ~. · . ·. ; :,';-;~~ ', !' -~; ; ,. • c,9}:-:?#"f'~ · L ~''>"'<. , <:. ., ;,· ." . 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