600 Nautical Mile Operating Limit Removal

On Sep. 11, 2007, the FAA's AIR-200 branch announced a process to remove the 600 nm proficiency air limitation for turbine-powered, former military jets operated under a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category.

CJAA is proud to have contributed to the EAA Warbird effort and is republishing the following instructions to help our members remove the restriction from their operating limits:

1. Former military aircraft receiving initial experimental exhibition (FAR 21.191(d)) certification from today forward, need to present the September 11, 2007 FAA Memorandum to their FSDO in order to be exempt from the 300/600-mile proficiency flight area limitation. The next change to FAA Order 8130.2(F) will contain the elimination of this requirement, but in the meantime, this FAA Memorandum is the authority to remove the proficiency flight area limitation on their operating limitations.
2. All former military experimental exhibition aircraft in Groups I, II, and III currently operating and with the flight proficiency 300/600 mile limitations on their operating limitations must continue to operate under the issued limitations until such time they get their operating limitations updated from their local FSDO.
3. All former military experimental exhibition aircraft owners can immediately apply to their local FSDO to amend their operating limitations to eliminate the 300/600-mile flight proficiency area limitation. Once amended, they will no longer have a proficiency flight area limitation. When submitting the request to the FSDO to drop the proficiency area limitation, owners should:
   1. Submit a cover letter to their local FSDO—“Request the operating limitations issued to TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, N-NUMBER, be updated to eliminate the proficiency flight area limitation per FAA Memorandum, subject: Deviation to Order 8130.2, dated September 11, 2007, from Frank Paskiewicz, Manager AIR-200. FAA headquarters, AFS-800, and AIR-200 have approved that this operating limitation change request will be processed per FAA Order 8130.2F, paragraph 27b(6), and no aircraft certification inspection is required for this paperwork change.”
   2. The owners need to attach the following to their letter:
      1. A completed FAA Form 8130-6; and
      2. A copy of their current operating limitations (not the original); and
      3. A copy of their aircraft registration (not the original); and
      4. A copy of the FAA Memorandum from AIR-200.
   3. As a note, once the local FSDO office is ready to update the operating limitations, the owners can expect to go to that office and exchange their old operating limitations for a new set (face to face).
   4. The mailing addresses for local FSDOs is at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/

Additional documentation:

•   Letter from AIR-200 announcing limitation removal process
•   Copy of EAA Warbird letter to their members
•   Copy of FAA Form 8130.6 - Application for Airworthiness Certificate