# 2026-05410: Andrew Banks Petitions FAA for Aviation Rule Exemption

2026-05410, Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Andrew Stewart Banks, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-03-19, effective Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before April 8, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05410
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-05410
- Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Andrew Stewart Banks
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 13394
- Published: 2026-03-19
- Effective: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before April 8, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-04-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Andrew Banks Petitions FAA for Aviation Rule Exemption

## Summary

Andrew Stewart Banks has asked the FAA for a special exemption from some aviation rules. This could change how certain regulations apply to him or his operations, but no money or timing changes are mentioned yet. The public can share their thoughts by April 8, 2026, to help decide what happens next.

## Abstract

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

## Effects PRIA read

- CV-22 Flight Time Credit Request: benefit, low. Andrew Stewart Banks asked the FAA for an exemption from 14 CFR 61.159(a)(3) so he can count U.S. Air Force CV-22 powered-lift flight time conducted in horizontal flight toward the 50 hours of flight time in the class of airplane required to get an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate with an…

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## Sources
- [2026-05410 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/19/2026-05410/petition-for-exemption-summary-of-petition-received-andrew-stewart-banks)
- [2026-05410 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-19/pdf/2026-05410.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05410 (as of 2026-06-08).