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C 2059 0 Subject : PETITION FO R RULEMAKIN

G AMENDMEN

T TO TITL

E 1 4 CF R PAR T 21.197(aX5 ) Explanation : Ther

e i s currentl

y n o provisio n authorizin g th e issuanc e o f aspecia l fligh t permit fo r the purpos e o f custome r demonstratio n flight s o n use d aircraft . Th e subject rul e onl y provide s fo

r custome r demonstratio n flight s on ne w productio n ah'craft . Proposed Action : Thi s petitio n propose s tha t Titl e 1 4 CF

R Par t 21.197(aX5 ) b e amended t o includ e "•use d aircraft. " TTi

e FA A ha s th e responsibilit

y t o "foste r and promote " aviation . Thi s propose d amendment , i f

implemented , wil

l help promot

e aviation . Propose d Language : 21.19 7 (a ) A specia l fligh t permit ma y b e issued fo

r a n aircraf t tha t ma y no t currently mee

t applicabl e airworthines s requirement s but i s capabl e o f

saf e flight , fo r the followin

g purposes : (5 ) Conducting custome r demonstration flight s i n use d aircraf

t o r ne w productio n aircraf

t tha t hav e satisfactoril

y complete d productio n fligh

t tests . Publi c Interest : I

t i s standar d practic e i

n th e air transpor t industr y fo r purchas e and/or

leas e agreement s to includ e atwo-hou

r demonstratio n fligh

t prio r to purchase , lease , o

r leas e retur n o f ause d aircraft . Th

e curren t rul e onl y provide s fo

r custome r demonstratio n flight s on ne w pro<^ti^affrai ^ Hus^ascaused^umamis^pHtbkm s fo r bank s and leasin g companie s whe

n tryin g t o remarice

t tbd r use d aircrcfi . I t

i s als o aproble

mfo r tta e customer s i f

the y ar e unabl e t o witnes s ademonstratio n fligh t prio r t o apurchas e o r

leas e o r leas e retur n o f ause d aircraft . If

on e wer e buyin g aused car , i

t i s standar d practic e an d commo n sens e to personall

y witnes s the operatio n o f

th e vehicl e befor

e the purchase . I t i s probabl y mor e importan t to d o thi s o

n ause d vehicl e tha

n o n abrand ne

w vehicl e becaus e o f th e wea r an d tea r tha t normall y occur s ove

r time . Supportin g Data : Her

e i s ahypothetica

l example . A leasin g compan y ha s severa

l use d aircraf

t i n storag e i n th e U.S . The

y wis h t o remarke

t th e use d aircraf

t by obtainin g aspecia

l fligh t permi t an d conductin g acustome

r demonstratio n flight . The leasm g compan y need s thi s rul e amended t o includ

e '''^use d aircraft' ' fo

r purpose s o f

custome r demonstratio n flight/s o

r the y ris k losin g th e sal e o r

lease . Th e custome r doe s no t wan t to inves t i n amulti-millio n dolla r asse t Avithou t firs t witnessin g ademonstratio n flight , an d e^>ecia]l y becaus e i t

i s a use d aircraft . Althoug

h thi s i s ahypothetica

l example , thi s scenari o happen s o n adail y basi s i n th e rea l world .Specific Supporting Facts : Th e curren t rul e onl y provide s fo

r custome r demonstratio n flint s o

n ne w productio n aircraft . Ther e i s currentl

y n o provisio n authorizin g th e issuanc e o f aspecia l fligh t permit fo r th e purpos e o f

custome r demonstratio n flight s o

n use d aircraft . Th e custome r doe s no t wan t t o inves t i n amulti-millio n dolla

r asset withou t first witnessin g ademonstratio n flight, an d especially becaus e i

t i s ause d aircraft . The curren t rul e i s ahindranc e to th e busines s opportunitie s fo r th e remarketing o f use d aircraft . Fo r furthe r information o r

clarification , pleas e contac t m e b y phone o r

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