800 Independence Ave., SW. 

Washington, DC 20591 

March 1, 2012 

 Exemption No. 10472 

 Regulatory Docket Nos. FAA-2011-1271, 

 FAA-2012-0061 

Mr. Baruch Marom 

Gulfstream Aerospace LP 

P.O. Box 1036 

Airport City, 70100 

Israel 

Dear Mr. Marom: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits 

our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the 

exemption, including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated November 10, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of Gulfstream Aerospace LP (GALP), for an exemption from 

§ 21.213(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to allow GALP to apply 

for a Class II provisional airworthiness certificate. A provisional airworthiness certificate 

allows flight operations under § 91.317 for purposes such as demonstration, market 

survey and flight crew training. 

On January 19, 2012, you petitioned the FAA on behalf of GALP, for an exemption from 

14 CFR § 21.195(a), to the extent necessary to allow a non-U.S. manufacturer the ability 

to obtain an experimental certificate for aircraft to be used for market surveys, sales 

demonstrations, and customer crew training. 

This letter is a response to both of your petitions. Your intended operations as described 

in both letters can be conducted under an exemption from § 21.195(a) independent of 

GALP’s receiving a provisional type certificate for Gulfstream model G280 airplane. 

Therefore, you do not require an exemption from § 21.213(a). 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption to § 21.195 in circumstances similar in all 

material respects to those presented in your petition. Section 21.195 allows an aircraft 

with an experimental airworthiness certificate to be used for market surveys, sales 

demonstrations, and customer crew training. In Exemption 6694 (copy enclosed) the 

FAA found that a manufacturer, in reaction to numerous inquiries from potential 

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customers in the United States, wanted to use its French/German-manufactured prototype 

to demonstrate the aircraft’s capabilities in the American marketplace. Here also, the 

FAA found it was in the best interest of the United States to grant an exemption to the 

manufacturer for the purpose of obtaining an experimental airworthiness certificate for 

market surveys for its non U.S.-manufactured prototypes. 

In the case of GALP, the manufacturer is working toward U.S. type certification of its 

Israeli-manufactured Gulfstream model G280 aircraft. The exemption would allow 

GALP to apply for an airworthiness certificate for market surveys, as allowed under 

§ 21.191(f). This would specifically exempt the GALP from the § 21.195(a) requirement 

that the aircraft be manufactured within the United States. 

In summary, the FAA has determined the requested action can be taken without 

compromising safety and the public interest will be served if the petitioner complies with 

certain conditions and limitations. The petitioner is exempt from §§ 21.191(f) and 

21.195(a) only to the extent that it will be allowed to apply for an experimental 

airworthiness certificate for the purpose of market surveys, sales demonstrations or 

customer crew training. All other requirements for issuance of an experimental certificate 

must be met, including those set forth in § 21.195(d). 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the 

petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to GALP. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed 

Grant of Exemption No. 6694; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6694 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 6694 a grant of exemption is in the 

public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Gulfstream Aerospace LP an 

exemption from 14 CFR §§ 21.191(f) and 21.195(a) only to the extent that it will be 

allowed to apply for an experimental airworthiness certificate for the purpose of market 

surveys, sales demonstrations or customer crew training. Your request for an exemption 

from 14 CFR § 21.213(a) is denied. All other requirements for issuance of an 

experimental certificate must be met, including those set forth in § 21.195(d), subject to 

the conditions and limitations described below. 

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1. This exemption applies to the Israel Aerospace Industries built Gulfstream model 

G280 aircraft only. 

2. A copy of this exemption must be carried aboard the aircraft while it is operating 

under the provisions of this exemption. 

3. The petitioner must satisfy all other requirements for obtaining and operating 

under an experimental certificate prior to operation of the aircraft. 

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Frank P. Paskiewicz 

Acting Deputy Director, Aircraft Certification 

 Service 

Enclosure