AFS-14-149-E

March 26, 2014

 Exemption No. 10963

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0068

Mr. Randolph Shields

Director, Safety and Certification

Beechcraft Corporation

10511 E. Central Avenue

Wichita, KS 67206

Dear Mr. Shields:

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 January 23, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Beechcraft Corporation (BC) for an exemption from § 47.69(b) of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The exemption would permit BC to use its Dealer’s 

Aircraft Registration Certificate to conduct flights outside the United States for flight testing, 

sales demonstrations, and marketing its products.

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 BC.

The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption Nos. 5125, 6758, and 7241 (copies

enclosed), the FAA found that the use of the Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certificate outside

the United States would facilitate the petitioner’s international testing and sales, and would 

not adversely affect the safety of flight of any aircraft. This serves public interest by enhancing 

overseas awareness of United States general aviation technology, and an increase in foreign 

aircraft sales helps the U.S. balance of trade.
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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 Nos. 5125, 6758, and 7241;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 5125, 

6758, and 7241also apply to the situation you present; and 

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Beechcraft Corporation (BC) an exemption 

from 14 CFR § 47.69(b) to the extent necessary to permit BC to use its Dealer’s Aircraft 

Registration Certificate to conduct flights outside the United States for purposes of flight 

testing, sales demonstrations, and marketing its products, subject to the conditions and 

limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. BC must own the aircraft;

2. The aircraft must have a temporary registration number or an assigned registration 

number affixed as required by 14 CFR part 45;

3. BC shall maintain records of each international flight for one year after the aircraft 

returns to the United States, such records to consist of:

a. Registration number and manufacturer’s serial number;

b. Dates of departure and return to the United States; and,

c. General overseas itinerary.

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2019, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

//s//

John S. Duncan

Director, 

Flight Standards Service