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.gov July 6, 2015 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Re: Petition for Exemption from The Code of Federal Regulations Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C. by and onbehalf of TEXTRON AVIATION INC

.,Petitioner TEXTRON AVIATION INC., the parent of Cessna Aircraft Company and Beechcraft Corporation, (hereinafter, "Petitioner") petitions the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (hereinafter, "Administrator") for exemption from certain provisions of The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C, asmore specifically set forth herein, and in support thereof states the following: 1. Petitioner
is a corporation with principal offices and place of business located in Wichita

,Kansas, USA, and is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of general aviation aircraft. In such capacity, Petitioner
is the holder of aDealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate, AC Form 8050-6, under the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C . 2. Petitioner
is engaged
in demonstrating, testing, marketing and selling general aviation aircraft which
it manufactures. Such activities areconducted at numerouslocations throughout the world both within and without the boundaries of the United States of America. Such activities are necessarytothe economic existence of Petitioner. 3. Petitioner seeks exemption from the provisions of CFR Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C, Paragraph 47.69(b), which statesin pertinent part: "A Dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate

is valid only in connection with useof the aircraft

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.comCUeechcraft**~ ~** J;mvkel! Cessna TEXTRON }._VIATION 4. The above exemption
is sought for anyand all aircraft manufactured by Petitioner and utilized for the purposesintended by CFR Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C, when such aircraft are operated by employees, agents, orauthorized representatives
of Petitioner for the purposeof demonstration
to prospective purchasers

,testing, sales, and marketing outside of the United States

. 5. This exemption
is sought to prevent the unnecessary re-registrat

i onof aircraft which areoften sold with the owners' right to select desired registration numbers and in somecases registrations outside the boundaries of the United States. The granting of this exemption by the Administrator will not adversely affect the safety of flight of anyaircraft to which
it applies nor flight operations generally. 6. By wayof precedents,

it should be noted that Cessna A
i rcraft Company
is currently the holder of Exemption No. 5043H (Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2003- 16779) and Beechcraft Corporation

is currently the holder of Exemption No. 10963 (Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0068). These exemptions areof similar form and nature as requested above

. 7. Petitioner requests the Administrator
to publish notice of its Petition for Exempt

i onas required by law and issue the exemption to CFR Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter
C ,Part 47, Subpart C, Paragraph 47

.69(b) asmore specifically set forth above, thereby permitting the operations specified
in CFR T
i tle 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 47, Subpart C by Petitioner outs

i de of the United States

. Respectfully submitted, TEXTRON AVIATION INC. lake A. Meyen Vice President,

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