To W hom It May Concern: July 13, 2015

I am writing to request an exemption from FAR 121.311 (b) for my daughter Aizlynn R. Burningham and an exemption from 121.311 (a) (2) and 121.311 (c) (1) for the certificate holder who is operating the airplane on which we are flying. My daughter’s physical condition is as follows: Aizlynn is three years old and suffers from Spinal M uscular Atrophy, type 1, a neuromuscular disease that renders her unable to move. Aizlynn cannot swallow, so she is fed by g

- tube. She cannot sit up, hold her head up, crawl, wa lk, or move her arms and legs at all. She uses a non

- invasive (nasal mask) b ipap/ventilator to help her breathe, and needs oral suctioning to clear her secretions. She lies in a prone position, completely flat, nearly all of the time. She tolerates being upright only for short time periods, and then, only with support of her torso and with her ventilator in use. As a result of her physical condition, Aizlynn is physically incapable of literal compliance with the regulation. I understand that the regulation is written to create a high level of safety for each individual passen ger by ensuring that they are securely restrained in their seats during all phases of flight. The regulation also ensures that an individual does not cause harm to other passengers on the airplane by being thrown into them during turbulent or emergency co nditions. I propose that my daughter use an E

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- ON Modified Vest (model 101M2), which is a restraint system that will be securely strapped across a passenger seat with the seatbelt installed in the seat. One of her parents or her nurse will sit next to he r at all times to be able to tend to her needs during the flight, and her legs will rest on that person’s lap. Alternatively, we could lay her across two seats, with the third seat in the row occupied by a parent or her nurse. The E

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- ON Modified Vest is dynamically tested and meets FMVSS213. Aizlynn will lie across a seat for the flight and her restraint will not block any passenger’s view of the “fasten seat belt” sign, “no smoking” sign or any required exit sign. It will also be placed in such a mann er that its location does not restrict access to or use of any required emergency or regular exit, or of the aisle in the passenger compartment. Aizlynn will travel with no fewer than two adults trained in her care. My proposal would satisfy the intended purposes of the regulation by ensuring that Aizlynn is securely restrained by her restraint system and the restraint system itself is securely restrained by the aircraft seat belt. This ensures a high level of safety for Aizlynn and a high level of safety for the other passengers and crew on the airplane. This provides an equivalent level of safety to that provided by a seat belt fastened around Aizlynn. In fact, in my daughter’s case, safety is greatly enhanced by the extra support and security that th e restraint system will provide for her during the entire flight. Enhancing safety for Aizlynn is in the public interest. In addition, the public interest is also served by the fact that the use of this restraint system allows my daughter to use commer cial air transportation. W ithout the support and security of this specially designed restraint system, she would be unable to fly commercially. I believe that the same reasons, concerning the level of safety that would be provided under the proposed exem ption, and that the proposed exemption would be in the public interest, that the FAA has found to be sufficient, and serve as the basis upon which Exemption No. 26267 was issued, and under which operations have been safelyconducted, are equally applicable to my petition, and are sufficient to demonstrate that

my proposed exemption should be granted. I also request that the processing of this petition not be delayed for publication and comment in the Federal Register. Wewant to travel in October of this year. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Stephanie Burningham 801

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