AFS-12-188-E 

March 26, 2012 

 Exemption No. 10281A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-0467 

Mr. Guy M. Faget 

East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Control 

2829 Lt. General Ben Davis Jr. Avenue 

Baton Rouge, LA 70807 

Dear Mr. Faget: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to amend Exemption 

No. 10281. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the revised 

conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By submission received January 25, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement & Rodent Control (East 

Baton Rouge Mosquito Control) for an amendment to Exemption No. 10281. That exemption 

from § 137.53(c)(2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows East Baton 

Rouge Mosquito Control to conduct aerial applications of insecticide material from a BrittenNorman BN2B-21 (Registration No. N117MC, Serial No. 2178) without the aircraft being 

equipped with a device that is capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft’s 

maximum authorized load of agricultural materials within 45 seconds when operating over a 

congested area. The amendment you request would add an additional aircraft to the 

exemption (Registration No. N958MK, Serial No. 498). 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a 
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precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to East Baton Rouge 

Parish Mosquito Control. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10281, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption is limited to Britten-Norman BN2B-21 (Registration Nos. N117MC 

and N958MK, Serial Nos. 2178 and 498); 

2. The authority of this exemption is to be used only in conjunction with conducting 

aerial agricultural operations; 

3. During spray operations, aircraft operated in conjunction with this exemption are 

limited to a maximum gross weight that will ensure a single-engine climb performance 

capability of at least 200 feet per minute positive rate at the prevailing density altitude; 

4. Prior to each flight, a document must be prepared showing the weight and balance 

calculations and the altitude performance for the forecast operating density altitude. 

The document must be retained for at least 30 days and must be presented to the 

Administrator upon request; 

5. Each pilot in command (PIC) of the aircraft operated under this exemption must have 

a total of at least 1,200 hours of flight time as pilot, including at least 200 hours PIC 

time in BN2B-21 aircraft, 50 flight hours of which must have been in agricultural 

spray operations; 

6. A copy of this exemption must be provided to each PIC who operates under the terms 

of this exemption; 

7. Prior to operating under this exemption, each PIC must have successfully completed 

flight instruction from an appropriately rated flight instructor on characteristics of the 

BN2B-21 aircraft. A record of this instruction must be made available by the PIC 

upon request of the Administrator; and 

8. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

The termination date of Exemption No. 10281, as amended, remains June 30, 2013 unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption 

No. 10281. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Raymond Towles 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service