U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration September 18 , 2015

Ms. Lindsay Wilson Parent of Aubrey Wilson 18 Brooklake Road Madison, NJ 07940 Dear Ms. W il son : Exemption No. 12919 8 00 I n depe n den c e A ve . . S W Wash i n gl o n . DC 20591

Regu latory Docket No. FAA-2015

- 3562

This letter is to in fo rm you that we have granted your request for exempt ion. It transmits our decision , exp l a in s its basis , and lists the cond itions and limitations of the exemption , including the date it ends. 

### The Basi s 

### for Our Decision By letter posted to the docket on August 18,2015 , you petitioned the Federa l Av iation Adm ini st r ation (FAA) on behalf of your daug hter Aubrey Wilson for an exemption from 

### § 121.311 (b) of Tit l e 14 , Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
. That exemptio n , if granted, would a ll ow Aubrey to exceed the specified wei ght and/ o r height li mit for an FAA-approved c hild restraint system (CAReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) , during use of that ch ild restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U
. S
.) -reg istered a ircraft. T he FAA has determined that good cause ex i sts for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal R eQ ister becaus e the requested exempt ion would not set a precedent , and any delay in act ing on this petition wou ld be detrim e ntal to Aubrey. The FAA has issued grant s of exemption in circumstances sim il ar in all material respects to those presented in you r petition. 

### In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclosed), th e FAA found that num erous persons with phys ica l challenges had pre vious l y completed flights using rest r aint systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety , support , and security in the same ma1u1er of operat ions as described in this petition. The FAA further fou nd that the petition would not set any new precedent r e garding the use of restraint systems by persons with disabilities.

AFS-15-3641-E2


### Hav ing reviewed your reasons for request ing an exemption, I find that

- • they are sim il ar in all matet i al respects to relief previ ous ly requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 also apply to the s ituation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public interest. O ur Decisio n Under the authority contained in 49 U
. S.C
. 

### §§ 106(f) , 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has d elegated to me, 1 

### hereby grant Aubrey Wilson an exempt ion from 

### § 121.311 (b). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 whi le Aubrey is aboard its aircraft is granted an exempti on from 14 CFR 

### § 12 1 .31 1 (b) to the extent necessary to allow her to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard aU .S.-registered aircraft. All operations under this exemption must be conducted with Aubrey's parent or a caregiver accompanying her. Aubrey may only occupy a passenger seat w ith no passenger seated behind her. In addition , Aubrey's parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the exempt ion at least 48 hours before the date of each flight. Th i s exemption tenninates on August 31, 2020 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincerely ,

John S. Duncan Dll"ector, Flight Standards Service



### Enclosure