### Fw **: AE**  **I Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9 John Shelden**  ANM - 115, Airframe & Cabin Safety to : Mark Forseth

HI Mark, Please help AEI withdraw their petition, thanks. John Shelden Aerospace Engineer Tr ansport Standards Staff Cabin Safety Branch, ANM - 115 Transport Airplane Directorate 1 - (425) 227 - 2785 1 - (425) 227 - 1320 FAX

----- Forwarded by John Shelden/ANM/FAA on 08/27/2012 04:00 PM ----- From: David McDonald <dmcdonald@aeronautical - engineers.com> T o: John Shelden/ANM/FAA@FAA Cc: Roy Sandri <rsandri@aeronautical - engineers.com> Date: 08/27/2012 11:32 AM Subject: RE: FW : AEI Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9 Dear John, Per our conversation, we hereby withdraw our request for exemption. P lease let me know if you need anything else from me to document the withdrawal. Best Regards, David M. McDonald Vice President - Operations | Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. | Optimum Conversion Solutions Phone: 305.594.5802 | dmm@aeronautical - engineers.co m

----- Original Message ----- From: John.Shelden@faa.gov [mailto:John.Shelden@faa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:50 AM To: David McDonald Cc: Alan.Sinclair@faa.gov Subject: Re: FW: AEI Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9 Hello, I have b een doing extensive research about the claim in the petition that the FAA has granted similar exemptions.To date I have not found any other grants for this paragraph, so I am

concerned about why it has been requested in the first place. Could you let me know who is a good contact to call within AEI to get some background and ask a few questions? Thank you,

John Shelden Aerospace Engineer Transport Standards Staff Cabin Safety Branch, ANM - 115 Transport Airplane Directorate 1 - (425) 227 - 2785 1 - (425) 227 - 1320 FAX

From: David McDonald <dmcdonald@aeronautical - engineers.com> To: John Shelden/ANM/FAA@FAA Cc: Roy Sandri <rsandri@aeronautical - engineers.com> Date: 08/14/2012 12:19 PM Subject: FW: AEI Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9

Dear Mr. Shelden, I am hoping you can give me a brief status report on our request, Docket FAA 2008 - 0114. We are nearing completion of the prototype aircraft and finishing conformity and, therefore, are hop ing to include the exemption in the conformity tasks. Please advise when we might expect a decision so we can plan accordingly. Best Regards, David M. McDonald Vice President - Operations | Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. | Optimum Conversion Solutions Phone : 305.594.5802 | dmm@aeronautical - engineers.com From: Alan.Sinclair@faa.gov [mailto:Alan.Sinclair@faa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 2:29 PM To: David McDonald Subject: Re: AEI Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9 HelloI have checked on this pe tition and it is being worked. John Shelden is the

engineer, he is out of the office this week, but will be in next week. It was move into Docket No. FAA 2008 - 0114. If I can be of further assistance please let me know. Alan Sinclair (425) 227 - 2195 ANM - 115 Cabin Safety Transport Standards Staff

From: David McDonald <dmcdonald@aeronautical - engineers.com> To: Alan Sinclair/ANM/FAA@FAA Date: 07/10/2012 09:31 AM Subject: AEI Petition for Exemption tracking 81010ac9

Dear Alan, I am sorry to bothe r you with this but do not know who better to ask. I filed a follow up request for exemption based upon our current exemption number 9722 through the www.regulations.gov site. A copy is attached. I am a bit concerned I have received no acknowledgment of th is request and am hoping you could confirm it was received by the FAA and is being processed or at least could let me know who I should contact to inquire about the status. Thank you for your assistance. Best Regards, David M. McDonald VP Operations | Ae ronautical Engineers, Inc. - Optimum Conversion Solutions 7765 NW 54th Street | Miami, FL 33166 Phone: 305 - 594 - 5802 | Fax: 305 - 594 - 5804 dmm@Aeronautical - engineers.com | http://www.aeronautical - engineers.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e - mail message incl uding attachments, if any, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recip ient, please contact the sender by reply e - mail and destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, please so advise the sender immediately.Please consider the env ironment before printing this email.[attachment "doc20120710123625.pdf" deleted by Alan Sinclair/ANM/FAA]