Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

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Dear Mrs. Schwab/Freeman: 

Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

Friday, December 12, 2014 11:24 AM 

jessmschwab@hotmail.com 

FAA NOTICE CRS Petition for Exemption -

AC 120-87B.pdf 

The FAA apologizes for not being able to meet your needs and, in the interest of time, I am sending this email to promptly 

get to you information related to your petition. We received your Petition for Exemption on December 9, 2014. You 

requested to use the CARES Child Restraint System (CRS) for a child who exceeds the weight and/or height limit and 

noted that you would like to travel December 24, 2014. Processing a petition for a child restraint (technical analysis, a 

decision regarding a grant or denial of the petition, and transmitting the grant or denial to you ) typically takes 45-60 days. 

When the FAA grants this type of exemption, it is effective for five years. Since we noticed that you wish to take your first 

flight before we process your Petition for Exemption, we wanted to give you some information and options so you can 

make informed choices regarding your travel. 

If a child exceeds the weight and/or height limit for CARES, FAA regulations prohibit the use of CARES during taxi, takeoff 

and landing on U.S. aircraft. However, even if a child exceeds 44 pounds or 40 inches, he or she can use CARES during 

cruise flight. U.S. Air Carriers are required to allow use of approved CRS, if a ticket has been purchased for the child. The 

FAA does not recommend any particular CRS, but we have provided some websites where you can find CRSs (approved 

for use in automobiles and aircraft) that can be used with children up to 150 pounds and five feet tall. 

FAA Approved CRS that can accommodate a larger child--

(1) Columbia Medical--http://www.columbiamedical.com 1-562-282-0244 --Child TheraPedica Positioning Seat, 

CM2000-- Accommodates users up to 102 lbs and up to 5 feet tall- FAA Approved for use in aircraft 

(2) Carrie Tumbleforms--(Adaptive Mall- http://www.adaptivemall.com--1-800-371-2778--Eiementary Carrie Seat 

4641 M--For children up to 60 lbs--F AA approved for use in aircraft 

(3) Brittax--http://www.britaxusa.com (Phone-1-888-427-4829) (High Capacity Convertibles- Up to 65 lbs- Models: 

Marathon, Marathon CS, Decathlon, Boulevard, Boulevard CS, Advocate CS) (One model- Frontier 85 SICT (Approx 

$220-250)-- accommodates users up to 85 lbs. and 4 feet nine inches tall- http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/frontier-85-

sict)--AII models are FAA approved for use on aircraft 

(4) Diono- (http://us.diono.com/en/car-seats/radian-rxt) Radian RXT (Approx $250-280) (Phone-253-268-2500 or 855-

463-4666) accommodates users up to 80 lbs. and 4 feet nine inches tall- Is FAA approved for use in aircraft 

(5) Special Tomato- -Adaptive Mall- http://www.adaptivemall.com--1-800-371-2778 --Small MPS accommodates users up 

to 80 lbs. and 50 inches tall, Large A MPS accommodates users up to 150 lbs. and 60 inches tall--Both models are FAA approved for 

use in aircraft 

Again, I sincerely apologize for not being able to meet your needs. I have also attached an FAA Advisory Circular that contains 

more information regarding the use of child restraint on aircraft (AC 120-87B). I have also included an image of the 

labeling on a CRS that indicates that it is FAA approved for use in aircraft. 

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Respectfully, 

Valentine Castaneda. ARM- I 04 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Oflicc of Rulemaking. Airmen & Airspace Rules Division 

800 Independence /\venue. SW 

Washington. DC 20591 

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