## Castaneda, Val (FAA) From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments:

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 i nformation 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 l imit and noted that you would like to travel December 24, 2014 . Process i ng a petition for a child restra i nt (technical analysis , a decision regarding a grant or denial of the petition , and transm itting the grant or denial to you ) typically takes 45 -60 days. When the FAA grants this type of exemption, it is effective for five yea rs . Since we noticed that you w ish 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 l imit for CARES , FAA regulations prohibit the use of CARES during taxi, takeoff and land i ng on U.S . aircraft. Howeve r, even if a child exceeds 44 pounds or 40 inches, he or she can use CARES during cru ise 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 a i rcraft) 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--E iementary 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 l bs. and 4 feet n i ne 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 a ccommodates users up to 80 lbs. a nd 50 i nch es ta l l , La rge 

## A MPS accommodates use rs up to 150 lbs. a nd 60 inches ta ll --Both models are FAA approved for use in ai rcraft Again, I si ncere ly apolog i ze fo r not bein g abl e 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 ind icates that it is FAA approved fo r use in aircraft.

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### Respectfully, Valentine Castaneda. ARM- I04 Federal Aviation Adm ini strati on Oflicc of Rulemakin g. Airmen & Airspace Rule s Division 800 Independence /\venue. SW Wash ington. DC 20591

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