### u.s . Depo r rmen r of T ro n sport olion Federal Aviation Administration Febru a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 6

M s . T am ara J a m es Par e nt o f Braeden J am es 8686 A s pe n Ci r cle Park e r , C O 80 111 D ea r M s. J am es : E xe mption No. 14932 8 00 In d epe n den c e A v e . S w Was h 1 n g ton
. D C 20591

Re g ulat o r y D oc k e t No. F AA-20 16-1370

Thi s l e tte r i s to inform yo u that w e have g r a nt e d your reque s t for exemption. I t tran s mit s our d e ci s ion , ex plains it s b as i s, and list s th e c o nd i t ion s and limit a tion s of the e xe mpti o n , i ncludin g th e date it e nd s. The Basi s for Our D ecis ion B y l e tt er pos t e d to the d oc k e t o n January 19 , 2 016 , yo u pe titi o ne d th e F e d era l A v iati o n Admini s tration (FAA) o n be half of your s on Bra e den Jam es f o r an exempti o n from 

### § 12 1. 3 11 ( b) of Titl e 14 , Co de o f Fed e r a l R eg ulation s ( 14 CF R )
. That exe mpti o n , if gran te d , wo uld a ll ow Brae de n to excee d th e s p ec ifi e d we ight and / o r h eig ht limit f or an F AA

- approved c h il d res tr aint sys te m (CA R eS , manuf ac tu re d b y A m Safe Co rp orati o n ) d u r in g u se o f that c hil d r es tra int sys t e m (C R S) a boa rd a U nite d S t a t

es (U.S
. ) -r eg i s t e r

ed a irc r aft
. Th e FAA h as dete rmin e d th a t g ood cau se e xi s t s for not publi s hing a s ummary of the pe tit io n in th e Fe de ra l Regi s t e r beca u se the r e qu es te d exe mpti o n wo uld not s e t a pr e c e d e nt and an y d e lay in ac tin g o n thi s pe titi o n w ould be de trim e ntal to B rae d e n. Th e FAA has i ss ue d gr a nt s o f exe mp t i o n in c irc um stanc es s imil a r in all ma t e ri a l r es p e ct s t o tho se pr ese nt e d in your p e tition. In Grant o f Ex e mption No. 9 834 (cop y e nclo se d) , the FAA found th at numerou s pe opl e with ph ys ical ch allen ge s had pr e vi o u s l y compl e te d fli ghts u s in g r es tra in t sys te m s that addresse d uniqu e ph ys ica l need s r ega rdin g s afety, s upp o rt , and sec uri ty in the same mann e r of o p era ti o n s as desc ri bed in thi s p e titi o n. T he FAA furth e r f o und th at th e p e ti t io n wo uld n ot se t any n ew pr eced e nt s r ega rdin g th e u se of r es traint sys te m s by p ers on s with di sa bilitie s .

AF S -1 6-5522

- E2 Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

- • they are s imil ar in a ll material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant ofExempt ion No. 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA for grant in g the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 also apply to the situat ion yo u present ; and • a grant of exemption i s in the public inter est. Our Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ I 06(f) , 40 113 and 44701 , which the FAA Admi ni strator has delegated to me , I hereby g rant Braeden James an exemption from § 121.311 (b). In addition , any air carrier o r commercial operator operating under part 121 w hil e Braeden is aboa r d its aircraft is granted an exe mption from 14 CFR § 1 21.311 (b) to the extent necessary to a ll ow him to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.-registe r ed aircraft. All operatio n s und e r this exe mption must be co ndu cted with Braeden 's parent or a caregiver accompanying him. Bra ede n may only occupy a passenger seat w ith no p assenge r seated behind him. In addition , Braeden 's parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and advise the a ir ca rri er about th e contents of the exemp tion at least 48 hours before the date of each flight. This exemption te rminates on February 28 , 202 1 , unles s sooner superseded or rescinded.



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John Barbagallo Deputy Director , Flight Standards Service

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