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January 6, 20 1 6 

### RE: R e qu es t to u sc CARES for Larger / Old e r p e rso n s : I am writing to reque s t a n exe mpti o n from 14 CFR 

### § 12 1 .3 11 (b) t o th e ex te nt r eq uired for 

### Mark Felzr to b e ab l e to u se an FAA App rove d Ch ild R es tra int Syste m eve n th oug h 

### lte exceed s th e we ig ht limi ts for t he CRS. In add iti o n , if m y petition is g ra nted , I reque s t that an y ai r carri e r

**~r** co mm e rcial ope ra to r ope ra tin g und e r p a rt 1 2 1 w hil e 

### Mark is aboard it s a ircr aft i s gra nt ed a n exempt i on from 14 CF R 

### § 12 1 .311 ( b)( 2)( iii )( B) to th e ex tent ne cessa r y to a ll ow 

### Mark t o excee d th e s p ec ifi e d we i g ht limit for a n FAA

- ap pro ved c hild res tr a in t sys te m during u se of that c hild res traint sys tem aboa rd an a irc raft. I b e li eve the p e rtin e nt s ect ion f r om 14 CF R part 121 from w hi c h we seek relief i s Sec ti o n 1 2 1.311 Seats , sa fet y be lt s, a nd s h o uld er ham esses. My 

### son is II yea r ' s o ld , weighs 50 pounds , and i s 43.5 in c hes tall. My son's phys i ca l co nditi on i s as follo ws ; Spastic Quadriplegia due to an acquired brain injury
. As a r es ult of !ti s physical condit ion , 

### lt e needs the s upport and sec urity provided by an FAA App ro ved C hild Restraint , but because of !ti s we ig ht i s incapabl e of comp li ance wi th th e regu l ation
. I am also s ubmitting the following contact information: 

### Mr. & 

### Mrs
. Gregory & 

### Sandra Fe ltr , 631 2"d 

### StreetS., Marteusv ill e, Saskat c h ewa n, SOK 2TO. I under s tand th a t th e r eg ulati o n i s written to create a hi g h leve l of safety for each indi v idu a l p asse nge r by e n s urin g that they a re sec urel y r es tr a in e d in the ir sea t s durin g a ll pha ses of fli g ht. The re gulat i o n a lso e n s ures that an indi v idu a l doe s n o t cause h arm to o th er passeng e r s on the a irplane by bein g thrown into th em during turbul e n t or em erge n cy conditions. I propo se that 

### Mark b e a llo we d to occupy an FAA Approved C hild Restraint (CARES , manufacture d b y AmSafe , In c.) , eve n thou g h 

### he exceeds the manufac turer 's weight limit s . This e n s ure s a hi g h leve l of sa f ety for 

### Mark a nd a hi g h leve l of safe t y for the other p asse nge rs and c rew on th e a irplan e. In fact , in Mark's case , sa f e ty i s great ly e nhan ced b y the extra s upport and sec uri ty th at the FAA Appro ve d Restraint System will provide during the e ntire flight. Enhancing safety for 

### Mark i s in th e pub li c interes t. In a ddition , th e public inter es t i s a lso serve d by the fact th at the u se of thi s FAA Ap pro ve d C hild R es traint S yste m a ll ows him to u se commercial air tran s portation
. Without th e s upp oti a nd sec urity of the FAA Approved C hild R es traint System , 

### h e wo uld be un ab le to fl y commercially.

Th e Children ' s Wish Foundation of C a n ada Sas katchewan Chapter 3602 Millar Aven u e, Saskatoon, SK S7P OB I Tel: 306·955 · 0511 Fa x: 306

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### 1 a ls o be li eve that, w ith certain limitati o n s es ta b li s h ed by th e FAA i n a g rant to thi s p eti tion , th e r e can be an equivalent leve l of sa f e ty to th a t provided b y the aff ec ted r eg ul a tion. The CARES res traint h a s been cert ifi ed by th e manufact ure r for u se b y chi ldren 22- 44 pounds. Ho weve r , th e components of the CARES r es tr a int a r c th e sa m e as tho se used in r est ra int s for adu lts on airc r aft a nd wou ld maintain their integ rity if u se d by so m eo ne w ho we ig h ed seve ral hu ndred pound s. I believe th a t th e limit of 44 pound s wa s es tabli s h ed b ecau se, wit h th e additional we i ght of th e child attac he d to the sea tback, th e se atback wo uld mo ve forward more qui ck l y in an acc id e nt sce n a ri o and this might cau se a hi g he r HI C load for the person sea t ed in th e sea t behind the p asse nge r u s ing th e CARES r es traint (b e cause the seatb ack mo v ing forward mo re qui ck ly wo ul d mean that it wou ld not be there to atten uate th e energy from th e imp act of th e perso n seate d behind the perso n u s ing the CARES res traint). In o rd er to achieve an eq ui va len t leve l of sa fe ty a s that provided b y th e affec ted re g ulation , I propose that th e FAA estab li s h a limitat io n in a grant t o this p etition that Mark on ly s it s in a passenger s eat wi th no pas se nge r seate d b e hind him
. There for e, no un safe co ndition wo uld ex i s t fo r a pas se n ger seated behind Mark w hil e h e is u s in g the CARES restraint. I a lso propo se that all ope rati ons unde r thi s exemption be cond ucted wit h at least one ofMark 's parents or a ca regiver acco mpan yin g him or her. In addit ion , I propo se that Mark's parent o r caregiver mu s t carry a co p y of thi s exemption. I a ls o requ es t that the processing of thi s petition not be delayed for publication and comment in the Federa l Regi s ter. We h ave travel booked for 

### February 11,2016 . If yo u take the tim e to put thi s in the Federa l Register , it w ill delay the process and we m ay not be ab le t o travel in thi s timeframe. If it i s n ecessa r y to put a summary in the Federal Regi s ter, I s ubm it the follow in g : T hi s i s a re qu est for an exemption fro m FAR 121.3 11 (b) to the extent required for a c hild to use a

n FAA Approved Child Restraint System on an aircraft , even though the chi l d exceeds the we i ght limits for the C RS. Du e to phys ical chall en ges, w ithout the s upport an d sec urity of thi s FAA Approved C hild R estraint Sy s tem , thi s child wo uld b e unable to fly. We re qu est that this child be allowed t o occupy an FAA A pprove d C hild Re s tr a int (CARES , manufactured b y AmSafe , Inc .) , eve n thou g h he excee d s the manufacturer ' s weight limits of 44 pound s. 

### In this case , th e safet y of thi s child i s greatly enha nce d b y the extra s upport and sec urity that th e FAA Appro ve d Restraint System w ill provide for 

### him durin g the flight. Thank yo u for yo ur con s ideration of this requ est.