U.S. Department of Transportation 

### Federal Aviation Administration
March 15 , 20 16 John B. D ear Mr. J o hn B.: Small A irp lan e Dir ectora te 90 I Locust St ree t Kan s a s C ity , Mis s ouri 64106

Thi s letter i s to inf onn you that we are unabl e to proc ess yo ur re quest for an exemption for a heavy ultrali g ht (U L) , a 1 0-g a ll on gas tank , and a n ew window for heav y UL s that mi ssed the prev ious Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) registrat io n window. 

### It explains why we cannot proc ess your request and what yo u should do in the next 30 days. 

### Why We Ca n Not Process Your Request W e ente red your February 10 , 20 16 , exemption requ est on behalfofyour se lfinto the public do cket (No. F AA-20 1 6-3 776) , b u t we are unabl e to process yo ur request any further. Th e infonnation yo u se nt does not comp ly with the re quire ment s ofTitle 14, Code of Fed e ral Regulation s (14 CFR) 11.81 (copy enclosed). For us to consider the re quest any furthe r , yo u mu s t se nd u s all of the following:

• Your name and mailing address.

• The specific section or sec tion s [i .e . , 

### § 21.191 (i)( 1) and 

### § I 03.1 ( e )(2)] of 14 C FR from which you seek relief , the extent of the relief you see k , and the reaso n you see k reli ef.

• The rea so ns why granting the request would be in the public intere st; that is , how it wou ld b e nefit the public as a whole.

• The rea so ns why the exemption would n ot adverse ly affect safety or how the exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that pro vide d b y the rule from which yo u see k an exemption.

• Any add i tional infonnati o n , v iews , or ar g ument s avai labl e to support yo ur re quest. For more d e tailed information relating to subm ittin g p etitions for exemption , please vis it http ://aes.faa

. gov/ petition/index.html. This website h e lps the p e titioner to meet Fe deral Avia tion Administration (FAA ) requir ements o utlined in 

### § 11.81 and h e l ps answer any que s tion s you may ha ve .

### 2 Additional Informati o n 

### J n regards t o yo ur r eq ues t fo r a new LSA r eg is tration window, the F AA does not in te nd to exte nd the January 3 1 , 2008 date identifi ed in 14 CF R 2 1
. 1 91 (i)( 1 )
. Th e FAA has denied five petitions for exemp ti o n s to § 

### 2 1 .191 ( i)( I ) (Exempt ion Nos. 8780, l 0026, l 0125, l 0170, and l 0171) since January 3 I , 2008. The in tent of§ 21.19 1 (i)( 1 ) was to a ll ow an adequate numbe r of expe rimental li ght -sport aircraft (ELSA) and instructors to conduct light

- sport pilot train ing for the ' ·transi t ioning " community until such time that spec ial li ght-sport aircraft (SLSA) we r e available for this purp ose. The FAA has add re ssed and closed the need for any furthe r "tra n sitionin g " of ELSA
. What You Should Do 

### If yo u want us to process you r request any fu rth er , you mu s t send the inf ormat ion described ea rli er t o reach us within 30 days

. Please note that 14 CFR 11. 63(d) requires you to send your petition for exemption at least 120 days before the proposed effective date of the exempt io n . If 

### We D o No t Hear From Yo u 

### If we do not hear from you w ithin 30 days , we will c lose the docket w ithout notif y ing yo u furt her. I f you have any questions or requ ire add itional time , yo u ma y contac t Mr
. Terry C hastee n , Light

- Spo rt Aircraft Pro gram Ma nager a t (8 16) 329-4 147 or via email at t e rry. chasteen @ faa. gov. Si nc erely,

Pat Mu ll en Acti ng Mana ge r, S mall Airplane Dir ec torate A ircraft Cert ifi cati o n Se rv ice Enclo s ure

### 3 § 11.81 Wb a t information mu s t I in c lud e in m y p e ti ti o n f or a n e x e mption ? You m ust include the following i nformation i n your petition for an exempt ion and s u bmit it to FAA as soon as you know you need an exe mpti o n . (a) Y our name a n d mai ling address and , if yo u wish, ot h er contact i nfo r mation s uch as a fax n umber, te lephone number , or e-mail address; (b) The specific sectio n o r sect ions of 14 CFR from w h ich you seek an exemption; (c) T he exte nt of re li e f you seek, an d the reason you seek the relief ; (d) The rea so ns w hy granting you r r equest wou l d be in t h e p u blic in te rest; that is, h ow it wo ul d bene fi t th e public a s a whole; (e) The rea so n s why gra nting th e exemp tion would not adversely affe c t safety, or how the exemption wou l d p rovide a level of safety at least equal to that prov ided by the r u le f r om wh i ch yo u seek the exe m pti o n ; (f) A s u mmary we can pub li sh in the Federal Regi s ter, stati n g: (I) The ru le fro m wh i c h yo u seek the exemp tion; an d (2) A b r ief description of the n ature of the exe m p ti on you seek; (g) Any ad d it iona l info rm a t ion , v i ews or arguments available t o support your re quest ; and ( h) If yo u wa nt t o exerc ise th e p ri v il eges of yo ur exe mp t i o n o u ts i de t he U ni ted States , th e reaso n w hy yo u need to do so.