Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

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Dear Ms. Grzesiak, 

Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 4:31PM 

mhboyer@gmail.com 

FAA NOTICE Petition for Exemption -

AC 120-87B.pdf 

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 October 27, 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 November, 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. Also, we encourage you to 

contact your airline of choice, well in advance of your travel, so that you can become familiar with their related operational 

guidelines. 

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 1 02 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 

4641M--For children up to 60 lbs--FAA approved for use irn 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 851bs. 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 AMPS accommodates users up to 150 lbs. and 60 inches tall--Both models are FAA approved for 

use in aircraft 

I have also attached an FAA Advisory Circular that contains more information regarding the use of child restraint on 

aircraft (AC 120-878). 

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-104 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office ofRulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Rules Division 

800 Independence A venue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

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