June 25, 2015

 Exemption No. 10281C

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-0467

Mr. Guy M. Faget

East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement & Rodent Control

2829 Lt. General Ben Davis Jr. Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Dear Mr. Faget:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 10281, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and 

lists the revised conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 23, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement & Rodent Control 

(East Baton Rouge Mosquito Control) for an extension of Exemption No. 10281, as 

amended. That exemption from § 137.53(c)(2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) allows East Baton Rouge Mosquito Control to conduct aerial applications of 

insecticide material from a Britten-Norman BN2B-21 aircraft (registration Nos. 

N117MC and N958KM, Serial Nos. 2178 and 498) without the aircraft being equipped 

with a device that is capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft’s maximum 

authorized load of agricultural materials within 45 seconds when operating over a 

congested area. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original 

exemption.
The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the 

petition in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would 

not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to East 

Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Control.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10281, 

as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. § 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which 

the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito 

Abatement & Rodent Control’s petition to conduct aerial applications of insecticide 

material from a Britten-Norman BN2B-21 (Registration Nos. N117MC and N958KM, 

Serial Nos. 2178 and 498) without the aircraft being equipped with a device that is 

capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft’s maximum authorized load of 

agricultural materials within 45 seconds when operating over a congested area, subject to 

the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is limited to those Britten-Norman BN2B-21 aircraft bearing 

Registration Nos. N117MC and N958KM and Serial Nos. 2178 and 498;

2. This exemption is to be used only in conjunction with conducting aerial 

agricultural operations; 

3. During spray operations, aircraft operated under this exemption are limited to a 

maximum gross weight that will ensure a single-engine climb performance 

capability of at least 200 feet per minute positive rate at the prevailing density 

altitude;

4. Prior to each flight, a document must be prepared showing the weight and balance 

calculations and the altitude performance for the forecast operating density 

altitude. The document must be retained for at least 30 days and must be 

presented to any authorized representative of the Administrator upon request;

5. Each pilot in command (PIC) of the aircraft operated under this exemption must 

have a total of at least 1,200 hours of flight time as pilot, including at least 200 

hours PIC time in BN2B-21 aircraft, 50 flight hours of which must have been in 

agricultural spray operations;

6. A copy of this exemption must be provided to each PIC who operates under the 

terms of this exemption; 

7. Prior to operating under this exemption, each PIC must have successfully 

completed flight instruction from an appropriately rated flight instructor on 

characteristics of the BN2B-21 aircraft. A record of this instruction must be made 
available by the PIC upon request of any authorized representative of the 

Administrator; and

8. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States.

The Effect of Our Decision

The termination date of Exemption No. 10281, as amended, is extended to June 30, 2017 

unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service