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

lis ts 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 Mosqu ito 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 B ritten

- Norman BN2B

- 21 aircraft (r egistration No s

. N117MC and N958KM , S erial No s . 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 mat erials 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.Th e 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 Ea st 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 autho rity 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

- Nor man BN2B

- 21 (Registration No s . N117MC and N958KM

, Serial No s . 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 se conds when ope rating 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. T his 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 perfo rmance 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 densi ty 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 le ast 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

term s 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 mad eavailable 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 ex tended to June 30, 2017 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Ba r bagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service