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# Q U.S, Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatfo n Administratio n 

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t Kansa s City , M O 64106

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### S Mr . Eri c Leave r Progra mManager/Administrativ e DE R Cu b Crafters , Inc . 191 8 S , 16 * Avenue/P.O . Bo x 982 3 Yakima , W

A 9890 3 Dea r Mr . Leaver : W e are enclosin g arevise dfront pag e for you r grant o f you r exemptio n issue do n Marc h 9 , 2010 , whic h requeste da

n exemptio n fro

mth e requirement s o f

1 4 CFRpart

23 , § § 23.562 . Th e original exemptio n numbe r was Exemptio n No , 10016 , Th e first pag e no w show s a ne w exemptio n number—Exemptio n No . 10027—for th e gran t o f you r petition . Unfortunately , ou r

automate dsyste massigne dth e same exemptio n numbe r t o tw o separate exemptions . Du e to thi s conflict , w e mus t revis e th e exemptio n numbe r fo r you r exemption . We apologiz e for

th e inconvenienc e andar e workin g t o ensur e that thi s situatio n doe s not occur again . I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e contac t Mr . Le s Taylo r

a t th e abov e addres s o r cal l him, o n 816-329-4134 . Sincerel y

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h Manager , Smal l Airplan e Directorat e Aircraf t Certificatio n Servic e Enclosur e03/30/201 0 16:3 2 816329410 6 SA D PAG E 03/0 3

Exemptio n No , 1002 7 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N WASHINGTON , D C 2059 1

I n th e matte r

o f th e petitio n o f CU B CRAFTERS , IN C fo r a n exemptio n from§ 23,56 2 o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federal Regulation s Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2009-116 1

GRAN T O FEXEMPTIO N B y lette r date dNovembe r

13,2009 , Mr . Eri c Leaver , ProgramManager/DER , Cu b Crafters , Inc. , 191 8 S . 16^' ^ Avenue , Yakima , W

A 9890 3 petitione dth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f Cub Crafters , Inc . fo

r a n exemptio n from§ 33,56 2 o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Th e propose dexemption , i f granted , woul d allo w fo r typ e certificatio n o f

th e Mode l CC18-18 1 aircraf t wit h seat s tha t

hav e not show n complianc e wit

h th e emergenc y landin g dynami c conditions . Cu b Crafters , Inc . propose s th e us e o f stati c test s on th e seats . Th e petitione r

request s relie f

fro mth e foUoYvin

g regulation[$] : Sectio n 23.56 2 prescribes , i n pertinen t part , tha t eac h seat/restrain t

for us e i n anonrial , utility , o r acrobati c categor

y airplan e successfull y complet e dynami c sea t tests , o r otherwis e demonstrat e eac h seat/restrain t syste mb y rationa l analysi s supporte db y dynami c tests , unde r

th e tes t condition s name di n § 23.562 , paragraph s (b)(1 ) and (b)(2) . Th e petitione r

support s it s reques t

with th e followin g information : Th e petitione r

state s Cu b Crafter s propose s th e us e o f stati c test s o n th e scat

an d harnesse s an dt o equi p th e aircraf t with afour-point

harnes s b y usin g aTechnica l Standard s Order

(TSO) , an dthat

th e lo w stal l spee dan dlo w hea dimpac t i s als o justificatio n for

th e exemption .