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8201 West Judge Perez Drive Chalmctte, Louisiana. 70D43 

(504) 278-4200 Fax (504) 278-4264 

2-4-2011 

Mr. John M. Allen 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Federal Aviation Administration 

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Washington D.C. 20591 

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Attached please find a copy of Exemption No. 8515 Dated 

Mar, 23 2005. "The St. Bernard Parish Mosquito Control St. Bernard 

Parish Government is requesting a reinstatement or an application 

for a new exemption. Please advise if any additional information 

is required. 

A change is requested in the Conditions and limitations 

in Item #5. 

The change is: to use the current part 137.53 (b)(1)(2) 

and add an annual flight test in a BN2A-26 by a qualified multi 

engine flight instructor for the pilot in engine failure 

procedure with a minimum of two simulated engine failures with 

full stop landings indorsed in the pilot's flight log book before 

the beganning of the spray season. 

The request for this change is Item #5's 200 hrs. PIC in 

a BN2A'26 is a restriction that is very dificult if not 

impossible to find a qualifided BN2A-26 pilot and the change 

will insure a more current pilot qualification thus increasing 

safety, as when th^ pilot got the 200 hrs PIC may have been 

years ago. Please note BN2A-26 pilots with 200 hrs. PIC are 

difficult to find W/AG time. 

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Exemption No. 6515 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-20297 

Mr. August J. Blake 

St Bernard Parish Mosquito Control 

St. Bernard Parish Government 

8201 West Judge Perez Drive 

Clialmette, LA 70043 

Dear Mr. Blake; 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains the basis for it and ^c s you the conditions and limitations of the 

exemption, including the date^k-enasT 

Our Decision and its Basis 

By letter dated January 29, 2005, and supplemental infoimation submitted February 20, 2005, 

you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of die St. Bernard Parish 

Mosquito Control (SBPMC) for an exemption from § 137.53(c)(2) of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption, if granted, would allow pilots employed by 

SBPMC to conduct aerial applications of insecticide materials over congested areas fi?om a 

Britten-Noiman BN2A-26 (Registration No. N706MC, Serial No. 883) thai is not equipped 

with a device capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft's maximum authorized 

load of agricultural materials witliin 45 seconds. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption m circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 6470 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that the requirements of part 137 are directed at the safety of agricultural aircraft 

operations, the dispensing of materials during such operations, and the protection of persons 

and property on the ground. The FAA has not attempted to estabhsh flight procedures for 

specific crops or to direct the use of particular application techniques, nor do the rules 

prescribe the kinds of chemicals or other materials to be used. However, part 137 prohibits 

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the dispensing of an economic poison for a use other than that for which it is registered with 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has Federal responsibility for economic poisons 

for use. 

The FAA is aware that many ^cultural operatioois are unique because of such variables as 

ST^e, shape, and location of the area; obstacles in the vicinity of each operation; altitude and 

airspeed programmed for the aircraft; type and toxicity of the chemical to be dispensed; and 

the type of aircraft used in the operations. The intent of § 137.53(cX2) is to provide the pilot 

with a means of dumping the chemical if an emergency situation occurs. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

• They don't differ materially from those presented by the petitioner in the enclosed grant of 

exemption; 

• The reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the 

situation you present; and 

• A grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Admijiistrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant St. Bernard Parish Mosquito Control an 

exemption from 14 CFR § 137.53(c)(2) to the extent necessary to conduct aerial ^plications 

of insecticide material fixim a Eritten-Komian BN2A-26 (Registration No. N706MC, Serial 

No. 883) without the aircraft being equipped with a device that is enable 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 tlic conditions and limitations 

described below. 

Con df dons and Limits of your Exemption 

1. This exeiiq)tion is limited to Brilten-Noiman BN2A-26 (Registration 

No. N706MC, Serial No. 883) 

2. The authority of this exemption is to be used only in conjunction with 

conducting aerial agricultural operations. 

3. During spray operations, ainnaft operated in conjunction witli tliis exemption 

are limited to a maximxun 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 dociunent must be retained for at least 30 days and must 

be presented TO the Administrator upon request.