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RE: R e qu es t f o r exe mpti o n

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Ple a se i ssue a n exe mpti on for t he G-200 and Ga laxy s im ilar to exe mpt io n 10862.
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Pa ul M. Ega n , C EOExe mption to 25.562 and 25.785(b) Tit l e 14 for Aero Medica l Products Mfg., Inc FAA Project No.: Pendin g projec t number-FAA C hica go 2

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Re.: 14 CFR 25.562 and 25.7 85(b) , Exemption to allow Aero Medical Products Mfg. , Inc to install a medical-patie nt litte r assemblies per report 006 in a Gulfstream Galaxy and G

200 series airplane s. Aero Medical Pro duct s Mfg., Inc he reby petitions for an exemption from 25.562 and part of25.785(b) of Titl e 14 , Code of Federal Re g ulations (14 CFR) to th e ex t e nt n ecessary to permit installation of a medical-patient litt er asse mblies , for transport of persons whose medical condition di c t a t

es s uch accommodations , on Gulfstream Model Ga la xy and G200 series air pl anes. Specific sectio ns of 14 CFR from which relief is sought Sect ion 25.785(b) a t amendment 25 -8 8 , requ i res that each seat, berth , safety belt, harnes s a

nd adjacent part of th e a irplane at eac h statio n designated as occ upiabl e during take off and landing mu s t be des ig n e d so that a p e rso n making proper u se of those facilities will not suffer se riou s injury in an emergency landing as a result of th e in ertia forces specified in 25

. 561 and 25

. 562

. Section 25.562 specifies dynamic test condition s for q ualifi cat i on of occupant injury , as well as structu r a l r e tention cr i teria. E xtent of relief, and reason Aero Medical Prod ucts Mfg. , Inc owns s uppl eme nta l typ e certificates (STCs) for the Gu lfstream I , II , III , IV a nd GIV-X and for num ero us 14 CFR par t 25, 23 , 27 and 29 airplanes. The cert ifica tion requir e me nt s fo r those airplanes hav e resulted in goo d service history w ith no adverse exp erie nc e. No medica l-patie nt loadin g an d utili ty syste m installations have been s hown to meet th e dynamic c rite ria. 14 C FR parts 23 , 27, and 29 spec ific ally excl ud e s tretcher li tters fro m the dynamic criteria. Aero Medical Products Mfg. , I n c notes that the esti mated cost of d e mon s trating complian ce is quite high considering the limited number of unite s for which the cos t could be amortized. S in ce none have bee n s hown to comply w ith the dynan1ic test criteria, stretc h e rs cannot currentl y be used o n airp l anes w hose type certifica te basis include s th e dynamic requirements
. In this case, a person who needs to trave l fo r essential medical ca re can e ither c hart er an airplane , at 5 to 1 0 times the cost of a co mm e rcial ticket, or if the cost is pro hibitiv e, fail to r ece ive the needed treatment (the consequences of which may be fata l )

. Another a l ternat ive wou l d be flying an alternate route on an airplanes the certification basis for whic h d oes not require d y namic t estin g. Thi s would offer no increase in safety an d may not be ava il ab le. Why granting th i s request would be in the public interest; bow it benefits the public as a wholeAero Medical Products Mfg. , Inc feels that granting the petition would be in the public interest for the fo ll owing reasons: • T he exemption would re li eve an economic burden on a segment of the traveling p ub li c a lready deal ing w it h advers i ty,
• The l evel of safety that would be provided i s a n acceptable l eve l of safety g iven the limited usage and exposure of the stretcher,
• Com pliance wi t h the dynamic test requirement s wou l d be d ifficu lt at best, an d very expensive , while returning a margina l safety benefit. In addit io n , 14 CFR 25.562 is written for seats and would no t be eas ily appl ied to a li tte r. 

### R equ e st to fore go s umm a ry-notic e publication in th e F ederal R eg is t e r for public comment Ae ro Med ica l P r oducts Mfg., In c a lso r eq ues t s th at the FAA waive pu bl icatio n and p u b li c comment for good ca u se. Aero Med i cal Products Mfg., Inc app li ed fo r the STC in June, 20 1 3 and h as commitments requiring an STC by Sept 2013. A delay in acting on the petition would be de tr imental to Ae ro Medical P roducts Mfg. , I nc as we ll as de laying the deployment of l ifesaving equipme n t. 

### Additional informa tion, v i ews, or argum e n ts s upporting thi s r equ est Thi s petition i s co n siste nt w ith Exem p tion No. 6625, 6920, 73 1 8 and 7393 , w hi c h were granted for L i fePort li tter insta ll at ions in Cessna 750 (Citation X) , Falcon 2000, Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 45, respectively. In th is case, the intent fo r the exemp t ion is fo r non-ambulatory persons. Aero Medical Produc t s Mfg., I nc recomme nds tha t this intent be covered by:
• a limitation in the F l ig ht Manual Supp lement , and
• a conspicuously locate d p l acard that states that occ upancy of the stretcher litter durin g takeoff and landing is fo r non-ambulatory persons only. 

### O peration ou ts id e th e United S t a t es T hi s exemption is in tended for operation in side and outs id e the US as many people travel outside the US because we are a Global society seeking business with the world

. The Gulfstream aircraft i s a g lobal type airc raft.

Paul M. E gan , CE O Aero Medical Product s Mfg., Inc 2230 Stonebridge Rd West Bend , WI 53095 1-262-335-8000 Cell: 1

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