### Castaneda, Val (FAA) From: 

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### Subject: Attachments: Dear Ms. Smith: Castaneda , Val (FAA) Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:01 PM carriesmith1997@gmail.com FAA NOTICE Petition for Exemption - imageOOl.png; AC 120-87B.pdf

The FAA apologizes fo r not being able to meet your needs and, in the interest of time, I am promptly sending this email to get to you info rmation related to your petition. We received you r Petition for Exempt io n on May 19, 2015. You requested to use the CARES Chil d Restraint System (CRS) for a child who exceeds th e weight and/o r hei ght limit and noted that you would like to travel Jun e 2, 2015. Process ing a petition for a child restraint (tec hnical analysi s, a decision regarding a grant or denial of the petition, and transmitting the grant or denial to you) typi ca lly takes 45-60 days. When the FAA gra nts this type of exempti on, it is effective for five years. Since we noticed that you w i sh to ta ke your first flight before we may finis h processi ng your Petition for Exemption , we wanted to give you some information and options so you can make informed cho ices regarding your travel. Also, we e ncou rage you to contact your airline of choice, well in advance of your travel , so that you can become familiar with their re lated operatio nal guidelines. If a child exceeds the weight and/or height l imit for CARES, FAA regulations prohibit the use of CARES during taxi, takeoff and landing on U .S. aircraft. However, even if a child exceeds 44 pounds or 40 inches, he or she can use CARES during cruise flight. U .S. Air Carriers are required to allow u se of an approved CRS, if a ticket has been purchased for the child, please contact your airline of choice for their related g uidelines. The FAA does not recommend any particular CRS, but we have prov ided some websi tes where you can f in d CRSs (ap proved fo r use in automobiles and aircraft) that can be used with chil dren up to 150 pounds and five feet tall. Insofa r as any changes that might take p l ace in t he webs ites we've provided, p lease kee p in mind that the FAA is neither associated with nor respo nsible for maintaining them. FAA Approved CRSs that ca n accommodate a larger chi ld -- (1) Columbia Medical--http://www.columbiamedical.com 1-562- 282 -0244 --Child TheraPedica Positioning Seat, CM2000-- Accommodates users up to 102 lbs and up to 5 feet tall - FAA Approved for use in aircraft (2} Carrie Tumbleforms -- (Adaptive Mall - http://www
.adaptivem a ll.com--1-800 -371 - 2778<http :// www.ad apt ivema l l.com -- 1 -800-371 -2 778/> -- Eiem e nta ry Carrie Seat 4641M--For children up to 60 lbs--FAA approved for use in aircraft (3} Bri tta x--http:// www.britaxusa.com (Phone- 1-888-427-4829} (High Capacity Convertibles- Up to 65 lb s- Models: Marathon, Marathon CS , Decathlon, Boulevard, Boulevard CS, Advocate CS} {One model- Frontier 85 SICT (App rox $220- 250)-- accom m o date s users up to 85 lb s. and 4 f eet nine in ches tall- http://www. bri taxusa . com/car-seats/frontier-8 5- sict)--AII m ode ls are FAA app roved for use on aircraft (4} Dio no- (http://us.dion o. com/en/car-seats/radi a n- rxt) Radian RXT (Approx $250 -280) (Phone-253-268-2500 or 855 - 463-4666} accommodates users up to 80 lbs. and 4 feet nine i nches tall- Is F AA approved for use in ai rc ra ft (5) Special Tomato- -Adaptive Mall - http://www
.adaptivem all.com -- 1-800-371 -2778<http://www.adapt ivema ll. com--1 - 800-371 - 2778/> --S m all MPS accommodates users up to 80 lbs . and 50 inches tall, large AMPS accommodates users up to 150 lbs . and 60 inch es tall--Both models are FAA approved for use i n aircraft

1I have also attached an FAA Advisory Circu l ar that contains mo re information regarding the use of child restraint on aircraft (AC 120-87B) . I have al so included an image of the labeling on a CRS that indicates that it is FAA approved for use in aircraft. Respectfully, Va lentine Castaneda, ARM-104 Federal Aviation Administration Office of Rul emaking, Ai rme n 

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