Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

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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 for not being able to meet your needs and, in the interest of time, I am promptly sending this email 

to get to you information related to your petition. We received your Petition for Exempt ion on May 19, 2015. You 

requested to use the CARES Child Restraint System (CRS) for a child who exceeds the weight and/or height limit and 

noted that you would like to travel June 2, 2015. Processing a petition for a child restraint (technical analysis, a decision 

regarding a grant or denial of the petition, and transmitting the grant or denial to you) typically takes 45-60 days. When 

the FAA grants this type of exemption, it is effective for five years. Since we noticed that you w ish to take your first flight 

before we may finish processing your Petition for Exemption, we wanted to give you some information and options so 

you can make informed choices regarding your travel. Also, we encourage you to contact your airline of choice, well in 

advance of your travel, so that you can become familiar with their related operational guidelines. 

If a child exceeds the weight and/or height limit 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 use of an approved CRS, if a ticket has been purchased for the child, 

please contact your airline of choice for their related guidelines. The FAA does not recommend any particular CRS, but 

we have provided some websites where you can find CRSs (approved for use in automobiles and aircraft) that can be 

used with children up to 150 pounds and five feet tall. Insofar as any changes that might take place in t he websites 

we've provided, please keep in mind that the FAA is neither associated with nor responsible for maintaining them. 

FAA Approved CRSs that ca n accommodate a larger child--

(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.adaptivemall.com--1-800-371-

2778<http://www.adaptivemall.com--1-800-371-2778/>--Eiementary Carrie Seat 4641M--For children up to 60 lbs--FAA 

approved for use in aircraft 

(3} Brittax--http://www.britaxusa.com (Phone- 1-888-427-4829} (High Capacity Convertibles- Up to 65 lbs- Models: 

Marathon, Marathon CS, Decathlon, Boulevard, Boulevard CS, Advocate CS} {One model- Frontier 85 SICT (Approx $220-

250)-- accommodates users up to 85 lbs. and 4 feet nine inches tall- http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/frontier-85-

sict)--AII models are FAA approved for use on aircraft 

(4} Diono- (http://us.diono.com/en/car-seats/radian-rxt) Radian RXT (Approx $250-280) (Phone-253-268-2500 or 855-

463-4666} accommodates users up to 80 lbs. and 4 feet nine inches tall- Is FAA approved for use in aircraft 

(5) Special Tomato- -Adaptive Mall- http://www.adaptivemall.com--1-800-371-2778<http://www.adaptivemall.com--1-

800-371-2778/> --Small MPS accommodates users up to 80 lbs. and 50 inches tall, large AMPS accommodates users up 

to 150 lbs. and 60 inches tall--Both models are FAA approved for use in aircraft 

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I have also attached an FAA Advisory Circular that contains more information regarding the use of child restraint on 

aircraft (AC 120-87B). 

I have also included an image of the labeling on a CRS that indicates that it is FAA approved for use in aircraft. 

Respectfully, 

Valentine Castaneda, ARM-104 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office of Rulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Rules Division 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

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