Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

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Dear Mr. Khanasa and Ms. Welch, 

Castaneda, Val (FAA) 

Friday, September 26, 2014 10:48 AM 

awelch@colorado.wish.org 

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration - NOTICE 

AC 120-87B.pdf 

In the interest of time, I am sending this email to promptly get to you information related to your petition. We received your 

Petition for Exemption on September 24, 2014. You requested to use the CARES Child Restraint System (CRS) for a 

child who exceeds the weight limits and/or height and noted that you would like to travel October 8, 2014. 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 wish to take your first flight before we may be able to completely process your Petition 

for Exemption, we wanted to give you some information and options so you can make informed choices regarding your 

travel. 

If a child exceeds the weight limit and/or the 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 approved CRS, if a child is within the weight and 

height requirements and a ticket has been purchased for the child. 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. The FAA considers anyone who has not reached their 18 birthday 

to be a child for the purpose of our regulation regarding CRSs. For additional information, I have attached an Advisory 

Circular that contains more information regarding the use of child restraint on aircraft. 

FAA Approved CRS that can 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-Eiementary Carrie Seat 

4641 M--For children up to 60 lbs--F AA 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 tali-Is FAA approved for use in aircraft 

(5) Special Tomato- -Adaptive Mall- 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 

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

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Respectfully, 

Valentine Castaneda, ARM-104 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office ofRulemaking. Airmen & Airspace Rules Division 

800 Independence Avenue. SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

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