Top Flight Studios LLC

52 Tweed Street

Cranston, RI 02920

November 8 , 2015

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Flight Studios LLC (the “Company”) a n d o wner Charles K. Lambert II h e reby a pp ly f o r an

e xe m p ti o n f r o m various provisions of the Fe d eral Avi a ti o n Reg u lati o n s (“ F A Rs”) , as set forth on

Appendix A hereto, t o al l o w f o r c om m e rcial o p e r ati o n s o f s m all u n m a nn ed a e ri a l s y st e m s f o r t h e

p rim a ry pu r po se o f aerial p h o t o g ra ph y and v i d e o

.

About the Company

The services offered by the Company will include saf e

, l o w altit ud e , and c o st effe c t i v e a erial

i m a g i n g. The Company intends to offer its services fo r compensation to customers in a v ar i e t y o f

i ndu stri e s, including h o m e r eal e sta t e, c om m ercial real esta t e, m ar k e t i ng , entertainment, l a n d

d e v e l o pm ent, c o n stru c ti on

, p r o p er t y i n spe c ti o n s, and weddings and other special events

.

About the UAS

The Company w ill o p er a te a D J I Phantom 3 , a s m all u n m a nn e d a e ri a l s y st e m (“sUA S” ) eq u i pp ed

with a d v a n ced fl igh t c o n t r o l s y s t e m s, hi g h defi n iti o n ca m era and g i mb al, a n d advanced safe t y

fe atu r es. The sU A S w ill b e o p e r at e d b y a n experienced p il o t in c o m m a nd (“PIC”) a n d v is u al

o p e r a t o r (“VO”), in turn o fferi n g safe and v al u a b le services t o the Company’s clie n ts.

The DJI Phantom 3 is vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft with a Ground

Control Station (GCS) utilizing electronic tablet or smart phone systems . The DJI Phantom 3 has a

maximum gross weight of approximately 1280 gram, while having a length of 16 inches, width of

16 inches, height of 8 inches, and a maximum speed of approximately 29 knots. The DJI Phantom 3

is equipped with four main rotors; drive n by Lithium Polymer battery powered electric motors.

The DJI Phantom 3 that will be operated by Top Flight Studios LLC, will be registered in

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 44103, Registration of Aircraft, as well as 14 C.F.R Part 47, Aircraft

Registration, and marked in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 45, Identification and Registration

Marking.

Safety Measures

The safe o p erat i o n o f th e sU AS w ill be the first pr i o r i ty b ef o re, d u ri n g and aft e r each of theTop Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

Company’s projects. The Company will implement the f ollowing measures to help ensure safe

operation:

1. A l l sUAS o p e rat i o n s w ill b e c o ndu ct e d at V i su a l L i n e Of Si gh t (“VLOS”) at n o m o re than

2 0 0 f e et A G L

.

2. N o sUAS o p erat i o n s will b e c o ndu c t ed wit h in 5 N M o f an air p o rt a n d will b e in F A A class G

ai r sp a ce.

3. N o sUAS o p erat i o n s will o c cur di r ec t l y o v er d ense l y p o pu lated a r eas, u n

- a pp r ov ed

g o v er n m ent bu il d i ng s, p o w e r li n e s, o r m a j o r r o a d s.

4. A l l sUAS o p e rat i o n s w ill ta k e p lace d u

ri n g d a y li gh t h o u rs u nd er c o nd iti o n s eq u iva l ent t o

Vis u al F l i gh t Ru l es (“VFR”) w ith the s U A S n o m o re than 1 0 0 0 feet f r o m t h e P IC.

5. A l l sUAS o p e rat i o n s w ill h a v e a P IC and VO p r e sent a n d all o p er a ti o n s w ill be w i t h in VLOS

o f b o th t h e P I C and VO.

6. P IC a n d VO w ill be ab l e t o v erb a lly c o mm un ic a te a t all ti m e s.

7. The U A S will y i eld t o all m a nn ed a ircr a ft a t all t i m es.

8. A l l req u ired pe r m its a n d p e r m iss i o n s w ill be o b tai n ed f r o m l o cal a n d s t a te g o v er n m ent

sh o u ld they b e req u ire d

.

9. A p re

- fl igh t i n spect i o n by t h e P IC will b e per f o r m ed p r i o r t o each fli gh t t o a ssu r e that t h e

UAS is safe f o r fli gh t. A p o s t

- fl igh t i n specti o n will a l s o be per f o r m ed as an ad d ed l e v el o f

safe t y

.

10. F u ll aircraft i n spe c ti o n s w ill be c om p l e t ed in ac c o r d a n ce w i th m a nu facturers’ inst r u cti o n s.

11. At no ti m e sh a ll the UAS b e o p er a t e d with m issi n g o r m a nu facturer u n a pp r o v ed p arts, o r in

a n y c o nd iti o n t h at c o u ld p o se a ha z ard t o a n y o ther aircra f t o r s t r u ctu r e o r per s o n o n the

gr o und

.

12. The sU A S will no t b e o p er a t e d at a bat t ery le v el be l o w 2 0 %.

13. P rior t o all UAS o p er a ti o n s a pr e

- fl igh t m e e ti n g w ill be h eld by the P IC t o de t e r m i n e the

p ara m e t ers o f fli gh t in a g i v en l o c a ti o n

, any h a z ar d s p r es e n t, w e a ther c o nd it i o n s, safety

p r o ced u res at the s p e cific l o cat i o n and ap p r o x i m ate d u rati o n and r o u te o f fli gh t.

14. The P IC w ill h a v e a m i n i m u m o f 10 hours f l y i n g t i m e a n d o p era t ed at l east 5 0 in d ivi d u al

fl igh ts o f si m ilar s U A S m u lti r o t o r ai r c rafts.Top Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

I respec t f u lly r e q u est the F AA t o gr a n t an e x e m p t i o n t o the Company f o r c o m m ercial U A S aerial

p h o t o g ra ph y o p e r at i o n s u nd er t h e R ef o r

m A c t o f 2 0 12

.

If a n y o f pr o ced u

res, p o lic i es, o r c o n t e n t o f t h is r eq u e st d o n o t m e e t t h e r eq u ir e m ents o f an

e x e m p ti o n , it is the Company ’s inte n ti o n to adj u st its p o l i ci e s in a c c o r d a n ce t o t h e F A A’s

r e qu ire m ents o u tli n ed in t h e g ra n t e d e x e m p ti o n

.

S in cer e ly,

Charles K. Lambert II

PresidentTop Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

APPENDIX A

Ex e mp t i on R e quest s A n d E q ui v alent L ev e l Of S a f ety

The Company r e q u es t s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m t h e f o l l o wing r eg u lati o n s as w e ll as any a dd it i o n al

reg u latio n s that ap p ly t o t h e o p erat i o n o f D J I Phantom 3 o r s i m i l ar sUA S ’ s f o r t h e p u r p o se o f

a erial ph o t o g ra ph y and v i d e o

.

1. 1 4 C.F

. R. 61

. 1 1 3 (a) and ( b )

The Company w ill u s e sp e cially trai n ed staff t o c o ndu ct t h e sUAS o p erat i o n s. To the extent

any staff member does not h o ld a c om m ercial pi l o t li c ense, such staff member w ill have at

least 1 0 hou rs o f flying ti m e, have c o ndu ct e d a t lea s t 5 0 in d iv i du al fl igh ts a n d have r e ad

sUAS m a nu factur er s’ m a nu als a n d o p er a ti n g p r o ced u res. In a dd iti o n, e a ch P IC a n d V O will

be req u i red to sign a d o c u m ent c o n fi r m i n g t h e und ers t a nd i n g o f the Company’s o p erating and

s a fe t y p o l i c i es a n d t h e gr an t e d S ection 333 e xe m p ti o n . The sU A S will no t car r y p r op erty f o r

c o m p ens a ti o n o r h ire si n ce they w ill be used s o le l y t o p r ov i d e o u r clie n ts with ae ri a l i m a g i ng

.

W i th o u t an e x em p ti o n

, the pi l o t w o u ld b e req u ired t o h o ld a c o m m ercial p i l o t ce r tificate

u nd er § 61

. 1 3 3

. Ho w e v er, the ri s k as s o cia t ed with t h e c o n t e m p la t ed o p erat i o n s is less than

t h e ri s k p o sed b y a tra d it i o n al ai r cra f t. T h e s U A S will fly at altit ud es w e ll be l o w t h e

p e r m issi b le l i m i t s f o r o ther c i v il aircra f t, el i m i n ati n g t h e risk t o o ther ai r craft, a nd within a

g e o g r a ph ical e n v e l o p e u nd er the s o le c o n tr o l o f the Company’s c l ie n t s . Req u ir in g a

c om m e r cial pi l o t c ertific a te w o u ld pr o v i d e n o a pp recia b le safe t y b e n efit a n d w o u ld

n e e d less l y i m p o s e a dd iti o n al c o s t o n the Company.

B eca u se the c o n t e m p lated o p er a ti o n s w o u ld n o t c o m p ly with § 61

. 1 1 3 (b) ( 1 ) a n d n o n e o f t h e

o ther e x ce p ti o n s t o par a g ra p h ( a) a p p ly, rel i ef is n e e d ed f r o m b o th par ag r a ph s ( a) and ( b ).

2. 1 4 C F R P art 2 1 , S ubp art H : A i rw o rth in e ss C ertifica t es

This p art e stab l is h es t h e p r o ced u r e s f o r t h e issua n ce o f an ai r w o r th in ess cer t if i c at e

.

Wh i le t h e F A A c o n ti nu es t o wo r k t o d e v e l o p ai r w o r th i n ess stan d ar d s f o r U A S, w e r e qu est an

e x p er i m ental certif i cate be issued f o r t h e UAS o p era te d by the ap p lica n t und er either o r b o th

o f the pr o v isi o n s set fort h below. Pursuant to 14 CFR 2 1

. 1 9 1, e xper i m ental cer t i f icates a r e

iss u ed f o r the f o ll o wing p u r p o se s :

• Res e a r ch a n d de v el o p m e n t . T e sting n e w ai r c raft d e si g n c o n ce p ts, n e w ai r c r aft

eq u i p m ent, n ew ai r craft instal l a ti o n s, new a ircraft o p erating t ech n i qu e s, o r new u s es

f o r ai r craft.

• S h o wing c om p lia n c e w i th r eg u lati o n s

. C o ndu cting fli g h t t e s ts a n d o th e r o p er a ti on s t o

sh o w c o m p lia n ce with t h e ai r w o r th in ess reg u lat i o n s incl ud i n g fli gh ts to sh o w

c o m p lia n c e f o r issua n ce o f t y p e a n d su pp l e m e n tal t y p e c ertific a t e s, f li gh t s t o

s ub stantiate m a j o r d e si g n c h a ng es, a n d fl igh ts to sh o w c o m p lia n ce with t h e fu n cti o n

a n d r e li a b ility r e qu ir e m e n ts o f t h e r eg u lati o n s.Top Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

S in ce the e x p er i m e n tal c e r tificate can be u s ed f o r c om m ercial pu r p o ses such as m ar k et

su r v e y s, sales d e m o n strat i o n s, and cust o m er cr e w trai n i ng

, we wo u ld e x p e c t th a t an

e xp e rim e n tal cer t if i c a te w o u ld pe r m it o u r c om m ercial p u r p o se as w ell.

The ai r cra f t will n o t car r y p ers o n s o r p r o p e r ty and will o n ly fly u nd er strict o p era t i o n al

req u ire m ents. As the Company’s sUAS al s o ca r ries n o c ombu stib l e f u el, w e i gh s l e ss th an 6 .5

p o und s a n d is c o n s tructed p r i m ar i l y o f pl a s t ics and c om p o si te s, w e pro p o se t h e U A S is at

least as sa f e, if n o t si gn if i ca n t l y sa f er than c o nv enti o n al l y c ertified ai r craft used within

s i m ilar p a ra m e t e rs.

If an e xper i m e n tal air w o rt h i n ess ce r tifica t e is n o t a pp r o p ri a te f o r t h is a pp licat i o n

, t h en w e

req u est an e x e m p t i o n o f 1 4 CFR P ar t 2 1 , S ubp art H, a n d t h e req u ir e m e n t f o r an ai r w o r th in ess

cer t if i c a te in g e n eral, c i ti n g t h e eq u i v ale n t le v el o f sa f e t y o u tli n ed in the p r e v i o u s par ag ra ph

.

3. 1 4 C F R 9 1

. 2 0 3 (a) & (b) Civil aircraf t : C e r tificat i o n s r e q u ire d

The r e gu lat i o n p r ov i d es t h at an air w o rth in e ss c ertifi c at e

, with t h e reg i s t rat i o n n u m b er

a s si gn ed to the aircra f t a n d a r egist r ati o n c ertific a te, m u st be a b o a rd t h e aircraft.

A dd iti o n al l y , subp ara g ra p h ( b ) p r o v i d es t h at the ai r wo r th in ess c ertifica t e b e “ d is p lay e d at t h e

ca b in o r c o c kp i t e n tra n ce s o t h at it is legi b le to p a sse n g ers o r cr e w.”

As the sUAS is t o o s m all t o carry d o c u m entat i o n

, d o es n o t h a v e an ent ra n c e a n d d o es n o t

carry a cr e w

, w e p r o p o s e the f o l l o wing in o r d er to m e e t t h e intent o f 91

. 2 0 3 and pr o v i d e an

eq u ivalent l e v el o f sa f e ty

. A l l do c um ents d e e m ed ap p r o p ri a te by t h e F A A f o r t h is aircraft

will b e l o ca t ed at the o p erat i o n al g r o un d s t at i o n f o r e a ch fl igh t in prox i m i t y t o the P IC a n d

VO a n d w ill b e a v ai l a b le f o r ins p ec t i o n o n r e qu e s t. In o r d er t o id e n t ify the aircraf t

, w e

p r o po se t o use t h e m a nu facture r ’s mo d el and p r o du cti o n c o d es l o ca t ed o n t h e ai r cra f t as w e ll

as a Company l o g o aff i x e d t o t h e a i r cra f t as w e ll.

4. 1 4 C F R 9 1 .9 Ci v il ai r craft fli gh t m a nu al, m arki ng , a n d pl a card r e qu ir e m ents.

This reg u lat i o n pr o v i d es t h at n o p ers o n m a y o p er a te an aircraft un le s s a cu r r ent, ap p r o v ed

fli gh t m a nu al is in the airc r aft. T h e i n t e n t o f th i s r e qu ir e m ent is t o ens u re th a t fl igh t m a nu al

i n f o r m a ti o n i s a v ai l a b le t o t h e ai r cr e w whi l e o p erating the aircra f t.

The Company req u e s ts an e x e m p t i o n t o t h is r eq u ir e m ent as the UAS ca n n o t, g i v en i t s size,

ca r ry the fl igh t m a nu al. T o m e et an e qu ivalent l e v el o f saf e t y

, w e p r o p o se to ha v e the c u r r ent

m a nu facture r ’s fli gh t m a n u al a n d t h e Company’s fli gh t m a nu al at t h e o p er a ti o n al g r o u n d

s t at i o n o f e a ch fl igh t, a v ai l a b le to b o th the P IC and VO.

5. 1 4 C F R 9 1

. 1 1 9 M i n i m u m s a fe altit ud e s : G eneral

The reg u lat i o n p r ov i d es t h at o v er sparse l y p o pu la t ed areas t h e ai r cra f t ca n n o t b e o p erat e d

cl o ser t h an 5 0 0 f e et to a n y p ers o n

, v e s sel, s y s te m

, o r s tructu r e. S in c e the UAS w i l l be

o p erating at a m ax i m u m 2 0 0 f e e t A G L

, w e ca n n o t c o m p ly with t h is req u ire m ent and th u s a sk

f

o r an e x e m p t i o n . In o r d e r t o p r o v i d e an eq u ivalent l e v el o f safet y

, w e p r o p o s e the f o l l o win g :

• The U A S will o n l y be o p er a t e d w i th i n VLOS o f the P IC a n d VO at a m a xi m u m r a ng eTop Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

o f 1 0 0 0 f e et fr o m t h e gr o un d s t a ti o n

.

• A p refli gh t saf e ty r i sk a s se s s m ent w ill b e c om p l e t ed p r i o r t o each fli gh t t o ens u re the

UAS is in a c o nd iti o n f o r safe fli gh t a n d t h at the pl ann ed o p erat i o n can be c om p l e t ed

s afel y

. The Company’s F l i gh t M a nu al a n d P r e

- F l i gh t C h ec k l i st are attached hereto

as Appendix B and Appendix C , respectively.

• The U A S w ill no t b e o p er at ed wit h in 5 NM o f any ai r p o rt a n d will o n ly b e o p era t ed

with the c o n sent o f pro p e r ty m a n a g er a nd/ o r o wner.

6. 1 4 C F R 9 1

. 1 2 1 A l t i m e t er se t t i ng s

The reg u lat i o n p r ov i d es t h at ai r craft sha l l m ai n tain c r u isi n g altitu d es b y r e fe r en c e t o an

al ti m e t e r se t ti n g a v ai l a b le within 1 0 0 na u tical m iles o f t h e ai r c r aft.

The U A V will a l w a y s b e fly i n g bel o w 2 0 0 f e e t A G L w i t h in VLOS o f t h e P IC a n d VO t h at

will p r ov i d e s e p arat i o n f r o m te rr a i n , s t r u ctur e s and o ther ai r craft. A l s o

, t h e U A S will

c o n ti nu al l y tr a n s m it an AGL r e a d i n g b a ck t o t h e c o n t r o ller a t the gr o un d s t at i o n and t h e A G L

l o ck in t h e U A S’s s o f t w a r e will be s et t o 4 0 0 f e e t , p r ov i d i n g an e q u ivalent l e v el o f saf e t y

.

7. 1 4 C F R 9 1

. 1 5 1 F u el r e qu ir e m ents f o r fli gh t in VFR c o n d iti o n s

The reg u lat i o n p r ov i d es t h at n o p ers o n m a y beg i n a f l i gh t in an air p la n e und er d a y

- V F R

c o nd iti o n s u n less there i s en o ug h fuel t o fly t o t h e fir s t p o i n t o f i n t en d ed l a nd i n g a n d t o f l y

af

t er that f o r at l east 3 0 m i nu t e s

.

The U A S is s m a rt b a t t e r y p o w ered and c o n ti nu al l y t r a n s m its b a t t e r y c h ar g e i n f o r

m at i o n back

t o the gr o un d s tat i o n t o be e v al u at e d by the P IC who will r e turn t h e UAS ba c k t o t h e gr o un d

stati o n pr i o r to th e b a t t e r y sho w i n g 2 0 % r e m ai n i n g c a p acit y

. W e f e e l th a t th i s c o m b i n ed w i th

the fact t h at the UAS w ill h a v e a m ax i m u m ra ng e o f 1 0 0 0 f e et f r o m t h e g r o un d s tati o n

p r o v i d es an e qu ivalent l e v el o f sa f e t y

.

8. 1 4 C.F

. R. 91

. 4 0 5 (a )

, 9 1

. 4 0 7 (a) ( 1 ), 1 4 C. F .R. 9 1

. 4 09 ( a ) ( 1 ) & ( 2 ) a n d 1 4 C.F

. R. 9 1

. 4 1 7 (a) &

( b ) M ai n t e n a n c e, P r e v ent i v e M ai n t e n a n c e, a n d Al t erat i on s

We p r o p o s e that t h e P IC p erf o r

m m ai n t ena n ce a n d i n spect i o n and “ b e a u t h o ri ze d t o ap p r o v e

the aircra f t f o r r e turn t o s e rvice

. ” As p r ov i d ed f o r in Appendix B

, t h e P IC will i n s p ect t h e

ai r cra f t p rior t o e v e r y fli gh t to e n s u re it is in ai r w o rt h y c o nd it i o n . A m ai n t e n a n c e ch e ck w ill

also b e p erf o r

m ed a t i n t e r v als i n st r u ct e d by t h e m a nu factu r e r, D J I. A n y g eneral m ai n t ena n ce

a n d r e p air o r repl a c e m ent o f c o m p o n ents will be c o m p le t ed by t h e P IC f o l l o wing t h e

m a nu facturer’s rec om m en d at i o n s and d o c u m en t ed in ac c o r d a n ce w i t h S ection 91

. 4 1 7 . In any

case w h e r e the U A S ca nn o t b e r e tur n ed t o s e r v i ce b y t h e P IC, o r is sus p e ct ed to b e un sa f e,

the UAS w ill not be o p era t ed u n til r e tur n ed t o all m a nu factu r er sp e cificat i o n s. W e f e el t h at

d

u e t o the s i m p licit y , si z e, r o bu st n ess a n d c o n s t r u cti o n o f t h e ai r cra f t, t h e P IC can assure an

eq u i v ale n t le v el of saf e t y

.

9. 8 9 00

. 2 2 7 P ara g ra p h 1 6 ( c X a ) P IG M ed i cal. and P a r a g r a p h 16 ( e X 1 ) Ob s er v er M ed i c al

This p o li c y p r ov i d es t h at b o th the P IC a n d o b se r v er m u st h a v e a v al i d F A A s ec o n d

- classTop Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

m ed i cal cer t if i c a te iss u ed u nd er p a r t 6 7 in o r d er to p erf o r

m as a p i l o t o r o b se r v er. W e f ee l

that req u ir in g t h e P IC and VO to m e et the s a m e m ed i cal re qu ire m ents as a c o m m e r c i al p il o t

carryi n g p assen g ers in a lar g e ai r c r a ft is an u nn e c essa r y b u r d e n

.

S in ce the U A V is o f s m all s i z e, un m a nn ed, h a s an a u t o r e turn h om e fe a ture, will b e o p e r ati n g

at l o w a l titu d es, w ill n o t o p e r ate o v er a d ensely p o pu la t ed area, and r e qu ired t o b e in VL O S

o f t h e IC a n d VO at all t i m e s

, w e f e e l b o th the P IC and VO r e qu ir in g v isi o n c o rr e ct e d to

2 0 / 2 0 and a v al i d s t a te iss u ed d r i v er’s l i cense su p p o rts m ed i cal re q u ire m e n ts.Top Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

APPENDIX B

Fl igh t P ar a m e t e r s and R e s trict i o n s

1. A l l fl igh ts will o ccur in FAA Class G airs p a ce a t n o m o r e than 2 0 0 f e et A G L and n o

furt h er than 1 0 00 feet fr o m the P IC.

2. The sU A S will no t b e f l o wn faster than 4 0m p h o r a s l i m ited by F A A r eg u lati o n s.

3. A l l o p erat i o n s will u tili z e a P IC a n d VO w ith the P IC a n d VO a b le to c om m un ica t e

v erb a l l y at all ti m e s.

4. A l l o p erat i o n s will o ccur o n ly du ri n g dayli gh t h o u rs a n d in w e at h er c o nd iti o n s e q u ivalent

to V F R.

5. A l l o p erat i o n s will o ccur a t VLOS f r o m t h e P IC a n d V O.

6. The P IC and VO will h a v e a p r e

- fl igh t m e e ti n g a t the si t e o f t h e o p er a ti o n j u st p r i o r t o t h e

fl igh t to a s sess w e a ther, area o f o p erat i o n

, t o p o g ra ph y , fli g h t ti m e, r o u t e , h a z ard

m it i g ati o n and o v erall o p erat i o n al a n d sa f e t y pa r a m e t e r s. A l so d u

ri n g t h is m e e ti ng

, t h e

p r e

- fl igh t ai r craft checklist ( s e e Appendix C) will b e i m p l e m en t ed.

7. P IC is r e s p o n si b l e f o r m ai n t ai n i n g an es t a b lished sa f e e m erge n cy la nd i n g pl a n if at a n y

ti m e du ri n g t h e o p er a ti o n c o nd i ti o n s b e c o m e u n fa v o ra b le du e to u n f o re s e e n ha z ar d s,

safe t y c o n cerns, o r w ea t h er.

8. A l l o p erat i o n s will b e r e v i e w e d pr i o r t o fli gh t a n d c o n du ct e d w ith t h e f u ll p er m i s si o n o f

t h e p r o p er t y o wner o r m a ng er.

9. F l i gh t p la nn i n g w ill i n cl u d e the t e r m i n at i o n o f t h e fl ig h t with 2 0 % b a t t e r y r e m ai n i ng , as

d e t e r m i n ed by t h e d a ta li n k b e t w e en the UAS and gr o un d s t ati o n

.

10. The U A V will at all t i m es gi v e w a y t o m a nn ed aircr a f t.

11. P rior t o e v e r y fli gh t, a hi gh ly v isi b l e la un ch b a nn er will b e p laced at t h e site o f t h e g r o un d

s t at i o n to al l o w an o u tside o b se r v er t o de t e r m i n e t h e l o cat i o n o f t h e U A S’s o ri g in and

c o m m a n d p o i n t.

12. A l l per m i t s r e qu ired b y s ta t e a n d l o c al go v er n m e n ts w i ll be o b t ai n ed p r i o r t o any

o p erat i o n s.

13. N o fli gh t o p erat i o n s will o c cur w i t h o u t a succes s f u l p r e

- fl igh t i n spect i o n by t h e P I C

bef o r e e a ch fl igh t to d e t e r m i n e t h at the UAS is in a c o nd it i o n f o r s a fe fl igh t.Top Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

14. At t h e c o n cl u s i o n o f e a ch f l i gh t a p o s t

- fl igh t i n spect i o n w ill be d o n e to ass e ss t h e

c o nd iti o n o f the UA S

.

15. A f u ll aircraft check w ill be p erf o r

m ed in a c c o r d a n ce with m a nu factures instr u c t i o n s.

16. Repl a c e m ent o f parts sha l l o n ly b e d o n e ac c o r d i n g t o m a nu facture r ’s instr u c ti o n s.

17. A l l fl igh t o p e r a ti o n s w ill be l o gg ed in a fl igh t l o gbo o k.

18. A l l m ai n t e n a n c e d o n e a n d i n specti o n s per f o r m ed will b e l o dg ed in a m ai n t e n a n c e l o g

.

19. C h eck f o r s o f t ware u pd at e s w e e k ly and u p l o ad to U A S as needed t o c o n ti nu al l y k e ep the

UAS s o f t ware a s c u rre n t as p o s s i b le.Top Flight Studios LLC F A A 3 33 Exe m p tion R e q u est November 8, 2 0 1 5

APPENDIX C

P r e

- F l i gh t C h e c kl i st

1. Ens u re the area i d entified f o r fli gh t is c o n si d ered F A A Class G airs p a ce, win d s

c o n d iti o n s are less than 1 5 m ph , and w e a ther c o nd iti o n s are fa v o ra b le.

2. I d entify all p o t e n tial o b str u cti o n s and safe t y ha z ar d s i n o r ne a r t h e area p l a nn ed f o r fli gh t.

3. I n spect all p r o p ellers f o r p r o p er tig h t n ess a n d that t h e y a re free o f cra c ks, d i ng s,

ch ip s and e x ce s si v e w ear.

4. I n spect all wiri n g and m o t o rs.

5. I n spect the airfr a m e f o r cr a cks o r d a m a g e.

6. I n spect b at t ery v o lta g e o f U A S on

- b o ard b a t t e r y and Re m o t e C o n t r o lle r / Tra n s m itt e r

ba t t e r y t o ens u re the r e is suff i cient e n ergy in b o th s y st e m s f o r s afe fli gh t.

7. Turn o ff wifi wi r eless o n all d e v ic e s l o cat e d t h e p ers o n o r w i th i n 1 0 feet o f the P IC a n d

VO.

8. Re c al ib ra t e c om p a ss ac c o r d i n g t o m a nu factu r e r ’s ins t r u cti o n s.

9. A l wa y s turn o n R e m o te C on tr o lle r / Tra n s m i t t e r be f o r e t u r n i n g o n U AS ba t t e r y

.

10. Ens u re that a li n k b e t w e e n R e m o te C on tr o lle r / Tra n s m i t t e r a n d UAS is es t a b lished and

t h at G P S l in k i s e stab l is h ed.

11. En g a g e thr o t t le, lift ai r craft o ff the g r o un d and v eri f y t h e ai r craft r e s p o nd s pr o p e r ly t o

all i npu ts a n d h o v ers a c cu r at e l y

.