# M otion Pictur e and Television Flight Oper ations Manual

400 Emery D rive, Su it e 300 Birmin gh am, AL 35244

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Cert if ic a t e of Waiver of t h e p rovision of FAR 61.113(a), FAR 91.119(b ), FAR 91.119(c), f or t h e p u rp oses of commercial f ilmin g for mot ion p ict u re an d t elevision clien t s. D ron e Prod u ct ion s, LLC

w ill f ollowt h is man u al w h en ever mot ion p i ct u re or t elevision f ligh t op erat ion s are p erf ormed

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A. Pilot / Op erat or Organ iz at ion Ryan Nelson - Presid en tan d Ch i ef Pilot D ron e Prod u ct ion s , LLC 400 Emery D rive, Su it e 300 Birmin gh am, AL 35244 205-222-2732 Privat e Pilot Cert i f i cat e D u t ies an d resp on s ib ilit ies: • Fin al w ord in t he f ormu lat i on ofp olicy an d p roced u res con cern in g t h is man u al. • Assu me t h e resp on sib ilit ies ofp ilot in comman d w hen act in g as su c h

. • Act as liaison b et w een D ron e Prod u ct ion s an d t h e FAA on mat t er con cern in g t h is man u al.

• M ain t a i n a c u rren t cop y of t h is man u al at th e main b ase of op erat ion s for D ron e Prod u ct ion s

. • R esp on sib le for assu rin g t h at all revision s t o t h is man u al are dist rib u t ed an d p rocessed
p rop erly.

• M u st ap p rove or d i sap p rove each p rop osed job or op erat ion p erf ormed b y D ron e Prod u ct ion su n d er t he p rovision s oft h is man ual.

• Assu re t h at aircraft t o b e f low n is in airw ort h y con d it ion an d all in sp ect ion s an d req uired main t en an ce h ave b een p erformed as p er ap p rop riat e FAR's.

• Be very k n ow led geab le of t h e con t en t s of th is man u al an d ab id e b y t h e p r o c e d u r e s, p olicies an d con d it ion s con t ain ed h erein

. • Coord in at e w it h movie an d t elevision p erson n el t o fo r m u l a t e p l a n s , r o u t es, l ocat ion s, et c.

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all p erson s in v olved in t h e p rimary con cern

. • M ain t ain t h eir c op y of t h is man u al i n c u rren t con d i tion an d h ave it on sit e at an y job or op erat ion req u irin g t h e w aiver.

• Th e p ilot in comman d may d e legat e f u n c t ion s t o ot h er p erson n el, b u t ret ain s resp on sib ilit y.

Ot h er p ilot s may b e u tiliz ed u n der su p ervision ofRyan Nelson

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B. D ist rib u t ion an d Revision Th is man u al m a y b e p eriod ically revised b y D ron e Prod u ct ion s, LLC an d re-issu ed

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man u al has foot er sh ow in g a revision n u mb er a n d r e v i s i o n d at e on all pages. Revision s of t h e accep t ed op erat ion s man u al w ill b e forw ard ed t o t h e FSD O at least 15 d ays b ef ore t h e p rop osed eff ect ive d at e.

C. Person s Au t h oriz ed Th e p ilot in comman d sh all h ave a min i mu m of a privat e p ilot ’s l icen s e i n g o o d s t an d in g

w it h t h e FAA.

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. Area ofOp erat ion s

D ron e Prod u ct ion s ’ area ofop erat ion s w ill b e t h e Un it ed St at es an d it s t errit ories.

E. Permission t o Op erat e Before an y f ligh t op erat ion i s con d u c t ed
, t he cert if icat e hold er w i l l ob t a i n p ermission t o
con du ct t h ese op erat ion s f r o m p rop ert y ow ners an d local off icials as n ecessary or ap p rop riat e. Person s f rom w h om p ermission may b e req u i red are list ed b elow : (1) Prop ert y ow n ers (2) Lawen f orcemen toff icials (3) Fire d ep art men tofficials (4) Local, St at e an d Fed eral govern men t (5) Air t raff ic con t rol Th e p erson n el ob t ain in g su ch p ermission w ill do so in w rit in g w h en ever p ract ical; h ow ever, verb al
p e r m i ss i o n is accep t ab le ot h erw ise. In t h e case of verb al p ermission , a f orm sh all b e f illed ou t

n ot in g w h o p rovid ed verb al permission , w h en , an d a syn op sis of t h e c o n v e r s a t ion

. Writ t en p ermission forms w ill b e main t ain ed at t h e job sit e u n t il f ligh t op erat i on s are comp let ed
, an d t h en t u rn ed in t o t h e ch ief p ilot t o b e k ep t on f ile f or a min imu m of six (6) mon t h s

. Th ese forms w ill b e mad e availab le f or in sp ect ion b y t h e FAA or ot h er off icial p erson nel u p on req u est

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F: Pilot M in imu m Req u iremen t s Th e p ilot in comman d sh all meet or exceed t h e f ollow in g req uiremen t s: 1. A p rivat e p ilot ’s licen se issu ed b y t he FAA. 2. A least 20 h ou rs logged as Pilot in C omman d of t h e sp ecif ic UAS mak e an d mod el.

G. Plan ofAct ivit i es

At least t h ree (3) days p rior t o an y sch ed u led f i lmin g Dron e Prod u ct ion s w ill s u b mit a w rit t en p lan of act ivit ies to t h e local FSD O h a v i n g j u r isd ict ion over t h at area. Th e p lan of act ivit ies sh ou ld in clu d e t h e f ollow i n g: 1. D at es an d t imes f or all f ligh t s. 2. Name an d p h on e n u mb er ofp erson resp on sib le f or t h e f ilmin g p rod uct ion even t

. 3. Name an d p h on e n u mb er ofp erson resp on sib le f or aircraft

. 4, Siz e an d w eigh toft h e d ron e t o b e u sed

. 5. Name an d cert if icat e n u mb er ofp ilot s in v olved in t he f ilmin g p rod u c t ion even t

. 6. A st at emen t th at t h e w aiver h o ld er h as ob tain ed p ermission from p rop ert y ow n ers
an d/or local off icials t o con d u ctt h e f i l min g p rod u ct ion even t . Th e list oft h ose w h o gave p ermission mu st b e mad e availab le t o t h e in s p ect or u pon req u est f rom t h e w aiver h old er. 7. Sign at u re ofw aiver h old er or rep resen tat ive. 8. A d escrip t ion of t he f ligh t act i vit y in clu d in g map s or diagrams of an y area, cit y, t ow n , cou n t y, an d /or St at e over w h ich f ilmin g w i ll b e co n d u ct ed an d t h e maximu m alt it u d es
essen t i al t o accomp lish t h e op erat ion s. Th e t h ree (3) d ay n ot i f icat ion may b e w aived ; h ow ever, th e op erat or sh ou ld con t act t h e FSO as soon as p ossib le w it h t h is req u est an d be p rep ared to exp lain in d et ail w h y t h e t h ree (3) d ay n ot if icat ion is n ot p ract ical.

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Prior t o t h e s t a r t o f an y op erat ion un d er t h e p rovision s of th is man u al, t h e p ilot in

comman d w ill con d u ct a b rief in g of all p roced u res t o p art i cip at in g person n el of th e risk s in volved
, emergen cy proced u res, an d s a f e g u ard s t o b e f ollow ed d u rin g t h e f i l min g p rod u ct ion even t

. Person n el w ill also b e b ri e f e d on ad d i t ion al p rovision s t h at may b e issu ed b y t h e F SO t h at has
geograp h ic r esp on sib ilit y for t h e op erat ion al area, in clu d in g t h e locat ion of b ou n d aries or t ime limit s. Th e b rief in g sh all cover:

• Au t h oriz at i on for mot ion p ict u re an d t elevision cert i ficat e of w aiver a n d t h e at t ach ed
sp ecial p rovision s

. • Op erat i on s man u al. • Plan ofact ivit ies • Tak eoff p roced u res • Aviat ion act ivit ies t o b e con d u ct ed d u rin g t he f ilmin g p rod uct ion even t • Ap proach an d lan d in g p roced u res • Recall p roced u res • Emergen cy p roced ures • Risk s t o p art icip at in g p erson n el • Howt o con trol n on p art icip at in g p erson s • Weat h er / Win d con sid erat ion s an d imp act

I. Secu rit y Prior t o an y f ligh t op er a t i on t h e op erat or w ill c oord in at e w it h ap p rop riat e p rod u ct ion p erson n elt o d evise a p lan of secu rin g t h e area(s) of op erat i on from all u n au t h oriz ed person s an d veh i cles. Provision s w ill b e mad e t o immed iat ely d i sc o n t i n u e o p e r a t i o n s s h o u l d t h e area(s) b ecome

u n secu red or f or an y ot h er reason in t h e in t erest ofsafet y

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J. Commu n icat i on s Prior t o t h e s t art of an y op erat ion covered b y t h is man u al, t he p ilot in comman d w ill f ormu lat e a p lan t o p rovid e commu n icat ion s cap ab ilit y t o all p art icip an t s du rin g t h e act ual op erat ion a n d f ilmin g. O ral, visu al or rad io c ommu n icat ion s may b e u sed as lon g as it is effect ive an d is cap ab le of k eep in g t h e p art icip an t s con t in u ou sly ap p raised of t h e cu rren tst at us oft h e op erat i on

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K. Accid en tNot if i cat ion Sh ou ld an accid e n t o r i n cid en t req u irin g n ot if icat ion of t h e NTSB occu r, t h e n ot if icat ion req u iremen t s of FAR Part 830 w ou ld comp ly. O t h erw i se, sh ou ld a min or in ju ry occu r relat ed t o t h e d ron e op erat ion , it w ill b e in clu d ed in t o t he p rod u ct ion rep ort

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L. Recall/St op Proced u res Rad io commu n icat ion , oral, visu al or a comb in at ion w i ll b e u t iliz ed t o k ee p t h e p a r t icip an t s
con tin u ou sly ap p rised of t he cu rren tst at u s ofop erat ion

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. Sp ecial Provision s Th e con t rols, p roced u res, an d con dit ion s set f ort h in t h e D ron e Prod u ct ion s mot ion p ict u re an d

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jeop ard iz ed

. Th e aircraft an d p ilot s u sed u nd er t h is au t h oriz at ion an d /or w aiver w ill on l y b e t h ose sp ecif ied in t h e D ron e Prod u ct i on s mot ion p ict u re an d t elevision op erat ion s man u al or associat ed
p lan of act ivit ies. Each p ilot 's n ame an d cert i f i cat e n u mb er sh all ap p ear on each d aily p lan of
act ivit y. All d ron es(s) an d pilot (s) part icip at in g in t h e act i v it y sh all b e availab l e for FAA in sp ect ion b ef ore t he sch ed u l ed even t. D ron e Prod u ct ion s w i l l en su re t h at t h e p art icip at in g p erson s in volved in t h e op erat i on s are t horou gh ly b rief ed on sp ecial p roced u res, commu n icat ion , emergen cy p roced u res, an d o n t h e p rovision s of t he au t h oriz at ion an d /or w aiver b ef ore b egin n in g t h e act ivit ies. No p erson may p art icip at e in an y even t u nless t h at p erson h as received a b rief in g on t h e p rovision s oft h e w aiver.

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