Drone/UAS Practice Group 

21 January 2016 

ANTONELLI 

--LAW 

US Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

35 East Wacker Drive 

Suite 1875 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Tel. 312.201.8310 

Fax.888.211.8624 

jeffrev@antonelli-law.com 

RE: Exemption No. 14422, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-5453 

L.A. Drones, LLC 

Dear Sir or Madam 

I am writing because my client, L.A. Drones, LLC has recently been granted Exemption 

No. 14422. However, there is a typo in the Grant of Exemption. Our original request, the first 

page of which is attached to this document, had the correct name of the client, "L.A. Drones, 

LLC," with punctuation after the L and the A. The Grant of Exemption, the first page of which 

We 

is also attached to this document, does not include the punctuation between the L and the A. 

respectfully request that you make this change to our client's name. 

If we can provide any additional information to assist your understanding or review the 

document included with this letter, please do not hesitate to contact us at 312-201-8310 or via 

email at Jeffrev@Antonelli-Law.com. 

Attorneys£ 

Cc: L.A. Drones, LLC 

www. an tonelli -law. com 
Drone!UAS Practice Group 

ANTONELLI 

--LAW--

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

35 E Wacker Drive 

Suite 1875 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Tel. 312.201.8310 

Jeffrev@Antonelli-La\v.com 

August 17, 2015 

Re: Request for Exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012 and Part 11 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations from Certain Provisions of 14 C.F.R. 

L.A. Drones, LLC 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012 (the Reform 

Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11 , Antonelli Law files this petition for exemption on behalf of L.A. 

Drones, LLC ("LA Drones") an operator of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAs") for the 

commercial purposes of (1) event photography and videography, (2) closed-set motion picture 

and television production, (3) real estate photography and videography, (4) precision agriculture, 

and (5) aerial surveys. Specifically, petitioner seeks an exemption from the Federal Aviation 

Regulations ("F ARs") listed in Appendix A to allow commercial operation of its UAs, so long as 

such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be 

established by the FAA in a grant of this petition. This request is substantially similar to other 

data collection petitions previously approved, and should be considered under the expedited 

summary grant procedure. 

Approval of the exemption for petitioner will allow operation of the DJI Inspire 1, the 

DJI Phantom 3 Professional, and the DJI S 1000 for the proposed uses in Class G airspace 

nationwide, or as otherwise prescribed by an Air Traffic Organization (A TO) issued COA. The 

DJI Inspire 1, Phantom 3 and S 1000 have been previously approved for each of the proposed 

uses in the exemption grants identified in Section VII of the petition. The VAs covered by this 

petition are small battery-powered craft, weighing no greater than 24.3 lbs. (11 kg), inclusive of 

battery and payload. Operation of the VAs under the strict conditions proposed below will 

provide an equivalent level of safety, as Congress intended, while still allowing commercial 

operations. Operations using these VAs are far safer than conventional operations conducted 

with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that weigh thousands of pounds, carry highly flammable 

fuel, and operate in close proximity to the ground, trees, infrastructure, and people. 

Congress directed the FAA to consider seven factors in deciding whether to approve 

Section 333 exemption petitions - size, weight, speed, operational capability, proximity to 
US. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

January 14, 2016 

Mr. Jeffrey J. Antonelli 

Counsel for LA Drones, LLC 

Antonelli Law 

35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1875 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Dear Mr. Antonelli: 

Exemption No. 14422 

800 Independence Ave .. SW 

Washington. D.C. 20591 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-5453 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

By letter dated August 17, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of LA Drones (hereinafter petitioner or operator) for an exemption. The petitioner 

requested to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to conduct aerial photography, 

videography, closed-set motion picture and television production, precision agriculture, and 

surveys. 

See the docket, at www .regulations.gov, for the petition submitted to the FAA describing the 

proposed operations and the regulations that the petitioner seeks an exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to the petitioner. 

Airworthiness Certification 

The UAS proposed by the petitioner are the DJI Inspire I, DJI Phantom 3 Professional, and 

DJI Spreading Wings S 1000.