November 9, 2015

U

. S

. Depa rt m en t o f T r an s po rt a ti on

Fede r a l Av i a ti on Ad m i n istr a ti on

800 I ndependen ce Avenue , S W

W a s h i ng t on

, DC 20591

R e: Ex e m p ti on R e qu est Pu rs uan t t o S ecti on 333 o f t h e FAA

R ef o r m A ct and Pa rt 11 o f t he Fede r a l Av i a ti on R e gu l a ti on s

fr o m : 14 CFR 61

. 113 { a ) & ( b ); 91

. 7 ( a ); 91

. 103 ; 91

. 119 {c);

91

. 121 ; 91

. 151 {a); 91

. 405 {a); 91

. 407 (a)( 1 ); 91

. 409 (a)( 1 ) a nd { 2 };

91

. 417 {a) & ( b )

.

Dea r S ir o r M ada m :

Pu rs u a n t t o Se cti on 333 o f t he FAA M ode r n iz a ti on and Re f o r m

A ct, I, Chad Kaminski

, op er a t o r o f a n Un m anned A ircr a ft

Sy st e m ( UAS ), he r eby app l y

, on b e ha lf o f Celebrity Productions

, f o r an exe m p ti on fr o m t he list ed Fede r a l Av i a ti on Regu l a ti on s

(“ FAR s”) t o a ll ow c o mm e rci a l op er a ti on o f its UAS

, s o l ong

a s s u c h op er a ti on s a re c ondu cte d w it h i n and unde r t he

c ond iti on s ou tli n e d he rei n o r a s m ay b e est ab lis hed by t he

FAA a s re qu ire d by Se cti on 333

.

I w ou l d li ke t o f o r m a ll y s ub m it f or an e x e m p ti on fr o m pa rt 21

,

s ubpa rt H ; and S ecti on s 45

. 23 ( b ), 91

. 7 (a), 91

. 9 ( b )( 2 ), 91

. 119

, 91

. 121

, 91

. 151 (a), 91

. 203 (a) a nd ( b ), 91

. 405 (a), 91

. 407 (a)( 1 ),

91

. 409 (a)( 2 ), a nd 91

. 417 (a) a nd ( b ) o f T itl e 14

, Code o f

Fede r a l R e gu l a ti on s ( 14 CFR ). Th is p r opo se d exe m p ti o n w ou l d

a ll o w t he op er a ti on o f un m ann e d a ircr a ft s y ste m s ( UAS ) f o r

t he pu r po s e o f a eri a l v i deog r aphy, pho t og r aph y, r ea l est a te

marketing e v e n ts, search and rescue pu r po s e s.App lic an t:

Chad Kaminski Owne r

Celebrity Productions

148 Creekside Dr

Coopersville, MI 49404

celebrityprod@gmail.com

( 616 ) 384-3548

Co mm e rci a l ope r a ti on o f an UAS

, a s de scri bed he r e i n

, wh ic h ar e

equ i pped w it h ca m e ra and se n s o rs, w ou l d ope r a t e i n t he f o ll o w i ng

m anne r:

• A eri a l pho t og r aphy and/o r v i d e o f o r pub lic and/o r p ri va t e

u s e i n cl ud i ng r ea l e st a t e and o t he r rel a te d p r o fessi ona l

a cti v ities.

• A eri a l v i d e o and/o r pho t og r aphy f o r pub lic and/o r p ri va te

u se i n cl ud i ng pub lic and p ri va te even ts.

A s d escri b e d f u ll y b el o w

, t h e re qu este d e x e m p ti on w ou l d p er m it

t h e op er a ti on o f a UAS und er c on tr o ll ed c ond iti on s i n t he NAS

t ha t wou l d be a ) li m it e d, b ) c on tr o lle d

, c) p r ede t e r m i ne d, and

d ) w ill p r ov i d e s a fet y e nhan ce m e n ts t o t he alr e a dy saf e

ope r a ti on s i n t he i ndu str y p r e s en tl y u si ng c onven ti ona l a ircr a ft.

App r ova l o f t h is exe m p ti on wou l d t he r eby enhan c e s a f e t y and

f u lfill t he S ecret a r y o f T r an s po rt a ti on r e s pon si b ilities t o “Establish

r equ ir e m e n ts f o r t h e s a fe op er a ti o n o f s u c h a ircr a ft s y st e m s i n

t he na ti ona l a irs pa c e s y st e m

. ”

A s f ound i n Ex e m p ti on No

. 11138 ( T r ud e au ), t h e FAA rece n tl y

app r ov e d si m il a r u se o f a PHANTO M 2 UAS

. W e w ill

op er a te a UAS

, t he Blade Chroma

, w h ic h is c o m p ris ed o f

an u n m anned a ircr a ft ( UA o r Chroma), an a ttac hed 4K

c a m e r a and a tr an s po rt ab le g r ound st a ti on

. Th e Blade Chroma is a quad

- - c op t e r w it h a g r o ss w ei gh t o f

2

. 8 pound s. It is e qu i pp e d w it h f ou r r o t o rs t h at ar e d ri ven

by e l e ctric m o t o r s powe r ed by b atteri e s. Th e UA ha s a

m ax i m u m a irs p ee d o f 16 m /s. It w ill b e op er a te d ove r va ri ou s

m etr opo lit a n a re a s, p ri m a ril y a r ound West Michigan , t o aug m en t

r ea l e st a t e listi ng v i deo s, c ap t u r e even t aerial v i deo and

pho t og r aphy

, with the primary use for weddings and other

private events r e l a t ed to our bu si ne ss ope r a ti on s

.UAS Opera ti ng Para m e t er s

W e w ill ab i d e by t h e f o ll o w i ng add iti ona l op er a ti ng c ond iti on s

und er t h is e x e m p ti on, w h ic h en s u r e s a le v el o f s a fet y a t le a st

e qua l t o e x isti ng r u les:

• op er a te UAS b el o w 4 00 feet and w it h i n a r ad i u s d ist an ce

o f 1000 feet fr o m t h e c on tr o lle r t o a i d i n d ir e ct li ne o f

sig h t v is u al ob s e r v ati on ;

• ob t a i n p er m issi on fr o m t h e o w n er / c on tr o ller o f any v essels,

v e h icles and str u ct u re s w hen op er a ti on s m ay b e c ondu cte d

cl o ser t han 500 feet t o any s u c h ve ssels, veh icle s o r

str u ct u res; w e w ill c ondu ct a s a f e t y a ss e ss m en t o f t he

ris k o f ope r a ti ng cl o s e r t o t ho s e ob j e cts a nd de t e r m i ne

t ha t it doe s no t p r e s en t a n undue ha zar d ;

• op er a te t he UAS f o r 20

- - 3 0 m i nu t e s pe r flig h t;

• la nd UAS p ri o r t o t he m a nu f a ct u r e r’s r e c o mm ended m i n i m u m

l eve l o f b att e r y powe r;

• op er a te UAS du ri ng day lig h t hou rs on l y w it h i n v is u al li ne o f

sig h t ( VLO S);

• u se t h e UAS ’ g l ob al po siti on i ng s y ste m ( GPS ) fli gh t s a fet y

fe a t u re w h ere by it hov er s and t h e n sl ow l y l and s if

c o mm un ic a ti on w it h t he r e m o t e c on tr o l p il o t is l o st ;

• c ondu ct a ll ope r a ti on s unde r t he fl i gh t s a fet y p r o t o c o ls

(i n cl ud i ng po sti ng a w a r n i n g si gn r ead i ng : “ A tte n ti on

A eri a l Pho t og r aphy i n P r og r e ss

– R e m a i n B ac k 150

feet”) c on t a i n e d i n t he ope r a ti ng do c u m en ts a nd w ill

acti ve l y a n al y z e fli gh t d ata a nd o t he r s ou rc e s o f

i n f o r m a ti on t o c on st an tl y upda te and e nhan ce s a fet y

p r o t o c o ls;

• c on t a ct r e s pe cti ve a ir po rts if ope r a ti on s w ill be w it h i n 5

m il e s t o adv is e t he m o f h is e sti m a t ed fli gh t ti m e

, fli gh t

du r a ti on

, e le va ti on o f fli gh t and o t he r pe rti nen t i n f o r m a ti on ;

• a l w ay s ob t a i n a ll n ecess a r y p er m issi on s pr i o r t o op er a ti on ;

have p r o c edu r e s i n p lac e t o abo rt fli gh ts i n t h e e v e n t o f

s a fet y b re a c h es o r po te n ti a l dan g e r;

• on l y op er a te i n s a fe e nv ir on m e n ts t ha t a re strictl y

c on tr o lle d

, a re a w ay fr o m po w er li ne s, e l eva t ed li gh ts,

a ir po rts and den s e l y popu l a t ed a r e a s ( de fi ned by a r ea s

dep ict e d i n “ y ell o w ” on VFR c ha rts and t h r ough ob t a i n i ng

i n f o r m a ti on re ga r d i ng c ong este d a re a s fr o m t he l o c a l

F li gh t S t anda r d s D istrict O ffice ( FSDO );

• c ondu ct ex t en si ve p r e fli gh t i n s pe cti on s and p r o t o c o ls, du ri ng

wh ic h s a f e t y c a rri e s p r i m a r y i m po rt an ce (ref e re n ce CHROMA

F l y i ng F l o w Cha rt and U ser M anua l)

.R e ga r d i ng UAS op er a ti ona l tr a i n i ng

, w e hav e fl o w n nu m er ou s

p r a ctice fli gh ts i n re m o t e a re a s a s hobby ists si m u lati n g flig h ts

f o r f u t u r e c o mm e rcial u s e t o gai n f a m ili a riz a ti o n w it h t he

c ha r a ct e ristics o f t he UAS ’ p erf o r m an ce unde r d iffere n t

te m p er a t u re and w ea t he r c ond iti on s.

Any P I C op er a ti ng ou r UAS w ill hav e a cc u m u l a te d and l ogg e d

, i n a m ann er c on siste n t w it h 14 CFR 61

. 51 ( b ), 25 hou rs o f

t o tal ti m e as a UA S r o t o r c r a ft p il o t i n cl ud i ng a t le a st 10

hou rs l og g ed as a UA S p il o t w it h a m u lti

- - r o t o r UAS

. Th e

P I C w ill a ls o hav e a cc u m u l a te d and l ogg e d a m i n i m u m o f 5

hou rs a s a UAS p il o t op er a ti ng t h e s a m e m ak e and m ode l

o f UAS t o be u s ed f o r ope r a ti on s. I n add iti on t o t he hou r

r equ ir e m en ts, t he P I C w ill acc o m p lis h 3 ta k e

- - o ffs and l and i ng s

i n t he p rece d i ng 90 day s (f o r c u rr en c y pu r po s e s) p ri o r t o any

fli gh t.

Spec ifi c Exe m p ti on s Reques t ed

G i ven t he siz e

, we i gh t, s peed

, a nd li m it ed ope rati ng ar e a

ass o ciat ed w it h t he UA

, w e f ee l an exe m p ti on fr o m 14 CFR

pa rt 21

, Subpa rt H ( A ir wo rt h i ne ss Ce rtific a t e s) and § 91

. 203 (a)

a nd ( b ) ( Ce rtificati on s r equ ir ed ), s ub j e ct t o c e rtai n c ond iti on s

a nd li m itati on s

, is w a rr an te d and m eets t h e re qu ire m e n ts f o r an

e qu i va le n t le v el o f s a f e t y und e r 14 CFR pa rt 11 and S ecti on

333 o f P

. L

. 11 2

- - 95 (S e cti on 333 ).

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 45

. 23 M a r k i ng o f t h e a ircr a ft

b ec au se t h e UA w ill no t have a ca b i n

, c o c kp it o r p il o t st a ti on

on wh ic h t o m a r k c e rt a i n wo r d s o r ph r a s e s. Fu rt he r

, t he t wo

- -

i n c h lett e ri ng is d iffic u lt t o p lac e on s u c h a s m all aircraft w it h

d i m en si on s s m all e r t h a n t he m i n i m al l e tteri ng r equ ir e m e n t.

R e ga r d less o f t h is, w e c an m a r k t h e UAS i n t h e lar ge st

po ssi b l e l e tt e ri ng by p laci ng t he w o r d “ E x pe ri m en t a l” on its

f u s e l age a s r equ ir ed by § 45

. 29 (f) s o t ha t anyone w ill s ee

t he m a r k i ng s

.

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 91

. 7 ( a ) w h ic h p r oh i b its t h e

op er a ti on o f an a ircr a f t w it hou t an a ir w o rt h i n ess certific a te,

si n ce t h ere is c u rre n tl y no certific a te app lic ab le t o ou r

op er a ti on

, t h is r egu l a ti on is i napp lic ab le

.

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m §§ 91

. 405 ( a ), 91

. 407 ( a )( 1 ),

91

. 409 ( a )( 2 ) and 91

. 417 ( a ) and ( b ) M ai n t en a n c e i n s pe cti on s si n c e

t hey on l y a pp l y t o aircraft w it h a n air wo rt h i ne s s c e rtific a t e

. Howeve r, a s a s a fet y p rec au ti on w e w ill p erf o r m a p refli gh t

i n s p ecti on o f t he UAS be f o r e ea c h fli gh t a s ou tli ned i n t h e

a tt a c h e d op er a ti ng do c u m e n ts.W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 91

. 9 ( b )( 2 ) w h ic h re qu ires an

a ircr a ft fli gh t m anua l i n t he aircr a ft

, ho w eve r si n c e t he r e ar e

no p il o ts o r p ass en g e rs on boa r d t he aircraft a nd g i v e n its

size, t h is r egu l a ti on is i napp lic ab le. W e b elie v e an e qu i va le n t

le v el o f s a fet y w ill be a c h i eved by m a i n t a i n i ng a s a f e t y/ fli gh t

m anua l w it h t he UAS g r ound st a ti on

.

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 91

. 119 w h ic h p rescri b es s a fe

a l tit ude s f o r t he ope r a ti on o f ci v il a ircr a ft, bu t it a ll o w s

h elic op ters t o b e op er a te d a t l o w er a ltit ud es i n cert a in

c ond iti on s. W e w ill no t op er a te ou r UAS above t he a ltit ude o f

4 00 feet above g r ound l eve l ( AGL ) a nd w ill als o on ly ope rat e

i n s a f e a r ea s aw a y fr o m t he pub lic and tr a ffic

, t hu s “ p r ov i d i ng

a l eve l o f saf e ty at l e ast equ i v al en t t o o r b el o w t ho se i n

rel a ti on t o m i n i m u m s a f e a ltit ude s.” G i ven t he siz e

, we i gh t,

m aneuve r ab ilit y

, and s peed o f t he UAS

, a n equ i va l en t o r

h i ghe r l eve l o f s a f e t y w ill be a c h i eved

.

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 91

. 121 A lti m eter

setti ng s a s it is i napp lic ab le si n ce t h e UAS u tiliz e s

e l e ctr on ic GPS w it h a ba r o m e tric s en s o r.

W e re qu est an e x e m p ti on fr o m § 91

. 151 ( a ) Fu el re qu ire me n ts f o r

fli gh t i n VFR c ond iti on s.

Th e UAV is 100 % electric and t w o l o w ba tter y a lerts a re

iss u e d

- - p er t h e op er a ti ng do c u m en ts, t he UAV w ill be

l anded a t t he first a l e rt. A ls o

, ou r fli gh ts w ill l a st on l y 20

- - 3 0

m i nu t e s e ac h

, a nd t he UAS ha s an au t o m a te d f un cti on

, w h ic h

r e s u lts i n i mm ed i a te la nd i ng when a l o w ba tter y is de tecte d

. The P I C w ill no t beg i n a fli gh t un l e ss (c on si de ri ng w i nd and

f o r e c a st w ea t he r c ond iti on s) t he r e is enough po w er t o fl y t o

t h e first po i n t o f i n te nded l and i ng and

, a ss u m i ng no r m a l

cr u isi ng s peed

, l and t he UA w it h 30 % ba tt e ry po w er re m a i n i ng

.

Pub li c I n t e r es t

A eri a l pho t og r aphy and v i deog r aphy f o r r ea l e st a te and e v e n ts

a r e p r oven str a t eg i e s t o enhan c e m a r ke ti ng e ff o rts and

i n cr ea s e bu si ne ss s u ccess. Th e i ndu str y is no t n e w

. H o w e ve r,

un til rece n tl y it w as c ondu ct ed t h r ough t he u s e o f c o stl y

m anned a ircr a ft, a p r oh i b iti ve bu si n ess a cti v it y f o r s m a ll

c o m pan i e s. By g r an ti ng t h is e x e m p ti on I w ou l d be ab l e t o

p r ov i de a ff o r dab le s e r v ic e s.

Fu rt he r, t he s m a ll UAS w ill po se no t h re a t t o t h e pub lic

g i v e n its s m a ll size and l a c k o f c o m bu sti b le f ue l when

c o m pa r e d t o lar ge r m a nned aircr a ft

. Add iti on all y

, t he ope r a ti ono f ou r UAS w ill m i n i m iz e ha r m t o t he env ir on m en t e c ono m ic

g r ow t h by p r ov i d i ng i n f o r m a ti on t o c o m pan i e s and t h e pub lic

l ook i ng t o r e l o cat e o r bu il d i n t he m e tr o ar e as we s e r v ic e

. Pub lic a nd p ri v at e even ts s e r v ic ed by ou r bu si n ess e nhan ce

v i b r an c y and add c u lt u re t o t he c o mm un it y and its citize n s.

Su mm a r y

W e w ill c o m p l y w it h a ll o f t h e f o ll o w i ng c ond iti on s and

l i m it a ti on s s hou l d t h is exe m p ti o n b e p r ov i d e d :

1 ) Ope rati on s w ill be li m it ed t o t he f o ll ow i n g aircraft de scri bed

i n t he ope rati n g do c u m en ts, w h ic h is a qu a d

- - r o t o r a ir c r a ft

w ei gh i ng 2

. 8 pound s: BLADE CHROMA Un m anned A ircr a ft

Sy ste m

.

2 ) The UA w ill no t be fl own at a n i nd icat ed airs peed

ex c eed i n g 50 kno ts.

3 ) The UA w ill be ope rat ed at a n altit ude o f no

m o r e t han 400 f ee t above g r ound le v el ( AGL ), A ll

a ltit ude s r epo rte d t o ATC m u st b e i n feet AGL.

4 ) The UA w ill be ope rat ed w it h i n v is u al li ne o f

sig h t ( VLO S) o f t he P il o t I n Co mm a n d ( P I C ) a t a ll

ti m e s

. 5 ) A ll ope rati on s w ill u tiliz e a v is u al ob s e r ve r ( VO ). The UA

w ill be ope rat ed w it h i n t h e v is ua l li ne o f si gh t ( VLOS ) o f

t h e VO a t a ll ti m es. Th e VO and P I C w ill b e ab le t o

c o mm un ic a t e ve r ba ll y a t a ll ti m e s. Th e P I C w ill b e d esi gna te d

b ef o re t h e fli gh t and w ill no t tr an sf e r h is o r he r de si gn ati on

f o r t he du rati on o f t he flig h t. The P I C w ill en s u r e t ha t t he

VO c an pe rf o r m t h e f un cti on s p r e s c ri b e d i n t h e op er a ti ng

docu m e n ts

.

6 ) The ope rati n g do c u m en ts w ill be acc e ssi b l e du ri n g UA S

ope rati on s a nd m a de a v aila b le t o t he Ad m i n istr a t o r upon

re qu est. Any re v isi on s t o t h e op er a ti ng do c u m e n ts w il l b e

p rese n te d t o t h e Ad m i n ist ra t o r upon re qu est.

7 ) P ri o r t o e ac h flig h t, t he P I C w ill i n s pe ct t he UA S t o

en s u r e it is i n a c ond iti on f o r safe fli gh t. If t he

i n s p ecti on re v e a ls a c ond iti on t ha t a ff e cts t h e s a f e op er a ti on o f

t h e UAS

, t h e UAS w ill no t be ope r a t ed un til t he ne c e ss a r y

m a i n t en a n c e h as been pe rf o r m ed a nd t he UAS is f ound t o be

i n a c ond iti on f o r s a f e fli gh t. The G r ound Con tr o l S t a ti on w ill

be i n cl uded i n t h e p refli gh t i n s p ecti on

. A ll m a i n te nan ce and

a lter a ti on s w ill b e p r op erl y do c u m e n te d i n t h e a ircr a ft r e c o r d s.

8 ) Any UA S m a i n te nan ce o r a lter a ti on s t ha t a ffect t h e UAS

op er a ti on o r fli gh t c ha r a cteristics

, e

. g

. r ep l a c e m en t o f a fli gh t

critic a l c o m ponen t, w ill unde r go a f un cti ona l t e st fli gh t

.

Th e P I C w ho c ondu cts t h e f un cti ona l test fli gh t w ill m ak e an

e n tr y i n t h e a ircr a ft rec o r d s.9 ) The p re

- - fli gh t i n s pe cti on s e cti on i n t he ope r a ti ng do c u m en ts

w ill a cc oun t f o r a ll d iscr epan ci e s

, i.e. i nop er ab le c o m pon e n ts,

ite m s, o r e qu i p m e n t, no t a lre ady c ov ere d i n t h e r e le van t

s e cti on s o f t h e op er a ti ng docu m e n ts

.

10 ) W e w ill f o ll ow t he UA S m anu f a ct u r e r’s a ircr a ft / c o m ponen t,

m a i n t enan c e

, ove r hau l

, r ep l a ce m e n t, i n s p ecti on

, and lif e li m it

re qu ire m e n ts.

11 ) W e w ill carr y ou t m ai n t en a n c e

, i n s pe cti on s, a nd r e c o r d

k e ep i n g r equ ir e m en ts, i n acc o r dan ce w it h t he ope r a ti ng

do c u m en ts. M a i n t enan c e

, i n s pec ti on

, a nd alt e r a ti on s w ill be no te d

i n t h e a ircr a ft r e c o r d s, i n cl ud i ng t o t a l fli gh t hou rs, d es c ri p ti on o f

w o r k a cc o m p lis h e d, and t h e si gna t u re o f t h e au t ho rize d p ers on

ret u r n i ng t h e UAS t o ser v ice.

12 ) E ac h UA S ope rat ed w ill c o m p l y w it h all m a nu fact u r e r S a f e t y

Bu lleti n s.

13 ) An a u t ho riz ed pe rs on w ill m a k e a n en tr y i n t he aircraft

r e c o r d o f t he c o rr e cti ve acti on ta ken aga i n st d iscre pan cies

d isc ove re d b et w ee n i n s p ecti on s.

14 ) UA S ope rati on s w ill be c ondu ct ed by a P I C po ss e ssi n g

at l e ast a p ri v at e p il o t c e rtific a te and a t l e ast a c u rr en t

t h ir d

- - cl a ss m ed ic a l c e rtific a t e

. The P I C w ill a ls o m ee t t h e

fli gh t r ev i ew r equ ir e m en ts s pe cifi ed i n 14 CFR 61

. 56 i n an

a ircr a ft i n wh ic h t he P I C i s r a te d on h is o r h er p il o t

certific a te.

15 ) P ri o r t o ope rati on s c ondu ct ed f o r t he pu r po s e o f a e rial

v i deog ra phy / pho t og r aphy and f o r r ea l e st a t e listi ng v i deo s a nd

pub lic a nd p ri v at e even ts a nd si m ilar ope r a ti on s , t h e P I C w ill

hav e a cc u m u l a te d and l ogg e d

, i n a m ann er c on siste n t w it h 14

CFR 61

. 51 ( b ), a m i n i m u m o f 2 5 hou rs o f t o tal ti m e a s a

UAS r o t o rcr a ft p il o t i n cl ud i ng a t le a st 10 hou rs l ogg e d a s a

UA S p il o t w it h a m u lti

- - r o t o r UAS

. 16 ) P ri o r t o ope r a ti on s c ondu ct ed f o r t he pu r po s e o f ae ri a l

v i deog r aphy / pho t og r aphy and f o r r ea l e st a t e listi ng v i deo s a nd

pub lic a nd p ri v at e even ts a nd si m il a r ope r a ti on s, t h e P I C w ill

hav e a cc u m u l a te d and l ogg e d

, i n a m ann er c on siste n t w it h 14

CFR 61

. 51 ( b ), a m i n i m u m o f 5 hou rs as UA S p il o t op er a ti ng

t h e m ak e and m od el o f t h e UAS t o b e u se d i n op er a ti on s.

Th e P I C w ill a cc o m p lis h 3 ta ke

- - o ffs and l and i ng s i n t he

p rece d i ng 90 days

. 17 ) The P I C w ill no t ope rat e t he UA S f o r t he pu r po s e o f

a eri a l v i deog r aphy/pho t og r aphy and f o r r ea l e st a t e listi ng v i deo s

a nd pub lic a nd p ri v at e even ts a nd si m ilar ope r a ti on s

, un less

t h e P I C ha s de m on strat ed a nd l og g ed i n a m a nne r c on sist en t

w it h 14 CFR 61

. 51 ( b ), t he ab ility t o saf e l y ope r a t e t he UAS

i n a m a nne r c on sist en t w it h t he ope r a ti ng do c u m en ts, i n cl ud i n geva si ve and e m e r gen c y m aneuve rs and m a i n t a i n i ng app r op ri a t e

d ist an c e s fr o m p e op le, v essels, v e h icles and str u ct u res

.

18 ) UAS ope r a ti on s w ill no t be c ondu ct ed du ri ng n i gh t, a s

de fi ned i n 14 CFR 1

. 1

. A ll ope r a ti on s w ill b e c ondu cte d und er

v is ua l m ete o r o l og ic a l c ond iti on s ( V M C ).

19 ) The UA w ill no t ope rat e w it h i n 5 n a u tical m il e s o f a n

air po rt r e f e r en c e po i n t as deno t e d on a c u rr en t FAA

- - pub lis h e d

a er onau tic a l c ha rt.

20 ) The UA w ill no t be ope rat ed l e ss t han 500 f ee t be l ow o r

l e ss t han 2

, 000 f ee t ho riz on tally fr o m a

cl oud o r when v isi b ilit y is l e ss t han 3 st a t u t e m il e s fr o m t he

P I C

.

21 ) If a UA l o s e s c o mm un icati on s o r l o s e s its GPS si gna l,

it w ill r e t u r n t o a p r ede t e r m i ne d l o cati on w it h i n t he p l anned

ope r a ti ng a r ea and l and o r be r e c ove r ed i n a cc o r dan c e w it h

t he ope r a ti ng do c u m en ts

.

22 ) The P I C w ill a bo rt a flig h t i n t he even t o f unp r ed ict ed

ob stacl e s o r e m e rg en ci e s i n a cc o r dan ce w it h t he ope r a ti ng

do c u m en ts.

23 ) The P I C w ill no t be gi n a flig h t un l e ss (c on si de ri n g w i nd

a nd f o r e cast we at he r c ond iti on s) t he r e is enough powe r t o fl y

a t no r m a l cr u isi ng s peed t o t he i n t ended l and i n g po i n t and

l and t h e UA w it h 30 % b att e r y powe r r e m ai n i n g.

24 ) W e w ill ob tai n a n A ir T raffic O rga n izati on ( ATO ) iss ued

Ce rtificat e o f W ai ve r o r Au t ho rizati o n ( COA ) p ri o r t o c ondu cti ng

any ope r a ti on s, and a ls o re qu est a No tice t o A ir

- - m an

( NOTA M ) no t m o r e t h a n 72 hou r s i n a dv a n c e

, bu t no t l e ss

t h a n 48 hou r s p ri o r t o t he ope r a ti on

.

25 ) Be f o r e c ondu cti n g ope rati on s, t he ra d i o fr equen c y s pe ctr u m

u s ed f o r ope rati on a n d c on tr o l o f t he UA w ill c o m p l y w it h

t he Fede r a l Co mm un icati on s Co mm issi on ( FCC ) or o t he r

app r op ri a te gov er n m e n t ove rsi gh t ag e n c y re qu ire m e n ts.

26 ) The do c u m en ts r equ ir ed unde r 14 CFR 91

. 9 and 91

. 203 w ill

be ava il ab l e t o t he P I C a t t h e G r ound Con tr o l S t a ti on o f t he

UAS any ti m e t he UAS is ope r a ti ng

. The s e do c u m en ts w ill be

m ade ava il ab l e t o t he Ad m i n istr a t o r o r a ny la w en f o rc e m en t

o fficial upon r eque st

.

27 ) Th e UA w ill re m a i n cle a r and y iel d t h e ri gh t o f w ay t o

a ll m ann e d av i a ti on op er a ti on s and a cti v ities a t a ll ti m es.

28 ) The UA S w ill no t be ope rat ed by t he P I C fr o m a ny

m ov i n g dev ic e o r veh icl e

.

29 ) The UA w ill no t be ope rat ed ove r c on g e st ed o r den s e l y

po p u l a te d a re a s.30 ) F lig h t ope rati on s w ill be c ondu ct ed at l e ast 500 f ee t fr o m

all nonp artici p ati n g pe rs on s

, ves s e ls, veh icl e s, and str u ct u r e s

un l e ss :

a

. Ba rriers o r str u ct u res a re p rese n t t ha t s u fficie n tl y p r o tect

nonpa rtici pa ti ng p ers ons fr o m t he UA a nd/o r deb ris i n

t he even t o f a n acci den t. W e w ill en s u r e t ha t

nonp artici p ati n g p ers on s re m a i n und er s u c h p r o tecti on

. If a

sit ua ti on a rises w h ere nonpa rtici pa ti n g p ers on s le av e s u c h

p r o tecti on and a re w it h i n 500 feet o f t h e UA

, fli gh t

op er a ti on s m u s t c ea s e i mm e di a tel y ;

b

. Th e a ircr a ft is op er a te d n e a r v essels, v e h icles o r

str u ct u res w h ere t h e o w n er / c on tr o lle r o f s u c h ve ssels,

veh icles o r str u ct u res ha s g r an te d p er m issi on and t he P I C

has m ade a s a f e t y a ss e ss m en t o f t he ris k o f ope r a ti ng

cl o s e r t o t ho s e ob j e cts and de t e r m i ne d t h at it doe s no t

p r e s en t a n undue h azar d

, a nd;

c. Ope r a ti on s nea r e r t o t he P I C

, VO

, ope r a t o r tr a i nee s o r

e ss en ti a l pe rs on s do no t p rese n t an undu e ha z a r d t o

t ho se p ers on s p er § 91

. 119 ( a )

.

31 ) A ll ope rati on s w ill be c ondu ct ed ove r p ri v ate o r

c on tr o lled

- - a ccess p r op ert y w it h p er m issi on fr o m t he l and

owne r / c on tr o ller o r au t ho riz ed r ep r e s en t a ti ve

. Pe r m issi on fr o m

la nd o w n er / c on tr o ller o r au t ho ri z e d re p rese n t a ti ve w ill b e

ob t a i n e d f o r e a c h fli gh t t o b e c ondu ct ed

. 32 ) Any i n ci den t, acci den t, o r fli gh t ope r a ti on t ha t tr an s g r e ss e s

t he l a t e r a l o r ve rtic a l bounda ries o f t he ope r a ti on al ar e a as

de fi ned by t he a pp lica b l e COA w ill be r epo rt ed t o t he FAA 's

UAS I n t eg r a ti on O ffic e ( AFS

- - 80 ) w it h i n 24 hou rs. A cci den ts

w ill be r epo rt ed t o t he N ati on al T ra n s p ort a ti on Sa fet y Boa r d

( NTSB ) p er i n str u cti on s c on t a i n e d on t h e NTSB W e b site:

www

. n ts b

. gov

.

If you have que sti on s o r need add iti ona l i n f o r m a ti on

, p l ea s e

c on t a ct m e a t Celebrityprod@gmail.co m o r ( 616 ) 384-3548

.

Thank you

,

Chad Kaminski

Celebrity Productions

Owne r