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Daniels, Nia (FAA)

From: Chuck Lesowske <colorphoto@q.com>

Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 2:15 PM

To: Daniels, Nia (FAA)

Cc: Pappas, Rob (FAA); Pearson, Lakisha (FAA); Cooper, Thuy (FAA); Ferritto, Michelle (FAA)

Subject: RE: Request for Additional Information - ColorPhoto

Nia Daniels, thank you for all your work. I plan to submit the following information to my docket before January 21, 2015

unless I hear back from you.

Respectfully,

Charles Lesowske

Additional information request for: 

Addendum for: (Docket No. FAA-2014-0893) 

Charles J. Lesowske 

16176 Foothill Loop South 

Sisters, OR 97759 

DBA ColorPhoto 

541-549-2928 

541-693-4111 

 List the aircraft’s cruise speed. 

o DJI Phantom quad copter cruise speed: 0 to 10m/s 

 Provide the flight time for the proposed UAS operation. 

o Flight times for real estate assignments would be less than 30 minutes. 

 Provide description of proximity to airports. 

o Varies, depends on location of property for photo assignment. 

Brief explanation: As a real estate photographer most of the photos would be taken with the quad 

copter hovering and the maximum shooting time would be less than 30 minutes. Central Oregon is 

the area that I do business in. At all times manned aircraft will have airspace priority over my UAS 

Phantom quadcopter. 

The proximity of three airports that I could have real estate assignment close and/or around are listed 

below: 

Sisters Eagle airport (unmanned)

15820 Barlcay Drive 

Sisters, OR 97759 
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http://www.sistersairport.com/

Proximity of closest possible photo assignments would be 1500 ft. 

Bend Municipal Airport 

63136 Powell Butte Road, 

Bend, OR 97701 

http://www.bend.or.us/index.aspx?page=511

Proximity of closest possible photo assignments would be 1 mile.

Roberts Field is the main commercial airport in Central Oregon

2522 SE Jesse Butler Circle, 

Redmond, OR 97756 

http://www.flyrdm.com/

Proximity of closest possible photo assignments would be 1 mile.

This information will not be submitted to the docket. It is a FYI, in hopes that it helps other real estate 

photographers. Of my last four real estate photo assignments, three were in Sisters with one in Bend

Oregon. The three photo shoots in Sisters were 4168 ft, 5078 ft and 1.15 miles from the airport 

runway. Just one of these assignments would have warranted aerial pictures, which would have been

taken at less than 100 ft. The low altitude would show the mountains, looking from the front yard and 

just over the ridgeline of the house. 

Below is the flight pattern for the Sisters Eagle airport. The city of Sisters, Oregon has a population of 

2038 and the center of town is approximately 1 mile from the runway. 
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From: Nia.Daniels@faa.gov [mailto:Nia.Daniels@faa.gov] 

Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:01 AM 

To: ColorPhoto@q.com

Cc: rob.pappas@faa.gov; Lakisha.Pearson@faa.gov; Thuy.Cooper@faa.gov; Michelle.Ferritto@faa.gov

Subject: Request for Additional Information - ColorPhoto 

January 7, 2015 

Mr. Charles J. Lesowske 

ColorPhoto 

16176 Foothill Loop South 

Sisters, OR 97759 

Dear Mr. Lesowske: 

This letter is to inform you that the following information is missing from your petition (Docket No. FAA2014-0893). This information is necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration to process your 

petition. Please submit the additional information to your docket at www.regulations.gov and submit any 

proprietary information to the FAA Headquarters or electronically via e-mail to nia.daniels@faa.gov. 

 List the aircraft’s cruise speed. 

 Provide the flight time for the proposed UAS operation. 

 Provide description of proximity to airports. 

Please provide the additional information by January 21, 2015. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (202) 267-7626. 

Sincerely, 

Nia Daniels 

Program Analyst 

Nia Daniels, ARM‐108

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Rulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Rules Division

800 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20591

PH: (202) 267 ‐ 7626

Fax: (202) 267 ‐ 5075

nia.daniels@faa.gov