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FAA Petition of Exemption Request 

Submitted: September 16th, 2015 
EXEMPTION REQUEST 

Superior Property Management and Makeovers LLC 

5285 Airline Rd. 

Arlington, Tennessee 38002 

September 161

h, 2015 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence A venue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Petition of Exemption Request 

Dear FAA, 

Superior Property Management and Makeovers LLC, as an organization, is requesting an 

exemption for the use of an Unmanned Aircraft System. 

Regarding the Unmanned Aircraft System 

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Our company intends to use this UAS for marketing purposes. Most likely this request falls 

under §21.25- aerial surveying. We market homes with pictures and sometimes videos of each 

property, as these aerial images catch attention as well as can capture a home at a new 

perspective. These properties are almost always vacant and we fly only over the one property at 

a time, always with the owner's consent. We keep the drone within eyesight of the PIC. 

Droning these homes, the property is usually vacant and it takes less than 15 minutes to get all 

the pictures and videos needed. The public is not in danger by this use since we are generally 

flying over a vacant house only. This said, we do not fly our drone over large crowds of people, 

only vacant residences. Marketing for our property management business is the only reason in 

which we intend to use our aircraft. We will attach the Flight Manual which describes the drone 

design and aircraft performance as well as the limits and procedures to fly the drone. 

We own a DJI 3 Professional and have attached the user manual and the safety guidelines and 

disclaimer statement provided by the company. This drone is one of the newest safest models 

with advances such as Failsafe return home and Vision Positioning system which provides for a 
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safer flying experience. We fly our aircraft in P-mode which allows the drone to only fly in safe 

zone and keeps it restricted to a height and distance set by the FAA. We would never have a 

reason to fly above 400 ft. nor would we ever exceed the speed of 100 mph. 

Preflight Maintenance is described thoroughly in the flight manual and the safety guidelines 

manual attached. We follow all the preflight instructions including going through the preflight 

checklist as seen in the manuals and also calibrate our device before each flight. This model 

drone has been tested and approved by the FCC as seen in the safety guidelines disclaimer which 

is attached. 

Regarding the Unmanned Aircraft PIC 

In this company, there are only two pilots. Harry Spore and Lauren Todd, both of which are 

employees of Superior Property Management and as PICs, have adequate flying experience, 

having flown recreational drones regularly the past 18 months. We both follow the regulations 

given by the FCC and by the flight manual. We always operate within our visual line of sight 

(VLOS) of the PIC at all times. We keep our drone's operating documents with the drone at all 

times. We keep track of recent revisions and updates by the operator at all times and take 

responsibility for having these documents. 

As a team, we make sure our UAS is maintained and inspected to ensure that it is safe for 

operation. Prior to each flight, we conduct a preflight inspection and run through the checklist 

given by the manufacturer. We will operate following the manufacturer's maintenance, 

replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements. We only fly our UAV during daylight 

hours, and never in any harsh conditions such as rain or snow. We never fly our UAV close to a 

no-fly zone. 

If anything happens and the PIC loses sight or loses its GPS signal, the drone is programmed to 

return home, which is the exact point from where it has taken off. This can be explained further 

in the Flight manual attached. We have 3 batteries and we only use full batteries to take flight. 

We do not have an airmen certification but are both willing to follow any requests. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or would like more 

information, I can be reached at (901) 800-8273 or at harry@spmmail.com. 

Sincerely, 

ement and Makeovers LLC 

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harry(a),spmmail.com 

(901) 800-8273