U.S.$Department$of$Transportation

Docket Management$System

1200$New$Jersey$Avenue,$S.E.

West$Building$Ground$Floor,$Room$W12I140

Washington,$DC$20590

RE:!Petition$for$Exemption$under$Section$333$of$the$FAA$Modernization$and$Reform$Act$

and$Part$11.81$of$the$Federal$Aviation$Regulations

8/18/2015

UAV!Pilots!Union on!behalf!of Petitioner:

Bryan$Land$Surveying

Bryan$Martin,$Manager

321$West$Main$Street

Dayton,$Washington,$99328

Tel.:$509I629I2300

Email:$$bryansurveys@hotmail.com

Dear$Sir$or$Madam,

Pursuant$to$Section$333$of$the$FAA$Modernization$and$Reform$Act$of$2012$(the$Reform$

Act)$and$14$C.F.R.$Part$11.81,$Bryan$Land$Surveying,$LLC hereby$applies$for$an$

exemption$from$the$listed$Federal$Aviation$Regulations$("FARs")$to$allow$commercial$

operation of$its$small,$unmanned$aircraft$for$photogrammetry,$inspection,$and$general$

geoIspacial$data$acquisition.$All$operations$shall$be$conducted$within$and$under$the$

conditions$and$limitations$outlined$previously$by$the$FAA$as$required$by$Section$333$

and$conducted$in$compliance$with$the$operator’s$manuals/pilot$handbook.

Our$“Pilot$In$Command”$is$Nicholas$J.$Powell.$Mr.$Powell$has$logged$over$500$cycles$

and$over$80$hours$with$UAV.$Mr.$Powell$has$multiple$years$of$flying$time$as$a$private$

pilot$and$is$also$a$licensed$commercial$pilot. Each$of$our$flights$will$also$have$an$

observer$who$has$at$least$40$hours$of$training$as$a$UAV$observer$by$the$PIC.$

The$FAA$has$issued$grants$of$exemption$in$circumstances$similar$in$all$material$

respects$to$those$presented$in$our$petition.$In$Grants$of$Exemption$Nos.$12143$to$

Atlanta$Marketing$Professionals.$(see$Docket$No.$FAA−2015−1544),$11109$to$Clayco,$

Inc.$(see$Docket$No.$FAA−2014−0507),$11112$to$VDOS$Global,$LLC$(see$Docket$No.$

FAA−2014−0382),$and$11213$to$Aeryon$Labs,$Inc.$(see$Docket$No.$FAA−2014−0642).$

The$FAA$approved$these$petitions$because$they$found$“enhanced$safety$achieved$

using$an$unmanned$aircraft$(UA)$with$the$specifications$described$by$the$petitioner$and$

carrying$no$passengers$or$crew,$rather$than$a$manned$aircraft$of$significantly$greater$
proportions,$carrying$crew$in$addition$to$flammable$fuel,$gives$the$FAA$good$cause$to$

find$that$the$UAS$operation$enabled$by$this$exemption$is$in$the$public$interest.”$We$

petition$the$FAA$to$use$these$same$findings$in$their$considerations$of$granting$a$333$

Exemption$for$Bryan$Land$Surveying,$LLC.

1. Sections$from$which$exemptions$are$sought:$$Application is$hereby$made for$

exemption$from:

a. 14$CFR$Part$21,$subpart$H

b. 14$CFR$Part$61.113(a)$and$(b)

c. 14$CFT$Part$91:

i. 91.103(b)(2)

ii. 91.105

iii. 91.109

iv. 91.119

v. 91.121

vi. 91.151

vii. 91.405

viii. 91.407

ix. 91.409

x. 91.417

2. Relief$sought:

a. Bryan$Land$Surveying,$LLC wishes$to$operate small$Unmanned$Aircraft$

Systems (sUAS) for$commercial$purposes$to$include$(but$not$be$limited$to)$

photogrammetry,$industrial$inspections$and$general$geoIspacial$data$

acquisition.$$This$relief$is$sought$because$commercial$use$of$sUAS is$

currently$prohibited$by$law$unless$performed$under$an$exemption.

b. The requested exemption would permit Bryan$Land$Surveying,$LLC to

pursue its commercial interests in providing services to clients using a

small advanced sUAV in the following areas:

i. Real Estate

ii. Surveying

iii. Industrial

iv. Utility$Inspection

c. This$exemption$will$cover$use$of$the$following$airframes, all$of$which$will

weigh$less$than$55$pounds$including$payload and$energy$sources:

i. Multirotor$serviceIdrone G4 Surveying$Robot$(see$www.serviceI

drone.com/en/shop/uav/multirotorIg4IsurveyingIrobot )

ii. Multirotor serviceIdrone$G4$Eagle$(see$www.serviceI

drone.com/en/shop/uav/multirotorIg4Ieagle/multirotorIg4IeagleIv2 )

iii. DJI$Phantom$3$Professional$(see$

http://www.dji.com/product/phantomI3/spec )

iv. DJI$Inspire$1 (see http://www.dji.com/product/inspireI1/spec)

3. Public$benefit:
a. Use$of$sUAS$technology$to$obtain$imagery,$information and$data$currently

obtained by$use$of$manned$flight or$manual$methods:

i. Reduces$statistical$risk to$human$life$due$to$manned$aircraft$

accidents$(e.g.,$infrastructure inspections)$and$due$to$other$

dangerous$activities$that$can$be$avoided$(e.g.,$scaffolding/rigging$

failures$during$stack or$bridge$inspections).

ii. Reduces$the$cost$of$obtaining$such$information,$which$benefits$

consumers$and$the$economy.

iii. Reduces$environmental$impact$by$eliminating$sources$of$

hydrocarbon$emissions$from$manned$aircraft.

4. Safety$not$adversely$affected:

a. Aircraft$will$be$registered and$marked in$accordance$with$Section$44711$

and$Part$47$and$Part$45,$Subpart$C.

b. Aircraft$will$comply$with$maintenance and$inspection requirements$of$the$

manufacturer.$$All$repair$and$maintenance$work$will be$conducted$or$

approved$by$qualified$personnel$such$as$those$authorized$by Multirotor$

Service$Drone or$DJI$and$will$require$a$test$flight$after$such$work. Records$

of$all$maintenance$and$repair$work$will$be kept$in$a$maintenance$log$for$

each$aircraft.

c. All$flight$operations$will$be$conducted$by$at$least$two$individuals (PilotIinI

Command$(PIC) and$observer) who$will$maintain$verbal$communication$

capability$with$each$other$at$all$times during$the$flight,$and$who$will$remain$

stationary$on$the$ground$during$the$flight$operations:

i. A$PIC who$possess$the$following$credentials:

1. An$Airman$Certificate$issued$under$14 CFR$61$(Sport$Pilot$

license or$higher)$

2. A$medical$certificate$as$required$under$14$CFR$67

3. A$biIannual$flight$review$under$14$CFR$61.56

4. Successful$completion$of$a$UAS$knowledge$test$in$a$

specified$form.

5. At$least$200$cycles$and$25 hours$of$flight$experience$in$a$

UAS$rotorcraft similar$to$the$ones$delineated$in$Section$2.b$

above.$Such$cycles$and$hours$may$be$gained$during$flights$

under$this$exemption$if$a$safe$distance$is$maintained$from$

persons$in$accordance$with$14$CFR$91.119.

6. At$least$5 hours$of$flight$experience and$3$takeoffs$and$

landings$in$make$and$model$being$flown in$the$prior$90$days.$$

Such$cycles$and$hours$may$be$gained$during$flights$under$

this$exemption$if$a$safe$distance$is$maintained$from$persons$

in$accordance$with$14$CFR$91.119.

ii. A$Visual$Observer (VO).

iii. A$Sensor$Operator as$necessary.

d. All$flight$operations$will$be$conducted$in$accordance$with$valid$Certificates$

of$Authorization.

e. All$flight$operations$will$comply$with$the$following:

i. The$manufacturers’ user$manuals.
ii. Bryan Land$Surveying,$LLC’s Flight$Operations$and$Procedures$

Manual$(FOPM)$and$Aircraft$Flight$Manuals$(AFM)$which$include$

lost$communication$and$other$emergency$and$safety$procedures.

iii. Conducted$in$VFR/VMC$conditions$during$daylight$hours.

iv. PIC$and$VO$will$maintain$VLOS$at$all$times.

v. PreIflight$inspections (including$ground$control$station,$if$any) and$

safety$risk$assessments$will$be$conducted$prior$to each flight.

vi. Flight$altitudes$will$remain$at$or$below$200’$AGL$unless$authorized$

otherwise$by$specific$COA.

vii. Flight$ground$speeds$will$not$exceed$50$knots.

viii. Not$intrude$into$Class$B,$C$or$D$airspace,$or$published$approach,$

SID$or$STAR,$or$take$place$within$5$nautical$miles$of$an$airport

without$prior$permission.

ix. Not$be$made$near$persons$as$required$in$14$CFR$91.119$and$not$

over$persons$on$the$ground$without$their$prior$permission.

x. Each$flight$will$be$logged$in$both$the$PIC’s$logbook$and$the$aircraft$

logbook.

xi. Not$exceed$75%$of$the$battery$or$fuel$capacity$of$the$aircraft,$or$60$

minutes,$whichever$occurs$first.

xii. Any$incidents$will$be$reported$within$24$hours$of$occurrence.

xiii. Bryan$Land$Surveying,$LLC will$maintain$liability$insurance$of$at$

least$$1,000,000$issued$by$a$major$aviation$insurance$underwriter.

xiv. Any$applicable$local$FSDO$requirements.

xv. All$other$applicable$regulations$concerned$with$the$operation$of$

aircraft.

f. Aircraft$will$use$FCC$compliant$2.4$GHz$for$command$&$control$of$the$

aircraft$with$wellIdefined$and$tested$lost$link$procedures.

Please$advise$us$of$any$additional$information$or$changes$that$may$be required.

Sincerely,

Myles$Rothacker

UAV$Pilots$Union

Founder

1I888I982I9092

email:$info@uavpilotsunion.com

Website:$https://uavpilotsunion.com