### u.s. Deparlment of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 

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# '2015 Dear Petitioner: 800 I ndependence Ave .. S w Wash i nglon . DC . 2059 1



### Thank you for your petition for exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012 (FMRA ). This l etter is in reference to the docket number in which it is posted. We are in the proce ss of determining whether your reque s ted operations may be conducted without an exemption under the recently-issued regulation , Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Title 14 , Code of Federal Regulations , Part 1 07 ( www . faa . go v / uas). We understand your des i re for the FAA to make a rap id determination and regret any inconvenience this de lay may cause you. Section 333 of Public Law 1 12-95 , Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), provided the FAA authority to authorize ce rtain UAS operations. This incremental step provided a pathway for safe and legal civil operations in the National Ai rspace System (NAS) and was considered a bridge mechanism until the implementation ofPart 107 . With Part 1 07 in p lace, we are reviewing pending Section 333 petitions and will proces s each in accordance with the following. Petitions will fa ll into one of three tiers , which are summarized in the table below , as well as the respective actions that w ill occur: Tier Initia l Assess m en t FAA action Your action I Your reque s ted operation We wi ll close your docket. For th is You shou l d review the Part 107 may be conducted entirely group, no furth er communication is regulation , and may begin under Part I 07 without a nece ssary ; however, it is incumbent operations in co mpliance with waiver or exem ption. upon you to carefully review Part 107 to th e n ew ru l e on the effective ensure that you can safely operate date. without additional regulatory relief. Howeve r, if you believe your original requ est belongs in T i ers 2 or 3 and you do not h ear from us within 60 days , contact us at 333exemoti on s@ faa . !w v. 2 Your reque s ted opera tion We will contact you within the next 60 Ifyo u be lieve you r original must b e conducted with a days. We w ill close your docket, and requ es t requires a waive r and do waiver under Part I07 cons ider your petition for exemption as a not hear from us wi thin the n ext (se e I 07.205
- attached). waive r application. 60 days, contact us at 9-A FS80 0-Part I 07Waivers (a) faa.g ov . 3 Your req ue s ted ope ration We will contact yo u within the n ext 60 If you believe your original may not be conducted days , and will continue working on your reque s t req uire s an exemption (in under Part I 07 or waiver petition for exemption. other words, not in Tiers I o r 2) without furthe r reg ulatory and do not he a r from us within relief. 60 days , contact us at 333exemp_t io ns@ fa a.gov .2 Part 107 is a new pathway to UAS operations , and provides additional flexibility compared to the Conditions and Limitations of Section 333 exemptions that the FAA has been granting to date. For examp le , rather than obtaining a Part 

### 61 airmen certificate, UAS operators may s impl y pass a knowledge test to obtain a Remote Pilot Cert ific ate. We appreciate your efforts to support the FAA in the integration of safe UAS operations into the NAS. If you have questions about Part 107 , please visit www.faa.gov/uas or contact us at 1 -844 -FL YMYUAS.

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

### 3 Certain operations are not addressed by Part 107 , and must be conducted with either a waiver or e xemption. Pleas e carefully review Part 107 to determine 

### if yourproposed operations may be conducted entirely under Part 107 (Tier 1 ), or 

### if further relief is needed (Tiers 2 

### & 3). For more information , please vi s it www.go v l uas or c ont act us at 9
- AFS- 8 00 -Pa rt1 07 Waiv e r s@ [aa.gov.


### § 107.205- List of regu l ations subject to waiver. A certificate of waiver issued pursuant to 

### § 107.200 of this subpart may authorize a deviation from the following regulations of this part: Sec. 107.25- Operation from a moving vehicle or aircraft. However, no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire. 1

07.29 - Daylight operation. 107.31 - Visual line of sight aircraft operation. However, no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire. 107 . 33 - Visual observer. 107 . 3 5
- Operation of multiple small unmanned aircraft systems. 107.37(a)
- Yielding the right of way. 107 . 39 - Operation over people. 1 07.41 - Operation in certain airspace . 107.51
- Operating limitations for small unmanned aircraft.