### Request for Inform ation FAA-2015-8680 9-AWA-AVS-333Exemptions (FAA)

Dear Messrs. Blanchard, Weiner, and McSorley: This letter is to inform you that the following information is missing from your petition (Docket No. FAA-2015-8680). This information is necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to p rocess your petition. 1. Will flight operations be conducted at night only? After twili ght? Will the hours of operation coincide with the fireworks display? 2. Will the payload lights (show lights) be illuminated throughout th e operation? Will they flicker at intervals? Will they be cycled on then off and then back on again? 3. Do the “Flixels” aircraft have navigation and/or anti-collision light ing systems? To what capabilities? How far are the lights visible? Are these separate from the payload light? 4. Will the nav and anti-collision lights be illuminated throughout the entire operation? 5. Would a 500’ buffer from spectators be prohibitive to Disney’s operation? 6. How has Disney tested the geo-fencing capability? Is there data which can be provided to the FAA? What happens when GPS fails? 7. How is altitude and speed limited in the aircraft? Are there software limits? 8. Is the specific UA identified if itbreaks the geo-fence or limits? How? 9. How will Visual Observers (spotters) be used and how will they be positioned? 10. What is the reliability of the platform’s communication links? What is the susceptibility to interference? 11. What is the lost link procedure? What is th e susceptibility of the communication links to interference and/or hacking? 12. Is there any flight test data to validate the show area and geo-fence safety distances? 13. Have test flights of the shows been conducted? How many hours or shows have been successfully completed? Are there any known accidents or incidents? 14. Further explain the heartbeat/watchdog concept. 15. Is there any reliability data for the flixels safety res ponse escalation steps? 16. Is there wind test data on the 48” X 48” X 48” payload configuration? 17. Provide a 3 view scale drawing of eachof the flixel payload configurations. 18. Confirm the service ceiling for the lightest flixel payload configuration. 19. Confirm the maximum number of UAS per operation is 50 airc raft, that they will all be multi-copters, and the maximum fl ight time will be 5 minutes. 20. Send a scaled version of Fi g ure 2 found in the no n - p ro p rietar y p etition document. Does Sent : T uesday, May 10, 2016 9:19 AM To: Charles.Blanchard@aporter.com Page 1 of 2 Request for Information FA A -201 5 -8680

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...Figure 1 scale apply? 21. Is the hardware, battery, and/or multi-copt er malfunction rate more than 10% of the fleet? If so, how is this addressed? Please submit the additional informati on (non-proprietary) to your docket at www.regulations.gov

. Once your information is submitted, please save your tracking numbe r and submit your tracking number along with the information submitted to the docket, and any proprietary inform ation electronically via email to 333exemptions@faa.gov. If you want us to pro cess your request any further, we must receive the information described above by 05/24/16. If we do not receive the information, we will close the docket without notifying you further. If you have any questions, please f eel free to contac t me at (202) 267–4264. Sincerely, /s/ Dan Ngo
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