UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20591 

In the matter of the petition of 

Aileron LLC, dba Skyform, for an 

exemption from part 21; §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 

61.10l(e)(4) and (5), 61. 113(a), 61.315(a), 

9 1.7(a), 91.ll9(c), 91.1 21 , 91.15 l(a)(l), 

91.405(a), 9l.407(a)(l), 9 l.409(a)(l) and (2), 

and 9l.417(a) and (b) ofTitle 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

Exemption No. 11645A 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-0699 

DENIAL OF EXEMPTION 

By letter dated July 2 I, 20 I 6, Messrs. Eric Mills and Frederick Remington, on behalf of 

Aileron LLC, dba Skyform, 3333 East Bayaud Avenue, #9 16 Denver, CO 80209, petitioned 

the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an exemption from part 21; §§ 61.23(a) and 

(c), 61. 101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 9 1.1 2 1, 91.151(a)(1), 

91.405(a), 91.407(a)(l), 91.409(a)(l) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) ofTitle 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations. The petitioner requested to renew Exemption No. l l645A, which 

expires May 31, 2017, to operate UASs to conduct aerial imagery, filming and photography 

for the motion picture and television industries. 

The petitioner supports its request with the following information: 

The original petition for exemption describing the proposed operation and the regulations 

from which the petitioner seeks exemption is posted to the docket. To view the petition, visit 

http://www.regulations.gov, enter the regulatory docket number found on the first page of this 

document into the search box and click "Search," then click on the "Open Docket Folder" link 

next to a result associated with the docket number. 

The FAA's analysis is as follows: 

The FAA has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small 

unmanned aircraft systems (part 1 07). The new rule is now in effect and offers safety 

regulations for unmanned aircraft drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The FAA has 

reviewed your request and determined that your requested operation may be conducted 

entirely under part 107, Operation and Cerlification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Syslems, 

without exemption or need for waiver under the provisions of 14 C.F.R. § 107.200. 
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Section 333 of Public Law 11 2-95, Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

(UAS}, provided the FAA authority to authorize certain UAS operations. This incremental 

step provided a pathway for safe and legal civil operations in the National Airspace System 

(NAS) and was considered a bridge mechanism until the implementation of part 107. Now 

that part 107 is in effect, the vast majority of operations authorized under previously issued 

exemptions under Section 333, including the operations proposed in this petition for 

exemption, can be conducted under part 107. These operations no longer necessitate an 

exemption. 

The FAA's decision: 

In consideration of the foregoing, I find that a grant of exemption is not in the public interest. 

Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 1 06(f), 40113, and 44701 , 

delegated to me by the Administrator, the petition of Aileron LLC, dba Skyform is hereby 

denied. The petitioner may begin operations in accordance with 14 CFR, part 107: Operation 

and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems immediately. 

Issued in Washington, DC on FEB 2 3 2017 

~d. 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service