UN I TED STATES OF AME RIC A D EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION FEDERAL AV I ATION ADMINI STRATION WASHINGTON , D C 20591

In the matter of the p etition 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) , 9 1.1 21 , 91.15 l (a)( l ) , 91.405(a), 9 l. 407(a)(l), 9 l.4 09(a)( l) and (2), and 9l.4 17(a) and 

### (b) ofTitle 14, Code of Federal Regu lations. Exe mption No. 11645A Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-0699

DE NIAL OF EXEMPTION By letter dated July 2 I , 20 I 6 , Me ss rs. Eric Mill s an d Fred er ick Remington, on behalf of Aileron LLC , dba Skyform, 3333 East Bayaud Ave nue, #9 1 6 Denver, CO 80209 , petitioned the Federa l Av i ation Administration (FAA) for an exemptio n from part 21; 

### §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 6 1. 101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 6 1 .315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c) , 9 1.1 2 1 , 91.151(a)(1) , 91.405(a), 91.407(a)( l ), 9 1.409(a)( l ) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) ofTitle 14, Code of Federal Re g ulations

. The petitioner requeste d to renew Exemption No. l l645A, which exp ire s May 3 1 , 2017, to operate UASs to co ndu c t aerial imagery , filming and photography for the motion picture and tel ev ision industri es. Th e petitioner s upports its requ es t with the followin g information : The orig in al petition for exe mption describing th e propose d op eration and the regulations from wh ic h the peti t io ner seeks exemption is po sted to the docket. To view the p e tition , v isit http:/ /www. regulati ons.g ov, e nter the regulatory docket numb er found on the first page of this document into the sea rch box and cl ick " Search, " then click on the " Open Docket Fo lder" link n ext to a res ult associated with th e docket numb er. The FAA's analysis is a s follow s: The FAA h as fina li zed the fir s t op erat ion al rules for ro utin e com me rcial us e of s mall u nmanned aircra ft systems (part 1 07). The n ew rule is no w in effect and off ers safety r eg ulation s for unmanned aircraft dron es weighing less than 55 pou nd s. T h e FAA h as rev ie wed yo ur request and determined that yo ur requested operati on may be conducted ent ir e ly under p art 107 , Operation and Cerlification of Small U nmann ed Aircraft Syslems, w ithout exemption or ne ed for waiver un d er the provi s ions of 14 C.F .R. 

### § 107.200.2 Section 333 of Public Law 11 2-95, Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS}, provided th e FAA authority to authorize certain UAS operations. This incremental step provided a pathway for safe and l egal c ivil 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 authoriz ed und er previously i ssued exemption s under Section 333, including the operations proposed in this petition for exe mption , can be conducted under part 107. These ope rations no lon ger 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 Admi ni strator, the petiti on of Ai leron LLC, dba Skyform i s 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 

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# ~d. John S

. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service