# 7/27/2015

E xemption request under SECTION 333

1. AIRCRAFT USED

- Phantom 3 Pro fessional built by DJI. Operational Characteristics are attached as attachment #1 in this request.
2. I , Michael Hendzel, PIC, will operate the aircraft (Phantom 3 Professional) in the following manner: a. Daylight hours only b. At least 200 ’ from any person minus myself and a possible spotter. c. Being 100% mindful of the safety of others and other aircraft. d. No more than 200 ’ in altitude. e. Conduct a thorough pre/post flight, pre/post landing, after takeoff, arrival, and end of ops checklis ts that is attachment #2 to this request.
3. The Radio Frequency spectrum as well as the FCC approval letter is attachment #3 to this request for exemption. 4. I, Michael Hendzel, PIC, served in t he U.S Army for 6 years and 4 months. During this time, while stationed in Fort Hood, Texas with 1 st 

# Cavalry D ivision 3 rd 

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- 12 I participated in unmanned drone flight (RQ

- 11 Raven UAV) in all operations to include launching, piloting, landing, and all ancillary details of flight. My DD 214 (honorary discharge paperwork) is attachment #4 to this request for exemption. 5. I, Michael Hendzel, PIC, am a Nationally Registered Emergency M edical Technician. Attachment #4 is a copy of my NREMT card. I am medically qualified and do not have or ever have had any loss of vision, concussions, broken bones, or ailments preventing me from flying this aircraft. 6. The intended operation of the Phant om 3 Professional is for photography of real estate listings which will be performed in a highly safe fashion as described earlier in the exemption request. Safety rules followed by me, the PIC, Michael Hendzel, will include keeping a safe distance (minimum 50 ’ ) from any persons, vehicles, and also, operating ideally at 50

- 100 ’ in purposes of obtaining photos of real estate listings and moving on. The aircraft will not come closer than 25 ’ to a building it is taking a photo of. The operations manual is attachment #5 7. The maximum operating speed and altitude will be used per the operations manual as described in attachment #5 8. The characteristics of the area I, the PIC, Michael Hendzel intends to use the aircraft will adhe re to the operations manual as described in attachment #5 (You can ’ t take good photos of homes in the dark, rain, cloudy, etc

... anyway) 9. I, the petitioner and PIC, Michael Hendzel , do not by any means intend to operate near airports in accordan c e with the statutory mandate under sectio n 333 regarding proximity to airports. 10. I, the PIC, Michael Hendzel will maintain Visual Line of Sight of the aircraft in accordance with statutory mandate under Section 333(b)(1). I will comply with this mandate by making sure the aircraft does not go behind any objects/buildings/etc

... so that I may maintain visual line of sight

# at all times. I will make sure that I am close by and in complete control so prevent this from

happening with a thorough flight plan in place as well per my attac hments. 11. I, PIC, Michael Hendzel will adhere to my thorough pre/post flight, pre/post landing, after takeoff, arrival, and end of ops checklis ts that is attachment #2 to this request. I will follow (14 CFR 91.6(b)). 12. I, PIC, Michael Hendzel will notify FSDO ’ s prior to operations if I ever plan to operate in an environment that has an existing requirements and will describe my intended coordination in regard to my flight plan and safety procedures, location, etc

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Thank you for your time and consideration.

Michael Hendzel

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