### 1 Hollingsworth

– FAR Section 333 Exemption Stephen M. Hollingsworth

3657 Connecticut

St. Louis, MO 63116

December 30

, 2015

U .S. De pa r t me nt of Tr an s p or tat io n Docket

M anag eme nt S ys t e m 1200

Ne w Jersey Ave

., SE

Wa shi ngt o n DC 20590

R e: Ex e mpt io n R eq u es t P u rs uant t o S ec t io n 333 of t he F AA R efor m Ac t an d P a r t 1 1 of t he Feder al

Avi at io n R e gulat io n s from: 14 CF R 21 s ubpa r t H; 14 CF R 45

. 23( b ); 14 CFR 61.113(a ); 14 CFR 91.7(a ); 14

CFR 91.9(b )(2); 14 CFR 91. 103; 14 CFR 91. 109; 14 CFR 91.119(c); 14 CFR 91.121; 14 CFR 91.151(a ); 14

CFR 91.203 (a ) a nd (b ); 14 CFR 91.405 (a ); 14 CFR 91.407 (a) (1) 14 CFR 91.409 (a )(1) a nd (2); 14 CFR

91.417(a ) a nd (b )

To w ho m i t ma y co n cer n :

P u rs uant t o S ec t io n 333 of t he F AA M oder n iz at io n an d R efor m Ac t of 2012 an d 14 CF R P a r t 11

, B re tt

Covi ngt o n, o p er at or of s mall U nmann ed Aeri al S ys t ems (U AS )

, here b y appl ies for an e x e mpt io n fro m

t he l is t ed Feder al Avi at io n R e gulat io n s t o all o w commerci al o p er at io n of a s mall U AS, so l o ng a s s u ch

o p er at io n s a re co n d u c t ed w i t hi n an d un der t he co n di t io n s o utl i n ed herei n or a s my b e es tabl ished by

th e F A A a s req u ired b y S ec t io n 333

.

Commerci al o p er at io n s mall U AS, a s descri b ed herei n, w hich a re eq u i pp ed w i t h c a mer a s an d se n sors

,

w o ul d o p er at e i n t he fo ll o w i ng mann er:

1

. Aeri al p ho t o g r ap hy an d / or video for publ ic an d / or p riv at e u se i n c lu di ng rea l est at e, archi tectur e

,

agr i cultur e

, land s urveyi ng, e ngi neeri ng and o th er rel at ed p rofession al act ivities.

2

. Aeri al video an d / or p ho t o g r ap hy for publ ic an d / or p riv at e u se i n c lu di ng publ ic eve nt s

, an d

ci n e mat o g r ap hy

.

3

. Aeri al i n s p ec t io n/p ho t o g r ap hy of reside nt i al/ commerci al s t r u c tu res un der co nt r a c t w i t h t he o wn ers

or l oc al g over n me nt aut hori t y

.

As descri b ed f ull y b e l o w, t he req u es t ed e x e mpt io n w o ul d p ermi t t he o p er at io n of s mall U AS un der

co nt ro ll ed co n di t io n s i n t he N AS t h at w o ul d b e a ) l imi t ed b ) cont rol l ed c) predet ermi n ed an d d) w i ll

p rovide s a fe t y e n h an ceme nt s t o t he al re a dy s a fe o p er at io n s i n t he i n d u s t ry p rese ntl y u si ng

co n ve nt io nal a ircr a f t. App rov al of t his e x e mpt io n w o ul d t here b y e n h an ce s a fe t y an d f ul fi ll t he S ecre ta ry

of Tr an s p or tat io n 's ( t he F AA Admi n is t r at or' s) responsib ilit ies t o "....establ ish req u ireme nt s for t he s a fe

o p er at io n of s u ch a ircr a f t sys t ems i n t he nat io nal a irs pa ce s ys t e m."

The na me

, p ho n e

, e ma i l an d a ddress of t he appl ic ant :

N a me: Stephen M. Hollingsworth

Phone: 314

‐ 477

‐ 6453

Ema i l : Stephen_m_h@earthlink.com

Address: 3657 Connecticut, St. Louis, MO 63116

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption R e gulat io n s fro m w hich t he e x e mpt io n is req u es t ed:

14 CFR Pa rt 21 su bpa rt H

14 CFR 45.23 (b )

14 CFR 61.113(a)

14 CFR 91.7 (a )

14 CFR 91.9 (b ) (2)

14 CFR 91.103

14 CFR 91.109

14 CFR 91.119(c)

14 CFR 91.121

14 CFR 91.151 (a )

14 CFR 91.203 (a ) & (b )

14 CFR 91.405 (a )

14 CFR 91.407 (a ) (1)

14 CFR 91.409 (a ) (2)

14 CFR 91.417 (a ) & (b )

The s mall U AS I w i ll b e u si ng are mult i

‐ rotor cr a f t w ei g hi ng n o more t h an 55 pounds

, i n c lu di ng

pa y l o a d

. U n der n or mal co nditions th ey wi ll o per ate at s peeds o f n o more t h an 35 Mp h or 30 Kn o t s

an d h a ve t he ab i l i t y t o hover an d move al o ng a ver t ic al an d horizo ntal plan e si multan eo u s l y

. They

wi ll o per ate i n li ne o f s igh t o nly an d b y t he e x e mpt ed p erso n o nl y o b eyi ng all o t her l oca l a nd federa l

l aw s.

Give n t he s mall size of t he U AS an d t he co nt ro ll ed e n viro n me nt provided

, the p ro p osed o p er at io n s

w i ll a dhere t o t he R efor m Ac t 's s a fe t y req u ireme nt s

. The appr o val o f th is appli cati o n pr ese nts no

nati o nal s ecuri ty i ss ue s

. Re gardi ng th e le ve l of safety surrounding the proposed operations and the

public benefit, reduction in e n viro n me ntal i mpa c t s

, i n c lu di ng but n o t l imi t ed t o red u ced emissio n s

an d n oise

, t he g r ant of t he req u es t ed e x e mpt io n is i n t he publ ic i nt eres t. Accordi ngl y t he appl ic ant

req u es t s t h at t he F AA g r ant t he req u es t ed e x e mpt io n w i t h mi n i mu m del a y.

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY The o p er at io n l imi tat io n s p ro p osed for an eq u iv al e nt

or hi g her l eve l of s a fe t y be c aus e o per ati ons wi ll f ur th er e nh anc e th e s af e ty o f th e pe rsons and /or

pr oper ty u si ng co n ve nt io nal a ircr a f t. These l imi tat io n s an d co n di t io n s to wh ich th e appli c ant ag rees t o

a dhere t o w he n co n d u c t i ng commerci al o p er at io n s un der t he F AA iss u ed e x e mpt io n a s se t for t h i n t he

F l i g h t Op er at io n s Manual (F OM} i n c lu de:

1. The s mall U AS w i ll w ei g h l ess t h an 55 lbs.

2. Flight s will b e opera t ed wit hin l ine of sight of a pil ot a nd/or ob server.

3

. Max i mu m f l i g h t t ime for e a ch o p er at io nal f l i g h t w i ll b e 30 mi nut es

. F l i g h t s w i ll b e t ermi nat ed at 25%

batt ery p o w er reserve or 30 mi nut es of f l i g h t t ime; wh ichever o ccurs f irs t.

4. Flight s will b e opera t ed at a n alt i tu de of n o more t h an 400 fee t Ab ove Gro un d Leve l (AGL } ( max

hei g h t of 400 fee t AGL is p ro g r a mmed i nt o s mall U AS an d w i ll n o t e x ceed t his hei g h t )

, an d n o t more

t h an 200 fee t ab ove an e l ev at ed plat for m fro m w hich fi l mi ng is plann ed

.

5

. M i n i mu m cre w for e a ch o p er at io n w i ll co n sis t of t he s mall U AS Pi l o t i n Co mman d (P I C }, t he Vis ual

Ob server (V O} w he n n eeded an d ma y i n c lu de but n o t l imi t ed t o a C a mer a Op er at or

.

6

. The s mall U AS p i l o t w i ll b e Bre tt C ovi ngton ONL Y, not allowing any other pers on to opera t e t he s mall

U AS i n a commerci al c apa ci t y

.

7

. A b riefi ng w i ll b e p erformed re ga rdi ng t he plann ed s mall U AS o p er at io n s prior to each da y's flight

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption consist ing of all t he da ys' p rodu ct ion act ivities.

8. The PI C will obta in verb al/w rit t en consent of all p ersons inv ol ved w it h t he planned opera t ion a nd

ensure t hat onl y consent ing persons w ill b e a llow ed with i n 1 00 f ee t o f t he f l i g h t o p er at io n, an d t he

r a di u s ma y b e red u ced t o 30 feet ba sed up on a n equ ivalent l eve l of s a fe t y de t ermi nat io n, a s req u ired

und er the F OM. With th e ad v anc ed p ermissio n or direc t io n of t he F S D O, o p er at io n s at c l oser r ang e

ma y b e app roved

.

9

. The P I C an d V O w i ll h a ve b ee n t r a i n ed i n o p er at io n of s mall U AS an d receive up

_ to d ate

i n for mat io n for t he pa r t ic ula r s mall U AS t o b e o p er at ed and wi ll be abl e t o show up o n req u es t t heir

co mp e t e nt ab i l i t y t o o p er at e t he s mall U AS an d / or C a mer a.

10

. The P I C an d V O w i ll b e abl e t o co mmun ic at e b y voice

, r a dio

, an d / or t e xt at all t imes

.

11

. W ri tt e n an d / or ver bal p ermissio n an d p ermi t s w i ll b e o bta i n ed fro m te rri to r ial

, stat e, cou nt y or cit y

ju risdict ions, inclu ding law e n forceme nt, fire or other appr opri ate g over n me ntal ag e n cies w he n

n eeded

.

12

. I f t he s mall U AS l oses co mmun ic at io n s or l oses GP S si gnal, t he s mall U AS wi ll h av e th e c apability to

r e tur n to a pr e

‐ determi n ed l oc at io n w i t hi n a designa t ed l oca t ion a nd lan d aut o n omo u s l y

.

13

. The s mall U AS w i ll h a ve t he c apab i l i t y t o ab or t a f li gh t i n cas e o f unpr edicted o b s ta c l es

, w e at her

, or

emer g e n cies

.

14 C

. F .R. P art 21

, Sub part H: A irwort h i ne ss C e rtifi c at e s 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203(a) (1}

Subpa r t H

, e nt i tl ed Air w or t hi n ess Cer t ific at es

, es tabl ishes t he procedur al req u ireme nt s for t he iss uan ce

of a ir w or t hi n ess cer t ific at es a s req u ired b y F AR §91

. 203 ( a ) (1)

. Give n t he size an d l imi t ed o p er at i ng a re a

a ssoci at ed w i t h t he ai rcr aft t o b e ut i l ized b y t he Appl ic ant, an e x e mpt io n fro m P a r t 21 Subpa r t H mee t s

t he req u ireme nt s of an eq u iv al e nt l eve l of s a fe t y un der P a r t 11 and Se cti o n 3 33 o f t he R efor m Ac t. The

Feder al Avi at io n Ac t (49 U .S. C

. §44701 (f)) an d S ec t io n 333 of t he R efor m Ac t b o t h aut horize t he F AA t o

e x e mpt a ircr a f t fro m t he e q u ireme nt for an ai r wo r th iness ce r ti fi cate

, upon co nsider ati o n o f th e s ize

,

we igh t, sp eed, opera t iona l capabilit y, an d p ro x imi t y t o a ir p or t s an d p o pulat ed a re a s of t he pa r t ic ula r

s mall U AS. In all c a ses

, an anal ysis of t hese cri t eri a demo n s t r at es t h at t he s mall U AS o p er at ed w i t ho ut

an a ir w or t hi n ess certificat e, in t he rest rict ed e n viro n me nt an d un der t he co n di t io n s p ro p osed w i ll b e at

l e a s t a s sa fe, or sa fer, th an a c o nv e nti o nal ai rcr af t ( fi xe d wi ng o r r ot orcra ft ) opera t ing w it h a n

ai r wo r th iness ce r ti fi cate wi th o ut th e r estri cti ons and co ndi ti ons pr oposed

.

The s mall U AS t o b e o p er at ed here un der is l ess t h an 55 lb s

. f ull y lo aded

, c arries neither a pilot n or

pa sse ng er

, c a rries n o e xpl osive mat eri al s or f lammabl e l iq u id fu el s, a nd opera t es excl usivel y w it hin a

secured a nd designa t ed a rea

. Unl ik e ot her civil aircraft, operations under t his e x e mpt io n w i ll b e t i g h tl y

co nt ro ll ed an d mo n i t ored b y b o t h t he o p er at or an d un der t he req u ireme nt s an d i n co mpl i an ce w i t h

l oc al publ ic s a fe t y req u ireme nt s

. These s a fe t y e n h an ceme nt s p rovide a g re at er degree of safet y t o t he

publ ic a nd p ropert y ow ners than convent ional operat ions conduct ed w it h airw ort hiness cert ificat es

issued under 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpa rt H. La stl y, appl ic at io n of t hese s a me cri t eri a demo n s t ra t es that

t here is no credible t hre at t o nat io nal sec u ri t y p osed b y t he s mall U AS, d u e t o i t s size

, s p eed of

opera t ion, l oca t ion of o p er at io n, la c k of e xpl osive mat eri al s or f lammabl e l iq u id fu el s, a nd inabilit y t o

ca rry a su bstantial ext erna l loa d.

14 C.F.R. § 45.23 (b). Marking of the Aircraft

The re gulat io n req u ires: W he n ma r k s i n c lu de o nl y t he R o man c ap i tal l e tt er " N " an d th e re g is t r at io n

numb er is dis pla yed o n l imi t ed

, res t ric t ed or l i g h t

‐ sport cat egory ai rcr aft or e xp erime ntal or

p rovisio nall y cer t ific at ed a ircr a f t, t he o p er at or mu s t al so disp la y on that ai rcr af t ne ar e ach e ntrance

to th e cabin, co ckpi t, o r pi lo t s tati o n, i n lette rs not le ss th an 2 i n ches n or more t h an 6 i n ches hi g h

, t he

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption w ords "l imi t ed ," "restri ct ed," "l ight

‐ sport ," " e xp erime ntal," or "p rovisio nal," a s appl ic abl e

.

E ve n t ho ug h t he s mall U AS w i ll h a ve n o a ir w or t hi n ess cer t ific at e

, an e x e mpt io n ma y be ne eded a s t he

s mall U AS w i ll h a ve n o e nt r an ce t o t he c ab i n 1 coc kp i t or p i l o t stat ion on w hich t he wo rd

"Exp erime ntal" c an b e pla ced

. Give n t he size of t he s mall U AS, tw o

_ inch l ett ering w ill b e i mp ossi bl e

. The w ord "Exp erime ntal" w i ll b e pla ced o n t he f u se lag e i n co mpl i an ce w i t h §45

. 29 (f). The equiva lent

l evel of sa fet y w ill b e provided by having the s mall U AS ma r k ed o n i t s f u se lag e a s req u ired b y §45

. 29

(f) w here t he p i l o t, o b server an d o t hers w or k i ng w i t h t he s mall U AS w i ll see t he ide nt ific at io n of t he

s mall U AS a s "Exp erime ntal."

14 C

. F .R. § 61

. 113(a) : P ri v at e P ilot P ri v il ege s a n d limitatio ns: P ilo t in C ommand.

Pursuant t o 14 CFR 61.113 (a), n o p erso n w ho ho l ds a p riv at e p i l o t cer t ific at e ma y

‐ act as a pi lot i n

co mman d of an a ircr a f t t h at is c a rryi ng pa sse ng ers or p ro p er t y for co mp e n s at io n or hire

. B ec au se t he

s mall U AS w i ll n o t c a rry a p i l o t or pa s sengers, t he proposed oper ations can achieve th e e qui vale nt le ve l

o f s af e ty o f cur re nt o per ati ons by r eq ui ri ng th e P i lo t o per ati ng th e ai rcr af t to be an e xpe rienced avi ato r

wi th a de ta i l ed kn o wl ed g e of t he N at io nal Airs pa ce S ys t e m. The F AA h a s a c kn o wl ed g ed in p rior g r ant s

of e x e mpt io n un der S ec t io n 333 t h at a commerci al p i l o t 's cer t ific at e wa s n o t n ecess a ry t o o p er at e a

s mall U AS, an d deemed t h at a Spor t Pilot or R ecre at io nal Pi l o t cer t ific at e wa s a deq uat e t o a ddress t he

FAA's req u ireme nt t h at th e P i lo t In Co mman d h a ve t he req u isi t e t r a i n i ng an d un ders tan di ng of t he

N at io nal Airs pa ce S ys t e m, t o e n s u re t h at t he Pi l o t is re g is t ered w i t h t he F AA, an d t h at t he flight

opera t ion will not pos e a r is k to national s ecur ity.

14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a): Civil Aircraft Airworthiness.

The re gulat io n req u ires t h at n o p erso n ma y o p er at e a civi l a ircraft unl ess it is in ai r wo r th y co n di t io n.

As t here w i ll b e n o a ir w or t hi n ess cer t ific at e iss u ed for t he ai rcr af t, s ho uld th is e x e mpt io n b e g r ant ed

,

n o F AA re gulat ory s tan d a rd w i ll e x is t for d e t ermi n i ng a ir w or t hi n ess

. Give n t he size of t he a ircr a f t for

ma i nt e nan ce an d u se of safet y check l ist s p rior t o ea ch flight an equiva lent l evel of sa fet y w ill b e

provided.

14 C.F.R. § 91.9 (b) (2): Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the Aircraft

Secti o n 91

. 9 ( b ) (2) p rovides: No p erso n ma y o p er at e a U .S.

_ regist ered civ il a ircra ft

... (2) F or w hich an

Air plan e or R o t orcr a f t F l i g h t Manual is n o t req u ired b y §21

. 5 of th is c h apte r

, unle ss ; th ere i s av ailable i n

th e ai rcr af t a c urre nt appr oved ai r plane o r Rot orcra ft Fl ight M anual, app roved manual mat eri al,

ma r k i ng s

, an d pla c a rds

, or an y co mb i nat io n t hereof

. The s mall U AS, given its size and configur ation has

no ability or pla ce t o c a rry s u ch a f l i g h t manual o n t he ai rcr af t, no t o nly be caus e th ere i s no pilot o n

b o a rd

, but b ec au se t here is n o roo m or c apa ci t y t o c a rry s u ch an i t e m o n t he a ircr a f t. The eq u iv al e nt

l eve l of s a fe t y w i ll b e ma i nta i n ed b y ke epi ng th e f li gh t manual at t he g ro un d co nt ro l p oi nt w here t he

p i l o t f l yi ng t he s mall U AS w i ll ha ve immedi at e a ccess t o it

.

14 C.F.R. § 91.103: Preflight Action.

This re gulat io n req u ires e a ch p i l o t i n co mman d t o tak e cer ta i n acti ons be fore f li gh t to i nsure t he s a fe t y

of f l i g h t. As F AA app roved ro t orcr a f t f l i g h t manual s w i ll n o t b e provided f or the ai rcr af t an e xempt io n

w i ll b e n eeded

. The O P ER AT OR w i ll tak e all acti ons i nclud i ng r evie wing w e at her

, f l i g h t batt ery

req u ireme nt s

, lan di ng an d tak eoff dis tan ces an d a ircr a f t p erfor man ce da ta b efore initiat ion of flight.

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption 14 C.F.R. § 91.109: Flight Instruction.

Section 91

. 103 p rovides t h at n o p erso n ma y o p era t e a civil a ircra ft (ex cep t a mann ed free ballo on) th at

i s be i ng us ed f or f li gh t i nstr ucti o n unle ss th at ai rcr af t h as fu ll y fu nct ioning du al co nt ro l s

. Small U AS an d

remo t e l y p i l o t ed a ircr a f t, b y t heir design do not ha v e ful l y funct iona l d ual co nt ro l s

. F l i g h t co nt ro l is

a cco mpl ished th ro ugh th e us e o f a c o ntr o l box th at co mmun ic at es w i t h t he a ircr a f t vi a r a dio

co mmun ic at io n s

. The F AA h a s app roved e x e mpt io n s for flight t ra ining wit hou t fu ll y fu nct iona l du al

cont rol s for a numb er of a ircr a f t an d for f l i g h t instruct ion in e xp erime ntal a ircr a f t. The eq u iv al e nt l eve l

of s a fe t y is p rovided b y t he f a c t t h at neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the aircraft and by

the size and sp eed of t he ai rcr aft.

14 C.F.R. § 91.119: Minimum Safe Altitudes.

Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil air cra ft. Sect ion 91.119 (d) allow s

he l ico pt ers t o b e o p er at ed at l ess t h an t he mi n i mu ms p rescri b ed

, provided the per son o p er at i ng t he

he l ico pt er co mpl ies w i t h an y rou t e or altitu des prescribed f or helicopter s by the F AA. As t his e x e mpt io n

is for a s mall U AS t h at is a he l ico pt er an d t he e x e mpt io n req u es t s auth ori ty to o per ate at alti tud es up to

4 00 AGL

, or n o t more t h an 200 ab ove an e l ev at ed plat for m fro m w hich fi lm ing is plann ed

, an

e x e mpt io n ma y b e n eeded t o all o w s u ch o p er at io n s

. As se t for t h herei n, t he s mall U AS w i ll n ever

o p er at e at hi g her t h an 400 AGL w i t h th e e xc e pti o n t h at i n circ u ms tan ces w here t he s mall U AS is u sed t o

s u rvey or photogr aph a s tr uctur e whos e hei g h t e x ceeds 400 fee t AGL

, t he s mall U AS w i ll n o t b e

o p er at ed more t h an 100' ab ove t he highest point on t he st ruct ure. It w ill how ever be opera t ed in a

rest rict ed a rea w it h securit y p erime t er

, w here bu i l di ng s and pe o ple wi ll not be e xpo sed to o per ati ons

with o ut th eir pr e obta ined consent

. The equiva lent l evel of sa fet y w ill b e achieved gi ve n th e s ize

, we igh t

and s peed of t he s mall U AS a s w e ll a s t he l oc at io n w here i t is o p er at ed

. No f l i g h t w i ll b e tak e n with o ut

th e p ermissio n of t he p ro p er t y o wn er or l oc al o ffici als

. Be caus e o f th e ad vance no ti ce to th e p ro p er t y

o wn er an d pa r t ici pant s i n t he fi l mi ng a c t ivi t y

, all af fe cte d i ndivid uals wi ll be awar e o f t he plann ed f l i g h t

o p er at io n s

. Co mpa red t o flight opera t ions wit h a ircra ft or rotorcra ft w ei g h t i ng f a r more t h an t he

max i mu m 551 b s

. p ro p osed herei n an d t he la c k of f lammabl e f u e l, any r is k as soci ate d wi th th ese

o per ati ons i s f ar le ss th an th ose pr ese ntly pr ese nte d wi th convent ional a ircr a f t o p er at i ng at or b e l o w

500 AGL

. In a ddi t io n, t he l o w altitud e o per ati o n s of t he s mall U AS w i ll e n s u re se pa r at io n b e tw ee n t hese

s mall U AS o p er at io n s an d t he opera t ions of co n ve nt io nal a ircr a f t t h at mu s t co mpl y w i t h S ec t io n

91

. 119

.

14 C.F.R. § 91.121 Altimeter Settings.

This regul at ion requires ea ch person opera t ing a n a ircra ft t o ma i nta i n cr u isi ng altitud e by refere n ce

t o an alt ime t er t h at is se t "

... t o t he e l ev at io n of t he de pa r tu re ai rpor t o r an app ro p ri at e alt ime t er

se tt i ng a v a i labl e b efore de pa r tu re ." As t he s mall U AS ma y n o t h a ve a ba rome t ric alt ime t er

, but

i n s t e a d a G PS al tit ude read out

, an e x e mpt io n ma y b e n eeded

. An equiva lent l evel of sa fet y w ill b e

a chieved b y t he opera t or, pursua nt t o t he sa fet y check l ist a nd l ive f l i g h t d ata mo n i t ori ng, co n firmi ng

t he alt i tu de of t he laun ch si t e sho wn o n t he GP S alt i tu de indica to r be fore flight.

14 C.F.R. § 91.151{a): Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions

S ec t io n 91

. 151 ( a ) p rohi b i t s an i n divid ual fro m b e g i nn i ng "a flight in a n a irp la ne under VFR conditions

unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) th e re is en oug h fu el t o fl y t o t he firs t p oi nt

of i nt e n ded lan di ng, an d

, a ss u mi ng n or mal cr u isi ng s p eed

_ (1) During the da y, t o f l y a f t er t h at for at

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption l e a s t 30 mi nut es; or (2) At n i g h t, t o f l y a f t er t h at for at l e a s t 45 mi nut es ." The batt ery p o w eri ng t he

s mall U AS p rovides app ro x i mat e l y 30 mi nut es of p o w ered f l i g h t. To mee t t he 30 mi nut e reserve

req u ireme nt i n 14 CF R §91

. 151

, s mall U AS f l i g h t s w o ul d b e l imi t ed to app ro x i mat e l y 10 mi nut es i n

l e ngt h

. Give n t he l imi tat io n s o n t he s mall U AS ' proposed f light are a a nd the location of its pr oposed

oper ations within a p rede t ermi n ed a re a, a l o ng er t ime fr a me for f l i g h t i n d a y l i g h t or tw i l i g h t VF R

co n di t io n s is re a so nabl e

. Appl ic ant b e l ieves t h at an e x e mpt io n fro m 14 CF R §91

. 151( a ) f all s w i t hi n t he

sco p e of p rior e x e mpt i ons. O pera t ing t he s mall U AS, i n a ti gh tly c o ntr o lle d ar e a wh ere o nly pe o ple

and pr oper ty o wne rs o r o ffici al re p rese ntat ives w ho h a ve si gn ed wa ivers w i ll b e all o w ed

, w i t h l ess

t h an 30 mi nut es of reserve fu el

, does not engender t he typ e of risk s that Sect io n 91.151(a) was

int ended t o a ll evia t e given t he size an d s p eed of t he s mall U AS. Addi t io nall y

, l imi t i ng s mall U AS f l i g h t s

t o 10 mi nut es w o ul d gr eatly reduce the utility for which the e x e mpt io n w i ll b e g r ant ed

. Appl ic ant

b e l ieves t h at an equiva lent l evel of safet y ca n b e a chieved b y l imi t i ng f l i g h t s t o 30 mi nut es or 25% of

batt ery power

_ wh ichever h app e n s firs t. This res t ric t io n w o ul d b e more t h an a deq uat e t o re tu r n t he

s mall U A t o i t s plann ed lan di ng zo n e fro m an y w here i n i t s l imi t ed o p er at i ng a re a.

14 C.F.R. § 91.203 (a) and (b): Carrying Civil Aircraft Certification and Registration

The regul at ion provides in pert inent pa rt:

( a ) Ex ce pt a s p rovided i n § 91

. 715

, n o p erso n ma y o p er at e a ci vi l ai rcr af t unles s it has

with i n i t th e f o llowi ng: (1) An app ro p ri at e a nd current a irwort hiness certificat e....

( b ) No p erso n ma y o p er at e a civi l a ircr a f t unl ess t he a ir wo r th iness c er ti fic ate requ ired by

par agr aph ( a) of t his sect ion or a specia l fl ight a ut horiza t ion iss u ed un der §91

. 715 is disp la yed

at t he cab in or cockpit ent ra nce so t hat it is l egibl e t o pa ssengers or crew

.

The s mall U AS f ull y l o a ded w ei g hs n o more t h an 55 lb s

. an d is opera t ed w ithout a n on b oa rd p i l o t. As

s u ch

, t here is n o ab i l i t y or pla ce t o c a rry cer t ific at io n an d re g is t r at io n doc u me nt s or t o disp la y t he m

o n t he s mall U AS. An eq u iv al e nt l eve l of s a fe t y w i ll b e a chieved b y k ee p i ng t hese doc u me nt s at t he

gr ound co nt ro l p oi nt w here t he p i l o t f l yi ng t he s mall U AS w i ll h a ve immedi at e a ccess t o t hem; t o t he

e xt e nt t hey a re appl ic abl e t o t he s mall U AS.

14 C.F.R. §91.405 (a); 407 (a) (1); 409 (a) (2); 417(a) & (b): Maintenance Inspections.

These regul at ions require t hat a n a ircra ft opera t or or ow ner "sha ll have t hat a ircra ft inspect ed as

pr escri be d i n s ubpar t E o f th is par t and s h all be twe e n r equired inspe ct ions, ex cept as provided in

par agr aph (c) of this s ection, have d iscrepancies rep a ired a s p rescrib ed in pa rt 43 of th is chapt er... ",

and o th ers s h all i nspe ct o r ma i nta i n t he a ircr a f t i n co mpl i an ce w i t h P a r t 43

. Given t hat t hese sect ion

a nd Pa rt 43 appl y onl y to a ircra ft w it h an a irwort hiness cert ifica t e, th ese s ec ti ons wi ll no t apply to th e

applicant. The o p er at or pu rs uant t o t he f l i g h t manual an d o p er at i ng h an d b oo k w i ll a cco mpl ish

ma i nt e nan ce

. An eq u iv al e nt l eve l of s a fe t y wi ll be achieved be caus e th ese s mall U AS s a re very l imi t ed

i n size an d w i ll c a rry a s mall payload an d o p er at e o nl y i n res t ric t ed a re a s for l imi t ed p eriods of t ime

. I f

mech an ic al iss u es a rise t he s mall U AS c an lan d immedi at e l y an d w i ll b e o p er at i ng fro m n o hi g her t h an

400 fee t AGL

. The o p er at or w i ll e n s u re t h at t he s mall U AS is i n wo r ki ng o rder pr ior to i ni tiati ng f li gh t,

pe rfor m req u ired ma i nt e nan ce

, an d k ee p a l o g of an y ma i nt e nan ce p erformed

. M oreover

, t he

o p er at or is t he p erso n mos t f a mi l i a r w i t h t he a ircr a f t an d b es t s u i t ed t o ma i ntai n th e ai rcr af t i n an

ai r wo r th y condit ion t o provide t he equival ent l evel of safet y.

An eq u iv al e nt l eve l of s a fe t y w i ll b e a chieved b ec au se ma i ntenanc e and i nspec ti ons wi ll be

p erformed i n a ccord an ce w i t h t he s mall U AS Manu f a c tu rer's Manual, a s reference d in t he Aircr a f t

Op er at io n s Manual ( AOM )

. As p rovided i n t he F OM 1 t he opera t or w ill ensure t hat t he s mall U AS is i n

w or k i ng order p rior t o i n i t i at i ng f l i g h t an d p erfor m req u ired ma i nt e nan ce needed.

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption Small UAS Information

Small U AS 's t o b e u sed a re a s fo ll o w s but n o t l imi t ed t o p rovidi ng they ar e within th e s cope o f t he

e x e mpt io n g r ant ed b y t he FAA:

UAS to be Used:

1

. DJ I Ph ant o m 2

 W ei g h t ( In c lu di ng Batt ery An d Pro p e ll ers) 1280 g

 Dia g on al S ize (Inclu din g Prope ll ers) 590 mm

 Max Asce nt Sp eed 5 m/ s

 Max Desce nt Sp eed 3 m/ s

 Hover Acc u r a cy

o Vert ical : +/

_ 0

. 1 m ( w he n Visio n Posi t io n i ng is a c t ive) or +/

_ 0.5 m

o Horizon tal : +/

_ 1.5 m

 Max Sp eed 16 m/ s (ATT I mode

, n o w i n d)

2: D JI Inspire

• We igh t ( Batte ry Inc lud ed) 6 .4 7 lbs

.

• Hoveri ng Acc u r a cy { GP S M ode) Ver t ic al 1

. 5 f t, Horizo ntal 7

. 5 f t

• Max Angula r Ve l oci t y Pi t ch: 300de g/ s; Yaw ISO de g/ s

• Max Ti lt Angl e 30de g/ s

• Max Asce nt Sp eed 15 f t/ s

• Max D ece nt Speed 12 ft/s

• Max Spe ed 6 6 f t/s

• Diagonal Distance 22.0 in. (Landing gear lowered), 22.9 in. (Landing gear r aised)

• D J I Ins pire Batte ry o M odel (St anda rd) TB 4 7 o

Vol ta ge 22.2v o C apa ci t y 4500mAh o Energy

99.9W h o Net W eight 1.26 l b s.

• D J I Ins pire G i mbal

o Op er at i ng C u rre nt : Stat io n : 750 mA, M o t io n : 900 mA o

Cont rol labl e Ra nge: Pit ch:

_ 90deg t o +30deg

o M ax Cont rol labl e Speed: Pit ch: 120deg/s, Pan: 180deg/s

• DJ I In s p ire R emo t e Co nt ro ll er

o Frequency

• 5

. 725GHr5

. 850GHz ( R emo t e Co nt ro ll er t o R emo t e Co nt ro lle r)

• 2

. 400GHr2

. 483GHz ( R emo t e Co nt ro ll er t o Aircr a f t )

o Batt ery C apa ci t y 6000mAh

o W ork ing Current /Vol ta ge 1

. 2 A@ 7

. 4V

Public Interest

The public interest will be served by granting Stephen M Hollingsworth Petition for Exemption.

Congress has established a national policy that favors early integration of UAS into the NAS in

controlled, safe working environments such as those proposed in this Petition. Granting this Petition

for Exemption helps fulfill Congress' goal in passing Section 333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act—the

FAA Administrator's assessment of whether certain UAS may operate safely in the NAS before

completion of the statutorily required rulemaking.

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– FAR Section 333 Exemption Beyond increased levels of safety, the public stands to benefit enormously from the commercial,

programs supported by the proposed operations in this Petition for Exemption. Whether it is studying

the best ways to monitor our aging infrastructure, or researching ways for farmers to produce better

crops in a more sustainable and environmentally conscious manner, the public as a whole will benefit

from the information gathered and studied as part of the education and research programs

supported by the proposed operations in this Petition for Exemption.

Privacy

The proposed operations will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws

regarding privacy. All flights will occur over private, limited, or controlled access areas with the

property owner’s prior consent and knowledge. Operations will be conducted by trained personnel

and all other individuals will either be a part of the operation or consent to be present at the time of

operations.

Federal Register Summary

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the FEDERAL

REGISTER, should it be determined that publication is needed:

Petitioner seeks an exemption from the following rules in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR Part 21, Subpart H: 14 CFR 91.9(c), 45.23(b) and 45.27(a): 14 CFR 61.23(a) and (c), 61.113,

61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.315; 14 CFR 91.7(a); 14 CFR 91.9(b)(2); CFR 91.203(a) & (b); 14 CFR 91.103;

14 CFR 91.109; 14 CFR 91.119(c); 14 CFR 91.121; 14 CFR 91.151(a); 14 CFR 91.405 (a); 407 (a) (1); 409

(a) (2); 417(a) & (b)

Conclusion

The proposed operations in this Petition for Exemption satisfy the criteria articulated in Section 333

of the Reform Act and the FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all respects

to those presented in this Petition for Exemption. In consideration of the foregoing, I respectfully

submits that this Petition for Exemption qualifies for expedited approval via the FAA's summary grant

process.

Th ank yo u for t he co n sider at io n of t hese e x e mpt io n s

. Sincer ely,



## Stephen M. Hollingsworth