APPLICATION/PETITION+FOR+EXEMPTION+(Drone+“UAV”+Use)

Anthony'Gangi'

NOLA'Real'Estate'Marketing'

1011'North'Causeway'Blvd

Suite'22

Mandeville,'LA'70471

(504)'301H5544

anthony@nolaremarketing.com

STATED+SECTION(S)+FOR+RELIEF+SOUGHT+

COMES+NOW,'NOLA'Real'Estate'Marketing,'LLC,'herein'after'referred'to'as'NREM,'

and'does'hereby'submit'and'request'exemptions'to'FAA'Rules'for'drone'(UAV)'usage,'and'

seeks'stated'Special'Airworthiness'Certificate'– Experimental'Category'(SACHEC).'NREM'is'

a'domestic'company'that'specializes'in'the'production'and'photography'products'for'

marketing'use'for'private'and'public'clients.'At'all'times,'NREM’s'carries'insurance'and is'

fully'legal'in'the'State'of'Louisiana.

RELIEF+DEFINED+FOR+EXEMPTION

On'September'25,'2014,'the'Federal'Aviation'Administration'announced'it'will'

allow'the'use'of'unmanned'aerial'vehicles'(UAVs)'on'some'U.S.'film'sets.'The'FAA'more'

specifically'said,'this'is'“the'first'step'to'allowing'the'film'and'television'industry'the'use'of'

unmanned'aircraft'systems'(UAS)'in'the'National'Airspace'System.”'The'Motion'Picture'

Association'of'America'(MPAA)'has'been'successful'and'complied'with'the'FAA'in'the'past'

and'NREM'and'its'associates'pray'to'do'the'same.'

NOLA'Real'Estate'Marketing,'LLC'is'a'registered'Limited'Liability'Company'that'is'

fully'insured'and'residing'and'operating'in'the'State'of'Louisiana.'It'is'in'NREM’s'best'

interest,'that'we'hold'the'FAA’s'regulations,'laws'and'policies'to'the'standards'as'set'forth'

by'spirit'and'application,'apply'for'this'exemption'as'required,'rather'than'pushing'an'issue'

outside'the'purviews'of'said'FAA'requirements'as'so'many'other'have'done'and'continue'

to'do'in'the'State'of'Louisiana.'
BENEFIT'TO'THE'PUBLIC

Since!the!applicant,!NREM,!more!specifically!Anthony!Gangi,!has!intimate,!personal,!

functioning!and!real!world!training.!He!in!fact!presents!a!more!safe!and!compliant operator!

of!a!UAV,!than!that!of!the!known!average!user!and!operator,!which as!of!the!writing!of!this,!

is!almost!nonexistent.!This!applicant!knows!the!safety!threat!these!vehicles!can!pose!to!air!

traffic,!the!general!public!and!other,!and!as!such,!since!he!has!a!working,!and!real!world!

knowledge,!his!operation!of!a!UAV!is!far!superior!than!that!of!an!operator!than!merely!buys!

a!UAV!and!then!operates!it!outside!the!confines!and!guidelines/regulations!of!the!FAA.!

SAFETY'AND'ADHERANCE'AND'BENEFIT'THEREOF

NREM,!shall!at!all!times!relevant,!operate!and!adhere!with!their!UAV,!and!

understanding!fully,!“which&must&be&flown&within&the&line&of&sight&of&the&operator,&less&

than&400&feet&above&the&ground,&during&daylight&conditions,&inside&Class&G&

(uncontrolled)&airspace&and&more&than&five&miles&from&any&airport&or&other&location&

with&aviation&activities.&

ARGUMENT'IN'SUPPORT'OF'APPLICATION

FAA!Order!8130.34!is!limited!in!scope.!It!does!however!address!“civil!operators”!in!a!

way!that!the!spirit!of!it!speaks!to!the!private!sector!being!“included”!in!the!exemption!

process!for!the!operation!of!UAV’s.!NREM,!in!the!pursuit!of!their!business!specialty,!

understand!the!importance!that!UAV’s!now!play!in!real!estate!photography,!video,!and!

television!and!film!production.!Increasingly,!because!of!the!everRincreasing limitations!of!

budgets,!the!use!of!UAVs!has!become!an!attractive!alternative!to!traditional!aerial!“film!or!

photography!shoots”!for!private!sector!clients,!i.e.,!the!Real!Estate!market!and!their!

professionals,!survey!companies,!commercial!sector!clients,!etc.!A!pure!argument!to!UAVs!

economic!benefits!is!relative!to!and!pertains!to!simple!cost.!(EXAMPLE)!A!traditional!hour!

of!air!time!in!a!rotorcraft!would!be!offered!to!a!client!at a!minimum!charge!of!$369.00!per!

flight!hour,!whereas!a!UAV!could!accomplish!the!same!tasks!and!produce!the!same!results!

for!a!fraction!of!the!cost!in!that!time,!and!be!done!in!an!expedient!manner.!Typical!flight!

time!to!secure!the!desired!results!for!a!particular!(typical)!client!is!less!than!(20)!minutes!

of!actual!flight!time.!And,!the!flight!ceiling!would!be!no!more!than!a!few!hundred!feet,!if!that!

(emphasis!added),!which!actually!poses!a!safer!environment!for!the!surrounding!areas,!
than%that%of%a%traditional%vehicle,%i.e.,%aircraft%or%rotorcraft.%This%is%especially%true%in%a%

developed%area,%such%as%a%neighborhood.%

NREM’s,%shall%at%all%times,"as"a"minimum,"observe"all"applicable"regulations"of"14"

NREM"parts"61"and"91."This"document"is"intended"to"identify"alternate"methods"of"

compliance"with"the"regulations"when"evaluating"proposed"UAS"operations.

SUMMARY

WHEREFORE,%the%applicant,%NREM%(Anthony%Gangi),%respectfully%requests%a%(24)%

month%exemption%to%lawfully,%within%the%stated%regulations%of%the%FAA%and%others,%and%as%

stated,%operate%a%UAV%for%the%sole%purpose%of%producing%client%results%relating%to%

videography%and%still%photography%shoots.%Further,%it%is%stated%and%affirmed%here,%that%

NREM%(Anthony%Gangi)%has%made%application%for%the%required%Special%Airworthiness%

Certificate%– Experimental%Category%(SACMEC)%

Respectfully%submitted%this%23rd day%of%August%2015.

__________________________________________________________

Anthony%Gangi%

NOLA%Real%Estate%Marketing,%LLC%

1011%North%Causeway%Blvd%

Suite%22

Mandeville,%LA%70471

(504)%301M5544

Email:%anthony@nolaremarketing.com