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Austin, TX • Bradenton, FL • Chicago, IL

• Horsham, PA • Naperville, IL • Washington, DC

• Doha, Qatar

Corporate Office: 5400 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077

- 1030 P: 847

- 965

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- 965

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CTLGroup is a registered d/b/a of Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc.

d/b/a CTLGroup

5400 Old Orchard Road

Skokie, IL 60077

- 1030

www.CTLGroup.com

January 8 , 2016

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Pu rs u a n t t o Se c t i o n 33 3 o f th e Fe d e ral Avia t i o n A d mi n i s t ra t i o n ( FAA) M o d e r n i z a t i o n a n d

R efo rm A c t o f 2 01 2 ( t h e R efo rm A c t ) a n d 1 4 C FR P art 11

, Construction Technology

Laboratories, Inc., d/b/a CTLGroup (hereafter “CTLGroup”) h er e b y re q u e s t s a gr a n t o f

e x e m pt i o n f r o m t h e F e d eral Avia t i o n R e g u la t io n s ( FA R s) no t e d h ere i n

. CTLGroup is s e e k i n g a

gra n t o f e x e m pt i o n t o ope r a t e sma l l U n ma n n e d Air c ra f t S y s t e ms ( sUAS) w i th in t h e N a t i on al

A i rs p a c e S y s te m (N AS) fo r c o mm e r c ial op er a t i on s.

As d ir e c te d b y C o n gr e ss th r o u gh t h e e n a c t m en t o f S e c t i o n 3 3 3 ( a)

- (c ) o f th e R efo r m A c t

, t he

Se c r et ary o f T ra n s po r t a t i o n s h all d et e rmi n e w h e t he r c e r t ain u n ma n n e d a i r c ra f t s y s t e ms

( UAS) may ope r a t e sa fe ly in t h e N AS b e fo re c o m p l et i o n o f t h e p lan a n d r u l e

- m a k i n g r e q u ir e d

b y S e c t i o n 3 3 2

. T h is p e t i t i o n w ill s ho w th a t

, d u e t o t he ir s i ze

, w e i g ht

, s pe e d

, a n d ope r a t i o n al

c a p a b ili t y

, t h e sUAS op er a te d b y CTLGroup w ill n o t c r e a t e a h a z a r d t o u s e rs o f th e N AS, t h e

p u b li c

, o r n a t i on al s e c u r i t y

.

In a d d i t i o n t o c on si d e ri n g si ze

, w e i g ht

, s p e e d

, etc

, it is im p o r t a n t t o n ot e th a t p e r S e c t i o n 333 ( b )

o f th e R e f o rm A c t

, "ASSESS M E N T O F U NM A NN E D AI RCR AFT S Y S T E M S.

- I n ma k i n g t h e

det e rmi n a t i o n u n d e r s ub s e c t i o n ( a )

, t h e Se c r e t ary s h all d e te rm i ne

, at a mi ni m u m

- - ( 2 ) w he t he r

a c e r t i f i c a t e o f w aiv e r, c e r t i f i c a t e o f a u t ho r i z a t i on

, o r air w o r th i n ess c e r t i f i c a t i o n u nd e r s e c t i o nP et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

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www.CTLGroup.com 447 0 4 o f T i t le 4 9 U n i t e d S t a te s C od e, is r e qu ir e d fo r t h e o p er a t i o n o f un m a nn e d a i r c ra ft

s y s te ms i d e nt i f i e d u n d e r p aragr a p h ( 1 ). " CTLGroup r e s pe ct fu lly s ub m i t s th a t t h e p h rase " a t a

m i ni m u m " u s e d b y C on gr e ss in S e c t i o n 3 3 3 ( b ) c arr i e s t h e same m e a n i n g as t h e p h rase " at

l ea s t ", w h i c h b y d e f i n i t i o n m e a n s " l o w e st in co n s id e r a t i o n

, p os i ti o n, or i m p o rt a n c e ". Th e r e fo r e,

S e c t i o n 4 4 70 4 o f T i t le 4 9 U.S. C

. w as i ntend e d t o b e a s t ar t i n g po i n t

, fo r th e Se c r e t ar y

, w h e n

c o n si de ri n g r e q ue s te d e x e m pt i o n s f r o m r e g u l a t i o n s p ri o r t o t h e e s t a b li s h m e n t o f a sUAS R u le.

B e i n g s u c h

, t h e S e c r et ary h as t h e i m p li e d a ut h o ri t y t o also c on si de r gra n t i n g r e li e f f r o m o the r

T i t le 4 9 s e c t i o n s as ne c e ssar y

, i n c l ud i n g Se c t i o n 4 47 1 1

- P r oh i b i t i on s a n d E x e m p t i on

, t o

a cc o m p li s h t h e C o n gr e ssio n al g o al o f sa fe ly a cc e lera t i n g t h e i nte gr a t i o n o f c i v il UAS i nt o t h e

N AS.

Th e sUAS to be e m p l o y e d b y CTLGroup are high

- quality commercial off

- the

- shelf models

made by r e p ut a b l e ma n uf a c tu r e rs : DJI Developers and 3 D R o bot i c s

. In a d d i t i o n t o t h e

i n v e s t m e n t in qu al i t y e q u i p m e n t

, CTLGroup h as also i n v e s te d i t s t i m e

, e n e rg y

, a n d r e s ou r c e s

t o en s u re a safe sUAS o p e ra t i n g e n vir on m e n t.

CTLGroup w ill e m p l o y sUAS for aerial data collection for e n gi n ee ri n g, c on s t r u c t i o n

, inspection,

r e al es t a t e

, risk management, a n d related industries. Gr a nt i ng th is pe t i t i o n w ill he lp f u l f ill t h e

g o al o f C on g r e ss t o sa fe ly a cc e lera t e t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f sUAS i nt o t h e N AS.

Th e i n f o rma t i o n a n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n i n c l u de d w i t h in t h e a tt a ch e d p e t i t i o n h as b e e n p r o vi d e d

to s up p o rt CTLGroup's r e q u e s t ed gra n t o f e x e m p t i on

.

We l oo k f o r w ard t o y o u r f a v o ra b le r e s p o n s e

.

Sincerely

,

Timothy D. Tonyan

Chief Operating Officer

CTLGroup

E n c l o s u r e : P et i t i o n f o r E x e m pt i o n U nd e r S e ct i o n 3 3 3 o f th e FAA R e fo rm A c t a n d P art 1 1 o f t h e

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1

. D e sc rip t i on of Pe ti t i o n e r

Th e n ame a n d a dd r e ss o f t h e P e t i t i o n er is:

CTLGroup

A t t n : Timothy D. Tonyan

5400 Old Orchard Rd.

Skokie, IL 600 77

- 1030

847

- 965

- 7500

Fax: 847

- 965

- 6541

TTonyan@CTLGroup.com

www.CTLGroup.com

CTLGroup is an internationally recognized expert consulting engineering and materials science

firm, providing engineering, architecture, and scientific testing to clients across the globe. Our

engineering expertise is complemented by one of the largest pri vate materials and structural

testing laboratories in the world. CTLGroup originated a century ago as the cement and concrete

technology Research and Development Laboratories of Portland Cement Association (PCA) in

1916. In the 1960s, we began providing consulting services for applied research projects,

continuing to expand our engineering consulting services through the 1980s. In 1987, CTLGroup

was incorporated as Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc., a wholly

- owned subsidiary of

PC A, and in 2005 began doing business as CTLGroup. CTLGroup has been a principal investigator

for owners and agencies

, such as FEMA

, on some of the most significant infrastructure failures inP et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

4 of 14 recent history. Th ese include the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11 Worl d Trade Center attacks

, Sago

Mine explosion, Big Dig Tunnel collapse, I

- 35W bridge collapse and Hurricane Katrina , to name a

few (for more background information, visit CTLGroup.com)

.

CTLGroup w ill e m p l o y small unmanned aerial systems ( sUAS ) for aerial data collection fo r u se in

e n gi n ee ri n g

, c on s t r u c t i o n

, inspection, r e al es t a t e

, risk management, a n d related industries. The

sUAS program at CTLGroup will be managed by Dr. David Kosnik and Mr. Jaimy Juliano. Dr.

Kosnik is a consulting engineer with a BS degree in computer engineering and MS and PhD in civil

engineering, all from Northwestern University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois

and a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Mr. Juliano is a senior technician with

over a decad e of experience in engineering technology, and also has several years (and hundreds

of flight hours) of experience as a safe operator of sUAS as a hobbyist.

2

. P r o p os e d U s es

CTLGroup w ill e m p l o y sUAS for aerial data collection for use in e n gi n ee ri n g, c on s t r u c t i o n

, architecture, r e al es t a t e

, inspection, risk management, a n d related industries

. Typical data to be

collected include still and video imagery needed to generate detailed models of structures,

public and private infrastructure facilities, real estate, terrain , and related items

.

3

. D e sc rip t io n a n d Op e r a t i on a l C h a r a c t e ri s ti cs o f s U A S

For the applications listed in Section 2 above, CTLGroup will employ two models of commercial

off

- the

- shelf sUAS, both from reputable manufacturers: t h e DJI Phantom 3 q u a d c o p te r a n d

3D Robotics X 8

- M oc to c opt e r. Both models w ill b e f l o w n at altitudes below 400 feet above ground

level (AGL) and speeds below 50 mph / 43 knots. Specifically, it is anticipated that most sUAS

operations by CTLGroup will take place no higher than 200 feet AGL and no faster than 20 mph. Both

models of sUAS weigh considerably less than 55 pounds: the Phantom 3 and X8

- M weigh

approximately 2.8 lbs. and 8.2 lbs., respectively, with battery and maximum payload. Neither carries

any fuel. Additional description a n d op e r a t i o n al c h a r a c te ris t i c s o f b o th sUAS follow

.

a) Com mon s afety f eatures

All sUAS flights by CTLGroup will be conducted by a Pilot In Command (PIC) and a Visual

Observer (VO). Both the PIC and VO will maintain visual line

- of

- sight (VLOS) contact with the

sUAS at all times during flight. Both sUAS models employ GPS data to deter mine horizontal

position and altitude. A barometric altimeter provides redundant altitude information. Using

the remote control interface, the PIC can monitor the aircraft’s position, altitude, heading,

speed, and remaining battery life at all times during the flight. GPS satellite reception quality

and remote control signal strength are also monitored.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

5 of 14 B oth sUAS have an automatic Return to Home (RTH) feature to guide the aircraft back to its

starting location and effect safe landing without human control. The RTH feature engages

automatically in the event that the remote control signal is lost or the battery becomes critically

low. In addition, the PIC may manually activate the RTH feature at any time

, for ex ample, in the

event that conditions warrant immediate abort of the flight. When activated, t h e R T H fe a t u r e

c o mma nd s t h e s UAS t o a preset altitude, typically 100 feet AGL, a n d r e t u r n s t o i t s h o me po i nt . In

situations where direct RTH might pose a hazard (due to obstructions, for example), the sUAS can

be programmed to land immediatel y upon activation of RTH, rather than fly back to its starting

location.

b) DJI Phantom 3 specifics

B e l o w are t h e s t a n d a r d s p e c i f i c a t i on s o f t h e DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter

.

DJI Phantom 3 S pe c i f i c a t i on s

W e ig h t ( i n c l ud i n g b a t te r y a n d c am e ra) 2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)

Dimensions Approx. 27 inches diagonal

M a x im u m S pe e d 36 mph ( 16 m/s )

T y p i c al Fli gh t T i me A pp r o x im a te ly 2 0 m i n ut e s

R e m ot e C o nt r o l Op e ra t i n g Fr e qu e n c y 2 .4 G H z

R e m ot e C o nt r o l Range 1

. 2 mi les

Flight Battery 4400 mAh LiPo 4s

c) 3 D R o b o t i cs X 8

- M specifics

B e l o w are t h e s t a n d a r d s p e c i f i c a t i on s o f t h e 3 D R obo t i c s X 8

- M Oc to c o p t e r

.

3 D R o bot i c s X 8

- M S p e c i f i c a t i ons

W e ig h t ( i n c l ud i n g b a t te r y a n d c am e ra) 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg) max.

D i m en si o ns 13

. 7 i n x 2 0

. 1 i n x 1 1

. 8 in

M a x im u m S pe e d 40 mph (1 8 m / s)

T y p i c al Fli gh t T i me A pp r o x im a te ly 1 4 m i n ut e s

R e m ot e C o nt r o l Op e ra t i n g Fr e qu e n c y 2 .4 G H z control, 900 MHz telemetry

R e m ot e C o nt r o l Range 0 .6 mile

Flight B a t t e ry 100 0 0 m A h 1 0 C Li P o 4 S

Th e 3 D R ob o t i c s X 8

- M u t ili ze s a f u lly r e d u nd a n t p r opu ls i o n s y s t e m th a t p r o vi d es i n c r e as e d

r e li a b ili t y . That is, each of the four nacelles includes two independent motor/rotor

combinations.

To obtain very high quality aerial data, CTLGroup w ill c on d u c t a u ton o m ous f lig ht s u s i n g t h e X 8

-

M

. A ut o no m o u s f lig h t s w ill b e p r o g ramm e d i n t o t h e a ir c ra ft 's onb o ard a u top i l o t f lig h t c ont r o l l e r

p ri o r t o arriv i n g at e a c h s i te

. A d j u s t m e nt s, ho w e v e r, may b e ma d e o n t h e g ro un d p r i o r t o e a c hP et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

6 of 14 f lig h t t o c o rr e c t f o r w i n d d i r e c t i o n a n d o t he r un a n t i c i p a t e d si t e r e l a t e d vari a b les d is c o v e r e d at

t h e t ime o f e a c h f lig h t t o e n s u re th e safe and efficient operation

.

4

. P ubli c I nt e r e st a n d B e n e fits

B y e m p l o y i n g sUAS f o r CTLGroup 's op er a t i o n s, t h e p ote n t ial risk o f s e ri o u s a cc i dent s a n d i n j u ri e s

a s s o c ia te d w i t h suspending workers at height on tethers, or with ma n ne d r o t ary a n d f i x e d w i n g

air c r a f t w e i g h i n g th o u sa n d s o f p o u nd s

, w i l l b e gr e a t ly r e d u c e d a n d / o r e lim i n a t ed

. In a d d i t io n t o

w e ig h t

, th e t yp e o f m a nn e d a i r c ra f t t y p i c ally u s e d t o c a p tu re t h e h igh r e s o l u t i o n p h o to gr a ph y a n d

v i d eo de s c ri b e d h e r e i n are c a p a b le o f c arry i n g 1 0 0 o r m o re gall o n s o f fue l w h i c h c r e a te s th e

p ot e nt ial risk o f s p illa g e a n d f i r e in t h e e v e n t o f an i n c i d e n t o r a cc i d e nt

, e mit e missi o n s h a r m f u l t o

the en vir o n m e n t

, a n d r e q u i r e an o n bo a r d p ilot a n d a dd i t i on al c r e w m e m b ers t o o p er a t e t h e

ph o to gr a ph ic a n d vi d eo equ i p m e n t

. T h e sUAS em p lo y ed b y CTLGroup w e igh less th a n 1 0 po u nd s

fu lly l o a d e d

, c arry n o f u e l, and e m i t no h arm f u l e missi on s ; t h e p i l o t a n d c r e w are r e m o te l y l o c a te d

f r o m th e air c r a ft

, a n d t h e sUAS are ope r a te d o v e r c o n t r o ll e d a cc e ss si te s / p r o pe r t i e s, so a

sig n i f i c a n t p u b lic be n e f it is a c h iev ed

.

A dd i t io n a ll y

, b y e m p l o y i n g sUAS a t a l t i t ude s w e ll be l o w a n d a t s p e e d s f a r l e ss th a n m a n n ed

air c ra ft

, CTLGroup w ill p r o v i d e th e e n gi n ee ri n g, c on s t r u c t i o n

, architecture, r e al es t a t e

, inspection, risk management, a n d related industries w i t h d a t a a nd imag e ry t h at po ss e ss a

s upe r i o r lev e l o f det ail a n d p r e c isi o n t h a n is im p o s si b le t o a cq u ire w i t h ma nn e d f lig h t s o r

sa t e lli t e imag e r y

.

5

. CTLGroup ' s s U A S Op e r a t i o n s Guidelines

CTLGroup will r e view a n d upd a t e the following sUAS guidelines a nn u all y

, o r m o re f r e q u e nt ly i f

ne c e ssar y

, t o e n s u r e t h at t h e i nf o rma t i o n c o nt a i n ed t h e r e in is c u rr e n t

, r e l e va n t t o sUAS

op e r a t i o n s, a n d t o e n s u r e t h at it a cc u ra t e ly r e f le c t s u pd a te d best practices and FAA rules fo r

civil sUAS o p e ra t i on s.

a. Sa f e t y

In the interest of safety and efficiency, CTLGroup sUAS operations will be conducted in

accordance with manufacturer recommendations, best practices (e.g., the Academy of

Model Aeronautics Safety Code), FAA and local rules, and the following CTLGroup

operations guidelines

Each field deployment of sUAS by CTLGroup will begin with a safety briefing to review

flight goals, site

- specific hazards, restricted airspace, and other operational and safety

information. A preflight inspection of the sUAS will be conducted before each flight.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

7 of 14 In addition to the Pilot in Command, each flight will include a V is u al O b s e rv e r ( V O ). Th e

V O will mai n t a i n d ir e c t V is u al Li n e o f Si g h t ( V L O S) with the aircraft at all t imes. T h e V O

will r e main in v e r b a l c ont a c t with the PIC a t all t im e s d u r i n g a f lig h t

. T h e duties of the

V O will include identification of gr o u n d

- b as e d a n d a e r i al ob s t a c les a n d p o te n t ial h a z ar d s

,

i n c l ud i n g

, b u t n o t lim i t e d t o

, oth e r UAS a n d m a n n e d a ir c ra ft

.

The PIC will abort the flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies.

Flights operations will be conducted only during daylight and u n de r visual m e t eo r o l o gi c al

c ond i t i on s. No flights may take place under special visual flight rules. Th e P IC a n d V O will

mo n i to r w e a t h er c o nd i t i o n s p ri o r t o a n d du r i n g e v e r y f lig h t

. If a d v e rse w e a the r c o n d i t i on s

are p r ed i ct e d o r ob s e rv ed

, t h e f lig h t will b e a bo r ted.

Ph o n e c all s

, e le c t r on ic m e ssagi n g, a n d te x t i n g will n o t b e p erm i tt e d a t a n y t ime du r i ng

f lig h t o p er a t i on s.

No flights will be conducted over c r o w d s o r c o n g e s te d ar e as. Flight operations will avoid

nonparticipating persons as much as practical. The sUAS will be used for close

- in

inspection of structures or vessels only with permission of the owner

, and where

the PIC has determined that risks associated with such close

- in operation do not present

an undue hazard.

Any incidents, accidents, or transgressions of operational area boundaries will be

documented and reported t o t h e FAA's U AS I n t e gra t i o n O ff i c e (AFS

- 80) w i t h in 2 4

h o u rs. A cc i d e n t s will b e r epo r te d t o t h e N a t i on a l T ra n s p o r t a t i o n S a fet y B o ard.

b

. F li g h t P l a n n in g

During the preflight safety meeting at each sUAS deployment, th e P IC a n d V O w ill

vis u ally s u rv e y t h e flight area to i d e n t i f y o b s t a c l e s a n d p ot e nt i al h a z a r ds th a t may a f f e c t

th e air c r a f t d u ri n g f lig h t

. T he y w i l l also de t e rmi n e t h e sa f e st l o c a t i o n f r o m w h i c h t o

l a un c h t h e air c ra f t as w e ll as t h e b e st va n t age po i n t f r o m wh i c h to mai nt a i n a V L O S o f

th e a i r c ra f t at all t im e s du r i n g th e f li g ht

.

The PIC will be designated prior to each flight, and the PIC designation will not be

transferred to another individual fo r th e d u r a t i o n o f t h e f l i g ht.

P ri o r t o e a c h f lig h t

, th e P I C

, V O , a n d o the r ne c e s s ary p a r t i c i p a n t s w ill r e vi e w a n d d is c u ss

th e d e t ails a n d p ar a m e t e rs o f t h e f lig h t t o i n s u re t h at all p ar t i c i p a n t s h ave a f irm

un d e rs t a nd i n g o f th e f li g h t ob j e c t i v e s.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

8 of 14 The PIC will identify any pertinent airspace restrictions, including areas of manned

aircraft operation, prohibited airspace, and temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). The PIC

will take prudent measures to avoid incursion into restricted airspace.

T h e P IC will d e te r m i n e th e al t i t u d e o f t h e l a un c h si te a n d c al c u l a t e t h e ma x i m u m

allowable f l ig h t al t i t u d e for the operation such that the aircraft will remain w i t h in 4 0 0

f ee t AGL du r i n g t h e f lig h t.

P ri o r t o e a c h f lig h t

, th e P IC will en s u re t h at t h e s U AS h as be e n p r o gram me d t o

a uto m a t i c ally return

- to

- home if t h e r e m a i n i n g b a t t e ry li f e falls below 25%

.

c

. P r e fli g h t I n s p e c t i ons

The P IC will conduct a preflight visual inspection of the sUAS, batteries, and remote control.

The PIC will check the charge levels of the sUAS a n d r e m o t e c ont r o l b a t te ri e s to ensure

that enough power is available to complete the mission and land safely with at least 25% battery

remaining. Prior to takeoff, t h e P IC will v e ri f y th a t the sUAS is receiving an a d e q u a t e G P S

sig n al for safe operation.

d

. F li g h t P ro c e d ur es

A c op y o f CTLGroup’s s U AS o p er a t i o n s guidelines a n d t h e m a n uf a ct u r e r's u s e r m a nu al

will b e in possession of the PIC or other designated operations personnel a t all times

during a flight.

The sUAS will be oper a t e d a t an altitude of no mo r e th a n 4 00 fe e t AGL and will not

exceed speeds r ecommend e d by the m a nufacturer.

The sUAS will not be o per a ted within 5 nautical mil e s of an a i rpo r t un l ess a letter of

agreement from the airport’s management is obtained, or otherwise permitted by

certificate of airworthiness issued to CTLGroup.

The sUAS will b e ope r a t e d w i th in vi s u al l i n e o f s i t e ( V L O S) o f th e P IC a n d V O at all

t im e s. Th e P IC a n d V O m u st b e a b le t o c o m m u n i c a t e v e r b ally at all t im e s.

The sUAS will no t b e o pe r a t e d less t h an 50 0 f e e t be l o w o r w i t h in 20 0 0 f ee t

h o ri z o nt ally f r o m a c l o u d

.

Th e P IC will s t ay c lear o f a n d al w a y s y ie l d t h e ri g ht

- of

- w ay t o o t he r sUAS a n d ma n ne d

air c ra ft

.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

9 of 14 Th e P IC will ma n u ally a c t i v a t e t h e s UAS's return

- to

- home fe a t u re i n th e e v e n t o f

a ny d e t e c t ed a b no rmal i t y o r e m e rg en cy.

Du r i n g f lig h t

, th e P IC will m o n i t o r t h e UAS's a l t i tu d e

, ho r i zo n t al s p e e d, d is t a n c e o f t h e

air c ra f t f r o m t h e r e m o t e c o nt r o l, a n d r e mai n i n g b a t te ry l i f e ; a n d the r e mai n i n g li f e o f th e

r e m ot e c o nt r o l.

Du r i n g all p r o gr a mm e d a ut o no m o u s f lig h t s, t h e P I C will ma i nt a i n V is u al L i n e o f S i gh t o f

th e sUAS a n d m on i to r t h e sUAS c o n t r o ls. Th e P IC will ass u m e ma n u al c ont r o l o f t h e

air c ra f t in t h e e v e n t o f a n y d e te c t e d a b n o rmal i t y o r e m e rg en c y a n d a c t iv a t e th e return

to

- home

.

e

. Ma int e n a n ce

Each sUAS will be maintained according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.

C o rr e c t ive ma i n t en a n c e will b e c o m p l e t e d a cc o r d i n g t o t h e m a n uf a ct u r e r's

r e c o mm e nd a t i on.

Any sUAS th a t has u n d erg o n e mai n t e n a n c e o r a l te r a t i on s t h at a f fe c t c r i t i c al f lig h t

c o m pon e nt s will u nd e r go a fun c t i o n al t e st f lig h t p ri o r t o b e i n g p la c e d b a c k i nt o s e rvi c e

. The functional flight test will be conducted such that no undue hazard is posed to

nonparticipating persons.

f

. Re c or d K ee p i ng

An air c r a f t mai n te n a n c e r e c o rd will b e k e p t fo r e a c h sUAS o p e ra te d b y CTLGroup.

R out i n e a n d p r e v e nt ive mai nt e n a n c e , as well as any repair or corrective maintenance

will b e r e c o r d e d in t h e air c ra f t r e c o rd f o r e a c h sUAS

Each flight for commercial purposes will be logged in the pilot’s and the aircraft’s

logbook.

6

. Re qu e s t e d E x em pti o n s f ro m Reg ul a tio n s

1 4 CFR § 61. 3 ; R e qu i r e m e n t s f o r c e r t i f i c a t e s, r a t i n g s a n d a ut h o ri z a t i o n s : 1 4 CFR § 6 1 .1 1 3 ( a ) &

( b ); P ri va t e Pi lo t P ri v il ege s a n d L i m it a t ion s : 1 4 C FR § 6 1 .1 3 3 ; C o mme r c i a l p i lo t p r i v il ege s a nd

li m it a t ion s

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 61

. 3 w h i c h s t a t e s " N o pe rs o n may s e rve as a

r e qu ir e d p il o t f li g h t c r e w m e m be r o f a c i v il a i r c ra f t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a te s, un l e ss th a t p ers o n : ( 1 )

H as in th e p e rs on 's ph y si c al po ss e ssi o n o r r e a d ily a cc e ssi b le in t h e air c ra f t w he n e x e r c isi n g th e

p rivile g e s o f t h a t p i lo t c e r t i f i c a t e o r a u t h o ri z a t i on

— ( i) A p i l o t c e r t i f i c a t e iss u e d u n d er t h is p a r t

a n d in a cc o r d a n c e w i t h § 61

. 1 9; ", a n dP et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

10 of 14 1 4 C FR § 61

. 1 1 3 ( a) & ( b ) w h i c h s t a te s " ( a) E xc e p t as p r o v i d ed in p aragr a p h s ( b ) t h r ou g h ( h ) o f

th is s e c t i on

, n o p e rs o n w h o ho l d s a p riva t e p i l o t c e r t i f i c a t e may a c t as p i lo t in c o mm a n d o f an

air c ra f t t h at is c arryi n g p ass en g e rs o r p r op e r t y f o r c o m p e n sa t i o n o r h ir e ; no r may t h at pe rs o n

, fo r c o m p e n sa t i o n o r h i r e

, a c t as p il o t i n c o mm a n d o f an air c ra f t

. ( b ) A p riv a t e p ilot ma y

, fo r

c o m pen s a t i o n o r h i r e

, a c t as p il o t in c o mm a n d o f an air c r a f t in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a n y bu s i n ess o r

e m p l o y m e n t i f : ( 1 ) T h e f l ig h t is on ly i n c i d en t al t o th a t b u si n ess o r e m p l o y m en t ; a n d ( 2 ) The

air c ra f t d o e s n o t c a r ry p ass en g e rs o r p r op e r t y f o r c o m p e n sa t i o n o r h ir e

. ", a n d

1 4 C FR § 61

. 1 3 3 w h i c h s t a te s " ( a) P r i v i l e g e s

— ( 1 ) G e n e ra l. A pe rs o n w h o h o l d s a c o mm e r c ial p ilo t

c e r t i f i c a t e may a c t as p il o t i n c o mm a n d o f a n air c r a f t

— ( i) C arryi n g p e rs on s o r p r o p e r t y fo r

c o m p e n s a t i o n o r h i r e

, p r o vi d ed t h e p ers o n is qu a l i f i e d in a cc o r d a n c e w i t h th is p art a n d w i t h the

a pp li c a b l e p ar t s o f t h is c h a p te r th a t a pp ly t o t h e op er a t i o n ; a n d ( ii) F o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r h i r e

,

p r o vi d e d th e p e rs o n is q u ali f i e d i n a cc o r d a n c e w i t h th is p a r t a n d w i t h t h e a pp li c a b l e p ar t s o f th is

ch a p te r th a t a pp ly t o t h e op er a t i o n

. "

P ri o r t o t h e gr a n t o f e x e m pt i o n is s ue d t o J e ffe ry J. Walsh ( 1 1 229 )

, FAA re qu ir e d th a t a P IC o f a

c o mm e r c ially o p e ra t e d s UAS m u st at lea s t h o ld a P riva t e P il o t C e r t i f i c a te

. F o llo w i n g th e gra n t o f

e x e m pt i o n is s u ed t o J e f f e ry J. Wals h

, FAA's s t a n c e c h a n g e d t h u s p erm i tt i n g a P IC t o ho ld a ra n ge

o f li c e n s e s f r o m a C o mm e r c ial P i l o t C e r t i f i c a t e do w n t o a S p o rt P il o t C e r t i f i c a te

.

Mo st r e c e n t l y

, p er th e r e lease o f a Small UAS N o t i c e o f P r o po s e d R u le m a k i n g, FAA p r opo s es to

r ep la c e t h e p i l o t airm a n c e r t i f i c a t e r e qu i r e m e n t w i t h an A e r on a ut i c al K n o w le d ge T e s t

, c r e a t e a

sUAS c e r t i f i c a te

, a n d e s t a b li s h a T SA s e c u r i t y s c r e en i n g p r o c e ss fo r sUAS O pe ra t o rs, fo ll o w e d b y

r e c u rr e n t A e r o n a u t i c al K no w l ed ge Te s t s e v e ry 2 4 m o n th s, all o f w h i c h CTLGroup f e e ls is

r e a s on a b l e a n d n e c e ssar y

.

As o f t h e d a t e o f t h is p e t i t i on

, a nu m b er o f p e t i t io n ers h ave r e q u e s t e d c o m p le t e r e l i e f f r o m t h e

r equ i r e m e n t t o ho l d a p ilot a i rman c e r t i f i c a te ; h o w e v e r, FAA h as h eld f i r m t o t h e po si t i o n t h at

Se c t i o n 3 3 3 d i d n o t gr a n t t h e a u tho r i t y t o e x e m p t t h at r e qu i r e m e n t ( e .g. Si n g e r's C r e a t i on s

( 11191 ))

. A d d i t i on all y

, F AA h as also r eq u ired a p i l o t c e r t i f i c a t e fo r sUAS o pe ra t i on s be c a u s e p ilo t s

ho l d i n g an FAA is s ue d p il o t c e r t i f i c a t e a re s ub j e c t t o t h e s e c u r i t y s c r een i n gs b y the Dep a r t m e n t o f

H o m e l a n d S e c u r i t y th a t c e r t i f i c a t e d air m e n u n d erg o

.

S e c t i o n 3 3 3 ( b ) o f t h e R e f o rm A c t s t a te s, "ASS E S S M E N T O F U N M A N N ED A I RCR AFT S Y S T E M S.

- In

ma k i n g t h e de t e rmi n a t i o n u nd e r s u b s e c t i o n ( a )

, t h e Se c r e t ary s h all de t e r mi ne

, a t a m i n i m u m

-- ( 1 )

w h i c h t yp e s o f u n m a nn e d air c r a f t s y s te ms, i f a n y as a r e s u l t o f t h e ir s i ze

, w e ig h t

, s p e e d,

ope r a t io n al c a p a b ili t y

, p r o x imi t y t o ai r po r t s a n d p opu l a t e d ar e as, a n d o pe r a t i o n w i th i n vis u a l li n e

o f si g h t d o n o t c r e a t e a h a z a r d t o u s e rs o f t h e n a t i o n al air s p a c e s y s t e m o r th e p ub lic o r po se a

t h r e a t t o n a t i on al s e c u ri t y ; a n d ( 2 ) w h e t h e r a c e r t i f i c a t e o f w ai v e r, c e r t i f i c a t e o f a u t ho ri z a t i o n

, o r

air w o r t h i ne ss c e r t i f i c a t i o n u n d e r s e c t i o n 4 47 0 4 o f t i t le 4 9

, U n i te d S t a te s C o d e, is r e q u ir e d f o r th e

o p e r a t i o n o f u n ma n n e d air c r a f t s y s te ms i d e nt i f i e d u n d e r p a r agra p h ( 1 ). "P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

11 of 14 B as e d u po n t h e w o r d i n g o f S e c t i o n 3 3 3 ( b ) o f th e R efo rm A c t

, CTLGroup r e s pe ct fu lly d isagr ee s

w i t h FAA's op i n i o n /po s i t i o n t h at t h e S e c r et ary o n l y h as th e a u t h o ri t y t o gra n t r e li e f f r o m Se c t i o n

447 0 4 o f T i t le 4 9 U.S. C

. w h en c on s i d er i n g r e q u e s te d e x e m p t i o n s f r o m r e g u la t i on s; a n d i n s te a d

s ub mi t s t h at t h e ph ra s e " a t a m ini m u m " u s e d b y C on gr e ss in t h e S e c t i o n 3 3 3 ( b ) c arri e s t h e same

m e a n i n g as t h e p h rase " at l ea s t ", w h i c h b y d e f i n i t i o n m e a ns " l o w e st in co n s id e r a t io n, p o s it i o n,

or i m p o rt a n c e ". The r e fo r e

, S e c t i o n 4 4 70 4 o f T i t l e 4 9 U.S. C

. w as sim p ly i n te n de d t o b e a

m i n im u m s t a r t i n g p o i nt

, fo r t h e S e c r et ar y

, w h en c o n si d er i ng r eq u e s t e d e x e m pt i on s f r o m

r e g u la t i o n s, p ri o r t o t h e e s t a b li s h m e n t o f a s U AS R u le. B e i n g s u c h

, th e Se c r e t ary also h as t h e

im p l i e d a u t ho r i t y t o g r a n t r e li e f f r o m o t he r T i t l e 4 9 s e c t i o n s as ne c e ssar y

, i n c l ud i n g Se ct i o n

4 47 1 1

- P r oh i b i t i o n s a n d E x e m p t io n

, t o a cc o m p li s h t h e C on gr e ssi on al g o al o f sa f e ly a cc e lera t i n g

th e i n te g ra t i o n o f c i v il UAS i n t o t h e N AS.

CTLGroup w ill a c h ieve an e q u ival e n t l e v e l o f sa f et y requiring the pilot to :

1. C o m p l et e S p o rt P il o t g r ou n d i n s t r u c t i o n a n d p ass t h e F AA S p o rt P ilot w ri t t e n

e x ami n a t i o n t o s u b s t a nt i a t e t h at e s s ent ial a e r o n a u t i c al k n o w l ed ge h as bee n

a cq u ir ed

.

2. Possess a valid driver’s license issued by a US state, the District of Columbia, or other US

territory or possession.

3. A d he re t o all s e c t i o n s o f th e CTLGroup sUAS o p er a t i on s guidelines

, t h e m a n uf a ct u r e r's

o p e ra t i n g m a nu als, a n d FAA sUAS op er a t i n g rules

.

4. U n d ergo a T ra n s po r t a t i o n Se c u ri t y A d mi n i s t ra t i o n s c r een i n g p r o c e ss , once s u c h s c r e e n i n gs

be c o me availa b l e f o r s UAS o pe r a to rs

.

Gra nt i n g t h is r eq u e s t e d e x e m pt i o n w ill f a c ili t a t e th e ma n d a t e o f th e R ef o rm A c t t o sa fe ly

a cc e l e ra t e t h e i nt r o du c t i o n o f sUAS i n t o th e N AS.

1 4 CFR § 9 1 .7 ( a ); C i v i l A i r c r a f t A i r wo r th i n e ss

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 7 ( a) w h i c h s t a te s " N o pe rs o n may o pe r a t e a

c i vil air c ra f t u n less i t is in a n air w o r th y c o nd i t i on

. "

C u rr e n t ly FAA doe s n o t h ave a r e g u la t o ry s t a nd ar d f o r de t e rmi n i n g w h e t h e r any UAS is

air w o r th y

. CTLGroup w ill a c h ieve a n e qu iva l e n t l e v e l o f sa f e t y by c o m p l y i n g w i t h th e

m a n uf a ct u r e r ’ s u s e r m a n u al a n d CTLGroup's sUAS operations guidelines t o i n s u re e a c h s UAS

is air w o r t h y

.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

12 of 14 1 4 CFR § 9 1 .9 ( b ) ; C i v i l A i r c r a f t F l i g h t Ma nu al

, Ma r k in g

, a n d P l a c ar d Re qu i r eme nts

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 9 ( b ) w h i c h s t a te s " ( b ) N o pe rs o n may o pe r a t e a

U

. S

. - r e gis te r e d c i v il air c ra ft

— ( 1 ) F o r w h i c h an Ai r p l a n e o r R o t o r c ra f t Fli g h t M a n u al is r e qu ir e d b y

§ 2 1

. 5 o f th is c h a p te r un less t h e re is availa b l e i n t h e air c ra f t a c u rr e n t

, a pp r o v e d Air p l a n e o r

R o t o r c ra f t Fli g h t M a nu al o r t h e m a nu al p r o vi de d fo r in § 121

. 1 41 ( b ) ; a n d ( 2 ) F o r w h i c h an

Air p l a n e o r R o t o r c ra f t Fli gh t M a n u al is n o t r equ i r e d b y § 21

. 5 o f th is c h a p te r, un l e ss th e re is

avai l a b le in t h e ai r c ra f t a c u rr e n t a p p r o v e d Air p la n e o r R o t o r c ra f t Fli g h t M a n u al, a p p r o v e d

ma nu al ma t e rial, m ar k i n gs, a n d p la c a r d s, o r a n y c o m b i n a t i o n the r eof ."

Du e t o t h e small si z e o f t h e sUAS op e r a t e d b y CTLGroup, it is impractical to s to r e ma n u al

m a te rials, mar k i n gs, a n d p la c ar d s o n bo a r d t h e air c ra f t

. CTLGroup w ill a c h ieve a n e q u i v al e n t l e v e l

o f s a fet y b y k e e p i n g t h e u s e r, m ai n ten a n c e

, a n d o p er a t i on s ma nu als is possession of the PIC, VO,

or other designated operations personnel d u ri n g e a c h f lig ht

.

1 4 CFR § 9 1 .1 1 9 (c); Mi n im u m Sa f e Alt i tud e s

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 11 9 (c ) w h i c h s t a te s "E xc ep t w h e n n e c e ssary

fo r t a k eo f f o r l a nd i n g, n o p ers o n may o p e ra t e an air c ra f t be l o w t h e fo llo w i n g al t i t u de s: (c ) O ve r

o t h e r t ha n c ong e s te d ar e a s. An al t i t u d e o f 5 0 0 fe e t a bo ve t h e s u r f a c e

, e xc ep t o v e r op e n w a te r

o r s p ars e ly p o p u la te d ar e as. I n t ho se c as e s, t h e air c r a f t may no t b e o p e ra t e d c lo s e r t h an 50 0

f e e t t o a n y p er s on

, v e ss e l, v eh i c l e

, o r s t r u c tu r e

. "

Since FAA rules

, and widely accepted sUAS best practices (e.g., the Academy of Model

Aeronautics Safety Code)

, require that sUAS operate no higher than 4 0 0 feet AGL, CTLGroup

c a nn o t c o m p ly w i t h the 500

- foot minimum altitude requirement in 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 11 9 (c )

. In addition,

the requirement that aircraft approach no closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure

would preclude CTLGroup’s intended use of sUAS for structural inspection and other engineering

purposes. We believe it is in the public interest to allow sUAS operation near structures or vessels for

engineering purposes, provided the PIC has assessed that such operation does not pose undue risk, and

that the structure or vessel owner has granted permission for the sUAS to approach. In ma ny cases, such

as investigation following major property losses, it would be both safer and less disruptive to use sUAS,

rather than manned aircraft, for the necessary aerial data collection. For example, use of sUAS provides a

quiet, clean, and safe alter native to flying noisy manned aircraft, with human operator and large amounts

of flammable fuel on board, in the already

- busy airspace around a catastrophe site (e.g. hurricane

damage) to obtain imagery. As it is in the national interest to recover from pr operty losses

– and thus

return to normal life

– as quickly and efficiently as possible, relief from 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 11 9 (c ) would seem

to align strongly with the Congressional mandate to incorporate civil sUAS into the NAS.

An e quivalen t level of safety in the spirit of 14 CFR § 91.119(c) will be achieved by approaching structures/vessels

only with the permission of the owner/controller and taking reasonable measures to exclude nonparticipating

persons from the flight operations area, as specified by CTL Group's operations guidelines

.P et iti o n f o r E x empt i o n

13 of 14 1 4 CFR § 9 1 .1 2 1 ; A l ti me t e r Se ttin g s

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 9 1

. 12 1 w h i c h s t a te s, in p er t i n e n t p a r t

, "Ea c h p er s o n

o p er a t i n g an air c ra f t s h all m ai n t ain t h e c r u is i n g al t i t u d e o r f lig h t lev e l o f t h at air c r a ft

, as t h e c ase

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m iles o f t h e a i r c ra f t ; ( ii) If t he re is n o s t a t i o n w i th in t h e ar e a p r e s c ri b e d in p a r agra p h ( a )( 1 )( i) o f

th is s e c t i o n

, th e c u rr e n t r epo r te d al t im e t e r s ett i n g o f a n a pp r o p ri a t e availa b le s t a t i o n ; o r ( iii) In

t h e c ase o f an air c ra f t no t e q u i p pe d w i t h a ra d i o

, t h e e l e va t i o n o f t h e d e p a r tu re air p o rt o r an

a p p r op r i a t e al t i m et e r s e tt i n g availa b le b e f o re d e p a r t u r e; "

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w h i c h s t a te th a t p ri o r t o e a c h f li g ht

, t h e P IC will d e t e rmi n e a n d d o c u m e n t th e al t i t u d e o f t h e

l a un c h si t e a n d c al c u l a t e t h e ma x im u m f lig h t a l t i t ud e allo w a b le such that the sUAS remains w i th in

40 0 f e e t AGL d u r i n g t h e f lig h t.

1 4 CFR § 9 1 .1 5 1 ( a ); F u e l Re quir eme nt s f o r F li g h t i n VFR C on d it i ons

CTLGroup s ee k s an e x e m p t i o n f r o m 1 4 C FR § 9 1

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f l ig h t i n a n ai r p l a n e u n d er V FR c ond i t i o n s u n l e ss ( c on si d e r i n g w i n d a nd fo r e c ast w e a t h er

c o nd i t i on s) t h ere is e nou g h fu el t o f ly t o t h e f i rst po i n t o f i n t e nd e d l a nd i ng a nd

, ass u mi n g n o rmal

c r u isi n g s pee d

— ( 1 ) Du r i n g t h e d a y

, t o f ly a f te r th a t fo r a t l e ast 3 0 mi n u te s ; "

Th e typical f li g h t t i m e as allo w e d b y b a tt e ry p o w e r is 20 mi n u t e s f o r t h e DJI Phantom 3 a n d 1 5

mi n u te s fo r t h e 3 D R o b ot i c s X 8

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r eq u ir e s t h e P IC t o m o n i to r t h e r e mai n i n g b a t te ry li f e o f t h e UAS a n d b y p r o grammi n g t h e UAS

t o a uto m a t i c ally return to home i f t h e r e ma i n i n g b a t te ry l i f e r e a c he s 25 %

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C e rti f i c a t e s: 1 4 C FR § 91

. 203 ; C i vi l Ai r c r a f t

, C er ti f i c a tion s Re qu i r e d

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r e qu ir e m e n t s f o r th e iss u a n c e o f air w o r th i ne ss c e r t i f i c a te s, a n d 1 4 C FR § 91

. 20 3 w h i c h r e q u ir e s

t h at n o pe rs o n may ope r a t e a c i v il air c r a f t u n less i t h as w i th i n i t a n a pp r o p ri a t e a n d c u rr e n t

air w o r th i n ess c e r t i f i c a te

, ho w ever, w h ile F A A d o e s no t c u r r e n t ly h ave a r e g u l a to ry s t a n d ard f o r

d e te rm i n i n g wh e t he r o r no t a s UAS is air w o r th y

, S e c t i o n 3 3 3 o f the R efo rm A c t h as gra n t e d t h e

Se c r e t ary t h e a u t h o ri t y t o de t e rmi n e w h i c h t yp es o f UAS, b as e d up o n si z e

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op e ra t i o n al c a p a b il i t y

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, o r n a t i o n al

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, w e i g ht

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X 8

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. 407 ( a )( 1 ); O p e r a t i o n Af t e r Ma int e n a n c e

,

P r eve nti v e Ma int e n a n c e

, Re bu i ld i n g

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91. 4 17 ( a ) & ( b ); Ma i n t e n a n ce Re c ord s ;

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. 4 0 5 ( a )

, 91

. 4 0 7 ( a )( 1 )

, 91

. 409 ( a )( 1 ) & ( a )( 2 ) , a n d

91

. 4 1 7 ( a) & ( b ) ; w h i c h c o lle c t i v e l y

, the s e r e g u l a t i on s s p e c i f y c e r t a i n p r o c e d u ral r e q u ir e m e nt s fo r

t h e m a i n t en a n c e

, r e p air, a n d i n s p e c t i o n o f m a nn e d air c r a f t t h at are iss u e d a i r w o r th i ne ss

c e r t i f i c a t e s.

CTLGroup w ill a c h ieve an e q u ival e n t l e v e l o f sa f et y b y f o ll o w i n g its s U A S operations guidelines

a n d t h e m a nu fa c t u r e rs ’ m a nu als in r e g ar d s to t h e m ai n t e n a n c e

, r e p airs a n d i n s p e cti o n s, a n d

r e c o rd k e e p i n g f o r t h e sU A S b ei n g o p erate d

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. 7 ( a ) ; 1 4 C FR § 9 1

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. 2 03 ; 1 4 C FR § 9 1

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