Wide Eye Productions, Inc. 

1018 W. Hays St.

Boise, Idaho 83702

FAA Rulemaking

Section 333

Of the FAA Reform Act and 

Part 11 

Prepared by Tom Hadzor Owner/Operator

October 20th, 2015

Tom Hadzor (208)-336-0391

1018 W. Hays St.

Boise, Idaho 83702

tom@wideeye.tv 
October 20,!2015

U.S.!Department!of!Transportation!

Docket!Management!System!

1200!New!Jersey!Ave,!SE!

Washington,!DC!20590

Attention:!FAA!Administrator!

Re:!Exemption!Request!Section!333!of!the!FAA!Reform!Act!and!Part!11!of!the!Federal!Aviation!

Regulations!form!14!CFR!Part!21;!14!CFR!45.23(b);!14!CFR!61.113!(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!91.7!(a);!14!CFR!91.9!

(b)!(2);!14!CFR!91.103;!14!CFR!91.109;!14!CFR!91.119;!14!CFR!91.121;!14!CFR!91.151!(a);!14!CFR!91.203!

(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!91.215!(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!91.131!(d);!14!CFR!91.405!(a);!14!CFR!407!(a)!(1);!14!CFR!409!

(a)!(2);!14!CFR!417!(a)!&!(b)

Dear!Administrator,!!

Pursuant!to!the!Section!333!of!the!FAA!Modernization!and!Reform!Act!of!2012!(The!Reform!Act)!and!14!

CFR!Part!11,!Tom Hadzor of Wide Eye Productions,!Inc.!is!the!operator!of!Small!Unmanned!Aircraft!

Systems!(sUAS)!equipped!to!conduct!aerial!photography!and!cinematography!services!hereby!applies!for!

an!exemption!from!the!listed!Federal!Aviation!Regulations!(FARs)!to!allow!commercial!operations!of!its!

sUAS!so!long!as!such!operations!are!conducted!within!and!under!the!conditions!outlined!herein!or!as!

may!be!established!by!the!FAA!as!required!by!Section!333.!!

Tom Hadzor is the operator of a DJI Phantom 2 and Inspire 1 (UAS) 

As!described!in!more!detail!below,!the!requested!exemption!would!permit!the!operation!of!small,!

unmanned!and!relatively!inexpensive!sUAS!under!controlled!conditions!in!the!NAS!that!is!both!limited!

and!predetermined.!!Approval!of!this!exemption!would!thereby!enhance!safety!and!fulfill!the!Secretary!of!

Transportation’s!(the!FAA!Administrator’s)!responsibilities!to!“...establish!requirements!for!the!safe!

operations!of!such!aircraft!systems!in!the!national!airspace!system.”!Section!333!(c)!of!the!Reform!Act.!!

Regulations!from!which!the!exemption!is!requested:!

14!CFR!Part!21

14!CFR!45.23!(b)

14!CFR!61.113!(a)!&!(b)

14!CFR!91.7!(a)

14!CFR!91.9!(b)!(2)

14!CFR!91.103

14!CFR!91.109

14!CFR!91.119

14!CFR!91.121

14!CFR!91.151 (a)

14!CFR!91.203!(a)!&!(b)

14!CFR!91.215!(a)!&!(b)!

14!CFR!91.131!(d)

14!CFR!91!405!(a)

14!CFR!407!(a)!(1)

14!CFR!409!(a)!(2)

14!CFR!417!(a)!&!(b)
This!exemption!application!is!expressly!submitted!to!fulfill!Congress’!goal!in!passing!Section!333!(a)!

through!(c)!of!the!Reform!Act.!This!law!directs!the!Secretary!of!Transportation!to!consider!whether!

certain!unmanned!aircraft!systems!may!operate!safely!in!the!national!airspace!system!(NAS)!before!

completion!of!the!rulemaking!required!under!Section!332!of!the!Reform!Act.!In!making!this!

determination,!the!Secretary!is!required!to!determine!which!types!of!sUASs!do!not!create!a!hazard!to!

users!of!the!NAS!or!the!public!or!pose!a!threat!to!national!security!in!light!of!the!following:!!

• The!sUAS’s!size,!weight,!speed,!and!operational!capability;

• Operation!of!the!sUAS!in!close!proximity!to!airports!and!populated!areas!

• Operation!of!the!sUAS!within!visual!line!of!sight!(VLOS)!of!the!Pilot/”Operator”!

Reform!Act!§!333!(a).!Lastly,!if!the!Secretary!determines!that!such!vehicles!“may!operate!safely!in!the!

national!airspace!system,!the!Secretary!shall!establish!requirements!for!the!safe!operation!of!such!aircraft!

in!the!national!airspace!system.”!Id.!§333(c).!

The!Federal!Aviation!Act!expressly!grants!the!FAA!the!authority!to!issue!exemptions.!This!statutory!

authority!by!its!terms!includes!exempting!civil!aircraft,!as!the!term!is!defined!under!§40101!of!the!Act,!

that!includes!sUASs,!from!the!requirement!that!all!civil!aircraft!must!have!a!current!airworthiness!

certificate.!

The!Administrator!may!grant!an!exemption!from!the!requirement!of!a!regulation!prescribed!under!

subsection!(a)!or!(b)!of!this!section!or!any!sections!44702b44716!of!this!title!if!the!Administrator!finds!

the!exemption!in!the!public!interest.!49!U.S.C!§44701(f)!See#also#49#USC#§44744(a);!49!USC!§44704l!14!

CFR!§91.203!(a)!(1).!!

Wide Eye Productions,!Inc.!(WEP)!sUASs!are!rotorcraft!weighting!55!or!fewer!lbs.!including!payload.!They!

operate!under!normal!conditions!at!a!speed!of!no!more!that!50!kts!and!have!the!capability!to!hover,!and!

move!in!the!vertical!and!horizontal!plan!simultaneously.!They!will!operate!only!in!line!of!sight!of!the!

Pilot/”Operator”!and!will!operate!with!the!permission!of!the!property!owner!or!a!representative.!Such!

operations!will!insure!that!the!sUAS!will!“not!create!a!hazard!to!users!of!the!national!airspace!system!or!

the!public”!as!per!the!Reform!Act!Section!333!(b).!!

Applicant!submits!the!attached!WEP!Safety!Policy!and!WEP!Operations!Checklist!as!confidential!

documents!under!14!CFR!11.35!(b)!as!these!documents!contain!proprietary!information!that!the!

applicant!has!not!and!will!not!share!with!others.!The!safety!policy!contains!operating!conditions!and!

procedures!that!are!not!available!to!the!public!and!are!protected!from!release!under!the!Freedom!of!

Information!Act!5!USC!552!et.seq.!

Given!the!small!size!of!the!sUASs!involved!and!the!limited!environment!within!which!that!will!operate,!

the!applicant!falls!squarely!within!that!zone!of!safety!(an!equivalent!level!of!safety)!in!which!Congress!

envisioned!that!the!FAA!must,!by!exemption,!allow!commercial!operations!of!sUASs!to!commence!

immediately.!Also!due!to!the!size!of!the!sUASs!and!the!limited!areas!in!which!the!relevant!sUASs!will!

operate,!approval!of!the!application!presents!no!national!security!issue.!Given!the!clear!direction!in!

Section!333!of!the!Reform!Act,!the!authority!contained!in!the!Federal!Aviation!Act,!as!amended;!the!

strong!equivalent!level!of!safety!surrounding!the!proposed!operations,!and!the!significant!public!benefit,!

including!enhanced!safety!with!allowing!sUASs!for!commercial!aerial!videography!and!photography!

operations,!the!grant!of!the!requested!exemptions!is!in!the!public!interest.!Accordingly,!the!applicant!

respectfully!requests!that!the!FAA!grant!the!requested!exemption!without!delay.!!
AIRCRAFT!AND!EQUIVALENT!LEVEL!OF!SAFETY!

The!applicant!proposes!that!the!exemption!requested!herein!apply!to!civil!aircraft!that!have!the!

characteristics!and!they!operate!with!the!limitations!listed!herein.!These!limitations!provide!for!at!least!

and!equivalent!or even!higher!level!of!safety!of!operations!under!the!current!regulatory!structure!

because!the!proposed!operations!are!conducted!on!closed!off!property!under!the!permission!of!the!

property!owner!or!property!representative.!

These!limitations!and!conditions!to!which!WEP!agrees!to!be!bound!when!conducting!commercial!

operations!under!an!FAA!issued!exemption!include:!

1. The!sUAS!will!weigh!less!than!55!lbs.!!

2. Flights!will!be!operated!within!visual!line!of!sight!(VLOS)!of!a!Pilot/”Operator”!and/or!observer.

3. Maximum!total!flight!time!for!each!operational!flight!will!be!30!minutes.!Flights!will!be!terminated!

at!20%!battery!power!reserve!should!that!occur!prior!to!the!30!minute!limit.!!

4. Flights!will!be!operated!at!an!altitude!of!no!more!than!400!feet!AGL!or,!when!photographing!a!

structure!taller!than 400!feet,!the!sUAS!will!not!be!operated!more!than!100’!above!the!highest!

point!on!the!structure.!

5. Minimum!crew!for!each!operation!will!consist!of!the!sUAS!Pilot/”Operator”,!and!the!Visual!

Observer.

6. sUAS!Pilot/”Operator”!will!be!Pilot!in!Command!(PIC).!If!the!Pilot/”Operator”!deems!another!

“Pilot/”Operator”!“!to!be!qualified!with!the!necessary!skills!to!be!the!“Pilot/”Operator”,!that!

person!can!also!be!designated!as!“Pilot/”Operator”!“!provided!they!have!a!minimum!of!40!hours!of!

flight!time!with!the!sUAS.!!

7. Flights!will!be!operated!at!a!lateral!distance!of!at!lest!50!feet!from!any!inhabited!structures,!

buildings,!vehicles,!vessels,!or!people!not!associated!with!the!operation.!

8. A!briefing!will!be!conducted!in!regard!to!the!planned!sUAS!operations!prior!to!each!flight!activity.!

It!will!be!mandatory!that!all!personnel!involved!with!the!operational!duties!of!the!flight!be!

present!for!this!briefing.!

9. Pilot/”Operator”!and!observer!will!have!been!trained!in!operation!of!sUAS!generally!and!received!

upbtobdate!information!on!the!particular!sUAS!to!be!operated.!!

10. The!“Pilot/”Operator”!“!will!have!at!least!a!class!3!medical!certificate.!!

11. Observer!and!Pilot/”Operator”!will!at!all!times!be!able!to!communicate!by!voice,!radio,!and/or!

text.!

12. Written!and/or!oral!permission!from!the!relevant!property!holders!or!property!representatives!

will!be!obtained.!

13. If!the!sUAS!loses!communications!or!loses!its!GPS!signal,!the!sUAS!will!have!the!capability!to!

return!to!a!prebdetermined!location!and!land!autonomously.!!

14. The!sUAS!will!have!the!capability!to!abort!a!flight!in!case!of!unpredicted!obstacles,!weather,!or!

emergencies.!!

!!

14!CFR!§91.109:!Flight!Instruction

!!

No!person!may!operate!a!civil!aircraft!(except!a!manned!free!balloon)!that!is!being!used!for!flight!

instruction!unless!that!aircraft!has!fully!functioning!dual!controls.!

sUAS!and!remotely!piloted!aircraft,!by!their!design!do!not!have!fully!functional!dual.!Flight!control!is!

accomplished!through!the!use!of!a!control!box!that!communicates!with!the!aircraft!via!radio!

communication.!The!FAA!has!approved!exemptions!for!flight!training!without!full!functional!dual!

controls!for!a!number!of!aircraft!and!for!flight!instruction!in!experimental!aircraft.!See!Exemption!Nos.!

5778K!&!9862A.!The!equivalent!level!of!safety!is!provided!by!the!fact!the!neither!a!pilot!nor!passengers!

will!be!carried!in!the!aircraft!and!by!the!size!and!speed!of!the!aircraft.!
14!CFR!§91.119:!Minimum!Safe!Altitudes!

Section!91.119!established!safe!altitudes!for!operation!of!civil!aircraft.!Section!91.119!(d)!allows!that!

helicopter!may!be!operated!at!less!than!the!minimums!prescribed!in!paragraph!(b)!or!(c)!of!this!section,!

provided!each!person!operating!the!helicopter!complies!with!any!routes!or!altitudes!specifically!

prescribed!for!helicopters!by!the!FAA.!As!this!exemption!is!for!a!sUAS!that!is!a!helicopter!and!the!

exemption!requests!authority!to!operate!at!altitudes!up!to!400!feet!AGL,!an!exemption!may!be!needed!to!

allow!such!operations.!As!set!forth!herein,!the!sUAS!will!never!operate!higher!that!400!AGL!with!the!

exception!that!in!circumstances!where!the!sUAS!is!used!to!survey!or!photograph!a!structure!whose!

height!exceeds!400!feet!AGL,!the!sUAS!will!not!be!operated!more!than!100!feet!above!the!highest!point!on!

the!structure.!

The!equivalent!level!of!safety!will!be!achieved!given!the!size,!weight,!speed!of!the!sUAS!as!well!as!the!

location!where!it!is!operated.!No!flight!will!be!taken!without!the!permission!of!the!property!owner.!

Because!of!the!advance!notice!to!the!property!owner!and!other!participants!in!the!activity,!all!affected!

individuals!will!be!aware!of!the!planned!flight!operations.!Compared!to!flight!operations!with!aircraft!or!

rotorcraft!weighing!far!more!than!the!maximum!55!lbs.!proposed!herein!and!the!lack!of!flammable!fuel,!

any!risk!associated!with!these!operations!is!far!less!than!those!presently!presented!with!conventional!

aircraft!operating!at!or!below!400!feet!AGL.!In!addition,!the!lowbaltitude!operations!of!the!sUAS!will!

ensure!separation!between!the!sUAS!operations!and!the!operations!of!conventional!aircraft!that!must!

comply!with!Section!91.119.!!

14!CFR!§91.121!Altimeter!Settings

This!regulation!requires!each!person!operating!an!aircraft!to!maintain!cruising!altitude!by!reference!to!an!

altimeter!that!is!set!“...to!the!elevation!of!the!departure!airport!or!an!appropriate!altimeter!setting!

available!before!departure.”!As!the!sUAS!may!not!have!a!barometric!altimeter,!but!instead!a!GPS!altitude!

readout,!and!exemption!may!be!needed.!An!equivalent!level!of!safety!will!be!achieved!by!the!

Pilot/”Operator”,!pursuant!to!the!safety!checklist!and!live!flight!data!monitoring,!confirming!the!altitude!

of!the!launch!site!shown!on!the!GPS!altitude!indicator!before!flight.!

14!CFR!§91.151(a):!Fuel!Requirements!for!Flight!in!VFR!Conditions!

Sections!91.151(a)!prohibits!an!individual!from!beginning!“a!flight!in!an!airplane!under!VFR!conditions!

unless!(considering!wind!and!forecast!weather!conditions”!there!is!enough!fuel!to!fly!to!the!first!point!of!

intended!landing,!and,!assuming!normal!cruising!speed!–!(1)!During!the!day,!to!fly!after!that!for!at!least!

30!minutes;!or!(2)!at!night,!to!fly!after!that!for!at!least!45!minutes.”!

The!battery!powering!the!sUAS!provides!less!than!30!minutes!of!powered!flight.!To!meet!the!30!minute!

reserve!requirement!in!14!CFR!§91.151,!sUAS!flights!would!be!limited!to!approximately!10!minutes!in!

length.!Given!the!limitations!of!the!sUAS’s!proposed!flight!area!and!the!location!of!its!proposed!

operations!within!a!predetermined!area,!a!longer!timeframe!for!flight!in!daylight!or!twilight!CFR!

conditions!is!reasonable.!

Applicant!believes!that!an!exemption!from!14!CFR!§91.151!(a)!falls!within!the!scope!of!prior!exemptions.!

See!Exemption!10673!(allowing!Lockheed!Martin!Corporation!to!operate!without!compliance!with!FAR!

91.151!(a)).!Operating!the!sUAS,!in!a!limited!area!where!only!people!and!property!owners!or!

representative!with!less!than!30!minutes!of!reserve!fuel,!does!not!engender!the!type!of!risk!that!Section!

91.151!(a)!was!intended!to!alleviate!given!the!size!and!speed!of!the!sUAS.!Additionally,!limiting!the!sUAS!

flight!to!10!minutes!would!greatly!reduce!the!utility!for!which!the!exemption!will!be!granted.!!
Applicant!believes!that!an!equivalent!level!of!safety!can!be!achieved!by!limiting!flights!to!30!minutes!or!

20%!of!battery!power!–!whichever!happens!first.!This!restriction!would!be!more!than!adequate!to!return!

the!sUAS!!to!its!planned!landing!zone!from!anywhere!in!its!limited!operating!area.!Similar!exemptions!

have!been!granted!to!other!operations,!including!Exemptions!2689F,!5745,!10673,!and!10808.!

14!CFR!§91.203!(a)!and!(b):!Carrying!Civil!Aircraft!Certification!and!Registration

The!regulation!provides!in!the!pertinent!part:!

(a)!Except!a!provided!in!§!91.715,!no!person!may!operate!a!civil!aircraft!unless!it!has!within!it!the!

following:!(1)!An!appropriate!and!current!airworthiness!certificate.!.!.!.!

(b)!No!person!may!operate!a!civil!aircraft!!unless!the!airworthiness!certificate!required!by!paragraph!(a)!

of!this!section!or!a!special!flight!authorization!issued!under!§91.715!is!displayed!at!the!cabin!or!cockpit!

entrance!so!that!it!is!legible!to!passengers!or!crew.!

The!sUAS!fully!loaded!weighs!less!that!55!lbs.!and!is!operated!without!an!onboard!pilot.!As!such,!there!is!

no!ability!to!place!to!carry!certification!and!registration!documents!or!to!display!them!on!the!sUAS.!!

An!equivalent!level!of!safety!will!be!achieved!by!keeping!these!documents!at!the!ground!control!point!

where!the!Pilot/”Operator”!flying!the!sUAS!will!have!immediate!access!to!the!documents!to!the!extent!

they!are!applicable!to!the!sUAS.!!The!FAA!has!issued!numerous!exemptions!to!this!regulation.!A!

representative!sample!of!other!exceptions!includes!Exemption!Nos.!9565,!9665,!9789,!9789A,!9797!

9797A,!and!10700.!!

14!CFR!§91.215!(a)!and!(b);!14!CFR!§91.131!(d);!ATC!transponder!and!altitude!reporting!equipment!and!

use

The!pertinent!section!of!91.215!(a)!&!(b)!requires!the!“(a)!All#airspace:#U.S.3registered#civil#aircraft. For!

operations!not!conducted!under!part!121!or!135!of!this!chapter,!ATC!transponder!equipment!installed.!.!.!

(b)!All#airspace.#Unless!otherwise!authorized!or!directed!by!ATC,!no!person!may!operate!an!aircraft!in!the!

airspace!described!in!paragraphs!(b)(1)!through!(b)(5)!of!this!section,!unless!that!aircraft!is!equipped!

with!an!operable!coded!radar!beacon!transponder”.!.!.

This!requirement!applies!

(1) All!aircraft.!In!Class!A,!Class!B,!and!Class!C!airspace!areas;

(2) All!aircraft.!In!all!airspace!within!30!nautical!miles!of!an!airport!listed!in!appendix!D,!section!1!of!this!

part!from!the!surface!upward!to!10,000!feet!MSL;!!

Likewise,!the!pertinent!section!of!91.131!(d);!Operating!Rule!in!Class!B!Airspace!

(d)!other!equipment!requirements.!

“No!person!may!operate!an!aircraft!in!a!Class!B!airspace!area!unless!the!aircraft!is!equipped!with!

(1)!The!applicable!operating!transponder!and!automatic!altitude!reporting!equipment!specified!in!

§91.215!(a)!.!.!.!and!

(2)!After!January!1,!2020!,!the!applicable!Automatic!Dependent!SurveillancebBroadcast!Out!equipment!

specified!in!§91.225.”!
Because!of!the!small!size!and!limited!lifting!capacity!of!the!sUAS,!the!sUAS!cannot!be!fitted!with!and!operate!a!

transponder!and!automatic!altitude!reporting!equipment!specified!in!paragraph!of!91.215!(a)!and!(b)!and!

91.131!(d).!An!exemption!from!these!requirements!is!requested.!The!equivalent!level!of!safety!can!be!assured!

using!the!procedures!defined!for!each!class!of!airspace.!

Within&the&surface&areas&of&Class&“B”,&Class&“C”,&Class&“D”&airspace

Within!the!lateral!boundaries!of!the!airspace,!the!Pilot/”Operator”!“!will!establish!2!way!communications!with!

the!ATC!facility!having!jurisdiction!for!that!area.!The!Pilot/”Operator”!will!provide!the!location!

(heading!and!distance)!relative!to!the!center!of!the!airspace!and!request!clearance!to!“Maneuver”!above!that!

location!at!or!below!400!feet!AGL.!The!Pilot/”Operator”!will!be!responsible!for!“see!and!avoid”!traffic!conflicts.!

The!Pilot/”Operator”!will!at!all!times!yield!right!of!way!to!ANY!and!ALL!manned!flight!operations.!All!

operations!within!2!miles!of!the!primary!airport!will!be!prebarranged!with!that!controlling!facility.!Any!and!all!

restrictions!placed!on!the!operations!will!be!complied!with!so!that!all!manned!operations!can!be!conducted!

without!negatively!impacting!flight!safety.!!

14!CFR!§91.405!(a);!407!(a)!(1);!409!(a)!(2);!417!(a)!&!(b):!Maintenance!Inspections!

These!regulations!require!that!an!aircraft!operator!or!owner!“shall!have!that!aircraft!inspected!as!prescribed!

in!subpart!E!of!this!part!and!shall!between!required!inspections,!except!as!provided!in!paragraph!(c)!of!this!

section,!have!discrepancies!repaired!as!prescribed!in!part!43!of!this!chapter...,”!and!others!shall!inspect!or

maintain!the!aircraft!in!compliance!with!Part!43.!!

Given!that!these!sections!and!Part!43!apply!only!to!aircraft!with!an!airworthiness!certificate,!these!sections!

will!not!apply!to!the!applicant.!Maintenance!will!be!accomplished!by!the!Pilot/”Operator”!pursuant!to!the!

flight!manual!and!operating!and!handbook.!An!equivalent!level!of!safety!will!be!achieved!because!these!small!

sUASs!are!very!limited!in!size!and!will!carry!small!payload!and!operate!only!in!limited!areas!for!short!periods!

of!time.!If!mechanical!issues!arise!the!sUAS!and!land!immediately!and!will!be!operating!from!no!higher!than!

400!feet!AGL.!The!Pilot/”Operator”!will!ensure!that!the!sUAS!is!in!working!order!prior!to!initiating!flight,!

perform!required!maintenance,!and!keep!a!log!of!any!maintenance!performed.!Moreover,!the!Pilot/”Operator”!

is!the!person!most!familiar!with!the!aircraft!and!is!best!suited!to!maintain!the!aircraft!in!an!airworthy!

condition!to!provide!the!equivalent!level!of!safety.!An!equivalent!level!of!safety!will!be!achieved!because!

maintenance!and!inspections!will!be!performed!and!accordance!with!the!sUAS!manufacturer’s!manual,!as!

referenced!in!the!Aircraft!Operations!Manual.!As!provided!in!the!Operations!Manual,!the!Pilot/”Operator”!will!

ensure!that!the!sUAS!is!in!working!order!prior!to!initiating!flight!and!perform!required!maintenance!needed.!!

Additional Views and Information of the Applicant:

Tom Hadzor of Wide Eye Productions has been involved in piloting of radio controlled vehicles for over 2 years 

without incident and primarily captures nature scenes for documentary landscape films. Almost all productions that 

Wide Eye Productions shoots are oriented mostly in nature and take place void of people. Rivers, lakes, mountains 

and scenic vistas make up the vast majority of scenes they shoot. As a tool, the drones that Tom uses gives him a 

unique, cost effective and safe advantage to his productions. Without the use of drones, he would be subject to using 

expensive and dangerous full size helicopters to get the shots needed for his productions. As a father of two school age 

daughters, this is a very real issue. Over the past 25 years, Tom has shot 100 plus hours of aerial footage from full size 

helicopters and fixed wing aircraft for nature programs. Going above and beyond, Tom affixes a laminated pre-flight 

& post-flight check list to his drone cases which are routinely checked and re-checked before each and every flight. 

Safety is of the utmost importance with all of Tom's productions. Tom intends to obtain his private pilots license very 

soon.
Summary!

Pursuant!to!14!CFR!Part!11,!the!following!summary!is!provided!for!publication!in!the!Federal!Register,!

should!it!be!determined!that!publication!is!needed:!

Applicant!seeks!an!exemption!from!the!following!rules:!14!CFR!Part!21,!subpart!H;!14!CFR!45.23(b);!14!

CFR!61.113!(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!91.7!(a);!14!CFR!91.9!(b)!(2);!14!CFR!91.103;!14!CFR!91.109;!14!CFR!

91.119;!14!CFR!91.121;!14!CFR!91.151!(a);!14!CFR!91.203!(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!91.215!(a)!&!(b);!14!CFR!

91.131!(d);!14!CFR!91.405!(a);!14!CFR!407!(a)!(1);!14!CFR!409!(a)!(2);!14!CFR!417!(a)!&!(b)!to!

commercially!operate!a!small!unmanned!vehicle!(55!lbs.!or!less)!equipped!to!conduct!aerial!photography!

and!cinematography!services.!!

Approval!of!exemptions!allowing!commercial!operations!of!sUAs!to!conduct!aerial!photography!and!

cinematography!services!will!enhance!safety!by!reducing!risk.!Conventional!photography!operations,!

using!jet!or!piston!powered!aircraft,!at!extremely!low!altitudes,!often!very!close!to!the!subject!being!

filmed!and!in!close!proximity!to!people!and!structures;!and!present!the!risks!associated!with!vehicles!that!

exceed!3,000!lbs.,!carrying!large!amounts!of!jet!A!or!other!fuel.!In!contrast,!a!sUAS!weighing!fewer!than!

55!lbs.!and!powered!by!batteries!eliminates!virtually!all!of!the!risk!given!the!reduced!mass!and!lack!of!

combustible!fuel!carried!on!board.!The!sUAS!is!carried!to!the!location.!The!sUAS!will!carry!no!passengers!

or!crew!and,!therefore,!will!not!expose!them!to!the!risks!associated!with!manned!aircraft!flights.!!

The!operation!of!small!sUASs,!weighing!less!than!55!lbs.,!conducted!in!the!conditions!outlined!above,!will!

provide!an!equivalent!level!of!safety!supporting!the!granting!of!the!exemptions!requested!herein,!

including!exempting!the!applicant!from!the!requirements!of!Part!21!and!allowing!commercial!operations.!

These!lightweight!aircraft!operate!at!slow!speeds,!close!to!the!ground!but!under!400!feet!AGL,!and!within!

the!limited!area!and,!as!a!result,!are!far!safer!than!conventional!flight!operations!conducted!with!turbine!

helicopters!operating!in!close!proximity!to!the!ground!and!people.!

Privacy!

All!flights!will!occur!over!private!or!controlled!access!property!with!the!property!representative!or!

owner’s!prior!consent!and!knowledge.!Filming!will!be!of!people!who!have!also!consented!to!being!filmed!

or!otherwise!have!agreed!to!be!in!the!area!where!filming!will!take!place.!!

All!flights!will!occur!in!accordance!with!any!state!or!local!laws!regarding!privacy.!!

Satisfaction!of!the!criteria!provided!in!Section!333!of!the!Reform!Act!of!2012—size,!weight,!speed,!

operating!capabilities,!proximity!to!airports!and!populated!areas!and!operations!within!visual!line!of!

sight!(VLOS)!and!national!security!–!provide!more!than!adequate!justification!for!the!granting!of!the!

requested!exemptions!allowing!commercial!operation!of!applicants!sUAS!in!the!aerial!photography!and!

cinematography!services!industry.!!

Sincerely,!!

Tom Hadzor, Owner/Operator

Wide Eye Productions,!Inc.!