BIRDS EYE OF BIG SKY

33 Wild Goose Lane

Kalispell, MT 59901

(406) 885-3156

June 17, 2015

Docket Operations, M-30

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor

Washington, DC 20590-0001

Re: Birds Eye of Big Sky Section 333 Petition Amendment (Docket #FAA-2015-1061-0001)

Dear Sir or Madam:

Birds Eye of Big Sky LLC (Birds Eye) is writing to amend our petition for exemption from 

Section 333, posted April 23, 2015 (Docket#FAA-2015-1061-0001), with the intention of 

clarifying certain requests and statements contained in that petition. This document will give a 

description of the changes in general, and will further identify specific amendments to the 

document in detail. 

General Description of Changes/ Amendments:

We are not requesting an exemption to do closed-set filming. We understand that closed-set 

filming requires additional manuals, which we have not submitted. Our videography will be 

limited to the real estate marketing, precision agriculture and environmental management and 

analysis, aerial inspection of land and structures, journalism and news gathering, and non-closed 

set film operations.

Amendment Details:

Petition Page 1:

Original Text:

“Exemption is being sought in order to allow Birds Eye to operate its unmanned aircraft systems 

(UAS) commercially for the purpose of aerial videography and photography, precision 

agriculture and environmental management and analysis, aerial inspection of land and 

structures, journalism and news gathering, real estate marketing, and closed-set motion picture 

and television film making and production”

New Text:

“Exemption is being sought in order to allow Birds Eye to operate its unmanned aircraft systems 

(UAS) commercially for the purpose of aerial videography and photography, precision 

agriculture and environmental management and analysis, aerial inspection of land and 
structures, journalism and news gathering, real estate marketing, and motion picture and 

television film making and production (with the exception of closed-sets).

Petition Page 1:

Original Text:

“ – Closed-set motion picture and television filming and production”

New Text:

“ – Motion picture and television filming and production (with the exception of closed sets).

Petition Page 3:

Original Text:

“It is also the intention of Birds Eye to complete, submit and receive FAA approval for a Motion 

Picture and Television Operations Manual and approved Flight Operations Manual for use in 

closed-set motion picture and television filming and production, which shall be added to this 

Petition as Appendix “G” when it has been approved and received by Birds Eye.” 

New Text:

“It is also the intention of Birds Eye to complete, submit and receive FAA approval for a Motion 

Picture and Television Operations Manual and approved Flight Operations Manual for use in 

closed-set motion picture and television filming and production, which shall be added to this 

Petition as Appendix “G” when it has been approved and received by Birds Eye.”

Petition Page 8:

Original Text:

Paragraphs 29, 30, and 31. 

NOTE: these paragraphs contain verbiage specific to closed-set motion picture and television 

filming.

New Text:

Paragraphs 29,30 and 31.

NOTE: these paragraphs are to be omitted in their entirety.

Birds Eye of Big Sky respectfully requests that the Administrator grant its Petition, as amended 

herein by this document.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Matthew Scott Ragan

Birds Eye of Big Sky LLC