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Exe m p t i on p e t i t i o n u n d e r 14	CFR	section	21 (§§	21.171

- 21.199) and SEC 3 33

Yo u r n am e a n d ma il i n g a ddr e ss. You ma y in c l u d e	o th e r c o n tact in f o r m a t i on s u ch a s a f a x

nu m b e r

, te l e ph o n e nu m b e r

, o r ema i l a d dr e s s :

N am e : Donald	Lee

A dd r e ss: 22705	NE	Mountain	View Ct.	Ridgefield,	WA	98642

P h o n e: 360

- 474

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Em a il: donlee98@yahoo.com

Th e	s p e c ifi c sec t i on	or s e c ti o n s of	14 CFR f r om whi c h y ou	se e k a n e xe m p t i o n :

1. I petition	for exemption	from	14	CFR	section	21;	specifically SUBPART	H

— Airworthiness

Certificates	(§§	21.171

- 21.199) as	required	for	UAS	operations	for	Civil	Aircraft.

2. I	also	p et i t ion f or Exe m pt i on u nd er Sec 3 33

Th e e x t e n t of r el i e f y ou se e k a n d t h e r ea s o n y ou	se e k t h e r el i e f :

Current	FAA	rules	prohibit t h e u s e of	a UAS f or c o m me r c ial pu r p os e s on p riv a t e p r o p e rt y	and

UAS	operations	or	Civil	Aircraft	without	obtaining	an	FAA	Airworthiness	Certif icate. I	am	seeking

relief	of	these	requirements	including	obtaining	an	FAA	Airworthiness	Certificate. I a m an

experienced	UAS	pilot a n d a m sim p ly p e t i t i o n i n g f or an	exem p t i o n t o p r o vi d e a c o m me r c ial

s e rvi c e t o p riv a t e l a n d ow n e r s	a n d c o m p a n ies w h o w ish t o obt a in	a n d c a ptu r e Ae r ial ph o t os a n d

vi d e os o f sa i d p r o p e rt y f or p u r p o s es i n c l ud i n g but	not	limited	to r e a l es t a t e lis t i n gs,	i n s u r a n c e

p r o p e r t y	clai m s, an d f o r u s e as a ma r k e t i n g t o o l f or bu si n esses. I	wo u ld	li k e t o b e a b le t o ac c e p t

p ayme n t f or t h ese services th e r e f o re m a k i n g th is a c o m m e r c ial u se o f a UAS.How y o u r r e qu e st w o ul d b e n e f i t t h e p ub l i c a s a wh o l e :

[ The	Section	333	Exemption	process	provides	operators	who	wish	to	pursue	safe	and	legal	entry

into	the	NAS	a	competitive	advantage	in	the	UAS	marketplace,	thus	discouraging	illegal

operations	and	improving	safety.	It	is	anticipated	that	this	activity	will	r esult	in	significant

economic	benefits,	and	the	FAA	Administrator	has	identified	this	as	a	high	priority	project	to

address	demand	for	civil	operation	of	UAS	for	commercial	purposes. ]

M y	r e q u e s t b e n e f i t s t h e pub lic as a wh ole b y p r o vi d i n g a n o p p o r t un i t y f or small b u si n ess

owne r s, r e a l es t a t e agents, a n d o t h e r s w h o w ish t o d o c u ment th e i r l a n d or p r o p e r t y t o t a k e

a d va n t age o f th e t ec hn o l ogy th a t n ow e x is t s in t h e f o rm o f UAS’s a n d	all ow s th em t o d o so

u si n g a n ex p e r i e n c ed UAS Pi l ot t h at u n d e r s t a nd s h ow	to s a f ely	o p e r a t e s u c h t ec h n ol o g y

.Rea s on s wh y t h e e xe m p t i on w o u l d n ot a d v e r se l y a ff e ct s a f e ty, o r h ow t h e e xe m p t i on w o u l d

pr ov id e a l e v e l of	s a f e ty a t l ea st e qu a l to	t h e e x i s t i n g rul e :

Being	an	experienced	UAS	pilot

, former	military	officer,	and	former	police	officer,	I	have	an

understanding	and	appreciation	for	potential	risk	to	the	safety	of	the	public,	therefore, I w o u ld

b e	a go o d c a n d i d a t e f or ex e m pt i o n o f 14	CFR	section	21 (§§	21.171

- 21.199) and SEC 3 33

w h ile n ot	pu t t i n g A ir S a f e t y in	a n y	ac c el e ra t ed ris k

.

T h e s p eci f ic	UAS ( including	DJI	Inspire	and	Phantom	series	products )	I	am se e k i n g	exem p t i on for

have m a n y	s a f e t y features

, i n c l u d i n g S AFE t ec h n ol o gy	a n d G PS n aviga t i n g. W h e n f l y i n g f or t h is

c o m m e r c ial p u r p ose I	wo u l d b e f l y i n g a t a maxim u m a l t i t u d e o f

40 m e t e r s a n d f l y i n g m o s t ly	ver t i c ally f or t h e pu r p os e s o f t a k i n g ph o t os, d ecre a si n g th e risk	of

a n y	i n t e r f e r e n c e. M y	g e ne r al k n owle d g e o f th e a v ia t ion	sa f e t y	s y s t ems i m p le m e nt e d b y t h e

FAA w o u ld b e u s ed t o e n s u re th a t s a f e t y w o u ld n ot b e a f f ec t ed b y my o p e ra t io n s. I	wo u l d n ot

b e f l y i n g n e a r d isas t er a r e a s,	s p o r t i n g events, or h igh t r a f f ic	ar e as i n c l u d i n g air p o r t s, a n d I

w ou ld p ay	a t t e nt i o n t o N OTA M S.

I intend t o f ly i n primarily	GPS	Safe	Flight:

Flig h t M o d e

– GPS	Attitude	Mode (D e f a ul t)	I

This	mode allows	the	UAS	to	lock	on	a	home	GPS	position	as	a	failsafe	to	prevent	loss	of	radio

control	of	the	UAS	due	to	unwanted	interference	or	loss	of	power. Also	includes	built	in	no

- fly

zones	to	restrict	flight	over	airports,	and	other	sensitive	locations.

I i ntend to f o l l o w t h e se	s u gge s t e d s a f e ty r eg ul a t i o n s

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• Al w ays k e e p p e o p le a n d p e t s a t l east 35 f e e t ( 1 0 m e t ers)	a w ay w h en th e battery is c o n n ec t e d

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• Ke e p c h i l d r e n o u t	of th e vi c i n i t y of t h is p r oduct	at all t imes.

• Al w ays u se fu lly c h arg e d b a t t eries.

• Al w ays k e e p t ra n sm i t t er p owe r ed	on w h ile a i rcra f t	is p owere d

.

• Al w ays	rem o ve b a tt e r i es b e f o r e d isasse m b l y

.

• Al w ays k e e p m ovi n g p a r t s c lea n

.

• Al w ays k e e p p ar t s d ry.

• Al w ays	let p a r t s c o o l a f t er u se b ef o re t o u c h i n g.

• Al w ays	rem o ve b a tt e r i es a f t er u se.

• Al w ays h ave a f i rst a i d k it w i t h y o u

.

• Al w ays h ave a n a pp r opria t e f i re ex t i n g u is h er w i t h y o u

.

• N ever o p er a t e aircr a f t w i t h d a maged w iri n g.

• N ever t o u c h	m o ving p a r t s.

T h e B l a d e 3 5 0 QX h as m a n y	m o re f e a t u r e s th a n o t h e r B la d e q u ad c opt e r s.A s u mma r y w e	can p u b li sh i n t h e Federal Reg i s t e r Federal Reg i s t e r

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I, Donald	Lee am see k i n g an exe m pt i o n	of 14	CFR	section	21 (§§	21.171

- 21.199) and

t h e FA A ’s S ec	3 3 3 r u les th a t d o e s n ot	allow th e u se o f	an Unm a n n ed	Aircra f t t o b e u s e d f or

C o m m e r c ial pu r p os e s i n r e g a r d s t o N a t io n a l Air s p ace	Sa f e t y.	I am si m p ly p e t i t i o n i n g f or an

exem p t i o n t o p r ovi d e a c o m m e rcial s e r vi c e t o p riv a t e l a n d	owne r s	a n d c o m p a n i es w h o w ish t o

o bt a i n a n d c a p t u re A e r ial p h o t os a n d vi d e o s of	said p r o p e rt y f or p u r p os e s i nc l ud i n g r e al es t a t e

li s t i n g s, in s u r a n c e p r o p e rt y c laims, a n d f or u se as a	ma r k e t i n g t o o l f or bu si n esses. Being	an

experienced	UAS	pilot ,	former	military	officer,	and	former	police	officer,	I	have	an

understanding	and	appreciation	for	potential	risk	to	the	safety	of	the	public,	Therefore, I w o u ld

b e	a go o d c a n d i d a t e f or ex e m pt i o n o f S ec 3 3 3 w h ile n ot	pu t t i n g A ir S a f e t y in	a n y	ac c el e ra t ed

ris k

.

T h e s p eci f ic	UAS ( including	DJI	Inspire	and	Phantom	series	products )	I	am se e k i n g	exem p t i on for

have m a n y	s a f e t y features

, i n c l u d i n g S AFE t ec h n ol o gy	a n d G PS n aviga t i n g. W h e n f l y i n g f or t h is

c o m m e r c ial p u r p ose I	wo u l d b e f l y i n g a t a maxim u m a l t i t u d e o f	40 m e t e r s a n d f l y i n g m o s t ly

ver t i c ally f or t h e pu r p os e s o f t a k i n g ph o t os, d ecre a si n g th e risk	of	a n y	i n t e r f e r e n c e. M y	g e ne r al

k n owle d g e o f th e a v ia t ion	sa f e t y	s y s t ems i m p le m e nt e d b y t h e	FAA w o u ld b e u s ed t o e n s u re

th a t s a f e t y w o u ld n ot b e a f f ec t ed b y my o p e ra t io n s. I	wo u l d n ot b e f l y i n g n e a r d isas t er a r e a s,

s p o r t i n g events, or h igh t r a f f ic	ar e as i n c l u d i n g air p o r t s, a n d I w ou ld p ay	a t t e nt i o n t o N OTA M S.

I	a p p re c ia t e t h e F AA’s c o n si d e r a t i o n o f th is p e t i t ion f o r exe m pt i o n

.An y a dd i t i o n a l in f o r ma t i o n

, vie w s, o r a r g u me n ts a v a il a bl e	to s up p o r t y o u r r e q u e s t :

I	am f u lly	a w are	of t h e p r e fl ig h t s a f e t y	chec k s	a n d p r o c e du r e s im p lic a t ed i n t h e o p e ra t i o n

ma nu al f o r t h e above	mentioned	UAS a n d i nt e n d t o i m p l e me n t p r e fl i gh t sa f e t y	c h ec k s	a n d

ut il i z e t h e	sa f e t y t ec h n ol o gy p r o v i d ed w i t h t h is un i t .	I i nt e n d t o o n ly f ly i n n on

- p o pu l a t e d

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r e si d e n t ial o r	r u ral a r e a s a n d s t ay	clear of	all ut il i t y	li n es e t c .	I i n t e n d t o b e fu lly a w are o f	my

s u rr o un d i n gs a t	all t imes a n d t o o n ly f ly t h e un m a nn e d aircr a f t w i th in	a vi s u al l i n e of si g h t a n d

o n ly i n Vi s u al	Flig h t C o nd i t i o n s.

UAS	Specifications:

DJI	Inspire	1: http://store.dji.com/product/inspire

- 1?from=buy_now#/spec

DJI	Phantom	2	Series: http://www.dji.com/product/phantom

- 2/specG e n e r a l S a f e ty Pr e cau t i o n s a n d W ar nin g s I in t e n d t o F o ll o w

• Al w ays k e e p a sa f e d i s t a n c e in	all d irec t io n s ar o un d	yo u r m o d el t o a v oid c ollisio n s

o r i n j u ry. T h is m o d el is c o n t r oll e d b y	a r a d io si g n al s ub j ect t o i n t e r f e r e n c e

f r o m m a n y	s o u rces o ut s i d e y o u r c ont r ol. In t e rf er e n c e c an c a u se m o m e n t ary

loss of	co n t r o l.

• Al w ays	o p e r a t e yo u r m o d el i n	o p e n s p aces	a w ay f r o m fu l l

- si z e v e h i c les, t ra f f ic

a n d p e o p le.

• Al w ays c ar ef u lly f o llow t h e d i re c t i o n s a n d w ar n i n gs f o r t h is a n d	a n y opt i o n al

s up p o r t	e q u i p m e n t ( c h a r gers, r e c h ar g e ab le b a t t e ry p ac k s, et c

. )

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• Al w ays k e e p all c h emi c als, small p ar t s a n d a n y t h i n g el e c t rical out o f th e reach

of c h i l d r e n

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• Al w ays	avo i d w a t er ex p os u re t o all e q u i p m e n t n ot	s p eci f i c ally d esig n e d a n d

p r o t ec t e d f or th is pu r p o s e. M oi s tu re c a u ses d am a ge t o el e ct r on i c s.

• N ever p lace a n y p o r t i o n o f t h e m o d el i n yo u r m o u t h as i t c o u ld c a u se s e ri ou s

i n j u ry or ev e n d e a th

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• N ever o p er a t e y o u r m o d el w i t h low t ra n sm i t t er b a t t e r ies.

• Al w ays k e e p a i rcra f t	in sight a n d u nd er c ont r ol.

• Al w ays	m o ve th e t h r ot t le fu lly d own at	r o t or s t r i k e.

• Al w ays u se fu lly c h arg e d b a t t eries.

• Al w ays k e e p t ra n sm i t t er p owe r ed	on w h ile a i rcra f t	is p owere d

.

• Al w ays	re m ove b a tt e r i es b e f o r e d isasse m b ly

• Al w ays k e e p m ovi n g p a r t s c lea n

.

• Al w ays k e e p p ar t s d ry.

• Al w ays	let p a r t s c o o l a f t er u se b efore t o u c h i n g.

• Al w ays	rem o ve b a tt e r i es a f t er u se.

• N ever o p er a t e aircr a f t w i t h d a maged w iri n g.

• N ever t o u c h	m o ving p a r t s.

I f y ou w a n t to e xerc i se t h e p r i vi l ege s of y o u r e xe m p t i on	o u t sid e t h e	U n i t e d St a tes, y ou m u s t

s t a te t h e r ea s on

.

I h ave n o i n t e n t ion o n u s i n g t h is exe m pt i on	outs i d e th e Un i t ed	S t a t es