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5062 Grayhawk Blvd 

Traverse City, Michigan 49684 

heming4@mail.nmc.edu 

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FAA 

Docket Management Facility 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

Washington DC 20590 

Dear Exemption Manager, 

We are submitting our Petition for Exemption for Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations. We 

are currently experienced in UAS operations, along with manned operations. We have over 40 hours of 

UAS operations, along with 3 certified UAS classes from NMC. Along with that my partner Paul Heming 

is a licensed ATP, since 1990. 

In addition to having experience flying UAV's, we did note the desire to complete a ground 

school course which Paul has completed. We take UAS operations very seriously. 

Our request is for a waiver of the sections identified below, in an effort to operate a UAV for commercial 

applications for Marketing purposes, live sporting events, and Real Estate. 
This request serves the public interest to aide in the areas stated above. The granting of this 

exemption would make logical sense because of our professional approach to UAS operations, our clear 

understanding of FAA regulations, our awareness of operational restricted airspace, our experience as 

UAS and Manned Pilots, as well as our ongoing FAA approved educational activities. Along with the 

attitude of safety first in flight operations. 

We believe with the granting of this exemption and the additional operational experience we 

will gain from flight operations that we will be able to have a much larger impact for the future of the 

UAS. 

The coursework training, best operational utilization, and best role for the UAS pilots have yet to 

be finalized for the general public. We would like to play a role in the development of UAS operations, 

but we need more operational flight experience with the public to do that. This exemption would allow 

us to get that real world experience. 

We are currently seeking exemption of: 

Section 14 CFR: parts 21 Subpart H, 27, 45.23(b), 45.27(a), 61.113(a)and (b), 91.7(a), 91.9(b)(2), 91.103, 

91.109(a), 91.119,91.121,91.151(a),91.203(a) and (b), 

91.319(a)(1),91.405(a),91.407(a)(1),91.409(a)(2),91.417(a) and (b) 
Suggested Public Federal Register Summary: 

The petitioner is seeking an exemption to operate an Unmanned Aerial systems (UAS) with a 

max weight, less than 3 pounds to perform Marketing services, Real Estate, and live sporting events. 

Data gathered may include still and moving images captured with onboard cameras. 

UAS Description: 

We are asking for an exemption for a Phantom 2 Vision+ because we forecast we may be testing 

and evaluating UAS for the public safety role. These tests would occur in a controlled environment and 

flight safe range. The initial aircraft we would fly operationally, would weigh less than 3 pounds, and 

would be better qualified as a drone. 

In the event of lost communications, the aircraft will rise to a safe altitude before its beginning 

to automatically return to home function. The control signal may be reconnected in the return to home 

for the PIC to then be able to take over command of the aircraft functions, and begin flying it again. 

However in the case of a GPS failure, the aircraft will be able to be manually flown home and safely 

landed by the PIC. 

The aircraft operates electrically, carries no flammable fuel, has an integrated GPS pilot system, provides 

location information along with the correct AGL. It also has programmed no- fly zones for controlled 

airports. 

Flight operations: 

We are well aware of conducting safe flight operations and flight paths that'll minimize any 

potential hazards or dangers to any crowds or people. 
Any flight operations in town environments would typically be for close air support for very 

focused events such as sporting, inspections, real estate and marketing purposes. These operations 

occur in a very limited area and would not need to fly over densely populated areas in general. 

Operations would be more vertical above the specific event. 

Our proposed public safety UAV operations are typically conducted at altitudes less than 400 feet AGL, 

within the class G airspace and not within Snm of an airport. Flights will end when battery reserve 

reaches 25 percent, and automatically return home. 

Preflight and post flight checklist and UAS examinations will help detect any abnormalities prior 

to and after flight. Any UAS unable to satisfy safety checklists will be removed from service until the 

issue is resolved. Granting this request would not affect safety since operations would be in accordance 

with current UAS rules. 

Section 333 Compliance: 

Based on the size of the aircraft, experience of the pilots and operational goals, this request appears to 

be well suited for approval using the criteria outlined in section 333 ofthe FAA modernization and 

Reform act of 2012 and move safe flight operations forward in accordance with the intent of Section 

333. 

Sincerely,