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Re:	Exemption	Request	Section	333	of	the	FAA	Reform	Act

D ea r S i r o r M ada m:

Pursuan t t o Sectio n 33 3 o f th e FA A Moderniza tio n an d Refor m Ac t o f 201 2 (the	Refor m

Act ) an d 1 4 C.F.R

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, Gu y Brooksban k Photography	 (“GBP”) ,	 a vide o and	 photograph y

productio n company

, hereb y applie s fo r a n exemptio n fro m th e liste d Federal	 Aviatio n

Regulation s (“FARs” ) t o allo w commercia l op eratio n o f it s sUASs

, s o lon g a s such	operation s

ar e conducte d withi n an d unde r th e condition s outline d herei n o r a s ma y be	establishe d b y th e

F AA a s require d b y Sectio n 333

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A s describe d mor e full y below

, th e requeste d exemptio n woul d permi t th e opera tio n of

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limite d 2 ) predetermine d 3 ) controlle d a s t o acces s an d 4 ) woul d provid e safety	enhan c e m en t s t o

t h e a lr ead y s a f e op e r a t i on s i n t h e f il m an d t e l e v i s i o n i n d u s t ry p r e s en t l y u s i ng c on v en t i ona l a i rcr a ft

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A p p r o v a l o f t h i s e x e m p t i o n w o u l d t he r eb y enhan ce sa f e t y an d f u l f il l t he	 Se cr e t a ry o f

T r an s po r t a t i on ’ s ( t h e FA A A d m i n i s t r a t o r ’ s)	 r e s p o n s i b ili t i e s t o “

... e s t ab li sh	 r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h e

s a f e ope r a t i o n o f s u ch a i r c r a f t s y s t e ms i n t h e na t i ona l a i rs pa ce s y s t e m

. ” Se c t i o n 333 ( c ) o f t h e

R e f o rm A c t

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T h e na me an d ad d r e ss o f t h e app li c an t i s:

Guy	Brooksbank	Photography

Attn : Guy Brooksbank

Ph : (503 ) 484

- 3907

Email : photo @guybrooksbank.com

Mailing Address : PO	Box	10676	Portland	OR	97210

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. Portlan d O R 97232R e g u l a t i on s f r o m w h i ch t h e e x e m p t i o n i s r e q ue s t ed:

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Thi s exemptio n applicatio n i s expressl y submitte d t o fulfil l Congress’ s goa l i n passing	Sec t i o n

333 ( a ) t h r o u g h ( c ) o f t h e R e f o r m A c t

. T h i s l a w di r ec t s t h e Se c r e t a ry o f T r ans p o r t a t i on t o c o nsid e r

w he t he r c e rt a i n un m anne d a i r c r a f t s y s t e m s m a y ope r a t e s a f e l y i n t h e n a t i onal	a i r s p ac e s y s t e m	( N AS )

be f o re c om p l e t i o n o f t h e r u l e m a k i n g r e q u i r e d und e r Se c t i o n 33 2 o f t he R e f o rm A c t

. I n m a k i n g t h i s

de t e r m i na t i on

, t h e S e c r e t a ry i s r e q u i r e d t o d e t e rm i n e w h i c h t y pe s o f U AS s d o no t c r e a t e a h az a rd t o

us e rs o f t h e N A S o r t h e publ i c o r pos e a t h r ea t t o na t i onal s e c ur i t y i n li g h t o f t h e f o ll o wi n g :

§ T h e U AS ’ s s i z e

, w e i g h t ,	s peed

, an d ope r a t i ona l c apab ili t y

§ O pe r a t i o n o f t h e U A S i n c l o se p r o x i m i t y t o a i r p o r t s an d popu l a t e d a r ea s a nd

§ O pe r a t i o n o f t h e U A S w i t h i n v i s ua l li n e o f s i g h t o f t h e op e r a t o r

R e f o rm A c t § 33 3 ( a )

. L a s t l y

, i f t h e Se c r e t a ry de t e rm i ne s t h a t s u ch v eh i c l e s “ m a y ope r a t e s a f e l y i n t h e

n a t i ona l a i rs pa ce sy s t e m, t h e Se cr e t a ry s h a l l e s t ab li sh	 r e q u i r e m en t s f o r t h e s a f e ope r a t i o n o f s u ch

a ir cr a f t i n t h e na t i ona l a i r s pa ce s y s t e m

. ” I d

. §333 ( c)	( e m pha s i s added ) 2

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T h e F ede r a l A v i a t i o n A ct e x p r e ss l y g r a n t s t h e F A A t h e a u t h o r i t y t o i ss u e ex e m p t i on s. T h i s

s t a t u t o ry au t ho r i t y b y i t s t e rms i n c l ude s e x e m p t i n g c i v i l a i rcr a ft

, a s t h e t e rm i s d e f i ned	 unde r

§4010 1 o f t h e A c t

, t h a t i n c l ude s s U AS s

, f r o m t h e r e q u i r e m en t t h a t a l l	 c i v i l a i rcr a f t	m u s t ha v e a

c u rr e n t a i r w o r t h i ne ss c e r t i f i c a t e.

2 App li c an t i n t e r p r e t s t h i s p r o v i s i o n t o p l a ce t he d u t y on t he A d m i n i s t r a t o r t o no t on l y p r o c e ss

app li c a t i on s f o r e x e m p t i o n s unde r	s e c t i o n 333

, b u t f or t he Ad m i n i s t r a t o r t o cr a f t c ond i t i ons f or

t he s a f e ope r a t i on o f t he U A S

, i f i t	s hou l d b e d e t e r m i ne d t h a t t h e c ond iti on s s e t f o r t h he r e i n d o

n o t f u l f il l t h e s t a t u t o ry r e q u i r e m en t s f o r app r o v a l

.T h e Ad m i n i s t r a t o r	 m a y g r an t a n e x e m p t i o n f r o m	 a r e q u i r e m en t o f a r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i bed

unde r s ub s e c t i o n ( a ) o r ( b ) o f t h i s s e c t i o n o r an y s e c t i on s 4470 2

- 4471 6 o f t h i s t i t l e i f t he	Ad m i n i s t r a t o r

f i nd s t h e ex e m p t i o n i n t h e pub li c i n t e r e s t

. 4 9 U

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§44711 ( a ) ; 4 9 U S C §44 7 04 ; 1 4 C F R §91

. 20 3 ( a ) ( 1 ).

GBP’s UAS s ar e rotorcraft

, weigh tin g 5 5 o r fewe r lbs

. includin g pa y load

. The y operate,

unde r norma l condition s a t	a spee d o f n o mor e tha n 5 0 knot s an d hav e th e capabilit y t o hover

, an d

mov e i n th e vertica l an d horizonta l plan e simultaneously

. The y wil l operat e onl y i n lin e o f sight

.

Su c h operation s wil l insur e tha t th e sUA S wil l “no t creat e a hazar d t o user s o f th e nationa l airspac e

syste m o r th e public. ” 4

G i v e n t h e s m a l l	 s i z e o f t h e s U AS s i n v o l v e d an d t h e r e s t r i c t e d s t e r il e en v i r on m en t w i t h i n

w h i ch t he y w i l l ope r a t e

, t h e app li c an t f a ll s s q ua r e l y w i t h i n t ha t z on e o f s a f e t y ( a n e q u i v a l ent l e v e l o f

s a f e t y ) i n w h i ch C on g r e s s en v i si one d t h a t t h e FA A m u s t

, b y e x e m p t i on

, a ll ow c o mm e rc i a l

ope r a t i on s o f U AS s t o c o m m en ce im m ed i a t e l y

. A l so du e t o t h e s i z e o f t h e U AS s an d t h e r e s t r i c t e d

a r ea s i n w h i ch t h e r e l e v an t s U A S s w i l l ope r a t e

, app r o v a l o f t h e app li c a t i on	 p r e s en t s n o n a t i ona l

s e c u r i t y i ss ue

. G i v e n t h e c l ea r d i r e c t i o n i n Se c t i o n 3 3 3 o f t h e R e f o rm A c t

, t h e a u t ho r i t y c o n t a i ne d i n

t h e Fede r a l A v i a t i o n A c t

, a s a m ende d ; t h e s t r o n g e q u i v a l en t l e v e l of s a f e t y s u rr ound i n g t h e

p r opo s e d ope r a t i on s, an d t h e s i g n i f i c a n t pub li c be ne f i t

, i n c l ud i ng	 enhan c e d s a f e t y ,	 r edu c t i o n i n

en v i r on m en t a l i m p a c t s, i n c l ud i n g r edu c e d e m i ss i on s a ss o c i a t ed wi t h a ll o wi n g U AS s f o r m o v i e an d

t e l e v i s i o n ope r a t i on s, t h e g r a n t o f t h e r e que s t e d e x e m p t i ons i s i n t h e pub li c i n t e r e s t

. A cc o r d i n g l y

,

t h e app li c a n t	r e s pe c t f u ll y r e q u e s t s t h a t t h e FA A g r an t t he r e q ue s t e d e x e m p t i o n w i t hou t de l a y

.

A I RCR A FT AN D E Q U I V ALEN T LEVE L O F SA F E T Y

T h e a p p li c an t p r op o s e s t ha t t h e e x e m p t i o n r e q u e s t e d h e r e i n app l y t o c i v i l a i rcr a f t t h a t

ha v e t h e c ha r a c t e r i s t i cs an d t h a t ope r a t e w i t h t h e li m i t a t i on s li s t e d h e r e i n

. T he se li m i t a t i ons

p r o v i de f o r a t l ea st an e q u i v a l ent or e v en h i gher l e v el of s a f e t y t o ope r a ti ons under t he c u rr e n t

r e g u l a t o ry s t r u c t u r e be c au se t he p r opo s ed ope r a t i ons r ep r e s e n t a s a f e t y enhan c e m ent t o t h e

a l r eady s a f e m o v i e and t e l e v i s i on f il m i n g op e r a t i ons c ondu c t ed w i t h	c on v en t i onal a i rcr a f t

.

Thes e limitation s an d condition s t o whi ch GBP agree s t o b e boun d when

conductin g commercia l operation s unde r a n F AA issue d exemptio n include:

1. T h e s U A S w i l l w e i g h l e s s t ha n 5 5 l b s

. 2. Fl i g h t s w i l l b e ope r a t e d wi t h i n li n e o f s i g h t o f a p il o t an d / o r ob s e r v e r

. 3. M a x i m u m t o t a l f li g h t t i me f o r e ach ope r a t i ona l f li gh t w il l b e 3 0 m i nu t e s

. Fl i g h t s w il l be

t e r m i na t e d a t 25 % b a tt e ry p o w e r r e s e r v e s hou l d t ha t o cc u r p r i o r t o t h e 3 0 m i nu t e

li m i t

. 4. Flight s wil l b e operate d a t a n altitud e o f n o mor e tha n 20 0 feet.

5. Mi n i m u m cr e w f o r ea ch ope r a t i o n w il l c on s i st o f t h e s U A S P il o t

, t h e V i s u a l O b s e r v e r, an d

t h e C a m e ra O pe r a t o r.6. O b s e r v e r an d p il o t w il l a t a l l t i m e s b e ab l e t o c o m m un i c a t e b y v o i ce and / o r t e x t

.

7. W r i t t e n an d / o r o r a l p e r m i ss i o n f r o m t h e r e l e v an t p r ope r t y ho l de rs w il l b e ob t a i ned.

8. A l l r e q u i r e d pe r m i ss i on s an d pe rm it s w i l l b e ob t a i ne d f r o m t e rr i t o r i a l

, s t a t e

, c oun t y or

c i t y j u r i s d i c t i on s, i n c l ud i n g l o c a l l a w en f o r c e m en t

, f i r e

, o r o t he r app r op r i a t e

g o v e r n m e n t a l a g en c i e s

. 9. I f t h e s U A S l o s e s c o m m un i c a t i on s o r l o s e s it s G P S s i g na l

, t h e U A S wil l h a v e

c apab ili t y t o r e t u rn t o a p r e

- de t e rm i ne d l o c a t i o n w i t h i n t h e Se c u r i t y Pe r i m e t e r and

l and.

10. T h e s U A S w il l h a v e t h e c apab ili t y t o abo rt a f l i g h t i n c a se o f un p r ed i c t e d o b s t a c l e s o r

e m e r g en c i e s

.

S i n c e r e l y

,

Guy	Brooksbank

Owner

Guy	Brooksbank	Photography LLC

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