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RE: ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC REQ U EST AN EX E M P T I ON F ROM T HE RE Q U I REM ENTS OF T I T LE 14 O F THE CO D E OF F ED E RA L REGU LA T I ON S S EC T ION S 61.113 ( a ) & (b ) , 91.7 ( a), 91

. 121, 91. 1 51(b ) , 91.405 ( a), 91

. 407 ( a) ( 1 ) , 91.40 9 ( a) (1) & ( a) ( 2 ), A ND 91.41 7 ( a) & (b) CON CER N I NG C O MME R C I

A L OPE RA T I ON O F BLADE CHROMA 1080 p UNMANNED A IRCRA F T SY S TEMS P UR S UA NT T O SE CT I ON 333 OF THE F AA M O D ER

N IZ A T I ON AND RE F ORM ACT OF 2012 ( P U BL I C LAW 11 2

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Matthew Buckner P r e sident Above All Video and Photograph y LLC 1802 Big Bottom Hollow Rd Charleston WV, 25311 304

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**Y OF AB**  **B R**  **EVI A**  **TIONS** A G L Above Ground L e v e l A O I Are a o f Inte r e st ATC Air T r a f fic Control ATO Air T r a f fic O r g ani z at i on AV A e ri a l V e h i c le C F R Code of F e d e r a l R e gu l at i ons COA C e rtifi cate of Autho ri z at i on F AA Fe d e r al Aviation Adm i nis tr a t i on F AR Fe d e r al Aviation Re g ulat ion GCS Gr ound Control S tation GPS Glob a l P osi t ion i ng S ys t e m L O L L oss of L ink NAS N at i on a l Airsp a c e S yst e m N O TAM Notice to Airm an P IC P i l ot I n Co mmand S ec t i on 333 F AA Mod e rni z at io n and Re f o r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA) S O S a f et y Obs e rv e r S OP S tand ard O p e r at i ng P r oc e dur e s UA Unm ann e d Ai r c r a ft UAS Unm ann e d Ai rc r a ft S yst e m V F R Visu a l F l i ght R ules V L OS Visu a l Line o f Site VMC Visu a l Meteo rol o g ic a l C ondi t ions VT O L V e rtic al T ak e o f f a nd L an ding4 **S U**  **MM A**  **R**

**Y** ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks e x e mp t i on f rom the r e quir e me nts of 14 C.F.R §§ 61. 1 13( a) & ( b ), 91.7 (a ), 91.121, 91.151 (b ) , 91. 4 05( a), 91.407 ( a) ( 1 ), 91

. 409( a) ( 1 ) & ( a) ( 2 ) , and 91.417 (a) & (b ), to op e r a te an Unm ann e d A irc r a ft S ystem ( Blade Chroma 1080p ) pursu ant to S e c t i on 333 of the F A A Mode r ni z at i on and R e fo r

m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA )

. This e x e mp t ion wi l l p e rmit Above All Video and Photography LLC to op er ate an Unm ann e d A i r cr a f

t S ys t e m (UAS) for the c omm e rc ial purp o se of c ondu c t i ng a e ri a l video and photogr a p h y o f c o n stru c t i on si t e s, r e sident ia l and c omm e rc ial r ea l e stat e , c iv i l lands ca p e s and e v e nts ov e r ce rt a in ar ea s of the United S t ates.

**INTROD U**  **CTI O**  **N A** **N D I**  **N TERE**  **S TS**  **OF THE**  **P ETI**  **T ION**  **E R**  The ob j ec t i ve of ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC and our Unm ann e d Ai r c r a ft S ys t e m ( Blade Chroma 1080p ) a e rial op e r a t i ons is to p r ov i de a mo r e a f fo rd a b l e , hi gh

qu a l i t y production sy stem for a variet y of g ov e rnm e ntal, c o mm e rc ial, publ i c , and r e sident i a l uses, sp ec i fi c a l l y tar g e t i n g
• Constru c t i on sites b e fo r e and a ft e r • App ra isals • R ea l

- e state m ark et i n g • E c onom i c d e v e lop m e nt • Civ i c landm arks • S p ec ial e v e nt co v e r a ge • P riv ate and g ov e rnm e nt a l tr ain i ng
M y s t a ff h a s s a f

e l y f lo wn s m a ll RC e l e c tri c qu a dc o p t e rs re c re at i on a l ly f or approx i m at e ly 6 years w ithout in c i d e nt
. **BA C**  **K G** **ROU N**  **D**

Unm ann e d Ai r c r a ft S yst e ms: Blade Chroma 1080p , UAS ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks an e x e mp t ion to op e r a t e Blade Chroma 1080p s y

stem f o r c ompens at i on or hi r e w i thin the NA S . The Blade Chroma 1080p is v e rti c a l tak e o f

f and l andi n g ( V T O L) Unm ann e d Ai rc r a ft (UA) with a Gro und Control S tation ( G C S ) ut i l i z ing built in screen and or e le c tron i c tabl e t or smart phone s ys t e ms. The Blade Chroma 1080p h a s a max im um gross w e i ght of a

ppro x i m ate l y 2.9 lb. while h avi n g a di a g on a l di m e nsion of 15.7 ” , a max i mum spe e d of a ppro x im ate l y 19.9 ’ m/

ps and a max i mum f

l y i n g h e i ght o f 40 0 '

. T h e Blade Chroma 1080p is e quipped with four main rotors; dri v e n b y Li thium P o l y

m e r b att e r y pow e r e d e l ec tric mo t o r s.5

The Blade Chroma 1080p that will be op e r a ted b y ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will be r eg is t e r e d in acc o rd an c e with 49 U.S. C

. 44103, R e gis trat i on o

f Aircraf t , a s w e ll a s 14 C. F .R P art 47, Aircraft R e gis trat i on , and mar

k e d in acc o rd a

n c e with 14 C. F .R. P art 45, Id

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arking

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**BASIS F**  **OR P**  **ETI T**  **ION** P e t i t i on e r, The ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC , p u rsu ant to the p rovis i ons of the F e d e r a l Avi at i on R e g ulations (14 C

. F .R. § 11.61) and the F AA M o d e rni z at i on and R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA ) , S ec t i on 333, Sp ec ial R ules for C e rta i n Un m ann e d Aircraft S y ste m s , h e r eb y p e t i t i ons the Admin i str ator to c omm e rc ial l y o p e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p , UAS in the N at i on a l Airsp a c e S ystem (NAS), and for an e x e mp t ion f r om the r e quir e m e nts of 14 C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a) & ( b ) , 91.7 ( a), 91.121, 91.151 (b ) , 91.4 0 5 (a), 91

. 407 ( a) ( 1 ), 91

. 4 0 9 (a) ( 1 ) & ( a) (2 ) , and 91

. 417( a) & (b )

. In c onsi d e r a

t i on of the spe e d, w e i ght, si z e , and l i m i ted op e r a t i ng ar e a a ssoci ated with the unmann e d a i r c r a ft and i t s op e r a t i on, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC op e r a t ion of Blade Chroma 1080p UAS me e ts the c ondi t ions of F M RA Se c t i on 333 and the r e fo r e , will not r e quire an a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c ate in a c c o rd an c e with 14 C

. F .R. P art 21, Subp art H. A cc o rdi n g l y, T h e ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC r e qu e sts r e l i e f f r o m S ec t i ons 91.405 ( a), 91.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91.409 ( a) ( 1) & ( a) ( 2 ), and 91.41 7 ( a) & (b ), a s the s e s ec t i ons s e t fo rth r e qui r ements for mainten an c e that on l y a pp l y to ai r c r a ft with an a irwo rth i n e ss c e rtifi cat e . ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that the r e qu e sted r e l i e f is p r op e r since an e quival e nt lev e l of s a f et y will be e n sur e d. ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will use e xp e ri e n c e d p e rsonn e l or te c hnici ans to p e r f o r m mainten an c e , a l t e r a t i ons, or p re v e nt i ve mainten an c e on the UA S u sing the methods, te c hniques, and p rac t ic e s p re s c rib e d in the op e r at i ng d o c uments (i. e ., Month l y Mainten a n c e Lo g , and Blade Chroma 1080p I nstr u c t i on Manua l). F urth e rmo re , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will do c ument and maintain a ll mainten an c e r e c o r ds f o r the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S

. R e l i e f f rom ce rt a in r e qu ir e ments of S ec t i on 61.113 (a) and (b ), e nt i t l e d P rivate pi lot privi le ge s and l i mita tions: Pilo t in c om m an d, is r e qu e sted b y ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to the e xtent n ece ss ar y to a l l ow a P i l ot in C om m and (P IC) ho l ding a p rivate pi l ot or hi gh e r lev e l ce rtifi c ate, a s w e ll a s an a irman medi c a l ce rti f i c ate, and who h a s d e monstr ated, b y m e e t i ng m i ni mum fli ght
- hour and c ur r en c y r e qui r e ments, that the P IC is a ble to s a f e l y op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p U AS in a mann e r c onsistent with th i s e x e mp t ion, inclu ding e v a sive and e m e r g e n c y man euv e rs and maintaining a ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s f

rom peop l e , v e ssels, v e hicl e s and stru c ture s. ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks r e l i e f f rom S ec t i on 91.7 ( a), e nt i t l e d Civil aircra

f t airw orth in ess , b eca

use the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S do not r e quire an a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi cate in acc o rd an c e with 14 C. F

. R. P art 21, S ubp art H. As such, ABOVE ALL6

VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that th e y will e nsure th at the Blade Chroma 1080p U AS is in an a irwo rth y c ondi t ion, p rior to e v e r y fli ght, b y d e t e rmin i ng th at the UAS ar e in c o mp l ian c e with the op e r at i ng do c um e nts ( i. e ., Month l y Mainte n an c e Lo g , and Blade Chroma 1080p In str

uc t i on Manua l), and that the a irc r a ft ar e in a c ondi t ion for sa f e fli ght. ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC a lso s ee ks an e x emp t ion f rom the r e quir e ments of S ec t i on 91.121, e nt i t l e d Altim e ter S e tti ng s , a s the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS will n ot h ave a t y

p i ca l b arom e tri c a l t i m e ter onbo ard. Ho we v e r, a l t i tude info r mation of the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS will be p r ovided to the P IC via Glob a l P osi t ion i ng S ystem ( G PS ) e quip m e nt and r adio c o m mun i cat i ons tel e metry d ata l i nk, whi c h downlinks f rom the UA to the GCS for ac t i ve mon i toring of the fli ght p ath. This a l t i tude info r mation, c omb i n e d with ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC op e r at i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S with in visual l i ne of si ght, at o r b e low 400 f e e t A G L , will e nsure a lev e l of s a f et y e quiva l e nt t o S ec t i on 91.121. Addit i on a l l y, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks an e x e mp t ion f r o m the r e qui r e ments of S ec t i on 91.151 (b ) , e nt i t l e d Fu e l re quire me nts for f l i ght in VFR c ondi tion s . ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that s a f et y will not be a f

f e c ted b y o p e r a t i on of th e Blade Chroma 1080p UAS duri n g d ay l i ght hours in visual met e o r olo g i ca l c ondi t ions ( V M C ) und e r visual fli ght rul e s ( V F R), with e nou gh b att e r y po w e r to f l y f o r a to t a l dur at i on of a

ppro x i m ate l y 30 m i nutes. B atte r y pow e r ind i cators ar e a lso a ble t o show e x ac t l y h o w mu c h b att e r y p o w e r is le f t, a s w e ll a s h o w much t i me is n ee d e d to r e turn s a f e l y b a c k to po i nt of tak e o ff

. In acc o rd a

n c e with 14 C. F .R. § 11.81, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p r ovides the following info r mation i n support of i t s peti t ion for e x e mp t i o n:
**A. N a**  **m e**  **And Ad**  **d re**  **ss Of**  **T h**  **e P**  **e ti**  **t io**  **n er**  **.** The n ame and a ddr e ss of the Peti t ioner and point of c onta c t i s: Matthew Buckner P r e sident ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC 1802 Big Bottom Hollow Rd. Charleston, WV 25311 304

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DRONE #1 FAA REGISTRATION # FA3TMRCXMP DRONE #2 FAA REGI STRATION # FA3P9WFXTY7

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**ic S**  **ec tions**  **Of 14**  **C. F**  **. R.**  **F r**  **o m**  **W h**  **ich ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **Se e**  **k s**  **Ex e**  **m p**  **tion. 1.**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **Ex e**  **m p**  **tion F**  **r o**  **m T**  **h e**  **R e**  **qu ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tion 61.113**  **( a)**  **And (**  **b ).**  S ec t i on 61.113, e nt i t l e d P riv ate pi l ot p riv i l e g e s and l i m i tation s : Pilot in c om m an d, subse c t i ons ( a) and (b ) p r e s c ribe the followin g , in r e lev ant p art: ( a) No p e rson who hol d s a p rivate pi l ot ce rtifi c ate m a y ac t a s a pi l ot in c omm and ( P IC) o f an a ir c r a ft that is car r y i n g p a sse n g e rs or p r op e rt y f o r c ompen s at i on o r hir e ; nor m ay th at pe r son, f

o r c ompens at i on or hir e , ac t a s P IC of an a i r c r a ft. (b) A p riv ate pi l ot m ay, f o r c omp e nsation or hir e , a c t a s P I C of an a irc r a ft in c onn ec t i on with an y bus i n e ss or e mp l o y m e nt i f

— (1) The f l i ght i s on l y inc i d e ntal to th at bu s iness or e mp l o y ment; and (2) The a i r c r a ft do e s not car r y p a sse n g e rs or pro p e rt y for c omp e nsation or hir e . **2. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e qu**  **ir eme**  **n ts**  **Of S**  **ec tion**  **91.7 (**  **a )**  **.** S ec t i on 91.7, e nt i t l e d Civil a i rc raft airw o rth i n ess , subse c t i on ( a), st ates th e followin g : ( a) N o p e rson m a y op e r a

t e a c iv i l airc r a ft unless it is i n an a irwo rth y c ondi t ion. **3. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e q**  **u ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tion 91.121.**  S ec t i on 91.121, e nt i t l e d Alt i met e r s e tt in g s , subs e c t i on ( a), stat e s the followin g , in p art: ( a) E a c h p e rson op e r at i ng an a i r c r a ft shall maintain the c ruising a l t i tude or fli ght lev e l of that a irc r a ft, a s the c a se m ay b e , b y r e f e r e n c e to an a l t i m e ter that is s e t, wh e n op e r a t i n g -- (1) B e low 18,000 f

e e t MS L , t o -- ( i ) The c urr e nt r eport e d a l t i m e ter s e tt ing of a stati o n a long the route and with i n 100 n a

ut i ca l m i l e s of the a irc r a ft; (ii) I f th e re is no stati o n with i n the ar e a p r e s c rib e d in p ara gr a ph ( a) ( 1 ) (i) of th i s s ec t i on, the c ur

re nt r eport e d a l t i m e ter s e tt i n g o f an a ppro p ri ate av a i l a

ble stati o n; or (iii) I n the c a se of an a i r c r a ft not e quipped with a r adio, the e le v at i on of the d ep artur e a irpo rt or an a ppro p ri ate a l t i m e ter s e tt ing av a i l a ble b e f o r e d ep artur e .8

**4. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e q**  **u ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tion 91.151**  **( b**  **).** S ec t i on 91.151, e nt i t l e d Fu e l require me nts f or f l i ght i n VFR c ondi tion s , s u bse c t i on (b ) , stat e s the f

ol l owi n g : ( b ) No p e rson may b e

gin a f l ight in a rotor

c raft und e r VFR c ondi tions unless ( c onsid e ring wind and f

o rec ast w e a ther c ondi t ions) there is e nough fuel to f l y to th e f i rst poi n t of in te nd

e d la nding and, assuming n or mal c ruis ing spe ed, to fl

y af te r that for at least 20 minu tes. **5. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC Se**  **e k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e qu**  **ir eme**  **n t**  **Of S**  **ec tion**  **91.405 (**  **a )**  **.** S ec t i on 91.405, e nt i t l e d M ain te nan c e re qui r e d, subse c t i on ( a), stat e s th e f ol l owin g : E ac h own e r or o p e r a

tor o f a n a irc r a f t

— ( a) S h a ll h ave that a i r c ra ft inspe c ted a s p r e s c rib e d in subp art E of th i s p art and shall b e tw ee n r e quir e d ins p e c t i ons, e x cept a s p rovided in p ar a gr a ph ( c ) of th is s ec t i on, h ave disc r ep an c i e s r ep a i r e d a s pr e s c rib e d in p art 43 of th i s ch a pte r [ .] **6. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e qu**  **ir eme**  **n ts**  **Of S**  **ec tion**  **91.407 (**  **a )**  **(1)** S ec t i on 91.407, e nt i t l e d Op e rat i on af te r maintenan ce, p r e v e n ti v e maintenan c e, re bui lding, or alte rat i o n , subse c t i on ( a) (1 ) , stat e s the f ol l owin g : ( a) No p e rson m a y op er ate an y a ir c r a ft that h a s und e r g one mainten an ce , p re v e nt i ve mainten an ce , r ebui l din g , or a l t e r a t i on unles s -- (1) It h a s b ee n a

ppro v e d for r e turn to s e rvi c e b y a p e rson a uthori z e d und e r § 43.7 of th i s ch a

pte r [ .] **7. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e q**  **u ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tions 91.409**  **( a**  **) (1)**  **And 91.40**  **9 (a**  **) (2**  **) .**  S ec t i on 91.409, e nt i t l e d Insp ec t i ons , subse c t i on ( a ), st ates the f ol l owi n g : ( a) E x c ept a s p r ovided in p ar a gr a ph ( c ) of th i s s ec t i on, no p e rson m ay op e r a te an a irc r a ft unless, with i n the p rece di n g 12 ca len d ar m onths, it h a s had

-- (1) An annu a l inspe c t i on in acc o rd an c e with p art 43 of th i s c h a pter and h a s b ee n a ppro ve d f o r re turn to s e rv i c e b y a p e rson a uthori z e d b y § 43.7 o f this ch a p t e r; or (2) An inspe c t i on f

o r the is s u an c e o f an a i rwo rt hiness ce rtifi c ate in a cc o rd an c e with part 21 of th i s ch a p t e r.9

**8. ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e q**  **u ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tions 91.417**  **( a)**  **A n**  **d 91.417**  **( b**  **).** S ec t i on 91.417, e nt i t le d M ain te nan c e re c ord

s , subse c t i ons ( a) and (b ) , state the followin g : ( a) E x cept f

o r w o rk p e r f

o r med in a c c o rd an c e with §§ 91.411 and 9 1 .413, ea c h r e g is t e r e d o wn e r o r op e r ator shall k eep the follo w ing r ec o rds f o r the p e rio d s spe c ified in par a gr a ph (b ) o f this s ec t i on: (1) R ec o rds of the ma i nten an ce , p r e v e nt i ve m a int e n an c e , and a l t e r at i on and r e c o rds of the 10 0

- hour , annu a l, p ro gre ss i v e , and other r e quir e d or a p p r ov e d inspe c t i ons, a s a

ppro p ri ate, for eac h a irc r a ft (i n c lu ding the a ir f r ame) an d each e n g i n e , pro pe l le r, r otor, and a ppl i an c e of an a i r c r af

t. The rec o rds must includ e -- (i) A d e s c ripti o n (or r e f

e r en c e to d at a a cceptab l e to the Admin i str ator) of the wo r k p e r fo r med; and (ii) T he d ate o f c omp l e t i on of the w o r k p er fo r m e d; and (iii) The s i gn atur e , and c e rtifi cate number o f the p e rson a p p roving the a i r cr a ft for re turn to s e rvi ce . (2) R ec o rds c ontaining th e f ol l owing inf

o rm at i on: (i) The to t a l t i me in s e rvi c e of the a ir f r a me, e a c h e n g ine, e a c h p rop e l l e r, and eac h r o t o r. (ii) The c ur

r ent status of l i fe

- l i m i ted p arts of eac h a ir f r a me, e n g i n e , p rop e l le r , roto r , and a

ppl i an ce . (iii) The t i me since last ov e rh a ul of a ll i t e ms ins t a l l e d on the a irc r a ft wh i c h are r e quir e d to be o v e r

hauled on a spe c if

i e d t i me b a si s . (iv) The c ur

r ent inspe c t i on status of the a irc r a ft, including the t i me since the last inspe c t i on r e quir e d b y th e insp e c t i on p r o gram und e r whi c h the a i r c r a ft and i t s ap p l i an ce s are m a int a ined. (v) The c urr e nt status of a ppl i ca ble a irwo rth i n e ss dir ec t i v e s ( A D ) an d s a f e t y dir ec t i v e s includi n g , f

o r eac h, the method o f c o mp l ian ce , the A D or s a f e t y dir ec t i ve number and re vis i on d ate. If the AD or s a f et y dir e c t i ve invo l v e s r e c ur ring ac t i on, the ti m e and d ate wh e n the n e x t ac t i on is r e quir e d. (vi) Copies of the fo r

m s p r e s c rib e d b y § 43. 9 ( d) of th i s c h a pter for e ac h major a l t e r a

t i on to the a ir f

r a m e and c urr ent l y ins t a l l e d e n g ines, rot o rs, p r op e l l e rs, and a ppl i an c e s.10 (b) The own e r or op e r a tor shall r et a in the f

ol l owing r e c o rds f

o r the p e riods p re s c rib e d: (1) The r e c o rds s p ec ified in p ar a gra ph ( a) (1) o f th is s ec t i on shall be r etai n e d unt i l the wo r k is r ep eated o r s up e rs e d e d b y other w o rk or for 1 ye ar a ft e r the wo r k is p e r f o r med. (2) The r e c o rds s p ec ified in p ar a gra ph ( a) (2) o f th is s ec t i on shall be r etai n e d and tr ans fe r r e d with the a i r c r a ft at the t i me the a i r c r a ft is sold. (3) A l i st of d e f

e c ts fur n ished to a r eg is t e r e d o w n e r or op e r ator und e r § 43.11 of th i s c h a pter shall be r et a ined unt i l the d e f e c ts are r ep a ir e d and the a i r c r a ft is a ppro ve d f o r re turn to s e rvic e .
**C. T**  **h e**  **Ex te**  **n t**  **Of R**  **e l**  **i e**  **f ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC Se**  **e k**  **s And**  **T h**  **e R**  **e ason**  **ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC S**  **ee k**  **s T**  **h e**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **. 1.**  **Ex te**  **n t**  **Of R**  **e l**  **i e**  **f ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC Se**  **e k**  **s And**  **T h**  **e R**  **e ason**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **F r**  **o m**  **S ec**  **tion 61**  **. 113(**  **a )**  **A n**  **d (**  **b ).**  R e l i e f f r om Se ct i on 61. 1 13( a) and ( b ) e nt i t l e d Pr ivate pi lot privi le ges a n d l i mita t ions: Pilot in c om m and, is r e qu e sted to the e x tent n ece ssary to a l l ow a P IC hold i ng a p rivate pi l ot or hi gh e r lev e l c e rtifi cate, a s w e ll a s a c ur re nt and v a l i d a irman medi c a l c e rtifi cate, and who h a s met ce rt a in fl i ght
- hour and c ur r en c y r e quir e ments, to c ondu c t the p ropos e d U AS fli ght op e r a t i ons for c ompens at i on or hir e . This r e l i e f is r e qu e sted since the l i m i tations s e t fo rth in S ec t i on 61.11 3 ( a) and (b) state that a p rivate pi l ot m a y, for c ompens at i on or hi r e , a c t a s P I C of an a ir c r a ft i n c onn e c t i on with an y busin e ss or e mp l o y

ment if: (1) T h e fl i ght is on l y incid e ntal to that busin e s s or e mp l o y ment; and (2) The a i r c r a ft do e s not car r y p a sse n g e rs or pro p e rt y for c omp e nsation or hir e . As s e t fo rth more ful l y b e low, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that an e quival e nt le v e l of s a f et y will be maintain e d b eca use no P IC will b e a l l ow e d to op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S unless that P IC h a s met ce rt a in fli ght
- ho ur and c ur r en c y r e quir e ments, d e monstr at ing th at the P IC is a ble to s a f

e l y o p e r a te e i th e r the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S in a mann e r c onsistent with the op e r a t i ons spe c ifi c at i ons a s d e s c rib e d in thi s e x e mp t ion, including e v a sive and e me rg e n c y man euv e rs, a s w e ll a s maintaining a ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s f

r om p e ople, v e ssels, v e hicl e s and stru c tur e s. F urthe r , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC subm i ts that a ll fli ghts o f the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S , c ondu c ted b y the P I C p ursu ant to the gr ant of th i s P e t i t i on: (1) will be incid e ntal to ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC busin e ss; and ( 2) will not carry p a sse n g e rs or p rop e rt y for c ompens at i on o r hir e .11

**2. Ex**  **te n**  **t Of**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **Se e**  **k s**  **And T**  **h e**  **R e**  **ason ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s R**  **e l**  **i e**  **f F**  **r o**  **m S**  **ec tion**  **91 .**  **7 (**  **a )**  **.** R e l i e f f r om S ec t i on 91

. 7 (a) e nt i t l e d Civil airc r aft airw o rth i n ess , is r e qu e sted to the ex tent r e quir e d to a l l ow ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to d e te r m i ne that the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S are in a irwo rth y c ondi t ion p ri o r to e v e r y fli ght b y e nsuring that the UA S is in c omp l ian c e with the op e r a t i n g do c uments (i

. e ., ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC A e ri a l Op e r at i ons Manua l, Month l y Mainten a n c e L o g , and Blade Chroma 1080p I

nstr u c t i on Manu al). ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks the r e qu e st e d r e l i e f b e c a use the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S do n o t r e quire an a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c ate in acc o rd an c e with 14 C. F .R. P art 21, S ubp art H. Th e r e fo re , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will e nsure th at the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S are i n a irwo rth y c ondi t ion b a s e d upon i t s c omp l ian c e with the o p e r a t i n g do c uments (i. e ., Month l y Mainten a n c e L o g , and Blade Chroma 1080p ) p rior to e v e ry fl i ght, and furthe r , d e te r m i ne th at the a irc r a ft ar e in c ondi t ion for sa f e fli ght, a s s t ated in the c ondi t ions and l i m i tations b e low.

**3. Ex**  **te n**  **t Of**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **And T**  **h e**  **R e**  **ason** ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC **S ee**  **k s**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **F r**  **o m**  **S ec**  **tion 91**  **. 121.**  R e l i e f f r om S ec t i on 9 1 .121, e nt i t l e d Alt i met e r s e tt in g s , m a y b e r e qu ir e d to a l l ow fli ght op e r a t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , whi c h ut i l iz e a b aro m e tric p re ssure s e nsor, GPS e quip m e nt, and a r adio c ommunic at i ons tel e metry d at a l i nk to downli nk a l t i tude info r mation f r om the UA to the P IC at the ground c ontrol s t at i on ( G C S ). S ince the F AA r e quir e s that an y a l t i tude info r

mation c o n ce rni n g UA S op e r a t i ons be r eport e d to a ir tr a f fic c ontrol ( A TC) in f

ee t a bove ground le v e l ( A G L), ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks the r e qu e sted r e l i e f b eca

u s e the Blade Chroma 1080p UA ’s a l t i m e ter m a y b e s e t on the ground to ze ro fe e t A G L, r a

ther th an the lo c a l b arom e tric p r e ssure o r f i e ld alt i tude, b e fo r e e a c h f l i ght. Consid e ring the l i m i ted a l t i tude of the p ropos e d op e r a t i ons, r e l i e f f

rom 14 C F R 91.121 is sou ght to the e x tent n ece ssary to c omp l y with the a ppl i c able c ondi t ions and l i m i t a t i ons stat e d b e low. As more ful l y s e t fo rth h er e in, an e quival e nt lev e l o f s a f et y will be maintain e d since the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS are e quipped with a b arom e tric p re ssure s e ns o r and G P S e quip m e nt, whi c h a uto m at i ca l l y e nsur e s th at a gr ound lev e l p r e ssure s e tt ing will be e stabl i sh e d p rior to e a c h fli ght , and p r ovides the P I C with alt i tude in f o r mation of the UA on the h e a d s - up disp lay of the GC S

.
**4. Ex**  **te n**  **t Of**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **And T**  **h e**  **R e**  **ason ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s R**  **e l**  **i e**  **f F**  **r o**  **m S**  **ec tion**  **91 .**  **151(b).**12

R e l i e f f r om S ec t i on 91.151 (b) e nt i t l e d F u e l r e quir e ments for fli ght in V F R c ondi t ion s , is r e qu e sted to the e x tent r e quir e d to a l l ow fl i ghts of the b att e r y p o w e r e d Blade Chroma 1080p UAS during d a y

l i ght hours in visual met e o rolo g i c a l c ondi t ions ( V M C ), und e r visual fli ght rul e s ( VF R), f

o r a to t a l dur a

t i on of 23 m i nutes. ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks the r e qu e sted r e l i e f b e ca use without an e x e mp t ion f r om S ec t i on 91.151 (b ) , the fl i ght t i me dur a t i on of the b att e r y p o w e r e d Blade Chroma 1080p UAS w i ll s e v e r e ly c onstr ain the p r a c t i ca l it y o f an y ae ri a l video or st i ll ph o to fli ght op e r a t i ons that ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ropos e s to c ondu c t pursu ant to this P e t i tion. S i gnifi cant l y, a s s e t f

o rth b e low, the te c hni c a l sp e c ific a t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , the Blade Chroma 1080p op e r a t i ng d o c uments, and ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p r opos e d op e r a t i n g l i m i tation s , e nsure that ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will s a f e l y op e rate the b att e r y p o w e r e d Blade Chroma 1080p UAS d uring d a y

l i ght ho urs in v i sual met e o rol o g ic a l c o n di t ions ( V M C ), und e r visual fli ght rules ( V F R), with enou gh b att e r y po w e r to f l y f or a to t a l dur at i on of 30 m i nute s .
**5. Ex**  **te n**  **t Of**  **R e**  **l i**  **e f**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **And T**  **h e**  **R e**  **ason ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC S**  **ee k**  **s R**  **e l**  **i e**  **f F**  **r o**  **m S**  **e c**  **ti o**  **n s**  **91.405 (**  **a )**  **, 91.407**  **( a**  **) (**  **1 ),**  **91.409 (**  **a )**  **(1) &**  **( a**  **) (**  **2 )**  **, And 91.417**  **( a)**  **& (**  **b ).**  S ince S ec t i ons 91.405 (a) , 91.407 (a) ( 1 ), 91.409 ( a) (1) & ( a ) ( 2 ) , and 91.417 ( a) & (b) on l y a pp l y to a irc r a ft with an a irwo rthiness ce rtifi cat e , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC r e qu e sts r e l i e f f

rom these S ec t i ons b eca u s e the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S do not r e quire a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c ates. As s e t fo rth more ful l y b e low, the Blade Chroma 1080p U AS me e t the c ondi t ions of F M RA S ec t i on 333 for op e r a t i on without an a i rwo rth i n e ss certifi c ate. A cc o rdi n g l y, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will use tr a ined te c hnici ans to p e r f o r m mainten an ce , a l t e r a

t i ons, or p re v e nt i v e mainten an c e on the UAS using the methods, te c hniques, and p r a c t i c e s p re s c rib e d in the UA S op e r a t i ng d o c uments (i. e ., the ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC A e ri a l O p e r a t i ons M anu a l, Month l y M a int e n an c e Lo g , and Blade Chroma 1080p I

n stru c t i on Manua l). F urth e rmo re , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will do c ument and maintain a ll mainten an c e r ec o rds f o r the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS

.
**D. T**  **h e**  **R e**  **aso n**  **s W**  **h y**  **G r**  **a n**  **ting ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC R**  **e qu**  **e st**  **Wo u**  **ld Be**  **In T**  **h e**  **P ub**  **l i**  **c I**  **n t**  **e re**  **s t;**  **T h**  **at Is,**  **H ow**  **It Wou**  **l d**  **B e**  **n e**  **fit T**  **h e**  **P ub**  **l i**  **c As**  **A W**  **h ole.**  Grant i ng th e p re s e nt P e t i t i on will further the publ i c int e r e st b y a l l owing ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to s a f e l y, e f fi c ient l y, and e c onom i ca ll y p e r f o rm ae ri a l video and photo gr a p h y of c onstru c t i on sites, rea l e s tat e , e v ents and c iv i c lan dsc a pe ov e r c e rt a in ar e a s of the United S t ates.13

Addit i on a l l y, use of the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S will d ec r ea se c o n g e st i on of the NA S , r e d u c e pol lut i on, and p r ovide s i gnifi c ant b e n e fits to the ec ono m y . Not a b l y, th e b e n e fits of ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ro p osed op e r at i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will be r ea l iz e d without i mpl i cat i ng an y priv a c y i ssues.

**1. T h**  **e P**  **ub l**  **i c**  **Wi l**  **l B**  **e n**  **e f**  **it F**  **r o**  **m D**  **e c**  **re ased C**  **o n**  **g e**  **stion Of T**  **h e**  **N A**  **S .**  The Blade Chroma 1080p UA S are b att e r y po w e r e d and s e rve a s a s a f e , e f fi c ient, and e c onom i ca l a l t e rn a

t i ve to the mann e d a irc r a ft tr a di t ional l y ut i l i z e d to obtain ae ri a l i m a g e r y . B y r e du c i n g th e amount of mann e d a i r c ra ft n ee d e d to p e r f o r m a e ri a l ac quis i t i ons, an e x e mp t ion a l l owing the use of a Blade Chroma 1080p UAS would r e du c e th e amo unt of mann e d a irc r a ft in the NA S , r e d

u c e noise and a ir pol lut i on, a s w e ll a s inc r e a se the s a f et y of l ife and p r o p e rt y in the a ir and on the groun d

. F urthe r m o r e , b y r e d

u c ing the number of mann e d a irc r a ft op e r a t i n g in the NA S , c ong e s t i on around a irp o rts ca

u s e d b y ar

riv i n g and d ep arting a irc r a ft will be r e du c e d

. The Blade Chroma 1080p UAS do not r e quire an a irpo rt to tak e o f f or land. Like w ise, a r e du c t i on of mann e d a irc r a ft c ondu c t i ng ae ri a l video and photo gr a p h y m i ss i ons would r e sult in f e w e r a irc r a ft that must be h andled b y a ir tr a f

f ic c o n trol during the groun d , t ak e o f f, d ep artur e , ar

rival, and landi n g ph a s e s of fli ght ope r at i ons.

**2. T h**  **e P**  **ub l**  **i c**  **Wi l**  **l B**  **e n**  **e f**  **it F**  **r o**  **m T**  **h e**  **S a**  **f**

**e ty**  **A n**  **d Ef** 

**f ici**  **e n**  **c y**  **O f**  **T h**  **e Blade Chroma 1080p**  **U A**  **S .**  Condu c t i ng a e ri a l ac qui s i t ions with the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , ins t ea d of mann e d a ir c r a ft, will gr eat l y b e n e fit the publ i c b y dra st ic a l l y r e du c i n g the lev e ls of a ir and no i se pol lut i on g e n e r a ted during tr a di t ional a e ri a l video and st i ll photo gr a p h y fl i ght op e r a

t i ons. By using b att e r y pow e r and e le c tric mo t o r s, the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S p rodu c e no a ir pol lut i on, and is the mo s t viab l e e nvironme ntal l y c onsci o us a l t e rn a t i ve to the ca

b i n c lass, six c y

l i nd e r inter

n a l c ombust i on e n g ine a irc r a ft that are t y pi c a l l y ut i l i z e d for ae ri a l video and p hoto gr a p h y, while burning a ppro x i m ate l y 20

- 30 g a l l ons p e r hour of le a d e d aviation fu e l. The Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , while r e du c ing the carbon footp rint of a e ri a l ac quis i t i ons, a lso e l i m i n ates noise pol lut i on, a s the UAS are p r op e l l e d b y b atte r y pow e r e d e l ec tr ic mo t o r s, r ather than an int e rn al combus t ion e n g ine. B y usi n g the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S to p e r f o rm a erial photography , the subs t ant i a l risk to l i fe and p r op e rt y in the a ir and on the ground, whi c h is us u a l l y a ss o c iat e d with tr ad i t i on a l m ann e d a irc r a ft fli ght op e r a

t i ons, will b e subs t ant i a l l y r e du c e d o r c omp l e te l y e l i m i n ated. Aside f rom the l a c k of fli ght c r e w memb e rs l o cated onbo ard the a i r c r a ft, the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS ( we i ghi n g a

ppro x i m ate l y 2 .9 poun ds at their max i mum gross w e i ght with di a g o n a l di m e nsion of 15.7 inch e s, and with no fu e l on bo ard) , h a s less p h y sic a l potential f o r c ol l at e r al d am a ge to l if

e and p r op e rt y on the groun d , and in the a ir, c omp ar e d to the mann e d a ir c r a ft th at14

t y pi c a l l y c ondu c t si m i l ar op e r a t i ons ( w e igh i ng a

p p ro x i m ate l y 6,0 0 0 pounds wi t h a wi n g sp an of a ppro x i m ate l y 42 f

e e t, a l e n gth o f 34 f

e e t, and a f

u e l c a p ac i t y of 1 8 0 g a l l ons). **3. P**  **e r**  **f o**  **r m** **i n**  **g A**  **er ial**  **V i**  **d e**  **o a**  **n d**  **P h**  **o t**  **og r**  **a ph**  **y O**  **p er**  **a t**  **io n**  **s W**  **i th**  **Th e**  **Blade Chroma**  **1080p U** **A S Wi**  **l l**  **B e**  **n e**  **f**

**it T**  **h e**  **E c**  **o n**  **o m** **y.** In a ddi t ion to b e i n g s a fe and e f fi c ient, the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S are a lso an ec onom ic a l a l t e rn a

t i ve to using mann e d a irc r a ft to c ondu c t si m i l ar ae ri a l op e r a t i ons. As such, op e r a t i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will a l l ow United S tat e s b a s e d c ompani e s, l i ke The ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC , to r emain c omp e t i t i ve and c ontribut e to gr o wth of the U.S. e c on o m y . S p e c ific al l y, with the rising c ost of aviat i on fu e l and the Enviro nment a l P rot ec t i on A g e n c y ( “ EPA ” ) re gulato r y ac t i ons ph a si n g out le a d e d aviation f u e ls, U.S. o wn e d and op e r a

t e d c o mp anies must a dopt n e w and a l t e r n at ive t e c hnolo g y in o rd er to r e main c ompeti t ive. Op e r a t i n g th e b att e r y pow e r e d Blade Chroma 1080p UA S is one such te c hnol o g y th at not on l y a l l ows c ompan i e s great e r op e r at i on a l fl e x ib i l i t y c ompar e d to mann e d a irc r a ft, but p r ovides such fl e x ib i l i t y w ithout the hi gh op e r a t i on a l cost of a tr a d i t i on a l m ann e d a irc r a ft. B y o p e r at i ng the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , c ompani e s such a s The ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC , can r emain c ompeti t ive and p ro f i t a ble, and the r e fo re , p r ovide gr e ater job stabi l i t y to e mp l o ye e s and c ontr ac tors, whi c h will u l t i m ate l y c ontribut e to growth of the U.S. ec onomy . Impro v e d fin an c ial p e r f o r man c e of U.S. c ompani e s, thro u gh c omme r c ial use of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , p r ovides a stable wo r k f o r c e that inc rea s e s c onsum e r spe n din g ; i mp r ov e s lo c a l, s tat e , and f e d e r a l tax r ev e nu e s; and a l l ows c ompani e s t o i nvest i n r e s earc h and d e v e lop me nt in o rd e r to r em a in c ompeti t ive both in the United S t ates and a b ro a d.

**4. T h**  **er e**  **A r**  **e No**  **P r**  **iva c**  **y Iss u**  **e s.**  S i m i l ar to the mann e d ae ri a l ac quis i t i on fli ght op e r a t i ons that h ave b ee n c ondu c ted for d e c a d e s, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p r opos e d o p e r a t i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will not i mpl i cate an y p riva c y i s sues. S p ec ific al l y, the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will be op e r a

ted on l y in c omp l ian c e with op e r at i ng d o c uments (i. e ., ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC A e ri a l Op e r a t ions Manua l, Month l y Maint e n an c e Lo g , and Blade Chroma 1080p I

nstr u c t i on Manua l) whi c h r e quir e s p rop e rt y own e r invo l v e ment a s w e ll a s loc a l law e n f

o r c e ment not i fi cat i on, and in acc o rd an c e with the F e d e r a l Avi at i on R e g u l at i ons, including th e m i ni mum a l t i tude r e q ui r e ments of 14 C. F .R. § 91.119. **E. T**  **h e**  **R e**  **aso n**  **s W**  **h y**  **G r**  **a n**  **ting T**  **h e**  **Ex e**  **m p**  **t i**  **on Wo**  **u l**  **d Not**  **Adve r**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff ec**  **t S**  **a f**  **e ty,**  **O r**  **How T**  **h e**  **Ex e**  **m p**  **tion Wo**  **u ld**  **P r**  **ovi d**  **e A**  **L e**  **v e**  **l O**  **f S**  **a f**  **e ty**  **At L**  **e ast**  **E qu**  **al To**  **T h**  **at P**  **r ovi**  **d e**  **d By**  **T h**  **e Ru**  **l e**  **F r**  **o m**  **W h**  **i c**  **h ABOVE**  **ALL VIDEO**  **AND PHOTOGRAPHY**  **LLC Se**  **e k**  **s E**  **x e**  **m p**  **tio n**  **. 1.**  **R e**  **aso n**  **s W**  **h y**  **T h**  **e Blade**  **Chroma 1080p**  **U A**  **S Mee**  **t T**  **h e**  **Con d**  **i tions**  **O f**  **T h**  **e F** **AA M**  **o d**  **er n**  **iza t**  **ion a**  **n d**  **R e**  **fo r**  **m A**  **c t of**  **2012 (**  **F M**  **R A)**  **S ec**  **tion 333.**15

In c onsi d e r a

t i on of the si z e , w e i ght, spe e d, and l i m i ted op e r a t i ng ar e a a ssoci ated with the unmann e d a i r c r a ft and i t s o p e r a t i o n , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC’s op e r a t i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S me e t the c ondi t ions of F M RA S e c t i on 333, and will not r e quire an a i rwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c ate in a c c o rd an c e with 14 C

. F .R. P art 21, Subp art H. S ec t i on 333 p r ovides a

ut hori t y for a UA S to op e r ate w i thout a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c at i on and s e ts fo rth r e quir e ments for c o nside ring wh e th e r a UA S will c r e ate a h az ard to u s e rs of the NA S or the publ i c , or othe r

wise pose a thr eat to n at i on a l s ec ur i t y . S p ec ific al l y, F M RA S ec t i on 333 stat e s the followin g , in part:

( a ) In G e n e ral

. - -Not

w i thstanding any other re quire me nt of th is subti tle, a nd not la ter than 180 da

y s af te r the date of e n a c tm e nt of th is A c t, the S ec re tary of T

ra nspor tati on shall d e term ine if ce rta in unmann e d aircraft s y ste m s may o

p e rate sa f e ly in the nat i onal air

s pa c e s y stem b e fore c omple t i on of the plan and rule m a k ing re quired by s ec t i on 332 of this Act or the guidance req u ired b y se c t i on 334 of this Act. ( b ) Assessm ent of Un m a nn e d Aircraft S y ste m s . - -In ma k

ing the d

e te rmination und

e r subse c t i on (

a ) , the S e c re t ary shall dete rmin e, at a min i mu m -- ( 1 ) which ty

p es of u n m a nn e d aircraft s y ste m s, if an

y , as a r esult of their si

z e, w e igh t , spe ed, op e rat i o nal c apabi l i t y , proxim i t

y to airports and popu l ated areas, and op e rat i on w i t

hin v isual line of sig

h t do not c re ate a hazard to us e rs of the nat i onal air

s pa c e s y stem or the publ i c o r pose a threat to nati onal s ec uri t y; and ( 2 ) wh e th e r a ce rt i

f i c ate of waiv e r, ce rt i

f ic ate of authoriza t ion, or airw orth i n ess ce rt i

f i c ati on und

e r s ec ti on 44704 of t i tle 49, Un i ted St ates Cod e, is re quired for th e op e rat i on of unmann e d aircraft s y ste m s identi

f ied und e r paragraph (

1 ). ( c ) R e quire me nts for Sa

f e Op e rat i on . - -If the S

e c r e tary d

e term i n es und

e r this s ec t i on that ce rta i n unmann e d a ircraft s y ste m s m a y op e rate safely in th e n ati on a l air s pa c e s y ste m , the S

ec re ta r y shall estab l ish re quire me nts for the safe op e rati on of such aircraft syste ms in the nat i onal a i rspace syste m. In s ee ki n g th i s e x e mp t ion, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S can op e r a te s a f e l y in th e NA S purs u ant to F M RA S ec t i on 333, a s d e monstr ated b y : ( a ) the c h ar a c te ris t ics o f the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S ; (b) the pi l ot c e rtifi cat i on r e quir e ment; and ( c ) the spe c ific o p e r a t i n g l i m i tation s . **a. T**  **h e**  **Sp ec**  **i f** 

**ica t**  **io n**  **s Of**  **T h**  **e Blade**  **Chroma 1080p**  **U AS**  **D e**  **m o**  **n st**  **r a**  **t e**  **Its S**  **a f**  **e Chara**  **c t**  **er istics.**  The Blade Chroma 1080p UA S d o e s not c r e at e a h az ard to use r s of the NA S or th e publ i c , or othe r wise pose a thr e at t o n at i on a l se c uri t y c onsid e ri n g i t s s iz e , w e i ght, sp e e d, and o p e r a t i on a l c a p a bi l i t y . **i. T**  **ec hn**  **ical Sp**  **ec ifica**  **t io**  **n s Of T**  **h e**  **Blade Chroma 1080p UAS** 16

The te c hnic a l sp e c ific a

t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S are s e t fo rth b y the Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r Manua l, att ac h e d h e r e to a s App e ndix A

. **i i**  **. T**  **h e**  **Blade Chroma**  **1080p U** **A S**  **G lo**  **b al**  **P ositio**  **n i**  **n g**  **M o**  **d e**  **s En**  **a b**  **le T**  **h e**  **U A**  **S To**  **R e**  **m ain**  **Within A**  **De f** 

**i n**  **e d**  **O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n al**  **A re**  **a.** The Blade Chroma 1080p UA S m ay be o p e r a t e d in both manu a l and g lobal posit i oning fl i ght modes. A c omp l e te d e s c ripti o n of the fli ght and n av i g at i on a l modes of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S is p r ovided at p a g e 1 of the Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r M anu a l att ac h e d h e r eto a s App e nd i x A. **Th e**  **Blade Chroma 1080p U** **A S**  **A r**  **e D**  **e sig**  **n e**  **d F**  **or Auto**  **m a**  **tic R**  **e turn**  **T o Ho**  **m e**  **Poi n**  **t Or Hov**  **e r**  **In T**  **h e**  **Ev e**  **n t Of**  **Loss Of T**  **h e**  **Cont r**  **ol L**  **i n**  **k Or**  **N avigatio**  **n .**  Wh e n the Control Link is los t , the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS will r emain stat ionary, in fli ght, for 3 s ec onds or mo r e . I f, a ft e r 3 s ec onds, the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS do e s not r e ac quire c ontrol l i nk d ata f

r om the GC S , the UA S will a ssum e that the Control Link is lost and the will r eturn to the home posit i on (i. e ., f ai l s a fe m o d e ) via GP S , and will d e s ce nd to the tak eo ff posit i on and shutdown. A c omp l e te d e s c ripti o n of the Fa i l s a f e F un c t i o n s of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S ar e s e t fo rth at p a g e s 1 thro u gh 2 of the Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r Manua l, atta c h e d h e r e to a s App e ndix A

. **iv. Th**  **e Blade Chroma 1080p**  **G CS A**  **n d**  **Its O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n .**  A c omp lete d e s c ripti o n of the op e r a t i on and spe c ific a

t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p G C S and fli ght c ontrol softw are is p r ov i d e d at p a g e s 1 thro u gh 2 of the Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r Manua l. Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r M anu a l is att ac h e d h e r eto as Ap p e ndix A

. **b .**  **F l**  **i g**  **h t**  **Ope r**  **a t**  **i on**  **s Of**  **Blade Chroma**  **1080p U**  **AS Is**  **Li m** **it e**  **d To**  **T h**  **e Li**  **n e**  **Of S**  **i g**  **h t Of**  **A C er**  **ti f** 

**ica te**  **d P**  **i l**  **ot in**  **Co mm**  **a n**  **d With A Sa**  **f e**  **ty O**  **b s**  **er v**  **er .**  ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC video p rodu c t i on sta f f will be the on l y p e r so n s to ac t a s a pi l ot in c omm and ( P IC) o f the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S

. Addit i onal l y, a s a f e t y obs e rv e r will a ss i st him at a ll t i mes during f l i ght t i m e . **c .**  **F l**  **i g**  **h ts**  **Of Blade**  **Chroma 1080p**  **U A**  **S Wi**  **l l**  **B e**  **Con du**  **c t**  **e d**  **P u**  **r s**  **u a**  **n t**  **To S**  **pec i**  **f ic**  **O p**  **er a**  **t i**  **n g**  **Li m** **ita t**  **io n**  **s.** In s ee ki n g th i s e x e mp t i o n, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ropos e s to co m me rc ial l y op e r ate Blade Chroma 1080p UA S for the sp ec ial pur pose o f c ondu c t i ng a e ri a l v i d e o and pho t o gr a

p h y ov e r ce rt a in ar e a s o f Uni t e d S tat e s, p ur suant to the f ol l owing s p ec ific o p e r a t i n g l i m i tation s . 1. Op e r at i ons a

uthori z e d b y th i s gr ant of e x e mp t ion will be l i m i ted to th e follow i n g a irc r a ft d e s c rib e d in the op e r a t i n g do c uments, ro t o rc r a ft UAS w e i ghi n g l e ss than 55 pounds max i mum gross w e i ght: Blade Chroma 1080p Unm ann e d Air c r a ft S ystems. P ropos e d op e r at i ons of an y other a i r c r a ft will re quire a n e w p e t i t i on or a p e t i t i on to amend this gr ant.17 2. UA S op e r a

t i ons und e r th i s e x emp t ion will be l i m i t e d to c ondu c t i n g o p e r a t i ons f o r the pur pose of ae ri a l v i d e o and photogr a p h y . 3. The UA S m a y not be f lown at an indi c ated a irsp ee d e x cee di n g 20 kn ots. 4. The UA must be op e r ated at an a l t i tu de of no m o r e than 400 f e e t a bove gr ound lev e l ( A G L), a s ind ic ated b y t he p ro ce dur e s sp e c ified in the op e r a t i n g do c um e nts unless a spe c ial r e qu e st is made and a ppro ve d b y A TC. All a l t i tud e s r eport e d to ATC must b e in f ee t A G L

. 5. The UAS must be o p e r a ted with i n visual l i ne of si ght ( V L OS) of the P IC at a ll t i mes. This r e quir e s the P IC to be a ble to use h

uman vis i on un a ided b y an y d e vi c e other than c o r

re c t i ve l e nses, a s spe c ified on the P IC’s F A A

- is s u e d a i rman medi ca l ce rtifi c ate. 6. The use of fi r st p e r so n view ( F P V) b y the P IC or s a f e t y obse r v e r (SO) is not p e rmitt e d. 7. All op e r a

t i ons must ut i l iz e a s a f

et y obs e rv er (S O )

. The S O m ay b e used to s at i s f y the V L OS r e quir e ment a s long a s the P IC a lw a ys maintains V L OS c a p a b i l i t y . The S O and P IC must b e a

ble to c ommunic ate v e rb al l y at a ll t i mes. Ele c tronic m e ss a g ing or te x t i ng is not p e rmitt e d during fl i ght op e r at i ons. The P IC must be d e signat e d b e fo r e the fli ght and c annot tr ansf e r his or h e r d e s i gn at i on for the dur a t i on of th e fl i ght. The P IC must e nsure that th e S O can p e r f o r m the fun c t i ons p re s c rib e d in the op e r a t i n g do c uments. 8. The S O must not p e r f o r m an y oth e r dut i e s b e yond a ss i st i ng the P IC with s ee ing and avoid i ng oth e r a ir tr a f

f i c and other ground b a s e d obst ac les/obs tr u c t i ons and is not p e rmitt e d to o p e r a

te the c ame r a o r oth e r instrum e nts. 9. The op e r a

t i n g do c um e nts and the gr ant of e x e mp t ion must be acce ss i ble during UA S op e r at i ons and made av a i l a ble to th e Admin i str ator upon r e qu e st. I f a disc rep an c y e x is t s b e tw ee n the c ondi t ions and l i m i tations c o n tain e d in t he grant of e x e mp t ion and the p ro c e dur e s out l ined in the o p e r a t i ng do c uments, the c o ndi t ions and l i m i tations c ontain e d in t he gr ant of e x e mp t ion take p rece d e n c e and must be follow e d. Oth e r w ise, the op e r ator must follow the p ro c e dur e s a s out l ined in i ts op e r a t i n g do c uments. The op e r at o r m a y up d ate or r e vise i t s o p e r a t i ng do c um e nts. I

t i s the op e r a

tor ’ s r e spons i bi l i t y to tr ac k such r e vis i ons and p r e s e nt upd at e d and r e vised do c uments to the Admin i str ator upon r e qu e st. T h e op e r a t o r must a lso p re s e nt upd ated and r evised do c uments if it p e t i t i ons for e x tension or amendm e nt to t he grant of e x e mp t ion. I f the op e r a t or d e te r m i n e s that an y upd ate or r evis i on wou l d a f f e c t the b a sis upon whi c h the F A A gr a nted the e x e mp tion, then the o p e r ator must p e t i t i on for amendm e nt to i t s gr ant of e x e mp t ion. The F AA ’s UA S I nt e gr at i on O f

f i c e ( AF S

- 80) m a y be c ont a c ted if qu e st i ons arise r e g ardi n g upd ates or r evis i ons to th e op e r a t i n g do c uments. 10. P rior to eac h f

l i ght th e P I C must inspe c t the U AS t o e nsur e that it is i n a c ondi t ion for s a f e fl i ght. I f the in s p ec t i on r ev ea ls a c ondi t ion that a f f ec ts the s a f

e o p e r a t i on of the UA S , the a irc r a ft is p r ohib i ted f rom op e r a

t i n g unt i l the n ece ssar y mainten an c e h a s b ee n18

p e r f o rm e d and the UA S is found to be in a c ondi t ion for s a fe fli ght. The Ground Control S tation must be includ e d in the p re flight inspe c t i on. All maint e n an c e and a l t e r a t i ons must be p r op e rl y do c um e nted in the a i r c r a ft r ec o rds. 11. An y UA S that h a s und e r g one mainte n an c e or a l t e r a t i ons that a f

f ec t the UA S op e r a t i on or f

l i ght c h ar ac te ris t ics, e . g . r epl a c e ment of a fl i ght c ritic a l c omponent, must und e rg o a fun c t i o n a l test fli ght. The P IC who c ondu c ts the fun c t i o n a l test fli ght must make an e ntr y in th e a irc r a ft r ec o rds. 12. The p r e - fl i ght inspe c t i on must acc ount f o r a ll p o tential disc rep an c ies, e . g . inope ra ble c omponents, i t e ms, or e quip m e nt, n ot a lr ea d y c ov e r e d in the r e lev ant s ec t i ons of the op e r at i ng do c uments. 13. The o p e r a

t o r mu st follow the UA S manu fac tur e r ’ s a i r c raft/compon e nt, mainten an ce , o v e rh a

ul, r epla ce m e nt, i n spe c t i on, and l i fe l i m i t r e quir e ments. 14. The op e r a

tor must car

r y out i t s mainten an c e , inspe c t i ons, and r e c o rd k eepi n g r e quir e ments, in a c c o rd an c e with the op e r a t i n g d o c uments. Mainten a n c e , inspe c t i on, a l t e r a

t i ons, and status of r epla c e ment/ove r h a ul c o mp on e nt p arts must be n oted in the a irc r a ft r e c o rds, including to t a l t i me in s e rvi ce , d e s c ripti o n of wo r k a cc omp l ished, and the si gn ature of th e a uthori z e d p e rson re turni n g the UAS t o se r vic e . 15. E ac h UAS op e r a

t e d und e r th i s e x e mp t ion must c omp l y with a ll manu fac tur e r S a f et y B ul l e t i ns. 16. The a uthori z e d p e rs o n must make an e ntr y in the a irc r a ft r ec o rd o f the c o r r e c t i ve ac t i on tak e n a g a inst disc r ep an c ies disco v e r e d b e tw ee n insp ec t i ons. 17. The P IC must posse s s at le a st a p rivate pi l ot ce rtifi cate and at l ea st a c ur re nt th i r d

c lass medi ca l c e rtifi cat e . 18. The o p e r a

t o r m a y not p e rmit an y P IC to op e r ate unless the P IC me e ts the op e r a tor ’ s qu a l i fi c at i on c rite ria and d e monstr at e s the a bi l i t y to s a f

e l y o p e r a

te the UA S in a mann e r c onsistent with how the UA S w i l l be op e r a ted un d e r the e x e mp t ion, including e v a sive and e me rg e n c y man euv e rs an d maintaining a p p rop riat e dis t an ce s f

r om p e rsons, v e ssels, v e hicl e s and stru c tur e s. P IC qu a l i fi cat i on fli ght h o ur s must be log g e d in a mann e r c on s is t e nt with 14 C. F .R. § 6 1.5 1 (b )

. F l i ghts for the p ur poses of tr a in i ng the o p e r a to r ’s P ICs ar e p e rmitt e d und e r the te r ms o f the e x e mp t ion. Ho we v e r, tr a in i ng o p e r at i ons m a y on l y b e c o ndu c ted duri n g d e dic at e d tr a in i ng s e ss i ons. During tr a in i n g, p r o f ici e n c y, and e x p e ri e n c e - bui l di n g fli ghts, a ll p e rsons not e ssential f or fli ght o p e r at i ons are c onsid e r e d n onp articip ants, and th e P IC must op e r ate the U A with a p p rop riate dis t an c e f

r om n o np articip ants in acc o rd a n c e with 14 C. F .R. § 91.119. 19. UA S op e r a

t i ons m a y not be c ondu c ted duri n g ni ght, a s d e fin e d in 14 C. F .R. § 1.1. All op e r a t i ons must be c ondu c ted und e r visual met e o rol o g ic a l c ondi t ions ( V M C ). I f fli ght at19

ni ght is r e quir e d , a spe c ial r e qu e st will be made at the F AA o f fi c e c losest to p r opos e d ar e a of op e r at i ons. F l i ghts und e r spe c i a l v i sual fli ght rul e s (SV F R) are not a uthori z e d. 20. The UA m a y not o p e r a te with i n 5 n a

ut i ca l m i les of an a irp o rt r e f er e n c e point a s d e noted on a c ur

re nt F AA

- publ i shed ae ro n a ut i ca l c h art unless a lett e r of a gree m e nt with that a irpo rt’s man a g e ment is obtain e d, and the op e r a t i on is c o ndu c ted in acc o rd an c e with a N O TAM a s r e quir e d b y the op e r ator ’ s CO A

. T h e letter o f a gree m e nt with the a irp o rt man a g e ment must be made av a i l a ble to the A dm i nis tr a

tor upon re qu e st. 21. The UA m a y not be op e r a ted less than 4 00 f

e e t b e low o r less than 2,000 f e e t hori z ontal l y f

r om a c loud or wh e n vis i bi l i t y is l e ss th an 3 st atut e m i les f rom the P IC. 22. I f th e UA loses c o mmun i cat i ons or loses i t s GPS si gn a l, it must r e turn to a p r e d e te r m i n e d lo c at i on wi thin the plann e d op e r a t i n g ar e a and land or be r ec ov e r e d in acc o rd an c e with the op e r at i ng do c um e nts. 23. The P I C must a

bort the f l i ght i n the e v e nt of unpr e dict e d obst a c les or e me r g e n c ies in a cc o rd an c e with the op e r a t i n g do c uments. 24. The P IC is p r ohib i ted f r om b e g inn i n g a fl i ght un l e ss ( c onsid e ring wind and fo re c a st w eath e r c ondi t ions) the r e is e nou gh pow e r to f l y at norm a l c ruisi n g spe e d to the intend e d landi n g point and land the UA with 2 5% batt e r y po w e r r e mai n in g . 25. The op e r ator must o b tain an Air T r a f f i c O r g an i z at i on ( A TO) is s u e d C e rt i fi cate of W a iver or Autho ri z at i on (CO A ) p rior to c ond u c t i ng an y o p e r a

t i ons und e r the gr ant of e x e mp t ion. This COA will a lso r e quire the op er ator to r e qu e st a Notice to Airm an (N OT A M) not mo r e th an 72 hours in a dv an c e , b ut not less than 48 hours p r ior to the op e r a t i on. All o p e r a

t i ons shall be c on du c ted in a cc o rd an c e with a i rsp a c e re quir e ments in the ATO is s u e d COA including c lass of a i rsp ace , a l t i tude lev e l an d potential tr anspond e r r e quir e ment s . 26. All ai rc r a ft op e r ated i n acc o rd a n c e with the e xe mp t ion must be id e nt i fi e d b y s e ri a l numbe r , r e g is t e r e d in a c c o rd an c e with 14 C. F .R. p art 47, and h ave ident i fi cat i on (N

Numb e r) m arki n g s in a c c o rd an c e with 14 C

. F .R. p art 45, S ubp art C. M ar kin g s must be a s lar ge a s p r ac t i ca

bl e . 27. B e fo r e c ondu c t i n g op e r at i ons, the r adio f re qu e n c y s p ec trum used f o r op e r a t i on and c ontrol o f the UA must c omp l y with th e F e d e r al Communic at i ons Comm is s i o n ( F CC) or other a ppro p ri ate g o v e rnm e nt ov e rsi ght a g e n c y r e quir e m e nts. 28. The d o c uments r e quir e d f e w e r than 14 C. F .R. 91

. 9 and 91.203 must b e av a i l a ble to the P IC at th e G round Control S tation of the U AS an y t i me the UA S is op e r a t i n g . Th e se do c uments must be made av a i l a ble t o the Admin i str ator or an y l aw e n f o rc e ment o f f i c ial up o n r e qu e st. 29. The UA must r ema i n c le ar and y i e ld the ri ght o f w a y to a ll mann e d aviation op e r a t i ons and a c t i vi t ies at all t i m e s. 30. The UA S m a y not be op e r a ted b y the P I C f

r o m an y mov i n g d e vi c e or v e hicl e .20

31. F l i ght op e r at i ons must be c ondu c ted at le a s t 500 f e e t f rom a ll nonp articip at i ng p e rsons (p e rsons other than the P IC, S O, op e r ator tr a ine e s or e ssenti a l p e rsons ) , v e ssels, v e hicl e s, and stru c tur e s un l e ss:
a . B arri e rs or stru c tur e s are p re s e nt that suf f ic i e nt l y p rote c t nonp articip at i ng p e rsons f r om the UA an d/or d eb ris in the e v e nt of an a c c id e nt. The op er ator must e nsure that nonp art i c ipating p e rsons r ema i n und e r such p rot ec t i on. I f a si tu at i on aris e s wh e re n onp articip at i ng p e rsons l eave s u c h p rot e c t i on an d are with i n 500 fee t of the U A, f

l i ght op e r a

t i ons must c ea se i mmedi at e l y and/ o r; b. The a irc r a ft is op e r ated n ear v e ssels, v e h i c les or stru c tur e s wh e r e the own e r/ c ontrol l e r of such v e ssels, v e hicl e s o r str u c tur e s h a s gr anted p e rm i ss i on and the P IC h a s made a s a f et y a s s e ss m e nt of the risk of op e r a t i ng c los e r to those obj ec ts and d e t e rmin e d that i t does not pr e s e nt an undue h az ard, a nd; c . Op e r at i ons n ear e r to the P IC, S O, op e r ator tr a ine e s or e ssential p e rso n s do not pr e s e nt an undue h az ard to those p e rsons p e r § 91.119 (a). 32. All op e r a

t i ons shall be c ondu c ted ov e r p ri v ate or c ontrol l e d

- a cce ss p r op e rt y with p e rmission f

r om the lan d own e r/ c ontrol le r or a uthori z e d r ep re s e nt at i v e . P e rmission f r om land own e r/ c ontro l ler or a uthori z e d r ep re s e ntative will be obtain e d for eac h fli ght t o be c ond

u c ted. 33. An y incid e nt, a c c id e nt, or fli ght op e r a t i on t h at tr ans gr e sses the lat e r al or v e rtic a l bound ari e s of th e op e r at i on a l ar e a a s d e fin e d b y the a ppl i ca ble COA must be r ep o rt e d to the F AA ' s UA S I

nt e grat i on O f

f i c e ( AF S

- 8 0 ) with i n 24 hours. A c c id e nts must be r eport e d to the N at i on a l T ransport at i on S a f e ty Bo ard (N TS B ) p e r ins tru c t i ons c ontain e d on the N T S B W eb site: www.ntsb. g ov.

**2. R**  **e aso**  **n s**  **W h**  **y An**  **E x**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e qu**  **ir eme**  **n ts**  **Of S**  **ec tion**  **61.113 (**  **a) And**  **(b) Wo**  **u ld**  **Not Adve**  **r s**  **e ly**  **A ff**  **ec t Sa**  **f e**  **ty.** ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that the e quival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y e stabl i shed b y Se c t i on 61.113 (a) and (b) will be maintain e d b eca use no P I C will be a l l ow e d to op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S unless that P I C h a s d e monstr ated, b y me e t i n g m i ni mum fli ght
- hour and c urr en c y r e quir e ments, that th e P I C is a b l e to s a f

e l y o p e r a

te th e Blade Chroma 1080p UA S in a mann e r c onsistent with the e x emp t ion, including e v a sive and e me r g e n c y man e uv e rs and maintaini n g a ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s f

ro m peopl e , v e ssels, v e hic l e s and stru c tur e s. Consid e ring ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ropos e d ar e a of o p e r a t i ons, and the o p e r a

t i n g l i m i tations s e t fo rth

- a b ov e ; the p ar al l e l n atur e of p riv ate pi l ot ae ron a ut i ca l knowl e d ge r e quir e ments to those of c omm e rc ial pi l ot r e quir e ments ( S e e E x e mp t ion No. 11062 ) ; and the a irman ship ski l ls n ece s s ar y to s a f e l y o p e r a te th e Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that the a ddi t ional mann e d a irman ship e x p e ri e n c e of a c omm e r c ial l y ce rtifi c ated pi l ot would n ot c o r r e l ate to the a irman ship ski l ls21

n ece ssar y for ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC sp ec ific p rop o s e d fli ght op e r a t i ons. The F A A h a s p r e viously gr anted r e l i e f f

rom S ec t i on 61.113 (a) and ( b ) spe c ific to UA S , in c irc ums t an c e s si m i l ar, in a ll mat e ri a l r e spe c ts, to those p re s e nted h e r e in ( e . g . E x e mp t ion Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11 1 38, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

. ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will not a l l ow any P I C to op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S unless that P IC h a s d e monstr at e d, b y me e t i n g m i ni mum fli ght
- hour r e quir e m e nts or the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S tr a in i ng and c urr e n c y r e qui r e ments, th at the P IC is able to sa f

e l y op e r ate the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S in a mann er c onsi s tent with th is e x e mp t ion, including e v a sive and e me rg e n c y man euv e rs and maintaining a ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s f rom p e opl e , v e ssels, v e hicl e s and stru c tur e s. S p ec ifi ca l l y, the P I C must h ave a c c umu l ated and l og g e d, in a mann e r c ons i stent wi th 14 C. F .R. § 61.51 (b ) , 25 hours of to t a l t i me a s a UA S roto rc r a ft pi l ot (w i th a m i n i mu m of 5 hours of those hours a s a UAS p i lot op e r a t i ng the same mak e and model of UA S to be us e d for op e r at i ons und e r the e x e mp t ion). I

n a ddi t ion to the hour r e quir e ments, the P IC must acc o mp l ish 3 tak e o f fs and landin g s in the p r ece di n g 90 d ays ( f or c urr e n c y p u rpos e s). As in E x e mp t ion Nos. 1 1062, 11138, and 11153, p rior do c ument e d fli gh t e x p e ri e n c e that w a s obtain e d in c omp l ian c e with a ppl i ca ble r e g u l at i ons will e nsure an e qu i v a lent lev e l of s a f et y during ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ropos e d op e r a t i ons. The Admin i str ator h a s h e ld that p rior do c ument e d fl i ght e x p e ri e n c e th at w a s obt a ined in c omp l ian c e with a ppl i ca ble r e g ulations would e nsure s a fe op e r a t ions, stati n g a s follows: In E x e mp t ion No. 11062, the F AA r e qui r e d th at p rior to c ondu c t i ng o p e r a t i ons for the purp o se of mo t ion pictur e film i ng (or si m i l ar op e r at i ons), the P IC must h ave acc umu l ated and l o g g e d, i n a m ann e r c onsistent with 14 C F R 61.51 (b ) , 25 hours o f t otal t i me a s a UA S roto rc r a ft pi l ot inc l uding at le a st 10 ho urs l og g e d a s a UA S pi l ot w i th a mu l t i

- rotor UA S

. P rior to op e r a

t i o ns und e r Ex e mp t ion No. 11062, the P IC mu st a lso h ave acc umu l ated and lo g g e d a m i ni mum of 5 ho urs a s a U AS pi l ot op e r at i ng the s ame make and model of UA S to be used f o r o p e r a t i ons un d e r the e x e mp t ion. F or c l ari f ic at i on, th e F AA c onsi d e rs these m i n i mum hour r e quir e ments to be inclus i ve r a ther th an a ddi t ive; i.e. 5 hours make and model t i me m ay be includ e d in the 10 hours of mu l t i

- rotor t i me and the 10 hours m ay b e includ e d in the to t a l 25 hours of UA S roto rc r a ft t i me. In a ddi t ion to the hour r e qui r e ments, the P I C must a cc omp l ish 3 t ak e o f fs and landi n g s in th e p r e ce di n g 90 d ays ( f o r c ur re n c y pur

poses )

. The F AA finds that at a m i ni mum, the fl i ght
- hour r e quir e ments in E x e mp t i on No. 11062 are a ppro p ri ate to p rac t i c e and bui l d p ro f ici e n c y in the ski l ls n ece ssary to s a f e l y c ond u c t the p e t i t i o n e r ’ s p r opos e d op e r at i ons. The F AA a lso finds that p rior do c um e nted fli ght e x p e ri e n c e th at w a s obtain e d in c o mp l ian c e with a ppl i ca ble r e g ulations would s at i s f

y th i s r e quir e ment. T r a in i n g , p r o f ici e n c y, and e x p e ri e n ce - bui l di n g flight s can a lso be c ondu c ted und e r the gr ant of e x emp t ion to acc omp l ish the r e quir e d f l i ght t i m e . Duri n g tr a in i n g , pr o fi c ien c y, and e x p e ri e n c e - bui l di n g fli ghts the P IC is r e quir e d to op e r a te the UA with a

ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s in acc o rd an c e with 14 C

. F .R 91.119.22

E x e mp t ion No. 11138 at p a ge 15. A cc o rdi n g l y, ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will e nsure s a fe o p e r a t i ons b y not a l l owing an y P I C to op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S unless that P IC h a s d e monstr ated, b y m e e t i ng m i ni mum fli ght
- hour and c ur re n c y r e quir e ments, that th e P I C is a b l e to s a f

e l y o p e r ate the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S in a mann er c onsi s tent with the e x e mp t ion, including e v a si v e and e me r g e n c y m an euv e rs and maintaining a ppro p ri ate dis t an ce s f rom p e opl e , v e ssels, v e hicl e s and stru c tur e s.

**3. R**  **e aso**  **n s**  **W h**  **y A**  **n E**  **x e**  **m p**  **tion F**  **r o**  **m T**  **h e**  **R e**  **qu ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tion 91.7**  **( a)**  **Wo u**  **l d**  **N o**  **t Adve**  **r s**  **e ly A**  **ff**

**ec t Sa**  **f e**  **ty.** The e qui v a lent le v e l of s a f et y e stabl i shed b y S ec t ion 91.7 (a) will be maintain e d b e ca u s e p rior to e v e r y fl i ght, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will e nsure that the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S is in an a irwo rth y c ondi t ion b a s e d upon the UA S ’s c o mp l ian c e with i t s op e rat i ng do c uments and a s stat e d in the c ondi t ions and l i m i tations h e r e in. Addit i on a l l y, the F AA h a s p re vious l y gr anted re l i e f f r om S ec t i on 91.7 (a) spe c ific to UA S , in c irc ums t an c e s si m i l ar, in a ll mat e ri a l r e spe c ts, to those p re s e nted h e r e in ( e . g . E x e mp t ion Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

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**4. R**  **e aso**  **n s**  **W h**  **y An**  **E x**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **e qu**  **ir eme**  **n ts**  **Of S**  **ec tion**  **91.121 Wo**  **u ld**  **Not Adve**  **r s**  **e ly A**  **ff**

**ec t Sa**  **f e**  **ty.** The e quivalent le v e l of s a f et y e stabl i shed b y Se c t i on 91.121 will be maintain e d b eca u s e the a l t i tude info r

mation of t he Blade Chroma 1080p UAS will be p rovided to the P I C via GPS e quip m e nt and a r adio c ommunic at i ons tel e metr y d ata l i nk, whi c h downlinks f rom the UA to the GCS for ac t i ve mon i toring of the fli ght p ath and a l t i tud e . This a l t i tude info r mati o n, c omb i n e d with ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC op e r a t i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UAS with i n visual l i ne of si ght, at or b e low 400 f e e t A G L , will e nsure a lev e l of s a f e t y e quival e nt to S ec t i on 91.121. The a l t i tude info r mation will be g e n e r a

ted b y GPS e quip m e nt ins t a l l e d onbo ard the a irc r a ft. P rior to e a c h fli ght, a z e ro a l t i tude in i t iat i on point is auto m at i ca l l y e stabl i shed b y the U A S at ground le v e l. The F AA h a s p r e vious l y gr a nt e d r e l i e f f

rom S ec t i on 91.121 spe c ific to U A S , in c irc ums t an ce s si m i l ar, in a ll mat e ri a l r e spe c ts, to those p r e s e nt e d h e r e in ( e . g . E x e mp t i o n Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

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**5. R**  **e aso**  **n s**  **W h**  **y An**  **E x**  **e m** **p tion**  **F r**  **o m**  **T h**  **e R**  **equ ir**  **e m**  **e n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tion 91.151**  **( b**  **) Wo**  **u ld**  **Not**23

**Adve r**  **s e**  **ly A ff** 

**ec t Sa**  **f e**  **ty.** A grant of th i s e x e mp t ion would e nsure an e qui v a lent lev e l of s a f et y e st abl i shed b y 14 C. F .R. S ec t i on 91.151 (b) a s a r e sult of ( 1) the te c hni c a l spe c ific a t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S ; (2) the l i m i tations on the p r opos e d fl i ght op e r a t i o n s; and (3) the lo c at i on of the p ropo s e d fl i ght op e r a

t i ons. A c c o rdi n g l y, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will e nsure that it will s a f

e l y o p e r a t e the b att e r y pow e r e d Blade Chroma 1080p UAS during d ay li ght hours in V F R c o ndi t ions, with e nou gh b att e r y pow e r to f l y for a to t a l dur at i on of 30 m i nutes. H e r e , a s in E x e mp t ion No. 11109, the te c hnic a l spe c ific a t i ons of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S ; the l i m i tations on the p r opos e d fli ght op e r at i ons; and the loc at i on of the p ropos e d op e r a t i ons, will e nsure an e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f et y e stabl i shed b y 14 C. F .R. S ec t i on 9 1 .151 (b )

. F urth e rmo re , s a f et y will be e nsur e d a s the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S p rovide a udib l e and vis u a l w arni n g s to the P IC at the GCS wh e n the UA S e x p e ri e n ce s low b att e r y vol ta g e , the fi r st w arni n g o c c ur ri n g at a ppro x i m ate l y 3 3 % r em a in i ng b att e r y pow e r, an d a g a in at a ppro x i m ate l y 1 0% r emaining b atte r y pow e r. At the c ritic a l l y low b att e r y lev e l, the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S w i l l des ce nd and land a uto m at i ca l l y . S i gnifi cant l y, p r e vious e x e mp t ions gr a nted b y th e F AA c on c e rning S ec t i on 91.151 e stabl i sh that s a f et y is not a dv e rs e l y a f

f e c ted wh e n the te c hnic a l c h ar a c te ris t ics and op e rat i ng l i m i tations of the UA S are c onsid e r e d. R e l i e f h a s b ee n gr anted f o r mann e d a i r c r a ft to op e r a te at less than the m i ni mums p re s c rib e d in S ec t i on 91.151, including E x e mp t ion Nos. 2689, 5745, and 10650. Mor e ov e r, the F A A h a s p re vious l y granted r e l i e f f r om S ec t i on 91.151 spe c ific to UA S , in c irc ums t an c e s si mi lar , in a ll mat e ri a l r e spe c ts, to those p re s e nted h e r e in ( e . g . E x e mp t ion Nos. 8811, 10808, 10673, 11 0 42, 11062, 11063, 1106 4 , 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

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**6. R**  **e aso**  **n s**  **W h**  **y An**  **Ex e**  **m p**  **tion F**  **r o**  **m T**  **h e**  **R e**  **qu ir**  **eme n**  **ts Of**  **S ec**  **tions 91.405**  **( a**  **) ,**  **91.407 (**  **a )**  **( 1**  **), 91.409**  **( a**  **) (1)**  **& (a**  **) (2**  **) ,**  **And 91.417**  **( a)**  **& (b)**  **Wo u**  **ld Not**  **Adve r**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff ec**  **t Sa f**  **e ty.**  In s e e ki n g th i s e x e mp t i o n, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC submi t s that t he e quival e nt lev e l of s a f

et y with r e g ard to the r e gulato r y mainten an c e and a l t e r a t i on r e quir e ments e stabl i shed b y S ec t i ons 91.405 (a), 91. 4 07( a) ( 1 ), 91.409 (a) (1) & ( a) ( 2 ), and 91.417 ( a) & (b) will be met b eca

use ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will use tr a ined te c hnici ans to p e r fo r m m a int e n an c e , a l t e r a

t i on s , or p re v e nt i ve mainte n an c e on the UAS usi n g the methods, te c hniques, an d p rac t i ce s p r e s c rib e d in the op e r a t i n g do c um e nts (i. e ., ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC A e ri a l Op e r a t i ons Manu a l, Month l y Mainten a n c e Lo g , and Blade Chroma 1080p Instruc t i on Manua l). F urth e rmo re , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will do c ument and maintain a ll mainten an c e r e c o rds f or the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S

. S ince the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will be inspe c ted a s p re s c rib e d b y the op e r a t i ng d o c uments, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will maintain the e quival ent lev e l of s a f

et y e s tabli s h e d b y S ec t i ons 91.405 (a ), 91.409 ( a) ( 1 ), and 91.409 ( a) ( 2 )

. A c o p y of th e Blade Chroma 1080p Us e r Manu a ls are att ac h e d h e r eto a s App e ndix A

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L ike w i s e , the e x e mp t ion s o u ght will not a dv e rs e l y a f f ec t s a f et y b e c a use ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will use tr a i n e d te c hnic i ans to p e r f o r m mainten an c e , a l ter at i ons or p re v e nt i ve mainten an c e on the UA S using the methods, te c hniques, and p rac t i ce s p re s c rib e d b y th e op e r a

t i n g do c uments. F urthe r m o r e , the e x e mp t ion sou ght would maintain an e quival e nt lev e l of s a f et y e stabl i shed b y S ec t i ons 91.407, 91.417 ( a) and 91.417 (b ) , b e c a u s e a ll mainten an c e of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S will be p e r f

o r med b y tr a ined te c hnici ans. Mai nten an c e will be do c um e nted and maintain e d ut i l i z ing the month l y ma i nten an c e l o g . S i gnifi cant l y, p re vious e x e mp t ions gr a nted by the F AA c on c e rni n g S ec t i ons 91.405 (a), 91.407 (a) ( 1 ), 91.409 ( a) ( 1) & ( a ) ( 2 ) , and 91.41 7 ( a) & (b ) e stabl i sh that s a f et y is not a dv e r s e l y a f f e c ted wh e n the t ec hn i ca l ch ar ac t e rist i c s and o p e r a t i n g l i m i tations of the UA S are c onsid e r e d. In c onsid e r at i on of ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC p ropos e d op e r at i ng l i m i tations, the op e r a

t i ng do c uments, and the te c h nic a l a sp e c ts of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC subm i ts that s a f et y will n ot be a dv e r s e l y a f f e c ted b y gr ant i ng e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C. F .R. S ec t i ons 91.405 (a), 91.407 ( a) ( 1 ) and ( a) ( 2 ) , 91.40 9 ( a) (2 ) , and 91.417 (a) and (b ). T h e F AA h a s p re vious l y gr anted r e l ie f spe c ific t o UA S in c irc ums t an c e s si m i l ar, in a ll m ate rial r e spe c ts, to those p re s e nted h e r e in ( e . g . Ex e mp t ion Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 1116 0 , 11161 )

. **7. T h**  **e F** **AA M**  **ay P**  **r e**  **s c**  **r i**  **b e**  **Any O**  **ther Con**  **d iti**  **o n**  **s F**  **or S**  **a f**  **e O**  **p er**  **a t**  **io n**  **.** In acc o rd a

n c e with S ec t i on 333 of the F AA M o d e rni z at i on and R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA) and 14 C. F .R. § 21.16 e nt i t l e d S p ec ial Condi t io n s , ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC r e qu e sts that the F AA p re s c ribe sp e c i a l c ondi t ions for the int e nd e d op e r a t i on o f the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , whi c h c ontain such s a f e ty s tand ards that the Admin i str ator finds n ece ssar y to e stabl i sh a lev e l of s a f et y e quival e nt to that e stabl i shed b y 14 C. F .R. P art 21, S ubp art H, and 14 C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a) & (b ), 91.7 ( a), 91.121, 91.151 (b ) , 91.405 ( a), 91

. 407( a) ( 1 ), 91.409 ( a) ( 1 ) & ( a ) ( 2 ), and 91.417 ( a) & (b )

. S u c h sp e c ial c on d i t ions will p e rmit s a fe o p e r a t i on of the UA S f

o r the l i m i ted purp o se of c ondu c t i ng ae ri a l vid e o and photo gr a p h y o v e r c e rt a in ar e a s of the United S tat e s for c ompens at i on or hir e . F M RA S ec t i on 333 s e ts f o rth the r e quir e m e nts for c onsid e ri n g wh e th e r a UA S will c r e ate a h az ard to use r s of the NA S o r t he publ i c , or oth e r w ise p ose a thr eat to n at i on a l s ec uri t y; and furth e r, p r ovides the a uthori t y f

o r such UA S to op e r a

te without a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c at i on in acc o rd an c e with an y r e qu i r ements that must be e stabl i shed for the s a fe op e r a t i on of the UAS i n the NAS. L ike w i s e , the Admin i str ator m ay p r e s c ribe spe c ial c ondi t ions pursu ant to 14 C. F .R. § 21.16, for op e r a

t i on o f the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S , since the a irw o rthin e ss r e g ulations of 14 C. F .R. P art 21 do not c ontain a d e qu ate or a pp ropri ate s a f

et y s t and ards, due to the nov e l or unusu a l d e si gn f eatur e s of the a irc r a ft. S ec t i on 21.16, e nt i t l e d S p ec ial Condi t ion s , stat e s the followin g :25

I f the F AA finds that t he a irwo rth i n e ss r e g ulat ions of th i s subc ha

pter do not c ontain a d e qu ate or a

p p rop riate s a f

et y stan d ards f

o r an a irc r a ft, a i r c r a ft e n g i n e , or p ro p e l l e r b eca use of a no v e l or unusu a l d e si gn f e ature of the a irc r a ft, a ir c r a ft e n g i n e or p r op e l l e r, he p re s c rib e s s p ec ial c o ndi t ions and amendm e nt s the re to f o r the p r odu c t. The sp e c ial c ondi t ions are is s u e d in acc o rd an c e with P art 11 of th i s c h a pter and c ont a in such s a f et y stand ards for th e a i r c r af t, a irc r a ft e n g ine or p r o p e l l e r a s the F AA finds n ece ss ar y to e stabl i sh a l e v e l of s a f

et y e quival e nt t o that e stabl i shed in the r e g ulation s . S e e 14 C. F .R. § 21.16. Th e r e f o r e , in a c c o rd an c e w ith F M RA S ec t i on 333 and 14 C. F .R. § 21.16, the F AA m a y p re s c ribe s p ec ial c ondi t i ons for L ea di n g E d g e ’s int e nd e d op e r at i on of the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S , whi c h c ontain such s a f e ty s tand ards that the Admin i str ator finds n ece ssar y to e stabl i sh a lev e l of s a f

et y e quival e nt to that e stabl i shed b y 14 C

. F

. R. P art 21, S ubp art H, and 14 C

. F .R S ec t i ons 61.113 (a) & (b ) , 91. 7 ( a), 9 1 .121, 91.151 (b ) , 91.405 (a), 91.407 ( a) ( 1 ), 91.409 (a) ( 1 ) & ( a) (2 ) , an d 91.417 (a) & (b )

. **• A Su**  **m m**  **a r** **y T**  **h at**  **Can Be**  **P ub**  **l i**  **s h**  **e d**  **In T**  **h e**  **F e**  **de r**  **al R**  **e gis**  **t er**  **, sta**  **t i**  **n g:**  **T h**  **e Ru**  **l e**  **s F**  **r o**  **m W**  **h ich**  **ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC Se**  **e k**  **s E**  **x e**  **m p**  **tion:**

ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s eek s e xe mption from the re quire me nts of 14 C.F.R S ec ti ons 61.11 3 (

a ) & ( b ) , 91. 7 (

a ) , 91.121, 91.151 (

b ), 91.40 5 ( a ) , 91.407 (

a ) ( 1 ), 91.409 (

a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) ( 2 ) , a n d 91.417 (

a ) & ( b )

. **A B**  **r ief**  **D e**  **s cr**  **i p**  **tion O**  **f T**  **h e**  **Na t**  **u r**  **e Of**  **T h**  **e Ex**  **e m** **p tion**  **ABOVE ALL**  **VIDEO AND**  **PHOTOGRAPHY LLC S**  **ee k**  **s:** T his exe mption wi ll p e rmit ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to c o m me rc ia lly op e rate an Un m ann e d Aircraft S y s tem ( UA S ) for the pu r

pose of c ondu c ti ng a e r ial v ideo and photography o ve r c e rta i n are as of the U ni te d Sta tes. **• Any**  **Ad d**  **itio n**  **a l**  **I n**  **f o**  **rm a**  **tion, Vi**  **e w**  **s, Or**  **A r**  **g u**  **m e**  **n ts**  **Availa b**  **le To**  **Su p**  **p o**  **r t**  **ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND P**  **HOTOGRAPHY LLC R**  **e qu**  **e st.** 

This P e t i t i on is made pur suant to the F AA Mod er ni z at i on and Re f

o r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA) Se c t i on 333, which dir ec ts th e S e c r et ary o f T r ansport at i on to d e te r m i ne if ce rt a in UA S m ay op e r a

te s a f e l y in the NA S

. As such, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC r e qu e st for e x e mp t ion m ay be gr anted pursu ant to the a uthori t y of F M RA S ec t i on 333 and 14 C. F .R. P art 11, a s s e t fo rth abov e . F M RA S ec t i on 333 s e ts fo rth the r e quir e ments for c onsid e ring wh e th e r a UA S will c r eate a h az ard to use r s o f the N AS or the publ i c , or oth e r w ise pose a thr eat to n at i on a l s ec uri t y; and furthe r , pro v i d e s the a

uth o ri t y f or s u c h UA S to o p e r a

te w i thout ai rwo rth i n e ss c e rtifi cat i on.26

As discuss e d in d e tail a bov e , ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC will op e r ate the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S s a f e l y in th e N AS , without c r e at i n g a h az ard to use r s of the N AS, or the publ i c , o r othe r wise pose a thr eat t o n at i on a l se c uri t y . **CON C**  **LUSI O**  **N** As s e t fo rth h e r e in, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC s ee ks an e x emp t ion p u rsu ant to 14 C. F .R. §11.61 and S ec t i on 333 of the F AA Mod e rni z at i on and R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA ) , whi c h will p e rmit s a fe op e r a t i on o f the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S c omm e rc ial l y, wi thout an a irwo rth i n e ss ce rtifi c ate, for the l i m i ted purp o se of c ondu c t i ng ae ri a l video and photogr a p h y ov e r c e rt a in ar e a s of the Uni t e d S tat e s. By gr ant i ng th i s P e t i t i on, the F AA Admin i str ator will be ful f i l l i ng the Con gr e ss i on a l man d ate of the F AA M od e rni z at i on and R e fo r m A c t of 2012, while a lso a dv an c i n g the inte r e sts of the publ i c , b y a l l ow i ng ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to s a f e l y, e f f i c ient l y, and ec onom ic a l l y op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p U A S c omm e r c ially with i n the NAS. **WH E**  **RE F**  **OR E**  , in a c c o rd an c e with the Fe d e r al Av i at i on R e g u l at i ons and the F AA Mode r ni z at i on and R e fo r

m A c t of 2012, S ec t i on 333, ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC r e spe c tful l y r e qu e sts that the Admin i str ator gr a

nt th i s P e t i t i on for an e x e mp t ion f r om the r e qui r e ments of 1 4 C. F .R S ec t i ons 61.11 3 ( a) & (b ) , 91.7 ( a ), 91.121, 91.151 (b ) , 91

. 405( a), 91.40 7 ( a) (1 ) , 91.409 (a) ( 1 ) & ( a) ( 2 ) , an d 91.417 (a) & (b ) , and p e rmit ABOVE ALL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC. to op e r a te the Blade Chroma 1080p UA S c omme r c ial l y f o r the p urpose o f c on du c t ing ae ri a l video and ph o to gr a p h y ov e r c e rt a in ar e a s o f the United S t ate s . D ated: March 1, 2016 R e spe c tful l y submi tted,

Matthew Buckner P r e sident ABOVE ALL VI DEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY LLC 1802 Big Bottom Hollow Rd. Charleston, WV 25311 304

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- 7420 aboveallvideoandphoto@gmail.com
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