Jerry W Wilson 

625 Rhomberg Ave #4 

Dubuque, lA 52001 

October 30 , 2015 

FAA 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations 

West Building , Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

1200 New Jersey Ave , SE 

Washington , DC 20590 

RE: New Petition for Exemption 

Dear Sir or Madam , 

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform 

Act) and 14CF.R. Part 11 , Jerry W Wilson hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal 

Aviation Regulations (FARs) to allow business use (commercial operation) of its UAS's , so long 

as such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be 

established by the FAA as required by Section 333. 

I'm submitting my Petition for Exemption for Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations. 

I take the operation of UAS very serious and I understand the safety precautions that need to 

take place before, during & after every flight. My attitude is always safety first. 

I also recognize the importance of privacy and confidential information. 

My request for a waiver of FAA Section 333 is to operate a UAS for "commercial 

purposes". To record digital video data and other aerial photography data for private owners of 

real estate; Real Estate Agencies ; construction sites to assist in the promotion of their parcel of 

land for disposition and sale and other promotional purposes in addition to other work for hire. 

I'm currently seeking exemption of: 

Section of 14CFR: parts 21 Subpart H, 27, 45.23(b) , 45 .27(a), 61 .113{a) and (b), 

61. 133( a), 91.7 (a) , 91. 9(b) (2), 91 . 1 03, 91.1 09(a), 91 .119, 91.121 ,91 .151 (a), 91 . 203( a) and (b), 

91 .319(a)(l), 91 .405(a), 91.407(a)(l), 91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a) and (b).lfl have erroneously 

omitted any other relevant section or, overstated and relevant section for my intended 

operations , please feel free to suggest the missing or overstated section(s). 
Suggested Public Federal Register Summary: 

"The petitioner is seeking an exemption to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) 

under the new FAA "Summary Grant" approach , announced April 9th , 2015 

http://www.faa .gov/news/updates/?newsld=82485 that will help speed up Section 333 

exemption approvals for many commercial UAS operators prior to finalizing the small UAS 

proposed rules published this past February. 

It is my understanding that the FAA will still review each Section 333 petition 

individually. However, I am hoping that the agency will accept my particular petition , and 

include it in the next summary grant, and issue me an exemption on the presumption that the 

FAA "already granted a previous exemption similar to this request". 

Apparently, the new interim policy includes the granting of a Certificate of Waiver or 

Authorization (COA) for flights at or below 200 feet to any UAS operator with a Section 333 

exemption for aircraft that weigh less than 55 pounds , operate during daytime Visual Flight 

Rules (VFR) conditions , operate within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the pilots , and stay certain 

distances away from airports or heliports such as 5 nautical miles from an airport having an 

operational tower; or 3 NM from an airport with a published instrument flight procedure, but 

not an operational tower; or 2 NM from an airport with a published instrument flight 

procedure. It is also understood that the "blanket" 200 foot COA allows flights anywhere in the 

country except restricted airspace and other areas , such as major cities , where the FAA 

prohibits UAS operations. 

Description of UAS 

I will be using a DJI Phantom 3 http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3/spec In the event 

a loss of communications occurs the craft will rise up vertically to a safe height before beginning 

an automatic return to home function . The control signal may be reconnected in flight and the 

pilot can take over safe operations again if communication is reestablished. However in case of 

a GPS failure the craft will be able to be manually flown to a safe landing by the pilot. The craft 

is operated electrically, carries no flammable fuel, has an integrated GPS pilot system, provides 

location information along with height AGL, speed, battery life, has programmed no-fly zones 

for controlled airports, and provides direction of travel distance from the pilot. 

Flight Operations 

I'm aware of conducting safe flight operations and planning flight paths that minimize 

any over flight of crowds. Operations will not occur under IFR conditions. Once battery level 

reaches 30 percent, craft will return to home position and flight(s) will end. All preflight and 

post-flight checklists and UAS examinations will help detect any abnormalities prior to flight 
and after flight. Any UAS unable to satisfy safety checklists will be removed from service until 

the issue can be resolved . 

Granting this request would not adversely affect safety since operations would be in 

accordance with current UAS rules . 

Section 333 Compliance and Appropriateness: 

Based on the size of the craft, experience of the pilot and operational goals, this request 

appears to be well suited for approval using the current criteria outlined in Section 333 of the 

FAA Modernization and ReformActof2012 (including new interim policies) 

Respectfully, 

Jerry W Wilson 

625 Rhomberg Ave, #4 

Dubuque , lA 52001 

(815) 701-6790 

Jerryw77@outlook.com