## MOTION	PICTURE	AND	T ELEVISION	FLIGHT	OPE RATION	MANUAL

Research	Laboratories,	Inc. 2010	Jimmy	Durante	Blvd.

Suite 220F Del	Mar,	CA	92014



### Table	of	Contents

Motion	Picture	and	Television	Flight	Operation	Manual

................................ ........... 1

Introduction

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 2
1.	Purpose

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 2 2.	Pilot/Operator	Organization

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 2

3.	Persons	Authorized

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 2 4.	Area	of	Operations

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 2

5.	Plan	of	Activities

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 2 6.	Permission	to	Operate

................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 3 7.	Security

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 3 8.	Briefing	of	Pilot/Production	Personnel

................................ ................................ ................ 3 9.	Certification/Airworthiness

................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 4 10.	Pilot	Personnel/Minimum	Requirements

................................ ................................ ......... 4

11.	Communications

................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 5

12.	Accident	Notification

................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 5 13.	Recall/Stop	Procedures

................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 5 14.	Special	Provisions

................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 5

Company	Organization

................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 6

A.	Chief	Pilot

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 6 Duties	and	Responsibilities:

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 6 B.	Pilot	in	Command	(PIC)

................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 6 Duties	and	Responsibilities:

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 6

Appendices

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 7 Appendix	A1

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 7 Research	Laboratories,	Inc

– Approved	Pilot	In	Command	List

................................ ................. 7 Appendix	A2

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 7 Research	Laboratories,	Inc.

- Permission	Acquisition	Form

................................ ........................ 7Research	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 2 

## INTRODUCTION

1.	Purpose This	Motion	Picture	and	Television	Flight	Operation	Manual	(MPTOM)	created	by Research	Laboratories,	Inc.	( RLI ) in	con cert with	an	application for	a	Certificate	of

Waiver	of	Authorizat ion	in	accordance	with	FAA 333	exemption	rules,	for	the purposes	of aerial motion	picture	and	television filming. RLI pilots	and	other

co mpany	personnel will not	deviate	from the	policies,	procedure s	and	conditions of this	manual,	except	where	otherwise	noted, whenever	motion	picture	or	television flight	operations	are	performed	that	require	a n	FAA 333 Waiver	of	A uthorization.



### 2.	Pilot/Operator	Organization

RLI will	provide	pilot	information	on	an	“as	need ed ”	basis per	project/flight in

accordance	with a	scheduled flight	plan .	We will	be employ ing variou s	pilots at
different	times due	to	time,	scheduling,	and	location.



### 3.	Persons	Authorized FAR	91.119	(c)	is	waived	only	with	respect	to	those	persons,	vehicles	and	s tructures directly	involved	i n	the	performance	of	aerial	motion	picture	or	television filming. The	certificate	holder	shall	ensure	that	no	persons	are	allowed	within	500	feet	of the	area	except	those	consenting	to	be	involved ,	or	those	personnel	or	crew

r equired	for production.	This	provision	may	be lowered	to	200’	AGL if	an	equivalent level	of	safety	can	be	achieved	and if	approved	by	an	administrator .	For	example,	an equivalent	level	of	safety	may	be obtained	by	a	cursory	or	thorough	evaluation	of

the pr oduction	area with	regard	to	terrain,	obstacles, buildings,	etc. etc.	Such

obstacles may	protect	nonpartic ipants	(spotters,	crew,	general	public )	from	debris

in	the	event	of	an	accident.



### 4.	Area	of	Operations

RLI approved	area	of	operations	will	be	within	the Continent al United	States (CONUS)

.



### 5.	Plan	of	Activities

RLI will	submit	a	written	plan	of	activities	to	the	local FAA	flight	standards	district office	(FSDO)	with jurisdiction	over	the	filming	location at a date no	less	than	three calendar	days	in	advance	of	filming.	The flight plan	of	activities	should include : 1. All	anticipated	flight	dates,	times

. 2. Name	and	phone	number	of	person	responsible	for	the	filming	production

event.

3. Name	and	phone	number	of person	responsible	for	aircraft.

4. Make,	model,	and	serial	number	of	UAV	to	be	used,	including	category.

5. Name	and	certificate	number	of	pilots	involved	in	the	filming	production event,	including	any	notation	of	external	load	endorsements	or	aerobatic

co mpetency,	if	required.Research	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 3 6. A	statement	that	the	waiver	holder	has	obtained	permission	from	property owners	and/or	local	officials	to	conduct	the	filming	production	event.	The	list of	those	who	gave	permission	must	be	made	available	to	the	inspector	upon

requ est	from	the	waiver	holder.

7. Signature	of	waiver	holder	or	representative.

8. A	description	of	the	flight	activity	including	maps	or	diagrams	of	any	area, city,	town,	county,	and/or	State	over	which	filming	will	be	conducted	and	the

minimum	altitudes	esse ntial	to	accomplish	the	operations.

The	three

- day	notification	equipm ents	may	be	waived,	however	in	this	event, the operator	should	contact	the	FSDO	as	soon	as	possible	with this	request	and	provide a	detailed	description	of why	the	three

- day	notificati on period	may	not	be practical.



### 6.	Permission	to	Operate

Before fl ight	operations	are conducted	at or	less	than	500 ’	AGL under	the	provisions

of	th e	certificate	of	waiver	and	those	outlined	in	this manual,	the	operator	will obtain	permission	to	conduct	t hese	operations	from	property	owners	and	local officials	as	necessary	or appropriate.	Authorized	p ermission	may	be obtained from : 1) Property	owners; 2) Law	enforcement	officials; 3) Fire	department	officials ; 4) Local,	State	and	Federal	government ; 5) Air	traffic	con trol

.

RLI personnel	obtaining	such	permission	will	do	so	in	writing	whenever	practical, however,	verbal	permission	is otherwise	acceptable .	A	standard permission	form is provided	and	may	be	used	when	obtaining	written	permission (see	appendices

. ) RLI

per sonnel	will	a ssure	a	sufficient	number	of	the se forms	are	available	at	the production site.	Written	permission	forms	wil l	be	maintained	at	the	production	site

until flight	operations	are	complete,	at	which	time the	chief	pilot will	provide

book k eeping	acti vit i es	retaining	all	forms	(flight	plan,	signatures,	production waivers,	etc.)	for	a	minimum	of	six months.	These	forms	will be	made	available	to

the FAA	and/or	other	official	personnel	upon	request.



### 7.	Security

T he pilot

- in

- command will	coordinate	with appropriate	production	personnel	to devise	a	plan	of	securing	the	area(s)	of	operation	from	all	unauthorized	persons	and vehicles.	Provisions	will	be	made	to	immediately	discontinue	operations	sho uld	the area(s)	become	unsafe or	an	event	occurs	that	would o therwise	endanger	persons, animals,	property, or	for	any	other	reason	in	the	interest	of public safety.



### 8.	Briefing	of	Pilot/Production	Personnel

T he	pilot	in	command	will	conduct	a	briefing	of	all	procedures including	emergency and/or	contingency	plans

, to all participating	personnel .	This	briefing	will	outline potential	hazards, emergency	procedures,	and	safeguards	to	be	followed	duringResearch	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 4 the	production	and	filming .	Personnel	will	also	be	briefed	on	additional	provisions that	may	be	issued	by	the	FSDO w ith	geographic	authority for	the	operational	area, including	the	location	of	boundaries	or	time	limits.	The	briefing	shall	cover:

• Authorization	for	motion	picture	and	television	certificate	of	waiver	and the attached	special	provisions;

• Operations	manual;

• Plan	of	activities;

• UAV	starting	loca tions;

• Radio	Communications;

• Takeoff	procedures;

• Aviation	activities	to	be	conducted	duri ng	the	filming	production	event;

• Approach	and	landing	procedures;

• Recall	procedures;

• Emergency	procedures;

• R isks	to	participating personnel;

• C ontrol regarding non

- participating	persons.



### 9.	Certification/Airworthiness

All RLI FAA	pre

- approved	UAV’s may be	used	as	the	filming	vehicle in	motion picture	and	television	filming ,	including	those	manufactured	on	behalf	of	itself	and

its	re lated	affiliates	under	common	owne r ship	and	control.	All aircraft	will	undergo a	daily	inspection	program which	incl udes	a	flight	log	with	scheduled	maintenance and/or inspection dates and	times .	A	section for	discrepancies	is in	the	flight log. The	pilot in	command	will	en sure	the airworthiness	of	all	aircraft	to	be	flown,

incl uding verification	that	all required inspections	and	maintenance	have	been completed	prior	to flight.



### 10.	Pilot	Personnel/Minimum	Requirements
The	pilot/operator	shall	establish	an d	specify	the	minimum	pilot	requirements. Minimum	requirements	shall	meet	or	exceed	the	following:

1. A	current	U.S.	Commercial	pilot	certificate	with	ratings	appropriate	to	the category,	class	and	type	(if	applicable)	of	aircraft	to	be	used	under	the

terms of	the	waiver.

2. At	least	100	hours	logged	as	PIC	and	at	least	20	hours	logged	as	the	PIC	in the	aircraft	type.

3. A	minimum	of	20	hours	in	the	category	and	class	of	aircraft	to	be	used.

4. A	minimum	of	5	hours	in	the	make	and	model	aircraft	to	be	used	under

th e	waiver.

In	the	event	the	flight	plan	includes	an external

- load	operation,	whether fixed	or rotary	wing

, all	pilots	used	will	be	duly qualified with	regard	to	the	afor e mentioned requirements .	This	qualification	may also be	obtained	through	a	knowle dge	t est (oral	or written)	and/or a skill

- based	test .	The	inspector	or	another	company	pilot approved	by	the	geographically	responsible	FSDO	who	is	qualified	to	carryResearch	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 5 loads	externally	will	give	the	test(s)	which	are	similar	to	part	133 operations requirements to cover	the	following	subjects:

1. Steps	to	be	taken	before	starting	operations,	including	a	survey	of	the Flight	area.

2. Proper	method	of	loading,	rigging,	or	attaching	the	external	load.

3. Aircraft	performance	capabilities	under	motion	picture	operating

pro cedures	and	the	aircraft	flight	manual.

4. Proper	instructions	for	flight	and	ground	crew	personnel.

5. Aircraft	flight	manual,	pilot	operations	handbook,	or	a	rotorcraft

- load combination	flight	manual	and	limitations,	if	appropriate.



### 11.	Communications Prior	to	the	start	of	any	operation	covered	by	this	manual,	the	pilot	in	command	will formulate	a	plan	to	provide	communications	capability	to	all participants	during	the flight	operation,	production, and	filming.	Oral,	visual

, and/ or	radio	communications may	be	used	as	long	as effective,	provided	it	as capable	of	keeping all participants continuously	appr ised	of	the	current	status	of	the	operation.



### 12.	Accident	Notification Should	an	accident	or	incident	requiring	notification	of	the	NTSB	occur,	the RLI will comply	with n otification	requirements	of	NTSB PART	830

— NOTIFICATION	AND
REPORTING	OF	AIRCRAFT	ACCIDENTS	OR	INCIDENTS	AND	OVERDUE	AIRCRAFT,
AND	PRESERVATION	OF	AIRCRAFT	WRECKAGE,	MAIL,	CARGO,	AND	RECORDS

. 

### 13.	Recall/Stop	Procedures

Radio	communicatio n,	oral,	visual	or	a	combination	will	be	utilized	to	keep	the participants	continuously notified of	the	current	status	of flight	operations.



### 14.	Special	Provisions The	controls,	procedures,	and	conditions	set	forth	in	the RLI MPTOM is	the	primary

assuran ce	that people,	animals,	and	property	will	remain	safe .	The	pilots	used	under this	authorization	and/or	waiver	will only	be	those	specified	on	the	flight	plan under	the	terms	outlined	in	section	two	(2)	above.	The name	and	certificate	number of	the	pilot	i n	command shall	appear	on	each flight	plan .	All	civil	aircraft	and	pilot(s) participating	in	the	activity	shall	be	available	for	FAA	inspection prior the	scheduled event.	UAV	takeoff	and	landing	areas	will	be	protected	in	a	manner	that	will	prevent unauthorized	persons	from	entering	the	takeoff	and	landing	area. RLI will	ensure that	the	participating	persons	involved	in	the	operations	are	thoroughly	br iefed	on special	procedures,	communication,	emergency	procedures,	and	on	the	provisions of	the	authorization	and/or	waiver before	flight	activity	starts .	No	person	may participate	in	any	event	unless	that	person	has	received	a	briefing	on	the	provisions

of the	waiver.Research	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 6 

## COMPANY	ORGANIZATION

A.	Chief	Pilot

Duties	and	Responsibilities:

• Final	word	in	the	formulation	of	policy	and	procedures	concerning	t his manual;

• Act	as	liaison	between RLI and	the	FAA	on matter	concerning	this	manual;

• Assure	that	each	appro ved	pilot	is	issued	a copy	of	this	manual	and	obtain a signed	statement	from	each	that	they	have	r ead	and	understand	its	contents;

• Maintain	a	current	copy	of	this	manual	at	the corporate	office ;

• Responsible	for	assuring	that	all updates to	this	manual	are dis tributed	and processed	properly;

• Approve	or	decline proposed flight	plan	or	activity performed	by RLI under the	p rovisions	of	this	manual;

• Assume other responsibilities	of	pilot in	command,	if	acting	in	said	capacity ;

• Delegation	of	flight	operations out	side	the	scope	of	the	pilot

- in

- command;

• Assume responsibility for	the	general	safety	of	the	production	and	flight

activities

.


### B.	Pilot	in	Command	(PIC)

Duties	and	Responsibilities:

• Assure	that	aircraft	to	be	flown	is	in	airworthy	condition	and	all inspections and	required	maintenance	have	been	perfo rmed	as	per	appropriate	FAR s;

• Acquire	permission	from	the	chief	pilot	before	any	operation	under the provisions	of	this	manual;

• Have	knowledge of	the	co ntents	of	this	manual	and	adhere	to	all procedures

, policies

, an d	terms	described	herein ;

• Coordinate	with	movie	and	television	personnel	to	formulate plans,	routes, locations,	and	general	production	activities with	safety	of	all	persons

i nvolved as	a primary	concern;

• Maintain	a	separate	current copy	of	t his	manual	on	site	during	flight	plan	and operation	activities, or any	other	operation	requiring	the waiver.	The	pilot	in command	may	delegate	functions	to	other	personnel,	but	retains full responsibility for	the	flight	operations

.Research	Laboratories,	Inc. May,	2015 7 

## APPENDICES

A ppendix	A 1

Research	Laboratories,	Inc

– Approved	Pilot	In	Command	List

Date

PIC	Name

Airmen

Certificate	# Type	Rating ATP/Comm/Priv

FAA Medical

Certificate

Contact	Info



### Appendix	A 2

Research	Laboratories,	Inc.

- Permission	Acquisition	Form

In signing	this	form,	I/we hereby grant the	pilots	of R esearch	Laboratories,	Inc.

p ermission	to	operate	their aircraft	at	less	than	500’ from	property,	or	in	some jurisdiction	in	which	I	am	responsible	for	or	affiliated	with,	for	the	purpose	of aerial

film	o r	television	production.

Name

Title

Date

Basis	of	Authority

Date(s)	of	operation

Contact	Info

Signature

Date

RLI	Representative

Date	Received