February 16, 2016

U. S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE

West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: Petition of JMAUROPHOTO, LLC LLC for Exemption Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA 

Reform Act 

Petitioner's Name and Address: 

JMAUROPHOTO LLC 

Owner: James J. Mauro

1059 Treadstone Lane, Powder Springs GA 30127 

770-330-8640

photos@jmaurophoto.com

To whom it may concern:

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

and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, JMAUROPHOTO LLC LLC, operator of Small Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems("sUASs") equipped to conduct aerial photography, videography, hereby applies for an 

exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") to allow commercial operation 

of its sUASs, 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. 

As described more fully below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of small, 

unmanned and relatively inexpensive sUAS under controlled conditions in airspace that is 1) 

limited 2) predetermined and 3) controlled. The proposed exemption, if granted, would allow 

JMAUROPHOTO LLC to conduct commercial operations of sUASs meeting or exceeding all of 

the operational and safety requirements Congress has set forth in Section 333. 

JMAUROPHOTO LLC is a residential architectural photographic imaging company owned and 

operated by James J. Mauro. JMAUROPHOTO, LLC provides its clients with interior and 

exterior still and video photographic services with the purpose of marketing residential real 

estate properties. His client base consists primarily of realtors and home building construction 

corporations. The purpose of this request is to allow JMAUROPHOTO LLC is to provide sUAS 

video and still image data to its clients and to develop new and innovative sUAS flight 

applications using the sUAV's cameras and sensors to provide time or cost savings, and 

competitive advantages for business and persons in the United States.

JMAUROPHOTO LLC intends to use the capabilities of sUASs to offer numerous services 

based on aerial photography and videography flight operations. JMAUROPHOTO LLC will 

process all aerial data collected and deliver it to the client's stated requirements, including. 

aerial Photography/Videography for Residential Real Estate Photography/Videography, 

including individual homes, subdivisions, and acreage (farms, ranches, etc.) in rural and 

suburban areas. The use of Suas by JMAUROPHOTO, LLC is not intended for use in urban 

(city) applications or for tall buildings, but limited to low buildings in rural and suburban 
locations. For these purposes, the sUAS will not exceed an operating altitude of 400’, will 

always be used with the line of site of the pilot and will comply with all rules set forth by the FAA.

Statutory Authority Section 333, titled "Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems", 

provides a mechanism for seeking expedited FAA authorization of safe civil Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems (UAS) operations in the National Airspace System ("NAS"). Section 333 states that the 

FAA "shall determine if certain unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely in the national 

airspace system before completion of the (comprehensive) plan and rule making required by 

section 332(b)(1) of this Act or the guidance required by section 334 of this Act." In section 

332(b)(1), Congress has made it clear that Section 333 provides a mechanism for "expedited 

operation authorization" if several factors are met. Petitioner meets all requirements to permit 

FAA approval of commercial UAS operations.

The name and address of the applicant are:

Name: JMAUROPHOTO, LLC 

Owner: James J. Mauro

Address: 1059 Treadstone Lane, Powder Springs GA 30127

Phone: 770-330-8640

Email: photos@jmaurophoto.com.com

Website: www.jmaurophoto.com

Exemptions are being requested from the following regulations: 

14 C.F.R. Part 21, 14 C.F.R. 61.113 (a), 14 C.F.R. 61.3, 14 C.F.R. 91.151(a), 14 C.F.R. 

91.405(a), 14 C.F.R. 91.407(a)(1), 14 C.F.R. 91.409(a)(1) and (2), 14 C.F.R. 91.417(a) and (b).