April 20, 2015

Exemption No. 11399 Regulatory Docket No. FAA–2015–0147

Mr. Philip A. K. Stiles, Esquire President and General Counsel GPS Development, LLC dba SkyViewHD 275 Eagle Knob Pointe Lake Mary, FL 32746

Dear Mr. Stiles:

This letter is to inform you that we have gran ted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you th e conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 19, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of GPS Development, LLC dba SkyV iewHD (hereinafter petitioner or operator) for an exemption. The exemption would allow the petitioner to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to conduct aerial videography an d photography for real estate services.

See Appendix A for the petition submitted to the FAA describing the proposed operations and the regulations that the petitioner seeks an exemption.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to the petitioner.

Airworthiness Certification

The UAS proposed by the petitioner is a DJI Phantom 2.2

The petitioner requested relief from 14 CFR part 21, Certification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H—Airworthiness Certificates . In accordance with the statutory criteria provided in Section 333 of Public Law 112

− 95 in reference to 49 U.S.C. § 44704, and in consideration of the size, weight, speed, a nd limited operating area associated with the aircraft and its operation, the S ecretary of Transportation has de termined that this aircraft meets the conditions of Section 333. Therefore, th e FAA finds that the re quested relief from 14 CFR part 21, Certification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H—Airworthiness Certificates , and any associated noise certification and testing requirements of part 36, is not necessary.

The Basis for Our Decision

You have requested to use a UAS for aerial da ta collection. The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all materi al respects to those pr esented in your petition. In Grants of Exemption No s. 11062 to Astraeus Aerial ( see Docket No. FAA

− 2014

− 0352), 11109 to Clayco, Inc. ( see Docket No. FAA

− 2014

− 0507), 11112 to VDOS Global, LLC ( see Docket No. FAA

− 2014

− 0382), and 11213 to Aeryon Labs, Inc. ( see Docket No.
FAA

− 2014

− 0642), the FAA found that the enhanced safety achieved using an unmanned aircraft (UA) with the specifica tions described by the petition er and carrying no passengers or crew, rather than a manned aircraft of signi ficantly greater proporti ons, carrying crew in addition to flammable fuel, gi ves the FAA good cause to find th at the UAS operation enabled by this exemption is in the public interest.

Having reviewed your reasons for re questing an exemption, I find that—

 They are similar in all material respects to relief previously re quested in Grant of Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and 11213;

 The reasons stated by the FAA for granting Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and 11213 also apply to the situ ation you present; and

 A grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

In consideration of the foregoing, I find that a gr ant of exemption is in the public interest. Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in 49 U.S. C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, delegated to me by the Administrator, GPS De velopment, LLC dba SkyViewHD is granted an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b), to the extent necessary to a llow the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data collection. This exemption is subject to the conditions and limitations listed below.3

Conditions and Limitations

In this grant of exemption, GPS Development, LLC dba SkyViewHD is hereafter referred to as the operator.

Failure to comply with any of the conditions an d limitations of this grant of exemption will be grounds for the immediate suspension or rescission of this exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the DJI Phantom 2 when weighing less than 55 pounds includi ng payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition or a petition to amend this exemption.

2. Operations for the purpose of closed-set motion picture and television filming are not permitted.

3. The UA may not be operated at a speed exceeding 87 knots (100 miles per hour). The exemption holder may use either groundspeed or calibrated airspeed to determine compliance with the 87 knot speed restricti on. In no case will the UA be operated at airspeeds greater than the maximum UA operating airspeed recommended by the aircraft manufacturer.

4. The UA must be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet above ground level (AGL). Altitude must be reported in feet AGL.

5. The UA must be operated within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC at all times. This requires the PIC to be able to use human vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA-issued airman medical certificate or U.S. driver’s license.

6. All operations must utilize a visual observer (VO). The UA must be operated within the visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PI C and VO at all times. The VO may be used to satisfy the VLOS requirement as long as the PIC always maintains VLOS capability. The VO and PIC must be able to communicate verbally at all times; electronic messaging or texting is not perm itted during flight operations. The PIC must be designated before the flight and cannot transfer his or her designation for the duration of the flight. The PIC must en sure that the VO can perform the duties required of the VO.

7. This exemption and all documents needed to operate the UAS and conduct its operations in accordance with the conditions and limitations stated in this grant of exemption, are hereinafter referred to as the operating documents. The operating documents must be accessible during UAS operations and made available to the Administrator upon request. If a discrepa ncy exists between the conditions and limitations in this exemption and the pro cedures outlined in the operating documents,4

the conditions and limitations herein ta ke precedence and must be followed. Otherwise, the operator must follow the pr ocedures as outlined in its operating documents. The operator may update or revi se its operating documents. It is the operator’s responsibility to track such revisions and pr esent updated and revised documents to the Administrator or any la w enforcement official upon request. The operator must also present updated and revise d documents if it petitions for extension or amendment to this grant of exemption. If the operator determines that any update or revision would affect the basis upon which the FAA granted this exemption, then the operator must petition for an amendment to its grant of exemption. The FAA’s UAS Integration Office (AFS

− 80) may be contacted if questi ons arise regarding updates or revisions to the operating documents.

8. Any UAS that has undergone maintenance or alterations that aff ect the UAS operation or flight characteristics, e .g. replacement of a flight cr itical component, must undergo a functional test flight prio r to conducting further opera tions under this exemption. Functional test flights may only be conducted by a PIC with a VO and must remain at least 500 feet from other people. The functi onal test flight must be conducted in such a manner so as to not pose an undue hazard to persons and property.

9. The operator is responsible for maintaining and inspecting the UAS to ensure that it is in a condition for safe operation.

10. Prior to each flight, the PIC must conduct a pre-flight inspection and determine the UAS is in a condition for safe flight. Th e pre-flight inspection must account for all potential discrepancies, e .g. inoperable components, items, or equipment. If the inspection reveals a condition that affects the safe operation of the UAS, the aircraft is prohibited from operating until the necessary maintenance has been performed and the UAS is found to be in a condition for safe flight.

11. The operator must follow the UAS manu facturer’s maintenance, overhaul, replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements for the aircraft and aircraft components.

12. Each UAS operated under this exempti on must comply with all manufacturer safety bulletins.

13. Under this grant of exemption, a PIC mu st hold either an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pi lot certificate. The PIC must also hold a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a state, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal government. The PIC must also meet the flight review requirements specified in 14 CFR § 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PI C is rated on his or her pilot certificate.5

14. The operator may not permit any PIC to ope rate unless the PIC demonstrates the ability to safely operate the UAS in a ma nner consistent with how the UAS will be operated under this exemption, including evasive and emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distan ces from persons, vessels, vehi cles and structures. PIC qualification flight hours and currency must be logged in a manner consistent with 14 CFR § 61.51(b). Flights for the purposes of training the operator’s PICs and VOs (training, proficiency, and e xperience-building) and determining the PIC’s ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated under this exemption are permitted under the terms of this exemption. However, training operations may only be conducted dur ing dedicated training sessions. During training, proficiency, and expe rience-building flights, al l persons not essential for flight operations are considered nonpartic ipants, and the PIC must operate the UA with appropriate distance from nonparti cipants in accordance with 14 CFR § 91.119.

15. UAS operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1. All operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditi ons (VMC). Flights under special visual flight rule s (SVFR) are not authorized.

16. The UA may not operate within 5 nautical mile s of an airport reference point (ARP) as denoted in the current FAA Airport/Facil ity Directory (AFD) or for airports not denoted with an ARP, the center of the airport symbol as denoted on the current FAA-published aeronautical chart, unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s management is obtained or otherwise permitted by a COA issued to the exemption holder. The letter of agreement with the ai rport management must be made available to the Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request.

17. The UA may not be operated less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000 feet horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than 3 statute miles from the PIC.

18. If the UAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UA must return to a pre-determined location within the pr ivate or controlled-access property.

19. The PIC must abort the flight in the even t of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies.

20. The PIC is prohibited from beginning a f light unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough available power for the UA to conduct the intended operation and to operate after that fo r at least five minutes or with the reserve power recommended by the manufacturer if greater.

21. Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Certificate of Waiver or Author ization (COA). All operations shall be conducted in accorda nce with an ATO-issued COA. The exemption holder may apply for a new or amended COA if it intends to conduct operations that cannot be conducted unde r the terms of the attached COA.6

22. All aircraft operated in accord ance with this exemption must be identified by serial number, registered in accordance with 14 CFR part 47, and have identification (N

− Number) markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart C. Markings must be as large as practicable.

23. Documents used by the operator to ensure th e safe operation and flight of the UAS and any documents required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be available to the PIC at the Ground Control Station of the UAS any time the aircraft is operating. These documents must be made available to th e Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request.

24. The UA must remain clear and give wa y to all manned aviation operations and activities at all times.

25. The UAS may not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or vehicle.

26. All Flight operations must be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipating persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently pr otect nonparticipating persons from the UA and/or debris in the event of an accident. The operator must ensure that nonparticipating persons remain under such protection. If a situation arises where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are within 500 feet of the UA, flight operations must cease immediately in a manner ensuring the safety of nonparticipating persons; and b. The owner/controller of any vessels, vehicles or struct ures has granted permission for operating closer to those objects and the PIC has made a safety assessment of the risk of operating closer to those objects and determined that it does not present an undue hazard.

The PIC, VO, operator trainees or es sential persons are not considered nonparticipating persons under this exemption.

27. All operations shall be conducted over priv ate or controlled-access property with permission from the property owner/cont roller or authorized representative. Permission from property owner/controller or authorized representative will be obtained for each flight to be conducted.

28. Any incident, accident, or flight operation that transgresses the lateral or vertical boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA must be reported to the FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS

− 80) within 24 hours. Accidents must be reported to the National Transportation Sa fety Board (NTSB) per instructions contained on the NTSB Web site: www.ntsb.gov

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If this exemption permits operations for th e purpose of closed-set motion picture and television filming and production, the following additional conditions and limitations apply.

29. The operator must have a motion picture and television operations manual (MPTOM) as documented in this grant of exemption.

30. At least 3 days before aerial filming, the operator of the UAS affected by this exemption must submit a written Plan of Activities to the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) with jurisdiction ove r the area of proposed filming. The 3-day notification may be waived w ith the concurrence of the FSDO. The plan of activities must include at least the following:

a. Dates and times for all flights; b. Name and phone number of the operator for the UAS aerial filming conducted under this grant of exemption;

c. Name and phone number of the person res ponsible for the on-s cene operation of the UAS; d. Make, model, and serial or N

− Number of UAS to be used;

e. Name and certificate number of UAS PI Cs involved in the aerial filming; f. A statement that the operator has obtain ed permission from property owners and/or local officials to conduct the filming production event; the list of those who gave permission must be made av ailable to the inspector upon request;

g. Signature of exemption holde r or representative; and h. A description of the flight activity, includi ng maps or diagrams of any area, city, town, county, and/or state over which film ing will be conducted and the altitudes essential to accomplish the operation.

31. Flight operations may be conducted closer th an 500 feet from pa rticipating persons consenting to be involved and necessary for the filming production, as specified in the exemption holder’s MPTOM.

Unless otherwise specified in this grant of exemption, the UAS, the UAS PIC, and the UAS operations must comply with al l applicable parts of 14 CFR including, but not limited to, parts 45, 47, 61, and 91.8

This exemption terminates on April 30, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John S. Duncan Director, Flight St andards Service

### GPS Development, LLC d/b/a SkyViewHD TM 275 Eagle Knob Pointe Lake Mary, FL 32746

January 19, 2015

U. S. Department of Transportation
Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave nue SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b);14 CFR Part 21;14
CFR 61.113 (a) & (b); 13 C.F.R. 61.133(a); 91.7 (a);91.9 (b) (2);91.103(b); 91.109;91.119; 91.121; 91.151(a);91.203(a) & (b);91.405 (a); 91.407(a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2);91.417 (a) & (b).

Dear Sir (s) /Madam (s):

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( “ Reform
Act ” ) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, GPS Development, LLC d/b/a SkyViewHD TM (“ SkyViewHD ”)

, the operator of S m a l l U l t ra li g h t U n m anne d A i rcr a f t

- DJI Phantom 2 (“ UA ”) , seeks an exemption from the Federal Aviation Regulations (“ FARs ”) as listed and discussed below.

SkyViewHD’s team has flown its UAs, for recreational purposes, for hundreds of hours
without incident

. SkyViewHD’s UAs are equipped to take aerial videography and photography to enhance awareness for those individuals and companies unfamiliar with the geographical layout of certain areas and augment real estate listings and promote the use of certain real estate properties which provides an enhancement to academic research being performed in certain geographical

areas (“ purpose ”)

.

SkyViewHD’s exemption request w ill permit the operation of comparatively inexpensive

UA s in tightly controlled , predetermined and limited airspace. This airspace will include areas away from general public, airports, heliports and vehicular traffic for community videos, and

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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020within property boundaries for real estate listing videos and photos. Currently, similar lightweight,
remote controlled UA s are legally operated by unmonito red and untrained amateur hobbyists with no safety plan or controls in place to prevent catastroph ic events

. SkyViewHD has created (and attached) confidential and detailed safety protocols and controls (“ SkyViewHD’s Confidential
Protocols and Controls Exh ibit ”) 1 to avoid and prevent public hazard s as well as preventing the
interference with manned aircraft which could cause a hazard or catastrophe. This act s to enhance safety protocols unique to SkyViewHD’s lightweight UA s being utilized specific ally for real estate
video graphy and photography . SkyViewHD record s flight data and other information gained through permitted flight operations which may be shared with the FAA through any required FAA reports to assist with the development of future FAA protoco l s and safety regulation s

.

The use of Sky V iewHD ’s UA s for these purposes reduces the need to operate conventional
aircraft

, typically needed to perform these types of operations , p rovides an economic benefit to the
business consumer as the SkyViewHD UA s provides higher quality imagery at a fraction of the
cost of aerial videography and photography using conventional aircraft. These savings result in not only enhanced efficiency and productivity for the affected activities but added environmental and safety benefits to the public at large.

As described more fully below, SkyViewHD’s requested exemption would authorize commercial operations of aerial videography and photography

, using SkyViewHD’s UAs

, which will be operated under controlled c onditions at an altitude of no greater than three hundred ( 300 ) feet AGL in airspace that is limited in scope and will have automated control features

. SkyViewHD ’s UA s will also be operated by an individual who has passed an FAA approved ground training exam

. A s outlined below, the airspace in which SkyViewHD’s UAs will operate
within will be disclosed to the FAA in advance to flight operation

. Finally, Sky V iewHD ’s UA s will be used in lieu of comparatively hazardous operations now conducted with fixed wing and rotary conventional aircraft which should reassure the FAA that these operations will achieve at least an equivalent level or greater level of safety.

I n the in terest of economic efficiency and public safety

, SkyViewHD hereby respectfully applies for an exemption from the listed F ARs to allow commercial operations of SkyView’s UAs, 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. Approval of this exemption would thereby enhance safety and fulfill the Secretary of Transportation’s ( “ Administrator ” ) responsibilities under Section 333(c) of the Reform Act to “estab lish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft systems in the national airspace system.”

1 See Exhibit “1”

- SkyViewHD’s Confidential P r o t o c o l s an d C on t r o ls.

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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020As discussed above and more fully described below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of small, unmanned and relatively inexpensive UA s under controlled conditions in airspace that is limited and predetermined

. Approval of this exemption would thereby enhance safety and fulfill the Administrator responsibilities to “...establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft systems in the national airspace system.” Please see Section 333(c) of
the Reform Act.

Additionally, the FAA has already granted a previous exemption which is essentially identical to the exemption being sought by SkyViewHD

. Please see FAA Exemption No. 11138

.

The name and address of the applicant is:

GPS Development, LLC d/b/a SkyViewHD
Attn: Philip A. K. St iles , Esquire
President and General Counsel 275 Eagle Knob Pointe Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone: 407

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REGULATIONS FROM WHICH THE EXEMPTION IS REQUESTED

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. Part 21 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b)

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. 61.113(a) & (b)
13 C.F.R. 61.1 33 (a) 14 C.F.R. 91.7(a)
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. 91.9(b)(2)
14 C.F.R. 91.103
14 C.F.R. 91.109
14 C.F. R. 91.119
14 C.F.R. 91.121
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. 91.151(a)
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. 91.203(a) & (b)
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. 91.405(a)
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. 91. 407(a)(1)
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. 91. 409(a)(2)
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. 91. 417(a) & (b)

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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020This exemption application is expressly submitted to fulfill Congress’ goal in passing Section 333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act. This law directs the Secretary of Tran sportation to consider whether certain unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely in the national airspace system (NAS) before completion of the rulemaking required under Section 332 of the Reform Act. In making this determination, the Secretary is requi red to determine which types of UAs do not create a hazard to users of the NAS or the public or pose a threat to national security in light of the following:

• The UA’s size, weight, speed, and operational capability;

• Operation of the UA s in close proximity to airports and populated areas; and

• Operation of the UA s within visual line of sight (“ VLOS ”) of the operator.

Reform Act § 333 (a).

Lastly, if the Secretary determines that such vehicles “may operate safely in the national airspa ce system, the Secretary shall establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft in the national airspace system.” Id. §333(c) (emphasis added). 2

The Federal Aviation Act expressly grants the FAA the authority to issue exemptions. This statutory authority by its terms includes exempting civil aircraft, as the term is defined under §40101 of the Act, that includes UA s, from the requirement that all c ivil aircraft must have a
current airworthiness certificate.

The Administrator may grant an exemption from a requirement of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section or any sections 44702

- 44716 of this title if the
Administrator finds the exemption in the public interest. 49 U.S.C. §44701(f)

. See also 49 USC §44711(a); 49 USC §44704; 14 CFR §91.203 (a) (1).

SkyViewHD ’s UA s are rotorcraft weighing less than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) including energy source(s), equipment and any payload. They operate, under normal conditions

at a ground speed of no more than thirty ( 30 ) knots and have the capability to hover, and move in
the vertical and ho rizontal plane simultaneously. The UAs will operate onl y in line of sight and
within the area described in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit. Such operations will insure that the UA will “not create a hazard to users of the national airspace system or the public.” 3

2 SkyViewHD interprets this provision to place the duty on the Administrator to not only process applications for exemptions under section 333, but for the Administrator to craft conditions for the safe operation of the UA, if it
should be determined that th e conditions set forth herein do not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval.

3 Reform Act Section 333 (b).
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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020Given the small size of the UA s involved and the restricted environment within which they will operate, SkyViewHD falls squarely within that zone of safety (an equivalent level of safety) in which Congress envisioned that the FAA must, by exemption, allow commercial operations of

UA s to commence immediately. Also due to the size of the UAs and the restricted areas in which
the relevant UA s will operate, approval of the application presents no national security issue.
Given the clear direction in Section 33 3 of the Reform Act, the authority contained in the Federal Aviation Act, as amended; the strong equivalent level of safety surrounding the proposed operations, and the significant public benefit, including enhanced safety, reduction in environmental impac ts, including reduced emissions associated with allowing UA s for aerial

v ideography and photography operations, the grant of the requested exemptions is in the public
interest. Additionally, there is economic efficiency created with the use of SkyViewHD’s UA s as the typical cost to perform aerial videography and photography with helicopters and airplanes heavily multiplies the cost to business consumer s and government agencies, including law enforcement, for the services which are to be provided by SkyViewHD.

THE EXTENT AND BASIS OF THE RELIEF SOUGHT BY SKYV IE WHD

SkyViewHD submit s this application in accordance with the Reform Act, 112 P.L. 95 §§
331

- 334, seeking relief from any currently applicable FARs operating that presently prevents SkyVi ewHD from contemplated commercial video

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, photographic and other flight operations within the national airspace system. The Reform Act in Section 332 provides for such integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into our national airspace system as it is in the public’s interest to do so. SkyViewHD’s ultra light weight UA s meet the definition of “small unmanned aircraft” as defined in Section 331 and therefore the integration of SkyViewHD’s ultralight weight UA s is expressly contemplated by the Reform Act. Sky V iewHD would like to
operate its ultralight weigh t UA s prior to the time period by which the Reform Act requires the FAA to promulgate rules governing such craft. Thereby, providing direct experience and valuable information for formal regulation that can be administered uniformly to all real estate rela ted UA
aerial video graphy and photography. The Reform Act guides the Administrator in determining the types of UA s that may operate safely in our national airspace system. These c onsiderations include : weight, size, speed and overall capabilities of the UA s ; w hether the UA s will be operated near airports or heavily populated areas and ; w hether the UA s will be operated by line of sight. 4 Each
of these items is favorable to the grant of an exemption to SkyViewHD. SkyViewHD’s U A s utilize four (4) counter

- rotating propellers for balance, control and stability. SkyViewHD’s UA s are equipped with GPS and auto return safety technology. SkyViewHD ’s UAs weigh less than five (5) pounds including camera and gimbal assembly

.

4 112 P.L. 95 § 333 (a)

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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020SkyViewHD puts safety first when considering any UA flight. SkyViewHD’s small UAs

are designed to hover in place via GPS and operate in less than a 24 knot ( 27 mph ) wind. In order
to increase safety plus stability and limit harm and financial loss of property, SkyViewHD will not fly its UAs in winds exceeding 15 knots (17 mph)

. SkyViewHD’s established safety systems
include a GPS mode that allows its UAs to hover in place when radio controls are released. SkyViewHD’s UAs ha ve three modes to choose from, SkyViewHD utilize s the Smart Mode 5 for aerial videography and photography. This mode is the safest, most reliable and stable mode to prevent accident s and being a hazard to others

. When pilot communication is lost , SkyViewHD’s

UAs are designed to return then slowly descend to the point of takeoff. SkyViewHD does not operate its UAs near airports, h ospitals , police heliports or news channel heliports. SkyViewHD does not operate its UAs in areas where general public is within fifty (50) to one hundred ( 100)

ya rds depending on location, conditions and weather. SkyViewHD’s pilots and observers are constantly on alert for any manned aircraft and prepared to immediately abort and land the UA at
the nearest and safest ground point in the event a m anned aircraft appr oach es or the SkyViewHD pilot or observer suspects a manned aircraft may approach the operating area of a SkyViewHD

UA. SkyViewHD’s UA s are capable of vertical and horizontal operations, and are flown only within my line of sight of the pilot

. SkyViewHD’s UA flights generally last fifteen (15) minutes
with an altitude under three hundred ( 300 ) and utilize battery power rather than combustible fuels

. SkyViewHD do es not operate its UA s below the manufacture r’s recommend ed minimum charge levels for operation preferring to remain well within a safe operating range to insure adequate
communication between radio control and the UA s to eliminate potential for crash es , loss of
control or hazard. Fully charged r eserve batteries a re on hand with to insure replacement for a sufficient ly safe level of operation. SkyViewHD operates very conservatively and does believe in taking risk s that may cause a crash or that could create hazard to the public

, property and manned
aircraft

. SkyVi ewHD’s pilots have logged numerous practice flights in order to simulate flights for future commercial use to gain familiarization with the characteristics of this specific UA ’s performance under different temperature and weather conditions.

SkyViewHD is extremely cautious when operating of its UAs a nd will not “create a hazard to users of the national airspace system or the public.” 6 Given the small size and weight of SkyViewHD’s UAs, they fall well within Congress’s contemplated safety zone when it promulgated the Reform Act and the corresponding directive to integrate UA s into the national airspace system. SkyViewHD’s UAs , u tilized in hobby flight, has a demonstrable safety record and do not pose any threat to the general public or national securit y.

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a n d U A S

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– Phantom 2 User M a nu a l.

6 112 P.L. 95 § 333 (b).
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SkyViewHD, 275 Eagle Knob Pointe, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone : 407

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- 2020SKYVIEWHD’S REQUEST WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

Aerial videography and photography for geographical awareness and for real estate marketing and promotion has been around for a long time through the use of manned fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. The challenge for smaller real estate companies and average landowners is that the expense related to manned videography and photography is cost prohibitive. Typically,

on ly large businesses

, large high end real estate compa nies and high net worth landowners are able

to absorb such an enormous expense. This d epriv es non

- luxury landowners and small revenue real estate companies from the enjoying the benefit of this valuable marketing and promotional tool. Manned aircraft pose a clear threat to the general public through potential catastrophic crash es that may occur. There are many documented events where a manned aircraft has crashed into populated areas with the size and combustibility of these manned air craft causing large property damage, human injuries and loss of life. SkyViewHD’s UAs pose no such threat since size and lack of combustible fuel alleviates any of these potential threat to the public.

With the passage of the Reform Act, Congress has alr eady proclaimed that it is in the public’s interest to integrate commercially flown UA s into the national airspace system . The grant of the exemption request by SkyViewHD furthers the public interest through academic and visual awareness of the geographica l benefits of certain areas and by making this cost effective alternative available to small real estate companies and the average landowner. SkyViewHD’s ultralight UA s

are battery powered and create no emissions that may harm the environment. In the unlik ely event of a SkyViewHD UA crash, the consequence is far less than a full size helicopter or fixed wing
aircraft

, which are heavy and contain combustible fuel , crashing and causing catastrophic devastation to the public.

The public’s interest is furthere d as SkyViewHD minimiz es ecological and crash threat by permitting aerial video graphy and photo graphy capture d through SkyViewHD’s battery operated ultralight UA’s

. Permitting SkyViewHD to immediately fly within national air space furthers not only public safety but economic growth. Granting SkyViewHD’s exemption request substantially furthers the economic impact for any community and for companies look ing to relocate or build in a certain community as well as individuals looking to relocate to a community for career advancement through academic and geographical awareness provided by SkyViewHD

. In the end, the granting of this exemption to SkyViewHD will serve as a benefit and stimulus to any community.

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- 2020SKYVIEWHD’S EXEMPTION WILL NOT ADVERS ELY AFFECT
SAFETY AND WILL PROVIDE A LEVEL OF SAFETY AT LEAST EQUAL TO EXISTING FAA STANDARDS

SkyViewHD ’s exemption will not adversely affect safety

, as it will in fact enhance safety

. SkyViewHD’s ability to log significant, controlled and monitored flight time in FAA controlled airspace will allow Sky V iewHD to contribute to the innovation and implementation of new

, novel
and undiscovered safety protocols for r ealtors that may be embraced by the NAR 7 through consistent and ongoing cooperation with the FAA. Additionally, the FAA may utilize the new safety protocols for the use of UAs in FAA controlled airspace for all industries.

SkyViewHD s ubmit s the following representations of enhancements to current aerial videography and photography :

SkyViewHD ’s UAs weigh less than 5 pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) complete with the camera and gimbal a ssembly ; S kyView HD will only operate its UA s below three hundred (3 00 ) feet which is well within
the four hundred ( 400 ) f eet ceiling having been established by the Reform Act of 2012; SkyViewHD’s UAs only operate for fifteen (15) minutes per flight; Sky V iewHD land s its UAs prior to manufacturer ’s recommended minimum level of battery

power; SkyViewHD’s pilot s operate the UAs through Visual Line of Sight only ; SkyViewHD’s UAs have a GPS flight safety feature whereby the UA hovers and then slowly lands if communication with the pilot is lost; SkyViewHD actively analyze s flight data and other sources of information to constantly update and enhance its safety protocols; Sky ViewHD only operate s in reasonably safe environment s which are strictly controlled
and away from power lines, elevated lights, airports and actively populated areas; SkyViewHD conduct s extensive pre

- flight inspections and protocol to ensure safety remains the primary concern ; SkyViewHD always obtains all necessary permissions from the FAA and landowners prior

to the operation its UAs and ; SkyViewHD has established safety procedures in place to abort flights in the event of safety breaches or any potential danger.

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- 2020SkyViewHD’s safety protocols provide a level of safety equal to or exceeding existing

FAA rules. It is important to note that absent the integration of commercia l UA s into our national airspace system, manned fixed wing airplanes and helicopters are the primary means of aerial
video graphy and photography for community awareness and real estate uses . While the safety record of such helicopters is outstanding, there ha ve been incident s involving loss of life as well as extensive property damage due to crashes of these manned aircraft and it is far safer and less expensive to operate a battery powered SkyViewHD’s ultralight UA s to accomplish the same task

. The potent ial for loss of life is great diminished with a UA as Sky V ie w HD’s UAs carry no people
or fuel on board and the UAs are also very small and versatile which allows SkyViewHD to avoid hazards quickly and safely.

Accordingly, SkyViewHD respectfully requests that the FAA grant the requested exemption without delay

.

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY

SkyViewHD proposes that the exemption requested herein apply to civil aircraft that have the characteristics and that operate with the limitations listed herein. These limitations provide for at least an equivalent or even higher level of safety to operations unde r the current regulatory structure because the proposed operations represent a safety enhancement to the operations
conducted with conventional aircraft. The FAA has noted in past exemptions that “ Conventional
aerial video operations, using jet or piston

- p owered aircraft present risks associated with aircraft that weigh in the neighborhood of 5,000 to 7,000 pounds or more, carry large quantities of fuel, passengers, and, in some cases, cargo. Such aircraft must fly to and from the survey location.
Please se e FAA Exemption 11110.

These limitations and conditions to which SkyViewHD agrees to be bound when conducting all operations under an FAA issued exemption include:

1. The UA s will weigh less than five ( 5 ) pound s ( 2.26796 Kg)

. 2. Maximum total flight time for each operational flight will be fifteen ( 15 ) minutes. Flights will be terminated at thirty percent ( 30 % ) battery power reserve should that occur prior to the fifteen ( 15 ) minute limit.
3. Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than three hundred ( 3 00 ) feet AGL

. 4. Minimum crew for each operation will consist of the UA Pilot and a Visual Observer (“ VO ”)

. 5. The UA pilot will be an FAA licensed airman with at least a private pilot’s certificate
and at least a current third

- class medical certificate.

6. The UA Pilot will be Pilot in Command ( PIC ).

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Protocols and Controls Exhibit.
8. A briefing will be conducted with regard to the planned UA operations prior to flight operations . It will be mandatory that all personnel who will be performing duties
with regard to the flight operations be p resent for this briefing.

9. The PIC and VO will have been trained in operation of UA s generally and received

up

- to

- date information on the particular UA to be operated and the UA will be operated in conformity with SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls
Exhibit

. 10. The PIC and VO will at all times be able to communicate via voice communication.

11. Written and/or oral permission from the relevant property holder ( s ), or their authorized representative(s), will be obtained.

12. All required permissions and permits will be obtained from territorial, state, county or city jurisdictions, including local law enforcement, fire, or other appropriate governmental agencies.

13. If the UA loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UA will re turn to the
launch site of the UA , or another more appropriate site, and land.

14. The UA will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies.

14 C.F.R. PART 21, SUBPART H:

AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES 14 C.F.R. §91.203 (A) (1)

Subpart H, entitled Airworthiness Certificates, establishes the procedural requirements for the issuance of airworthiness certificates as required by FAR §91.203 (a) (1). Given the size and limited operating area associated with the aircraft to be utilized by SkyViewHD , an exemption from Part 21 Subpart H meets the requirements of an equivalent level of safety under Part 11 and Section 333 of the Reform Act. The Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C.§44701 (f)) and Section 333
of the Reform Act both au thorize the FAA to exempt aircraft from the requirement for an airworthiness certificate, upon consideration of the size, weight, speed, operational capability, and proximity to airports and populated areas of the particular UA . In all cases, an analysis of these
criteria demonstrates that the UA operated without an airworthiness certificate, in the restricted environment and under the conditions proposed will be at least as safe, or safer, than a conventional aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an airworthiness certificate without the restrictions and conditions proposed.

The UA s to be operated hereunder is less than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) fully loaded, carries neither a pilot nor passenger, carries no explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and operates exclusively within a secured area as set out in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and

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- 2020Controls Exhibit. Unlike other civil aircra ft, operations under this exemption will be tightly controlled and monitored by both the operator, pursuant to SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols
and Controls Exhibit , and under the requirements and in compliance with local public safety requirements, to p rovide security for the area of operation as is now done with conventional aerial videography and photography . Lastly, application of these same criteria demonstrates that there is no credible threat to national security posed by the UA s , due to its size, speed of operation, location of operation, lack of explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and inability to carry a
substantial external load.

14 C.F.R. § 45.23 (B). MARKING OF THE AIRCRAFT

The regulation requires: When marks include only the Roma n capital letter "N" and the registration number is displayed on limited, restricted or light

- sport category aircraft or experimental or provisionally certificated aircraft, the operator must also display on that aircraft near each entrance to the cabin, c ockpit, or pilot station, in letters not less than 2 inches nor more than 6 inches high, the words "limited," "restricted," "light

- sport," "experimental," or "provisional," as applicable.

Even though the UA s will have no airworthiness certificate, an exem ption may be needed
as the UA s will have no entrance to the cabin, cockpit or pilot station on which the word s "limited," "restricted," "light

- sport," "experimental," or "provisional," may be placed. Given the size of the

UA s , two

- inch lettering will be i mpossible. The word “ e xperimental

, ” or any other term as is so required, will be placed on the fuselage of the UA s in compliance with §45.29 (f).

The equivalent level of safety will be provided by having the UA s marked on its fuselage as required by §45.29 (f) where the pilot, observer and others working with the UA s will see the
identification of the UA s as “Experimental.” The FAA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation to Exemptions Nos. 10700, 8 738, 10167 and 10167A.

14 C

. F

. R

. § 61

. 11 3 ( A) & ( B ) ; 6 1

. 133 ( A ) : P R I V A T E P IL OT P R I V IL EGES
ANDL I M I T A T I ONS; P IL O T I N C OMMAND; C O M MERC I A L PI L OT P R I V IL EGES
AND L I M I T A T I ONS : PILOT IN COMMAND

S ec t i on 61

. 11 3 ( a) & ( b) li m i t p r i v a t e p il o t s t o no n

- c o mm e r c i al ope r a t i ons. U n li k e a

con v en t i onal a i r c r a f t t hat c a rr i es a p il o t , passe n g e r s, and c a r g o , t he U A i n t h i s case i s r e m o t e l y

con t r o ll ed wi t h no passe n g e r s or p r ope rt y o f o t h e r s on bo a r d. S ec t i on 6 1

. 133 ( a ) r e qu i r es an i nd i v i dual wi t h a c o m m e r c i al p il o t ’ s li cense t o be p il ot i n co m m and o f an a i r c r a f t f or

c o m pensa t i on or h i r e. SkyViewHD r e spec t f u ll y p r oposes t h a t ope r a t or r e q u i r e m en t s shou l d t a k e

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. SkyViewHD’s UA s h a ve v a r i ous bu il t

- i n

t echn i cal capab ili t i es t h at s tr i c t l y li m i t t he po t e n t i al f or ope r a t i on ou t s i de o f t he op e r a t i n g cond i t i ons set f o r

t h i n t he e x e m p t i on app li ca t i on including a f l y back t o l aunch po i n t to terminate the flight.

• D e t ec t i on o f l ost G P S o r o f i ns u ff i c i ent s a t e lli t es i n i t i a t es a n i mm ed i a t e return to launch
location.

• Low p o w er on t he a i r c r a f t tr i g g e r s e sca l a t i n g a l a rm s at 3 0 % and 1 5 % l e v e l s.

• T he a i r c r a f t w e i g h s l e ss t han five (5) pounds (2.26796 Kg)

, f u ll y l oa d ed

.

G i v en t hese s a f e t y f ea t u r es, SkyViewHD p r oposes t h a t op e r a t o r s o f t he U As s h ou l d only
be r e q u i r e d t o ho l d a p r i v a t e p il ot ’s license and not a commercial pilot ’ s license

.

SkyViewHD no t es t hat t he F A A has f ound t hat s a f e t y f a c t o r s pe r m it t ed op e r a t i on o f UA s by ope r a t o r s w i t h t hese q u a li f i ca t i ons i n t he case o f ope r a t i ons p u r sua n t t o p ub li c C O A s w he r e

t he m anda t o r y ope r a t i n g co n d i t i ons spec i f i ed abo v e a r e p r esen t

. Please s ee Fed e r al A v i a t i on A d m i n i s tr a t i o n , N o t i ce N

- 8900

. 227, U n m anned Ai r c r a f t S y s t e m s ( UAS ) O p e r a t i onal A pp r o v a l

,

a t 20

- 21 ( Ju l y 30, 201 3 )

. The F A A has t he s t a t u t o r y au t h o r i t y , g r a n t ed at 49 U

. S

. C

. §4470 1 ( f ) t o

w a i v e t he p il ot r e q u i r e m e n t s f or c o mm e r c i al ope r a t i ons.

G i v en t hese c o nd i t i ons a nd r e s tr i c t i ons, an e q u i v a l ent l e v el of s a f e t y w i l l be p r o v i ded by

a ll o w i ng ope r a t i on o f SkyViewHD’s UAs w i t hout a c o mm e r c i al p il o t ’ s license , under t he
cond i t i ons s e t f o r

t h h e r e i n.

T he r i s k s assoc i a t ed w i t h t he ope r a t i on o f Sky V iewHD’s UAs ( g i v en i t s s i z e, spe e d,

ope r a t i onal capab ili t i es, and l a c k o f c o m bus t i b l e f ue l ) a r e so d i m i n i shed f r o m t he l e v el o f r i s k

a s s o c i a t ed wi t h p r i v a t e p il ot op e r a t i o ns or c o mm e r c i al ope r a t i ons con t e m p l a t ed by P a r t 61 w i t h

con v en t i onal a i r c r a f t ( f i x ed w i ng or r o t o r c r a ft )

, t hat a ll o wi ng ope r a t i ons o f t h e UA s as s e t f o rt h
abo v e m ee t s or e x ceeds t he p r ese n t l e v el o f s a f e t y p r o v i ded under 14 C

. F

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. § 61

. 113 ( a) & ( b) and
does n o t r i se t o t he l e v el of r e q u i r i n g a c o m m e r c i al p il ot t o ope r a t e t he a i r c r a f t under §61

. 13 3 ( a )

.

Sections 61.113 (a) & (b) limit private pilots to non

- commercial operations. Because the

UA s will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can achieve the equivalent level of safety of current operations by requiring the PIC operating the aircraft to have a private pilot’s license rather than a commercial pilot’s license to operat e th ese small UA s . Unlike a conventional aircraft that carries the pilot and passengers, the UA s are remotely controlled with no living thing on board. The area of operation is controlled and restricted, and all flights are planned and
coordinated in adv ance as set forth in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit. The level of safety provided by the requirements included in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols

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14 C.F.R. §91.7(A): CIVIL AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS

The regulation requires that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in airworthy condition. As there will be no airworthiness certificate issued for the aircraft, should this exemption be granted, no FAA regulatory standard will exist for det ermining airworthiness. Given the size of the aircraft and the requirements contained in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols
and Controls Exhibit for maintenance and use of safety check lists prior to each flight

.

14 C.F.R. § 91.9 (B) (2): CIVIL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL IN THE AIRCRAFT

Section 91.9 (b) (2) provides:

No person may operate a U.S. registered civil aircraft ...

(2) For which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual is not required by §21.5 of this chapter, unless there is available in the aircra ft a current approved a irplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any combination thereof.

The UA s , given their size and configuration has no ability or place to carry such a flight manual on the aircraft, not only because there is no pilot on board, but because there is no room or capacity to carry such an item on the aircraft.

The equivalent level of safety will be maintained by keeping SkyViewHD’s Confidential
Protocols and Controls Exhibit a t the ground control point where the pilot flying the UA s will have immediate access to it. The FAA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation: Please

see FAA Ex emption Nos. 8607, 8737, 8738, 9299, 9299A, 9565, 9565B, 10167, 10167A, 10602, 32827, and 10700.

14 C.F.R. § 91.103: PREFLIGHT ACTION

This regulation requires each pilot in command to take certain actions before flight to insure the safety of flight. As FAA approved rotorcraft flight manuals will not be provided for the

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in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit. The PIC will take all actions including reviewing weather, flight battery requirements, landing and takeoff distances and aircraft performance data before initiati on of flight.

14 C.F.R. §91.109: FLIGHT INSTRUCTION

Section 91.10 9 provides that no person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft has fully functioning dual
controls.

U A s and remotely piloted aircraft, by their design do not have fully functional dual controls. Flight control is accomplished through the use of a control box that communicates with the aircraft via radio communications. The FAA has approved exemptions for flight training without fully functional dual controls for a number of aircraft and for flight instruction in experimental aircraft. Please s ee FAA Exemption Nos. 5778K & 9862A. The equivalent level of safety is provided as neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the aircraft and by the size and speed of the aircraft.

14 C.F.R. §91.119: MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDES

Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. Section 91.119(d) allows helicopters to be operated at less than the minimums prescribed, provided the person operating the helicopter complies with any route or altitudes prescrib ed for helicopters by the FAA. As this exemption is for UA s that are a helicopter and the exemption requests authority to operate at altitudes up to three hundred ( 3 00 ) feet AGL, an exemption may be needed to allow such operations. As set forth herein, e xcept for the limited conditions stated in SkyViewHD’s
Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit, the UA s will never operate at higher than three hundred ( 3 00 ) feet AGL. It will however be operated in a restricted area with security perimeter,
where buil dings and people will not be exposed to operations without their pre

- obtained consent.

The equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size, weight, speed of the UA s as well as the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken without the permission of the property owner or local officials. Because of the advance notice to the property owner ( s ) , or their authorized representative (s)

, all affected individual s will be aware of the planned flight operations
as set forth in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit

. When one c ompare s the f light operations proposed herein with aircraft or rotorcraft weighing far in excess of the less
th a n five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) and the lack of flammable fuel, any risk associated with these proposed operations is far less than those presently presented with conventional aircraft operating

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. In addition, the low

- altitude o perations of the UA s will ensure separation between these small UA s operations and the operations of conventional aircraft that must comply with Section 91.119.

14 C.F.R. §91.121 ALTIMETER SETTINGS

This regulation requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by reference to an altimeter that is set “...to the elevation of the departure airport or an appropriate altimeter setting available before departure.” As the UA may no t have a barometric altimeter, but instead a GPS altitude read out, an exemption may be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by the operator, pursuant to SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit, confirming the altitude of the launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator before flight.

14 C.F.R. § 91.151(A): FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS

Section 91.151 (a) prohibits an individual from beginning “a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (con sidering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing, and, assuming normal cruising speed

– (1) During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or (2) At night, to fly after that for a t least 45 minutes.”

SkyViewHD believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting flights to
fifteen ( 15 ) minutes or thirty percent ( 30 % ) of battery power whichever happens first. This
restriction would be more than adequate to return the UA s to their planned landing zone from anywhere in its limited operating area.

Similar exemptions have been granted to other operations, including Exemptions 2689F, 5745, 10673, and 10808.

14 C.F.R. §91.203 (A) AND (B): CARRYING CIVIL
AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION

The regulation provides in pertinent part:

(a) Except as provided in § 91.715, no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it has within it the following:

(1) An appropriate and current airworthiness certificate. . . .

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passengers or crew.

The UA s fully loaded weigh t is no greater than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) and is operated without an onboard pilot. As such, there is no ability or place to carry certification and registration documents or to display them on the UA

.

An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by keeping these documents at the ground control point where the pilot flying the UA will have immediate access to them to the extent they are applicable to the UA . The FAA has iss ued numerous exemptions to this regulation. A representative sample of other exceptions includes Exemption Nos. 9565, 9665, 9789, 9789A, 9797, 9797A, 9816A, and 10700.

14 C.F.R. §91.405 (A); 407 (A) (1); 409 (A) (2); 417(A) & (B):
MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS

These regulations require that an aircraft operator or owner “shall have that aircraft inspected as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, have discrepancies repaired as prescribed in part 43 of this chapter...,” and others shall inspect or maintain the aircraft in compliance with Part 43.

Given that these section and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate,
these section s will not apply to SkyViewHD . Maintenance will be accomplished by the operator pursuant to the flight manual and operating handbook as referenced in SkyViewHD’s Confidential
Protocols and Controls Exhibit

. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved because these small

UA s are very limited in size and will carry a small payload and operate only in restricted areas for limited periods of time. If mechanical issues arise the UA s may land immediately and wil l be operating from no higher than three

- hundred ( 300 ) feet AGL. As provided in SkyViewHD’s
Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit, the operator will ensure that the UA s are in working order prior to initiating flight, perform required maintenance, a nd keep a log of any maintenance performed. Moreover, the operator is the person most familiar with the aircraft and best suited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition to provide the equivalent level of safety.

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Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the Federal Register, should it be determined that publication is needed:

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14 C.F.R. §21, subpart H; 14 C.F.R 45.23(b);14 C.F.R. §§ 61.113 ( a) & (b);91.7 (a); 91.9 (b) (2);91.103(b);91.109; 91.119; 91.121; 91.151(a);91.203(a) and (b); 91.405 (a); 91.407 (a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2); 91.409 (a) (2) and 91.417 (a) & (b) to operate commercially a small
unmanned vehicle weighing less than fifty

- five ( 5 5) pounds (25 Kg) in its operations.

Approval of exemptions allowing commercial operations of UA s in the purpose s outlined
above (or similar operations) will enhance safety by reducing risk. Conventional aerial videography and photography operations, using jet or piston power aircraft, operate at extremely
low altit udes just feet from the object being photographed and often in extreme proximity to people and structures; and present the risks associated with vehicles that weigh in the neighborhood of
fo ur thousand ( 4,000 ) pounds , carrying large amounts of jet A or other fuel ( one hundred and forty ( 140 ) gallons for jet helicopters ) . Such aircraft must fly to and from the site’s location. In contrast,

a UA weighing less than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) pounds and powered by batteries eliminates virtually all of that risk given the reduced mass and lack of combustible fuel carried on board. The

UA is carried to the site of the purpose s outlined above (or similar operations) and not flown to
the site . The UA will carry no passengers or crew and, therefore, will not expose them to the risks associated with manned aircraft flights.

The operation of small UAs, weighing less than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) , conducted in the strict conditions outlined above, will provide an equivalent level of safety supporting the grant of the exemptions requested herein, including exempting SkyViewHD from the requirements
of Part 21 and allowing commercial operations. Thes e lightweight aircraft operate at slow speeds, close to the ground, and in a sterile environment and, as a result, are far safer than conventional operations conducted with turbine helicopters operating in close proximity to the ground and people.
PRIVACY

All flights will occur over private

, controlled or approved property with the property
owner’s , or their authorized representative, prior consent and knowledge. The aerial videography
and photography will be of structures and property whose owner , or authorized representative, has
consented to the aerial videography and photography or otherwise have agreed to be in the area
where aerial videography and photography will take place. The grant of this exemption request will provide improved safety in all operations.

Satisfaction of the criteria provided in Section 333 of the Reform Act of 2012

- size, weight, speed, operating capabilities, proximity to airports and populated areas and operation within visual line of sight and national security

– provide more than adequate justification for the grant ing of

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- 2020the requested exemptions allowing co mmercial operation of SkyViewHD’s UA s pursuant to SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit attached hereto.

SUMMARY OF SKYVIEWHD’S REQUEST FOR AN FAA EXEMPTION

1. SkyViewHD’s UA s must weigh less than five ( 5 ) pounds ( 2.26796 Kg) , including energy source(s) and equipment. Operations authorized by th e grant of an exemption are limited to the following aircraft described in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit : SkyViewHD’s UA aircraft variant, bearing serial # DJIP2

- 001

- 614 onward as additional UA s are utilized by SkyViewHD provided the additional UA s are of the same or similar specifications as
the UA bearing serial # DJIP2

- 001

- 614

. Any p roposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition or a petition to amend this grant.

2. SkyViewHD’s UA s may not be flown at a ground speed exceeding thirty ( 3 0 )
knots.

3. SkyViewHD’s f lights must be operated at an altitude of no more than three hundred ( 3 00 ) feet above ground level (AGL), as indicated by the procedures specified in SkyViewHD’s
Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit . All altitudes reported to ATC must be in feet AGL

.

4. SkyViewHD’s UA s must be operated within the VLOS of the PIC at all times. This requires the PIC to be able to use human vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA

- issued medical certificate.

5. All SkyViewHD operations must utilize a VO. The VO may be used to satisfy the VLOS requirement as long as the PIC always maintains VLOS capability. The VO and PIC must be able to communicate verbally at all times.

6. SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit to be deemed as
considered as acceptable to the FAA provided additional requirements as identified by the FAA
from time to time are added to or amended in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit. SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit and any grant of exemption must be maintained and made available to the Administrator upon request.

7. Prior to each flight the PIC must inspect the UA to ensure it is in a condition for safe flight. If the inspec tion reveals a condition that affects the safe operation of the UA , the aircraft is prohibited from operating until the necessary maintenance has been performed and the UA is found to be in a condition for safe flight. A G round Control Station, if utilized , must be included

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aircraft records.

8. Any UA that has undergone maintenance or alterations that affect the UA ’s operation or flight characteristics, e.g. repla cement of a flight critical component, must undergo a functional test flight in accordance with SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls
Exhibit. The PIC who conducts the functional test flight must make an entry in the UA ’s aircraft
records of the flight. The requirements and procedures for a functional test flight and aircraft record entry must be added to SkyViewHD ’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit

.

9. SkyViewHD must follow the manufacturer’s UA aircraft/component, maintenance, overhaul, replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements. When unavailable, aircraft maintenance/component/overhaul, replacement, and inspection/maintenance requirements must
be established and identified in SkyViewH D ’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit . At a minimum, requirements for the following must be included in SkyViewHD ’s Confidential
Protocols and Controls Exhibit :

a. Actuators/Servos;
b. Transmission (single rotor);

c. Power plant (motors);
d. Propellers;

e. Electronic speed controller;
f. Batteries;

g. Mechanical dynamic components (single rotor);
h. Remote command and control;
i. Ground control station (if used); and j. Any other components as determined by SkyViewHD

.

10. The PIC must possess at least a private pilot c ertificate and at least a current third

class medical certificate. The PIC must also meet the flight review requirements specified in 14 CFR § 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PIC is rated on his or her pilot certificate.

11. Prior to operations conducted f or the purpose s outlined above (or similar operations) , the PIC must have accumulated and logged, in a manner consistent with 14 CFR § 61.51(b), a minimum of twenty

- five ( 25 ) hours of total time as a UA rotorcraft pilot (single blade
or multi

- rotor) and at least ten (10) hours logged as a UA pilot with multi

- rotor UA which is similar
to the UA to be utilized pursuant to this exemption. Prior documented flight experience that was obtained in compliance with applicable regulations may satisfy this requi rement. Training, proficiency, and experience

- building flights must be conducted under an exemption to accomplish

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- building flights, all persons not essential for fligh t operations are considered nonparticipants, and the PIC must operate the UA with appropriate distance from nonparticipants in accordance with 14 CFR §
91.119.

12. Prior to operations conducted for the purpose s outlined above (or similar operations), the PIC must have accumulated and logged, in a manner consistent with 14 CFR § 61.51(b), a minimum of five (5) hours as a UA pilot operating the make and model of UA s to be utilized for operations under the exemption and three (3) take

- offs and three (3) l andings in the preceding ninety ( 90 ) days. Training, proficiency, experience

- building, and take

- off and landing currency flights can be conducted under th e grant of exemption to accomplish the required flight
time and ninety ( 90 ) day currency. During training, proficiency, experience

- building, and take

- off and landing currency flights all persons not essential for flight operations are considered nonparticipants, and the PIC must operate the UA with appropriate distance from nonpar ticipants in accordance with 14 CFR § 91.119.

13. SkyViewHD shall not permit the PIC to operate the UAS for the purpose of aerial videography or pho tography (or similar operations), unless the PIC has demonstrated and logged
in a manner consistent with 14 CFR 61.51(b), the ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated under this exemption, including evasive and emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distances from people, vessels, vehicles and

structures.

14. The UA may not be operated directly over any person, except authorized and consenting personnel and persons , below an altitude that is hazardous to persons or property on
the surface in the event of a UA ’s failure or an emergency.

15. SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit outlines safety mitigations for authorized and consenting production personnel. At all times, those persons must
be essential to the purpose s outlined above (or similar operations) . Because these procedures are

s pecific to participating persons, no further FSDO or aviation safety inspector approval is necessary for reductions to the distances specified in SkyViewHD ’s manuals.

16. SkyViewHD’s f light operations must be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipa ting persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons from the UA and/or debris in the event of an accident. The operator must ensure that nonparticipating persons rem ain under such protection. If a

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b. The aircraft is operated near vessels, vehicles or structures where the owner/controller of such vessels, vehicles or structures has granted permission and the PIC has made a safety assessment of the risk of operating closer to those objects and determined that it does not present an undue hazard, and;

c. Operations nearer to the PIC, VO, operator trainees or essential persons do not present an undue hazard to those persons per § 91.119(a).

17. If the UA s lose communications or loses its GPS signal, the UA s must return to a

pre

- determined location within the security perimeter and land or be recovered in accordance with SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit

.

18. The UA s must abort the flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or emergencie s in accordance with SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit.

19. Each UA operation must be completed within fifteen ( 15 ) minutes flight time or
with thirty percent ( 30 % ) battery power remaining, whichever occurs first.

20. SkyViewHD must obtain an Air Traffic Organization (ATO) issued Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) prior to conducting any operations under this grant of exemption. This COA will also require SkyViewHD to request a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) not more than

se venty

- two ( 72 ) hours in advance, but not less than forty

- eight ( 48 ) hours prior to the operation.

21. All aircraft operated in accordance with this exemption must be identified by serial number, registered in accordance with 14 CFR part 47, and have identifi cation (N

- Number) markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart C. Markings must be as large as practicable.

22. SkyViewHD has develop ed procedures to document and maintain a record of the

UA ’s maintenance, preventative maintenance, alterations, status of replacement/overhaul component parts, and the total time in service of the UA s and t hese procedures are contained in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and Controls Exhibit.

23. Each UA operated under this exemption must comply with all manufacturer Safety
Bulletins.

24. The preflight inspection section in SkyViewHD’s Confidential Protocols and
Controls Exhibit i ncludes the following requirement: The preflight inspection must account for all

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25. Before conducting operations, the radio frequency spectrum used for operation and
control of the UA must comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or other appropriate government oversight agency requirements.

26. The documents required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be available to the
PIC at the Ground Control St ation , if utilized, of the UA at any time the UA is operating. These documents must be made available to the Administrator or any law enforcement official upon
request.

27. SkyViewHD’s UA s must remain clear and yield the right of way to all other manned operations and activities at all times (including, but not limited to, ultralight vehicles, parachute activities, parasailing activities, hang gliders, etc.).

28. SkyViewHD’s UA operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1. All operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). Flights under special visual flight rules (SVFR) are not authorized.

29. SkyViewHD’s UA s may not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or
vehicle.

30. SkyViewHD’s UA s may not be operated less than five

- hundred ( 500 ) feet below
or less than two

- thousand ( 2,000 ) feet horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than three ( 3 ) stat ute miles from the PIC.

31. SkyViewHD’s UA may not operate in Class B, C, or D airspace without written approval from the FAA. The UA may not operate within five ( 5 ) nautical miles of the geographic
center of a non

- towered airport as denoted on a current FAA

- published aeronautical chart unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s management is obtained, and the operation is conducted in accordance with a NOTAM as required by the SkyViewHD ’s COA. The letter of agreement with the airport management must be made available to the Administrator upon request.

32. Any incident, accident, or flight operation that transgresses the lateral or vertical boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA must be reported to the FAA’s UA Integration Offic e (AFS

- 80) within twenty

- four ( 24 ) hours. Accidents must be reported to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) per instructions contained on the NTSB Web site: www.ntsb.gov

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As mentioned above, the FAA has already granted a previous exemption which is essentially identical to the exemption bei ng sought by SkyViewHD in this petition for an exemption. Please see FAA Exemption No. 11138

.

Therefore, SkyViewHD respectfully request s the FAA grant an exemption pursuant to its application as outlined above

.

Sincerely

,

Philip A. K. Stiles, Esq uire
President and General Counsel GPS Development, LLC d/b/a SkyViewHD

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