# Brian Dollar 3500 SW 29 th St., Apt. 125 Topeka, Kansas 66614- 2029 (530 ) 604- 2033 dollarlandsurvey @gmail.com December 1 6 , 2015 U.S. Dept. of Transportation Docket Management Sy stem 1200 New Jersey

Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Exemption Request Pursuant To Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 2012 Dear Sir. Or Madam : We sincerel y hope that this letter finds you in good health and spirits this holiday season, or shortly thereafter . I’m a commercial pilot and flight instructor as well as a f ormer federal land survey or, former elected county survey or, and currently

licensed land surveyor in five states. This document is my

request for an exemption from the listed aviation regulations to allow commercial operation of small un - manned aerial vehi cles to take aerial photogr aphs, and conduct land survey s. This request promotes safet y and is in the public interest. This application is similar in many respects to the applications successfull y presented to the FAA, resulting in the following grants of exemptions; No. 11062 (Astraeus Aerial), No. 11109 (Clay co, Inc.) , No. 11112 ( VDOS Global, LLC, and No. 12645 (Allied Drones). (Th e following section can also serve as a publication summary) As is ty pical of an application of this sort I request exemptio n from the following regulations subject to the ordinary conditions and limitations generall y granted under similar circumstances. a) 14 CFR part 21 - Certification procedures for products and parts b) 1 4 CFR part 45.23(b) - Display of marks c) 14 CFR part 6 1.113(a) and (b) - Private pilot privileges/limitations d) 14 CFR part 61.133(a) - Commercial pilot privileges e) 14 CFR part 61.23 - Medical certificates f) 14 CFR part 61.56 - Flight Review g) 14 CFR part 61.57 - Recent flight experience, PI C h) 14 CFR part 9 1.7(a) - Airworthiness2

i) 14 CFR part 91.9 - Flight manual placards etc. j) 14 CFR part 91.103 - Required preflight actions k) 14 CFR part 91.109 - Simulated IFR and certain flight tests l) 14 CFR part 91.119 - Minimum safe altitudes m) 14 CFR part 91.121 - Altimeter settings n) 14 CFR part 91.203 - Aircraft certification o) 14 CFR part 91.151 - Fuel requirements p) 14 CFR part 91.405 - Maintenance q) 14 CFR part 91.409 - Inspections r) 14 CFR part 91.417 - Maintenance records The relief that I seek would be in o rder to use small - unmanned aircraft sy stems for commercial purposes including aerial reconnaissance, video and still photograph y and, data collection in support of surveying and mapping activities. All aircraft would be limited to a final gross weight, inc luding payload and batteries, of less than 55 pounds, operated at low speed , and below 400 feet AGL , in day

time VMC. All flights will be conducted by a licensed pilot with a current medical and a safet y assistant to visually observe for traffic. (End publication summary section) More specificall y 14 CFR 91.7(a) - Each aircraft will be maintained and repaired as required in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. A test flight will be made following repairs or maintenance. A log book will be kep t for e ach UAV, and all maintenance, alteration or repair, shall be noted within it. Pre flight inspections will be made before each flight. More thorough inspections will be made every 100 day s. 14 CFR 91.119(b) - I propose to conduct flights a distance of at lea st 500 feet from all nonparticipating persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures. Each UAV will be registered separately , and marked prior to flight , as required by the newly drafted rules. I will register by mail if necessary , or I will web register if that service becomes available later this spring. The aircraft that I plan to use include 1) DJIPhantom st yl e quad - copter UAV 2) Sky

walker style fixed wing UAV 3) 3DR SOL O st yl e quad - copter UAV 4) Ritewing Drak style fixed wing UAV3

5) Other models added by amendment to this application The lightweight UAV’s that Iplan to use will be safer to operate at low altitudes than manned aircraft carrying human passengers and fuel. They are also cheaper to operate and reduce carbon emissions . The mapping and photograph y that I do is often times in support of maintenance or construction projects. In some cases , the drone will be safer than using people on the ground for survey

measurements and will protect people from exposure to electric lines , exposed trenches, dangerous verti cal drops, and drowning hazards. I do not desire to operate UAV’s outside the United States. While Iincluded a summary for publication, i f it is possible , I would prefer that the summary not be published, it represents a work product of mine, does not set a precedent, and if it saves time, it is probably a good thing in this instance. Respectfully

Submitted,

Brian Dollar