Just Aviation LLC

Drone

General Operations 

Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents...............................................................................................................i

Record of Revisions...........................................................................................................iii

APPLICABILITY ..........................................................................................................v

PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................v

DISTRIBUTION.....................................................................................................................v

Chapter Index

Organization........................................................................................................................1

Safety Policy Statement.......................................................................................2 thru 2a

Drone Flight Operations......................................................................................3 thru 3a

Drone Maintenance.............................................................................................4 thru 4a

Operator Currency Requirements....................................................................................5

Authorized Operator List...................................................................................................6

Operator Training...............................................................................................................7 

Emergency Response Plan..................................................................................8 thru 8b
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RECORD OF REVISIONS

Revision Signature Date 

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APPLICABILITY

Just Aviation, LLC is governed by the rules of the FAA and this manual for 

operation of a drone for commercial operations engaged in photographic services 

of property or events for compensation or hire.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this manual is to set forth standardized policies and procedures 

necessary to operate to the highest level of safety and in compliance with 

applicable state, federal and international regulations.

It is the company’s expectation that operations personnel are familiar with the 

contents of this manual and perform their assigned responsibilities according to 

the procedures contained herein.

DISTRIBUTION

Master: The master copy will include information appropriate to all drones for the 

company and will be kept by the Director of Operations/President.

Operators: All Aviation Enterprise’s operators will be furnished the complete 

General Operations Manual (GOM), as revised.
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Company Organization

Position Equivalent Position Name

President Vice President Timothy P Lehman

Director of Operations Director of Standards Timothy P Lehman

Training Officer Director of Maintenance Timothy P Lehman
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Safety Policy Statement

From the Director of Operations: Safety is one of our core business functions. We 

are committed to developing, implementing, maintaining and constantly 

improving strategies and processes to ensure that all our drone activities are 

balanced with our organizational resources in order to achieve the highest level of 

safety while meeting national and international standards in delivering our 

services. 

Starting with me, all employees are accountable for delivering this highest level of 

safety. Aviation Enterprises is commitment is to: 

Comply with and, wherever possible exceed, legislative and regulatory 

requirements and standards; 

Define each person’s accountabilities and responsibilities for safety performance 

and the performance of our safety management system; 

Enforce safety as a primary responsibility of all employees; 

Ensure employees are provided with adequate safety training, are competent in 

safety matters, and are allocated only tasks commensurate with their skills; 

sufficient skilled and trained personnel are available to implement safety 

strategies and processes; Systems and services provided from outside sources 

meet our safety performance standards. No action is taken against any employee 

who discloses a safety concern through the hazard reporting system, unless such 

disclosure indicates, beyond any reasonable doubt, an illegal act, gross 

negligence, or a deliberate or willful disregard of regulations or procedures; 
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Improve continually our safety performance through management processes that 

ensure that relevant safety action is taken and is effective; 

Measure our safety performance against realistic safety performance indicators 

and safety performance targets; 

Operate hazard identification and risk management processes, including a hazard 

reporting system, in order to eliminate or mitigate the safety risks associated with 

our operations to a point which is as low as reasonably practicable; 

Support safety by providing the necessary resources that will result in an 

organizational culture that fosters safe practices, encourages effective safety 

reporting and communication, and actively manages safety with the same 

attention to results as the attention to the results of the other management 

systems of the organization.
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Drone Flight Operations

Drones are only allowed to fly during daylight when they can be seen from the 

ground by their pilots. Altitude is limited to 400 feet, with speeds no faster than 

100 knots.

Drone fliers must avoid manned aircraft and discontinue the flight if it becomes a 

threat to other aircraft. Of course, this also means staying away from airports and 

restricted airspace.

The Drone cannot be operated by the PIC from any moving device or vehicle.

Drones are to only be flown no closer than 25 feet away from persons and 

structures not directly involved in the requested operations.

Drone operator must never use more than 75% of available battery life during 

each flight.

Drone operators must confirm status of power supply before flight.

Drone operators must perform a complete operation test to drone before flight.

The drone must land with at least 25% battery life remaining in case of emergency 

rejected landing.
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The UA may not operate in Class B, C, or D airspace without written approval from 

the FAA. The UA may not operate within 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 

operator’s COA. The letter of agreement with the airport management must be 

made available to the Administrator upon request.

Any 1) incident, 2) accident, or 3) flight operation that transgresses the lateral or 

vertical boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA must 

be reported to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) UAS Integration Office 

(AFS-80) within 24 hours. Accidents must be reported to the National 

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) per instructions contained on the NTSB Web 

site: www.ntsb.gov. Further flight operations may not be conducted until the 

incident, accident, or transgression is reviewed by AFS-80 and authorization to 

resume operations is provided.

Must operate within the limitations of the FAA’s Part 107 regulation. 

The drone operator must take time to inspect and review the location of 

operations. Must note hazards and potential in flight obstructions. The operator 

must also note potential landing areas in case of drone malfunction. Inform all 

persons in the area of the operation.
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Drone Maintenance

Drones must receive a visual and mechanical inspection every 2 hours of 

operation. The mechanical inspection includes checking all screws and nuts on 

drone along with visually inspecting flight systems. 

Drone operators must perform a complete operation test to drone before flight.

This includes that the batteries have been properly charged and verified at proper 

level. 

All batteries must have cycle log up dated after each completed charging cycle.

The operator must follow the manufacturer’s UAS 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 the 

operator’s manual. At a minimum, the following must be included in the 

operator’s manual:

a. Actuators / Servos

b. Transmission (single rotor)

c. Powerplant (motors)

d. Propellers

e. Electronic speed controller
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f. Batteries

g. Mechanical dynamic components (single rotor)

h. Remote command and control

i. Ground control station (if used)

j. Any other components as determined by the operator
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Operator Currency Requirements

The Pilot in Command (PIC) must possess at least a private pilot certificate 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/her pilot certificate.

Prior to operations conducted for the purpose of motion picture filming (or 

similar operations), the PIC must have accumulated and logged, in a manner 

consistent with 14 CFR § 61.51 (b), a minimum of five hours as UAS pilot 

operating the make and model of UAS to be utilized for operations under the 

exemption and three take-offs and three landings in the preceding 90 days. 

Training, proficiency, experience-building, and take-off and landing currency 

flights can be conducted under this grant of exemption to accomplish the 

required flight time and 90 day currency. During training, proficiency, experiencebuilding, and take-off and landing currency flights all persons not essential for 

flight operations are considered non-participants, and the PIC must operate the 

UA with appropriate distance to prevent impact with any structures and persons.

This must be completed before preforming a requested flight by a customer.
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Authorized Operator List

Name Drone Manufacture Date Approved

Tim Lehman
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Operator Training

All operators must either have at least a private pilot license or has completed 

training pertaining to airspace, FAA regulations pertaining to operating drones.

All operators must complete a course pertaining to the operations of each drone 

manufacture and model to be operated. This will include a written test.

A copy of training record will be kept on file at the main company office. 

The operator must demonstrate skill and efficiently operating each drone flown.

The operator must be very familiar with all controls as well the drone approved to 

operate.

The operator must be able to demonstrate basic and emergency maneuvers with 

the drone approved to operate. This includes operating the drone without the 

assist of the GPS system.

The operator must be familiar with the manual provided by the manufacture.
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Emergency Response Plan

Emergency Situations

If an operator experiences an on ground or in-flight emergency, or believes a 

situation exists that would create an emergency, he or she may take any action 

deemed appropriate to assure the safety of the persons, operators and drone.

This section is designed to assist and direct the handling of emergencies,

accidents, incidents, abnormalities and required reporting of such events. In

establishing these procedures, it must be remembered that it is not possible to 

set forth instructions to cover all possible conditions or to outline in detail the 

exact steps to be followed in the event of such situations. Therefore, these 

procedures should be supplemented with good judgment on the part of

personnel concerned.

Definitions

An emergency is a condition of distress or urgency.

A. Distress – A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger 

and of requiring immediate assistance.

B. Urgency – A condition of being concerned about safety and of requiring timely, 

but not immediate, assistance; a potential distress condition.
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Emergency Declaration Guidelines

A. Immediate Distress 

The operator encounters an in-flight condition that poses a serious, immediate 

danger to the flight, or a forced landing, will verbally announce, giving the 

location, intended course of action, and any other information to all the 

surrounding persons.

B. In-flight Difficulties and Developing Emergencies

As soon as practical after completing the aircraft emergency procedure. Time 

permitting; the operator will assure this information be relayed to the Just 

Aviation safety officer.

Injuries to a Persons Guidelines

If an event occurs that someone is injured do to a drone malfunction or loss of 

control the operator must contact local emergency services to care for the injured 

as soon as possible.

If you are confronted by law enforcement agencies, understand that you have the 

same rights as any citizen. Provide general information, such as name and

address, but if any additional interrogation is attempted, politely explain you wish 

to be represented by an attorney before answering.

After all immediate matters have been handled, take time to write down any 

details you can remember: times, dates, persons, places, etc. from conversations 

you have had concerning the accident/incident. These timely records could 

become very valuable in subsequent investigations and actions relative to the 

accident/incident.
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Flight Operations Management Responsibilities 

A. The Director of Operations will determine if a reportable accident or incident 

has occurred.

C. The Director of Operations is responsible for ensuring that the report is filed 

with the FAA.

D. The Field Team Leader shall participate, to the extent possible, in the 

investigation of the event and submit a report as soon as possible to the 

appropriate officials.

E. The Field Team Leader will serve as the FAA point of contact for information 

required about the operator and the drone.