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. P a r t 11, UAS Innovators LLC ( UASI )

, a Florida b a sed li m i t ed l i a b i l i t y company ope r a ti ng S ma l l

U n m an ned A i r c r a f

t S y s t em ( s UA S ) e q u i p p ed t o co n duct a e r i al p ho t og r aphy and su r v ey f or v a r i ous

i n d us tri es, he r eby ap p l i es f or a n ex e m p t i on f

r o m t he F ede r al A v i a t i on R e g u l a t i o ns ( F A R s) l i s t ed be l ow t o

a l l ow ope r a ti on o f our s U A S c o mme r c i a l l y i n a i r s p ace r egu l a t ed by t he F e d e r al A v i a t i o n A d m i n i s tr a ti on

(F AA ) so l o n g as su c h ope r a t i ons a r e co n duc t e d w i t h and u n der t he c o nd i t i ons ou t li n ed he r e i n or as m ay

be es t a b l i s h ed by t he F A A as r eq u i r ed by S ec ti on 3 3 3. The requested exemption is similar to previous

FAA issued grants of exemption including but not limited to Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112,

11213 and 11295.



### Our commercial activities would includ e :

T he r e q ues t e d ex e mp t i o n w ou l d p e r m i t UAS Innovators L L C t o pu r sue i t s comme r c i al i n t e r es t s i n

p r o v i d i ng s e r v i ces t o con su m e r s i n t e r e s t ed in training, research, and ae ri al d a t a cap t u r e us i ng a s m a l l

a d v anced s U A S i n t he f

o l l o wi ng a

r e as:

 Aerial Photography and Videography for the real estate, construction, and utilities industries

 Agricultural Surveying and Application

 sUAS Operator Training

 Product Demonstrations

 Research and Development

A l l UASI s U A S f

li g h t s t hat w i l l occur o v er p r i v a t e or con tr o l l ed acc es s p r ope rt y w il l do s o w i t h t he

p r ope rt y o w ne r ' s p r i or c o nsent a n d k no w l e d ge . O n l y peo p l e w ho ha v e con s en t ed or o t he rw i se h a v e ag r e e d

t o be i n t he a

r e a w he r e p h o t og r a p hy and v i deog r a p h y w il l t ake p l ace wi l l be cap t u r e d in any photos or

videos

.UAS Innovators LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

A d d i t i o n a ll y

, all UAS Innovators p i l o t s will h o l d an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or

sport pilot certificate and 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

g overnment. If an obse r v e r is not a qu a l i f i e d p i l o t

, t hey w il l be tr a i n e d by UASI p i l o t s t o unde r s t a nd t he

p r o per r o l es of a n ob s e r v e r

, com m u n i ca t i on p r oc e du r es, p r op er v i sual s c an t echn i qu e s, ope r a t i ons at non

t o w e r e d a i r p o rt s, and app r o p r i a t e s ec t i o ns o f t he A e r o nau ti c a l I n f o r m a t i on M a nu a l

.



### The Petitioner Requests Relief From the following regulations:

Re g u l a t i o ns f

r o m w h ich t h e ex e m p t ion is r eq u es t ed: 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5),

61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.109, 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.215, 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1),

91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b), to the extent necessary to allow UASI to operate a UAS to

perform training, research, and ae ri al d a t a collection.

W e a r e pe t i t io n i n g for e x e m p t ion t o e n a b le UASI t o ope r a t e a series of UAS platforms that have been

previously approved by exemption. Namely:

D JI P h a n t o m 2

- Exemption 11398

D JI P h a n t o m 2 Vision

- Exemption 11310

D JI P h a n t o m 2 Vision+

- Exemption 11398

DJI Inspire

- Exemption 11398

DJI S1000

- Exemption 11416

DJI S900

- Exemption 11401

Flamewheel 550

- Exemption 11397

eBee AG

- Exemption 11339

3DRobotics IRIS+

- Exemption 11419

RF

- 70

- Exemption 11295

D JI P h a n t o m 3 Professional

- Similar to Exemption 11310

DJI Phantom 3 Advanced

- Similar to Exemption 11398

T h ese s U A S a l l w e i gh l ess t h a n 5 5 l bs,

, ha v e a b u il t

- i n ca p ab il i t y t o l i m i t t he he i ght flown abo v e t he

g r ou n d, t o l i m i t t he r ad i u s of t he d i s t a nce i t fli es f r o m t he o pe r a t or a n d t o exc l ude i t f r o m Cl a ss B

, C and

D a i r sp a ce i n c l u d i n g a no f l y z one f e a t u r e. E ach s y s t em a l s o h as t he f a i l s a f e f unc t i on o f t he au t o p i l ot

s y s t e m

, w h i ch m e ans w h e n t he c o mmun i ca ti on be tw e e n t he Ma i n C on tr o l l er and t he t r an s m i tt er i s l os t

,

t he s y s t em w i l l au t o ma t i c a l l y t r i gger R e t u r n t o H o m e an d w i l l l a n d s a f e l y

.

This submission does not include the Operating Manuals for each model requested above, as they have

been reviewed by the Administrator in granting previous exemptions. Model specifics are listed in the

UASI Operating Manual which is included with this submission. Copies of all Operating Manuals for the

individual models listed will be submitted on request. It should be noted, that while the FAA has not

previously granted an exemption for the DJI Phantom 3 s eries, it is an upgrade d version of the DJI

Phantom 2 including components pioneered by DJI with the Inspire 1.UAS Innovators LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

T he a bo v e spe c i fi c a t i o ns m e et s t anda r ds l i s t ed b e l o w :

• UASI wi l l o n l y o p e r a t e i t s s UA S i n li n e of s i ght of a p i l ot and / or ob s e r v er and w il l ope r a t e at s i t es

t hat a r e a ' s u f f i c i ent d i s t a n c e' f

r o m p o p u l a t ed a r eas w i t h i n t he s t e ri l e a r ea de s c r i b ed i n t he ope r a t o r ’s

man u a l

. S u ch o p e r a

t i ons wi l l i nsu r e t hat t he s U A S wi l l " n ot c r ea t e a ha z a r d t o use r s o f t he na ti on a l

a i r spa c e s y s t em or t he p u b l i c

. "

• UASI will not o perate s U A V w i t h i n 5 nautical miles of an airport reference point ( ARP) as denoted

in the current FAA Airport/Facility Directory (AFD), unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s

management is obtained or otherwise permitted by a COA issued to UASI

.

• Max i m

u m f l i ght ti m e f

or e ach o p e r a t i o n a l f

li g ht w i l l be 60 m i nu t es.

• F l i gh t s wi l l b e t e r m i n a t ed at 25% ba tt e r y po w er r e s e r v e shou l d t hat o c cur p r i or t o t he 60 m i nu t e l i m i t

.

• T he s U A V wi l l b e p r og r a m m e d so t hat i t w i l l not be o pe r a t ed at an a l t i t u d e of n o m o r e t han 4 00 f eet

A G L.

• M i n i m u m c r ew f

or ea c h o pe r a t i o n w i l l c o ns i st of t h e s U A S P i l ot and t he Vi s u a l O bse r v e r

.

• T he s U A S P I C ' s ( P i l ot i n C o mmand) wi l l b e an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or

sport pilot certificate and also hold a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s

lice nse issued by a state, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the

Federal government.

• T he s U A S o pe r a t ed by t he pe t i ti oner w e i ghs l ess t h an 55 p o un d s, i n c l u d i n g t he pa y l oad ( i

. e. c a m e r a,

l e ns, and g i m

b a l )

.

• T he s U A S wi l l o pe r a t e at spe e ds o f no m o r e t h a n 5 5 kno t s.

• G i v en t he sma l l s i z e o f t he s U A S a nd t he r es tri c t ed s t e r i l e en v i r o n ment w i t h i n w h i ch t hey w il l

ope r a t e, our s U A S op e r a t i o n s ad h e r e t o t he R e fo r m A c t ' s s a f e t y r equ i r e men t s.

A d d i t i o n a ll y

, t he f

act t hat t he UASI p i l o t s h o l d F A A P i l ot ce rti fi c a t es d e mons tr a t es t hat t hey ha v e a h i g h

r ega r d t o s a f e o pe r a ti ons w i t h an u nde r s t a n d in g of F A R s, p r e

- f l i ght i n s pe c t i ons, m a i n t e n ance and r e p a i r

,

ope r a t i o n s w i t h i n a i r s p ace, as w e l l as b e i n g tr a i n e d t o h i g h s a f e t y s t anda r ds .

U n d er t he r eq u es t ed e xe m p t i on

, UASI will e n su r e t hat a l l o pe r a t o r s h a v e c o m p l e t ed a sma l l u n m a n ned

a i r c r a f t s y s t ems ( U A S ) ed u ca ti on a n d tr a in i ng p r o g r a m i nc l u d i ng a l l app l i c a b l e r egu l a t i o ns a n d g u i d a nce

doc u men t s; i n c l u d i ng ae r o n au t i c al b a c kg r ou n d i n f o r m a t i on s uch as cha

rt s, N O T A M S and Ai r c r a f t

C i r c u l a r s; R ad i o C o m m u n i ca t i o ns P r oce d u r es; H u man F a c t o r s a n d C r ew R es o u r ce Ma n ag e men t ; B a s i c

S ma l l U A S A e r od y n a m i c s; W e a t h er f ac t o r s; Ai r m a n sh i p and D e c i s i on

- m a k i ng a nd S a f e O pe r a t i ng

P r oc e du r e s.

W e r es p ec t f

u l l y r equest e x e m p ti on u n der S e c t i o n 3 33 t o ena b l e UASI t o ope r a t e sa f e, l o w

- r i s k

c o m m e r c i a l s UA V ope r a ti ons f or t he ac t i v i t i e s s t a t e d. R F S at a l l ti m es wi l l r e s pect t he spa c e a n d p r i v acy

of c i t i z ens a nd p r o pe rt y w h il st kee p i ng our s k i es s a f e.



### Exemption Requests and Equivalent Level of Safety

UASI r e qu es t s an ex e mp t i o n f r o m t h e f o llo w i n g r eg u la ti ons as w ell a s any ad d i t io n al r e gu l a t i o ns t hat m ay

t ech n ic a l ly apply to the ope r a t ion o f t he s U AV S y s t e m :UAS Innovators LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

14 CFR 61.23 Medical Certificates

The regulation provides that a person requires a first or second class medical to act as pilot in C o mmand

o f an a i r c r a ft f o r compen s a t i o n or hi r e. O ur p r opo s ed o p e r a t io n s r eq u i r e t hat t he PI C must ho l d 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. S i n ce t he ai r c r a ft ca n not ca r r y

passenge r s or p r ope rt y

, w e feel w e m eet t he in t ent of 6 1

. 23 e v en t hough t he in t ent o f t his ap p li c a t i o n is t o

co n duct a busi n ess.

14 C FR 61.101, 14 CFR 61.113 , and 14 CFR 61.315 P il o t p r i v ileges and L i m i tatio n s

The r e g u l a t i o n p r o v ides t h at no pe r son t h at hol d s a Recreational Pilot, Sport Pilot, or P r i v a t e P ilot

ce rtif ica t e m a y act as pilot in C o mmand o f an a i r c r a ft f o r compen s a t i o n or hi r e. O ur p r opo s ed o p e r a t io n s

r eq u i r e t hat t he PI C must ho l d at le a st airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot

certificate. S i n ce t he ai r c r a ft ca n not ca r r y passenge r s or p r ope rt y

, w e feel w e m eet t he in t ent of 6 1

. 113

Su bp a r ag r a p h ( b) e v en t hough t he in t ent o f t his ap p li c a t i o n is t o co n duct a busi n ess.

14 C FR 91.7 Civil Aircraft Airworthiness

This Section p ro h ib i ts t he op e ra t ion o f an a i r c raft w i thout an a i r w ort h iness c e r t i f i c a t e . As no s uch

ce rtif ica t e wi ll be ap p l i ca b le in t he f o r m c on t e m p la t ed by t he F A R s, t his R e g u la t i o n is in a pp l i c ab l e.

14 CFR 91.109 Flight Instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests

The regulation states that "No person may operate a civil aircraft that is being used for flight Instruction

unless that aircraft has fully functioning dual controls." Training will be conducted by Aerial Optics we

have the ability to provide dual controls utilizing two Spektrum transmitters with a wireless link between

the transmitters. One transmitt er is designated the master transmitter and the other transmitter is

designated as a slave. The P I C instructor, utilizing the master transmitter, will be at all times be able

assume control of the sUAS.

14 C FR 91.119 M i n im u m s a fe a l t itude s : Gen e r a l

The r e g u l a t i o n s t a t es t hat o v er spa r sely po p u l a t ed a r eas t he ai r c r aft c a

nnot be ope r a t ed c lo s er t han 500 feet

t o any pe r s o n, v essel, v ehic l e, or s tr uc t u r e. Sin c e t he t y pical mi s sion o f t he s U AS w ould b e pho t o g r a p hy

or su r v ey of pe r sons, v ess e l s, v ehicles or s tr uc t u r es it w ould b e ne c essa r y t o ope r a t e c l oser t h a n 500 feet

t o t he i t e m s l is t e d. O pe r a t i o ns wi ll o nly be f lo w n o v er p r ope rt y or pe r so n s w he r e pe r mis s i o n has be e n

ob t a in e d and c a

r e f ul p r e

- pl a nn e d has be en pe r fo r m e d. The ai r c r a ft w i l l be o p e r a t ed at a low al t i t u de

a l lo w ing, i f a po w er u n it f a ils, an e m e r gency la n di n g w i t hout un d ue ha z a r d t o p e r sons or p r o pe rt y on t he

su r f a ce. T h e r e fo r e w e m a i n t ain t hat d u e t o t he sma l l si z e o f t he U AS, t he ha z a r d t o pe r sons, v ehi c l es and

s tr uc t u r es is mi n i mal c o mpa r ed t o m a nn e d ai r c r af t

, w hi c h s h ou l d be c o ns i de r e d in g r a n t ing t he e x e m p t ion.UAS Innovators LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

14 C FR 91.121 A ltimet e r s e t t i ng s

The r e g u l a t i o n r eq u i r es t h at ai r c r a ft sha l l m a in t a i n c r ui s ing a l t i t u des by r efe r en ce t o an al ti me t er se tt ing

a v a i l a ble w i t hin 10 0 NM o f t he ai r c r af t

. T h e sU A S wi ll a l w a y s fly b e low 400 f eet A G L a nd wi ll not need

t o m a in t a in c r u i s i ng al t i t

udes in o r d er t o p r e v ent conf l ict w i t h o t her a

i r c r af t

. An A bo v e Gr ound Le ve l

al ti me t er measu r e ment a b o v e t he t akeoff p o int is tr a ns m i tt ed v i a r adio f r o m t he s U AS on

- b o a r d c o m p u t er

t o t he dis p lay sc r e e n h e ld by t he P I C, p r o v id i ng a c o ns t an t l y upda t ed A G L r ead o u t

.

14 C FR 91.151 Fuel re q uireme n ts for f lig h t in VFR c ond i t i on s

The r e g u l a t i o n p r o v ides t h at no pe r son may begin a f l ight i n an a i r p l ane u nder da y

- V F R co n di ti ons un l ess

t he r e is en o ugh f

u el t o f ly t o t he fi r st po i nt of in t e n ded l an d i n g and t o f ly af t er t hat for at l e ast 30 mi n u t es.

W e f e el t he i n t en t i o n of t h is pa r a g r a p h is t o p r o v ide a n ene r gy r e se r v e as a sa f e t y bu f fer for d e la y s t o

lan d i n g. The s U A S a

r e ba tt e r y ope r a t ed a nd t he m a x i m u m du r a t ion o f f l ight f r o m a sin g le b a tt e r y cha

r ge

is 12

- 45 ( d e pe n d i ng on w h i c h s U AS) minu t es w i t h a 2 0% r ese r v e. Si n ce t he ai r c r a ft w i l l ne v er fly m o r e

t han 1 / 2 NM f

r o m t he p o i n t of in t e n ded la n di n g, a f u ll ba tt e r y cha

r ge at la u nch wi ll e nsu r e t hat w e m eet

t he r e s e r v e ene r gy r equi r e m ent o f t his p a r ag r aph. W e r e q uest an ex e m p t ion t o t he w o r d " f

u el" a n d a s k f

or

an e q ui v a l ent in t e r p r e t a t

ion w i t h t he w o r d "ene r g y ". W e also r e qu e st ex e m p t ion f r om t he 30 m i n r ese r v e

a n d a s k t hat our r ese r v e w i l l be t o fly t he mis s i o n t o t he po i nt of i n t en d ed l an d i ng and h a v e at least a 2 0 %

ba tt e r y r ese r v e af

t er t ha t

.

14 C.F.R. 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use:

This regulation states all aircraft operating within 30 nautical miles of class A, B and C airspace must be

equipped with automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment having a Mode C capability that

automatically replies to Mode C interrogations. Due to the small size and lifting capabilities of our UASs

we cannot c arry a traditional transponder. All of our operations will be under 250’ if we are operating

within the 30mi reach of a mode c vail.

14 C FR S ubpart E (91. 4 01

- 9 1 .417)

- M a intena n ce, P re v enti v e Mai n te n ance, A l t e r a t i on s

The r e g u l a t i o n p r o v ides t h at t he ope r a t or is p r i m a r ily r espon s i b le for m a i n t a i n i n g t he ai r c r a ft in a n

ai rw o rt hy con d i t ion, i nc l u d ing c o mp l i a nce w i t h p a r t 39 and 43. P a

r ag r a phs 9 1

. 407 a n d 91

. 409 r e qui r e t hat

t he ai r c r aft be "a p p r o v ed f or re t u r n t o se r v ice by a pe r son au t ho r i z ed u nder 43

. 7" af t er m a in t e nan c e a nd

in s pec t ion. I t is our in t e n t ion t hat t he P I C pe r fo r m m a in t e n an c e and ins p ec ti on o f t he ai r c r aft a nd "be

au t h o r i z ed t o app r o v e t he ai r c r a ft for r e t u r n t o se r v ice

. "

The P I C wi ll e nsu r e t hat t he ai r c r aft is in an a i rw o rt hy condi ti on p ri or t o e v e r y fl i ght a n d in a d di t i on,

con d uct de t a i l e d in s pec t i o ns af t er e v e r y tw o hou r s of f

l i gh t

. Main t e na n ce pe r f

o r m e d by t he P I C is l i mi t ed

t o r ep a i ri ng s m a l l c r a c k s, r ep l a c ing a p r o p e l l e r

, che c k i ng e l ec tr i c al c on n ec t io n s and upda t ing s of tw a r e a nd

f i r m w a r e for t he on

- boa

r d c ompu t e r

. A ll o t her m a in t e nan c e w i l l be pe rf o r m ed by t he man u f

ac t u r er or

t heir de s ig n a t ed rep a

ir fa c i l i t y

. The P I C wil l doc u ment w o r k pe rf o r m ed i n ac c o r da n ce w i t h 91

. 417. W e

f e el t hat due t o t he si z e, cons tr uc t i on, and s i m p li c i t y of t he ai r c r a f t

, t he P I C c a n e nsu r e an e q u i v al e nt le v el

of s a fe t y

.UAS Innovators LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

H ow this Request is to the Betterment of our Community

We believe that the use of UAS to perform agricultural land imaging creates a benefit to the public. The

ability to use an onboard geo

- referenced still camera to collect high

- resolution data that can be used to

increase crop production and reduce unnecessary chemical use will provide a less expensive and healthier

food supply to the public. The unmanned aircraft does not carry any per sons or flammable liquids,

reducing public exposure in the event of an incident. Finally, the unmanned aircraft can be launched and

recovered from the property which we have been contracted to image. The ability to avoid overflying

private and public prope rties provides the public with the benefit of privacy from aircraft flying overhead.

U n man n ed A i r c r a f

t S y s t ems (s U A S) a

r e also a f e as i b l e me t h od t o ob t a i n i n f o r ma t i on o f ag r i c u l t u r a l

c r o p l a n d t o de t e r m i n e op ti m u m i n p u t s t hat r esu l t i n cost s a v i ngs t o f a r me r s, y i e l d se cu r i t y

, and r educe

e n v i r o n m e n t al i m p a ct of exce s s f e rtil i z e r s and c he m i c a l s i n t he so i l

.



### Request for Blanket COA Approval

On March 24, 2015, the FAA announced that it has implemented a new policy of granting "blanket"

COAs to applicants requesting exemptions from the Federal Aviation Regulations under Section 333 of

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

The Applicant hereby requests that a "blanket" COA that conforms to the terms set forth in

https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?news Id=82245 upon approval of UASI ’ s exemption request.

S i nce r e l y

Timothy Ford

President and CEO

UAS Innovators , LLC

11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

(314) 397

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