Sky-Futures	USA,	Inc.	Petition	For Exemption	– Supplemental	Submission

				 							

															January	5,	2015

						

								 Sky-Futures USA Inc.

											100	Crescent	Court	Suite	700

									Dallas,	Texas	75201

The	Honorable Anthony	R.	Foxx The	Honorable	Michael	P.Huerta

Office	of	the	Secretary Office	of	the	Administrator

US	Department	of	Transportation Federal	Aviation	Administration

1200	New	Jersey	Ave.,	SE 800	Independence	Ave.,	SW

Washington,	DC	20590 Washington,	DC	20591

Filed	with	www.regulations.gov in	FAA	2014-0641

RE:	Sky-Futures	Awarded	UK	CAA	National	Qualified	Entity	(NQE)	Status

																																																																																																																													 																								

On December	22,	2014	Sky-Futures	was awarded	UK	Civil	Aviation	Authority	(CAA)	National	

Qualified	 Entity	 (NQE)	 status.	 Please	 see	 the	 attached	 certificate.	 This	 award	 certifies	the	

established	 Sky-Futures training	 program	 for	 small	 Unmanned	 Aircraft	 System	 (SUAS)	

Remote	 Pilots,	 is	 only	 the	 3rd	 approval	 of	 its	 type	 in	 the	 UK,	 and	 allows	 Sky-Futures	 to	

perform	the	following training	and	approval	functions:

1. Train	and	certify	Sky-Futures SUAS	Remote	Pilots for	visual	line	of	 sight	operations,	

regardless	 of	 previous	 experience, to	 a	 UK	 CAA	 recognized	 standard	 for	 SUAS	 not	

exceeding	20Kg.	

2. Allows	Sky-Futures	to	make	small	UAS	approval	recommendations	directly	to	the	UK	

CAA	 for	 external	 commercial	 Operators	 wishing	 to	 gain	 ‘Permission	 to	 Operate’	

status	in	order	to	operate SUAS weighing	less	than	20Kg visual	line	of	sight. The	SkyFutures	 training	 establishment must	 ensure	 that	 any	 external	 Operator	 has	 the	

following	credentials	before	‘Permission	to	Operate’	status	can	be	recommended:

A. A	fit	for	purpose	Operations	Manual

B. A	 SUAS	 appropriate	 to	 the	 Operator’s	 intended	 commercial	 activity	 with	

applicable	safety	features
Sky-Futures	USA,	Inc.	Petition	For Exemption	– Supplemental	Submission

C. Proposed Remote	 Pilots	 have	 satisfactorily	 completed,	 to	 the	 required	

standard,	the	Sky-Futures	ground	school	and	flight	training	syllabus on	their	

designated	UAS

This	 certification	 awarded	 by	 the	 UK	 CAA,	 in	 addition	 to	 the	 Sky-Futures ‘Permission	 to	

Operate’	SUAS held	for	over	4	years,	further	acknowledges	Sky-Futures	as	a	global	leader	in	

small	UAS	safety, training and	operations excellence.

We	 respectfully	 request	 that	 the	 FAA	 accept	 the	 UK	 CAA’s decision	 and	 consider	

acknowledging our	training	and	approval capabilities in	the	United	States in	addition	to	the	

stipulations	of	the	Sky-Futures	Section	333	Exemption	Petition.	Sky-Futures	operational	and	

training	 capabilities	 are	 based	 on	 significant,	 zero	 safety	 accident, global	 operations	

experience	 gained operating	 SUAS	 visual	 line	 of	 sight.	 	 In	 consideration	 of	 the	 above,	 we	

request the	FAA	to	accept	the	Sky-Futures	SUAS training	program	in	lieu	of	a	 requirement	

that Sky-Futures	Remote	Pilots	hold	a	private	pilot	certificate for	those	SUAS	Remote	Pilots	

who	successfully achieve	Sky-Futures	Remote	Pilot	(S-FRP)	status.

Very	Respectfully	Yours,

Nicholas	Rogers Jason	Forte

Training	and	Legislation	Director VP	Business	Development