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# FAbsiMILE IRANSMISSION

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### bperations, M-30 U.S. 

### I artment 

### ofTransportation (001) 

### 1200 N w 

### Jersey Avenue, SE 

### Room**12~140** 

### West B ilding Ground Floor Washin on, DC 20590-0001 Fax: 

### 20 .493.2251 Garvey Environmental LLC

an SBA HUBZone Small Business Concern 3113 Ocean Gateway, Suite 2 Cambridge, MD 21613 Contact: David A. Garvey 

### Email: dgarvey@garveyenvironmental.com Mobile: 410.443.3233



### II ' Re: fetition for Exemption Request Pursuant to 

### Section 333 ofthe Federal Aviation



### Dear dministration Reform Act and Title 14, Part 11 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations I



### Garvey nvironmental LLC ("Garvey 

### Environmental'" or "Petitioner"), a Maryland 

### limited Iiabili company 

### and SBA ffiJBZone Small Business Concern based in 

### Cambridge, 

### Maryland,. respec ly 

### submits this petition 1mderthe Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") Reform Act Se ion 333 and Title 14, Part 11 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations ('"FAR"') for
exem n under the following FAR: 14 CFR Part 21 Subpart H; 14 CFR 45.23 (b); 

### 14 CFR 61.113 

### 'a) & (b);l4 

### CFR 91.7 (a);;14 CFR 91.9 (b) (2); 

### 14 CFR 91.103(b)(2); 

### 14 CFR 91.105; 14 CF 91.109; 14 CFR 91.119 (c); 

### 14 CFR 91.121; 14 CFR 91.151 (a); 

### 14 CFR 91.203 (a) & (b); 

### 14 1 

### FR 91.405 (a); 14 CFR 91.407 (a) (1); 14 CFR 91.409 (a) (2); and 14 CFR 91.417 (a) & (b). 

### I 

### I As 

### disc ed in

### Appendix Ahereto. in its 

### proposed commercial operation ofUnmanned Aircraft System**('~AS")~** 

### Petitioner cannot fully comply with

### these regulations (or with 

### specific**portionl~ereof),** 

### and therefore respectfully requests the granting ofan exemption from each such

# rerr

....ation (or specific portion thereof).

The

# fol~wing sets forth Garvey 

### Environmental's proposed commercial operationofUAS. The present:j:ltion oftbis information is based 

### on the format 

### provided in 

### "Federal Aviation

### Adm~on Public Guidance for Petitions for Exemption Filed under Section 333, rev.

### 9125!2d~4.., 

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# ~Gaivov Envi.,.....tal LLC

### Under~**1** 'on 333 oftheFAARefonn.Act and Titl 14, Part 11 ofFAR Page 2 o
1 12 pages h jl I' 1.

## Pe~~oners should

### describe how the.

### proposed UAS 

### operation will be safely 

### conducted to**miJJi~** 

### risk to the

### NAS 

### or to

### persons and 

### property 

### on the 

### grourul. Specifically, petitioners**sho~"~scrlbe** 

### the 

### design 

### and operational characteristics for the type(s) ofUAS they 

### intend to**operat~,.g.** 

### aircraftperform01'lce and performance 

### limitations, operatingprocedures, and**aircra~** 

### loading iriformation in as much detail aspossible.
Garveyll nvironmental intends to 

### conduct commercial 

### flight. operations 

### using two 

### Urunanned**Airc~ ("UA"')~**  

### specifically the AlturaZenith 

### ATX8 and the 

## Dn Inspire 

### 1. These operations will**b~'** 

### onducted 

### in 

### a safe 

### manner that will 

### minimize risk 

### to the National Airspace and to perso 1and property onthe ground. In addition, 

### Petitioner will 

### operate the UAs to remain clear 

### ofand ! 

### ·:ve way 

### to all 

### manned aviation operations 

### and activities 

### at all times. !! If

### the UAs 

### lose contact withtheir controller and does not 

### reacquire the control link data

### from the Gr d Control System**(GCS)~** the UA will assmne thatthe control link is lost and the 

### UA will 

### re 1 to the 

### home position (i.e., failsafe mode) via Global Positioning System ("GPS"), and 

### will de 

### cend to the takeoff

### position 

### and shutdown.
By utiljbg 

### UAS to

### perfonn aerial

# acquisitions~ the risks to persons and property 

### both inthe air and 

### on he ground usually 

### associated with standard manned aircraft flight 

### operations will be subs 

### "ally reduced or completely eliminated. In addition to 

### the absence 

### offlight crew 

### memb onboard the aircraft. these UAs (weighing 

### approximately 6 pounds 8 ounces and 

### 6 pounds ounces respectively, at the:ir maximum gross weights 

### with diagonal 

### rotor to rotor

## len~~f26 inches 

### and 22 inches respectively, and with no 

### fuel on board) have less 

### physical potenti l for collateral injury or damage to 

### persons or property onthe ground and 

### in 

### the air, com, to the 

### manned aircraftthat typically 

### conduct similar operations.

The pe 1 

### ormance, performance limitations, operating 

### procedures, and loading information 

### for the two U S that 

### Gatvey Environmental intends 

### to operate 

### are as follows:

Motors SizeD gonal 

### Maxim Flight 

### Time Max C ise Speed 

### Contro er Contro er :frequency AlturaZenith

### A1X8 6 pounds, 

### 8olUlCes 8 

### 26, 35 minutes 38 knots Controllertrablet 2.4GHz

. DHimpire 1 

### 6**pounds~** 

### 4 otmces 4 

### 22" 18 minutes 42 knots Controller/tablet 2.4GHz

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### I Petition Garvey Envirownental LLC Under Se ·on 333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and Title

### ~4, Part 11 ofFAR Page 3 o 12 pages


### 2. Peti ·oners shoulddescribe 

### anyprocedures they would implement, such aspre-flight inspectiwns, maintenance, 

### andrepair, to ensure that zhe UAS is 

### in a conditionfor safeflight.

Prior toEh

### UAS operation, the 

### PIC will conduct a pre-flight inspection and determine the 

### UAS is in a c ndition for safe 

### flight. The pre-flight inspection will account for all potential detrime tal 

### conditions, e.g., 

### inoperable components, items, or equipment. Ifthe 

### pre-flight 

### inspecti 1n reveals 

### a condition that could 

### be detrimental to the safe operation of

### the UAS, the PIC will not perate the UA until the necessary maintenance has been perfonned and the UAS is 

### deemed, 

### by the 

### PIC to be 

## m a condition for safe 

### flight. Garvey Environmental will follow each 

### UAS mfufacturer's maintenance> overhaul, replacement> inspection, 

### and life limit requirements for the A and UA 

### components, 

### and 

### comply with each manufacturer safety bulletins. 

# I 3. 

### Thej;etitione'f'shoulddescribe the Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum med for control of 

### the UAS**an~**

### associatedequipment that ispart of the UAS (i.e., sensors, cameras. etc.), andwhether it

### comp~·es with Federal Commwtications Commission (FCC) or otherappropriate government oversig, t 

### agency requirements

.



## . I

. The

### RFI~sed to 

### control both

### the 

### Altura Zenith ATX8 and the DJI Inspire 1 is 2.4GHz. I, 

### RegardJhg the 

### Unmanned 

### Aircraft PIC 

### II 4. Peti oners should describe the qualifications 

### required of anyPIC{s) who will be directly 

### respo ble for the operation of the UA.S, including information such as: 

### the level of airman certific te held; anyapplicable 

### training related to the operation; andany

### minimum hours of flight e erience required by 

### the PJC(s) 1 both 

### total flight time and

### the time with 

### theparticular UAS. I: the 

### operation would use visual observers, petitioners shoulddescribe their roles and qualifi tions. 

### employed by Garvey 

### Environmental will need to have, at minimum. 

### a private pilot's
e and 

### training relating to the particular UAS in operation. 

### The PIC will be 

### designated ch flight.

Each V ual Observer CVO") 

### employed 

### by Petitioner will have working knowledge ofthe UAV and its haracteristics. Each VO will be trained 

### to be cognizant ofnearby 

### structmes. wildlife, 

### and oth potential hazards. Each VO will be ofsound mind and 

### body at 

### the time ofthe flight in 

### which the VO is participating, or will be forbidden from 

### participating in such 

### s.

EachP

1 will first demonstrate the ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how

### th UAS will be operated under this**exemption~** 

### including evasive and emergency**manemf~rs** 

### and maintaining appropriate distances :from persons, vessels, vehicles 

### and structures. II !I 

## llPetition Garvey Enviromnentall.LC UndEt S ·on333 ofthe FAARefonnAct and Title

.4, Part 11 ofFAR Page 4 12 pages


### PIC qJification flight 

### hours and 

### currency 

### will be logged in

### writing.

:=

. Garvey 

### !Environmental will conduct dedicated training flights for PICs and VOs to 

### establish and main · proficiency in operations and to 

### determine the PIC"s continuing ability to safely 

### operate the UA

. During dedicated training flights. all persons not essential for flight operations will be conside nonparticipants, such that the PIC will operate the UA an appropriate distance away from n rparticipants. ' '


### S.

## PetiJ~oners shoulddescribe the medicalstandards andcertification of the PIC(s) directly**re.qJO~fbl~**for 

### the operaJion of 

### the UAS.

!I 

### Petitiodtrr's primary PIC. David A.

### Garvey~ has a current 3Jd class medical certificate issued by 

### the**F~..** . 

### Mr. Garvey 

### has over 300 hours offlight time as a Private Pilot (certification #31468 0). Airplane Single Engine Land Instrument Airplane, 

### with PIC-Complex 

### Airplane and 

### PIC-Hi Performance ratings. 1: I' li 

### Regar<lli,Ig the 

### Operation ofthe Unmanned Aircraft

6.

# Pet~~oners should fully 

### describe their intended UAS operation(s). Petitioners should**describ~** how 

### theproposedoperation(s) wOJddnotadversely a.ffe.ctsafety, orhow theywould**provi~ja** 

### level of safety at leastequivalent to that

### provided by

### the rule from which exemption is**sought~** letitioners 

### shouldaddress anyplans to 

### implement clearly definedoperational borders and 

### pr4 edures 

### to**er~sure**

### public safety, which includespersons and property 

### both in the air and


### on the und.

# Garveyl~nvttonmental will 

### only conduct flight 

### operations under Visual Meteorological Condit' ns (VMC) only, and will not conduct any 

### flight operations 

### at night or

### under special 

### visual ight rules (SVFR). All 

### flights 

### will be conducted in 

### visual line ofsight (''VLOS"). 

### I

. All fli 

### t 

### operations will be conducted 

### at least 500' from all 

### nonparticipating persons 

### (the PIC(s), VO(s). d other personnel deemed essential by Garvey 

### Environmental) are not considered to be
non cipating persons). 

### vessels, vehicles. and structures, unless barriers or structures are 

### present**~hat** 

### sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons from the UA and/or debris in 

### the event ofan ! ident_ The PIC will undertake 

### reasonable efforts to 

### ensure that nonparticipating persons remain 

### der such 

### protection. If

### a situation arises where nonparticipating persons leave such 

### protec nand are 

### witlrin 500' ofthe UA, the PIC will terminate 

### flight operations 

### right away in 

### a manne ensuring the safety of

### nonparticipating persons.

In

# addi~**on~** Petitioner may conduct flight operations within 

### 500 ofnonparticipating persons,**vesse~~i vehicles~**  

### and structures if

### the owner/controller of

### any vessels, vehicles. or structures has 

### grant,permission 

### to the PIC for operating closer to those objects and the PIC 

### has made a safety 

## il ' il I!Petition Garvey Environmental LLC Under Se ·on 333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and Title ·4, :Pan 11 ofFAR Page 5 12 pages

### asses~F. ofthe risk 

### ofoperating closerto those objects and 

### determined that 

### it does not present
an undue hazard.

I'

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### All

# fli1 operations will be conducted over private or controlled-access property with 

### permis on from the owner or controller ofsuch property or the authorized representative ofsuch

owner

# t

controller. 

### Garvey Environmental's authorized representative will 

### obtain permission from 

### th 1 

### property**owner~ controller~**  

### or 

### authorized representative for each flight to be 

### conducted. 

### I

. Petition,ier will 

### obtain advanced written and/or verbal permission and permits from appropriate levels

# otgo"Venunent, including law enforcement, fire depaitments. or other appropriate goverru1!tental agencies. i: t: 

### The

### PI~ and VO will be trained 

### in the operation 

### ofeach UAS operated by 

### Ganrey

### Enviro~ental~ and will receive routine updates on the operations ofeach UAS.



### The PI
1 

### and 

### VO will be able to 

### cmmmmicate with each other by voice clearly without interru

-


### Ifeith UAS loses 

### communications with t:Ite remote controller or loses GPS signal, the UAS will ha: the 

### capability ofreturning to apre-determined location within a 

### designated location and Ian ing autonomously.

will 

### have the 

### capability to abort a flight in case 

### ofunpredicted obstacles, weather, or 

### emerg 1 

### cies.

lnaddiJ.on 

### to conducting UAS flights on a contract basis 

### to assist in 

### emergency response 

### to natural

### ~d man-made disasters, Garvey 

### Enviromnental intends to conduct commercial flights in the**S~** and 

### Territories ofthe 

### United**States~** 

### using UAS for the monitoring. inspection, 

### and/or mappi ·of: 

### Ce ular telephone towers 

## w· turbine towers S kestacks and 

### chimneys A- pollutantemissions 

### W ands Sh · eline, beaches, and littoral zones Ins itutional controls 

### at hazardous waste sites and conservation easementproperties N "onal Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and State Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

### S em 

### permit discharges**~-JJ** water 

### point sources and non-point sources 

### •..,icultural crops 

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## li IIPeti1ion 

### II Gsrvoy Euviroomoota1 LLC Under 

### s

# 1 ton333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and Title**~4,** Part 11 ofF AR Page 6 1 12 pages

### El~trical transmission lines and towers**R~troad corridoiS~.** **including.cate~** towers 

### Roofs 

### ofcommercial and res1dent1al 

### structures

7.

# Peti~onera shouldspec!/Y

### 1M

# pro~ mmimum operatingspeedand

### altitude, andlkscribe**mini~** 

### flight visibility and

### distance from clouds 

### for their intendedoperation(s). 

### Petinoners should4escribepotential hazards and

### safety mitigations associated

### with theseproposed

## condi~~- 11

.

# G~ nviromncnlal will typically conduct its 

### UAS flight 

### operations inhover mode 

### up to 

### 500' above und level {"AGL) while visually inspecting structural 

### features oftowers such as 

### guy 

### wire 

## mQbts, antenna motmts, and antennawiring. Petitioner 

### will conduct flights over 

### wetlands,
r. 

### agricult)llnd**crops~** 

### and hazardous sites at no greater than 200' AGL, 

### with groundspeed not to exceed *0 knots. All flight operations will be 

### conducted via VLOS. rj 

### Garvey

## /~nvironmental will not operate any UA at 

### less than 

### 500' below or less than 

### 2,000' 

### horizontlly from a cloud or when visibility is 

### less than three (3) statute 

### miles from the PIC.



### Ifthe

# ~hs loses 

### communications or loses 

### its GPS signal, the UA is designed and manufactured

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### The PI will abort the flight if

### unpredicted obstacles or emergencies are encountered during the flight. 

### I

The PI will not begin a flight unless there is 

### enough 

### available onboard power for 

### the UA, taking · consideration wind and other 

### weather conditions, to conduct 

### the intended 

### operation and to erate after 

### that for at 

### least five (5) minutes or with the reserve power recommended by 

### the 

### marlpfacturer, ifsuch 

### power is greater.

8.

# Pe~onen shoulddeJCrlbe 1M charocterl.Jiics 

### ojtM area

### ojltrlendedoperalkm(•) and flu associaffd potential hazards, 

### in accordance with 

### the statutory mandate under Section 333**regard~g**

### proximity topopulatedareas. 

# I Garvey· 

### nvironmental intends to 

### conduct flight operations in

### the States 

### and Territories 

### ofthe United tates. Petitioner's flight operations will 

### have an 

### emphasis on routine inspections of cellular d 

### other communication towers 

### and wind turbine towers in sparsely populated areas, and th 

### will typically have little effect on the public.

9. Peti oners should**de~cribe** if they intend to operate in theproximity of anyairports, in


### acco with 

### the statutory mandate underSection 333 regardingproximity to 

### aitpot'ts.



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# Garv~~Environmental will 

### not operate 

### a UA 

### within five (5) 

### nautical miles ofthe geographic center

# qfan uncontrolled airport or the Airport Reference Point ofa controlled 

### airport, unless a letter 

### oEagreement with that airport"s management is first 

### obtained by 

### Petitioner or unless such flight

### 1~ otherwise permitted by 

### a Certificate ofWaiver or Authorization issued to 

### Petitioner. Garvey nvironmental 

### will make such letter ofagreement 

### with the airport 

### management available 

### to the 1 

### Administrator or any law 

### enforcement official upon 

### request 

### i! 10.**Th~** UAS 

### must be operatedwithin visualline-o.fsight (VLOS), in accordance with the statutof6; mandate underSection 333{b)(J). Petitioners shoulddescribe how they intend to**comply[~ith** this mandate.

Each 

### tfA.s operated 

### by the Petitioner 

### will be operated witlrin VLOS bythe PIC assisted 

### by aVO. in accoidance with the Section 333(b)(l) statutory mandate 

### not to create a hazard to users of

### the NAS**o~!the** 

### public or pose a threat to 

### national security. f; 

### 11.

# Pr~cedures for conductingpreflightsqfoty riskassessment to determine that the UAS is in a conditit for safe flight {14 CFR § 91. 7 (b)) and that theplannedoperation can be completed 

### safely. 

### II I! The PIG 

### or qualified operator will 

### perform preflight safety 

### checks of

### each UAS 

### prior to each UA flight, 

# i# accordance with the 

### recommendation ofthe manufacturer of

### the specific UAS 

### to be**operate~.** 

### I 12. Pro ·eduresforconduct operations which have existing requirements to notify Flight Standmj District Offices (FSDOs) prior to operations.
i 

### The PI 

### will provide appropriate 

### notification to FSDOs in 

### advance of

### conducting pipeline or powerli, e 

### aerial mapping and/or inspections. or in advance of

### conducting any other flight operati1rs 

### requiring notifications for FSDOs. 

#  f:

In

### acco~~ce with 

### 14 CFR Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the

### Federa~jRegister, ifthe FAA 

### determines that publication is needed:

1

### r.pplicantseeb an exemption 

### from the following FederalAviation Regulations,J4 CFR Part21 r.ubpartH; 

### 14 CFR 45.23 (b); 14 

### CFR 61.113 (a) 

### & (b); 

### 14 CFR 91.7 (a);;l4 

### CFR 91.9 (b) (2); 4 CFR 91.103(b)(2); 

### 14 CFR 91.105; 14 CFR 91.109; 14 CFR 91.119 {c); 14 CFR 91.121; 4 CFR 91.151 (a); 14 CFR 91.203 (a) & (b); 14 CFR 91.405 (a); 14 CFR 91.407 (a) (1); 14 'FR 91.409 (a) (2); and14 CFR 91.417 (a) & (b),for thepurpose of conducting

comme** ~ialflight** operations utilizing small unmanned aerial vehicles ("UAs") weighing 6/bs. 8
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### Garvey nvironmental may be reached through the lUldersigned at the 

### above mailing address and by 

### emai at dgarvey@garveyenviromnental.com. Thankyou for your consideration ofthis 

### Petition1 

### Respec 

### I ly Submitted,

1: l! 

### ARVEYENVIRONMENTALLLC



### y: David A. 

### Garvey Managing 

### Member

Attac nt: APPENDIX A, FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS FROMWHICH 

### PETITI NER GARVEY ENVIRONMENTAL SEEKS EXEMPTION 

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### Under~ Stion 333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and Title 4. Part 11 ofF AR Page 9 12 pages I, 

### II !; I' APPENDIX A FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS FROM WHICH PETITIONER GARVEY ENVIRONMENTAL LLC SEEKS EXEMPTION

Certification procedures f<lr products and parts, Airworthiness Certificates This regulation sets forth the procedural requirements fol' the issuance ofairworthiness certificates

.. Given the size and limited operating area associated with the aircraft to be operated by Petitioner, an exemption from this Subpart meets the requirements ofan equivalent level ofsafety undeJ:" Part 1Jand Section 333 ofthe Reform Act The Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. §44701 (t)) and Section 333 ofthe Reform Act both authorize the FAA to e:l!:.empt aircraft from the requirement fur an a.Uworthiness certificate, upon consideration ofthe size, weight, speed. operational capability, and pmxitnity to au-ports and populated**a~:"eas** ofthe particular UAS. In all cases, an analysis ofthese criteria demonstrates that the UAS operated without an airworthiness certificate:, in the restricted environment and under the conditions proposed will be atleast as safe, or safer. than a conventional aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an airworthiness certificate without the restrictions and conditions proposed.

The UAS to be operated by Petitioner weighs no more than 6 lbs. 8oz., carries no pilot or passenger, carries no explosive m.atedals or flaro.mable liquid fuels, and operates within a secured arul designated area Unlike other civil aircraft, operations Wlder this exemption will be carefully controlled and monitx).-ed by the PlC and conducted incompliance with local public safety requirements. These sakty enhancements provide a greater degree ofsafety to the public and property
owners than conventional operations conducted with airworthiness certificates. Application ofthese criteria demonstrates that there is no Cl'tdible threat to national security posed by the UAS. because oftheir size, speed, location ofoperation, lack ofeXplosive materials or flammable liquid fuels. and inability to cany a**substantial"''"'''"'".-~** An equivalent level ofsafety will be provided by having each UA marked on its fuselage as required by where the PIC, YO, and others with the UAS will see the identification oftheI

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### rGarvey Environmental LLC UnderSe 1**~ion** 333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and**title~** 4, Part 11 ofFAR Page 10 f' 12 pages

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Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the Aircraft

Preflight action

Flight crewmembers at stations

Flight instruction

Minimum safe altitudes unless that PIC has demonstrated to Pe:ititioner, by meeting miniroum flight-hour and currency requirements, that such PIC is able to safely operate such UAS in a manner consistent with the exemption, including evasiYe and emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distances from people, vessels, vehicles, and structures. In this manner, an equivalent level ofsafety will be maintained. As there will be no airworthiness certificate issued for the UAS, should this exemption be granted, no FAA regulatocy standard wHl exist for detenu.ining airworthiness. Because ofesae ofmaintaining the UA to be operated by Petitioner and through the use of s:Uety check lists prior to each flight, an equivalent level ofsafe'ly will be maintained. The UAS, given its size and configuration is nm: capable of carrying such a flight manual on the aircraft or on the person ofan on-board PIC. The equivalent level of safety will be maintained bykeeping the flight manual atthe ground control point whew the PIC will have it readily_available. As FAA-approved flight manuals will not be providEd for the UA. Rather, the PIC will take all actions as stated in aFlight Operation Manual including reviewing weather, flight battexy requirements, landing and takeoff distances, and airctaft penonnance data before initiation offlight as well as checking the UAS for any possible damage that might bring about unfavorable flight conditions. Because ofthe size, design, and capacity ofthe UAs to be operated by Petitioner, the UA flights will not carry crewmembers, who will therefore not be at designated on-flight stations. Therefore, an exemption will be needed. Rather, the UA flights will be operated by a ground-based PIC assisted bv aVO. By their design and function, the UAS to be operated by Peititioner do not bave dual controls. Flight control is accomplished through the use ofa controller that communicates with the aircraft via radio comrounicatlons. The equivalent level ofsafety will be provided by Petitioner in its flight operations insofar as neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the UA, and f)y using lightweight, slow-speed U.As. As this exemption is for a UAS that is a form of helicoptef and Petitioner requests authority to operate at altitudes up to 400 AGL, ao exemption may be needed to allow such opemtions. Petitioner vv:iii not operate its UAS at highet**th~UJ.400** AGL. Inaddition, it will operate its UAS in a restricted area with a securityij 

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Civil airc(Bft: Certifications tequired. perimeter, where property owners and people will not be exposed to operations without their prior consent The equivalent level ofsafety will be achieved given the size, weight, speed ofthe UAS as weU flS the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken withoutthe pennission ofthe property owner/custodian or local officials. as appropriate. ln comparison to tligbt operations with aircraft or rotorcraft weighing fat: more than the maximlllll 6 lbs. 8 oz. UA weight proposed to be used by Petitioner. and the associated absence of flammable fuel, risks associated with these operations
are far less than those presently presented with conventional aircraft operating at or below 400' AGL. In addition, the low-altitude operations ofthe UAS will
ensure separation between the UAS operations and the operations ofconventional aircraft. Petitioner will m:Untain an equivalent level af safety insofar as the altitude information ofPetitioner's UAS w:ill be provided tothe PIC via GPS equipment and a radio connection linking to a controller for active monitoring ofthe flight path and altitude. This altitude information, combined with Petitioner's operation ofthe UA within VLOS, at or below 400' AGL, will ensure a level ofsafety equivalent to that required by this regulation. The altitude information will be generated by GPS equipment onboard the aircraft. Prior to each flight, a zero altitude initiation pojnt will be automatically established by each UAS at ground leveL Petitionerwill obtain an equivalent level ofsafety through: 1) the technical specifications ofthe UAS it will**operate~** (2) the limitations onthe proposed flight operations; and (3) the location ofthe proposed flight operations. Accwdingly, Petitioner will ensure that it will safely operate each battexy·powered UAS during daylight hours in VFR conditions, with enough battery power to fly for a total duration of**~minutes** to the first point ofintended landing and, assuming normal cruising speed to £ly after that for at least minutes. An airworthiness certificate cannot be carried on the UAs to be operated by Petitioner, given the configuration and limited payload capacity ofthese aircraft. To w:it, there is no ability orplace to carry certification and registration documents orto display them on the UAS. A.n equivalent level ofsafety will be achieved by keeping**relev~;~nt** airworthiness certificates. ifany are issued by the FAA for such**UAs~** and relevant manufacturer documentation on the ground in ready
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i !I These PaltJ, along with Part43. apply only to an aircraft with an airworthiness certificate. Because the FAA will not issue an airworthiness certificate for the UAs to be operated by Petitioner, these Parts vvill not apply and an exemption should be granted. Petitioner will maintain the UAs according to the relevant flight manual and operating 'handbook. A.n equivalent level ofsafety will be achieved because the UAS ha$ a vecy limned size, will cany a small payload, and operate only inrestricted
areas for imited periods oftime. If mechanical issues arise, the UAS can land or be brougbt to land right avvay. FUrthermore, .it will be operating from no higher than 400' AGL. The PIC will ensure thatthe UAS is in worlOng ord.er prior to initiating flight, peifoim required maintenance, and keep a log ofany maintenance performed. Moreover, as the person most tamiliar with the aircraft, the PIC is best suited to maintain the aircraft in an ail'WOrthy condition to pmvide an**~:qujva.lent** level ofsafety. An equivalent level oha:&ty will be achieved because maintenance**~** inspections will be performed in accordmce withthe UAS manufacturer's user manual. As provided in the FOM, the operatorwill ensure that the UAS is in working order prior to initiating flight and petfonn required maintenance needed.