September	2,	2015

To: U.S.	Department	of	Transportation,	Docket	Operations West	Building	Ground	Floor,	Room	Wl2

- 140 1200	New	Jersey	Avenue,	SE Washington,	DC	20590

From:

William	Westover 808	E	Christopher	St. San	Tan	Valley,	AZ	85140

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chad@chadwestover.com

Petitioning	for	Exemption	Under	Section	333.	FAA	authorization	to	operate	a	UAS for	civil	(non

- governmental)	purposes	other	than	for recreation	or	hobby .	This	is the	new	FAA	streamlined	UAS	for	commercial	operation	at	or	below	200	fe et.

I	seek	relief	of	operation	of	a	UAS	for	commercial	photography	and	videography.

It	will	benefit	the	public	by	flying	at	a	lower	altitude	and	by	providing	unique	views in	video	and	photographs.

Safety	will	not	adversely	be	affected	since	the	FAA	crea ted	safety	guidelines	that	will

be	followed.

The	rule	is:

PUBLIC	LAW	112

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-- FEB.	14,	2012	126	STAT.	77

SEC	336.	SPECIAL	RULE	FOR	MODEL	AIRCRAFT. (I)	the	aircraft	is	flown	strictly	for	hobby	or	recreational	use;

The	exemption	requested	is	to	operate	a UAS	for	commercial	purposes	at	or	below

200	feet.

Pursuant	to	Section	333	of	the	FAA	Modernization	and	Reform	Act	of	2012	(the "Reform	Act")	and	14	C.P.R.	Part	11,	William	Westover,	an	individual,	seeks exemption	from	requirements	of	14	C.F.R.	§	21,	Subp art	H;	14	C.F.R.	§	43.11;	14 C.F.R.	§	91.103;	14	C.F.R.	§	91.105;	14	C.F.R.	§	91.109;	14	C.F.R.	§	91.119;	14	C.F.R.	§ 91.121;	14	C.F.R.	§	91.151(a);	14	C.P.R.§	91.405(a)	and	(d);	14	C.P.R.§	91.407(a)(l); 14	C.F.R.	§	91.409(a)(2);	14	C.P.R.	§	417(a)	and	(b) to	operate	an	unmanned	aerial vehicle	(UAV)	in	support	of	commercial	aerial	photography	and	videography	of individual	commercial,	public,	and	residential	properties	and	structures	with owners/operators	permission	and	appropriate	authorization.	In	addition ,	William Westover	seeks	to	operate	said	UAV	for	the	purposes	of	aerial	photography	andfilmmaking,	construction	site	inspection	and	monitoring,	event photography/videography,	and	for	the	general

- purpose	photography	and videography	suitable	for	commercial usage	as	needed.

The	request	for	this	exemption	is	in	the	Public	Interest	as	there	are	many	consumer applications	for	the	services	that	can	be	provided	by	UAV	that	are	currently conducted	by	manned	aircraft.	Usage	of	a	UAV	for	many	of	these	applications creates	an	environmentally	friendly,	lower	cost	solution	to	both	the	operator	and consumer.	These	aircraft	can	be	operated	safely,	and	without	significant	financial impact	to	the	operator	or	any	person	or	property	on	the	ground	in	the	event	of	the

loss	of an	aircraft.	Utilizing	these	UAV	will	create	a	safe	and	more	productive	work environment,	reduce	environmental	pollution	and	have	a	positive	impact	on	the local	economy,	which	is	in	the	Public	Interest.

William	Westover	respectfully	requests	that	the	FAA grant	the	following exemptions: 14	C.P.R.§	21,	Subpart	H;	14	C.P.R.§	43.11;	14	C.P.R.§	91.103;14	C.P.R.§	91.105; 14	C.P.R.§	91.109;	14	C.P.R.§	91.119;	14	C.P.R.§	91.121;	14	C.P.R.§	91.151(a); 14	C.P.R.§	91.215;	14	C.F.R.	§	91.405(a)	and	(d);	14	C.F.R.	§	9 1.407(a)(1); 14	C.F.R.	§	91.409(a)(2);	14	C.F.R.	§	417(a)	and	(b). 14	C.P.R.	21,	Subpart	H:	Airworthiness	Certificate William	Westover	requests	an	exemption	from	14	C.P.R.	21,	Subpart	i

- L	This Subpart	establishes	the	procedures	for	the	issuance	of	an	airwo rthiness	certificate. William	Westover	requests	an	exemption	from	Part	21,	Subpart	H	because	the	UAV is	under	50	pounds	(including	payload)	and	meets	an	equivalent	level	of	safety pursuant	to	Section	333	of	the	Reform	Act	due	to	its	small	size,	light	weigh t,	and restricted	operating	environment.

14	C.F	.R	43.11:	Records	for	Inspections William	Westover	requests	an	exemption	from	14	C.P.R.	43.11.	This	part	provides that	maintenance	record	entries	be	maintained,	that	the	inspector	list	discrepancies,

and	to affix	placards	to	the	aircraft.	Due	to	its	small	size	the	UAV	proposed	for	use, does	not	have	room	for	placards	to	be	placed	in	or	on	it	and	no	inspections	for	UA	V have	been	certified	by	FAA	at	the	present	time.	However,	as	a	condition	to	the	grant

of	the exemption,	William	Westover	will	perform	the	inspections	and	time replaceable	items	recommended	by	the	manufacturer	and	keep	records	and	log books	of	all	maintenance	and	repairs.

14	C.F	.R	91.103:	Preflight	Action William	Westover	requests	an	exemption	f rom	14	C.F	.R.	91.103.	This	regulation requires	each	pilot	to	take	certain	actions	before	flight	to	insure	the	safety	of	flight. As	FAA	approved	flight	manuals	will	not	be	provided	for	the	UAV,	an	exemption	is

needed.	William	Westover	will	follow	the	manuf actures	preflight	inspection.

14	C.F.R	91.105:	Flight	Crewmembers	at	StationsWilliam	Westover	requests	an	exemption	from	14	C.F	.R.	91.105.	William	Westover requests	an	exemption	from	14	C.P.R.	91.105	since	this	part	is	not	applicable	due	to

the	UAV	carr ying	no	flight	crewmembers.	An	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be maintained	by	ensuring	the	pilot	does	not	change	inflight.

SUMMARY	THAT	CAN	BE	PUBLISHED	IN	THE	FEDERAL	REGISTER Department	of	Transportation

Federal	Aviation	Administration

Petitioner:	Wil liam	Westover Petition	of	exemption	from	sections	of;
14	CFR	61.113, 14	CFR	91.7,	91.119,	91.121,	91.151 14	CFR	91	Subpart	E	(91.405,	91.407,	91.409,	91.417)

Description	of	relief	sought;

William	Westover seeks	an	exemption	for	commercial	operation	of	an	unmanned aerial	vehicle	that	is	less	than	50	pounds	including	payload. The	unmanned	aircraft	vehicle	has	an	onboard	camera	system	capable	of	acquiring high

- resolution	data.

Proposed	operations	will	includ e real	estate	aerial	photography	and	videography,

aerial surveying	services	for	other	commercial	industries such	as	construction	and development,	event	photography	and	videography,	and	the	creation	of	promotional and	advertising	images	as	needed	for	commer cial	purposes

.

This	Petition	for	Exemption	is	similar	in	nature	to	exemptions	granted	to	Desiree Ekstein	of	OnTheGoVideo.biz	(Docket	# FAA

- 2015

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- 0001) and	Stephen Warriner	(Docket	# FAA−2015−0978 ).