UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT ION FED ERA L AVIAT I ON AD MIN ISTRATION WASHlNGTON, D C 20591

In the matte r of the p e tition of REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, LLC, for an exemption from part 2 1 ; 

### §§ 61. 23(a) an d (c), 6 1. 10 1 (e)(4) and (5) , 61.113(a) , 61.31 5(a), 91.7(a), 91.1 1 9(c), 9 1.1 21, 9 1.1 5l(a)(1), 9 1.405(a) , 91.407(a)(I) , 9l.40 9(a)( l ) and (2) , and 91.417(a) and (b) ofTitl e 14 , Co d e ofFedera1 Reg ul ation s. Exemption No. 126238 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-2410

D EN IAL OF EXEMPT ION B y lette r d a ted June 3, 20 1 6, Mr. Dave Bradlaw , on behalf of Remote Control Video Production s, LLC, P.O. Box 93592, South lake, TX 76092, petition e d th e Fe der al Aviat ion Administration (FAA) for an ex emption from 14 CFR part 21 ; 

### §§ 6 1. 23(a) and (c), 6 1.1 0l(e)(4) a n d (5) , 6 1.113 (a), 61.315(a), 9 1.7 (a), 9 1.119 (c), 9 1.1 2 1 , 91. 1 5l(a)(l), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(I), 91.409(a)( 1) and (2) , and 91.417 (a) and (b) ofTitle 14, Code of Federal R egu lation s (14 CFR). The petitioner r eq ue ste d to renew Exemption No. 12 623A, which ex pir es August 31 , 2017, to operate UASs to conduc t aeria l videography. The petitioner s upport s its reque s t with the following information: The orig in a l petition for exe mption de sc ribing th e propo sed op era tion and th e regulations from wh ich the petitioner see ks e xe mpti o n is posted to the do cket. To view the p e tition , visit http: //www. r eg ulations.gov , e nter the regulatory docket numb er found on th e first pa ge of thi s d oc ument into the search box and click " Search, " the n click on the " Op e n Docket Fo ld er " link next to a re s ult assoc iated with th e docket numb er. The FAA' s analysis i s as follows : T he FAA has fina li zed th e fi rst operational rules for routine commerc ia l us e of small unmanned a ir cra ft syste m s ( 14 CFR, part 1 07). The new rule i s n ow in effec t and offers sa f ety reg ul ati o n s for unm anned aircraft drone s weighi ng les s than 55 pound s. The FAA has r eviewed you r r e qu es t and determined th at your re qu es ted ope ration m ay b e c onduct e d e ntir e l

y under part 107 , Operation and Cer t ificatio n ofSmall U nm an n edAircraft Sy s tem s, wi th out exe mpti o n o r need for waiver under th e provi s ion s of 14 CFR § 107.200

.2 Section 333 of Public Law 112-95 , Special Rules for Ce rtain Unmanne d A ir c raft Systems (VAS) , provid e d the FAA authority to authorize certain UAS operations. Thi s incremental step provided a p athw ay for safe an d l egal c iv il operations in the National Airspace System (NAS) and was considered a bridge m ec ha ni s m until the impl e mentation of part 107. Now that part l 07 i s in e ffect , the vast majority of operations authorized w1der prev iousl y issued exemptions under Section 333, including the ope rations proposed in this petition for exemption , can be conducted und er p art 1 07. These operations no longer nec ess itate an exemption. The FAA's decision: In consideration of th e foregoing , I find that a grant of exemption is not in th e public interest. Therefore, purs uant to th e authority contained in 49 U.S. C. §§ 106(f) , 40113 , and 44701 , d e l egated to me by th e Administrator , th e petition of Remote Control Video Productions , LLC i s hereby denied

. Th e petiti oner may b eg in operation s in acc orda nc e w ith 14 CFR, part 107: Ope ration and Ce rtification of Small Unmanned Aircraft S yst ems at th ei r di sc re tion

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# FEB 2 3 2017

John S

. Duncan Direc t or , Flight Standards Service