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August 24, 2015

PETITIONER:

Richie Hayward Photography Richard F. Hayward, Owner 327 Katie Ct, Jonesborough, TN 37659

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Attn:

FAA U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act

Dear Sir or Madam :

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform Act), and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Richard Hayward, owner of Richie Hayward Photography, hereby applies for an exemption from the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) listed below to allow operation of our Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) commercially in airspace regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) so long as such operations are conducted with and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be established by the FAA as required by Section

333.

Regulations from which exemption is requested: 14 C.F.R. Part 21 : 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b):14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) & (b): 14 C.F.R. 91.7(a) : 14 C.F.R. 91.9(b) (2): 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.F.R. 91.203(a) & (b): 14 C.F.R. 91.401

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P ROPOSED OPERATIONS WOULD INCLUDE:

 Nature and Landscape Photography and Videography

 Construction site updates and surveys

 Tourism Promos

 Commercial and Residential Real Estate

 Outdoor Adventure Activities

- Rafting, Kayaking and Sailing

 Marketing/Advertising

 Emergency Management Partnering

 Assist Local Media

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sUAS SUBMITTED FOR EXEMPTION OF THE ABOVE SAFETY REGULATIONS ;

DJI Phantom 3 Pro fessional Quad

- rotor aircraft :

Safety failsafe features equipped to ensure safe operation;

 Preprogrammed no

- fly zones in and around airports

 GPS hovering capability

 Visual and ultrasonic sensors to augment hover capability with GPS and supplant GPS when satellite signals are unavailable

 Auto

- return

- to home

- RTH to location of take off or Home Point in the event of in

- flight emergency

 Auto

- return to home and auto land in the event of loss of signal or low battery

 Automatic flight logs of flight route, distance, times and other metric

The DJI Phantom 3 Professional weighs 1280g (2.28lbs.) The diagonal footprint including propeller arc is 590mm. Max accent and decent rates are 5 and 3 meters per second respectfully. Maximum speed is 16 meters per second (31.1 knots). The sUAS utilizes U.S. and Russian GLONASS positioning satellites. The Phantom 3 Pro is battery operated with a run time of approximately 20 minutes.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR EXEMPTIONS

The Federal Aviation A ct expressly grants the FAA authority to issue exemptions. This statutory authority includes exempting civil aircraft, as the term is defined under §40101 of the Act, including sUAS's, from the requirement that
all civil aircraft must have a current airwor thiness certificate.

The Administrator may grant an exemption from a requirement of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section or any sections 44702

- 4416 of this if the Administrator finds the exemption in the public interest. 49 U.S.C. §44701(f).

Section 333(b) of the Reform Act assists the Secretary in determining whether sUAS may operate in the National Airspace System (NAS) without creating a hazard to the user, the public or a threat to national security. In making the dete rmination, the Secretary must consider:

 The UAS's size, weight, speed and operational capability;

 Whether the UAS operates within the visual line of sight of the operator

 Whether the UAS operates outside of highly populated areas and away from close proxi mity to airports

Reform Act §333(a). If the Secretary determines that a UAS "may operate safely in the national airspace system, the Secretary shall establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft in the national airspace system." Id. §33 3 (c).

Considering the small size of the sUAS involved and the restricted and sterile environment which they will operate, his application falls within the zone of safety Congress envisioned the FAA, by exemption, allow commercial operations of sUAS's to begin immediately.

In addition to the small size of the sUAS, the low altitudes and restricted areas in which his sUAS will operate, approval of the application presents no national security issue.

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PUBLIC INTEREST

Aerial photography and videography for real estate and events are proven strategies to enhance marketing efforts and increase business success. The industry is not new. However, until recently it was conducted through the use of costly manned aircraft, a prohibitive business activity for small companies. By granting this exemption petitioner would be able to provide affordable services.

Further, the small s UAS will pose no threat to the public given its small size and lack of combustible fuel when compared to larger manned aircraft. Addi tionally, the operation of our UAS will minimize harm to the environment economic growth by providing information to companies the public looking
to relocate or build in the metro areas the Petitioner services . Public and private events serviced by the petitioner's business will enhance vibrancy and add culture to the community and its citizens.

EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY

The Petitioner proposes that the exemption requested herein apply to civil aircraft that have the characteristics and that operat e with the limitations listed herein. These limitations provide for an equivalent or higher level of safety because operations will further enhance the safety of the persons and/or property using conventional
aircraft. These limitations and conditions to which the applicant agrees to adhere to when conducting commer

cial operations under the FAA issued exemption as set forth in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) include:

 The UAS will be less than 55 pounds.

 Flights will be operated within visual line of sight of a pilot.

 Maximum total flight time for each operational flight will be 15

- 20 minutes. The sUAS calculates battery reserve in real time, and will return to its ground station with at least 20% battery power reserve should that occur prior to the 30 minute limit.

 Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet AGL.

 The flights will occur no closer than a 5 mile radius of the geographic center/Airport Reference Point (ARP) of a tower controlled or uncontrolled airport.

 All flights will occur under Visual Flight Rules Meteorologist Conditions (VMC) only.

 Crew for each operation will consist of the sUAS pilot who will keep the sUAS within his/her visual line of sight at all times. As well as a visual observer ( VO )

. The sUAS pilot wi ll be trained in flight operations an d safety procedures via FAA regulations and the owner's manuals.

 All operations will utilize a visual observer

- VO. The sUAS will be operated within the visual line of sight(VLOS) of the VO at all times. The VO and PIC (Pilot In Command ) will be able to comm un icate verbally at all times. The PIC will be designated prior to the flight and will not transfer his or hers designation for the duration of the flight. The PIC will ensure that the VO can perform the functions prescribed in the operating documents.

 A briefing will be conducted in regard to the planned sUAS operations prior to each day's production activities. It will be mandatory that all personnel who will be performing duties within the boundaries of the sa fety perimeter be present for this briefing.

 All onsite personnel will consent to the sUAS flyover on site by waiver, and the operator will obtain additional verbal or written consent of all persons who will be allowed within 100 feet of the flight operation.

 The pilot will have been trained in operation of sUAS generally and received up

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- date information on the particular sUAS to be operated.

 Written and/or oral permission from the relevant property holders will be obtained.

 All required permissio ns and permits will be obtained from territorial, state, county, or city jurisdictions, including local law enforcement, fire or other appropriate governmental agencies.

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 If the sUAS loses communications with the remote controller or loses GPS signal, the sUAS will have the capability to return to a pre

- determined location within a designated location and land autonomously.

 The sUAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles,

w eather, or emergencies.

 The operations will be l imited to a DJI Phantom 3 Pro quad

- rotor aircraft weighing 2.8 lbs

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 Th e sUAS will not be flown above an airspeed of 30 mph

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 The sUAS will not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or vehicle

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 The sUAS will remain clear and yield the right of way t o all manned aviation operations and activities at all times

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 Flight operations will be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipating persons, vessels, vehicles and structures unless: a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons from the the UA and/or debris in the event of an accident. We will ensure that nonparticipating persons remain under such protection. If a situation arises where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are within 500 feet of the UA, flight operations must cease immediately and/or; b. The aircraft is operated near vessels, vehicles or structures where the owner/controller of such vessels , vehicles or structures has granted perm ission and the PIC has made a safety assessment of the risk of operating closer to those objects and determined that it does not present an undue hazard and; c. Operations nearer to the PIC, VO, operator trainees or essential persons do not present

an undue hazard to those persons per § 91.119(a).

 The operating documents will be accessible during sUAS operations and made available to the Administrator upon request. Any revisions to the operating doucments will be presented to the Administrator upon re q uest.

 Proir to each flight, the PIC will inspect the sUASto ensure it is in a condition for safe flight. If the inspection reveals a condition that effects the safe operation of the sUAS, the sUAS will not be operated until the necessary maimtenance has b een performed and the sUAS is found to be in a condition for safe flight. The Ground Control Station will be included in the preflight inspection. All maintenance and alterations will be properly documented in the aircraft records.

 Any sUAS maintenance or alterations that affect the sUAS operation characteristics, e.g.replacement of a critical flight component, will undergo a functional test flight. The PIC who conducts the functional test flight will make an entry in the aircraft records.

 The preflight in spection section in the operating documents will account for all descrepancies , i.e. inoperable components, items, or equipment , not already covered in the rel evant sections of the o p erating documents.

 The pe titioner will follow sUAS manufacturer’s aircra ft/component, maintenance , overhaul, replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements.

 Each sUAS operated will comply with all Safety Bulletins.

 Prior to operations conducted for the purpose of aerial videography/photography and for real estate listing videos and public and private events and similar operations, unless the PIC has accumulated and logged in a manner consiste nt with 14 C.F.R. 61.51 (3), a minimum of 2 5 hours of total time as a sUAS rotorcraft pilot including at least 10 hours logged as a sUAS pilot with multi

- rotor sUAS.

 Prior to operations conducted for the purpose of aerial videography/photography and for real estate listing videos and public and private events and similar operations, unless the PIC has accumulated and logged in

a manner consistant with 14 C.F.R. 61.51 (3), a minimum of 5 hours as sUAS p ilot operating the make and mod el of the sUAS to be used in operations. The PIC will ac complish 3 take

- offs and landing s in the preceding 90 days.

 The sUAS operations will not be during ni ght, as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1. All operations will be conducted under vi sual meteorological conditions (VMC).

 The sUAS will not be operated less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000 feet horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than 3 stat ute miles from the PIC.

 The PIC will abort a flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies in accordance with the operating documents.

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 The PIC will not begin a flight unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is en ough

p ower to fly at normal cruising speed to the intended landing point and land the sUAS with 30% battery power remaining.

 The Petitioner will obtain an Air Traffic Organization (ATO) issued Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) prior to conducting any operations , and also request a Notice to Air

- man (NOTAM) not more than 72 hours in advance, but not less than 48 hours prior to the operation.

 Before conducting operations, the radio frequency spectrum used for operation and control of the sUAS will comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or other appropriate government ovesight agency requirements.

 The documents re quired under 14 C.F.R. 91.9 and 91.203 will be available to the PIC at the Ground Control Station of the sUAS any time the sUAS is operating. These documents will be made available to the Administrator or any law en forcement official upon request.

 The sUAS will not be op erated over congested or densely populated areas.

 An y incident, accident, or flight operation that transgresses the lateral or vertical boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA will be reported to the FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS

- 80) within 24 hours. Accidents will be reporte d to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) per instructions contained on the NTSB website:www.ntsb.gov

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Regulations from which exemption is requested: 14 C.F.R. Part 21: C.F.R. Part 27: 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b) and 45.27(a) : 14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) & ( b): 14 C.F.R. 91.7(a): 14 C.F.R. 91.9(b) (2): 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.F.R. 91.203(a) & (b): 14 C.F.R. 91.401

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REASONS FOR SEEKING RELIEF :

14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H, Airworthiness Certificates & 14 C.F.R. §91.203(a ) ( 1).

This petition seeks an exemption from 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H, which establishes the procedural requirements for the issuance of airworthiness certificates as required by 14 C.F.R. §91.203(a ) ( 1). Given the si ze and limited operating area associated with the sUAS to be utilized by the Petitioner, an exemption from Part 21 Subpart H meets the requirements of an equivalent level of safety under Part 11 and Section 333 of the Reform Act.

The Federal Avia tion Act (49 U.S.C. §4470(f) and Section 333 of the Reform Act both authorize the FAA to exempt aircraft from the requirement for an airworthiness certificate, upon consideration of the size, weight, speed, operational capability, and proximity to airports and popu lated areas of the particular US. In all cases, an analysis of these cr i teria demonstrates that the sUAS operated without an airworthiness certificate, in the restricted environment and under the conditions proposed will be at least as safe or safer, tha n a conventional rotorcraft operating with an airworthiness certificate, without the restrictions and conditions of the proposed sUAS operations.

EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY

The sUAS to be operated hereunder is less than 55 lbs. fully loaded, carries neither a pilot nor passenger, and carries no explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels. Unlike other civil aircraft, the proposed operations in this petition for exemption will be controlled and monitored by the operator, in accordance with FAA requi rements.

These safety enhancements, which already apply to civil aircraft operated in connection with existing inspection operations, provide a greater degree of safety to the public and property owners than conventional operations
cond u cted with airwort hiness certificates issued under 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H. Lastly, application of these same criteria demonstrates that there is no credible threat to national security posed by the sUAS, due to its size, speed of operation, location of operation, la ck of explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and inability to carry a substantial external load.

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14 C.F.R PART 27: Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft

14 C.F.R. Part 27 sets forth the procedural requirements for airworthiness certification of normal category rotorcraft. To the extent the Petitioner's sUAS would otherwise require certification under Part 27, as a rotorcraft, Petitioner requests an exemption from Part 2 7's airworthiness standards for the same reasons identified in the exemption request from 14C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H.

14 C.F.R. §§ 91.9(c), 45.23(b), and 45 .27(a). Aircraft Marking and Identification Requirements

This petition seeks an exemption from the aircraft marking and identification requirements of 14 C.F.R. § 91.9(c), 45.23(b) and 45.27(a).

14 C.F.R. § 91.9(c), Civil aircraft flight manual, marking and placard requirements, provides that: no person may operate a U.S.

- registered civil aircraft unless that aircraft is identified in accordance with part 45 of this chapter.

14 C.F.R

. § 45.23(b), Markings of the Aircraft states: When marks include only the Roman capital "N" and the registration number is displayed on limited, restricted or light s port category or experimental or provisionally certified aircraft, the operator must also display on that aircraft near each entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pilot station, in letters not less than 2 inches or more than 6 inches high, the words "limited" , "restricted", "light sport", "experimental" , or "provisional", as applicable.

14 C.F.R. § 45.27(a), Rotorcraft, states: Each operator of a rotorcraft must display on that rotorcraft horizontally on both surfaces on the cabin, fuselage, boom, or tail t he marks required by § 45.23

Exemption from § 45.23(b) is warranted because the sUAS has no entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pilot station on which the word "Experimental" can be placed. Moreover, given the size of the sUAS, two inch lettering would be impossible. The word "Experimental" will be placed on the fuselage in compliance with § 45.29(f). Given the nature of the specific relief sought by this exemption request, Petitioner requires relief from the associated marking and identification requirements of § 45.27 (a), § and 91.9(c), which wo uld require compliance with § 45.23(b)

An equivalent level of safety for exemptions to the aircraft marking and identification requirements of §§ 91.9(c), 45.23(b) and 45.27(a) will be provided by having the sUAS marked on its fuselage as required by§ 45 .29(f) where the pilot, observer, and others working with the sUAS will see the identification on the sUAS as "Experimental". Additionally, Petitioner will ensure compliance with any requests of sUAS marking by the FAA.

14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) & (b) : Priva te Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Pilot in Command (PIC)

The Petitioner submits that the equivalent level of safety established by § 61.113(a) and (b) will be maintained
because the PIC will be allowed to operate the DJI Phantom 3 Professional sUAS unless that PIC has demonstrated, by meeting the minimum flight

- hour and currency requirements, that t he PIC is able to safely operate the DJI
Phantom 3 Professional sUAS in a manner consi stent with the exemption, including evasive and emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distances from people, vessels and structures.

Considering the petitioner's proposed area of operations and the operating limitations set forth above, the para llel nature of private pilot aeronautical knowledge requirements to those of commercial pilot requirements (see Exemption No11062), and the airmanship skills necessary to safely operate the DJI Phantom 3 Professional sUAS,

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the Petitioner submits that the a dditional manned airmanship experience of a commercially certified pilot would not correlate to the airmanship skills necessary for the Petitioner's specific proposed flight operations.

The FAA has previously granted relief from § 61.13(a) and (b) specifi c to sUAS in circumstance similar, in all material respects, to those presented herein (e.g. Exemption Nos. 11062, 11063,11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 1 1180, 11109, 1 1110, 1 1112, 11136 1 ,1138, 1 1150, 11153, 11156, 11159, 11160,11161).

Specifically, the PIC m

ust have accumulated and logged, in a manner consistent with 14 C.F.R. § 61.51(b), 25 hours
total time as a sUAS rotorcraft pilot (with a minimum or 5 hours of those hours as a sUAS to be used for operations under the exemption). In addition to the hour re quirements, the PIC must accomplish 3 takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days (for currency purposes)

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As in Exemption Nos. 11062, 11138 and 11153, prior to documented flight experience that was obtained in compliance with applicable regulations will ensure an equivalent level of safety during the Petitioner's proposed operations. The Administrator has held that prior documented flight experience that was obtained in compliance with applicable regulations would ensure safe operations, stating as f ollows:

In Exemption No. 11062, the FAA required that prior to conducting operations for the purpose of motion picture filming (or similar operations), the PIC must have accumulated and logged, in a manner consistent with 14 C.F.R. 61.51(b), 25 hours of total time as a sUAS rotorcraft pilot including at least 10 hours logged as a sUAS pilot with multi rotor sUAS. Prior operations under Exemption No. 11062, the PIC must have also accumulated a minimum of 5 hours as a sUAS pilot operating the same make and model of sUAS to be used for operations under the exemption. For clarification, the FAA considers these minimum hour requirements to be inclusive rather than additive: i.e. 5 hours make and model time may be included in the 10 hours of sUAS rotorcraft time . In addition to the hour requirement, the PIC must accomplish 3 takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days (for currency purposes). The FAA finds that at a minimum, the flight

- hour requirements in Exemption No. 11062 are appropriate to practice and
bu ild proficiency in the skills necessary to safely conduct the Petitioner's proposed operations. The FAA also finds that prior documented flight experience that was obtained in compliance with applicable regulations would satisfy the requirement. Training, proficiency, and experience building flights can also be conducted under the grant of exemption to accomplish the required flight time. During training, proficiency, and experience

- building flights the PIC is required to operate the sUAS with app ropriate distances in accordance with 14 C.F.R. 91.119

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14 C.F.R 91.7(a) Civil Aircraft Worthiness

The equivalent level of safety established by § 91.7(a) will be maintained because prior to very flight, the Petitioner
will ensure that the DJI Phantom3 P rofessional is in an airworthy condition based upon the sUAS compliance with it's operating documents and as stated in the conditions and limitations herein. Additionally, the FAA has previously granted relief from § 91.7(a) specific to sUAS, in circumstan ce similar, in all material respects to those presented herein (e.g. Ex emption Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064 , 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080,

1 1109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 1 1138, 1 1150, 11153, 11157, 11158, 1 1160, 11161).

14 C.F.R 91.9(b ) ( 2); Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the Aircraft

Section 91.9 (b) (2) provides: No person may opera te a U.S. registered aircraft. (2) for which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight manual is not required by 21.5 of this chapter, unless there is available in the aircraft a current

appr oves airplane or rotorcraft Flight manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards or any combination thereof. The sUAS, given its small size and configuration has no ability or place to carry such a flight manual on the aircraft, not only because there is no pilot on board, but because there is no room or capacity to carry such an item
on the aircraft.

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The equivalent level of safety will be achieved by keeping the flight manual at the ground control point where the
PIC of the sUAS will have immedi ate access to it.

14 C.F.R. 91.103 : Flight Instruction

Section 91.103 provides that no person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft, by their design do not have fully fu nction al dual controls. sUAS and remotely piloted aircraft, by their design do not have fully functional dual controls. Flight control is accomplished through the use of a control box that communicates with the aircraft via radio communications. The FAA ha s approved exemptions for flight training without fully functional dual controls for a number of aircraft and for flight instruction in experimental aircraft. The equivalent level of safety provided by the fact that neither a pilot nor passengers will be c arried in the aircraft and by the size and speed of the aircraft.

14 C.F.R. 91

. 119: Minimum Safe Altitudes

Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. § 91.119(d) allows helicopters to be operated
less than the minimum prescribed, provided the person operating the helicopter complies with any route or altitudes prescribed for helicopters by the FAA. As this exemption is for a sUAS that is a helicopter and the exemption requests authority to operate at altitudes up to 400 AGL , or not more than 200 above an elevated platform from which filming is being planned, an exemption may be needed to allow such operations. As set forth herein the sUAS will never operate at higher than 400 AGL with the exception that in circumstances where the sUAS is used to survey or photograph a structure whose height exceeds 400 AGL, the sUAS will not be operated more than 100ft above the highest point on the structure. It will however be operated in a restricted area with security perimeter,
where buildings and people will not be exposed to the operations without their pre

- obtained consent. The equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size of the sUAS as well as the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken without the pe rmission of the property owners. Because of the advance notice to the property owner and participants in the filming activity, all affected individuals will be aware of the planned flight operations. Compared to flight operations with aircraft or rotorcraf t weighing far more than the maximum 55 lbs proposed herein and the lack of flammable fuel , any risk associated with these operations is far less than those presently presented with conventional aircraft operating at or below 500 AGL. In addition, the low

- altitude operations of the sUAS will ensure separation between these sUAS operations and the operations of conventional aircraft that must comply with § 91.119. The F AA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation: Exemption Nos. 8607, 8737, 9299, 9299A, 9565, 9565b, 10167a, 10602, 32827 and 10700.

14 C.F.R. 91.121: Altimeter settings

This regulation requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain c ruising altitude by reference to an altimeter that is set"...to the elevation of the departure airport or an appropriate altimeter setting available before departure." As the sUAS may not have a barometric altimeter, but instead a GPS altitude read out, an exemption may be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by the operator, pursuant to the safety check list and live flight data monitoring, confirming the altitude of the launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator before flight.

14 C.F. R. 91.151(a): Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions

This petition er seek s an exemption from C.F.R. § 91,151(a) fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions. Section 91.151 states:(a) No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless(considering wind and

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forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel t o fly to the first point of intended landing and assuming normal cruising speed. (1) During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes: or (2) At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes. The battery powering the sUAS provid es approximately 20 minutes of powered flight. An exemption from the 30

- minute reserve requirement in C.F.R. § 91.151 is ther e fore required

. An equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting flights to 25 minutes or 25% of battery power, whichever happens first. This restriction would be more than adequate to return the sUAS to its planned landing zone from anywhere within its limited operating area. Operation of the sUAS with less than 30 minutes of reserve fuel does not engender the type risks tha t § 91.151(a) was intended to alleviate given the size and speed of the sUAS. Moreover, operation will be limited to controlled areas where only people and property owners, or official representatives who have signed waivers will be allowed

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14 C.F. R. 91 .203 (a) and (b): Carrying Civil Aircraft Certification and Registration

The regulation provides in pertinent part: (a) Except as provided in 91,715, no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it has with it the following: (1) An appropriate and curren t airworthiness certificate...(b) No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flig ht
authorization issued under 91. 715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so t hat it is legible to passengers or crew. The sUAS fully loaded weighs no more than 5 lbs and is operated without an onboard pilot. As such, there is no ability or place to carry certification and registration documents or to display them on the sUAS. An eq uivalent level of safety will be achieved by keeping these documents at the ground control point where the PIC is flying the sUAS will have immediate access to them: to the extent they are applicable to the sUAS.

14 C.F.R. §§ 91

. 405(a): 91.407(a ) ( 1): 91.409(a ) ( 2) ; 91.417 (a) and (b); Maintenance Inspections

This petition seeks an exemption from the maintenance inspection requirements of 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.405(a) ; 91.407(a ) ( 1): 91.409(a ) ( 2); 91.417 (a) and (b). These regulations specify maintenance an d inspection standards in reference to C.F.R. Part 43. See, e.g., 14 C.F.R. 91.405(a) (stating that each owner or operator of an aircraft "shall have that aircraft inspected as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections... have discrepancies repaired as prescribed in part 43 of this chapter").An exemption to these regulations is needed because Part 43 and these sections apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate, which the sUAS will not have. An equivalent leve l of safety will be achieved because maintenance and inspections will be performed in accordance
with the manufactures owners ' manual. As p r ovided in the manual, the operator will ensu r e that the sUAS is in working order prior to initiating flight, perform required maintenance and keep a l og of any maintenance performed. The operator is the person most familiar with the aircraft and best su ited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition to provide the equiv alent level of safety. If mechanical issues arise, the sUAS can land immediately and will be operating from no higher than 400 ft AGL. Moreover, the sUAS's small size, carrying capacity, and the fact that flight will only take place in restricted areas for limited periods of time, create less risk
than the same factors associated with conventional fixed

- wing aircraft and rotorcraft performing the same operation.

CONCLUSION:

The Petitioner, who has over 34 years in law enforcement and military, can great ly appreciate the need for regulations to govern our NAS for the safety of those who fly or those on the ground. The field of aerial photography/ videography with UASs is mushrooming daily and presents great opportunities for economic growth.

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Therefore, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Section 333, the Petitioner respectfully requests that the Administrator grant this Petition for an exemption from the above requirements and permit the Pet itioner to operate the DJI Phantom 3 Pro sUAS commercially for the purpose of aerial video and photography over certain areas of the United States.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Hayward
President/Owner Richie Hayward Photography
327 Katie Ct. Jonesborough, TN 37659

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Appendices:

Link to DJI Phantom 3 Manual:

DJI Phantom 3 Pro Manual