Re: Exemption Request Pursuant To Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 2012

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the "Reform Act") and the procedures contained in 14 C.F .R. 11, to request that Andy Caldwell, owner and and operator of small UAS, be exempted from the Federal Aviation Regulations (F AR's) listed below. The exemption is necessary to operate a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) commercially in airspace regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These operations will be

conducted within and under the conditions outlined he rein or as may be established by the FAA as required by Section 333.§11.81. It is requested that the following aspects of Section 333 of

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 be considered:

Petition for Exemption under Section #333 of the FAA Mode rnizations and Reform Act of 2012

and 14 CFR Part 11

1

. 

### Name and Address
Andy Caldwell | Owner
Genesis One Productions, LLC 6000 Brook Valley Run
Monroe, NC 28110

704

- 839

- 1920 andy@genesisoneproductions.org

2. 

### Describe how the proposed USA operat ion will be safely conducted to minimize risk to the NAS or to persons and property on the ground.

• Petitioner and Operator will be in control of a DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter for low flying aerial photography and videography with commercial use.

• Operat or has conducted over 10 hours of educational UAS instruction and over 20 hours of flight time with the Phantom 2 Quadcopter.

• Operator always uses the Prop guards to ensure safety to persons and property while in flight and on the ground.

• Pursuant t o receiving an Exemption for the FAA, the o wner and operator will abide by

the “ blanket” COA as mentioned in the following statement:As of March 23, 2015, the FAA will automatically grant a “ blanket ” COA for flights at or below 200 feet to any UAS operator with a Section 333 exemption, provided the aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds, operations are conducted during daytime Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions and within visual line of sig ht (VLOS) of the pilots, and stay certain distances away from airports or heliports:

• 5 nautical miles (NM) from an airport having an operational control tower; or

• 3 NM from an airport with a published instrument flight procedure, but not an operational

tower; or

• 2 NM from an airport without a published instrument flight procedure or operational

tower; or

• 2 NM from a heliport with a published instrument flight procedure



### 3. Describe any procedures that you would implement:

• Pre

- flight inspections & Pre

- flight log

• Safety Zone

o Operator reviews location for potential inclement weather, wind and obstacles (i.e. power lines.)

o Operator checks any solar activity on a Geomagnetic Index via the Magnetic Storms Application.



### 4. Regarding the Unmanned Aircraft PIC

• Operator has approximately 20 hours of flight ti me, inspection and maintenance sessions.

• Operator carries a First

- Aid Kit when during UAS operation.



### 5. Regarding the Operation of the Unmanned Aircraft

• Petitioner is seeking relief for following reasons:

o Petitioner requests to be permitted for commercial operation of a small UAS PIC operating the UAS will have accumulated and logged, in a manner consistent with 14 CFR 61.51(b), at least 20 hours logged as a UAS pilot with a multi

- rotor UAS.

o The activitie s being proposed by this petitioner are in a very controlled and open area. The flights would be confined to over flight of the client real estate at the request of and with permission from the land owner, and maintain a distance of more than 50 feet away f rom any buildings, persons, active highways or railroads, and below the 400

f ee t AGL limitation.

o N Number Reservation Your payment has been submitted to Pay.gov and the details are below. If you have any questions or you wish to cancel this payment, please contact

the Aircraft Registry at (405) 954

- 3131

. Application Name: N Number Reservation
Pay.gov Tracking ID: 25MMOD6R

A gency Tracking ID: 201508042227488487NNTransaction Type: Sale Transaction Date: Aug 4, 2015 11:29:16 PM

Account Holder Name: Robert A. Caldwell
Transaction Amount: $10.00 Billing Address: 6000 Brook Valley Run City: Monroe

State/Province: NC Zip/Postal C ode: 28110 Country: USA Card Type: Visa Card Number: ************8853

o Petitioner always checks for No

- Fly Zone areas and an y other preventable issues that may impede any UAS operation.

o Petitioner inspects the Phantom 2 batteries, rotors and landing gear to ensure all parts are working properly.

o Petitioner inspects area for any obstacles or obstructions that would impede flight for the UAS or distract me the operator to keep line of sig ht during flight

- anything

to minimize risk to the NAS or to persons and property on the ground.

o Operating Frequency Used for Phantom 2 Remote Controller (Transmitter): 2.4 GHz ISM.

o Operator DOES NOT currently use any wifi devices (i.e. using Mobile i Phone or Android platform to connect via wifi with GoPro Hero3 wifi for live viewing. This is known to be very hazardous to NAS or people and property on the ground while in flight due to signals with the Phantom 2 crossing signals which could create a pos sible Fly

- Away
scenario.)



### 6. Regarding the Unmanned Aircraft PIC

• Petitioner is the only PIC who will be directly responsible for the operation of the UAS.

• Petitioner does not use any form of medication, alcohol or any other drug that would impair

us e of UAS.



### 7. Regarding the Operation of the Unmanned Aircraft

• Preparation is imperative for the PIC! One does not simply open the box and start flying the UAS. The petitioner was cognitive in researching and watching informational videos on safety pre cautions and operations for the DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter.

• PIC does not allow UAS during low

- altitude flight to go out of sight and uses no Live Wireless Monitors during flight operation. (Less distractions make for a safer and efficient flight.)

• PIC maintains flight visibility (Visual Line of Sight

- VLOS) AT ALL TIMES.

• PIC seeks exemption for low

- altitude commercial use primarily for the use in commercial/ residential real estate areas, construction areas as well as inspection needs.

• DJI Ai rcraft firmware for the models being used includes systems for: Blocking take

- off in restricted areas around airports.

o Automatic Return

- To

- Launch

- Site and land upon loss of control signal (see document provided)

o Automatic remote monitoring and warning of low battery condition (30%)In summary, the Petitioner/ PIC requests exemption from Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 2012 in order to commercially use his owned Phantom 2 Quadcopter for aerial photography and video under suggested safety and FAA gu idelines submitted in this petition. Thank you for taking the time to consider my petition for exemption. I have gained more of an understanding of how important this process has been and will strongly encourage other inspiring UAS operators to further edu cate themselves in this growing industry!

Respectfully Submitted,

Andy Caldwell