12/18/2015

John Eric Morrison 603 L aurel Circle , Bartow , Florida 33830 (636)236

- 5713 johneric262@gmail.com 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 11.81, John Morrison, **certified as a Private Pilot**  as of July 1985 and active as a RC Helicopter and fix wing aircraft operator for over 20 ye ars **,** hereb y applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs ") to allow commercial operation of small, unmanned aircraft for

 Crop monitoring/inspection;

 Research and development;

 Educational/academic uses;

 Power

- line/pipeline inspection in hilly or mountainous terrain;

 Industrial inspections (infrastructure includ ing plants and manufacturing facilities),

 Antenna inspections;

 Aiding certain rescue operations such as locating snow avalanche victims;

 Bridge inspections;

 Aerial photograph y; and cinematography

 Wildlife nesting area evaluations / aquatic habitat inspecti on and evaluations.

 Photogrammetry , LiDar applications (scanning and mapping technologies)

 Agricultural field inspection / related applications,

 Aerial survey

/observation, and associated operations and anal ys es. All operations shall be conducted within and under the conditions and limitations outlined previously

by the FAA as required by

Section 333 and conducted in compliance with the appropriate operator’s manuals. 1. Sections from which exemptions are sought : Application is hereb y made for exemption from: a. 14 CFR Part 21, subpart H b. 14 CFR Part 61.113(a) and (b) c. 14 CFT Part 91: i. 91.103(b)(2) ii. 91.105 iii. 91.109 iv. 91.119 v. 91.121 vi. 91.151 vii. 91.405 viii. 91.407 ix. 91.409x. 91.417

2. Relief sought : a. Petitioner wishes to operate small Unmanned Aircraft S ys tems (sUAS) for commercial purposes to include (but not be limited to) those previously listed in this petition. This relief is sought because commercial use of sUAS is currently prohibited by law unless performed under an exempt ion. b. This exemption will cover use of the following specific commerciall y available and also comparable airframes, all of which will weigh less than 55 pounds including pay load and energy sources: i. DJIPhantom 2 Vision+ ii. DJIPhantom 3 (Standard/Adv anced/Professional) iii. DJIInspire 1 iv. 3D Robotics Solo 3. Public benefit include the following: a. Use of sUAS technology to obtain imagery , information and data currently obtained by

use of manned flight or manual methods: i. Reduces statistical risk to human life due to manned aircraft accidents (e.g., infrastructure inspections) and due to other dangerous activities that can be avoided (e.g., scaffolding/rigging failures during stack or bridge inspections). ii. Reduces the cost of obtaining such information, which benefits consumers and the economy

. iii. Due to the cost effectiveness of sUAS, more frequent inspections of infrastructure may be scheduled. iv Reduces environmental impact by eliminating sources of hy drocarbon emissions from manned ai rcraft iv. Reduces statistical risk to human life and property due to the relatively

small size of the sUAS when compared to manned aircraft. 4. Safety not adversely

affected : a. If required, aircraft will be registered and marked in accordance with Secti on 44711 and Part 47 and Part 45, Subpart C. b. Aircraft will comply

with maintenance and inspection requirements of the manufacturer. All repair and maintenance work will be conducted or approved by qualified personnel, such as those authorized by DJI/3D Robotics (or their reasonable equivalent), and will require a test flight after such work. Records of all maintenance and repair work will be kept in a maintenance log for each aircraft. c. All operations will be conducted in accordance with valid Certific ates of Authorization. d. All flight operations will comply with the following: i. Employ ment of the reasonably

available manufacturers’ user manuals.ii. Flight Operations and Procedures Manual (FOPM) and Aircraft

Flight Manuals (AFM), which include lost communication and other emergency

and safety

procedures. iii. Flights will be conducted in VMC conditions during daylight hours. iv. PI C (Pilot in Command) will maintain VL OS at all times. Adequate additional crew, (acting as observers when needed ), will b e tasked for appropriate flights. v. Preflight inspections (including ground control station, if any) and safet y risk assessments will be conducted prior to each flight. vi. Flight altitudes will remain below 500 feet above ground level, unless otherwise authorized by FAA regulations or exceptions. vii. Flight ground speeds will not, under normal ops, exceed 87 knots. viii. Not intrude into Class B, C or D airspace, or published approach, SI D or STAR, or take place within 5 nautical miles of an airport without reasonable notice (if practical). When flown within 5 miles of an airport, the operator of the aircraft will provides the airport operator and the airport air traffic control tower (when an air traffic facility

is located at the airport) with prior no tice of the operation. ix. Made clear of persons in conformance with 14 CFR 91.119. x. Not exceed 75% of the battery or fuel capacit y of the aircraft. xi. Any significant incidents will be reported within 24 hours of
occurrence. xii. Any applicable local F SDO requirements. xiii. All other applicable regulations concerned with the operation of aircraft. e. Aircraft will use FCC compliant 2.4 GHz for command & control of the aircraft with well defined and tested lost link procedures.
Please advise of an y addi tional information or changes that may be required.
Sincerel y,
John Eric Morrison