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U. S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12

- 140, Washington, DC 20590

Re: Request for Exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from 14 C.F.R. 61.23(a) and (c); 61.101(e)(4) and (5); 61.113(a); 61.315(a); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151(a)(1); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) and (2); 91.417(a) & (b).

PETITION FOR SUMMARY EXEMPTION

Dear S ir 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, Drone

- Home USA, LLC , (“ DRONE

- HOME ”) an operator of Small
Unmanned Aircraft (UA) hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Fed eral Aviation
Regulations ("FARs") to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to conduct video,
photography, and inspection services

. DRONE

- HOME is eligible for a summary exemption

for aerial data collection. 1

1 Aerial data collection includes any remote sensing and measuring by an instrument(s) aboard the UA. Examples

in clude imagery (photography, video, infrared, etc.), electronic measurement (precision surveying, RF analysis, etc.), chemical measurement (particulate measurement, etc.), or any other gathering of data by instruments

aboard the UA. See exemption s #. 11482 and 11843, among others.{01255881.1 }
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615.238.6300 (phone)

- 615.238.6301 (fax) QUICK REFERENCE SUMMARY:

• Types of aircraft to be flown:

o DJI Phantom 3

o DJI Inspire 1

• In addition to the proprietary documents to be provided under separate cover, t echnical
manuals are all currently available online at the following URLs:

o Phantom 3 : http://www.dji.com/product/phantom

- 3/download

o Inspire 1: http://www.dji.com/product/inspire

- 1/download

• The operations will be primar i l y for aeri al data collection

. 2

• We already agree to all the restrictions listed in Exemption # 11 843 granted to Precision
Alaska Aerial Survey , LLC to conduct aerial photograph y and videography for real estate,
insurance, utility, and telecommunications on June 17 , 2015. Those restrictions are listed

below. Based upon the FAA’s recent guidance, this petition is eligible for summary
exemption and should be granted immediately.

DRONE

- HOME requests that the publication and comment procedures be waived in

acc ordance with 14 C.F.R. § 11.87 which states :

§ 11.87 : Are there circumstances in which FAA may decide not to publish a summary of
my petition for exemption?

The FAA may not publish a summary of your petition for exemption and request
comments if you presen t or we find good cause why we should not delay action on your
petition. The factors we consider in deciding not to request comment include:

(a) Whether granting your petition would set a precedent.

(b) Whether the relief requested is identical to exempti ons granted previously.

2 Exemption 11843 to Alaska Aerial Survey, LLC on June 17, 2015 was for “aerial data collection” intended “ to conduct aerial photography and videography for real estate, insurance, utility, and telecommunications industries.{01255881.1 }
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(d) Whether you filed your petition in a timely manner.

Corresponding to the above sub

- sections, DRONE

- HOME has good cause to request the
FAA to waive the comment period and not delay action on the petition because:

(a) DRONE

- HOME would not set any precedent. DRONE

- HOME agrees to the SAME
exact limitations as Exemption # 11 843

, including the type of aircraft. The only
difference is that in addition to the DJI Inspire 1 approved in #11843, DRONE

- HOME
will use a DJI Phantom 3. The DJI Phantom 3 has been approved in multiple
applications, including exemption # 11783 granted on June 9, 2015.
(b) The relief requested is id entical to that granted, without publication for comment, in
Exemption # 11843 . The FAA has also issued grants of exception in circumstances
similar in all material respects to those presented in this petition in exemption #

11062 to Astraeus Aerial, 1110 9 to Clayco, Inc, 11112 to VDOS Global, LLC, and
11213 to Aeryon Labs, Inc.

(c) Delaying the granting of this petition would adversely affect the public, the FAA,

and DRONE

- HOME

. The public, as well as the FAA, would be better served by the
FAA quickly granting this petition and thereby freeing up limited FAA resources and
allowing FAA inspectors to dedicate their time and attention to much higher
priorities. Moreover, DRONE

- HOME is adversely affected by the above listed
regulations. Finally, the enhanced safety achieved using an unmanned ai rcraft with
the specifications described in this petition and carrying no passengers or crew, rather
than a manned aircraft of significantly greater proportions, carrying crew in addition
to flammable fuel, gives the FAA good cause to find that the UAS operation that
would be enabled by this exemption is in the public interest.
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- 615.238.6301 (fax) Petitioner’s contact info:

Bone, McAllester Norton, PLLC Attn: James Mackler Phone: 615

- 238

- 6312 Email: jmackler@bonelaw.com Address: 511 Union Street, Suite 1600, Nashville, Tennessee 37219

Drone

- Home USA, LLC ( DRONE

- HOME ) Attn: Jason Ritchason, President Phone: 615

- 812

- 3294 Email: jasonritchason@gmail.com Address: 4301 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 320, Nashville, TN 37215

- 3314

Regulations from which the exemption is requested:

• 14 C.F.R. § 61.23(a) and (c)

• 14 C.F.R. § 61.101(e)(4) and (5)

• 14 C.F.R. § 61.113(a)

• 14 C.F.R. § 61.315(a)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.121

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a)(1)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(1)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.409(a)(1) & (2)

• 14 C.F.R. § 91.417(a) & (b)

This exemption application is expressly submitted to fulfill Congress' goal in passing
Section 333(a) through (c) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. This law directs
the Secretary of Transportation to consider whether certain unmanned aircraf t systems may
operate safely in the national airspace system (NAS) before completion of the rulemaking
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users of the NAS or the public or pose a threat to national security in light of the following:

• The UA’s size, weight, speed, and operational capability;

• Operation of the UA in close proximity to airports and populated areas; an d,

• Operation of the UA within visual line of sight of the operator (VLOS). 3

If the Secretary determines that such vehicles "may operate safely in the national airspace
system, the Secretary shall establish requirements for the safe operation of such airc raft in the
national airspace system." Id. § 333(c) (emphasis added). 4

The Federal Aviation Act expressly grants the FAA the authority to issue exemptions.
This statutory authority by its terms includes exempting civil aircraft, as the term is defined
under § 40101 of the Act that includes UAS’s, from the requirement that all civil aircraft must

have a current airworthiness 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

- 44716 of this title if
the Administrator finds the exemption in the public interest.” 49 U.S.C. § 44701(f). See also 49
U.S.C. § 44711(b).

OPERATING DOCUMENTS

DRONE

- HOME will operate only within the limitations below and the performance
parameters set forth in the aircraft manuals. DRONE

- HOME will provide the following
proprietary technical documents under separate cover:

• Flight Operations and Procedures Manual (FOPM).

• Aircraft Fligh t Manual (AFM) for the DJI Insp ire 1.

3 FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 at § 333(a).

4 Applicant interprets this provision to place the duty on the Administrator to not only process applications for

exemptions under section 333, but for the Administrator to craft conditions for the s afe operation of the UAS, if it should be determined that the conditions set forth herein do not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval.{01255881.1 }
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• Training Manual for the Pilot In Command (PIC)

.

• Training Manual for the Visual Observer (VO)

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AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY

The applicant proposes that the exemption requested herein applies to civil aircraft that
have the characteristics and that operate with the limitations listed herein. These limitations
provide for at least an equivalent or even higher level of safety to operations under the current
regulatory structure.

These limitations an d conditions are identical to Exemption # 11843

. DRONE

- HOME
agrees to be bound when conducting commercial UA operations. The list of limitations and
conditions include the following:

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exe mption are li m ited to the aircraft listed above
when weighing less than 55 pounds including payload. Proposed operations of any other

a i r c ra f t will requi r e a new petition or a p e tition to a m end this e x e mption.

2. Operations f or the purpose of closed

- set m otion picture and television filming are

not per m itt e d.

3. The UA m a y not be operated at a s p eed excee d ing 87 knots (100 m iles per hour). T h e

exe mption holder m ay use either groundspeed or calibrated airspeed to deter m ine

co mpliance with the 87 knot speed restrict i on. In no case will the UA be operated at
airspeeds greater than t h e m ax i m u m UA operating airspeed recommended by the aircraft

m anufacturer.

4. The UA m u st be operated at an altitude of no m o re than 400 f eet above ground level
(AGL). Altitude m ust be reported in feet AGL.

5. The UA m u st be operated within visual line of sight (VLOS) of t h e PIC at all ti m es. This

req u ir e s the PIC to be able to u s e hu m an vision unaided by any device other than

correcti v e lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA

- issued air m an m edical certifi c ate o r U.S.

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- 615.238.6301 (fax) 6. All oper a ti o ns m ust utilize a vis u al o bserver (VO). The UA must be op e rated within the

visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC and VO at all ti m es. The VO m ay be used to
satisfy the VLOS require m ent as long as the P IC always maintains VLOS capability.

The VO and PIC m ust be able to c o mmunicate verbally at all ti m es; ele c tronic
messaging o r texting is not per m itted d uring f lig h t operations. The PIC m ust be
designated before the flight and cannot transfer his or her designation for the duration of

the flight. T he PIC m ust ensure t h at the VO can perform the duties required of the VO.

7. This exe m ption and all docu m ents needed to operate the UAS and conduct its
operations in accorda n ce with the conditions a n d li m itations stated in t h is grant of

exe m ption, are hereinafter referred to as the operating docu m ents. The operating
documents must be accessible during UAS operations and made available to the
Administrator upon request. If a discrepancy exists between the conditions and
limitations in this exemption and the procedures outlined in the operating documents,
the conditions and limitations herein take precedence and must be followed. Otherwise,
the operator must follow the procedures as outlined in its operating documents. The
operator may update or revise its operating documents. It is the operator’s
responsibility to track such revisions and present updated and revised documents to the
Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request. The operator must also

present updated and revised documents if it petitions for extension or amendment to
this grant of exemption. If the operator determines that any update or revision would
affect the basis upon which the FAA granted this exemption, then the operator must
petition fo r an amendment to its grant of exemption. The FAA’s UAS Integration
Office (AFS−80) may be contacted if questions arise regarding updates or revisions to
the operating documents.

8. Any UAS that has undergone maintenance or alterations that affect the UAS ope ration
or flight characteristics, e.g., replacement of a flight critical component, must undergo a
functional test flight prior to conducting further operations under this exemption.
Functional test flights may only be conducted by a PIC with a VO and must remain at
least 500 feet from other people. The functional test flight must be conducted in such a
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a condition for safe operation.

10. Prior to each flight, the PIC must conduct a pre

- flight inspection and determine the UAS
is in a condition for safe flight. The pre

- flight inspection must account for all potential
discrepancies, e.g., inoperable co mponents, ite m s, or equip m ent. If the inspection reveals
a condition that affects the safe operation of the UAS, the aircraft is prohibited from
operating until the necessary maintenance has been performed and the UAS is found to

be in a condition for safe flight.

11. The operator must follow the UAS manufacturer’s maintenance, overhaul,
replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements for the aircraft and
aircraft components.

12. Each UAS operated under this exemption must comply with all manufacturer
safety bulletins.

13. Under this grant of exemption, a PIC must hold either an airline transport, commercial,
private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate. The PIC must also hold a current FAA
airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a state, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal government. The
PIC must also meet the flight review requirements specified in 14 CFR § 61.56 in an
aircraft in which the PIC is rated on his or her pilot certificat e.

14. The operator may not permit any PIC to operate unless the PIC demonstrates the
ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be
operated under this exemption, including evasive and emergency maneuvers and
maintaining app ropriate distances from persons, vessels, vehicles and structures. PIC
qualification flight hours and currency must be logged in a manner consistent with 14
CFR § 61.51(b). Flights for the purposes of training the operator’s PICs and VOs
(training, profic iency, and experience

- building) and determining the PIC’s ability to
safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated
under this exemption are permitted under the terms of this exemption. However,
training operations may only be conducted during dedicated training sessions. During
training, proficiency, and experience

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appropriate distance from nonparticipants in accordance with 14 CFR § 91.119.

15. UAS operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1. All
operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). Flights
under special visual flight rules (S VFR) are not authorized.

16. The UA m a y not operate within 5 nautical m iles of an airport refere n ce p oint (ARP) a s

denoted in the current F AA Airport/Faci l ity Directory (AFD) or for airports not denoted

with an ARP, the center of the airport sy m bol as denoted on the current

FAA

- published aerona u tic a l ch a rt, u nless a letter of agree m ent with t h at airpo r t’s

m anage m ent is obt a i ned or otherwise per m itted b y a COA issued to the e xe mption

holder. The letter of agree m ent with the a i rport m anage m ent must be m ade available to

the Ad m i nistrator or any law enforce m ent official upon request.

17. The UA m a y 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 statute m iles from the PIC.

18. If the UAS loses com m unications or loses its GPS signal, the UA m ust return to a

pre

- deter m ined location within t h e p rivate or co n t rolled

- acce s s property.

19. The PIC m u st abort the f light in the event of unpredicted obstacles or e m ergencies.

20. The PIC is prohibited fr o m beginning a flight unless (con s idering wind and forecast

weather conditions) there is enough available power for the UA to conduct the intended
operation and to operate after that for at least five minutes or with the reserve power

recommended by the m anufacturer if greater.

21. Air Traffic Organizati o n (ATO) Certificate of Waiver or A utho r ization (COA). All
operations shall be conducted in accord a nce with an ATO

- issued COA. The

exe m ption holder m ay apply for a new or a m ended COA if it intends to conduct
operations that cannot be conducted under the ter m s of the attached COA.

22. All aircraft operated in accor d a n ce with this exemption m ust be identified by serial

nu m ber, registered in accordance with 14 CFR p a rt 47, and have identification
( N

− Nu m ber) m arkings in accorda n ce with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart C. Markings m ust be
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any docu m e nts required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203 m u st be available to the PIC

at the G round Control Station of the UAS any ti m e the aircraft is operating. These

doc u m ents m ust be m ade availa b l e to the Ad m i nistrator or any law enforcement official

upon request.

24. The UA m u st re m ain clear and give w a y to all m anned aviation operations and acti v ities

a t all ti m es.

25. The UAS may not be operated by the PIC from any m oving device or vehicle.

26. All Flight operations must be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipating
persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently p r otect nonparticipating persons

from the UA and/or de b ris in the eve n t of an acci d ent. The o p erat o r m ust ensure

that nonparticipating persons re m ain under s u ch protection. If a situation arises

where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are within 500 feet of

the UA, flight operatio n s m ust cease im m ediately in a m anner ensuring the safety
of nonparticipating persons; and

b. The owner/controller of any vessels, vehicles or struc t ures has granted per m ission
for operating closer to those objects and the PIC has m ade a safety assess m ent of

the risk of operating closer to those objects and deter m ined that it does not

present an u ndue hazard.

c. The PIC, VO, operator trainees or e s sential pers o ns are not c o nsidered
nonparticipating persons under this exe mption.

27. All operati o ns shall b e conducted o v er pri v ate o r contr o lle d

- access pro p erty with

per m ission from the property owner/contr o ller or authorized representative. Per m ission

from property owner/co n t roller o r authorized rep r esent a tive w ill b e obtained for each
flight to be conducted.

28. Any incident, accident, or flight operation that tr a nsgress e s t h e later a l or v ertical

boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA must be reported to

the FAA ' s UAS Integration O ff i ce (AF S

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STATUTORY CRITERIA PROVIDED IN SECTION 333

The Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C.§ 44701 (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
populated areas of the particular UAS. In all cases, an analysis of these criteria demonstrates that
the UAS operated without an airworthiness certificate and under the restrictions propo sed will be
at least as safe, or safer, than a conventional aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an
airworthiness certificate without the restrictions and conditions proposed.

Since the UA fully loaded weighs no more than 55 lbs. and is opera ted without an
onboard pilot, there is no ability or place to carry certification and registration documents or to
display them on the unmanned aircraft. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by keeping
these documents at the ground control point where the pilot flying the UA will have immediate
access to them. Given the size of the unmanned aircraft, the FAA registration number will be
displayed on the airframe in as large a font as possible.

14 C.F.R. § 61.23(a) & (c): M EDICAL C ERTIFICATES

Exempt ion # 11221, # 11284, #11326 and many others have provided that a U.S.

driver’s license could be used in lieu of the medical certificate.

14 C.F.R. § 61.101( e )(4) & (5): R ECREATIONAL P ILOT P RIVILEGES AND L IMITATIONS & 14

C.F.R. § 61.315( a ): S PORT P ILOT L IMITATIONS

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- 615.238.6301 (fax) Exemption # 11221, # 11284, #11326 and many others have provided that the “PIC
must hold either an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot

certificate.” Likewise, DRONE

- HOME is also performing commercial UAS work and is
asking for the same restrictions which have been previously deemed to provide an equivalent
level of safety as the burdensome regulations.

14 C.F.R. § 61.113 (a): P RIVATE P ILOT P RIVILEGES A ND L IMITATIONS : P IL OT I N

C OMMAND

.

Sub

- sections 61.113(a) limit private pilots to non

- commercial operations. Because the
UAS will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can achieve the equivalent
level of safety of current operations by requiring the PIC ope rating the aircraft to have a
private pilot's license rather than a commercial pilot's license to operate this small UAS.
Unlike a conventional aircraft that carries the pilot and passengers, the UAS is remotely
controlled with no living thing on board.

1 4 C.F.R. § 91.7( a ): C IVIL A IRCRAFT A IRWORTHINESS

.

The DJI Inspire 1 ha s been previously approved in many past e xemption s, including
exemptions # 11784 and 11843

. The Phantom 3 has been approved in may past exemptions,
including exemption # 11696 and 11783.

14 C.F.R. § 91.119: M INIMUM S AFE A LTITUDES

Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. Section 91.119
(d) allows helicopters to be operated at less than the minimums prescribed, provided the
person operating the helico pter complies with any route or altitudes prescribed for helicopters
by the FAA.

Because of 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

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with Section 91.119.

14 C.F.R. § 91.121: A LTIMETER S ETTINGS

This regulation requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising 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 UAS may not have a baro metric 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 operating manuals.

14 C.F.R. § 91.151( a ): F UEL R EQUIREMENTS FOR F LIGHT IN VFR C ONDITIONS

Sect ion 91.151 (a) prohibits an individual from beginning "a flight in an airplane under
VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel
to 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."

Applicant believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by prohibiting the
PIC from beginning a UAS flight unl ess (considering wind and forecast weather conditions and
assuming normal cruising speed) “there is enough available power for the UA to conduct the
intended operation and to operate after that for at least five minutes or with the reserve power

recommende d by the manufacturer if greater.” Exemption # 11 326 , at page 5.

14 C.F.R. § 91.405 (a); § 91.407 (a) (1); § 91.409 (a) (2); § 91.417(a) & (b): M AINTENANCE

I NSPECTIONS

These regulations require that an aircraft operator or owner "shall have that aircraft
inspected as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections, except as
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that these sections and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate, these
sections will not apply to the applicant. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved because

these small UAS’s are very limited in size and will carry a small payload and operate only in
restricted areas for limited periods of time. Moreover, the operator is the person most familiar
with the aircraft and best suited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition t o provide the
equivalent level of safety. Lastly, the petitioner will operate in accordance with the manuals
submitted confidentially which will provide an equivalent level of safety as the burdensome
regulations.

CONCLUSION:

The operation of DRONE

- HOME using a small UAS, weighing less than 55 lbs.,
conducted under the proposed restrictions outlined above, will provide an equivalent level of
safety supporting the grant of the exemptions requested herein.

If I can be of any assistance to further expedite this petition, please do not hesitate to

contact me at (615) 238

- 6312 or at my email jmackler@bonelaw.com.

Sincerely yours,

____________________ James E Mackler, Esq.

5 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a).