### Pacific Aviation, LLC 31362 Cedar Creek Road Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 December 12 th

### , 2014

U.S. Depa rtm ent of T r ansportati o n Docket M a nag e m e n t S yst e m 1200 New Jers e y Ave., SE Wa shingto n, DC 2 05 9 0

Pacific Aviati on, LLC ’ s Petiti o n for E x e mpti o n to O perate S mall U n mann e d Ai r craft Syste m s

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### NAME A ND A D DRE SS OF P ETIT I ONER Pacific Aviati o n, LLC Attn: Bjorn Dahlen 31362 Cedar Creek Rd Cottag e Grove , OR 97 424 541.357.8885 bdahlen@gmail.com

### I. PETIT I ON S U MMA RY Pursuant t o Secti o n 3 3 3 of the FAA M o derni z ation and R e f orm Act o f 2012, Pub. L. N o. 112 - 9 5 (2 0 12), 126 S tat. 11 ( “ Section 333”) a nd the Fed e ral Aviation A d m inistr ation’s ( “FAA”) general ex e mpti on authori ty u nder 49 U.S . C. § 447 0 1( f

), Pacific Aviati o n, LLC (“ P etitione r ”) h ere b y petiti ons f or ex e m p tions f r o m 14 C.F.R. P a rt 21, S ubpart H (Airwo rthiness Certi f icates), 14 C.F. R . Pa rt 27 (Airw orthine s s Standards: No r m al Cat ego ry Roto rcra f t), 14 C .F.R. §§ 9 1.7(a), 9 1.9(b )(2), 91.1 0 3(b) (1), 91.109(a), 91.119( c ), 9 1.121, 91 . 151, 91 . 203 ( a) and (b), 9 1.405(a ) , 9 1.407(a)(1) 91.409(a)( 2 ), and 9 1. 4 17(a) - (b). T he pro p os e d ex e m pti o ns, if grante d, would a l low Petitioner t o cond u ct c ommercial operatio n s o f s m all u n manned a irc r a f t s yste m s (“UA S ”) w eighing 5 5 pou n ds or less. Based on the small size of Petitioner’s UAS, the qualifications and experience of Petitioner’s pilot, and the limited environments within which Petitioner will operate, the requested exemptions fall squarely within the zone of sa fety envisioned by Congress and set forth in Section 333. Additionally, the enhanced safety achieved by replacing significantly larger manned aircraft carrying crew and flammable fuel with small UAS carrying no passengers or crew and operated under the spe cific guidelines and procedures proposed by Petitioner gives the FAA good cause to find that the UA S operatio n s enabl e d b y the insta nt Peti tion a re in the p u blic inte r es t . Thus, the reques t ed e x e m ptions should be granted.II. BACKG ROU N D 

### Petitioner is an aviation company that provides a broad range of remote sensing and aviation solutions to private entities and government agencies. Petitioner seeks to build on its 15 plus years of safe operations and utilize its aviation skills and knowledge to offer a range of UAS services in a manner that is consistent with the intent of Congress in enacting Section 333. Petitioner seeks the requested exemptions and a Certificate of Authorization to permit Petitioner to offer on - demand commercial UAS operations for v ariety of applications including:

• Aerial surve yi ng

• Re m ote se n sing

• Precision a gricultu r e

• Aerial photograp h y

• Wi l dli fe and natural resource monitoring

• Educational /multidisciplinary research . Petiti oner’s pi l ots and tec h nical e x pe rts have exte nsive e x pe r ience in remote sen s ing, avi ati o n, data coll e ction, in fo r m ation tec h nolo gy , pr o ject m anag e ment, and natural resource management. Peti tioner’s app r oach to UA S integr ati o n is a i m ed a t building o n Petiti oner’s preexisting in f rastructure and experience for operating wi th i n the Nati o nal Airspace S ys te m ( “ N A S ”).III. STAT U TORY AUT H ORITY A. Section 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3, titled “S p ecial Rules for Certa in U n m anned Aircra f t S yste m s,” provides a mechan is m for seeking expedit e d FAA author i zation of s afe civil UAS operations i n the N AS. Section 3 3 3(a) stat es that the FAA “shall dete r m i ne if certain u n m anned a ircra f

t s ys t ems m a y o perate sa fe l y in the nati onal air s pa c e s yste m be fore c o m pletion of the [ comprehens ive] plan and r u lemaking r e quired b y s ection 332 (b)(1) of this Act or the gu i dan c e required b y secti o n 3 34 of this Act.” In Se c tion 332(b ) (1), Congress made it c lear that Secti o n 333 p r ovi d es a m echan is m for “e x pedited ope r ational authorizati o n.” Section 3 3 3(b) id e nti f ies several f actors th a t the FAA s h ould c o nsid e r in dete r m ini n g wheth e r c ommercial UAS o perations shou l d be ap p rove d. These i n clude UAS that, “as a re s ult o f their size, weight, sp e ed, operati o nal capa b il ity , prox i mi ty to airports and popul a te d areas, and o peration wi thin visual line of sight do not creat e a hazard to u s ers of the [ NAS] or the public or pose a threat to nati on a l securi ty.” See Section 3 3 3(b). B. Section 4 4 701( f ) In addition to the s pec i f ic authori ty con ferred b y Section 3 33, th e FAA A d m inistr a tor has gen e ral authori ty to gra n t e x emptions f r o m the FAA’s sa fe ty regulations and m i n i mum standa r ds when the A d m inistr a tor dec i des a requestedex e m ption is in the pu b lic interest. See U . S.C. § 44701( f ). IV. REQU E STED E XE M PTIONS Petitioner r equests reli e f f rom the followi n g r e gulations: Part 21 pr e scribes, i n p ertinent part, the pr o c e dural requir e ments for issuing a n d changing d e sign a p pr o vals, prod u ction a p pr o vals, airwo rthiness certi f icates, and airworthin e ss appr o va l s. Part 27 se ts forth airw o rthiness sta ndards for n o r m al categ o ry roto r cr af t. Section 91 . 7(a) pre s cr i bes, in perti nent pa rt, that no per s on m a y ope r ate a civil aircra f t unless it is i n a n airworth y conditi on. Section 91 . 9(b)(2) pro h ibits operation of U.S. r egistered civil aircra f t unless there is available in the ai r c r a f t a current approved Airplane or Rotorcra f t Flight M a nual, approved manual mate r ial, m arki n gs, and pla c ards, or a n y c o mbi n ati o n thereo f. Section 91 . 103(b) ( 1) states , in pertine n t p art, that each pilot i n c o mmand shall, be fore begin n ing a f light, bec o m e f amil i ar with all available in fo r m ation concerning that f light, t o include, “ For a n y f li ght, runwa y lengths at a i rports of intended use, and the following takeo f f and landing dis tance in for m a tion:... F o r civil aircra f t for which an a p proved Ai r plane or Ro torcra f t Fl i ght Manual contai n ing takeo f f and landing distance data is req u ir e d, the takeo f f and land i ng distance data co n ta i ned therein.”Section 91 . 109(a) p ro vides that “n o pers o n m a y operate a civil a i r c ra f

t (except a m a nned f ree balloo n ) that is being used for f light instru c tion un l ess that aircra f t has f ul l y f unctioning dual c o ntr o ls.” Section 91 . 119(c) p re s cribes that, e xcept wh e n necessa ry for takeo f f or landing, no person m a y operate a n aircra f t belo w the foll o wing altitu des: “ O ver o ther than c o ngested areas. An a l titude of 5 00 feet above the sur fa ce, except o v er open w ater or spar s e l y populated a r eas. In th o se cases, the aircra f t m ay not be o perated c l o s er than 500 feet to a ny person, vessel, ve h icle , or stru c ture.” Section 91 . 121 re q uir e s, in pertin e nt part, ea c h person o perating a n a ircra f

t to m a i ntain c r uising a l titu de b y re ference to an a l timeter that is set “t o th e elevation of the departure ai r port or a n appropriate a lti m eter s e tting avail a ble b e fore d eparture.” Section 91 . 151(a) p re s cribes that n o pers o n m a y begin a f light in an a irplane und e r VFR con d itions unless (consideri n g wind a nd forecast weather con d i tions) there i s enough f uel to f l y t o th e f irst point of intended landing a n d, ass u ming no r m al cru i sing speed, (1) d uring th e d ay , to f l y a f ter that for at least 30 minutes; or ( 2) at night, to fl y a f ter that for at least 45 m i nutes. Section 91 . 203 p r ohibi ts, in subp a rt (a), a n y p e rson f rom operating a c ivil aircra f t unless it h a s with i n it ( 1) an appr o priate and c urrent airw o rthiness c e rti f icate; and (2) an ef fective U.S. registr ati on certi f icate issued to its owner o r, for operationwithin the United Sta tes, the sec o nd co p y of the Airc r a f t Registrati o n Appl i cati o n as provi d ed for in § 47.31 (c). Section 91 . 203 prescr i bes, in s ub p art (b), that no pers o n m a y operate a civil aircra f t unless an ai rw o rthiness certi f icate or a special f light autho r ization issued under § 91.715 legi ble to p ass e ngers or cr e w is di s pl aye d at the c a bin or c o c kpit entra nc e . Section 91 . 405(a) r e qu i res, in perti nent part, th at an aircra f t operator o r owner shall have the aircra f t i nspected as prescrib e d in subpart E of the s a me part and s hall, between re q uired in s p e ctions, exc e pt as p r ovi d ed in paragr a ph (c) of the s a m e se ction, have discre p ancies r e p aired as pre s cribed in P art 43 of the chapter. Section 91 . 407(a)( 1 ) p r ohibits, in pertine n t pa rt, a n y pers o n f rom ope r ating an aircra f t that has und e rg one m ainte nance, pr e v entative m a i ntenance, r ebuilding, or alteration u nless it has been appro v ed for retu r n to service b y a pe r s o n authorized under § 43.7 of the s a m e ch a pter. Section 91 . 409(a)( 2 ) p r escribes, in pertine n t p art, that no person m a y operate an aircra f t unless, with in the preceding 12 cal e n d ar m onths, it has h ad a n i nspecti o n for the issuance of an airw o rth iness certi f icate in ac c o rdance with part 21 of this chapter. Section 91 . 417(a) a nd (b) prescrib e s, in pertin e nt part, that - (a) Each registe r ed own e r or operator shall ke e p the following recor d s for theperiods s peci f i e d in paragr a ph (b) of th is section: (1) Records of the m a i nte n ance, preven tative m a i ntenance, a n d alteration a n d recor d s o f the 100 - hour, an n ual, progressive , and other r e quired or a pproved i n spectio n s, as appropriate, for each aircra f t (including the air f r a m e) a n d each engine, propeller, r o tor, and a p pliance of an aircra f t. The records m u st incl u de - (i) A descripti on (or re fer e nce to data a c ceptable t o the A d m inistr a tor) of the work per fo r m ed; a n d (ii) The date of c o m pleti on of the work per fo r m e d ; and (iii) The signatu re, and c erti f icate nu mb e r of the p e rson approving the aircra f t for return to service. (2) Records c o ntaining the following in for m a tion: (i) The total ti me in s e rvi c e of the air f ra m e, each engine, each propel l e r, and e ac h rotor. (ii) The current status of li fe - l i m ited p a rts of each air f ra m e, en g ine, pr o p e ller, rotor, a nd appl i an c e. (iii) The tim e s i nce last ove rhaul of all item s i n sta l led on the aircra f t which are r equired to b e overh a ul e d on a speci f ied tim e basi s . (iv) The current i nspecti on status of the aircra f t, i n cluding the tim e s i nce the l a st i nspection r e quired b y the inspection progr a m u n der which the aircra f t a nd its appliances a r e m ainta i n ed.(v) The current s tatus of a p plicable airw orthin e ss directives (AD) and sa fe ty directiv e s inclu d in g, for each, the m e thod of c o m p liance, the AD o r s afe ty directive n u mber a n d r evisions d a te. If the A D or sa fe ty directi ve invo lve s recurring a ction, the ti m e and date when the next a cti on is requi r ed. (vi) Copies of the forms pr e scribed b y § 43.9( d ) of this chapter for each m aj o r alteration to the air f ra m e and currentl y i n stalled e ngi nes, rotors, propell e rs, and appliances. (b) The owner or operat or shall retain the followi ng records for the periods pr e scribed: (1) The records speci f ied i n paragraph (a)(1) of th is section s hall be retained u ntil the w o rk is repeat e d or su p er s eded b y oth er work or for 1 year a f ter the work i s per f o r m ed. (2) The records speci f ied i n paragr aph (a)(2) of th is section s hall be retained a nd trans fe r red with the aircra f t at the ti m e the aircra f t is sold. (3) A list of de fects f urnished to a regi s tered o w n e r or operator under § 43 . 11 of this c hapter shall be retai n ed until the de fects are repair ed a n d the aircra f t is app r o v ed for return to service. 

### V. PETIT I ONER’ S P R OPOSED OP E RAT I ONS SATISFY SE CT ION 333. U n m anned Aircra f t S yste m Petitioner i ntends t o o p erate several s m all UA S under the request e d e x e m ptions.Thus, the followi n g sp e ci f ications and l i m i tati ons app l y t o all U AS for which P etitioner herein seeks an ex e mp tion. The UAS t o be op e rate d under th i s request wi l l be less th a n 55 l b s. f ul l y loaded, will be ope r ated at a s p eed of no more than 50 knots, wi l l car ry n eith er a pilot n o r pas senger a nd no e x pl o sive m ateri a ls or f l a m m a ble liqu i ds, and will be operated exclusive l y in pred e te r m i ned envi r o n m ents th at are contro l led as t o a ccess. Peti tioner’s UAS will use a ra d io f requen c y sp e ctr u m for o peration and control th at c o m plies with Feder al C o mmuni c ati o ns C o m m i ssion ( “FC C ”) requir e m e nts, and wi ll be operate d on l y in accordance with the procedures described i n Petition e r’s Fli ght O perations a n d Procedures Manual . 1 Petitioner’s UAS will b e equipped with re d un d ant sa fe ty mechani s ms a llowing sa fe operation a f ter exp eriencing certain in - f li ght f ailures. If a lost- li n k event occ u rs, including the loss of ground c o mmunicati ons and/or the l oss of a G P S signal, Petition e r’s UAS will have the abil ity t o per fo r m a pre - c o o rdinated, pr e dictable , a uto m ated f

light m a neuver a n d return to a predete r m i ned loc a ti on within a design ated securi ty per i meter for landing. The U AS will f urther have the ab ili ty to ab o rt a f light in the event of unpredicted obstacl e s o r e m ergenci e s. The m axi m u m to tal f light ti m e for each operational f light w ill be l i m ited t o the

1 The Fli g ht Operations a n d Procedures Manual will be su b m i tted sep a rate l y a n d con f identiall y under 14 C.F.R. 1 1 .35(b), a s the m an ual contains p roprieta r y in f o rm atio n that the app licant has n o t and will not share with other s. The man u al contains operating conditions a nd pro cedu res that are n ot available to the pub lic and are prote ctedf ro m release under the Fre e dom of In f orm ation Act , 5 U. S .C. §§ 552, e t seq.a mo u nt of ti m e the UA S can be f lown and still m a i ntain a r eserve b a tt e ry power of no le s s th an 25%. T hus, g o od c a use exists for granting P e titioner ’ s r e quested relief f

rom 14 C.F.R. § 91.151( a ) (se ttin g forth f uel requir e m ents for f light in VFR c o nditio n s). As for Petitio n er’s requested e x e m pti o n f rom 14 C . F.R. S e ction 9 1.109(a), UAS, b y their des i gn, typi cal l y do not hav e f unctional d u al contr o ls. Given the s ize and speed of the UAS, an e quivalent l e vel of sa fe training can be per fo r med without dual controls be c ause no pi l ot or pass e ngers are ab oard the U AS and a ll p ersons will be a safe distance awa y in the ev ent that the UAS e xper i ences a n y di ff iculties d uring f light instructio n . The FAA has approve d ex e m p ti o ns for f light training wi thout f ul l y f unctional dual contro l s for a number of aircr af t and for f light instruction in expe r i m ental aircra f t. See Ex e m ptio n Nos. 5 7 78K and 98 6 2A. Thus, good c a use exists for granting the request e d relief f

rom 14 C.F . R. § 9 1.109( a ). Petitioner’s UAS will b e identi f ied b y serial n u mb er, regis t ered in a c c ordance wi th 14 C.F.R. Part 4 7 , and have identi f ication ( N - N u mber) markings in a ccordance wi th 14 C.F.R. P a rt 45, S ubpart C. Marki ngs wi l l be a s large as p r acticable. Regarding Petitio n er’s requested re l ief f rom 1 4 C.F.R. § 91.1 2 1 (Alti m e t er Settings), Petitio n er s e eks such re l ief because Petitioner will not have a typical bar o m etric a lti m eter o n board the U AS. I n ste a d, altitude i n for m ation will be pr o vided to the UAS PIC via a digi tal l y encod e d tel e m e tr i c data feed, which d ow nlinks f r o m the aircra f t to a ground - b a s ed on - screen displ a y. The altitude in for m a ti o n will be g e nerated b y equi p m e ntinsta lled onboard the UAS, usi n g GPS tri a ngulati on, d i gital l y enc o ded bar o m etric a lti m eter, r a dio alti m ete r, or a n y c o mb ination thereo f. Pr i or to each f light, a zero altitude initiati on point will be estab l ish e d and con f i r m ed for a c cura c y b y th e UAS PIC . Th u s, good cause exists for granting the requested re l ief f rom 1 4 C.F.R. § 91.1 2 1. Given the s ize, we i ght, speed, and li m ited ope r ating area a s sociated w ith the aircra f

t to be utilized b y the appli c ant, an e x e m p tion f r o m 14 C .F.R. Part 21, S ubpart H (Airworth i ness Ce rti f icates), subje c t to certa in conditions and l i mitati ons, is wa r ranted ( if necessa ry) a nd m eets the requir e m e nts f or an equivalent l evel of sa fe ty under 14 C.F . R. Part 11 and Secti o n 3 3 3. The UA S opera t ed without an airworthin e ss certi f

icate in the restricted e nviro n m e nt and under the cond i ti o ns and l i mitations pro p osed b y P e titioner will be at l e ast as sa fe, or sa fer, than a conve ntional aircra f t ( f ixed wi ng or rotor c ra f t) operating w ith an a i rw orthiness c e rti f icate is s ued under 1 4 C.F . R. P a rt 21, Su b part H, a nd not subject to the p rop o sed l i m itati ons and co n ditions. Petitione r will stri c tl y c omp l y wi th sa fe ty and m a i ntenance proced u r e s included i n all applicab l e UAS m a nu f acturer’s instructio n s and operating m a nua l s. To the e xtent such in fo r m ation i s not included i n the gu i del i nes develo p ed b y the manu f

acturers, Petitioners wil l d e vel o p and doc u ment m a inte nance, over h aul, rep l a c e m e nt, and inspection r equir e ments, procedur e s to do c u ment and m a i ntain m a int enance recor d s with regard to P e titioner ’ s U AS, and U AS tec h nici a n quali f ication crite r ia. Petitioner ’ s operations manuals wi l l include maintenan c e r equir e m ents for Petiti o ner’s UAS,including “ on - con d iti o n” m ainten a nce and m odi f ications. In li ght o f these m iti gating f actors, ex e m ptions f rom 14 C.F . R. §§ 91.40 5 (a), 91.407 ( a)(1), 9 1 .4 0 9(a)(1) and ( 2), and 91.417(a) a nd (b) are w arr anted. Regarding Petitio n er’s requested re l ief f rom 1 4 C.F.R. § 91.7(a ) , it is Petitioner ’ s understand i ng that, in l ight of the operati n g p a rameters de f ined her e i n , Petitione r ’s UAS m a y not re q uire an a i rworthiness certi f icate i n accordance with 14 C .F.R. Part 21, Subpart H, and ex e mp t ion f rom 1 4 C.F . R. § 9 1.7(a) m a y be unnec e s s a ry. See, e.g., Ex e m ption No. 1 1 062, Regulato ry Docket No. FAA - 20 1 4 - 0352 (exp l aining no s uch ex e m ption was nec e ss ary for the r e quested U AS operati ons). T o the extent such an ex e m ptio n is de e m e d n ecessa ry in this in s tan c e; Petition e r asserts th a t it should be granted in l ight of the s a fe ty proce d ures pr o p o sed herein. In accor d a nce with the pertinent pa rt of 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (b), the PIC s hall be res p onsible for dete r m ini n g whether the a ircra f t is i n a sa fe condition for f light. Peti tioner’s man u als for m ai n tenance and operati o ns sha l l i n clude sa fe ty checkli s ts to be used b y the PIC p rior to each f light. Regarding Petitio n er’s requested re l ief f rom 1 4 C. F .R. § 91.9(b )(2) ( Civil aircra f t f light m a n ual, m arking, and placard requir e m e nts) and § 91.203( a ) a n d (b), (Civi l aircra f t: certi f ications r equired), it is Petiti one r ’s understa nding th at r e lief f rom these regulations is no l onger necessa r y i n light of the FAA M e moran du m “ Interpretati o n r egarding whether ce rtain required doc u m e nts m a y be ke p t at an un manned aircra f

t’s control station,” dat ed August 8, 2014. To th e extent the FAA d e e ms an ex e m p tion f

r o mthis secti o n necess a r y for Petitio n er’s pr o pos e d operatio n s, such e x e m p tion s h ould be gr anted in l ight of the m i tigating f act that Peti tioner will mainta i n the doc u m ents requir e d under 14 C .F.R. § § 91 . 9 and 91. 2 03 at the UA S ground c ontrol s tati o n during f lights. 

### UAS Pil o t- in - C o mma n d Petitioner’s UAS pilot - in - c o m m a n d (PIC) will be Petiti o ner ’s M a nagi ng Member, Owner, and Research Pil o t, Bjorn Dahlen . Mr. Dahlen has over 24 ye a r s of experience in the aviation industry as a flight instructor, research pilot, chief pi l ot, director of f

light operations, and pr o ject m a nager. Mr. Dahlen ’s respo n sibiliti e s h ave included m a nag e m e n t of d o m es tic and inter n ational f li ght operatio n s utili z ing f ixed wing a ircra f t, pilots, and m e c hanics. Mr. Dahlen has be e n resp o ns i ble for exper i m ental research m o di f ications of aircra f t, and has served as the Airborne Science Operations Coordina tor for the University of North Dakota, Aerospace as the University developed the sUAS Center of Excellence . In addi tio n , Mr. Dahlen has operated aircraft on research projects carried out by the Natio n al Aeronauti cs and Sp a ce A d m ini s tration (“NASA”), the University of California, Davis, University of Idaho , Mo ntana State University, Stanford University, South Dakota State University , a s well a s many other p ublic a g e n cies and pr i vate c o m panies . Many of the research projects have involved close coordination of multiple research aircraft for in - situ measurements, including icing studies, satellite data verification, and vertical profiles of significant weather systems. His flight experience includes real - time fire - mapping, low level flight operations, maritime surveillance andnear real - time collection and dissemination of aerial imagery in support of farmers and agronomists throughout the Upper Midwest. Mr Dahlen’s relevant tra ining and c e rti f ications include:

 Airline Tra n sport Pilot, Multi En g ine La n d, Single Engine Land C ommercial Privileg e s with Instr u m ent Rating, CF I, CFII, MEI, AGI, CE - 500 Type Rating.

 Master’s Degree (Geography and Remote Sensing) University of California, Davis . Mr. Dahlen’s academic background and experience developing remote sensing applications and years of experience in aviation make him well - qualified and uniq uely suited to operate UAS safely and in the public interest. However, all of the Petitioner’s operati ons will also utilize a visual ob s erver (VO) . T h e VO m a y be used to satis f

y the visual line of sight (VLOS) requi re m ent a s l o ng as the PIC alwa ys m a i ntains visual line of sight capabili ty. The VO a nd the PIC will be able to c o m m u nicate verbal l y at a ll ti m es d u ring operati onal f lights. Regarding Petitio n er’s requested re l ief f rom 1 4 C.F.R. § 91.1 0 3(b)( 1 ), Petition e r will c o m p l y with the o ther applicab l e proce d u r es and requ i r e m ents sta ted in § 91 . 103(a) and (b). S peci f ical l y , the PIC wi l l take all acti ons includ i ng revi e wi n g weather, f light batte ry requ i r e m ents , a ircra f t per for m ance d a ta, and land i ng and take off distances be fore initiation of a f light. T he PIC wi l l also a c co u nt for all relevant si t e - s peci f ic conditions i n their pre f light proc e du r es. Risks presente d b y sun glare w ill be mitiga ted b y the PIC ’ s and V O ’s a bili ty t o see other air tra ff ic and in i tiate a retur n - to - land s equence if needed.Operating Par a m ete r s o f Petitioner’s UAS Petitioner’s UAS oper a tions will be con d ucted within a p r edete r m i n e d, access controlled e nviro n ment . In this c o ntrolled enviro n m ent, Petition e r’s operations will remain with in Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) o f the PIC and V O , b elow 400 feet AGL, a n d at spe eds below 5 0 knots. Fl i ghts w ill be o perated at a l ateral di stance of no less than 1 0 0 feet f rom a n y inhabited s tructure s , b u ildings, ve hicles, v esse l s, or non - p a rticipati ng p ersons. T h e UAS will operate in acco r d a nce with the sa fe ty a nd operational requir e m e nts of the FOPM. Prior to the operati on, a Sa fe ty Ri sk Ana l ys is Plan (SRAP) wi ll be created whi c h includes all sa fe ty a nd operational in for m ati o n necessa ry to sa fe l y c a r ry out the f light. Wh en appli c able, all U AS operati ons wi l l be c onducted in accord a nce with a n y s tate or local priva c y laws. On l y partic i pating per s ons will be pe r m itt ed w ithin the o perating a re a . 2 As to Petitioner’s f il m i n g o p erations, a n d consi s tent with the re l ief typi c al l y p rovided to m a nned op e rations un d er FAA O r der 890 0 .1, Vol u m e 3, Chapter 8, S ection 1, P e titioner requests rel i ef f rom 14 C.F.R. § 91.119( c ) wi th respect to those p arti cipating pe r sons, vehicles, a n d structures directl y i n volved i n th e per for m an c e of the a c tual f

il m i n g. Regarding distance f r o m participa ting per s on s , the operati ons m a nual sets forth sa fe ty f actors for authorized a nd consenti ng pro d ucti on person n el. Bec a use those proc e dures

2 Pursuant to Order 8 9 0 0.1 V3, C8, S1, a s app licable to aerial f ilm ing operations, “participating perso ns” includes a ll perso n s associated wi th the p rodu ction. Participating persons will be brie

f ed on the pote ntial ri sk of the propose df light op e rations and must acknowled g e and accept those ri sks prior to p articipation.are speci f ic to partic i p a ting perso n s, no f urther FSDO or aviation sa fe ty i nspector approval is necessa r y for reductio n s to the dis tances speci f ied in P eti tioner’s m a n ual. Although Petitio n er se e ks to c o m p l y with the waiver proc e ss as d e sc r ibed in FAA Order 890 0 .1, Vo lu m e 3, Chapter 8, Secti on 1 (Issue a Ce rti f icate of Wa i ver for Motion Picture and Televis i on Fi l m ing), the curr e nt s e ction of Order 890 0 .1 h as speci f ic processes that precl u de a jurisdicti onal FAA F SDO f rom issui n g the r equired Certi f icate of Waiver, b ecause th e section did not or i gina ll y provide for UA S op e rations. T h us, Petitioner seeks ex e m p tion f rom the appli c ab l e regulatio n s no r m a l l y waived dur i ng that process. P etitioner pr o poses that the FAA inc l ude the req u ired no ti f ications and coordinati o n with j uri s dictional F SDOs thro u gh the conditions and limitations acc o m pa n yi ng the r e q u ested ex e m p tion, a n d that the ex e mp tion s ou ght herein wi ll take the place of the Certi f

i c ate of Waiver no r m a l l y issued b y a juris d icti o nal FSDO under 8900.1. U nder th i s section, for aerial f il m ing o perations, Petition e r wi ll noti f y ev e ry FSDO wi th juri s diction over the area that P e ti tioner plans to oper a te, j ust as with m ann e d f il m ing o p erations, and those F S DOs wi ll hav e the abili ty to coo r di n ate f urther conditio n s and l i m itati ons wi th th e UAS Inte gration O ff i ce to addre s s a n y lo c al concerns. Petitioner’s UAS will r e m a in clear a nd yield the right of wa y to a ll manned operations a nd activiti e s at all ti m e s (incl u din g, but not l i mited t o, ultr alight vehi c les, parachute activities, p a rasailing activities, and hangliders ) . Peti ti oner will not c onduct UAS oper a tions w ithin 5 nautical miles of the geographic c enter of a non - tower e d airport unless a le tter of agre e m e nt with that air p ort’s m a nag e m e n t is ob tai n ed and theo peration is conducte d in acc o rd a nce with a Notice to Ai r m e n (“ N O TAM”). Petitioner will obta in a n Air Tra ff ic Organization (“ATO ” ) issued C e rti f icate of Wa i ver or Authoriz a ti o n (“COA”) prior to co n ducting a n y operati ons under this grant of ex e m ption. In f ul filling its requir e ments und e r the COA, Petiti o ner will be req u ired to request a N OTAM not m o re than 7 2 hours in advance, but not le s s th an 48 hou r s prior t o the operati o n. Reque s ted Ex e mp tion Pr o m o tes the Publ i c Interest The enhanc e d sa fe ty a c hieved b y r e placing si g ni f icantl y l a rger m a n n e d aircra f t car rying cr e w and f l a m m a ble f uel with s mall UAS car ryi ng no p ass e ngers or cr e w and operated u n der the s p e ci f ic guidelines and pr o cedures pr o posed b y P etitioner gi ves the FAA go o d cause t o f ind that the U AS op e rati ons enabled b y the ins tant Petiti o n are in the public inte r est. M ore o ver, as the FAA h a s al r ea d y recogn i zed, UA S provide “a g reater degree of f lexibili ty , which suppl e ments the c urrent capab i lities o ffered b y m an n ed aircra f t.” See Ex e m p ti on No. 1 1 062, Re gulat o ry Docket No. F AA - 2 014 - 0352, at p. 22. B y granti n g Petiti oner ’ s requested ex e m pti on s , the FAA will he l p dr i ve develo p m e n t of sa fe and success f ul c o mmerc i al UAS o p erations and will advance the public kn o wledge base for such operations. P e titioner is c o m m itt ed to pr o m oting the UAS resear c h e fforts of poli c yma k ers inc l ud i ng the FAA, N A S A, a n d Universities b y sharing data f rom i ts c o mmerc i al UAS o p erations and serving as a resource for f uture UAS research ope r ations. T hus, the FAA has good cause to gr a nt this Peti tion.CONCL U SION For the foregoing r e as o ns, the ex e mptions re q uested here i n shou l d be granted and Petitioner should be p e r m i tted to c onduct s m a ll UAS o p erations in a c cordance wi th its m a nuals a n d a n y o ther operating p a r a m eters th e FAA de e ms nece s sa ry a nd appr o priate. Respectfully submitted,

Bjorn F. Dahlen Pacific Aviation, LLC