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### From the desk of Professor: **Mark Mansour Adjunct professor: Embry** **- Riddle University**  **Teacher: Clearwater High School (Teaching UAS and Business courses). Masters of Arts in Teaching (Grand Canyon University).**  **Business Ed. Certified through the Department of Education. Unmanned Aircraft Institute Inc.**  **’s Petition for Exemption to Operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems for**  **Education, teaching**  **, training high school, college students, universities and colleges and fo**  **r certifying purposes,**  **Aerial Photography and Filming**  **.** FAA Regulatory

Docket **NAME AND ADDRESS OF PETITIONER COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER** Unmanned Aircraft Institute Inc. 11133 Windpoint drive Tampa, FL 33635 813 - 409 - 6557 Markmansour123@gmail.comPage **2** of **21**



## INTRODUCTION AND INTERESTS OF THE PETITIONER 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, { Unmanned Aircraft Institute, LLC.}. Unmanned Aircraft Institute Inc. Operator of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“sUASs”) equipped to offer on - demand commercial UAS operations for a host of industries and applications and to perform the purposes listed below, hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviatio n Regulations (“FARs”) to allow commercial operation of its sUAV’s/UAS, so long as such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be established by the FAA in an exemption granted under either Section 333 or Section 49 U.S.C. §44701(f) As described more fully below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of a UAS under controlled conditions in airspace that is 1) limited; 2) predetermined; and 3) would provide safety enhancements in the fields in which it will operate, which now depend upon conventional aircraft or humans climbing high on dangerous structures, wal king in insect laden swamps, working adjacent to treacherous infrastructure and mainly to educate, teach and certify interested parties and ind ividuals to gain the basic and advance knowledge to get certified in UAS course for certifications to better help the industry with educated individuals, corporations and universities offering courses and Industry certifications before the students go on t heir own to fly/ operate an UAS system . Approval of this exemption would thereby enhance safety and fulfill the Secretary of Transportation’s (the FAA Administrator’s) responsibilities to “...establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft sy stems in the national airspace system.” Section 333(c) of the Reform Act. 1

1 {Unmanned Aircraft Institute, LLC } relies upon the following exemptions where specific reference to an exemption is not provided: Exemptions 11062 thru 11067, 11080, 11109 through 11112, 11114, 11213, 11062 and as recent as 11857.Page **3** of **21** 

## Ex**ecutive Summary Expeditious Summary Grant Approval Request**  The petitioner requests the agency issue a summary grant process for this application. Petitioner has provided in a confidential document attachment labeled as petitioner proprietary information, specific exemption numbers whereby the FAA has already granted a previous exemption similar or identical to e ach and every request, herein. 

### PETITION SUMMARY Pursuant to Se ction 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112 - 95 (2012), 126 Stat. 11 (“Section 333”) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) general exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 44701(f), Unmanned Aircraft Institute Inc. (d ba Yeah Drones) (“Petitioner”) hereby petitions for exemptions from 14 C.F.R. Part 21, 14 C.F.R. §§ 61.113(a) and (b), 61.133(a), 91.7(a), 91.9(b)(2), 91.103(b)(1), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151, 91.203(a) and (b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1) 91.409(a)(2), 91.417( a) - (b). The proposed exemptions, if granted, would allow Petitioner to operate small, camera mounted unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) weighing 55 pounds or less for the **purpose of Educating , teaching, offering UAS courses for**  **beginners to**  **advance levels, in addition to closed** **- set filming and aerial photography**  . The Petitioner Professor Mark Mansour is an adjunct professor with Embry- Riddle university located at Day

tona Beach and a full - time teacher at Clearwater High School located at 2 40 S Hercules Av, Clearwater FL teaching UAS college classes and consultant for St. Petersburg College and other institutes and universities. Based on the small size of Petitioner’s UAS, the qualifications and experience of Petitioner’s UAS operators, an d the restricted, sterile environment within which Petitioner will operate, the requested exemptions fall squarely within the zone of safety envisioned by Congress and set forth in Section 333. Additionally, the enhanced safety achieved by replacing signi ficantly larger manned aircraft carrying crew and flammable fuel with small UAS carrying no passengers or crew and operated under the specific guidelines and procedures proposed by Petitioner gives the FAA good cause to find that the UAS operationsPage **4** of **21**



### enabled by the instant Petition are in the public interest. Thus, the requested exemptions should be granted. **STATUTORY AUTHORITY** A. Section 333 Section 333, titled “Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” provides a mechanism for seeking expedited FAA authorization of safe civil UAS operations in the National Airspace System (“NAS”). Section 333(a) states that the FAA “shall determine if certain unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely

in the national airspace system before completion of the [comprehensive] plan and rulemaking required by section 332(b)(1) of this Act or the guidance required by section 334 of this Act.” In Section 332(b)(1), Congress made it clear that Section 333 provides a mechanism for “expedited operational authorization .” The FAA has committed to complying with this mandate by granting several petitions almost identical to the one at hand. See, e.g., Exemption No. 11062, Regulatory Docket No. FAA - 2014 - 0352 (granting regulatory exemptions to Astraeus Aerial for operation of unmanned aircraft systems for the purpose of filming for the mo tion picture and television industry). Section 333(b) identifies several factors that the FAA should consider in determining whether commercial UAS operations should be approved. These incl ude UAS that, “as a result of their size, weight, speed, operational capability, proximity to airports and populated areas, and operation within visual line of sight do not create a hazard to users of the [NAS] or the public or pose a threat to national se curity.” See Section 333(b). B. Section 44701(f) In addition to the specific authority conferred by

Section 333, the FAA Administrator has general authority to grant exemptions from the FAA’s safety regulations and minimum standards when the Administrator decides a requested exemption is in the public interest. See U.S.C. § 44701(f). **REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS** Petitioner requests relief from the following regulations: Part 21 prescribes, in pertinent part, the procedural requirements for issuing and changing design approvals, production approvals, airworthiness certificates, and airworthiness approvals. Section 61.113 prescribes that “no person who holds a private pilot certificate may act as a pilot in command of an aircraft that is carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire; nor may that person, for compensation or hire, act as pilot inPage **5** of **21**



### command of an aircraft,” (see Section 61.113(a)), and that “a private pilot may, for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraft in connection with any business or employment if: (1) The flight is only incidental to that business or employ ment; and (2) The aircraft does not carry passengers or property

for compensation or hire,” (see Section 61.113(b)). Section 61.133(a) sets forth privileges for persons holding commercial pilot certificates, including a provision impliedly limiting to persons holding a commercial pilot certificate the ability to act as pi lot in command of an aircraft “[f]or compensation or hire.” Section 91.7(a) prescribes, in pertinent part, that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in an airworthy condition. Section 91.9(b)(2) prohibits operation of U.S. registered civil aircraft unless there is available in the aircraft a current approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any combination thereof. Section 91.103(b)(1) prescribes, in pertinent part, that each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight, to include, “For any flight, runway

lengths at airports of intended use, and the following takeoff and landing distance information:... For civil aircraft for which an approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual containing takeoff and landing distance data is required, the takeoff and landing distance data contained therein.” Section 91.119(c) prescribes that, except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes: “Over other than c ongested areas. An altitude of 4 00 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.” Section 91.121 requires, in pertinent part, each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by reference to an altimeter that is set “to the elevation of the departure air

port or an appropriate altimeter setting available before departure.” Section 91.151(a) prescribes that no person may begin 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. Section 91.203 prohibits, in subpart (a), any person from operating a civil aircraft unless it has within it (1) an appropriate and current airworthiness certificate; and (2) an effective U.S. registration certificate issued to its owner or, for operation within the United States, the second copy of the Aircraf

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### as provided for in § 47.31(c). Section 91.203 prescribes, in subpart (b), that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate or a special flight authorization issued under § 91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew. Section 91.405(a) requires, in pertinent part, that an aircraft operator or owner shall have the aircraft inspected as prescribed in subpart E of the same part and shall, between req uired inspections, except as provided in paragraph (c) of the same section, have discrepancies repaired as prescr ibed in Part 43 of the chapter. Section 91.407(a)(1) prohibits, in pertinent part, any person from operating an aircraft that has undergone maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration unless it has been approved for return to service by a person authorized under § 43.7 of the same chapter. Section 91.409(a)(2) prescribes, in pertinent part, that no person may operate an aircraft unless, within the preceding 12 calendar months, it has had an inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate in accordance with part 21 of this chapter. Section 91.417(a) and (b) prescribes, in pertinent part, that - (a) Each registere d owner or operator shall keep the following records for the periods specified in paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Records of the maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alteration and records of the 100 -hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspections, as appropriate, for each aircraft (including the airframe) and each engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance of an aircraft. The records must include - (i) A description (or reference to data acceptable to the Administrator) of the work performed; and (ii) The date of completion of the work performed; and (iii) the signature, and certificate number of the person approving the aircraft for return to service. (2) Records containing the following information: (i) The total time in s ervice of the airframe, each engine, each propeller, and each rotor. (ii) The current status of life - limited parts of each airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance. (iii) The time since last overhaul of all items installed on the aircraft which are required to be overhauled on a specified time basis. (iv) The current inspection status of the aircraft, including the time since the last inspection required by

the inspection program under which the aircraft and its appliances are maintained.Page **7** of **21**



### (v) The current status of applicable airworthiness directives (AD) and safety directives including, for each, the method of compliance, the AD or safety directive number and revisions date. If the AD or safety directive involves recurring action, the time and date wh en the next action is required. (vi) Copies of the forms prescribed by § 43.9(d) of this chapter for each major alteration to the airframe and currently installed engines, rotors, propellers, and appliances. (b) The owner or operator shall retain the following records for the periods prescribed: (1) The records specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall be retained until the work is repeated or superseded by other work or for 1 year after the work is performed. (2) The records specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall be retained and transferred with the aircraft at the time the aircraft is sold. (3) A list of defects furnished to a registered owner or operator under § 43.11 of this chapter shall be retained until the defects are repaired and the aircraft is approved for return to service. **IV. PETITIONER’S PROPOSED OPERATIONS SATISFY SECTION 333.** A. Unmanned Aircraft System The UAS to be operated under this request are less than 55 lbs. fully loaded, will be operated at a speed of no more than 50 knots, carry neither a pilot nor passenger, carry

no explosive materials or flammable liquids, and operate exclusively

within a secured area. Petitioner’s UAS use a radio frequency spectrum for operation and control that complies with Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) requirements, and Petitioner has integrated safety features into the UAS, as described in Petitioner’s Flight Operations and Procedures Manual (“FOPM”) and Motion Picture and Television Flight Operation Manual (“MPTFOM”) (collectively, “operations manuals”). 1 

### The MPTFOM and FOPM will be submitted separately and confidentially

under 14 C.F.R. 11.35(b), as the manuals contain proprietary information that the applicant has not and will not share with others. The manuals contain operating conditions and procedures that are not available to the public and are protected from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 552, et seq. Petitioner’s UAS are equipped with redundant safety mechanisms allowing th em to operate safely after experiencing certain in - flight failures. If a lost - link event occurs, including the loss of ground communications and/or the loss of a GPS signal, Petitioner’s UAS have the ability to perform a pre - coordinated, predictable, autom ated flight maneuver and return to a predetermined locationPage **8** of **21**



### within a designated security perimeter for landing. The UAS further have the ability to abort a flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies. All flights will be terminated after a maximum of 30 minutes or with 25% remaining battery power, whichever occurs first. Thus, good cause exists for granting Petitioner’s requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a) (setting forth fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions). 1 

### Petitioner’s UAS will be identified by serial number, registered in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 47, and have identification (N -Number) markings in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 45, Subpart C. Markings will be as large as practicable. Regarding Petitioner’s requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.121 (Altimeter Settings), Petitioner seeks such relief because Petitioner will not have a ty pical barometric altimeter onboard the UAS. Instead, altitude information will be provided to the UAS PIC via a digitally encoded telemetric data feed, which downlinks from the aircraft to a ground-based on- screen display . The altitude information will be generated by equipment installed onboard the UAS, using GPS triangulation, digitally

encoded barometric altimeter, radio altimeter, or any combination thereof. Prior to each flight, a zero altitude initiation point will be established and confirmed for accuracy by the UAS PIC. Thus, good cause exists for granting the requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.121. Given the size, weight, spee d, and limited operating area associated with the aircraft to be utilized by the applicant, an exemption from 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H (Airworthiness Certificates), subject to certain conditions and limitations, is warranted (if necessary) and meets th e requirements for an equivalent level of safety under 14 C.F.R. Part 11 and Section 333. The UAS operated without an airworthiness certificate in the restricted environment and under the conditions and limitations proposed by Petitioner will be at least a s safe, or safer, than a conventional airc raft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an airworthiness certificate issued under 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H, and not subject to the proposed limitations and conditions. Petitioner will strictly

comply with safety

and maintenance procedures included in all applicable UAS manufacturer’s instructions and operating manuals. To the extent such information is not included in the guidelines developed by the manufacturers, Petitioners will develop and document maintenance, overhaul, replacement, and inspection requirements, procedures to document and maintain maintenance records with regard to Petitioner’s UAS, and UAS technician qualification criteria. Petitioner’s operations manuals will include maintenance requirements for Petitioner’s UAS, including “on- condition” maintenance and mo difications. In light of these mitigating factors, exemptions from 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) are warranted.Page **9** of **21**



### B. UAS Pilot in C ommand Petitioner’s UAS pilot in command (PIC) shall have passed the FAA ground school examination and shall hold at least a third- class medical certificate but shall not be required to hold a current pilot’s license. Since there are no standards for either private or commercial UAS pilot certificates, knowledge of airspace regulations acquired from FAA ground school and dexterity in the control and operation of the UAS acquired from actual operation of the aircraft will be the mo st important factors in e stablishing an equivalent level of safety . According to the FAA, “the FAA considers the overriding safety factor for the limited operations proposed by the petitioner to be the airmanship skills acquired through UAS - specific flight cycles, flight time, and specific make and model experience, culminating in verification through testing.” See Exemption No. 11062, Regulatory

Docket No. FAA - 2014 - 0352, at p. 18. With those factors in mind, Petitioner’s UAS PIC shall be required to meet several conditions and limitations as outlined in the FOPM and MPTFOM, including the following: • The UAS PIC will have accumulated and logged a minimum of 200 flight cycles and 25 hours of total time as a UAS rotorcraft pilot and at least 10 hours logged as a UAS pilot with a similar UAS ty pe (single blade or multirotor). • The UAS PIC will have accumulated and logged a minimum of five hours of flight time with the specific make and model of the UAS to be utilized for operations under the exemption and three take - offs and landings in the preceding 90 days. • The UAS PIC will have successfully completed the qualification process as specified in the operations manuals, to include a knowledge and skill test. 2 2 

### Prior to operating, the PIC will be required to pass the knowledge an d airmanship test qualifications developed by Petitioner for the UAS (which will be included in Petitioner’s operations manuals). There are no established practical test standards that support a jurisdictional FAA FSDO (“Flight Standards District Office”) evaluation and approval of company designated examiners. Petitioner will conduct these tests in accordance with its operations manuals. Given the constraints of the proposed operations, this procedure for testing will not adversel y affect the safety of the NAS. Regarding Petitioner’s requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a), it is Petitioner’s understanding that Petitioner’s UAS will not require an airworthiness certificate in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H, and that exemption from 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a) is therefore unnecessary . To the extent such an exemption is deemed necessary, Petitioner asserts that it should be granted in light of the safety procedures proposed herein. In accordance with the pertinent part of 14 C.F.R. §Page **10** of **21**



### 91.7(b), the operator in command of Petitioner’s UAS shall be responsible for determining whether the aircraft is in a safe condition for flight. Petitioner’s manuals for maintenance and operations shall include safety checklists to be used by the operator in command prior to each flight. Regarding Petitioner’s requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.9(b)(2) (Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements and § 91.203(a) and (b), (Civil aircraft: certifications required), it is Petitioner’s understanding that relief from these regulations is no longer necessary in light of the FAA Memorandum “Interpretation regarding whether certain required documents may be kept at an unmanned aircraft’s control station,” dated August 8, 2014. To the extent the FAA deems an ex em

ption from this section necessary for Petitioner’s proposed operations, such exemption should be granted in light of the mitigating fact that Petitioner will maintain the documents required under 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.9 and 91.203 at the UAS ground control station during flights. Additionally, 100% of Petitioner’s operations will utilize a visual observer (“VO”). The VO may

be used to satisfy

the VLOS requirement as long as the PIC always maintains VLOS capability . The VO and the PIC will be able to communicate verbally

at all times during operational flights. Regarding Petitioner’s requested relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.103(b ) ( 1), Petitioner will comply

with the other applicable procedures and requirements stated in § 91.103(a) and (b). Specifically, the PIC will take all actions including reviewing weather, flight battery

requirements, aircraft performance data, and landing and takeoff distances before initiation of a flight. The PIC will also account for all relevant site - specific conditions in their preflight procedures. Risks presented by sun glare will be mitigated by the PIC’s and VO’s ability to see other air traffic and initiate a return- to - home sequence if needed. The PIC’s UAS operation will be limited to a unique and restricted environment. Given the (1) separation of closed- set filming operations from other manned operations, (2) parallel nature of aeronautical knowledge requirements incumbent in the FAA ground school exam and the process of obtaining a private pilot’s license, and (3) the proposed UAS airmanship skills of Petitioner’s PICs, the additional manned airmanship experience of a private pilot would not correlate to the airmanship skills necessary for Petitioner’s proposed unmanned operations. Thus, Petitioner’s request for relief from 14 C. F.R. § 61.113(a) and (b) and § 61.133(a) should be granted. C. Operating Parameters of Petitioner’s UAS Petitioner’s UAS operations will be conducted within a sterile environment of closed- set filming. In this controlled environment, Petitioner’s operations will remain within VLOS of the PIC and VO, below 400 feet AGL, and at speeds below 50 knots. Only

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### Pursuant to Order 8900.1 V3, C8, S1, “participating persons” includes all pers ons associated with the filming production. Participating persons will be briefed on the potential risk of the proposed flight operations and must acknowledge and accept those risks prior to participation. Consistent with the relief ty pically provided to manned operations under FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 8, Section 1, Petitioner requests relief from 14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c) with respect to those participating persons, vehicles, and structures directly

involved in the performance of the actual filming. Regarding distance from participating persons, the operations manuals set forth safety factors for authorized and consenting production personnel. Because those procedures are specific to participating persons, no further FSDO or aviation safety inspector approval is necessary

f or reductions to the distances specified in Petitioner’s manuals. Regarding the distance from nonparticipating persons, Petitioner will ensure that no persons are allowed within 500 feet of the operating area except those consenting to be involved and necessary for the filming production, with the possibility

of reducing this distance to no less than 200 feet if it would not adversely affect safety

and the Administrator has approved it. This is consistent with FAA Order 8900.1, V3, C8, S1. Petitioner will not conduct UAS operations within 5 nautical miles of the geographic center of a non - towered airport unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s management is obtained and the operation is conducted in accordance with a Notice to 3 

### Airmen (“NOTAM”). Additionally, Petitioner will not operate in Class B, C, or D airspace without written approval from the FAA. Nor will Petitioner operate the UAS less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000 feet horizontally from a cloud or when vis ibility

is less than 3 statute miles from the PIC. Petitioner’s UAS will remain clear and yield the right of way to all manned operations and activities at all times (including, but not limited to, ultralight vehicles, parachute activities, parasailing ac tivities, and hang gliders). Although Petitioner seeks to comply with the waiver process as described in FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 8, Section 1 (Issue a Certificate of Waiver for Motion Picture and Television Filming), the current section of Order 8900.1 has specific processes that preclude a jurisdictional FAA FSDO from issuing the required Certificate of Waiver, because the section did not originally provide for UAS operations. Thus, Petitioner seeks exemption from the applicable regulations normally waived during that process. Petitioner proposes that the FAA include the required notifications and coordination with jurisdictional FSDOs through the conditions and limitations accompanying the requested exemption, and that the exemption sought herein will take the place of the Certificate of Waiver normally issued by a jurisdictional FSDO under 8900.1. Under this rubric, Petitioner will notif y every FSDO with jurisdiction over the area that Petitioner plans to operate,Page **12** of **21**



### just as with manned filming operations, and those FSDOs will have the ability to coordinate further conditions and limitations with the UAS Integration Office to address any

local concerns. Petitioner will obtain an Air Traffic Organization (“ATO”) issued Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (“COA”) prior to conducting any operations under this grant of exemption. In fulfilling its requirements under the COA, Petitioner will be required to request a NOTAM not more than 72 hours in advance, but not less than 48 hours prior to the operation. D. The Requested Exemption Promotes the Public Interest 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 specific guidelines and procedures proposed by Petitioner gives the FAA good cause to find that the UAS operations enabled by the instant Petition are in the public interest. Moreover, as the FAA has already recognized, “UAS provide an additional tool for the film making industry, adding a greater degree of flexibility, which supplements the current capabilities offered by manned aircraft.” See Exemption No. 11062, Regulatory Docket No. FAA- 2014 - 0352, at p. 22.Page **13** of **21**

**ACTIVITIES WE ARE**  **APPLY ING**  **: This exemption request, once granted, will allow the petitioner**  **to operate a small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV), unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to: •**  **Educational purposes.**  **Training, certifying and teaching UAS to private and public educational institutions.**  **Conduct bridge inspections •**  **Conduct flare stack inspections, •**  **Make utility -**  **power generation system inspections •**  **Use for patrolling •**  **Aerial inspection •**  **Photography & videography of residential & commercial real estate •**  **Weddings & wedding events,**  **• Photography & videography of utility infrastructure (including, but not limited to, electrical**  **power lines, wind turbines, cell towers, pipeline inspection, etc.) •**  **Filmmaking [1]**  **• Cinematography and videography**  **• Precision agriculture**  **with on -**  **board sensors •**  **Wildlife & forestry monitoring •**  **Mosquito & insect control •**  **Aerial surveying •**  **Construction site inspection & monitoring •**  **Public entity support operations •**  **Aerial imaging for safety •**  **Monitoring & comparing work ef forts & completion percentages on work sites**  **• Security of controlled environment of various sites**  **• Search**  **- and**  **- rescue operations under the authority & support of local authority officials**  **• Aerial video & photography for public and private**  **- use, incl**  **uding television, •**  **Public events •**  **Cinematography live feed & live news -** **gathering •**  **Training to persons individually, or belonging to, both private & public organizations to increase awareness & improve safety for current & future UAS operations wit**  **hin the NAS**Page **14** of **21**

**• Special events, including high schools, colleges, professional sports, open air events and**  **fairs •**  **Research •**  **Risk management & assessment •**  **Surface mining •**  **Closed set filming**  **[ 2]**  **• Disaster and catastrophe events** Page **15** of **21**



### Description of Type, Make and Models of sUAV/UAS Requested: The petitioner is seeking an exempt ion to commercially operate sUAV’s makes and models as follows: 1. 3D Robotics Aero – M 101. HexaCrafter HQ- 850 2. 3D Robotics Fixed Wing 102. HexaCrafter HQ- 1150 3. 3D Robotics Iris 103. HobbyKing Bixler 2 4. 3D Robotics Solo 104. Hoverfly – Livesky 5. 3D Robotics X8 105. HSE UAV – DRASS Q1000 6. 3D Robotics X8+ 106. Hubsan – X4 Microdrone 7. 3D Robotics X8 - M 107. Inova Drone – Inova One 8. 3D Robotics Y6 108. Intuitive Aerial – Aerigon IAH 3 9. AeroCamera - SR 15 109. Kespry Drone Systems 10. Aerial Pixels - Fx8Pro Elite 110. KongCopter FQ700 11. Aerialtronics Altura Zenith 111. Latitude Arcturus Jump - 15 12. AeroCine Kopterworx Hammer X12 112. Latitude Arcturus Jump - 20 13. AeroLogix – Geostar 113. Latitude HQ- 20 14. Aeronavics SkyJib - 8 Ti - QR 114. Latitude HQ-40 15. Aeronavics X4 Titanium 115. Latitude HQ- 60 16. Aerosky – RoboSurfer 116. Latitude Sensitel Silverfox HQ 17. AeroVironment Puma 117. Leptron – Avenger 18. AeroVironment Qube 118. Lockheed Martin – Desert Hawk III 19. AeroVironment Shrike 119. Lockheed Martin – Indago 20. Aeryon Scout 120. Mavinci – Sirius Pro 21. Aeryon Sky Ranger 121. Microdrones MD4 22. AgEagle 122. Microdrones – MD4 - 200 23. Agribotix Enduro Quad 123. Microdrones – MD4 - 1000 24. Agribotix Hornet Drone 124. Microdrones – MD4 - 3000Page **16** of **21**

25. Aibotix X – 6 125. MikroKopter – ARF OctoXL 26. AirCover ORT- 825 126. MLB - Super - Bat UAV 27. AirCover Q R - 425 127. Multirotor G4 28. Airfield – Extreme Surfer Power Glider 128. MultiRotor – G4 Blackbird V2 29. AirRobot AR 100 - B 129. MultiRotor – G4 Skycrane 30. AirRobot AR 100 - C 130. Parrot – AR Drone 2 31. AirRobot AR 180 131. ParkZone – Radian RTF 32. AirRobot AR 200 132. Parrot – Bebop 33. Airwing UAV – Talon 133. PrecisionHawk – Lancaster 34. Align M690L Multicopter 134. Precision Drone – PaceSetter 35. Altavian Nova F6500 135. Prioria – Hex 36. Altus UAS Delta X - 4 136. Prioria – Hex Mini 37. Altus UAS Delta X - 8 137. Prioria – Maveric UAS 38. American Drones – Eagle 550 138. ProJet – RC Drone 39. American Drones – Falcon 450 139. ProJet – RQ- 11 Raven 40. American Drones – Nighthawk 550 140. Pulse Aerospace – Scout B1 - 100 41. American Drones – Phoenix 650 141. Pulse Aerospace – Vapor 42. Arch Aerial – Atlas - 1 142. RangeVideo – Jet 43. Arch Aerial – OCTO 143. RF70 Aircraft 44. ARRIS – M680 Hexa 144. RIEGL RiCopter 45. Ascending Technologies – AscTec Falcon 8 145. Ritewing - Drak 46. Birdseyeview – FireFly 6 146. Ritewing - Spade 70" 47. Blade 350 QX3 147. Ritewing - Zephyr 3 Spade 48. Blade Chroma 148. SenseFly eBee 49. Bormatec – Maja UAV 149. SenseFly – eXom 50. Bumblebee Carbon Fiber Quadcopter 150. Sensurion Aerospace – Ma gpie 51. CarbonCore – Cortex ARTF 151. Skycatch 52. CineStar – 6 MK Heavy Lift RTF 152. SkyhunterPage **17** of **21**

53. Cinestar 8 Octo 153. Skywalker X - 8 54. Cyber Technology – Cyber Quad 154. Splash Drone 55. Delair -Tech – DT – 18 155. SteadiDrone – Flare 56. DJI - F450 156. SteadiDrone – Mavrik 57. DJI - F550 157. SteadiDrone – Vader 58. DJI - Inspire 1 158. Swift Radioplanes – Lynx 59. DJI – Matrice 100 159. T- Rex 800E Pro 60. DJI - Phantom 2 160. Tactical Robotics – InstantEye Mk2 61. DJI - Phantom 3 161. Tarot – 450 62. DJI – Spreading Wings S800 162. Tarot – 690 63. DJI – Spreading Wings S900 163. Tarot – 960 64. DJI - Spreading Wings S1000+ 164. Tarot - 680 Pro 65. DJI – Spreading Wings S1000 165. Tarot – T18 66. DraganFlyer - Commander 166. Tarot – T810 67. DraganFlyer - Guardian 167. Tayzu Robotics – Quadra 68. DraganFlyer - X4 - ES 168. Tayzu Robotics – Titan X8 69. DraganFlyer - X4 - P 169. TBS Caipirinha V2 70. DraganFlyer – X6 170. Trimble UX5 71. Event 38 - E384 171. Trimble UX5 - HP 72. Finwing – Penguin 1720 172. Trimble ZX5 73. FlyPro PX400 173. Turbo Ace – Cinewing 6 74. FoxTech FPV – D130 X8 V2 174. Turbo Ace – Matrix G 75. FoxTech FPV – K130 V3 175. Turbo Ace – Matrix I 76. Freefly – Alta 176. Turbo Ace – Matrix E 77. GB - 250z 177. Turbo Ace – Matrix S 78. GB - 450z 178. Turnigy Talon Quad 79. Germap – G47 - X8 179. UAV Solutions – Phoenix 30 80. Germap – G65 -Y6 180. UAV Solutions – Phoenix 60Page **18** of **21**

81. Germap – G180 181. UAV Solutions – Phoenix 60LE 82. Germap – G212 182. Vanguard D efense Industries ShadowHawk 83. Germap – SmartOneC 183. Viking UAS – Patriot X4 84. Gryphon Dynamics – Dodeca 184. Viking UAS – Patriot X8 85. Gryphon Dynamics – Hexa 185. Viking UAS – Ranger EX 86. Gryphon Dynamics – Octo 186. Viking UAS – VikingOne 87. Gryphon Dynamics – X8 187. Viking UAS - VK X6 Model 800 88. Gryphon Dynamics – Y6 188. Volt Aerial Robotics - Venture 89. Hawkeye 1700 189. Vulcan – Black Widow 90. Hawk UAS – Silex Systems F15 190. Vulcan – Mantis 91. Helipal - Storm Drone AntiGravity 191. Vulcan – Raven 92. Helipal - Storm Drone 8 Naza V2 192. Walkera – QR X350PRO 93. Helipal - Storm Drone 6 Naza 193. Walkera – QR X800 94. Helipal - Storm Drone 4 Naza 194. Walkera – QR X900 95. Helipal - Storm Drone 4 195. Walkera – Sco ut X4 96. Helipal - Storm Drone 4 Mini 196. Walkera – Tali H500 97. HexaCrafter HC - 650 197. Walkera – Voyager 3 98. HexaCrafter HC - 800 198. Yamaha RMAX 99. HexaCrafter HC - 1100 199. Yuneec - Tornado H920 100. HexaCrafter HO - 1250 200. Yuneec - Typhoon Q500 Which each separately weighs 55 lbs. or less, with imaging payload and applicable equipment. Equipment o peration manuals for each sUAV are included for your reference and are considered confidential information for each respective company’s UAS an d are affixed separately in these documents as Appendix B. 2Page **19** of **21**



### Commercial (Mission, Operation) Purpose: This exemption request once granted would allow the petitioner to operate a small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV), unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to cond uct Educational courses, training students, helping public and private schools to offer great courses to better educate the students to understand the UAS fields, jobs and future. Offering basic knowledge UAS training with hands on training with basic, med ium and advance knowledge courses in addition to offering Industry certifications for getting an operator certificate/ Pilot license after going through intense and rigorous courses offered through our company with the help of professors that are in the fi eld that worked hard to put an educational curriculum to better educate the students. In Addition, Unmanned Aircraft Institute LLC, will conduct bridge Inspections, flare stack inspection, utility - power generation system inspections and patrolling, ae rial inspection, photography and videography of residential and commercial real estate, aerial inspection, photography and videography of utility infrastructure including but not limited to electrical power lines, wind turbines and cell towers, pipeline in spection and patrolling, filmmaking, cinematography, and videography, precision agriculture with on board sensors, wildlife and forestry monitoring and mosquito and insect control, aeri al surveying, construction site inspection and monitoring, public entit y support operations, Aerial imaging for safety, monitoring and comparing work efforts and completion percentages, and security of controlled environment of various sites, aerial video and live video feed to assist with search and rescue operations under t he authority and support of local authority officials, aerial video and photography for public and private use including television, public events, and cinematography live feed and live newsgathering, training to persons individually or belonging to both p rivate and public organizations to increase awareness and improve safety for current and futur e UAS operations within the NAS, special events, research, risk management and assessment, motion picture production, surface mining, closed set filming, d isaster and catastrophe events. 

### R **egulations from which the Exemption Relief is requested:** 14 C.F.R. § 61.113 (a) & (b) 14 C.F.R. § 61.133(a) 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a) 14 C.F. R.§ 91.119 14 C.F.R. § 91.121 14 C.F.R. § 91.151 (a) 14 C.F.R. § 91.405 (a) 14 C.F.R. § 407 (a) (1)Page **20** of **21**



### CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the regulatory exemptions requested herein should be granted and Petitioner should be permitted to conduct small UAS operations for the purpose of **Education, teaching and training, closed -**  **set filming an aerial photography.**  Respectfully

submitted, Professor: Mark Mansour Unmanned Aircraft Institute LLC.

**The name and address of the Petitioner is:** Unmanned Aircraft Institute, LLC Attn: Profess or: Mark Mansour 11133 Windpoint Drive Tampa, FL 33635 \ Cell: 813 - 409 - 6557 Markmansour123@gmail.com Please direct any question or comment regarding this petition to the Petitioner Thank you **so much** for your time and cooperation. Educationally yours, Mark Mansour Professor at Embry - Riddle University Professor teaching UAS to high school students at Clearwater High School. Member of the UAS education pathway committee at St. Petersburg College, Clearwater FLPage **21** of **21**