Y AMARA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A. 

6555 KATELLA AVE., CYPRESS CA., 90630-5101 -714/761-7300- FAX 714/761-7881 

August 18,2015 

Subject: Petition for Relief 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office ofRulemaking 

800 Independence Ave, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Dear Sirs: 

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA is hereby requesting relief from the Federal Aviation Regulations 

detailed below in conjunction with the application and issuance of a Special Airworthiness 

Certificate (SAC) in the Experimental for the Yamaha RMax unmanned aircraft system. Such 

relief has previously been granted to Yamaha Motor Corporation under a Section 333 approval 

granted by the U.S. DOT/FAA Decision on May 1, 2015 (See FAA-2014-0397-0014). 

ReliefReguested 

14 CFR § 61.113: 

Yamaha is requesting an exemption from the limitation in § 61.113(a) that prohibits the 

holder of a private pilot certificate from acting as a PIC for compensation or hire. 

Alternatively, Yamaha is requesting an exemption from§ 61.113(b) that would allow the 

holder of a private pilot certificate to act as PIC for compensation or hire even if the flight 

is not incidental to the business or employment of the PIC. Either of these requests, if 

granted, would allow a person holding a private pilot certificate to act as PIC of an RMAX 

operation for compensation or hire. Additionally, Yamaha request that a state issued 

driver's license be used in lieu of a FAA Medical Certificate for the Visual Observer. 

In granting relief to Part 61.113 the FAA granted relief to 61.113(a) and found that relief 

from 61.113(b) was not necessary. Under the grant of exemption, the FAA stated "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 certificate." 

Yamaha is requesting the same relief for operations conducted under the proposed SAC. 

14 CFR § 91.15l(b): 

Yamaha is requesting an exemption from the limitations set forth in§ 91.15l(b) Fuel 

requirements for flight in VFR conditions. Prior UAS specific relief has been granted in 

Exemption Nos. 8811, 10808, and 10673 for daytime, Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 

conditions. The conditions and limitations below prohibit the PIC from beginning a UAS 

flight unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough available 

fuel for UAS to operate for the intended operational time and to operate after that for at 
least five minutes or with the reserve fuel recommended by the manufacturer if greater. 

The FAA found that this provides sufficient reason to grant the relief from 14 CFR § 

91.151. 

Yamaha is requesting the same relief for operations conducted under the proposed SAC. 

14 CFR § 91.121(a): 

Yamaha is requesting an exemption from the limitations set forth in§ 91.121(a) Altimeter 

Settings. The primary altitude reporting for the RMAx is GPS altitude. In previous 

petitions, the FAA has found that "When the UA is not equipped with a barometric 

altimeter, an alternate means for measuring and reporting UA altitude is necessary, such 

as GPS. As stated in the conditions and limitations below, the FAA requires altitude be 

reported in feet AGL. The petitioner may choose to set the altitude indicator to zero feet 

AGL rather than local barometric pressure or field altitude before flight." As such relief 

from 14 CFR 91.121 was granted to Yamaha for the RMAX. Yamaha is requesting the 

same relief for operations conducted under the proposed SAC. 

Point of Contact: 

Mr. Brad Anderson 

Yamaha Motor Corporation 

6555 Katella Ave. 

Cypress CA. 90630-510 I 

Telephone: (714) 761-6183 

Public Interest 

The enhanced safety achieved using a UA with the specifications described in Yamaha's exemption 

request, subsequently reviewed by the FAA, and the fact that the unmanned aircraft does not carry 

passengers or crew, rather than a manned aircraft of significantly greater proportions, carrying crew 

in addition to flammable fuel, is in the public interest. 

Although the relief requested has previously been granted under for the same aircraft and operator 

under FAA-2014-0397-0014, this petition request is being submitted at the instruction of AFS-80. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions . 

.. :Ressppeenctfull , I n ~~~ 

Brad Anderson 

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A