September 19, 2015

Submitted by: William R. Saunders

2330 St. Rt. 48

Houston, Ohio 45333

(937) 726­6996

wrob.saunders@yahoo.com

Airman Certificate #

A&P282701757IA

U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Operations

West Building Ground Floor w12­140

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,

Washington, DC 20590.

Please accept this as a formal Exemption request under The FAA Modernization and

Reform Act of 2012, Public Law 112­95 FEB 14, 2012 Section 333 and the procedures

contained within 14 C.F.R.11.

To whom it may concern,

Please consider my request for an exemption from 91.7(a), 91.119, 91.121, 91.15(a), 91.405,

91.407(a)(1).91.409(a)(2) and 91.417(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14

CFR) was granted in Exemption Numbers 11138, 11395, 11428, and 11434. Concerning

Commercial Operation of a DJI Inspire 1.

This exemption request will allow William Saunders, owner / operator of a DJI Inspire 1

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the commercial purpose of conducting aerial video

and photography of home and business exterior inspections, structures, agriculture, real estate,

and special events within the United States.
I am a licensed aircraft technician, A&P 282701757 IA , with 25 years in the aviation

industry. I have many years piloting remote controlled vehicles and fully understand the

significance of this request. I have the experience and qualifications to ensure this aircraft

will remain in an Airworthy condition.( able for Safe flight). I will observe current weather

conditions and ensure clear calm weather for safe flight. I will conduct all pre­flights and

post flights. I will perform the required scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and

preventative maintenance by following the manufacturer’s recommendations for continued

airworthiness. I will maintain all logs, and comply with any and all bulletins, and directives.

The DJI Inspire 1 has safety features incorporated into its design. It is GPS assisted for

a more controlled stable flight. The UAS will be flown L.O.S.(Line of Sight) clear weather

conditions (Daylight flights) only. All flights will be flown less than 400’ A.G.L. If there is a signal

loss, the UAS will safely return to its launched position or “home” position. (Return to Home).

Operations under this exemption will follow the rules outlined in Document FAA­ 2015­0150.

I believe that if an exemption is granted, I would use the UAS in a manner as to reflect a

positive light on the capabilities of the aircraft and its camera. With the zoom and high pixel

quality of the onboard camera, many tasks can be accomplished:

Insurance claim investigation: can be easily accomplished on tall structures without the use

scaffold or unstable ladders possibly preventing an accident. The UAS operates more efficiently

and safely (less risk of a fall).Can settle more claims more efficiently. (Disaster Relief).

Real estate: video footage could be offered, as to show a topical vantage point, that has only

been offered before by means of a manned aircraft.

The UAS is operated below the elevation of a manned aircraft, operates more efficiently,

reduced cost, no carbon footprint, little to no disturbance to neighbors or community.

Structures / Wind Generator inspection: can be inspected at a fraction of the time from

the ground providing high quality imaging to be used as reference. I believe this translates

to more reliable operations of the equipment in that community.

Thank you for your time and consideration!

If you have any thoughts or concerns please feel free to call or e­mail.

Cell­ (937­726­6996

e­mail­ wrob.saunders@yahoo.com

Sincerely,

William R. Saunders
DJI INSPIRE 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model

T600

Weight (Battery Included)

2935 g (Approx 6.5 lbs.) well under the 55lbs.

Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode)

Vertical: 0.5 m

Horizontal: 2.5 m Max

Angular Velocity

Pitch: 300°/s

Yaw: 150°/s

Max Tilt Angle

35°

Max Ascent Speed 5 m/s

Max Descent Speed 4 m/s

Max Speed 22 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind)

Max Flight Altitude

4500 m

Max Wind Speed Resistance

10 m/s

Max Flight Time Approximately

18 minutes

Motor Model

DJI 3510

Propeller Model

DJI 1345

Indoor Hovering

Enabled by default

Operating Temperature Range

­10° to 40° C

Diagonal Distance

559 to 581 mm

Dimensions

438x451x301 mm