UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, DC

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2007

- 0001

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR EXEMPTION OF:



# Horus Aerial Services LLC.

FOR AN EXEMPTION SEEKING RELIEF FROM T HE REQUIREMENTS OF

TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

SECTIONS 61.113(a) & (b), 91.7(a), 91.121, 91.151(b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1),

91.409(a)(1) & (a)(2), AND 91.417(a) & (b) CONCERNING COMMERCIAL

OPERATION OF DJI PHANTOM + UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

SYS TEMS

PURSUANT TO SECTION 333 OF

THE FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012

(PUBLIC LAW 112

- 95)

Submitted on June 25 , 2015

Horus Aerial Services

Ricardo Ramirez

1504 Clementian St.

Utica, NY 13501

917

- 513

- 5787

horusdrones@gmail.com2 TABLE OF CONT E N T S

P a g e

G L OS S ARY O F A BB R E V I A T I O NS

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SUMMARY

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I N TROD U C T I O N A ND I N TERESTS OF PE T I T I O N E R

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B ACK G RO U N D

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B A S I S F OR PE T I T I ON

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N A ME A N D A D D RESS OF PE T I T I O N E R

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TH E SPE C I

F I C SEC T I O NS OF 14 C. F .R. F ROM WH I CH Horus Aerial Services

SEE K S E X EMP T I ON

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T H E E X TE N T O F R E L I EF Horus Aerial Services SEE K S A N D T HE RE A S O N

Horus Aerial Services SEE K S T H E R E L I E F

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T H E REASONS W HY GRA N T I NG Horus Aerial Services ’ S RE Q U E ST W O U L D B E

I N T HE PUBL I C I

NT EREST

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T H E REASONS W HY GRA N T I NG T HE E X E MP T I ON W O U L D N O T A D V E RS E L

Y

AF F ECT SA F ETY

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SUMMARY T H AT CAN B E P U BL I SH E D I N T HE F E D ER A L RE G I S T ER.

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CO N C L U S I O N

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E X H I B I T S

............ ... ........................................................................ . 363 G LO S SA R Y OF ABB R EVI A TIONS

A G L Above G r ound L e v e l

A O I A r e a o f I nte r e st

A T C Air T r a f fic Control

A T O Air T r a f fic Or g a ni z a tion

A V A e ri a l V e hicle

C F R Code of F e d e r a l R e g ulat i ons

COA C e rtifi ca te of Autho r i z a tion

F AA F e d e r a l Aviation Administr a tion

F AR F e d e r a l Aviation R e g ula t ion

GCS G r ound Control Station

GPS Glob a l P ositioning S y st e m

L O L L oss of L ink

NA S N a tion a l Ai rsp a c e S y st e m

N O T A M Notice to Airm a n

P I C Pilot I n Comm a nd

S ec tion 333 F AA Mod e rniz a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( F M RA) S ec tion 333 SO

S a f e t y Ob s e rver

SOP Stand a rd O p e r a ting Proc e dur e s

U A Unm a nn e d Air c r a ft

UAS Unm a nn e d Ai r c raft S y s t e m

V F R Visu a l F li g ht Rules

V L OS Visu a l L ine o f Site

VMC Visu a l Met e orol o g ic a l Conditions

VT O L V e rti ca l T a k e o f f a nd L a n ding4 S U M M A R Y

Horus Aerial Services L L C s e e ks e x e mption f

r om the r e quir e ments of 14 C. F .R §§

61.113 (a ) & (b ) , 91. 7 ( a ), 91.121, 91.151 ( b), 9 1 .4 0 5( a ), 91

. 40 7 ( a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 4 0 9( a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) ( 2 ),

a nd 91.417 (a ) & (b ) , to o p e r a te a n Unm a nn e d A ir c r a ft S y stem pursu a nt to S ec tion 333 of

the F AA Mo d e rniz a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( F

MRA ) . This e x e mption will p e rmit

Horus Aerial Services L L C to op e rate a n Unm a nn e d Air c r a ft S y stem ( UAS ) f o r the

c o mm e r c ial purp o se of c ond u c ting a e ri a l vid e o a nd phot o g r a ph y o f c onstru c tion sites, r ea l

e stat e , No n

- Pro f

it a nd other c ommu n i t y s p ec ial e v e nts in and a round Oneida County in

New York

.

INTRODU C TION A N D I N TERESTS OF THE P ETITIONER

H orus Aerial Services L L C. ( Hereinafter r e f

e r r e d to as “ Horus Aerial Services” )

Horus Aerial Services provid e s its c omm e r c ial c li e nts with a f f or d a ble h i g h e st quali t y

d i g it a l con t e nt for use in their c omm e r c ial, p e rso n a l, and other phot o g r a p h y r e lat e d

pro j ec ts. Horus Aerial Services also p r ovi d e s the c o m m unity and No n

- P r o f it

o r ganiza t ion our s er v ic e s f or no c ha r ge as a w ay of g iving ba c k to t he c o m m unit y

.

Horus Aerial Services i s a s ea son e d le a d e r in unm a nn e d ae ri a l vid e o gr a p h y with ov e r 8

y e a r s r ec r ea tion a l/

hob b y e x p e ri e n c e in all asp e c ts of RC Air c raft, Q u a d c op t e rs a n d other

small UAS ’ s. T h e obje c tive of Horus Aerial Services a e ri a l video a nd photogr a p h y

o p e r a tions is to provide hi g h qu a li t y im a g i n g for a v a ri e t y of c omm e r c ial, publi c

, a nd

r e sidenti a l uses, sp ec i fi c a l l y targ e tin g :

 A e ri a l R ea l Est a te photo g r a p h y

 A e ri a l R ea l Est a te Vid e o

 F ree S e rvic e s to N o n

- Pr o fit a nd Communi t y Or g a ni z a tions5 B A C K G ROU N D

U nmann e d Ai r c raft S y st e ms: D J I Ph a ntom 3

Horus Aerial Services s ee ks a n e x e mption to op e r a te D J I s y stems for

c ompen s a tion or hire within the N AS. The D J I Ph a ntom 3 is a v e rti ca l t a k e o ff a n d

l a nding ( V T O L

) U n m a nn e d Ai rc r a ft ( U A) with a G round Control Station (GCS) u t ili z ing

e le c tronic tab l e t or sma r

t phone s y stems. T h e D J I Ph a ntom 3 h a s a ma x i mum g ross

w e i g ht of a

ppro x im a te l y 2 pounds 11 oun c e s, while h a vi n g a le n g th of 16 inch e s width of

16 inch e s, h e i g h t of 8 inc he s, a nd a m a x i mum sp ee d of a ppro x im a te l y 29 knots. The D J I

Ph a ntom 3 UAS is equipp e d with f our m a in rotors; driv e n b y L

ithium Po l y

m e r b a tt e r y

pow e r e d e le c tric motors.

The D J I Ph a ntom 3 UAS that will be op e ra ted b y Horus Aerial Services will be

re g ist e r e d in a cc o rd a n c e with 49 U.S.C. 44103, R e gistration of Air c raf t

, a s w e ll a s 14

C. F .R P a rt 47, Aircraft R e gistratio n

, a nd ma r k e d in a c c or d a n c e with 14 C. F .R. P a rt 45,

Id e ntifi c ation and R e gistration M ar k ing

.

B ASIS F OR P ET I TION

P e tition e r, Horus Aerial Services , pursu a nt to the p r ovisions of the F e d e r a l

Avi a tion R e g ulations (14 C.F.R. § 11.61) a nd the F AA M o d e rniz a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t

of 2012 ( F

MRA ) , S ec tion 333, S

p ec ial Rul e s for C e rtain Un m ann e d Aircraft S y st e m s

,

h e r e b y p e titions the A dministr at or to c omm e r c ial l y op e rate the DJI Phantom 3 UAS in

the N a tion a l A i rsp a c e S y stem ( N AS), a nd f o r a n e x e mption f

r om the r e quir e ments of 14

C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a ) & (b), 91.7 (a ), 91

. 121, 91.151 ( b), 9 1 .405 (a ), 91

. 40 7 ( a )( 1),

91.409 (a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) ( 2), a n d 91.417 (a ) & (b )

.

I n c onsid e r a tion of t h e sp ee d, w e i g ht, si z e

, a nd limited op e r a ti n g a r e a a ssoc i a ted

with the unmann e d a ircraft a nd its op e r a tion, Horus Aerial Services o p e r a tion of D J I6

Ph a ntom 3 UAS me e ts the c onditions of F MRA Se c tion 333 a nd t h e r e f o r e

, will not

r e quire a n a ir w orthi n e ss c e rtifi c a te in a c c or da n c e with 14 C. F .R. P a rt 2 1, Subp a rt H.

A c c ordi n g l y

, Horus Aerial Services r e qu e sts r e li e f f r om S ec tions 91.405 (a )

,

91

. 4 07( a ) ( 1 ), 91.409 (a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) (2 )

, a n d 91.417 (a ) & (b )

, a s th e se s ec tions set fo r th

r e qu i r e ments for mainten a n c e that on l y a p p l y to ai r c r a ft w ith a n a i r wo r thin e ss c e rtifi ca te.

Horus Aerial Services submits t h a t the r e qu e s t e d r e li e f is prop e r sin c e a n

e quival e nt lev e l of s a f

e t y will a lw a y s b e e nsur e d (see E x hibit D). Horus Aerial Services

will use li ce ns e d te c hni c ians or the m a nu f ac turers s e rvice ce n t e rs t o p e r f orm m a int e n a n ce

,

a lt e r a tions, or pr e v e ntive mainte n a n c e on the UAS s using the m e thods, te c hniq ues, a nd

p r a c ti ce s pr e s c rib e d in the o p e r a ting do c u m e nts (i. e ., Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd DJI

Phantom 3 I

nstr u c tion M a nu a l). F

urth e rm o r e

, Horus Aerial Services will do c ume n t and

m a int a in a ll mainten a n c e r e c o rds for the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

.

R e li e f f rom c e r t a in r e q uir e ments of Se c tion 61.1 1 3( a ) a nd (b )

, e ntitl e d Pri v ate pilot

privileg e s and limitation s : P il o t in c om m and , is r e qu e sted b y Horus Aerial Services to the

e x tent n ece ss a r y to allow a Pilot in Comm a nd ( P I C) holding a p riv a te pilot or h i g h e r lev e l

ce r tifi c a te, a s w e ll a s a n a irm a n medi ca l ce rtifi c a te, a nd who h a s d e monst r a ted, b y me e ti n g

minimum fli g h t

- hour a n d c ur r e n c y r e qu i r e ments, that the P I C is able to sa f

e l y o p e r a te the

DJI Phantom 3 UAS in a m a nn e r c onsistent with this e x e mption, i n c luding e v a s ive a nd

e merg e n c y man e uv e rs a nd maintaining a p p rop r iate dist a n ce s f

r om p e ople, v e ssels,

v e hicl e s a nd str u c tur e s.

Horus Aerial Services s ee ks r e li e f f rom S ec tion 91.7 ( a ), e ntitl e d Civil aircraft

air w orthin e ss , b eca use the DJI Phantom 3 UAS do not r e quire a n a ir w orthin e ss

ce rtifi c a te in a c c ord a

n c e with 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H . As su c h, Horus Aerial

Services7

submits that it wi l l ensu r e that the DJI Phantom 3 UAS a re in an a i r w ort h y c ondition,

prior to e v e r y fli g ht, b y d e t e rmining th a t the UAS s a re in com pl i a n c e with the op e r a ti n g

do c uments (i. e

. , Month l y M a int e n a n c e Lo g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l),

a nd that the a ir c r a ft a

r e in a condition for s a fe fl i g ht.

Horus Aerial Services a lso s ee k s a n e x e mption f r om the r e quir e ments of S ec tion

91.121, e nt itl e d Altim e ter S e tting s

, a s the DJI Phantom 3 UA will not have a t y pic a l

b a rom e tric a ltim e ter on b o a rd. H o w e v e r, a ltitude info r mation of the DJI Phantom 3 UA

will be pro v ided to the P I C via G lob a l P ositio n ing S y stem ( GP S ) e quipm e nt a nd r a dio

communi ca tio n s tel e met r y d a ta link, wh i c h downlinks f r om the U A to the GCS for ac tive

monitori n g of t he fli g ht path. This altit u de info r mation, combin e d with Horus Aerial

Services ’ s op e r a tion of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS within visu a l line of si g ht, a t o r b e low

400 fee t A G L , wi l l ensu r e a le v e l of s a f e t y e quival e nt to S ec tion 91.121 a nd our

a dditional s a f

e t y r e qu i rements a s outlin e d in E x h i bit D

. .

Addition a l l y

, Horus Aerial Services s ee ks a n e x e mption f r om the r e qui r e ments of

S ec tion 91.151 ( b), e ntitl e d Fu e l r e quire me nts for flight in VFR c ondition s

. Horus Aerial

Services submits that sa f

e t y will n ot be a ff

ec ted b y o p e r a ti o n of the DJI Phantom 3 UA

during d a y

l i g ht hours in v isual m e teo r olo g i ca l c o nditions (VMC) und e r visu a l fli g ht ru l e s

( VF R), w ith e no u g h b a tt e r y power to f l y for a tot a l dur a tion of a ppro x im a te l y 13.5

minutes to the fi r st point of intend e d landi n g a nd, a ssuming norm a l c ruising sp e e d, to f l y

a ft e r th a t f

o r a t le a st 4.5 minutes.

I n acc o rd a n c e with 14 C. F .R. § 11.81, Horus Aerial Services provid e s the

following i nfo r mation in support of its p e tition f o r e x e mp t i o n:8

A. N a m e and Ad d re ss of T he P e ti t io n er

.

The n a me a nd a dd r e ss of the Petitioner a nd point of c onta c t is a s follows:

Horus Aerial Services

Ricardo Ramirez

1504 Clementian St

Utica, NY 13501

Em a il: horusdrones@gmail. c om

B. The Sp ec i f

ic Se c tions O f 14 C. F .R. F r o m Which Horus Aerial

Services S ee ks Ex e m ption.

1. Horus Aerial Services S ee ks E x e m ption F r o m The Requir e m e nts Of

S ec tion 61.113 ( a) A nd (b).

S ec tion 61.113, e ntit l e d Priv a te pilot privil e g e s a nd limitations: P ilot in c o m m and

, subse c tions ( a ) a nd ( b ) pr e s c ribe the followin g , in r e lev a nt p a rt:

(a) No p e rson w ho holds a p riv a te pilot ce rtifi c a te m a y a c t as a pilot in c omm a nd

( P I C) o f a n a i r c raft th a t is c a r r y i n g p a s s e n g e rs o r prop e r t y for c ompens a ti o n

or hir e ; nor m a y that p e rso n , for c ompen s a tion or hir e

, ac t as P I C of a n

a ir c r a f t.

(b) A p r ivate pilot m a y

, for c ompens a tion or hir e

, a c t as P I C of a n a i r c raft

in c onn ec tion with a n y bus i n e ss or e mpl o y m e nt i f

—

(1) The fli g ht is on l y incid e n tal to th a t busin e ss or e mpl o y ment; a nd

(2) The a ircr a ft d o e s not ca rr y p a s s e n g e rs o r p r op e r t y for c ompens a tion or hir e

.

2. Horus Aerial Services S ee ks E x e m ption F r o m The Requir e m e nts Of

S ec tion 91.7 ( a).

S ec tion 91.7, e ntitl e d Civil air c raft air w o r thin e s s

, subse c tion ( a ), st a tes the

followin g :

( a ) N o p e rson m a y op e r a t e a c ivil ai r c r a ft unless it is in a n a ir w ort h y c ondition.

3. Horus Aerial Services Ex e m pt i on F r o m The R e quire me nts Of

S ec tion 91.121.

S ec tion 91.121, e ntitl e d Altimet e r s e ttin g s, subs e c tion ( a ), st a tes the followin g

, in

p a rt:9 (a) E a c h p e rson op e r a ting a n a ir c r a ft sh a ll maintain the c ruisi n g a ltitude or flight

lev e l of th a t ai r c r a ft, a s the c a se m a y b e

, b y r e feren c e to an a ltim e ter t h a t is s e t,

wh e n op e r a tin g

--

(1) B e low 18,000 f

ee t M S L

, to

--

(i) The c urr e nt r e p o rt e d a lt i met e r s e tting o f a station a long the route a nd

within 100 n a uti ca l mil e s of the a ir c r a ft;

(ii) the r e is no station within the a rea pr e s c rib e d in p ar a gr a

ph ( a ) ( 1 ) ( i) of

this se c tion, the c ur r e nt r e port e d a ltim e ter s e tting of a n a pprop r i a t e

a v a il a ble st a tion; or

(iii) the c a se o f a n a i r c r a ft not equipp e d with a r a dio, t h e e lev a tion of the

d e p a rtu r e a irpo r t or a n a

p prop r iate a ltim e ter s e tting a v a il a ble b e f o re

d e p a rtu r e

.

4. Horus Aerial Services Ex e m pt i on F r o m The R e quire me nts Of

S ec tion 91.151 ( b)

.

S ec tion 91.151, e ntitl e d Fu e l require me nts for flight in VFR c ondition s

, subse c tion

(b ) , stat e s the followin g :

( b ) No p e rson may b e gin a flight in a rotor c ra f t u n d e r VFR c onditions unless

( c onsid e ring w ind and for ec ast w e ather c onditio n s) t h e re is enoug h fuel to fly

to the first point of int e n d e d landing and, assum i ng normal c ruising sp ee d, to

fly aft e r that for at l e ast 20 minutes.

5. Horus Aerial Services Ex e m pt i on F r o m The R e quire me nt Of

S ec tion 91.405 ( a).

S ec tion 91.405, e ntitl e d M aint e nan c e r e quired

, s ubs ec tion ( a ), st a t e s the f ollowin g :

E a c h owner or o p e r a tor o f a n a ir c r a ft

—

( a ) Shall ha v e t

h a t ai r c r a f

t insp ec ted a s pr e s c rib e d in subp a rt E of this p a rt and sh a ll

b e tw ee n r e quir e d insp e c t ions, e x ce pt as p r ovided in p a ra g r a ph (c) of this

s ec tion, h a ve d isc r e p a n c ies re p a i r e d a s p r e s c ri b e d in pa r t 43 of this c h a pte r [ .]

6. Horus Aerial Services F r om T he R e quire m e nts Of S ec tion 91.407 ( a) ( 1)

S ec ti o n 91.407, e ntitl e d Op e ration aft e r maint e nan ce , pr e ve nti v e

maintenan c e , r e building, or alt e ratio n

, subse c tion ( a ) (1 ) , stat e s the f ollowin g :10 (a) No p e rson m a y op e r a te a n y a i r c r a ft th a t has unde r g one m a int e n a n c e

, pr e v e ntive

mainten a n ce

, r e buildin g

, or a lt e r a tion unless

--

(1) I t has b ee n a ppro ve d for r e turn to se r vi c e b y a p e r son a uthori z e d und e r §

43.7 of this c h a pte r [ .]

7. Horu s Aerial Services S ee k s E x e m ption F r o m The Requir e m e nts Of

S ec tions 91.409 ( a) ( 1) A nd 91.40 9 (a ) (2 )

.

S ec tion 91.409, e ntitl e d Insp e c tions , subse c tion (a), st a tes the followin g :

(a) E x ce pt as p r ovided in p a r a gr a ph ( c ) of this s e c tion, no p e rson m a y op e r a te a n

a ir c r a ft unless, within the p r ece di n g 12 ca len d a r m onths, it h a s h a d

--

(1) An a nnu a l insp ec tion in a cc ord a n c e with p a rt 43 of this c h a pter a nd h a s

b ee n a ppro v e d for r e turn to se r vice b y a p e rson a u t horiz e d b y § 43.7 of this

c h a pte r ; or

(2) An insp ec tion f

o r the is s u a n c e of a n a i r wo r t hine s s ce rtifi ca t e in acc or d a n c e

with pa r t 21 of this c h a p t e r.

8. Horus Aerial Services Ex e m pt i on F r o m The R e quire me nts Of

S ec tions 91.417 ( a) A nd 91.417 ( b).

S ec tion 91.417, e ntitl e d M aint e nan c e r e c ord

s , s u bs ec tions ( a ) a nd ( b ), st a t e t he

followin g :

(a) E x ce pt for wo r

k p e r f or m e d in a c c o rd a n c e with §§ 91.411 a nd 91.413, eac h

re g ist e r e d o w n e r o r op e r a tor sh a ll k ee p the following re c ords f o r the p e rio d s

sp ec ifi e d in par a g r a ph ( b ) of this s ec tion:

(1) R ec ords of the m a int e n a n ce , pr e v e ntive maintena n ce

, a nd a lt e r a tion a nd

r e c o r ds o f the 100

- hour, a nnu a l, pr o g r e ssiv e

, a nd other r e qui r e d or a ppro ve d

inspe c tions, a s a ppro p ri a

t e , for e ac h a ir c r a ft ( incl u ding the a i r f r a m e ) a nd

eac h e n g ine, p r op e ll e r, r o tor, a nd a ppli a n c e of a n a ir c r a ft. T h e re c ords must

i nclud e

--

(i) A d e s c ription (or r e f

e r e n c e to data ac c e ptable to t he Administr a tor) of

the w ork pe r fo r

med; a nd

(ii) The d a te of c ompl e tion of the w ork p e r f or m e d; a nd

(iii) The si g n a tur e

, a nd c e rtifi ca te numb e r o f the p e rs o n a ppro v i n g the

a ir c r a ft f or r e turn to s e rv i ce

.11 (2) R ec ords c ontaini n g the foll o wing info r mation:

(i) The tot a l time in se r vice of the a ir f r a me, eac h e n gine, e ac h p rop e ll e r, a nd

eac h rot o r.

(ii) The c urr e nt st a tus of lif e

- limited p a

rts of eac h a ir f

r a me, e n g ine,

prop e ll e r, r otor, a nd a pp l ian c e

.

(iii) The time sin c e las t ov e r h a ul of a ll it e ms inst a ll e d on the a ir c r a ft whi c h

a re r e quir e d to be o v e r ha uled on a sp ec if i e d time b a sis.

(iv) The c urr e nt insp ec tion st a tus of the a ircr a ft, in c l u ding the time since t h e

last insp ec tion r e quir e d b y the insp e c tion p r o g r a m und e r w hich the

a ir c r a ft a nd its a ppli a n ce s a re maintain e d.

(v) The c urr e nt st a tus of a pp l ic a ble a ir w o rthin e ss dire c tiv e s ( A D) a nd s a f e t y

dir e c tiv e s includi n g , for eac h, the m e thod of c o m pli a n ce , the A D or

s a f e t y dire c tive number a nd r e vision d a te. I f t h e A D or s a f e t y dire c tive

involv e s r e c u r ring ac ti o n , the time a nd d a te w h e n the n e x t a c tion is

r e quir e d.

(vi) Copies of the f

orms p re s c rib e d b y § 43.9 ( d ) of this c h a pter f o r e a c h

major a lt e r a tion to the a i r f r a me a nd c u r r e nt l y inst a ll e d e n g i n e s, roto r s,

prop e ll e rs, a nd a ppli a n c e s.

(b) The own e r o r op e r a tor s h a ll r e tain the f ollowi n g re c ords f

or the p e riods

pr e s c rib e d:

(1) The re c ords sp e c i fi e d in p a ra g r a ph (a) ( 1) o f this s ec tion sh a ll be r e tain e d

until the wo r

k is r e p ea ted or sup e rs e d e d b y other wo r k or f or 1 y ea r a fter the

wo r k is p e r f o r m e d.

(2) The re c ords sp e c i fi e d i n p a ra g r a ph (a) ( 2) o f this s ec tion sh a ll be r e tain e d

a nd tr a nsfer r e d with the a ir c r a ft a t the time the a ircr a ft is sold.

(3) A list of d e fe c ts fu r nish e d to a r e g ist e r e d owner o r op e r a t o r un de r § 43.11 of

this c h a pter sh a ll be r e ta in e d until the d e f e c ts a re r e p a ir e d a nd the a i r c raft is

a ppro ve d f

o r r e tu r n to s e r vic e

.

C. The Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The R e ason Horus Aerial

Services S ee ks The R e li e f

.

1. Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The R e ason

Ho rus Aerial Services S ee ks R e li e f F r o m S e c tion 61.113 ( a) A n d

(b).12 R e li e f f rom S ec tion 61. 1 13( a ) a nd (b) e ntitl e d Pr i v ate pilot pri v il e g e s and

limitations: Pilot in co m mand , is r e qu e sted to the e x tent n ece ssa r y to allow a P I C holdi n g a

priv a te pilot or hi g h e r l e v e l c e rtifi c a te, a s w e ll a s a c ur r e nt a nd v a lid a ir m a n medi ca l

ce rtifi c a te, a nd who h a s met ce rt a in fl i g h t

- hour a nd c ur r e n c y r e qu i r e ment s , to condu c t the

prop o s e d UAS fl i g ht op e r a tions for c ompen s a tion or hir e

.

This r e li e f is r e q u e sted since the limit a tions set f orth in S ec tion 61.113 (a ) and (b)

state that a priv a te pilot m a y , f o r c ompen s a tion or hir e

, a c t as P I C o f a n a i r c raft in

c onn ec tion with a n y bus i n e ss or e mpl o y m e nt if: ( 1) T he fl i g ht is on l y inc i d e ntal to that

busin e ss or e mpl o y

ment; a nd ( 2 ) T h e a ircr a ft d o e s not ca r r y p a sse n g e rs or prop e r t y for

c omp e ns a tion or hir e

.

As s e t fo r th more ful l y b e low, Horus Aerial Services s u bmits th a t an e quival e nt

l e v e l of s a f

e t y will be maintain e d b eca use no P I C will be a llow e d to ope r a te the DJI

Phantom 3 other than the p e rson listed a s J a mes R. F it z p a tri c k, who h a s 10+ y ea rs’

e x p e ri e n c e in RC/VAV o p e r a tion. I n a ddition all f li g hts must full u nd e r the s a f e t y

g uidelines of E x hibit D, whi c h will be upd a ted a s n e w F A A g uidelines take pl ace

.

F urth e r, Horus Aerial Ser vices submits that a ll fli g hts of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

,

c ondu c ted b y the P I C purs u a nt to the g r a nt of this P e tition: (1) will b e incid e ntal to

Horus Aerial Services busin e ss; a nd ( 2 ) w ill not ca r r y p a sseng e r s , p a c k a g e s o r p r o p e r t y

f o r c ompens a tion or hir e

.

2. Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The Horus Aerial

Services S ee ks R e li e f F r o m S ec tion 91.7 ( a ).13 R e li e f f rom S ec tion 91.7 ( a ) e ntitl e d Civil air c raft air w orthin e s s , is r e qu e sted to the

e x tent re quir e d to allow Horus Aerial Services to d e term ine that the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

a re in ai r wo r

t h y c ondition prior to e v e r y fli g ht b y e nsuring t h a t the UAS is in compli a n c e

with the op e r a ti n g do c u ments (i. e ., the Horus Aerial Services A e ri a l O p e r a tions M a nu a l,

Month l y M a int e n a n c e L

o g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3 I n s tru c tion M a nu a l).

Horus Aerial Services s ee ks the r e qu e sted r e li e f b eca u s e the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

do not r e quire a n a ir w or t hiness ce rtifi c a te in a c c o r d a n c e with 14 C. F .R. P a r t 21, Subp a rt H

.

Th e r e f o r e

, Horus Aerial Services will e nsure that the DJI Phantom 3 UAS a re in a ir w ort h y

c ondition based upon its c omplian c e with the op e r a ti n g do c ume n ts (i.e., Month l y

M a int e n a n c e L

o g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3 I

nstr u c tion M a nu a l ) p r

ior to ev e r y f

li g ht, and

f u rth e r, d e termine that the a ir c r a ft a r e in condition f

o r s a fe fl i g h t, as stat e d in the c onditions

and limitatio n s b e low.

3. Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The R e ason

Horus Aerial Services S ee ks R e li e f F r o m S e c tion 91.121.

R e li e f f rom S ec tion 91. 1 21, e ntitl e d Altimet e r s e ttin g s, m a y be r e quir e d to a llow

fli g h t oper a tions of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS , which utili z e a b a rom e tric pr e ssure s e nsor,

G PS e quipm e nt, and a r a dio c ommunic a tions t e lem e t r y d a ta link to downlink a ltitude

info r mation f

r o m the UA to the P I

C a t the g round c ontrol st a tion (GCS). Sin c e the F AA

r e qu ir e s that a n y a ltitude info r mation con c er ning UAS op e r a tions be r e port e d to a ir tr a f f ic

c ontrol ( A TC) in f

ee t above grou n d lev e l ( A G L ), Horus Aerial Services s e e ks the

r e qu e sted r e li e f b eca u s e the DJI Phantom 3 U A ’s a ltim e ter m a y be s e t on the g round to

z e ro f e e t A G L

, r a ther than t h e loc a l b ar omet r ic p r e ssu r e or f ield a ltitud e

, b e fo r e eac h

fl i g ht.20 Consid e ring the limit e d a ltitude of the pro p os e d o p e r a tions, r e li e f f rom 14 C F

R

91. 1 21 is sou g ht to the e x tent n ece ssa r y to comply with the a ppli c a ble c o n dition s a nd

limitations stat e d b e low. As more ful l y s e t fo r th h e r e in, an e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

will be maintain e d sin c e the DJI Phantom 3 UAS a re e quipped w ith a b a rom e tric

pr e ssure s e nsor a nd GPS e quipm e nt, which a uto m a ti ca l l y e nsur e s that a g r o und lev e l

p r e ssure s e tting will be e stablish e d prior to e a c h fli g ht, and p r ovides t h e P I C with

a ltitude info r mation of the UA on the h e a d s

- up displ a y of t he GCS.

4. Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The Horus Aerial

Services R e li e f F r o m S ec tion 91.151 ( b).

R e li e f f rom S ec tion 91. 1 51(b) e ntitl e d F u e l r e qui r e ments for fl i g ht in V F R

c onditions, is r e qu e sted to the e x tent re quir e d to a llow f li g hts of the b a tt e r y pow e r e d DJI

Phantom 3 UAS during d a y l i g ht hours in visual m e teo r olo g i ca l c o nditions ( V MC), und e r

vi su a l fli g ht rul e s ( V F

R), f or a tot a l dur a ti o n of 1 3.5 minutes to the fi r st point of int e nd e d

landing a nd, a s s uming norm a l c ruising s p ee d, to f l y a f t e r th a t for a t l ea st 4.5 minut e s.

Horus Aerial Services s ee ks the r e q u e sted r e li e f b eca use without a n e x e mpt ion f r om

S ec tion 91.151 ( b), the fl i g ht time dur a tion of the b a tt e r y power e d DJI Phantom 3 UA will

s e v e r e l y c onstrain the pr a c ti ca li t y of a n y ae ri a l vid e o o r still photo fli g ht op e r a tions th a t

Horus Aerial Services prop o s e s to condu c t pursu a nt to this P e tit i o n.

Si g nifi ca nt l y

, a s set f

o rth b e low, the t ec hni c a l sp e c ifi ca tions of the DJI Phantom

3 UAS , the DJI Phantom 3 op e r a t i ng do c u m e nts, and Horus Aerial Services ’s prop o s e d

op e r a ting limitations, e nsure that Horus Aerial Services will s a f e l y o p e r a te the b a tt e r y

pow e r e d DJI Phantom 3 UAS duri n g d a y l i g ht hours in visual met e orolo g i c a l c onditions

(VMC), und e r visual fli g ht rules ( V F R ) , with enou g h b a tt e r y pow e r to f l y for a tot a l

d ur a tion of 13.5 minutes to the fi r st point of int e nd e d landing a nd, a ssuming norm a l

c ruising sp e e d, to f

l y a fter th a t f

or a t l ea st 4.5 minutes.20 5. Ext e nt Of R e li e f Horus Aerial Services S ee ks And The R e ason

Horus Aerial Services S ee ks R e li e f F r o m S e c tions 91.405(a )

, 9 1.407(a ) (1 ) , 91.409 ( a) ( 1) & (a ) ( 2 ), And 91.417 ( a) & (b).

Since S ec tions 91.405( a ), 91.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a)(1) & ( a ) ( 2 ), a nd 91.417 (a ) &

(b) on l y a pp l y to ai r c r a ft with an a ir w orthin e ss c e r tifi c a te, Horus Aerial Services r e qu e sts

r e li e f f r om th e se S ec tions b e c a use t h e DJI Phantom 3 UAS do e s not r e quire

a ir w orthin e ss c e rtifi ca t e s. As s e t fo r th more ful l y b e low, the DJI Phantom 3 UAS me e ts

the c onditions of F

MRA Se c tion 333 f

or o pe r a tion without a n a ir w orthin e ss ce rtifi c a te.

A c c ordi n g l y

, Horus Aerial Services w ill use tr a ined t ec hn i c ians to p e rform mainten a n ce

,

a lt e r a tions, or p r e v e ntive m a int e n a n c e on the UAS s using the methods, te c hniques, a nd

p r ac ti c e s pr e s c rib e d in the UAS o p e r a ti n g do c uments (i. e

., the A e ri a l Op e r a tions Man u a l,

Month l y M a int e n a n c e L

o g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3 I nstr u c tion M a nu a l). F u rth e rmo r e

, Horus

Aerial Services will do c ument a nd maintain a ll m a int e n a n c e r e c ords for the DJI Phantom

3 UAS

.

D. The R e asons Why G r a nting Horus Aerial Services R e qu e st Would Be

In T he P ublic Int e re s t; That Is, How It W o u l d B e n e fit The P ublic As A

Whole.

G r a nting t h e pr e s e nt P e tition will fu r ther the public inte r

e st b y a llowi n g Horus

Aerial Services to sa fe l y

, e f f ic i e nt l y

, a nd ec onomi ca l l y p e rf o r m a e r ial vi d e o and

p hotog r aphy f

or Non

- P r o f

it and Co m m unity O r ganiza t io n s

, a s w e ll a s, pu r sue

re v e nue f or a S m all Busi n e ss in the U SA a s we pro v ide c omm e r c ial s e rvi c e s f o r

Hom e s a nd L

a nd f o r s a le, Pl ace s of L

o d g i n g

, Golf Cours e s, a nd other c omm e r c ial

p r o p e rti e s s e e king the d e s c rib e d s e rvi c e s for m a rk e ting p u rpos e s ov e r c er tain a r e a s o f t he

O neida County N Y a nd the sur r oundi n g a r ea s

.

A ddition a l l y , use of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS will d ecre ase c ong e stion

of the N AS and re du c e pollutio n

, since p a st a e r i a l photo g r a p h y r e qui r e d l a r g e man n e d20

a ir c r a ft f or e x tend e d p e r i ods of tim e

. Not a b l y , the b e n e fits of Horus Aerial Services ’s

p r opos e d op e r a tion of the DJI Phant om 3 UAS wi l l be r ea li z e d without impli ca ting a n y

priv a c y issu e s.

1. The P ublic Will B e n e f it F r o m De c r e as e d Conges t ion Of T he N A S.

The DJI Phantom 3 UA a re b a tt e r y powe r e d a nd s e r v e a s a s a f e

, e f f ici e nt, a nd

ec onomi c a l alte r

n a tive to the man ne d a ir c r a ft tr a d itional l y ut i li z e d to obt a in ae ri a l

im a g e r y

. B y r e du c i ng the a mount of m a nn e d a ir c r a ft n e e d e d to perform a e ri a l

ac quisitions, a n e x e mpti o n a llowing the use o f a DJI Phantom 3 UAS would r e du c e t h e

a mount of mann e d a ircr a ft in the N A S, r e du c e noi s e a nd a ir p ol l ution, a s w e ll a s inc r e a se

the s a f e t y of l ife a nd p r o p e r t y in the a ir a nd on the g round ( a s o u tlined in E x hib i t D )

.

F urth e rm o r e

, b y r e du c i n g the numb e r of man n e d a ir c r a ft op e r a ting in the NA S,

c ong e stion a round a irp or ts c a us e d b y a r r iving a nd d e p a rti n g a i r c raft w ill be r e du ce d.

The DJI Phantom 3 UA do not r e qui r e a n a irpo r t to tak e o f

f or land. L

ike w i s e

, a

r e du c tion of man n e d a ircr a ft c ond u c ting ae ri a l vi d e o a nd phot o g r a p h y mis s ions wo u ld

r e sult in f e wer a ircr a ft t h a t must be h a ndled b y a ir tr a f f ic c ontro l duri n g the g roun d

,

tak e of f

, d e p a rtu r e

, a r riv a l

, a nd landing p h a s e s of fli g ht op e r a tions.

2. The P ublic Will B e n e f it F r o m The Sa f

e ty A nd Effici e n c y Of The

DJI Phantom 3 UAS

.

Condu c ting a e ri a l a c quisitions with the DJI Phantom 3 UAS , inst ea d of mann e d

a ircr a f t, w ill g re a t l y b e n e fit the public b y dr a sti ca l l y r e d u c ing t h e lev e ls of a ir a nd noise

pollution g e n er a ted du r

i n g tr a ditional a e ri a l vid e o a nd still photo g r a p h y fli g ht

op e r a tions. B y usi n g b a t t e r y power a nd e l ec tric m otors, the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

prod uc e no a ir pol l ution, a nd is the most viable e nvironme n tal l y c on s c ious a lt e rn a tive to

the ca bin c l a ss, six c y

lind e r int e rn a l c ombustion e n g ine a ir c ra ft th a t a r e t y pic a l l y

utili z e d for a e r i a l vid e o a nd phot o g r a p h y , while bu r

ning a ppro x im a te l y 2 0

- 30 g a llons20

p e r h o u r of l e a d e d a viation fu e l. The DJI Phantom 3 U A , while r e du c i n g the c a rbon

foo t print of a e ri a

l ac quisitions, a lso elimin a tes noise pollution, as the UAS a r e pro pe ll e d

b y b a tt e r y power e d e le c tric motors, r a ther than a n int e rn a l c ombustion e n g ine.

B y using t h e DJI Phantom 3 UAS to pe r f orm a e ri a l ac quisitions, t

he subst a nti a l

risk to life a nd p r op e r

t y in the a ir a nd on the g r ound, whi c h is usu a l l y a sso c iat e d with

tr a dition a l m a nn e d a ircr a ft f l i g ht o p e r a tions, will be substa n ti a l l y r e du ce d o r c ompl e te l y

e limi n a ted. A side f

rom the la c k of f

l i g ht cr e w m e m b e rs lo ca ted onbo a rd the a i r c raft, the

DJI Phantom 3 UA ( w e i g hi n g a p p ro x i m a te l y 2 pounds 11 o un ce s a nd 6 pounds 7.5

oun ce s r e s p ec tiv e l y

, a t th e ir m a x imum g ross we i g hts with len g ths of 16 inch e s a nd 17.3

inch e s r e s p ec tiv e l y

, widths of 16 inch e s a nd 17.7 inch e s r e sp ec tiv e l y

, a nd with no fu e l on

boa r d ), h a s less p h y sic a l pot e nti a l for c o l lat e r a l dam a ge to life a nd proper t y on t h e

gro u nd, a nd in the a i r, compa r e d to the mann e d a ir c r a ft th a t t y pic a l l y c ondu c t simil a r

op e r a tions ( w e i g hi n g a p pro x im a te l y 6,000 poun d s with a win g sp a n of a ppro x im a te l y 42

fe e t, a l e n g th of 34 f

e e t, and a fu e l ca p a c i t y of 1 8 0 g a llons).

3. P e r f o r m i n g A e r ial Vid e o and P hotog r aphy O p er ations w ith T he DJI

Phantom 3 UAS Will B e n e f it Non

- P r o f

it and Co m m unity

Organi z ation s

. As stat e d ea rli e r in this p e tition, Horus Aerial Services p rovid e s f r e e s e rv i ce s to

N o n

- Pro f

it a nd Communi t y O rg a n i z a tion that no r mal l y c ould not a f

f ord to h a v e their

e v e nt or site pro f

e ssion a l l y phot o g r a ph e d. T h e re the O neida c ommuni t y a nd sur r ounding

a rea b e n e fits.

4. P e r f o r m i n g A e r ial Vid e o and P hotog r aphy O p er ations w ith T he

DJI Phantom 3 UAS Will B e n e f it T he E c ono m

y.

I n a ddition to b e ing s a fe a nd e f f i c ient, the DJI Phantom 3 is also a n ec onomi ca l

alt e rn a tive to using ma nn e d a ir c r a ft to c ondu c t similar ae r i a l ope r a tions. As su c h,20

op e r a tion of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS will a llow U nit e d Stat e s b a s e d c ompani e s, like

Horus Aerial Services , to r e main c ompe t itive a nd c ontribute to g r owth of the

U.S. e c ono m y . Sp e c ifi ca ll y , with the risi n g c ost of a viation fu e l and the E n vironment a l

Prot e c tion Ag e n c y ( “ EPA ” ) r e g ulato r y a c tions ph a sing out l ea d e d a via t ion fu e ls, U.S.

own e d a nd op e r a ted c ompani e s must adopt n e w and a lt e rn a tive t e c hnolo g y in ord e r to

r e main c ompetitive. O p e r a ting the b a tt e r y po w e red DJI Phantom 3 UAS is one su c h

te c hnol og y that not on l y a llows c ompan i e s gr e a t e r op e r a tion a l fl e x ib i l i t y c ompar e d to

m a nn e d a ircr a ft, but p r ovides su c h fl e x ibili t y w i thout the hi g h op e r a tion a l cost of a

tr a ditional mann e d a ir c ra ft.

B y op e r a tin g t h e DJI Phantom 3 UAS

, c ompani e s such a s Horus Aerial Services

,

ca n r e main c ompetitive a nd p r ofit a ble, a n d th e r e for e , pro v ide gr e a t e r job stabili t y to

e mpl o y e e s a n d c ontr a c tors, whi c h will ultim a te l y c ontribute to gro w th of the

U.S. e c ono m y

. I mprov e d fin a n c ial p e r f orm a n c e of U.S. comp a nies, thro u g h c omm e r c ial

use of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS , pro v ides a stable wo r k f orce that inc r ea s e s c onsum e r

sp e ndi n g ; imp r ov e s loc a l, st a te, a nd f e d e r a l t a x r e v e n u e s; and a l l ows c ompani e s to invest

in re s ea r c h a nd d e v e lopm e nt in or de r to re m a in comp e t itive both in the U nit e d Stat e s a nd

a b r o a d.

5. Th er e A r e No P r ivacy I ss u e s.

Similar to the mann e d a e ri a l a c quisition fli g ht op e r a tions th a t have b e e n c o ndu c ted for

d eca d e s, Horus Aerial Services prop o s e d op e r a tion of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS will not

impli ca te a

n y priv a c y is s u e s. Sp ec ifi ca l l y , the DJI Phantom 3 UAS will be op e r a ted on l y

in compli a n c e with oper a ting d o c u ments (i. e ., the Horus Aerial Services A e r i a l

O p e r a tions Man u a l, Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3 I nstr u c tion M a nu a l)

w hich r e quir e s prop e r t y owner involvem e nt as we ll a s lo c a l law e nfo r ce m e nt notifi c a t i on,20

a nd in a c c o r d a n c e with the F e d e r a l A viation R e g ulations, in c luding the minimum alt i tude

r e quirements of 14 C. F .R. § 91.119.

E. The R e asons Why G r a nting The Ex e m ption Would Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t S a f e ty,

Or How The Ex e m ption Would P r ovi d e A Lev e l Of S a f e ty At L e ast Equal To

That P r ovi d e d By The Rule F r o m Which Horus Aerial Services S ee ks

Ex em ption.

1. R e asons Why The DJI Phantom 3 UA Mee t The Con d itions Of The

F AA M od e r niza t i o n and R e f o r m A c t of 2 0 12 ( FM R A ) Se c tion 333.

I n c onsid e r a tion of t h e si z e , w e i g ht, sp e e d, a nd l i mited op e r a ting a r e a a ss o c iat e d

with the unmann e d a ircraft a nd its op e r a tion, Horus Aerial Services op e r a tion of t he DJI

Phantom 3 UAS me e t the c on ditions of FMRA Se c tion 333, a nd will not r e quire a n

a ir w orthin e ss ce rtifi c a te in a c c ord a n c e w i th 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H.

S ec tion 333 p r ovides a u t hori t y for a UAS to oper a te w ithout a ir w orthin e ss

ce rtifi c a tion a nd s e ts fo r

t h r e quir e ments f

o r c ons i d e r ing wh e th e r a UAS w i ll c r e a te a

h a z a rd to us e rs of the N AS or the publi c , or o therwise pose a t h r ea t to n a tion a l s ec uri t y

.

Sp ec ifi ca l l y

, F

MRA Se c t ion 333 stat e s the f ollowin g , in p a rt:

(a) In G e n e ral

. - - Notwithsta n ding any oth e r requir e ment of this subt i tl e , an d not

lat e r than 180 da

y s after the date of e na c tm e nt of t his Act, the S e c r e tary of

Transporta t ion sh a ll d e ter m ine if c e rtain unmanned aircraft s y ste m s may

op e rate safely in the national airspace s y stem b e f ore c ompl e tion of the plan

and rul e ma k ing required by s ec tion 332 of this Act or the guidance r e quir e d

by s e c tion 334 of this Act.

(b) Ass e ssm e nt of Un m ann e d Aircraft S y ste m s

. -- In m a k ing the d e ter m ination

und e r subs ec tion ( a ) , the S ec r e tary shall d e ter m i n e , at a minimum

--

(1) which t

y p e s of unmann e d aircraft s y ste m s, if an y , as a result of their

siz e , w e ight, sp ee d, op e r ational capability, pro xi mity to a irports and

populat e d ar

e as, and op e ration within visu a l line of sight do not

c r e ate a hazard to us e rs of the national airspa c e s y stem or the public

or pose a th reat to natio n al se c urit y ; and

(2) wh e ther a c e rtifi c ate of waiv e r, ce rtifi c ate of authorization, or

air w orthin e ss c e rtifi c ati o n und e r se c tion 44704 of title 49, U nit e d

Stat e s Cod

e , is r e quired for the op e ration of unmann e d aircraft20 s y s t e m s identifi e d und e r p aragraph ( 1 )

.

(c) R e quire me nts for Safe O p e ration

. -- If the S e c r e ta r y d e ter m ines un d e r this

s ec tion that ce rtain unmann e d aircraft sy ste m s m a y op e rate safely in the

national airspace s

y ste m , the S e c r e tary shall e sta b lish requir e m e nts for the

safe op e ration of su c h a i r c raft s y ste m s in the national airspace s y ste m

.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, Horus Aerial Services submits that the DJI Phantom 3

UAS ca n op e r a t e s a f

e l y in the N AS pursu a nt to F MRA Se c tion 333, a s d e monstr a ted b y :

(a) the c h a ra c te r

istics of the DJI P hantom 3 UAS ; (b) the pilot ce rtifi c a tion r e quir e ment;

a nd ( c ) t h e sp ec if

i c op e r a ting limitations.

a. The Sp ec i f

ica t io n s Of T he DJI Phantom 3 UAS De m onst r a t e Its Sa f e

Chara c t e r istics.

The DJI Phantom 3 UAS do e s not c r ea te a h a z a rd to us e rs o f the N AS or the

public, or othe r wise p ose a thre a t to n a tion a l s e c uri t y c onsid e ri n g i t s si ze , w e i g ht, sp ee d,

a nd o p e r a tion a l c a p a bili t y

.

i. T ec hnical Sp ec i f

ica t io n s Of T he DJI Phantom 3 UAS

.

The te c hni c a l spe c ifi c a tions of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS is s e t fo r th b y the DJI

Phant om 3 Sp ec ifi ca tions a nd D a ta Sh ee t, atta c h e d h e r e to a s E x hib i t A.

ii. The DJI Phantom 3 UAS Autono m ous F light And

Naviga t ion M od e s En a ble The UAS To R e m a i n Within A

D e f i n e d O p er ational A re a.

The DJI Phantom 3 UAS m a y be op e r a ted in both manu a l and ful l y a uton omous

fli g ht mod e s . A c ompl e te d e s c ription of the fli g ht a nd n a v i g a t i on a l mod e s of the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS is provided a t p a g e s 2 5

- 32 of the DJI Phantom 3 User M a nu a l, a tt ac h e d

h e r e to as E x hibit B.

iii. The DJI Phantom 3 UAS A r e D e sig n e d F or Auto m a tic

Retu r n To H o m e P o i n t Or Hover I n The Ev e nt O f Loss Of

The Cont r ol L i nk Or N avigation.

W h e n the Control L

ink is lost, the DJI Phantom 3 UA will r e mainstationa r y , in fl i g ht, for 3 s ec onds or mo re

. I f, after 3 s e c onds, the DJI Phantom 3 UA

d o e s not r e a c quire c ontrol link data from the GCS, the U A w ill assume th a t the Control

L ink is lost a nd the U A w ill r e turn to t he home position (i.e., f a ils a fe mode) via GP S

,

a nd will d e s ce n d to the tak e off position a nd shutdown.

A c ompl e te d e s c ription of the F a ils a fe F un c tions o f the DJI Phantom 3 UAS a re

s e t fo r th at p a g e s 27 throu g h 28 of t h e DJI Phantom 3 U se r M a nu a l, a tt ac h e d h e r e to as

E x h i bi t B.

iv. The DJI Phantom 3 G CS And Its O p e r ation.

A c ompl e te d e s c ription of the op e r a tion a nd sp ec i f ic a tions of the DJI Phantom 3

GCS a nd f

li g ht c ontrol softw a

re is provi d e d a t p a g e s 32 thro u g h 4 3 of the DJI Phantom 3

Us e r M a nu a l. DJI Phantom 3 Us e r M a n u a l is a tt ac h e d h e r e to a s E x hibit B.

b. F light Op er ations Of DJI Phantom 3 UAS A r e L i m it e d To The

Li n e O f S ig h t O f A Cer ti f ica t e d P ilot in Co m m an d With A Sa f e ty

Obs er v er

.

Horus Aerial Services will on l y utili z e ce rtifi ca ted pilots who poss e ss a c u r r e nt

a n d v a lid a irm a n medi ca l ce rtifi c a te to ac t as a pilot in c o m mand ( P I C) o f the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS . Addition a l l y , a s a f e t y obs e r v e r w ill a ssist all p ilots during fli g ht time.

And the g uidelines e x hibited i n D , will be follow e d a t a l l

- tim e s e nsuring the safe t y of a ll

involv e d.

c. F lights Of DJI Phantom 3 UAS Will Be Con d u c t e d P u r suant To

Sp ec i f ic O p er ating Li m

ita t io n s.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, pr o pos e s to comm e r c i a l l y op e r a te DJI Phantom 3 UAS

for the spe c ial pu r pose of c ondu c ti n g a e ri a l vid e o a nd photogr a p h y o v e r ce rt a

in a re a s of

O neida County a nd su r roun d ing a r e a s, p u rsu a nt to the f ol l owi ng s p ec ific op e r a ti n g

limitations:1. Op e r a tions a uthori z e d b y th is g r a nt of e x e mption will be limited to the

f ollowing a i r c raft d e s c rib e d in the op e r a ti n g do c u ments, roto rc raft UAS s

w e i g hi n g less than 55 p o unds m a x im u m g ross w e i g ht: DJI Phantom 3

Unm a nn e d Ai r c raft S y st e m. P ropos e d op e r a tions o f a n y other a ir c r a ft w ill

r e quire a n e w p e tition or a p e tition to a mend this g r a nt.

2. UAS op e r a tions und e r t h is e x e mption wi l l be lim i ted to c ondu c ting

op e r a tions for the p u rpo s e of a e ri a l vid e o a nd pho t o g r a p h y

.

3. The UAS m a y not be flo w n a t an indic a ted a irsp e e d e x cee di n g 20 knots.

4. The UA must be op e r a t e d a t an a ltitude of no mo r e than 500 f e e t above g r o und

lev e l ( A G L

), a s indi ca ted b y the pro ce d u r e s sp e c i f ied in the op e r a ting

do c uments unl e ss a sp e c i a l r e qu e st is made a nd a p prov e d b y A T C. All

a ltitud e s r e port e d to A T C must be in f e e t A G L

.

5. The UAS must be op e r a t e d with i n visu a l line of si g ht ( V L OS) of the P I C a t

a ll times. This r e quir e s the P I C to be a ble to use hum a n vision un a ided b y

a n y d e vice other t h a n c o r r e c t i ve lens e s, a s sp e c ifi e d on the P I C’s F A A

- issu e d

a irm a n medi ca l ce rt ifi c a te.

6. The use of f

irst p e rson v i e w ( F

PV) b y the P I

C or s a f e t y obs e r v e r ( S O ) is

not p e rmitt e d.

7. All ope r a tions must util i z e a s a f e t y obs e r v e r ( SO )

. The SO m a y be us e d to

s a tis f y the V L OS r e qui re ment a s long a s t h e P I C a lw a y s maint a ins V L

OS

ca p a bili t y . T h e SO a nd P I C must be a ble to c ommunic a t e v e r b a l l y a t all tim e s.

El ec tronic mess a g i n g or t e x ting is not pe r mitt e d du r ing fl i g ht oper a tions. The

P I C must be d e s i g n a ted b e fo r e t h e fli g ht a nd ca n n ot tr a nsf e r his or h e r

d e si g n a tion f

o r the du r a tion of the f

li g ht. T h e P I

C must e nsure that the SO ca n

p e r f orm the fun c tions p r e s c rib e d in the o p e r a ti n g do c uments.

8. The SO must n o t p e r f

orm a n y other duti e s b e y ond a ssisting the P I C with s ee ing

a nd a voiding ot h e r a ir t ra f f ic a nd oth e r g round b a s e d obst ac les/obstru c tions a nd

is not p e rmitt e d to ope r a te the ca m e ra o r oth e r instrum e nts.

9. The op e r a ting d o c uments a nd the g r a nt of e x e mption must be a cce ssible

during UAS ope r a tions a nd made a v a il a ble to the Administr a tor upon re q u e st.

I f a dis c r e p a n c y e x ists b e tw ee n the c onditi ons and limitations c ontain e d in t he

g r a nt o f e x e mption and the pro c e d u r e s outlin e d in the op e r a ti n g do c ument s

, the c onditions and limitations c ontain e d in the grant of e x e mption t a ke

pr e ce d e n c e a nd must be follow e d. Oth e r w ise, the op e r a tor must follow the

pro c e du r e s a s outlin e d in its ope ra ting d o c uments. The op e r a tor m a y upd a t e or

r e vise its op e r a ti n g do c u ments. I t is the oper a tor ’ s r e sponsibili t y to t r ac k s u c h

r e visions a nd p re s e nt updat e d a nd r e vised do c um e nts to the A dministr a tor

upon r e qu e st. The oper a t or must also pr e s e nt upd a ted a nd r e vi s e d d o c ume n ts

if it p e titions for e xtension or a mendm e nt to the g r a nt of e x e mption. I f the

op e r a tor d e t e rmin e s that a n y up d a te or r e vision w ould a f fe c t the b a sis up o n

w hi c h the F

A A gr a nted t he e x e mption, th e n the op e r a tor must p e tition f o r

a mendm e nt to its g r a nt of e x e mption. The F A A ’s UAS I n t e g r a tion Offi c e

( AF S

- 80) m a y be c on t ac t e d if qu e stions a rise reg a rding up d a tes or r e visions tothe op e r a ti n g do c uments.

10. Prior to e a c h fl i g ht the P IC must insp ec t the UAS to ensu r e that it is in a

c ondition for s a fe fl i g ht. I f the insp ec tion r e v ea ls a c ondition th a t a f f ec ts t h e

s a fe op e r a tion of the UAS , the a ir c raft is prohibited f rom op e r a ti n g until the

n ece ss a r y mainten a n c e h a s b ee n p e r f or m e d a nd t h e UAS is found to be in a

c on dition for s a fe fli g ht. The G r ound Contr o l S tation must be in c luded in t he

pr e fl i g ht i n specti o n . A l l m ai n te n a n ce a n d a l terat i o n s m u st b e p ro p er l y d o c u me n ted

in t h e ai r cra f t r e c o r d s.

11. A n y UAS th a t has und e r g one m a int e n a n c e or a lt e r a tions th a t a f f ec t the

UAS op e r a tion or fl i g ht c h a r a c t e risti c s, e

. g

. r e plac e ment of a fl i g ht c ritic a l

c omponent, must und e r go a fun c tion a l t e st fl i g ht. The P I C who c ondu c ts

the fu n c tion a l t e st fli g ht must make a n e nt r y in t h e a ircr a ft re c ords.

12. The pr e

- fli g ht insp e c tion must a c c oun t for a ll pot e nti a l dis c r e p a n c ies,

e

. g . ino p e r a

ble c ompon e nts, items, or e quipm e nt, not a lr e a d y c o v e r e d in

the r e lev a nt s e c tions of the op e r a ti n g do c uments.

13. The op e r a tor must follow the UAS manu f a c tur e r ’s a ir c r a ft/ c ompo n e nt,

mainten a n ce , o v e rh a ul, r e pla c e m e nt, insp ec tion, a nd life limit

r e quir e ments.

14. The op e r a tor must ca r r y out its m a int e n a n ce , insp ec tions, a nd re c ord k ee p i ng

r e quir e ments, in a cc or da n c e with the op e r a ting d o c uments. M a int e n a n ce

, inspe c tion, a lt e r a tions, a n d st a tus of re plac e ment/ o v e rh a ul compon e nt p a rts

must be noted in the a ir c r a ft r e c ords, in c ludi n g tot a l time in se r vic e

, d e s c ription of w ork acc o mplished, a nd the si g n a t u re of the a uthori z e d p e rs o n

r e turni n g the UAS to s er vic e

.

15. E a c h UAS s op e r a ted un d e r this e x e mption must c omp l y with all

manu f ac tu r e r Saf

e t y B ul l e tins.

16. The a uthoriz e d p e rson m ust m a ke a n e nt r y in the a ir c r a ft r e c ord o f the

c or r e c tive a c tion tak e n a g a inst disc r e p a n c i e s dis c ov e r e d b e t w ee n

inspe c tions.

17. The P I

C must possess a t le a st a p r ivate pilot certi f ic a te a nd a t l ea st a

c ur r e nt third

- c l a ss m e di c a l ce rtifi ca t e

.

18. The op e r a tor m a y not permit a n y P I C to o p e r a te u nless the P I C me e ts the

op e r a tor ’ s q u a lifi c a tion c rit e ria a nd d e monstr a tes t he a bili t y to sa f e l y op e r a t e

the UAS in a mann e r c o n sistent with how the UAS will be op e r a ted under the

e x e mption, in c luding e v a s ive a nd e merg e n c y ma n e uv e rs a nd maintaini n g

a ppro p ri a te dist a n ce s f

r o m pe r sons, vess e ls, vehi c les a nd stru c tur e s. P I C

qu a lifi c a tion fli g ht hours must be log g e d in a m a n n e r c onsistent with 14

C. F .R.

§ 61.51 ( b). F

l i g ht s for t h e pur p os e

2 s 3 of t r a ining the op e ra tor ’ s P I Cs a r ep e rmitt e d und e r the t e rms of the e x e mption. How e v e r, t r a ining o p e r a tions m a y

on l y be c ondu c ted du r

i n g d e dic a ted t r a ining s e ssions. Du r ing tr a ini n g

,

pro f ici e n c y

, a nd e x p e ri e n c e

- building fli g hts, all p e rsons not e ssential f or fli g ht

op e r a tions a r e c onsid e r e d nonp a rti c ipants, a nd the P I C must op e r a te t

h e UA

with app r opri a te dist a n c e f r om nonpa r

ti c ipants in acc or d a n c e with 14 C. F

. R. §

91.119.

19. UAS op e r a tions m a y not be c ondu c ted d u ring n i g h t, as d e fin e d i n 14 C. F .R. §

19.1. All ope r a tions must be cond u c ted und e r visu a l m e teo r ol o g ic a l

c onditions (VMC). I f f

l i ght at ni g ht is r e quir e d, a s p ec ial r e q u e st will be m a de

a t the F AA o ff i ce cl o sest t o pro p o sed area o f o p er a t i o n s. F l i gh ts und er s p ecial v i su a l

fl igh t r u les (S V FR) are not a u thori z ed.

20. The UA m a y not op e r a te within 5 n a uti ca l mil e s of a n a irpo r t r e fer e n c e poi n t

a s d e noted on a c urr e nt F AA

- publish e d a e ron a uti c a l ch a rt unless a l e tt e r of

a gr e e m e nt with that a ir p ort ’ s mana g e ment is obt a ined, a nd the op e r a tion is

c ondu c ted in a cc or d a n c e with a N O T AM a s re qui r e d b y t h e op e r a tor ’ s CO A

. The letter of a g re e ment with the a irpo r t m a n a g e ment must be m a de a v a i l a ble

to the Administr a tor upon re qu e st.

21. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss th a n 500 f e e t b e low or less than 2,000 fe e t

horizontal l y f

r om a c loud or w h e n visi b ili t y is l e ss th a n 3 st a tute miles f rom

the P I C.

22. I f the UA loses c ommun i ca tions or loses its GPS s i g n a l, it must r e turn to a pr e

d e te r min e d loc a tion within the plann e d op e r a ti n g a r e a a nd land o r be r ec ov e red

in a c c or d a n c e with the op e r a ti n g do c uments.

23. T he P I

C must a bort the fli g ht in the e v e nt of un p redict e d obst ac les

or e merg e n c ies in a cc or d a n c e with the o p e r a ti n g do c uments.

24. The P I

C is prohibited f

r o m be g inni n g a fl i g ht unl e ss ( c onsid e ri n g wind a nd

fo r e c a st w ea t

h e r c onditi o ns) th e re is eno u g h po we r to f l y a t norm a l c ruising

sp ee d to the int e nd e d la n ding point a nd land the U A w ith 25% b a tt e r y

pow e r r e mainin g

.

25. The op e r a tor must obtain a n Air T r a f f ic Or g a ni z a t ion ( A T O ) issu e d C e rtif i ca te

of W a iver or A uthori z a tion (CO A ) p r ior to c ond u c ting a n y o p e r a tions un d e r

the g r a nt of e x e mption. This COA will a lso r e quire the op e r a tor to r e q u e st a

Notice to Air m a n ( N O T AM) not more than 72 h ours in a dv a n c e , but not less

than 48 hou r s prior to the op e r a tion. All oper a tions shall be c ondu c ted in

acc or d a n c e with ai r sp a c e r e quir e ments in the A T O issued COA including c lass

of a irsp ace

, a ltitude lev e l a nd potential tr a nspond e r r e quir e ments.

26. All ai rc raft op e r a ted in a cc ord a n c e with the e x e mption must be id e ntifi e d

b y s e ri a l numb e r, r e g ist e r e d in a c c o rd a n c e with 14 C. F .R. p a rt 47, a nd h a ve

identifi ca tion ( N

- Numb e r) ma r ki n g s in ac c ord a n c e with 14 C. F .R. p a rt 45,

Subp a rt C. M a rkin g s m u st be a s la r g e a s pr a c ti c a b le.

27. B e f o re c ond u c ting o p e r a tions, the r a dio f re q u e n c y sp ec trum used f o r

op e r a tion a nd c on t rol of the U A m 2 4 ust c omp l y w i th the F

e d e r a lCommunic a tions Com mi ssion ( F

CC) or other a p p rop r

iate g ov e rnm e nt

ov e rsi g ht a g e n c y r e quirements.

28. The do c uments r e qu i r e d f e wer th a n 14 C. F .R. 91

. 9 a nd 91.203 must be

a v a il a ble to the P I C a t the G r ou nd Control Station of the UAS a n y time

the UAS is op e r a tin g . T h e se do c uments must be made a v a il a ble to the

dministr a tor or a n y law e nfo r ce m e nt of f ici a l upon r e qu e st.

29. Horus Aerial Services a bides a n d e nfo r c e s the s a f e t y c h e c klist to as

e x hibited in s ec tion D to ensure that we pro v ide saf e t y f o r e v er y o n e in and

n e a r to the sit e

..

30. The UA must r e main c l e a r a nd y ield the ri g ht of w a y to all m a nn e d

a viation ope r a tions a nd a c tivities a t all times.

31. The UAS m a y not b e op e r a ted b y the P I C f r om a n y movi n g d e vi c e o r

v e hicl e

.

32. F li g ht op e r a t i ons must be c ondu c ted a t l e a st 4 00 fe e t f r om all

nonp a rti c ipating p e rsons (p e rsons oth e r t h a n the P I C, SO, oper a tor t r a ine e s

or e ssential p e rsons ) , v e s s e ls, vehi c les, a nd stru c t u r e s u n less:

a. B a r ri e rs or str u c tur e s a re pr e s e nt th a t suf f ic i e nt l y p rot e c t

nonp a rti c ipating p e rsons f r om the UA a nd/ o r d e br i s in the e v e nt of a n

acc ident. The op e r a tor m ust ensu r e that nonp a rti c i p a ting p e rsons

r e main und e r su c h p rot e c tion. I f a situ a tion a ris e s w h e re

nonp a rti c ipating p e rsons le a ve su c h pr o t e c tion a nd a re within 500 f e e t

of the U A , fl i g ht oper a tions must cea se immedi a t e l y a nd/or;

b. The a ircr a ft is op e r a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, vehi c les or s t ru c tur e s w h e re the

own e r/ c ontroll e r o f su c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or s tr u c tur e s h a s g r a nted

p e rmission and the P I

C h a s made a s a f

e t y a s s e ssm e nt of the r

isk of

op e r a ti n g c loser to those obje c ts and d e t e rmin e d that it do e s not

pr e s e nt a n undue h a z a rd, a nd;

c. Op e r a tions n e a rer to the P I C, SO, op e r a tor tr a in ee s or e ssential

p e rsons do not pr e s e nt a n undue h a z a rd to those per sons p e r §

91.119 (a ).

33. All ope r a tions shall be c o ndu c ted ov e r p riv a te or c ontroll e d

- a c ce ss

prop e r t y with pe r

mission f r om the land o w n e r/ c o n troller or a uthori z e d

r e pr e s e ntative. Pe r

mission f r om l a nd owner/ c ont r o ll e r or a uthori z e d

r e pr e s e ntative w ill be ob t a ined f or eac h fli g ht to b e c ondu c ted.

34. A n y inci d e nt, ac c ident, o r f li g ht op e r a tion that trans g r e sses the lat e r a l or

v e rti ca l bound a ri e s of the op e r a tion a l a r e a a s d e fi n e d b y t h e a ppli ca b l e COA

must be r e port e d to the FA A ' s UAS I nt e g r a tion Offi c e (A F S

- 80) w ithin 24

hours. Acc idents must be r e port e d to the N a tion a l T ra nsport a tion S a f e t y

B o a rd ( N TSB) p e r instr u c tions c ontain e d on the N TSB W e b site:

w w w.ntsb. g ov

.2. R e asons Why An Ex em ption F r o m The R e qui re m e nts Of S ec tion

61.113 ( a) A nd (b) Would Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t Sa f e ty.

Horus Aerial Services submits t h a t the e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y e s t a blish e d b y

S e c tion 61.113 (a ) a nd (b) will be maintain e d b eca u s e no P I C will be a llo w e d to op e r a te

the DJI Phantom 3 UAS unless that P I C h a s d e m onstr a ted, b y me e ti n g minimum fli g ht

hour a nd c u r r e n c y r e qui r e ments, th a t the P I C is a b le to s a f

e l y op e r a te the DJI Phantom 3

UAS in a m a nn e r c onsistent with the e x e mption, in c luding e v a si v e a nd e mer g e n c y

man e u v e rs a n d maintaining a ppro p ri a t e dist a n ce s f rom p e ople, v e ssels, v e hicl e s a nd

stru c tu r e s.

Consid e ring Horus Aerial Services prop o s e d a r e a of o p e r a tions, a nd the op e r a ti n g

limitations s e t fo r

t h

- a bov e ; the p a r a ll e l n a ture of p riv a te pilot ae ro na uti ca l knowl e dge

r e quir e ments to those of c omm e r c ial pilot r e qui re ments (See E x e mption No. 11062 ) ; a nd

the a irm a nship skills n e c e ssa r y to sa f e l y op e r a te t he DJI Phantom 3 UAS

, Horus Aerial

Services submits that t

he a dditional mann e d a i r manship e x p e ri e n c e of a c omm e r c ial l y

ce rtifi c a ted pilot would not co r r e la t e to the a irm a n ship skills ne c e ssa r y for Horus Aerial

Services sp ec ific pro p os e d fli g ht op e r a tions.

The F A A h a s p r e vious l y g r a nted r e li e f f rom S e c tion 61.113 (a ) a nd (b) sp e c ific to

UAS , in ci rc umst a n ce s s i m i la r , in all m a te r ial r e s p ec ts, to those p r e s e n t e d h e r e in ( e

. g

.

E x e mption Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110,

11112,

11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

Horus Aerial Services will not allow a n y P I C to o p e r a te the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

unles s that P I

C h a s d e monstr a ted, b y me e ti n g minimum fli g h t

- hour r e quir e ments or the

DJI Phantom 3 UAS tr a ining a nd c ur r e n c y r e qui r e ments, th a t the P I C is a ble to s a f

e l y

op e r a te the DJI Phantom 3 UAS in a mann e r c onsistent with this e x e mption, in c luding

e v a siv e a nd e merg e n c y ma n e uv e rs a nd m a int a ining a ppro p ri a te dist a n ce s f r om peop l e

,e x p e ri e n ce

- buildi n g fl i g h ts the P I C v e ssels, v e hicl e s a nd stru c t ur e s.

Sp ec ifi ca l l y , the P I

C mu s t have a c c umul a ted a nd l og g e d, in a mann e r c ons i stent

with 14 C

. F .R. § 61.51 ( b), 25 hou r s of total time as a UAS roto rc r a ft pilot ( with a

minimum of 5 hou r s of those hou r s a s a UAS pilot op e r a ting t h e s a me m a k e a nd model

of

UAS to be us e d for o p e rations und e r the e x e mption). I n a ddition to the hour

r e quir e ments, the P I C m ust a c c omplish 3 tak e of f s a nd landin g s in the p r e c e di ng 90 d a y s

( f or c urr e n c y purp o s e s).

As in E x e mption Nos. 1 1 062, 11138, a nd 11153, p r ior do c ument e d fl i g ht

e x p e ri e n c e that w a s obt a i n e d in compli a n c e with a ppli ca ble r e g ulations will ensu r e a n

e quiv a lent lev e l of s a f

e t y during Horus Aerial Services prop o s e d op e r a tions. The

Administr a tor h a s h e ld th a t prior do c ument e d fli g h t e x p e ri e n c e that w a s ob t a ined in

c omplian c e with applicable r e g ulations would e n sure s a f e op e r a tions, st a ting a s follows:

I n E x e mption N o . 11062, the F AA r e quir e d t h a t p r ior to c ondu c ting o p e r a t i ons

for the pu r

pose o f motion pictu r e filming ( o r similar op e r a tions), the P I C m ust

h a ve a c c umul a ted a nd l o g g e d, in a mann e r c onsistent with 14 C F R 61.51 ( b), 25

hours of tot a l time a s a UAS rotor c r a ft pilot in c luding a t l e a st 10 hours logg e d a s

a UA S pilot with a mult i

- rotor UAS . Prior to ope r a tions und e r E x e mption N o.

11062, the P I

C must a lso h a ve a cc umul a ted a nd log g e d a minimum of 5 hou r s a s

a UAS pilot op e r a ti n g t h e s a me m a ke a nd model of UAS to be us e d for

op e r a tions und e r the e x e mption. F or c la r ifi c a tion, the F

AA c onsid e rs th e se

minimum hour r e quir e ments to be inclusive r a th e r th a n a dditive; i.e. 5 ho u rs

make a nd model time m a y be includ e d in the 10 h ours of mult i

- rotor time and the

10 hou r s m a y b e includ e d in the tot a l 25 hours of UAS roto rc r a f t time. I n

a ddition to the hour r e qu i r e ments, the P I C must a c c omplish 3 tak e of f s a nd

landin g s in the p r ece di n g 90 d a y s ( f or c urr e n c y p u rpos e s). T h e F AA finds that a t

a minimum, the fli g h t

- hour r e quir e ments in E x e mption No. 11062 a re a p p r opri a te

to pr a c ti c e a nd build pr o f ici e n c y in the skills ne c e s s a r y to sa fe l y c ondu c t the

p e tition e r ’ s propos e d op e r a tions. The F AA a lso f i nds th a t prior do c ument e d

fli g ht e x p e ri e n c e that was obt a ined in c omplian c e with appli ca ble r e g u l a tions

would s a tis f

y this r e qui re ment. T ra inin g

, pr o fi c ie nc y

, a nd e x p e ri e n c e

- build i ng

fli g hts c a n a lso be c ond u c ted und e r the gr a nt of e x e mption to acc omplish t he

r e quir e d fl i g ht tim e . Du r

i ng tr a ini n g , pr o fi c ien c y

, a nd

is r e quir e d to o p e r a

te the UA with a ppr o pri a te

27dist a n ce s in ac c ord a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R 91.119.

E x e mption No. 11138 a t p a ge 15.

A c c ordi n g l y

, Horus Aerial Services will e nsure s a fe o p e r a tions b y not allowi n g

a n y P I C to ope r a te the DJI Phantom 3 UAS unless that P I C h a s d e monstr a t e d, b y

me e ting minimum fli g h t

- hour a nd c u r r e n c y r e qui r e ments, th a t the P I C is a b le to s a f

e l y

op e r a te t h e DJI Phantom 3 UAS in a m a n n e r c onsistent with the e x e mption, including

e v a sive a nd e m e r g e n c y m a n e uv e rs a nd mai n taining a ppro p ri a te dist a n ce s f r om p e ople,

v e ssels, v e h i c les a nd stru c tur e s.

3. R e asons Why An E x em ption F r o m The R e qui re m e nts Of S ec tion

91.7 ( a) W ould Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t Sa f e ty.

Horus Aerial Services r e qui r e s a ti g ht set of ru l e s that f o llow b e st pr ac ti ce s a nd

FAA r e quir e ments a nd g ui d e lin e s ( E x hibit D).

The e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e stablish e d b y S e c tion 91.7 (a ) w ill be maint ai n e d

b eca use p rior to eve r y fl i g ht, plus Horus Aerial Services a lso r e quir e s the s a f e t y c h ec klist

in E x hib i t D that e nsur e s that the DJI Phantom 3 UAS is in a n a ir w o r t h y c ondition b a s e d

upon the UAS ’s c o mplian c e with its o p e r a ting do c u m e nts and a s st a t e d in the c onditions

and limitatio n s h e r e in.

Addition a l l y , the FAA has pr e vious l y g r a nted r e li e f f rom S ec tion 91.7 ( a ) sp ec ific

to UAS , in c ir c umst a n ce s simil a r, in a ll mat e ri a l resp ec ts, to those pr e s e nted h e r e in ( e

. g

.

E x e mpti on Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110,

11112,

11136, 11 1 38, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

4. R e asons Why An Ex em ption F r o m The R e qui re m e nts Of S ec tion

91.121 Would Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t Sa f e ty.

As ou tlined in E x hi b it D, Horus Aerial Services f l y ’ s only und e r a v e r y s e t rul e s.

W e b e li e ve these rul e s inclu d e a nd g o b e y ond c urr e nt F AA g uidelines. T h e ref o r e

, t he

e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f

e t y e stablish e d b y S e c tion 91.121 will be maintain e d b eca use t h ea ltit ude info r mation of the DJI Phantom 3 UA will be pro v ided to the P I C via GPS

e quipm e nt and a r a d io communi ca tions t e lem e t r y d a ta link, which do w nlinks f r om the

U A to the G CS for ac tive monitoring of the fl i g ht path a nd a ltitud e . This a ltitude

i n fo r mation, c ombined w ith Horus Aerial Services ’s o pe r a tion of the DJI Phantom 3 UA

within visu a l line of si g ht, at or b e low 500 f e e t A G L

, will e nsure a le ve l of s a f e t y

e quival e nt to S ec tion 91.121. The a ltitude info r m a tion will be g e n e r a ted b y GPS

e quipm e nt installed onbo a rd the a i r c raft. Prior to e ac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a ltitude initi a tion

point is autom a ti ca l l y e stablish e d b y the UAS s a t g round lev e l.

The F A A h a s p r e vious l y g r a nted r e li e f f rom S e c tion 91.121 sp ec ific to UAS

, in

c ir c umst a n c e s simila r , in all mat e ri a l r e s p ec ts, to those pr e s e nt e d h e r e in ( e

. g . E x e mption

Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11112, 11136, 11138,

11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

5. R e asons Why An Ex em ption F r o m The R e qui re m e nts Of S e c tion

91.151 ( b) W o uld Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t Sa f e ty.

A g r a nt of this e x e mption would ensu r e a n e quiv a lent lev e l of s a f e t y e stab l ished

b y 14 C. F .R. S ec tion 91

. 151( b ) a s a r e sult of ( 1) t he te c hni c a l spe c ifi c a tions of the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS ; (2) the li m it a tions on the pro p os e d fl i g ht ope r a ti o ns; and ( 3) the

loc a tion of t h e pro p o s e d fli g ht op e r a tions. Ac c ordin g l y

, Horus Aerial Services will

e nsure that it will s a f

e l y o p e r a te the b a tt e r y power e d DJI Phantom 3 UA during d a y l i g ht

hours in V F

R c o nditions, w i th enou g h b a t tery p o w e r to f l y for a to t a l dur a tion of 1 3 .5

minutes to the fi r st point of int e nd e d landing a nd, a ssuming n o rm a l c r uising sp ee d, to

f l y a fter th a t f

o r a t l ea st 4.5 minutes.

H e r e

, a s in E x e mption N o. 11109, the t ec hnic a l s p ec ifi ca tions of the DJI Phantom

3 UAS ; the limi t a tions on the pro p os e d fl i g ht oper a tions; a nd the l o ca tion of the

prop o s e d op e r a tions, will ensu r e a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e stablish e d b y 14 C. F .R.

S ec tion 91.151 ( b). F

u rth e rmo re , s a f

e t y will be e n sur e d a s the DJI Phantom 3 UASpro v ide a udible a nd visual w a rni n g s to the P I C a t the GCS wh e n the UAS e x p e ri e n ce s

low b a tt e r y volt a g e , t h e fi r st w a rning o c c ur r i n g a t app r o x im a te l y 33% r e maining

b a tt e r y p o w e r, a nd a g a in at a ppro x im a te l y 10% r e maini n g b a tt er y po w e r. At the

c ritic a l l y low b a tt e r y lev e l, the D J I Ph a ntom V ision+ UAS will d e s ce nd a nd land

a utom a ti ca l l y

.

Si g nifi ca nt l y , pr e vious e x e mptions g r a nted b y the F AA c o n c e rning S e c tion

91.151 e stablish that s a fe t y is not adv e r s e l y a ff ec t e d wh e n the t e c hnic a l c h a r a c t e risti c s

a nd op e r a ti n g limitations o f the UAS a r e c onsid e r e d. R e li e f h a s b e e n g r a nted f or mann e d

a ir c r a ft to op e r a te a t l e ss than the minimums pr e s c rib e d in S ec tion 91.151, including

E x e mption Nos. 2689, 5 7 45, a nd 10650. Mor e ov e r, the F AA h a s p r e vious l y gr a nted r e li e f

f r om S ec tion 91.151 sp e c ific to UAS

, in c ir c umst a n ce s simil a r, in a ll mat e ri a l r e sp ec ts,

to those pr e s e nted h e r e i n ( e

. g

. E x e mption Nos. 8811, 10808, 10673, 1 1042, 11062,

11063,

11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156,

11157, 11158, 11 159, 11160, 11161 )

.

6. R e asons Why An Ex em ption F r o m The R e qui re m e nts Of S ec tions

91.405 ( a), 9 1 .407 ( a ) (1 )

, 91.409 ( a) ( 1) & (a ) ( 2 ), And 91.417 ( a) & (b)

Would Not Adve r s e ly A ff ec t Sa f e ty.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, Horus Aerial Services submits that the e quival e nt l e v e l

of s a f e t y with reg a rd to the re g ulato r y mainte n a n c e a nd a lt e r a tion r e qui r e men t s

e stablish e d b y S ec tions 91.405 ( a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1) & (a) ( 2), a nd 91.417 ( a ) &

(b) will be met b e c a use Horus Aerial Services will use tr a ined t ec h n ici a ns to p e r f orm

maint e n a n ce

, a lt e r a tions, or pr e v e ntive mainten a n c e on t h e UAS using the m e thods,

te c h n iques, a nd pr a

c ti ce s p r e s c rib e d in the op e r a ti n g do c u m e nts (i.e., the Horus Aerial

Services A e ri a l Op e r a tions Man u a l, Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd DJI Phantom 3

I nstru c tion M a nu a l).

F urth e rm o r e

, Horus Aerial Services will do c ument a nd maintain a ll mainten a n c e r e c ordsfor the DJI Phantom 3 UAS

.

Since the DJI Phantom 3 UAS will be inspe c ted a s p r e s c rib e d b y t he op e r a ti n g

do c uments, Horus Aerial Services will mainta in the e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e stablish e d

b y S e c tions 91.405( a ), 91

. 409 ( a ) ( 1 ), and 91.409 (a ) ( 2 ). A c o p y of the DJI Phantom 3 Us e r

M a nu a ls a

r e a tt ac h e d h e r e to as E x hibit B ; a c o p y of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS M a inten a n c e

L OG is at t ac h e d h e r e to as E x hibit C.

L ike w i s e , the e x e mption sou g ht will not a dv e rs e l y a f f e c t sa f e t y b e c a use Horus

Aerial Services will use tr a ined t ec hnici a ns to p e r f o rm m a i nten a n ce

, a lt e r a tions or

p r e v e ntive

M a int e n a n c e on t h e UAS using the m e thods, te c h n iques, a nd p r a c ti ce s p r e s c rib e d b y t h e

op e r a ti n g do c uments.

F urth e rm o r e , the e x e mption sou g ht would m a int a i n a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

e stablish e d b y S e c tions 91.407, 91.417( a ) a nd 91

. 417( b ), b e c a use a ll main t e n a n c e of the

DJI Phantom 3 UAS w i ll be p e r f or m e d b y tr a i n e d te c hnic i a ns. M a in t e n a n c e will be

do c ument e d a nd maintain e d utili z ing the month l y m a int e n a n c e l o g.

Si g nifi ca nt l y , pr e vious e x e mptions g r a nted b y the F AA c o n c e rning S ec tio n s

91.405 (a ), 91

. 407 ( a ) ( 1 ), 91.409 (a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) (2 )

, a n d 91.4 1 7( a ) & (b) e stablish that s a f e t y

is not a dv e rs e l y a f

f e c t e d wh e n the t ec hn i ca l chara c te r istics a nd op e r a ti n g limitations of

the UAS a re c onsid e r e d.

I n c onsid e r a tion of Horus Aerial Services prop o s e d o p e r a ting limitations, the

op e r a ting do c uments, a nd the t ec h n ic a l a sp ec ts of t h e DJI Phantom 3 UAS

, Ho rus Aerial

Services submits that sa f

e ty will not be a d v e rs e l y af f e c ted b y g r a nting e x e mption f r om

14

nd ( a ) (2), 91.409 (a ) ( 2 ), a nd 91.4 1 7( a ) a nd (b )

. C. F .R. S ec tions 91.405(a), 91

. 407( a ) (1) a 3132

The F A A h a s p r e vious l y g r a n t e d r e li e f spe c ific to UAS in c i r c umst a n ce s s i mila r , in all

mat e ri a l r e s p ec ts, to those pr e s e n t e d h e r e in ( e

. g

. E x e mption Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064,

11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150,

11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

I n a dditional 350 S k y V i sion f l y on l y und e r a ti g h t set of r ules w hich c a n b e fou n d in

E x hib i t D, whi c h e nsure the s a f e st op e r a tion und e r a n y for e s ee n c ir c umst a n ce

.

7. The F AA M ay P r e s cr i b e Any Oth e r Con d itions F or Sa f e O p er ation.

I n acc o rd a n c e with S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mo derniz a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of

2012 ( F MRA) a nd 1 4 C. F .R. § 21.16 e ntitl e d Sp ec ial Conditions, Horus Aerial Services

r e qu e sts that the FAA pr e s c ribe sp e c ial c onditio n s for the intend e d op e r a t i on of the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS , whi c h c ontain su c h s a fe t y standards t h a t the A d ministr a tor finds

n ece ssa r y

to est a blish a lev e l of s a f

e t y e quival e nt to that e st a blish e d b y 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt

H, a n d 14 C. F .R §§ 61. 1 13( a ) & (b ) , 91.7 ( a ), 91

. 121, 91.151 ( b), 9 1 .405 ( a ), 91.407 (a ) ( 1 ),

91.409 (a ) ( 1 ) & ( a ) (2 )

, a n d 91.417 (a ) & (b ) . Su c h s p ec ial c onditions will p e r mit s a fe

op e r a tion of the UAS f

or the limit e d pu r pose of c o ndu c ting a e ri a l vid e o a nd photo g r a p h y

ov e r c e rt a in ar ea s of t h e United St a tes f or c ompe n s a tion or hir e

. F MRA S e c tion 333 s e ts

fo r th the r e qui r e ments f

o r c ons id e ri n g w h e ther a UAS will c r e a te a h a z a rd to us e rs of the

N A S or the publi c , or o t

h e r w ise pose a thre a t to n a tion a l se c uri t y ; a nd f u r t h e r, p r ovides

the a uthori t y f

o r su c h UAS to op e r a te w ithout ai r wo r thin e ss c e rtifi c a tion in a c c or d a n c e

with a n y r e quir e m e n ts th a t must be e stablish e d for the s a fe o p e r a tion of the UAS in the

N A S.

L ike w i s e , the A dministrator m a y p r e s c ribe sp ec i a l conditions pursu a nt to 1433 C. F .R. § 21.16, f

or o pe r a tion of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS , since the a ir w o r thin e ss

re g ulations of 14 C.F.R. P a rt 21 do not cont a in a d e qu a te or a ppro p ri a t e s a f e t y

standards, due to the nov e l or unus u a l desi g n f e a tu r e s of the a ir c r a ft. S ec tion

21.16, e ntitl e d Sp ec ial Conditions, stat e s the fol l owin g :

I f the FAA f

inds th a t the a ir w orthin e ss re g ulations of this subc h a pter do not

c ontain a d e q u a te or a p p r opri a te s a f e t y s t a nd a rds for a n a i r c raft, a ircr a ft e n g ine, or

prop e ll e r be ca use o f a n o vel or unusu a l des i g n fe a ture of the a i r c r a ft, a ircraft

e n g i n e or p r op e ll e r, h e p r e s c rib e s sp e c ial c onditi o ns a nd a mendm e nts th e re t o for

the prod uc t. The sp ec i a l conditions a re issu e d in a cc ord a n c e with P a rt 11 o f this

c h a pter a nd c ontain su c h s a f e t y standards for the a ir c r a ft, a ir c r a ft e n g ine o r

prop e ll e r a s the FAA fi n ds n ece ss a r y to est a blish a lev e l of s a f e t y e quiva l e nt to

that e s tablish e d in the r e gulations.

S e e 14 C. F .R. § 21.16.

Th e r e f o r e , in a cc or d a n c e with F MRA Se c tion 333 a nd 14 C. F .R. § 21.16, t h e

F AA m a y p r e s c ribe sp ec i a l conditions for L ea di n g Ed g e ’s intend e d op e r a t i on of the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS , whi c h c ontain su c h s a fe t y standards th a t the A d ministr a tor finds

n ece ss a r y to est a bl i sh a lev e l of s a f e t y e qui v a lent to th a t est a blish e d by 14 C

. F .R. P a rt

21,

Subp a rt H

, a nd 14 C. F .R S ec tions 61.113( a ) & (b )

, 91.7 (a ), 91

. 121, 91.151 ( b), 91.405 (a ),

91.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1 ) & ( a ) ( 2 ), a nd 91.417 ( a ) & (b )

.

F. A S u m m a r y That C an Be P ublish e d In T he F e d er al R e gist e r , sta t i n g: The

Rul e s F r o m Which Horus Aerial Services S ee ks Ex em ption:

Horus Aerial Services s eek s e xe mption from the r e quire me nts of 14 C.F.R S ec ti o ns

61.113 ( a ) & ( b ), 91

. 7 ( a )

, 91.121, 91.151 ( b ), 91

. 4 0 5 ( a ), 91

. 40 7 ( a ) ( 1 ) , 91.4 0 9 ( a ) ( 1 )

& ( a ) ( 2 ), and 91.41 7 ( a ) & ( b )

.

A B r ief D e s cr i p tion Of The Na t u r e Of The Ex e m ption Horus Aerial Services

S ee ks:

This e x e mption will per

m it Horus Aerial Services to co m m e r c ially op e rate an

U n mann e d Aircraft S

y stem ( UAS ) f

o r the purpose of condu c ting a e rial v ideo and

photography o ve r c e rtain ar e as of the U nit e d Stat e s.

G. Any Additional In f

o rm a tion, Vi e w s, Or Ar gu me nts A vailable To Su p po r t

Horus Aerial Services R e qu e st.34 This P e tition is made pu r su a nt to the F AA Mod er ni z a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of

2012 ( F MRA) S ec tion 3 33, whi c h dir e c ts the S ec r e ta r y of T ra nspor t a tion to det e rmine if

ce rt a in UAS m a y o p e r a t e s a f e l y in the N A S. As s u c h, Horus Aerial Services r e q u e st for

e x e mption m a y b e g r a n t e d pu r su a nt to the a uthority of F MRA Se c tion 333 a nd 14 C. F .R.

P a rt 11, a s set f

orth a bov e

.

F MRA Se c tion 333 s e ts f

orth the r e quir e m e nts for c onsid e ri n g wh e th e r a UAS

will c re a te a h a z a rd to u s e rs of the N AS or the p u bli c , or o the r wise pose a thr e a t to

n a tion a l s e c uri t y ; a n d f

u r the r , pro v ides the a uth o ri t y for s u c h UAS to oper a te w ithout

a ir w orthin e ss c e rtifi ca ti o n.

As discuss e d in det a il a b ov e

, Horus Aerial Services will op e r a te the DJI Phantom

3 UAS s sa f

e l y in the N A S, without c re a ting a h a z a rd to us e rs o f the N A S, or the publi c , or

o the r wise pose a thr e a t to n a tion a l s ec u r i t y

.34 

### / / CONCLUSION

As set forth herei n

, Horus Aerial Services seeks an exemption pursuant to 14 C. F

. R.

§ 11.61 and Section 333 ofthe FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012 (FMRA),

which will permit s afe operation of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS commercially, without an

airworthiness certificate, for the limited purpose of conducting aerial video and

photography over O neida County

, NY and surrounding area. By granting this Petition,

the FAA Administrator wil l be fulfilling the Congressional mandate of the FAA

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, while also advancing the interests of the

public, by allowing Horus Aerial Services to safely, efficiently, and economically

operate the DJI Phantom 3 UAS commercial ly within the NAS.

WHEREFORE

, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and the

FAA Modernization and Reform Act of201 2

, Section 33 3

, Horus Aerial Services

respectfully requests that the Administrator grant this Petition for an exemption from

th e requirements of 14 C.F.R Sections 61.113(a) & (b), 91.7(a), 91.121, 91.151(b),

91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1),

91.409(a)(l) & (a)(2 )

, and 91.417(a) & (b)

, and permit Leading Edge to operate the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS commercially for the purpose of conducting aeria l video and

photography over certain areas of the United States.

Dated: June 25

, 2015

Respectfully submitte d

, Horus Aerial Services

Horus Aerial Services, LLC

R icardo Ramirez

1 504 Clementia n St

U tica, NY 13501

Email: h orusdrones@gmail

. com36

E x hib i ts :

A

– DJI Phantom 3 Sp ec ifi ca tions D a ta Sh ee t

B

– DJI Phantom 3 M a nufa c turer ’ s Us e r M a nu a l

C

– Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

D

– Horus Aerial Services On

- Site S a f e t y Ch e c klist

E X H I B I T

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DJI PHANTOM 3 TECHNI C AL

S P EC I F IC A TIONS

Horus Aerial Services on l y utili z e s sa f e a nd r e li a ble UAS s. D J I is an indust r y lead e r in

sm a ll UAS produ c tion. D J I UAS s a re load e d with g rou n d br e a ki n g soft w a re e n a b ling the

us e r to set p a r a met e rs w hich will not allow f li g ht into cont r oll e d a irsp a ce . P a ra met e rs

c a n a lso be s e t to limit fli g ht to no hi g h e r t h a n a p r e d e t e rmin e d a nd s e t altitude a s w e ll a s

limit fli g ht to a p r e d e te r

min e d a nd s e t distan c e

. I n a ddition, D J I s o ft wa r e pro v id e s r e a l

time a ltitude a nd loc a tion inf o rm a tion to the P I

C via t h e link e d monitor ( sma r t

phon e /t a blet d e vic e s)



### Ai r craft S uppo rted B a tter y : D J I 5 2 0 0mAh Li P o B at t ery

We ig h t (B a tt e ry & P r ope l l e rs i n c l uded ): 1 2 42g

H o v e r Ac c u r ac y (Re a d y to Fl y ): V ertica l : 0. 8 m; Hori z o n tal: 2

. 5 m

M a x Y a w A n g u l a r V e l o c i t y ; 2 0 0° / s

M a x Ti l t ab le A n gl e : 3 5°

M a x A sc en t / Des c en t Speed : Ascent: 6 m/ s ; Des c ent: 2 m /s

M a x Fl i g h t Speed : 15 m /s ( N o t R e c o m men d e d)

Di a g on a l m o t o r

- m o t o r d i s t a n c e : 3 5 0 m m



### R em o t e

C o n t rol O p e r a t i n g Fr equen c y: 5

. 7 2 8 GH z - 5.85 GHz

C o mm un i c a t i o n D ist a n c e (ope n are a ): CE C o m p l i a n c e : 4 0 0m ; FCC

C o m p l i a n ce: 8 0 0 m

Rec e i v e r Sen s it i v i ty ( 1 %P E R ) :

- 9 3 d B m

Tr a n s m itt e r P o w e r: CE C o m p l i a n c e : 25 m W ; FCC C om p l i a n ce: 1 0 0 m W

Wo rking Vo lt a ge: 1 20 m A @3.7V

B u i l t

- in L iPo B a tte r y W o rk i n g C u r r en t / C a p a c i t y: 3

. 7V, 2 0 0 0 mAh



### Range

E x t e nd e r O p e r a t i n g Fr equen c y: 2 4 1 2

- 2 4 6 2M H z

C o mm un i c a t i o n D ist a n c e (ope n are a ): 500

- 7 00 m

Tr a n s m itt e r P o w e r: 2 0 d B m

P o w e r C on s u mptio n : 2W37 E X H I B I T

– B

DJI Phantom 3 M a n uf

a c tu r e r ’ s Us e r M a nu a l

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Ricardo Ramirez

1 504 Clementian St

U tica, NY 13501

Em a il: horusdrones@gmail.com39



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