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Do c k e t M a n a g e m ent S y s tem

1200 N e w J e rs e y Av e

., S E

Wa shi n g ton, DC 20590

R e : P e tit i on of Dream About Drones , LLC for an E x e m p t ion P u rsu a nt to S ec t i on 3 3 3 of the F AA

Mod e rni z at ion a nd Re f

o r m A c t of 2 012

To W h o m i t M a y Con c e r n:

P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod e rn i z at ion a nd Re f o r m A c t of 2 0 1 2 ( " R e f

o r m A c t " ) a nd 1 4

C. F

. R. P a rt 1 1, Dream About Drones , (Dream ) h e r e b y a ppl i e s for a n e x e m p t ion f r o m the Fe d e r a l A

v i ation

R e gula t i o ns ( " F

AR s " ) id e n t i fied b e low t o al l ow c o m m e r c ial op e r a t i on of s m all u n m a n n e d ae r i a l veh i c les

( i

. e

. , " s m all unm a nn e d a ircr a f t " or " U A S " ) for the purposes c los e d

- s e t f i l mma king and c i n e m at o g r a p h y f o r

t h e f i lm a nd t e l e v i s i o n i n dus t r y and aerial photog r ap h y

- videogra p hy for the real estate industry and

mapping and aerial inspections.

This pet i tion for e x e m

p t i on addresses pertinent F AA F A R s and CFR s , as w e ll a s but not li m i t ed to

t h ese accompanying Dream docu m ent s ;

1. F l i g ht O p e r a t i ons Man u a l and;

2. Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls

(c oll e ct i v e l y r e f

e r re d to as Op e r a t i o ns Man ua ls " )

3. U s e r G uide and;

4. U s e r M a nu a l

(c oll e ct i v e l y r e f

e r r e d to a s " M a nu f

a c tu r e r ' s Ma nu a l " )

. 1

Dream su b m i t s th e s e a s w e ll a s o t h e r Dream s u pporting m a te ri a ls a s c o n fid e nt i a l docu me nts

pur s u a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )

, a s the m a te rials cont a in co nfid e nt i a l c o m m e r c ial an d/or p r o p ri e t a r y

in fo r m a t i on that the Dream h a s not a nd will not sh a re with o t h e rs. A d d i t io n al l y

, t h e se do c u m e nts c ontain

op e r at i ng co ndi t io n s and p r o ce du r es that ar e not g e n e r a l l y a va i l ab le t o t h e publ i c a nd a re pr o t ec t e d fr o m

r e le a s e und e r the F r e e d o m of I n f or m at i on A c t, 5 U. S

. C

. §552 e t s e q.

__________________________

1 The t er m " Man u f

ac tu r e r ' s Man ua l" a lso inc l u d e s a ll r e le va n t m anu f ac t u r e r p ubli ca tio n s

, in c lud i n g , but not

l i m i ted to: o p e r a t i o n s a n d f li g h t ma n u a ls

, u s e r g u i d e s

, c o m p o n e n t m a i n t e nan c e ma n u a l s

, pilo t tr a i n i ng

m an u a ls, s e rv ic e info r m a t i on l et t e rs a nd, s af e t y /se r vi c e b u l l e tins).U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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T h is P et i t i o n is o r g a n i z e d a s follows:

I. P e ti t io n e r

II. D e s cr i p t i on of P r o p os e d O p er a t i o n s

A. Close d

- s e t F i l m m a ki n g

- C i n e ma t o g r a p h y f o r t h e F i l m a nd T e l e v i s i o n Indus t r y

B. R e al Estate Aerial Pho t ography, V ideogra phy and Inspection Services

II I

. R e levant S t a t u to r y A u t h o r ity

IV. Dream P r o p osed U A S O p e r a t io n s Me e t t h e R e qu i r e m e n ts o f S ec ti o n 333 of t h e R e f o r m A c t

A. App r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the U A S ' s S i z e

, We i g ht, S p e e d, a nd Op e r a t i on a l C a p a b i l i t y

B. App r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the O p e r a t i o na l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the Op e r a t i ons

Man u a l s

V. R e g u la t i on s F r o m W h i c h Ex e m p tion i s Requested

A. 14 C. F

. R. P a rt 21, S u bp a rt H

– A i r w o r th i n es s C e r t if i c a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) ( 1 )

B . 14 C. F

. R. P a rt 27 A ir w o r th i n es s S tan d a rds: Nor m al C a te g o r y Roto rc r a ft

C.14 C. F

. R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 4 5

. 23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a ): A i r c r a ft M a rki n g a nd I d e n t i f

i cat i on Requi r e m e nts

D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1) a nd ( 2 ); 9 1.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : M a i n ten a n c e

I nsp e c t i ons

E. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 61, 14 C. F .R. § 61.3, 14 C. F .R. § 61.113: P riv a te P i l o t P r i v i l e g e s a nd L imi t a t i o n s

F . 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 (a ): C i vil A i r c r a ft A i r wo r thin e ss

G. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2 ) : C i v i l Air cr a ft F l i g ht Man u a l i n the A ir c r a ft a nd 14 C. F .R. § 9 1.20 3 (a )

a nd ( b ) : C a

r r y i n g Civil Air c raft Ce r

t i f i cat i on an d R e g is t r a t ion

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: Pr e fli g ht A c tion

I . 14 C. F .R. § 91.109 (a ): F l i g ht I n stru c t i on

J . 14 C. F .R. § 91.11 9 ( c ) : M i n i m u m S af e Alt i tudes

K. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: A l t im e t e r Se t tin g s

L

. 1 4 C

. F .R. § 91.151 (a ): F u el R e qui r e m ents for F l i g ht i n V F R Cond i t io n s

VI. D r u g a n d Al c o h ol P r o g r a m

VII. P ub l i c I n t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

IX. F e d e r al R e gi s t e r S u mm a r y

X. Concl u sionU. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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I. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P ET I T I O NER

Dream About Drones is an established photography company now working with drones to conduct

photography and video for the regional film television industry and the commercial and residential real

estate market. C los e d

- s e t f i l mma king and c i n e m at o g r a p h y f o r t h e f i lm a nd t e l e v i s i o n i n dus t r y and aerial

photog r ap h y

- videogra p hy for the agriculture and real estate industries, as well as for mapping and aerial

inspections The company has worked to provide regional residential and commercial aerial inspection s

, mapping, and surveys. Th e Company also conducts video shoots for those needing promotional footage of

their properties for marketing and construction planning purposes. Dream About Drones is also a local for

hire crew for the film and television industry prepared to conduct on s et shoots. Pet itioner is located in

Atlanta, GA, an increasingly robust location for the film and television industry. The David Smith the

company Principal has been flying sUAV’s for more than a year without incident.

The c ont a c t i n f

o r m a t i on fo r Pe t i t io ne r is a s f o l l o w s:

Dream About Drones , LLC.

Attn: David Glenn Smith

165 Courtland St. NE.

Atlanta, GA 30303

P hon e : 404.369.4711

Email: dave@dreamaboutdrones.com

II. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P R O P O S E D O P E RAT I O N

Dream About Drones s e e ks an e x e mp t ion pu r s u a nt t o S e c t i on 333 of the Re f orm A c t t o op e r a te the

DJI Inspire 1, DJI Phantom 3, DJI Phantom 2, and a DJI S1000 the ( DAD

- UAS ) f o r the p r opos e d

op e r a t i o n s d is c us s e d b e l o w. A ll U AS ope ra t i o n s will oc c ur und e r t i g ht l y c on t roll e d c ond i t i o ns on

pri v a te p rop e r t y wh e re Dream h a s r e c e i v ed p e r m is s i o n t o op e r a te f r o m t he lando w n e r, c ont r o l l e r o r

a uth o r iz e d r e p re s e ntativ e s

. T he pro p osed U AS op e r a tions will be c ondu c ted in a cc o r d a n c e with t h e

c onditions and li m i ta t i o ns of this P e t i t i on fo r E x e m p t ion and DREAM ’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a ls. As d e tailed

i n Dream ’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a ls, a l l U A S op e r a t i ons will be l i m i ted t o d a y t i m e V F R c ondition s

, with i n

v i su a l l i n e

- o f

- s i g ht ( " V L OS " ) o f the op e r a to r

, in unc o n t r o l l e d a i r sp a c e

, an d will o ccu r a t l eas t 5 m i l e s

a w a y from a n a irp o r t . Mo re ov e r, Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons Man u a ls inc o rpor a te r e dund a nt s a f e g u a rds to

a ssu r e that t he a ir c r a ft d o e s not t r a v e l ou t s ide t h e c ont r o l l e d a r e a o f U AS op e r a tions, in c lu d ing G P S

"ge o

- f e n c i ng" t e c hno l o g ies.

A. Clos e d

- s e t F i l m m a k ing a n d Ci n e m a t og r a ph y

Dream s e e ks to use s m a ll DAD

- UAS for the p u r pose of c ondu c ti n g sc r i p t e d, c los e d

- s e t f i l m i ng f or

t h e m ot i on pict ure , te l ev is i o n, a nd w e b i ndus t r y

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H e l i Vid e o Produ c t i o n s, L L C ( E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 06 5)

S n a p r oll Med ia, L L C ( E x e m p t ion N o. 11063)

RC P ro Prod u c t i ons C o n su l t i n g

, LL C d/ b / a V o rtex A e ri a l (E x e m

p t ion No. 11064)

F l y i n g

- C am

, L L C ( E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 080)

A e ro c ine, L L C ( E x e m

p t ion No. 11150)

T e am 5, L L C ( E x e m

p t ion No. 11158)

Al a n D. Purwin (E x e m

p t ion No. 11 1 61)

H e l i n e t Aviation S e rv i c e s

, LL C ( E x e m p t ion No. 11160)

P ic t ure F a ct o r y

, I n c

. ( E x e m p t ion No. 1117 8 )

Dronair So l ut i ons ( Ex em pt i on No. 11671 )

All UAS filmm a king and t e levision f i lm p r o duc t i o n op e r a t i o ns will be c o nduct e d on p r i v a te p r o p e r t y

in a c o n t r ol l e d a re a

, a w a y fr o m sp ec ta t ors a nd p e r s ons n o t i n v o l v e d in t h e f i l m and T V product i o n. A l l

U AS f i lming will be co ndu c ted d u ri n g d a y l i g h t hour s , V F R c onditions, a t altitudes b e low 40 0 ' AG L

. As

s e t fo r th below, Dream About D rone’s op e r a t i o ns pro v i d e a sup e r i or l e v e l of sa f e t y and quality c o m

pa r e d

to p e r f or m i n g the s a m e fil m ing wo r k using c onv e n t i on a l f i x e d

- wing a i r c ra f

t or h e l icop te rs.

B. R e al Estate Aerial Pho t ography, V ideogra phy and Inspection Services

Dream s e e ks to use s m a ll DAD

- UAS for the p u r pose of c ondu c ti n g a e ri a l p h otog r aphy, v ideog r aphy and

insp e c t i on s ervices f

or the re a l e s ta t e indu s try. T r a d i t ional m ethods of inspe c ti o n this of st r u c t u r e s

, e x pose

inspectors and the video crew to h i g her r isk s of se r ious i nj u r ies

, o r d e at h

. I n s p ec t o rs n e e d to climb roof tops

or ot h e rwise p e r f

orm e l e v a ted w o r k, whi c h e x poses t h e m t o the r isk of da n g e rous f a l l s, e lectrocution or

o t her wo r k related e x tre m e s

. I n a d d i t ion, d e p e nding on t h e n a tu r e o f t h e insp e ct i o n

, p r o x i m i t y to e quip me nt,

and o th e r m e c h a ni c a l h a z a rds a ss o ci a t e d w i th i n dustrial si t e s and c onstru c t i on f a c ilities o f

ten invo l ves a r isk

of e x posure to ha z a

rdous. The use o f sm a ll DAD

- UAS m i t i g a tes th e se ha z a rds a nd i s u l t i ma t e l y a m uch

s a f e r me thod o f p e r f

o r m ing t h e s e and m ost o t h e r t y p e s of insp ec t i o ns.

S m all U A S i nspe c t i on i s a lso s af e r th a n t r a d i t io na l m ann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o r m ing the s a m e fun c t i on.

Conv e nt i on a l op e rat i ons us i ng r o to r c r af t a nd fi x e d

- wing ai r c r a ft i n low le v e l op e r a t i o ns p r e s en t r isks

a ssoc i a ted w i t h v eh ic l e s w e i g hi n g t h ous a nds of po u nds a nd c a r r y i n g passengers and l a r ge a m oun t s of f u e l.

I t is i m por t a nt t o note t ha t t he use o f s m a ll UAS in t his a re a will n o t o n l y be sa f e r a nd m o r e c ost e f

f e c t i v e

,

but t he qu a li t y of co l l e c t e d d a t a an d in f o r m at i on is f

a r su p eri o r

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S m all U A S insp e ct i on is m ore r el i a b l e, a nd a l l o w s f o r t he c o l l ec t i on, d is s em i n a t i on, a nd sto r a g e o f visu a l

a nd other s e nso r y d a ta w i t h gr ea t e r p r ec i s io n a nd du ra t i on. S m all DAD

- UAS a r e a lso ca p a ble o f a c ce s s in g

a nd insp e c t ing a re a s that w o u ld o t h e r w ise be in a c c es s i b le to hu m a ns or cann o t be co m ple t ed with

c o n v e nt i on a l ai r c r a ft o r ot h er insp e c tion m ethod s

.

III. R ELE V ANT ST AT U T O RY AUT H O RI T Y

This P e ti t i o n fo r E x e m

p t i on is sub m i t ted pu r su a nt t o S ect i on 333 (a ) t h ro u gh ( c ) of t h e F AA

Mod e rni z at ion a nd R ef

o r m A c t of 2 012 ( " R e f

o r m A c t " ). Co n g r e ss h a s di r e c ted the F AA " to s a f e l y

a c ce l e r a te t h e i n t e g r at i on of c iv i l u nma n n e d a ir c r a ft s y st e m s i nto t he n at ion a l airsp a c e s y s te m

. " P u r suant to

S e c t i on 333 of the Re f

orm A c t, t he F AA Ad m in i s t r a tor i s t o p e r m it u n m ann e d a ircr a f t s y st e m s t o op e r a te

in t he N at i o n a l Air Sp a c e (" N AS " ) wh e re it is s a fe to do so b a s e d on the f ol l owi n g consid e r a t i o n s:

● The U A S ' s si z e , w e i g ht, spe e d a nd op e r a t i on a l ca p a b i l i t y ;

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S in c l ose prox im i t y to a i rp o r t s a nd po p ulat e d a r e a s; a n d

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S with i n t h e vi s ua l line of sight of the op e r a to r

.

Addi t i on a l l y , the FAA A d m i ni s tr a tor h a s ge ne r a l auth o ri t y to g r a nt e x e m p t ions f r om t he a g e n c y ' s

s a f e t y r e g u lations a nd m i ni m u m s t a nd a rds w h e n t he A d m i ni s tr a tor d e c ides a r e q u es ted e x e m p t ion i s in t h e

publ i c i n t e r e st. See 49 U. S

. C . § 106( f ) ( d e fini n g t h e a u t h o ri t y of the Ad m i n i str a t o r ) ; 4 9 U. S .C. § 4 470 1 (f)

( p e r m i t t ing e x e m

p t ions f r o m §§ 44 7 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a n d §§ 44702

– 44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y r e qu e s t in g a n

e x e m p t ion m ust e x p l a in t he r e a so n s w h y the e x e m p t ion: ( 1) would b e n e fit the pub l i c a s a w ho l e

, a nd ( 2 )

would not adv e rs e l y af

f ec t s a f e t y (o r how it would prov i d e a le v e l of s a f e t y a t l ea st e q u a l t o the e x i s ting

r ule s )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 11.8 1 ( p e titions for e x emp t ion )

.

IV. DREAM ABOUT DRONE’S P R O P O SE D U AS OP E RAT I O NS M EE T T H E

R E QUIR E ME N T S O F SE CTI O N 333 O F T HE R E F ORM ACT

The s m all U A S op e r a t i ons p r opos e d b y Dream in this P et i t ion for E x emp t i on qu al i fy f o r e x p e dit e d

a ppro va l purs u a nt to S ec t i on 333 of t h e Re f orm A c t a s e a c h of t h e s t a t u t ory c rite r i a an d r e le v a nt f a c to r s a re

s at i sfi e d.

A. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d Based on t h e U A S 's S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d , a n d O p er a t io n a l

Ca p a b i l ity

A G r a nt of E x e m

p t ion i s ap p rop r ia t e for op e r a t io n s c o n du c ted usi n g t h e DAD

- UAS due t o its s i z e

w ei g ht, s pe e d, a nd op e r a t i o na l ca p ab il i t y

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T he UAS h a ve b ee n a ppro ve d for u s e in pr i or S ect ion 333 G ra nts of E x e m p t ion f r om t he F A A

. 2

The UAS w ei g h l e ss t ha n 5 5 pounds, in c lu d i ng p a y load.

The UAS will not be f

lown a t a g r o u nd speed i n e x ce ss of 50 knots.

Al t i tu d e i n f

o r m at i on wi l l be g e n e r at ed b y e quip m e nt onbo a r d the U A a s s p ec ified u sing G P S

t r ia n g u l at i o n , di g i t a l l y enc o d e d b a ro m e t r ic a lt i m e te r

, rad io a l t i me te r , or a n y c o m b i n a t i on the r e o f

.

This i n f o rm at i on w i l l be t ra ns m i t t e d to t he p i l o t v i a tel e m et r ic d a ta f e e d.

The DAD

- UAS will h a ve s y st e m r e dund a n c ies a nd in d e p e nd e nt f u n c t i on al i t y to e ns u re t h e ov e r a ll

s a f e t y a n d p r e d ic t a

bi l i t y of the s y st e m

. I f c onn e ct i on to t he re m ote c ont r ol o r g round c ont r ol station

is l ost, f ai l s af e s y st e m s wi l l p e r m i t t he U A S to r e tu r n to a p r e d e t e r m in e d loc a t i on a nd s afe l y l a nd

without i n

j u r y o r d am a g e

.

The ra dio f

r e qu e n c ies u s e d for op e r a t i ons a nd c o n t r ol of the UA S c o m p l y with t he Fed e r a l

Co mm uni c a t i ons C o m mis s ion ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppro p r i at e g ov e rn m ent ov e rs i g ht a g e n c y

re qu i r em ent s

. The op er a t in g f r e qu e n c y for t he DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ is 2.4 G H z

.

I f the s a m e o p e r a t i ons w e re c ond u c ted u s i n g a h e l i c o p t e r

, t h e a i r c raf t ' s tak e

- o f f w e i g ht would l i ke l y e x cee d

6,0 0 0 pounds ca r rying a pi l ot, ca m era oper a tor a nd V O

- visu a l obs e rve r

- navig a t o r

. The dif f e r e n c e in

w e i g ht be t w e e n the DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ a nd a h e li c opt e r si g nific a nt l y r e d uce s t h e potential h a rm

to t he p a r t icip a t i ng a nd n o n

- p a rtic i p a t i ng in d i vi d uals o r pro p e r t y in t he e v e nt o f a n a c c ident or i n ci de n t. I n

a ddition, t he r isk t o t he o nbo a rd p i l o t a nd ca m e r a op e r a t o r i s e l i m ina t e d.

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m

p t ion t o S h o tover C a m era S y st e m s L

. P

. ( E x e m p t ion No. 11159 ) ; G ra nt of

E x e m p t ion t o V D O S G l ob a l, LL C ( E x e m p t ion No. 11112 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e m p t ion t o L ow Count r y R C , Corp.

( E x e m p t ion No. 11184 ) ; G ra nt of E x e m p t ion t o Al a n P u r win ( E x e m p t ion No. 11161 ) ;

Gr a nt of E x e m

p t ion t o H e l i n e t Aviation S e rv i c e s ( E x e m p t i on No. 11160 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e m p t ion t o To tal

S af e ty U. S

., I n c

. ( E x e m

p t ion No. 11 1 56 )

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B. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e Op er a t i o n al R e st r i c t io n s S e t F orth in Dream ’s

O p er a t io n s M a nu a l s

Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l s an d the M a nuf ac tu r e r ' s Man u a l f

o r t he sel e c t e d DAD

- UAS will c o n tain

all the p r o c e d u res and l i m i ta t ions n ecess a r y to s a f e l y a nd s u cces s ful l y p e r f

o r m t h e op e r a t i ons sp e c i f i e d in

t h i s P e t i t i on f

o r E x e m p t io n

. To a s s i s t t h e F AA in m a king a saf e t y a sse s s m ent of Dream ’s p ropos e d

op e r at i ons, b e low is a s u m m a r y of op e r a t ional l i m i ta t ions a n d c onditio n s that Dream will a dh e re to, and

w h i c h wi l l e nsure a n e q u i v al e n t o r hi g h e r l e v e l of s af e t y to op e r at i ons c o n d u c ted un d e r c u rr e nt r e g u l a t o r y

g ui d el i n e s:

1. The U A S w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 poun d s, ful l y load e d

.

2. All op e rat i o ns shall b e c o ndu c ted ov e r p ri va te or c ont r o l l e d

- a c ce ss p r o p e r t y with p e rmiss i on f r om

t he land o w n e r/ c on t

roll e r o r a u t h o ri z e d r e p re s en tative. P e r m is s ion f r om l a nd own e r/ c ont r o l l e r or

a utho r i z e d r e p r e s e ntati v e w i l l be ob t ai n e d for e a c h fl i g ht o p e r a t i on.

3. All DAD

- UAS o p e r a te d und e r t h e G r a nt of E x e m p t ion wi l l be id e nt i f

i e d b y s e rial nu m

be r

,

r e g i s t e r e d in a cc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a r t 47, and h a ve identif ic a t i on ( N

- Nu m

b e r) m a r ki n g s in

a c c o r d a n c e w i th

14 C F R p a rt 45, Subp a rt C. M a r kin g s will be a s la r g e a s p r a ct i c ab le.

4. Min i m u m c re w f

or e ac h fli g ht op e r a t i on will c o n si s t of a p i l o t, who will b e P i l o t

- in C o m m a nd

( " P I C " ) o f the U A S

, a n d one o r m o r e Visu a l O b s e rvers ( " O b s e rv e r " ) a s n e c e s s a r y to saf e l y c o nd uc t

t he m i ss i on.

5. P I Cs shall p oss e ss at l e a s t a Priv a te P i lo t ' s C e r t i f ic a te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I I M e d i c a l C e r t ifi c a t e

.

The P I C w ill a lso mee t the f l i g ht r ev i e w re qu i r em ents sp e c i f ied in 14 C .F .R 61

. 56 in an a ir c r a ft i n

which the P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pi l ot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The UA sha l l be o p e r a t e d with i n V L OS of the P IC a nd Obs e rver a t all t i me s. The P I C m ust use

h u m an vi s i o n u n a ided b y a n y d e v i c e other t h a n c o r r e ct i ve l e n s e s, as sp e c i f ied on the P I C ' s F AA

is s u e d m ed ic a l c e rtific a te.

7. The P I C a nd Obs e r v e r desi g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a t i o n will be ab le to c o mm u ni c a te v e rb a l l y a t all

t i me s.

8. Ele c t r o n ic m es sa g i n g or t e x t i ng will not be pe r m i t t e d du r ing fl i g ht o p e r a ti o ns.

9. The a ddi t ional re qu i r e m e nts i d e n t i f i e d in t he G ra n t of E x e m

p t ion sha l l be a dd e d to t he Dream ’s

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The Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s wi ll be m ain t ai n e d a nd m ade a v a i l a ble t o the A d m in i str a tor upon re q u es t. I f

a dis c r e p a n c y e x i s t s b et w ee n the co ndi t io n s and l i m i ta t io n s in the G r a nt of E x e m p t ion a nd Dream ’s

Op e r a t i ons Man u a l s, t h e c onditions and li m i tatio n s in t he G r a nt of E x em p t ion sh a ll t a ke pr e ce d e n c e

a n d m ust be f ol l ow e d. Oth e r w is e

, Dream sha l l follow the p r o ce du r e s outl i n e d in t h e ir O p e r a t i ons

Man ua ls.

10. Dream m a y u pd a t e or r evis e i t s O p e ra tio ns M a n u a ls

. R e vision s w il l b e t r a c k e d an d a r e vi s e d c o p y

of t he M a n u a l w il l be p r ovi d e d t o th e A d m i n ist r a to r up o n re q u e st

. Dream w il l a ls o p re s en t a n u pd a t e d

an d r e vis e d O p e r a tion s M a n u a l s i f i t p e tit i on s f o r e x tensio n o r a m en d men t t o it s G ra n t of E x e m pti o n

. I f

a n up d a t e or r e vis i on would af f ec t t he b as is u p on whi c h t h e F A A g ra nts t he e x e m p t io n, Dream will

s e e k a n a m e nd m ent t o its Gr a nt of Exe m p t ion. Dream will c o n t a c t t h e F A A ’s U AS I nt e g r a t i on O ff i c e

( A F S

- 80) i f q u e s t i ons a rise r eg a rd i n g u p da tes or rev isions to the op e r a t i ng do c u m e nts.

11. Dream ’ s O p e ra t i o n s M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t o f E x e m p ti o n w il l be a v a i l a

bl e to th e

P I C a t t he g r o un d c on t r o l st a tio n a n y t i m e t h e U A S is op e ra ti n g

.

12. The P I C is prohib i ted f r o m be g inn in g a U A S f

l i g ht un l e ss ( c on s id er i ng wind a nd fo re ca st

w ea th e r c o n di t io n s) t h e r e is e n o u g h po w e r t o f l y to t he f i rst in t e nd e d point of l a nding, and a ssu m ing

n o r m a l c r uis i ng spe e d, to f l y a f t e r t h a t for a t l eas t 10 m i nut es

.

13. Ma x i m u m to t a l fl i g ht t i m e f or e ac h o p e r a t i o n a l fl i g ht u si n g the D J I Phan t o m II a nd a S1000 +

will be l i m i ted t o 40 m i nutes or t he a m ount of ti m e th e U A S ca n be flo w n a nd s t i ll m ain t a in a res e rve

b a tt er y po w e r of no le s s than 2 5 % , whi c h e v e r oc c u r s fi r s t

.

14. F l i g hts w i l l be o p e r a ted at an al ti t ude of no m ore t h a n 4 00 f ee t A G L a nd w i ll n e v e r e n t e r

n a v i g a b l e c o nt r o l l e d a ir s p a c e without pr i o r w ri t ten a utho r i z at ion a nd a ppr ova l f r o m t he F A A. I n the

e v e nt t he s tr u c tu r e b e ing ins p e c ted e x cee ds 400 f e e t A G L

, t h e U A S will not be ope r a ted m o re th a n

100 f ee t ab o v e the h i g h e st po i nt on the s t r u c tu r e

, a n d no m o r e than 50 f e e t h o r i z o n tal l y fr om t he

s t ruct u r e

.

15. F l i g ht op e r a t i ons m ust be c ondu c ted a t l e a st 500 f e e t f r o m all non p a rt i c ipa t i ng p e rsons. (persons

oth e r t h a n t h e P I C, V O, op e r a t o r t r a i n e e s o r e s se nt i a l pe r so n ne l ), v e s s els, v e hic l e s, a nd st r u c tu r e s

unl e ss:

a) B a r ri e rs o r s t r u c tu r e s a re p re s e nt t h a t suf f ic i e n t l y p ro t e c t nonpa rt i ci p at i ng p e rsons f rom the

U A a n d /or de b r is i n the e v e nt of a n a c c ident. The op e r a tor m ust e ns u r e t h at nonp a

rt i c i p at i ng

p e rsons rem ain un d e r s u c h p r ot e ct i o n. I f a si t u at ion a ris e s wh e re nonpar t icipat i ng p e rsons

l e a ve such pr o t e ct i on an d a re wit h i n 500 f ee t of the U A

, f

l i g h t op e rat i ons m ust c ea se

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b ) The a ircr a ft is op e r a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, veh i c les or s t ru c tu r e s w h e re t h e own e r/ c on t roll e r o f su c h

v e sse l s, v eh icl e s or s tr u c t u r e s has g r a nted p e r m is s ion and t he P I C h a s m ade a s af e t y

a s s e ss me nt of the r isk of op e r a t in g c los e r to t ho s e obj e c ts a n d d e t e r m in e d that it do e s not

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

c) Op e r a t i ons n e a rer to t h e P I C, V O

, o p e r a t o r t r a i n e e s or es sential p e rsons d o not p r e s en t an

undue h a z a rd t o those p e rsons p e r § 91.119 (a ).

16. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss t ha n 500 f e e t b e low or le s s th a n 2,000 f e e t ho riz o n ta l l y

f r o m a c loud or w h e n vis i b i l i t y is l e ss t h a n t h ree s t a t u t e m i les f r o m the P I C.

17. The UA m a y not op e r a t e wit h i n 5 n m of a n a i r po r t re f e r e n c e point a s de n o t e d on a cur r e nt

F A A

- publ i s hed a e ron a u t i c a l c h a rt u nle s s a let t er of a g r e e m ent wi t h that a i r po r t ’ s m an a g e m ent i s

obta in e d, an d the o pe r a t i o n is c ondu c ted i n a c c o r d a n c e with a N O T A M as r e qu i r e d b y t h e Dream

C O A. The l et t e r of a g r ee m ent with the a i r po r t m a n a g e m ent will be m ade a v a i l ab le to the

A d m i ni s t r a t o r upon r e q ue st.

18. P r i or to e ac h fl i g ht t h e P IC sh a ll i n s p e c t t h e U A S to co n f i r m t h a t it i s in a c ondition sa f e f or

fl i g ht. The pr e

- fli g h t i n sp e ct i on will acc ount for a ll d i s c re p a n c ie s

, e .g. i n op e r ab le component s

,

i t e m s, or e quip me nt, not a lre a d y c o ve r e d in t h e r e le v a nt s e c tions of the op e r a ti n g d o c u m ent s

. The

P I C s h al l n o t op e r a te the U A S if the i n spe c t i on r e v e a ls a c o n dit i on that a f f e c ts t he safe op e r a t i on of

the U AS un t il t h e n ece s s a r y m a in t en a n c e h a s be e n p e r f o r m ed a nd the U A S is found to be i n a

c ond i tion for sa f

e f l i g ht. The g r ound c ont r ol s t a ti o n shall be i n clu d e d in the preflight in s p e c t i on.

All ma in t e n a n c e a nd al t e r n at i ons must be p r op e r l y do c u m e n t e d in t he UA S r e c o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y

Dream ’s Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s

.

19. Dream will c a rr y o u t its ma in t e n a n ce , ins pe c t i o ns, a nd r e c o rd k e e ping r e qui r e m ents in

a cc o r d a n c e with t he O p e r a t i ons Ma n u a ls. M a i n t e n a n ce

, inspe c t i on, a nd a l t e r at i ons will be n o t e d in

t he U A S r e c o r ds, i n c lu d i n g to t a l ti m e in s e rv i c e

, de s c r i p t i on of wo r k a c comp l ish e d, an d the

s i g n a t u r e of the a uth o riz e d p e rson r e tu r ni n g the U A S to s e r vi c e

.

20. A n y U A S t hat h a s un d e r g one m a in t e n a n c e o r a l t e r a t i ons that af f ec t t h e U A S op e r a t i on

or f l i g ht c har a c t er i s t ics ( e .g

., r e p l ac e m e n t of a fl i g ht c ri t i c a l c o m p on e nt) m ust und e r g o a fun c t io na l

te s t fl i g ht in a cc o r d a n c e with Dream ’s O p e r a t ions Man ua ls. The P I C who c ondu c ts the fun c t i o na l

te s t fli g ht m

ust m ake a n e nt

r y i n th e U A S a ir c raft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. The r e qu i r e m en t s a n d

p r o c edu r e s f

o r a f u n c tio n a l t est fl i g ht a nd U A S r e c o r d e nt r y sha l l b e includ e d in t h e Dream ’s

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21. The U A S will be op e r at e d a nd m ain t ai n e d a ccord i ng to t he M a n u f a c tu r e r ' s Man ua ls a n d a n y

r e quir e d m a nu f

ac tu r e r S af

e t y / Se rvi c e B u l l et i ns.

22. P r i or to t he op e r a t i on, a Mi s s i on P a c k e t w i ll be c r ea ted in a c c o r d a n c e w i th t he r e q u i r em ents

on Dream ’s Op e r a t i ons Manu a ls.

23. Dream will obtain a n A i r T r a ffic O r gan i z a t i o n ( " AT O ") i ss u e d Ce rt i f i c a te of Wa iver or

A utho riz a t i o n, oth e r wise known a s a CO A , prior to cond uc t i n g a n y op e r a t i ons und e r t h is G ra n t of

E x e m p t ion. A N O T A M will be is s u ed a s re q u i r e d b y the CO A

. All op e r a t i o n s will b e c ondu c ted in

acc o r d a n c e with a i r s p a c e r e qui r e m ents in t h e A T O is s u e d C OA in c lud i n g c l a ss of a irsp a ce

, al t i t u de

l e v e l a nd p o tential t r a n s pond e r re qu i r e m ent s

.

24. All r e qu i r e d p e r m is s ions and p e r m i t s will be o b tain e d fr o m t e r r i t o r i a l, s t a t e

, c oun t y o r c i t y

j u risd i ct i o n s , inc l u d ing l o c a l l a w e n f or c e m e nt, fire or ot h e r a

ppro p ri a te g o v e rn me nt a l ag e n c ie s

.

25

. I f the U AS l oses c o mm u ni c at i on with t he p i l ot, it will h a ve t h e ca p a b i l i t y t o r e tu r n to a p r e

d e t e r m in e d l oc a t i on w i t h i n the o p e r a t i on a l a r e a an d land s a f e l y

.

26. Cont i n g e n c y plans w ill b e in p l a c e to s a f e l y te rm i n a te f

l i g ht i f t h e re is a lo s s of

c omm uni c a t i on b e tw ee n the P I C a nd the Obs e rv e r

.

27. The U A S will h a ve the c a p a bil i t y to sa f e l y a bort fl i g ht i n the ca se o f u np redic t e d o b st ac les

or e m e r g e n c ie s

.

28. P I Cs and Obs e rv e rs wi l l h a ve a t l e a st a c u r r e n t C l ass II I Me d i ca l C e rtifi c a te.

29. P r i or to co n du c t i ng o p e r at i ons for f il m i n g , the P I C will h a ve a c c u m u l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t en t wi t h 1 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i ni m u m of 200 f

l i g ht c y cles a nd 25 h o u rs t o tal t i m e

a s a U AS ro t o r cr a f

t p i l ot and a t l ea s t 10 hou r s log g e d a s a U AS p i lot w i th a s i m i l a r U AS t y p e

.

30. P r i or to co n du c t i ng o p e rat i ons for f il m i n g , the P I C will h a ve a c c u m u l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t en t wi t h 1 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i ni m u m of 5 4 C F R §61.5 1 ( b ) , a m i nim u m of 10

logged hours a s U A S pi l ot op e r at i ng the ma ke a nd m odel of U A S to be ut i li z e d for op e r a t i o n s u n d e r

the e x e m p t i o n and t h irt y ta k e

- o f

f s a nd th i rty landi n g in t h e pr ec e ding 90 d a y s.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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31. Op e r a t i ons shall o c c u r du r ing d a y ti m e V F R M ete o ro lo g i c a l C ondi t ions; f l i g hts und e r

Sp ec i a l V i s u al F l i g h t Ru le s ( " SV F R") sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UA sha l l r e m ain c l e a r a nd y ie l d the r i g ht of w a y to all o th e r ma nn e d op e r a t i o n s a nd

a ct i v i t ies a t all t i me s (in c lu d in g

, b u t not l i m i ted to, u l t r a l i g h t v e hic l e s, p ar ac hute a c t i vi t ie s

,

p a r a s ai l i n g ac t i v itie s , h a ng g l i ders, e tc

. )

.

33. U A S Op e r a t i ons under Instr u m ent F l i g ht R ule s

, at n i g ht, o r b e y ond V L OS a re p r o h ib i ted.

34. The U A s w i ll not be op e r a ted f rom an e le v a ted pl a tfo r m or m ov i ng d e v i c e / v e hicl e

.

35. B ef

o re c on d u c t i ng o p e r a t i ons, the r a dio f re q u e n c y spe c t r um used f o r op e r at i on a nd c ont r ol

of the U A w i l l c o m

p l y with t h e F e d e r a l C o m m uni c a t i o n s Co m m i ss i on ( F CC) or other a ppr o p r i a te

g o v e rn me nt ov e rsi g ht age n c y r e qu i r e m e nts.

V. R E G ULAT I O NS F R OM W H ICH E X EM P TI O N IS R E QUES T E D

The Fe d e r a l Aviat i on Act e x p ress l y g r a nts t he F A A the a uthori t y to i ssue e x e m p t ions. This

st a t u t o r y a u thor i t y

, b y i t s t e r m s, i n c l u des e x e m p t i n g c iv i l air c r a ft, a s t he t er m i s de f ined un d e r § 40101 of

the A c t , inc l uding DAD

- UAS , f r o m i t s s a f

e t y r e g u l at i o ns a nd m i ni m u m s t a nd a rds wh e n the

A d m i ni s t r a t o r d ec ides a r e qu e st e d e x e m p t ion i s in t he pub l i c i n t e r e st

. 3

Dream s e e ks an e x e m

p t ion f r om sev e r a l i nter r e la t e d pr o visions of T i t le 14 of the Code of Fe d e r a l

Re g ul a tions ( "14 C

. F .R " ) Pa r ts 21, 4 5, 61 a nd 91 f or pu r p o s e s o f c ondu c t in g the r e q ue st e d o p e r a t ions u s i ng

a U A S

. L ist e d b e low a r e : ( 1) the s p e c ific s e c ti o n s of 14 C

. F

. R f or whi c h e x e m

p t ion is sou g ht, and ( 2) the

op e r a t in g p r o ce du r e s a n d s a f e g u a r d s that P e tit i o n e r h a s e stabli s hed whi c h will e n sure a le v e l of s a f e t y

b e tt e r t h a n o r e qu a l t o t h e r u l e s f r om which e x emp t ion i s sou g ht

. 4

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### _____________________ 3 49 U. S

. C . § 44701 (f

) (a u thori z ing t h e g ra nt of e x e m p t ions f r o m r e qui r em e n ts of r e g ulations p resc rib e d

p u rsu a nt t o Se c t i o n s 4 4 701( a ) a nd (b) a nd S ect ions 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C. F .R § 11.8 1 (e )

, w h ich re qu i r e s a p e tit i on fo r e x e m p t ion t o inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y gr a nt i n g the e x e m p t ion would not a dv e rs e l y a f f e c t s af e t y

, or how the e x e m

p t ion would

p r ovide a lev e l o f s a f

e t y a t that p r ov i ded b y t h e rule f rom w h ich y ou s ee k e x e m p t ion.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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U N MAN N ED A I R C R A FT SYSTEM

A. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 21, Subp a r t H

– A ir w o r th in e ss C er tific a t e s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.2 0 3 ( a ) (1)

The F A A has s t a ted th a t no e x e m p t ion i s ne e d e d fr om t his s ect i on if a f inding is ma de u nd e r t he

R ef or m A c t t h a t t he U A S sel ec ted p r ov i d e s an e q uiva l en t l e v e l of sa f e t y wh e n c o m

p a re d to a i r c r a ft

no r m a l l y u s ed f

o r t he s a m e a ppl i ca tion. Th e se c r i te r i a a re m e t, and t h er e f

o r e no e x e mp t ion i s ne e d e d

. 5 I f,

ho w e v e r, th e F AA d e te r m i n e s th a t t h e re are some c h a r a c te ris t ics of the c h o s e n U A S that f a il to mee t t he

re qui r e m e n t s of the R ef

o r m A c t, an e x e m

p t ion is r e qu e sted.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Dream ’s u se o f the DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ i s sa f e w h e n taki n g into acc ount t h eir s i z e

,

w e i g ht, s p e e d, a nd op e r a

t i on a l c a p ab i l i t y

. A s set f o r th i n the d e s c r i p t i on of pro p osed op e r a t i o n s in S ec t i on

I V ( A), the D J I Phan t o m II an d a S 1000 + w e i g hs l e ss th a n 55 pou n ds, in c lud i ng p a y load a n d will n o t be

f lown a t a g r ound sp ee d i n e x ce ss of 50 knots. U A S is a lso e quipped w ith s a f e t y f e a tu r e s that will allow

P e t i t i on e r t o op e r a te t h e U A S saf e l y a f t e r e x p er i e n c e c er t a in i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a i l u res

. 6 7

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p t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e r i a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 1 4, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m

p t ion No. 1 1 184 to L ow Count r y R C , Corp. (F A A

- 2014

- 0803 a t p g . 3):

" The DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ h a ve the ca p a bi l i t y to op e r a te s a f

e l y a f t e r e x p er i enc i n g ce rta i n i n

- fli g ht

c ont i n g e n c ies o r f

ai l u re s a nd uses a n a ut o

- p i l o t s y st e m to m ain t a i n U A S stabil i t y a nd c ont r ol. The U A S is

a lso a ble to r e spond to a l o ss of g lobal pos i t i o n ing s y stem ( G P S ) or a lo s t

- l i nk e v e nt w i th a p r e

- c o o r dinat e d,

p re dic t ab le, a u t o m a t e d fli g ht m an e u v e r, a nd m a nu a l fl i g ht co nt r ol fu n c t i o n a l i t y a s a b a c kup. Th e s e s af e t y

f e a tu r e s p ro vide a n e q u i v a l e nt le v e l of s a f e t y c o m pa re d to a m ann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o rm in g a si m i l a r

ope r a t i on."

7 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x emp t ion No. 11184 to VD O S Glob a l, LL C. ( F A A

- 2 0 1 4

- 03 8 2 a t p g s. 4

- 5) :

T he DJI Phantom II and a S1000 + ’ s can be op e r a ted e n t i r e ly by a tou c h

- s cr e en, m ap

- based i n te r f ace. This

m eans t he ope r ator only needs t o c omm and the sys t em where t o go, and the syst e m does all the f l ying for

the op e rator. The DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ can be op e ra t ed in bo t h se m i and ful l y autono m o u s flight

m odes, wi t h the op e rator si m ply c l icking on a map to cr eate a pr e

- p lanned f l i ght path for a flight. In

addition, t he operator c a n cre a te no fly zon e s or m ax i m u m flight ranges a nd alti t udes so the syst e m cannot

ent e r ar e a s

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Addit i on a l l y , the DAD

- UAS c a r r y n ei t h e r pi l ots nor passen g e rs, c arr y no e x plo s ive ma te r ials or

fl amm a ble l i qu i d fu e ls, a nd op e r a t e e x c lus i v e l y w i t hin t he pa r am e t e rs st a t e d in Dream ' s Op e r a ti ons

Ma n u a ls.

Op e r a t i ons c ond u c ted un d e r t h i s e x e mpt i on will b e c los e l y c ont r o l l e d an d m on i to r e d b y the

op e r a tor a nd will be c o n du c t ed i n comp l ia n c e w i th l o c a l public s af e t y r eq ui r e m ent s

, t o p r ovide s e c u r i t y

f o r t he a r e a of o p e r a t i on. Dream will a lso provide the F A A w i t h a dv a nce no t i c e of a ll op e r at i o n s via

N O T AMs a s r e qu i r e d b y the a pp l i c a ble CO A

. In a ll ca s e s, o p e r a t i on of the DJI Phantom II and a S1000+

und e r t he p r o p osed c on d i t io n s will b e a t l eas t as s a fe a s, or s a f e r t h a n, c o n v e nt i on a l r o t o r c r a ft o p e r a t in g

with a n a i r wo r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a t e

.

L a st l y , the DAD

- UAS do n o t n e e d a m e a ns to c ommuni c a te w i t h other a i r c r a ft o r A TC, b eca u se

t h o s e ca p a b i l i t ies w i l l be po s se ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Obs e r v e r, w ho a re not onb o a rd t h e U A S. 8 I n

a dd i t i o n, no s e ns e

- a n d

- a void t ec hn ol o g y is n e ces sa r y for the DAD

- UAS b eca u se t h e y wi l l be op e r a t e d a t

all ti me s in V F R c onditions and w i th i n V L OS of the P I C a n d Op e r a to r

. 9

B

. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 2 7 Ai r w o r th in e ss S tan d a r d s: N o r m al Ca te g o r y Ro t o r c r a f t

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 s e ts fo r th t h e pro c e d u r a l r equi r e m ents for a i r wo r t h i n e ss ce rtific a t i on of

nor ma l ca t e g o r y ro t o r c r a ft. To the e x tent that Dream ' s s m a ll DA D

- UAS would othe r w is e r e q u i re

c e rtifi c at i on und e r Pa r t 2 7, P e t i t i on e r s ee ks an e x e m p t ion f r o m P a rt 2 7 ' s

{ c ont i nu e d from pre v io u s pag e }

d ee m ed un sa f

e or un n ec e ss a r y to f

l y o v e r. The p e t i t i on e r stat e s f u r ther t h a t the U A S h a s bui l t

- in i n t e lli g e nt

f a ult h a nd l i n g whi c h a l l o ws the Phantom II and S1000+ to d e t ec t a s y st e m f a ult while in t h e a i r a n d

a uto ma t i ca l l y f

l y b ac k to i t s tak e off lo c a tion a nd land. Fa ul t s t h at c a n be d et e ct e d includ e : l o s s of

c o m m u ni c a t i o n ; e x cee ding pr e

- s e t wind thr e shold s ; and low b a t te r y l e v e ls.

All fl i g ht o p e r a t i o n s ar e g lobal p o sit i oning s y s t e m ( G PS ) c ont r o l l e d, m a king t h e s y stem e a s y to

n a v i ga te. At a n y point i f t h e o p e r a t or is not e x pl i c it l y c o m m a nding the s y st e m t o m ove, the s y st e m

a uto ma t i ca l l y holds i t s G P S pos i t ion. The fli g h t c ont r o l s y s t e m e m p l o y s n ot o n l y G P S posi t i on i ng but a

v a ri e t y of s e nsors i n c l u d i ng son a r

, b a ro me tr i c p re ssu r e

, te mp e r a tu r e

, wind speed a nd oth e r s to e nsure

st a b i l i ty s o l o ng a s wind th r e s h o lds a r e not e x cee d e d. Also a fl i g ht t e r m in a tion l i nk

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y a w a y '

or other p o t ent i a l l y d a n g e rous s i t u a tion

– is a v ai l a ble t o the op e r a t o r

. "

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a i r wo r t h i n es s s t a ndards f

or the s a m e r ea sons i d en t ified in t h e re qu e st f o r e x e m p t ion f r o m 14

C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H, supra

.

C. 14 C. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 4 5

. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a): A i r c r a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n tific a t ion

R e q u ir eme n ts

Dream seeks an e x e m

p t ion f r om t he a ircr a ft m a r k ing a nd identifi c a t i on r e q uir e m ents c onta i n e d in 14

C. F .R. § § 9 1.9 (c ), 45

. 2 3 ( b ) a nd 4 5. 2 7 (a ).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 (c ), C iv i l Air c r a f t F l i g ht M a nu a l, M ar k i ng a nd P la c ard re q u i r em ent s

, p r o v i d es

th a t:

No p e rson m a y op e r a te a U. S

. - re g i s t e r e d c iv i l a i rc r a ft unless that a ir c r a ft is i de n t i fi e d in

a cc o r d a nce with Pa rt 45 of th i s ch a p t e r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b )

, M a rk i n g s o f t h e Airc r af t, st a tes:

Wh e n m a r ks inc l u d e on l y the Ro m a n c a p i t a l let t e r " N " a nd t h e re g i s t r at ion n u m ber is d i spl a y e d on

l i m i ted, res tric t e d o r li g h t

- sport cat e g o r y a i r c raft or e x p e ri m e n tal or p r o v i s i o n a l l y c e rtifi ca ted

a i r c raf t

, t h e op e r a tor m

u st a lso dis p l a y o n t h at a ir c ra f t n ea r e a c h e n t r a n c e to t h e c a bin, c o c kp i t

,

or pi l o t s ta t i o n, in let t e r s not less t ha n two inc h e s nor m o r e th a n six i n ch e s h i g h, the w o r ds

" l i m i ted," " r e st r ic t e d

, " " l i g h t

- s p o rt, " Expe ri m en ta l ," or " p rovisional

, " a s a p p l i ca b l e.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.27 (a ), Ro t o r c raf t , st at e s:

E ac h o p e r a t o r of a ro t o rcr a f t m ust dis p l a y on that r oto r c raft hor iz o n tal l y o n both su r f a ce s o f the

c a bin, fus el a g e

, boo m

, o r t a i l the m a r ks r e qui r e d b y § 45

. 23.

I n a pr e v i o u s G r a nt of E x e m p t ion

, t h e F AA d e t e r m i n e d that e x e m p t ion f r o m t h e se r e q ui r e m ents

w a s w a r ra n ted p r ovided th a t t he ai r c r a f t " h a ve i d e nt i f

i cat i on ( N

- Numb e r ) m a rk i n g s in a cc o r d a n c e

with 14 C

. F .R P a rt 45, Subp a rt C i f the m a r ki n g s a re a s la r ge a s p r act i c ab le

. " 10

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l o

f Sa f e ty

All UA f lo w n b y Dream will b ea

r N

- n u m b e r ma r kin g s th a t a re a s l a r g e a s pr a ct i c a b l e in

acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F

. R. P a rt 45, Subp a rt C. 11

__ _ _____ __ ______ _ _____ _ _______ _ _____ _ __ _

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, e .g., F AA D o c k e t N o. F AA

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D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 ( a )

, 9 1.407 ( a ) (1 )

, 91.40 9 (a ) (1) a n d ( 2 ) ; 91 .4 17(a) a n d ( b ): M ain t e n a n c e

I n s p ec t i ons

Dream s e e ks an e x e m

p t ion f r om t he m ain t e n a n c e insp e c t i o n r e qui r e m ents c on t ai n e d in 14 C. F .R.

§ 91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 9 1. 409(a ) ( 2 ) ; 91.417 ( a ) a nd (b )

. T h e s e r e g u l ations sp e c i f y m ain t en a n c e a nd

ins p ect i on s t a nd a rds in r e f e r e n c e to 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 43. S ee

, e .g., 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 (a ) ( stati n g t h at e a c h

own e r o r op e r a tor of a n a ir c r a ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a ircr a ft insp e c ted a s p res c rib e d i n su b p a rt E o f t h is pa r t and

sh a ll b e t w e e n r e qu i r e d i n sp ec t i o n s

... h a ve disc r epa n c i e s r e p ai r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 4 3 of th i s c h a pt e r " )

.

An e x e m p t i o n fr o m t h e se r e g ulatio n s is n ee d e d b eca u s e P a rt 43 a nd the s e se c t i o n s o n l y a p p l y to a i rcr a ft

with an ai r w o r t h i n e ss c e rtifi c a te, whi c h the U AS t o be op e r a ted und e r t h is g r a nt of e x e m p t ion wi l l not

h a v e

.

Eq u iva l

e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quiva l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y will be ac hi e v e d be c a use ma in t e n a n c e a nd i n s p ect i ons will be

p e r f o r m e d i n a c c o r da n c e with t he M an u f ac tu r e r ' s Man u a l a nd a n y r e q u i r e d m anu f a c tu re r S af

e t y o r S e r vi c e

B ul l et i ns. F u r th e r

, a s r e qui r e d b y Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons M an ua l s, the P I C w i l l c on d u c t a p r e

- f l i g ht

i nspe c t i on o f the U AS a nd a ll a ssoc ia ted e quip me nt t o acc o u nt f o r a ll d isc re p a n c ies a nd/or ino p er a ble

c o m ponent s

. M a i n te n anc e will be p e r f o r m e d a nd v e r i f

i e d to a ddr e ss a n y c ondi t io n s p o t e n t i al l y a f fec t in g

s a f e o p e r a t ion of the U AS and no fli g hts will o c c ur un l ess, a nd unti l

, al l f l i g h t c r itic a l co m

pon e nts of t he

U A S h a ve b ee n f

ou nd to be a i r wo r t h y a n d in a co ndi t ion s a f e f o r o p e r a t i o n. A f

u n c t i on a l t es t fl i g h t w i l l b e

c ondu c t e d f

ol l owing the r e pl ac e m ent of a n y fli g h t

- c riti c a l co mpon e nts. As r e qui r e d b y Dream ’s

O p e r a t i ons Man u a l s, the P I C w ho c ond u c ts t he f u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht w i l l ma ke a n e nt r y in t h e UAS a ir c r a ft

r e c o r ds of t h e fl i g ht.

Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l also in c ludes req u i r e m ents t o follow the m a n u f ac tu r e r ’ s U A S

a ir c r a ft/co m pon e nt, m ain t en a n ce , o v e rh a ul, r e p lace m e nt, i nspe c t i on, a nd l i f e l i m i t r e q ui r e m ents f

o r t he

f ol l owing a ppl i c a ble comp o n e nts: p ow e rt ra in s y st e m (pow e rp l a nt )

, pr op e l l e rs, a vio n i c s a nd c on t rol

su r f a c e s (includ in g a il e rons/ e levons )

, st ruc t u r e s & a ir f r a m e, ca m e r a s y s t em , e l ect r i c a l s y st e m s (i n c l u d in g

b a tt e ri e s), g round c on t rol st a tion, haz a rd ac c e ss o ri e s, and s p a r e p a rts. F u r t h e r

, Dream ’s O p e r a t ions

Manu a l s a lso i n c lu d es pr o c e dur e s to do c u m ent and m ain t ain a r e c o r d o f t he U A S m a i n t e n a nc e

,

pr e v e ntative ma i nte n a n c e

, al t e r a t i on s , and s t a tus of re pl ac em ent / o v e rh a u l co m pon e nt p a rts, a nd the to t a l

t i m e in s e r v i c e of the DAD

- UAS us e d und e r t h i s G ra nt of E x e m p t ion. As a whol e , the ma in t e n an c e an d

ins p ect io n p r oce du r e s r e qu i r e d in Dream ’s Oper a t i o n s Ma nua l s e nsure t h a t an e qui v a l e nt o r h i g h e r l e v e l

of s af e t y will be ac h i ev e d.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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P I L O T

- I N

- C O MM AND O F T H E UAS

E

. 14 C. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i va te P i l ot P r ivile g e s a n d Li m ita t i o n s

Dream s e e ks e x e m

p t ion f r o m 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re st r ic t s p r i v a t e pi l ot c e rtifi c a te ho l de r s

fr o m f l y i n g a i r c r a ft f

or c o m p e nsa t i o n or h i r e

, an d would a lso r e qu i re a se c ond c la s s m ed i ca l

ce rtifi ca te. T h e pur p o se of Pa rt 61 is t o e ns u re t h at t he skill and c o m pe t e n c y of a n y P I C m a t c h e s the

a ir s p ac e i n whi c h the P I C w ill be o p e r a t in g

, a s w e ll a s re quir i ng c e r t ifi c at i ons if t he p r ivate p i l ot i s

c a rr y i n g p a sse n g e rs o r c a r g o for hi r e

. I n t h i s c a s e

, while the DAD

- UAS will be o p e r a ted a s pa r t of a

c o m m e rc ial op e r a t i on, i t c a r r i e s nei t h e r p as s e n g e rs n o r c a r g o.

I n t h e G r a n t of E x e m

p t ion t o Ast

r aeu s A e ri a l. 12

, t h e F AA d e t e rmined t h a t the unique ch a r a c t e ri stics

of U AS o p e r a t i on outsi d e of c on t rol le d a i r sp a c e did not w ar r a nt t he a d d i tion co s t a nd r e strictions a t t e nd an t

wi t h r e qu i ri n g a the P I C to ha v e a C o m m e rc ial P i l ot C e rtifi c a te a nd C l a ss II M e d i c a l C e r t ifi c a te. T he

ful f i l l me nt of the a ddi t i o nal re q u ir e m ents for a p ri v a te pi l o t t o b ec o m e qu a li f i e d a s a c om m e r c ial pilot

would not l ea d to a n y ad di t io n al s af e t y b e n e fits wh e n U A S op e r a t i o n s a r e invo l v e d.

Eq u iva len t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

The Dream re strict i ons h a ve p l ace d on i t s U A S o p e r a t i ons m ee t or e x c ee d t he r e strictions s i m il a r l y

i m posed on Ast r ae us A e ri a l. Dream w i ll op e r a te on p r i v a t e pro p er t y a w a y fr o m p e rsons a nd p ro p e r t y n o t

invo l v e d in the op e r a t i o n

. Dream will a lso obta i n a n A T O issued C O A p r i or to condu c t in g a n y o p e r a t i ons

und e r t h is G ra nt of E x emp t ion. All op e r a t i ons will be c on d u c ted i n a c c o r d a n c e w i th a i r spa c e r e qu i r e m e n ts

i n the A TO i ss u e d C O A in c lud i ng c l a ss of a i r sp a c e

, a l ti t ude lev e l a n d p o te n t i a l tr a nsp o nd e r r e q u i r em ent s

. A

N O TA M will also be is s u e d a s r e q ui r e d b y t h e a ppl i cab l e C O A

.

I n a ddition to the s e f

l i g h t res triction s

, Dream will f u r t h er en s u re s a f

e o p e rat i on b y r e qui r i n g that

a n y P I C be t h orou g h l y v e rs e d not o n l y in a i r sp a c e a nd c o m m un i cat i on issu e s p e rt a ining to al l ai r c r a ft

o p e r a t o rs b u t a l so in t he u nique a sp e c ts of U A S f l i g ht. As set f

o r t h in t h e O p e r a t i ons Man u a ls, pilots will

h a ve e x p e r i e n c e not o n l y i n U AS ope r a t i ons g e ner a l l y b u t h av e l o g g e d fl i g ht t i m e in t h e spe c ific m a k e a nd

m odel u s e d for the o pe r a

t io n s b ef o r e th e y a re p e r m i t t e d to p a r t i c ipa t e i n c o mme r c ial fl i g hts on b e h a lf of

Dream

. T h e p i l ot qua l ifi ca t i on, t r a in i n g

, a nd c u r r e n c y req u i r e m ents in the O p e r a t i o ns Manu a ls ensu r e t h a t

Dream pi l o t s ar e c o m

pe t e nt and p r o f

i c ient in t he U A S th e y a re o p e r at i n g

. Dream ’s t r a i n i n g a nd

qu a l i f i c a t i on r e qui r e m ents a re c on s istent with th o se c onta in e d in p r i o r F AA Se c t i on 3 33 G ra nts of

E x e m p t io n

, a nd will p r ov ide a h i g h e r le v e l of c o mpe t e n c y an d pro f ic i e n c y for i t s pilo t s and w i ll e nsure a t

le a st an e qu i va l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y

.

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F

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : C i vil Ai rcra f t A i r wo r t h i n e ss

A l t h o u g h t

h e re wi l l be n o a i r wo r t h i ne ss c e rtif i c a te issu e d f

or the DAD

- UAS

, Dream s e ek s a n

e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.7 (a ), whi c h r e q u i r e s that a c i v i l aircr a f t be in a i r wo r t h y c ondition to be

op e r a ted. T he F A A h a s s t a ted th a t n o e x e m p t ion i s r e q u i r e d f

or 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ) t o the e x tent that the

re qui r e m e n t s of P a rt 21 a re w a ived or found inappl ic ab l e. 13 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e t i t i on e r r e qu e sts t h at t he

re qui r e m e nts for § 91.7 ( a ) be t r e a t e d in a cc o rd a n c e with S ect i on V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91 .9 ( b ) ( 2): Civil Ai rc r a f t F l i ght Ma nu al i n t h e Ai rcr a f t and

14 C. F

. R. § 91.20 3 ( a) a n d ( b ): Ca rr y i n g Civil Ai r c r a f t C ert ific a t i on a n d R e gis t r a t i o n

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2) a nd § 91

. 203 ( a ) a nd (b) re quire t h e op e r a t o r t o car r y a ir w o r th i n e ss

docu m e nts a nd other ai r c raft ma nu a l s onbo a rd t he a i r c raft. Pursu a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 91

. 9 ( b ) (2 ) :

... (2) F o r w h i ch a n Airplane or Roto r c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l i s r e qui r e d b y § 21

. 5 of th i s ch a pt e r , un l ess

th e r e is a vai l a ble i n the a ircr a f t a c u r r e nt ap p r o v e d Airp l a ne o r R otor c r a f t F l i g ht M a n ua l, ap p r ov e d m a n u a l

m a te r ia l

, m a r ki n g s, a nd pl a c a rds, or a n y c o m

b i n a t i on th e r e o f

.

P u r suant to 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a n d (b ) :

( a ) E x c e pt a s p r ovided i n § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op e r a te a c ivil a ir c r af t u n le s s it h a s with i n it t he

f ol l owin g :

(1) An a p p ro pr iate a nd c u r r e nt a i r w o r t h i n e ss c e rtifi c a te...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v i l ai r c r af t u n l e ss the a ir w o rt

h i n e ss c e r t ific a te r e qui r e d b y

p a ra g ra ph ( a) of th i s s ect i on or a s p e c ial fli g ht au th o r iz a t i on i ssued un d e r § 91.715 is dis p l a y e d a t t h e c a bin

or c o c kpit e nt r a n c e so t h at i t is l e g i b l e to pa ss e n g e rs o r c r e w.

13 S e e id. a t 1 3

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S ept 2 8 th , 2015

P a g e 18

Giv e n the s m all s i z e an d c onfi g u r a t i on of the DAD

- UAS , it wou l d be i m poss i ble to k e e p

a i r wo r t h i n e ss docu m e nts a nd other ai r c raft ma nu a l s on bo a rd t h e U A S b e c a use t h er e is s i m p l y no r o o m

a nd the U AS has n o ca bin or c o c kp i t

.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of S a

f e ty

I n a n F AA Of

f i c e of C h i e f C ouns e l ' s Opinion d a ted A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e p a r e d b y D ea n E.

G ri f fith, Atto r n e y

, A G C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e d ge d that the intent of 14 C. F .R. 91.9(b) a nd 91.2 0 3 (a ) a nd

( b ) i s m et i f the p i l ot of t

he u n m anned a ircr a ft h as a c c e ss t o t he U AS fli g ht m anu a l, re g istr a t i on c e r t if i c a te,

a nd ot h e r r e qui r e d do cu m ents f r o m t he g r o und c ont r ol s t a t i o n fr o m whi c h he o r she is o p e r a t in g t h e

a i r c raft

. 1 4 As th i s F AA O ff i c e of Chief Couns e l Opin i on c l ar ifies, t h e int e nt of the ru le i s to e ns u re the

pi l ot h a s a c c e ss t o t h ese k e y d o c u m e nts dur i ng f l i g ht. T h e r ef

o r e

, a n e q u i v a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be

ac hi e v e d b y e nsur i n g that the p i l ot h a s ac c e ss t o t h e d o c u m e n ts a t t he g r ou nd c ont r ol s t a t ion f r om which he

or s h e is p i l o t ing the U A S

.

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: P r e f l i g h t A c t i o n

Dream seeks an e x e m

p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, wh i c h r e qui r e s a P I C to b e c o m e f a m i l i a r w i t h

sp ec if i c i n fo r m a t i on be f

o r e e a c h fl i ght, i n c l u d i ng info r m at i on c on t ai n e d in t he F A A

- a ppro ve d F l i g ht

Manu a l on board the ai rcraft. W hi l e the P I C w i l l be f a m i l i a r w i t h a ll info r m at i on ne ce s s a r y to s a fe l y

c ond u c t t he f

l i g ht, a n e x e m

p t ion i s r e qu e st e d to t h e e x tent that a n F A A

- a ppro ve d Fl i g ht M a nu a l i s r e qui r e d.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quiva l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y w i ll be pro v ided b y fol l owing t h e Dream ’ s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls an d

the M an u f

a c tu r e r ' s Ma nu a l . The P IC will p e r f orm a s er i e s of c h ec kl i s ts d es i g n e d to identi f y a n y d efec ts or

i n op e r a b le c o m ponents i n acc o r d a nce with t he Dream ’s Op e r at i ons Man ua ls, i n c l u ding c h e c k l ists c ov e r i ng

P r e

- F l i g h t

, L au n c h, L a ndi n g

, a nd P os t

- F l i g ht p ro c e du r e s. The P I C w i l l a lso be r e q u i r e d to r e view w ea t h e r,

fl i g ht r e qu i r e m ent s , b at t e r y c h a r g e , landi n g a nd ta k e o f

f distan c e , UA p e rfo r m an c e d a ta, a nd c ont i n g e n c y

landi n g a r e a s

— b e fo r e i n itiation of f

l i g ht. Dream ’s Op e r a t i ons M an ua ls a nd the M a nu f a c tu r e r ' s Ma n u a l

will be k ep t at t he g round c ont r ol s t a t i on a nd w i ll be a c ce s s i b l e to t he P I C a t a ll t i m es w h i l e op e r a t i ng t h e

U A S

.

I. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.10 9 ( a ) : F l i g h t Ins t r u c t i on

1 4 Me m o ra n d u m f

r o m M a r k B u r y

, F AA Assis t ant C hief Couns e l for I n t e rn a t i on a l L a w, L e g is l a tion a nd

R e g u l at i o n, to J ohn Du n ca n, F A A F li g ht S tand a rds Se r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ); s e e a lso Do c k e t No. F A A

2 0 1 4

- 0352 a t 16

- 18.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

S ept 2 8 th , 2015

P a g e 19

Dream s e e ks an e x e m

p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a ), w h i ch p rov i d e s in p e rti n e n t pa r t t h at " [ n ]o

p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v i l aircr a ft ( e x c e pt a ma nn e d f r e e b al loon) that is b e ing used for f l i g ht i n s tru ct i on

unl e ss t h a t a i r c raft h a s f

u l l y fun ct i on i ng du a l cont r ol s

. " DAD

- UAS and r em o t e l y pi l o t ed airc raft, b y t h ei r

d e si g n, do not h a v e f

un c t ional d u a l con t ro ls. I nst e a d, fl i g ht co n t rol i s acc o m p l ish e d th r o u g h t h e use o f a

d e vice t h a t c o m m u ni c a tes w i t h the ai r c r a ft v i a r ad io c o mm uni c a t i on s . A cc o r din g l y

, a n e x em p t ion w i l l be

r e qu i r e d for the f

l i g h t i nstru ct i on r e qui r e m ents of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a).

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Giv e n the s i z e a nd sp ee d of the DAD

- UAS th a t Dream in t e nds to u s e

, a n e quiv a lent lev e l of s afe

tr a i n in g c a n sti l l be p e r f

o r m ed without du a l c on t

rols b e cau s e n o pi l ot or p a sse n g e rs a r e a bo a rd t he U A S

,

and a s r e q u ir e d b y the Dream ’s Op e r a t i o n s M an u a l s, a ll pe rsons w ill b e a s a fe di s t a n c e a w a y in t he e v e n t

t h a t t he U A S e x p e ri e n c e s a n y dif f i c ul t ies du r ing f

l i g ht i n s t r uc t i on. M o r e ov e r, a s r eq ui r e d b y the Dream ’s

O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, al l f l i g ht t r a i n ing will be c ond u c ted in con t r o l l e d a nd s t e rile e n vi r on m e n t. As a

whol e

, the s af

e t y pr o ced u r e s p r ovided f or in Dream ’s O p er a t i ons M a n ua l s e nsure t h at t he p r o p o sed U A S

op e r a t i o n s p r ovide a n eq uiva l en t or h i g h e r l e v e l o f s a f e t y th a n that p r o v ided b y t h e f l i g ht i n s t r u c t i o n

re g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.119(c): M i n i m u m Sa f e Alti t ud e s

Dream r e qu e sts a n e x e m

p t ion f r o m t he m i n i m u m s a f

e a l t i t ude re q u i re m e nts o f 14 C. F .R. §

91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec t i on 91

. 119 p re s c ri be s t h e m i ni m u m s a f e a lt i t ud e s und e r whi c h ai r c r a ft m a y not op e ra te,

in c lu d in g 5 0 0 f

e e t ab o v e the s u r f

a c e a nd a w a y from a n y p e rson, v e sse l

, ve hic l e

, o r st r u c tu r e in no n

c o n g e s t e d ar e a s. S e e 14 C

. F .R. § 91 .119 (c ). S ect i on 91.1 1 9 ( d) a l l ows f or a h el i c opter to op e r a te a t l ess

t h a n those m i ni m

u m a l t i t u des w h e n it ca n be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to pe rsons or pr o p e r t y on t h e

su r f ace

, " p r o v ided t h a t " e ac h p e rs o n o p e r a t in g t h e h e l i c o p t e r c o m p l ies w i t h a n y rout e s or a lti t u de s

spe c ifi c a l l y p re s c rib e d for h e l i c o p t e r s b y t h e F A A

. "

An e x e m p t i o n i s r e q u i r e d b eca use th e pro p osed U AS ope ra tions will nor m a l l y n e e d t o o cc ur b e l o w

4 00 fe e t A G L

. I n c ir cu m s t a n ce s w h e re the U AS i s used to i n s p ec t a stru c tu r e whose h e i g ht e x c e e ds 400

f e e t A G L , the U AS wi l l not be op e r a t e d m ore t h a n 100 f ee t ab o v e the h i g h e st po i n t o n the s tru c t u r e

, a n d

with i n 50 f

ee t ho r i z onta l l y of the s t ru c tu r e

. A d d itional l y , d u e the n a t u re of the p ropo s e d o p e r a t i on s , the

P i l ot and/or Obs e rver s (s ) m a y n ee d t o be le s s than 500 f e e t a w a y from t h e U A S

.

1 5 R el i e f f rom § 91.119 ( a ) wi l l not be n ece ss a r y b e c a use P e tition e r will b e a b le to p er f orm an e m e r g e n c y

land i n g w i t h out undue ha z a rd t o p e r s o ns or p r o p e r t y on the g r o und in t h e e v e nt of a f a i l u re

. P e tition e r ' s

pro p osed UA S op e r a t i o ns wi l l not occ ur ov e r co n g e st e d a r ea s, a nd the r ef

o r e a n e x e m

p t ion f r om §

91.119(b) will n o t be n e c e ss a r y

. Se e e .g ., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 11157 to S lug w e a r, I n c ., d b a L i ke on a

tr e e Aeri a l (F A A

- 2 014

- 0534 a t 15).U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

Sept 2 8 th , 2015

P a g e 20

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Co m p a re d to fl i g ht op e rat i ons w i th roto rc r a f t w e i ghing f

a r m o r e than t h e m a xi m

u m w e i g hts

propo s e d h e r e in, a nd g i v e n the l ac k o f f l a mma ble f

u e l w i t h the DAD

- UAS , a n y r isk a ssoci a ted w i t h

the s e o p e r a t i ons is fa r l e ss t h a n t h ose th a t p r e s e n t l y e x i st with con v e nt i on a l a i rc r a ft. A n e quiv a l en t

l e v e l of s a f

e t y will b e ac h ie v e d g iven t he s i z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the DAD

- UAS

, a s w e ll the

co nt ro l l e d lo c a t i on wh e re t h e o p e r a t i o ns will o c cur

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y r i sk to ma nn e d a ircr a ft,

f l i g ht op e r a t i ons will be r e str ic ted to 400 f ee t A G L o r b e lo w , or w h e n insp e ct i ng a st r u c tu r e w h ose

he i g ht e x cee ds 400 f

ee t A G L , w i t h i n 100 f

e e t a bove t h e h i g h e st point on that st r u c t u re a n d 50 f ee t

ho riz on t al l y of t he st r u c tu r e

.

As s e t fo r th i n the Oper a t io n s Man u a ls

, t he DAD

- UAS will be op e r a ted i n a r e s t r ict e d ar e a

, a nd a ll

f l i g h ts will be o p e r a ted a t a l a t era l dista n c e of a t l ea st 500 f e e t f r o m a n y non p a

rtic i p a ti n g p e rsons, unl e ss

t h a t pe r s o n i s i n a posit i on wh e re he or she is s h i el d e d fr o m the U AS and a n y poss i b l e de b r is r e sul t i n g

f r o m U A S f

a i l u re

. As r e qu i r e d b y t h e O p e r a t i ons M a n ua ls, f l i g h t s will be te rm i n a ted i f a nonp a r t i c ipating

p e rson within 500 f

ee t of the U A S le a v e s a shi e l d ed pos i tion. F u r th e r

, U A S op e r at i ons will oc cu r a t l eas t

500 f e e t a w a y fr o m v e hic l e s o r st r u c tu r e s u n l e ss t he prop e r t y own e r/ c on t roller h a s g r a

nted p e r m ission and

the P I C h a s m ade a s af

e t y a ssess m e nt of the r isk of op e r a t i ng c los e r to t h o se obj e c ts a n d, o p e r a t i o n s n e a r

the P I C o r Obs e rver w i l l not p re s e nt a n und u e h a z a rd p e r § 9 1. 119 ( a ). Ad h e re n c e to these r e str i ct i o ns in

Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls will e nsure o p e r at i ons ca n b e c ond u c ted without c o m pro m is i ng s a f

e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: Alti m e ter S e t t i n gs

Dream seeks an e x e m

p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, wh i c h r e qui r e s a pe r s o n op e r a t i n g a n a i r c r a ft to

ma in t a in c r uis i ng al t i tude or f l i g ht l e v e l b y r e f

e r e n c e to an a lti me ter that is s e t t o the e le v at i on of the

d e p a r t u re a i r

po r t or b a ro m e tr i c pr e s s ure An e x e m p t ion i s r e qui r e d to t he e x tent that the DAD

- UAS do not

have a b a ro me tr i c a l t i me te r , but r a th e r a G P S a lti t u d e r e a d out.

1 6 S e e e .g.

, G r a nt of E x emp t ion No. 11138 to Dougl a s T r u d e a u ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0481 a t 1 9 ) :

" I f b a r r i e rs or st r u c tu r e s a re p re s en t that ca n suf f i c ien t l y p rot e c t nonp a

rt i c i p a t i ng p e rsons fr o m the UA or

d e b r is in the e v e nt o f a n a c c ident, then the UA m a y op e r a te c loser th a n 500 fe e t to p e rs o ns a f f o r d e d s u c h

p r o te c t i on. The op e r a t o r m u st a lso e nsure t h a t n onp a r t ic i p a ting p e rsons r e m ain un d e r such p ro t e c t i on. I f a

s i tuation ari s e s w h e re n o np a r t ici pa t i n g p e rsons l ea v e su ch p rot e c t i on a nd a r e wit h i n 5 0 0 f

e e t of the U A

,

fli g ht o p e r a t i ons m

ust c e a s e i m m ed ia te l y

. W h e n c onsi d er i n g h ow to i m m e d i a t e l y c e a s e op e r a t i on s

, the

p r i m a r y c o nce rn is the s af e t y o f those nonp a rticip a t i ng p e rs o n s

. I n a dd i t i o n, the F AA finds that o p e r a t i ons

m a y b e c ondu c ted c los e r t han 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e hicl e s an d str u c tu r e s w h e n the own e r/ c on t roll e r o f a n y

s u c h v e ssels, v e hic l e s or s t r u c t u r e s g r a nts p e r m i ss i o n f o r th e o p e r a t i on a nd t h e P I C m ak e s a s a f e t y

a sse s s m ent of the r i sk o f op e r a t i ng clos e r to t h os e ob j ec ts a n d d e t e r m in e s th a t it do e s not p r e s e n t an undue

h a z a rd.”U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

Sept 2 8 th , 2015

P a g e 21

The F A A has s t a ted th a t a n e quiva l en t l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he r e qui r e m e nts of 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121

ca n be ac hie v e d in c i rc u m s t a n c e s wh e r e : ( 1) t h e DAD

- UAS will be op e r a ted b e low 400 f ee t A G L or

b e lo w 17

, (2) with i n V L O S , (3) wh e re G P S b a s e d a lti t ude info r m at i o n is r e l a y e d in r e a l t i m e to t he o p e r a tor

a t a g roun d

- b a s e d o n

- s c r ee n disp l a y a nd, (4) w h e re p rior to e ac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a l t i t ude in i t i at i on p o int is

es t a b l i s h e d f

or the P I C t o co n f

i r m a cc u r a c y of the onb o a rd G PS

. 18

The DAD

- UAS t hat Dream in t ends to u se f or the p r o p osed op er a t i ons w i ll me e t a l l t h es e op e r a t i on a l

c h a ra c te r ist i c s. Mo r e o ve r, a s r e q ui r e d b y Dream ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, t h e P I C w i l l b e re qu i r e d to

c a l i br a t e the ai r c r a f

t ' s GPS c o m

p a s s prior to e ac h fli g ht o p e r a t i on. L i k e p r i o r F A A S ec t i on 333 G ra nts of

E x e m p t ion, t he DAD

- UAS Dream to us e

, a nd the sa f e t y m i t i g at ion p r o ce dur e s co n ta i n e d in t h e

Op e r a t i ons Manu a l s

, b o th en s u r e that a n e qui v a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d, a nd a G r a nt o f

E x e m p t ion t o the re qui r e m ents of § 191. 1 2 1 is t h e r e f o r e a ppro p ri a te.

L

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : Fu e l R e qu ire m e n ts f or F l i g h t in V F R C on d itio n s

Dream r eq u e sts a n e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) ' s f u e l r e qu i r em ents f

o r f l i g ht i n V F R

c onditions. S ec t i on 91. 1 51 st a tes:

(a) No p e rson m a y b e g i n a f l i g ht in a n a i r p l an e un de r V F R c o n d i t io n s un le ss ( c onsid e r i n g wind

a nd f o r eca st w ea t h e r c o n di t io n s) t h e r e is e nou g h f u e l to fly to the fi r st po i nt of int e nd e d l a n ding

a nd, a ssu m ing norm a l c r ui s i ng s p e e d

–

(1) Du r i n g the d a y , to fly a f t e r t h a t f o r a t l ea st 30 m i nute s ; o r

(2) At ni g h t

, t o f

l y a f t e r t h a t for a t l e a st 45 m i nute s

.

H e r e , the t ec hnol o g ic a l l i m i ta t ions on U A S b a t t er y po w e r m e a ns t h a t no mea ni n g ful fli g ht

ope r at i ons c a n be c on d uc ted w hi l e st i ll m ain t aining a 3 0

- m i n ute b a tt er y r e s e rv e . An e x e m p t ion f r o m t he

f u e l r e qui r em ents of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.151 (a ) i s the r ef o r e r e q u ir e d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the st ru c t u r e b ei n g i n spe c ted e x c e e ds 400 f e e t A G L

, the U A S will not be op e r a ted m or e

than 100 f

e e t a bove the hi g h e st p o i n t on t he st r uc tu re

.

1 8 S e e G r an t of E x e m

p t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e ri a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t 2 1 )

.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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Eq u iva l ent Level of S a

fety

In t he G r ant of Exemption to V D OS (Ex e m pt i on No. 11112), the F A A dete r m ined t hat a n

eq uiv a lent level of sa f

ety to t h e fuel require m ents for f l i ght in V FR con d i t ions could be ach i e v ed by

proh i b i t i ng t h e PIC f

r o m beginn i ng a DJI Phantom II and S1000 f l ight u n le s s (considering w ind and

fore c a s t wea t h er conditions) t h ere was e n ough power to fly t o the f i r st i n tended point of l a nding and,

a ssu m ing no r m al cruising speed, to fly af t er that f or at le a s t 10 m i nute s

. In re a ching t h is c o nclu s ion, the

F AA cons i dered that the UAS batteries for the DJI Phantom II and S1000 prov i ded provide app r o xi m at e ly

2 0 m inu t es of p owered flig h t ( with paylo a d) a n d prov i ded b a t t e ry l e v el and battery ti m e r e m ain i ng in

m inu t es and s econ d s to t he PIC

. 19 The F A A also considered the f act that the DJI Phantom II and S1000

operating m a nual s tate s : “s t art ev e ry f l i ght wi t h a fu lly cha r ged b a ttery i n the a e r i a l veh i c le”, and that in the

e ve n t t h a t t h e U A S should r un low on power, the PIC will be a ler t ed and c a n l and the DJI Phantom II and

S1000 as soon as pos s i b le. L i ke the V DOS Grant of E x e m pt i on, Dream ’s u se of the DJI Phantom II and

S1000 , c o m

bined wi t h t h e requirements of Petit i oner ' s Opera t ions M an ua ls, ensu r e that a n equi v alent lev e l

of sa f ety c an be a chi e ved.

Si m i l ar l y, in the Grant of Exe m pt i on to Alan Pu r win (Exe m p t i on No. 11161), the F A A dete r m ined

that an equivalent l evel of sa f ety t o t he fuel require m ents for f l i ght i n V F R conditions could be achieved by

proh i b i t i ng t h e PIC f

r o m beginn i ng a flight with t h e DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ unless (con s ider i ng

wind and forecast weath e r cond i t i on s ), there was e nough power to fly at n o r m al c ru i sing speed to t h e

in t ended landing point a nd land t he UA with 25% battery p o wer re m ain i ng. Dream will adh e re to th i s

l i m i t at i on f

o r DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ flights.

The DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ i n clud e s a low bat t e ry warning sys t em and the a m ount of bat t e ry

re s erve po w er re m ain i ng is t rans m i t ted to the P IC via t ele m e t r ic data fe e d, which downlinks from the UAS

to a g r oun d

- base d

- on

- screen dis p lay

. 20 As required by Dream ’ Opera t i o ns Manual s

, the P I C w i l l pro m pt l y

fly the UAS back t o the ho m e l a unch lo c at i on o r pr e

- deter m ined a bort loc a tion where t h e U A S m ay s a fely

l and, while still m ain t a ining a m in i m u m of 2 5 % r ese r ve b a t t e ry p o wer. Dream submits t h at the p r o c edures

requ i r i ng flights to be safely t e r m i nat e d once t h e ba t ter i es fall be l ow 2 5% capacit y , co m bined w i t h t h e

req u ire m ent t hat fl i ghts o n ly b e conduc t ed with i n a s e c ure, isolated area, using a U A S weight i ng less than

5 5 p ounds, and wi t hin VL O S of the P I C and O bse r v er ( s ), ensure that the p r o posed operation w i ll pro v ide

a n equiv a l ent or h i gher level of safety to that provi d ed by the r e gulations fr o m which exe m pt i on is sou g h t.

19 G rant of E xe m

pt i on No. 11112 t o V D OS Global, LLC (FA A

- 2014

- 0382 at 10 )

.

20 T he DJI Phantom II and a S1000+ ground con t rol sta t ion displays, t h e DAD

- UAS po sition, navigation

route, tail nu m

ber, a l titude, he a ding, no r th seeking arr o w, range t o t arget s

, calc u la t ed ta r g et position,

date/ti m e, and sensor h ead i ng and o r i e n tation r e lative t o the U A S

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VI. D RUG AND AL C O H OL P R O G R A M

Dream wi l l have po l icies i n p l a ce to ensu r e that no person m ay p ar t ic i p ate in UAS flight

operations if they a re u n der the in f l u ence of al c o hol or any d rug.

VII. P U B L I C I N TEREST

The publ i c i n te r e s t will be served by gran t ing Dream ’s Pe t ition for Ex em pt i on. Congress h a s

es t a b l i shed a na t io n al policy that f a vors ea r ly i n teg r a t i on of U A S into the NAS in controlled, s a f e working

envi r on m ents such as those propos e d in t his Pet i tion. Grant i ng th i s Peti t ion for Ex e m pt i on helps ful f

i l l

Congress' goal i n p a ss i n g Sect i on 3 3 3(a) t h rough (c) of the R efo r m Ac t

— the FAA A d m in i st r ato r ' s

ass e ss m ent of whether c er t a in UAS m ay ope r ate safely i n t h e N A S be f o r e co m ple t ion of the s t atutorily

required r u le m aking.

The proposed U AS operat i ons in t h is P et i tion f or E xe m pt i on significantly i m

proves sa f

ety a nd

redu ces r i sk, harm and serious in j ury to the team, the production crew and the general public. T radi t ional

m ethods of aerial cinematography/videography involves large and loud helicopters and aircraft, often

flying in densely populated regions. Camera operator s and crew are put in positions of high risk, needing

to work in the air, and within the confines of small or restricted air, ground, and geographic space. T he use

of s m all DAD

- UAS c a n eliminate o r mitigate these risks, and are u l t i m at e ly a safer and more effective

m eth od of p erfor m ing t hese t ypes of shoots and inspections.

The use of s m all DAD

- UAS a l so enhan c es safety and reduces risk becau s e, u n like m anned a i rcraft

weighing t h ousands of p o unds, ca r rying c rew in addition t o fla m m able fuel, t he DAD

- UAS ca r ry no

pa sseng e rs or crew. Fu r the r

, in t he u nl i k e ly ev e n t of an acc i d ent, Dream ’s s m all battery powe r ed DAD

UAS presen t sign i fica n t l y le s s danger to pe r sons on the ground w hen c o m p ar e d to ope r at i ons by

c o nvent i o n a l m anned ai r c raft

. 2 1 A s Pet i tion e r ' s DAD

- UAS are ba t tery powe r ed, the publ i c will a lso bene f it

from a redu c t i on i n har m ful e m i ss i ons asso c ia t ed w i th conventional ai r c raft pe r f or m ing i n the s a m e

func t ions propos e d herein. Last l y, a s r e cogni z ed by the FAA in pr i or Section 333 G rants of Ex e m pt i on to

fil mm ake r s, DA D

- UAS prov i de an add i tion a l t ool for the aerial fil m ing i ndustry, adding a gr e at e r degree

of f lex i bi l it y , which supp l e m ents the c urrent c apab i li t ies o f f er e d by m a nned a i rcraf

t

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# _______ __ ___

________ ________

____________________ 21 S ee Gra n t of E x e m

pt io n No. 11158 to Team 5, LLC (FAA

- 2014

- 0783 a t 12 ) :

"Manned helico p te r s c o nduct i ng a erial fi l m ing c a n weigh 6,000 pounds or m ore and a r e op e ra t ed by an

onboard p i l o t, i n ad d i t ion to o t h e r on b oard cre wm e m bers , as nece s s a

ry. T h e pe t itioner ’ s U A s will weigh

less t h an 55 pounds with no onboard pilot o r cre w . The pi l ot a nd crew w i l l be re m ote l y loc a ted f rom the

ai r c raft. The l i m i t ed we i ght s i gnif i c a nt l y reduces the po t e n t i a l for harm to participating and

nonparticipati ng i n d iv i d uals or pro p er t y in t he e vent of a n i n cid e nt o r ac c iden t

. The risk to an on b oard

p i lot and c r ew d u r i ng an inc i d ent or a cc i d e nt i s e l i m ina t ed with the use of a UA for the aerial f i l m ing

op e ration."U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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DAD

- UAS prov i de an additional t o o l for the aer ial photography i ndustry, adding a greater de g ree of

flexib i lity, which supple m ents the c urrent capabil i ties of f er e d by m anned a i rc r aft

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VIII. PRIVACY

All Dream ’s U A S operat i ons w i ll b e conduc t ed in a c c o rdan c e with a pp l icable feder a l, s t a te, or

loc a l laws r e garding pri v acy. All op e rations s h a ll be conducted over pr i v ate or control l e d

- access property

with per m is s ion from t h e l a nd own e r / co n t r o l ler or authorized repr e s entativ e . P e r m is s ion from land

owner/cont r ol l e r or aut h or i zed repr e sen t a t i ve w i ll be obt ain e d for each flight t o b e c o nduct e d.

IX. F E DE R AL REGIST E R SU M MA R Y

Pursuant t o 14 C. F .R. Pa r t 11, the fol l owing su mm ary is p r ovided for pub l ication in t h e FE D ER A L

RE G IST E R, should it be det e r m ined t hat publica t ion i s n e ed e d:

Pet i tioner s e eks an exe mpt i on from the fol l owing ru l es in Tit l e 14 of the Code of F e d er a l

Regula t io n s:

Part 21, Su b part H; Part 27; 45.23 ( b); 45.27(a); 6 1.113; 91.7(a); 91.9( b ) ( 2 ); 91.9(c); 91.103; 91.109(a ) ;

91.119(c); 9 1.121; 91.151 ( a); 91.2 0 3 (a) & (b); 9 1.405(a); 9 1 .407(a) ( 1 ); 9 1.409(a) ( 1 ) & ( 2); 91.4 1 7 (a)

& ( b).

The e x e m

p t i on will e nh a n c e saf

e t y b y re d u c ing r i sk to the g e n e r a l public and p r op e r t y own e rs

f r o m the s ubstan t ial h a z a

rds a ssoci a ted with p e rfor m i n g e quiv a l en t for the purposes of c los e d

- s e t

f i l mma king and c i n e m at o g r a p h y f o r t h e f i lm a nd t e l e v i s i o n i n dus t r y

, and aerial photog r ap h y

videogra p hy for the real e state industry and mapping and aerial inspections wi t h c onv e nt i on a l fi x e d

- wing

a i r c r a ft, roto rc raft, or o t her m e thods.

X. C ONC L U S ION

Dream ’s Petit i on f

o r E xe m pt i o n sa t isfies the c r i t e r i a a rticulated i n S e ction 333 of the Refo r m A c t

of 2 0 12 incl u ding weight, speed, op e rating c a pa b i l iti e s, prox i m i t y to a i rports and po p ula t ed ar e a s,

operation w i th i n V L OS and na t ional s ecu r ity. The proposed U A S operat i o n s will be ne fit the public as a

whole by improv i ng saf

e ty and r ed uc ing r isk by a l l e v iating hu m an expos u re to danger. In consid e ration of

the foregoi n g, th i s Peti t i o n for Ex e mpt i on pro v i d es t he FAA with m ore than a dequate jus t if i cation for

gran t ing t he requ e sted e x e m pt i ons a l l o wing Dream use s m a l l DAD

- UAS f or c los e d

- s e t and aerial

f i l mma king

- c i n e m at o g r a p h y f o r t h e f i lm a nd t e l e v i s i o n i n dus t r y ; a erial photog r ap h y

- videogra p hy se r vices

f or corporations and mapping and aerial inspections

.

2 2 See e. g

., Grant of E xe m pt i on No . 11178 t o P i ctu r e F a ctory, Inc. (FA A

- 2014

- 0794 at 18 )

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W e th a nk you f

or your pro m

pt con s i d er a tion of our r equested e xe m pt i ons.

Respec t fully Su b m i t ted,

David Glenn Smith

Dream About Drones , LLC

165 Courtland St. NE. Suite A

- 20 3

Atlanta, GA 30303

P hon e : 404.369.4711

Email: dave@dreamaboutdrones.com

(The following att a ched ite m s c onta i n and com m e rc i a l i nfor m at i on e x e m p t from dis c losu r e under t h e

Freedom o f I nfor m at i on Act, 5 U.S. C . § 522 et s eq. , and sh o uld be held i n a separate file pu r sua n t to 14

C. F .R. § 11.35(b ) ).

Attachments:

1. MPT O M Mo t ion Pi c ture and Tele v ision Operat i ons Manual

2. General Op e rations M a n ual

3. PIC Operati n g Manual

4. Dream P r otoco l s

5. Location Protocols

6. Flight Co mm

unic a t i ons Protocols

7. Depar t ing L oca t ion P rotocols

8. Trans m i t ter Protocols

9. Preflight C h eck l ist

10. Post Flight Checkl i s t

11. Equip m ent Chec kl i s t

12. U A S M anufactu r e r’s Manuals

a. User M a nu a ls

b. U A S Mainten a nce M a n u als