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. for a n E x e m p t ion P u rsu a nt t o S ec tion 333 of the F AA

Mo d e rni z a tion a nd R e f

o r m A c t of 2012

To W hom i t M a y Con c e r n:

P u r su a nt to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod er n i z a ti o n a nd Re f o r m A c t of 20 1 2 ( " R ef

o r m A c t") a nd 14 C. F

.R.

P a r t 1 1, Murp h y U A V /UAS, I n c

. ( Murp h y ) h e r e b y a ppl i e s for a n e x e mp t ion fr om the Fe d e r a l A vi a t i on

R e g ulations ( " F

A R s " ) id e nt i fi e d b e low t o a l l ow c o m m er c ial op er a t i on of s m a ll unmann e d aer i a l v e hi c les

( i. e

., " s m a ll unm a nn e d a ir c r a f t " o r " U A S " ) for the pu rpose of c ondu c ting U AS d e m ons t ra ti o n s

, f i l m in g

,

v i d e o m o n i t o r i ng , d a ta c a pture a n d insp ec tion s e r vic e s for the following m a rk e t s e g ment s ; U A S fl i ght

e du ca t i o n

, r ea l es t a te a e r i a l r e s i d e n t i a l, c om m e rci a l a nd i n du s t r i a l v i d e o g r a p h y a nd i n s p e c t i o n , l i v e s t o c k

man a g e ment, a gri c ul t ur e

, ma r ine re so u r c e m a n a g e ment, photo g r a m m e t r y

, mappin g , sur v e y i n g

, s ea r c h a nd

r e s c ue.

This petit i on for e x em pt i on a ddr e sses p e rtin e nt F AA F A R s a nd C F R s, a s w e ll a s but not li m it e d to

t h e se acc omp a n y ing Mu r p h y do c um e nts;

1. F l i g ht O p er a t i ons M an u a l and;

2. O pe r a t i ons M a nu a ls

(c ol l ec t i v e l y r e f

erre d to a s Op er a t i ons M a nu a ls)

3. U s e r G uide a nd;

4. U s e r M a n u a l

(c ol le c t i v e l y r ef

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

a c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l " )

. 1

Murp h y s u b m i t s t h e se a s w e ll a s ot h e r Mu r phy s u p porting m a t e r i a ls a s c o n fid e nt i a l do c um e nts

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

, a s the m a t e ri a ls cont a in c onfid e nt i a l c o m m er c ial a n d/or p r o p r i e t a r y

info r m a t i on that the Mu r p h y h a s not a nd will not sh ar e with o t h e rs. Addi t i on a l l y , t h e se do c u m e nts c ontain

op e r a t i ng c ondi t i o ns a nd p r o c edu r e s that ar e not g e n er a l l y a v a i l a ble to the public a nd a r e p r o t ec t e d f rom

r e l e a s e und e r the F r e e d o m of I n f o r m a tion A c t, 5 U. S

. C

. §552 e t s e q.

1 The t er m " M a nu fac tu r e r 's M a n u a l" a lso includ e s a ll r e l e v a nt m a nu f ac t u re r p ubli ca tio n s

, in c lud i n g , but not

li m i ted to: op er a t i ons a n d f li g h t m a n u a ls

, u s e r g u id e s

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

, pilo t t r a in i ng

ma n u a ls, s er v i c e info r m a tion l e t t er s a nd, s af e t y /s e r vi c e bul l e t i ns).U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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

I. P e t i t io n e r

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

A. U AS D e m ons t ra ti o n s

, Vi d e o F il m i n g a n d M o n i t o r in g , D a ta C a pture a n d I ns p e c tion S e rvi c e s

I I I. Re levant S t a t u t o r y A u t h o r ity

IV. M u rph y P r o p os e d UAS O p er a t io n s Mee t t h e R e qu i r e m e n ts of S ect i o n 333 of t h e R e f o r m

A c t

A. Ap pr ov a l i s W arra nted Ba s e d on the U A S ' s S i z e

, W e i g ht, S p e e d, a nd Op er a t i o n a l C a p a bi l i t y

B

. Ap pr ov a l i s W arra nted Ba s e d on the O p e r a t i on a l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the O p er a t i ons

M a nu a l s

V. R e g u la t io n s F r o m W h i c h E x e m p tion i s R e qu e s t e d

A. 14 C

. F

. R

. P ar t 21, S ubp ar t H

– Ai r w o r th i n e ss C er t i f i c a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a)( 1 ) B

.

14 C

. F

. R

. P ar t 27 A i r wo r th i n e ss S tand a rds: No r m a l C a t e g o r y Rot o rcr a ft

C.14 C

. F .R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 4 5.23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a) : Ai r c r a ft M a rki n g a nd I d e nt i f

i ca t i on R e qu i re m e nts D.

14 C

. F .R. § 91.405 (a) , 91.40 7 (a)( 1), 9 1 .40 9 ( a ) ( 1) a nd ( 2); 91.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : M a inten a n c e

I ns p e c t i ons

E. 14 C

. F .R. P ar t 61, 14 C

. F .R. § 61.3, 14 C. F

. R

. § 61.113: P riv a te P i l o t P r ivil e g e s and 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 Ai r wo r th i n e ss

G. 14 C

. F .R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) : C iv i l Air cr a ft F l i g ht Man u a l i n the A i rc r a ft a nd 1 4 C. F .R. § 91.2 0 3 (a )

a nd ( b ) : C a

r r y i n g Civ i l Ai rc r a ft Ce r

t i f i ca t i on a nd R e g is t r a

tion

H. 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103: P r e fl i g ht A c t i on

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

J . 14 C. F .R. § 91.119 ( c ) : M i n i m um S af e Altitudes

K. 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121: Al t i me t e r S e ttin g s

L . 14 C. F .R. § 91.151 (a) : F u e l R e qu i re m e nts for F l i g ht i n V F R Condi t ions

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 de r al R e gis t e r S u mm a r y

X. Concl u sionU. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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I. D ES C R I P T ION O F P E T I T IONER

Murp h y Compa n y

, L L C is l o ca ted in Colu m bus, Ohio a nd is a f ull s e rvi c e d ea ler for the C a l i fo r n i a b a s e d

manu fac tu r e r, 3DR. 3 D R a re manu f ac tu r e s of m ul t ip l e hi g h qu a l i t y a nd r obust U A S us e d for hun d r e ds of

UAS fli g ht ope r a t i ons g l ob a l l y . The M u rp h y Compa n y will provide s y ste m s, prod uc t e du c a t i on a nd fli g ht

tr a in i ng to a n e nt i r e l y n e w c lass of U A S pi l ots a n d fli g ht ope r a t i ons s t a ff, t hose that wi l l be on the f r ont

l i n e s of most c om m e r c ial e nd ea vors for the c omp an y

. F urth e r will pr e s e nt f l i g ht d e monstr a t i on s , s e l l , le a s e

, fin a n c e a nd s e rvi c e 3DR U A S a ir c r a ft prod uc ts.

As p a rt of Murp h y ’s o p e r a t i ons it wi l l provide c l i e nts with se r vice te a ms u s ing 3DR U A S a i r c raft, s e nsor

e quip m e nt and oth e r im p lem e nts ne e d e d for e ac h m i ss i on. Th r ou g h Murp h y ’ s U AS e du ca t i on a l p r o g r a ms

thous a nds of publ i c a nd priv a te pi l ots, s y stem op e r a tors, s e rvi c e a dm i nis t rator s , r e p a ir a nd mainten a n ce

, a nd

s a les a nd busin e ss ope r a t ions p e rsonn e l will be tr a i n e d. The c ompa n y will provide te c hni c a l se r vi c e s such a s

c oordin a te d a t a str ea m i n g

, a pi a nd sdk softw a r e a c t i vi t ies a nd provide post pro d u c t i on video a nd d a t a file

a ppl i ca t i on s e rvi c e s . A d di t ional l y

, M u rp h y will a ss i st wi t h str a te g ic busi n e ss and t ec hni c a l consulting f o r

the inte r pr e tation of inf

o r mation a nd d a ta a s n e ce s s a r y for i t s c l i e nts.

L o r e n S tone CEO of the Murp h y Compa n y h a s p r ovided business d e v e lo p ment p r ogr a ms t o sm a ll

c ompani e s, e stabli s h e d c om m uni t y busin e ss a nd e du ca t i on c onsult i ng s e rvi ce s for p riv a te a nd publ i c

e nt i t i e s . The Murp h y Compa n y

, h a s b ee n o p e r a t i n g in business for mo r e t h a n 60 y e a rs a nd h a s e sta b l i sh e d

a gr e a t c om m uni t y r e lationship wi t h a ll r e siden t s of O hio and the sur r oun d ing stat e s.

The c ont ac t i n f

o r m a t i on f

or Petition e r is a s f

ol l o w s :

L o r e n S tone

CEO

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. 455 W e st B ro a d S tr ee t,

Colu m bus, Ohio, 43215

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- 221

- 7731

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II. D ES C R I P T ION O F P R O P O SE D O P E RA T ION

Murp h y s ee ks a n e x e mption p u r su a nt t o S e c tion 333 of the Re f o rm A c t t o op er a te the 3DR X8, I R IS P lus

a nd the So l o a lso known a s, ( M

- U A S ) f o r t h e p r opos e d op er a t i ons dis c uss e d b e low. All U AS op era t i ons

will oc c ur und e r ti g ht l y c ontrol l e d c ondi t ions on p riv a te pro per t y w h e r e M u rp h y h a s r e c e iv e d p er mission t o

op er a te fr om t he lando w n e r, c ont r oll e r o r a utho r i z e d r e p re s e ntativ e s . The pr o pos e d U AS op e r a t i o n s will be

c ondu c ted in acc o r d a n c e with the c ondi t ions and l i m i t a ti ons of this P e t i t i on f or E x emption and Murp h y ’s

Op er a t i ons M a n u a ls. As d e tailed in Murp h y ’ s O p er a t i ons M a n u a ls, all U A S op er a t i o n s will be l i m i t e d to

d a y t i m e VF R c ondi t io n s, wit h i n v isu a l l i n e

- o f

- s i g ht ( " V L O S " ) of t h e op era to r , in uncont r ol l e d a i r sp a ce

, a nd

will o cc ur a t l ea s t 5 nm aw a y f r om a n a irp o r t. Mo re ov er

, Murp h y ’s O p e r a ti ons M a n u a ls i n c o r po r a te

r e dund a nt s a f

e g u a rds to a ssu r e that the a i rc r a ft do e s not tr a v e l ou t side the c ont r oll e d a re a o f UAS

op e r a t i ons, in c luding G P S " g e o

- fe n c i ng" t ec hnol o g ies.

A. U AS D e m o n s tr a t i o n s , Vid e o F il m i n g a n d M o n i t o r i n g , Da t a Captu r e a n d I n s p e ct ion S er vic e s

Murp h y s e e ks to use s m a ll UAS for the pu r pose of c ondu c ti n g a n a r ray of UA S s e r vi c e s i n c l u din g ;

UAS v i d e o m o n it o r in g a n d p r odu c t i o n, d a ta ca pture a n d inspe c tion s e rv i ce s.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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Murp h y h a s t a i l o re d i t s o p er a t i ons to me e t t he re q ui r e m e nts e st a blis h e d b y t h e F A A in p r ior g r a nts of

e x e mp t i ons a utho r i z ing c om m er c ial use o f U AS i n a n a r r a y of indust r y s e c tors inclu d i n g :

 U A S olu t ions Group, I n c

. ( E x e mp t ion No. 12337)

 E a g le E y e A e ron a ut i ca l I m a g i n g L L C ( E x e m pt i on No. 12337)

 F l i g ht V e ntur e s L td ( E x e mp t ion No. 12284)

 T r ud ea u, R ea ltor® ( E x e mption No. 11138 ) ;

 A lon S ic h e r m a n ( E x em p t i on N o. 11728 ) ;

 S oko le r M e d le y ( E x em p ti on N o. 11341 ) ;

 A er o c ine, L L C (E x e m p t i on No. 11150)

 T ea m 5, L L C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11158)

 Al a n D. Purwin ( E x e m p t ion No. 11161)

 H e l i n e t Aviation S e r vi ce s

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

 P i c ture F ac to r y

, I n c

. ( E x e m p t ion No. 11178)

 D r on a ir S olutions ( E x e mption No. 11671 )

 W indsh ea r M e dia LLC ( E x e mp t ion No. 1202 9 )

Murp h y ’ s UAS op e r a t i o ns will be c ondu c t e d on p r i v a te p r op er t y in a c ont r ol l e d area

, a w a y fr om

sp ec t a tors a nd p e r s ons n ot in v o l v e d in t he op era t i ons

. U AS o p e r a tion s will be c onducted du r i n g d a y l i g h t hours,

V F R c ondi t ions, a t alti t ud e s b e low 40 0 ' AG L

. As s e t fo r th below, Murp h y ’ s UAS o p er a t i ons pro v ide a

su p er ior l e v e l of s a f

e t y a nd qu a l i t y c o m

p ar e d to p er f

o r m i n g the s a m e wo r k using c on v e nt i on a l f i x e d

- wing

a i r craf t or h e l icopt e rs.

Murp h y s e e ks to use sm a ll UAS for the pu rpose of c ondu c ti n g v i d e o mo nit o r i n g a n d p r odu c t i o n, d a ta ca pture

a n d inspe c tion s e rvi ce s f

or the ma r

k e t s e g m e n t s o f; U A S fli g ht e du ca t i on, r e a l est a t e a e r i a l resi d e n t ia l

,

c o m m e r c i a l a nd i n du s t r i a l vi d e o g r a p h y a n d in s p e c t i o n , l i v e s t o c k ma n a g e ment, a gri c ul t ur e , m a rine r e sour c e

man a g e ment, phot o g r a m met r y , mappi n g , sur v e y i n g , s e a r c h a nd r e s c ue. T r a di t ional m e thods of v i d e o

m o n it o r in g a n d p r odu c ti o n, d a ta ca pture a n d inspe c tion s e rvi c e s

, e x pose v i d e o photogr a ph e rs, s c ie n t i sts a nd

inspe c t o r s to hi g h e r r isks of s er ious i nju r i e s

, o r d e a th

. I n th e s e g m e nt s id e n t i f i e d h ere i n w h er e t

ra d i t i o n a l m e tho d s

ar e e mpl o y e d

, vid e o ph ot o g r a ph e rs, s c ientists and inspe c t o r s a re pla ce d i n p r e ca ri o us s i t u a t i on s , r e qu i r e d to

c l i mb roof top s

, p e r f

orm e l e vated w o r k a nd d e f y t he c h a l l e n g e s of n a tu r e that e x pos e s th e m t o d a n g e rous f a l l s,

a nd oth e r e x tr e m e r i sk s

. I n a d d i t ion, d e p e nding on t he photo g r a ph e rs, s c ien t is t s a nd insp ec t or ’ s p r o x i m i t y to

h ea v y e quipm e nt and oth e r h a z a rds a sso c i a t e d wi th industri a l s i t e s a nd c o n stru c t i on f a c i l i t ies the r isks t a k e n a

r e

ma n y t i mes g r ea ter in s o me ca s e s than t h e v a lue o f the wo r k p e r f or m e d. T h e use of s m a ll UAS m i t i g a tes th e se

ri s ks, b y p a s s i n g m a n y h az a rds a nd a re ul t i m a t e l y a mu c h s afe r a nd m o re ef fi c ient method of p e r f

or ming th e s e

a nd oth e r ma r k e t s e g me n t task s

.

S m a ll UAS v i d e o mo n i t o r i n g a n d p r odu c t i o n, d a ta ca pture a n d inspe c tion s e rvi ce s a re s a f e r t h a n

t r adi t ion a l m a nn e d a i rcra ft p e r f o r m ing the s a me f

u n c t i on. Con v e nt i on a l op e r a t i ons u s i ng r oto r c r af t a nd fi x e d

wing a i rcra ft i n low l e v e l op e r a t i ons p re s e nt i m m i t i g a ble risks a ssoc i a ted w i t h v e hi c les w e i g hi n g thous a nds of

po u nds, c a r r y

i n g p a sse n g e rs a nd l ar ge a m oun t s of f u e l. I t is i m po r t a nt t o note th a t the use of s m a l l U AS in t his

ar ea will not o n l y be s af

e r a nd mo r e c ost ef

f e c t i v e , but t he qu a li t y o f c ol l ec t e d v i d e o

, d a t a a nd in f o r m a tion is

fa r more sup e rio r

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S m a ll U AS v i d e o mo nit o r i n g a n d p r odu c t i o n, d a ta ca pture a n d inspe c tion s e rvi ce s a r e more

r e l i a b l e

, a nd a l l ow f

o r the c oll ec tion, diss e m i n a t i on, a nd s t o r a g e o f vis u a l a nd other s e nso r y d a ta w i t h

g r ea t e r p r ec isi o n a nd du ra t i on. S m a ll UAS ar e a lso ca p a ble o f ac c e ss i n g a nd ins p e c t i n g a r e a s that wo u ld

o t h e r w ise be in a c c e s s i ble to hum a ns or ca nnot be c o m plet e d with c onv e nt i on a l ai rc r a ft o r oth e r me a ns.

III. R ELE V ANT ST A T U T ORY AU T H O RI T Y

This P e tition f

or E x e m p t i on is sub m i t ted pu r su a nt to S ec t i on 333 (a ) th r o u g h ( c ) of the F AA

Mo d e rni z a tion a nd R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 ( " R ef

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

a c ce l e r a te the i nt e g r a t i on of civ i l u n ma n n e d a i rcra ft s y s t e m s i nto t he n a tio n a l ai r sp a c e s y s t e m

. " P u r s u a nt to

S e c t i on 333 of the R e f

o r m A ct, t he F AA Admin i s t r a tor is t o p er mit unm a n n e d a ir cr a ft s y s t e m s t o op er a te

in the N a t i on a l Air S p a c e ( "N A S " ) w h e r e it is s af e to do so b a s e d on the f

ol l owi n g c onsi d e r a t i ons:

● The U A S ' s si z e , w e i g h t, sp e e d a nd op e r a t i on a l c a p a bi l i t y ;

● Op er a t i on of the U A S in close pro x im i t y to a i r p o rts a nd populat e d a r e a s; a n d

● Op er a t i on of the U A S with i n the visu a l l i ne of s i g ht of the o p e r a t o r

.

Addit i on a l l y , the F AA A d m i nist r a tor h a s g e n e r a l a ut h o r i 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 ulations a nd m i nim u m s t a nd a rds w h e n t he Ad m i nist r a tor d e c ides a r e q u e sted e x e mp t ion i s in the

pub l i c in t er e st. S e e 49 U. S

. C . § 106 ( f ) ( d e fini n g t he a u t ho r i t y of the Ad m i n i str a to r) ; 49 U. S .C. § 44701 (f)

( p er mit t ing e x e m

p t io n s f r om §§ 447 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a nd §§ 44702

– 44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y r e qu e st i n g a n

e x e mp t ion must e x p l a in t he r e a sons w h y the e x e mp t ion: (1) would b e n e fit the publ i c a s a w ho l e

, a nd ( 2)

would not adv er s e l y aff

e c t s a f e t y ( or how it wou l d pr o vide a l e v e l of s afe t y a t l ea st eq u a l t o the e x ist i ng

r ules )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 11.81 (p e t i t i ons for e x e m p t ion )

.

IV. M U R P HY’ S P R OP O S E D U AS O P E RA T I O N S M EE T T H E R E QUIR E M E N T S OF

SE CTI O N 333 O F T HE R E FORM ACT

The s m a ll U A S op er a t i o ns p r opos e d b y Murp h y in th i s P e tition for E x e mp t i on qu a l i f y f or e x p e di te d

a pprov a l purs u a nt to S ec t i on 333 of the Re f orm A c t a s e a c h of t h e st a t u t ory c rit e r i a a n d r e l e v a nt f a c to r s a re

s a t i sfi e d.

A. A pp r oval i s Wa r ra n t e d Bas e d on t h e UA S 's S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d , a n d Op er a t io n al

Ca p a b i l ity

A G r a nt o f E x e m

p t ion i s a pprop r i a te for o p er a tio n s c ondu c ted usi n g the U AS due t o its s i z e w e i g ht,

spe e d, a nd op er a t i on a l ca p a bi l i t y

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 T he UAS h a ve b ee n a pp r ov e d for u s e in p r ior S ec t ion 333 G ra nts of

E x e m p t ion fr om t he F A A

. 2

 The UAS w e i g h l e ss t h a n 55 pounds, in c lud i ng p a y l o a d.

 The UAS will not be f l o wn a t a g r ound sp ee d in e x ce ss of 50 knots.

 Alt i tude in f

o r m a tion w i l l be g e n era t e d b y e quip m e nt onbo ar d the UA a s s p e cifi e d using

G P S t r i a n g u l a t i o n, d i g i t a l l y e n c o d e d b ar o m e t r ic a l tim e t er , r a dio a l t i m e t er

, o r a n y

c o m b i n a t i on the r e o f . This i n f o r m a tion wi l l be t ra n s m i t t e d to t he pilot v i a t e le m e t r ic d a ta

f e e d.

 The UAS will h a ve s y s t e m re dund a n c ies a nd in d e p e nd e nt f u n c t i on a li t y to e n s ure the ov er a ll

s afe t y a n d p r e di c t a

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

. I f c on n ec ti on to t he r e m ote c ont r ol o r g round c ont r ol

station i s l ost, f

a i l s af e s y st e m s wi l l p er m i t t he UAS to r e t u r n to a p re d e t e r mi n e d loc a t i on a nd

s a f e l y l a nd without i n

ju r y o r d a m 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 ont r ol of the U A S c o m p l y with t he

Fe d er a l C ommuni ca t i ons C ommission ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppr o p r i a te g o v e r n m e nt

ov er s i g ht a g e n c y re q u i r e m e nts. The op er a t i n g f r e qu e n c y f

o r t he D

- UAS is 2.4 G H z

.

I f t h e s a m e o p e r a t i ons w er e cond u c ted u si n g a h e li c opt e r, the a i r c r a f t ' s ta k e

- o f f w e i g ht would l i k e l y

e x cee d 6,0 0 0 pounds car

r y i n g a pilot, ca m e ra op e r a tor a nd V O

- vis u a l ob s e r v er

- n a vi g a to r . The

dif f e r e n c e in w e i g ht be t w ee n the D

- UAS a nd a h e li c opt e r si g nifi c a nt l y r e du ce s t h e potential h a rm to

the p ar t icip a t i ng a nd no n

- parti c ip a t i n g ind i vidu a l s or p r o p er t y in t he e v e nt o f a n a c ci d e nt or in c id e n t.

I n a ddi t ion, t he r isk to t he onb o a rd p ilot a nd ca m e r a op e r a tor is e liminat e d.

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e mp t ion t o S hotover C a m e ra S y st e m s L

. P

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

E x e mp t ion t o V D OS G l ob a l, LL C ( E x e m p t ion N o . 11112 ) ; G r a nt of E x e m p t ion t o L o w Coun t r y R C

, Corp. ( E x e m

ption No. 1118 4 ) ; G ra nt of E x e m pti o n t o Al a n P u r win ( E x e m p t ion No. 1116 1 ) ;

Gr a nt of E x e m

p t ion t o H e l i n e t Aviation S e r vi c e s ( E x e m p t i on No. 11160 ) ; G r a nt of E x e m p t ion t o T otal

S af e t y U. S

., I n c

. ( E x e m

p t ion No. 1 1 156 )

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B

. A pp r oval i s W a rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e O p er a t i o n al R e s tr i c t io n s S e t F o r th in M u r phy ’s

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

Murp h y ’ s O p e r a t i ons Ma nu a l s a nd the M a nu fac tu r e r ' s Ma n u a l f or the s e l e c t e d UAS will c ontain a l l

the p r o ce du r e s a nd l i m i t a tions n ece ss a r y to s a f e l y a nd s u cce s s ful l y p e r f

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

P et i t i on f or E x e mp tio n

. To a s sist t he F AA in m a king a s a f e t y a s s e ss m e nt of Mu r

p h y ’ s p ropos e d

op e r a t i ons, b e low is a s u m m a r y of op e r a t ion a l l i m i t a tions a nd c ondi t i o ns that Murp h y will a dh e r e to, a nd

w h i c h will e nsure a n e qui v a le n t or hi g h e r l e v e l of s af e t y to o p e r a t i ons c ondu c ted un d e r c u rre nt r e g u l a to r y

g u i d e l i n e s:

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

.

2. All op e r a t i ons shall be c o nd u c ted ov e r p r iv a te o r c on t roll e d

- acce ss p r o p e r t y with p e rmis s ion fr om t he

land own er

/ c ontroll e r o r a

ut h o r i z e d r e p re s e ntativ e

. P e r mi s sion f r om l a nd o wn er

/ c ontroll e r or a

uth o r i z e d

r e p r e s e ntative w i l l be obt a ined for e a c h fl i g ht o p e r a t i on.

3. All D

- UAS op er a ted u nd e r the G r a nt of E x e m ption w i l l be id e nt i f

i e d b y s e ri a l nu m b er

, r e g is t e r e d in

a c co r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a r t 47, and h a ve identif i c a t i on ( N

- Numb e r ) m ar ki n g s in a c c o r d a n c e with

14 C F R p ar t 45, S ubp a rt C. M a r kin g s will be a s la r g e a s p rac t i ca ble.

4. Mi n imum cre w f

or e a c h fl i g ht op e r a t i on will c onsist of a pilot, who will be P ilo t

- in C o mm a nd ( " P I C " )

of the D

- U A S

, a nd o n e o r m o r e Visu a l Obs e rvers ( " O b s e r v e r " ) a s n e c e s s a r y to s a f e l y c o ndu c t t he

m i ss i on.

5. P I Cs sh a ll poss e ss a t l e a s t a S port or P riv a te P i lo t ' s C er ti f

i ca te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I M e d i c a l

C e r tifi c a t e or a v a l i d st a te d r iver ’ s l ic e n se. The P I

C will a lso me e t the f

l i g ht re v i e w re qui r e m e nts

sp e c i f ied in 14 C

. F .R 61

. 56 in an a i r c r a ft in whi c h the P I C is ra t e d on his or h e r pi l ot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The D

- UAS sh a ll be o p er a t e d with i n V L OS of t he P I C a nd Obs e rver a t a ll t i m e s. The P I C m ust use

hu m a n vision un a ided b y a n y d e v i c e oth e r th a n c or r e c t i ve l e ns e s, a s sp e c i f i e d on the P I C ' s F A A

- is s u e d

me di ca l ce rtifi ca te.

7. The P I C a nd Obs er v e r d e s i g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a t i on will be a ble to c o m muni ca te v e r

b a l l y a t all

t imes.

8. Ele c t r onic m e ss a g i n g or t e x t i ng will not be p er mit 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 qui re m e nts i d e nt i f i e d in t he G ra n t of E x e mp t ion sh a ll be a dd e d to t he Murp h y ’s

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The Op e r a t i ons M a n u a l s will be m a int a in e d a nd m a de a v a i l a ble to the A d m in i str a tor upon

re q u e st. I f a di s c r e p a n c y e x i s t s b e tw ee n the c ond i t ions a nd l i m i t a tions in t h e G r a nt of E x e m ption

a nd Murp h y ’s Op e r a t i ons Manu a l s, the c ondi t ions a nd l i m i tatio n s in t he G r a nt of E x e mp t ion s h a ll

t a ke p rece d e n c e a n d m

ust be f ol l ow e d. Oth e r w i s e

, Murp h y s h a ll follow the p r o ce d u r e s out l i n e d in

t h e ir O p e r a t i ons Manu a l s

.

10. Murp h y m a y u p d a t e or r e vis e it s O p e ra tio ns M a n u a ls

. R e vision s w il l be t r ac k e d a n d a r e vi s e d

c o p y o f the M a n u a l w il l b e p r ovi d e d to t h e A d m i nist r a to r up on re q u e st

. Mu r p h y w il l a ls o p re s e n t a n

u pd a t e d a n 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 t e nsio n or a m e nd m e n t t o it s G ra n t of

E x e mpti o n

. If a n up d a t e or r e vi s i on would affec t the b a s is upon whi c h the F A A g r ants t he

e x e m p t ion, Murp h y will s e e k a n a m e nd m e nt to i t s G ra nt of E x e m p t ion. M urp h y will c o nt ac t the

F A A ’ s U AS I n t e g r a t i on O ff i c e ( A F S

- 80) if q u e st i ons a rise r e g ar di n g u pd a tes or r e v is i ons to the

op er a t i ng do c u m e nts.

11. Mu r p h y ’ s O p e ra t ions M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t of E x e mpti on w il l be a v a i l a bl e to t h e

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

.

12. The P I

C is prohi b i t e d f

r o m b e g inn i n g a U AS f

l i g ht u n l e ss ( c onsid er i ng wind a nd f o reca st

w ea th e r c ondi t ions) th e r e is e n o u g h po w e r to f l y t o t he f i rst in t e nd e d point of l a ndin g

, a nd

assuming n o r m a l c r ui s i ng sp e e d, to f l y af t e r t h a t f or a t l ea s t 10 m i n u t e s.

13. Ma x imum to t a l fli g ht t i m e f or eac h o p er a t i o n a l fl i g ht us i n g the D

- U A S will be l i m i t e d to 40

m i nutes or the a mount of ti m e the U A S ca n be fl o w n a nd s t i ll m a int a in a r e s e rve batt e r y po w e r of

no less than 2 5 % , whi c h e v e r o c c u r s fi r s t

.

14. F l i g hts will be op e r a ted a t a n a lti t ude of no more t h a n 400 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 ble c on t r oll e d a i r sp ac e without p r ior wr i t ten a uth o r i z a tion a nd a pp r o v a l f r om t he F A A. I n

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

, t h e D

- U A S will not be op er a ted

m o r e th a n 100 f

ee t a b o v e the h i g h e st p o int on the st r u c t u re

, a n d no m o r e t h a n 50 fe et h o r i z ontal l y

f rom t he s t ru c tu re

.

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 fee t f r om a ll nonp ar t i c ipat i ng p e rsons.

(p e rsons ot h e r t h a n the P I C

, V O, op e r a t o r t r a in ee s o r e ss e nti a l p e r sonn e l), v e ss e ls, v e hicl e s, a nd

s t r u c tu r e s un l e ss:

a ) B a r r i e rs or st r u c tu re s a re p re s e nt t h a t suf f i c i e n t l y p r ot e c t nonpa r t i c i p a t i n g persons f

rom

the D

- U AS a n d /or deb r is i n the e v e nt of a n acc id e nt. The o p er a tor m ust e ns u r e th at

nonp ar ti c ip a ting p e rsons r e m a in und e r su c h p r o t e c t i on. I f a si t u a tion a ris e s wh e re

nonp ar ticip a t i n g p e rsons l ea ve su c h p r ot ec t i on a nd ar e with i n 500 f ee t of the D

- U A S

,

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b ) The a ir cra ft is op e r a t e d n ea r v e s s e ls, vehi c les or s t r u c t u re s w h er e t h e own er / c ontroll e r o f su c h

v e ss e ls, v e hicl e s or s t r

u c t u re s h a s g r a

n t e d p er mi s sion and the P I C h a s m a de a s af e t y a s s e ssm e nt

of the r isk of op er a t in g c l os e r to t hose obj e c ts a nd d e t e r min 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 ea rer to t he P I C, V O , o p e r a tor t r a in e e s or e ss e nt i a l p e rsons do not p re s e nt an

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

16. The D

- UAS m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss t h a n 500 f ee t b e low or l e ss t h a n 2,0 0 0 f ee t

hori z ont a l l y f

r om a c loud or w h e n vi s i bil i t y is l e ss t h a n t hr e e st a t u t e n m f r o m the P I C.

17. The D

- UAS m a y not op e r a te with i n 5 nm of a n a i r po r t ref e r e n c e point a s d e n o t e d on a

c ur r e nt F A A

- publ i sh e d ae ron a ut i c a l c h a r t unless a lett e r of a g r ee m e nt with that a i rp o r t ’ s m a n a g e m e n t is

obtain e d, a nd the o p er a t i o n is c ondu c ted in acc o r d a n c e with a N O T A M a s r e qui r e d b y t h e Murp h y C OA.

The l e tt e r of a g ree m e nt with t he a i rpo r t m a n a g e m e nt will be m a de a v a i l a ble to the Ad m i nis t r a tor up o n

r e qu e st.

18. P r ior to eac h f l i g ht t he P I C sh a ll in s p ec t t he D

- U A S to con f i r m th a t i t i s in a c ondi t ion sa f e

f or f l i g ht. T h e p re

- fl i g ht i ns p ec t i on will acc ount f o r a ll dis cre p a n c i e s, e .g. i n op e r a ble c ompon e nts, it e m s,

or e quipm e nt, not a lr ea d y c o v er e d in t he r e l e v a nt s e c t i ons of the op e r a ti n g d o c u m e n t s. The P I C s h a ll n o t

op er a te the D

- U A S if t h e i n spe c t i on r e v ea ls a c ondi t i on that a f f ec ts t he s a f

e op e r a t i on of the D

- U A S un t il

the n ece ss a

r y m a in t e n a n c e h a s b e e n p e r f o r m e d a n d the D

- U A S is found to be in a c on d it i on f o r s a f e

f l i g ht. The g r ound c on t r ol s t a ti o n sh a ll be in c lud e d in the pr e fli g ht ins p e c t i on. All main t e n a n c e a nd

a l t er n a t i ons must be p r o p e r l y do c um e n t e d in t he D

- UA S rec o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y M u rp h y ’ s Op e r a t i ons

M a nu a ls.

19. Murp h y will c a r r y out i ts m a in t e n a n ce

, in s p e c t i ons, a nd r e c ord k ee pi n g r e q u i re m e nts in

a cc o r d a n c e with t he Op er a t i ons Ma n u a ls. M a in t e n a n ce , inspe c t i on, a nd a lt e r a t i ons will be not e d in the D

U A S r e c o r ds, in c ludi n g to t a l ti me in s er vi ce , d e s cr iption of wo r k acc omp l is h e d, a nd the s i g n a tu r e of the

authori z e d p e rson r e tu r ni n g the D

- U AS to s er vi ce

.

20. A n y D

- U A S th a t h a s und e r g one m a in t e n a n c e or a l t e r a t i ons that a f fec t t h e D

- U A S ’ s

op er a t i on or f

l i g ht c h a r a c t er i stics ( e .g

., r e p l ac e m e n t of a f l i g ht cr iti ca l c o m

p on e nt) m ust und er g o a

fun c t i o n a l t e st f

li g ht in acc or d a n c e with Murp h y ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a ls. The P I C who c ondu c ts the

fun c t i on a l t e st fli g ht m

ust m a ke a n e nt

r y i n th e D

- U A S a ir c r a ft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. The r e qui r e m e n t s a n d

p r o ce d u r e s f

o r a f u n c t i o n a l t e st f

li g ht a nd D

- U A S r e c ord e nt r y sh a ll be includ e d in the Murp h y ’s

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21. The D

- U A S will be o p e r a t e d a nd m a int a in e d acc ord i ng to t he M a n u f a c tu r e r ' s M a nu a ls a nd

a n y r e qui r e d m a nu f

ac tu r e r S afe t y

/ S e rvi c e B ul l e tins.

22. P r ior to t he op er a t i on, a M i ss i on P a c k e t will be c r ea ted in ac c o r d a n c e with t he r e qui r e m e nts

on Murp h y ’s Op e r a t i ons M a n u a ls.

23. Murp h y will obtain a n A i r T r a f f i c O r g a ni z a t i on ( " ATO " ) issu e d C er t i f i ca te of W a iver or

Authori z a t i on, oth er wise known a s a C O A , prior t o c on d u c t i ng a n y op e r a t i ons under this G r a nt of

E x e m p t ion. A N OT A M will be issu e d a s r e qui r e d b y the CO A

. All o p e r a t i ons will be c ondu c ted

in acc o r d a n c e with a i r sp a c e r e qu i re m e nts in the A T O is s u e d C OA in c lud i n g c l a ss of a irs p ace

,

a l ti t ude l e v e l a nd potent i a l t r a nspond e r re qui re m e nts w h er e a v a i l a b l e

.

24. All re qui re d p er missions and p er mits will be obta i n e d fr om t e r r ito r i a l, s t a t e , coun t y or c i t y

j u risdi c tio n s, including l o ca l l a w e n f o r c e m e nt, fire or ot h e r a

ppr o p r i a te g ov er nm e nt a l a g e n c i e s.

25. I f t h e D

- U AS l os e s c o mm u ni ca t i on w i th t he p i l ot , it will h a ve the ca p a b ility t o r e tu r n to a

p r e

- d e t er min e d lo ca t i on wi t h i n the op e r a t i on a l a r e a a nd land s a f e l y

.

26. Con t i n g e n c y plans w ill b e in p l ac e to s a f e l y t e r m i n a te f l i g ht i f t h e r e is a lo s s of

com m un i ca t i on b e tw ee n the P I C a nd the Obs e r v e r

.

27. The D

- U A S will h a ve the ca p a bi l i t y to s a fe l y a b o rt f l i g ht i n the ca se o f u npr e dict e d

obst ac les or e m e r g e n c i e s

.

28. P I Cs a nd Obs e r v e r s w i ll h a ve a t l ea st a c u r r e nt C l a ss I I I M e d i ca l C e rtifi c a t e or a v a l i d st a te

driv e r ’ s l i ce n s e

.

29. P r ior to c ondu c t i ng f l i g h t o p e ra t i ons, the P I C will h a ve acc u m u l a ted a nd l o g g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t e nt wi t h 1 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i n i mum of 2 0 0 f l i g ht c y c les a nd 25 h o u rs total

t i m e a s a U AS r ot o r c r a f

t pi l ot a nd a t l ea s t 10 hou r s lo g g e d a s a UAS p i lot with a si m i l a r U AS

t y p e . Comp l ian c e of this r e quir e ment ca n be p e r f o rm e d und e r no n

- c om m e r c ial, hob b y fl i g ht

op e r a t i ons a nd l o g g e d h a s fli g ht hours on D

- U A S e quip m e nt t y p e

.

30. P r ior to c ondu c t i ng f l i g h t o p e r a t i ons, the P I C will h a ve acc u m u l a ted a nd l o g g e d, in a m a nn e r

con s is t e nt w i t h 14 C F R § 61.5 1 ( b ) , a m i nimum of 5 4 C F R §61.51 ( b ) , a m i n i m um of 10 log g e d

hours a s U A S pi l ot op er a t i ng the m a ke a nd m od e l of U A S to be utili z e d for op er a t i o ns und e r the

e x e mp t ion a nd thi r

t y t a k e

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31. Op er a t i ons sha l l o c c u r d ur i n g d a y ti m e V F R M e t eo r olo g i c a l C on d i t ions; f l i g hts und e r

S p ec i a l V i su a l F l i g ht R u l e s ( " S V F R " ) sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UAS sh a ll r e m a in c l ea r a nd y i e ld the r i g ht of w a y to a ll oth e r m a nn e d o p er a t i ons a nd

ac t i vi t ies a t a ll t i m e s (in c lu d i n g

, b ut not l i m i ted t o

, u l t r a l i g ht v e hicl e s, p arac hute a c t i vi t i e s, p ar a s a i l i n g

a ct i vi t ie s , h a ng g l i d e rs, e t c

. )

.

33. A n y U A S Op era t i ons und e r I nstru m e nt F l i g ht R ul e s, a t n i g ht, or b e y o nd V L OS a re p r ohib i ted.

34. The U A S will not be op e r a ted f rom a n e l e v a ted p la tfo r m or mov i ng d e v i c e / v e hicl e

.

35. B ef

o r e c o n d u c t i ng f

l i g h t op e r a t i ons, the ra dio f re q u e n c y sp e c t r um us e d f o r o p e r a t i on a nd c ont r ol

of the D

- U AS w i ll c o m

p l y with t he Fe d era l C o mmun i ca t i ons C o mm i s s ion ( F CC) or ot h e r a pp ro p r i a te

g o v er nm e nt o v e rs i g ht a g e n c y r e qui r e m e nts.

V. R E G ULATIONS F RO M WHICH E X E M P T I O N IS R E Q U E S T E D

The Fe d e r a l Avi a tion A c t e x pr es s l y g r a nts t he F A A the a uthori t y to i ssue e x e mp t ions. This

statuto r y a utho r i t y

, b y i t s t erm s, i n c lud e s e x e m p t i ng c iv i l air c ra ft, a s t he t e r m i s d e f ined und e r § 4 0 101 of

the A c t , in c luding U A S

, fr om i t s s a f e t y r e g u l a t i o n s a nd m i nimum s t a nd a r d s wh e n the A d m i nis t r a tor

d e cides a r e qu e st e d e x e mp t ion i s in t he pu b l i c i n t e r e st

. 3

Murp h y s e e ks a n e x em

ption f r om s e v e r a l i nte r

r e l a t e d p r ovis i ons of T i t le 14 of the Code of Fe d er a l

R e g u l a t i ons ( " 14 C

. F

. R " ) P a r ts 21, 45, 61 a nd 91 f or pu rpo s e s o f c ondu c t i n g the r e quest e d o p e r a tions u s i ng

a U A S

. L

is t e d b e low a re : ( 1) the s p e c ific s e c ti o ns of 14 C

. F .R f or w hi c h e x e mp t ion i s so u g ht, and ( 2) the

op e r a t i n g p r o ce du r e s a nd s af e g u ar ds that P e tit i o n e r h a s e stabl i sh e d whi c h will e nsure a l e v e l of s a f e t y

b ett e r th a n or e qu a l t o t h e r u l e s f r om whi c h e x e m

p t ion i s so u g ht. 4

3 49 U. S

. C . § 44701 (f

) ( a u thor iz ing the g ra nt of e x e m p t ions f r om re qu i r e m e n ts of re g ulations pr e s c r i b e d

p u rsu a nt t o S ec t i ons 4 4 7 01 (a ) a nd (b) a nd S ec tions 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C

. F .R § 11.81 (e ), w h ich r equi re s a p e tit i on f or e x e mp t ion t o inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y g r a nt i n g the e x e m p t ion would not a dv er s e l y a f fec t s af e t y , or how the e x e m

p t ion w ould

provide a lev e l o f s afe t y a t that p r ovid e d b y t h e rule f rom w hich y ou s ee k e x e mp t ion.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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UN M A N N ED AIRCR A F T S YS T EM

A. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 21, Sub p a r t H

– Ai r w o rt h i n e ss C er ti f ica t e s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a ) (1)

The F A A h a s s t a ted t h a t no e x e mp t ion i s n e e d e d fr om t his s ec t i on if a f ind i ng is m a de und e r

the R ef o r m A c t t h a t t he U A S s e l ec ted p r ov i d e s a n e quiva l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y wh e n co m

p a re d to

a i r c r a ft no r m a l l y us e d f

o r the s a m e a ppl i ca t i on. Th e se cr it e r i a a r e m e t, and th er e f o r e no e x e mp t ion

i s n e e d e d

. 5 I f, h o w e v e r, the F AA d e t er m i n e s t h a t t h er e a r e some c h a r a c t e ris t ics of the c h o s e n U A S

that f a il to me e t the re qu i re m e nts of the R ef o r m A c t, an e x e m

p t ion i s re qu e sted.

E q u iva l e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

Murp h y ’ s use o f the D

- U AS i s s a f e w h e n taki n g i nto acc ount th e ir si z e , w e i g ht, s p e e d, a nd

op er a t i on a l c a p a bi l i t y

. A s set f o r th i n the d e s cr ipt i on of pr o pos e d op er a t i ons in S e ct i on I V ( A ) , the

D

- U A S w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 po u n ds, in c lud i ng p a y load a n d will not be f lown a t a g r ound sp ee d in

e x ce ss of 50 knots. U A S is a lso e quipped w i t h s a f e t y f ea tu re s that will all o w P e t i t i on e r to op er a te

the D

- U A S s a f

e l y af t e r e x p e r i e n c e c er t a in i n

- fli g ht cont i n g e n c ies o r f a i l ures

. 6 7

5 S e e G r a nt of E x e m

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

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 14, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g ., G r a nt of E x e mp t ion No. 12337 to U AS olu t ions Group, I n c

. (F A A

– 2015

– 0433 a t p g . 5 ):

" The U A S h a ve the ca p a

bi l i t y to op e r a t e s af

e l y a f t e r e x p er i e n c i n g ce rt a in i n

- fli g ht cont i n g e n c ies o r

fa i l u re s a nd us e s a n a u t o

- pi l o t s y s t e m to m a int a i n U A S stabi l i t y a nd c ont r o l

. The U A S is a lso a ble to

re spond to a loss of g lob a l po s i t i o ning s y stem ( G P S ) or a los t

- l i nk e v e nt wi th a p re

- c oo r dinat e d,

p re dict a ble, a u t o m a t e d fli g ht m a n e u v er

, a nd m a n u a l f l i g ht c ont r ol f

un c t i o n a l i t y a s a b ac kup. Th e s e

s af e t y f e a tu r e s p r ovide a n equiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y c o m p are d to a m a nn e d a i rc r a ft p er f o r m i n g a

sim i l a r op e r a t i on."

7 S e e e .g ., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 11184 to VD O S Glob a l, L L C. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0382 a t p g s. 4

- 5 ) : The

UAS ca n be o p e r a t e d enti re l y b y a to uc h

- s c r e e n, m a p

- b a s e d int e r f a ce

. This m ea ns the o p e r a tor on l y

n ee ds to c om m a nd the s y st e m w h e r e to g o, a nd the s y s t e m do e s a ll t h e f l y i n g for t h e o pe r a tor. The

UAS ca n b e op e ra t e d in b o th s e m i and f ul l y a uton o mous fli g ht mod e s, with the o p e r a tor simp l y

c licki n g on a map to c r e a te a p re

- plan n e d f li g ht p a th for a fli g ht. I n a ddi t ion, the op e r a tor c a n c r ea te

no f l y z on e s o r m a x i mu m fli g ht r a n g e s a nd a l ti tud e s so the s y s t e m ca nnot e nt e r a r e a s

{fo o tnote c ontinu e d}U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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Addi t i on a l l y

, D

- UA S c a r r y n e i t h e r pilots n o r p a sse n g e rs, car r y no e x plo s i v e m a t er ials or f l a m m a ble

l iqu i d f u e ls, a nd op e r a te e x c l u s i v e l y w i t hin t he p a r a m e t e rs st a t e d in Murph y ' s O p er a ti ons Man u a ls.

Op er a t i ons c ond u c ted un d e r this e x e mp t i on will b e c lo s e l y c ont r oll e d a nd m on i to re d b y the

op er a tor a nd will be c ondu c ted in c omp l i a n c e with l o c a l pub l ic s af e t y r e qui r e m e nts, to p r ovide s e c u r i t y

f o r the a r e a o f op e r a t i on. Murp h y will a lso provide the F A A w i t h a dv a n c e not i c e of a ll op e r a t i o n s v i a

N O TAMs a s r e qui re d b y the a ppl i c a ble COA. I n a ll ca s e s, op er a t i on of the D

- UAS un d e r t h e p r op o s e d

condi t i o ns will be a t l ea s t a s s a fe a s, or s a f e r th a n, c onv e nt i on a l r oto rcr a ft o p e r a t i n 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

, D

- U AS do n o t n ee d a m e a ns to c om m un i ca te w i t h other a i r c r a ft o r A TC, b eca use tho s e

c a p a bili t ies w i l l be poss e ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Ob s er v e r, w h o ar e not onbo a rd the D

- U A S

. 8 I n a ddi t ion,

no s e ns e

- a nd

- a void t ec hnol o g y is n ece ss a r y for t h e D

- U AS b ec a use t h e y will be o p er a t e d a t a ll t i m e s i n

V F R c ondi t ions and w i th i n V L OS of the P I C a n d Op er a t o r

. 9

B

. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 27 A i r w o rt h i n e ss S tan d a r d s: No r m al Ca te g o r y Ro t o r c r a f t

T i tle 14 C. F .R. P ar t 27 s e ts f o r th t he pr o c e d u r a l r e qu i re m e nts f o r a i r wo r th i n e ss ce rtific a t i on of no r m a l

c at e g o r y r o to rc r a ft. To t he e x tent that Murp h y ' s s m a ll UAS would othe r w i se r e q uire ce rtif i ca t i on u n d e r

P a r t 27, P e tit i on e r s ee ks a n e x e m p t ion f r om P ar t 2 7 ' s a i r wo r th i n e ss s t a nd a r ds f or the s a m e r ea sons

i d e n t ifi e d in t he re qu e st f or e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. P ar t 21, S ubp a rt H

, supra

.

{ c ont i nu e d from pr ev ious pa g e }

d ee m e d un s af

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

l y o v er

. 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 int e l l i g e nt

f a ult h a ndl i ng whi c h a l l o ws the P h a n t om II to d e t e c t a s y s t e m f a ult while in t h e a i r a n d a utom a t i ca l l y f l y

b ac k to i t s tak e off lo c a t i on and land. Fa ul t s th a t ca n be d e t e c t e d includ e : lo s s of c o m m u ni ca t i on;

e x cee ding p re

- s e t wind thr e shol d s; and low b a tt e r y l e v e ls.

“ All f l i g ht op er a t i ons a re g lobal posi t i oning s y st e m ( G PS ) c ont r oll e d, m a king t h e s y stem ea s y to

n a v i g a te. At a n y point if t h e op er a t or is not e x pl i c it l y c om m a nding the s y s t e m t o m ov e

, t h e s y s t e m

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

v ar i e t y of s e ns o rs i n c l u d i ng so n ar , b ar om e t r i c p re ssu r e , t e mp er a tu r e

, w ind sp ee d a nd oth er s to e nsure

s t a bi li t y s o lo n g a s wind th r esholds ar e not e x cee d e d. Also a f l i g ht t e r min a t i on l i nk

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y a w a y '

or other po t e nt i a l l y d a n g e rous situ a t i on

– is a v a il a ble to the op e r a to r

. "

8 S e e G r a nt of E x e m

pti o n No. 11062 to As t r a e us A er i a l ( F AA

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g . 13).

9 Id.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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C. 14 C

. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 4 5.23(b) and 45.27 ( a): A i rcr a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n ti f

ica t ion

R e qu i re m e n ts

Murp h y s ee ks a n e x e m

p t ion f r om t he a ir cr a ft m a r king a nd i d e nt i fi c a t i on r e q uir e m e nts c ontain e d in

14 C

. F .R. § § 91.9 (c ), 4 5 .23(b) a nd 4 5.27 (a).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( c), C ivil Air cr a f t F l i g ht M a n u a l, M ar king a nd P l aca rd r e q ui re m e nts,

p r ovid e s t h a t:

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

. - re g is t er e d c ivil a i r c ra ft unless that a i r c r af t is

id e nti f i e d in a cc o r dan c e with P a rt 45 of th i s c h a pt er

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.2 3 ( b )

, M ar ki n g s of t h e Air c r af t, s ta tes:

W h e n m ar ks include on l y the R om a n ca pi t a l let te r " N " a nd the r e g ist r a tion n u m b e r is

d i sp l a y e d on l i m i ted, r e stri c t e d or l i g h t

- sport ca t e g o r y a i r c raft or e x p er i m e ntal or

p r ovis i on a l l y ce rtifi c ated a i r c r a f t

, the op er a tor m ust a lso d i spl a y o n th a t a i rcraf t n e a r eac h

e nt ra n c e to the c a

bin, c o c kpi t , or p i l ot st a tion, in lett er s not less th a n two i nch e s nor mo r e

th a n six in c h e s h i g h, the wo r ds " l i m i ted," " r e st r i c t e d," " l i g h t

- sp o rt, " E x p er i me nt a l," or

" p rovisional," a s a p p l i ca

bl e.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.2 7 (a ), Ro t o r c r a f t, s ta t e s:

E ac h o p er a tor of a r o t o rc r a f t m ust d i sp l a y on that r oto r c r a ft ho r i z ontal l y on both su r f ace s

o f the ca bin, fus e l a g e

, b oo m

, o r t a i l the m ar ks r e qui re d b y § 45.23.

I n a p r e v i ous G r a nt of E x e m p t ion, t he F AA d e t er m i n e d that e x e mp t ion f r om t h e se

r e qui re m e nts w a s w a rra n ted p r ovided th a t t he a i r cr a f t " h a v e i d e nt i f

i ca t i on ( N

- Numb e r )

m ar ki n g s in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F .R P ar t 45, S ub p ar t C i f the m ar kin g s ar e a s l a r g e a s

p rac t i ca bl e

. " 10

E q u ivale n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

All D

- UAS f

lown b y M u rp h y will b ea r N

- nu m b e r m a r kin g s t h a t ar e a s la r g e a s

p r a c t i c a b l e in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F

. R. P ar t 45, S ub p ar t C

. 11

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _

1 0 F AA D o c k e t No. F AA

- 2 014

- 0352.

11 S ee

, e .g., F AA D o ck e t N o. F AA

- 201 4

- 0352, a t 1 4

.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.4 0 5 ( a ) , 91.407 ( a )( 1 ) , 91.40 9 ( a)(1) a n d ( 2 ) ; 9 1 .417(a) a n d ( b) : M ai n t e n a nc e

I n s p ect io n s

Murp h y s e e ks a n e x em

ption f r om t he m a int e n a n c e ins pe c t i on r e qui re m e nts c o n t a in e d in 14 C

. F .R.

§ 91.405 (a) , 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 9 1 .409( a ) ( 2 ) ; 91.41 7 (a ) a nd ( b ) . Th e s e r e g ul a t i ons s p e c i f y m a in t e n a n c e a nd

in s p ec t i on st a nd a rds in r e f e r en c e to 14 C

. F .R. P ar t 43. S ee

, e .g., 14 C. F .R. § 91.40 5 (a ) ( stat i n g th a t e ac h

own e r or o p e r a tor o f a n a i r c r a ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a i r c r a ft ins p ec ted a s p re s c rib e d in su b p ar t E o f th i s p ar t

a nd s h a ll b e t w e e n r e q u i re d i n sp ec t i o ns t h a t h a ve disc r e p a n c i e s r e p a i r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 43 of th i s

c h a pt e r " ) . An e x e m

p t ion fr om t h e se re g ulations is n ee d e d b eca u s e P a rt 43 a nd these s e c t i ons o n l y a p p l y to

a i rcr a ft w i t h a n a i r w o r th i n e ss ce rtif i c a t e , whi c h the U AS t o be op e r a ted u n d e r this g r a nt of e x e m p t ion wi l l

not h a v e

.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac h i e v e d b ec a use m a in t e n a n c e a nd in s p ec t i ons will be

p er f o r m e d in a cc o r d a n c e with t he M a nu fac tu r e r ' s M a nu a l a nd a n y r e q u i r e d m a nu fa ct u r e r S af e t y o r S er vi c e

B ul l e t i ns. F

u r th er

, a s r e q u i r ed b y Murp h y ’ s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l s, the P I C w ill c ond u c t a p r e

- f

l i g ht

i nspe c t i on of the U AS a n d a ll a ssoci a ted e quipm e nt t o acc ount f o r a ll disc r e p a n c ies a nd/or ino p er a b le

c o m pon e nts. M a i nt e n a n c e will be p er f o r m e d a nd v er i f

i e d to a dd r e ss a n y c ondi t ions p o t e n t i a l l y af fe c t i n g

sa f e o p e r a tion of the U A S a nd no fli g hts will o c c ur u n l e ss, a nd unt i l

, a ll f l i g h t c r iti c a l compon e nts of t he

U A S h a ve b ee n f

ound to be ai r wo r t h y a nd in a c o n d i t ion s a f e f o r o p e r a t i on. A f

u n c t i on a l t e st f

l i g ht wi l l be

c ondu c t e d f

ol l owing the r e p la ce m e nt of a n y fl i g h t

- c rit i c a l compon e nts. As re qui re d b y Murp h y ’s

O p er a t i ons M a nu a l s, the P I C who c ond u c ts t he f

u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht wi l l m a ke a n e n t r y in t he UAS

a ir c r a ft r ec o r ds of the fl i g ht.

Murp h y ’s O p er a t i ons M a nual also in c ludes r e qu i re m e nts to follow the m a n u f ac tu r e r ’ s U A S

a ir c r a ft/ c ompon e nt, m a int e nan ce , ov er h a ul, r e pla ce m e nt, i nsp e c t i on, a nd l i f e l i m i t r e qui re m e nts f

o r t he

f o l l owing a ppl i ca ble c omp o n e nts: pow er t r a in s y s t e m (po wer pl a n t ) , p r op e l l e rs, a vio n i c s a nd c ontrol

su r f a ce s (in c lud i n g a

i l e r o ns / elevons ) , stru c tu re s & a i r f r a m e

, ca m e r a s y s t e m, e l ec t r i c al s y s t e m s (in c lud i n g

b a tt er i e s), g round c on t rol stat i on, h a z a rd acce sso r i e s, a nd s p a r e p a rts. F u r th er

, Murp h y ’ s O p e r a tions

M a nu a l s a lso i n c lud e s p r o ce du r e s to do c u m e nt a nd m a i n t a in a r e c o r d o f the U A S m a i n t e n a n ce

,

pr e v e ntative m a i nten a n ce

, a l t er a t i o n s, a nd st a tus of re pl ace m e nt /o v er h a ul compon e nt p a rts, a nd the tot a l

t i m e in s er v i c e of the U AS u s e d und e r this G ra nt o f E x e m p t ion. As a whol e , the main t e n a n c e a nd

in s p ec t i o n p r o ce du r e s re qu i r e d in Murp h y ’ s Op e r a t i ons M a nu a l s e nsure t h a t an e qu i v a l e nt or h i g h e r l e v e l

of s af e t y will be ac hi e v e d.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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P I L O T

- I N

- C O M M A N D O F T HE UAS

E

. 14 C

. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i v ate P i l ot P r iv i leg e s a n d L i m ita t io n s

Mur p h y s e e ks e x e m

p t ion f r om 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re st r i c ts p r iv a t e pi l ot ce rtifi c a te

hold er s fr om f

l y i n g a i r c r a ft f

or c o m p e ns a tion or h i re

, a nd would a lso r e qui r e a s ec ond c l a ss

me di ca l c e rti f

i ca te. T h e p ur p ose of P ar t 61 is t o e n sure t h a t the ski l l and c o m p e t e n c y of a n y P I C

ma t c h e s the a i r s p ac e in which the P I C will be o p er a t i n g

, a s w e ll a s re quir i ng cer tific a t i ons if the

p r ivate pi l ot i s c a

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

. I n t h i s c a s e

, while the UAS will be op er a ted

as p ar t of a c o m m erc ial o p e r a t i on, it c arr i e s n e ith e r pa s s e n g e rs n o r c a r g o.

I n t h e G ra nt of E x emp t ion t o Ast rae us A er i a l

. 1 2

, th e F AA d e t e rmin e d th a t t h e unique

c h a r a c t er ist i c s of U AS op er a t i on outs i de of c on t roll e d a i r sp a c e did not w a r r a nt t he addit i on c ost a nd

r e strictions a t t e nd a nt with r e qui r i n g a the P I C to ha v e a C o m m erc ial P i l ot C e rtifi c a te a nd C l a ss II

M e di c a l C er tifi c a te. T he fu l f i l lm e nt of the a ddi t i o n a l re qui re m e nts for a p r iv a te pi l o t t o b ec o m e

qu a li f i e d a s a c o m m e r c ial pi l ot would not l ea d to a n y a ddi t ion a l s af e t y b e n e fits when U A S op er a t i ons

a r e invo l v e d.

E q u ivalent L e v e l of S a

f e ty

The Murp h y re strictions h a ve pl ace d on i t s U A S o p er a t i ons m ee t or e x c ee d t he r e strictions

s imil ar l y impos e d on Ast rae us A er i a l. Murp h y w i ll op er a te on p r iv a t e pr o p er t y a w a y fr om p e rsons

and p r o p er t y not i nvo l v e d in the op er a t i on. Murp h y will a lso obta i n a n ATO issued C OA p r ior to

c ondu c t i n g a n y o p e r a

t i ons un d e r this G ra nt of E x e mp t ion. All op er a t i ons will be c o n du c ted in

a c c o r d a n c e with a i r sp ac e r e q u i r e m e n ts i n the A T O issu e d C OA in c lu d i ng c l a ss of a i r sp ace

, a lti t ude

lev e l a n d pot e nt i a l t r a ns p on d e r r e qui r e m e nts. A N O TAM will also be issu e d a s r e qu i re d b y the

appl i ca b l e C O A

.

I n a ddi t ion t o these f

l i g ht r e stri c t i o n s, Murp h y w i ll f u r th e r e ns u r e s af

e op e ra t i on b y r e qui r i n g

that a n y P I C be thoro u g h l y v er s e d not o n l y in a i r s p ac e a nd c o m mun i ca t i on is s u e s pe r t a in i ng to a ll

a i r c r a ft o p er a tors but also in the u nique a sp e c ts of U A S f l i g ht. As set f

o r th in the O p er a t i ons

M a n u a ls, p i lo t s will h a ve e x p er i e n c e not o n l y in U AS op era t i ons g e n e r a l l y but h a ve l o g g e d fl i g ht

t ime in t he sp e c ific m a k e a nd mod e l us e d for the o p e r a t ions b ef o r e th e y a re p er m it t ed to p a r t i c ipate i n

c omm er c ial f

l i g hts on b e h a lf of Murph y . T h e p i l ot qualif i ca t i on, t r a in i n g

, a nd c u rr e n c y r e qu i re m e nts

in t he O p e r a t i ons Manu a l s e ns u r e t h a t Murp h y pi l o t s ar e c o m p e t e nt and p r o f

i c ient in t he U A S th e y

a r e op e r a t i n g

. Murp h y ’s t ra i ni n g a nd qu a l i f i c a t i on r e qu i re m e nts a r e c onsis t e nt wi t h those c ontain e d

in p r ior F AA S ec t i on 333 G r ants of E x e m p t ion, a n d will p r o vide a h i g h e r l e v e l of c o mp e t e n c y a nd

pro f i c i e n c y f o r i t s pil o t s a nd w i ll e nsure a t l ea st an e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

.

1 2 E x e m p t ion No. 11062 ( F AA D o c k e t No. F AA

- 2 014

- 0352 )

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O P E RA T I NG P A R A MET E RS OF T HE UAS

F

. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : Civil Ai rcr a f t A i r w o rt h i n e ss

A lth ou g h th e r e will be no a i r wo r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a te issu e d f or t h e D

- UA S

, M urp h y s ee ks a n

e x e mp t ion fr om 14 C

. F

. R . § 91. 7 (a ), w hi c h r e q ui re s that a c iv i l ai rcr a f t be in ai r w o r t h y c ondi t ion t o be

op er a ted. The F A A h a s st ated th a t no e x e m ption is re qui re d f

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

the re qui re m e nts of P ar t 21 ar e w a ived or found i n a pp l i ca bl e

. 1 3 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e t i t i on e r r e qu e sts th a t

the re qui r e m e nts for § 9 1 .7( a ) be t r e a t e d in acc o r d a n c e with S ec t i on V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2): Civil Ai rc r a f t F l i g h t M a nu al in t h e Ai rcr a f t a n d 14

C

. F

. R. § 91.2 0 3 ( a) a n d (b ) : Ca rr yi n g Civil Ai r c r a f t C ert i f ic a t ion a n d R e gi s t r a t ion

Title 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 tor to car r y

a i r wo r th i n e ss docu m e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s onb o a rd the a i r c r a ft. Pursu a nt t o 14 C

. F .R. §

91.9 ( b )( 2 ) :

... (2) F o r w hi c h a n Airpl a ne or Rot o rc r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l is r e qui re d b y § 21

. 5 of t h i s c h a pt er

,

unl e ss t h e r e is a v a il a ble i n the a i r c r a f t a c u r r e nt a p p r o v e d Airp l a ne or Roto r cr a f t F l i g ht M a n u a l,

a pp r ov e d m a n u a l m a t er i a l, m ar ki n g s, a nd pl a ca rd s , or a n y c o m b i n a t i on th e r e o f

.

P u r su a nt to 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b ) :

( a ) E x c e pt a s p r ovided in § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op er a te a c iv i l a i rc r af t u n l e ss it h a s within it

t he f ol l owin g :

(1) An a p p r op r iate a nd c u rr e nt a i r w o r thin e ss c e rt i fi c a t e

...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c iv i l a i rc r af t unl e ss the a i r wo r th i n e ss c e r t ifi ca te r e qui r e d b y

p ar a g ra ph ( a ) of th i s s ec t i on or a sp ec ial fli g ht a u th o r i z a t i on i ssued und e r § 91.715 is di s p l a y e d a t t h e

ca bin or c o c kpit e nt ra n c e so th a t it is l e g ib l e to p a ss e n g er s o r c r e w.

13 S e e id. a t 13

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Giv e n the s m a ll s i z e a nd c onfi g u r a t i on of the U A S

, it would be i mposs i b le t o k ee p

a i r wo r th i n e ss docu m e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s on b o a rd the UAS b e ca use th e re is simp l y no

room a nd the UAS h a s n o c abin or c o c kpi t

.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

I n a n F AA O ff

i c e of C h i e f C ouns e l ' s Opinion d a t e d A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e p a r e d b y D ea n E.

G r i f fith, Atto r n e y

, A G C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e d g e d that the intent of 14 C

. F .R. 91.9 ( b) a nd 91.203 (a )

and ( b) is m e t if the pi l ot of the un m a nn e d a ir c r a ft h a s ac ce ss t o the U AS fl i g ht m a n u a l, r e g is t r a t i on

c er ti f i c a te, a nd ot h e r r e q u i r ed do c u m e nts fr om t he g r ound c on t r ol s t a t i on fr om which he o r she is

o p er a t i n g the a i r c r a ft. 1 4 As t h i s F AA O ff i c e of C hief Coun s e l Opin i on c l a r ifi e s, t he in t e nt of the r ul e

i s to e nsu r e the pilot h a s a c c ess t o th e se k e y d o c u m e nts duri n g fl i g ht. Th e r ef o r e

, a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l

of s afe t y will be ac h i e v e d b y e nsuri n g that the pilot h a s acce ss t o the do c u m e nts a t t he g r ound c ont r ol

s t a t ion f r om whi c h he or s h e is p i lo t ing the U A S

.

H. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.103: P re f l i g h t A ct ion

Murp h y s ee ks a n e x e m

p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, whi c h r e qui r e s a P I C to b ec o m e fa m i l i a r

w i t h sp ec i f

ic in f o r m a tion be f

o r e e a c h fl i g ht, i n c l u d i ng info r m a tion c ont a i n e d in t he F A A

- a ppr o v e d

F l i g ht Manu a l on boa r d t he a i r c r a ft. W hi l e the P I C will be f a m i l i a r w i t h a l l info r m a t ion n ece 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 the e x tent that a n F AA

- a pprov e d F l i g ht M a n u a l

i s re qui re d.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y w i ll be pr o vided b y f

o l l owing the Murp h y ’ s O p er a t i ons M a nu a ls

a nd the M a n u fa c t u re r ' s Man u a l . T h e P I C will p er f orm a s er i e s of c h ec kl i sts d e s i g ned to identi f y a n y

d e f e c ts or i n op er a

ble c o m pon e nts in acc o r d a n c e with t he Murp h y ’ s Op e r a t i ons Manu a l s, in c luding

ch ec klis t s c ov er ing P r e

- F l i g h t

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

, a nd P o s t

- F l i g ht p r o c e du r e s. The P I C will a lso be

r e q ui re d to re view wea t h er

, f l i g ht re qui r e m e nts, b a tt e r y c h a r g e

, l a nd i n g a n d tak e o f f dista n ce , UA

p erf o r m a n c e d a ta, a nd c o n t i n g e n c y l a nd i n g a r e a s

— b ef o r e i n i t iation of f

li g ht. Murp h y ’ s O p e r a t i ons

M a nu a ls a nd the M a nu f

a c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l will be k e pt a t the g round c on t r ol s t a t i on a nd will be

a cce ss i ble to the P I

C a t a ll t i m e s w hi l e op er a t i ng the U A S

.

I. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.10 9 ( a ) : F l i g h t In s tr u ct ion

1 4 M e mo ra ndum fr om M a r k B u r y

, F AA Assi s t a nt C hief Couns e l for I nt er n a t i on a l L a w, L e g is l a t i on a nd

R e g u l a t i o n, to J ohn Du n ca n, F A A F li g ht S tan d a r ds S e r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ) ; s e e also Do c k e t No. F A A

2 0 14

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Murp h y s e e ks a n e x em

p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.1 0 9 (a ), w hi c h p ro v i d e s in p e rtin e nt p ar t th a t " [ n ] o

person m a y o p e r a te a c iv i l ai rc r a ft ( e x ce pt a m a nn e d f r e e b a lloon) that i s b e ing us e d for f l i g ht i nstru c t i on

un le ss t h a t a i r c r a ft h a s ful l y fun c t i oning du a l cont r ols

. " U AS a nd r e m o t e l y p i l ot e d a i r c r a ft, b y t h e ir d e si g n,

do not h a v e f

un c t ional d u a l cont r ols. I ns te a d, fl i g h t con t rol is acc o m p l is h e d th r o u g h t h e use of a d e vice t h a t

c o mmuni ca tes w i t h the a i rcr aft via r a dio c o m mun i ca t i on s . A cc o r din g l y

, a n e x e mp t ion w i l l be r e qui r e d for

the f l i g h t i nstru c t i on r e qui reme nts of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.109( a ).

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Sa

f e ty

Giv e n the si z e a nd sp e ed of the U A S th a t M UR P HY in t e nds to us e

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

t r ain i n g c a n st i l l be p e r f

o r m e d without du a l c ontrols b eca u s e no pi l o t or p a ss e n g e rs a r e a bo a rd the U A S

,

a nd a s r e qui re d b y t h e Murph y ’s O p e r a t i ons M a n u a l s, a ll p e rsons w ill be a s a fe dist a n c e a w a y in t he e v e nt

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

ing f l i g ht i n s t r u c t i on. Mo r e ov er

, a s re qu i r e d b y t h e Mu r p h y ’s

O p er a t i ons M a nu a ls, a ll f l i g ht tr a ining will be c o n d u c ted in c ont r ol l e d a nd st e rile e nv i r onm e nt. As a

whol e

, the s af

e t y p r o ce du r e s p r ovided f or in Mu r p h y ’ s O p er a

t i ons M a nu a l s e nsure t h a t the p r opos e d U A S

op er a t i ons p r ovide a n e quiva l e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l o f s a f e t y th a n that p r ovid e d b y t h e f l i g ht i nst r u c t i on

r e g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C

. F

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

Murp h y r e qu e sts a n e x e m p t ion f r om t he m i nim u m s a f

e a l t i t ude re q u i re m e nts of 14 C

. F .R. §

91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec t i on 91

. 119 p re s cr ib e s t h e m i n im um s a f e a lt i t ud e s und e r whi c h a i rc r a f t m a y not o p era te,

in c lud i n g 500 f

e e t abo v e the s u rfa c e a nd a w a y f r o m a n y p e rson, v e s s e l, v e hicl e , or s t r u c tu r e in non

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

. F .R. § 91.11 9 (c ). S e c t i on 91.1 1 9 ( d) a l l ows f or a h e l i c opter to op e r a te a t l e ss

t h a n those m i n i mum a l t i t ud e s w h e n it ca n be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to p e rsons or prop er t y on t h e

su rface

, " p r ovided t h a

t " e ac h p e r son o p er a t i n g the h e l i c opt e r c o m p l ies w i t h a n y routes o r a lti t ud e s

spe c ifi c a l l y p re s c rib e d f

o r h e l i c o p t e r s b y the F A A

. "

An e x e m p t i on i s re qu i r e d b eca use the pr o pos e d U AS op era t i ons will nor m a l l y n ee d to o cc ur be low

4 00 f ee t A G L

. I n c i rc ums t a n ce s wh er e the UAS i s us e d to insp ec t a s tru c tu r e who s e h e i g ht e x c e e d s 400

f e e t A G L

, t h e U AS wi l l not be op er a t e d m ore t h a n 100 f

ee t a bo v e the h i g h e st point o n the stru c tu re

, a n d

wit h i n 50 f

ee t ho r i z ontal l y of the st r u c t u re

. A d di t ional l y , d u e the n a ture of the p ropos e d o p er a t i ons, the

Pi l ot a nd/or Obs e rv e r s ( s) m a y n ee d t o b e l e ss than 500 f ee t a w a y f

r om the U A S

.

1 5 R e l i e f f rom § 91.119 (a ) will not be n ece ss a r y b e ca use P e t i t i on e r will be a b le to p e r f

orm a n e m e r g e n c y

landi n g w ithout undue h a z a rd to p er s o ns or p r op er t y on the g r o und in t he e v e nt of a f a i l u re

. P e t i t i on e r ' s

pro p os e d UA S op e r a t i ons wi l l not o cc ur ov e r c on g e st e d a r ea s, a nd th er ef

o r e a n e x em

p t ion f r om §

91.119 ( b) w i l l not be n e c e ss a r y

. S e e e .g ., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 11157 to S lug w e ar

, I n c ., d b a L i k e on a

t r ee A e ri a l ( F A A

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E q u iv a l e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

C o m p are d to fl i g ht op e rat i ons with roto rcr a f t w e i g hing f

a r mo r e than t h e m a x i mum

we 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 mm a ble f

u e l wi t h the UA S

, a n y r isk a ssoci a ted

w i t h these o p er a t i ons is f

a r l e ss t h a n t h ose th a t p r e s e nt l y e x ist with conv e nt i on a l a i rc r a ft. A n

e qui v a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y will be ac h i e v e d g iven t he si z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the UA S

, a s w e ll

the c ont r ol l e d lo c a t i on w h e re t h e o p e r a t i ons will o cc u r

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y r isk to mann e d

a ir c r a ft, f l i g ht op e r a t i ons will be r e stri c t e d to 400 fee t A G L o r b e lo w , or w h e n ins p ec t i ng a

str u c tu r e w hose h e i g ht e x cee ds 400 f ee t A G L

, w i th i n 100 f

ee t a bove the h i g h e st po i nt on that

stru c ture a nd 50 f

ee t ho r i z ont a l l y of t he st r u c t u re

.

As s e t fo r th i n the O p er a t ions M a nu a ls, the UA S will be op e r a ted in a r e st r ict e d area

, a nd a ll

f l i g hts wi l l be op er a ted a t a l a t e r a l d i sta n c e of a t l ea st 500 f ee t f r om a n y no np a

rti c ip a t i n g p e rsons,

un l e ss t h a t pe r s o n is i n a posi t i on wh er e he or she is shi e ld e d f rom the U AS a nd a n y pos s i ble d e b r is

r e su l t ing f

r om UAS fa i l u re . As re qui r e d b y t h e O p er a t i ons M a nu a ls, f l i g h t s will be te r m i n a ted if a

nonp a r t i c ipating p e rson with i n 500 f ee t of the U A S l ea v e s a sh i e ld e d posit i on. F u r the r

, U A S

op e r a t i ons w i ll o cc ur a t l ea st 500 f ee t a w a y fr om v e hicl e s o r st r u c tu re s unl e ss t he prop e r t y

own er / c ontroll e r h a s g ra nted p er mis s ion and the P I C h a s m a de a s af

e t y a s s e s s m e nt of the r isk of

op e r a t i ng c lo s e r to t hose obj e cts and, o p er a t i ons n ea r the P I C o r Obs e rver w i l l not p r es e nt a n un d u e

h a z ar d p e r § 9 1.119 (a ). Ad h e r en c e to the s e r e stri c tions in Murp h y ’s O p e r a t i ons M a nuals wi l l e ns u re

op e r a t i ons ca n be c ond u c ted without c o m pr o misi n g s af

e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.121: Al ti m e ter S et t i n gs

Murp h y s ee ks a n e x e m

p t ion fr om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, whi c h r e qui r e s a p e r s on o p e r a ti n g a n

a ir cra ft to m a in t a in c r ui s ing a l t itude or f l i g ht l e v e l b y r e fer e n c e to a n a ltim e t e r th a t i s s e t to the e l e v a t i on

of the d e p a r ture a i r

po r t or b a r o m e t r i c p r e ssure An e x e m p t ion i s r e qui re d to t he e x tent that the UA S do

not have a b ar om e t r i c a l t im e te r , but ra th e r a G P S a lti t ude r e a d out.

1 6 S e e e .g. , G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 11138 to Dougl a s T r ud e a u ( F A A

- 20 1 4

- 0481 a t 1 9 ) :

" I f b a rr i e r s or st r u c tu re s ar e p r e s e nt that ca n suf f i c ient l y prot e c t nonp ar ti c i p a t i ng p e rsons fr om the UA

or d e b r is in the e v e nt of a n ac cident, then the U A m a y op e r a te c los e r th a n 500 fe e t to p er sons aff o r d e d

s u ch p r o t e c t i on. The op e r a tor m u st a lso e nsure t h a t nonp ar ti c i p a t i ng p e rso n s re m a in u n d e r su c h

p r ot e c t i on. I f a s i tuation a ris e s w h er e nonp ar ticip a t i ng p e rsons l ea v e su c h p rot e c t i on and a r e with i n 500

f e et of the U A , fl i g ht o p er a t i ons m ust c e a s e im m e di a t e l y

. W h e n c ons i d er ing how to i m m e d i a t e l y ce a se

op e r a t i ons, the p r i m a r y c on cer n is the s af e t y o f t h ose nonp a rti c ip a t i ng p e r s o n s

. I n a d d i t ion, the F AA

finds that op e r a t i ons m a y b e condu c ted c lo se r th a n 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e h i c l e s a nd stru c t u re s w h e n the

own er / c ontroll e r o f a n y s u c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or st r u c tu re s g r a nts p er mi ss i o n f or th e o p e r a t i on a nd the

P I C m a k e s a s af

e t y a ss e s s m e nt of the r isk of op e r a t i ng c lo s e r to those obj e c ts and d e te r min e s t h a t it

do e s not p re s e nt a n undue h a z ard.”U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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The F A A h a s s t a ted th a

t a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s afe t y to t he r e qui re m e nts of 14 C. F .R. § 91.121

c an be ac hie v e d in ci rc u m s t a n ce s wh e r e : ( 1) the UA S will be op e r a ted b e l ow 400 f e et A G L or b e low 17

, (2)

wit h i n V L O S , (3) w h e r e G P S b a s e d a l t i t ude info r m a ti o n is r e l a y e d in r ea l t i m e to the op er a tor a t a g rou n d

bas e d o n

- s c ree n dis p l a y a nd, (4) w h e r e p rior to e a c h fl i g ht, a ze ro a l t i t ude i n i t i a t i on p o i n t is est a blish e d f or

the P I C to c o n f

i r m a cc u r a c y o f the onbo a rd G P S

. 18

The UAS t h a t Murp h y i n t e nds to use f or the p r o p os e d op er a t i ons will m ee t all t h e se op er a t i on a l

c h ara c t e r is t i c s. Mo re ov e r

, a s re qui r e d b y Murp h y ’ s O p e r a t i ons Manu a ls, t he P I C wi l l be re qui r e d to

c al i b r a t e the a i rc r a f

t ' s G P S c o m

p a s s prior to e ac h f

l i g ht o p e r a

t i on. L ike p r i or F A A S ec t i on 333 G r a nts of

E x e mp t ion, t he UAS Murp h y to u s e

, a nd the s a f e t y m i t i g a tion p r o ce du re s c ont a in e d in t he Op era t i ons

M a nu a l s, both ensu r e th a t a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s af e t y will be ac hiev e d, a nd a G r a nt of E x e m p t ion t o the

r equi re m e nts of § 191.1 2 1 is t h er e f o r e a ppr o p r i a

t e

.

L

. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : F u e l R e qu ir e m e n t s f or F li g h t in V F R Co n d itio n s

Murp h y r e qu e sts a n e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1 .151 (a ) ' s f u e l re qui r e m e nts f

o r f l i g ht in V F R

c ondi t ions. S ec t i on 91 .1 51 s t a tes:

( a ) No p e rson m a y be g i n a f l i g ht in a n a i rpl a ne u n d e r V F R c ondi t ions unl e ss ( c onsid er i n g wind

a nd f o r eca st w ea t h e r c o n di t ions) th e r e is e no u g h f u e l to f l y to the fi r st p o i n t of int e nd e d l a n ding

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

–

(1) Du r i n g the d a y , to f

l y a f t e r th a t f or a t l ea st 30 m i nutes; or

(2) At n i g ht, t o f

l y af t e r t h a t for a t l ea st 45 m i n u tes.

Her e , the t e c hnol o g i c a l l i m i t a tions on U A S b a t t e ry po w e r m ea ns t h a t no me a n i n g ful fl i g ht

ope r a t i ons c a n be c ondu c ted w hi l e st i l l m a int a in i ng a 3 0

- m i nute b a tt e r y r e s er v e . An e x e m p t ion f r om t he

f u e l re qui r e m e nts o f 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) is the r ef o r e r e qui re d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the st r u c t u r e b e i n g insp ec ted e x c ee ds 400 fee t A G L

, the U AS will not be op er a ted m ore

than 100 fee t a bove the h i g hest p o i nt on t he s t r u c tu r e

.

1 8 S e e G r a nt of E x e m

p t i on No. 11062 to As t r a e us A er i a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t 21 )

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E q u ival e n t L eve l of S af

e ty

I n the G ra nt o f E x e mp t i o n to V DOS ( E x e m p t ion No. 11112 ) , the F AA d e t e r m ined t h a t a n

e qui v a lent le v e l of s afe t y to t he fu e l r e qui r e m e nts for f li g ht i n V F R c o n ditions could be ac hi e v e d b y

prohibiting the P I C fr om b e g in n i n g a D

- UAS P h a ntom I I a nd S 1000 f l i g ht unl e ss ( c onsid e ring wind

a nd f o r ec a st w ea th e r c o n di t ions) th e re w a s e no u gh pow e r to f l y to the f i r st intend e d point of l a nding

a nd, a ssuming no r m a l c r uis i ng sp ee d, to f l y af t e r t h a t f or a t l ea st 10 minutes. I n r e a c hing this

c on c lusion, the F AA c o n sid e r e d that the U A S b a t t e ri e s for t h e D

- U AS provide a pp r o x im a t e l y 2 0

m inut e s of po w e r e d fli g h t ( with p a y l o a d ) a n d pr o v id e d b a tt e r y l e v e l and b a t te r y t i m e r e m a ini n g in

m inut e s a nd s ec onds to t he P I C

. 1 9 The F AA a lso c onsid e r e d the f a c t that t he D

- UAS op e r a t i n g m a nu a l

states: “ st a rt e v e r y f

l i g ht with a ful l y c har g e d b a t ter y in the ae r i a l vehi c le ”

, a nd that in the e v e nt th a t

t h e UAS should r un low on pow e r, the P I C will b e a le r t e d a nd c a n l a nd the D

- UAS a s soon as po s s i ble.

L i k e the VD O S G ra nt of E x e m ption, Murp h y ’ s u s e of the D

- UA S

, c ombined w ith t h e r e quir e ments of

P e t it ion er ' s Op e r a tions M a nuals, ensu r e t h a t a n e qu i v a lent lev e l of s a f e t y ca n b e ac h i e v e d.

S i m il ar l y , in the G r a nt of E x e m ption to Alan Pu r w in (E x emption No. 11161 ) , the F AA

d e te r m ined t h a t a n e qui v a lent lev e l of s afe t y to t h e fu e l r e quir e m e nts for f l i g ht in V F R c ondi t ions

c ould be ac h i e v e d b y pr oh ib i ting the P I C f r om b e g inni n g a fl i g ht wi t h the D

- UAS unless (c o n side r i ng

wind a nd f

o re ca st w ea t he r c on d itions), th e re w a s e nou g h po w e r to f l y a t no r m a l cr u i si n g sp ee d to t he

int e nd e d l a nding point a n d land the UA with 25% b a t t e r y p ow e r r e m a ini n g

. Murp h y will a dh e re to t his

l i m it a tion f

o r D

- UAS fli g hts.

The D

- UAS in c lud e s a low b a tt e r y w a rni n g s y s t e m a nd the a m ount of b a t t e r y r e s e rve po w e r

r em a ining is t r a ns m itted to t he P I C via t e le m e t r ic d a ta f ee d, whi c h downli n ks f

r om the U AS t o a

ground

- b a s e d

- on

- s c re e n di sp l a y

. 2 0 As re qui r e d b y Murp h y ’ Op e r ations M a nu a l s, the P I C will pro m pt l y

f l y the U AS b ac k to the h o m e l a un c h l o ca tion or p r e

- d e t e r m ined a bort lo c a t ion wh e re t he UAS m a y

s a f e l y l a nd, while still m a intain i ng a m in i m um of 25% r e s e r ve b a tt e r y pow e r. Murp h y submi t s t h a t t he

pro ce du r e s r e qui r i n g fl i ghts t o be s a f e l y t e r min a t e d on c e the b a tte r i e s f a ll b elow 2 5% ca p a c i t y

,

c o m bined with the r e quir e m e nt th a t fl i g hts o n l y be c onduct e d within a s ec u r e

, iso l a ted a re a , using a

UAS w e i g h t i n g less than 55 p ounds, a nd within V L OS of the P I C a nd Ob s er v e r ( s), e ns u re that the

propos e d op e r a t i on will pr o v ide a n e quiv a l e nt or h i g h e r lev e l of s a f e t y to t h a t prov id e d b y the

r e g ulations f

r om whi c h e x e m ption i s sou g ht.

1 9 Gr a nt of E x e m

ption No. 11112 to VDOS Global, LL C ( F A A

- 2014

- 0382 a t 1 0 )

.

2 0 The D

- UAS g round c o ntrol station d i spl a y s, t he UAS posit i on, n a vi g a t i on r o ute, t a il n u mb e r,

a l t i tude, h ea di n g , no r th s ee ki n g a rr ow, ra n g e to t a rg e ts, ca lcul a t e d t a r g e t p osi t ion, d a te/t i m e

, a nd

s e nsor h ea di n g a nd o r i e n tation re lative to the U A S

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VI. DR U G A N D A L C OHOL P ROGRAM

Murp h y will h a ve polici e s in pl ac e to ensu r e that no p e rson m a y p ar ti c ip a te in UAS fli g ht

op e r a t i ons if th e y a r e u n d e r the i n f lu e n c e of a l c oh o l or a n y dr u g

.

VII. P U BL IC INTERE S T

The public int ere st wi l l be s e rv e d b y g r a nting Mu r p h y ’s Peti t ion for E x e m p tion. Con g r e ss h a s

e s t a blish e d a n a tion a l po l i c y that f a vors ea r l y int e g ra tion of UAS in t o the N AS i n c ontroll e d, s af e w o rking

e nv i r on m e nts s u c h a s th o se pro p o s e d in this P e t it i on. G ra n t i n g this P e t i tion for E x em ption h e lps ful f

ill

Con g r e s s ' g o a l in p a ssi n g S ec t ion 333( a ) thro u g h ( c ) of the R e f o r m A c t

— t h e F AA A d m inist r a to r ' s

a s s e ssm e nt of w h e t h e r ce r t a in UAS m a y o p e r a te s a f e l y in t he NAS b ef

o r e c ompletion of the s t a tu t o ri l y

r e quir e d rul e m a kin g

.

The pro p os e d UAS op e ra t ions in this P e tit i on f or E x e m p t ion si g nifi ca nt l y improv e s sa fe t y a nd r e d u c es r isk

of h a rm or s e rious inju r y to the g e n e r a l pu bl ic, vi d e o phot o gr a ph e rs, s c ient i sts a nd insp ec t o r s. Addit i on a l l y

r e du ce s risks of d e stru c t i on or major d a m a ge to publ i c a nd p r ivate pro p e r t y

. Mu c h g r e a t e r s a f e t y ma r g ins

a re g a i n e d a t a n y lo c a t i on wh e re a c ompa n y e mp l o y s the use o f sm a ll UAS for c ond u c ti n g v i d e o

m o n it o r in g a n d p r odu c ti o n, d a ta ca ptu r e a n d inspe c tion. T r a di t ional ae ri a l and r i g o rous lo ca t i on m e thods

of v i d e o p r odu c t i o n, d a t a ca pt u r e a n d inspe c tio n s, e x pose ph o to g r a p h e rs, s c ientists, i nsp ec t o r s, e m pl o y e e s

a nd a t so m e loc a t i ons the publ i c to hi g h r isks of s er ious i n j u r i e s

, o r d e a th

. I n m o s t o f th e s e g m e nt s i d e nti f i e d

h ere i n w h er e t

ra d i tion a l m e th o d s ar e e m

plo y e d

, videog ra ph e rs, s c ientists a nd inspe c tors a re pla c e d i n

pr e ca r i o u s s i tu a t io n s c l i m bing roof top s

, p e r f

orming e l e v a ted w o r k a nd d e f y ing the c h a l l e n g e s of n a t ure

e x posing th e m t o d a n g e r ous f a l l s, a nd oth e r e x tr e m e r i sk s

. I n a ddi t ion, d e p e nding on t he photo g r a p h e rs,

s c ientists and inspe c t o r ’s p r o x i m i t y to equipm e nt a nd oth e r h a z a rds a sso c i a t e d with t ra d i t i o n a l aer i a l v id e o

,

industri a l s i t e s a nd c on s tru c t i on f a c i l i t ies, the risks tak e n a r e ma n y t i mes g r ea ter than t h e v a lue of t h e wo r k

p e r f orm e d. The use of s m a ll U A S m i t i g a tes th e s e ris k s a n d b y p a s s e s h a z a rds a nd is u l t i m a t e l y a mu c h s afe r

a nd more e f

f ici e nt m e thod of p e r f

o r ming th e s e a n d oth e r v i d e o mo ni to r in g a n d p r o d u c t i o n, d a ta ca pture

a n d inspe c tion s e rvi ce s.

The use of s m a ll UAS a l so e nh a n ce s s a f e t y a nd redu ce s risk b eca u s e , unl i ke ma nn e d a ircr a ft

w e i g hi n g thous a nds o f p ounds, c a r r y i n g c r e w in a ddi t ion to fl a m m a ble fu e l , the UAS c a rr y no p a ss e ng e rs

or c rew. F u r th e r , in the u nlike l y e v e nt of a n a cc i d e nt, Murp h y s m a ll b a t t e r y po w e r e d UAS pr e s e n ts

si g nifi c a nt l y l e ss d a n g e r to pe r sons on t he g round wh e n c o m p a r e d to ope ra t ions b y c o nv e ntio n a l m a nn e d

a ir c r a ft. 2 1 A s P e t it i on er ' s UAS a re b a tte r y po w e r e d, the pub l ic will a lso ben ef it f r om a r e du c tion in h a rmful

em issions a sso c i a t e d with conv e nt i on a l a i rc r a ft p e r f o r ming in the s a me f

u n c tions propos e d h e r e in. L a s t l y

,

a s r ec o g n iz e d b y the F A A in prior Se c t i on 333 G r a nts of E x e m ption to fi l mm a k er s, UAS pro v ide a n

a ddit i on a l tool for the ae r ial fi l m ing indust r y

, a dd i ng a g r ea t e r degr e e of f l e x ibilit y

, whi c h sup p l e m e nts t he

c ur r e nt ca p a

bilities o ffe r e d b y m a nn e d a i r c raft

. 22

21 S e e G ra nt of E x e m

ption No. 11158 to T ea m 5, L L C (FAA

- 2014

- 0783 a t 12 ) :

" M a n n e d h e l i c o pt er s c o n du c ti ng a e ri a l video a nd f i l m i ng ca n w e i g h 6,000 p ounds or m ore a nd a r e

op era t e d b y a n onb o a rd p ilot, in a ddi t ion to oth e r o nbo a rd c r e wm e m b e rs, a s n ec e ss a r y

. T he p e ti t ione r ’ s

UAs will w e i g h l e ss th a n 55 pounds with no onb o a rd pilot or c r e w

. ”

2 2 S e e e .g ., G ra nt of E x e m ption No. 11178 to P i c tu r e Fac to r y

, I n c

. ( F A A

- 2 014

- 0794 a t 1 8 )

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The p i lot a nd c r e w will be r e m ote l y l o ca t e d f rom the a i r c r a ft. T h e li m it e d w e i g ht s i g nifi ca nt l y

r e du ce s the p o t e nti a l for h a rm to p a rti c ipati n g a nd nonp a rti c ipating individu a ls or p r o p e r t y in t h e

e v e nt of a n in c id e nt or a c c ident. The risk to an on b o a rd pilot a nd c r e w du r i n g a n inc i d e nt or a c c id e nt

is e li m in a t e d with t he use of a UA f o r the a e ri a l video a nd i ns p ec t i o n op e r a t i ons. UAS pro v ide a n

a ddi t ional tool for the ae r ial fil m ing indust r y

, a dd i ng a g r ea t e r d e g ree of fl e x i b il i t y

, whi c h

supple m e nts the c ur r e nt ca p a bi l it i e s o ffe r e d b y m a nn e d a i r c ra ft

. 22

VIII. P RI V A C Y

All Murp h y ’ s UAS op e rat ions will be c ondu c t e d in a c c ord a n c e with a pplic a ble fe d e r a l, s t a te, or lo c a l

la w s r e g a rdi n g priv a c y

. All o p e r a t i ons sh a ll be c o ndu c ted ov e r p riv a te or c ontro l l e d

- ac c e ss prop e r t y

with pe r mission f

r om the l a nd own er

/ c ont r oller or a uthori z e d r e p r e s e ntativ e

. P er mis s ion f r om land

own e r/ c on t r oll e r or a uth o r i z e d r e p r e s e nt a tive will be obtai n e d for e ac h fl i ght to be c o ndu c t e d.

IX. F E D E RAL RE G I S T E R SU MM ARY

P ursu a nt to 14 C. F .R. P a

r t 11, the f

ollowi n g su mm a r y is p r ovided for pub l ic a t i on in t he

F EDE R A L RE G I S TER, should it be d e t er mined th a t pub l ic a tion is n ee d e d:

P e t it i on e r s ee ks a n e x emption f r om the f ollowi n g r ul e s in Ti t le 14 of the Code of F e d e r a l

R e g ulations:

P a rt 21, S ubp a rt H ; P a rt 27; 45.2 3 ( b); 45.27 ( a ); 61.113; 91.7( a ); 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ) ; 91.9 ( c ); 91.103; 91.109( a) ;

91.119 (c ); 91.121; 91.1 5 1 (a ); 91.203 (a) & (b ) ; 91.405 (a ); 91.407 ( a ) ( 1 ) ; 91.409 (a ) ( 1 ) & ( 2); 91.417 ( a )

& ( b).

The e x e m pt i on w i ll g rea t l y e n h a n c e s afe t y b y re d u c ing r i sk to the g e n e r a l pub l ic, e mp l o y e e s a nd

prop er t y own e rs f

r om the subst a n t ial h a z a

rds a ss o c i a ted with p e r f

o r m i n g e quiv a l e nt ae ri a l v i d e o, d a ta

ca pture a nd inspe c t i on s e rvi ce s for r e s i d e n t i a l, c o m mer c i a l a nd in d us t r i a l r ea l est a te, n a tur a l r e sour c e

c ons e rv a n c y , l i v e stock m a n a g e ment, m a rine r e so u r c e ma n a g e ment, a gri c ul t ur e , mappi n g , surv e y i n g

,

s ea r c h a nd r e s c ue a nd e d u ca t i on wi t h c onv e nt i on a l fi x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft, r ot o rc r a ft, or o th e r m e thods.

X. CONC L U S ION

Murp h y ’ s P e t it ion f

or Ex e m p t ion s a tisfies the cr it er ia a rti c ulat e d in S ec t i on 333 of the R e fo r m A c t of

2012 including w e i g ht, s p ee d, o p e r a t i n g c a p a biliti e s, pro x i m

i t y to airp o rts a nd populat e d a r ea s,

op e r a t i on within V L OS a nd national s ec u r i t y . T h e prop o s e d UAS op e r a t io n s will b e nefit the publ i c a s

a whole b y i m provi n g s a f e t y a nd re du c i n g r isk b y a ll e viating hu m a n e x pos u re to da n g e r. I n

c onsi d e r a t i on of the f

o re g o i n g , t h is P e t i tion for E x e mption p r ov i d e s the F AA with m ore than a d e q u a te

ju s ti f i ca t i on for g r a nting the r e q u e sted e x e m ptions a llowing Murp h y u s e s m a l l UAS f or v i d e o

pho t o g ra p h y

, d a t a ca p t u r e a n d i nsp ec t i o n in t h e s e m ar k e t s e g m e n t s : U A S fli g ht e du c a t i o n

, r ea l est a te

a e r i a l resi d e nt i a l

, c o m m e r c i a l a n d i n d us t r i a l v i d e o g r a p h y a nd i n s p e c t i o n , l i v e s t o c k man a g e m e nt,

a gri c ul t ur e , m a rine r e so u r c e ma na g e ment, phot o g r a m m e t r y

, m a ppin g , s u rve y i n g , s e a r c h a nd r e s c ue.U. S . D e p ar t m e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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W e th a nk y ou f

or y our p r ompt consid era t i on of our re q u e sted e x e m ptions.

R e sp e ctful l y S u b m itted,

L o r e n S tone

CEO

Murp h y Compa n y

, L L C

455 W e st B ro a d S tr ee t,

Colu m bus, Ohio, 43215

S hould y ou h a ve a n y q u e stions, or if y ou n ee d a n y a ddi t ional info r m a tion to suppo r t t he r e qu e sted

e x emptions, pl ea se c onta c t the u n d e rs i g n e d a t:

Murp h y U A V /UAS, I n c

. P hon e : 614

- 221

- 7731

Em a il: lor e n@murp h y c o mpa n y

. c om

( T he followi n g a t t ac h e d i tems c ontain a nd c omm e rc i a l info r m a tion e x e m pt f r om di s clos u r e und e r the

F re e dom of I nfo r m a tion A c t, 5 U

. S

. C . § 522 e t s e q.

, a nd s h ould be h e ld in a s e p a r a te file p u r su a nt to 14

C

. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )).

A t ta c h me n ts:

0. MPTOM

1. G e n e r a l Op e r a t i ons Ma n u a l

2. P I C Op e r a t i ng M a n u a l

3. Murp h y P r otocols

4. L o c a t i on P roto c ols

5. F l i g ht C ommunic a tions P roto c ols

6. D e p a r ting L o c a tion P roto c ols

7. T ra ns m itter P roto c ols

8. P r e fli g ht C h ec klist

9. P ost F l i g ht C h ec k l ist

10. Equip m e nt Ch ec k l ist

11. U A S M a nuf

a c t u re r ’s M a nu a ls

a

. Us e r M a nu a ls

b. UAS M a in t e n a n c e M a n u a ls