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December!15,!2015

U.S.!Department!of!Transportation Federal!Aviation!Administration 800!Independence!Ave.,! S.W. Washington,!D.C.!! 20591

Re:$Request$for$Exemption$under$Section$333$of$the$FAA$Modernization$and$Reform$Act

Dear! Sir!or!Madam :

Pursuant!to!Section! 333!of!the!FAA!Modernization!and!Reform!Act,!I,!Robert!J.!Rose!(hereinafter! “Operator”!or! “Petitioner”),!on!my!own!behalf as!an!operator!of two! Unmanned!Aircraft! (UA)!each!part!of!

an! Unmanned!Aircraft!System!(UAS ),! hereby!apply!for!an!exemption!from!the!li sted!Federal!Aviation! Regulations!to!allow!commercial!operation!of! the!identified! UAS,!so!long!as!such!operations!are! conducted!within!and!under!the!conditions!outlined!herein!or!as!may!be!established!by!the! FAA

. Regulations$

– Exemptions$Requested

a.!14!C. F.R.!45.27(a),

b.!14!C.F.R.!61.113(a)!and!(b),

c.!14!C.F.R.!91.7(a),

d.!14!C.F.R.!91.105,

e.!14!C.F.R.!91.119(c)

f.!14!C.F.R.!91.121,

g.!14!C.F.R.!91.151(b),

h.!14!C.F.R.!91.405(a),

i.!14!C.F.R.!91.407(a)(1),

j.!14!C.F.R.!91.409(a)(1)!and!(2),!and

k.!14!C. F.R.!91.417(a)!and!(b).

The!proposed!exemption!would!allow!the!operation!of! the!identified! unmanned!aircraft!systems!(UAS)! for!the!purpose!of! aerial$data$collection

,! including! remote!sensing!and!measuring!by!an!instrument(s)! aboard!the!UA.!Examples!includ e!imagery!(photography,!video,!infrared,! etc .),!electronic!measurement! (precision!surveying,!RF!analysis,! etc .),!chemical!measurement!(particulate!measurement,!etc.),!or!any!2

other!gathering!of!data!by!instruments!aboard!the!UA ,!together!with!subsequent!sig nal!processing!of!the! data

.!!
There!will!be! no o perations!for!the!purpose!of!closed

\ set!motion!picture! or television!filming

. In!no!case!will!the!UA!be!operated!at!airspeeds!greater!than!the!maximum!UA!operating!airspeed! recommended!by!the!aircraft!manufac turer.

The!UA will! be!operated! at!an!altitude!of!no!more!than! 2 00 feet!above!ground!level!(AGL).

The!UA S will be!operated!within!visual!line!of!sight!(VLOS)!of!the! pilot!in!command!( PIC ) at!all!times.

The!PIC!will!hold!the!required!pilot!certificate,!and!e ither a!current!FAA!airman!medical!certificate!or!a! valid!U.S.!driver’s!license!issued!by!a!state,!the!District!of!Columbia,!Puerto!Rico,!a!territory,!a!possession,! or!the!Federal!government.!! The!PIC!will!also!meet!the!flight!review!requirements!specified in 14!CFR!§! 61.56!in!an!aircraft!in!which!the!PIC!is!rated!on!his!or!her!pilot!certificate.

All!operations! will!utilize!a!visual!observer!(VO),!and!t he!UA! will be!operated!within!the! VLOS of!the!PIC! and!VO!at!all!times.!

The!VO!and!PIC! will be!able!to!com municate!verbally!at!all!times;! no! electronic!messaging!or!texting! will! be permitted!during!flight!operations.!

Prior!to!each!flight,!the!PIC! will conduct!a!pre

\ flight!inspection!and!determine! whether! the!UAS!is!in!a! condition!for!safe!flight.!The!pre

\ flig ht!inspection! will account!for!all!potential!discrepancies,!e.g.,! inoperable!components,!items,!or!equipment.

All!training!for!PIC!status!will!be!logged!in!a!manner!consistent!with!14!CFR!§!61.51(b)!and! training! operations! will only!be!conducted!during!ded icated!training!sessions.!During!training,!proficiency,!and! experience

\ building!flights!the!PIC! will operate!the!UA S with!appropriate!distance!from!nonparticipants! in!accordance!with!14!CFR!§!91.119.

No! UAS!operations! will be!conducted!during!night or!unde r! special!visual!flight!rules!(SVFR) ,!and!a ll! operations! will be!conducted!under!visual!meteorological!conditions!(VMC).!

No!UA!will!be! operate d within!5!nautical!miles!of!an!airport!reference!point!(ARP)

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The!UA! will not!be!operated!less!than!500!feet!be low!or!less!than!2,000!feet!horizontally!from!a!cloud!or! when!visibility!is!less!than!3!statute!miles!from!the!PIC.

The!UA!will!give!way!to!all!manned!aviation!operations!and!activities!at!all!times,!and!will!not!be! operated!by!the!PIC!from!any!moving!devi ce!or!vehicle.

All!operations! will be!conducted!over!private!or!controlled

\ access!property!with!permission!from!the! property!owner/controller!or!authorized!representative.

The! two! UAS!proposed!by!t he!petitioner!is!a! DJI$Phantom$1 and! 3DR$Solo

.!!! It!is!beli eved!that!the!FAA!is! thoroughly!familiar!with! both!of! these!UAS.!! Flight!time!is!limited!for!both!craft!to!approximately!20!
minutes.!! The!Phantom!1 is!a!small,!unmanned!multirotor!aircraft,! with!takeoff!weight! of!approximately!3! pounds including!payload ,!a nd!maximum! airspeed of!22!mph.!!The!3DR!Solo!is!a!similar! small,!unmanned! multirotor!airc raft,!with!takeoff!weight!of!approximately!3.9!pounds! including!payload,! and!maximum! airspeed! of! 55!mph

.!! Both!craft!are!equipped!with!a!GPS!return!to!home!(RTH)!featu re,!such!that!i f! either