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Daniels, Nia (FAA)

From: Daniels, Nia (FAA)

Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 3:00 PM

To: 'James Ferrandini'

Subject: RE: Request for Additional Information

Mr. Ferrandini,  

Please provide the FAA with a copy of your Motion Picture and Television manual by April 2nd, 2015. You can either reply

to this email or send it to 333exemptions@faa.gov.

Thank you,  

Nia Daniels, ARM‐108

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Rulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Rules Division

800 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20591

PH: (202) 267 ‐ 7626

Fax: (202) 267 ‐ 5075

nia.daniels@faa.gov

From: James Ferrandini [mailto:jamesferrandini@gmail.com] 

Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 7:23 AM 

To: Daniels, Nia (FAA) 

Subject: Re: Request for Additional Information 

Nia Daniels, 

Thank you so much for the email and I apologize for my missing information. The attached document “Upward Aerial Additional 

Information.pdf” should address the information necessary to process my petition. This information has also been submitted as a

comment on my docket. While the requested aircraft operations manual is unfortunately too large to attach as a comment on my 

docket, I have supplied an online address link to the electronic version of the manual in my docket comment. Unfortunately I was also 

unable to send this email with the operations manual attached as the email bounced back because of the size of the manual. Would it 

be alright if I submit the link that the aircraft manual can be found at? The manual can be found here: 

http://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/inspire_1/en/Inspire_1_User_Manual_v1.0_en.pdf

I appreciate the time you’ve taken to review my petition and please don’t hesitate at all to ask for any more information that you need.

Again— thank you so much, 

James Ferrandini 

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 6:20 AM, <Nia.Daniels@faa.gov> wrote: 

December 29, 2014 

 

 

Mr. James Ferrandini 
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President and Lead UAS Operator 

Upward Aerial 

208 San Rafael Avenue 

San Rafael, CA 94901 

 

Dear Mr. Ferrandini: 

 

This letter is to inform you that the following information is missing from your petition (Docket No. FAA2014-0765). This information is necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration to process your 

petition. Please submit the additional information to your docket at www.regulations.gov and submit any 

proprietary information to the FAA Headquarters or electronically via e-mail to nia.daniels@faa.gov. 

 Describe the aircraft make and model for the proposed UAS operation. The description should include 

the size. 

 

 List the aircraft’s cruise speed. 

 

 Provide information regarding the radio frequency spectrum. This information can be located in the 

aircraft manual. 

 

 Provide description of proximity to airports. 

 

 Your petition references a pre-flight inspection. Describe the process used to determine if the UAS is 

airworthy and in safe condition for operation in the NAS. 

 

 Your petition references an aircraft operations manual; however, it was not submitted for the 

record. Please provide a copy of the manual. 

 

 
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Please provide the additional information by January 12, 2015. 

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (202) 267-7626. 

Sincerely, 

 

 

Nia Daniels, ARM-108

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Rulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Rules Division

800 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20591

PH: (202) 267 - 7626

Fax: (202) 267 - 5075

nia.daniels@faa.gov