1 333 E x e mption Petition

November 14, 2015

UN I TED S TATES OF AME R I C A

DE P A R TMENT OF T R AN SP O R TAT I ON

F EDE R AL AV I AT I ON ADM I N I S T R AT I ON

W A S H I NGTON, DC 20591

I n the m a tt e r of the p e tition of Due North Aviation , LLC

Nathan Kayes

– Managing Member

Due North Aviation, LLC 3380 Old Columbus Rd N W

Carroll, Ohio, 43112

f or a n e x e mption fr om p ar t 21; (740) 652

- 1722

§§ 45.23 ( b ) ; 91.7 (a) ;

91.9 ( b )( 2 ) ; 91.103; 91.109; 91.119;

91.121; 91.151 (a) ; 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b );

91.405 (a) ; 91.407 (a)( 1 );

91.409 (a)( 2 ) ; a nd 91.417 (a ) a nd ( b)

of Title 14, C ode of Fe d era l R e g ul a tions

G RANT OF E X E M P T ION

B y l e tt e r d a t e d November 14,2015, Due North Aviation , LLC, p e tition e d the Fe d eral

Avi a tion Administ ra tion (F AA) f or a n e x e mption fr om p ar t 21, §§ 45.23 ( b ) , 91.7 (a)

, 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) , 91.103, 91.109, 91.119, 91.121, 91.151 (a) , 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b ) , 91.405 (a)

, 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 (a)( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 (a ) a nd ( b) of Title 14, C ode of Fe d era l R e g ul a tions

( 14 C F R ) . The p r opos e d e x e mption, if g ra nt e d, would a llow op era tion of unm a nn e d a i rcraf t

s y st e ms ( UA S ) f or the pu r pose of supplemental utility survey operations in addition to

existing commercial helicopter services provided by Due North Aviation , LLC . Such UAS

operations include utility structure survey, right

- of

- way survey, and aerial

photography/videography.

Th e p et i t io n e r re qu e s t s re li e f f r om t h e f ollo w i n g re g u la t io n s:

P ar t 21 p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, the p r o ce du ra l re qui re m e nts f or issuing a nd

c h a n g ing d e si g n a pp r ov a ls, p r odu c tion a pp r ov a ls, a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e s, a nd

a i r wo r thin e ss a pp r ov a ls.

S ec tion 45.23 ( b) p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t wh e n m ar ks in c lude only the R om a n

ca pit a l l e tt e r “ N” a nd the re g ist ra tion numb e r is displ a y e d on limit e d, re st r i c t e d or li g ht

spo r t ca t e g o r y a i rcraf t or e x p er im e nt a l or p r ovision a lly cer ti f i ca t e d a i rcraf t, the op era tormust a lso displ a y on th a t a i rcraf t n ea r eac h e nt ra n c e to the ca bin, c o c kpit, or pilot

st a tion, in l e tt er s not l e ss th a n 2 in c h e s nor mo r e th a n 6 in c h e s hi g h, the wo r ds

“ limit e d,” “re st r i c t e d,” “ li g ht

- spo r t,” “e x p er im e nt a l,” or “ p r ovision a l,” a s a ppli ca bl e

.

S ec tion 91.7 (a ) p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t no p er son m a y op era te a c ivil a i rcraf t

unl e ss it is in a n a i r wo r thy c ondition.

S ec tion 91.9 ( b )( 2) p r ohibits op era tion of U. S

. - re g ist ere d c ivil a i rcraf t unl e ss th er e is

a v a il a ble in the a i rcraf t a c u rre nt a pp r ov e d Ai r pl a ne or R oto rcraf t F li g ht M a nu a l,

a

pp r ov e d m a nu a l m a t er i a l, m ar kin g s, a nd pl acar ds, or a ny c ombin a tion th ere o f

.

S ec tion 91.103 p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t eac h pilot in c omm a nd sh a ll, b ef o r e

b e g inning a f li g ht, b ec ome fa mili a r with a ll a v a il a ble in f o r

m a tion c on cer ning th a t

f li g ht, to in c lud e

—

(a ) F or a f li g ht und e r I F R or a f li g ht not in the vi c inity of a n a i r po r t, w ea th e r

re po r ts a nd f o reca sts, f u e l re qui re m e nts, a lt er n a tiv e s a v a il a ble if the

pl a nn e d f li g ht ca nnot be c ompl e t e d, a nd a ny known t raff ic d e l a y s of whi c h

the pilot in c omm a nd h a s b ee n a dvis e d by AT C ;

( b) F or a ny f li g ht, r unw a y l e n g ths a t a i r po r ts of int e nd e d us e

, a nd the f ollowing

t a k e o f f a nd l a nding dist a n c e in f o r

m a tion:

( 1) F or c ivil a i rcraf t f or whi c h a n a pp r ov e d Ai r pl a ne or R oto rcraft

F li g ht M a nu a l c ont a ining t a k e o f f a nd l a nding dist a n c e d a ta is

re qui re d, the t a k e o f f a nd l a nding dist a n c e d a ta c ont a in e d th ere in;

a nd

( 2) F or c ivil a i rcraf t oth e r th a n those sp ec i f i e d in p ara g ra ph ( b )( 1) of

this s ec tion, oth e r re li a ble in f o r

m a tion a pp r op r i a te to the a i rcraf t,

re l a ting to a i rcraf t p erf o r

m a n c e und e r e x p ec t e d v a lu e s of a i r po r t

e l e v a tion a nd r unw a y slop e

, a i rcraf t g r oss w e i g ht, a nd wind a nd

t e mp era tu re.3

3 S ec tion 91.109 p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t no p er son m a y op era te a c ivil a i rcraf t

(e x ce pt a m a nn e d fre e b a lloon) th a t is b e ing us e d f or f li g ht inst r u c tion unl e ss th a t

a i rcraf t h a s f ully f un c tioning du a l c ont r ols.

S ec tion 91.119 p re s cr ib e s th a t, e x ce pt wh e n n ece ss ar y f or t a k e o f f or l a ndin g , no p er son

m a y op era te a n a i rcraf t b e low the f ollowing a ltitud e s:

(a ) An y wh ere . An a ltitude a llowin g , if a pow e r unit fa ils, a n e m er g e n c y

l a nding without undue h a z ar d to p er sons or p r op er ty on the su rface

.

( b) Ov e r c on g e st e d area s. Ov e r a ny c on g e st e d are a of a c it y , town, or

s e ttl e m e nt, or ov e r a ny op e n a ir a ss e mbly of p er sons, a n a ltitude of 1,000

fee t a bove the hi g h e st obst ac le within a ho r i z ont a l ra dius of 2,000 fee t of

the a i rcraf t.

(c ) Ov e r oth e r th a n c on g e st e d area s. An a ltitude of 500 fee t a bove the su rface

,

e x ce pt ov e r op e n w a t e r or sp ar s e ly popul a t e d area s. I n those ca s e s, the

a i rcraf t m a y not be op era t e d c los e r th a n 500 fee t to a ny p er son, v e ss e l,

v e hi c l e , or st r u c tu re

.

( d) H e li c opt er s, pow ere d p arac hut e s, a nd w e i g ht

- shi f t

- c ont r ol a i rcraf t. I f the

op era tion is c ondu c t e d without h a z ar d to p er sons or p r op er ty on the

su rface

—

( 1) A h e li c opt e r m a y be op era t e d a t l e ss th a n the minimums p re s cr ib ed

in p ara g ra ph ( b) or (c ) of this s ec tion, p r ovid e d eac h p er son

op era ting the h e li c opt e r c ompli e s with a ny r out e s or a ltitud e s

sp ec i f i ca lly p re s cr ib e d f or h e li c opt er s by the F AA; a nd

( 2) A pow ere d p arac hute or w e i g ht

- shi f t

- c ont r ol a i rcraf t m a y be

op era t e d a t l e ss th a n the minimums p re s cr ib e d in p ara g ra ph (c ) of

this s ec tion.

S ec tion 91.121 re qui re s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, eac h p er son op era ting a n a i rcraf t to m a int a in

cr

uising a ltitude by refere n c e to a n a ltim e t e r th a t is s e t “ to the e l e v a tion of the d e p ar tu r e

a i r po r t or a n a pp r op r i a te a ltim e t e r s e tting a v a il a ble b ef o r e d e p ar tu re

.4

4 S ec tion 91.151 (a ) p re s cr ib e s th a t no p er son m a y b e g in a f li g ht in a n a i r pl a ne und e r V F R

c onditions unl e ss ( c onsid er ing wind a nd f o r e ca st w ea th e r c onditions) th er e is e nou g h

f u e l to f ly to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l a nding a nd, a ssuming no r m a l cr uising sp e e d

, ( 1)

du r ing the d a y , to f ly af t e r th a t f or a t l ea st 30 minut e s; or ( 2) At ni g ht, to f ly af t e r th a t

f or a t l ea st 45 minut e s.

S ec tion 91.203 (a ) p r ohibits, in p er tin e nt p ar t, a ny p er son fr om op era ting a c ivil a i rcraf t

unl e ss it h a s within it ( 1) a n a pp r op r i a te a nd c u rre nt a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e ; a nd ( 2) a n

effec tive U. S

. re g ist ra tion cer ti f i ca te issu e d to its own e r o r

, f or op era tion within the Unit e d

S t a t e s, the s ec ond c opy of the Ai rcraf t R e g ist ra tion Appli ca tion a s p r ovid e d f or in § 47.31 (c)

. S ec tion 91.203 ( b) p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t no p er son m a y op era te a c ivil a i rcraf t

unl e ss the a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca te or a sp ec i a l f li g ht a utho r i z a tion issu e d und e r § 91.715 is

displ a y e d a t the ca bin or c o c kpit e nt ra n c e so th a t it is l e g ible to p a ss e n g er s or cre w.

S ec tion 91.405 (a ) re qui re s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t a n a i rcraf t op era tor or own e r sh a ll h a ve

th a t a i rcraf t insp ec t e d a s p re s cr ib e d in subp ar t E of the s a me p ar t a nd sh a ll, b e tw ee n

re qui re d insp ec tions, e x ce pt a s p r ovid e d in p ara g ra ph (c ) of the s a me s ec tion, h a ve

dis cre p a n c i e s re p a i re d a s p re s cr ib e d in p ar t 43 of the c h a pt er

.

S ec tion 91.407 (a)( 1) p r ohibits, in p er tin e nt p ar t, a ny p er son fr om op era ting a n a i rcraf t th a t

h a s und er g one m a int e n a n ce , p re v e ntive m a int e n a n ce

, re buildin g , or a lt era tion unl e ss it h a s

b ee n a pp r ov e d f or re tu r n to s er vi c e by a p er son a utho r i z e d und e r § 43.7 of the s a me c h a pt er

.

S ec tion 91.409 (a)( 2) p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t no p er son m a y op era te a n a i rcraf t

unl e ss, within the p rece ding 12 ca l e nd a r months, it h a s h a d a n insp ec tion f or the issu a n c e of

a n a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca te in acc o r d a n c e with p ar t 21 of this c h a pt er

.

S ec tion 91.417 (a ) a nd ( b) p re s cr ib e s, in p er tin e nt p ar t, th a t

—

(a ) E ac h re g ist ere d own e r or op era tor sh a ll k ee p the f ollowing rec o r ds f or the

p er iods sp ec i f i e d in p ara g ra ph ( b) of this s ec tion:

( 1) R ec o r ds of the m a int e n a n ce , p re v e ntive m a int e n a n ce

, a nd a lt era tion

a nd rec o r ds of the 100

- hou r

, a nnu a l, p r o g re ssiv e

, a nd oth e r re qui re d

or a pp r ov e d insp ec tions, a s a pp r op r i a t e

, f or eac h a i rcraf t ( in c luding

the a i rfra m e ) a nd eac h e n g in e , p r op e ll er

, r oto r

, a nd a ppli a n c e of a n

a i rcraf t. The rec o r ds must in c lud e

—

( i) A d e s cr iption ( or refere n c e to d a ta acce pt a ble to the

Administ ra to r ) of the wo r k p erf o r

m e d; a nd

( ii) The d a te of c ompl e tion of the wo r k p erf o r

m e d; a nd5

5 ( iii) The si g n a tu re

, a nd cer ti f i ca te numb e r of the p er son a pp r oving

the a i rcraf t f or re tu r n to s er vi ce

.

( 2) R ec o r ds c ont a ining the f ollowing in f o r

m a tion:

( i) The tot a l time in s er vi c e of the a i rfra m e

, eac h e n g in e

, each

p r op e ll er

, a nd eac h r oto r

.

( ii) The c u rre nt st a tus of li fe

- limit e d p ar ts of eac h a i rfra m e

, e n g in e,

p r op e ll er

, r oto r

, a nd a ppli a n ce

.

( iii) The time sin c e l a st ov er h a ul of a ll it e ms inst a ll e d on the

a i rcraf t whi c h ar e re qui re d to be ov er h a ul e d on a sp ec i f i ed

time b a sis.

( iv) The c u rre nt insp ec tion st a tus of the a i rcraf t, in c luding the time

sin c e the l a st insp ec tion re qui re d by the insp ec tion p r o g ra m

und e r whi c h the a i rcraf t a nd its a ppli a n ce s ar e m a int a in e d.

( v) The c u rre nt st a tus of a ppli ca ble a i r wo r thin e ss di rec tiv e s ( AD)

a nd s afe ty di rec tiv e s in c ludin g

, f or eac h, the m e thod of

c ompli a n ce , the AD or s afe ty di rec tive numb e r a nd re vision

d a t e

. I f the AD or s afe ty di rec tive involv e s rec u rr ing ac tion, the

time a nd d a te wh e n the n e x t ac tion is re qui re d.

( vi) C opi e s of the f o r

ms p re s cr ib e d by § 43.9 ( d) of this c h a pt e r f or

eac h m a jor a lt era tion to the a i rfra me a nd c u rre ntly inst a ll e d

e n g in e s, r oto r s, p r op e ll er s, a nd a ppli a n ce s.

( b) The own e r or op era tor sh a ll re t a in the f ollowing rec o r ds f or the p er iods

p re s cr ib e d:

( 1) The rec o r ds sp ec i f i e d in p ara g ra ph (a)( 1) of this s ec tion sh a ll be

re t a in e d until the wo r k is re p ea t e d or sup er s e d e d by oth e r wo r k or

f or 1 y ea r af t e r the wo r k is p erf o r

m e d.

( 2) The rec o r ds sp ec i f i e d in p ara g ra ph (a)( 2) of this s ec tion sh a ll be

re t a in e d a nd t ra ns ferre d with the a i rcraf t a t the time the a i rcraf t is

sold.

( 3) A list of d efec ts f u r nish e d to a re g ist ere d own e r or op era tor und e r

§ 43.11 of this c h a pt e r sh a ll be re t a in e d until the d efec ts ar e

re p a i re d a nd the a i rcraf t is a pp r ov e d f or re tu r n to s er vi ce

.6

6 Th e p et i t io n e r s upp o rt s i t s re qu e st w i t h t h e f ollo w i n g i n f o r m a t io n:

Unm a nn ed Ai rcraf t S y st em

The UAS p r opos e d by the p e tition e r is a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t

g iv e n the si z e , w e i g ht, sp ee d, a nd limit e d op era ting are a a sso c i a t e d with the a i rcraf t to be

utili z e d by the a ppli ca nt, a n e x e mption fr om 14 C F R p ar t 21, S ubp ar t H ( Ai r wo r thin e ss

C er ti f i ca t e s ) , subj ect to cer t a in c onditions a nd limit a tions, is w arra nt e d a nd m ee ts the

re qui re m e nts f or a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe ty und e r 14 C F R p ar t 11 a nd S ec tion 333 of the

F AA Mod er ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m A c t of 2012 ( P L 112

- 95 ) . The p e tition e r f u r th e r st a t e s th a t

UAS op era t e d without a n a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca te in the re st r i c t e d e nvi r onm e nt a nd und e r the

c onditions a nd limit a tions p r opos e d by the p e tition e r will be a t l ea st a s s afe , or s afer , th a n a

c onv e ntion al a i rcraf t (f i x e d wing or r oto rcraf t) op era ting with a n a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca te

issu e d und e r 14 C F R p ar t 21, S ubp ar t H a nd not subj ec t to the p r opos e d c onditions a nd

limit a tions.

The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t the unm a nn e d a i rcraf t ( UA) to be op era t e d und e r this re qu e st is l e ss

th a n 55 lbs. f ully lo a d e d, f li e s a t a sp ee d of no mo r e th a n 50 knots, carr i e s n e ith e r a pilot nor

p a ss e n g er , and carr i e s no e x plosive m a t er i a ls or f l a mm a ble liquid f u e ls. The p e tition e r

f u r th e r d e s cr ib e s th a t, in the e v e nt the UAS los e s c ommuni ca tions or its G P S si g n a l, the UA

will h a ve the ca p a bility to re tu r n to a p re

- d e t er min e d lo ca tion within the S ec u r ity P er im e t e r

a nd l a nd. I t will a lso h a ve the ca p a bility to a bo r t a f li g ht in the e v e nt of unp re di c t e d obst ac l e s

or e m er g e n c i e s.

The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t e v e n thou g h its UAS will h a ve no a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e

, an

e x e mption m a y be n ee d e d fr om 14 C F R § 45.23 a s the UA will h a ve no e nt ra n c e to the ca bin,

c o c kpit, or pilot st a tion on whi c h the wo r d “e x p er im e nt a l” ca n be pl ace d. Giv e n the si z e of the

UA, the p e tition e r not e s th a t the two

- in c h l e tt er ing will be impossibl e . The p e tition e r a ss er ts

th a t a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y may b e p r ovid e d by h a ving the UA m ar k e d with the wo r d

“e x p er im e nt a l” on the f us e l a g e in c ompli a n c e with 14 C F R § 45.29 (f) , in a lo ca tion wh er e the

pilot, obs er v er

, a nd oth er s wo r king with the UA will s e e the id e nti f i ca tion.

The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t the m a int e n a n c e re qui re m e nts in the p er tin e nt s ec tions of 14 C F R

p ar t 91 ar e only a ppli ca ble to a i rcraf t with a n a i r wo r thin e ss cer ti f i ca te in acc o r d a n c e with p ar t

43. The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t the DJI Phantom 3 do e s not h a ve sp ec i f ic m a int e n a n c e

inst r u c tions concerning hourly or annual inspection; th eref o r e the p e tition e r int e nds to

f ollow a ny m a nu fac tu rer rec omm e nd e d inst r u c tions a nd p r o ce du re s wh e n those p r o ce du re s

e x ist f or cer t a in c ompon e nts of the UAS.7

7 UAS Pilot in Command (PIC)

To abide by commercial operation procedure, t he p e tition e r ensures that all personnel acting as

Pilot in Command of the UAS will hold a commercial (rotorcraft helicopter) rating and a t least

a second class medical

. Due North Aviation provided commercial helicopter services and will

be using existing employees to conduct UAS operations with the same level of safety and

planning.

UAS Op era ting P ara m e t er s

The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t a ll f li g hts will be op era t e d within visu a l line of si g ht ( V L O S ) of a

pilot a nd/or obs er v er

, a nd th a t the UA f li g hts will be limit e d to a m a x imum a ltitude of 400

fee t AG L

. The p e tition e r f u r th e r st a t e s th a t a n op era tor will e nsu r e th a t only essential

personnel be a llow e d within 100 fee t of the UA op era tion, but this ra dius m a y be re du ce d

to 30 fee t b a s e d upon a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe ty d e t er min a tion

. The p e tition e r a ss er ts

th a t a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe ty ca n be ac hi e v e d g iv e n the si z e , w e i g ht a nd sp ee d of the

UA S

, a s w e ll a s the lo ca tion wh er e it is op era t e d. The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t the UAS will be

op era t e d within a s af e op era ting p er im e t er , the bound ar i e s of whi c h will be d e t er min e d by

essential p er sonn e l a nd the UAS P I C b a s e d on the sit e

- sp ec i f ic ac tiviti e s a nd sp ee d of the

UAS re qui re d f or the op era tion, a nd c oo r din a t e d with the ju r isdi c tion a l F AA F S DO a nd

lo ca l g ov er nm e nt o ff i c i a ls a s a ppli ca bl e

. The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t only p ar ti c ip a ting a nd

c ons e nting p er sonn e l will be a llow e d within this p er im e t er

. Commercial aviation

knowledge and safety practices will be upheld by Due North Aviation pilots and staff at all

times during UAS operation.

W ith re sp ec t to p ref li g ht ac tions, the p e tition e r not e s it m a y n ee d e x e mption fr om 14 C F R

§ 91.103, b eca use the UAS will not h a ve a pp r ov e d r oto rcraf t f li g ht m a nu a ls. The p e tition e r

a ss er ts th a t a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe ty will be ac hi e v e d by the P I C t a king a ll preflight

ac tions a s s et f o r

th in standard commercial operation preflight , in c luding re vi e wing w ea th er

, f li g ht b a tt er y re qui re m e nts, l a nding a nd t a k e o f f dist a n ce s, a nd a i rcraf t p erf o r

m a n c e d a ta

b ef o r e initi a tion of f li g ht. Addition a ll y , the p e tition e r st a t e s th a t a b r i ef ing will be c ondu c t e d

p r ior to eac h d a y ’ s flight re g ar ding pl a nn e d UAS op era tions, a nd a ll p er sonn e l who will be

p erf o r

ming duti e s within the bound ar i e s of the s afe ty p er im e t e r will be properly briefed.

With respect to barometric altimeter settings as stated in 14 CFR § 91.121, the petitioner may

need exception due to the lack of standard barom etric instrumentation. The DJI Phantom 3

uses barometric information and GPS information to calculate UAS altitude without the

standard altimeter instrumentation.8

8 The petitioner is also requesting the use of a small practice are located at Fairfield County

Airport where Due North Aviation operations are based. This space would only be used for

controlled pilot practice and preparation flights to ensure all UA system s are working

properly. This area is a 50ft by 50ft square immediately in from of the petitioner’s hanger on

the west side of Fairfield Country airport in Ohio. Practice operations would only be

performed with no more than one aircraft in operating at the airport while the UAS PIC

monitors local traffic on a handheld VHF radio. Practice will be terminated any time

operations cannot be preformed at least 500ft from operating aircraft.

The practice area pictured above is measures 200 feet from West to East and 100 feet from

North to South. The area would also extend up to 100 feet above ground level.9

9 W ith re sp ec t to the f u e l re qui re m e nts, the p e tition e r not e s th a t, in o r d e r to m ee t the re s er ve

re qui re m e nts in 14 C F R § 91.151, UAS f li g hts would h a ve to be limit e d to a pp r o x im a t e ly 10

minut e s. The p e tition e r ar g u e s th a t DJI has incorporated sufficient notifications and

precautions to regulate battery power reserve. Below are the notifications and battery reserve

information readily available to the PIC of the UAS:

P ublic I nt ere st

The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t, g iv e n the sm a ll si z e of the UA involv e d a nd the re st r i c t e d st er ile

e nvi r onm e nt within whi c h it will op era t e , its p r opos e d op era tion “fa lls squ are ly within th a t

z one of s afe ty (a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y ) in whi c h C on g re ss e nvision e d th a t the F AA

must, by e x e mption, a llow c omm erc i a l op era tions of UAS to c omm e n c e imm e di a t e l y .” Also

due to the si z e of the UA a nd the re st r i c t e d area s in whi c h the UAS will op era t e

, a pp r ov a l of

the a ppli ca tion p re s e nts no n a tion a l s ec u r ity issu e . The p e tition e r st a t e s th a t, g iv e n the c l ea r

di rec tion in S ec tion 333, the st r ong e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe ty su rr ounding the p r opos e d

op era tions, a nd the si g ni f i ca nt public b e n ef it, in c luding e nh a n ce d s afe t y

, re du c tion in

e nvi r onm e nt a l imp ac ts, in c luding re du ce d e missions a sso c i a t e d UAS, g ra nting the re qu e st e d

e x e mptions is in the public int ere st.10

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