Kashan Barfield

7182 Candlestone Dr Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Dec. 28, 2015 U. S
. D epa rt m e n t o f T ra n s p o rtat i o n Do c k e t M a n a ge m ent Sy st e m 1 2 0 0 N ew Jers ey Ave., SE W as h i ngt o n D C 2 0 5 9 0

Re: E xe m pt i o n R eq u est P u rs u a n t to Se cti o n 3 3 3 o f t h e FAA Re fo r m Act a n d P art 1 1 o f the Fe d eral Av i ati o n Reg u lati o n s fro m : 1 4 CFR 2 1 su bp art H ; 1 4 CFR 4 5
. 2 3 ( b ); 1 4 CFR 6 1
. 1 13 ( a ); 1 4 C F R 9 1 .7(a ) ; 1 4 CFR 91
. 9 (b)( 2) ; 1 4 CFR 9 1 .1 0 3 ; 14 CFR 91
. 1 0 9 ; 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 1 9 (c ) ; 1 4 CFR 9 1 .1 2 1 ; 1 4 CFR 9 1
. 1 51 ( a ); 1 4 CFR 9 1
. 2 0 3 ( a) and (b); 1 4 CFR 91
. 40 5 ( a ) ; 1 4 CFR 9 1
. 40 7 ( a) ( 1 ) 14 CFR 9 1
. 40 9 (a) ( 1 ) a n d (2 ); 1 4 CFR 9 1
. 4 17 ( a ) a n d ( b )

To wh o m i t m ay c o n cern: Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and 14 CFR Part 11, Kashan Barfield , operator of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations to allow commercial operation of a small UAS, so long as such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as my be established by the FAA as required by Section 333.

C o m m ercial o p er a ti o n s m a ll UAS, as d e s cri b ed he rei n , w h ich are e qu i pp ed w i th ca m er a s and s e n s o rs, w o u ld o p era te in t h e fo ll o wing m a nn er: 1
. Aer i al ph o t o g ra ph y an d/o r v i d eo fo r p ub lic a nd/o r p r i vate use i n cl ud i n g r e al e sta t e, arc h i t ect u r e , la n d su rv ey i ng, e ng i n e e ri n g and o ther r e l a t e d p ro fess i o n al acti v it i es. 2
. Aer i al v i d e o an d/o r p h o t o g ra ph y fo r p ub lic a nd/o r p r i v ate use i n cl ud i n g telev i si o n , p ub lic ev ents, a n d ci n e m a t o g ra ph y . 3
. Aer i al i n spect i o n/ p h o to g r a p hy o f reside n tia l /co m m e rcial st r u ctu res und er c o n t ract w i th the o wners o r l o cal gov ern m ent aut h o ri ty . 4
. Aer i al v i d e o/ ph o t o g ra ph y o r p rov i d i n g li ve v i d eo fe ed to assist w ith search a n d res c u e o p er a ti o n s in cases o f an e m erge n cy o r n atu r al d isaster o n l y w h en t h e l o cal aut h o r i ties o r go ve r n m ent h a s r e qu e st e d it by c o n tr a ct o r d o n ati o n . As d es c ri b ed fu l l y be l o w, t h e req u est ed exe m pt i o n w o u ld pe r m it t h e o p erat i o n o f s m all UAS und er c o n tr o l l ed c o nd iti o n s in the N AS that w o u ld be a) l i m ited b) c o n t ro lled c ) p red et e r m i n ed a n d d) w ill p rov i d e safety en h a n ceme n ts to t h e al re a d y safe o p e rati o n s in the in du stry pre s ently usi n g c o n venti o n al ai rcraft. A pp rov al o f th i s e xe m pt i o n w o u ld the reby en h a n ce sa fe ty and fu l fi l l the Se c reta ry o f T ra n sportat i o n ’s (t h e FAA A d m i n istra t o r’s) res p o n si b i l ities to “
... .estab l ish req u ire m ents fo r t h e sa fe o p erat i o n o f such aircr a ft sy st e m s in the nat i o n al ai rsp a c e syst e m .”The n a m e , p h o n e, e m ail a n d ad d ress o f t h e ap p lica n t :

Name: Kashan Barfield Phone: ( 614) 338-9458 Email: kashan.barfield@gmail.com Address: 7182 Candlestone Dr, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Reg u lati o n s fro m which t h e e x e m pti o n is r e qu e st e d : 1 4 C F R P art 2 1 su bp art H 1 4 C F R 4 5
. 2 3 ( b ) 1 4 C F R 6 1
. 1 1 3 (a) 1 4 C F R 9 1 .7 ( a) 1 4 C F R 9 1 .9 ( b ) ( 2 ) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 0 3 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 0 9 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 1 9 (c) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 2 1 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 1 5 1 ( a) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 2 0 3 ( a) & (b) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 40 5 ( a) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 40 7 ( a) ( 1 ) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 40 9 ( a) ( 2 ) 1 4 C F R 9 1
. 4 1 7 ( a) & (b) The small UAS’s I will be using are multi-rotor craft weighing no more than 55lbs. including payload. Under normal conditions they operate at speeds of no more than 45 Mph or 39 Knots and have the ability hover and move along a vertical and horizontal plane simultaneously. They will operate in line of sight only and by the exempted person only obeying all other local and fede ral laws. Giv e n the s m all size o f t h e s m all UAS a n d t h e c o n t ro l l ed e n v i ro n m ent p rov i d ed t h e p ro p o sed o p erat i o n s wi l l a dh ere to t h e Re fo r m Act’s safe ty re qu i r e m ents. The a pp rov al o f th i s ap p licat i o n presents no n a ti o n al se c u r ity iss u es. R ega rd i n g t h e l e v el o f sa fe ty sur ro und i n g t h e pro p o s ed o p erat i o n s and t h e pub lic b enefit, r e du ct i o n in en v iro n m e n tal i m p acts, in c l ud i n g b u t n o t l i m ited to r e du ced e m issions a n d n o i s e, t h e g ra n t o f the req u est ed e x e m pt i o n is in t h e pub lic i n t e rest . Ac co r d i ng ly t h e a pp lica n t req u est s that the FAA g ra n t the req u est ed e x e m pt i o n w ith m i n i m u m d ela y .A I RC RAFT A N D E QU I VA L E N T LEVEL OF SAF ETY The o p erat i o n l i m itat i o n s p ro p o s ed fo r an eq u i v ale n t o r h igh er l e vel o f safety b e ca u se o p erat i o n s will f u rt h er en h a n ce the safety o f the p ers o n s a nd /o r p ro p erty us i n g c o nv enti o n al aircraft. These l i m it a ti o n s and c o nd iti o n s t o which t h e a pp lica n t a g rees to ad h e re t o when c o ndu cting com m erc i al o p erat i o n s u nd er the FAA i ssued e xe m pti o n a s s et fo rth in t h e F l i gh t Operat i o n s M a nu al (F O M ) i n cl ud e : 1
. The s m all UAS will w eigh l e ss t h an 5 5 lbs. 2
. F l i gh ts will b e o p er a t e d wi t h in li n e of si gh t o f a p il o t a nd /o r o b se rv er. 3
. Maximum flight time for each operational flight will be 25 minutes. Flights will be terminated at 25%battery power reserve or 25 minutes of flight time whichever occurs first. 4
. F l i gh ts will b e o p er a t e d a t an altitu d e o f n o mo re th a n 4 00 fe et A b ove G ro un d Le v el ( AG L ) a n d n o t mo re than 2 00 fe e t ab ov e an e l ev at e d pl a tfo r m f ro m which fi l m i n g is p la nn ed. 5
. M i n i m u m c rew fo r each o p erati o n w ill c o n sist o f t h e s m all UAS P i l o t in Com m a n d (P IC ) , t h e Vis u al Observ er (V O ) w h en nee d e d a n d m a y inc lud e bu t n o t l i m ited to a C a m e ra Oper ato r. 6
. The s m all U AS p i l ot will b e Jude M Chastain O N LY n o t al l o wing any o ther pe rs o n to o p era te the s m all UAS in a c om m e rcial ca p ac i ty . 7
. A b riefi n g w ill be perfo r m e d r e g ard i n g t h e p la nn ed s m all UAS o p er a ti o n s pr i o r t o e a ch d ay’s fli gh t c o n sisti n g o f all the d a y s’ p ro du ct i o n act iv iti e s. 8
. The P IC will o btain verb a l/writt en c o n s ent o f all p ers o n s in vo l ved w ith the pl ann ed o p er a ti o n and ens u re that o n l y c o n senti n g pers o n s will b e all o w e d w it h in 1 0 0 fe et o f the fli gh t o p erat i o n , and t h e ra d i u s m a y be red u ced t o 3 0 fe et ba s ed u p o n an eq u i vale n t l evel o f safe ty d et e r m i n at i o n , as req u ired und er the F O M
. With t h e a d v a n ced pe r m iss i o n o r d i rect i o n o f t h e F S D O, o p er a t i o n s at cl o ser ra ng e m ay b e a pp ro v ed. 9
. The P IC a n d VO will h a v e b e e n t ra in ed in o p erat i o n o f s m all U AS a n d r e c ei ve u p -t o - d ate in fo r m at i o n fo r the p artic u lar s m all UAS t o b e o p e rat e d and will b e a b le t o s h o w u p o n r e qu e st t h eir c om p e t ent ab i lity t o o p era te the s m all UAS a n d/o r C a m era. 10
. The P IC a n d VO will b e a b le t o c om m un ica t e by vo ice, ra d i o , an d/o r t e xt at all t i m es. 11
. Writt en an d/o r v erb a l pe r m iss i o n and pe r m its will b e o btai n ed fro m t erri to ri a l, state, c o un ty o r c i ty j u ris d icti o n s, incl ud i n g law enfo rc e m ent, fi re o r o ther a pp ro p ri a te gov ern m ental a g encies when n e eded. 12
. If the s m all UAS l o s es com m un icat i o n s o r l o ses G P S si g n al, the s m all UAS will h a v e the ca p a b ility to return to a p re - d e t e r m i n ed l o c a ti o n within a d e si gn a t ed l o c a ti o n a n d la n d aut o n o m o u s l y . 13
. The s m all UAS will h a ve t h e ca p a b ility to abort a fl igh t i n case o f u np red i cted o b st acles, w e at h er, o r e m erge n cies.1 4 C. F . R . Pa rt 2 1, Subpa rt H: Ai rwo rt h i ne ss C e rt ific a te s 1 4 C . F . R. § 9 1 . 20 3 ( a ) ( 1 ) S u bp art H, e n titled Ai rw o rt h i n ess Certifi cat e s, e stab l i s h es the p ro c ed u ral r e qu ir e m ents fo r t h e i ssu an ce o f ai rw o rth in ess c ertific a t e s a s r e qu ired by FA R § 91
. 2 0 3 (a) ( 1 ). G i v en t h e si z e a n d l i m ited o p e rati n g area ass o ci a t e d with t h e aircra f t t o b e u tili z ed by t h e A pp lica n t, an e xe m pti o n fro m P a rt 2 1 S ubp art H m e e t s the req u ire m ents o f an eq u iva l ent l evel o f s afe ty u nd er P a rt 1 1 and Se cti o n 3 3 3 o f the Re fo r m Act. T h e F e d eral Aviat i o n Act ( 4 9 U.S
. C. § 447 0 1 (f)) and S ect i o n 3 3 3 o f t h e Re fo r m Act b o th aut h o r i z e the FAA to e x e m pt airc raft fro m t h e r e qu ir e m ent fo r a n airw o rth in ess c ertific a t e , up o n c o n si d e rat i o n o f t h e s i z e, w e i gh t, spe e d , o p erat i o n al ca p a b ility, and p rox i m i ty t o air p o rts and p o pu la t ed ar e as o f the pa rticu l ar s m all U AS . In all case s , an a n alys i s o f these criteria d e mo n strat e s that t h e s m all UAS o p er ated wit h o u t an ai rw o rth in e ss certif i cat e , in the r e str i cted en v iro n m e n t a n d u nd er t h e c o nd iti o n s p ro po sed w ill b e at l east a s safe , o r safe r, t h an a c o nventi o n al aircra f

t (fixed w i n g o r ro to rcra f t) op erating w ith an airw o rth i n ess c ertifica t e with o u t t h e rest rict i o n s and c o nd it i o n s p ro p o s ed. The s m all UAS to be o p era ted hereu nd er is less t h an 5 5 lbs. f u lly l o a d ed, c ar r i e s n either a pi l o t n o r pa s sen g e r, carr i es n o e xp l o s i v e m a t e r i als o r f l a m m a b le li qu id fuels, and o p e rat e s e xcl u si ve l y within a s ecured a n d d esig n at e d area. Un l ike ot h er ci v il aircraft, o p erat i o n s u nd er th i s e x e m pt i o n w ill be tig h tly c o n tr o l l ed and mo n i to red by b oth the o p e rat o r and u nd er t h e req u i re m ents a n d in co m p lia n ce with l o cal p ub lic sa fe ty req u ire m ents. T h ese safe ty e nh a n c e m ents prov i d e a greater deg ree o f safety to t h e pub lic a n d pro p e rty o w n ers than c o n vent i o n al o p erat i on s c o ndu cted with airw o rt h i n ess ce rtificat e s issued u nd er 1 4 C.F
. R. P art 21 , S ubp art H
. Lastl y, ap p licat i o n o f t h e se s a m e criteria d e mo n str a t e s t h a t the re is n o c red ib l e thre a t to nat i o n al s ecuri ty p o sed by t h e s m all UAS, d u e t o its size, s p e e d o f o p er a ti o n , l o cat i o n o f o p erat i o n , lack o f e xp l o s i ve m a t erials o r fl am m a b le li qu id fuels, and in ab ility to c ar ry a su b sta n tial e xt e r n al l o a d
. 1 4 C. F . R . § 4 5 . 2 3 ( b ) . M a r kin g of the Ai rcra ft The reg u lat i o n r e qu ir e s: W h en m a r ks i n cl ud e o n ly t h e Roman cap ital l ett er " N " a n d t h e reg i st rati o n n u m b er is d is p lay e d o n li m i t e d , rest r i ct e d o r li gh t - sp o rt c a t e go ry aircraft o r e x p er i m en t al o r pro v i si o n al l y ce rtifica ted ai rcraft, t h e o p era t o r m u st also dis p lay o n that ai rcraft near e a ch entra n ce t o the ca b i n , c o c kp i t, o r p i l o t stat i o n , in le tt e rs n o t le s s t h an 2 i n ches n o r m o re than 6 inc h e s hi gh , t h e w o r d s "li m i t e d ," "rest r i ct e d , " "li gh t - s p o rt,"
" e xper i m en t al," o r "p rov i s i o n al," as ap p lica b le. E v en th o ug h t h e s m all UAS will h a v e n o airw o rth in e ss cert ifi c a t e , an e xe m pt i o n m ay be n e eded as t h e s m a l l U AS will h a ve n o e n tra n ce t o t h e ca b i n , c o ckp it o r p i l ot st a ti o n o n w h ich the w o rd “ Ex p eri m e n tal” can be p l a ced. Giv e n the si z e o f t h e s m all U AS, t wo - i n ch l ett eri n g will be i m p o ssi b le. T h e wo rd “Ex p er i m enta l ” w i l l be p la c e d o n the fusela ge in c om p lia n ce w i th § 45
. 2 9 (f). T h e eq u i va l ent l evel o f s afe ty w ill be p rov i d ed by h a v i n g t h e s m all U AS m a r k e d o n its f u s ela g e as req u ired by § 45
. 2 9 ( f) w h ere the pi l o t, o b s erver a n d o thers w o rki n g with t h e s m all UAS will s ee the ide n tificati o n o f t h e s m all UAS as “ Exper i m ental
. ”1 4 C. F . R . § 6 1 . 1 1 3( a ) : P ri vate P i l ot P riv il eg e s a n d Li m it a t i on s: P i l ot i n C o m ma nd . P u rs u a n t t o 1 4 CFR 61
. 1 1 3 (a), n o pers o n w h o h o l d s a p rivate pi l o t cert ifi cate m a y act as a pi l ot in c om m a n d o f an aircraft that is carryi n g p assen g ers o r p ro p erty fo r c o m p ensat i o n o r h i re. O u r s m all U AS d o n o t car ry any p il ots o r pas s en gers n o r p ro p erty t h ere fo re I am s e e k i n g an e x e m pt i o n t o 1 4 CFR 61
. 11 3 (a). A l th o ug h hel p fu l, a p i l o t’s l i cense will n o t ens u re r e m o te c o n tro l p i l o ti n g s kil l s. T h e risks att en d a n t t o t h e o p erat i o n o f s m all UAS is far less than t h e r i sk l evels i nh erent in t h e c o mm ercial act iv i ties o u tli n ed in 1 4 C F R 6 1
. I fe e l t h e o p erat i o n a n d li m itat i o n s s et fo rth in the FOM will eq u a t e to t h e sa fe o p erat i o n o f t h e s m all U AS
. The safe operation and control of the UAS as described in this application does not depend on the type of FAA license held by the PIC. That knowledge can be and is gained primarily through practice and experience and not through flight training in fixed wi ng or rotor aircraft, nor is it dependent on the acquisition of a commercial or private pilot’s certificate. Those certificates demonstrate knowledge of the factors and skills needed for the safe operation of those types of aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcra ft). It cannot be assumed that any type of pilot, approved to operate a helicopter or fixed wing aircraft, has the skill or ability to safely operate a small unmanned aerial vehicle, operating at 400 AGL or lower, within strictly controlled pre

- approved ai rspace. From a practical standpoint, there are relatively few licensed full

- scale aircraft pilots who are also qualified to fly the type of UAS that are utilized for infrastructure image

- capture operations. There are even fewer pilots that can fly these U AS
– to the point that to do both is considered rare 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 7 ( a ) : C i vi l A i rcra ft Ai rwo rt h i ne s s . The reg u lat i o n r e qu ir e s t h a t n o p ers o n m a y o p era t e a ci v il ai r cra f t un less it is in a i rw o rt h y c o nd it i o n . As the re will b e n o airw o rth in e ss ce rtificate issued fo r t h e ai rc raft, s h o u ld th i s e xe m pti o n b e g ra n t e d , n o FAA reg u l a t o ry stan d ard w ill exist fo r d e t e r m i n i n g airwo rth in ess. Gi ven the si ze o f t h e aircraft fo r m ai n t e n a n ce a n d use o f safety checklis ts pr i o r to e a ch fl igh t an e qu iva l ent l ev el o f s a fe ty will b e prov i d ed. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 9 ( b ) ( 2) : C iv i l A i rcra ft F l i g ht Manua l i n t h e Ai rcra f t . Secti o n 9 1 .9 ( b ) ( 2 ) p rov i d e s: No pers o n m ay o p er a te a U. S
. - reg i st e red ci v il aircra ft
. . . ( 2 ) F o r w h ich an A i r p l a n e o r R o t o rcra f t F l i gh t M a nu al is not r e qu ired by § 21
. 5 o f t h is cha pt e r, u n less there i s a v ai l a b le in the aircraft a cu r rent ap p rov ed ai rp la n e o r R ot o rcra f t F l i gh t M a nu al, a pp roved m a nu al m at e ri a l, m a r ki ng s, and pl a car d s, o r a n y c om b i n at i o n t h ere o f. T h e s m all UAS, g i v en its size a n d c o n fi gu rati o n has no a b ility o r pl a ce t o car ry such a fl igh t m a nu al o n t h e aircra f t, n o t o n l y be c a u se t h ere is no p il o t o n b o ar d , b u t b e c a u se the re is n o ro o m o r ca p acity t o car ry such an i t em o n t h e ai rcra f

t. T h e e q u ivalent l ev el o f sa fe ty w ill b e m ai n tai n ed by k e ep in g t h e fl igh t m a nu al at t h e g ro un d c o n t ro l p o i n t where the pi l o t f l y i n g t h e s m all UAS will h a v e i m m ed i a te ac c ess to i t. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 1 0 3 : P refl i g ht Act i on . This reg u lat i o n r e qu ires e a ch p il o t in c om m a n d to t a ke ce rtain act i o n s b efo re fl i g h t to ins u re t h e sa fe ty o f fl i gh t. As FAA a pp rov ed roto rcraft fli gh t m a nu als will n o t b e p rov i d ed fo r the ai rcraft a n exe m pt i o n w ill be n e eded. T h e O P ERATOR will t a ke all act i o n s incl ud i n g rev iewing w e ather, fli gh t b a tt e ry r e qu ir e m ent s, la nd i n g and t a ke o ff d ista n ces and ai rcraft p e rfo r m a n ce data be fo re i n itiat i o n o f fli gh t.1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 1 09 : F l i g h t I n st r u ct i on . Sect i o n 9 1
. 1 0 3 p rov i d es t h at n o p ers o n m a y o p er a te a ci v il ai rcraft (e xcept a m a nn ed free ba l l oo n ) t h at is b ei n g u sed fo r fli gh t instr u ct i o n u n less that aircraft has f u lly f un cti o n i n g d u al c o n tro ls. Small U AS a n d re m o t e ly pi lo t e d ai rcraft, by t h eir desi g n do n o t h a ve f u l l y fu n ct i o n al du al c o n t ro ls. Fl igh t c o n t ro l is ac c o m p lished thro ug h t h e u se o f a c o n t ro l b ox that commun icates with t h e aircraft v i a ra d io c om m un icat i o n s. T h e FAA h as ap p ro ved e x e m pt i o n s fo r fli gh t trai n i n g w it h o u t fu l ly f un ct i o n al du al c o n t ro ls fo r a n u m b er o f aircra f t a n d fo r fli gh t i n structi o n in e x p er i m e n tal aircraft. The eq u ivalent l evel o f sa fe ty prov i d ed by t h e fact t h at n either a pi l ot n o r p assen g ers will b e c ar r ied i n t h e ai rcra f

t a n d by t h e si z e a n d spe e d o f t h e ai rcraft.
1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 1 19 : M i ni mum Sa fe Al t i t ude s. Secti o n 9 1
. 1 1 9 est a b lish e s safe alt i tu d es fo r o p erat i o n o f c i v il ai rcraft. S e ct i o n 9 1
. 1 1 9 ( d ) al l o ws h eli c o pters t o be o p era t ed at l ess than t h e m i n i m u m s p res c ri b ed, p rov i d ed the p ers o n o p er a ti n g t h e h eli c o pt e r c o m p lies w i t h any r o u te o r altit ud es prescrib e d fo r hel i c o pters by t h e FAA. As t h is exe m pt i o n is fo r a s m all UAS that is a h elic opt e r a n d t h e exe m pti o n r e qu est s authori ty t o o p er a te a t a l titu d es u p t o 40 0 AG L, o r n o t m o re than 2 0 0 ab ov e an elev a t e d pl a tfo r m f ro m w h ich fil m i n g is p la nn ed, an ex em pti o n m a y be n e e d ed to al l o w s u ch o p erat i o n s. As s e t fo rth h e rei n , t h e s m all UAS will n ev er o p er a te a t h i gh e r t h an 4 0 0 AGL with the e xcepti o n that in circ um stan c es where the s m all U AS is us e d t o su rv ey o r p ho t o g ra p h a st r u cture w h o se hei gh t exc e eds 40 0 fe e t AG L, t h e s m all U AS will no t b e o p er a t e d m o re than 1 00 ' a b o ve t h e h i gh est p o i n t o n the structu re. It will h o w e ver b e o p er a t e d in a rest r i ct e d a rea with se cu r ity per i m e t er, w h e re b u il d i ng s and pe o p le will no t b e e x p o sed to o p e rati o n s with o u t t h eir p re - o btai n ed c o n sent. The eq u ivale n t l evel o f safety will b e ac h i ev e d gi v en t h e si z e, w e i gh t, s p e e d o f t h e s m all UAS as w ell as the l o cat i o n w h e re it is o p e rated. No fli gh t will b e t a ke n w it h o u t t h e pe r m ission o f the pr o p erty o wner o r l o c a l o ffi cials. Becau s e o f t h e a dv a n ce n oti c e to t h e p ro p e rty o wner and partic ip a n ts in the fi l m i n g act i v ity, all affe ct e d in d ivid u als will b e aw a re o f t h e p la nn ed fl igh t o p e rati o n s. C o m p ared to fli gh t o p erat i o n s with aircra f t o r ro t o rcraft w eig h ti n g fa r m o re than t h e m ax i m u m 5 5 l b s. p ro p o s ed he rein and t h e lack o f fl a m m a b le fuel, any r i sk ass o ci a t e d with t h e se o p e rati o n s is far l e ss t h an th o s e present l y pre s ented with c o nv enti o n al aircraft o p er a ti n g at o r be l o w 5 0 0 AG L
. I n ad d iti o n , t h e l o w - altit ud e o p er a ti o n s o f the s m all U AS will ens u re separ a t i o n b etw e en these s m al l

- U AS o p e rati o n s and the o p erat i o n s o f c o nv enti o n al aircraft t h a t m u st c o m p ly w ith S ect i o n 91
. 11 9
. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 1 2 1 A l t i mete r Sett i ngs. This reg u lat i o n r e qu ires e a ch p ers o n o p e rati n g an air c raft to m ai n tain cr u isi n g a lt it u d e by refe re n ce t o an altim et e r that is s e t “
. . . to t h e el ev at i o n of t h e dep a rt u re ai rp o rt o r an a pp ro p ri a t e alt i m e ter s e tti n g a v ai l a b l e b efo re dep a rtu re . ” As the s m all UAS m a y n ot h a v e a baro m e t ric alt i m et er, bu t instead a G P S a l titu d e read ou t, an e xe m pt i o n m ay be n e eded. An e qu ivale n t l ev el o f s afety w ill be achi ev ed by t h e o p era t o r, p u rs u a n t to the safety c h e c k list and li v e fl i gh t d ata mo n i t o ri ng, co n fi r m i n g t h e altit ud e o f thela u n ch site s h o wn o n the G P S altit ud e i nd ica t o r befo re fl i gh t. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 1 5 1( a ) : F ue l Re qu ire me n ts fo r F l ig ht i n V FR C ond i t i on s Secti o n 9 1
. 1 5 1 (a) p ro h i b i t s an i nd ivid u al fr o m beg inn i n g “ a fli gh t in an ai rp la n e und er V F R co nd it i o n s u n le s s (c o n si d eri n g wind and fo re cast w e ath e r c o nd iti o n s) t h ere is en o ug h fuel to fly t o the first p o i n t o f i n t en d ed la nd i ng, an d , assu m i n g n o r m al cr u i s i n g s p e e d
– ( 1 ) D u ri n g t h e d ay, t o fly aft e r t h a t fo r at l east 3 0 m i nu t es; o r (2 ) At n igh t, t o fly aft e r t h at fo r at le a st 4 5 m i nu t es.” The b attery p o w e ri n g t h e s m all UAS p rov i d es a pp rox i m a te ly 3 0 m i nu t e s o f p o wered fli gh t. To m e et the 3 0 m i nu t e re s erv e r e qu ir e m ent in 1 4 CFR § 9 1
. 1 51 , s m all UAS fl igh ts w o u ld be li m i t ed to ap p ro x i m at e l y 1 0 m i nu t es in l en gth. Gi v en t h e l i m itat i o n s o n the s m all UAS’s pro p o sed f l i gh t area and t h e l o cat i o n o f its p ro p o s ed o p erat i o n s w i th i n a p rede t er m i n ed area, a l o nger t i m e fr a m e fo r fli gh t in d ayli gh t o r t w ili gh t V F R c o n d iti o n s is rea s o n a b le. A pp lica n t b eli ev es t h at an e xe mp ti o n f ro m 1 4 CFR § 9 1
. 1 5 1( a) fa l ls wit h in t h e s c o p e o f pr i o r exe m pt i o n s. O p e rati n g the s m all UAS, in a ti gh t l y c o n tr o l l ed ar e a w h e re o n ly p e o p le and p ro p erty o w n e rs o r o ffi cial rep r e s entat i v e s w h o ha ve si gn ed wai vers will b e al l o wed, w ith less t h an 3 0 m i nu t e s o f re s erv e f u el, d o es n o t en g en d er t h e ty p e o f risks t h at Sect i o n 9 1
. 1 51 ( a ) w a s inten d ed to all ev iate g iv e n t h e size and s p e e d o f t h e s m all UAS . A dd it i o n al l y, l i m iti n g s m all UAS fl igh ts t o 1 0 m i nu t e s w o u ld g rea t ly red u ce t h e u tili ty fo r w h ich t h e exe m pt i o n w ill b e g ra n t e d . A pp lica n t b eli eve s t h at an eq u iva l ent l ev el o f safety can be ac h i ev ed by l i m iti n g fli gh ts to 3 0 m i nu t e s o r 2 5 % o f batt ery p o we r — whi c h ever ha pp ens first. This rest rict i o n w o u ld be m o re t h an ade qu ate to re t u rn t h e s m all U AS t o its pl ann ed l a nd i n g z o n e fro m a n ywhe re in its li m i t e d o p erating a rea. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 2 0 3 ( a ) a n d (b ) : C a r ryi ng Ci vi l A i rcra ft Ce rt i fi c a t i o n a n d Reg i st ra t i o n The r e gu lat i o n p rov i d es in p ertinent p art : (a) E xcept a s pr ov i d ed in § 91
. 71 5 , no pers o n m ay o p e rate a ci v il ai r craft u n l e ss it h as w it h in it t h e fo ll o win g : ( 1 ) An ap p ro p ri a te and c u r rent airw o rth in e s s c ertifica te. . . . (b) No p e rs o n m a y o p era te a ci v il airc raft u n less the a i rw o rth i n ess c ertific a te re q u ired by p ara g ra p h ( a) o f t h is se cti o n o r a special fli gh t a u th o ri z at i o n issued u nd er § 9 1
. 7 1 5 is d is p la yed a t the ca b in o r c o ckpit entr a n ce so t h a t it is legi b le to pass e ng ers o r cre w. The s m all UAS fu l l y l o a d ed w e i gh s no m o re than 5 5 l b s. a n d is o p erat e d wit h o u t an o nb o ard pi l o t. As suc h , t h ere is no ab i li ty o r p l a c e t o car ry ce rtificat i o n and r e g i stra t i o n d o c u m e n ts o r t o dis p l a y t h e m o n t h e s m all UAS. An e qu ivalent lev el o f sa fe ty w ill b e ac h i ev ed by ke e p i n g t h ese d o c u m ents at t h e g ro un d c o n t ro l p o i n t whe re the p il o t flyi n g the s m all U AS w ill h a v e i m m ed i a t e a c ce s s to th e m ; to t h e ext ent t h ey are ap p lica b le to the s m all U AS. 1 4 C. F . R . § 9 1 . 40 5 ( a ) ; 40 7 ( a ) ( 1 ) ; 409 ( a ) ( 2) ; 4 1 7( a ) & ( b ) : M a i n te nan c e I n s pe ct i on s. These reg u latio n s re qu ire t h at an aircra ft o p era t o r o r o wner “ sh a ll have t h at airc raft i n spect ed as p rescri b e d in su b p art E o f t h is p a rt a n d s h all bet w e en req u ired ins p ect i o n s, e xc e pt as p rov i d ed in p ara g ra p h ( c) o f t h is s e cti o n , h a ve d isc repa n cies r epa i r e d as p rescri b ed in p art 4 3 o f t h is cha pt e r . . . ,” ando the rs shall ins p ect o r m ai n tain t h e ai rcraft in co m p lia n ce with P art 43
. Gi v en that t h e s e s ect i o n and P a rt 4 3 ap p l y o n ly to aircra f t w i th an ai rw o rth in ess c ertific a t e , t h ese s ect i o n s w ill n o t ap p ly to the ap p lica n t. M ai n t en a n ce will b e ac co m p lished by t h e o p era to r p u rs u a n t to t h e fl i gh t m a nu al a n d o p erating h a ndb oo k. An eq u ivalent l evel o f sa fety w ill be ac h i ev e d b ecause t h ese sm a ll UAS s are v ery li m i t e d in si z e and will car ry a s m all p a y l o ad a n d o p era t e o n ly in rest ri ct e d areas fo r l i m ited p eri o d s o f t i m e. If m echa n ical issues ar i se the s m all UAS c an la n d i m m ed i a t ely and will b e o p erating f ro m no hi gh er t h an 4 00 fe et AG L . T h e o p e rat o r will ens u re that t h e s m all UAS is in w o rki n g o r d e r p rior to in i t i ati n g fli gh t, pe rfo rm r e qu ired m ai n tena n ce, a n d k e e p a l o g o f a n y m a i n t e n a n ce p erfo r m ed. Mo re o ve r, t h e o p e ra t o r is t h e p ers o n m o st fa m iliar w i th the ai rcraft and b e st su i ted to m ai n tain t h e aircraft i n an airw o rthy c o nd it i o n to p rov i d e t h e e qu iva l ent l ev el o f sa fe ty . An e qu ivalent lev el o f sa fe ty w ill b e ac h i ev ed because m ai n t e n a n c e a n d ins p e cti on s w ill be p erfo r m ed in acc o r d a n c e w i th the s m all U AS M a nu factu rer's M a nu al, as re feren c ed in t h e Ai rc raft Oper a ti o n s M a nu al ( AO M ). As p ro v i d ed in t h e FO M , t h e o p era t o r will e n su r e that the s m all UAS is in w o rki n g o r d er pr i o r to in i tiati n g fli g h t a n d perfo r m r e qu i red m ai n t e n a n ce n e e d ed.

S mall UAS I n fo r mation S m all UAS’s to be u s ed are as fo l l o ws b u t not l i m ited to prov i d i n g t h ey a re w i th i n t h e s c o p e o f t h e e x e m pt i o n g ra n t e d by the FAA : 1
. DJI Phantom 3 Standard *See Attached User Manual For Full Specs *

Conclusion Thank you for the consideration of these exemptions Sincerely
Kashan Barfield