U .S. D e p ar t me n t of T ra n s p or t a t ion

Doc k e t Ma n ag e me n t S y s t e m

1200 Ne w J e r s e y A v e

., SE

W a s h i n gt o n DC 20 5 90

R e : E x e m p ti o n Req u es t P u r s u a n t to Se c ti o n 333 o f th e FAA R ef o r m Act an d P art 11 o f th e Federal A v ia t ion

R e g u la t io n s fr o m : 1 4 CFR 21 subp art H ; 14 C F R 45.2 3 (b); 14 C F R 61

. 113 ( a ) an d ( b ); 14 C F R 91.7 ( a ) ; 14 C F R

91.9 ( b ) ( 2); 14 C F R 9 1.10 3 ; 14 C F R 91

. 109; 1 4 CFR 91.1 1 9( c ) ; 14 C F R 9 1 .12 1 ; 14 C F R 91.1 5 1(a); 14 C F R 9 1 .203 (a) an d ( b );

14 CFR 9 1.405 (a); 14 C F R 9 1 .407 ( a ) (1) 14 C F R 91.409 ( a ) ( 1) a n d (2 ) ; 14 C F R 91.41 7 (a) an d ( b )

D e ar Sir or Ma d am:

P u r s u a n t to Se c ti o n 333 o f t h e FAA M od e r n iz a ti o n an d Re f orm Act o f 2 0 12 (t h e “ R ef o r m Ac t ” ) an d 14 C F R P a rt 11, Olympic

Aerial Solutions, LLC., op e r a t or of a n U n m a nn e d Airc r aft S y s t e m (U A S), h e r e b y app li e s for an e x e m p ti o n from th e l i s ted

F e d e ral A v ia t ion R e g u la t io n s ( “ F AR s ” ) to a llow co m me r c ial o p e rati o n o f i t s U A S, s o lo n g a s such op e rati on s a re c o ndu cted

w it h in an d u n d e r t h e c ond iti on s ou tli n e d h e r e in o r as m ay b e es t ab l i s h e d b y th e FAA as re q u ir e d b y Se c ti o n 333.

Name and Co ntact Information of Applicant:

Olympic Aerial Solutions, LLC

PO Box 2468

Sequim, WA. 98382

360.460.4200

olyaerial@gmail.com

R e g u la t io n s fr o m w h i ch th e e x em p ti o n is r e qu es t e d :

14 C F R Part 21 s ubp art H

14 C F R 4 5.23 (b)

14 C F R 6 1.113 ( a ) & ( b )

14 C F R 9 1.7 (a)

14 C F R 9 1.9 ( b ) ( 2 )

14 C F R 9 1.103

14 C F R 9 1.109

14 C F R 9 1.119 ( c)

14 C F R 9 1.121

14 C F R 9 1.151 ( a )

14 C F R 9 1.203 ( a ) & ( b )

14 C F R 9 1.405 ( a )

14 C F R 9 1.407 ( a ) (1)

14 C F R 9 1.409 ( a ) (2)

14 C F R 9 1.417 ( a ) & ( b )

Scope of Operations :

Co m me rcial o p e rati o n o f a n UAS, as d e s cri b e d h e r e i n

, w h i c h a re e qu i pp e d with c a me ra ( s ) an d s e n s or s

, w o u ld o p e rate in

th e follo w i n g m a n n e r:

 A e rial ph ot o gra ph y and /or v i d e o for pub lic and / or p ri v a t e u s e i n clu d i n g real e s t a te, arc h ite c t u r e , la n d

sur ve y i n g, e n gin e e ri n g a n d o t h e r r e la t e d p r o fe s s io n al ac t i v iti e s

. A e rial ph ot o gra ph y and /or v i d e o for pub lic and /or p ri v a t e u s e i n clu d i n g t e l e v i s io n

, pub lic e v e n t s

,

cine m a t ogra ph y an d n ew s g a t h e ri n g

 A e rial i n s p e ctio n / ph ot o gra ph y o f r es i d e n ti a l/c o m m e rcial s tr u ct u r e s und e r co n tr a ct w ith th e o w n e rs or

loc a l g o ve r n me n t a u t h orit y

.

 A e rial i n s p e ctio n / ph ot o gra ph y o f r es i d e n ti a l/c o m m e rcial u tility i n f ra s tr u ct u re i n clu d i n g bu t n ot

li m ited to e l e ctrical p o w e r li n es

, wind tu r b i n e s an d ce l l t o w e r s

.

 A e rial v i d e o/ ph ot o gra ph y o r p r o v i d i n g li v e v i d e o f e e d t o a ss i s t w ith se arch an d r e s c u e o p e rati on s in ca s e s

o f a n e m e r g e n cy o r n a tu ral d i s ast e r w h e n l o cal a u t h orities o r go v e r nm e n t h as r e qu es t e d it b y c o n tr a ct

or d o n a t io n

.

 T h e ab ility t o o ffe r tr a i n i n g t o p e r s o n s i nd i v i du ally o r b e l o n ging to b oth p ri v a t e and /or pub lic

orga n iz a ti on s th at h a v e i n ter e s ts in th e us e an d app lica t ion of a UAS f or t h e pu r p o s e o f th e sa f e

o p e rati o n o f a UAS to e nh a n ce th e sa f e t y o f th e N a t io n al Air s p ace S y s tem (NAS) a s w e ll a s for t h e

p r o tection o f th e p e r s o n s an d p r op e rt y

.

As detailed b e l o w

, th e r e qu es ted e x e m p ti o n wo u ld p e rmit t h e op e rati o n o f a U A S und e r co n tr o ll e d co nd iti on s in th e

N AS t h at wo u ld b e a ) li m ited b ) co n t r oll e d c ) and w ill p r o v i d e s a fe ty e nh a n c eme n t s t o th e a lr e a d y sa f e ope rati on s in th e

i ndu s try p r ese n tly u s i n g c onv e n ti on al aircr a f t. A pp r o v al of th is e x em p ti o n wo u ld th e r e b y e nh a n ce sa f e ty an d ful f ill th e

Se c r e t a ry o f Tra n s p ort a ti o n ’ s (t h e FAA A d m i n i s tr a t or’s ) r e s p o n s i b ilit i e s t o “

... . es t ab l i s h r e qu ir e me n ts for t h e s a f e

op e rati o n o f s u ch a ircraft sy s t e m s in th e n a t io n al airs p ace s y s t e m

.

UAS to be Used

Olympic Aerial Solutions, LLC will operate the DJI Phantom series of remote control model aircraft. Specifically the

Phantom 1 v.1.1.1, Phant om 2 Vision +, and Phantom 3 Advanced/Pro. (Note: All Phantom models are based upon the same

airframe and control technology with similar specifications and performance. ) A nd , the DJI Inspire 1.

UAS Model Specifications

Manufacturers Operating Manuals:

Phantom 1 v.1.1.1 Manual

http://download.dji

- innovations.com/downloads/phantom/en/PHANTOM_Advanced_Manual_en.pdf

Phantom 2 Vision + Manual

http://download.dji innovations.com/downloads/phantom_2_vision_plus/en/Phantom_2_Vision_Plus_User_Manual_v1.8_en.pdf

Phantom 3 Advanced/Pro Manual

http://download.dji

- innovations.com/downloads/phantom_3/jp/Phantom_3_Professional_User_Manual_v1.0_jp. pdf

Insp ire 1 Manual

http://download.dji

- innovations.com/downloads/inspire_1/en/Inspire_1_User_Manual_v1.2_en.pdfNational Security

The s m all s i z e o f th ese UAS an d th e limited scale of operations in conjunction with adh e r e nce to th e Re f orm Ac t’ s s a fe ty

r e q u ir eme n t s p r ese n t n o n a t io n al se c u rity i ss u es

.

Public Interest

Services utilizing small UAS for aerial photography, videography, surveying, mapping, equipment inspections and

auditing provides a much lower cost and highe r level of safety to the public due to the small scale of aircraft relative to

full scale aircraft operations.

Operational Safety

 The UAS will not be operated at a speed exceeding 50 mph.

 The UAS will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 fee t above ground level (AGL).

 The UA S will be operated within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC at all times. This requires the PIC to be able to use

human vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA

- issued airman medical

certificate or U .S. driver’s license.

 All operations must utilize a visual observer (VO). The UA must be operated within the visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC

and VO at all times

.

 The operator is responsi ble for maintaining and inspecting the UAS to ensure that it is in a condition for safe operation.

 Prior to each flight, the PIC must conduct a pre

- flight inspection and determine the UAS is in a condition for safe flight

.

 PIC will hold either an airline tra nsport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certi ficate. The PIC will also hold 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 must 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.

 No operations will be conducted at night , as defined in 14 CF R § 1.1. All operations will be conducted under visual

meteorological conditions (VMC).

 No operations will be conducted within 5 nautical miles of an airport reference point (ARP) as denoted in the current FAA

Airport/Facility Directory (AFD) or for airports not denoted w ith an ARP, the center of the airport symbol as denoted on the

current FAA

- published aeronautical chart, unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s management is obtained or

otherwise permitted by a COA issued to the exemption holder.

 All operatio ns shall be conducted over private or controlled

- access property with permission from the property

owner/controller or authorized representative. Permission from property owner/controller or authorized representative

will be obtained for each flight to be conducted.14 C.F. R

. P a r t 2 1, S ubpa r t H: A i r w o r t hiness C e r t ifi c ates 1 4 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 2 03 (a) ( 1)

Su bp art H

, e n ti t l e d Airwor th i n es s C e rt i f icat e s

, e s t ab li s he s t h e p r o c e du ral req u ir e m e n ts f or t h e i ss u a n ce o f

airwo r th i n e s s c e rtifica t e s a s r e qu ir e d b y FAR § 91

. 203 (a) (1 ). Gi v e n th e s i z e an d limited o p e rati n g ar e a as s ocia t e d

with th e a ircraft t o b e u tilized b y th e A pp lica n t, a n ex em p ti o n fr o m P art 21 S ubp art H m ee ts th e r e qu ir e m e n ts o f a n

e qu i v a l e n t l ev e l o f s a fe ty un d e r P a rt 11 an d Se c ti o n 333 o f th e R e f o r m Ac t

. T h e Federal A v ia t ion Act (49

U .S

. C. § 4 4701 (f ) ) a n d Se c ti o n 3 3 3 o f th e R e f orm Act b oth au t h orize t h e FAA to ex e m p t aircr a f t f r o m th e

r e qu ir e me n t for an a ir w ort h i n e s s cert i f ica t e

, up on c on s i d e rati o n o f th e s ize, we i g h t, spe e d , o p e rati on al ca p a b ilit y

,

an d p r oxi m ity t o a ir p orts a n d p o pu l a t e d a r e as o f th e p artic u lar U AS. In a ll ca s e s

, a n a n al y s is o f the s e cri t e ria

d e m o n s tr a tes th at th e UAS ope rated wit h o u t an a ir w ort h i n es s c e rtifica t e

, in th e r es tric t e d e n v i r on me n t a n d und e r

t h e c ond iti on s p r op o se d will b e a t l e a s t as s a fe

, o r s a f e r, th an a co n ve n ti on al air c ra f t ( f ix e d w i n g o r r o t o rcraft)

op e rati n g wi t h a n a ir w ort h i n es s c e rtif i ca t e w it h o u t t h e r es tricti o n s an d c ond iti on s p r op o se d

.

T h e U A S t o b e op e rated h e r e und e r is le s s th an 55 l b s

. f u lly lo ad e d

, c a rries n e it h e r a p ilot n or p as s e n g e r, carries n o

ex p l o s i v e m a teria l s or f lam m a b l e li qu id fu e l s

, an d op e rates e x clus i v e ly wit h in a s e c u r e d an d d es ign a ted a r e a. U n like

o t h e r ci v il a ircr a f t, op e rati on s und e r th is ex e m p ti o n wi ll b e t igh t ly co n tr o ll e d an d m o n it o r e d b y b oth th e op e ra t or a n d

und e r t h e r e qu ir eme n ts an d in c o m p lia n ce with l o cal pub lic sa fe ty r e qu ir e m e n t s

. T h e s e s a fe ty e nh a n c eme n ts p r o v i d e a

gr e a t e r d e gr e e o f s a fe ty t o th e pub lic an d p r op e rty o w n e rs t h an c on ve n ti on al o p e rati on s c ondu cted w ith airwor th i n e s s

certifica t e s i ss u e d und e r 14 C .F.R. P a rt 21, Su bp art H

.

L a s tl y

, app lica t ion o f th es e s a m e cri t e ria d em o n s tr a t e s th at th e re is n o cre d i b l e th r e at t o n a t io n al se c u rity p o se d b y th e

UAS, du e t o i t s s i ze, s p ee d o f o p e ra ti on

, l o ca t ion o f op e rati on

, l a ck of ex p lo s i v e m a t e rials o r f l a mm a b l e liq u id fu e l s

, an d

i n a b ility t o c a rry a s ub s t an ti a l exter n al lo ad

.

14 C.F. R

. § 4 5

. 2 3 ( b)

. M a r king of the A i r c r aft

T h e r e g u la t ion r e qu i r e s :

W h e n mar k s i n clu d e on ly th e R o m an c ap it a l let t e r " N " an d th e r e g i s tr a ti o n nu m b e r is d i s p la y e d o n limited, r es tric t e d

o r lig ht

- s p ort ca t e g ory a ircraft o r e x p e ri m e n t a l o r p r o v i s io n ally cert i f ica t e d a ircraft, t h e op e rat o r m u s t al s o d i s p lay o n

th at a irc r aft n e ar each e n tr an ce t o th e ca b i n

, c o ck p it, o r p il ot sta t io n

, in letters n ot l e s s t h an 2 i n c h e s n or m ore th an 6

i n c h e s h igh, th e wor d s " li m i t e d ," "r e s tric t e d ," "li g h t

- s p ort

, " " e x pe ri m e n t a l," o r " p r o v i s io n al

, " a s app lica b l e

.

E ve n th o u gh th e UAS w i l l h a v e n o a ir w ort h i n e s s cert i f ica t e

, a n ex em p ti o n may b e n e e d e d a s th e UAS w ill h a v e n o

e n tr an ce t o th e c a b i n

, c o ck p it or p ilot sta t ion o n w h ich t h e word “E x p e ri me n t al ” can b e p lace d

. G i v e n th e s i z e o f

th e U A S, tw o

- i n ch lettering w ill b e i m p o s s i b l e

. T h e w ord “E x p e ri me n t al ” w ill b e p laced o n t h e fu se l a ge in

c o m p lia n c e w i th §45.29 ( f ).

T h e e qu i v alent l e ve l o f s a f e ty will b e p r o v i d e d b y h a v i n g th e UAS m ar k e d o n i t s fu s e lage a s r e qu ir e d b y

§ 45. 2 9 ( f ) w h e r e th e p ilo t

, ob se r ve r a n d o t h e rs w or k i n g wi t h th e UAS w ill s e e th e i d e n tif i ca t ion o f th e UAS as

“E x p e ri me n t a l

. ”

14 C.F. R

. § 6 1

. 1 13 (a) and (b ) : Pr i v ate P i lot Pr i v il e g es and Li m i t ati o ns: P i lot i n Com m an d

.

P u r s u a n t to 14 C F R 61. 1 13 (a) & ( b ), n o p e r s on w h o h ol d s a p ri v a t e p ilot cert i f icate m ay a ct as a p ilot in com m a n d o f a n

a ircraft th at is c a rr y i n g p as s e n g e r s o r p r op e rty for comp e n s a t ion o r h ir e

. V

- T ail A v ia t ion In c. m ay ac h i e v e a n e qu i v alent

l e v e l o f s af e ty a s a c h i e v e d b y c u rre n t R e g u la t io n s b e ca u s e th e a pp l i ca nt’ s UAS d o n ot carry a n y p ilo t s o r p as s e n g e r s n or

p r op e rt y

. T h e ri s k s a t t e nd a n t to th e op e rati o n o f U AS is f ar l e s s th an th e ri s k l e v e l s i nh e r e n t in th e c omm e rcial a c ti v iti e s

ou tli n e d in 14 C F R 61. T h e P IC o f th e U AS w ill h a v e a Co m m e rcial P ilo t’ s Lic e ns e a lo n g with a c u rre n t Th ird C l ass o r h igher

M e d ical e xc ee d i n g th e c u r r e n t s a f e ty l e ve l s in r e la t ion t o 14 C F R 61.113 ( a ) & ( b ). I f e e l th e ope rati o n an d li m it a ti on s s e t

f or t h in t h e FOM w ill e qu a t e t o th e sa f e op e rati o n o f th e U AS.14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 7 ( a): Ci v il A i r c r aft A i r w o r t hiness.

T h e r e g u la t ion r e qu i r e s th at n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v il a ircraft un l e s s it is in a i r w ort h y c ond iti on

. As th e re w ill b e

n o a ir w o rt h i ne s s c e rti f icate i s s u e d for t h e a ircr a f t, s h o u ld th is ex em p ti o n b e gr an t e d

, n o FAA r e g u la t ory sta nd ard will

ex i s t f or d e te r m i n i n g a ir w ort h i ne s s

. G i v e n th e s i ze o f th e a ircraft f or m ai n tena n ce a n d u s e o f sa f e ty c h e ck li s t s p rior to

each flig h t an e qu i v a l en t l eve l o f sa f e ty will b e p r o v i d e d

.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1 .9 (b) (2): Ci v il A i r c r aft Fli g ht M an u al in t he A i r c r af t

.

S e ction 91.9 ( b ) (2) p r ov i d e s : N o p e r s on may op e rate a U.S

. - r e g i s te r e d c i v il a ircraft

. .. ( 2) F or w h ich an Air p la n e o r

Ro t orcraft Flig h t Ma nu al i s n ot r e qu ir e d b y § 21.5 o f th is c h a p ter, un l e s s th e r e is a v a i la b le in th e aircr a f t a c u rre n t

a pp r o ve d a i r p la n e o r Ro t orcraft Flig h t M a nu al, app r o ve d ma nu al m a t e rial, mar k i n g s

, an d p lac a r d s

, o r a n y

c o m b i n a t i on t h e r e o f

. T h e U A S, gi v e n i t s s ize a n d c on f igu r a t ion h as n o a b ility o r p lace t o

carry such a flig h t m a nu al on th e a ircraft, n ot o n ly b e ca u s e th e re is n o p ilot o n b oar d

, bu t b e ca u s e th e r e is n o r o om o r

ca p acity t o c a rry such a n i t e m o n th e a ircraft. T h e e q u i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty wi l l b e mai n t a i n e d b y ke e p i n g th e fl i g h t

m a nu al at th e gr oun d c on tr o l p oi n t w h e re th e p ilot flyi n g th e UAS w ill h a v e i m me d ia t e acc e s s t o i t

.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1

. 1 0 3 : Pr efli g ht A cti o n.

T h is r e g u la t ion r e qu ir e s e ach p ilot in c o mm a n d t o t a k e cer t ain a ctio n s b ef ore f lig h t to i nsu re th e sa f e ty o f f lig h t. As

F AA app r o ve d rot o r c ra f t f lig h t m a nu als w ill n ot b e p r o v i d e d for t h e a ircraft a n e x em p ti o n will b e n ee d e d

. T h e P IC w i l l

t a k e a ll a ctio n s a s sta t e d in the manufactures operating manuals.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 0 9 : Fli g ht I nstruc t io n

.

S e ction 91. 1 03 p r o v i d e s th at n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v i l a ircraft ( e x c e p t a m a nn e d fr e e b all o o n ) t h at is b e i n g u se d

for f lig h t i n s tr u cti o n un l es s th at a ircraft h as f u lly f un ctio n i n g du al co n tr o l s

. U A S an d r em otely p ilo t e d a ircraft, b y th e ir

d es i g n d o n ot h a v e fully f un ctio n al du al co n tr o l s

. Flig h t co n tr o l is acco m p l i s h e d t h r ou gh th e u s e o f a c on tr o l b ox t h at

c o mm un icates w ith th e a ircraft v ia ra d io com m un i c a t io n s

. T h e F A A h as a pp r o ve d ex e m p ti on s for f lig h t tr a i n i n g

wit h o u t f u lly f un ctio n al du al co n tr o ls for a nu m b e r of a ircraft an d for f lig h t i n s tr u ction in ex p e r i me n t a l a ircraft. T h e

e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty is provided b y th e f a ct t h at n e it h e r a p ilot n or p as s e n g e r s w i ll b e c a rried in th e a ircraft an d

b y th e small s i ze an d low spe e d o f th e a i r craft.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 1 9 : M ini m um S a f e A l t itude s

.

S e ction 91. 1 1 9 e s t ab li s he s s a f e a ltit u d e s for o p e rati o n o f c i v il a ir c ra f t. S e ction 91

. 119 (d) all o w s he lico p te r s to b e op e rated

a t l es s th an th e mini m u m s p r es c r i b e d

, p r o v i d e d th e p e r s on op e rati n g th e h e lico p ter c o m p li e s w ith an y ro u te o r al t it ud e s

p r es cri b e d for h e lico p t e rs b y th e FAA. A s th is e x em p ti o n i s f o r a U AS t h at is a h e lico p ter an d th e ex e m p ti o n r e qu es t s

au t h ority t o op e rate a t al t it ud e s u p t o 400 AGL, or n ot m ore th an 200 a b o v e a n el e v a t e d p la t f o r m f r om w h ich f i l m i n g i s

p la nn e d

, a n ex em p ti o n may b e n ee d e d t o a llow such o p e rati on s

. As se t f orth h e r e i n

, th e UAS w ill ne ve r o p e rate at h igher

th an 400 AGL with t h e exc e p ti o n th at in circ um s t an c e s w h e r e th e U A S is u se d t o su r ve y o r ph ot o gra p h a str u ct u re w h o s e

h e i g h t e xc ee d s 400 f ee t A G L, th e UAS w ill n ot b e op e r a t e d more th an 200 f ee t a b o v e th e h ighe s t p oi n t on th e st r u c t u r e

. It

will h o we v e r b e op e rated in a r e s t ricted a r e a w ith s e c u rity p e r i me ter, w h e re bu ildi n g s an d p e o p le wi l l n ot b e e x p o se d t o

op e rati on s w it h o u t t h e ir p r e

- o b t a i n e d c on se n t.

T h e e qu i v alent l e ve l o f sa f e ty will b e a c h i ev e d gi v e n th e s i z e

, w e igh t

, sp e e d o f t h e U A S a s we ll a s th e l o ca t ion w h e re it

i s op e rated. N o flig h t will b e t a k e n wit h o u t t h e p e r m i s s ion o f th e p r op e rty o w ne r or loc a l o ff icia l s . B e ca us e o f th e

ad v a n c e n otice t o th e p r op e rty o w n e r a n d p artici p a n ts in any operational a ct i v it y

, a ll a ff e cted i nd i v i du als wi l l b e a w are

o f th e p la nn e d flig h t o p e rati on s

. C o m p ar e d t o flig h t o p e rati on s w ith a ircraft o r r o t o rcraft we i g h ti n g far m o r e t h an th e

maximum 55l b s

. p r op o se d h e r e in an d th e l a ck of f lam m a b le f u e l, a n y ri s k a s s ociated w ith th es e ope rati on s is far l e s s

th an th o s e p r e s e n tly p r ese n t e d with c onv e n ti on al aircr a f t o p e rati n g a t or b e low 500 A G L. In add iti on

, t h e l o w

- al t it ud e

op e rati on s o f th e UAS w ill e n s u re s e p ara t ion b e tw e e n th e s e UAS op e rati o n s an d t h e op e rati on s o f c on v en ti on al

aircr a f t t h at m u s t co m p ly w ith Se c ti o n

91.11 9

.14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 21 A lt i me t er S et t in g s.

T h is r e g u la t ion r e qu ir e s e ach p e r s on op e rati n g a n a ircraft t o mai n t a in cr u i s i n g a ltit u d e b y r efe r e n ce t o a n al t i me t e r t h at is

s e t “ ...to th e e l e v a t ion o f th e d e p art u re a i r p ort or an a p p r op ria t e a l t i me t e r se t t i n g a v ail ab le b ef ore d e p art u r e

. ” A s th e U A S

may n ot h a v e a b aro me tric al t i me t e r, bu t i n s tead a GPS a ltit u d e r e ad ou t, a n e x e m p ti o n may b e n ee d e d

. A n e qu i v alent

l e ve l o f sa f e ty w i ll b e a c h i e v e d b y th e op e rat o r, pu r s u a n t to th e s af e ty c h e ck li s t a n d li v e fl i g h t d a t a m o n it o ri n g, co n f ir m i n g

th e a l t it ud e o f th e l aun ch s i te s h o w n o n th e GPS al t it ud e i nd icat o r b ef ore fl i g h t.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1

. 1 5 1 ( a): F u e l Req u i r emen t s f o r F lig h t in V FR C o nditio n s

S e ction 91. 1 51 (a) p r oh i b its a n i nd i v i du al f r o m b e gin n i n g “ a f lig h t in a n a ir p la n e und e r VFR co nd iti on s un l e s s

( c o n s i d e ri n g w i n d an d foreca s t we a th e r co nd iti on s ) t h e r e is e n o u gh fu e l t o fly to th e fir s t p oi n t of i n ten d e d la nd i n g,

a nd

, as s u m i n g n orm a l cr u i s i n g s p ee d

– ( 1) D u ri n g t h e d a y

, t o fly after t h at for at l e a s t 30 m i nu te s ; or (2) At n igh t

, t o fly

after t h at for at lea s t 45 m i nu t e s

. ”

T h e b a t tery p o we ri n g th e U AS p r o v i d e s app r o xi m a t e ly 30 m i nu tes o f p o w e r e d fl i g h t. To m ee t t h e 30 m i nu te r e s e r v e

r e qu ir e m e n t in 14 CF R § 91. 1 51, U AS f lig h t s wo u ld b e limited to app r o x i m a t e ly 1 0 min u tes in l e n gt h

. G i v e n th e limit a ti o n s

o n th e U A S ’ s p r op o se d f lig h t ar e a a n d th e l o ca t ion o f i t s p r op o se d o p e rati on s wit h in a p r e d e te r m i n e d a r e a, a l on g e r time

fr a m e f or f lig h t in d a y li g h t or twi l ight VFR co nd iti on s i s r e aso n a b l e . A pp lica n t b eli e v e s th at a n ex e m p ti o n from 14 C F R

§ 91.1 5 1 ( a) f alls w it h in th e s c o p e o f p r i or e x em p ti o n s . O p e rati n g th e UAS, in a t igh t l y c on tr o ll e d a r e a w h e re on ly p e o p le an d

p r op e rty o w n e rs or o ff icial r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s w h o h a v e s i g n e d wai v e rs w ill b e a ll o we d

, w ith le s s t h an 30 m i nu t e s o f r e s e r v e

fu e l, d o e s n ot e n g e nd e r t h e typ e o f r i s ks t h a t S e ction 91.1 5 1(a) w a s i n te n d e d t o a ll ev ia t e g i v e n th e s i ze a n d spe e d o f th e

sm all U AS. A dd iti on all y

, limit i n g UAS fl i g h t s t o 10 m i nu t e s w o u ld grea t ly r e du ce th e u til i ty for w h ich t h e e x e m p ti o n will b e

gr an ted. A p p lica n t b e li e v e s th at a n e qu i v alent le v e l o f s af e ty c a n b e a c h i eve d b y limiti n g f lig h t s to 30 m i nu tes o r 2 5 % o f

b a t t e ry p o we r

— w h ic h e v e r h a pp e n s fir s t. T h is r es tr i c tion wo u ld b e more th an a d e qu a t e t o r e t u rn th e UAS to i t s p l a nn e d

l and i n g z o n e from any w h e re in i t s l i m i t e d op e rati n g a r e a.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 2 03 (a) and (b ) : Ca r r y ing C i v il A i r c r aft Ce r t ifi c ati o n and Reg i st r ati o n

T h e r e g u la t ion p r o v i d e s in p e r ti n e n t p art:

(a) E xc e p t as p r o v i d e d in § 91

. 715, n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v i l a ircr a f t un l e s s it h as w it h in it th e follo w i n g: (1) An

app r op ria t e an d c u rre n t airwor th i n e s s cert i f icate.

. . . (b) N o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v il a ircr a f t un l e s s th e a ir w o r t h i n es s c e rtif i ca t e r e qu i r e d b y p aragr ap h ( a ) o f th is se ction

o r a s pe cial fl i g h t a u t h oriz a ti o n i ss u e d und e r § 9 1 .7 1 5 is d i s p la y e d a t t h e c ab in o r cock p it e n tr an ce so t h at it is legi b le

t o p a s se n g e rs or cr ew

.

T h e U A S fully lo ad e d w e ighs n o more th an 55 l b s

. a n d is ope rated w it h o u t an onb oard p il o t. As suc h

, th e re i s n o

ab ility o r p lace t o c a rry certi f icati o n an d r e gi s tr a ti o n d o c u me n ts o r to d i s p lay th e m o n t h e UAS.

An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty will b e a c h i ev e d b y k ee p i n g th e s e d oc u me n ts a t t h e gr oun d c on tr o l p oi n t w h e re t h e

p ilot flyi n g th e UAS w ill h a v e i m m e d ia t e a c c e s s t o th em ; t o th e e xt e n t t h e y a re app lica b le t o th e UAS.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 4 05 (a); 4 07 ( a) ( 1); 4 0 9 (a) (2); 4 1 7(a) & ( b ) : M ain t enance Insp e cti o ns.

T h e s e r e g u la t io n s r e qu ire th a t an a ircraft op e rat o r or o w n e r “ s h all h a v e th at a ircraft i n s p e cted as p r e s cri b e d in

su bp art E o f t h is p art a n d sh a ll b e tw ee n r e qu ir e d i n s p e c t io n s

, exc e p t as p r o v i d e d in p aragr ap h (c) o f th is se ctio n

, h a v e d i s c r e p a n ci e s r ep aired a s p r es c ri b e d in p art 43 o f th is c h a p ter...

, ” a n d o t h e rs sh a ll i n s p e ct or m ai n t a in th e

a ircraft in c o m p l ia n ce with P art 43. G i v en th at th es e se ction an d P art 43 app ly on ly t o a ircraft with a n airwor th i n e s s

c e rtifica t e

, th e s e s e ctio n s w ill n ot a pp ly t o t h e app lica n t. Mai n tena n ce will b e a cco m p l i s h e d b y th e o p e rat o r

pu r s u a n t to th e flig h t m a nu al a n d op e rati n g h a nd b ook. An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s af e ty will b e a c h i e v e d b e ca u s e th e

U AS i s v e ry li m i t e d in s i ze an d will carry a s m all p a y lo a d an d op e rate on ly in r es tric t e d a r e as f or a li m ited p e riod o f

t i me

. I f m e c h a n ical i ss ue s a ri s e th e U A S c an l an d im me d ia t e ly an d will b e op e rati n g from n o h igher th an 400 f ee t

A G L. T h e op e rat o r w ill e n s u r e th at th e UAS i s in wor k i n g o r d e r p rior to i n iti a ti n g f l igh t

, p e r f orm r e qu ir e d

m ai n tena n c e

, an d k ee p a l o g o f an y mai n tena n ce p e r f o r me d

. M o r e o v e r

, th e op e rat o r is th e p e r s on m o s t f am i liar

w ith th e aircr a f t a n d b es t s u ited to ma i n t a in th e a ircraft in a n a ir w ort h y c ond iti o n t o p r o v i d e t h e e qu i v alent l e v e l o f

s a fe t y . An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty will b e a c h i ev e d b e ca u s e m a i n tena n ce an d i n s p e cti o n s w ill b e p e r f or m e d inaccor d a n ce with th e U A S M anu f ac tu r e r ' s Us e r Ma nu al. As p r o v i d e d i n th e FOM, th e op e rat o r w ill e n s u re t h at th e

UAS i s in wor k i n g o r d e r p rior to i n iti a ti n g f l ight an d p e r f orm r e qu i r e d mai n tena n ce n ee d ed.

This application for exemption respectfully submitted by:

Olympic Aerial Solutions, LLC

PO Box 2468

Sequim, WA. 98382

360.460.4200

olyaerial@gmail.com

David Pitman

Managing Member,