## X12 Production Services, LLP

1702 Saracen Road

Austin, Texas 78733

P hone (512) 563

- 6175

December 17, 2014

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. S

. D epa rt m en t of T r anspo r t a t i o n

D ocke t M anage m en t S ys t e m

120 0 N e w Je r se y A ve

., SE

W ash i ng t o n D C 20590

R e : E xe m p ti o n R e qu es t P ur suan t t o S ec ti on 33 3 of t h e F A A R e f o rm A ct an d P ar t 11

o f t h e Federa l A v i a ti on R e gu l a ti on s f ro m : 1 4 C FR 61

. 113 ( a ) an d ( b ); 91

. 103 ;

91

. 119 ( c ); 91

. 121 ; 91

. 151 ( a ); 91

. 405 ( a ); 91

. 407 ( a )( 1 ); 91

. 40 9 ( a )( 1 ) a n d ( 2 ); 91

. 417 ( a)

an d ( b ).

D ea r S ir or M ada m:

P u r suan t t o S ec ti o n 33 3 of t h e F A A M ode r n i za ti on an d R e f o r m A ct of 2012 (t h e “R e f o r m

A c t” ) an d 1 4 C

. F

. R

. P a rt 11

, X12 Production Services, LLP

, an ope r a t o r of U n m anne d

A ir c r a ft S ys t e m s (“ UAS ’ s ”) f o r ae ri a l pho t og r aph y f o r t h e m o ti o n p i c t u re an d t e l ev i s i on

i ndus tr y

, he r eb y app li es f o r a n exe m p ti on fr o m t h e Fede r a l A v i a ti on R egu l a ti on s (“ F AR s ”)

t o a ll ow co mm e r c i a l ope r a ti o n of its UA S s

.

O n o r abou t December 17

, 2014

, t h e F A A g r an t e d exe m p ti on s to s ix UA S ope r a t o r s,

i nc l ud i n g A s tr aeu s A e ri a l (t h e “ A s tr aeu s E xe m p ti on ”). A s se t f o rth in X12 Production Services,

LLP F li ght O pe r a ti on s an d P r ocedu r e s M anua l (t h e “ F OPM ”) an d M o ti o n P i c t u re T e l ev i s i o n

O pe r a ti ons M anua l ( bo th sub m itt e d unde r sepa r a t e ly unde r 1 4 C F R 11

. 35 ( b) ), X12 Production

Services w ill adhe re to t he t e r m s o f t h e A s tr aeu s E xe m p ti on

.

X12 Production Services r eques t e d exe m p ti on w ou l d pe r m it t h e ope r a ti o n of s m a ll,

un m anne d UA S under con tr o ll e d an d “ s t e ril e ” cond iti ons in m o ti o n p i c t u re an d t e l ev i s i o n a ir spac e

t ha t i s : (i ) li m it ed

, (ii) p r ede t e r m i ned

, (iii ) sub j ec t t o con tr o ll e d access, an d ( i v ) p r ov i d e g r ea t e r

sa f e ty in connec t i on w ith a ir c r a ft ope r a ti on s in t h e film an d t e l ev i s i on i ndus tr y

. A s es t ab li shed

by t he exe m p t i ons a lr eady g r an t ed by t he FAA

, a pp r oval o f X12 Production Services, exe m p ti o n

w ou ld enhanc e sa f e ty an d f u l fi ll t h e S ec r e t a ry of T r anspo rt a ti on ’s (t h e F A A A d m i n i s tr a t o r’ s )

r espons i b iliti es t o “

... es t ab li s h r equ ir e m en ts f o r t h e sa fe ope r a ti o n of suc h a ir c r a ft sys t e m s in t h e

na ti ona l a ir spac e sys t e m

. ” S ec ti o n 333 ( c ) of t h e R e f o rm A c t.

Th e na m e an d add r es s of t h e app li can t i s :

X12 Production Services, LLP

A tt n : Jeff Magers

1702 Saracen Road

Austin, Texas 787 33 Phone (512) 563

- 6175

E m a il : JMagers76@Yahoo

. co mR egu l a ti on s fr o m w h i ch t h e exe m p ti o n is r eques t ed :

1 4 C F R 61

. 113 ( a ) an d ( b )

1 4 C

. F

. R

. 91

. 103

1 4 C

. F

. R

. 91

. 119

1 4 C

. F

. R

. 91

. 121

1 4 C F R 91

. 151 ( a)

1 4 C F R 91

. 405 ( a)

1 4 C F R 407 ( a )( 1 )

1 4 C F R 409 ( a )( 2 )

1 4 C F R 417 ( a ) an d ( b )

UAS s ope r a t e d b y X12 Production Services w e i g h l es s t ha n 5 5 pounds

, i nc l ud i ng t h e

pay l oad (i. e. ca m e r a

, l ens, and g i m ba l)

. The y ope r a te a t speed s of no m o re t ha n 5 0 kno t s

, ca n

hove r

, an d can s i m u lt aneous ly m ov e ve rti ca lly an d ho ri zon t a l l y

. X12 Pro duction Services w ill

on ly ope r a te its ’ UAS ’ s in li ne of s i gh t an d w il l ope r a te on ly w it h i n t h e s t e rile a r e a desc ri be d in

t h e F OPM

. S uc h ope r a ti on s w il l i nsu re t ha t t h e UA S w il l “ no t c r ea te a haza rd t o use rs of t h e

na ti ona l a ir spac e sys t e m or t h e pub li c .”

G i ve n t h e s m a l l s i ze of X12 Production Services UAS ’ s an d t h e r es tri c t e d s t e rile env ir on m en t

w it h i n w h i c h t he y w il l ope r a t e

, X12 Production Services UA S ope r a ti o n s adhe re to t h e R e f o rm

A c t’s sa f e ty r equ ir e m en t s

. A dd iti ona ll y

, du e t o t h e s i ze of t h e UAS ’ s an d t h e li m it e d a r ea s i n

w h i ch t he y w il l ope r a t e, app r ova l of t h i s app li ca ti o n p r esen ts n o na ti ona l secu rity i ssues

. B ase d o n t h e subs t an ti al l evel o f sa f e t y su rr ound i ng t h e p r oposed ope r a ti ons

, an d t h e

s i gn ifi can t pub li c bene fi t ( enhance d sa f e t y ), r educ ti o n in env ir on m en t a l i m pac ts (r educe d

e m i ss i on s an d no i se ), t h e g r an t of t h e r eques t e d exe m p ti on is in t h e pub li c i n t e r es t.

A cco r d i ng l y

, X12 Production Services r espec tf u lly r eques ts t ha t t h e F A A g r an t t h e r eques t e d

exe m p ti o n w it hout de l ay

.

A ir c r a ft A n d E qu i va l ent Level Of S a f e t y

Th e ope r a ti n g li m it a ti on s p r opose d b y X12 Production Services p r ov i de f o r at l eas t a n

equ i va l ent o r h i gher l evel o f sa f e ty becaus e ope r a ti on s f u rt he r enhanc e sa f e ty o f m ov i e an d

t e l ev i s i on fil m i n g us i ng conven ti ona l a ir c r a f t.

A s se t f o rt h i n t h e F OPM

, t h e li m it a ti on s an d cond iti on s i nc l ude :

• Th e UAS ’ s w il l w e i g h l ess t ha n 5 5 pounds

• F li gh ts w il l b e ope r a t e d w it h in li ne of s i gh t of a p il ot and / o r obse r ve r

.

• M ax i m u m fli gh t ti m e f o r eac h ope r a ti ona l fli gh t w il l b e 3 0 m i nu t es

. F li gh ts w il l be

t e r m i na t e d a t 25 % ba tt e ry po w e r r ese r v e shou ld t ha t occu r p ri or t o t h e 30

m i nu te li m it.

• F li gh ts w il l b e ope r a t e d at a n a ltit ud e of n o m o re t h a n 40 0 f ee t AG L

, an d no t m o re

t ha n 20 0 f ee t above a n e l eva t e d p l a tf o rm fr o m w h i ch fil m i n g is p l anned.

• M i n i m um c r e w f o r eac h ope r a ti o n w il l cons i s t o f t h e UA S P il o t, t h e V i sual O bse r ve r

,

an d t h e C a m e ra O pe r a t o r

.

• A UA S p il ot w il l b e a n F A A li cense d a ir m a n w it h a t l eas t a p ri va te p il o t’s ce r t i f i ca t e

an d t h ird c l as s m ed i ca l

.

• A UA S P il ot w il l b e P il ot in C o mm an d ( P I C ). If a p il ot ce rtifi ca te ho l de r o t he r t han

t h e UA S P il o t, w ho possesse s t h e necessa ry P I C qua lifi ca ti ons

, is a l s o p r esen t onse t (i. e

. t h e A e ri a l C oo r d i na t o r), t ha t pe r so n ca n a l s o b e des i gna t e d a s P I C

.

• Th e UA S w il l on ly ope r a te w it h i n a con fi ne d “ S t e rile A r ea ” as de fi ne d in t h e F O P M

. Th e F OP M r equ ir e s t h e es t ab li sh m en t of a “ S ecu rity P e ri m e t e r” f o r t h e fl i gh t

ope r a ti on s a r ea.

• A b ri e fi n g w il l b e conduc t e d f o r p l anned UA S ope r a ti on s p ri or t o eac h day ’ s fl i gh t.

A ll pe r sonne l pe rf o r m i n g du ti e s w it h i n t h e bounda ri e s of t h e sa f e ty pe ri m e t e r a re

r equ ir e d to a tt en d

.

• Th e ope r a t o r w il l file a F A A Fo rm 7711

- 1

, o r its equ i va l en t, a s m od ifi e d in li gh t of

t h e r eques t e d exe m p ti on

, w it h t h e app r op ri a te F li gh t S t anda r d s D i s tri c t O ff i c e

(” F S DO ” )

.

• Th e ope r a t o r w il l ob t a in consen t of a ll pe r son s i nvo l ve d in t h e fil m i n g an d ensu re

t ha t on ly consen ti n g pe r son s w il l b e a ll o w e d w it h in 10 0 f ee t of t h e fl i gh t

ope r a ti on

. Th is r ad i u s m a y b e r educe d t o 3 0 f ee t base d upo n a n equ i va l en t l eve l

o f sa f e ty de t e r m i na ti on

, a s r equ ir e d unde r t h e F OPM

. W it h t h e advanced

pe r m i ss i o n of t h e F SDO

, ope r a ti ons a t c l oser r ang e ca n b e app r oved.

• Th e ope r a t o r w il l sub m it a w ritt e n P l a n o f A c ti v iti e s t o t h e F S D O t h r e e days

be f o re t h e p r opose d shoo t a s r equ ir e d in t h e F O P M

.

• The P il ot an d obse r ve r m ust be tr a i ne d in UA S ope r a ti on s an d hav e r ece i ved

cu rr en t i n f o r m a ti o n on t h e pa rti cu l a r UA S t o b e ope r a t e d as r equ ir e d b y t h e F O P M

.

• Th e O bse r ve r a n d p il ot w il l a t a ll ti m e s b e ab le t o co mm un i ca te b y vo i ce and / o r t ex t.

• W ritt e n and / o r o r a l pe r m i ss i on fr o m t h e r e l evant p r ope rty ho l de rs w il l b e ob t a i ned.

• A ll r equ ir e d pe r m i ss i on s an d pe r m its w il l b e ob t a i ne d fr o m t e rrit o ri a l, s t a t e

, coun t y

,

o r c ity j u ri sd i c ti ons

, i nc l ud i ng l oca l l a w en f o r ce m en t, fir e

, o r o t he r app r op ri a te

gove r n m en t a l agenc i es

.

• If t h e UA S l ose s co mm un i ca ti on s or l ose s it s GP S s i gna l, t h e UA S w il l hav e t he

capab ility t o r e t u rn t o a p r e

- de t e r m i ne d l oca ti o n w it h i n t h e S ec u rity P e ri m e t e r

an d l and

.

• Th e UA S w il l hav e t h e capab ility t o abo rt a fli gh t in cas e of unp r ed i c t e d obs t ac l e s or

e m e r genc i es

.

14 C

. F

. R. § 61

. 113 ( a) and ( b ): P ri va te P il o t P ri v il ege s and L i m it a ti ons : P il o t in C o mm and

S ec ti on s 61

. 11 3 ( a ) an d ( b ) li m i t p ri va te p il o ts t o non

- co mm e r c i a l ope r a ti ons

. B ecaus e t h e

UA S w il l no t ca rry a p il o t o r passenge r s

, t h e p r opose d ope r a ti on s ca n ach i eve t h e

equ i va l ent l eve l o f sa f e ty of cu rr en t ope r a ti on s b y r equ iri n g t h e P I C ope r a ti n g t h e a ir c r a ft to

have a p ri va te p il o t’s li cens e r a t he r t ha n a co mm e r c i a l p il o t’s li cens e t o ope r a te a s m a l l

UAS

. U n li k e a conven ti ona l m anne d a ir c r a ft, a UA S is r e m o t e ly con tr o ll e d b y a g r ound

- based

ope r a t o r. Th e ope r a ti ona l a r e a is con tr o ll e d an d r es tri c t ed, an d a ll fli gh ts a re p l anne d and

coo r d i na t e d in advance

. Th e l evel of sa f e ty exceed s t ha t p r ov i ded b y a s i ng le i nd i v i dual

ho l d i n g a co mm e r c i a l p il o t’s ce rtifi ca te ope r a ti ng a conven ti ona l a ir c r a ft. Th e ri sk s

assoc i a t e d w it h t h e us e of a UA S a re s o d i m i n i she d fr o m t h e l evel of ri sk assoc i a t e d w i t h

co mm e r c i a l ope r a ti on s con t e m p l a t e d b y P a rt 6 1 a ll o w i ng UA S use by a p ri va te p il ot a s t h e

P I C exceed s t h e p r esen t l evel o f sa f e t y sought b y 1 4 C

. F

. R

. §61

. 11 3 ( a ) an d ( b ).

14 C

. F

. R. § 91

. 103: P r e fli gh t A c ti o n

S ec ti o n 91

. 10 3 r equ ir e s eac h p il ot t o p r e fli ght an a ir c r a f t be f o re fli gh t t o i nsu re t h e sa f e t y of

fli gh t. A s F A A app r ove d r o t o r c r a ft fli gh t m anua l s w il l no t b e used

, a n exe m p ti o n i s

r eques t ed. H o w eve r

, a n equ i va l en t l evel o f sa f e ty w il l b e p r ov i ded. Th e P IC w il l t ak e a llac ti ons

, i nc l ud i ng r ev i e w i ng w ea t he r, fli gh t ba tt e ry r equ ir e m en t s

, l and i ng an d t akeo ff

d i s t ances

, an d a ir c r a ft pe rf o r m anc e da ta be f o re co mm ence m en t of fl i gh t.

14 C

. F

. R. §91

. 119 ( c ): M i n i m u m S a fe A ltit ude s

S ec ti o n 91

. 11 9 es t ab li she s sa f e a ltit ude s f o r ope r a ti o n of c i v i l a ir c r a ft. S ec ti o n 91

. 119

p r ov i des

, in pe rti nen t pa rt, t ha t:

“excep t w he n necessa ry f o r t akeo ff o r l and i ng

, n o pe r so n m a y ope r a te a n a ir c r a ft be l ow

t h e f o ll o w i n g a ltit udes :

... ..

( c ) O ve r o t he r t ha n conges t e d a r eas

. A n a ltit ud e o f 50 0 f ee t abov e t h e su rf ace

, except

ove r ope n w a t e r o r spa r se ly popu l a t e d a r eas

. I n t hos e cases

, t h e a ir c r a ft m a y no t be

ope r a t e d c l ose r t ha n 50 0 f ee t t o an y pe r son

, vesse l, veh i c l e

, o r s tr uc t u r e

. ”

B ecaus e X12 Production Services r eques ts au t ho rity t o ope r a te a t a ltit ude s on l y u p t o 40 0

AG L

, an d no t m o re t ha n 20 0 above a n e l eva t e d p l a tf o rm fr o m w h i c h fil m i n g is p l anned

, a n

exe m p ti o n is needed to a ll ow suc h ope r a ti ons

. E xcep t f o r t h e li m it ed cond iti on s s t a t e d in t h e

F OPM

, t h e UA S w il l never ope r a te h i ghe r t ha n 40 0 AG L

. It w ill

, ho w eve r, b e ope r a t e d in a

r es tri c t e d a r e a w it h i n a secu ri t y pe ri m e t e r

, w he r e bu il d i ng s an d peop l e w il l no t b e expose d to

ope r a ti on s w it hout t he ir p r e

- ob t a i ne d consen t

.

Th e equ i va l ent l evel o f sa f e ty w il l b e ach i eved g i ve n t h e s i ze, w e i gh t, an d spee d of t h e UA S

a s w e l l a s t h e l oca ti o n w he re it is ope r a t ed

. N o fli gh t w il l b e t ake n w it hout t h e pe r m i ss i o n of

p r ope rty o w ne r s o r l oca l o ffi c i a l s

. B ecaus e of t h e advance no ti c e t o t h e p r ope rty o w ne r s and

pa rti c i pan ts in t h e fil m i n g ac ti v it y

, a ll a ff ec t e d i nd i v i dua l s w il l b e i n f o r m ed o f t h e p l anne d fl i gh t

ope r a ti ons

. C o m pa r e d t o fli gh t ope r a ti on s f or m anned a ir c r a ft and t h e l ack of fl a mm ab le f ue l

,

an y ri sk assoc i a t e d w it h t h e p r opose d UA S ope r a ti on s is f a r l es s t ha n conven ti ona l a ir c r a f t

ope r a ti n g a t or be l o w 50 0 AG L

. I n add iti on

, t h e l o w

- a ltit ud e ope r a ti on s of t h e UA S w il l ensu re

sepa r a ti o n be t w een a UA S and conven ti ona l a ir c r a f t.

14 C

. F

. R. §91

. 121 A lti m e t er S e tt i ng s

S ec ti o n 91

. 12 1 r equ ir e s eac h pe r so n ope r a ti ng an a ir c r a ft t o m a i n t a in c r u i s i ng a ltit ud e by

r e f e r enc e t o a n a lti m e t e r t ha t is se t “

... to t h e e l eva ti on of t h e depa rt u re a ir po rt o r a n app r op ri a te

a lti m e t e r se tti n g ava il ab l e be f o re depa rt u r e .” A s a UA S m a y not have a ba r o m e tric a l t i m e t e r

, bu t i ns t ea d a GP S a ltit ud e da t a

, a n exe m p ti o n is needed. A n equ i va l ent l evel o f sa f e t y w il l be

ach i eved b y t h e ope r a t o r, pu r suant t o t h e F OP M an d S a f e ty C heck li s t

, con fir m i n g t h e a l t i t ude

of t h e l aunc h s ite sho w n o n t h e GP S a ltit ud e i nd i ca t o r be f o re fl i gh t.

14 C

. F

. R. § 91

. 151 ( a ): Fue l R equ ir e m en ts f o r F li gh t in V F R C ond i t i ons

S ec ti o n 91

. 151 ( a ) p r oh i b it s a n i nd i v i dual fr o m beg i nn i n g “ a fli gh t in a n a ir p l ane unde r V F R

cond iti on s un l es s ( cons i de ri n g w i nd an d f o r ecas t w ea t he r cond iti ons ) t he re is enoug h f ue l to

fl y t o t h e fir s t po i n t of i n t ende d l and i ng, and

, assu m i n g no r m a l c r u i s i ng speed

– ( 1 ) D u ri ng t h e

day, t o fl y a ft e r t ha t f o r at l eas t 3 0 m i nu t e s

. . . .”

Th e ba tt e ry po w e ri ng t h e X12 Production Services UAS ’ s p r ov i des app r ox i m a t e ly 4 0

m i nu t e s of po w e r ed fli gh t. T o m ee t t h e 30

- m i nu te r ese r ve r equ ir e m en t in 1 4 C FR §91

. 151

, UA S fli gh ts w ill b e li m it e d t o app r ox i m a t e ly 1 0 m i nu t e s in l eng t h

. G i ve n t h e li m it a ti on s o n

t h e UAS ’ s p r oposedf li gh t a r e a an d its p r opose d ope r a ti on s w it h i n a p r ede t e r m i ne d l oca ti on

, a l onger ti m e fr a m e f o r

fli gh t in day li gh t V F R cond iti on s is r easonab l e. Fu rt he r m o r e

, ope r a ti n g t h e UAS ’ s in a ti gh tl y

con tr o ll e d a r e a w he r e on ly peop l e

, p r ope rty o w ne r s, o r o ffi c i a l r ep r esen t a ti ve s w ho hav e

s i gne d w a i ve r s w ill b e a ll o w ed, l es s t ha n 3 0 m i nu t e s of r ese r v e f ue l doe s not engende r t h e t yp e

of ri s k t ha t § 91

. 151 ( a ) w as i n t ende d t o add r ess.

X12 Production Services be li eves t ha t sa f e ty ca n b e ach i eved b y li m iti n g fli gh ts t o 3 0

m i nu t e s or 25% of ba tt e ry po w e r

, w h i chever occu rs fir s t. Th is r es tri c ti o n w ou l d b e m o re t ha n

adequa te t o r e t u rn t h e UA S t o its ’ p r e

- de t e r m i ne d l and i ng zone fr o m any w he re in it s ’ li m it e d

ope r a ti n g a r ea.

X12 Production Services i s not seek i ng an exe m p ti on f or n i gh t

- ti m e UA S ope r a t i ons.

14 C

. F

. R. §91

. 405 ( a ); 407 ( a ) ( 1 ); 40 9 ( a ) ( 2 ); 417 ( a) & ( b ): M a i n t enanc e I nspec ti on s

Thes e r egu l a ti on s r equ ire t ha t a n a ir c r a ft ope r a t o r o r o w ner sha l l “ have t ha t a ir c r a f t

i nspec t e d a s p r esc ri be d i n subpa rt E of t h is pa rt and sha ll be t w ee n r equ ir e d i nspec t i ons

, except a s p r ov i ded in pa r ag r ap h ( c ) of t h is sec ti on

, have d i sc r epanc i e s r epa ir e d as p r esc ri bed

in pa rt 4 3 of t h is chap t e r...,” an d o t he rs sha ll i nspect or m a i n t a in t h e a ir c r a ft in co m p li anc e w i t h

P a rt 43.

G i ve n t ha t t hes e sec ti on s an d P a rt 4 3 app ly on ly t o a ir c r a ft w it h a n a ir w o rt h i ness ce r t i f i ca t e

, t hes e sec ti ons w il l no t app ly t o X12 Production Services ope r a ti ons

. M a i n t enanc e w il l b e

acco m p li she d b y t h e ope r a t o r. A n equ i va l ent l evel o f sa f e ty w il l b e ach i eved becaus e t h e

UAS s a re li m it e d in s i ze

, w il l ca rry a s m a ll pay l oad an d ope r a te on ly in r es tri c t e d a r ea s f o r li m it e d

pe ri ods of ti m e

. If m echan i ca l i ssues a ri se

, t h e UA S ca n l an d i m m ed i a t e ly an d w il l b e

ope r a ti n g fr o m n o h i gher t ha n 40 0 f ee t AG L

. A s p r ov i ded in t h e F OPM

, t h e ope r a t o r w il l

ensu re t ha t t h e UA S is in w o r k i ng o r de r p ri o r t o fli gh t, pe rf o rm an y r equ ir ed m a i n t enance

,

an d kee p a l og of any m a i n t enanc e pe rf o r m ed

. M o r eove r, t h e ope r a t o r i s t h e pe r so n m os t

f a m ili a r w it h t h e UA S and bes t su it e d t o m a i n t a in i t in a n a ir w o rt h y cond i t i on

.

S u mm a r y f o r P ub li ca t i o n

P u r suan t t o 1 4 C

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. P a r t 11

, t h e f o ll o w i ng su mm a ry is p r ov i ded f o r pub li ca ti o n in t h e

Fede r a l R eg i s t e r, shou ld it b e de t e r m i ne d t ha t pub li ca ti on is needed:

X12 Production Services seek s a n exe m p ti o n fr o m t h e f o ll o w i ng

r u l es :

1 4 C

. F

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. § § 61

. 113 ( a) an d ( b ); 91

. 103 ; 91

. 119 ( c ); 91

. 121; 91

. 151 ( a ); 91

. 405 ( a ) ;

91

. 407 ( a )( 1 ); 91

. 409 ( a )( 2 ); and 91

. 417 ( a ) an d ( b ) t o ope r a te co mm e r c i a lly a s m a ll

un m anne d veh i c l e ( 5 5 pound s or l ess ) in m o ti o n p i c t u re an d t e l ev i s i on ope r a ti ons

.

A s es t ab li she d b y t h e UA S exe m p ti on s a lr ead y g r an t e d b y t h e F AA

, a ll o w i ng co mm e r c i a l

ope r a ti on s of UAS s in t h e film i ndus try w il l enhanc e sa f e ty b y r educ i n g ri sk

. C onven ti onal f ilm

ope r a ti ons, us i ng t u r b i n e a ir c r a ft, ope r a te a t l o w a ltit ude s an d p r esen t t h e ri sk s assoc i a t e d w i t h

a ir c r a f t t ha t w e i g h a r oun d 4

, 00 0 pounds

, an d w h i c h ca rr y l a r g e a m oun ts of Je t A f ue l. S uc h

a ir c r a ft m us t a l s o fl y to an d fr o m t h e film l oca ti on

. I n con tr as t, a UA S w e i gh i n g f e w e r t ha n 55

pound s an d po w e r ed b y ba tt e ri e s e li m i na t e s v irt ua ll y a ll o f t ha t ri sk g i ve n t h e s m a ll s i z e and

l ack of co m bus ti b l e f ue l. Th e UA S is ca rri ed

, and not fl o w n, t o a film se t. In t h is r eg a r d

, t he

UA S ca rri e s n o passenge rs or c r e w and

, t he r e f o r e

, w il l no t expos e t he m t o t h e ri sk s

assoc i a t e d w it h m anne d fl i gh t s

.Th e ope r a ti o n of UAS s conduc t e d in t h e s tri c t cond iti on s ou tli ne d i n t he F OP M w il l p r ov i de

a n equ i va l en t l evel of sa f e ty suppo rti n g t h e g r an t of t h e exe m p ti o n r eques t e d he r e i n. Th e UA S ’ s

ope r a t e a t s l o w speeds

, c l os e t o t h e g r ound

, an d in a s t e rile env ir on m en t. A s a r esu lt, t he y a re

f a r sa f e r t ha n conven ti ona l ope r a ti on s conduc t e d w it h t u r b i n e he li cop t e rs fl y i ng nea r t h e g r ound

an d peop l e.

P ri vac y

A ll fli gh ts w il l occu r over p ri va te o r con tr o ll e d acces s a r ea s w it h t h e p r ope rty o w ne r’ s

p ri o r consen t and kno w l edge

. F il m i ng w il l b e on l y of peop le w ho have g i ve n t he ir consen t or

o t he r w i se have ag r ee d t o b e in t h e a r e a w he r e fil m i n g w il l t ak e p l ace.

S a ti s f ac ti o n of t h e c rit e ria p r ov i ded in S ec ti o n 333 of t h e R e f o rm A c t of 2012 ( s i ze, w e i gh t,

speed

, ope r a ti ng capab iliti es

, p r ox i m it y t o a ir po rts an d popu l a t e d a r ea s an d ope r a ti o n w it h in

v i sual li ne o f s i gh t an d na ti ona l secu rit y ) p r ov i de m o re t ha n adequa te j us tifi ca ti o n t o g r ant

X12 Production Services r eques t e d exe m p ti on

, a ll o w i ng f o r X12 P roduction S ervices UA S

co mm e r c i a l ope r a ti on s f o r t h e m o ti o n p i c t u re an d t e l ev i s i o n i ndus try pu r suan t t o t h e F OP M

i nc l ude d he r e w it h

.

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,

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