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U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a t ion

Dock e t Man a g e ment S y s tem

1200 N e w J er s e y Av e

., S E

W a shi n g ton, DC 20590

R e : P e tit i on of Clarity Aero, LLC

, for an E x e mp t ion P u rsu a nt to S ec t i on 3 3 3 of the F AA

Mod e rni z at ion a nd Re f

o r m A c t of 2 012

To W hom it M a y Con c e r n:

P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod e rn i z at ion a nd Re f o r m A c t of 2 0 1 2 ( " R e f

o r m A c t " ) a nd 1 4 C. F

. R.

P a rt 1 1, Clarity Aero, LLC (Clarity) h e r e b y a ppl i e s for a n e x e m p t ion f r o m the Fe d e r a l A

v i ation R e gula t i o ns

( " F AR s " ) id e n t i fied b e low t o al l ow c o m m e r c ial op e r a t i on of s m all u n m a n n e d ae r i a l veh i c les ( i

. e

. , " s m all

unm a nn e d a ircr a f

t " or " U A S " ) for the pu rpose o f aerial photography for the real estate industry.

This peti t ion for e x e mp t i on addresses pertinent FAA FAR’s and CFR’s as well as, but not limited

to, these accompanying Clarity documents.

1. P I C F li g ht O p e r a tions M a nu a l and;

2. Op e r a tions M a nu a ls"

(c oll ec tiv e l y r ef

e rr ed to as " Clarity Aero ' Do c ume n ts & M a nu a ls " )

3. Us e r Guide a nd;

4. F l i g ht M a nu a l

(c olle c tiv e l y r e f

er r e d to a s " M a n u f

a c tu r e r ' s Man u a ls " )

. 1

Clarity Aero subm it s t h e se a s w e ll a s o ther Clarity Aero s u pporting mat er i a ls as c o n fid e nti a l

do c u m e nts pu r s u a nt to 14 C. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )

, a s t he mat er i a ls cont a in c on f i d e nti a l c o mm er c ial a nd/or

pro p r i e t a r y info r mat i on that the Clarity Aero h a s n o t a nd will not s h ar e with oth e rs. Add i tional l y , t h e se

do c u m e nts cont a in op er a ting c onditions and p r o c e du r e s that a r e not g e n e r a l l y a v a il a ble to the public a nd

ar e pr o t ec ted f

rom r e l ea s e un d e r the F ree d o m of I n f o r mation A c t, 5 U.S. C

. § 552 e t seq.

_____________________ 1 The t er m " M a n u fac tu r e r 's M a n u a l" a lso includ e s a ll r e le v a nt manu f a c tu r e r p ubli ca tions

, in c lud in g , but not

li m ited to: op er a tions a n d f li g h t m a nu a l s

, us e r g

ui d e s

, c ompon e n t m a int e n a n c e m a n u a ls

, pilo t t r a ini ng

man u a ls, s e rvi c e info r m a t i on l e tt e rs a nd, s af e t y /s e r vi c e bu l l e tins).U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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T h is P e tition is o r g a ni z e d a s follows:

I. P et i t io n e r

II. De s cr i p tion of P r o p o se d O p er a t io n s

A

. R ea l E s t a te A e r i a l P ho t o g r a p h y , V id e o g r a p h y a n d I n s p ec tion S e r v i c e

III. R e levant St at u t o r y A u t h o r ity

IV. Clarity Aero ’ s P r o p o s e d Clarity

- UAS O p er a t io n s Mee t t h e R e qu i re m e nt s of S ect i o n 333 of t h e

Re f o r m A c t

A. Ap pr ov a l is W arra nted B a s e d on the Clarity

- UAS ’s S i z e

, W e i g ht, S p e e d, a nd O p er a tion a l

C a p a bili t y

B . App r ov a l is W arr ant e d B a s e d on the O p er a tio n a l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the O p er a tions

M a nu a ls

V. Re g u latio n s F r o m Wh i c h E x e m p tion is R e qu e s t e d

A. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H

– Ai r wo r thin e ss C er t ifi c a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a)( 1 )

B . 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 Ai r wo r t h in e ss S tand a rds: N o r mal C a t e g o r y Rotor c r aft

C .14 C. F .R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 4 5 .23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a ): A i r cra ft M a rki n g a nd I d e nti f i ca tion R e qui r e m e nts

D. 14 C. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 91.40 7 (a)( 1 ), 9 1 .409 ( a ) ( 1) a nd (2); 91.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : Maint e n a n c e I nsp e c tions

E. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 61, 14 C. F .R. § 61.3, 14 C

. F .R. § 61.113: P riv a te Pilot P rivile g e s a nd L imit a tio n s

F . 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ): Civil Ai r c r a ft A i r wo r thi n e ss

G. 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) : C i v il Air cr a ft F l i g ht M a n u a l in the Ai rcra ft a nd 1 4 C

. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a ) a nd ( b ) :

C a rr y i n g Ci v il Air c r a ft Ce r ti f

i ca tion a nd R e g ist r a t i on

H. 14 C. F .R. § 91.103: P r e fl i g ht A c tion

I . 14 C. F .R. § 91.109 (a ): F li g ht I nstru c tion

J . 14 C. F .R. § 91.119 ( c ) : M i n imum S af e Altitudes

K. 14 C. F .R. § 91.121: A l t i me t e r Settin g s

L . 14 C. F .R. § 91.151 (a ): F u e l R e quir e m e nts for F l i g ht in V F R C o nd i tions

VI. D r u g a n d Al c o h ol P r o g r a m

VII. P ub lic I n t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

IX. F e d er al R e gi s t e r S u m m a r y

X. Concl u sionU.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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I. D ES C R I P T ION O F P E T I T IONER

Clarity Aero will provide aerial photography and video services by an FAA licensed commercial pilot

primarily to small and medium business in the following areas: Aerial Mapping for construction applications

and agriculture, video and still photography for real estate; video and still photography for yacht brokers and

the marine industry. Additionally shot will be advertising via video and still photography for businesses to

market locations and demonstrate products, and orthophoto mapping to support accident investigations. We

also have an interest in UAV training, retail, and UAV public awareness. We will begin in the San Diego

area and are planning both regional and national growth. Princip al Jay Bernstein has been flying UAV’s

without incident for approximately 1 1⁄2 years, and is an experienced videographer.

The c ont ac t in f

o r m a tion f

or Petitioner is as f

ollo w s:

Jay Bernstein

Clarity Aero, LLC.

340 S. Lemon Ave. #8777

Walnut, CA 91789

Phone: 619.265.6226

Email: jay.b@me.com

II. D ES C R I P T ION O F P R O P O SE D O P E RA T I O N

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e m p tion pursu a nt to S ec tion 333 of the R ef o r m A c t to o p er a te the DJI

Phantom 3 , DJI Inspire 1, DJI S1000 and 3DR Solo ( Clarity

- UAS ) f o r the p r opos e d op e r a tions dis c us s e d

b e low. UA S ope ra tions will oc c ur und e r ti g ht l y c ontrol l e d c ond i tions on priv a te p r op er t y w h er e Clarity

Aero h a s r ece ived p e rmission to op er a te fr om the landown e r, c on t roller or a uthori z e d r e p r e s e ntati ve s

. The

pr o pos e d UA S op e r a tions will be c ondu c ted in a cc o r d a n c e with t he c onditions and li m it a t ions of this

P e tition f or E x e m p tion and Clarity Aero ’s Op er a tions Ma n u a ls. As d e tailed in Clarity Aero ’ s Op er a tions

Man u a ls, all U A S op er a tions will be l i mited to d a y time VF R c onditions, with in vis u a l lin e

- o f

- s i g ht

( " V L O S " ) of the op er a tor, in uncon t r oll e d a irs p ace

, a nd will o cc ur a t l ea st 5 nm a w a y f rom a n a irp o rt.

Mo re ov er

, Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions Manu a ls i n c o rpo r a te r e dund a nt s af e g u a rds to a ssu r e that the a i r c ra ft

do e s not tr a v e l outside the c ontrol l e d a r e a o f U A S op e r a tions, in c ludi n g GPS " g e o

- fe n c i n g" t ec hnol o g ies.

A. R ea l E s t a te A e r i a l P ho t o g r a p h y , V id e o g r a p h y a n d I n s p ec tion S e r v i c e

Clarity Aero s ee ks to use sm a ll Clarity

- UAS s for the p u rpose of c ondu c ti n g a e ri a l

videog ra p h y , photo g rap h y a nd insp ec t i on of rea l e state pro p e r t y

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Clarity Aero h a s t a ilo re d i t s ope r a tions to m ee t the re qui r e ments e stabli s h e d b y t h e F A A in p r ior g ra n ts

of e x e mpt i ons a uthori z ing c om m er c ial use o f Clarity

- UAS in the ae ri a l videograp h y , phot o g r a p h y a nd

inspe c t i on of rea l e state i ndus t r y , includi n g :

 T r ud ea u, R e a l t or® ( E x e mp t ion No. 11138 ) ;

 A lon S i c h e r m a n ( E x e m p t i on N o. 1172 8 ) ;

 S okol e r M e d l e y ( E x e mp ti on N o. 1134 1 ) ;

Clarity

- UAS seeks to use small UASs for the purpose of conducting ae ri a l vide o g r a p h y

, phot o gr a p h y a nd i n sp ec t i on of r e a l e state p r op e r t y o p e r a tions . Such work w ill be c ondu c ted on p r i v a te

p r o p er t y in a c ontrol l e d are a

, a w a y f r om s p ec tators a nd p er s ons not inv o lv e d in the ae ri a l vide o gr a p h y

, pho t o g r a p h y a nd insp e c t i on of rea l e state pro p e r t y

. Clarity

- UAS v ideo a n d i n sp e c t ion wo r k will be

c ondu c ted du r i n g d a y

l i g h t hours, V F R c ond i tions, a t altitudes b e low 4 0 0 ' AG L

. As s e t fo r th b e low,

Clarity Aero ’ s op e r a tions pro v ide a sup e rior l e v e l of s afe t y a nd q u a l i ty c ompa re d to p erf o r ming the sa m e

video wo r k using c onvention a l f i x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft or h e l icopt e rs.

The pro p os e d Clarity

- UAS op e r a t i ons in th i s P e t i t i o n for E x e mp t ion s i g nifi ca nt l y i m prove s s a f e t y

a nd r e du c e s risk, h a rm or s e ri o us inju r y to real estate i nsp ec t ors and property assessors . T r a di t ional

methods of rea l es t a te vid e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i o n of st r u c tur e s, e x pose videog ra ph e r

- insp e c tors to

h i g h e r risks of s e rious in

j uri e s, or d e a th. Vide o gr a ph e r

- i nsp ec tors n e e d to cl i mb roof tops or oth e r w ise

p e r fo r m el e v a t e d wo r k, wh i c h e x pos e s them to the r isk of d a n g e rous f a l l s, e le c t r o c ut i on or other wo r k

r e l a ted e x tr e mes. I n a ddi t i o n, d e p e ndi n g on the n a tu r e of the video n ee d e d a nd the i nsp ec t i on work,

p r o x i m i t y to e quip m e nt and oth e r h a z a rds a ssoci a ted with i ndustri a l real estate s i tes a nd real estate

c onst r u c t i on locations o f

ten in v olves a great deal of risk to accomplish the job. T he use o f Clarity

- UAS

m i t i g a tes th e se h a z a rds a nd is ul t i m a te l y a much s a f e r m e thod of p e r f

ormi n g these a nd m o st o t h e r t yp e s o f

insp e c t i ons.

Clarity

- UAS r e a l es t a te vi d e o pr o du c t i on a nd i nsp ec t i on of stru c tur e s is much s a f e r th a n t r a di t ional

mann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f

o rming the s a m e fun c t i on. C o nv e nt i on a l ope ra t i ons us i ng roto r c raft a nd fi x e d

- w ing

a ir c r a ft in low l e v e l op e r a t i ons pr e s e nt ve r y h i g h r isks with vehi c les we i g h i ng thous a nds of pound s

,

ca rr y i n g p a sse n g e rs a nd l a r g e a moun t s of fu e l. I t i s i m port a nt t o note th a t t he use of sm a ll Clarity

- UAS in

t his a r e a will not on l y be s a fer a nd more c ost e f f ec t i v e

, but t he qu a l i t y of c ol le c t e d d a ta a nd inf o rm a t i on is

f a r sup e rio r

.

Clarity

- UAS r e a l es t a te vi d e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i on of stru c tur e s is more r e l i a ble, a nd a l l ows f or

t he c ol l ec t i on, diss e m i n a t i on, a nd stora g e o f visu a l c o ntent a nd other s e nso r y d a ta w i t h gr e a t e r p r ec is i on a nd

dur a t i on. Clarity

- UAS s a re a lso c a p a ble of a c ce ss i n g f in i sh a nd stru c tur a l q u a l i ty thro u g h the u s e of vid e o

a nd inspe c t i ng a re a s that wo u ld o t h e r w ise be in a cce ss i ble to humans a nd would be i m poss i ble to be

c omp l e ted with conv e nt i on a l ai r c r a f t or other inspe c t i on me t hods.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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IV. R ELE V ANT S T ATU T ORY AU T HORI T Y

This P e tition f

or E x e m p t i on is subm i tted pu r su a nt t o S ec tion 333 (a ) th r o u g h ( c ) of the F AA

Mo d e rni z a tion a nd R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 ( " Re f

o r m A c t " ). Co n g r e ss h a s di r ec ted the F AA " to s a fe l y

a c ce l e ra te the i nte g ra tion of civil unm a n n e d a i rcra ft s y stems into the n a tio n a l ai r sp a ce s y stem

. " P u r s u a nt t o

S e c tion 333 of the R ef

o r m A ct, the F AA Admini s tr a tor is to p e rmit un m a n n e d a i rc r a ft s y st e ms to o p er a te in

the N a t i on a l Airs p ac e System ( "NA S " ) wh er e it is s a f e to do so b a s e d on the f

ollowi n g c onsi d er a tions:

● The UAS’s si z e , w e i g ht, sp e e d a nd o p e r a tio n a l c a p a bili t y ;

● Op er a tion of the UAS in close pr o x imi t y to a i rp o rts a nd populat e d a r ea s; a n d

● Op er a tion of the UAS within the visu a l line of si g ht of the op e r a tor.

Addition a l l y , the F AA A dmini s t r a tor h a s g e n era l a uth o r i t y to g ra nt e x e mptions f r om the a g e n c y 's

s a f e t y r e g u l a t i ons a nd minimum s t a nd a rds wh e n the Ad m ini s t r a tor d ec ides a r e q u e sted e x e mption is in the

pub l i c int er e st. S e e 49 U

. S

. C . § 106 (f ) ( d e fini n g t he a u t hori t y of t h e Admi n istr a tor ) ; 49 U .S .C. § 44701 (f)

( p e rmi t ting e x e mptions f

r om §§ 447 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a nd §§ 44702

– 44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y re qu e sti n g a n

e x e mption mu s t e x p l a in t he r e asons w h y the e x e mption: (1) would b e n e fit the public a s a who l e

, a nd ( 2)

would not adv er s e l y a f

f e c t sa f e t y ( or h o w it wou l d pr o vide a lev e l of s afe t y a t l ea st eq u a l to the e x i sting

r ules )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 1 1.81 ( p e titions for e x e mption).

IV. HI G H E R U P 'S P R O P O SE D UAS O P E RA T I O NS M EE T T HE R EQ UIRE M E NTS OF

SE CT I ON 333 OF T HE R E F O RM ACT

The Clarity

- UAS op e r a tio n s p r opos e d b y Clarity Aero i n this P e tition for E x e mp tion qu a li f y f o r

e x p e dit e d a ppr o v a l pursu a nt to S ec tion 333 of the R ef o r m A c t a s e a c h of t h e st a tuto r y c rit er i a a nd re lev a nt

f a ctors ar e s a tisfi e d.

A. A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d Bas e d on t h e Clarity

- UAS’s S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d

, a n d O p er a t io n al

Ca p a b ility

A G r a nt of E x e mption is a pprop r iate f o r op e r a tio n s c ondu c ted usi n g the Clarity

- UAS s due to its si z e

w e i g ht, sp ee d, a nd op er a tion a l c a p a b i li t y

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o T he Clarity

- UAS h a s b e en a ppr o v e d for u s e in prior S ec tion 333 G ra nts of E x e m p tion f r om the

F A A

. 2

o The Clarity

- UAS w e i g hs l e ss th a n 55 pounds, in c lu d ing p a y l o a d.

o The Clarity

- UAS will not be f lown a t a g r ound sp e e d in e x c e ss of 50 knots.

o Altitude in f

o r mation w i ll be g e n e ra ted b y e quip m e nt onboa r d the UA a s s p ec ifi e d using GPS

tri a n g u l a tion, d i g it a l l y e n c o d e d b a rom e tric a ltim e t er

, ra dio a ltim e t er , or a n y combin a tion the r e o f

. This in f o r mation will be t ra ns m itt e d to the pilot v i a tel e met r ic d a ta f e e d.

o The Clarity

- UAS s will h a ve s y stem r e dund a n c ies a n d i n d e p e nd e nt fu n c tion a li t y to e nsu r e the

ov e r a ll s afe t y a nd pr e dict a bil i t y of the s y stem. I f c on n ec t ion to the re m ote c ontrol or g round c ontrol

station is lost, f

a ils af e s y s t e ms wi ll pe r mit the Clarity

- UAS to r e turn to a p re d e t e rmin e d loc a tion a nd

s afe l y l a nd without inju r y o r d a m a g e

.

o The ra dio f

r e qu e n c ies u s e d for op e r a tions a nd c o n trol of the Clarity

- UAS c omp l y with the

Fe d e r a l C ommunic a tions C o m mission ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppr o p r i a te g o v e rnm e nt ove r s i g ht

a g e n c y re qu i r e ments. The op e ra ti n g f re qu e n c y for t he Clarity

- UAS a re 2.4 GH z

.

I f the s a me o p e r a tions w er e c on d u c ted usi n g a h e li c opte r , the a i r c r a f t ' s ta k e

- o f f w e i g ht would l ik e l y e x cee d

6,0 0 0 pounds ca r

r y i n g a pi l ot, c a me r a op e r a tor a n d V O

- visual obse r v e r

- n a vi g a tor. T h e dif fe r e n c e i n

we i g ht b e tw ee n t h e Clarity

- UAS a nd a h e li c opt e r s i g nifi c a n t l y re du ce s t h e potential h a rm to the

p ar t icip a ting a nd no n

- p a rti c ip a ting individuals or pr o p er t y in t h e e v e nt o f a n acc i d e nt or incid e nt. I n

a ddition, the r isk t o the onbo a rd pilot a nd ca m er a op e ra tor is eliminat e d.

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m ption to S hotover C a m er a S y stems L

. P

. ( E x e mp t i on No. 11159 ) ; G ra nt of

E x e mption to VDOS Gl o b a l, L L C ( E x e mption No. 11112 ) ; G r a nt of E x e mption to L ow Coun t r y RC, Corp.

( E x e mption No. 11184 ) ; G ra nt of E x e mption to A l a n P urwin ( E x e mption No. 11161); G r a nt of E x e mption

to H e lin e t Aviation S e rvi ce s (E x e mpt i on No. 11160 ) ; G r a nt of E x e mption to Total S a f e t y U.S., I

n c

. ( E x e mption No. 11156 )

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B

. A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e O p er a t i o n al R e s tr i ct io n s S e t F o r th in Clarity Aero ’s

O p er a t io n s M a nu als

Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls a nd the M a n u f a c tu r e r ' s Manu a l f

o r the s el ec t ed Clarity

- UAS s

will c ontain a ll the p r o ce dures a nd limitations n ece ss a r y to sa f e l y a nd s u cce s s f

ul l y p e r f o r m t h e op e r a ti o ns

spe c i f i e d in this P e tition f

or E x e mptio n . To a s sist the F AA in m a king a s a f e t y a ssessment of Clarity

Aero ’s p ropos e d op era tions, b e low is a sum m a r y o f op e r a t ional l imitations a nd c onditions that Clarity

Aero will a dh er e to, and wh i c h will e nsure a n e q u i v a l e n t or h i g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to o p era tions c on d u c ted

und e r c u rre nt r e g u l a to r y g u i d e lin e s:

1. The Clarity

- UAS w e i g h s l e ss th a n 55 pounds, ful l y load e d

.

2. All op era tions shall be c o ndu c ted ov e r priv a te or c ontrol l e d

- acce ss prop e r t y with p e rmission f r om

the land own er

/ c ontrol l e r or a

ut h o r i z e d r e p re s e nta t ive. P e rmission f r om l a nd own er

/ c ontrol l e r or

a uthori z e d r e p re s e ntative will be obt a in e d for eac h fl i g ht o p e r a tion.

3. All Clarity

- UAS s op er a ted un d e r the G r a nt of E x e mption will be id e nti f i e d b y s er i a l nu m b er

,

r e g ist ere d in ac c o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p ar t 47, and h a ve identifi ca tion ( N

- N um b er ) m ar ki n g s in

acc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a rt 45, Subp a rt C. M a rkin g s will be a s l ar g e a s pra c t i ca ble.

4. Min i mum c re w f

or ea ch fli g ht op e ra tion will c onsist of a pilot, who will be Pi lo t

- in C om m a nd

( " P I C " ) o f the Clarity

- UAS

, a nd one o r mo r e Visu a l Ob s e rv e rs ( " Ob s er v e r " ) a s ne c e s s a r y to

s a fe l y c o ndu c t the mission.

5. P I Cs s h a ll pos s e ss at le a s t a Priv a te Pilot ' s C e rtif ic a te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I I M e d i ca l C e rtifi ca t e . The

P I C will a lso m ee t the f

l i g ht r e vi e w re qui r e ments spe c ifi e d in 14 C

. F .R 61

. 56 in an a i rcra ft in whi c h

the P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pilot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The UA sh a ll be o p er a t e d within V L OS of the P IC a nd Obs e rv e r a t a ll tim e s. The P I C must use

human vision un a ided b y a n y d e v i c e other th a n c o r r e c tive l e n s e s, a s spe c if i e d on the P I

C ' s F A A

issu e d medi ca l c e rti f

ic a t e

.

7. The P I

C a nd Obs e r v e r de s i g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a ti o n will be a ble to c ommunic a te v er b a l l y a t all

tim e s.

8. El e c tronic mes s a g i n g o r t e x ting will not be p e rmi t t e d du r ing fl i g ht o p er a ti o ns.

9. The a dditional re qui r e me nts id e nti f i e d in the G ra n t of E x e mption s h a ll be a d d e d to the Clarity Aero ’s

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The Op e r a t i ons M a nu a ls will be maintain e d a nd made a v a il a ble to the Administr a tor upon re q u e st. I f a

disc re p a n c y e x ists b e tw e e n the c onditions and li m itations in the G ra nt of E x e mption a nd Clarity Aero ’ s

Op er a tions M a nu a ls, the c ond i tions and li m itatio n s in the G ra nt of E x e mpt i on sh a ll t ake pr e ce d e n c e a n d

must be f ollow e d. Oth e r wise, Clarity Aero sh a ll fo l low the p r o ce du re s out l in e d in t h e ir O p era tions

M a nu a ls.

10. Clarity Aero m a y u p d a te or r e vis e it s O p e ra tio ns M a nu a ls

. R e vision s w il l b e t r ac k e d a n d a

r e vi s e d c o p y of the M a n u a l w il l b e p r ov i d e d to t h e A dmin i st r a to r u po n re q u e st

.

Clarity Aero w il l a ls o p re s e n t a n u pd a t e d a n d r e vi s e d O p e r a ti o n s M a n u a l s i f i t p e tition s f o r e x t e nsio n o r

a m e nd m e n t t o it s G r a n t o f E x e mption

. I f a n up d a t e or r e vi s ion would a f fe c t the b a sis upon whi c h t h e F A A

g r ants the e x e mption, Clarity Aero will se e k a n a m e ndment to its Gr a nt of Ex e mption. Clarity Aero will

c o nta c t t he F

A A’s Clarity

- UAS I

nt e g ra tion O ff

i c e ( A F S

- 80) if q u e stions a rise r e g a rdi n g u pd a tes or

re vi s ions to t he o p er a t i n g do c u m e n ts.

11. Clarity Aero ’ s O p e ra t i on s M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t of E x e mptio n w il l be a v a i l a bl e to th e

P I C a t the g r o u n d c on t r o l st a tio n a n y

ti me the Clarity

- UAS is op e ra ti n g

.

12. The P I

C is prohi b i t e d fr o m be g inni n g a Clarity

- UAS f li g ht unl e ss ( c onsid er i n g wind a nd f o r eca st

w ea th e r c onditions) the r e is en o u g h po w e r to f l y to the f i rst i n t e nd e d point of l a ndin g

, a nd a ssumi n g n o r m a l

c rui s i n g s p e e d, to f

l y af t e r t hat for a t l ea st 10 m inutes.

13. M a x imum tot a l fl i g ht time f or eac h o p er a tion a l f

l i g ht us i n g the Clarity

- UAS will be limited to 40

m inutes or the a mount of t i me the Clarity

- UAS ca n be flown a nd s till maintain a re s e rve b a t t e r y po w e r of

no less than 25 % , whi c h e v e r o c cu r s fi r s t

.

14. F li g hts will be o p e r a ted a t an a ltitude of no more t h a n 400 f e e t A G L a nd w i ll n e v e r e n t e r n a v i g a ble

c o ntrol l e d a irsp ac e without prior w r itten a uthori z a tion a nd a ppr o v a l f r om the F A A. I n the e v e nt the

str u c ture b e ing ins pe c ted e x ce eds 400 f e e t A G L

, t h e Clarity

- UAS will not be op e r a ted m or e th a n 100 f ee t

a bo v e the h i g h e st po i nt o n the stru c tur e

, a n d no more than 100 fee t h o r i z ontal l y fr om the s t ru c tur e

.

15. F li g ht op e r a tions must be c ondu c ted a t l ea st 500 f e e t f r om all nonpa r ti c ipat i ng p e rsons. ( p e rsons

ot h e r t h a n the P I

C, V O, op er at o r t ra ine e s o r e sse n t i a l p er son n e l ), ve ssels, v e hicl e s, a nd st r u c tur e s un l e ss:

a

. B a rr i e rs or str u c tur e s a re p re s e nt th a t suf f i c i e nt l y p rot ec t nonpa r ti c i p a ting p e rsons f rom the UA

a n d /or d e b r is in the e v e nt of a n acc ident. The op e r a tor must e nsu r e that non p a rti c ipating

p e rsons re main un d e r s u c h p r ote c tion. I f a si t u a ti o n a ris e s wh er e nonp a rti c i p a ti n g p e rsons l ea ve

su c h p r ote c tion a nd a r e within 500 f e e t of the U A, f

l i g h t ope ra tions must c ea se immedi a t e l y

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b. The a i rc r a ft is op er a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, vehi c les or s t r u c tur e s w h e r e t h e own e r / c ontrol l e r of su c h

v e ssels, v e hicl e s or str u c tur e s h a s g ra nted p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s af

e t y a s s e ssm e nt

of the r isk of op e r a ti n g c l os e r to those obje c ts and d e t e rmin e d that it do e s not p r e s e nt an undue

h a z a rd, a nd;

c

. Op er a tions n ea rer to the P I C, VO, op e r a tor t r a in e e s or e ssential p e rsons do not p r e s e nt an

undue h a z a rd to those p e rsons p e r § 91.119 (a).

16. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss th a n 500 fee t b e low or less than 2,000 f e e t h ori z ontal l y fr om a

c loud or wh e n vi s ibili t y i s l e ss th a n 3 s t a tute miles f rom the P I

C.

17. The UA m a y not op er a te within 5 nm of a n a irpo r t re f e r e n c e point a s d e no t ed on a c u rr e nt F A A

pub l ish e d ae ro n a

uti ca l c h a rt unless a letter of a g r e e ment with that a irpo r t’s man a g e ment is obtai n e d, a nd

the op e r a t i o n is condu c t e d in acc o r d a n c e with a N OTAM a s re qui r e d b y t h e Clarity Aero CO A

. The l e t t e r

of a g r ee ment with the a irpo r t man a g e ment will be made a v a il a ble to the Admini s t r a tor upon re qu e st.

18. P rior to e ac h fl i g ht the P IC sh a ll inspe c t the Clarity

- UAS to con f irm th a t it i s in a c ondition sa f e f or

fl i g ht. The p re

- fl i g ht in s p ec t i on will acc ount for a ll disc re p a n c ies, e .g. ino p e ra ble c omponents, item s

, or

e qui p m e nt, not a l rea d y c ov er e d in the r e l e v a nt se c tions of the op er a ti n g d o c uments. The P I C s h a ll n ot

op er a te the Clarity

- UAS if t he i n sp e c tion r e v ea ls a c ondit i on that affec ts the s af e op er a t ion o f the Clarity

UAS until the nece ss a r y m a in t e n a n c e h a s b ee n p e rf o r med a nd the Clarity

- UAS is found to be in a c ondition

for s af e f l i g ht. The g r ound c ont r ol s tati o n sh a ll be includ e d in the pr e fl i g ht i n s p ec tion. All m a int e n a n c e a nd

a l t er n a tions must be p r op er l y do c umen t e d in the Clarity

- UAS rec o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y Clarity Aero ’ s

Op e r a tions M a nu a ls.

19. Clarity Aero will c a rr y out its m a int e n a n ce , ins p ec tions, a nd r e c o rd k e e pi n g r e quir e ments in

ac co r d a n c e with the Op e r a tions Ma n u a ls. M a int e n a n ce , inspe c tion, a nd a lt era tions will be no t e d in the

Clarity

- UAS r e c o r ds, in c l u di n g tot a l ti m e in se r vic e

, d e s c ription of wo r k acc o m p lished, a nd the si g n a t ur e

of the a uthori z e d p e rson re turni n g the Clarity

- UAS to se r vic e

.

20. A n y Clarity

- UAS that h a s un d e r g one m a int e n a n c e or a lt e r a tions that a f f e c t t h e Clarity

- UAS

op er a tion or f

l i g ht c h a ra c t er i s tics ( e .g

., r e p l ace m e n t of a fl i g ht c ritic a l c om p on e nt) must und er g o a

fun c ti o n a l test fl i g ht in a cc o r d a n c e with Clarity Aero O p er a tions Manu a ls. The P I C w h o c ondu c ts the

fun c tion a l test fli g ht must make a n e nt r y i n th e Clarity

- UAS a i rc r a ft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. T h e r e qui r e me n t s

a n d p r o ce du r e s f

or a f u n c tion a l t e st fli g ht a nd Clarity

- UAS r e c o r d e nt r y s h a ll be includ e d in the Clarity

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21. The Clarity

- UAS will be op era t e d a nd maintain e d a c c o r d i ng to the M a n u f a c t ur e r ' s M a nu a ls and

a n y r e qui r e d man u f

a c tu r e r S a fe t y

/ S e rvi c e B ull e tins.

22. P rior to the op er a tion, a Mi s sion P ac k e t will be c r ea ted in acc o r d a n c e with the r e qu i r e ments on

Clarity Aero ’ s Op e r a tions M a n u a ls.

23. Clarity Aero will obtain a n A i r T r a f fic O r g a ni z a tion ( " AT O " ) issu e d C er ti f i c a te of W a iver or

Author iz a tion, othe r wise known a s a C OA, prior t o c ondu c ti n g a n y op e r a t i ons und e r this G ra nt o f

E x e mption. A NOTAM will be issued a s r e quir e d b y the COA. All ope ra t i ons will be c ondu c ted in

ac co r d a n c e with a irsp ac e r e quir e ments in the A T O issu e d COA i n c luding c l a ss of a irs p ace

, a ltitude l e v e l

a nd potential tr a nspond e r re quir e ments.

24. All r e quir e d p e rmissions and p e rmits will be obtain e d fr om t er ritori a l, s t a t e

, c oun t y or c i t y

j u risdictions, including loc a l law e n f or c e m e nt, fi r e or ot h e r a ppr o p r i a te g ov e rnm e nt a l a g e n c ies

25. I f the Clarity

- UAS los e s c o mm u nic a tion with the p i lot, it will h a ve the ca p a bil i t y t o r e turn to a

p r e

- de t e rmin e d loc a tion wit h in the op er a tion a l a re a a n d land s afe l y

.

26. Con t in g e n c y plans will b e in pl ac e to sa f e l y t er m i n a te f

li g ht if t h e r e is a lo s s of c ommunic a tion

betw ee n the P I

C a nd the Obse r v e r

.

27. The Clarity

- UAS will h a ve the ca p a bili t y to sa fe l y a bort f l i g ht in the ca se o f u n pr e dict e d obs t ac les

or e me r g e n c i e s

.

28. P I

Cs a nd Obs e r v e r s will h a ve a t l ea st a c u r r e nt C l a ss I I I M e d i ca l C e rtifi ca t e

.

29. P rior to condu c ting o p e rat ions for f ilmin g , the P I

C will h a ve acc umul a ted a nd lo g g e d, in a m a nn e r

c on s ist e nt with 14 C F R § 61.5 1 ( b ) , a minimum of 200 f l i g ht c y c l e s a nd 25 ho u rs total t ime a s a Clarity

UAS rotor c r a f

t pilot and a t l e a s t 10 ho u r s lo g g e d a s a Clarity

- UAS pilot with a sim i l a r Clarity

- UAS t y p e

.

30. P rior to condu c ting o p e rat ions for f ilmin g , the P I

C will h a ve acc umul a ted a nd lo g g e d, in a m a nn e r

c on s ist e nt with 14 C F R § 61.5 1 ( b ) , a minimum of 5 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a mi n imum of 10 logged hours a s

Clarity

- UAS pilot ope ra ti n g the m a ke a nd model of Clarity

- UAS to be utili z e d f or op er a t i ons und e r the

e x e mption and t h i r

t y ta k e

- o ff

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31. Op er a tions shall oc c u r d u r ing d a y time V F R M e t e o r olo g i c a l C onditions; f li g hts un d e r Sp ec i a l

V i su a l F l i g h t R ul e s ( " S V F R " ) sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UA sh a ll r e main c l e a r a nd y ield the r i g ht of w a y to all oth e r m a nn e d ope r a tions a nd ac tivities

a t all tim e s (in c lu d in g

, b ut not limited to, u lt r a l i ght v e hicl e s, p arac hute ac tivities, p ar a s a ili n g ac tivi t i e s

, hang g li d e rs, e tc. )

.

33. Clarity

- UAS Op er a tions u n d e r I nstrument F l i g ht R ules, a t n i g ht, or b e y ond V L OS a r e p r ohibited.

34. The Clarity

- UAS will not be op era ted f rom a n e lev a t e d pl a tfo r m or moving d ev i c e / v e hicl e

.

35. B e f

o r e c ond u c ti n g o p e ra t ions, the ra dio f re q u e n c y sp e c trum used f o r o p e ra t i on a nd c ontrol of the

U A w i ll c omp l y with the Fe de ra l C ommunic a tio n s C o m m ission ( F CC) or other a pprop r i a te g o v e r nm e nt

ov e rsi g ht a g e n c y re quir e m e nts.

V. R E G ULAT I ONS F R OM WHICH E X EM P T I O N IS R E Q U E STE D

The Fe d era l Aviation Ac t e x p re ss l y g r a nts the F A A the a uthori t y to issue e x e m p tions. T h is s tatut o r y

a uthor i t y

, b y its te r ms, i n c ludes e x e mpting c ivil a i r cra ft, a s t he t er m is d ef i n e d und e r § 40101 of the A c t

, including Clarity

- UAS s, f r om i t s sa fe t y r e g u l a tions a nd mini m um s t a nd a rds w h e n the Ad m ini s t r a tor d ec ides

a r e qu e sted e x e mption is i n the pub l ic int e r e st

. 3

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om sev era l inte r re l a t e d p r ovi s ions of Title 14 of the Code of

Fe d e r a l Re g ulations ( " 14 C

. F

. R " ) P a r ts 21, 45, 61 a nd 91 f or pu r po s e s o f c ondu c ti n g the r e qu e sted o p e r a tio n s

u s ing a Clarity

- UAS

. L

ist e d b e l o w a r e : (1) the s p ec ific s ec ti o ns of 14 C

. F .R f or w hi c h e x e mption is sou g ht,

and ( 2) the op e r a ti n g p r o ce du re s a nd sa f e g u a r ds that P e tit i o n e r h a s e stabli s h e d whi c h will e n sure a l e v e l of

s afe t y b e t t e r th a n or e qu a l to the r u l e s f r om which e x e m ption is so u g ht. 4

3 49 U.S .C . § 44701 (f

) ( a u thori z ing the g ra nt of e x e mptions f r om r e quir e m e n ts of r e g ulations p re s c rib e d

p u rsu a nt to S ec tions 44 7 01( a ) a nd ( b ) a nd S ec tio n s 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C

. F .R § 11.81 (e ), which re quir e s a p e tition f or e x e mption to inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y g r a nti n g the e x e mption would not a dv er s e l y af f ec t s a f e t y

, or how the e x e mption w ould

provide a lev e l o f s afe t y a t l e ast e qu a l to that p r ovided b y t h e ru l e f rom which y

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U NM A N NED A IR C R A F T S YS T EM

A. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 21, Sub p a r t H

– Ai r w o r th in e s s C ert i f ica te s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a ) (1)

The F A A h a s st a ted th a t no e x e mption is n e e d e d fr om this s ec tion if a f inding is m a de und e r the

R ef orm A c t th a t the Clarity

- UAS s e l ec ted p r ov i d e s a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s afe t y wh e n c ompa re d to a i r cra ft

no r mal l y us e d f

o r the s a me a pp l i ca tion. Th e se cr i t e r i a ar e m e t, and th ere f o r e no e x e m p tion is n e e d e d

. 5 I f,

howe v e r, t h e F AA d e t er min e s that t h er e a r e some c h arac t e ristics of the c h o s e n Clarity

- UAS that fa il to m ee t

the re quir e m e nts of the R ef o r m A c t, an e x e mption is r e qu e sted.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

Clarity Aero ’ s use of the Clarity

- UAS i s s af e w h e n taki n g into acc ount their s i z e , w e i g ht, s p ee d, a nd

op e r a tion a l c a p a bili t y

. A s set f o r th in the d e s c ript i on of propos e d op er a tio n s in S ec tion I V ( A ) , the

Clarity

- UAS w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 po u n ds, in c luding p a y load a n d will not be f

lown a t a g r ound s p ee d

i n e x c ess of 50 knots. Clarity

- UAS i s a lso e quipped with s a f e t y fea tur e s that will a l l ow P e t i tion e r to

op e r a te the Clarity

- UAS s a f e l y af t e r e x p er i e n c e cer t a in i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a ilu re s

. 6 7

5 S e e G ra nt of E x e mption No. 11062 to Astr a e us A er i a l ( F AA

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 14, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m

ption No. 11184 to L

ow Coun t r y RC, Corp. (F A A

- 2014

- 0803 a t p g . 3):

" The [ Clarity

- UAS ] h a s th e ca p a bili t y to op era te s a fe l y af t e r e x p er i e n c i n g c e r tain i n

- fl i g ht c onti n g e n c ies

o r f ailu re s a nd us e s a n a ut o

- pilot s y s t e m t o mainta i n Clarity

- UAS stabil i t y a nd c ontrol. The Clarity

- UAS

is a lso a ble to re spond to a loss of g lobal pos i tioni n g s y st e m ( G PS ) or a lo s t

- link e v e nt with a p r e

c oo r dinat e d, p r edict a ble, a u t omat e d fli g ht man e u v er

, a nd m a n u a l fli g ht c ontrol fu n c t i on a l i t y a s a b ac kup.

Th e s e s af e t y f e a tu r e s p r ovide a n e q u ival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y c ompa re d to a mann e d a i rcr a ft p erf o r m i n g a

simil a r op e r a tion

. "

7 See e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11184 to VDOS Glob a l, L LC. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0382 a t p g s. 4

- 5 ) :

" The Clarity

- UAS w it

h i t s u p g ra d e ca n be o p er a ted e nti r e l y b y a touc h

- s c ree n

, m a p

- b a sed i nte rface

. T his

me a ns the op era tor on l y n ee ds to c omm a nd the s y s tem w h e r e to g o, a nd t he s y stem d o e s a ll the f l y i n g f o r

the op er a t o r. The Clarity

- UAS c a n b e op era ted in b o th s e mi a nd ful l y a uton o mous fli g ht mod e s, with t he

op er a tor simp l y c li c ki n g on a map to cr e a t e a p re

- p lan n e d f l i g ht p a th f

or a fl i g ht. I

n a d d i tion, the op e r a tor ca n

c r ea te no f

l y z on e s or m a x imum fli g ht r a n g e s a nd a ltitud e s so the s y stem c a nnot e n t er area s d ee med uns afe

or un n ece ss a r y to f

l y o v e r . The p e tition e r stat e s f u r t h e r t h a t the Clarity

- UAS h a s built

- in int e lli g e nt f a ult

handling whi c h a llows t h e Clarity

- UAS to d e t ec t a s y stem f a ult while in t h e a i r a n d a ut o m a ti ca l l y f l y b ac k

to its tak e o f

f lo c a tion a nd l a nd. F aults that ca n be d e t e c t e d includ e : lo s s of c omm u nic a t i on; e x cee ding p r e

s e t wind thr e sholds; and low b a tte r y l e v e ls.

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Addi t ion a l l y , the Clarity

- UAS s c a rr y n e it h e r pilots nor p a sse n g e rs, c a rr y no e x plo s ive m a t er ials

or f l a m m a ble liquid f

u e ls, a nd ope r a te e x c lu s iv e l y w ithin the p ar a met e rs st a t e d in the Clarity

Aero ' s Ope r a tions Ma n u a ls.

Op er a tions c ond u c ted u n d e r this e x e m p tion will b e c lose l y c ontrol l e d a nd mon i tor e d b y the op e r a t o r

a nd will be c ondu c ted in c omp l ian c e with lo ca l p u blic s af e t y re quir e ments, to p r ovide s ec u r i t y f o r the a r e a of

op e r a tion. Clarity Aero w il l a lso provide the F A A with a dv a n c e noti c e of a l l op era tions via NOT A M s a s

r e quir e d b y the a ppli ca ble COA. I n a ll ca s e s, o p e r a tion of the Clarity

- UAS und e r the pr o pos e d c onditions

will be at l ea st as s af

e a s, or s af

e r th a n, c onv e ntion a l r otor cr a ft o p e r a ti n g with a n a ir w o r thi n e ss c e rtifi ca t e

.

L a st l y , the Clarity

- UAS s d o not ne e d a m e a ns to c o m munic a te with other a i r c r a ft o r ATC, b eca use

tho s e ca p a bilities will be poss e ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Obs er v e r, who ar e not o nbo a rd the Clarity

- UAS

. 8 I n

a dd i tion, no s e ns e

- a nd

- a void t e chnol o g y is ne ce s sa r y for the Clarity

- UAS s b eca use t h e y will be op er a t e d a t

all times in V F R c onditions and w i thin V L OS of the P I

C a n d Op er a t o r

. 9

B

. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 27 A i r w o r th in e ss S tan d a r d s: No r m al Ca te g o r y Ro t o r c r a f t

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 s e ts fo r th the pr o c e d u r a l r e quir e ments for a i r wo r th i n e ss ce rtific a tion of norm a l

ca t e g o r y roto r cra ft. To the e x tent that the Clarity Aero ' s sm a ll Clarity

- UAS s would oth er wise r e q uire

ce rtif i ca tion und e r P ar t 27, P e ti t ion e r s ee ks a n e x e mption from P a rt 2 7 ' s a i r wo r thin e ss s t a nd a rds f or the s a me

rea sons id e n t ifi e d in the re qu e st fo r e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 21, S u b p a rt H

, supr a

.

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., G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11184 to VDOS Glob a l, L LC. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0382 a t p g s. 4

- 5 ) :

All fli g ht op e r a tions a r e g lo b a l posi t ioning s y s t e m ( G PS ) c ontrol l e d, m a king the s y

s t e m ea s y to

n a v i g a te. At a n y point if t h e o pe r a t o r is not e x pli c it l y c o m m a ndi n g the s y stem to move, the s y st e m

a ut o m a ti ca l l y holds its G P S pos i t ion. The fli g ht c ontrol s y s t e m e mpl o y s n ot on l y GPS posi t ioning but

a va r i e t y of s e nsors i n c luding sona r

, b a rom e t r i c p re ssu r e

, temp er a tu r e

, wind sp ee d a nd othe r s to e nsu r e

stab i li t y s o lo n g a s wind thr e sholds a r e not e x cee d e d. Also a fl i g ht t e rmin a tion link

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y

a w a y ' or other po t e nti a l l y d a n g erous situ a tion

– is av a il a ble to the op e r a tor

. "

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C. 14 C

. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 4 5. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a ) : Ai r c r a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n t i f

ica t ion R e qu i re m e n ts

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om the a i rc r a ft m ar ki n g a nd identif i ca ti o n r e q uir e ments c ontain e d in

14 C. F .R. § § 91.9 (c) , 4 5 .23 ( b) a nd 4 5.27 (a).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 (c ), C i v il Air cr a f t F l i g ht M a n u a l, M ar king a nd P l a c a rd r e q uir e ments, p r ovides th a t:

No p e rson m a y op e ra te a U.S

. - r e g ist e r e d c ivil ai r c r a ft unless that a i r c r a ft is i d e nt i fi e d in

acc o r d a n c e with Pa rt 45 of this c h a pte r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b )

, Ma rkin g s of t h e Aircr a ft, st a tes:

W h e n m ar ks include only the Roman ca p i t a l lett e r " N " a nd the r e g is t r a tion number is

disp l a y e d on l i mited, re s t ri c t e d or li g h t

- sport ca t e g o r y a i r c raft or e x perim e n tal or

p r ovi s ion a l l y c er t i fi ca ted a i r c r a f t

, the op er a tor must a lso d i spl a y o n that a i rc r a ft n ea r eac h

e ntr a n c e to the ca bin, c o c kpit, or pilot s t a t i on, i n lette r s not less t h a n 2 i n c h e s nor mo r e

than 6 inch e s h i g h, the w o r ds " limited

, " " r e str i c t e d," " l i g h t

- sp o rt, " e x p er i ment a l," or

" p rovisional

, " a s a ppli ca ble.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.27 (a ), R o t o rc r a ft, stat e s:

E ac h o p er a tor of a rot o rc r a f t must dis p l a y on that r otor c r a ft hori z onta l l y on both sur face s o f

the ca bin, fusel a g e

, bo o m, o r t a i l the m a rks re q uir e d b y § 45.23.

I n a p r e vious Gr a nt of E x e mption, the F AA d e t e r min e d that e x e mp t ion f r om these r e quir e ments w a s

w a r ra n ted pr ovided th a t t he a i r c r a f t " h a v e i d e nti f

i ca tion ( N

- Numb er ) m a rki n g s in a cc or d a n c e with 14 C

. F .R

P a rt 45, Sub p a rt C if the m ar ki n g s a re a s l a r ge a s pr ac ti ca ble

. " 10

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All UA f lown b y Clarity Aero will b ea r N

- numb e r m ar kin g s t h a t a r e a s la r g e a s p r a c ti ca b l e

in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F

. R. P a rt 45, Sub p a rt C

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D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 ( a )

, 9 1.407 ( a )( 1 ) , 91.40 9 ( a ) (1) a n d ( 2 ) ; 91

. 417(a) a n d ( b ) : M ai n t e n a nc e

I n s p ec tions

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om the mainten a n c e inspe c tion r e quir e ments contain e d in

14 C

. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 91.407 ( a )( 1 ), 9 1 .409( a )( 2 ) ; 91.417( a ) a nd ( b ) . Th e s e r e g ulations s pe c i f y m a in t e n a n c e

a nd ins p ec t i on s t a nd a rds in ref e re n c e to 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 43. S ee

, e .g., 14 C. F .R. § 91.40 5 (a ) ( stat i n g t h a t e ac h

own e r or o p era tor of a n a i rcra ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a i r c r a ft ins pe c ted a s p re s c r i b e d in sub p art E o f this p ar t and

sh a ll b e t w ee n r e qu i r e d i n sp ec tions h a ve disc re p a n c i e s r e p a i r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 43 of this c h a pt e r " )

. An

e x e mption f

r om th e se re g ulations i s n ee d e d b eca use P a rt 43 a nd these s e c ti o ns on l y a p p l y to a i rc r a ft with an

a i r wo r thin e ss c e rtifi ca te, whi c h the Clarity

- UAS to b e op e r a ted un d e r this g r a nt of e x e m p t ion will not h a v e

.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d b ec a use m a int e n a n c e a nd in s p ec t ions will be p erf o r m e d

in ac c o r d a n c e with the M a nu fa ctu r e r ' s M a nu a l a nd a n y re q u i re d manu fac t u r e r S a f e t y o r S er vi c e B ul l e t i ns.

F u r the r

, a s re qui r e d b y Clarity Aero ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a l s, the P I C will c ondu c t a p re

- f

l i g ht insp e c ti o n of the

Clarity

- UAS a nd a ll a ssoci a ted e qui p m e nt to acc ount f o r a ll disc re p a n c ies a nd/or ino p er a ble c ompone n ts.

M a i nten a n c e will be p er fo r m e d a nd v er i f i e d to a dd r e ss a n y c onditions po t e nti a l l y a f f e cti n g s a f e o p e r a tion of

the Clarity

- UAS a nd no fl i g hts will o cc ur u n less, a nd until, a ll f li g h t c r iti ca l c o mpo n e nts of t he Clarity

- UAS

h a ve b ee n found to be a ir w o r t h y a nd in a c ondition sa f e f o r o p er a tion. A f

u n c ti o n a l t e st fli g ht w i ll be

c o n du c t e d f

ollowi n g the r e pl a ce me n t of a n y fl i g h t

- c ritic a l compon e nts. As r e quir e d b y Clarity Aero ’ s

O p er a tio n s M a nu a l s, the P I C who c o nd u c ts the f

u n c tion a l t e st fli g ht w i ll m a k e a n e nt r y in the Clarity

- UAS

a i rcra ft rec o r ds of the fl i g ht.

Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions Ma nu a l also in c ludes re qu i re ments to follow the m a n u f a c tu r er’ s Clarity

UAS a i r c ra ft/ c ompon e nt, mai n ten a n c e, o v er h a ul, re pla c e m e nt, inspe c tion, a nd li f e limit r e quir e ments f

o r the

f ol l owing a ppl i ca ble c o m p o n e nts: pow er t ra in s y st e m ( pow e rpl a nt), p r op e ll e rs, a vioni c s a nd c ontrol s ur face s

(includi n g a i l e rons/ e lev o ns ) , st r u c tur e s & a i r f ra m e

, ca m e r a s y s t e m, el ec t r i ca l s y stems (i n c ludi n g b a tt er i e s),

g round c on t rol station, h a z a rd a c ce ssori e s, a nd s p ar e p a rts. F u r the r

, Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a l s a lso

i n c ludes p r o ce du r e s to do c ument a nd maintain a r ec o r d o f the Clarity

- UAS main t e n a n ce , p r e v e ntative

m a i nten a n ce

, a lt er a tions, s t a tus of re pla ce ment /o v er h a ul compon e nt p a rts, a nd the total t ime in s er v i c e of the

Clarity

- UAS s us e d und e r this G r ant of E x e mption. As a whol e , the m a int e n a n c e a nd ins p ec ti o n p r o ce du re s

r e qu i r e d in Clarity Aero ’ s Op e r a t ions M a nu a l s e nsure t h a t an e quival e nt or h i g h e r l e v e l of s af e t y will be

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P I L O T

- I N

- CO M M A N D O F T HE Clarity

- UAS

E

. 14 C. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i v ate P ilot P r ivileg e s a n d L i m

ita t io n s

Clarity Aero s ee ks e x e m p tion f r om 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re stricts priv a t e pilot c e rtifi ca te hold er s

fr om f l y i n g a i r c ra ft f

or c om p e ns a t i on or h i re

, a nd would a lso r e quire a s ec o nd c lass med i ca l c e rtifi c a te. T h e

purpose of P a rt 61 is to e nsure that the skill and c ompet e n c y of a n y P I C m a t c h e s the a ir s p ac e in whi c h the

P I C will be o p er a ti n g

, a s w e ll as r e quir i ng ce rtif i c a tions if the p r ivate pilot is c a r r y i n g p a ss e n g e rs o r c a r g o for

hi re

. I n this c a s e

, while t he Clarity

- UAS s will be o p er a ted a s pa r t of a c o mm erc ial op e r a tion, it carr i e s

n e i t h e r p a s s e n g e rs n o r ca r g o.

I n t h e G r a nt of E x e mpti o n to Astr ae us A er i a l 12 , t h e F A A d e t er m ined th a t the unique c h a rac t er istics o f

Clarity

- UAS op er a tion out s ide of c on t roll e d a irsp ac e did not w arra nt the a ddi t ion cost a nd r e strictions

a tt e nd a nt with r e quiri n g a the P I C t o ha v e a C o m m erc ial P i l ot C e rtifi ca te a nd C l a ss I I M e di c a l C e rtifi ca te.

The ful f i llm e nt of the a dditi o n a l re q u i re ments for a p riv a te pi l ot to b ec ome qu a li f i e d a s a c o m m e rc ial pi l ot

would not l ea d to a n y a dditional s af e t y b e n e fits wh e n Clarity

- UAS op er a tions a r e i n volv e d.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Sa

f e ty

The re strictions the Clarity Aero h a s p l ace d on its Clarity

- UAS o p er a tions m ee t or e x cee d t he

re s tri c t i ons sim i l ar l y impos e d on As t r ae us A er i a l. Clarity Aero w i ll op e r a te on p r iva t e p r op er t y a w a y fr om

p e rso n s a nd p r o p er t y not involv e d in t he ope r a tio n

. Clarity Aero will a lso obta i n a n ATO i ssued COA prior

to condu c ti n g a n y o p er a tions un d e r this G ra nt of E x e mption. A l l op er a tions will be c on d u c ted in ac co r d a n c e

with a i r sp a c e r e qu i r e m e n ts in the ATO is s u e d COA i n c luding c l a ss of a irsp ace

, a ltitude l e v e l a n d potenti a l

t r a ns p ond e r re quir e ments. A N O T A M will also be issu e d a s r e quir e d b y the a ppli ca b l e C OA.

I n a ddition to these f

l i g ht re strictions, the Clarity Aero will f u r ther e ns u r e s a f

e o p e r a tion b y r e quiri n g

that a n y P I

C be thoro u g h l y v er s e d not o n l y in ai r s p ac e a nd c o m muni ca tion i s su e s p er taining to a ll a i rcra ft

o p e r a tors but also in the u nique a sp e c ts of Clarity

- UAS f li g ht. As set f

o rth in the Op er a t i ons Man u a ls, p i lots

will h a ve e x p er i e n c e not on l y in Clarity

- UAS op era t ions g e n e r a l l y but h a ve l o g g e d fl i g ht ti m e in the sp e c ific

m a k e a nd model us e d for the op er a t ions b ef o r e th e y a re p e rmi t t e d to pa r ti c ipate i n c o m m er c ial fl i g h t s on

b e half of Clarity Aero

. T h e p ilot qualif i ca tion, tr a i n in g

, a nd c u r re n c y r e quir e ments in the Op era tions

Manu a ls e ns u r e t h a t Clarity Aero ’ s pi l ots a r e c ompet e nt and p r o f i c ient in the Clarity

- UAS th e y a r e o p e ra ti n g

. Clarity Aero ’s t ra ini n g a nd qu a li f i ca tion r e quir e ments a re c onsis t e nt wi t h those c ontain e d in prior F AA

S ec tion 333 G ra nts of E x e mption, a nd will p r o vide a h i g h e r lev e l of c ompet e n c y a nd pr of ici e n c y for its pil o ts

a nd w i ll e nsure a t l ea st an e quival e nt l e v e l of s af e t y

.

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O P E RA T I NG P AR A M ET E RS OF T HE Clarity

- UAS

F

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : C i vil Ai rcr a f t Ai r w o r th i ne ss

A lth o u g h th e r e will be no a ir w o r thin e ss c e rtifi ca te is s u e d f or the Clarity

- UAS s, Clarity Aero

s ee ks a n e x e mption f

r om 14 C

. F

. R. § 91. 7 (a) , whi c h r e q uir e s that a c ivil ai r c r a f t be in ai r wo r t h y

c ondition to be op er a ted. The F A A h a s s t a ted t h a t no e x e mption i s r e quir e d for 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ) to the

e x tent t h a t t he r equir e m e nts of P ar t 21 ar e w a ived or f ound inap p l i c a ble

. 1 3 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e tition e r

r e qu e sts that the r equi r e m e nts for § 91.7 (a ) be t r ea t e d in a cc o r d a n c e with S ec tion V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) : Civil Ai rcr a f t F l ig h t M a nu al in t h e Ai rcr a f t a n d 14

C. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a) a n d ( b ) : Ca rr yi n g Civil Ai r c r a f t C ert i f i c a tion an d R e gist r a t ion

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2) a nd § 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b) re quire t h e op era tor to carr y a ir w o r thin e ss

do c u m e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s onbo a rd the a i r c r a ft. Pursu a nt to 14 C. F .R. § 91. 9 ( b )( 2 ) :

(b) No p e rson m a y o pe r a te a U.S

. - r e g ist e r e d c ivil air craf t

–

(2) F o r which a n Airpl a ne or Rotor cra ft F l i g ht M a nu a l is r e quir e d b y § 21

. 5 of this c h a pte r , unless

th er e is av a il a ble in the a i rc r a f t a c u rre nt app r o v e d A i r p l a ne or Rotor cr a f t F li g ht M a n u a l, app r ov e d

ma n u a l m a t er ial, ma r k i n g s, a nd pl a ca rds, or a n y c ombin a tion the r e o f

.

P u r su a nt t o 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b ) :

( a ) E x ce pt a s p r ovided in § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op er a te a c ivil a i r c raf t u n less it h a s with i n it the

f ollowin g :

(1) An a p p ro pr iate a nd c u rr e nt ai r w o rthin e ss c e rtifi ca te...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c ivil a i rcraf t unl e ss the a ir w o r thin e ss cer t ifi c a te r e quir e d b y p a ra g ra ph

( a ) of this s ec tion or a s p ec ial fli g ht a uth o r i z a tion i ssued und e r § 91.715 is dis p l a y e d a t t h e ca bin or

c o c kpit e ntr a n c e so that i t is l e g ible to p a ss e n g er s o r c r e w.

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Giv e n the sm a ll si z e a nd c onfi g ur a tion of the Clarity

- UAS s, it would be imp o s s ible to ke e p

a ir w o r thin e ss docum e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s on b o a rd the Clarity

- UAS b e c a use t h er e is simp l y

no room a nd the Clarity

- UAS h a s n o ca bin or c o c kpit.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S af

e ty

I n a n F AA O ff

i c e of C h i e f Couns e l ' s Opinion d a t e d A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e pa re d b y D ea n E.

G r i f fith, Atto r n e y

, AG C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e d g e d that the intent of 14 C

. F .R. 91.9 ( b) a nd 91.203 (a ) a nd

( b) is met if the pilot of t

he unmann e d a i rc r a ft h a s ac c e ss to the Clarity

- UAS f l i g ht m a n u a l, r e g ist r a tion

c ertifi ca te, a nd ot h e r re q uir e d do c uments f r om the g r ound c ontrol st a tion f r om which he o r she is o p er a ti n g

the a i r c r a ft

. 1 4 As this F AA O ff i c e of Chief Cou n s e l Opi n ion c l ar ifi e s, the int e nt of the r ule is to e n s ure the

pi l ot h a s a c ce ss to the s e k e y d o c uments duri n g fl i g ht. T he ref o re

, a n e q u ival e nt l e v e l of s afe t y will be

a chie v e d b y e nsuri n g th a t t he pi l ot h a s acce ss to the do c uments a t the g r o u nd c ontrol s t a t ion f r om which he

or s h e is p iloti n g the Clarity

- UAS

.

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: P r e f li g h t A c tion

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, wh i c h r e qui r e s a P I C to be c ome f

a mili a r

w i th sp ec ific in f

o r mation be f

o r e e ac h fl i g ht, in c l u ding info r m a t i on c ontain e d in the F AA

- a ppr o v e d F l i g ht

M a nu a l on boa r d the a i r c r a ft. W hile the P I C will be fa m i li a r with a ll info r mation ne c es s a r y to s a f e l y

c ond u c t the f

li g ht, a n e x e mption is r e qu e sted to the e x tent that a n F AA

- a p p r o v e d F l i g ht Manu a l is r e quir e d.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y w i ll be pr o vided b y f

ollowing the Clarity Aero ’ s O p er a tions Manu a ls

a nd the M a nu f

ac tur e r ' s M a n u a l . The P I C will p e rf

o r m a s er i e s of c h ec klists d e s i g n e d to i d e nt i f y a n y

d e fec ts or i n op er a

b l e c omponents in acc o r d a n c e with the Clarity Aero ’ s O p era tions Manu a ls, i n c lud i ng

c h ec klists c ov e ri n g P r e

- F l i g h t

, L a u n c h, L a ndi n g

, a nd P o s t

- F li g ht pr o ce du r e s. The P I C will a lso be r e q uir e d

to r e view w ea t h er

, fl i g ht r e qu i r e ments, b a tt e r y c h a r g e , landi n g a nd tak e o f f dis t a n ce , UA p e r f

o r m a n c e d a ta,

a nd c ontin g e n c y landi n g area s

— b ef o r e i n itiation of f

l i g ht. Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a t i ons M a n u a ls a nd the

M a nu f a c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l will be k e pt at the g rou n d c ontrol s t a tion a nd will be acce ssible to the P I C a t a ll

times while op er a ti n g the Clarity

- UAS

.

I. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.109 ( a ) : F lig h t Inst r u c tion

1 4 M e mo ra ndum f

r om M a r k B u r y

, F AA Assis t a nt C hief Coun s e l for I nt e r n a t i on a l L

aw, L e g isl a tion a nd

R e g u l a ti o n, to J ohn Dun ca n, F A A F l i g ht S tan d a r ds S e r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ) ; s e e also Do c k e t No. F AA

2 0 14

- 0352 a t 16

- 18.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a ), which p rovid e s in p e rtin e nt pa r t t h a t

" [ n ] o p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v il ai rcra ft (e x ce pt a m a nn e d f re e b a lloon) th a t i s b e ing us e d for f l i g ht

instru c tion unl e ss th a t ai r c raft h a s ful l y f un c tioni n g du a l cont r ol s

. " Clarity

- UAS s a nd r e mot e l y piloted

a ir c r a ft, b y t h e ir d e si g n, do not ha v e f un c t ional du a l controls. I ns te a d, fl i g h t con t rol is acc omplished

thro u g h t h e use of a d e vice t h a t c o mmunic a tes with the a ir c r a ft via ra dio c o mmunications. A cc o r di n g l y

, a n

e x e mption will be r e qui r e d for the f l i g h t instru c t i on r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a).

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

Giv e n the si z e a nd sp e ed of the Clarity

- UAS s that Clarity Aero int e nds to us e

, a n e quiv a lent

lev e l of sa f

e t ra ini n g ca n st i ll be p erf o r med without du a l c ontrols be ca u s e no pilot or p a ss e n g e rs a r e

a bo a rd the Clarity

- UAS

, a nd a s r e quir e d b y the Clarity Aero ’ s O p er a tions Manu a ls, a ll p e rsons will be a

s a f e di s t a n c e a w a y in the e v e nt th a t t h e Clarity

- UAS e x p er i e n ce s a n y diff i c ulties du r i n g f

l i g ht

instruction. Mor e ov e r

, a s r equi r e d b y t h e Clarity Aero ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a ls, a ll f li g ht t ra ini n g will be

c ond u c ted in c on t r oll e d a nd sterile e nvironm e nt. As a who l e

, the s af e t y p r o c e du re s p r ovided f or in the

Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls e nsure that the p r opo s e d Clarity

- UAS op e r a tions p r ovide a n

e quiva l e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y th a n that p r ovided b y t h e f l i g h t instr u c tion r e g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.119 ( c ): M i n i m u m S a f e Alti t ud e s

The Clarity Aero re qu e sts a n e x e mption f r om the m inim u m sa f

e a ltitude re qu i r e m e nts of 14 C. F .R. §

91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec tion 91

. 119 p re s c rib e s t h e minimum sa f e a ltitud e s und e r whi c h a i rc r a ft m a y not ope ra te,

in c ludi n g 5 0 0 f

e e t a bo v e the su rfa c e a nd a w a y f r o m a n y p e rson, v e ssel, v e hicl e , or st r u c ture in non

c o n g e st e d a r e a s. S e e 14 C

. F .R. § 91.119 (c ). S ec t ion 91.1 1 9 ( d) a llows f or a h e li c opter to op era te a t l e ss

th a n those minimum a l titudes wh e n it ca n be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to p e rsons or prop er t y on t h e

sur face

, " p r ovided th a t " e ac h p e rson o p er a ti n g the h e li c op te r c omplies with a n y r outes or a ltitud e s

spe c ifi ca l l y p re s c rib e d for h e l i c op t er s b y the F AA

. "

An e x e mption is r e quir e d b eca use t h e pr o pos e d Clarity

- UAS op era tions will nor m a l l y n ee d to

o cc ur below 4 00 f

e e t A G L

. I

n c i rc um s t a n ce s wh er e the Clarity

- UAS is used to ins p ec t a structu r e whose

h e i g ht e x cee ds 400 fee t A G L

, t he Clarity

- UAS will not be op er a t e d more t h a n 100 f ee t abo v e the h i g h e st

po i nt on the stru c tur e

, a n d within 100 f e et hori z ontal l y o f t he str u c tur e

. A d ditional l y

, d u e the n a tu r e of

the p ropos e d o p er a tions, the P ilot and/or Obs e rv e r s ( s) m a y n e e d t o be less than 500 fee t a w a y f rom the

UA S

.

15 R e li e f f rom § 91.119 (a ) will not be n ece ss a r y b e ca use P e t i t i on e r will be a b le to p er fo r m an e m e r g e n c y

landi n g without undue h az a rd to p er s o ns or p r op er t y on t h e g r o und in t h e e v e nt of a f a ilu re

. P e titio n e r ' s

pro p os e d UAS op er a tio n s wi l l not o cc ur ov e r c o n g e st e d a r e a s, a nd th e ref or e a n e x e m p tion f

r om §

91.119 ( b) will not be n e c e ss a r y

. S e e e .g

., G ra nt of E x e mption No. 11157 to S lug w e ar

, I n c ., d b a L i k e on a

t r ee A er i a l ( F A A

- 2 014

- 0 534 at 15)U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

Compa re d to fl i g ht o pe ra t ions with roto rcr a ft w e i ghing f a r mo r e than t h e m a x imum w e i g hts

propo s e d h ere in, a nd g i v e n the l ac k o f f l a mm a ble f

u e l w i th the Clarity

- UAS s

, a n y r isk a ssoci a ted with

these o p e r a tions is f

a r l e ss th a n t h ose t h a t pr e s e nt l y e x ist with conv e ntion a l a i rcr a ft. An e quiva l e nt l e v e l o f

sa fe t y will be ac h iev e d g i v e n the si z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the Clarity

- UAS s, a s w e ll the c ontr o ll e d

loc a tion wh er e t h e o p e r a tions will oc c u r

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y risk to m a nn e d a i r c r a ft, f l i g ht op e r a t i ons

will be r estri c ted to 400 f e e t A G L o r b e lo w

, o r wh e n insp ec ting a str u c ture w h o s e h e i g ht e x ce eds 400 f ee t

A G L , wit h in 100 fee t a bove the h i g h e st po i nt on that stru c ture a n d 100 f e e t hori z ontal l y of t he stru c tur e

.

As s e t fo r th in the O p e r a t ions M a nu a ls, t he Clarity

- UAS s wi l l be op er a ted in a r e s t r ict e d area

, a nd a ll

f l i g hts will be o p er a t e d a t a l at era l dista n c e of a t l e a st 500 fee t f r om a n y no np a rti c ipati n g p e rsons, un l e ss

th a t pe r s o n is in a posi t ion wh er e he or s h e is shield e d fr om t he Clarity

- UAS a nd a n y pos s ible d e b r is

r e su l ting fr om Clarity

- UAS fa ilu re

. As r equir e d b y t h e O p e r a tions M a nu a ls, f li g hts will be t er m i n a ted if a

nonp ar ti c ipating p e rson with i n 500 f e e t of the Clarity

- UAS l ea v e s a sh i e lded posit i on. F u r the r

, Clarity

- UAS

op era tions will o cc ur a t l ea st 500 fee t aw a y f rom v e hicl e s o r stru c tur e s un l e ss the p r o p er t y ow n er / c ontrol l e r

h a s g r a n t e d p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s a f

e t y a ssess m e nt of the r i s k of o p er ati n g c loser to t hose

obje c ts and, o p er a tions n ea r the P I C o r Obs e r v e r will not p re s e nt an und u e h a z ar d per § 9 1.119 (a ).

Adh e r e n c e to these re strictions in the e lev a tion of the d e p ar ture a irpo r t or b a rom e t r i c p r e ss u r e

. An

e x e mption is r e quir e d to the e x tent that the Clarity

- UAS s do not have a b a rom e t r ic a lti m e t er , but r a t h e r a

GPS a ltitude r e a d out. Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls wi l l e nsure op era t i ons ca n be c ond u c ted

without c ompromising s a f e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: A l t i m e ter S ett i n gs

Clarity Aero s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, wh i c h r e qui r e s a p e r s on o p e r a ti n g a n

a i r c r a ft to m a int a in c r ui s ing a ltitude or f l i g ht l e v e l b y ref

e r e n c e to an a ltim e ter that is s e t t o the e lev a tion of

the d ep ar ture a irpo r t or b a r om e t r i c p r e ssure An e x e m ption is r e quir e d to the e x tent that the Clarity

- UAS s do

not h a ve a b a rom e t r ic a ltim e t er , but r a th e r a GPS a ltit u de r e a d out.

16 S e e e .g.

, G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11138 to Dougl a s T r ud ea u ( F A A

- 2014

- 0481 a t 1 9 ) :

" I f b ar r i e r s or stru c tur e s ar e p re s e nt that ca n suf f i c ient l y p r ot e c t nonp a rti c i p a ting p e rsons fr om the UA or

d eb r is in the e v e nt of a n acc ident, then the UA m a y op er a te c loser than 500 f e e t to p e rsons aff

o r d e d s u c h

pr o t ec tion. The o p er a t o r m u st a lso e nsure t h a t nonp a rti c i p a ting p e rsons re m a in un d e r s u c h p rot ec tion. I f a

s i tuation a ris e s w h er e nonp a rti c i p a ti n g p e rsons l e a v e su c h p rot e c tion a nd a r e within 5 00 f e e t of the U A,

fl i g ht o p er a t i ons must cea s e i m medi a t e l y

. W h e n c onsid er i n g how to i mm e d i a t e l y ce a s e op e r a tions, the

p rima r y c on c e r n is the s af e t y o f those nonp a rti c ip a ting p e rson s

. I n a dditio n

, the F AA finds that op e r a tions

m a y b e c ondu c ted c lo s e r than 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e hicl e s a nd stru c tur e s w h e n the o w n er / c ontrol l e r o f a n y

s u c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or stru c tur e s g ra nts p e rmi ssi on f o r th e op e r a tion a nd t h e P I C mak e s a s af

e t y

a ssessment of the risk of op e r a ti n g c loser to t hose ob j ec ts and d e t e rmin e s t h a t i t does not pr e s e nt an u ndue

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E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

The F A A ha s st a ted th a t a n e quiva l e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to the re quir e m e nts of 14 C. F .R. § 91.121 ca n be

a chie v e d in ci rc um s t a n ce s wh ere : ( 1) the Clarity

- UAS s will be op era ted b e low 400 f e et A G L or b e l ow 17

, ( 2) wit h in V L

OS, (3) w h e r e GPS b a s e d a ltitude info r mati o n is r e l a y e d in r ea l t ime to the op er a tor a t a

g rou n d

- bas e d o n

- s cree n dis p l a y a nd, (4) w h er e p r i o r to eac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a ltitude initi a tion p o int is

establish e d for the P I

C to co n f i r m a cc ur a c y of the onbo a rd G PS

. 18

The Clarity

- UAS s that Clarity Aero i ntends to use f or the p r o p os e d op er a tions will m ee t all th e se

op er a tion a l c h arac t er isti c s. Mor e ov er

, a s r e qui r e d b y Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a ti o ns M a nuals, the P I C will be

r equi r e d to ca lib ra t e the a i rc r a f t ' s GPS c ompa s s prior to e ac h fli g ht op e ra ti o n. L ike p rior F A A S ec t i on 333

G r ants of E x e mption, the Clarity

- UAS s Clarity Aero int e nds to u s e

, a nd the s afe t y mit i g ation p r o ce du re s

c ontain e d in t he Op era ti o ns Manu a l s, both ensu r e that a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y will b e ac hiev e d, a nd a

G r a nt of E x e mption to t h e re quir e ments of § 191

. 1 2 1 is th er e f o r e a ppr o p r i a te.

L

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : F u e l R e qu i r e m e n ts f or F lig h t in V F R C o n d itio n s

Clarity Aero re qu e sts a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) ' s f u e l r e qui r e ments f

o r f l i g ht i n V F R

c ond i tions. S ec tion 91.151 s t a tes:

( a ) No p e rson m a y b e g i n a f l i g ht in a n a irpl a ne und e r V F R c onditions unless ( c onsid er i n g wind a nd

f o reca st w ea t h e r c ond i ti o ns) the r e is e no u g h f u e l to f l y to the fi r st p o int of in t e nd e d la n ding a nd,

a ssu m ing no r m a l c r ui s i n g s p ee d

–

(1) Du r i n g t h e d a y , to f

l y af t e r th a t f o r a t l ea st 30 m i n utes;

or

(2) At ni g ht, to f

l y af t e r t h a t for a t l ea st 45 m inut e s.

H er e , the t ec hnol o g i ca l l i mitations on Clarity

- UAS b a tt e r y po w e r m ea ns t h a t no m ea ni n g ful fl i g ht

ope ra tions ca n be c ondu c ted while still maintaining a 3 0

- minute b a tte r y r e s er v e . An e x e mption f r om the

f u e l r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) is the ref o r e r e quir e d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the str u c t u r e b e i n g inspe c ted e x cee ds 400 f ee t AG L

, the Clarity

- UAS will not be

op e r a ted more than 100 fee t a bo v e the h i g h e st p o int on the stru c tur e

.

1 8 S e e G ra nt of E x e mpti o n No. 11062 to Astr a e us A er i a l ( F AA

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I

n the G ra nt o f E x e mp t ion t o V D OS (E x e mp t i on No. 11112 ) , the FAA d e te r m i n e d that a n

e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f

e t y to t he fu e l r e qui r e ments for fli g ht i n V F R c ondi t ions could be ac hie v e d b y

prohibiting the P I C f

r om b e g inn i n g a Clarity

- UAS fli g ht un l e ss ( c onsid e ri n g wind a nd f o re ca st

w ea th e r c ondi t ions) the r e w a s e n ou g h po w e r to f l y to t he f irst i ntend e d point of l a nding a nd,

a ssu m ing nor m a l c ruising s p ee d, to f l y a f t e r th a t for a t le a st 10 m i nutes.

I n r e a c hi n g th i s c on c lus i on, the F AA c onsid e r e d t h a t t he Clarity

- UAS b a t t e r i e s for the Clarity

- UAS

provid e d pr o vide a p p ro x i mat e l y 2 0 m i nutes of p o w e r e d fli g ht ( with p a y l o a d) a nd p r ovided b a t t e r y l e v e l

a nd b a t t e r y t i me r e maining in m inu t e s a nd s e c on d s to t he P I C

. 1 9 The F AA a lso conside re d the fa c t t h a t t he

Clarity

- UAS op e r a t i n g ma n u a l s t a tes: “ sta r t e v e r y fl i g ht wi t h a ful l y c h a r g e d b a t t e r y in t he a e ri a l vehi c le ”

,

a nd that in t he e v e nt t h a t t he Clarity

- UAS should run low on pow e r, the P I C will be a le r ted a nd c a n land t he

Clarity

- UAS a s soon as possible. L ike the V D OS G r a nt of E x e mp t ion, Clarity Aero u se of the Clarity

UAS

, c omb i n e d with t he r e quir e ments of P e t i t i on e r ' s Op e r a t i ons M a nu a ls, ensu r e t h a t an e quival e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y ca n be ac hiev e d.

S i m i l a r l y , in t he G r a nt of E x e mp t ion t o Al a n P ur w in (E x e mp t ion No. 1116 1 ), the F A A d e te r m i n e d

that a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he f

u e l r e qui r e men t s for fl i g ht i n V F R c ondi t ions could be ac hi e v e d b y

prohibiting the P I C f

r om b e g inn i n g a fli g ht wi t h t h e Clarity

- UAS unless (c on s ide r ing wind a nd f o r eca st

w ea ther c ondi t ions), the r e w a s e no u g h p o w e r to f l y a t nor m a l c r uis i n g sp e e d to t he in t e nd e d landing point

a nd land the UA with 2 5 % b a t t e r y po w e r r e mainin g

. Clarity Aero will a dh er e to t his l i m i t a t i on f o r Clarity

UAS fli g hts.

The Clarity

- UAS includ e s a low b a t t e r y w a rning s y s t e m and the a mount of b a t te r y r e s e rve po w e r

r e maining is tr a nsm i t t e d to t he P I C via t e lem e tr i c d a t a fe e d, whi c h downli n ks f r om t he Clarity

- UAS to a

g roun d

- b a s e d

- on

- s c r e e n disp la y

. 2 0 As re quir e d b y Clarity Aero ’ s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a ls, t he P I C will

p r omp t l y f

l y the Clarity

- UAS b ac k to the home laun c h lo c a t i on or pre

- d e te r m i n e d a bo r t l o ca t i on wh e re the

Clarity

- UAS m a y s a f

e l y land, w hi l e s t i l l m a in t a in i ng a m i ni m um of 2 5 % r e s e rve b a t t e r y pow e r. Clarity

Aero submi t s that the p r o ce d u r e s r e quiring fli g hts t o be s a f e l y te r m i n a ted on c e t h e b a t t e ri e s f a ll b e low 25%

ca p ac i t y

, c omb i n e d with t he r e qui r e ment that f l i g hts on l y be c ondu c ted with i n a s e c u r e , iso l a ted a r ea , usi n g

a Clarity

- UAS w e i g ht i n g less than 25 pounds, a nd with i n V L OS of the P I C a nd Ob s e rv e r (s )

, e ns u re that

the prop o s e d op e r a t i on will pro v ide a n e quiva l e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to t h a t provided b y the

re g ulations f

r om which e x e mp t ion i s sou g ht.

1 9 G ra nt of E x e mp t ion N o. 11112 to VD O S Glob a l, LL C ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0382 a t 10).

2 0 The UAS g round c ont r ol s t a t i on displ a y s, the U A S s pos i t i on, n a vi g a t i on r o ute, t a il numbe r

, a l t i t ud e

,

h ea di n g , north s ee ki n g a r ro w , r a n ge to t a r g e ts, c a l c ulat e d ta r g e t pos i t i on, d a te/t i me, a nd s e nsor h e a d ing a nd

ori e ntation r e lative to the UA S

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VI. D R U G A N D A LC O H O L P RO G R AM

The Clarity Aero will h a ve pol i c ies in pl ac e to ensu r e that no p e rson m a y p a r t icip a te in Clarity

- UAS

fli g ht ope r a t i ons if th e y a re und e r t h e influ e n c e of a lcohol or a n y dr u g

.

VII. P UB L IC INT E RE S T

The publ i c in t e r e st wi l l be s e rv e d b y gr a nt i n g Clarity Aero ’ s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion. C on g r e ss

has e stabli s h e d a n a t i on a l po l i c y that f a vors e a r l y in te gr a t i on of Clarity

- UAS in t o the N AS i n c ontroll e d,

s a f e wo r king e nvironme n ts s u c h a s tho s e pro p os e d in t his P e t i t i on. G ra nt i ng th i s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion

h e lps ful f i l l C on g r e s s ' g o a l i n p a ss i ng S ec t i on 333 ( a ) th r ou g h ( c ) of t h e R e fo r m A c t

— the F AA

Admin i str a tor ' s a ssessment of wh e t h e r c e rt a in Clarity

- UAS m a y op e r a te s a f e l y in t he N A S b e f

ore

c omp l e t i on of the statutori l y r e qui r e d rul e m a kin g

.

The pro p os e d Clarity

- UAS op e r a t i ons in th i s P e t i t i o n for E x e mp t ion s i g nifi ca nt l y i m prove s a f e t y

a nd r e du c e risk

, h a rm or s e ri o us inju r y to real estate i nsp ec t ors and property assessors . T r a di t ional methods

of rea l es t a te vid e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i o n of st r u c tur e s, e x pose videog ra ph e r

- insp e c tors to h i g h e r risks

of s e rious in

j uri e s, or d e a th. Vide o gr a ph e r

- i nsp ec tors n e e d to cl i mb roof tops or oth e r w ise p e r fo r m

el e v a t e d wo r k, wh i c h e x pos e s them to the r isk of d a n g e rous f a l l s, e le c t r o c ut i on or other wo r k r e l a ted

e x tr e mes. I n a ddi t i o n

, d e p e ndi n g on the n a tu r e of the video n ee d e d a nd the i nsp ec t i on work , p r o x i m i t y to

e quip m e nt and oth e r h a z a rds a ssoci a ted with i ndustri a l real estate s i tes a nd real estate c onst r u c t i on

location s o f

ten in v olve s a great deal of risk to accomplish the job

. T he use o f Clarity

- UAS s m i t i g a tes th e se

h a z a rds a nd is ul t i m a te l y a much s a f e r m e thod of p e r f

ormi n g these a nd m o st o t h e r t y p e s o f insp e c t i ons.

The use of sm a ll Clarity

- UAS s a lso enh a n ce s s a f e t y a nd r e du c e s risk b e ca us e , unl i ke mann e d

a ir c r a ft w e i g hi n g thous a nds o f p ounds, ca r r y i n g c r e w in a ddi t ion t o fl a m m a ble f u e l, t he Clarity

- UAS s

c a r r y n o p a sse n g e rs o r c r e w. F u r t h e r, in the u n l i k e l y e v e nt of a n a c c ident, the Clarity Aero small batt e r y

pow er e d Clarity

- UAS s pr e s e nts s i g n ifi ca nt l y less d a n g e r to p e rsons on the g round w h e n c ompa r e d to

ope r a t i ons b y c onv e nt i on a l m a nn e d a i r c r a ft

. 2 1 As Petit i on e r ' s Clarity

- UAS s a re b a t t e r y p o w e r e d, the

p u bl i c will a lso ben e fit f

r om a re d u c t i on in ha r m ful e m i ss i ons a ssoci a ted with conv e nt i on a l ai r c r a f t

pe r fo r m i n g in t he s a me fun c t i ons prop o s e d h e r e i n. L a st l y

, a s r e c o g ni z e d b y the F AA in prior S e c t i on 333

G ra nts of E x e mp t ion t o film m a k e rs, Clarity

- UAS s provide a n a ddi t ional to o l for the a e ri a l film i ng

i n dust r y

, a ddi n g a g re a ter d e gr e e of f le x ib i l i t y , whi c h sup p lem e nts t he c urr e nt c a p a bi l i t i e s of fe r e d b y

man n e d a ir c r a ft

. 22

2 1 S e e G ra nt of E x e mp t i o n No. 11158 to T ea m 5, L L C ( F A A

- 2014

- 0783 a t 12):

" M a n n e d h e l i c opte r s c o n du c t i ng a e ri a l film i ng c a n w e i g h 6,000 pounds o r more a nd a re op e r a ted b y a n

onbo a rd pilot, in addit i on to o t h e r on b o a rd crew m e mbe r s, a s n e ce s s a r y . T h e p e t i t i on e r ’ s Clarity

- UAS will

w e i g h l e ss t h a n 55 poun d s with no onbo a rd pilot or c rew. T h e pi l ot and c rew w i l l be re mo t e l y loc a t e d f r om

the a ir c r a ft. The l i m i ted w e i g ht s i g nifi c a nt l y r e d u ce s the pot e nt i a l for h a rm to pa r t i c ipating a nd

nonp a rti c ipating ind i vid u a ls or p r op e r t y in t he e v e nt of a n incid e nt or a cc i d e nt. The risk to an onbo a rd pilot

a nd c rew du r i n g a n inci d e nt or a c c ident is e l i m i n a ted w i t h the use of a U A for the a e ri a l film i ng o p e r a t i on."U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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VIII. P RI V A C Y

All Clarity Aero Clarity

- UAS op e r a t i ons will be c ond u c ted in a c c ord a n c e with a ppl i ca ble fe d e r a l,

s t a te, or lo ca l l a ws re g a rdi n g p riv a c y . All ope r a t i ons shall be c ondu c ted o v e r p r i v a te or c ontroll e d

- a c ce ss

prop e r t y with pe r m i ss i on f r om t he land o w n e r/ c o n troller or a uthor i z e d r e p r e s e ntative. Pe r m i ss i on f r om l a nd

own e r/ c ontroll e r o r a

uth o ri z e d r e pr e s e ntative w i l l be obt a ined f or e a c h flight to be c ondu c ted.

IX. F EDER A L R E G I S TER SU MM A R Y

P ursu a nt t o 14 C. F .R. P a rt 11, the f ol l owing su m ma r y is p rovid e d for pub l ic a t i on in t h e F E D ER A L

RE G I S TER, shou l d it be d e te r m i n e d that publ i ca t i on is n ee d e d:

P e t i t i on e r s ee ks a n e x e mp t ion f r om t he following rul e s in T i t l e 14 of the Code of Fed e r a l Re g ulations:

P a rt 21, Subp a rt H ; P a rt 27; 45.23(b ) ; 45.27( a ); 6 1.113; 91.7( a ); 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ); 91.9 (c ); 91.103; 91.1 0 9( a );

91.119 (c ); 91.121; 91.1 5 1( a ); 91.203 ( a ) & (b ) ; 9 1 .405 (a ); 91.407 ( a ) ( 1); 91

. 409( a ) ( 1 ) & (2 ) ; 91.417 ( a ) &

(b )

.

The e x e mp t ion wi l l enh a n c e the quality of real estate video capture that could never be performed

by conventional aircraft and increases s a f e t y and greatly r e d u c es r i sk to real estate videographers and

inspectors. Additionally reduce s the danger to onsite employees, the pub l ic a nd p r op e r t y own e rs f rom the

substantial h a z a rds a s so c iat e d with pe r f o rming e quival e nt aer i a l vide o g r a p h y , photo g rap h y a nd insp ec t i on

of rea l e state pro p e r t y with conv e nt i on a l fi x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft, rotor c r a ft, or oth e r m e thods.

X. C ONCLUSION

The Clarity Aero P e t i t i on f or E x e mp t ion satisfi e s t h e c rit e r i a a rti c ula t e d in S ec t i on 333 of the

R e f o rm A c t of 2012 including w e i g ht, sp ee d, o p e r a t i n g ca p a bi l i t ies, p r o x i m i t y to a i rpo r ts and popul a ted

a re a s, op e r a t i on with i n V L OS a nd n a t i on a l se c uri t y . The prop o s e d Clarity

- UAS op er a t i ons will reduce the

inherent dangers and risks of real estate inspectors and property assessors that currently use scaffolding and

ladders. Additionally, Clarity

- UAS op er a t i ons will benefit the publ i c a s a whole i m proving s a f e t y a nd

r e d u c ing risk by the elimination of conventional aircraft a l l e viating human e x posure to da n g e r. I n

c onsid e r a t i on of the fo r e g oi n g , th i s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion prov i d e s the F A A w i t h more t h a n a d e q u a te

justifi ca t i on f

o r g r a nt i ng the r e q u e sted e x e mp t ions allowing the Clarity Aero to use small Clarity

- UAS s for

A e r i a l Vide o g r a p h y a nd P hoto g r a p h y of R ea l Estate P rop e r t y

.

2 2 S e e e .g ., G ra nt o f E x e mp t ion No. 11178 to P ic t ure F ac to r y

, I n c

. ( F A A

- 2 014

- 0794 a t 18).U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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W e thank y ou f

o r y our p r ompt c onsid e r a t i on of o u r re qu e sted e x e mp t ions.

R e sp ec tful l y S ubm i t t e d,

Jay Bernstein

Clarity Aero, LLC.

340 S. Lemon Ave. #8777

Walnut, CA 91789

S hould y ou h a ve a n y qu e st i ons, or if y ou n e e d a n y a ddi t ional info r mation t o support the re qu e sted

e x e mp t ions, ple a se c ont a c t t he und e rs i g n e d a t:

Clarity Aero

Phone: 619.265.6226

Email: jay.b@me.com

( The followi n g a t t ac h e d i tems c ontain p r opri e t a r y a nd c om m e r c i a l i nfo r ma t ion e x e mpt f r om d i s c los u re

und e r the F re e dom of I n f orm a t i on A c t, 5 U. S .C. § 522 e t seq.

, a nd should b e h e ld i n a s e p a r a te file p ursu a nt

to 14 C

. F .R. § 11.35 ( b) )

.

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1. G e n e r a l Op e r a t i ons Manu a l

2. P I C Op e r a t i n g M a nu a l

3. Company P roto c ols

4. L o c a t i on P roto c ols

5. F l i g ht C om m unic a t i ons P roto c ols

6. D e p a rti n g L o c a t i on P roto c ols

7. T ra nsm i t t e r Proto c ols

8. P r e fli g ht C h ec kl i st

9. P ost F l i g ht C h e ckl i st

10. Equipm e nt C h ec kl i st

11. U A S M a nuf

a c t u r e r ’s M a nu a ls

a . Us e r M a nu a ls

b. U A S M a in t e n a n c e M a nu a ls