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Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Attorney at Law

1131 Carol Lane

Glencoe, IL 60022

hperritt@gmail.com

(312) 504-5001

13 July 2015

Hon. Michael Huerta

Administrator

Federal Aviation Administration

U. S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Petition to amend Exemption No. 11310, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0608 

(Apr. 9, 2015), as amended by Exemption No. 11310A (granted June 3, 2015), to allow

closed-set motion picture and television production.

Dear Administrator Huerta:

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform

Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Colin Hinkle, a professional photographer, hereby applies 

for an amendment to his Exemption No. 11310, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0608 

(Apr. 9, 2015), as amended by Exemption No. 11310A (granted June 3, 2015), to allow 

him to conduct closed-set motion picture and television production, including filming 

(by digital or analogue means) of motion pictures, music videos, web videos, corporate 

videos, television programs and commercials, and still photography.

The name and address of the applicant is:

Colin Hinkle

Attn: Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Telephone: (312) 504-5001

Email: hperritt@gmail.com
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Address: 1131 Carol Lane, Glencoe, IL 60022

The Petitioner will comply with the limitations set forth in his exemption number 

Exemption No. 11310 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0608 (Apr. 9, 2015), and the 

amendment to said Exemption, Exemption No. 11310A (granted June 3, 2015), 

applicable to closed-set activities (paragraphs 29-31), which require:

29. The operator must have a motion picture and television operations manual 

(MPTOM) as documented in this grant of exemption.

30. At least 3 days before aerial filming, the operator of the UAS affected by this

exemption must submit a written Plan of Activities to the local Flight Standards

District Office (FSDO) with jurisdiction over the area of proposed filming. The 3-day 

notification may be waived with the concurrence of the FSDO. The plan of activities 

must include at least the following:

a. Dates and times for all flights;

b. Name and phone number of the operator for the UAS aerial filming 

conducted under this grant of exemption;

c. Name and phone number of the person responsible for the on-scene 

operation of the UAS;

d.Make, model, and serial or N-Number of UAS to be used;

e. Name and certificate number of UAS PICs involved in the aerial filming;

f. A statement that the operator has obtained permission from property 

owners and/or local officials to conduct the filming production event; the 

list of those who gave permission must be made available to the inspector 

upon request;

g. Signature of exemption holder or representative; and

h.A description of the flight activity, including maps or diagrams of any area, 

city, town, county, and/or state over which filming will be conducted and 

the altitudes essential to accomplish the operation.

31. Flight operations may be conducted closer than 500 feet from participating 

persons consenting to be involved and necessary for the filming production, as 

specified in the exemption holder’s MPTOM.

The circumstances under which the Petitioner will conduct these activities and the 

limitations he will respect are similar, in all material respects, to those involved in the 

grant of a section 333 exemption to Flight Guardian, LLC, Exemption No. 11979, 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA–2015–1456 (granted July 6, 2015), and thus warrant 

summary approval.
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Respectfully submitted,

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Counsel for Petitioner