Kevin E. Coles | Co

- founder | Skyclad AP, LLC | kevin@skycladap.com | 434 .960.0334 July 7 , 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Refo rm Act

Dear Sir or Madam:

This petition is being submitted on our own behalf without legal counsel or consulting services.

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Refor m Act of 2012 (the Reform Act), and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Skyclad AP, LLC hereby applies for an exemption from the Feder al Aviation Regulations (FARs) listed below to allow operation of our Unmanned Aircraft System s ( UAS ) commercially in airspace regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) so long as such operations are conducted with and under the conditio ns outlined herein or a s may be established by the FAA as required by Section 333.

The requested exem ption would allow Skyclad AP, LLC to pur sue its commercial interests in providing services to consumers interested aerial data capture u sing s mall advanced UAS comprised of the DJI Phantom 2, 3 and the DJI Inspire 1 in the following areas:

 Real Estate Photography

 Marketing/Advertising

 Land Development

 Insurance Claims

 Golf Course Planning

 Construction

 Inspections

 Land Appraisal

 Resort/Recreation

 Wedding Photography/Video

 Surveying

 Agriculture

 Special Events

 Vineyard/Winery

Skyclad AP, LLC states that all UAS flights that will occur ov er private or controlled access property , will do so with the property owner's prior consent and knowledge and that only people who have cons ented or otherwis e have agreed to be in the are a where filming will take place wil l be filmed.Kevin E. Coles | Co

- founder | Skyclad AP, LLC | kevin@skycladap.com | 434 .960.0334

Regulations from which the exemption is requested:

14 C.F.R. Part 21 14 C.F.R. 45.23 (b) 14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) and (b) 14 C.F.R. 91.7 (a) 14 C.F.R. 91.9 (b) (2) 14 C.F.R. 91.109 14 C.F.R. 91.119 14 C.F.R. 91.121 14 C.F .R. 91.151(a) 14 C.F.R. 91.203 (a) & (b) 14 C.F.R. 91.205 (b) 14 C.F .R. 91.215 14 C.F.R. (91.401

- 91.417)

Unmanned Aircraft System s

We are petitioning for exemption to enab le Skyclad AP, LLC to operate a DJI Phantom 2
, 3 and DJI Inspire 1 equipped with a GoPro 3+ Camera & built

- in camera combinations

. These UAS have a bu ilt

- in capability to limit the height it flies above the ground, to limit the radius of the distance it flies from the operator and to exclude it from Class B, C and D airspa ce including a no fly zone feature. The Phantom also has the failsafe function of th e Naza

- M autopilot system which means when the communication between the Main Co ntroller and the transmitter is disconnected, the outputs of all command sticks from control ler wil l go to the center position. If the GPS signal is good enough, the system will automatically trigger Return to Home and will land safely. Also, since the U AS will be carrying no passengers or crew, rather than a manned aircraft of significantly greate r proportions, carrying crew in

a ddition to flammable fuel, operators of the D JI should not be required to hold a commercial or private pilot certification.

The UAS of Skyclad AP, LLC will be operated in the field of view with both a Pilot in Command (P IC) and a ground

- based Visual Observer (VO) in accordance with F AA Policy N 8900.227 Section 14 "Operational Requirements for UAS" with th e following additional restrict ions:

• All UAS will weigh less than 55 pounds including payload.

• The UA S will not be operated at a speed exceeding 87 knots (100 miles per hour). The use of either groundspeed or calibrated airspeed will be used for compliance.

• All operations will occur in Class G airspac e (below 400' AGL)

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• The UAS will be oper ated within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) of the Pilot in Command ( PIC ) at all times.

• While the UAS are a irborne, the visual observer ( VO ) will be positioned within voice distance to PIC

.

• All UAS will be maintained and inspected to ensure that it is in a condition for safe operation.Kevin E. Coles | Co

- founder | Skyclad AP, LLC | kevin@skycladap.com | 434 .960.0334

• Before each flight, the PIC will cond uct a pre

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

• Operations will be operated over private property, commercial property, or property (not federal or state) with permission of the land owner

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• The UAS will not operate within 5 NM of any airport or heliport (unless well

- coordinate d with the FAA and airport/heliport (detailed flight plans))

• Operations will be limited to day, visual meteorological conditions

UAS Pilot in Command (PIC}

Skyclad AP, LLC will not allow the PIC to fly any aircraft without at least 40 hours of tra ining flight time with the exact aircraft used for the bu siness. The company has private tes ting areas that are in a remote locations with no vertical obstruction s. This allows the PICs for Skyclad AP, LLC to test all the systems and understand fail safe featu res to the fullest extent before conducting business with the UAS

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Skyclad AP, LLC Contacts

Matteus Frankovich Founder, Operations & Logistics matteus@skycladap.com

Kevin E. Coles Co

- Founder, Sales & Business Development kevin@skycladap.com