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R e : E x e mp t ion R e qu e st P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F M R A a nd Pa rt 11 of the

Fe d e r a l Aviation Re g ula t ions, S ee king E x e mp t ion f r o m :

14 C. F .R. P a rt 21 S ubp a rt H; 14 C. F .R. § 21.191 ( a ); 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b ) ; 1 4

C. F .R. § 45.27; 14 C

. F .R. §§ 61.113 (a ) a nd (b ) ; 1 4 C. F .R. § 91.l 19( c ); 14 C. F .R.

§ 91.121; 14 C

. F .R. § 91.151 (a ); 14 C. F .R. § 91. 4 05( a ); 14 C. F .R. § 91.4 0 7 (a ) ( l);

14 C. F .R. §§ 91.409 (a ) ( l) a nd (2 ) ; 14 C

. F .R. §§ 9 1 .417 (a ) a nd (b )

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F .P. VILLANO CONSULTING ENGINEER, LLC spe c ific a l l y pro p oses to

c ondu c t a e r i a l photo g rap h y a nd sur v e y s for engineering studies, forensic

engineering purposes, re a l est a te

, a nd i nsurance industries with s U A S s

including the D J I P h a nt o m 3 Professional s e ri e s roto r c r a f t

.

D ea r Sir or M a d a m:

P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod e rni z a t i on a nd Re f o r m A c t of 20 1 2 (the R e fo r m A c t),

F .P. VILLANO CONSULTING ENGINEER, LLC (the op e r a t o r ), F rank P. Villano, P.E. (the

a pp l ic a nt), plann e d op e r a tor of S mall Unma n n e d Ai rc r a ft S y s t e ms ( s U A S s) e quipped to

c ondu c t a e ri a l pho t o g r a p h y a nd surv e y f o r engineering studies, forensic engineering purposes,

re a l est a te

, a nd i nsurance industries

, h e r e b y a ppl i e s for a n e x e mp t ion f r om Fe d e r a l Avi a t i on

Re g ulations (F ARs) to a l l ow c om m e r c i a l ope ra t i on of their s UA S s, so l ong a s such op e r a t i ons

a r e c ondu c t e d with i n a nd und e r the c o n di t ions ou t l ined h e r e in or a s m a y b e e stablished b y t h e

F A A a s r e quir e d b y Se c t i on 333.

This r e qu e sted e x e mp t ion follows the l a n g u a g e of e x e mp t ions P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 that h a ve

p re vious l y b ee n a p p roved b y the F A A

.

As d e s c rib e d mo r e f ul l y b e low, the r e q u e sted e x e mp t ion would pe r m i t t he op e r a t i on of s U A S s

b y the a ppl i ca nt for c om m e r c ial use that would p r ov i de the f ol l owing b e n e fits:

1. Op e r a t i ons would be p e r f o r med in a n a r e a of o p e r a t i on l i m i ted in si z e su i table to the sp ec ific

use, in a dv a n c e of f l i g h t.

2. The f l i g ht would b e plann e d in adv a n c e to m in i m iz e h a z a rds to p e rsons a nd p r op e r t y in t he

a ir a nd on the g roun d

. 3. The op e r a tor w ould r e a sona b l y l i m i t or c ontrol ac c e ss t o pr o vide s a f e t y t o those not i nvolved

in t he op e r a t i on.

4. Op e r a t i on of a sU A S would p r o vide si g nifi c a n t sa fe t y

, e nvironme n tal a nd other

e nh a n c e ments not poss i ble b y l a r g e r si z e d a i r c raft.

5. An F AA l ic e nsed a ir m a n with a P riv a te g r a de o r hi g h e r pilot ce rtifi c a te would op e r a te the

sU A S or a n F AA l i ce ns e d a irman with a Comme r c ial g ra de o r h i g h e r pilot ce rtifi c a te would

dir ec t l y su p e rvise the o p e r a t i on ( a s p e r E x e mp t ion No. 11157).

6. P rovide a b e n e fi c ial a n d c u r r e nt l y un a v a i l a ble s e rvi c e to g ov e rnm e nt o r g a ni z a t i ons a nd the

g e n e r a l pub l ic th a t would se r ve the public inte r e st.F .P. VILLANO CONSULTING ENGINEER, LLC

June 15, 2015 P a g e 2 o f 1 0 App r ov a l of this e x e mp t ion would t h e r e b y e n h a n c e sa fe t y a nd f ul f il the Se c r e ta r y of

T ra nsport a t i on ’ s (the F A A A dm i nis t r a t o r ’ s) r e spons i bi l i t ies to “

... e stablish re quir e ments f o r the

s a fe op e r a t i on of such a i r c r a ft s y stems i n the n a t i o n a l airsp a c e s y ste m ” S ec t i on 333 (c ) of the

R e fo r m A c t.

I t i s possib l e to ope ra t e s UA S s so t o not c rea te a h a z a rd to us e rs of the N a t i on a l Airsp a c e S y stem

( N AS), the p ubl i c or p o s e a thr e a t t o n a t i on a l se c u ri t y if done so s a f e l y a nd r e spons i b l y . T h e

a ppl i ca nt has d e monstr a t e d their wil l in g n e ss t o ac t sa fe l y a nd r e spons i b l y b y not e n g a g ing in

c om m e r c ial sU A S op e r a t ions. The a ppl i ca nt is cu r rent l y a student private pilot with more than

40 hours flight time and having passed the FAA written test and is a Licensed Professional

Engineer . The Operator of the sUAS will hold a Private Pilot Certificate or higher

. This

d e monstr a tes th a t t he a ppl i ca nt has a hi g h reg a rd to s a fe o p e r a t i ons, a s w e ll a s a n ece s s a r y h i g h

le v e l unde r standi n g o f the N A S a nd F ARs. T h e e x p e ri e n c e s e rv e s to add s i g nifi c a nt l y to t he lev e l

of s a f e t y in a n y o p e r a t i on p e r f o r med b y t h e a ppl i c a nt or the a ppl i ca n t ’ s emp lo y e e s.

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The a ppl i ca nt propo s e s th a t t he e x e mp t ion r e qu e s ted h e r e in app l y to civil a ir c r a ft th a t h a ve the

c h a ra c te r is t ics of s U AS a nd that op e r a te w i t h the l i m i t a t i ons li s ted h e r e in. Th e se l i m i tations

p r ovide f or a t le a st an e q uival e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to op e r a t i ons und e r the c u r r e nt

re g ulato r y stru c tu r e a s t h e p ro p osed op e r a t i ons r e p re s e nt a s a f e t y e n h a n ce ment to t he a lr ea d y

s a fe a e ri a l comm e r c ial p hoto g r a p h y a nd sur v e y o p e r a t i ons c ondu c t e d with conv e nt i on a l aircr a ft.

The s UA S s pl a nn e d to be op e r a ted a re roto rc r a ft, e ac h w e i g hi n g 55 or f e w e r pounds in c lud i ng

p a y l o a d. Th e y would op e r a te, und e r no r mal c ondi t ions, a t a sp ee d of n o m o re than 2 0 knot s

. Op e r a t i ons will be p e r fo r med b y a qu a l i fi e d sU A S P I C

, a s outl i n e d b e low, t o insu r e that the

sU A S will “ not c rea te a h a z a rd to us e rs of the n a t i on a l airsp a c e s y s t e m or th e p ubl i c

. ” Giv e n the

small si z e of the UA S s i n volved a nd the p r e

- plan n e d e nvironme n t wi t hin w hich th e y will

op e r a te, the a ppl i ca nt be l iev e s that th e se op e r a t i o n s f a ll s qu a r e l y with i n that z one of s a f e t y ( a n

e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y ) in w hich Congr e ss env i sioned th a t t he F AA mu s t, b y e x e mp t ion,

a l l ow c om m e r c ial o p e r a t i ons of UA S s to comm e n c e i m medi a te l y . Also, o p e r a t i on in a

r e s e a r c h e d (to in c lude a p pl i ca ble N OT A Ms), p r e

- d e fin e d a r e a will pr e v e nt the possib i l i t y of a

n a t i on a l se c u r i t y is s u e

. T he op e r a t i on of UA S s b y knowl e dg ea ble p ro fe ss i o n a ls with e x p e ri e n c e

in t he N A S will se r ve to enh a n c e sa f e t y

, a dd to t he publ i c b e n e fit a n d r e d u c e e nvironme n t a l

i m p ac ts r e lat e d to c u r re nt methods of ae ri a l pho t o g ra p h y a nd sur v e y

.

L is t e d b e low a re t h e l i m i tations a nd c o ndi t ions t o whi c h the op e r a tor, or its e mp l o y e e s, a c t i n g a s

sU A S P I C a g r ee s to be b ound wh e n c ondu c t i n g c om m e r c ial op e r a t i ons und e r a n F AA

is s u e d e x e mp t ion:

1. S a f e t y wi l l be the f irst a nd f o r e most c onsid e r a t i on in a n y s U AS op e r a t i o n.

2. The sU A S pi l ot wi l l b e a n F AA l i ce n s e d a irm a n with at le a st a P riv a te P i l ot

ce rtifi c a te or the s U AS pi l ot wi l l be di rec t l y sup er vised b y a n F A A lic e ns e d a irman

with at le a st a Co m me rc i a l P i l ot c e rtifi ca te ( a s per E x e mp t ion No. 11157).

3. The sU A S F A A lic e n s e d a irman will be c onsi d e r e d P i l ot i n Co m mand (P I C ),

wh e ther f l y i n g or su p e rv i sin g

, a nd will be r e spons i ble f or sa f e op e r a t i on of t he

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June 15, 2015 P a g e 3 o f 1 0 4. F l i g hts will be op e r a t e d with i n visual line of si g ht ( V L OS) of the P I C a n d visual

obse r v e r ( V O )

. 5. The sU A S will w e i g h l e ss t h a n 55 lbs to t a l.

6. F l i g hts will be op e r a t e d in C lass G a irsp ac e w h e n e v e r possibl e

. I f oper a t ion i n

other a irsp a c e is r e qu i r e d , the re lev a nt c ontrolling a g e n c y will be not i fi e d a t l ea st

24 hou r s prior to t he op e r a t i on a nd, if re qui r e d, a n y n e ce ss a r y p e rmis sion

obtain e d.

7. F l i g hts will be op e r a t e d und e r visib i l i t y a nd c l o ud c le a r a n c e r e qui r e men t s

e quival e nt t o Visu a l F l i ght R ules ( V F R).

8. The sU A S will a t all t i mes g ive w a y to a n y a i rcr a ft c a r r y i n g p e rsons.

9. Mini m um c re w f or e a c h op e r a t i on will c onsist o f the sU A S P I C a nd visual obse r v e r

( V O ) . T h e obs e r v e r a nd P I C will a t all t i m e s be able to c om m unic a te b y v oic e

. 10. P rior to a sU A S fli g h t, an a rea of o p e r a t i on w i ll b e e stablished. This a r e a of

op e r a t i on will include a d e fin e d lat e r a l and v e rtic a l a r e a

, wh e r e the sU A S w i ll

op e r a te. S a f e t y proc e du r e s will be e stablished for p e rsons, p r op e r t y a nd

a ppl i ca ble a irs p ac e with i n the a rea of o p e r a t i on.

11. F l i g ht p l a nni n g will include f l i g ht c omp l e t i on with at le a st 20% b a t t e r y pow e r

r e maining a s me a s u r e d b y the s U AS or a ppro p r i a te ti m in g

. 12. The sU A S a ir c r a ft u s e d will ut i l iz e G P S n a vigation, f a i l s a f e

, r e tur n

- to

- home ( RTH)

a nd/or f l i g ht a bort s a f e t y f e a tu r e s.

13. A b r ie f i n g will be c o ndu c ted in r e g a rd to the plann e d sU A S op e r a t i ons prior to

op e r a t i on a t e ac h n e w lo c a t i on. All pe r sonn e l who will be p e r f o r m i n g dut i e s with i n the

bound a ri e s of the a rea of op e r a t i on will be pr e s e nt for th i s bri e fi n g

. 14. All r e quir e d p e rmissions and p e rmits will be obtain e d f r om app r o p ri a te stat e

, c oun t y

or c i t y jurisd i c t i ons, in c l udin g loc a l la w e n f o r c e m e nt, fir e , or o th e r a ppro pr iate

g ov e rnm e ntal a g e n c ies.

15. W ritten ( to i n c lude e le c troni c

, a nd/ o r o ra l ) p e r m i ss i on f r om t he re lev a n t prop e r t y

own e rs will be obtain e d p r ior to a n op e r a t i on.

16. The sU A S pi l ot wi l l be tr a ined in a d v a n c e f or the s a fe o p e r a t i on of the sU A S to be

op e r a ted. This t r a in i ng w i l l i n c lude a m i ni m um of 100 tak e o f f/lan d i n g c y c l e s, 25 hours of

to t a l t i m e a s a s UAS roto r c r a ft pilot and a t le a st 10 hours log g e d a s a sU A S pi l ot wi t h a

si m i l a r sU A S t y p e

. P rior to ope ra t i on s the P I C wi l l h a ve a c c umu l a ted a nd l og g e d a

m i ni m um of 5 hou r s as sU A S pi l ot ope ra t i ng the make a nd model of s UA S a s w e ll a s 3

tak e o f fs a nd l a ndin g s in t he pro c e e di n g 90 d a y s. S p ec ific t r a in i ng will incl u de norm a l and

e me r g e n c y modes of op e r a t i on a nd will include f a m i l i a ri z a t i on with t he o p e r a t i on manu a l

publ i shed b y the sU A S manu fac tu r e r. T r a in i ng will a lso i n c lude t y p e s of man e uv e rs to be

p e r f o r med d u ri n g op e r a t i ons including sa f e op e r a t ion i n r e lation t o p e rsons, p r op e r t y a nd

a ppl i ca ble a irs p ace

. 17.The sU A S P I C will e s tablish a wo r king r e lati o nship with a re p re s e ntative a t t he loc a l

F S DO with which to a n n u a l l y r e view s a f e t y pr o c e dur e s and oth e r op e r a t i ons to fu r ther

e nh a n c e sa f e t y

. 18. P rior to e ac h fl i g ht, t he P I C will inspe c t t he s U A S to ensu r e it is i n a c ondi t ion for

s a fe f l i g ht. I f the ins p ec t i on r e v ea ls a c ondi t ion t h a t a f f ec ts t he sa f e op e r a t i on of the

sU A S , the sU A S will not be op e r a t e d unt i l t he n e c e ssa r y m a in t e n a n c e h a s b ee n

p e r f o r med a nd the sU A S is found to be in a c ondi t ion for sa f e f l i g ht. The G r ound ControlF .P. VILLANO CONSULTING ENGINEER, LLC

June 15, 2015 P a g e 4 o f 1 0 S tation will be includ e d i n the p re fl i g ht i nspe c t i o n . All m a in t e n a n c e a nd a l t e r a t i ons will

be pro pe r l y d o c ument e d in t he a ir c r a ft r e c o r ds.

19. A n y s U AS that h a s u nd e r g one mainte n a n c e o r a l t e r a t i ons th a t a f f e c t t he sU A S

op e r a t i on or f l i g ht ch a ra c te r is t ics, e

. g

. r e pl a ce ment of a f l i g ht c r i t ic a l comp o n e nt, will

und e r g o a f u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht. The P I C who c on d u c ts t he f un c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht will

make a n e nt r y in t he a ir c r a ft r e c o r ds.

20. The pr e

- fli g ht i nsp e c t i on s ec t i on in t he op e r a t i ng d o c u m e nts will acc o u nt for a ll

potential dis c r e p a n c ies, e

. g . inope r a ble c ompo n e nts, i tems, or e quip m e nt, not a lr ea d y

c ov e r e d in t he r e le v a nt s e c t i ons of the op e r a t i n g d o c uments.

21. The op e r a tor will follow the sU A S manu f a c tu r e r ’ s ai r c raft/compon e nt, mainte n a n ce

,

ov e rh a ul, r e pla c e ment, insp ec t i on, a nd l i fe l i m i t r e quir e ments.

22. The op e r a tor will ca rr y out i ts m a in t e n a n ce , i n spe c t i ons, a nd re c o r d k ee ping

r e quir e ments, in a cc o r d a n c e with t he op e r a t i ng d o c uments. Mainten a n c e

, i nspe c t i on,

a l

t e r a t i ons, a nd st a t us of r e pla c e ment/ove r h a ul c o mponent p a rts will be noted in the

a ir c r a ft r e c o r ds, in c lud i n g to t a l t i m e in se r vic e

, d e s c ription of w o r k a cc o m pl i shed, a nd

the si g n a tu r e of the a uthori z e d p e rson re turni n g t h e sU A S to se r vic e

. 23. E ac h sU A S op e r a ted und e r this e x e mp t ion wi l l c omp l y with all m a nufa c tur e r Sa f e t y

B ul l e t i ns.

24. The a uthori z e d p e rs o n will make a n e nt r y in t he a ir c r a ft r ec o r d o f the c o r r e c t i ve

ac t i on tak e n a g a inst disc r e p a n c ies disco v e r e d b e t w ee n insp ec t i ons.



### I t i s the a ppl ic a n t ’ s belief that the s i z e , spe e d, op e r a t i ng e nviron m e nt, l i m i t a t i ons

a nd lev e l of a ppl i ca n t ’ s e x p e r ien c e in t he N A S out l in e d pr o vides a n “ e quival e n t

l e v e l of s a f e t y ” or b e t t e r w h e n o p e r a t i n g a sU A S f o r the p ubl i c in t e r e st as out l ined

in S ec t i on 333 in t he F AA Mod e rni z a t i on a nd Re f o r m A c t of 20 1 2. I t i s r e qu e sted

that the F AA is s ue a n e x e mp t ion t o p e rmit s a f e , leg a l, comme rc i a l sU A S

op e r a t i on b y the a ppl ica nt as soon a s poss i ble.

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EXE M P TION RE Q UE S TS A N D EQUI V AL E NT L EVEL OF S A F ETY

F.P. Villano Consulting Engineers, LLC

, re qu e sts a n e x e mp t ion f r om t he f ol l owing regulations a s

w e ll a s a n y a ddi t ional re g ulations that m a y te c hn i ca l l y a pp l y to t he op e r a t i on of s UA S s:

14 C F R P a r t 21, Subp a r t H: Ai r w o r thi n e ss C e r ti f ica te s

This pa r t est a bl i shes the p r o ce du r e s for the is s u a n c e of a n a irwo r th i n e ss c e rtifi ca te. W hi l e the

F AA c ont i nu e s to w o rk to d e v e lop ai r w o rthin e ss s t a nd a rds f or s U A S , we re qu e st an

e x p e rime n tal ce rtifi c a te b e is s u e d for the U A S s op e r a ted b y the a ppl i ca nt u nd e r e i t h e r o r both of

the f ol l owing p r ovis i ons: 2 1 .191 E x p e rime n tal ce r t i fi ca tes.

E x p e rime n tal ce rtifi ca tes a re is s u e d f o r the f ol l o w ing pur p oses:

(a) R e s e a rc h a n d d e v e lo p m e n t. T e st i ng n e w a i r c r a ft d e s i g n c on c e pts, n e w a ir c r a ft e quip m e nt,

n e w a ir c r a ft ins t a l l a t i ons, n e w a ir c r a ft o p e r a t i n g t e c hniques, or n e w u s e s for a ir c r a ft.

(b) S h owi n g c o m p l i a n c e w ith r e g u latio n s. Con d u c t i ng f l i g ht t e sts a nd ot h e r op e r a t i o ns to show

c omp l ian c e with t he a i rw o r th i n e ss r e g ulations including f l i g hts t o show c o mp l ian c e f or is s u a n c e

of t y pe a nd suppl e ment a l t y p e ce rtifi c a tes, f l i g hts t o subs t a nt i a te m a jor d e s i g n c h a n g e s, a nd

fli g hts t o show c omp l ia n c e with t he f un c t i on a nd r e l i a b i l i t y re q uir e ments o f the r e g ulations.

S ince the e x p e rime n tal c e rtifi ca te ca n be u s e d for c om m e r c ial pu r po s e s su c h a s ma r k e t sur v e y s,

s a les d e monstr a t i ons, a n d c usto m e r c r e w tr a in i n g

, we would e x p ec t t h a t an e x p e rime n tal

ce rtifi c a te w ould pe r m i t our c om m e r c i a l purpose a s w e l l

. The a ir c r a ft will not c a r r y p e rsons or pro p e r t y a nd will on l y f l y un d e r stri c t op e r a t i on a l

r e quir e ments. C omb i n e d with t he fac t t h a t a n y a ir c r a ft op e r a ted w ould be l i g ht w e i g ht and is

c onstru c ted p r i ma ri l y out of pl a st i c , we pro p o s e t hat a sU A S will be a t l ea st a s sa fe , if not s a fer,

than a c onv e nt i on a l l y c e r t i fi ca ted a ir c r a ft p e r f o rming the s a m e f un c t i on.

I f a n e x p e rime n tal a i r wo r th i n e ss c e rtifi ca te is not a ppro p ri a te f o r this applic a t i on, then w e

r e qu e st an e x e mp t ion of 14 C F R P a rt21 , Subp a rt H, a nd the re q uir e ment f or a n a irw o rthin e ss

ce rtifi c a te in g e n e r a l, cit i ng the e quival e nt l e v e l of sa fe t y out l ined in the p r e vious p a ra g raph.

14 C F R 91.203 ( a) & (b) Civ i l air cr a f t: C e r ti f ica t io n s r e qu ir e d

. The r e g ulation provid e s t h a t an a irw o rt hin e ss c e rt i fi ca te, w i t h the re g is t r a t i on number a ss i g n e d to

the a ir c r a ft a nd a r e g is t rat i on ce rtifi ca te must be a bo a rd the a i r c raft. Addit i on a l l y , subp a ra g r a ph

(b) pro v ides that the a ir w o r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a te be “ disp la y e d a t the ca bin o r c o c kpit e ntr a n c e so

that it is l e g ib l e to pass e n g e rs or c r e w

. ” A sU A S is too small to c a r r y do c u ment a t i on, do e s not

h a ve a n e ntr a n c e

, a nd is not c a p a b le of c a r r y i n g p a sse n g e rs o r c r e w. To o b tain a n e quival e nt

lev e l of s a f e t y a nd me e t t he in t e nt of 91.203, we p ropose that d o c uments d e e med a ppro p ri a te f o r

th i s ai rc r a ft b y the F AA will be c o

- loc a ted with t he c rew a t t he g round c on t rol station and

a v a i l a ble f o r insp ec t i on u pon re qu e st. I n o r d e r to i d e nt if y the a ir c r a ft, w e p r opose the use of the

sU A S ’ unique manu f a c t u r e rs s e ri a l nu m b e r, a nd a c onta c t t e lephone numb e r be moun t e d on the

sU A S on a pla c a rd of r e a sona b le si z e in r e lation t o the sU A S

. I n t h e e v e nt t h a t a unique

manu fac tu r e r ’ s s e ri a l nu m b e r is not av a i l a ble, the p r e vious l y mentioned p l a c a rd w i l l be a f fi x e d

to the sU A S c onsist i ng of t he model n a me a nd nu m b e r of the s U A S

, a s w e ll a s a c ont a c t

t e lephone numbe r

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Th e se r e g u l a t i ons provide that e a c h a ir c r a ft must disp la y “ N ” a nd the a ir cr a ft ’ s re g is tr a t i on

number in l e t t e rs a t l ea st 3 inch e s hi g h. Addit i on a l l y , the a i r c r a ft must disp la y t h e wo r d

“

EXPE R I M E NT A L ” in l e t t e rs a t l ea st 2 i n c h e s h i g h n e a r the e ntr a n c e to t h e ca bin, c o c kpi t , or

pi l ot s t a t i on. A sU A S d o e s not h a ve a n e ntr a n c e i n whi c h the w o r d “ EXP E R I MEN T A L ” c a n be

pla ce d, a nd m a y not have a r e g is t r a t i on number a s si g n e d to it b y t h e F A A

. W e pro p ose to

ac hieve a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y b y includi n g the w o r d “ EXPE R I ME N T A L ” on the top or

side of the a ir c r a ft, in the f o r m of a pl a ca rd. T h e l a b e l will be of a si z e that will not ove r wh e lm

the a ir c r a ft, but will be r e a sona b l y re a d a ble to so m e one n e a r the sU A S . T h e pla ca rd o u t l ined in

the p re vious p a ra g r a ph w i l l suf f

ici e nt ide n t i f y the aircraft should som e o n e discov e r the a ir c r a ft on

the g r ound.

14 C F R 91.9 C iv i l a i rc r a f t f l ig h t m a nu al, m a r k i n g, a n d p laca r d re qu ir e m e n ts.

This r e g u l a t i on p r ovides that no p e rson m a y op e ra te a n a ir c r a ft unless a c u r r e nt, app r o v e d fli g ht

manu a l i s in t he a ir c r a ft. The in t e nt of this r e quir e ment is to ensu r e that f l i ght m a nu a l

info r mation i s av a i l a ble t o the a ir c r e w w hi l e o p e rat i ng the a i r c raf t

. W e re q u e st an e x e mp t ion t o

th i s r e quir e ment sin c e t h e sU A S ca nnot c a r r y s u c h a manu a l, and if the sU AS did c a r r y such

manu a l, i t would be un a v a i l a ble to the c r e w f or revie w . To obtain a n e qu i v a lent lev e l of s a f e t y

a nd me e t t he in t e nt of 91

. 9, we pro p ose that a c u rr e nt, sU A S op e r a t i on ma n u a l or e quival e nt be

a v a i l a ble the c r e w a t t he g round station a n y t i me t he a ir c r a ft is i n, or p r e p a r ing f o r

, fli g ht.

14 C F R 91.109 F l i g h t in s t r u c tion; S i m u lat e d i n st r u m e n t f l i g h t and cer tain fl i g h t

t e sts.

The r e g ulation p rovid e s t h a t “ No p e rson m a y op e r a te a c iv i l ai r c raft th a t i s being us e d for f l i g ht

ins t ru c t i on unless that a ir c r a ft h a s ful l y fun c t i oning du a l c ontrols

. ” The c o n trols for a sU A S do

not cu r r e nt l y h a v e a set o f f ul l y f u n c t i oning d u a l c ontrols. I f a sU A S pi l ot i s being t r a ined, the

pi l ot pe r fo r m i ng the t r a i n ing would be di r ec t l y su p e rvising a nd c ould t a ke o v e r the c ontrols f rom

the pilot in t r a in i ng if the n ee d a ro s e . This would be si m i l a r to the t e c hnique of a “ t h ro w

- ov e r

t y

p e ” c ontrol wh e e l i n some f i x e d wi n g a i r c raft. W e fee l t h a t t his t ec hnique m ee ts t he in t e nt of

91.109 a nd p r ovides a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

.

14 C F R 91.119 M i n i m u m sa f e altitu d e s: G e ner al.

The r e g ulation provid e s t h a t over spa r s e l y popula t e d a re a s the a i r c r a ft ca n n ot be op e r a ted c loser

than 500 fee t t o a n y p e r s on, v e ssel, v e hicl e , or st r u c tur e

. S ince the t y pi c a l m is s ion of this sU A S

would be photogr a p h y or surv e y of persons, v e ss e ls, v e hicl e s or stru c tu r e s it would be n ece s s a r y

to ope ra te c lo s e r th a n 5 0 0 f e e t t o the items l i sted. O p e r a t ions will on l y b e f lown ov e r p r op e r t y or

p e rsons w h e r e p e rmission has b ee n obtain e d, a nd ca reful p r e

- planni n g h a s b ee n p e r fo r med.

F u r the r

, s U A S a ir c r a ft o p e r a te a t a v e r y slow a irs p ee d, a nd a l ow mass, a nd do not ne e d a s much

spa c e to op e r a te s a f e l y

, a s o u t l ined in 91.119. W e b e l i e ve the slow e r sp ee d, small e r m a ss and

ca reful p r e

- planni n g wo u ld provide a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

.

14 C F R 9l.l21Alt i m e t e r s e t t i n gs.

The r e g ulation provid e s t h a t air c r a ft sh a ll mainta i n c ruising a l t i t ud e s b y r e f e r e n c e to an a l t i m e ter

s e t t ing a v a i l a b l e with i n 100 n a ut i ca l m i l e s of the a ir c r a ft. T h e sU A S will a l w a y s f l y b e low 5 00

f ee t A G L

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of a n a l t i m e ter f o r su c h a pur p ose. We fee l t h a t t h i s will pro v ide a n e quiva l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

.

14 C F R 91.151 F u e l re q u ir eme n ts f or f l i g h t in VFR c o nd itio n s.

The r e g ulation provid e s t h a t no pe r son m a y b e g in a f l i g ht i n a n a irpl a ne u n d e r d a y

- V F R

c ondi t ions unless the r e is enou g h fu e l t o f l y to t he fi r st po i nt of int e nd e d la n ding a nd to f l y a ft e r

that f or a t l ea st 30 m in utes. W e fee l t he in t e nt i on of th i s pa r a g r a ph it to provide a r e a sona b le

r e s e r v e of e n e r g y to p l a n for a s a fe landi n g should the r e be a d e l a y in l a ndi n g . The c lose

p r o x i m i t y to t he g r ound s tation, t he a bi l i t y for bo t h roto rc raft a nd sm a ll f i x e d wing a ir c r a ft to

land in a v e r y small spa ce a nd the built in en e r g y l e v e l m oni t o r ing of t h e sU A S we f e e l provide

a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y if the fli g ht i s pl a nn e d to be c omp l e ted w i t h 2 0% b a t t e r y e n e r g y

r e mainin g

. W e r e qu e st a n e x e mp t ion t o the w o r d “ fu e l ” a nd a sk f o r a n e q u ival e nt i nte r p re t ation

with t he wo r d “ e n e r g y ”

.

14 C F R S ubp a r t E ( 9 1.401

- 91.4171

- M ai n t e n a n ce , P re v e n tive M ai n te n a n ce , a n d

Alt e r a t io n s

The r e g ulation provid e s t h a t t he op e r a t o r is p r i m a r i l y re spons i ble f o r m a in t a in i ng the a ir c r a ft in

a n a irw o rt h y c ondi t ion, i n c lud i ng c omp l ia n c e wi t h p a rt 39 a nd 43. P a ra g raphs 91.407 a nd 91.409

r e quire that the a ir c r a ft b e “ a ppro v e d for r e turn to s e rvi c e b y a p e rson a uthori z e d und e r 43. 7 ”

a ft e r m a in t e n a n c e a nd i n spe c t i on. I t i s our intent i on that the P I C p e r form mainten a n c e a nd

inspe c t i on o f the a ir c r a ft a nd “ be a uthori z e d to app r ove the a i r c raft f or r e t u rn to s e rvi ce

. ” P rior to

e v e r y f l i g ht, t he P I C will inspe c t t he a ir c r a ft to e n s u r e that it is i n a n a irwo r t h y c ondi t ion. A n y

g e n e r a l m a in t e n a n c e pr o ce dur e s o r r e p l ace m e nt of c onsum a ble items outl i n e d b y t h e sU A S

manu fac tu r e r, if a ppl i ca b le, w i l l be c omp l ied w i t h b y the P I C

. I n no c ir c u m stan c e will a sU A S

be op e r a t e d in a c ondi t i o n that is d ee med, or sus p ec ted to b e , uns a f e

. I f su c h a d e te r m i n a t i on is

r e ac h e d, a nd the p robl e m ca nnot be r e medi e d to t h e satisf ac t i on of the P I C

, the sU A S will not be

op e r a ted until c onsult i ng with t he manu fac tu r e r or one of its autho r i z e d d ea l e rs to c omp l e te

n ece ss a r y re p a irs. W e f ee l t h a t due to t h e si z e

, c onstru c t i on, a nd simp l ici t y of the a ir c r a ft, the

P I C ca n e nsure a n e quiv a lent lev e l of s a f e t y

.

8900.227 P a r ag r a p h 16( c) (4) P I C Me d ical. a n d P a r a g r a p h 16( e ) ( 1 ) Ob s er v e r

Me d ical.

This po l i c y pro v ides that both t he P I C a nd obs e rver must have a v a l i d F AA s ec on d

- c l a ss m edic a l

ce rtifi c a te issued und e r P a rt 67 in ord e r to p e r f o r m a s a pilot or o b s e rver. R e quiring the c r e w to

me e t t he same medi c a l r e quir e ments a s a c om me rcial pi l ot c a r r y i n g p a sse n g e rs in a la r ge a i r c raft

is an unn ece s s a r y bur d e n

. W e pro p o se that the min i mum medi ca l r e quir e m e nts for the P I C be a

v a l i d F AA th i rd

- c lass m e dic a l c e rtifi c a te a nd for t he visual obse r v e r ( V O ) be vis i on c o r re c ted to

20/20 a nd a v a l i d, st a te

- i ssued d r iver ’ s l ic e nse. T h e r isk of both t he P I C a n d obs e rv e r b ec om i n g

inc a p ac i t a ted a t t he same t i me a nd sudd e n l y is v e r y low. F u r the r , si n c e the sU A S is ope ra t i ng

c lose to the gro u nd, it c o uld be b r o u g ht i n for la n ding in a v e r y short t i me if inc a p ac i t a t i on w a s

suspe c ted. F i n a l l y , the U A S s used will be e quipp e d with an a uto m a t i c re tu r n to ho m e fea tu r e

whi c h would p r ovide a fin a l l e v e l of s a f e t y

. W e f e e l t his would pr o vide a n e quival e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y

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June 15, 2015 P a g e 8 o f 1 0 F L I GHT R E S T RIC T I O N S

( a ) No f li g ht w ill be m a d e w ith a sUA S G ro s s w e i g ht e x c ee ding 55 pound s ;

(b) M o s t op e r a tions w i ll o cc ur i n F A A Cl a s s G a ir s p ac e a t no mo r e t h a n 2 00 ’ A G L

, a t a n a ir s p ee d of

n o more th a n 2 0 knots a n d with i n visual l i ne of si g ht ( V L OS) of the P I C;

( c ) All o p e r a tions w i ll u t i l i z e a v i s u a l ob s e r v e r (V O )

. T he V O a nd P I C w ill b e a ble to c o mm u ni c a t e

v e rb a lly a t a ll ti m e s dur i n g a f li g ht op e r a tion;

(d) Oper a tions w i l l be r e s t r ic t e d to f li g hts o v e r pr i v a te pro p e r t y w ith the p e r m i ss ion of the prop e r t y

o w n e r;

( e ) T h e P I C w ill h a v e a c c umul a t e d a nd l o gg e d, in a m a n n e r c on s i s t e nt w ith 14 C F R § 61.51 (b), a

min i mum of 100 f li g ht c y c l e s a nd 25 hours of tot a l t ime a s a sUA S ro t or c r a f t pilot a nd a t l ea s t t e n

hours lo gg e d a s a sUA S p i lot w ith a s i mi l a r sUA S t y p e ; 5 hou r s as sU A S pi l ot op e r a t i n g the m a ke

a nd model of sU A S a s w e ll a s 3 t a k e o f fs a nd lan d in g s in t he proc ee di n g 90 d a y s.

( f

) All r e quir e d p e r mits w i ll be o bt a in e d f rom s t a t e a nd lo c a l g o v e rn me nt p r ior to op e r a ti o n;

( g ) T he sUA S S y s t e m w ill not be o p e r a t e d o v e r d e n s e ly popul a t e d a r e a s ;

(h) T he sUA S S y s t e m w ill not be o p e r a t e d a t a ir s h o w s ;

( i ) T h e sUA S S y s t e m w ill not be o p e r a t e d o v e r a ny o p e n

- a ir a ss e m bly o f p e opl e ;

( j ) T h e sUA S S y s t e m w il l not be o p e r a t e d o v e r h ea v i l y tr a ff i c k e d ro a d s ;

(k) T he sUA S S y s t e m w ill not be o p e r a t e d w i thin 5 N M of a n a irport or h e l i p o rt unl e s s t h e o p e r a t or

h a s a CoA w ith the a irp o rt op e r a tor a nd w ith i n 48 h o ur s , but not more th a n 72 hours i ss u e s a n

a ppropr i a t e NO T A M;

( l ) Oper a tions w i ll b e r e s t r i c t e d to d a y on l y a nd w ea th e r c on d it i ons e qui v a l e nt t o V F R;

( m ) T h e P I C w ill br i e f the V O a n d prop e r ty o w n e r a bout t h e op e r a t ion a nd r i s k b e f ore the f ir s t f li g ht

a t e ac h n e w l o ca t ion;

(n) No f li g ht m a y be m a de w ithout a s u c c e ss f ul P r e

- F li g ht I n s p ec tion by the P IC b e f ore e a c h

op e r a tion t o a s c e r t a in t h a t the sUA S is in a c ond i tion s a f e f or f li g ht.

P R E

- F L I G HT C HE C K L IS T

(1) De te r mi n e t h a t sUA S b a t t e ry is f ul l y c h a r g e d in ord e r t o p r e v e nt u n e xp e c t e d pr e m a t ure d e s ce n t;

(2) Ch ec k a l l w ir i ng c on n ec t ions a r e ti g ht;

(3) Ch ec k a l l pro p e l l e rs a r e und a m a g e d a nd no c r ac k s e xi s t in a ny s tru c tur a l m e mb e rs of the sUAS ;

(5) T urn on r a dio c ont r ol l e r, c h ec k f or a d e qu a t e v ol t a g e

, s e t it to c o nn e c t to t h e sUA S, mo v e a ll

c ontr o l sw it c h e s the a pp r o pr ia t e pr e f li g ht po s i tion;

(6) Conn e c t t h e sUA S m a i n b a t t e r y

, c h ec k f or r a dio c ont a c t w i th sUAS ’ s r a dio r e c e i v e r;

(7) At a l o c a tion d i ff e r e nt f rom pr e v ious f li g ht, r e

- s e t GP S a nd c om p a s s to c ur r e nt l o c a tio n ;

(8) T urn on tr a n s m it t e r, gi mb a l a nd ca m e r a

.

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14 C. F .R. § l l .35( b ) a s th e y c ontain p r opr i e ta r y i n f o r mation t h a t P e t i t i on e r h a s not a nd will not

sha r e with o t h e rs. T h e d o c uments c ontain o p e r a t i ng c ondi t ions a nd p r o ce d u r e s that a r e not

a v a i l a ble to the public a n d a re pro t ec ted f rom re l e a se und e r t h e F r e e dom of I n fo r mation A c t, 5

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1) T ra in i n g S y l l a bus in c l udin g :

C a ut i ons, W a rnin g s, Ba s i c F l i g ht Man e uv e rs, A d v a n ce d F l i g ht Ma n e uv e rs a s per

the D J I P i l ot Tr a in i ng G u ide a nd Miss i on S p ec ific F l i g ht Ma n e uv e rs

2) Op e r a t i ons Manu a l i n c lud i n g :

P h a ntom 3 Professional U s e r M a nu a l:

3) F o r ms i n c lud i n g :

F PVCE F l i g ht Authori z a t i on f o r m

F PVCE J ob S a f e t y Ass e ss m e n t fo r m

F PVCE P r e fli g ht B ri e fi n g S h e e t

F PVCE Ai rc raft F l i g ht L o g A nd Maint e n a n c e R ec o r d

F PVCE U A S D e fe c t S h ee t

M a ter ia l s to be re a d i l y avai l a b le t o the P I C :

Op e r a t i ons Man u a l i n c lud i n g :

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· P e rson a l p i lot lo g book

P e ti t io n e r s u b m its its O p er a t io n s M a nu al a n d T r ai n i n g S y l l a b u s as

Con f i d e n ti a l d o c u m e n ts und e r 14 C. F .R. § l l

. 3 5 ( b ) as t h e y c o n tain

p r o p r ie t a r y i nf o r m a tion t h at P e ti t io n e r h as n o t a n d w i ll n ot s h a r e with

o t h er s. Th e d o c u me n ts c o n tain o p er a t i n g c o nd i tions a n d p r o ce du re s t h at a r e

n ot avai l a b le t o the pu b l i c a n d a r e p r o tec t e d f r om re lea s e und e r t h e F r ee d o m

of I n f or m a t ion A c t, 5 U

. S .C. § 552.

CON C LUSI O N

S a ti s f ac ti o n of the c r it e r i a pro v id e d in S e c tion 3 33 of the F M RA r e g a rd i ng s i z e

, w e i g ht, s p ee d,

op e r a ting ca p a bi l i t i e s , pr o xim i ty to a irpor t s a nd po p ul a t e d a r ea s , o p e r a tion w it hin v i s u a l l i ne of s i g ht,

a nd n a tio n a l s e c ur i t y , pr o vide m o re t h a n a d e q u a t e j u s ti f i ca t ion f or t he g r a nt of the r e qu e s t e d

e x e m ption a l lo w ing op e r a tion of P e ti t ion e r's sUA S for ae ri a l pho t o g r a p h y a n d surv e y f or r e a l es t a te

a nd r e a l e state a nd v a rio u s industries pur s u a nt to t h e O p e r a tions M a n u a l.

R espectfully,

F rank P. Villano, P.E.

F rank P. Villano, P.E.

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VISUAL OBSERVER

PROPERTY OWNER EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS: IDENTIFICATION OF ALTERNATE LANDING AREA

IDENTIFICATION OF SAFE ZONE

ACTION FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT/NOTIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ACTION PERFORMED

OVERVIEW OF THE MISSION PLANNED

SPECIFIC TASKS FOR CREW MEMBERS/PIC/VO. PERSON TASKED WITH OBSERVING FOR PEOPLE ENTERING WORK AREA

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# UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (sUAS) DEFECT FORM

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MAPS AND CHARTS AVAILABLE AND VERIFIED

WEATHER (VFR MIN. AS REQUIRED)

NOTAMS

POSSIBILITY OF PUBLIC MOVING INTO WORK AREA

FOOTPATHS/RIGHTS OF WAY

LANDING AREA (PRIMARY)

LANDING AREA (ALTERNATE)

ABILITY TO MAINTAIN 100 FEET FROM PUBLIC

OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES, LAMP POSTS, TOWERS, ETC)

POWER LINES/ANTENNAS

ABILITY TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT

CONTROLLERS ABILITIES

PERMISSION OF PROPERTY OWNER

PRIVACY

LOCAL PERMITS/RESTRICTIONS

BEYOND AIRPORT LIMITS

OTHER

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## JOB SAFETY ASSESSMENT FORM

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INSPECTION FLIGHT TOTAL

(HOURS) DAILY TOTAL

(HOURS) SERVICE

REQUIRED (Y/N) DEFECT

NUMBER COMMENT DATE OF MANUFACTURE:

DATE PILOT DAILY

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# RISK CALCULATION SHEET

UNDESIRED OUTCOME SEVERITY LIKELIHOOD RISK FACTOR

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ENCROACHING AREA OF OPERATION 1 2 4 4

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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### R ISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

- LEVEL OF RISK

Consequence

People Injuries or ailments

not requiring

medical treatment. Minor injury or First

Aid Treatment Case. Serious injury causing

hospitalisation or

multiple medical

treatment cases. Life threatening injury or

multiple serious injuries

causing hospitalisation. Multiple life threatening

injuries. Less than 10

fatalities. Multiple fatalities, 10

or more

Reputation Internal Review Scrutiny required by

internal committees

or internal audit to

prevent escalation. Scrutiny required by

external committees or

Auditor General’s

Office, etc. Intense public, political

and media scrutiny. Eg:

inquest, front page

headlines, TV, etc. Government inquiry or

Commission of inquiry or

adverse national media in

excess of 1 week. Government inquiry

and ongoing adverse

international exposure

Organisational /

Client impact Small delay, internal

inconvenience only. May threaten an

element of the service

delivery function.

Business objective

delayed. Easily

remedied, some impact

on external

stakeholders. Considerable remedial

action required with

disruption to a Group

for period up to 1

month. Some business

objectives not

achieved. Significant loss of

critical information.

Disruption to one or

more Groups for up to 3

months. Some major

objectives not ac hieved. Permanent loss of critical

information, substantial

disruption to CASA or

external intervention for

over 3 months. Threatens

existence of a Group

within CASA. Major

objectives not achieved Threatens ongoing

existence of CASA.

Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Severe Catastrophic

Numerical Historical 0 1 2 3 4 5Probability >1 in 10 Is expected to occur in most

circumstances Almost Certain (5) 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 in 10 – 100 Will probably occur Likely (4) 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 in 100

–

1000 Might occur at some time in

the future Possible (3) 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 in 1000

–

10000 Could occur but considered

unlikely or doubtful Unlikely (2) 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 in 10000

-

100000 May occur in exceptional

circumstances Rare (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6

< 1 in

100000 Could only occur under

specific conditions and

extraordinary circumstances Extremely

Rare (0) 0 1 2 3 4 5 >7: Extreme risk

– detailed treatment plan required

6,7: High risk

– needs senior management attention

and treatment plan as appropriate

4,5: Medium risk

– manager level attention and

monitoring as appropriate

<4: Low risk

### R I SK A SSESS M E N T

O v e r v i e w

T he e v a l ua t i on o f r i s k i s t he p r oce s s k no w n as “ Ri sk A sses s m e n t ”

.

T he UA S C on tr o ll er sho u l d pe r f o r m t h i s asses s m e n t

.

T he Ri sk A sses s m e n t s h ou l d be pe r f o r m ed du r i n g t he f eas i b ili t y p l ann i ng phase t o

de t e r m i ne i f t he f li g h t i s v i ab l e

. I t shou l d t hen be v a li da t ed on t he day p r i or t o t he f l i g h t

. A ny

assu m p t i ons m ade du r i n g t he i n i t i al Ri sk A s ses s m e nt ( such a s f o r eca s t w ea t he r / w i nd,

l oca t i on o f pe r sons e t c

. ) s hou l d be co n f i rm e d

.

T he Ri s k A sses s m e n t i n v o l v es ca l cu l a t i ng a r i s k f ac t or based o n b o t h t he se v e r i t y of any

undes i r ed ou t co m e and t he li k e li hood o f t h a t ou t c o m e. W he r e t he r i s k f a c t or i s un a ccep t ab l y

h i g h a m i t i g a t i ng f a c t o r o r co n tr ol m eas u r e i s ne e ded t o r educe t he li k e li h o od or

conse q ue n ce t o m an a g e t he r i s k ba c k t o an acc e p t ab l e l e v e l / f a c t o r

. E v en i f t he r i s k i s

accep t ab l e y ou shou l d c ons i der any f a c t or t h a t c ou l d be app li ed t o r edu c e t he r i s k f u rt h e r

.

D e t e r m i n i n g t h e Risk

A de t a il ed d i ag r a m o f t he s i t e ( G o o g l e m a p s m ay a l so b e use d ) and t he Ri sk A sses s m e n t

T ool P r o m p t S he e t a r e u sed t o i den t i f y poss i b l e r i s k s

. T hese r i s k s a r e r ec o r ded on t he Ri sk

C a l cu l a t i on S hee t

.

N e x t t he sc o r e f o r b o t h t he li k e li hood and cons e quence i s d e t e r m i ned us i n g t he Ri sk S co r e

T ab l e be l ow and t he sc o r es a r e e n t e r ed on t he R i sk C a l cu l a t i on S hee t

. T h e Ri sk f a c t o r i s

t hen ca l cu l a t ed by m u l t i p l y i ng t hese t w o sco r e s

.

N o t e

- o t h e r e l e m en t s s u ch as l ocal by La w s e t c

. w h i ch m ay p r e v ent t he f li g h t shou l d a l so be

cons i de r ed.

Risk M ana g e m e nt

T he ca l cu l a t ed R i s k Fac t or f or each i de n t i f i ed r i s k i s t hen r e v i e w ed

W he r e t he r i s k f a c t or i s u naccep t ab l y h i g h a m i t i ga t i ng f a c t or or co n tr ol m e asu r e i s needed

t o r educe t he l i k e li hood o r cons e q ue n ce t o m an a ge t he r i s k t o an a c cep t ab l e l e v e l / f a c t o r

. M u l t i p l e con tr ol m ea su r e s m ay be needed t o r ed u ce t he r i s k t o an a ccep t a b l e l e v e l

. E v en i f

t he r i s k i s a ccep t ab l e y o u shou l d cons i der any f a c t or t h a t c ou l d be app li e d t o r educe t he r i s k

f u r t he r

.

T he con t r ol m easu r e i s r eco r ded on t he Ri s k C a l cu l a t i on S heet and a n e w Ri sk Fac t or

ca l cu l a t ed.

N o t e

– T he r i s k asse s s m ent shou l d a l so i nc l ude a ny r i sk t o t he C on t r o ll e r

, O bse r v er and

an y one e l se i n v o l v ed i n t he ope r a t i on o f t he UAS

.

W he r e t he r es i dual r i s k i s unacce p t ab l e t he f l i g ht shou l d not p r oceed

.Va li da ti o n o f Risk A ss e ss m e n t

O nce “ on s i t e ” t he Ri s k A ssess m e n t m u s t be v a li d a t ed p r i or t o t he f li g h t p r o ceed i n g

. A ny

assu m p t i ons m ade d u r i ng t he i n i t i al Ri sk A sses s m ent ( s u ch as f o r eca s t w ea t he r / w i nd,

l oca t i on o f pe r sons e t c

. ) shou l d be co n f i rm e d

. W h e r e t he r e a r e d i f f e r ences a new R i sk f a c t or

m ust be ca l cu l a t ed and c on tr ol m eas u r es a d j u s t e d t o m an a g e t he r i s k t o a n accep t ab l e l e v el

p r i or t o t he f l i g h t

.

Ot he r F a c t o r s

A s t h i s i s a g en e r i c Ri s k A ssess m e n t p r ocess i t c annot cons i d e r a l l poss i b l e a r eas o f r i s k f or

e v e r y s i t ua t i on. T he r e m ay be o t her a r e a s t hat n e ed cons i de r a t i on i n add i t i on t o t he Ri sk

A ssess m e n t S he e t p r o m p t s. T he r e f o r e t h i s r i s k a ssess m e n t p r ocess sho u l d be cons i de r ed a

g u i de as t o t he m i n i m um a r eas f o r i nc l us i on i n y our Ri s k A ss e ss m e n t

.likelihood of other aircraft in area

likely failure modes, alternate

landing site, emergency procedures,

battery fire following crash (dry

grass)

noise, ability to communicate with

participants, distrations, possiuble

distraction to the public (drivers)

9 POSSIBLE IMPACT

Possible low sun, fading light,

orientation, ability to maintain

visual line of sight

check forecast, temperatures, wind

directin, wind strength, impact on

battery lift (cold battery, flying into

wind) aircraft wind limit, fire

person moving into landing area

during flight, footpath, right of way,

suitable take-off and landing areas,

ability to maintain separation with

people/property

permission from land owner,

privacy, buildings, antennas, trees,

obstructions, ability to maintain

visual line of sight, controllers

ability matches location, local

restrictions and laws

7 ENVIRONMENT

8 5 OTHER AIRCRAFT

6 EQUIPMENT FAILURE 3 PUBLIC

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