# R Relentless Studios, LLC

112 Moss Rock Lane 

### I Irondale , AL 35210 P: (205) 602-1991 

### I E: kkey@moonmenonline.com

**N o**  **vember 06**  **th ,**  **2015**

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**. Department**  **of Transportation**  **Docket Management**  **System 1200**  **Ne w**  **J ersey**  **A**

**ve., SE,**  **West Building**  **Ground F**  **l o**  **o r,**  **Room Wl2-140,**  **Washington, D**  **C 20590** 

**Re: Request**  **for Exemption**  **under Section**  **333 of**  **the FAA**  **Modernization and**  **Refon:ri'Act and**  **Part II**  **of the**  **Fe deral**  **Av iation**  **Regulations from**  **14 C.F.R.**  **61.IB(a) and**  **(b) ;**  **91.11 9(c);**  **91.121; 91.151(a**  **)(I); 91.405(a);**  **91.407(a)(I); 91.409(a)(I)**  **and (2);**  **91.417(a) & (b).** 

**Dear S**  **ir o**  **r Madam:**  **P u**  **r s**  **u a**  **nt t** **o S**  **ection 333**  **of the**  **FAA Modernization**  **and Reform**  **Act of**  **2012 (the**  **Re form**  **A c** **t )**  **an d**  **14 C** 

**. F**  **.R. Part**  **I I**  **, Relentless Studios, LLC;**  **o p**  **erator o**  **f Small Unmanned**  **Aircraft (**  **U A** **) equipped**  **to co**  **nduct aerial**  **photography for**  **the motion**  **p icture**  **an d**  **t el**  **evis io**  **n i**  **ndustry for**  **scripted closed**  **set filming,**  **hereby applies**  **for a**  **n ex**  **emption from**  **th e**  **listed Fe**  **deral A**  **v i**  **ation Regulations**  **("FARs") t**  **o allow**  **commercial operation**  **of i** **ts UA,**  **so l**  **ong as**  **s uch** 

**o perations**  **are conducted**  **within and**  **under t**  **he conditions**  **outlined herein**  **or as**  **may be** 

**e s**  **t ablished**  **by the**  **FAA as**  **required by**  **Section 333** 

**. 1** 
**R el**  **ent less Studios, LLC**  **requests that**  **t he**  **publication and**  **comment procedures**  **be**

**w ai**  **ved i**  **n accordance**  **wi t** **h 1**  **4 C.F.R.**  **§ 11.87**  **wh ich**  **states: §**  **11.87 Are**  **there circumstances**  **in which**  **FAA may**  **decide not**  **to publish**  **a summary**  **of my**  **petition for**  **exemption? The**  **FAA may**  **not publish**  **a summary**  **of your**  **petition for**  **exemption and**  **request comments**  **if you**  **present or**  **we find**  **good cause**  **why we**  **should not delay**  **action on**  **your petition.**  **The factors we**  **consider in**  **deciding not**  **to request**  **comment include:**  **(a) Whether**  **granting your**  **petition would**  **set a**  **precedent. (b)**  **Whether the**  **relief requested**  **is identical**  **to exemptions**  **granted previo**  **usly.**

**1 The**  **conditions proposed**  **by the**  **applicant are**  **drawn from**  **Order 8900.1**  **CHG 0,**  **Volume 3,**  **Chapter 8-Issue**  **a Certificate**  **of Waiver**  **for Motion**  **Picture and**  **Television Filming.** 

### • **Relentless Studios,**  **LLC**

**( c)**  **Whether our**  **delaying action**  **on your**  **petition would**  **affect you**  **adversely. (**  **d) Whether**  **you filed**  **your petition**  **in a**  **timely mann**  **er.**
**Corresponding t** 

**o the**  **abov e**  **sub-sections, R** **el entless Studios,**  **LL C**  **has g**  **o o**  **d cause**  **t o** 
**re q** **uest t**  **he FA**  **A to**  **w ai**  **ve t**  **he co**  **mment period**  **a**

**nd no**  **t d**  **el ay**  **action on**  **t**

**he petition**  **be cause:**  **( a)**  **Re l**  **ent l**  **ess St**

**ud io**  **s ,**  **LL C**  **would no**  **t s**  **et any**  **preced ent.**  **Exemption #'s**  **11 062,**  **1 1**  **0 63**  **, 1**  **1 064,**  **1 1**  **065 ,**  **1 1066,**  **11 067,**  **1108 0**  **are al**  **l previ**  **ously granted**  **petitions t**  **o "allow** 

**o peration[s]**  **o f**  **unmanned aircraft**  **s ystem**  **s (U**  **AS) for**  **t he**  **p urpo**  **se o**  **f s**  **cripted, closed-set**  **fi l**  **mi ng**  **for the**  **motion p**  **icture and**  **te le** **v is**  **io n**  **indu stry."**  **R elentless St**  **udi o**  **s, LL**  **C agr**  **ees t**  **o t**  **he** 

### SAME **ex act**  **l im**  **itat ions**  **as t** **he a**  **bo ve**  **l isted**  **ex emptions,**  **which are**  **inclu ded**  **below, "for**  **the purpose**  **of sc** **ripted, closed-set**  **filming for**  **t he**  **motion picture**  **a**

**nd television**  **industry." (** **b )**  **T his**  **pe tition**  **for e** **xemption i**  **s requ**  **estin g**  **relief i**  **d entical**  **to the**  **a bove**  **mentioned s**  **even pe** **ti tioners.**  **T he**  **r egulations**  **th at**  **R ele** **n tles**  **s Studios, LL**  **C is**  **s eeki**  **ng r**  **el ie**  **f from**  **were**
**c hosen**  **based directly**  **upo n**  **t he**  **FAA's ch**  **art in**  **cluded in**  **t he**  **s eve**  **n ex**  **emptions ment**  **io ned**  **above l**  **is t**  **ing w** **hi c**  **h regulations**  **n eeded**  **ex empting.**  **Th is**  **w as**  **done so**  **that t** **he FAA**  **co uld** 

**w aive**  **t he**  **co mm**  **ent peri**  **od a** **nd r**  **apidly grant**  **thi s**  **petition. F**  **urtherm o**  **re, much**  **of t** **he pe**  **t it**  **io n**  **b elow**  **i s**  **copied directly**  **from th**  **e petitions**  **of the**  **seve n,**  **e xcept**  **we h**  **ave**
**e liminated**  **c erta**  **in flawed**  **parts (**  **communication b**  **etween the**  **spotter an**  **d pilot**  **v ia**  **text,**

**e t** **c.) and**  **m ade**  **minor edits**  **to the**  **spelling, citations,**  **or style.**  **( c** **) De**  **l ay**  **ing the**  **gran**

**t ing**  **of this**  **peti t**  **io n**  

### would **ad v**  **er sely**  **af fect**  **the p**  **ublic .**  **the FAA.**  **and Re**  **l entless Studios**  **, LLC** 

**. The**  **pub l**  **ic ,**  **as w**  **el l**  **as the**  **FAA, would**  **b e**  **be tter**  **ser v**  **ed by**  **th e**  **FAA quickly**  **gr anting**  **th is**  **petiti on**  **a nd**  **ther eby**  **fr eeing**  **up lim**  **ited FAA**  **reso urces**  **and allowing**  **FAA inspectors**  **to dedicate**  **th eir**  **time an** **d a**  **t t**  **ention t**  **o muc**  **h hi**  **gher prior**  **ities. Moreover,**  **Wild R** 

**abbit Productions**  **is eagerly**  **seeking t**  **o st**  **art co**  **mmercial operations**  **an d**  **i s**  **a d**  **versely a** **ffe ct**  **ed b**  **y th**  **e abov**  **e l**  **isted regulations.**  **( d** **) T**  **he p**  **etition has**  **b een**  **filed in**  **a timely**  **manner.**

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### • **Relentless S**  **tudios ,**  **LL C** 

**A s**  **de scribed**  **mor e**  **ful l**  **y b**  **elow ,**  **the requeste** **d exemption**  **would perm**  **it the**  **op eration**  **of**

**s mall,**  **unmanned an** **d re**  **l ati**  **vely in**  **expensi ve**  **U AS**  **under c**  **o ntr** **olled co**  **nditi ons**  **in ai**  **r space**  **that is:**  **1) limited;**  **2 )**  **p redetermined;**  **3 )**  **c o**  **ntrolled as**  **to access;**  **and, 4)**  **woul d**  **provide s**  **afety enhancements**  **t o**  **t he**  **a lready**  **safe operations**  **in th**  **e film**  **an d**  **te le**  **vision industry**  **presently using** 

**c onventional**  **aircraft. Approval**  **of th**  **is e**  **xemption w**  **ou l** **d thereby**  **enhance s**  **afety and**  **fulfill th**  **e Secretary**  **o f**  **Tr an**  **s portation's**  **(the F**  **AA A**  **dministrator's) res**  **p onsibilities**  **to "esta**  **blish**

**r equ**  **ire men** 

**t s**  **for the**  **sa**

**fe o** **pera t**  **ion o**  **f such**  **ai rcr**  **aft systems**  **in th**  **e national**  **airspace system."**  **Section 3**  **3 3**  **(c) o**  **f the**  **R**

**efor m**  **Act.**
**P et**  **i t**  **i on**  **er '**  **s contact**  **i nfo**  **: Rel**  **en t**  **le ss S**  **t u** **d ios,**  **LLC A**  **t t** **n: K**  **e vi**  **n K**  **ey P**  **hon e:**  **2 05-602-1991**  **Email: kkey** **@m o**  **o nm**  **en on**  **line .com**  **Ad d** **res s:**  **1 1**  **2 M**  **oss Rock Lane - I** **ron d**  **ale , AL 35210**  

### Regulations **fr o**  **m which**  **the e**  **xemption i**  **s requested:** 

**• 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **61.1 13**  **(a) &**  **(b)**

**• 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.119(c)**

**• 14**  **C.F.R. § 91.121** 

**• 14**  **C.F.R. § 91.151(a)(l)** 

**• 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.405(a)**

**• 14**  **C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(l)** 

**• 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.409(a)(l) & (2)** 

**• 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.417(a) &**  **(b) This**  **exemption application is**  **expressly submitted to**  **fulfill Congress'**  **goal in**  **passing Section**  **333(a) through**  **(c) of**  **the Reform**  **Act. This law directs**  **the Secretary**  **of Transportation**  **to consider**  **whether certain**  **unmanned aircraft**  **systems may**  **operate safely**  **in the**  **national airspace**  **system (NAS)**  **before completion**  **of the**  **rulemaking required**  **under Section**  **332 of**  **the FAA**  **Page 3**  **of 17** 

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**Modernization and**  **Reform Act.**  **In making**  **this determination,**  **the Secretary**  **is required**  **to determine**  **which types**  **of UA**  **do not**  **create a**  **hazard to**  **users of**  **the NAS**  **or the**  **public or**  **pose a**  **threat to**  **national security**  **in light**  **of the**  **following:**

**• The**  **UA's size,**  **weight, speed,**  **and operational**  **capability;**

**• Operation**  **of the**  **UA in**  **close proximity**  **to airports**  **and populated**  **areas; and,** 

**• Operation**  **of the**  **UA within**  **visual line**  **of sight**  **of the**  **operator (VLOS).**  **Reform Act**  **§ 3**  **3 3**  **(a). Lastly,**  **if the**  **S ecretary**  **determines that**  **such v**  **eh ic**  **les "may**  **op erate**  **safely i**  **n th**  **e n**  **ational airspace**  **s ystem,**  **th e**  **Secretary shall**  **establish req**  **uirements for**  **the s**  **afe o**  **pe ration** 

**o f**  **such ai**  **r craft**  **i n**  **the national**  **a irspa** **ce system."**  

### Id.§ **333(c) (**  **e mphasis**  **added). 2** 
**T he**  **Federal Av**  **ia**

**t ion**  **Act expressly**  **grants the**  **FAA th**  **e aut**  **hority to**  **iss ue**  **exe mptions.**  **T his**  **st a**  **tutory a**  **uthority b**  **y its**  **terms includes**  **e x**  **e mpting**  **civil aircraft,**  **as the**  **term is**  **defined**

**u nder**  **§ 4**  **0 1**  **01 o**  **f the**  **Ac t**  **t hat**  **i n**  **c ludes**  **UAS 's**  **, fr**  **om the**  **r equirement**  **that all**  **c ivil**  **ai rcraft**  **m ust**  **ha v**  **e a c** **u r**  **r e** **n t**  **airworthiness certificate** 

**. "The**  **Ad mi**  **n ist** 

**r ator**  **may g** 

**rant a**  **n exe**  **mpt io**  **n from**  **a r** **equirement of**  **a r**  **eg ulation**  **prescribed u**  **n d**  **er subsection**  **(a )**  **o r**  **(b) of**  **th is**  **section or**  **any s**  **ection s**  **4 4**  **70 2-44716**  **of t** **his title**  **if the**  **Administrator finds**  **th e**  **exemption in**  **the p**  **u blic**  **int erest."**  **49 U.S.C.**  **§ 44701(f).**  

### See **also 49**  

## u.s.c. **§ 4 4**  **71l (b**  **)**

**. Re**  **l entless Studios, LLC**  **UA are**  **rotor c**  **raft, w** **eigh in**  **g 55**  **lbs. o** **r l**  **ess in**  **c luding**  **p a**  **yload. They**  **op e** **r ate**  **, und**  **e r**  **n o**  **r**

**mal c**  **o n**  **d iti**  **o n**  **s a** 

**t a**  **speed of**  **n o**  **more than**  **50 knots**  **and t** **hey have**  **the**

**c apability**  **t o**  **hover, a**  **n d**  **move in**  **the verti**  **cal and**  **ho r**  **izontal p**  **lane s**  **im ultaneo**  **usly**

**. Th**  **ey will** 

**o p**  **e r** **at e**  **o n**  **ly within**  **VLOS and**  **o n**  **ly wit** **hi n**  **the st**  **e rile**  **area d**  **escribed in**  **the Con**  **fidential Motion**  **P ic**  **ture and**  **Tel evision**  **Opera t**  **io ns**  **Manual an**  **d Flight**  **O pe** **r ati**  **ons and**  **Proc ed**  **ures Manu**  **al**

**a ttach**  **e d**  **a s**  **Exhibit 1**  **(h ere**  **in after**  **"the Operat**  **in g**  **M a**  **nual"). 3**  **Such op**  **erations will**  **insure that**  **the UA will "not**  **create a h**  **azard to**  **users of**  **th e**  **nati ona** **l a**  **irspace system**  **o r**  **the public."**  **4**

**2 Applicant**  **interprets this**  **provision to**  **place the**  **duty on**  **the Administrator**  **to not**  **only process**  **applications for**  **exemptions under**  **section 333,**  **but for**  **the Administrator**  **to craft**  **conditions for**  **the safe**  **operation of**  **the UAS,**  **if it**  **should be**  **determined that**  **the conditions**  **set forth**  **herein do**  **not fulfill**  **the statutory**  **requirements for**  **approval. 3**  **FAA Licensed**  **Commercial Pilots,**  **a Certified**  **Flight Instructor,**  **a FAA**  **Designated Engineering**  **Representative, and**  **members of**  **the motion_picture**  **indt1stry have**  **reviewed this**  **manual and__have**  **found it acceptable**  **for UA**  **flight Page**  **4 of**  **17**

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**G iv**  **en th**  **e small**  **size of**  **the UA**  **involved and**  **the restricted**  **sterile environment**  **within**

**w hich**  **they w**  **ill operate,**  **t**

**he applicant**  **falls s**  **qu arely**  **within t**  **hat z**  **o n**  **e o**  **f safety**  **( an**  **equi va** **l ent**  **l evel**  **of safety)**  **in w** 

**hich C**  **ongress envisioned**  **t hat**  **the FAA**  **must, by**  **e x** **emption, allow**  **commercial operations**  **ofUA to**  **commence immediately.**  **Also, d** **u e**  **to the**  **size of**  **the UA**  **and the**  **restricted ar**  **ea s**  **in w** 

**hich t**  **he relevant**  **UA will**  **oper ate,**  **approval of**  **the application**  **presents no** 
**na t** **io n**  **al s**  **ecu**

**r ity**  **is sue.**  **Given the**  **cle a** 

**r d**  **irect io**  **n in**  **Section 333**  **of the**  **Reform Act,**  **the authori** **ty**

**c ont** **ai n**  **ed in**  **th e**  **Fede ra** **l Av**  **iation Act** **, as**  **a m**  **ended; the**  **st rong**  **equi va** **len**

**t level**  **o f**  **safety surrounding**  **the prop**  **os ed**  **operations, and**  **the si**  **g n**  **ificant public**  **benefi t,**  **includin g**  **enhanced safety,**  **reduction i**  **n environmental**  **impacts, including**  **reduced emiss**  **io n**  **s associated**  **with allowing**  **UA for**  **movie an**  **d television**  **operations, t**  **he grant**  **of the**  **requested exemptions**  **is in**  **the public**  **interest. Accordingly,**  **t he**  **applicant respectfully**  **requests th**  **at t**  **he FAA**  **grant the**  **requested exemption**  **without delay.**  

### AIRCRAFT **A ND**  **E Q**  **UIVALENT LEVEL**  **OF SAFETY** 
**Th e**  **applicant proposes**  **that the**  **ex empt**  **ion requested**  **herein appl**  **y to**  **civil aircraft**  **that h**  **ave t**  **he characteristics**  **and tha**  **t operate**  **with the**  **l imitations**  **listed herein.**  **These l**  **imitations provide**  **fo r**  **at l**  **east a**  **n equivalent**  **o r**  **even higher**  **le ve**  **l of**  **safety to**  **operations u** **n d**  **er t** **he current** 

**r egulatory**  **structure because**  **the proposed**  **operations represent**  **a safety**  **enhancement t**  **o the**  **already safe**  **movie and**  **television filming**  **opera t**  **ions conducted with**  **conventional ai**  **rcraft.**
**These l**  **imitations a**  **nd co**  **nditions, taken**  **directly from**  **t he**  **seven exemptions**  **gra nt**  **ed to**  **film companies**  **(Exemption #'s**  **11062, 11063,**  **11064, 1**  **1 065,**  **11066, 11067,**  **11 080),**  • **Relentless, Studios**  **, LL**  **C agr** **ees to**  **be bound**  **when conducting**  **commercial UA**  **operations. Th**  **ese limitations**  **have already**  **been written**  **a nd**  **in c**  **o rporated**  **into the**  **O perating**  **Manual. The**  **l is**  **t o**  **f limitations**  **and conditions include**  **the following:** 

**operations in**  **the film**  **and television**  **industry. Applicant**  **submits this**  **manual as**  **a Confidential**  **document under 14**  **C.F.R. § l**  **1.35(b) as**  **the entire**  **manual contains**  **proprietary information**  **that the**  **applicant has**  **not and**  **will not**  **share with**  **others. The**  **manual contains**  **operating conditions**  **and procedures**  **that are not**  **available to**  **the public**  **and are**  **protected from**  **release under**  **the Freedom**  **of Information**  **Act 5**  **U.S.C. §**  **552** 

### et. **seq. 4**  **Reform Act**  **Section 333(b).** 

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**1**

**. The**  **U**

**A w**  **ei ghs**  **les s**  **than 5**  **5 pounds,**  **including batter**  **ie s**  **and ca**  **mera gimbal.**  **O perations**  **requested i**  **n thi**  **s petition**  **for exe**  **mption ar**  **e limited**  **t o**  **the following**  **a ircraft**  **descri bed**  **in t** **h e**  **p r** **o pr**  **ie tary**  **operator's m**  **anual:** DJI Phantom 3 Professional

**. Pr** **o posed**  **operations of**  **a ny**  **oth er**  **UA w**  **il l**  **r equire**  **a n**  **ew petiti**  **on o**  **r an**  **a mendment.** 
**2**

**. The**  **U**

**A shall**  **not be**  **flown a** 

**t a**  **spe ed**  **ex ce**  **eding a**  **ground speed**  **of 50**  **knots.**
**3**

**. F**  **li gh** **ts must**  **be o** **pe rated**  **at an**  **a ltitude**  **of no**  **more than**  **40 0**  **fe et**  **above ground**  **le vel**  **( A**  **G L**  **) ,**  **as i**  **ndi c**  **at ed**  **by the**  **proc ed** **ures specified**  **in t**  **he op**  **erato r's**  **manual. All**  **alt itude**  **s**
**r eported**  **to AT**  **C must**  **be in**  **feet A**  **GL**

**. 4** 

**. The**  **U**

**A must**  **b e**  **op erated**  **w ithi**  **n visual**  **line of**  **s ight**  **(V LO**  **S )**  **of the**  **PI C**  **at all**  **time s**  **. Th**  **is**

**r equ**  **ir es**  **the PIC**  **t o**  **be able**  **to u**  **se hu**  **man v**  **is ion**  **unaided by**  **a ny**  **d evice**  **other than** 

**c orrective**  **l enses,**  **a s**  **specifi ed**  **o n**  **the P**  **I C'**  **s FAA**  **-iss u**  **ed med**  **ical certificate.** 
**5**

**. A**  **ll o**  **p erations must**  **uti lize**  **a v**  **isual observer**  **( V**  **O). The**  **V O**  **ma y**  **be used**  **t o**  **sat is**  **f**

**y the**  **VL O**  **S r**  **equi r**  **em en** **t, as**  **l ong**  **as th**  **e PIC**  **al ways**  **main ta** **i ns**  **VL OS**  **cap ab**  **ility. Th**  **e VO**  **and P**  **IC must**  **be a** 

**bl e**  **to communicate**  **v erbally**  **at al**  **l times.** 
**6**

**. Th**  **e op**  **erator's manual**  **shall be**  **maintained and**  **m ade**  **av ai**  **la bl**  **e to**  **the A**  **dministrator upon** 
**r equest.**  **If a**  **d iscrepancy**  **exists b**  **et ween**  **the conditions**  **and limitations**  **in this**  **exemption**

**an d**  **the procedures**  **outlined in**  **the ope**  **r ator's**  **man u**  **al ,**  **the conditions**  **an d**  **limitations herein**  **take p**  **r ecedence**  **and mus**  **t be**  **fol lowed.**  **O therwise,**  **t h**  **e op**  **erator must**  **fo llo**  **w t**  **he p**  **rocedures a**  **s o**  **u tl**  **in ed**  **in it**  **s ope**  **rator's manual.**  **The op**  **erator may**  **u p**  **d ate**  **or r**  **ev ise**  **its operator's**  **manual. I** **t is**  **the o**  **p erator's**  **res ponsibility**  **to tr**  **ack such**  **revi sions**  **and pres**  **ent upda**  **te d**  **an d**  **r evi**  **s ed**  **doc um**  **ents to**  **the A**  **dministrator u** **p on**  **reque st** 
**. The**  **operator mu**  **s t**  **also p**  **r esent**  **updated and**  **r evised**  **d ocuments**  **if it**  **petitions for**  **ex te** **nsion o**  **r amen**  **dme nt** 
**. I**  **f th**  **e**
**o p**  **erator d**  **etermines that**  **any upd**  **ate or**  **r evision**  **would affect**  **the basis**  **o f**  **th is**  **exemption, then**  **the operator**  **must petition**  **for ame** **ndment to**  **their exemption.**  **T h**  **e FA**  **A's UAS**  **In t**  **egration O**  **ffice (AFS-80)**  **may b**  **e con** **ta cted**  **if questions**  **arise regarding**  **up dates**  **or**
**r evi**  **sion s**  **to the**  **o p**  **erator's man**  **ual.**
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**. Prior**  **to e**  **ach flight**  **the PIC**  **must inspect**  **the U**  **A S**  **to ensure**  **i t**  **is in**  **a condition**  **for safe**  **fli ght**  **I f**  **tlle in**  **s p**  **ectio n**  **reve als**  **a c**  **o ndition**  **tll_a t affects**  **tl1e s**  **afe operation**  **o f**  **t he**  **UAS, the**  **Page 6**  **of 17** 

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**aircraft is**  **prohibited from**  **operating until**  **the necessary**  **maintenance has**  **been performed**  **and the**  **UAS is**  **found to**  **be in**  **a condition**  **for safe**  **flight. The**  **Ground Control**  **Station shall**  **be included**  **in the**  **preflight inspection.**  **All maintenance**  **and alterations shall**  **be properly documented**  **in the**  **aircraft records.** 
**8. Any**  **UAS that**  **has undergone maintenance**  **or alterations**  **that affect**  **the UAS**  **operation or**  **flight characteristics,**  **e.g. replacement**  **of a**  **flight critical**  **component, must**  **undergo a**  **functional test**  **flight in**  **accordance with**  **the operator's**  **manual. The**  **PIC who**  **conducts the**  **functional test**  **flight must**  **make an**  **entry in**  **the UAS**  **aircraft records**  **of the**  **flight. The**  **requirements and**  **procedures for**  **a functional**  **test flight**  **and aircraft**  **record entry**  **are included**  **in the**  **operator's manual.** 
**9. The**  **operator shall**  **follow the**  **manufacturer's UAS**  **aircraft/component, maintenance,**  **overhaul, replacement, inspection,**  **and life**  **limit requirements.**  **An aircraft**  **mai ntenance**  **manual with**  **maintenance/component/overhaul, replacement,**  **and inspection/maintenance**  **requirements has**  **been established**  **and included**  **in the**  **operator's manual. 10.**  **The Pilot**  **In Command**  **(PIC) shall**  **possess at**  **least a**  **private pilot**  **certificate and**  **at least**  **a current**  **third-class medical**  **certificate. The**  **PIC must**  **also meet**  **the flight**  **review requirements**  **specified in**  **14 C.F.R.**  **§ 61.56**  **in an**  **aircraft in**  **which the**  **PIC is**  **rated on**  **his/her pilot**  **certificate.**
**11. Prior**  **to operations**  **conducted for**  **the purpose**  **of motion**  **picture filming**  **( or**  **similar operations),**  **the PIC**  **must have**  **accumulated and**  **logged, in**  **a manner**  **co nsistent**  **with 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **61.51 (b** **), a**  **minimum of**  **200 flight**  **cycles and**  **25 hours**  **of total**  **time as**  **a UAS**  **rotorcraft pilot**  **and at**  **least ten**  **hours logged**  **as a**  **UAS pilot**  **with a**  **similar UAS**  **type (single**  **blade or**  **multirotor). Prior**  **documented flight**  **experience that**  **was obtained**  **in compliance**  **with applicable**  **regulations may**  **satisfy this**  **requirement. Training,**  **proficiency, and**  **experience-building flights**  **can also**  **be conducted**  **under this**  **grant of**  **exemption to**  **accomplish the**  **required flight**  **cycles and**  **flight time.**  **During training,**  **proficiency, and**  **experience-building flights,**  **all persons**  **not essential**  **for flight**  **operations**

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**are considered**  **non-participants, and**  **the PIC**  **must operate**  **the UA**  **with appropriate**  **distance from**  **non-participants in**  **accordance with**  **14 C.F.R.**  **§ 91**  **.119.**
**12. Prior**  **to operations**  **conducted for**  **the purpose**  **of motion**  **picture filming,**  **the PIC**  **must have**  **accumulated and**  **logged, in**  **a manner**  **consistent with**  **14 C.F.R.**  **§ 61**  **.5 1**  **(b), a**  **minimum of**  **five hours**  **as UAS**  **pilot operating**  **the make**  **and model**  **ofUAS to**  **be utilized**  **for operations**  **under the**  **exemption and**  **three take-offs**  **and three**  **landings in**  **the preceding**  **90 days.**  **During training,**  **proficiency, experience-building,**  **and take-off**  **and landing currency flights**  **all persons**  **not essential**  **for flight**  **operations are**  **considered non**  **participants, and**  **the PIC**  **must operate**  **the UA**  **with appropriate**  **distance from**  **non participants**  **in accordance**  **with 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91 .119.** 
**13. Prior**  **to operations**  **conducted for**  **the purpose**  **of motion**  **picture filming,**  **the PIC**  **and visual**  **observer (VO)**  **must have**  **successfully completed**  **a qualification**  **process, as**  **outlined in**  **the operator's**  **manual. The**  **test has**  **been developed**  **by the**  **operator and shall be**  **implemented by**  **a qualified**  **person designated**  **at the**  **sole discretion**  **of the**  **operator. A**  **record of**  **completion of**  **this qualification**  **process must**  **be documented**  **and made**  **available to**  **the Administrator**  **upon request.**  **14. Prior**  **to operations**  **conducted for**  **the purpose**  **of motion**  **picture filming,**  **a flight**  **demonstration, administered**  **by an**  **operator-approved and**  **qualified pilot**  **must be**  **successfully completed**  **and documented.**  **This documentation**  **must be**  **available for**  **review upon**  **request by**  **the Administrator.**  **Because the**  **knowledge and**  **airmanship test**  **qualifications have**  **been developed**  **by the**  **operator, the**  **petitioner will**  **conduct these**  **tests in**  **accordance with**  **the operator's**  **manual.**
**15. The**  **UA may**  **not be**  **operated directly**  **over any**  **person, except**  **authorized and**  **consenting production**  **personnel, below**  **an altitude**  **that is**  **hazardous to**  **persons or**  **property on**  **the surface**  **in the**  **event of**  **a UAS**  **failure or**  **emergency. 16.**  **Regarding the distance**  **from participating**  **persons, the**  **operator's manual**  **has safety**  **mitigations for**  **authorized and**  **consenting production**  **personnel. At**  **all times, those**  **persons must**  **be essential**  **to the**  **closed-set film**  **operations. Because**  **these procedures**  **are Page**  **8 of**  **17**

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**specific to**  **participating persons,**  **no further**  **FS DO**  **or Avi**  **ation Safety**  **Inspector (ASI)**  **approval is**  **necessary for**  **reductions to**  **the distances**  **specified in**  **the petitioner's**  **manuals. This**  **is consistent**  **with the**  **manned aircraft**  **procedures described**  **in FAA**  **Order 8900.1,**  **V3, C8,**  **Sl Issue**  **a Certificate**  **of Waiver**  **for Motion**  **Picture and**  **Television Filming.** 
**17. Regarding**  **distance from**  **non-participating persons,**  **the operator**  **must ensure**  **that no**  **persons are**  **allowed within**  **500 feet**  **of the**  **area except**  **those consenting**  **to be**  **involved and**  **necessary for**  **the filming**  **production. This**  **provision may**  **be reduced**  **to no**  **less than**  **200 feet**  **if it**  **would not**  **adversely affect**  **safety and**  **the Administrator**  **has approved**  **it. Fo**  **r example,**  **an equivalent**  **level of**  **safety may**  **be determined**  **by an**  **aviation safety**  **inspector's evaluation**  **of the**  **filming production**  **area to**  **note terrain**  **features, obstructions,**  **buildings, safety**  **barriers, etc.**  **Such barriers**  **may protect**  **non-participating persons**  **(observers, the**  **public, news**  **media, etc.)**  **from debris**  **in the**  **event of**  **an accident.**  **This is**  **also consistent**  **with the**  **same FAA**  **Order 8900.1,**  **V3, C8, SL** 
**18. If**  **the UA**  **loses communications**  **or loses**  **its GPS**  **signal, the**  **UA must**  **return to**  **a pre**  **determined location within**  **the security**  **perimeter and**  **land or**  **be recovered**  **in accordance**  **with the**  **operator's manual.** 
**19. The**  **UA must**  **abort the**  **flight in**  **the event**  **of unpredicted obstacles**  **or emergencies in**  **accordance with**  **the operator's**  **manual.**
**20. Each**  **UA operation**  **must be**  **completed within**  **30 minutes flight**  **time or**  **with 25%**  **battery power remaining,**  **whichever occurs**  **first.**
**21. The**  **operator must**  **obtain an**  **Air Traffic Organization**  **(ATO) issued**  **Certificate of**  **Waiver**

**or Authorization**  **(COA) prior**  **to conducting**  **any operations**  **under this**  **grant of**  **exemption. This**  **COA will**  **also require**  **the operator**  **to request**  **a Notice**  **to Airman**  **(NOTAM) not** 
**more than**  **72 hours**  **in advance,**  **but not**  **less than**  **48 hours**  **prior to**  **the operation.** 
**22. All**  **aircraft operated**  **in accordance**  **with this**  **exemption must**  **be identified**  **by serial**  **number, registered**  **in accordance**  **with 14**  **C.F.R. part**  **4 7,**  **and have**  **identification (N**  **Number) markings**  **in accordance**  **with 14**  **C.F.R. part**  **45, subpart**  **C. Markings**  **must be**  **as**

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**23. The**  **operator has**  **developed procedures to**  **document and**  **maintain a**  **record of**  **the UA**  **maintenance, preventative**  **maintenance, alterations,**  **status of**  **replacement/overhaul component**  **parts, and**  **the total**  **time in**  **service of**  **the UA.** 
**24. Each**  **UA must**  **comply with**  **all manufacturer**  **Safety Bulletins**  **and firmware**  **updates.**
**25. The**  **operator has**  **developed UA**  **technician qualification**  **criteria and**  **they are**  **included in the**  **operator's manual.** 
**26. The**  **preflight inspection**  **accounts for**  **all discrepancies,**  **i.e. inoperable**  **components, items,** 

**or equipment,**  **not covered**  **in the**  **relevant preflight**  **inspection sections**  **of the**  **operator's manual.** 
**27. The**  **radio frequency**  **spectrum used**  **for operation**  **and control**  **of the**  **UA complies with**  **the Federal**  **Communications Commission (FCC)**  **or other**  **appropriate government**  **oversight agency**  **requirements.**
**28. At**  **least three**  **days before**  **scheduled filming,**  **the operator**  **of the**  **UAS affected**  **by this**  **exemption must**  **submit a**  **written Plan**  **of Activities**  **to the**  **local FSDO**  **with jurisdiction** 

**over the**  **area of**  **proposed filming.**  **The 3-day**  **notification may**  **be waived**  **with the** 

**concurrence of**  **the FSDO.**  **The requirements**  **for a**  **plan of**  **activities and**  **a sample**  **form are**  **in the**  **operator's manual.**  **29. The**  **documents required**  **under 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.9 and**  **§ 91.203**  **must be**  **available to**  **the PIC**  **at the**  **ground control**  **station of**  **the UAS**  **any time**  **the aircraft**  **is operating.**  **These documents must**  **be made**  **available to**  **the Administrator**  **or any**  **law enforcement**  **official upon**  **request. 30.**  **The UA**  **must remain**  **clear and**  **yield the**  **right of**  **way to**  **all other**  **manned operations**  **and activities**  **at all**  **times (including,**  **but not**  **limited to,**  **ultralight vehicles,**  **parachute activities,**  **parasailing activities,**  **hang gliders,**  **etc.).**
**31. UA**  **operations may**  **not be**  **conducted during night,**  **as defined**  **in 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **1.1. All**  **operations must**  **be conducted under visual meteorological**  **conditions (VMC).**  **Flights under**  **special visual**  **flight rules**  **(SVFR) are**  **not authorized.**  **Page 10**  **of 17** 

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**32. The**  **UA cannot**  **be operated**  **by the**  **PIC from**  **any moving**  **device or**  **vehicle.**
**33. The**  **UA may**  **not be**  **operated less**  **than 500**  **feet below**  **or less**  **than 2,000**  **feet horizontally**  **from a**  **cloud or**  **when visibility**  **is less**  **than 3**  **statute miles**  **from the**  **PIC. 34.**  **The UA**  **may not operate**  **in Class**  **B, C,**  **or D**  **airspace without**  **written approval**  **from the**  **FAA. The**  **U A may**  **not operate**  **within 5**  **nautical miles**  **of the**  **geographic center**  **of a**  **non towered**  **airport as**  **denoted on**  **a current**  **FAA-published aeronautical**  **chart unless**  **a letter**  **of agreement**  **with that**  **airport's management**  **is obtained,**  **and the**  **operation is**  **conducted in**  **accordance with**  **a NOTAM**  **as required**  **by the**  **operator's COA.**  **The letter**  **of agreement**  **with the**  **airport management**  **must be**  **made available**  **to the**  **Administrator upon**  **request. 35.**  **Any 1)**  **incident, 2)**  **accident, or**  **3) flight**  **operation that**  **transgresses the**  **lateral or**  **vertical boundaries**  **of the**  **operational area**  **as defined**  **by the**  **applicable COA**  **must be**  **reported to**  **the Federal**  **Av iation**  **Administration's (FAA)**  **UAS Integration**  **Office (AFS-80)**  **within 24**  **hours. Accidents must be**  **reported to**  **the National Transportation**  **Safety Board**  **(NTSB) per**  **instructions contained**  **on the**  **NTSB Web**  **site: www**  **.ntsb.gov. Further**  **flight operations**  **may not**  **be conducted until**  **the incident,**  **accident, or**  **transgression is**  **reviewed by**  **AFS-80 and**  **authorization to**  **resume operations**  **is provided.** 
**Unless otherwise**  **specified by**  **the Administrator,**  **the PIC,**  **and operator**  **must comply**  **with all**  **applicable parts**  **of 14**  **C. F.**  **R. including,**  **but not**  **limited to,**  **parts 45,**  **47, 61,**  **and 91.**  

### ST **AT UT**  **O RY**  **C R I T E R I A PROV**  **I D E D I N SE**  **CT I O N**  **333**
**The UA**  **proposed to**  **be operated**  **by the**  **applicant weighs**  **less than**  **55 lbs.**  **fully loaded,**  **carries neither a**  **pilot nor**  **passenger, carries**  **no explosive**  **materials or**  **flammable liquid fuels,**  **and operates**  **exclusively within**  **a secured area**  **as outlined**  **in the**  **operator's manual.**  **Unlike other**  **civil aircraft,**  **operations under**  **this exemption**  **will be**  **tightly controlled**  **and monitored**  **by both**  **the operator,**  **pursuant to**  **the criteria**  **in the**  **operator's manual,**  **and under**  **the requirements**  **and in**  **compliance with**  **local public**  **safety requirements,**  **to provide**  **security for**  **the area**  **of operation**  **as is**  **now done with**  **conventional filming.**  **The FAA**  **will have**  **advance notice**  **of all**  **operations and**  **has issued**  **the aforementioned**  **list of**  **conditions and**  **limitations. These safety**  **enhancements, which**  **al�eady apply**  **to civil**  **aircraft operated**  **in c()11nection**  **with tnotio�picture**  **and television**  **Page 11**  **of 17** 

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**production, provide**  **a greater**  **degree of**  **safety to**  **the public**  **and property**  **owners than**  **conventional operations.**  **Lastly, application**  **of these**  **same criteria**  **demonstrates that**  **there is**  **no credible**  **threat to**  **national security**  **posed by**  **the UAS,**  **due to**  **its size,**  **speed of**  **operation, location**  **of operation,**  **lack of**  **explosive materials**  **or flammable**  **liquid fuels,**  **and inability**  **to carry**  **a substantial**  **external load.**  **The Federal**  **Av iation**  **Act (49**  **U.S.C.§ 44701**  **(f)) and**  **Section 333**  **of the**  **Reform Act**  **both authorize**  **the FAA**  **to exempt**  **aircraft from**  **the requirement**  **for an**  **airworthiness certificate,**  **upon consideration**  **of the**  **size, weight,**  **speed, operational**  **capability, and**  **proximity to**  **airports and**  **populated areas**  **of the**  **particular UAS.**  **In all**  **cases, an**  **analysis of**  **these criteria**  **demonstrates that**  **the UAS**  **operated without**  **an airworthiness**  **certificate, in**  **the restricted environment**  **and under**  **the conditions**  **proposed will**  **be at**  **least as**  **safe, or**  **safer, than**  **a conventional**  **aircraft (fixed**  **wing**

**or rotorcraft)**  **operating with**  **an airworthiness**  **certificate without**  **the restrictions**  **and conditions**  **proposed.**
**As there**  **will be**  **no airworthiness**  **certificate issued**  **for the**  **unmanned aircraft, and**  **no FAA**  **regulatory standard**  **will exist**  **for determining**  **airworthiness of**  **the UA,**  **the requirements**  **contained in**  **the operator's manual**  **for maintenance**  **and use**  **of safety**  **check lists**  **prior to**  **each flight,**  **will provide**  **an equivalent**  **level of**  **safety**

**. Since**  **the UA**  **fully loaded**  **weighs no**  **more than**  **55 lbs.**  **and is**  **operated without**  **an onboard**  **pilot, there**  **is no**  **ability or**  **place to**  **carry certification**  **and registration**  **documents or**  **to display**  **them on**  **the unmanned**  **aircraft. An**  **equivalent level**  **of safety**  **will be**  **achieved by**  **keeping these**  **documents at**  **the ground**  **control point**  **where the**  **pilot flying**  **the UA**  **will have**  **immediate**

**access to**  **them. Given**  **the size**  **of the**  **unmanned aircraft,**  **the FAA**  **registration number**  **will be**  **displayed on**  **the airframe**  **in as**  **large a**  **font as**  **possible. 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **61.113 (a)**  **& (b):**  **PRIVATE PILOT**  **PRIVILEGES AND**  **LIMITATIONS: PILOT**  **IN COMMAND.**  **Sub-sections 61.113(a)**  **& (b)**  **limit private**  **pilots to**  **non-commercial operations.**  **Because the**  **UAS will**  **not carry**  **a pilot**  **or passengers,**  **the proposed operations**  **can achieve**  **the equivalent**  **level of**  **safety of**  **current operations**  **by requiring**  **the PIC**  **operating the**  **aircraft Page**  **12 of**  **17**

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**to have**  **a private**  **pilot's license**  **rather than**  **a commercial**  **pilot's license**  **to operate**  **this small**  **UAS. Unlike**  **a conventional**  **aircraft that**  **carries the**  **pilot and**  **passengers, the**  **UAS is**  **remotely controlled with**  **no living**  **thing on**  **board. The**  **area of**  **operation is**  **controlled and**  **restricted, and all**  **flights are**  **planned and**  **coordinated in**  **advance as**  **set forth in the**  **Operating Manual.**  **The level**  **of safety**  **provided by**  **the requirements**  **included in**  **the Operating Manual**  **exceeds that**  **provided by**  **a single**  **individual holding**  **a commercial pilot's certificate**  **operating a**  **conventional aircraft.**  **The risks**  **associated with**  **the operation**  **of the**  **UAS are**  **so diminished**  **from the**  **level of**  **risk associated**  **with commercial**  **operations cont**  **emplated by**  **Part 61**  **when drafted, that**  **allowing operations**  **of the**  **UAS as**  **requested with**  **a private**  **pilot as**  **the PIC**  **exceeds the**  **present level**  **of safety**  **achieved by**  **14 C.F.R.**  **§ 61.113**  **(a) &**  **(b). 14**  **C.F.R. § 91.119:**  **MINIMUMSAFEALTITUDES Section**  **91.119 establishes**  **safe altitudes**  **for operation**  **of civil**  **aircraft. Section**  **91.119 (**  **d) allows**  **helicopters to**  **be operated**  **at less**  **than the**  **minimums prescribed,**  **provided the**  **person operating**  **the helicopter**  **complies with**  **any route**  **or altitudes**  **prescribed for**  **helicopters by**  **the FAA.**  **As this**  **exemption is**  **for a**  **UAS that**  **is a**  **helicopter and the**  **exemption requests**  **authority to**  **operate at**  **altitudes up**  **to 400**  **AGL, or**  **not more**  **than 200**  **above an**  **elevated platform**  **from which**  **filming is**  **planned, an**  **exemption may**  **be needed**  **to allow**  **such operations.**  **As set**  **forth herein,**  **except for**  **the limited conditions**  **stated in**  **the Operating**  **Manual, the**  **UAS will**  **never operate**  **higher than**  **400 AGL.**  **It will**  **however be**  **operated in**  **a restricted**  **area with**  **security perimeter,**  **where buildings**  **and people**  **will not**  **be exposed**  **to operations**  **without their**  **pre-obtained consent.**  **The equivalent**  **level of**  **safety will**  **be achieved given**  **the size,**  **weight, speed**  **of the**  **UAS as**  **well as**  **the location**  **where it**  **is operated.**  **No flight will**  **be taken**  **without the**  **permission of**  **the property**  **owner or**  **local officials.**  **Because of**  **the advance**  **notice to**  **the property owner**  **and participants**  **in the**  **filming activity, all**  **affected individuals**  **will be**  **aware of**  **the planned**  **flight operations**  **as set forth**  **in Chapters**  **1 and**  **13 of**  **the Operating**  **Manual. Compared**  **to flight**  **operations with**  **aircraft or**  **rotorcraft weighting**  **far more**  **than the**  **maximum 55**  **lbs. proposed**  **herein and the**  **lack of**  **flammable fuel,**  **any risk**  **associated with** 
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**these operations**  **is far**  **less than**  **those presently**  **presented with**  **conventional aircraft**  **operating at**  **or below**  **500 AGL**  **in the**  **movie industry.**  **In addition,**  **the low-altitude**  **operations of**  **the UAS**  **will ensure**  **separation between these**  **small UAS**  **operations and**  **the operations**  **of conventional**  **aircraft that**  **must comply**  **with Section**  **91.119.**
**14 C.F.R.**  **§ 91.121:**  **ALTTMETER SETTINGS**  **This regulation**  **requires each**  **person operating**  **an aircraft**  **to maintain**  **cruising altitude by**  **reference to**  **an altimeter**  **that is**  **set "** 

**... to**  **the elevation**  **of the**  **departure airport**  **or an appropriate**  **altimeter setting**  **available before**  **departure." As**  **the UAS**  **may not**  **have a**  **barometric altimeter,**  **but instead**  **a GPS**  **altitude read**  **out, an**  **exemption may**  **be needed.**  **An equivalent**  **level of**  **safety will**  **be achieved**  **by the**  **operator, pursuant**  **to the**  **Manual and**  **Safety Check**  **list, confirming**  **the altitude**  **of the**  **launch site**  **shown on**  **the GPS**  **altitude indi**  **cator before**  **flight.**
**14 C.F.R.**  **§ 91.151(A):**  **FUEL REQUIREMENTS**  **FOR FLIGHT**  **IN VFR**  **CONDITIONS Section**  **91.151 (a)**  **prohibits an**  **individual from**  **beginning "a**  **flight in**  **an airplane**  **under VFR**  **conditions unless**  **( considering**  **wind and**  **forecast weather conditions)**  **there is**  **enough fuel**  **to fly**  **to the**  **first point**  **of intended**  **landing, and,**  **assuming normal cruising**  **speed - (**  **1) During**  **the day,**  **to fly**  **after that**  **for at**  **least 30**  **minutes; or**  **(2) At**  **night, to**  **fly after**  **that for**  **at least**  **45 minutes."** 
**The battery**  **powering the**  **UAS provides**  **approximately 40**  **minutes of**  **powered flight. To**  **meet the**  **30 minute**  **reserve requirement**  **in 14 C.F.R.**  **§ 91.151,**  **UAS flights**  **would be**  **limited to**  **approximately 10**  **minutes in**  **length. Given**  **the limitations**  **on the**  **UAS's proposed**  **flight area**  **and the**  **location of**  **its proposed**  **operations within**  **a predetermined**  **area, a**  **longer time**  **frame for**  **flight in**  **daylight or**  **night VFR**  **conditions is**  **reasonable. Applicant**  **believes that**  **an exemption**  **from 14**  **C.F.R. §**  **91.151 (a)**  **falls within**  **the scope**  **of prior exemptions.**  **See Exemption**  **10673 (**  **allowing Lockheed**  **Martin Corporation**  **to operate**  **without compliance with**  **FAR 91.151**  **(a)). Operating**  **the small**  **UAS, in**  **a tightly**  **controlled area**  **where only**  **people and**  **property owners**  **or official**  **representatives who**  **have signed**  **waivers will be**  **allowed, with**  **less than**  **30 minutes**  **of reserve**  **fuel, does**  **not engender**  **the type**  **of risks**  **that Section**  **91.151 (a)**  **was intended**  **to ctllevi_ate**  **given the**  **size and**  **speed of**  **the small**  **UAS. Page**  **14 of**  **17**

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**Additionally, limiting**  **UAS flights**  **to 10**  **minutes would**  **greatly reduce**  **the utility**  **for which**  **the exemption**  **will be**  **granted. Applicant**  **believes that**  **an equivalent**  **level of**  **safety can**  **be achieved**  **by limiting**  **flights to**  **30 minutes**  **or 25%**  **of battery**  **power whichever**  **happens first.**  **This restriction**  **would be**  **more than**  **adequate to**  **return the**  **UAS to**  **its planned**  **landing zone**  **from anywhere**  **in its**  **limited operating**  **area. Similar**  **exemptions have**  **been granted**  **to other**  **operations, including**  **Exemptions 2689F,5745,**  **10673,and 10808**  **14 C.F.R.**  **§ 91.405**  **(a); §**  **407 (a)**  **(1); §**  **409 (a)**  **(2); §**  **417(a) &**  **(b): MAINTENANCE**  **INSPECTIONS**
**These regulations**  **require that**  **an aircraft**  **operator or**  **owner "shall**  **have that**  **aircraft inspected**  **as prescribed**  **in subpart**  **E of**  **this part**  **and shall**  **between required**  **inspections, except**  **as provided**  **in paragraph**  **( c)**  **of this**  **section, have**  **discrepancies repaired**  **as prescribed**  **in part**  **43 of**  **this chapter** 
**... "**  **and others shall inspect**  **or maintain**  **the aircraft**  **in compliance**  **with Part**  **43.**
**Given that**  **these sections**  **and Part**  **43 apply only**  **to aircraft**  **with an**  **airworthiness certificate,**  **these sections**  **will not**  **apply to**  **the applicant.**  **An equivalent**  **level of**  **safety will**  **be achieved**  **because these**  **small UAS's**  **are very**  **limited in**  **size and**  **will carry**  **a small payload and**  **operate only**  **in restricted**  **areas for**  **limited periods**  **of time.**  **If mechanical**  **issues arise**  **the UAS** 

**can land**  **immediately and**  **will be**  **operating from**  **no higher**  **than 400**  **feet AGL. As**  **provided in**  **the Operating**  **Manual, Chapters**  **11 and**  **12, the**  **operator will**  **ensure that**  **the UAS**  **is in**  **working order**  **prior to**  **initiating flight,**  **will perform**  **required maintenance,**  **and will**  **keep a**  **log of**  **any maintenance**  **performed. Moreover,**  **the operator**  **is the**  **person most**  **familiar with**  **the aircraft**  **and best**  **suited to**  **maintain the**  **aircraft in**  **an airworthy**  **condition to**  **provide the**  **equivalent level**  **of safety.** 
**Pursuant to**  **14 C.F.R.**  **Part 11,**  **the following**  **summary is**  **provided for**  **publication in**  **the Fe** **deral Register,** 

**should it**  **be determined**  **that publication**  **is needed:**  **Applicant seeks**  **an exemption**  **from the**  **following rules:** 

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**14 C.F.R.**  **61.113(a) and**  **(b); 91.119(c);**  **91.121; 91.151(a)(l); 91.405(a);**  **91.407(a)(l); 91.409(a)(l)**  **and (2);**  **91.417(a) &**  **(b) to**  **operate commercially**  **a small**  **unmanned vehicle**  **(55 lbs.**  **or less)**  **in motion**  **picture and**  **television operations.**  **Ap proval**  **of exemptions**  **allowing commercial**  **operations of**  **UAS 's**  **in the**  **film industry**  **will enhance**  **safety by**  **reducing risk. Conventional**  **film operations,**  **using jet**  **or piston**  **power aircraft,**  **operate at**  **extremely low altitudes**  **just feet**  **from the**  **subject being**  **filmed and**  **in extreme**  **proximity to**  **people and**  **structures; and**  **present the**  **risks associated**  **with aircraft that weigh**  **in the**  **neighborhood of**  **4,000 lbs., carrying large amounts**  **of jet**  **A or**  **other fuel (140**  **gallons for**  **jet helicopters**  **shown below).**  **Such aircraft**  **must fly**  **to and**  **from the**  **film location.**  **In contrast,**  **a UAS**  **weighing fewer**  **than 55**  **lbs. and**  **powered by**  **batteries eliminates**  **virtually all**  **of that**  **risk given**  **the reduced**  **mass and lack of**  **combustible fuel**  **carried on**  **board. The UAS**  **is carried**  **to the**  **film set and**  **not flown. The UAS**  **will carry**  **no passengers**  **or crew;**  **therefore, it**  **will not expose**  **them to**  **the risks**  **associated with**  **manned aircraft**  **flights.**
**The operation**  **of small**  **UASs, weighting**  **less than**  **55 lbs.,**  **conducted in**  **the strict**  **conditions outlined**  **above, will**  **provide an**  **equivalent level**  **of safety**  **supporting the**  **grant of**  **the exemptions**  **requested herein.**  **These lightweight**  **aircraft operate**  **at slow**  **speeds, close**  **to the**  **ground, and**  **in a**  **steri le**  **environment and,**  **as a**  **result, are**  **far safer**  **than conventional**  **operations conducted**  **with turbine**  **helicopters operating**  **in close**  **proximity to**  **the ground**  **and people.** 
**DRUG AND**  **ALCOHOL T**  **E ST**  **ING The**  **pr evious**  **seven ex**  **emptio n**  **s g**  **rant ed**  **did not**  **me n** 

**tion a** **l c**  **o h**  **o l**  **or drug**  **testing; how**  **ev er,**  **R elentless, Studios,**  **LL C**  **has dru**  **g and**  **al coh**  **ol te**  **st ing**  **procedures and**  **a handboo**  **k which** 

**are included**  **in Chapters**  **1 4**  **and 1**  **5 o**  **f t**  **he O**  **perati ng**  **M anual.**  **T**

**h is**  **further go**  **es to**  **mitigate any** 

**s afety**  **concerns. PRIVACY** 
**A l**  **l flights**  **will o**  **ccur over**  **private or**  **controlled acce**  **ss property**  **wi th**  **the p**  **roperty o**  **wner's p**  **1for c**  **o n**  **s ent**  **<llld kn**  **o w**  **l edge.**  **F i**  **lm in**  **g will**  **be �f**  **reople who**  **hav e**  **a lso**  **c o**  **n sented**  **t o**  **being film**  **ed Page**  **16 of**  **17**

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### or **otherwise have**  **agreed to**  **be in**  **the area**  **where filming**  **will take**  **place. The**  **grant of**  **this exemption**  **request will**  **provide improved**  **safety over**  **the use**  **of manned**  **aircraft. Satisfaction**  **of the**  **criteria provided**  **in Section**  **333 of**  **the Reform**  **Act of**  **2012-size, weight,**  **speed, operating**  **capabilities, proximity**  **to airports**  **and populated**  **areas and**  **operation within**  **visual line**  **of sight**  **and national**  **security**
**- provides**  **more than**  **adequate justification**  **for the**  **grant of**  **the requested**  **exemptions allowing**  **commercial operation**  **of applicant's**  **UAS in**  **the motion**  **picture and**  **television industry**  **pursuant to**  **the Operating**  **Manual appended**  **hereto.**

**Sincerely yours,** 

**K evin**  **K ey,**  **Operating Partner**

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