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December 8, 2015 

Glen Oaks 

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A SELF·MANAGED COOPERATIVE 

US Dept of Transportation, Docket Operations 

West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Petition for Title 14CFR 11.63 Section 333 Exemption 

Overview: 

Glen Oaks Village residential housing cooperative is seeking a Title 14CFR 11.63 Section 333 

Exemption. Glen Oaks Village is a residential housing co-op of 3,000 families located in eastern 

Queens, NYC. It comprises 134 2-story buildings. We plan on using the drone for exterior 

building maintenance. 

Please send all correspondence to both addresses below. 

Robert Friedrich 

President, Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc. 

70-33 260 Street 

Glen Oaks, NY 11004. 

Office Tel 718-347-2337 

Robert Friedrich (home): 

26452 Langston Avenue 

Glen Oaks, NY 11004 

Tel 718-343-4273 

Cell917-604-4273 

email: bobinny@aol.com 

Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc. 70-33 260 Street, Glen Oaks NY 11004 718-347-2337 
Glen Oaks 

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A SELF· MANAGED COOPERATIVE 

1. Petitioning for Title 14CFR 11.63 Section 333 exemption. 

2. We are seeking an exemption in order to allow our senior Maintenance/Management 

Personnel to utilize a drone for various building inspections. The types of inspection 

work will be to inspect gutters and leaders for leaves that clog drainage, chimneys 

condition and rodent infestation, building and garage roofs, missing shingles and 

damaged roofing infrastructure, areas in need of lighting, landscape inspections, 

chimney and building pointing, walkways requiring plowing, etc. Currently we must 

send maintenance workers on ladders to check all 4 sides of our buildings. There is a 

great deal of exposure to injury. By utilizing Drones, we can minimize such danger. 

3. We are seeking relief because the use of the drone will be limited to building inspections 

at heights well below 200'. It is also less costly and allows the co-op to submit the 

application without having to hire costly consultants. 

4. The use of drones in building inspections will be of great benefit to our community in 

maintaining the 70-year old building infrastructure. It will also minimize costs for the 

co-op and keep our 54-member maintenance staff, safer. 

5. The exemption would not adversely affect safety but will enhance the safety of our 

workers and community residents. The flying of a drone will be limited to each of our 

buildings. This limited use of a drone will negate all danger. A map of the community is 

available upon request. 

6. We are Petitioning for Exemption under Title 14CFR 11.63, Section 333 in order to 

facilitate the use of a drone for building, roof and chimney inspections of our residential 

housing cooperative. Glen Oaks Village comprises 134 2-story garden apartment 

buildings (see enclosed map of co-op property). The buildings are 70 years old and the 

use of a drone by senior Management/Maintenance personnel will help maintain our 

infrastructure. We think our use may be the first time a residential housing co-op is 

applying to use a drone to maintain its buildings and minimize the risk of its employees 

by reducing the amount of time they will be on a ladder. 

t, Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc. 

Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc. 70-33 260 Street, Glen Oaks NY 11004 718-347-2337