Exemption No. 12719

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20591

In the matter of the petition of

MR. THOMAS J. WALTER Regula tory Docket No. FAA

- 2015

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for an exemption from § § 61.23

(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5),

61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a),

91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a) (1),

91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1)

and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b)

of Tit le 14, Code of Federal Regulations

RESCI S SION OF EXEMPTION

On September 2 , 201 5 , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Mr. Thomas J.

Walter Exemption No. 12719

. That exemption from § § 61.23(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and

(5), 61.113(a ), 61.315(a), 91.7( a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a) (1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1),

91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14

CFR)

, allows Mr. Thomas J. Walter to conduct aerial data collection with a small unman ned

aircraft system (sUAS)

. After reviewing this exemption, the FAA is rescinding Exemption

No. 12719

.

On June 2 , 2015

, Mr. Walter s ubmitted a petition for exemption to allow commercial

operations of unmanned aircraft , on behalf of Drone Fleet & Aerosp ace Management, Inc. Mr.

Walter was identified in the petition as the CEO of Drone Fleet & Aerospace Management,

Inc., and as well as the point of contact ; however, the email and mailing addresses provided

for Mr. Simon Nielson. On September 2, 2015 t he FA A granted the exemption to Mr. Walter

and emailed its decision to Mr. Nielson at the email address provided in the contact

information section of the petition

. On September 2 , 2015, Drone Fleet & Aerospace

Management, Inc. notified the FAA, stating that M r. Thomas Walter is not and has not been

affiliated with Drone Fleet & Aerospace Management, Inc.2

A review of Mr. Walter’s petition shows that Mr. Walter submitted, verbatim, the petition

submitted by Drone Fleet & Aerospace Management, Inc. on October 3 , 201 4

, 1 including the

point of contact information on Page 14

. Mr. Walter substituted his name for Drone Fleet &

Aerospace Management, Inc. in only a few places.

The FAA granted the exemption to Mr. Walter based on the record he submitted which

inclu ded Drone Fleet & Aerospace Management, Inc. ’s mailing address

. The FAA learned

after granting the exemption that Mr. Walter was not affiliated with Drone Fleet & Aerospace

Management, Inc. or the petition. Accordingly, we have determined that the exempti on was

granted based on erroneous information provided by the petitioner , including an incorrect

mailing address, providing sufficient basis to rescind Exemption No. 12719

.

The FAA’s Decision:

In consideration of the foregoing, I find that E xemption N o. 12719 was issued based on

erroneous information submitted by petitioner and was therefore granted in error . Therefore,

pursuant to the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, delegated to me

by the Administrator, Exemption No. 1271 9 is rescinded effective immediately

.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2015

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Services

1 Docket No. FAA

- 2015

- 2 510 . The FAA granted Exemption No. 12719 to Mr. Walter on September 2 , 2015.