August	9,	2015	

U.S.	Department	of	Transportation,	Docket	Operations	

West	Building	Ground	Floor,	Room	w12-140	

1200	New	Jersey	Avenue,	SE.,	Washington,	DC	20590	

RE:	Requested	Information	to	Complete Exemption	Request	Section	333	of	the	FAA	

Reform	Act	(No.	FAA-2015-2242)	

Dear	Sir	or	Madam:

I,	Mark	McBride,	President	of	Aerial	Media	One	Inc.,	am	writing	this	letter	in	

response	to	the	request	for	further	information	for	the	exemption	request	on	behalf	

of	Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	(No.	FAA-2015-2242).	

The	following	articulates	the	reasons why	granting	the	exemption	request	would	be	

in	the	public	interest;	that	is	how	it	would	benefit	the	public	as	a	whole.

The	public,	including	various	industries, will	benefit	from	the	more	efficient	

aerial	acquisition	and	research that	Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	UAS	can	provide.		

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	would	like	to operate	UAS	within	the	NAS	to	perform	data	

acquisition	in	support	of	agriculture,	utility	management,	real	estate,	scientific	

studies,	aerial	photography,	and	mapping.		Our	low	altitude	aerial	data	acquisition,	

using	UAS	technology,	is	more	efficient	and	agile	than	current	or	alternative	

operations	used	today such	as manned	operations involving	scaffolding,	cranes or

manned	aircraft.	

Our	UAS	can	maneuver	into	positions	manned	operations cannot,	are	quicker	to	set	

up	and	to	use	than	manned	aircraft	and	are	quieter	to	operate, thus	creating	less	

disturbance	to	the	environment	in	which	it	is	operating. UAS	can	also	better	target	

areas	of	need	in	agriculture,	improving	yield,	saving	resources,	and	avoiding	

material	waste.	

The	public	will	benefit	from	the	zero	emissions	technology	of Aerial	Media	

One	Inc. UAS.

A	Cessna	182	manual	states	a	fuel	burn	rate	of	13.1	gallons	per	hour.		Using	this	

aircraft	for data	acquisition	requires	a	manned	flight	to	location	in	addition	to	flight	

time	required	to	perform	to	services	needed.		This	results	in	very	high	carbon	

emissions	for	each	and	every	job	performed.			
Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	uses	electric	powered	unmanned vehicles	to	obtain	the	same	

information, emitting	zero	carbon	emissions.		This	greatly	benefits	the	public	as	a	

whole	by	cutting	down	on	greenhouse	gases	and	pollution	that	would	otherwise	be	

necessary	to	perform	the	same	services	using	manned	aircraft	or other technology.

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	UAS	technology will	benefit	the	economy and	therefore	

the	public	good.

AUVSI’s	The	Economic	Impact	of	Unmanned	Aircraft	Systems	Integration	in	the	United	

States report	shows	the	economic	benefit	of	UAS	integration.	AUVSI’s	findings	show	

that	in	the	first	three	years	of	integration	more	than	70,000	jobs	will	be	created	in	

the	United	States	with	an	economic	impact	of	more	than	$13.6	billion.	This	benefit	

will	grow	through	2025	when	we	foresee	more	than	100,000	jobs	created	and	

economic	impact	of	$82	billion.

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	will	help	to	stimulate	the	economy	by	lowering	the	costs	for	

companies	to	perform	inspections	and	data	acquisition,	and by raising	companies’

efficiency	and	production	levels.		This	will	allow	companies to	maintain	or	lower	

operating	costs,	passing these	savings	on	to	customers and creating	the	opportunity	

to	expand.		Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	aspires	to	be	a	part	of	this	movement.	We	

anticipate	growing,	employing,	and	adding	to	the	economy	once	earning	the	

privilege	to	perform	our	services	with	FAA	approval.	

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	UAS will	provide	the	benefit	of	safety.

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	UAS	will	provide	safety	benefits	by	allowing	the	substitution	

of	UAS for	operations	that	pose	a	higher	level	of	public	risk.	 Climbers	working	on	

towers	have	a	fatality	rate	that	is	10	times	that	of	construction	workers,	and	UAS

can	help	to	reduce	those	fatalities.	 For	example, a	2015	Forbes	article	states	that 95	

climbers	working	on	cell	and	other	towers	died	between	2004	and	2012.	 If	UAS had	

been	available	for	those	inspections,	those	fatalities	could	have	been	avoided by	

replacing	the	need	for	such	human	risk.	

UAS	can	provide	a	similar	risk	alternative	for	other	typical	human	operations,	

including	manned	flight.	UAS is	safer	than manned	aircraft,	with	the	ability	to	land	

autonomously	in	case	of	an	emergency,	leaving	out	the	risk	of	human	error. The	FAA	

reviewed	accident	data	related	to	aerial	aviation	photography	and	found	that	out	of	

17	accidents,	a	drone	could	have	substituted	for	the	manned	operation	in	two	cases	

— both	cases	could	have	ended	in	fatalities,	and	could	have	been	performed	by	a	

drone.	

Additional	Information	to	Support	Request
Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	is	very	excited	to	bring	the	benefit	of	unmanned	aerial	

services	to	our	community	and	surrounding	communities.		We	strive	to	set	the	

standards	for	safety,	efficiency,	and	professionalism	within	the	UAS	community	and	

the	National	Airspace	System.	 As	a	member	of	the local AMA	sanctioned	Hamburg	

Flyers	RC	Club since	2008 and	a	certified	master	technician	since	2001,	I,	Mark	

McBride,	President	of	Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	deeply	respect	the	laws	of	the	air	and	

the	opportunities	UAS	can	create	for	greater	industrial	efficiency and	safety,	a	safer	

and	cleaner	environment,	and	a	stronger	economy	in	the	United	States.		

Thank	you	for	your	consideration	of	both	my	petition	and	this addition	of	

information	to	ensure	full	compliance with	the	information	requirements	

articulated	in	section	11.81.	

Sincerely,	

Mark	McBride,	President	

Aerial	Media	One	Inc.	

8115	Grenada	Drive	

Brighton,	MI	48116	

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