Petition for Exemption Filed under Section 333

Petitioners : Walter Brozowski and David Milton, d/b/a Forensic Aerials, LLC

Petitioners’ contact information :
Walter Brozowski and David Milton
Forensic Aerials, LLC

11952 Lake Fern Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32258
Summary : This is an exemption request pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 2012. Forensic Aerials will use Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to collect cost

- effective aerial imagery for use in pre

- suit litigation, legal proceedings, commercial ventures, etc. Regulations from which exemptions are requested :
14 C.F.R. Part 21
14 C.F.R. 45.23(b)
14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) & (b)
14 C.F.R. 91.7(a)
14 C.F.R. 91.9(b)(2)

14 C.F.R. 91.103

14 C.F.R. 91.105

14 C.F.R. 91.109

14 C.F.R. 91.119

14 C.F.R. 91.121

14 C.F.R. 91.151
14 C.F.R. 91.203(a) & (b)

14 C.F.R. 91.405

14 C.F.R. 91.407

14 C.F.R. 91.409

14 C.F.R. 91.417D esign and operational characteristics /specifications of UAS :

UAS design characteristics/ specifications:
Weight (including battery): 1280 g

Measurements : 289.5 mm (length) x 289 mm (width) x 185 mm (height)
Maximum ascent speed: 5 m/s
Maximum descent speed: 3 m/s
Maximum speed: 16 m/s Operating frequency : 2.400 GHz

- 2.483GHz
UAS operational ch aracteristics/specifications (specifically related to safety) : The UAS includes features that return the UAS to its origination point (i.e., to the location at which the UAS began its flight) automatically if: a) the operator presses the RTH button on the remote controller; b) the battery level falls under a certain level (this prevents the UAS from losing power before returning safely to its origination point); or c) the remote controller’s signal is lost.
The Petitioners have attached the Phantom 3 (Prof essional), Quick Start Guide, which contains more detailed information about the design and operational characteristics /specifications of the UAS

. Qualifications of PIC and visual observers :
PIC:

PIC l evel of certificate held: Private Pilot

PIC holds a valid U.S. driver’s license
PIC has met flight review requirements specified in 14 C.F.R. section 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PIC is rated on his pilot certificate
The PIC will have will have read through the Phantom 3 (Professional), Quick Start Guide, and will have reviewed the pre

- flight checklist.

Visual observers:
Visual observers will be at least eighteen years old, will have read through Phantom 3 (Professional), Quick Start Guide, and will have reviewed the pre

flight checklist.

Procedures to ensure that the UAS is in a condition for safe flight :

T he Petitioners will make sure regularly sched uled maintenance, as recommended by the manufacturer of the UAS, is performed on the UAS. If the UAS requires any repairs before theUAS can be certifie d as in a condition for safe flight , those repairs must be performed before

UAS may be flown.
Before each flight, the PIC and a visual observer must conduct a pre

- flight inspection of the UAS. That inspection is outlined in the pre

- flight checklist

. Before each flight , both the PIC and the visual observer must certify that the pre

- flight inspection was conducted and that the UAS is in a condition for safe flight.

The Petitioners have attached the pre

- flight checklist that will be completed before ea ch flight.
Operation of UAS : Before each flight, eithe r the PIC or the visual observer will confirm that the area in which the UAS is to be flown (i.e., the area of intended operations) is not within five nautical miles of an airport having an operational control tower; within three nautical miles of an airport with a published instrument flight procedure (but not an operational tower); within two nautical miles of an airport without a published instrument flight procedure or an operational towe r; or within two nautical miles of a heliport with a published instrument flight procedure. If the intended area of operations is within any of the distances referenced in this paragraph, the UAS will not be flown within that intended area of operations.
Before each flight, either the PIC or the visual observer will confirm that the area of intended operations will not include any stadiums, sports events, groups of people, or areas governed by temporary flight restrictions. If the intended area of operatio ns includes stadiums, sports events, groups of people, or areas governed by flight restrictions, the UAS will not be flown within that intended area of operations.
If the intended area of operations does not include any of the areas referenced in the tw o preceding paragraph s , the PIC and at least one visual may travel to the intended area of operations. F or each flight, the PIC will be accompanied by a t least one visual observer.

Before the UAS is remo ved from its protective carrying case, the PIC and a visual observer must survey the area of intended operations

. The PIC and a visual observer must consider the potential hazards presented by trees, power lines, tra ffic control devices, and buildings

. The PIC and a visual observer must also consider the sa fety of persons and property on the ground in and around the area of intended operations , including the safety of any pedestrians and vehicular traffic

. Before the UAS is removed from its protective carrying case, the PIC and a visual observer must also consider the potential hazards presented by weather conditions (e.g., wind, rain).
The pre

- flight survey of t he area of intended operations, which includes an assessment of potential hazards and weather conditions, must be documented as outlined in the pre

- flight checklist. The Petitioners have attached the pre

- flight checklist that will be completed before each flight.

If the PIC and a visual observer have surveyed the area of intended operations and considered the weather conditions and are both of the opinion that neither potential hazards nor weatherconditions present safety concerns
, the PIC and a visual observer must conduct a thorough pre

flight inspection of the UAS

. That inspection is outlined in the pre

- flight checklist. Before each flight , both the PIC and a visual observer must certify that the pre

- flight inspection was conducted and that the UAS is in a condition for safe flight.
The Petitioners have attached the pre

- flight checklist that will be completed before each flight.
Following t he pre

- flight inspection of the UAS, the PIC and a visual observer must put on orange safety vests. The PIC and the visua l observer must then proceed to locations within the area of intended operations that guarantee visual line

- of

- sight of the UAS for bot h the PIC and the visual observer.
Once the PIC and the visual observer are in the appropriate spots within the area of intended operations, the UAS may be flown

. During the flight, t he PIC and the visual observer must maintain visual contact with the UAS : a) sufficient to enable safe operational control of the UAS ; b) sufficient to know the location of the UAS ; and c) sufficient to be able to scan the airspace in which the UAS is operating to see and avoid other air traffic or objects aloft or on the ground. That visual contact must be maintained for the duration of the entire flight (i.e., from the time the UAS leaves the ground and until the UAS returns to the ground).
During the flight, the PIC and a visual observer must also maintain verbal contac t with each another.
During the flight, the UAS will not be operated at a height of more than two hundred feet.
During the flight , the PIC and a visual observer must ensure that the operation of the UAS does not interfere with or otherwise distract pedes trian or vehicular traffic. If at any point during the flight the UAS presents , in the opinion of the PIC, a visual observer, or any state or federal law enforcement officer, a safety hazard to persons or property in the air or on the ground, the UAS
, cons istent with public safety, mus t be returned to the ground immediately.

Conclusion : The Petitioners respectfully request that the FAA grant the Petitioners’ Petition for Exemption Filed under Section 333. The Petitioners, through Forensic Aerials , will use UAS to collect cost

effective aerial imagery for use in pre

- suit litigation, legal proceedings, and other commercial ventures (e.g., real estate). Granting the Petitioners’ request for an exemption would be in the public interest because the services that will be provided by the Petitioners (i.e., aerial imagery for use in pre

- suit litigation, legal proceedings, and other commercial ventures) are services that private citizens are demanding, and providing those services in a safer manner

– for instance, wit h a lightweight, battery

- powered UAS instead of a heavier, gas

- powered aircraft

– promotes public safety. T he pre

- flight inspection (as outlined in the pre

- flight checklist) a nd in

- flight safety procedures will enable the PIC and a visual observer to maint ain an equivalent level of public safety; in other words, any UAS fli ght conducted according to the pre

- flight inspection (as outlined in the pre

- flight checklist) and in

- flight safety procedures] will not adversely impact public safety

.Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either

one of us by phone or email

.

Walter Brozowski 11952 Lake Fern Drive Jacksonville, Florida 32258 (904) 571

- 5665

w brozowski8 1@gmail.com

David Milton 3361 Maiden Voyage Circle North Jacksonville, Florida 32257 (904) 451

- 2714 d avid m

. milton@gmail.com