Date: Aug, 9 th

, 2015

U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t i on

Do c k e t Man a g e ment S y s tem

1200 N e w J e rs e y Av e

. S E

W a shin g ton, DC 20590

R e : P e t i t i on of LifeWrx Media

, LLC

. for a n E x e mp t ion P u rsu a nt t o S ec t i on 333 of the F AA

Mod e rni z a t i on a nd Re f

o r m A c t of 2012

.

To W hom i t M a y Con c e r n:

P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod e rni z a t i on a nd Re f o r m A c t of 20 1 2 ( " R e fo r m A c t " ) a nd

14 C. F .R. P a rt 1 1, LifeWrx (" LifeWrx " ) h e r e b y a ppl i e s for a n e x e mp t ion f r om the F e d e r a l A

viation

R e gulations ( " F

AR s " ) id e nt if

ied b e low t o a l l ow c om me r c ial op e r a t i on of small unmann e d ae r i a l vehi c les

( i.e., " small unm a nn e d a ir c r a f t " or " U A S " ) for the pu rpose o f c ondu c t i n g c ontrolled flights for production

of videos for local broadcast, construction, and mapping, as well as environmental impact analysis.

This peti t ion for e x e mp t i on is created b a s e d on inf o rm a t i on out l ined in th i s Pe t i t i on f o r

E x e mp t ion, as we ll a s but not limited to t h e se accompanying LifeWrx docu m e nts ;

1. Flight Op e r a t i ons Man ua l;

2. Operations Manuals

(c ol le c t i v e l y r e fe r re d to as “ Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls" )

3. Us e r G uide and;

4. Us e r M a nu a l

(c ol lec t i v e l y r e f

e r r e d to as " M a nuf

a c tu r e r ' s Man u a l " )

. 1

LifeWrx submi t s these as well as other LifeWrx’s s u pporting mat e ri a ls as c o n fid e nt i a l

docu m e nts pur s u a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )

, a s the mat e ri a ls contain c onfid e nt i a l c o m m e r c ial a nd/or

p r o p ri e t a r y info r mat i on that the LifeWrx h a s not a nd will not sh a re with o t h e rs. A ddi t ional l y , t h e se

do c u m e nts contain op e r a t i ng c ondi t ions and p r o ce du re s that a r e not g e n e r a l l y a v a i l a ble to the public

a nd a re pro t ec ted f

rom r e le a s e und e r the F r ee d o m of I n fo r mation A c t, 5 U.S. C

. § 552 e t seq.

1 T he te r m " Man u f

ac tu r e r 's Man ua l" a lso includ e s a ll r e lev a nt manu f ac tu r e r p ubli ca tions

, in c ludin g , but

not l i m i ted to: op e r a t i ons a n d f li g h t m a nu a ls

, us e r g ui d e s

, c ompon e n t m a int e n a n c e m a n u a ls

, pilo t tr a in i ng

man u a ls, s e rvi c e info r mation l e t t e rs a nd, s a f e t y /se r vi c e bul l e t i ns).U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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T h is P e t i t i on is o r g a ni z e d a s follows:

I. Description of Petitioner

II. D e s cr i p tion of P r o p os e d O p er a t io n

A. Videography for Local Broadcast, Construction, Mapping and Environmental Studies.

III. R e levant Sta t u to r y Au t h o r ity

IV. LifeWrx’s P r o p osed U A S O p er a t io n s Me e t t h e R e qu ir e m e n ts of S ec ti o n 333 of t h e R e f o r m A c t

A. App r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the U A S ' s S i z e

, W e i g ht, S p e e d, a nd Op e r a t i on a l

C a p a bi l i t y

B

. App r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the O p e r a t i on a l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the Op e r a t i ons

Man u a l s

V. R e g u latio n s F r o m W h i c h Ex e m p tion i s Requested

A. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H

– Air w o r th i n e ss C e r t ific a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) ( 1 )

B

. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 A irwo r th i n e ss S tand a rds: No r mal C a te g o r y Rotor c r a ft

C. 14 C. F .R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 45

. 23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a ): Ai r c r a ft M a rki n g a nd I d e nt i fi ca t i on

Requir e m e nts

D. 14 C. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1) a nd ( 2 ); 91.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : Mainten a n c e

I nspe c t i ons

E. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 61, 14 C. F .R. § 61.3, 14 C. F .R. § 61.113: P riv a te P i lot P rivile g e s and

L i m i t a t i o n s

F

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ): C i vil Air c r a ft Ai r wo r th i n e ss

G. 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2 ) : C iv i l Air c r a ft F l i g ht Man u a l i n the A ir c r a ft a nd 14 C. F .R. §

91.203 (a ) a nd ( b ) : C a rr y i n g Civ i l Air c raft Ce r t i fi ca t i on a nd R e g is t r a t i on

H. 14 C. F .R. § 91.103: P r e fli g ht A c t i on

I

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.109 (a ): F l i g ht I nstru c t i on

J

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.11 9 ( c ) : M in i mum S a fe Alt i tudes

K. 14 C. F .R. § 91.121: Al t i m e t e r Settin g s

L

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.151 (a ): Fuel R e quir e m e nts for F l i g ht i n V F R Condi t ions

VI. D r u g a n d Al c o h ol P r o g r a m

VII. P ub l i c I n t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

IX. F e de r al R e gis t e r S u mm a r y

X. Concl u sionU.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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I. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P ET I T I O NER

LifeWrx Media LLC is a professional video production company based in Pierre South Dakota serving

the broadcast television community, state and local government agencies, NGO’s and not

- for

- profit

organizations since 1998. Client work often includes producing nature and habitat broadcast quality video

productions airing on local, state, and regional broadcast stations and cable providers. LifeWrx takes on

assignments for aerial video and still photography of commercial and r esidential construction video

development, zoning, and mapping. The company also works to service n on

- government organization s,

capturing aerial video and still photogr aphy of local environmental studies of habitat s, river flows and

function s, wildlife hea lth studies and impact analysis.

The c onta c t i n f

o rm a t i on f

o r Petitioner is as f

ol l o w s:

Patrick Callahan

Lifewrx Media LLC

455 S Pierre St, Suite 1

Pierre, SD 57501

Phone: 605.494.0109

Email: patrick@lifewrx.com

II. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P R O P O S E D O P E RAT I O N

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion pursu a nt t o S ec t i on 333 of the Re f o r m A c t t o op e r a te the DJI

PHANTOM 2 Vision +, DJI PHANTOM 3, DJI INSPIRE 1, known as (LW

- U A S ) f o r the p r opos e d

op e r a t i ons discuss e d b e low. All U AS ope ra t i ons will oc c ur und e r ti g ht l y c ontroll e d c ondi t ions on

priv a te p r op e r t y wh e re LifeWrx h a s r e c e ived p e rmission t o op e r a te f r om t he lando w n e r, c ontroll e r o r

a uthori z e d r e p re s e ntativ e s . The pro p osed U AS op e r a t i ons will be c ondu c ted in a cc o r d a n c e with the

c ondi t ions and lim i ta t ions of this P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion and LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a ls. As

d e tailed in LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a ls, all U A S op e r a t i ons will be l i m i ted to d a y time V F R

c ondi t ion s , with i n visu a l l i ne

- o f

- s i g ht ( " V L OS " ) o f the op e r a tor, in uncont r ol l e d a irsp a c e

, a nd will

o cc ur a t l ea st five m i l e s a w a y f rom a n a irp o rt. Mo re ov e r, LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Manu a ls inco r por a te

r e dund a nt s a f

e g u a rds to a ssu r e that the a ir c r a ft do e s not tr a v e l ou t side the c ontroll e d are a o f U AS

op e r a t i ons, in c lud i ng GPS "geo

- f e n c i ng" te c hnol o g ies.

A. Videography for Local Broadcast, Construction, Mapping and Environmental Studies.

LifeWrx s e e ks to use sm a ll U A S s for the pu r pose of c ondu c t i n g v ideography f or local broadcast,

c onstruction development video, m a pping and environmental s tudies

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LifeWrx h a s t a i l o re d i t s op e r a t i ons to m e e t t he re qui r e ments e stablished b y t h e F A A in p r ior g ra nts of

e x e mp t i on s a uthori z ing c om me r c ial use o f U AS for video production for the tel e vis i on indust r y

,

includi n g :

 RC P ro Produ c t i ons C o n su l t i n g

, LL C d/b / a V o rt e x A e ri a l (E x e mp t ion No. 11064)

 F l y i n g

- C a m

, L L C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11080)

 A e ro c ine, L L C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11150)

 Al a n D. Purwin (E x e mp t ion No. 11161)

 H e l i n e t Aviation S e rvi c e s

, LL C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11160)

 P icture F a c to r y

, I n c

. ( E x e mp t ion No. 1117 8 )

 Dronair Solutions ( Exemption No. 11671 )

All LifeW rx UAS video production op e r a t i ons will be conducted on p r i v a te p r op e r t y or approved

city and county p r op e r t y in a c ontrol l e d a re a

, a w a y f r om sp ec tators a nd p e r s ons not invo l v e d in t he

video production

. All UAS videography will be c ondu c ted du r i n g d a y l i g h t hours , V F R c ondi t ions, a t

alt i tudes b e low 40 0 ' A G L

. As s e t fo r th below, LifeWrx’s op e r a t i ons pro v ide a sup e rior l e v e l of sa fe t y

and quality compared to p e r f o r m i n g the s a m e video wo r k using c onv e nt i on a l fi x e d

- wing a i r c raft or

h e l icopt e rs.

LifeWrx s e e ks to use sm a ll U A S s for the pu r pose of c ondu c t i n g videography f or local broadcast,

construction development video, mapping and environmental studies . T r a di t ional m e thods of trying to

capture such important video for safe construction project development places videographers at

construction development sites in uncalled for r isk, physical h a rm, se r ious i nju r y or death

.

V ideographers at construction sites n e e d to cli m b tow e r or othe r wise p e r f o r m el e v a ted w o r k, whi c h

e x poses th e m t o the r isk of d a n g e rous f a l l s , electrocution or other work related extre m e s

. I n a ddi t ion,

d e p e nding on t h e n a ture o f the work

, p r o x i m i t y to e quip m e nt o f ten involves a r isk of e x posure to

ha z a rdous c h e m i ca ls or o x y g e n

- d ef ici e nt atmosph e r e s, extreme dangers from operating e quip m e nt,

and oth e r m e c h a nic a l h a z a rds a ssoci a t e d with industrial si t e s and c onstru c t i on f a c i l i t ies. The use o f

s m a ll U A S s m i t i g a tes th e se h a z a rds a nd is ul t i m a te l y a much s a f e r m e thod of p e r f

o rming the s e and

most other t y p e s of video photography for construction development video, precision mapping and

environmental studies

.

S mall UAS i nspe c t i on is a lso s a f e r t h a n tr a di t ional mann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o rming the s a m e

fun c t i on. Conv e nt i on a l ope ra t i ons us i ng roto rc r a ft a nd fi x e d

- wing a ir c r a ft i n low le v e l op e r a t i ons

pr e s e nt risks a ssoci a ted w i t h v e hicl e s w e i g hi n g thous a nds of po u nds a nd ca r r y i n g la r ge a moun t s of

f u e l. I t is i mport a nt t o note th a t t he use o f sm a ll U A S in t his a re a will not on l y be sa f e r a nd mo r e c ost

e f f e c t i v e , but t he qu a l i t y of collected data and in f o r mation is f

a r sup e rio r

.

S mall U A S inspe c t i on is more r e l i a ble, a nd a l l ows f o r the c ol l ec t i on, diss e m i n a t i on, a nd

sto r a g e o f visual a nd other senso r y d a ta w i t h gr e a t e r p r ec is i o n a nd du ra t i on. S mall UASs are a lso

ca p a ble o f a c ce ss i n g a nd inspe c t ing a re a s that wo u ld o t h e r w ise be in a cce ss i ble to humans or cannot be

completed with c onv e nt i on a l aircr a ft.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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III. R ELE V ANT ST ATUT O RY AUT H O RI T Y

This P e t i t i on f

o r E x e mp t i on is submi t ted pu r suant to S ec t i on 333 (a ) th r o u gh ( c ) of the F AA

Mod e rni z a t i on a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2012 ( " R e fo r m A c t " ). Co n g r e ss h a s dir e c ted the F AA " to sa f e l y

a c ce le r a te the i nte g r a t i on of c iv i l un m a n n e d a ir c r a ft s y stems i nto t he n a t i on a l airsp a c e s y stem

. "

P u r suant to S e c t i on 333 of the Re f o r m A c t, t he F AA Admin i str a tor is t o p e rmit unm a nn e d a ir c r a ft

s y st e ms t o op e r a te in the Na t i on a l Air Sp ac e (" N AS " ) wh e re it is s a f e to do so b a s e d on the f

ol l owi n g

c onsid e r a t i ons:

● The U A S ' s s iz e , w e i g ht, spe e d a nd op e r a t i on a l c a p a bi l i t y ;

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S in close pro x i m i t y to ai r p o rts a nd populat e d a r ea s; a n d

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S with i n the visu a l l ine of sight of the op e r a tor.

Addit i on a l l y , the FAA A dm i nis t r a tor h a s ge ne r a l autho r i t y to g r a nt e x e mp t ions f r om t he

a g e n c y 's s a f

e t y re g ulations a nd m i ni m um s t a nd a rds w h e n the A dm i nis t r a tor d ec ides a r e q u e sted

e x e mp t ion i s in the publ i c in t e r e st. S e e 49 U.S. C . § 106( f ) ( d e fini n g the a u t hori t y of the

Admin i str a tor ) ; 49 U. S .C. § 44701 ( f) ( p e rmit t ing e x e mp t ions f r om §§ 447 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a nd §§ 44702

–

44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y r e qu e st i n g a n e x e mp t ion m ust e x p l a in t he rea sons w h y the e x e mp t ion: ( 1)

would b e n e fit the publ i c a s a w ho l e

, a nd ( 2 ) would not adv e rs e l y a f f ec t s a f e t y ( or how it would

provide a lev e l of s a f

e t y a t l ea st e q u a l t o the e x is t ing r ules )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 11.81 (p e t i t i ons for

e x e mp t ion).

IV. LifeWrx’s P R O P O S E D U AS O P E RAT I O NS ME E T T H E R E Q UIR E ME NTS O F SE CTI O N

333 O F T H E R E F O RM ACT

The small U A S op e r a t i ons p r opos e d b y LifeWrx i n th i s P e t i t i on for E x e m p t i on qu a l if y f o r e x p e di t e d

a ppro va l purs u a nt to S ec t i on 333 of the Re f o r m A c t a s e a c h of t h e st a tu t o r y c rite r i a a nd r e lev a nt

f ac tors a re s a t i sfi e d.

A. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d Based on t h e U A S 's S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d , a n d O p er a t io n al Ca p a b i l ity

A G r a nt of E x e mp t ion i s ap p rop r iate for op e r a t i o n s co n du c ted usi n g the LW

- UAS U A S s due t o its si z e

w e i g ht, sp e e d, a nd op e r a t i on a l ca p a bi l i t y

.

 T he LW

- UAS h a ve b ee n a ppro ve d for u s e in prior S ec t i on 333 G ra nts of E x e mp t ion f r om t he F A A

. 2

 The LW

- UAS w ei g hing l e ss t h a n 5 5 pounds, in c lud i ng p a y load.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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 The LW

- UAS will not be f lown a t a g r ound speed in e x ce ss of 50 knots.

 Alt i tude in f

o r mation wi l l be g e n e r a ted b y e quip m e nt onboa r d the U A a s s p ec ified using GPS

tria n g u l a t i on, di g i t a l l y e n c o d e d b a ro m e tric a l t i m e te r

, ra dio a l t i m e te r , or a n y c omb i n a t i on the re o f

.

This i n f o r mation wi l l be t ra nsm i t t e d to t he pi l ot v i a tel e m e tric d a ta f e e d.

 The U A S s will h a ve s y stem r e dund a n c ies a nd in d e p e nd e nt fu n c t i on a l i t y to e nsure the ov e r a ll sa f e t y a n d

p re dict a bi l i t y of the s y stem. I f c onn e c t i on to t he re m ote c ontrol or g round c ontrol station is l ost,

f a i l s a fe s y stems wi l l pe r m i t t he U A S to r e turn to a p r e d e t e rmin e d loc a t i on and s a f e l y l a nd without

in j u r y o r d a m a g e

.

 The ra dio f

r e qu e n c ies u s e d for op e r a t i ons a nd c o n trol of the U A S c omp l y with t he Fe d e r a l

C om m unic a t i ons C om m is s ion ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppro p ri a te g ov e rn m e nt ove r s i g ht a g e n c y

re qu i r e m e nts. The op e r a t i n g f r e qu e n c y for t he LW

- UAS is 2.4 G H z

.

I f the s a m e o p e r a t i ons w e re c ond u c ted usi n g a h e l i c opte r , the a i r c raf t ' s tak e

- o f f w e i g ht would l i k e l y

e x cee d 6,0 0 0 pounds carrying a pilot, ca m e ra operator and VO

- visual observer

- navigator . The

dif f e r e n c e in w e i g ht betw e e n the LW

- UAS a nd a h e l i c opt e r si g n ific a nt l y r e du ce s t h e potential h a rm to

the p a r t icip a t i ng a nd no n

- p a rticip a t i ng ind i viduals or pro pe r t y in t he e v e nt o f a n a c c ident or incid e nt.

I n a ddi t ion, t he r isk to t he onbo a rd pilot a nd ca m e r a op e r a tor is eli m inat e d.

________________________

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e mp t ion t o S hotover C a m e r a S y stems L

. P

. ( E x e mp t ion No. 11159 ) ; G ra nt of

E x e mp t ion t o V D OS G l ob a l, LL C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11112 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e mp t ion t o L ow Count r y RC,

Corp. ( E x e mp t ion No. 11184 ) ; G ra nt of E x e mp t ion t o Al a n P u r win ( E x e mp t ion No. 11161 ) ; Gr a nt of

E x e mp t ion t o H e l i n e t Aviation S e rvi ce s ( E x e mp t i on No. 11160 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e mp t ion t o Total S a f e ty

U.S., I n c

. ( E x e mp t ion No. 11156 )

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B. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e O p er a t io n al R e st r ic t io n s S e t F o r th in LifeWrx’s

O p er a t io n s M a nu a l s

LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l s a nd the M a nu f ac tu r e r ' s Manu a l f

o r the sel e c t e d U A S s will

c ontain a ll the p r o c e dures and l i m i tations n ece ss a r y to s a f e l y a nd s u cce s s f

ul l y p e r fo r m t h e op e r a t i ons

spe c if i e d in t his P e t i t i on f

o r E x e mp t io n . To a s si s t t he F AA in m a king a sa f e t y a ssess m e nt of LifeWrx’s

p ropos e d op e r a t i ons, b e low is a summa r y of o p e r a t ional l i m i tations a nd c ondi t ions that LifeWrx will

a dh e re to, and w h i c h will e nsure a n e q u i v a le n t or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to ope r a t i ons c on d u c ted und e r

c u rr e nt r e g u l a to r y g ui d e l i n e s:

1. The U A S w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 5 5 pounds, ful l y load e d

.

2. All ope ra t i ons shall be c o ndu c ted ov e r p riv a te or c ontroll e d

- a c ce ss prop e r t y with p e rmission

f r om t he land o w n e r/ c ontroll e r o r a ut h o r i z e d r e p re s e ntative. P e rmission f r om l a nd

own e r/ c ontroll e r o r a uthori z e d r e p r e s e ntative w i l l be obtain e d for e ac h fl i g ht o p e r a t i on.

3. All UASs op e r a ted und e r the G r a nt of E x e mp t ion wi l l be id e nt i fi e d b y s e ri a l numbe r

, r e g is t e r e d

in a cc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a r t 47, and h a ve identifi c a t i on ( N

- Numb e r) ma r ki n g s in acc o r d a n c e

with 14 C F R p a rt 45, Subp a rt C. M a r kin g s will be a s la r g e a s pr a c t ic a ble.

4. Mini m um c re w f

or e ac h fli g ht op e r a t i on will c onsist of a pi l ot, who will be P i l o t

- in C om m a nd

( " P I C " ) o f the U A S

, a nd one o r mo r e Visu a l Obs e rvers ( " Obs e rv e r " ) a s ne c e s s a r y to sa f e l y

c o ndu c t t he m i ss i on.

5. P I Cs shall poss e ss at le a s t a Priv a te P i lo t ' s C e rtifi c a te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I I Me di ca l C e rtifi ca t e

.

The P I C will a lso Me e t t he f l i g ht r e vi e w re qui r e m e nts spe c ified in 14 C

. F .R 61

. 56 in an a ir c r a ft

in which the P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pi l ot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The UA shall be o p e r a t e d with i n V L OS of the P IC a nd Obs e rver a t all t i m e s. The P I C must use

h uman vision un a ided b y a n y d e v i c e other t h a n c o r r e c t i ve l e n s e s, as spe c ified on the P I C ' s F AA

is s u e d Me di c a l c e rti f

ic a te.

7. The P I C a nd Obs e r v e r desi g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a t i o n will be a ble to c om m unic a te v e rb a l l y a t all

t i m e s.

8. Ele c tronic Me ss a g i n g or t e x t i ng will not be p e rmit t e d du r ing fli g ht o p e r a t i o ns.

9. The a ddi t ional re qui r e m e nts i d e nt i fi e d in t he G ra n t of E x e mp t ion shall be a dd e d to t he LifeWrx’s

O p e r a t i o ns Man ua l s. The Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s will be maintain e d a nd made a v a i l a ble to the

Admin i str a tor upon re q u e st.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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I f a disc r e p a n c y e x is t s b e tw ee n the c ondi t ions and lim i tations in the G r a nt of E x e mp t ion a nd LifeWrx’s

Op e r a t i ons Man u a l s, the c ondi t ions and lim i tatio n s in t he G ra nt of E x e mp t ion shall t a ke pre ce d e n c e a n d

must be f ol l ow e d. Oth e r w ise, LifeWrx shall follow the p r o ce du r e s outl i n e d in t h e ir Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls.

10. LifeWrx m a y u pd a te or r evis e it s O p e ra tio ns M a n u a ls

. R e vision s w il l b e t r a c k e d a n d a r e vi s e d

c o p y of t he M a n u a l w il l be p r ovi d e d to th e A dminist r a to r upo n re q u e st

. LifeWrx w il l a ls o p re s e n t a n

u pd a t e d a n d r e vis e d O p e r a tion s M a n u a l s i f i t p e tition s f o r e x t e nsio n o r amendment t o it s G r a n t of

E x e mption

. I f a n up d a t e or r e vis i on would a f f ec t t he b a sis upon whi c h the F A A g ra nts t he e x e mp t ion,

LifeWrx will se e k a n a m e nd m e nt to i ts Gr a nt of Ex e mp t ion. LifeWrx will c o nta c t the F A A ’s U AS

I nt e g r a t i on O f

fi c e ( A F S

- 80) if q u e st i ons a rise r e g a rdi n g u pd a tes or re vis i ons to the op e r a t i ng

do c u m e nts.

11. LifeWrx’s O p e ra t i on s M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t o f E x e mptio n w il l be a v a i l a bl e to th e

P I C a t the g r o un d c on t r o l st a tio n a n y ti m e t h e UA S is op e ra ti n g

.

12. The P I C is prohib i ted f r o m be g inn i n g a UAS f

l i g ht un l e ss ( c onsid e r i ng wind a nd f o re ca st

w ea th e r c ondi t ions) the r e is en o u g h po w e r to f l y to t he f i rst in t e nd e d point of l a nding, and a ssu m ing

n o rm a l c r uis i ng spe e d, to f l y a ft e r t h a t for a t l ea st 10 m i nute s

.

13. Ma x i m um to t a l fli g ht t i m e f or e ac h o p e r a t i on a l fl i g ht usi n g the LW

- UAS will be l i m i ted to 40

m i nutes or the a mount of ti m e the U A S ca n be flo w n a nd s t i ll maintain a re s e rve b a t ter y po w e r of no

less than 25 % , whi c h e v e r oc c u r s fi r s t

.

14. F l i g hts will be op e r a ted a t an a l t i t ude of no more t h a n 400 fee t A G L a nd w i ll n e v e r e n t e r

n a v i g a ble c o ntroll e d a irsp a c e without prior w r i t ten a uthori z a t i on a nd a ppro va l f r om t he F A A. I n the

e v e nt t he str u c ture b e ing insp e c ted e x cee ds 400 f e e t A G L

, t h e U A S will not be oper a ted m o re th a n 100

fee t abo v e the h i g h e st point on the stru c tur e

, a n d no more than 50 f e e t h o r i z ontal l y f

r om t he s t ructur e

.

15. F l i g ht op e r a t i ons must be c ondu c ted a t le a st 500 fe e t f r om all nonpa r t i c ipat i ng p e rsons.

( p e rsons oth e r t h a n the P I C, V O, op e r a t o r t ra ine e s o r e ssential p er sonnel ), v e ssels, v e hicl e s, and

st r u c tur e s unl e ss:

a. B a r ri e rs or str u c tur e s a re p re s e nt t h a t suf f ic i e nt l y p rot ec t nonpa r t i c i p a t i ng p e rsons f rom the

U A a n d /or d e b r is i n the e v e nt of a n a c c ident. The op e r a tor must e nsu r e that nonp a rti c ipating

p e rsons re main und e r s u c h p r ote c t i on. I f a si t u a t i on a ris e s wh e re nonp a rticip a t i ng p e rsons

l e a ve such p r ote c t i on a nd a re with i n 500 fee t of the U A

, f l i g h t ope ra t i ons must c ea se

i m m e di a te l y a nd/or;U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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b. The a ir c r a ft is op e r a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, vehi c les or s t ru c tur e s w h e re t h e own e r/ c ontroll e r o f

su c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or str u c tur e s has g r a nted p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s a f e t y

a s s e ss m e nt of the r isk of op e r a t i n g c loser to t hose obje c ts and d e t e rmin e d that it do e s not

pr e s e nt an undue h a z a rd, a nd;

c

. Op e r a t i ons n e a rer to the P I C, V O , op e r a tor t r a in e e s or e ssential p e rsons do not pr e s e nt an

undue h a z a rd to those p e rsons p e r § 91.119 (a ).

16. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss t h a n 500 f e e t b e low or less than 2,000 f e e t hori z ontal l y

f r om a c loud or w h e n vis i bi l i t y is l e ss t h a n 3 st a tu t e m i les f rom the P I C.

17. The UA m a y not op e r a te with i n 5 nm of a n a irpo r t re fer e n c e point a s de n o t e d on a c u r r e nt

F A A

- publ i shed a e ron a ut i ca l c h a rt unless a letter of a g r ee ment with that a irpo rt’s man a g e m e nt is

obtain e d, a nd the op e r a t i o n is condu c ted in a c c o r d a n c e with a N OT A M as r e qui r e d b y t h e LifeWrx

COA. The letter of a g re e m e nt with the a irpo r t m a n a g e m e nt will be made a v a i l a ble to the A dm i nis t r a tor

upon r e qu e st.

18. P rior to e ac h fl i g ht t he P IC sh a ll inspe c t t he U A S to con f irm th a t i t i s in a c ondi t ion sa f e f or

fli g ht. The pr e

- fli g ht i nsp e c t i on will acc ount for a ll disc re p a n c ies, e .g. inop e r a ble c omponents, items, or

e quip m e nt, not a lr e a d y c ov e r e d in t he r e le v a nt s e c t i ons of the op e r a t i n g d o c u m e nts. The P I C s h a ll not

op e r a te the U A S if the i n spe c t i on r e v e a ls a c ondi t i on that a f f e c ts t he sa f

e op e r a t i on of the U AS un t il the

n ece ssa r y m a in t e n a n c e h a s b e e n p e r f o r m e d a nd the U A S is found to be in a c ondi t ion for sa f e f l i g ht.

The g r ound c ontrol s t a t i o n shall be includ e d in t he preflight ins p ec t i on. All m a in t e n a n c e a nd

a l t e r n a t i ons must be p r op e r l y do c u m e n t e d in t he U A S r e c o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons

Man ua l s

.

19. LifeWrx will c a r r y out i ts m a in t e n a n ce , insp e c t i ons, a nd r e c o rd ke e ping r e quir e m e nts in

a cc o r d a n c e with t he Op e r a t i ons Ma n u a ls. M a in t e n a n ce , inspe c t i on, a nd a l t e r a t i ons will be not e d in t he

U A S rec o r ds, in c lud i n g to t a l t i m e in se r vic e , d e s c ription of wo r k a c c omp l ished, a nd the si g n a tu r e of the

a uthori z e d p e rson re turni n g the U A S to se r vic e

.

20. A n y U A S that h a s un d e r g one m a in t e n a n c e or a l t e r a t i ons that a f f ec t t h e U A S op e r a t i on or

fl i g ht c h a r a c te r is t ics ( e .g

., r e p l ace m e n t of a fli g ht c ritic a l c omp on e nt) must und e r g o a fun c t i o n a l test

fli g ht in a cc o r d a n c e with LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua l s

. The P I C who c ondu c ts the fun c t i on a l test

fli g ht must make a n e nt

r y i n th e U A S a ir c raft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. The r e qui r e m e n t s a n d p r o ce du r e s f o r a

f u n c tion a l test fli g ht a nd U A S r e c o r d e nt r y shall be includ e d in the LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua l.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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21. The U A S will be op e r a t e d a nd maintain e d a cc o r d i ng to t he Ma n u f a c tu r e r ' s

Man ua ls and a n y r e quir e d manu fac tu r e r Sa f e t y / Se rvi c e B ul l e t i ns.

22. P rior to t he op e r a t i on, a Miss i on P ac k e t wi l l be c r ea ted in a cc o r d a n c e with t he r e quir e m e nts

on LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Manu a l

.

23. LifeWrx will obtain a n A i r T r a f fic O r gani z a t i on ("AT O ") issu e d Ce r t i fi c a te of W a iver or

A uthori z a t i on, othe r wise known a s a CO A , prior to condu c t i n g a n y op e r a t i ons und e r this G ra nt of

E x e mp t ion. A N OT A M will be issued a s r e quir e d b y the CO A

. All ope ra t i ons will be c ondu c ted in

acc o r d a n c e with a irsp a c e r e quir e m e nts in the A T O is s u e d COA in c lud i ng c l a ss of a irsp a ce

, a l t i t ude

l e v e l a nd potential tr a nspond e r re quir e m e nts.

24. All r e quir e d p e rmissions and p e rmits will be obtain e d f r om t e r ritori a l, s t a t e

, c oun t y or c i t y

j u risdictions, including loc a l la w e n f o rce m e nt, fire or ot h e r a

ppro p ri a te g o v e rn m e nt a l ag e n c ies.

25. I f the U AS l oses c om m u nic a t i on with t he pi l ot, i t will h a ve the ca p a bi l i t y t o r e turn to a p r e

d e t e rmin e d loc a t i on with i n the op e r a t i on a l a r e a a nd land s a f e l y

.

26. Cont i n g e n c y plans w i l l b e in p l a c e to s a f e l y te r m i n a te f

l i g ht i f t h e re is a lo s s of

c om m unic a t i on b e tw ee n the P I C a nd the Obs e r v e r

.

27. The U A S will h a ve the c a p a bi l i t y to sa f e l y a bort f

l i g ht i n the ca se o f un p redict e d obst ac les or

e me r g e n c ie s

.

28. P I Cs and Obs e rv e rs will h a ve a t le a st medical certificate or a valid driver ’ s license.

29. P rior to condu c t i ng o p e rat i ons for f i l m i n g , the P I C will h a ve a c c umu l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t e nt wi t h 14 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i ni m um of 200 f l i g ht c y c les a nd 25 ho u rs total t i me a s a

U AS rotor c r a ft pi l ot and a t l ea s t 10 hou r s log g e d a s a U AS p i lot with a simi l a r U AS t y p e

.

30. P rior to condu c t i ng o p e rat i ons for f i l m i n g , the P I C will h a ve a c c umu l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t e nt wi t h 14 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i ni m um of 5 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b )

, a m i ni m um o f 10 logged

hours a s U A S pi l ot ope r a t i ng the m a ke a nd model of U A S to be uti l i z e d for op e r a t i ons und e r the

e x e mp t ion and th irty tak e

- o f fs a nd thirty landi n g in t he p r ec e ding 90 d a y s.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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31. Op e r a t i ons shall oc c u r d u r ing d a y t i me V F R Me t e o r olo g i c a l C ondi t ions; f l i g hts und e r Sp ec i a l

V i sual F l i g h t Rul e s ( " S V F R") sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UA shall r e main c l e a r a nd y ield the ri g ht of w a y to all o t h e r m a nn e d op e r a t i ons a nd

a c t i vi t ies a t all t i me s (in c lu d in g

, b ut not l i m i ted to, u l t r a l i ght v e hicl e s, pa r ac hute ac t i vi t ies, p a r a s a i l i n g

ac t i vi t ie s , h a ng g l i d e rs, e tc. )

.

33. U A S Op e r a t i ons und e r Instr u ment F l i g ht R ules, a t n i g ht, or b e y ond V L OS a re p r ohib i ted.

34

. B e f

o re c ond u c t i ng o p e r a t i ons, the ra dio f re q u e n c y spe c trum used f o r op e r a t i on a nd c ontrol of

the U A w i ll c omp l y with t he F e d e r a l C om m unic a t i ons C o m m i ss i on ( F CC) or other a ppro p r i a te

g o v e rnment ov e rsi g ht a g e n c y r e quir e me nts

.

V. R E G ULATI O NS F R O M W H ICH E X EM P T I O N IS R E Q UES TE D

The Fe d e r a l Aviation A c t e x p re ss l y g r a nts t he F A A the a uthori t y to i ssue e x e mp t ions. This

statuto r y a uthori t y

, b y i t s te r ms, i n c ludes e x e mp t ing c iv i l air c r a ft, a s t he te r m i s de f ined und e r § 40101

of the A c t

, including U A S s, f r om i t s sa fe t y r e g u l a t i ons a nd m i ni m um s t a nd a rds wh e n the A dm i nis t r a tor

d ec ides a r e qu e sted e x e mp t ion i s in t he publ i c in t e r e st

. 3

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om sev e r a l i nte r r e la t e d pr o vis i ons of T i t le 14 of the Code of

Fe d e r a l Re g ula t ions ( "14 C

. F .R " ) Pa r ts 21, 45, 61 a nd 91 f or pur p o s e s o f c ondu c t i n g the r e qu e sted

o p e r a t i ons us i ng a U A S

. L is t e d b e low a r e : ( 1) the s p ec ific s ec t i o ns of 14 C. F .R f or whi c h e x e mp t ion i s

sou g ht, and ( 2) the op e r a t i n g p r o ce du r e s and s a fe g u a r d s that P e t i t i o n e r h a s e stablished whi c h will

e n sure a le v e l of s a f

e t y b e t t e r th a n or e qu a l t o the r u l e s f r om which e x e mp t ion i s sou g ht

. 4

3 49 U.S. C . § 44701 ( f) (a u thori z ing the g ra nt of e x e mp t ions f r om r e quir e me n ts of r e g ulations p re s c rib e d

p u rsu a nt t o Se c t i ons 44701( a ) a nd (b) a nd S ec t i ons 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C. F .R § 11.81 (e ), w h ich re quir e s a p e t i t i on f o r e x e mp t ion t o inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y gr a nt i n g the e x e mp t ion would not a dv e rs e l y a f f e c t s a f e t y

, or how the e x e mp t ion would

p r ovide a lev e l o f s a f

e t y a t l e a st e qu a l to that p r ovided b y t h e rule f rom w hich y ou s ee k e x e mp t ion.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM

A. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 21, Subp a r t H

– Ai r w o r thi n e ss C er ti f ica te s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a ) (1)

The F A A h a s s t a ted th a t no e x e mp t ion i s ne e d e d f r om t his s ec t i on if a f

ind i ng is m a de und e r the

R e f o rm Ac t t h a t t he U A S sel ec ted p r ov i d e s an e quival e nt l e v e l of sa fe t y wh e n c ompa re d to a i r c r a ft

no r mal l y used f

o r the same a ppl i ca t i on. Th e se c rite r i a a re Me t, and the re fo r e no e x e mp t ion i s ne e d e d

. 5

I f, ho we v e r, t h e F AA d e te r m i n e s that t h e re a re some c h a ra c te r is t ics of the c h o s e n U A S that fa il to Me e t

the re quir e me nts of the R e fo r m A c t, an e x e mp t ion i s r e qu e sted.

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

LifeWrx’s use o f the LW

- UAS i s s af e w h e n taki n g in t o acc ount their si z e , w e i g ht, sp ee d, a nd

op e r a t i on a l c a p a bi l i t y

. A s set f o r th i n the d e s c ript i on of pro p osed op e r a t i ons in S ec t i on I V ( A), the LW

UAS w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 pou n ds, in c lud i ng p a y load a n d will not be f lown a t a g r ound sp ee d in e x ce ss

of 50 knots. UAS is a lso e quipped w i t h s a f e t y fe a tur e s that will allow P e t i t i on e r to op e r a te the U A S

sa f e l y a ft e r e x p e ri e n c e c e rt a in i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a i l u re s

. 6 7

5 S e e G r a nt o f E x e m

p t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e r i a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 1 4, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 184 to L ow Count r y R C , Corp. (F A A

- 2014

- 0803 a t p g . 3):

" The LW

- UAS h a ve the ca p a bi l i t y to op e r a te s a f

e l y a f t e r e x p er i enc i n g ce rta i n i n

- fli g ht c ont i n g e n c ies

o r f ai l u re s a nd uses a n a ut o

- p i l o t s y st e m to m ain t a i n U A S stabil i t y a nd c ont r ol. The U A S is a lso a ble to

r e spond to a l o ss of g lobal pos i t i o n ing s y stem ( G P S ) or a lo s t

- l i nk e v e nt w i th a p r e

- c o o r dinat e d,

p re dic t ab le, a u t o m a t e d fli g ht m an e u v e r, a nd m a nu a l fl i g ht co nt r ol fu n c t i o n a l i t y a s a b a c kup. Th e s e

s af e t y f e a tu r e s p ro vide a n e q u i v a l e nt le v e l of s a f e t y c o m pa re d to a m ann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o rm in g a

si m i l a r ope r a t i on."

7 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x emp t ion No. 11184 to VD O S Glob a l, LL C. ( F A A

- 2 0 1 4

- 03 8 2 a t p g s. 4

- 5) :

T he LW

- UAS can be op e r a ted e n t i r e ly by a tou c h

- s cr e en, m ap

- based i n te r f ace. This m eans t he

ope r ator only needs t o c omm and the sys t em where t o go, and the syst e m does all the f l ying for the

op e rator. The can be op e ra t ed in bo t h se m i and ful l y autono m o u s flight m odes, wi t h the op e rator

si m ply c l icking on a map to create a pr e

- p lanned f l i ght path for a flight. In addition, t he operator c a n

cre a te no fly zon e s or m ax i m u m flight ranges a nd alti t udes so the syst e m cannot ent e r ar e a s

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Addit i on a l l y , the U ASs c a r r y n ei t h e r pi l ots nor passen g e rs, c ar r y no e x plo s ive ma te r ials or

fl amm a ble l i qu i d fu e ls, a nd op e r a t e e x c lus i v e l y w i t hin t he pa r am e t e rs st a t e d in Company ' s

Op e r a ti ons Ma n u a ls.

Op e r a t i ons c ond u c ted u n d e r this e x e m pt i on will b e c lose l y c ontroll e d a nd mon i tor e d b y the

op e r a tor a nd will be c ondu c ted in c omp l ian c e with l o ca l pub l ic s a f e t y r e quir e ments , to p r ovide

s ec u r i t y f o r the a r e a of o p e r a t i on. LifeWrx will a lso provide the F A A w i t h a dv a n c e not i c e of a ll

op e r a t i o n s via N O TAMs a s r e quir e d b y the a ppl i ca ble CO A

. In a ll ca s e s, op e r a t i on of the LW

- UAS

und e r the pro p osed c ondi t ions will be a t l ea st as s a f e a s, or s a f

e r th a n, c onv e nt i on a l r otor c r a ft

o p e r a t i n g with a n a irwo r th i n e ss c e rtifi ca t e

.

L a st l y , the U ASs do not ne e d a Me a ns to c om m unic a te w i t h other a i r c r a ft o r A TC, b eca use tho s e

ca p a bi l i t ies w i l l be poss e ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Obs e r v e r, w ho a re not onbo a rd the U A S

. 8 I n a ddi t ion, no

s e ns e

- a nd

- a void t ec hnol o g y is ne ce ssa r y for the U ASs b eca use t h e y will be op e r a t e d a t all t i me s in V F R

c ondi t ions and w i th i n V L OS of the P I C a n d Op e r a tor

. 9

B. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 27 Ai r w o r thi n e ss S tan d a r d s: N o r m al Ca te g o r y Ro t o r c r a f t

Tit l e 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 s e ts fo r th t he pro c e d u r a l r e quir e ments for a i r wo r th i n e ss ce rtifi c a t i on of norm a l

c a te g o r y roto r c r a ft. To the e x tent that Company’s sm a ll U A S s would othe r wise r e q uire c e rtifi c a t i on

und e r Pa r t 27, P e t i t i on e r s ee ks an e x e mp t ion f r om P a rt 2 7 ' s a irwo r th i n e ss s t a nd a rds f or the s a me r ea sons

i d e n t ified in t he re qu e st f o r e x e mp t ion f

r om 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H, supra

.

{ c ont i nu e d from pre v ious pag e }

The p e t i t i on e r stat e s fu r ther t h a t the U A S h a s bui lt

- in in t e l l i g e nt f a ult h a ndl i ng whi c h a l l ows the LW

- UAS

to d e te c t a s y stem f

a ult while in t h e a i r a n d a uto m a t i ca l l y f l y b ac k to i t s tak e o f

f lo c a t i on a nd land. Fa ul t s

that ca n be d e t e c t e d includ e : lo s s of c om m u nic a t i on; e x cee ding p re

- s e t wind thr e sholds; and low b a t ter y

le v e ls.

All fli g ht op e r a t i ons a

re g lobal posit i oning s y st e m ( G PS ) c ontroll e d, m a king the s y stem ea s y to

n a v i g a te. At a n y point if t h e op e r a t or is not e x pl i c i t l y c om m a nding the s y stem t o move, the s y stem

a uto m a t i ca l l y holds i t s G P S posi t ion. The fli g ht c ontrol s y s t e m e mp l o y s n ot on l y GPS posit i oning but a

v a ri e t y of s e nsors i n c lud i ng sona r

, b a rometr i c p re ssu r e

, temp e r a tu r e

, wind speed a nd othe r s to e nsure

stabi li ty s o long a s wind thr e s h olds a re not e x cee d e d. Also a fli g ht t e rmin a t i on l i nk

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y

a w a y ' or other po t e nt i a l l y d a n g e rous situ a t i on

– is av a i l a ble to the op e r a tor

. "

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C. 14 C. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 45

. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a ) : A ir c r a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n ti f

ica t ion

R e q u ir eme n ts

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om t he a ir c r a ft m a r k ing a nd identifi c a t i on r e q uir e ments c ontain e d

in 14 C. F .R. § § 91.9 (c ), 45

. 23( b ) a nd 4 5.27 (a ).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 (c ), Civ i l Air c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l, Ma r king a nd P la c a rd re q uir e ments , p r ovides

th a t:

No p e rson m a y op e r a te a U.S

. - re g is t e r e d c iv i l aircr a ft unless that a ir c r a ft is identifi e d in

a cc o r d a n c e with Pa rt 45 of th i s ch a pte r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b ) , M a rkin g s of t h e Aircr a ft, st a tes:

W h e n ma r ks include only the Roman c a pi t a l lett e r " N " a nd the re g is tr a t i on number is d i spl a y e d on

l i m i ted, re strict e d or li g h t

- sport ca t e g o r y a i r c raft or e x p e rime n tal or p r ovis i o n a l l y c e rtifi ca ted a i r c raf t

,

the op e r a tor must a lso disp la y o n that a ir c raft n ea r e a c h e ntr a n c e to the ca bin, c o c kpi t

, or pi l ot

station, in lette r s not less than 2 inch e s nor mo r e than 6 inch e s h i g h, the wo r ds " l i m i ted," " r e stric t e d,"

" l i g h t

- sp o rt, " e x p e r i ment a l ," or " p rovisional," a s ap p l i ca ble.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.27 (a ), Ro t o rc raft, stat e s:

E ac h o p e r a tor of a rot o rcr a ft must disp l a y on that r otor c raft hori z ontal l y on both sur f a ce s o f the c a bin,

fus e l a g e

, boom, o r ta i l the ma r ks r e quir e d b y § 45.23.

I n a pr e v i ous G r a nt of E x e mp t ion, t he F AA d e t e r m i n e d that e x e mp t ion f r om t h e se r e quir e ments w a s

w a r ra n ted p r ovided th a t t he a i r c r a ft " h a ve i d e nt i fi ca t i on ( N

- Numb e r ) m a rki n g s in a cc o r d a n c e with 14

C

. F .R P a rt 45, Subp a rt C i f the ma r kin g s a re a s la r ge a s pr ac t ic a ble

. " 10

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

All UA f lown b y LifeWrx will b ea r N

- numb e r m a r kin g s that a r e a s l a r g e a s p rac t i ca b l e in

acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F

. R. P a rt 45, Subp a rt C

. 11

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11 S ee

, e .g., F AA D o c k e t N o. F AA

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D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 ( a )

, 9 1.407 ( a ) (1 ) , 91.40 9 (a ) (1) a n d ( 2 ) ; 91. 4 17(a) a n d ( b ):

M ai n t e n a n c e I n s p ec tions

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om t he mainten a n c e inspe c t i on r e quir e ments c ontain e d in 14 C. F .R. §

91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 2 ) ; 91.417( a ) a nd (b ) . Th e s e r e g ulations spe c i f y mainten a n c e a nd

insp ec t i on st a nd a rds in r e f e r e n c e to 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 43. S ee

, e .g., 14 C. F .R. § 91.405 (a ) ( stati n g that ea c h

own e r o r op e r a tor of a n a ir c r a ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a ir c r a ft insp e c ted a s p re s c rib e d in sub p a rt E o f this pa r t

and sh a ll b e t w ee n r e qu i r e d insp ec t i ons ...h a ve disc r e p a n c i e s r e p a i r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 43 of th i s

ch a pt e r" )

. An e x e mp t ion f

r om t h e se r e g ulations is n ee d e d b eca u s e P a rt 43 a nd these se c t i ons on l y a p p l y

to ai r c r a ft with an a i r wo r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a te, whi c h the U AS t o be op e r a ted und e r this g r a nt of e x e mp t ion

wi l l not h a v e

.

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d b ec a use m a in t e n a n c e a nd in s p ec t i ons will be

p e r f o rmed in a c c o r d a n c e with t he Man u f ac tu r e r ' s Manu a l a nd a n y r e q u ir e d manu f a c tur e r S a f

e t y o r

Se r vi c e B ul l e t i ns. F u r the r

, a s r e qui r e d b y LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua l s, the P I C will c ondu c t a p r e

fl i g ht i nspe c t i on of the U AS and a ll a ssoci a ted e quip me nt t o acc ount f o r a ll disc re p a n c ies a nd/or

ino p e r a ble c omponents. Ma i nten a n c e will be p e r f o rmed a nd v e r i fi e d to a ddr e ss a n y c ondi t ions

po t e nt i a l l y a f

f e c t i n g s a fe o p e r a t i on of the U AS and no fli g hts will o cc ur unless, a nd unt il

, a ll f l i g h t

c r i t ic a l compon e nts of t he U A S h a ve b ee n fo u nd to be a irwo r t h y a nd in a c ondi t ion sa f e f o r o p e r a t i on. A

f u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht wi l l be c ondu c t e d f ol l owing the r e pla c e ment of a n y fli g h t

- c ritic a l compon e nts. As

r e quir e d b y LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Manu a l s, the P I C who c ond u c ts t he f u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht wi l l m a ke a n

e nt r y in t he U A S a ir c r a ft r e c o r ds of the fli g ht.

LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l also in c ludes re qu i r e ments to follow the m a n u fac tu r e r ’ s U A S

a ir c r a ft/compon e nt, mainten a n ce , o v e rh a ul, r e pla ce me nt

, i nspe c t i on, a nd l i fe l i m i t r e quir e ments f o r the

f ol l owing a ppl ic a ble c omp o n e nts: pow e rt ra in s y stem ( pow e r p l ant ), p r op e l l e rs, a vion i c s a nd c ontrol

sur fa c e s (in c lud i n g a i le rons/ e levons ) , str u c tur e s & a ir f r a me

, ca me r a s y s t e m, el ec tr i ca l s y stems

(in c lud i n g b a t te ri e s), g round c on t rol station, ha z a rd ac c e ssori e s, and s p a re p a rts

. F u r the r

, LifeWrx’s

O p e r a t i ons Manu a l s a lso i n c ludes p r o c e dur e s to do c ument a nd maintain a rec o r d o f the U A S

main t e n a n c e , pr e v e ntative m a i nten a n ce

, a l t e r a t i ons, status of re pla c e ment /o v e rh a ul compon e nt p a rts,

a nd the total t i me in s e rv i c e of the U ASs us e d und e r this G ra nt of E x e mp t ion. As a whol e , the

m a in t e n a n c e a nd insp ec t i o n pr oce du r e s r e qu i r e d in LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s e nsure t h a t an

e quival e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hiev e d.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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P I L O T

- I N

- C O MM AND O F T H E UAS

E

. 14 C. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i vate P i l ot P r iv i leg e s a n d Li m ita t io n s

LifeWrx s e e ks e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re stricts priv a t e pi l ot c e rtifi ca te holde r s

f r om f l y i n g a i r c r a ft f

or c omp e nsation or h ir e

, a nd would a lso r e quire a s e c ond c lass Me di ca l c e rtifi ca te.

T h e purp o se of P a rt 61 is t o e nsure that the skill and c ompet e n c y of a n y P I C mat c h e s the a irs p ac e in

whi c h the P I C will be o p e r a t i n g

, a s w e ll a s r e quir i ng c e rtifi c a t i ons if the p r ivate pi l ot i s c a r r y i n g

p a sse n g e rs o r c ar g o for hi re

. I n th i s c a s e

, while the U A S s will be op e r a ted a s pa r t of a c o m me rc ial

op e r a t i on, it ca r r i e s neither p a s s e n g e rs n o r ca r g o.

I n t h e G r a nt of E x e mp t ion t o Astr ae us A e ri a l 12 , the F AA d e t e r m ined th a t t he unique

c h ar ac te r is t ics of U AS op e r a t i on outside of c on t roll e d a irsp a c e did not w a r ra nt t he a ddi t ion cost a nd

r e strictions a t t e nd a nt wi t h r e quiri n g a the P I C to ha v e a Co m me rc ial P i l ot C e rtifi ca te a nd C l a ss II

Me d i c a l C e rtifi ca te. T he ful f i l l me nt of the a ddi t ional re q u ir e ments for a p riv a te pi l ot t o b ec ome

qu a l i fi e d a s a c om mer c ial pi l ot would not le a d to a n y a ddi t ional s a f e t y b e n e fits wh e n U A S op e r a t i ons

a r e invo l v e d.

Eq u ivale n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

The re strictions LifeWrx h a s pl ace d on i t s U A S o p e r a t i ons Me e t or e x cee d t he re strictions

si m i l a r l y i m posed on Astr ae us A e ri a l. LifeWrx w i ll op e r a te on p r iva t e pro p e r t y a w a y f r om p e rsons a nd

p r o p e r t y not invo l v e d in t he op e r a t i o n

. LifeWrx will a lso obta i n a n A T O issued COA prior to

condu c t i n g a n y o p e r a t i ons und e r this G ra nt of E x e mp t ion. All op e r a t i ons will be c ondu c ted in

a cc o r d a n c e with ai r spa c e r e qui r e me n ts i n the A TO issu e d COA in c lud i ng c l a ss of a irsp a c e

, a l t i t ude lev e l

a n d pote n t i a l t r a nspond e r r e quir e ments . A N O T A M will also be is s u e d a s r e quir e d b y the a ppl i ca b l e

CO A

.

I n a ddi t ion t o these f l i g ht re strictions, LifeWrx will f u r ther e ns u re s a fe o p e rat i on b y r e quiri n g

that a n y P I C be thorou g h l y v e rs e d not o n l y in ai r sp a c e a nd c o m mun i ca t i on is s u e s p e rt a in i ng to a ll

a ir c r a ft o p e r a tors but also in the u nique a spe c ts of U A S f l i g ht. As set f

o rth in the O p e r a t i ons Man u a l s,

pi l ots will h a ve e x p e ri e n c e not on l y in U AS ope r a t i ons g e n e r a l l y but h a ve l o g g e d fl i g ht t i me in t he

spe c ific m a k e a nd model us e d for the op e r a t ions b e fo r e th e y a re p e rmit t e d to pa r t i c ipate i n c om me r c ial

fl i g hts on b e h a lf of Lifewrx

. T h e p i l ot qualifi ca t i on, tr a in i n g

, a nd c u r r e n c y requir e ments in the

O p e r a t i ons Manu a ls ensu r e t h a t LifeWrx’s pilo t s a r e c ompet e nt and p r o fi c ient in t he U A S th e y a re

o p e r a t i n g

. LifeWrx’s tr a in i n g a nd qu a l i fi ca t i on r e quir e ments a re c onsistent with those c ontain e d in prior

F AA Se c t i on 333 G ra nts of E x e mp t io n

, a nd will pro v ide a h i g h e r lev e l of c ompet e n c y a nd pro f ici e n c y

for i t s pilo t s and w i ll e nsure a t le a st an e quival e nt l e v e l of sa fe t y

.

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O P E RAT I NG P ARA ME TE RS O F T H E UAS

F

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : Civil Ai rcr a f t A ir w o r thi n e ss

Although t

h e re will be no a irwo r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a te issued f or the U A S s, LifeWrx s e e ks a n

e x e mp t ion f

r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.7 (a ), whi c h r e q uir e s that a c iv i l aircr a ft be in ai r wo r t h y c ondi t ion t o be

op e r a ted. The F A A h a s s t a ted th a t no e x e mp t ion i s r e quir e d for 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ) to the e x tent that

the re quir e me nts of P a rt 21 a re w a ived or f ound inapplic a ble

. 13 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e t i t i on e r r e qu e sts that

the re qui r e me nts for § 91.7 ( a ) be t r ea t e d in a cc o rd a n c e with S ec t i on V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ) : Civil Ai rcr a f t F l i g h t Ma nu al i n t h e Ai rcr a f t and 14

C. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a) a n d (b ): Ca rr yi n g Civil Ai r c r a f t Cer ti f ic a tion a n d R e gist r a t ion

Tit l e 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2) a nd § 91.203 ( a ) a nd ( b) re quire t h e op e r a tor to ca rr y a irwo r th i n e ss

documents a nd other a i r c raft m a nu a l s onbo a rd the a i r c raft. Pursu a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2 ) :

... (2) F o r w hich a n Airpl a ne or Rotor c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l i s r e quir e d b y § 21

. 5 of th i s ch a pte r

,

unless the r e is av a i l a ble in the a ir c r a ft a c u rr e nt app r o v e d Ai rp l a ne or Rotor c r a ft F l i g ht

M a n u a l, app r ov e d man u a l ma te r ial, ma r ki n g s, a nd pl a c a rds, or a n y c omb i n a t i on the re o f

.

P u r suant to 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a nd (b ) :

( a ) E x ce pt a s p r ovided in § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op e r a te a c iv i l a ir c r a ft u n less it h a s within i t

t he f ol l owin g :

(1) An a p p rop r iate a nd c u r r e nt ai r w o rthin e ss c e rtifi c a te...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c iv i l a ir c r a ft unl e ss the a irwo r th i n e ss ce r t ific a te r e quir e d b y

p a rag ra ph (a ) of th i s s ec t i on or a sp e c ial fli g ht a uth o ri z a t i on i ssued und e r § 91.715 is disp l a y e d

a t t h e c a bin or c o c kpit e ntr a n c e so that it is l e g ib l e to p a sse n g e rs o r c r e w.

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Giv e n the small s iz e a nd c onfi g u r a t i on of the U ASs, it would be i m poss i ble to ke e p a irwo r th i n e ss

documents a nd other a i r c raft m a nu a l s on bo a rd the U A S b e c a use th e re is s i m p l y no room a nd the U AS

has n o ca bin or c o c kpi t

.

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of S a

f e ty

I n a n F AA O f

fi c e of Ch i e f Couns e l ' s Opinion d a ted A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e p a r e d b y D ea n E.

G ri f fith, Atto r n e y

, A G C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e dg e d that the intent of 14 C. F .R. 91.9 ( b) a nd 91.203 (a )

a nd ( b ) is Me t if the pi l ot of the u nmann e d a ir c r a ft h a s ac c e ss t o the U AS fli g ht manu a l, r e g is t r a t i on

c e rtifi ca te, a nd ot h e r r e quir e d do c uments f r om t he g r o und c ontrol s t a t i on f r om which he o r she is

o p e r a t i n g the a i r c raft

. 1 4 As th i s F AA O f f i c e of Chief Couns e l Opin i on c la r ifies, the in t e nt of the r ule is

to e nsure the pilot h a s a c c e ss t o these k e y d o c uments during fli g ht. Th e r e fo r e

, a n e q u ival e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d b y e nsuri n g that the pilot h a s ac c e ss t o the do c uments a t t he gro u nd c ontrol

s t a t ion f r om which he or s h e is p i lo t ing the U AS.

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: P ref l i g h t Ac tion

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, whi c h r e qui r e s a P I C to be c ome f a m i l i a r

w i t h sp ec ific in f

o r mation be f

o r e e a c h fl i ght, i n c lud i ng info r mation c ontain e d in t he F A A

- a ppro ve d

F l i g ht Manu a l on board the a ir c raft. W hi l e the P I C will be fa m i l i a r w i t h a ll info r mation ne ce s s a r y to

s a f e l y c ond u c t t he f

l i g ht, a n e x e mp t ion i s r e qu e sted to the e x tent that a n F A A

- a ppro ve d F l i g ht Manu a l i s

r e quir e d.

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y w i ll be pro v ided b y f

ol l owing the LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls

a nd the Man u fa c tur e r ' s Man u a l . The P IC will p e r f o r m a s e r i e s of c h ec kl i sts d e s i g n e d to identi f y a n y

d e f ec ts or i n op e r a

ble c omponents in acc o r d a n c e with t he LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls, including

c h e c kl i sts c ov e ring P r e

- F l i g h t

, L a u n c h, L a ndi n g

, a nd P os t

- F l i g ht pr o ce du r e s. The P I C will a lso be

r e q uir e d to r e view w ea t h e r, fli g ht r e qui r e ments , b a t ter y c h a r g e , landi n g a nd tak e o f f distan c e , UA

p e r f o r man c e d a ta, a nd c ont i n g e n c y landi n g a r ea s

— b e f o r e i n i t iation of fli g ht. LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons

Man ua ls a nd the M a nuf

a c tu r e r ' s Man u a l will be k e pt at the g round c ontrol s t a t i on a nd will be a c ce ss i ble

to the P I C a t a ll t i mes w hi l e op e r a t i ng the U AS.

I. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.10 9 ( a ) : F l i g h t Ins t r u c t i on

1 4 Me mo ra ndum f

r om M ar k B u r y

, F AA Assistant C hief Couns e l for I nt e rn a t i on a l L a w, L e g is l a t i on a nd

R e g u l a t i o n, to J ohn Dun ca n, F A A F l i g ht S tand a rds Se r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ); s e e also Do c k e t No. F A A

2 0 1 4

- 0352 a t 16

- 18.U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.109 (a ), w hich p rovid e s in p e rtine n t pa r t that

" [ n ] o p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c iv i l aircr a ft ( e x c e pt a m a nn e d f r e e b a l l oon) that is b e ing used for f l i g ht

i nstru c t i on unl e ss t h a t air c raft h a s ful l y f un c t i oning du a l cont r ols

. " U A S s and r e mo t e l y pi l oted a ir c raft,

b y t h e ir d e si g n, do not ha v e f un c t ional du a l cont r ols. I nst e a d, fli g ht con t rol is acc omp l ished thro u g h

t h e use o f a d e vice t h a t c o m m unic a tes w i t h the a ir c r a ft via r a dio c om m unic a t i ons. A cc o r din g l y

, a n

e x e mp t ion wi l l be r e quir e d for the f l i g h t i nstru c t i on r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.109 (a ).

Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Giv e n the si z e a nd sp ee d of the U A S s that LifeWrx’s in t e nds to us e

, a n e quiv a lent lev e l of s a fe

tr a in i n g c a n sti l l be p e r f

o r med without du a l c ontrols be ca u s e no pi l ot or p a sse n g e rs a r e a bo a rd the U AS,

and a s r e quir e d b y the LifeWrx’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a l s, a ll p e rsons w i l l be a s a fe dis t a n c e a w a y in t he

e v e nt t h a t t he U A S e x p e ri e n ce s a n y dif f i c ul t ies du r ing f

l i g ht i nstru c t i on. Mor e ov e r, a s r e qui r e d b y the

LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, a ll f l i g ht tr a in i ng will be c ond u c ted in cont r ol l e d a nd st e rile

environme n t . As a whol e

, the s a f e t y pr o ce du r e s p r ovided f or in LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l s e nsure

that the p r o posed U A S op e r a t i ons p r ovide a n e quival e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y th a n that p r ovided b y

t h e f l i g ht i nstru c t i on re g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.119(c): M i n i m u m S a f e Alti t ud e s

LifeWrx r e qu e sts a n e x e mp t ion f r om t he m i ni m u m sa f

e a l t i t ude re qu i r e ments of 14 C. F .R.

§ 91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec t i on 91.119 p re s c rib e s t h e m i ni m um sa f e a l t i t ud e s und e r whi c h a ir c r a ft m a y not

ope ra te, in c lud i n g 5 0 0 f

e e t abo v e the su r f

a c e a nd a w a y f

rom a n y p e rson, v e ssel, v e hicl e , or stru c ture in

non

- c o n g e st e d a r e a s. S e e 14 C

. F .R. § 91.119 (c ). S ec t i on 91.1 1 9 ( d) a l l ows f or a h e l i c opter to op e r a te a t

le ss t h a n those m i ni m um a l t i tudes w h e n it ca n be o p e r a ted " without h a z a rd to p e rsons or pro p e r t y on t h e

sur f ace

, " p ro v ided th a t " e ac h p e rson o p e r a t i n g the h e l i c opt e r c omp l ies w i t h a n y rout e s or a l t i t ud e s

spe c ifi c a l l y p re s c rib e d for h e l i c op t e rs b y the F A A

. "

An e x e mp t ion i s r e quir e d b eca use t h e pro p osed U AS ope ra t i ons will norm a l l y n e e d to o cc ur

b e low 4 00 fe e t A G L

. I n c ir c ums t a n ce s wh e re the U AS i s used to insp ec t a stru c tu r e whose h e i g ht

e x c e e ds 400 f

e e t A G L , the U AS wi l l not be op e r a t e d more t h a n 100 fee t abo v e the h i g h e st point on the

stru c tur e

, a n d with i n 50 fee t hori z ontal l y of the str u c tur e

. A d di t ional l y , d u e the n a ture of the p ropos e d

o p e r a t i ons, the P i l ot and/or Obs e rvers ( s) m a y n ee d t o be less than 500 f e e t a w a y f

rom the U AS.

1 5 R e l i e f f rom § 91.119 ( a ) will not be n ece ssa r y b e c a use Petitioner will be a b le to p e r f o r m an e me r g e n c y

landi n g without undue h a z a rd to p e rs o ns or p r op e r t y on the g r o und in t he e v e nt of a f a i l u re

. P e t i t i on e r ' s

pro p osed U A S op e r a t i ons wi l l not o cc ur ov e r c o n g e st e d a r e a s, a nd the r e fo r e a n e x e mp t ion f r om §

91.119(b) will not be n e c e ssa r y

. S e e e .g ., G r a nt of Ex e mp t ion No. 11157 to S lu g w e a r, I n c ., d b a L i k e on

a T r e e A e ri a l (FA A

- 2 014

- 0534 a t 15)

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Eq u ival e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Compa re d to fli g ht op e rat i ons with roto rc r a ft w e i ghing f a r mo r e than t h e ma x i m um w e i g hts

propo s e d h e r e in, a nd g i v e n the l ac k o f f l a m m a ble f

u e l wi t h the U A S s, a n y r isk a ssoci a ted w i t h these

o p e r a t i ons is f

a r l e ss t h a n t h ose th a t pr e s e nt l y e x ist with conv e nt i on a l a ir c r a ft. A n e quiva l e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y will be ac h iev e d g iven the si z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the U A S s, a s w e ll the c ontr o l l e d loc a t i on

wh e re t h e o p e r a t i ons will oc c u r

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y risk to m a nn e d a ir c r a ft, f l i g ht op e r a t i ons will be

re stri c ted to 400 fee t A G L o r b e lo w , or w h e n inspe c t i ng a str u c ture w h ose he i g ht e x cee ds 400 f ee t A G L

,

with i n 100 f

e e t a bove the h i g h e st point on that stru c ture a n d 50 fee t hori z ontal l y of t he stru c tur e

.

As s e t fo r th i n the Op e r a t ions Man ua ls, the U ASs will be op e r a ted in a r e st r ict e d a re a

, a nd a ll

f l i g hts will be op e r a ted a t a l a te ra l d i sta n c e of a t l ea st 500 f e e t f r om a n y non p a rticip a t i n g p e rsons, unl e ss

t h a t pe r s o n is i n a posit i on wh e re he or she is s hield e d f rom the U AS and a n y poss i ble d e b r is r e sul t ing

f r om UAS f

a i l u re

. As r e quir e d b y t h e Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls, f l i g hts will be te r m i n a ted if a

nonp a r t i c ipating p e rson with i n 500 fee t of the U A S le a v e s a shi e lded position. F u r the r

, U A S op e r a t i ons

will oc c ur a t l ea st 500 fe e t a w a y f rom v e hicl e s o r stru c tur e s unl e ss t he p r op e r t y own e r/ c ontroll e r h a s

g r a nted p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s a f e t y a ssess me nt of the r isk of op e r a t i ng c loser to t hose

obje c ts and, o p e r a t i ons n e a r the P I C o r Obs e rver w i l l not p re s e nt an und u e h a z a rd p e r § 9 1 .119 ( a ).

Adh e ren c e to these r e strictions in LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls will e nsure op er a t i ons ca n be

c ond u c ted without c ompromising s a f e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: Al t i me ter S e t t i n gs

LifeWrx s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, whi c h r e qui r e s a pe r s on op e r a t i n g a n

a ir c r a ft to m a in t a in c r uis i ng a l t i t ude or f l i g ht le v e l b y r e f

e r e n c e to an a l t i me ter that is set to the e lev a t i on

of the d e p a r ture a irpo r t or b a rometr i c pr e ssur e An e x e mp t ion i s r e quir e d to t he e x tent that the U ASs do

not have a b a rometr i c a l t i me te r , but r a th e r a GPS a l t i t ude rea d out.

____________________________________________

1 6 S e e e .g.

, G r a nt of E x e mp t ion No. 11138 to Dougl a s Tr u d ea u ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0481 a t 19 ) :

" I f b a r r i e rs or stru c tur e s a re p re s e nt that ca n suf f i c ient l y p r ot e c t nonp a rtic i p a t i ng p e rsons f r om the UA

or d e b r is in the e v e nt o f a n a c c ident, then the UA m a y op e r a te c loser than 500 f e e t to p e rsons a f

fo r d e d

s u c h p r o te c t i on. The op e r a tor m u st a lso e nsure t h a t nonp a rtici p a t i ng p e rsons r e main un d e r such

p rot ec t i on. I f a s i tuation a ris e s w h e re nonp a rtici p a t i ng p e rsons le a v e such p rot e c t i on a nd a r e with i n 5 00

f e e t of the U A

, fli g ht o p e r a t i ons must cea s e i m medi a te l y

. W h e n c onsid e ri n g how to i m medi a te l y c e a se

op e r a t i ons, the p rima r y c on ce rn is the s a f e t y o f those nonp a rticip a t i ng p e rson s

. I n a ddi t ion, the F AA

finds that op e r a t i ons m a y b e c ondu c ted c los e r than 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e hicl e s a nd stru c tur e s w h e n the

own e r/ c ontroll e r o f a n y s u c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or stru c tur e s g r a nts p e rmi ssio n f o r th e op e r a t i on a nd the

P I C mak e s a s a f

e t y a ssessment of the risk of op e r a t i ng c loser to those obj ec ts and d e t e rmin e s that it

does not pr e s e nt an undue h a z a rd .”U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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Eq u ival

e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

The F A A h a s s t a ted th a t a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he r e quir e me nts of 14 C. F .R. § 91.121 ca n be

ac hie v e d in ci rc ums t a n c e s wh e r e : ( 1) the U ASs will be op e r a ted b e low 400 f ee t A G L or b e lo w 17

, ( 2)

with i n V L OS, (3) wh e re GPS b a s e d a l t i t ude info r mati o n is r e l a y e d in r e a l t i me to the op e r a tor a t a

g roun d

- b a s e d o n

- s c r ee n disp la y a nd, (4) w h e re p r ior to eac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a l t i t ude in i t i a t i on p o int is

establish e d for the P I C to co n fi r m a cc u r a c y of the onbo a rd G PS

. 18

The U A S s that LifeWrx i ntends to use f or the p r o p osed op e r a t i ons will m e e t all t h e se op e r a t i on a l

c h a ra c te r is t i c s. Mor e ov e r, a s r e qui r e d b y LifeWrx’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, t he P I C will be re qui r e d to

c a l i b ra t e the a ir c r a f

t ' s GPS c ompa s s prior to e ac h fli g ht op e r a t i on. L ike p rior F A A S ec t i on 333 G ra nts

of E x e mp t ion, t he U A S s LifeWrx in t e nds to us e

, a nd the sa fe t y m i t i g a t i on p r o ce du r e s co n tain e d in t he

Op e r a t i ons Manu a l s

, both ensu r e that a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hiev e d, a nd a G r a nt of

E x e mp t ion t o the re quir e ments of § 191.1 2 1 is t h e r e fo r e a ppro p ri a te.

L

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : F u e l R e qu ir e me n ts f or F l i g h t in V F R Con d itio n s

LifeWrx r e qu e sts a n e x e mp t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.151 (a ) ' s f u e l r e qui r e ments f

o r f l i g ht in V F R

c ondi t ions. S ec t i on 91.151 st a tes:

(a) No p e rson m a y b e g i n a fl i g ht in a n a irpl a ne und e r V F R c ondi t ions unless ( c onsid e ri n g wind

a nd fo r eca st w ea t h e r c ondi t ions) the r e is e nou g h fu e l to fly to the fi r st po i nt of int e nd e d

la n ding a nd, a ssu m ing nor m a l c r uis i ng s p ee d

–

(1) Du r i n g the d a y , to fly a ft e r th a t f o r a t l ea st 30 m i nutes; or

(2) At ni g ht, t o f

l y a ft e r t h a t for a t le a st 45 m i nutes.

H e r e , the t ec hnol o g ic a l l i m i tations on U A S b a t t e ry po w e r Me a ns t h a t no Me a ni n g ful fli g ht

ope r a t i ons ca n be c ondu c ted w hi l e st i ll maintaining a 3 0

- m i nute b a t ter y r e s e rv e . An e x e mp t ion f r om t he

f u e l r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.151 (a ) is the r e fo r e r e quir e d.

_____________________

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the str u c t u r e b e i n g inspe c ted e x ce e ds 400 fe e t A G L

, the U A S will not be op e r a ted

more than 100 f

e e t a bove the hi g h e st po i nt on t he stru c tur e

.

1 8 S e e G r a nt of E x e mp t ion No. 11062 to Astr a e us A e ri a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t 2 1 )

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Equivalent Level of Safety

In the Grant of Exemption to VDOS (Exemption No. 11112), the FAA determined that an

equivalent level of safety to the fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions could be achieved by

prohibiting the PIC from beginning a LW

- UAS flight unless (considering wind and forecast weather

conditions) there was enough power to fly to the first intended point of landing and, assuming normal

cruising speed, to fly after that for at least 10 minutes. In reaching this conclusion, the FAA consi dered

that the UAS batteries for the LW

- UAS provided provide approximately 2 0 minutes of powered flight

(with payload) and provided battery level and battery time remaining in minutes and seconds to the

PIC. 19 The FAA also considered the fact that the LW

- UAS operating manual states: “start every flight

with a fully charged battery in the aerial vehicle”, and that in the event that the UAS should run low on

power, the PIC will be alerted and can land the LW

- UAS as soon as possible. Like the VDOS Grant of

Ex emption, LifeWrx use of the DJI S1000 , combined with the requirements of Petitioner's Operations

Manuals, ensure that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved.

Similarly, in the Grant of Exemption to Alan Purwin (Exemption No. 11161), the FAA

determ ined that an equivalent level of safety to the fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions

could be achieved by prohibiting the PIC from beginning a flight with the LW

- UAS unless

(considering wind and forecast weather conditions), there was enough power to fly at normal cruising

speed to the intended landing point and land the UA with 25% battery power remaining. LifeWrx will

adhere to this limitation for LW

- UAS flights.

The LW

- UAS includes a low battery warning system and the amount of battery reserve power

remaining is transmitted to the PIC via telemetric data feed, which downlinks from the UAS to a

ground

- based

- on

- screen display. 20 As required by LifeWrx’s Operations Manuals, the PIC will

promptly fly the UAS back to the home launch location or pre

- determined abort location where the

UAS may safely land, while still maintaining a minimum of 25 % reserve battery power. LifeWrx

submits that the procedures requiring flights to be safely terminated once the batteries fall below 25%

capacity, combined with the requirement that flights only be conducted within a secure, isolated area,

usin g a UAS weighting less than 5 5 pounds, and within VLOS of the PIC and Observer(s), ensure that

the proposed operation will provide an equivalent or higher level of safety to that provided by the

regulations from which exemption is sought.

________________________ 19 Grant of Exemption No. 11112 to VDOS Global, LLC (FAA

- 2014

- 0382 at 10).

20 The LW

- UAS ground control station displays, the UASs position, navigation route, tail number,

altitude, heading, north seeking arrow, range to targets, calculated target position, date/ time , and

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VI. DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAM

LifeWrx will have policies in place to ensure that no person may participate in UAS flight

operations if they are under the influence of alcohol or any drug.

VII. PUBLIC INTEREST

The public interest will be served by granting LifeWrx’s Petition for Exemption. Congress has

established a national policy that favors early integration of UAS into the NAS in controlled, safe

working proposed in this Petition. Granting this Petition for Exemption helps fulfill Congress' goal in

passing Section 333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act

— the FAA Administrator's assessment of

whether certain UAS may operate safely in the NAS before completion of the statutorily required

rulemaking.

The proposed UAS operations in this Petition for Exemption significantly improve s safety and

reduce s risk s of serious injury to e n g i n ee rs and videographers

. T r a di t ional methods of capturing such

important video for construction project development, places videographers in uncalled for r isk,

physical h a rm, se r ious i nju r y or death

. The use of small UASs can eliminate these hazards and is

ultimately a much safer m e thod of performing video photography for construction development,

precision mapping and environm ental studies

.

The use of small UASs also enhances safety and reduces risk because, unlike manned aircraft

weighing thousands of pounds, carrying crew in addition to flammable fuel, the UASs carry no

passengers or crew. Further, in the unlikely event of an accident, Life Wrx small battery powered

UASs presents significantly less danger to persons on the ground when compared to operations by

conventional manned aircraft. 21 As Petitioner's UASs are battery powered, the public will also benefit

from a reduction in harmful em issions associated with conventional aircraft performing in the same

functions proposed herein. Lastly, as recognized by the FAA in prior Section 333 Grants of Exemption

to video photographers and filmmakers,

__________________________ 21 See Grant of Ex emption No. 11158 to Team 5, LLC (FAA

- 2014

- 0783 at 12):

"Manned helicopters conducting aerial filming can weigh 6,000 pounds or more and are operated by

an onboard pilot, in addition to other onboard crewmembers , as necessary. The petitioner’s UAs will

weigh less than 55 pounds with no onboard pilot or crew. The pilot and crew will be remotely located

from the aircraft. The limited weight significantly reduces the potentia l for harm to participating and

nonparticipating individuals or property in the eve nt of an incident or accident. The risk to an onboard

pilot and crew during an incident or accident is eliminated with the use of a UA for the aerial filming

operation."U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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UASs provide an additional tool for the aerial filming industry, adding a grea ter degree of flexibility,

which supplements the current capabilities offered by manned aircraft. 22

VIII. PRIVACY

All LifeWrx’s UAS operations will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state,

or local laws regarding privacy. All operations shall be conducted over private or controlled

- access

property with permission from the land owner/controller or authorized repre sentative. Permission from

land owner/controller or authorized representative will be obtained for each flight to be conducted.

IX. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the

FEDERAL REGISTER, should it be determined that publication is needed:

Petitioner seeks an exemption from the following rules in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

Part 21, Subpart H; Part 27; 45.23(b); 45.27(a); 61.113; 91.7(a); 91.9(b)(2); 91.9(c); 91.103;

91.109(a); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151(a); 91.203 (a) & (b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) & (2);

91.417 (a) & (b).

The exemption will enhance safety by reducing risk to the general public and property owners

from the substantial hazards associated with performing equivalent film work and aerial inspection and

environmental monitoring of industrial sites, transmission a nd storage facilities, construction facilities

and precision aerial surveys with conventional fixed

- wing aircraft, rotorcraft, or other Me thods.

X. CONCLUSION

LifeWrx’s Petition for Exemption satisfies the criteria articulated in Section 333 of the Reform

Act of 2012 including weight, speed, operating capabilities, proximity to airports and populated areas,

operation within VLOS and national security. The proposed UAS ope rations will benefit the public as a

whole by improving safety and reducing risk by alleviating human exposure to danger. In consideration

of the foregoing, this Petition for Exemption provides the FAA with more than adequate justification for

granting the requested exemptions allowing LifeWrx to use small UASs for: c ontrolled flights for

production of videos for local broadcast, construction, planning, zoning and mapping, as well as

environmental impact analysis.

____________________ 22 See e.g ., Grant of Exemption No. 11178 to Picture Factory, Inc. (FAA

- 2014

- 0794 at 18).U.S. D e p a rtme n t of T r a n sport a t io n

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We thank you for your prompt consideration of our requested exemptions.

Respectfully S ubmitted,

Patrick Callahan

Lifewrx Media LLC

455 S Pierre St, Suite 1

Pierre, SD 57501

Should you have any questions, or if you need any additional information to support the requested

e xemptions, please contact the undersigned at:

Lifewrx Media LLC

Phone: 605.494.0109

Email: patrick@lifewrx.com

(The following attached items contain proprietary and commercial information exempt from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 522 et seq. , and should be held in a separate file

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b)).

Attachments :

1. General Op e rations M a n ual

2. PIC Operati n g Manual

3. Co m pany P r otoco l s

4. Location Protocols

5. Flight Co mm unic a t i ons Protocols

6. Depar t ing L oca t ion P rotocols

7. Trans m i t ter Protocols

8. Preflight C h eck l ist

9. Post Flight Checkl i s t

10. Equip m ent Checkl i s t

11. U A S M anufactu r e r’s Manuals

a. User M a nu a ls

b. U A S Mainten a nce M a n u als