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T: (360) 920

- 2942

February 1 st , 2016

U. S

. D epa r tm ent o f T ra nspo rt ati on D oc ket M ana gem ent Syst em 1200 N ew Je r sey Ave.

, S E Washi ng t on, DC 20590

R e: Exempti on Req ue st Sec ti on 333 of t he FA A Reform Act and Part 11 of t he Fede r al Aviati on Regula ti ons fro m 14 C.F.R . 45 .23(b); 14 CFR Par t 21 ; 14 C FR 61

. 113 ( a) & (b) ; 9 1.7 (a); 91 .9 (b) (2); 91

. 10 3(b); 91.105 (a); 91. 109 ;91. 119; 91

. 12 1; 91

. 151 (a ); 91. 203 (a) & (b ); 91. 405 (a); 91. 407 (a) (1) ; 91

. 409 (a) (2); 91

. 417 ( a) & (b).

D ear Si r or M ada m:

Pur suant to S ec ti on 333 of t he FAA M ode rnizati on and Reform Act of 20 12 (t he Refor m Act ) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Eagle

- Eye Aerial Solutions

, LL C , de vel oper and ope rat or of Smal l Unm anned Ai rcraft Systems (“ s UA Ss”) equi pped to condu c t ae ri al pho togr aphy , videography, photogrammetry, and aerial inspection

, he r eby app li es f or an exempti on fr o m t he li st ed Fede r al Aviati on Regula ti ons (“ F AR s”) to

a ll ow co mm erci al ope rati on of its s UAS ’ s, so long a s such ope rati ons are co n duc t ed within and und er t he cond iti ons ou t li ned here on or as m ay be es t ab li shed by t he FAA as requir ed by S ec ti on 333.

As desc ri bed more fu ll y be low, t he req ue st ed exempti on w ou ld pe rmi t the ope rati on o f s ma ll

, unm anned sUAS under con tro ll ed cond iti ons in air space that is 1) above rural and unpopulated areas 2) predetermined 3) would provide safety enhancements in areas that are difficult and/or dangerous to monitor through conventional processes. Approv al of this exempti on would t he r eby enhance safety and fulf il l t he S ec retary of Tr anspo rtati on ’s (t he FAA Adminis tr ator’ s) r esp o ns ib ili ti es to “ ...es t ab li sh requirements for t he safe ope rati on of such aircraft systems in t he na ti onal air space system.” S ec ti on 333 ( c) of t he Refor m Act.

The name, address, and contact information of the applicant is:

Eagle

- Eye Aerial Solutions, LLC
A tt n: Samuel Adams Ph :( 360) 920

- 2942
Ema il : Sam@Eagleeas.com
A dd r ess: PO Box 31272 Bellingham

, WA 98228EAS

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 2 Regulati ons for whi ch t he exempti on is req ue st ed:

• 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 (a)

• 14 C.F .R. 91

. 203 (a) & (b)

• 14 C.F.R. 91

. 405 (a)

• 14 C.F.R. 407 ( a) (1)

• 14 C.F.R. 409 ( a) (2)

• 14 C.F.R. 417 ( a) & ( b)

This exempti on app li ca ti on is expr ess ly sub m it ted to fulf il l Congr ess’ g oal in pass in g S ec ti on 333 (a) through ( c) of t he Reform Act. This l aw dir ec ts t he Secretary of Tr anspo rtati on to cons ider

w he t her ce rtain un m anned aircraf t s ystems m ay ope rat e s afely in t he nati onal a ir space syste m ( NAS ) be fore co mpleti on of t he rulemaking requir ed und er Secti on 332 of t he Refor m Act. In making this de t e rmi na ti on, the Secretary is requir ed to dete rm i ne whi ch ty pes of UAS s do not c reate a hazard to us ers of t he NA S or t he pub li c or pose a thr eat to na ti onal secu rity in li ght of t he fo ll o wi ng:

• T he UAS’ s siz e, weight , speed, and ope rati onal c apab ili ty;

• O pe rati on of t he UA S within near proximity to airports and popu lat ed ar eas; a nd

• O pe rati on of t he UA S within vi sual li ne of sight of t he op erator.

Refor m Act § 333 (a)

. L as tly, if t he Secretary de te rm i nes that such v eh icl es “m ay ope rate safel y in t he nati onal a ir space sy stem

, t he S ec retary sh al l es t ab li sh requirem en ts for t he safe ope rati on of s uch aircraf t in t he na ti onal a irs pace system. ” I d. §333 ( c)

T he Fede r al Aviati on A ct e xpr ess ly grants t he FAA t he authority to i ssue exempti ons. This statutory au t ho rity by its te rm s i nc l udes exempting civi l a ircra ft , as the ter m is defi ned under §40101 of t he Act

, that i nc l udes s UAS s , fr o m t he requirem ent that al l c ivi l a ircraf t mus t ha ve a cu rr en t airwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e.EAS

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 3 T he Administrator m ay gr ant an exempti on fr om a requirem ent of a regulati on pr es cri bed under subs ecti on ( a) or ( b) of this se cti on or any s ec ti ons 4470 2- 44716 o f this title if t he Adminis tr at or fi nds t he exempti on in t he pub li c inter es t

. 49 U.S.C . §4470 1(f) S ee al so 49 US C §44711 (a); 49 US C §44 7 04; 14 C FR §91

. 203 (a) (1).

Eagle

- Eye Aerial Solutions

, LL C’ s s UAS s are quadrotor crafts

, weighti ng 55 or few er l bs and carry no payload

. T hey ope rat e, under no rm al cond iti ons at a maximum lateral speed of 40mph, a maximum ascent speed of 15mph, and a maximum descent speed of 10mph, ha ve t he capab ili ty to ho ver in place

, and move in t he ve rt i cal and ho riz on t al p l ane simultan eous ly

. T hey wil l ope rate on ly within in li ne of si ght and wil l ope rate on ly in predetermined areas with proper notification of all relevant parties. Most operations will be performed in rural areas away from pedestrians, buildings, vehicles. S uch

op erati ons wil l i nsu re t hat t he s UA S w il l “ not cr ea te a ha zar d to us ers of t he na ti onal air space system or

t he pub li c.” 1

Giv en t he smal l s ize of t he s UAS s involv ed and rural en vir on m ent withi n whi ch t hey wil l

ope rat e, t he app li cant fa ll s sq ua rely within t hat z one of safety ( an equival ent leve l of safety) in whi ch C on gress en vi sioned tha t t he FAA must , by exempti on, a ll ow co mm erci al ope rati ons of UAS s to

comm ence imm ed iately

. Al so due to t he size of t he UAS s and t he secluded ar eas in whi ch t he sUASs wil l ope rat e, app rov al of t he app li ca ti on p r esen ts no nati onal se curity i ssue. Giv en t he cl ear directi on in Secti on 3 33 of t he Refor m Act

, t he aut ho rity co ntai ned in t he Fede r al Aviati on A c t , as am ende d ; t he

stro ng equival ent lev el of s afety su rr ound ing t he pr oposed ope rati ons, and t he signifi ca nt pub li c be ne fit

, i nc l ud i ng enhanced safety

, r educ ti on in en vir on m en t al imp ac t s, the grant of t he re ques t ed exempti ons is in t he pub li c interest. A cco rdingly

, t he app li ca n t r espec tfu ll y requests th at t he FAA gr ant t he req ues t ed exempti on wit hout de lay.

AI RCRA FT AN D EQUIVAL EN T L EVE L OF SA FETY

T he app li cant pr op o ses t hat t he e xempti on requ es t ed herein app ly to civil aircraft tha t ha ve t he cha racteristi cs and that ope rate with t he li mitati ons li st ed herei n. T hese li mitati ons provi de for at l east

an equival ent or ev en hi gher lev el of safet y t o ope ra ti ons under t he cu rr ent regulator y s tr ucture because

t he pr oposed ope rati ons r ep r ese nt a safet y enhancement to an industry that relies on potentially hazardous methods of gathering data.

T hese li mitati ons and co nd iti ons to whi ch Eagle

- Eye Aerial Solutions

, LLC agr ees to be bound

w hen conduc ting commerci al o pe rati ons und er an FAA i ssued exempti on i nc l ud e:

1 Refor m A ct S ec ti on 333 (b)EAS

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 4 1. T he s UA S wil l weigh less t han 55 lbs. 2. Maximum lateral flight speed will not exceed 40mph. 3. All flights will be operated by a pilot and observer. 4. sUAS will only operate within line of sight of the above mentioned pilot and/or observer. 5. Maximum flight time will not exceed 30 minutes from time of takeoff. 6. Flight operation will be terminated at 25% battery capacity. 7. Operations will only occur at an altitude of no more than 400 feet above ground level. 8. At minimum, the operations team will consist of a sUAS pilot and visual spotter/observer. 9. The operating pilot will be an FAA licensed airman with at least a sports pilot’s certificate and third class medical certificate (or equivalent). The visual spotter will have at mi nimum a third class medical certificate (or equivalent). 10. sUAS Pilot will be in command of all flight operation on site and will operate with careful consideration of all variables of potential impact. 11. The sUAS will only operate in predetermined locations a fter proper notification of all relevant parties of concurrent activities. 12. A safety meeting will be performed at the start of each operational day, prior to any flight activities. All personnel involved with flight operations shall be required to attend. 13. The Pilot of the sUAS will obtain consent from the appropriate sources onsite before takeoff. 14. Pilot and spotter/observer will be up to date on operation of sUASs and will be required to remain current on the latest materials. 15. Observer and pilot must be in direct contact via voice and or text at all times. 16. Written and/or oral permission from relevant parties will be obtained before any operations. 17. Al l requir ed pe rmi ss i ons and pe rm it s will be ob tai ned from te rr itorial, state, coun ty or c it y juri sd icti ons, i nc l ud i ng l ocal la w en forcem en t

, fire

, or ot her app r op riate Governmental ag enc ies. 18. If t he s UA S l oses comm un i ca ti ons or l oses it s GP S sig na l

, t he UA S wil l hav e capab ili ty to return to the takeoff location. 19. The sUAS will be able to terminate the flight operation at any time in case of unforeseen conditions.

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. F.R. Part 2 1, S ubpart H: Airworthi ness C er ti fi cat es 14 C.F.R . § 91. 203 (a) (1)

S ubpa rt H, entitl ed Ai rwo rt hi ness Certifi ca te s, est ab li shes t he pr ocedu r al requirement s f or

t he i ssua n ce of airwo rt hi ness ce rtifi ca t es as requir ed by F AR §91

. 203 ( a) (1)

. Giv en t he siz e and li mit ed

ope ratin g area assoc iat ed with t he aircraf t to be utilized by t he Applicant, an exempti on from Par t 21 S ubpa rt H meets t he re qu irem en ts of an equival ent lev el of safety under Section 333 of t he Reform Act

. T he Fede r al Aviati on A ct ( 49 U.S.C. §44701 (f)) and S ec ti on 333 of t he Reform A ct bo th au thorize t he
FAA to exem pt aircraft fr om t he requiremen t f or an a irwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e, upon cons ide rati on of t he siz e, weight, spee d, ope rati onal capab ili ty, and proximity to air po rts and popu lated ar eas of t he pa rti cu l ar

s UAS

. In all case s, a n ana lysi s of t hese criteri a de m ons tr at es tha t t he s UA S ope rat ed wit hout an airwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e, in t he previous mentioned env ir on m ent s and under t he cond iti ons pr opo s ed wil l be at l east as s af e, or safer, t han a con v en ti onal aircraft (fix ed wi ng or rotorcraft) ope rating with an airwo rt hi ness ce rtifi ca te wi t hout t he r es tricti ons and cond iti ons pr opose d.

T he s UA S to be ope rated he r eunder is l ess t han 55 l bs. fu ll y l oaded, ca rr i es ne it her a p il ot nor
passen gers, ca rr i es no e xpl os iv e material s or fla mm ab l e li qui d f ue ls, and ope rat es e xcl us ively within a predetermined location . Under consideration of these criteria de m ons trat es that t he re is no c r ed ible threat to nati onal secu rity posed by the UAS

, due to its siz e, speed of ope ra ti o n, l oca ti on of op erati on, l ack of expl os ive materials or flamm ab le li quid f ue ls, and i nab ili ty to ca rr y a subs tanti al e xter nal loa d.EAS

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 5 14 C.F.R. § 45

. 23 (b). M ark i ng of t he Ai rcra ft

T he regulati on requires:

W he n marks i nc l ude on ly t he Rom an cap it al le tt er "N" and t he regis tr ati on nu m ber is di sp lay ed on li mit ed, restrict ed or lig ht

- spo r t ca tegory aircraf t or e x pe rim en t al or provisi ona lly ce rt ificat ed aircraft

, t he op erator must al so di sp l ay on that aircraf t near each en tr ance to t he cab i n, c oc kpit , or p il ot stati on, in le tt er s not l ess t han 2 i nches nor
more t han 6 i nches hi gh, t he wor ds " li mit ed

, " "r es tr icted, " "light- spo rt, " "ex pe rim en ta l, " or "provisi ona l," as app li cab l e.

Ev en t hou gh t he UA S wil l ha ve no airwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e, an exempti on m ay be needed as t he UA S w il l ha ve no en tr an ce to t he cab i n, co ckpit or p il ot s tati on on whi ch t he wor d “Ex pe rim en tal” nor the registered “N” number can be pl aced. Giv en t he size of t he s UAV

, two-i nch le tt eri ng will not be

poss ibl e. T he word “Ex pe rim en tal” along with the “N” number and any other required wording wil l be pl aced on t he fuselage in co mp li ance with §45

. 29 (f).

T he equival ent lev el of safety wil l be provi ded by ha vi ng t he s UA V mark ed on it s f use lage as requir ed by §45

. 29 (f) w he re t he p il ot, obs erv er and others worki ng with t he s UA V wil l see t he i den tificati on of t he UA S as “N” number and “Ex pe rimental.” T he FAA has i ss u ed t he fo ll owi ng exempti ons to this regulati on to Exempti ons Nos . 10700, 873 8, 10167 and 10167 A.

14 C.F.R. § 61

. 113 (a) & (b): Private P il ot Privil eges and Lim it a ti on s: P il ot in Com mand.

S ec ti ons 61

. 113 (a) & (b) li mit private p il ots to non- co mmerci al ope rati on s
. B ecause t he UA S will not ca rr y a p il ot or passe nger s, t he pro posed ope rati ons can a ch ieve t he equival ent level of safety of

cu rr ent ope rati ons by requiring t he PIC ope rati ng t he a ircraft to ha ve, a t minimum, a sports p il ot’s li cense
rat her than a co mmerci al p il ot’s li cense to ope rate this small UAS

. Un li ke a con v en ti onal aircraft t hat

ca rr i es t he p il ot and pa s sen ger s, t he s UA S is remotel y con tr o ll ed wit h no one on board the aircraft . T he ris ks assoc iat ed with t he ope rati on of t he s UA S a re so d imini shed fr om t he lev el of risk ass oc i at ed with

co mmerci al ope rati ons , that allowing a sport pilot to operate a sUAS exceeds the present safety considerations C.F.R . §61

. 113 (a) & (b).

14 C.F.R. §9 1.7(a): Civi l A irc ra ft Airworthi nes s.

T he regulati on requir es t hat no per son m ay ope rate a civi l a ircraft un l ess i t is in airwo rt hy cond iti on. As t he re will be no airwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e issued f or

t he aircraft

, should thi s exempti on be gr an ted, no FAA regulatory stan da rd will ex i st f or

determini ng airwo rt hi nes s

. Given the size of the sUAS and its ease of maintenance and equivalent level of safety will be provided.

14 C.F.R. § 91 .9 (b) (2): Civil Ai rcra ft F li ght Ma nual in t he Ai rcra ft.

S ec ti on 91 .9 (b) ( 2) p rovi des:

No pe r son m ay ope rate a U. S. -register ed civi l a ircraf t ...

( 2) For whi ch an Ai rpl ane or Rotorcraf t F li ght M anual is not requir ed by §21

. 5 of this cha pter, un l ess there is ava il ab le in t he aircraft a cu rr ent ap prov ed airpl ane or Rotorcraft Flight M anua l, app rov ed m anual material

, markings, and pl aca r ds, or any co mbinati on thereof.EAS

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 6 T he s UAS

, giv en its size and co nfigurati on has no ab ili ty or pl ace to ca rr y s uch a fligh t m anual

on t he aircraft, n ot on ly because t he re is no p il ot on b oa rd, but be cause there is no r oom or capac ity to

ca

rr y such an item on t he aircra ft

.

T he equival ent lev el of safety wil l be maintai ned by k eep ing t he fligh t man ual at t he gr ound

co n tr ol po int w he re t he p il ot flyi ng t he sUAS wil l ha ve i mm ed iate ac cess to it

.

14 C.F.R. § 91

. 10 3: P re f li ght Ac ti on

This regulati on requir es each p il otin co mm and to take ce rt ain acti ons b efor e flig ht t o i nsu re t he safet y of f li ght

. As FAA app rov ed rotorcraft f li ght m anua ls will n ot be provi ded f or

t he a ircraft an exempti on will be needed. An equival ent lev el of safety will be provi ded with consideration to previous and current flight conditions and locations. T he pilot and observer will tak e a ll ac ti ons , both precautionary and reactive, i nc l ud i ng reviewi ng w ea t he r , flig ht ba tter y requirement s, l and i ng and takeoff dist ances and aircraft perform ance data before and during initiati on of flight.

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. F.R. § 91

. 105: Flight Crewmembers at S tations

This regulation requires all flight crewmembers to “... 1) Be at the crewmember station unless the absence is necessary to perform duties in connection with the operation of the aircraft or in connection with physiological needs.2) Keep the safety belt fastened while at the crewmember station.” As the sUAS is small in size with no location for a pilot , crewmembers, or other fl ight personnel and lacking any need for a harness of a ground operator, an exemption may be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size of the sUAS and the lack of any onboard flight members.

14 C.F.R. §9 1. 109: F lig ht I ns t ru c ti on :

S ec ti on 91

. 103 provi des t hat no per son m ay ope rate a civi l a ircraf t (ex cept a m anned fr ee ba ll oon) tha t is be ing used f or

flig ht i ns tr uc tion un l ess t hat a ircraf t has fu ll y f unc ti on ing dual con tr ols.

sU AS s and remotely p il ot ed aircra ft , by t he i r des ign do not ha ve fu ll y f un c ti onal dual con tr ols

. F li g ht co n tr ol is acc omp li shed through t he use of a co n tr ol box t hat comm un i ca t es wit h t he aircraft via

r ad io co mm un i ca ti ons on the frequency range of 2.400 GHz

- 2.483 GHz . T he FAA h as app rov ed exempti ons for flig ht traini ng wi t hout fu ll y f un cti onal d ual con tr ols for a nu mber of aircraf t and for flig ht i ns tr ucti on i n e x pe rim en t al a ircraft

. S ee Exempti on N os .57 78K & 9862 A. T he equival ent lev el of safet y provi ded by t he fac t tha t ne it her a p il ot nor pa ssengers w il l be ca rr i ed in the aircraf t and by t he s ize and speed o f t he aircra ft

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. F.R. §9 1. 119: Mi ni mum S afe Altit udes

S ec ti on 91

. 119 est ab li shes safe altit ud es f or ope rati on of civi l a ircraft

. Secti on 91

. 119 (d) Allows he li cop ters to be ope rat ed at l ess t han t he minimums pre sc ribe d, provi ded t he per son ope rating

t he he li cop te r co mp li es with any r ou te or altit ud es pr esc ri bed for he li cop ters by t he F AA

. As this exempti on is f or a s UA S that is a he li cop t er and t he exempti on req ue sts authorit y to op erate at a ltit udes

up to 400 feet above ground level

, an exempti on m ay be ne eded to a ll ow such ope rati ons. As set fo rt h he rei n, t he UA S w il l ne v er ope rate at h ig her t han 400 feet above ground level

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 7 T he equival ent lev el of safety wil l be ach iev ed giv en t he siz e, weight , spe ed of t he UA S as wel l as

t he l oca ti on w he re i t is op erated

. No flight w il l be tak en wit hout t he pe rm i ss i on of t he appropriate parties.

Compar ed to flight op erati ons with aircraft or rotorcraf t weig hing far more t han t he maxim um 55l bs. and t he lack of fla mm ab le f ue l , any risk assoc iat ed with t he se operati ons is far l ess t han t hose

pr ese ntl y p r esen t ed with con v en ti onal a ircraf t ope rati ng at or be l ow 400 feet AGL

. I n add iti on, t he lowaltit ude ope rati ons of t he s UA S wil l ensu re sepa rati on betw een t hese small- UA S ope rati ons and t he

ope rati ons o f con v en ti onal a ircraf t tha t must comply with S ec ti on 91

. 119.

14 C.F.R. §9 1. 121 A lti met er Setti ngs

This regulati on requir es each pe r son ope rating an aircraf t to maintain cruisi ng altit ude by refer ence to an altimet er t hat is se t “...to t he elevati on of t he depa rture airpor t or an ap pr op riat e a ltimet er

se tt ing ava il ab le before dep a rt ure. ” As t he s UA S m ay not ha ve a ba rometric altimeter , but i ns t ead a GPS altitude r ead ou t, an exempti on m ay be nee d ed. An e qu ival ent lev el of safety w il l be ach iev ed by t he ope rator co nfi rm ing t he altit ude of t he l aunch site sho wn on t he GPS altit ude i nd icat or b efore flight.

14 C.F.R. § 91

. 15 1(a): Fuel R equ i reme nts f or F li ght in V FR C on ditions

S ec ti on 91

. 151 (a) pr oh ibits an i nd ivi dual fr om b egi nn i ng “a flig ht in an airpl ane under VFR cond iti ons un l ess (c ons i de ri ng wi nd and fore cast w ea t her cond iti ons) t he re is eno ugh f uel to fly to t he fir st
po i nt of int ended l and i ng, and, a s su mi ng no rm al cruisi ng s peed – (1) During t he da y, to fly a ft er t hat for

a

t l east 30 mi nu tes; or ( 2) At night

, to fly a ft er t hat f

or

at l east 45 mi nu tes.”

T he ba ttery po weri ng t he s UA S provi des app roximately 40 mi nu t es of power ed flight. T o m eet

t he 30 mi nu te r es e rv e requirement in 14 CF R §91

. 151, s UA S flights would be li mit ed t o app roximately 10 mi nu tes in length

. Giv en t he li mitati ons on t he UAS’ s pr oposed flight ar ea and t he l oca ti on of its

pr opo s ed ope rati ons within a pr ede termi ned area , a lon ger time fr ame for flig ht in da y li g ht or n igh t VFR cond iti ons is r easo n ab l e.

A pp li cant be li ev es t hat an exempti on fr om 14 CF R §91

. 151 (a) fa ll s within t he scope o f p ri or exempti ons. S ee Exempti on 10673 (a ll o wi ng Lo ck heed Ma rt in Corporati on to op erat e wi t hout

comp li ance with FA R 91

. 151 (a)). A dd iti ona lly, li miti ng s UA S f li ghts to 10 mi nu t es w ou ld gr ea tly

r educe t he ut ili ty for whi ch t he e xempti on wil l be gr an te d.

A pp li cant be li ev es t hat an equival ent lev el of safety can be ach iev ed by l im iti ng flights to 30 mi nu tes or 25% of battery po w er whi ch ev er happens first. This r es tricti on w ou ld be more than adequate to return the sUAS to its planned landing zone from anywhere in its limited operating area.

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. F.R. §9 1. 203 ( a) a nd (b): C arr yi ng Civil Ai rcra ft Certi fi ca ti on and R eg istra ti on

T he regulati on provi des in pe rti nent part:

( a) Ex cept as provi ded in § 91

. 715, no per son m ay o pe rate a civi l a ircraf t un l ess it has within it t he fo ll o wi ng:

( 1) An app ropriate and cu rr ent airwo rt hi ness ce rtificat e. .

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- Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Page | 8 (b) No pe r son m ay ope rate a civi l a ircraf t un l ess t he airwo rt hi ness ce rtifi ca t e requir ed by

pa ragr aph (a) of this se cti on or a spe ci al flig ht au thorizati on i ssued under §9 1. 715 is di sp l ayed at t he cab in or co c kp i t en tr ance so t hat it is legible t o passen gers or c rew.

T he UA S fu ll y l oaded weig hs no more t han 55 l bs and is op erat ed wit hout an onboa r d p il ot

. As

suc h

, t he re is no ab ili ty or pl ace to ca rr y ce rt ificati on and registrati on docu ments or t o d i sp l ay t hem on
t he s UAS

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An equival ent lev el of safety wil l be ach iev ed by k eep i ng t hese docu ments at t he gr ound con tr ol

po int w he re t he p il ot flyi ng t he s UA S w il l have i mm ed iate a ccess to them; to t he ext ent t hey are
app li cab le to the s UAS . T he FAA has is sued nu mer ous exempti ons to this regulation . A r ep re sen tative

sa mple of ot her e x cep ti ons i nc l udes Exempti on Nos. 95 6 5, 966 5, 978 9, 9789 A, 979 7, 97 97 A, 98 16 A, and 10700.

14 C.F.R. §9 1. 405 (a); 4 07 (a) (1) ; 409 (a) (2); 417( a) & (b): Maint enan ce I nspe c ti ons

T hese regulati ons require that an aircraf t op erator or o w ner “s ha l l ha ve th at aircraf t i nspec t ed as prescri bed in subpa rt E of this pa rt a nd sha l l be tw een required i nspec ti ons, e x cept as provi ded in

pa ragr aph (c) of this se cti on, ha ve di sc r epanc i es re pa ir ed as prescri bed in part 43 of this chap ter..., ” and others sha l l i nspe ct or maintain t he aircraf t in comp li ance with Par t 43.

Giv en t hat t hese se cti on and Par t 43 app ly on ly to aircraf t with an airwo rt hi ness ce rt ificat e,
t hese se ctions wil l not app ly to t he app li can t

. Maint enance will be acc omp li shed by t he op erator with regard to manufacturer recommendations. An equival ent lev el of safety wil l be ach iev ed because t hese s mal l UAS s are very li mit ed in size and w il l ca rr y a smal l pa yl oad and op erate on ly for li mit ed peri ods of tim e. If m echan i cal is sues ari se t he UA S can l and i mm ediately and wil l be

ope rating fr om no higher t han 400 fee t above ground level . T he ope rator w il l ensu re t hat t he UA S is in working or der prior to initiati ng flight, perfor m r eq uir ed maint enan ce, and k eep a log of any maint enance pe rformed. Moreover, t he ope rator is t he pe r son m ost fam ili ar with t he aircraf t a nd best su it ed to maintain t he aircraf t in an airwo rt hy cond iti on t o p rovi de t he equival ent lev el of safety.

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Pur suant to 14 C.F.R

. Par t 11, t he fo ll owi ng su mmary is provi ded f or pub li ca ti on in t he Fede r al Register , shou ld it be de te rm i ned that pub li ca ti on is needed:

A pp li cant se eks an exempti on fr o m t he fo ll owi ng rul es: 14 C.F.R. §2 1 , subpa rt H; 14 C.F.R 45 .23(b); 14 C.F.R . §§ 61. 11 3(a) & (b) ; 91

. 7 (a) ; 9 1.9 (b) (2 ); 91. 103 (b); 91.105; 91. 109; 91

. 11 9; 91. 12 1; 91. 151 (a ); 91. 203 (a) and (b) ; 91

. 405 (a) ; 9 1. 407 ( a) (1) ; 91 .409 (a) (2); 91. 409 ( a) (2) and 91

. 417 (a) & (b) to operat e co mm ercia ll y a smal l u nm anned v eh icle ( 55 l bs or l ess) in the fields of photography, videography, photogrammetry, and aerial inspection.

A pp rov al of exempti ons a ll owi ng co mmerci al op erati ons o f s UAS s in t he field of inspection while substantially enhance safety by r educ i ng risk through current methods

. Current methods of inspection vary from industry to industry, and can include a wide variety of scenarios. Example of which could be visual inspection of unstable ground at a gravel pit, structurally compromised building, or private communications tower. Traditionally these scenarios would require a qua lified individual to place themselves in a position of great personal risk and as such could reduce the quality of work crucial to further operations. The sUAS would be able to visually inspect all of the above mentioned scenarios with zero chance of injury or damage caused by the inspection process . T he s UA S w il l ca rr y no passe ng ers orEAS

February 1st, 2016 Eagle-Eye Aerial Solutions, LLC Page | 9 cr ew and, t he refore, w il l not expose any involved parties to t he risks associat ed with manned aircraft inspections.

T he ope rati on of smal l UAS s, weighting l ess than 55 l bs ., conduct ed in t he strict conditi ons

ou t li ned abov e, w il l provi de an equivalent level of safety supporti ng t he grant o f the exemptions req ue st ed herei n, i nc l ud i ng exempting t he app li cant fr o m t he requirem en ts of Part 21 and a ll owi ng co mmercial

ope rations. The se li ghtweig ht aircraft operate at sl ow speeds, close to t he ground, and in a predetermined environment and, as a resu lt , are far safer than conv en tional operati ons conduct ed with conventional methods.

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Privacy

Some f li ghts may occur ov er

or in close proximity private or contro ll ed ac c ess pr op e rt y with t he

pro pe rt y ow ne r ’ s pri or

consent and k no wl ed ge. Any footage of people or locations will be with written and/or oral consent. Any privacy concerns generated by an affected party will be handled with utmost respect to that party’s rights and privileges as a US citizen.

14 C.F.R. §11.83: How can I Operate Under an Exemption Outside the United States?

The Applicant respectfully requests the ability to operate outside the United States under this exemption with the assumption that it is granted. The close proximity of the Applicant ’ s base of operations, less than 15 miles, to the U.S and Canadian Border creates a potential situation where operating near, on, or across the border might become necessary. Operations this close to the border will require cross communication and preflight planning in order to avoid any disturbances. Having the ability to operate under this exemption outside the US will make it easier and less time consuming for the Applicant to provide services within the above proposed parameters. With extreme attention and detail given to the above listed procedures listed in this exemption the Applicant believes they can fulfill all required laws and procedures put forth by a foreign agency while still maintaining a high level of public safety during normal operations.

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Satisf ac ti on of t he criteria provided in S ec ti on 333 of t he Refor m Act of 2012

-- size, weight, speed,

op erating capab ili ti es, proximity to air po rts and populat ed areas and ope rati on wi thin visual li ne of sigh t and na tional security

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provi de more than ad equate j us tificati on for the grant of t he req ue st ed exempti ons

a ll o wi ng commercial operati on of app li can t ’ s sUAS for photography, videography, photogrammetry, and inspection. If we can be of assistance in expediting this exemption in anyway please do not to hesitate to contact us. We can be reached at (360)- 920 -2942 or Sam@eagleeas.com

Sincerely,

Evan J. Childs Samuel R. Adams Eagle-Eye Aerial Solutions , LLC Eagle-Eye Aerial Solutions, LLC Member Member