**U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations**

**West Building Ground Floor, Room w 12**  **- 140**  **1200 New Jersey**  **Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590**  **Petition for Exemption Under 14 CFR § 11.81 to**  **Al low** **Commercial Use of Unmanned Ai**  **rcraft**

**Systems December 8, 2014**  **Petitioner: Nex Gen**  **Ae rial Imaging**  **Charles R. Lyle 12 Countryside Lane, Moultonboro NH, 03254**  **Phone: (603)651 -**  **9128 Email: charlielyle@yahoo.com** 

**Greetings, This application is substantially based on the FAA** **'s**

**findings in Exemption No. 1106 2 granted to**  **As traeus**  **Ae rial on September 25, 2014, and in reliance on the** 

**analysis pro vi**  **ded therein. 1. Sections from w**  **hich exemptions are sought: Ap**  **plication is hereby made for exemption from: a. F**  **AA Modernization and Reform**  **Ac t of 2012, PL**  **112 -**  **95 FEB. 1 4, 2012, Section 333**  **b. 14 CFR Part 21, subpart H c. 14 CFR Part 61.113(a) and (b)**  **d. 14 CFT Part 91: 2. Relief sought:**  **i. 91.103(b)(2) ii. 91.105**  **iii. 91.109 iv**  **. 91.119 v.**  **91.121 vi**  **. 91.151 vi**  **i. 91.405 vi**  **ii. 91.407 ix. 91.409**  **x. 91.417**

**2.Releif sought Nex Gen**  **Ae rial Imaging(NGA**  **I) wi**  **shes to operate Unmanned**  **Ai rcraft Systems for commercial purposes**  **to include (but not limited to) v**  **ideo graphy, photography,** 

**inspections and analyses. This relief is sought because commercial use of UA** **S's is**

**currently prohibited by la w**  **unless performed under an exemption.** **b. This exemption wi**  **ll cov er use of the follow**  **ing**

**airframes, all of w hich w**  **ill w eigh le**  **ss than 55 pounds including payload and energy sources:**  **1. DJI Phantom and Inspire models**

**a.DJI Phantom 3 b.DJI Inspire 1**  **Other models to be added by future amendment to**

**this exemption.**

**3. Public benefit: a. Use of UA** **S technology to obtain imagery, i**  **nformation and data currently obtained by use of manned flight or manual methods:**  **i. Reduces statistical risk to human life due to manned**

**aircraft accidents (e.g., pow**  **erline inspections) and due to other dangerous acti**  **vi ties that can be av**  **oided**

**(e.g., scaf**

**folding/rigging failures during stack or bridge inspections).**  **ii. Reduces the cost of obtaining such information,**

**wh ich benefits consumers and** 

**the economy. iii. Reduces env**  **ironmental impact by eliminating sources of hydrocarbon emissions**  **from manned aircraft. 4. Safety not adv**  **ersely affected:**

**a. Ai**  **rcraft w ill be registered and marked in**  **accordance w ith Section 44711 and Part 47 and** 

**Part 45, Subpart C. b. A**  **ircraft w ill comply w**  **ith maintenance and inspection requirements of the manufacturer.**  **Al l repair and maintenance w**  **ork wi**  **ll be conducted or approv**  **ed by qualified personnel**

**such as those authorized by DJI L**  **os A ngeles (or equivalent), and**  **wi ll require a test flight**  **after such w ork. Records of all maintenance and** 

**repair w ork w**  **ill be kept in a maintenance log for each aircraft.** 

**c. Al**  **l flight operations w ill be conducted by tw**  **o indiv**  **iduals w ho**  **wi ll maintain v**  **erbal communication capability w**  **ith each other at all times**

**during the flight, and w ho w**  **ill remain stationary on the ground during the flig**  **ht**

**operations: i. A**  **Pilot In Command(PIC) w ho possess the follow**  **ing**

**credentials: 1.**  **An A**  **irman Certificate issued under 14 CFR 61**

**(priv ate pilot license)**  **screened by the TSA a. NGI**  **A may change PIC credentials w**  **hen and if the FA**  **A makes a change to (PIC)**  **cred entials under current proposed framew**  **ork and regulations changes dated February,15,2015.**  **2. A**  **Third Class medical certificate issued under 14 CFR 67.**  **3. A**  **Bi -**  **annual flight rev iew** **under 14 CFR 61.56 4.**  **A completion of a course of instruction in safe UA** **S**

**fly ing conducted by**  **Unmanned Experts Inc. (or equiv alent instruction).**  **5. At** **least 200 cycles and 25 hours of flight experience**

**in a UA S rotorcraft**  **(or UA S fixed**  **- wi**  **ng in the case of fixed -**  **wi ng flight**  **operations under this exemption). Such cycles and hours may be gained** 

**during flights under this exemption if a safe distance is maintained from**  **persons in accordance w**  **ith 14 CFR 91.119. 6.**  **At least 5 hours of flight experience and 3 takeoffs** 

**and landings in make and model being**  **flow n in the prior 90 days. Such** 

**cycles and hours may be gained during flights under this exemption if a safe**  **distance is maintained from persons in accordance w**  **ith 14 CFR 91.119.**  **ii. A Visual Observ**  **er. d. A**  **ll flight operations w ill be conducted in**  **accord ance w**  **ith v alid Certificates of** 

**Au thorization** 

**e. Al**  **l flight operations w ill comply w**  **ith the follo wi**  **ng: i. The manufacturers'**  **Ai rcraft Flight Manuals and**  **operation guidelines ii. NGI**  **A flight operations policies including lost** 

**communication and other emergen**  **cy and safety procedures. iii. Conducted in VMC conditions during daylight**  **hours iv**  **. PIC and VO w ill maintain VLOS at all times.** 

**v. Pre**  **- flight inspections (including ground control** 

**station, if any) and safety risk assessments w**  **ill be conducted prior to eac h flight**  **vi . Flight altitudes w**  **ill remain belo w**  **400 feet abo ve** 

**ground lev el**  **vi i. Flight ground speeds will not exceed 50 knots.**  **vi ii. Not intrude into Class B, C or D airspace, or**  **published approach, SID or ST AR**  **, or take place w**  **ithin 5 miles of an airport**

**ix. Not be made near persons as required in 14 CFR**

**91.119 and not ov er persons on**  **the ground w ithout their prior permission**  **x. Each flight w ill be logged in both the PIC's logbook** 

**and the aircraft logbook xi. Not exceed 75% of the battery or fuel capacity**  **of**

**the aircraft, or 30 minutes, wh**  **ichev er occurs first.**  **xii. A ny** **incidents w ill be reported w**  **ithin 24 hours of**

**occurrence. xiii. NGIA** 

**w ill maintain liability insurance of at least**  **$1,000,000 issued by US**  **AA Insurance or equiv**  **alent insurer. xi**  **v. A**  **ny applicable local FSDO requirements.**

**xv . A**  **ll other applicable regulations concerned w ith the** **operation of aircraft.**

**f. Ai**  **rcraft w ill use 2.4 GHz for control of the aircraft,** 

**and 5.8 GHz for sending data.**

**Please ad vi**  **se us of any additional informat ion or** 

**changes that are required. At**  **tached are user manuals for both UA S described in**  **section Charles Lyle**  **- Ow**  **ner Nex Gen**  **Ae rial Imaging(NGI**  **A) 603**  **- 651**  **- 9128**  **charlielyle@yahoo.com**