1357 KAPIOLANI BLVD.

I SUITE 1530

I HONOLULU,

HI 96814

I PH. (808) 944-1821

I FAX (808) 946-9339

I office@fukunagaengineers

. com February

11, 2016 Docket Management Facility US Department

of Transportation 1200 New Jersey

A venue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington,

DC 20590 RE: Petition
of Fukunaga

& Associates,
Inc. for Exemption from Certain Federal Aviation Regulations

to Operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pursuant

to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization

and Reform Act Dear Sir or Madam: Pursuant

to Section 333 ofthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act (FMRA) and 14 Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR) part 11, Fukunaga

& Associates,
Inc. (F AINC) hereby petitions
the FAA for exemption from the requirements

of 14 CFR



### § 61.113 (a) & (b), 45.23 (b), 61.101 (e)(4)&(e)(5), 61.133 (a), 61.23 (a) & (c), 61.315
(a)

, 91.7 (a), 91.119 (c), 91.121,91.151

(a) & (b), 91.405 (a), 91.407 (a)(1), 91.409 (a)(1)
& (a)(2), 91.417 (a) & (b), and any other rules the FAA deems necessary,

to enable FAINC

to operate
an Unmanned Aircraft System (DJI Phantom

2) for aerial data collection. Background Information Fukunaga

& Associates,
Inc.
is a Small Business firm of consulting engineers engaged

in providing civil and environmental engineering services
for private and public works development projects. The firm was incorporated

on December

5, 1969. For over 45 years, Fukunaga

& Associates,
Inc. has provided consulting engineering services

to numerous clients throughout

the State of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Our clients have included
the State of Hawaii, City & County
of Honolulu, County
of Maui, County
of Kauai, County
of Hawaii, the U.S. Navy and Army, and other public and private organizations. Aerial Operation Intention Specifically, FAINC seeks
to operate UAS for site inspections
and construction photos before and after for documentation purposes. The objective

of our Unmanned Aircraft System (DJI Phantom

2) aerial operations

is to provide our clients with high-quality photos and videos for their projects which can be incorporated
into various reports and engineering/planning documents.
The ability
to provide these services

to local businesses
and individual clients will benefit them by opening
up opportunities
they otherwise
did not have before. Traditional methods

of aerial photography

/ videography

are not viable options for the average consumer

as they are costly and involve the use of larger aircraft carrying humans and flammable fuel. By utilizing the UAS the same results can be achieve with safer conditions. RJKUNA.Gl\ &ASS:D.ATES,

INC.DocketManagementFacilityUSDepartmentofTransportationFebruary11,2016Page2OnlythemanufacturersauthorizedrepairfacilitiesIproviderswillperformany andallrepairs.Flightswillnottakeplaceoverdenselypopulatedareasorprivatepropertywithouttheowner'spermission.TheUASwillonlybeoperatedwithinvisuallineofsightandwillnotbeflownnearairportsorabove400feet.TherequestsofthispetitionaresimilartothoseofKeanuKuna,whohasreceivedSection333exemptionforcomparableaircraftforsimilaroperations.PleasedonothesitatetocontactLanceManabe,BusinessAdministratorat(808)944-1821orLmanabe(a),fukunagaengineers.com,withanyquestionsaboutthisfiling.Sincerely,FUKUNAGA&ASSOCIATES,INC.LanceH.ManabeBusinessAdministratorFukunaga&Associates,Inc.1357KapiolaniBoulevard,Suite1530Honolulu,HI96814Ph.(808)944-1821Fax(808)946-9339Attachment