June 28th 2015

Cole Weaver

269 Ashley Ct. 

Dunedin, FL 34698

Docket Management FacilityU.S. Department of

Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWest Building,

Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590

Dear Exemption Manager, 

Re: Docket Number FAA-____-____

I am submitting my Petition for Exemption for Unmanned Aircraft

Systems operations. I am currently a USAF Veteran, I take the skills and education for the safe operation of UAS, 

very seriously. These are UAS’s are not Toys.

My request is for a waiver of the sections identified below in an

effort to operate a UAS in public. I recognize the importance of

extreme privacy as I have been in situations where I have had to

adhere to an environment, and culture, that is based on such

privacy. 

I reference the FAA announcement dated April 23, 2015, 2015

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=82485 which

includes language that references

the FAA’s experience in reviewing Section 333 petitions and that

they seem

to be generally falling into two categories ie: film/television

production and aerial data

collection, and that most of the exemption requests in these

categories will likely be

handled through the new summary grant process.

With my clear understanding of FAA rules, my awareness of

operational and restricted airspace, and my attitude of safety first when it

comes to flight operations, I believe I should be granted an

exemption.

1

My request for a waiver of the section is not for operations for the

purpose of “closed-set

motion picture and television filming” but are identified below.

My request is to operate a UAS for commercial purposes.

Specifically, to “record digital

video data and other aerial photography data of privately owned

fee simple real estate

which will assist an owner in the promotion of their

improved/unimproved parcel of land,

for ultimate disposition and sale” or “other promotional purposes

(ie. a country club

wanting to promote its facilities)”. Any complaint by a neighboring

member of the public

complaining of even a hint of invasion of privacy, founded in fact

or not, and even within

the private boundaries of the specific land parcel owner, and with

the camera lens facing

inward and focused only onto an owners parcel, will instantly be

honored, resulting in

immediate termination of aerial operations.
I am currently seeking exemption of:

Section of 14 CFR: parts 21 Subpart H, 27, 45.23(b), 45.27(a),

61.113(a) and (b), 61.133(a), 91.7(a), 91.9(b)(2), 91.103,

91.109(a), 91.119, 91.121, 91.151(a), 91.203(a) and (b),

91.319(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a)

and (b). If I have erroneously omitted any other relevant section

or, overstated any relevant section for my intended operations,

please feel free to suggest the missing or overstated section(s).

Suggested Public Federal Register Summary:

“The petitioner is seeking an exemption to operate an unmanned

aircraft system (UAS) under the new FAA “Summary Grant”

approach, announced April 9th, 2015

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=82485 that will help

speed up Section 333 exemption approvals for many commercial

UAS operators prior to finalizing the small UAS proposed rules

published this past February.

It is my understanding that the FAA will still review each Section

333 petition individually. However, I am hoping that the agency

will accept my particular petition, and include it in the next

summary grant, and issue me an exemption on the presumption

that the FAA has “already granted a previous exemption similar

to this request”.

Apparently, the new interim policy includes the granting of a

Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for flights at or

below 200 feet to any UAS operator with a Section 333

exemption for aircraft that weigh less than 55 pounds, operate

during daytime Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions, operate

within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the pilots, and stay certain

distances away from airports or heliports such as 5 nautical

miles (NM) from an airport having an operational control tower;

or 3 NM from an airport with a published instrument flight

procedure, but not an operational tower; or 2 NM from an airport

without a published instrument flight procedure or an operational

tower; or 2 NM from a heliport with a published instrument flight

procedure. It is also understood that the “blanket” 200- foot COA

allows flights anywhere in the country except restricted airspace

and other areas, such as major cities, where the FAA prohibits

UAS operations.

UAS Description:

I am asking for an exemption for a UAS up to 55 pounds

because I forecast I will be using a craft that will be flown

operationally, weighing less than ten pounds and more

specifically a DJI Phantom Vision + , or DJI Phantom 3, DJI F550, and will

be qualified as a UAS.

2

In the event a loss of communications occurs the craft will rise up

vertically to a safe height before beginning an automatic return to

home function. The control signal may be reconnected in flight

and the pilot can take over safe operations again if

communication is reestablished. However in the case of a GPS

failure the craft will be able to be manually flown to a safe

landing by the pilot. The craft operates electrically, carries no

flammable fuel, has an integrated GPS pilot system,provides

location information along with height AGL, speed, battery life,

has programmed no-fly zones for controlled airports, and

provides direction of travel distance from the pilot.
Additional Points:

It is my hope that you find that the enhanced safety achieved

using an unmanned aircraft with the specifications described by

the petitioner which carries no passengers or crew, rather than a

manned aircraft of significantly greater proportions, carrying crew

in addition to flammable fuel, gives the FAA good cause to find

that the UAS operation enabled by this exemption is in the public

interest.

Flight Operations: I am well aware of conducting safe flight

operations and planning flight paths that minimize any overflight

of crowds. Flights will end when battery reserve reaches 25

percent. Operations will not occur under IFR conditions. In

addition, preflight and post-flight checklists and UAS

examinations will help detect any abnormalities prior to flight and

after flight. Any UAS unable to satisfy safety checklists will be

removed from service until the issue can be resolved.

Granting this request would not adversely affect safety since

operations would be in accordance with current UAS rules.

Section 333 Compliance and Appropriateness: Based on the

size of the craft, experience of the pilot, and operational goals,

this request appears to be well suited for approval using the

current criteria outlined in Section 333 of the FAA Modernization

and Reform Act of 2012 (including new interim policies)

Sincerely, Cole Weaver