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### Troutman, Jake (FAA)

From: Josh Kornoff <josh@allieddrones.com>

Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 4:01 PM

To: Troutman, Jake (FAA)

Cc: Pappas, Rob (FAA)

Subject: Re: Request for Additional Info rmation - Allied Drones [FAA-2014-0804]

Attachments: Confidential - Allied Drones HV44 Operators Manual v2.pdf



### Hello Mr. Troutman -

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to revise the app lication to better address the key issues outlined in

your email. Here are the changes made to the application and confiden tial operations manual.

Visual Observer

The role of the VO is now addressed in the application ( pg 4., item #15) as well as in the confidential operations

manual (Section D “Safety” and Section E “Training”)

Proximity to Airports

We enhanced our proposed operations guidelines for proximity to airports and aircraft by addressing AC

70/74601K, 14 CFR §77.13 and §77.15. Those can be found in the application, pg. 4 #13, and page 10 AC

70/74601K: Obstruction Marking and Lighti ng. We wanted to note that we fo resee operations around airports as

being a rare event and that should such a need arise, it looks like the FAA has regulations in effect that we

might be able to fall under should the situation arise on a case-by-case basis.

Proposed Pilot Medical Requirements

14 CFR 61.3(a) is one of the cornerstone s of our application. I want to make sure that you know that I want very

much to find a solution for the tether-powered sUAS given it’s unique operating limitations. I am happy to

discuss any concerns or que stions as you consider this part of my application.

That being said, my original application mislabeled my section on 61.3(a) & (c) as “91.3” . I caught that error

this time around and made those revisions to address your question about medical re quirements. My original

application requested exception from 61.3( a) as well as (c). However, it seem s very reasonable that at least a

Third Class medical be required for the sUAS operator. So I have rem oved the request for exception from

61.3(c) in my application. (pg. 4 # 14, and pg. 7).

I have attached the revised confidential operations manual as a PDF to this email. I will upload a revised Sec.

333 to the www.regulations.gov website today.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me again should you have any questions or concerns.

__________________________ Joshua Kornoff

info@allieddrones.com

+1 714 794-2811 vm

+1 714-473-2911 cell

Skype: allieddrones

Office and Manufacturing

Huntington Beach, California

United States2 

### On Jan 26, 2015, at 10:30 AM, < Jake.Troutman@faa.gov > < Jake.Troutman@faa.gov > wrote:

Dear Mr. Joshua Kornoff:

This letter is to inform you that the following information is missing from your petition (Docket No. FAA

‐

2014

‐ 0804). This information is necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to process your

petition.

 If a visual observer (VO) is proposed as part of the overall operation, please provide a

description of the VO requirements and responsibilities.

 Provide description of proximity to airports.

 Provide a description of the proposed pilot medical requirements.

Please submit the additional information (non

‐ proprietary) to your docket at www.regulations.gov and

submit any proprietary information to the FAA Headquarters or electronically via e

‐ mail

to jake.troutman@faa.gov

. If you want us to process your request any further, we must receive the

information described above by 02/09/2015. If we do not receive the information, we will close the

docket without notifying you further.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (202) 267

‐ 9521.

Sincerely,

Jake J Troutman

Program Analyst | Rulemaking

FAA Office of Aviation Safety

Airmen and Airspace Rules Division

202

‐ 267

‐ 9521