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D EP A RTME N T O F TR AN SP O RT A T I ON

F E D ER A L A V I A T I O N AD M I N I STR A T I O N

W A S H I NG T ON

, DC

R e g ul a to r y D o c k e t N o.

IN THE MA TTER OF THE P ETITION F OR E X E M P TION O F:



### Robert Riddick

F OR A N E X E M P TION SEE K I N G R ELIEF F R OM THE R EQ U I R E M E N TS OF

TITLE 14 OF THE C O D E OF F E D E RA L R E G U L A TIO N S

SE C TIO N S 61.113 ( a) & ( b )

, 91.7 ( a )

, 91.121, 9 1.151 ( b )

, 91.405 ( a )

, 91. 4 07 ( a )( 1 )

, 91.409 ( a )( 1) & ( a )( 2 )

, A N D 91.417 ( a) & ( b) C O NC E RN I N G C O MM E RC I AL

O P E RA TION O F D JI P H AN TOM 2, D JI P H AN TOM 2 V ISIO N +, D JI

P H AN TOM 3 P R O F ESSIO NA L AN D D JI I N S P I R E 1 UN M ANN ED

A I RC RA F T S Y STE M S P U R S UAN T TO SE C T ION 333 OF

THE F A A M O D E RN I Z A TION AND R E F O R M ACT OF 2012

( P U BLIC L AW 112

- 95)

Submitt e d on June 30, 2015

Robert Riddick

425 Miradon Ave.

River Ridge, LA

701232 T A BLE OF C O N TE N T S

P a g e

G L O SS A RY O F A B B RE V I A T I O N S

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S U MM A R Y.

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I N TR ODU C T I O N AN D I N TERESTS O F PE T I T ION ER

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B A C K G R OU N D

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B A S I S F O R PE T I T I O N

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NA ME AN D A DD RESS O F PE T I T I O N ER

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T H E SPE C I F I C SEC T I O N S O F 14 C. F .R. F R O M WH I CH ROBERT RIDDICK

SEE K S E X EMP T I O N.

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T H E E X TE N T O F R E L I EF THAT ROBERT RIDDICK SEE K S AND T H E

RE A S O N ROBERT RIDDICK SEE K S T HE R E L I E F

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T H E RE A S ON S W H Y G R AN T I N G ROBERT RIDDICK RE QU EST W O U L D

B E I N T H E P U B L I C I N T E REST

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T H E RE A S ON S W H Y G R AN T I N G T H E E X E MP T I O N W O U L D NOT

ADV ERS E L Y A F F ECT S A F ETY

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S U MM A RY T HA T C A N B E P U BL I S H ED I N T H E F E D ER A L R E G I S T ER.

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AN Y AD D I T I O NA L I N F O RM A T I O N

, V I E W S, O R A R GU ME N TS

AV A I L A B L E TO S U P P O RT ROBERT RIDDICK ’S R E Q UE S T

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C O N C L U S I ON

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A PPE N D I CES

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A G L A bove Gr ound L e v el

A O I Are a o f I nt e re st

A TC A ir T r a ff ic C o n t r ol

A TO A ir T ra f f ic O r g a ni z a tion

A V Aer i a l Ve h i c le

C F R Code of F e d e r a l R e g u l a ti o ns

C O A C er ti f i ca te of A utho r i z a tion

F A A F e d e ra l A vi a tion A dmin i st ra tion

F A R F e d e ra l A vi a tion R e g ul a t ion

G CS Gr ound Cont r ol St a tion

G PS G lob a l Positioning S y st e m

L O L L oss of L ink

NA S Na tion a l A i r sp a c e S y st e m

NO T A M N o t i c e to A i r m a n

P I C Pilot I n Comm a nd

S ec t ion 333 F A A Mod e r ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m Ac t of 2012 ( F M R A ) S ec tion 333

SO S afe t y O bs er v er

S O P St a nd ar d O p e r a ting P r o ce du re s

U A U nm a nn e d A i r craf t

UA S U nm a nn e d A i r cr a f t S y st e m

V F R V i s u a l F li gh t R u l e s

V L O S V isu a l L i ne of Site

V MC V isu a l M e t e o r ol o g i ca l C onditions

V T O L Ver ti ca l T a k e o f f a nd L a n di n g4 S UMMARY

Robert Riddick s e e ks e x e mption fr om the re qui r e m e nts of 14 C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a ) &

( b ) , 91. 7 (a)

, 91.121, 91.151 ( b ) , 91.4 0 5 (a) , 91.407 ( a)( 1 ) , 91.4 0 9 (a)( 1 ) & (a ) ( 2 )

,

a nd 91.417 (a ) & ( b ) , to o p era te a n U nm a nn e d A i r craf t S y st e m pu r su a nt to S ec tion 333 of

the F A A Mo d er ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m A c t of 2012 ( F MR A) . This e x e mption w ill p er mit

Robert Riddick to op e r a te a n U nm a nn e d A i rcr a f t S y st e m ( UA S) f or the c omm erc i a l

p u r pose o f c ondu c ting aer i a l vid e o a n d photo g ra p h y of c onst r u c tion sit e s, r e al e st a t e

, a nd

l a nd s ca pe o v e r cer t a in ar e a s of the U ni t e d St a t e s.

I N T R O DUC TION A N D I N TE R ESTS OF THE P ETITIO N ER

Robert Riddick is a licensed private pilot with over 250 flight hours and for over

30 years Robert Riddick has p r ovid e d its c li e nts w i t h e x p er tise a nd kno w l e d g e in the

f i e lds of photog ra p h y a n d vid e o g r a p h y . T h e obj ec tive of using aer i a l vid e o a nd

phot o g ra p h y o p e r a tions is to p r ovide low c ost, hi g h q u a li t y im a g i n g f or a v ar i e t y of

c omm erc i a l a nd re s i d e nti al c ustom er s. A s we ll a s to p r ovide s ea r c h a nd re s c u e s er vi c e s a s

re qu i re d w i t h lo cal e m e r g e n c y m a n a g e m e nt a nd to in crea s e the publi c ’ s kno w l e d g e of

UA S a n d p r omote s af e UA S op era tions.



### U n m a nn ed A i rcr a f t S y s te m s: D JI Ph a n t om 2, D JI Ph a n t om 2

V is i o n +

, D JI Ph a n t om 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l DJ I I n s p i re 1 UA S s

Robert Riddick s e e ks a n e x e mption to op era te D J I s y st e ms f or c omp e ns a tion or hi r e

w i t hin the NA S the D J I P h a ntom 2, D J I P h a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 a r e v er ti ca l t a k e o f f a nd l a nding (V T O L ) U n m a nn e d A i r c raf t (UA ) w ith a

G r ound Con t r ol St a tion (G CS) util i z i n g e l ec t r onic t a b l e t or sm a r t phone5 s y st e ms. The D J I Ph a ntom 2 and D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ h a s a m a x imum g r oss w e i g ht of

a

pp r ox im a t e l y 2 pounds 11 oun ce s, w hile h a ving a l e n g th of 16 in c h e s w idth of 16 in c h e s,

h e i g ht of 8 in c h e s, a nd a m a x imum sp ee d of a pp r o x im a t e l y 29 knots. The D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion al h a s a m a x imum g r oss w e i g ht of 2 pounds 11 oun c e s, w hile h a vi n g a l e n g th

of 16 in c h e s w idth a nd of 16 in c h e s, h e i g ht of 8 in c h e s a nd a m a x imum sp ee d of

a

pp r o x i m a t e l y 31 knots. The D J I I nspi r e 1 h a s a m a x imum g r oss w e i g ht of 6 pounds 7.5

ou n c e s, a l e n g th of

17.3 in c h e s, w idth of 17

. 7 in c h e s, h e i g ht of 11.8 i n c h e s, a nd a m a x imum s p ee d of

a

pp r o x im a t e l y 42 knots. The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s a r e e quipp e d w ith f our m a in r oto r s; d r iv e n b y L ithium

Po l y m e r b a tt e r y po were d e l e c t r ic moto r s.

The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I P han t om 3 P rof e ss i onal a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 U A s th a t w ill be op era t e d Robert Riddick w ill be r e g ist e r e d in a c c o r d a n c e w ith

49

U .S.C. 44103, R e gistrat i on of Air c raft

, a s we ll a s 14 C. F .R P ar t 47, Air c raft R e gistration

,

a nd m ar k e d in acc o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. P ar t 45, I d

e ntifi c ation and R e gistration M ar k

ing

.

B A SIS F OR P ETITION

P e tition er

, Robert Riddick , pu r s u a nt to the p r ovisions of the F e d eral

A vi a tion R e g ul a tions ( 14 C. F .R. § 11.61) a nd the F A A Mod e r ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m Ac t of

2012 ( F MR A) , S ec tion 3 33, Sp ec ial Rul e s for C e rtain U n m ann e d Air c raft S y

st em s

, h e re b y

p e titions the A dminist ra t or to c omm erc i a l l y op e r a te the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss in the Na tion a l A i r sp a c e

S y s t e m ( N A S )

, a nd f or a n e x e mption fr om the re qui r e m e nts of 14 C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a ) &

( b ) , 91.7 (a) , 91.121, 91.151 ( b )

, 91.4 0 5 (a) , 91.407 ( a)( 1 )

, 91.409 (a)( 1 ) & ( a )( 2 )

, a nd6 91. 4 17 (a ) & ( b ).

I n c onsid era tion of t h e sp ee d, we i g ht, si z e

, a nd limit e d op era ti n g a r e a a sso c i a t ed

w ith the unm a nn e d a i r c r a f t a nd its op era tion, Robert Riddick’s o p era tion of D J I Ph a ntom 2,

D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss m ee ts the

c onditions of F MRA S e c tion 333 a nd th eref o re

, w i ll not re qui r e a n a i r w o r t h in e ss cer ti f i c a te

in acc o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H.

Acc o r di n g l y

, Robert Riddick r e qu e sts r e li e f fr om S ec tions 91.4 0 5 (a) , 91.407 (a)( 1 )

,

91.409 ( a )( 1 ) & ( a)( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 ( a ) & ( b )

, a s th e se s ec tions s e t f o r

th re qui re m e nts f o r

m a int e n a n c e th a t on l y a pp l y to a i rcr a f t w ith a n a i r w o r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e.

Robert Riddick submits th a t the re qu e s t e d re li e f is p r o p e r sin c e a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l

of s afe t y w ill be e nsu re d. Robert Riddick w ill use e x p er i e n ced p er sonn e l or t ec hni c i a ns t o

p erf o r

m m a int e n a n c e

, a lt era tions, or p re v e ntive m a int e n a n c e on the UA Ss using the

m e t h ods, t ec hniqu e s, a nd p r a c ti ce s p re s c r ib e d in the op era ti n g do c um e nts ( i. e

, Month l y

M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l )

. F u r t h er mo re

, Robert Riddick w ill

do c um e nt a nd m a int a in a ll m a int e n a n c e rec o r ds f or the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a n t om 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss.

R e li e f fr om c er t a in re q ui re m e nts of S ec tion 61.1 1 3 (a ) a nd ( b )

, e ntitl e d Pri v ate pilot

pri v il e g e s and li m itation s : Pilot in c o mm and , is r e qu e st e d b y Robert Riddick to the e x t e nt

n ece ss a r y to a l low a Pilot in Co m m a nd ( P I C) holdi n g a p r iv a te p ilot or hi g h e r l e v e l

cer ti f i c a t e

, a s we ll a s a n a i r m a n m e di c a l c e r ti f i ca t e

, a nd w ho h a s d e m o n st ra t e d, b y m ee ting

minimum f li g ht

- hour a nd c u r re n c y re qui r e m e nts, th a t the P I C is a b le to s afe l y op era te the

D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n spi r e 17 UA Ss in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w i th this e x e mp t ion, in c lud i ng e v a sive a nd

e m e r g e n c y m a n e uv er s a nd m a int a ining a pp r o p r i a te dist a n ce s f r om p e opl e , v e ss e ls,

v e hi c l e s a nd st r u c tu re s.

Robert Riddick s e e ks re li e f fr om S ec ti o n 91.7 (a)

, e ntitl e d Ci v il air c raft

airworthin e ss , b eca use the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss do not r e qui r e a n a i rw o r thin e ss c e r ti f i ca te in

a c c o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H

. A s su c h, Robert Riddick submits th a t it w ill

e nsu r e th a t the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd

D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss a r e in a n a i rw o r t h y c ondition, p r ior to e v e r y f li g ht, b y d e t e r mining th a t

the UA Ss ar e in c ompl i a n c e w ith the op era ti n g do c um e nts ( i. e

. , the Month l y M a int e n a n c e

L o g

, a nd D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V i sion +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l )

, a nd th a t the a i r craf t ar e in a c ondition f o r s af e f l i g ht.

Robert Riddick a lso s e e ks a n e x e mpti o n fr om the re qui r e m e nts of S ec tion 91.121,

e ntitl e d Altim e t e r S e ttings

, a s the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s w ill not h a ve a t y pi c a l b ar om e t r i c a ltim e t e r onbo ar d.

H o we v e r

, a ltitude in f o r

m a tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s w i ll be p r ovid e d to the P I C via G lob a l

Positioning S y s t e m (G PS) e quipm e nt a nd ra dio c o m muni ca tions t e l e m e t r y d a ta link, w hi c h

do w nlinks fr om the U A to the G CS f or ac tive monito r ing of t h e f li g ht p a th. T his a ltit u de

in f o r

m a tion, c ombin e d w ith Robert Riddick o p era tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom

2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss w ithin visu a l line of si g ht,

a t or b e l o w 400 fee t AG L

, w ill e nsu r e a l e v e l of s a f e t y e quiv a l e nt to S ec t ion 91.121.

A ddition a l l y

, Robert Riddick s e e ks a n e x e mption fr om the re qui re m e nts of

S e c tion 91.151 ( b )

, e ntitl e d Fu e l r e quir eme nts for flight in VFR c onditions

. Robert

Riddick submits th a t s afe t y w ill not be a f fec t e d b y op era tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s du r ing d a y li g ht

ho u r s in visu a l m e t e o r olo g i c a l c onditions (V MC) un d e r visu a l f li g ht r ul e s ( V F R )

, w ith

e no u gh b a tt e r y po w e r to f l y f or a tot a l8 du ra tion of a pp r o x im a t e ly 13.5 minut e s to the f i r s t point of int e nd e d l a nding a nd, a ssuming

no r m a l cr uising s p ee d, to f l y a f t e r th a t f or a t l e a st 4.5 minut e s. I n a cc o r d a n c e w ith 14

C.F.R. § 11.81, Robert Riddick p r ovid e s the f ollo w ing in f o r

m a tion in suppo r t of its

p e tition f or e x e mp t io n :

A. N a m e A nd A dd re ss Of The P et i t i o n er.

The n a me a nd a dd r e ss of the P e tition e r a nd point of c ont ac t is:

Robert Riddick

425 Miradon Ave.

River Ridge, LA 70123

rvriddick@cox.net

B. The Sp ec i f ic S ect ions O f 14 C

. F

. R

. F r o m Whi c h Robert Riddick S ee ks

Ex e m p t ion.

1. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r o m The R e qui r e m e n t s O f S ect ion

61.113 ( a) A nd ( b ).

S ec tion 61.113, e ntitled P r iv a te pilot p r ivil e g e s a nd limitations: P ilot in c o mm and

,

subs ec tions (a ) a nd ( b) p r e s cr ibe the f ollo w in g , in re l e v a nt p ar t:

(a) N o p er son w ho holds a p r iv a te pilot cer ti f i c a te m a y a c t a s a p ilot in c omm a nd

( P I C) o f a n a ir cr a f t th a t is car r y i n g p a s s e n g er s o r p r op er t y f or c om pe ns a ti o n or

hi re ; nor m a y th a t p er so n

, f or c omp e n s a tion or hi re

, ac t a s P I C of a n a i r c ra f t.

(b) A p r iv a te pilot m a y

, f or c omp e ns a tion or hi re

, a c t a s P I C of a n a i r cr a f t in

c onn ec tion w ith a n y bus i n e ss or e mpl o y m e nt i f

—

(1) The f li g ht is on l y in c id e n t a l to th a t busin e ss or e mpl o y m en t; a nd

(2) The a i r c raf t d o e s not ca rr y p a s s e n g er s o r p r op e r t y f or c omp e ns a tion or hi r e.

2. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of S ect ion

91.7 ( a )

.

S ec tion 91.7, e ntitl e d Ci v il air c raft airwo r thin e ss

, subs ec tion (a) , st a t e s the

f ollo w in g :9 (a ) N o p er son m a y op e ra t e a c ivil a i r c raf t unl e ss it is in a n a i rw o r t h y c ondition.

3. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of S ect ion

91.121.

S ec tion 91.121, e ntitl e d A ltim e t e r s e ttin g s, subs e c tion (a) , st a t e s the f ollo w in g

, in

p ar t:

(a) E ac h p e r son op e r a ting a n a i rc r af t sh a ll m a int a in the cr uisi n g a ltitude or f l i ght

l e v e l of th a t a i r c raf t, a s t h e ca se m a y b e

, b y r ef e r e n c e to a n a ltim e t e r t h a t is s e t,

w h e n op e r a ting

--

(1) B e low 18,000 f ee t M S L , to

--

(i) The c u r r e nt re p o r t e d a lt i m e t e r s e tting o f a st a tion a long the r oute a nd

w ithin 100 n a uti ca l miles of the a i r c r af t;

(ii) I f th er e is no st a tion w it h in the are a p re s c r ib e d in p ar a g r a ph ( a )( 1 ) ( i) of

this s ec tion, the c u rre nt r e po r t e d a ltimet e r s e tting of a n a pp r op r i a t e

a v a il a ble st a tion; or

(iii) I n the c a se of a n a i r c raf t not e quipp e d w ith a ra di o , the e l e v a tion of the

d e p ar tu r e a i r po r t or a n a p p r op r i a te a ltimet e r s e tting a v a il a bl e b e f o re

d e p ar tu r e.

4. Robe rt Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of S ect ion

91.151 ( b )

.

S ec tion 91.151, e ntitl e d Fu e l r e quir eme nts for flight in VFR c onditions

, s u bs ec t ion

( b ) , st a t e s the f ollo w i n g :

( b

) No p e rson m ay b e gin a flight in a rotor c ra f

t u n d e r VFR c onditions unl e ss (c onsid e ring wind and f o r ec ast w e ath e r c onditions) th e re is e nough fu e l to fly

to the first poi n t of int e n d e d landing and, assu m ing nor m al c ruising sp ee d, to

fly aft e r that for at l e ast 20 m inut e s.

5. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e q ui r e m e n t Of S ect ion

91.405 ( a )

.

S ec tion 91.405, e ntitl e d M aint e nan c e r e quir e d

, s ubs ec tion (a) , st a t e s the f ollo w in g :

E ac h o w n e r or o p era tor o f a n a i r cr a f t

—

(a ) Sh a ll h a ve t h a t a i r c ra f t insp ec t e d a s p re s cr ib e d in subp ar t E of this p ar t a nd sh a ll

b e t wee n r e qui re d insp e c t ions, e x ce pt a s p r ovid e d in p ar a g r a ph ( c ) of this s e c tion,

h a ve dis c r e p a n c i e s re p a i r e d a s p re s cr ib e d in p a r t 43 of this c h a pt er [ .]10 6. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of S ect ion

91.407 ( a )( 1)

S ec t ion 91.407, e nti t l e d O p e ration aft e r m aint e nan ce

, pr e ve nti v e m aint e n a n ce

,

r e building, or alt e ration

, subs ec tion (a ) ( 1 ) , st a t e s th e f ollo w in g :

(a) N o p er son m a y op e ra te a n y a i r c r af t th a t h a s und er g one m a int e n a n c e

, p re v e ntive

m a int e n a n ce

, re buildin g

, or a lt era tion unl e ss

--

(1) I t h a s b ee n a pp r ov e d f or re tu r n to s er vi c e b y a p e r son a utho r i z e d und e r §

43.7 of this c h a pt er [ .]

7. Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of

S ect ions 91.409 ( a )( 1) A nd 91.409 ( a )( 2 )

.

S ec tion 91.409, e ntitl e d I nsp ec tions , subs ec tion ( a ) , st a t e s the f ollo w in g :

(a) E x ce pt a s p r ovid e d in p a r a g ra ph ( c ) of this s e c tion, no p er son m a y op e ra te a n

a i rc r af t unl e ss, w ithin the p rece di n g 12 ca l e n d a r m onths, it h a s h a d

--

(1) A n a nnu a l insp ec tion in a cc o r d a n c e w ith p a r t 43 of this c h a pt e r a nd h as

b ee n a pp r ov e d f or re tu r n to s er vi c e b y a p er son a u t ho r i z e d b y § 43.7 o f this

c h a pt er ; or

(2) A n insp ec t ion f or the is s u a n c e of a n a i r w o r thin e s s cer ti f i ca t e in a c c o r d a n c e

w ith p ar t 21 of this c h a p t er

.

8. Robert Riddick S ee ks E x e m p t ion F r om The R e qui r e m e n t s Of

S ect ions 91.417 ( a) A nd 91.417 ( b )

.

S ec tion 91.417, e ntitl e d M aint e nan c e r e c ords , s u bs ec tions (a ) a nd ( b ) , st a t e the

f ollo w in g :

(a) E x ce pt f or w o r k p e rf o r

m e d in acc o r d a n c e w ith §§ 91.411 a nd 91.413, e a c h

r e g ist ere d o w n e r o r op e r a tor sh a ll k ee p the f ollo w ing r e c o r ds f o r the p e r iods

sp ec i f i e d in p a ra g r a ph ( b ) of this s ec tion:

(1) R ec o r ds of the m a int e n a n ce , p re v e ntive m a int e n a n ce

, a nd a lt era tion a nd

rec o r ds o f the 100

- hou r

, a nnu a l, p r o g r e ssiv e

, a nd oth e r re qui r e d or a pp r ov e d

insp ec tions, a s a pp r op r i a t e

, f or e ac h a i rc r af t ( in c l u ding the a i r fra m e ) a nd

eac h e n g in e , p r op e ll e r

, r o to r

, a nd a ppli a n c e of a n a i rcraf t. T h e r e c o r ds must

in c lud e

--

(i) A d e s cr iption ( or re f ere n c e to d a ta ac c e pt a ble to t he A dminist ra to r ) of

the w o r k p e r f o r

m e d; a nd11 (ii) The d a te of c ompl e tion of the w o r k p e rf o r

m e d; a n d

(iii) T he s i g n a tu r e

, a nd c er ti f i ca t e num b e r o f the p e r s o n a pp r ovi n g the

a i rc r af t f or re tu r n to s er v i ce.

(2) R ec o r ds c ont a ini n g the f ollo w ing in f o r

m a tion:

(i) The tot a l time in s er vi c e of t h e a i r f ra m e

, eac h e n gin e

, eac h p r op e ll er

, a nd

eac h r oto r.

(ii) The c u r r e nt st a tus of li fe

- limit e d p ar ts of eac h a i rf r a m e

, e n g in e,

p r op e ll er

, r oto r

, a nd a ppl i a n ce.

(iii) T he time sin c e l a st ov er h a ul of a ll it e ms inst a ll e d on the a i rc r af t w hi ch

ar e r e qui re d to be o v er h a ul e d on a sp ec i f i e d time b a sis.

(iv) The c u r r e nt insp ec tion st a tus of the a i r c raf t, in c l u ding the time sin c e the

l a st insp ec tion re qui re d b y the insp e c tion p r o g ra m und e r w hi c h the

a i rc r af t a nd its a ppli a n ce s ar e m a int a in e d.

(v) The c u r r e nt st a tus of a p p l i ca ble a i rw o r thin e ss di r e c tiv e s (AD ) a nd s a fe t y

di rec tiv e s in c ludi n g

, f or eac h, the m e thod of c o m pli a n ce , the A D o r

s afe t y di r e c tive numb e r a nd re vision d a t e

. I f t h e A D or s a f e t y di r e c tive

involv e s rec u r r ing ac tio n , the time a nd d a te w h e n the n e x t ac tion is

re qui re d.

(vi) Copi e s of the f o r

ms p re s cr ib e d b y § 43.9 ( d ) of this c h a pt e r f o r e ach

m a jor a lt era tion to the a i r fra me a nd c u r re nt l y inst a ll e d e n g in e s, r oto r s,

p r op e ll er s, a nd a ppli a n ce s.

(b) The o w n e r o r op e r a tor s h a ll re t a in the f ollo w i n g r e c o r ds f or the p er iods

p re s cr ib e d:

(1) The r e c o r ds sp ec i f i e d in p ar a g r a ph ( a )( 1) o f this s ec t ion sh a ll be re t a in ed

until the w o r k is r e p e a t e d or sup e r s e d e d b y oth e r w o r k or f or 1 y e a r af t e r the

w o r k is p erf o r

m e d.

(2) The r e c o r ds sp ec i f i e d in p ar a g r a ph ( a )( 2) o f this s ec tion sh a ll be re t a in ed

a nd t ra ns f e rre d w ith the a i rcraf t a t the time the a i r c raf t is sold.

(3) A list of d ef e c ts f u r nish e d to a r e g ist e re d o w n e r o r op e r a tor un d e r § 43.11 of

this c h a pt e r s ha l l b e r e t a in e d until the d e f ec t s a r e re p a i r e d a nd t h e a i r cr a f t is

a

pp r ov e d f o r re tu r n to s e r vi ce.12 C. T h e Ex te nt Of Re li e f Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd The Re ason Robert Riddick

S ee ks The Re li e f

.

1. Ex te nt Of Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd T he Re ason Robert Riddick S ee ks

Re li e f F r o m S e ct ion 61.113 ( a) A nd ( b ).

R e li e f fr om S ec tion 61. 1 13 (a ) a nd ( b) e ntitl e d Pr i v ate pilot pri v il e g e s and

limitations: Pilot in c o mm and , is re qu e st e d to the e x t e nt n ece ss a r y to a llow a P I C holdi n g a

p r iv a te pilot or hi g h e r l e v e l cer ti f i c a t e

, a s w e ll a s a curre nt a nd v a lid a i r m a n m e di cal

cer ti f i c a t e

, a nd w ho h a s m e t cer t a in f l i g ht

- hour a nd c u rre n c y re qu i re m e nt s , to c ondu c t the

p r opos e d UA S f l i g ht op e ra tions f or c omp e n s a tion or hi re.

This re li e f is re q u e st e d sin c e the limit a tions s e t f o r

th in S ec tion 61.113 (a ) a nd ( b)

st a te th a t a p r iv a te pilot m a y

, f o r c omp e n s a tion or h i re

, a c t a s P I C o f a n a i rcr a f t in

c onn ec tion w ith a n y bus i n e ss or e mpl o y m e nt i f : ( 1 ) T he f li g ht is on l y in c id e nt a l to th a t

busin e ss or e mpl o y m e nt; a nd ( 2) The a i r c raf t d o e s not car r y p a ss e n g e r s or p r op er t y f o r

c omp e ns a tion or hi re.

A s s e t f o r

th mo r e f ul l y b e lo w

, Robert Riddick submits th a t a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y w ill b e m a i n t a in e d b eca u s e no P I C w ill be a llo we d to op era t e the D J I Ph a ntom 2,

D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ UA S, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l UA S or D J I I nspi r e 1 UA S

unl e ss th a t P I C h a s m e t c er t a in f li g ht

- hour a nd c u rre n c y r e qui re m e nts, d e monst ra t i ng th a t

the P I C is a ble to s afe l y op e ra te e ith e r the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nspi r e 1 U A S in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w ith the op era tions

sp ec i f i ca tions a s d e s cr ib e d in this e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive a nd e m er g e n c y m a n e uv er s,

a s w e ll a s m a int a ining a pp r op r i a te dist a n ce s f r o m p e opl e , v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s a nd st r u c tu r e s.

F u r th er

, Robert Riddick submits th a t a l l f li g hts of the D J I Ph a n t om 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, c ondu c t e d b y the P I C pu r su a nt to the

g ra nt of t his P e tition: ( 1) w ill be in c i d e nt a l to Robert Riddick busin e ss; a nd ( 2) w ill not13 not car r y p a ss e n g e r s or p r o p er t y f or c om p e ns a tion or hi re.

1. Ex te nt Of Re li e f Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd T he Re ason Robert Riddick

S ee k s Re li e f F r o m S e ct ion 91.7 ( a )

.

R e li e f fr om S ec tion 91.7 ( a ) e ntitl e d Ci v il air c raft airworthin e ss , is re qu e st e d to the

e x t e nt re qui re d to a llow Robert Riddick to d e t e r mine th a t the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom

2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss a r e in a i rw o r t h y c ondition

p r ior to e v e r y f li g ht b y e n su r ing th a t the U A S is in c ompli a n c e w ith the op er a ting

do c um e nts ( i. e

, Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

,

D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a n u a l )

.

Robert Riddick s e e ks the r e qu e st e d r e li e f b e c a use the D J I Ph a ntom 2,

, D J I

Ph a n t om 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n s pi r e 1 U A Ss do not r e qui r e an

a i rw o r thin e ss cer ti f i c a te i n a c c o r d a n c e w ith 14 C.F.R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H . Th eref o re

,

Robert Riddick w ill e nsu r e th a t the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom

3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss a r e in a i rw o r t h y c ondition b a s e d up o n its

c ompli a n ce w ith the op era ti n g do c u m e nts ( i. e ., , Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I

Ph a n tom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a n tom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n s pi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l )

p r ior to e v e r y f li g ht, a n d f u r th er , d e t er mine th a t the a i r c r a f t ar e in c ondition f or s a f e f li g ht,

a s st a t e d in the c o nditions a nd limitations b e lo w

.

2. Ex te nt Of Re li e f Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd T he Re ason Robert Riddick

P ho t og r aphy S ee k s Re li e f F r o m S e ct ion 91.121.

R e li e f fr om S ec tion 91. 1 21, e ntitled A ltimet e r s e ttin g s, m a y be re qui re d to a llow

f li g ht op e r a tions of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I14 I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, w hi c h u t ili z e a b ar om e t r ic p re ssu r e s e nso r

, G PS e quipm e n t

, a nd a ra dio

c ommuni ca tions t e l e m e t r y d a ta link to do w nlink a ltitude in f o r

m a tion fr om the U A to the

P I C a t the g r ound c ont r ol st a tion (G CS )

. Sin c e the F A A r e qui re s t h a t a n y a l t itude

in f o r

m a tion c on c e r ni n g UA S op era tions be r e po r t e d to a ir t ra f f ic c ont r ol ( A TC) in feet

a

bove g r ound l e v e l (A G L )

, Robert Riddick s ee ks the re qu e st e d re li e f b e ca use the D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA’ s

a ltimet e r m a y b e s e t on the g r ound to z er o fee t A G L

, ra th e r th a n the lo ca l b ar om e t r ic

p re ssu r e o r f i e ld a ltitud e , b ef o r e e a c h f li g ht.

Consid er ing the limit e d a ltitude of the p r opos e d o p era tions, re li e f fr om 14 C F R

91.121 is sou g ht to the e x t e nt n ece ss a r y to c omply w ith the a ppli c a ble c o n ditions a nd

limitations st a t e d b e lo w

. A s mo r e f ul l y s e t f o r

th h e re in, a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y w ill

be m a int a in e d sin c e the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s a r e e quip p e d w ith a b ar om e t r ic p re s su r e s e nsor a nd

G PS e quipm e nt, w hi c h a utom a ti ca l l y e nsu re s th a t a g r ound l e v e l p re ssu r e s e tting w ill be

e st a blish e d p r ior to eac h f li g ht, a nd p r ovi d e s the P I C w ith a ltitude in f o r

m a t i on of the U A

on the h ea d s

- up displ a y of th e G CS.

3. Ex te nt Of Re li e f Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd T he Re ason Robert Riddick

S ee k s Re li e f F r o m S e ct ion 91.151 ( b )

.

R e li e f fr om S ec tion 91. 1 51 ( b) e ntitl e d F u e l re qui r e m e nts f or f l i g ht in V FR

c onditions, is re qu e st e d to the e x t e nt re qui re d to a llow f li g hts of the b a tt e r y po were d D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A s

du r ing d a y l i g ht hou r s in (V MC ) , und e r visu a l f li g ht r ul e s ( V F R )

, f or a tot a l du ra tion of

13.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l a nding a nd, a s s uming no r m a l cr uising s p ee d, to

f l y af t e r th a t f or a t l ea st 4.5 minut e s. Robert Riddick s ee ks t h e re qu e st e d r e li e f b eca u s e

w it h out a n e x e mption fr om S ec tion 91.151 ( b ) , the f li g ht time15 du ra tion of the b a tt e r y p o were d D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A s w ill s e v ere l y c onst r a in the p r a c t i ca l i t y of a n y aer i a l

vid e o or still photo f li g ht op e r a tions th a t Robert Riddick p r opos e s to c ondu c t pu r su a nt to

this P e tition.

Si g ni f i ca nt l y

, a s s e t f o r

th b e lo w

, the t ec hni c a l sp e c i f i ca tions of the D J I Ph a ntom 2,

D J I Ph a n tom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, the D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 op e ra ting do c um e nts,

a nd Robert Riddick ’ s p r opos e d op era ti n g limit a tions, e nsu r e th a t Robert Riddick w ill

s afe l y op e r a te the b a tt e r y po were d D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s d u r ing d a y l i g ht hou r s in v i su a l m e t e o r ol o g i ca l

c on d itions (V MC ), und e r visu a l f li g ht r ul e s ( V F R )

, w ith e no u g h b a tt e r y po w e r to f l y f or a

tot a l du ra tion of 13.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l a nding a nd, a ssuming n o r m a l

c r

uising sp ee d, to f l y a f t e r th a t f or a t l e a st 4.5 minut e s.

4. Ex te nt Of Re li e f Robert Riddick S ee ks A nd T he Re ason Robert Riddick

S ee ks Re li e f F r o m S e ct ions 91.405 ( a )

, 91.407 ( a )( 1 ) , 91.409 ( a )( 1) & ( a )( 2 )

, A nd 91.417 ( a) & ( b ).

Sin c e S ec tions 91.405 (a)

, 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 ( a ) ( 1) & ( a)( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 (a ) & ( b )

on l y a pp l y to a i r cr a f t w ith a n a i rw o r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e

, Robert Riddick re qu e sts re li e f f r om

th e se S ec t i o n s beca use t h e D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a nt o m 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a nt o m 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss do not re qu i r e a i rw o r thin e ss c e r ti f i ca t e s. A s s e t f o r

th

mo r e f ul l y b e lo w , the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss m ee t the c onditions of F MRA S ec tion 3 3 3 f or op e ra tion w ithout

a n a i rw o r thin e ss cer ti f i c a t e

. A c c o r di n g l y

, Robert Riddick w ill use t r a in e d t ec hni c i a ns to

p erf o r

m m a int e n a n ce

, a lt era tions, or p re v e ntive m a int e n a n c e on the UA Ss using the

m e thods, t ec hniqu e s, a nd p r ac ti c e s p re s cr ib e d in the UA S o p era ti n g do c um e nts ( i. e16 , Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd

D J I I nspi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l )

. F u r t h er m ore

, Robert Riddick w ill do c um e nt a nd m a int a in

a ll m a int e n a n c e re c o r ds f or the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss.

B. The Re asons Why G r a n t ing Robert Riddick ’ s Re qu e st Would Be In The

P ublic In tere s t ; That Is, How It Wou l d B e n e f it The P ublic A s A Whol e

.

Gra nting the p re s e nt P e t ition w ill f u r th e r the p u blic int ere st b y a llo w ing Robert

Riddick to s afe l y

, eff i c i e nt l y

, a nd e c onomi ca l l y p e r f o r

m ae r i a l vid e o a nd photo g r a p h y o f

c onst r u c tion sit e s, rea l e st a t e

, a nd l a nds ca pe ov e r c e r t a in area s of the U nit e d St a t e s.

A ddition a l l y , use of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss w ill d ecr e a se c o n g e stion of t h e NA S, re d u c e

pollution, a nd p r ovide si g ni f i ca nt b e n ef its to the ec ono m y

. N ot a b l y , the b e n ef its of Robert

Riddick ’ s p r opos e d op e r a tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom

3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss w ill be r e a li z e d w ithout imp l i ca ting a n y p r i v a c y

issu e s.

1. The P ublic Will B e n e f it F r o m D e c r e as e d C ong e s t ion Of T he NA S.

The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 UA s ar e b a tt e r y po w e re d a nd s er ve a s a s afe

, eff i c i e nt, a nd ec onomi ca l

a lt e r n a ti v e to the m a nn e d a i r c raf t t r a dition a l l y utili z e d to obt a in aer i a l im a g e r y

. B y

re d u c ing t he a mount of m a nn e d a i r c raf t n ee d e d t o p e r f o r

m a e r i a l ac quisitions, a n

e x e mption a llo w i ng the use of a D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l or D J I I nspi r e 1 U A S w ould re du c e the a mount of m a nn e d a i rcr a f t in the

in crea s e the s afe t y of li f e a nd p r op e r t y in the a ir a n d on the g r ound.

F u r th er m o re

, b y r e du c i n g the numb e r of m a n n e d a i rc r af t op e r a ting in the NA S,

c ong e stion ar ound a i r p o r ts ca us e d b y a rr iving a nd d e p ar ti n g a i r cr a f t w ill be re du ce d. T he17 D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1

U A s do not re qui r e a n a i r po r t to t a k e o f f or l a nd. L ik e w is e , a r e du c tion of m a nn e d a i rc r af t

c ondu c ti n g aer i a l vid e o a nd phot o g r a p h y missions w ould re su l t in fewe r a i rc r af t th a t

m ust be h a ndl e d b y a ir t ra f f ic c ont r ol du r i ng the g r ound, t a k e o ff

, d e p ar tu r e

, a r r iv a l, a nd

l a n ding ph a s e s of f li g ht op e r a tions.

2. The P ublic Will B e n e f it F r o m The Sa f et y A nd E f f i c i e n c y Of The D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t o m 2 V ision+, D J I P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional

and D JI In s pi r e 1 UA Ss.

Condu c ting a e r i a l a c quisitions w ith the D J I Ph a nt o m 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a nt o m 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, inst ea d of m a nn e d a i r cr a f t, w ill g re a t l y b e n ef it the

public b y d ra sti ca l l y re d u c ing the l e v e ls of a ir a nd noise pollution g e n e r a t e d du r ing

t ra dition a l aer i a l vid e o a nd still photo g ra p h y f l i g h t op era tions. B y usi n g b a tt e r y po w e r a nd

e l ec t r ic moto r s, the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I P h a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a n d D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss p r odu c e no a i r pollution, a nd is the most

vi a ble e nvi r onm e nt a l l y c ons c ious a lt er n a tive to t h e ca bin c l a ss, six c y lind e r int er n a l

c ombustion e n g ine a i rc ra f t th a t ar e t y pi ca l l y utili z e d f or a er i a l vid e o a nd p h oto g ra p h y

,

w hile bu r ning a pp r o x im a t e l y 20

- 30 g a llons p e r h o ur of l ea d e d a vi a tion f u e l . The D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A s,

w hile re du c i n g the car bon f ootp r int of a e r i a l ac quisitions, a lso e limin a t e s noise

pollution, a s the UA s a r e p r op e ll e d b y b a tt e r y po w ere d e l ec t r ic moto r s, r a t h e r th a n a n

int e r n a l c omb u stion e n g in e.

B y using t h e D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a nt o m 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a nt o m 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss to p erf o r

m a er i a l ac quisitions, the subst a nti a l r isk to li f e a nd

p r op e r t y in the a ir a nd on the g r ound, w hi c h is usu a l l y a sso c i a t e d w ith t ra dition a l m a nn e d

a i r c raf t f l i g ht op era tions, w ill be subst a nti a l l y re d u ce d o r c ompl e t e l y e limin a t e d.18 D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 Vision+ and Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1

U A s ( we i g hi n g a pp r o x im a t e l y 2 p ounds 11 oun ce s a nd 6 pounds 7.5 oun ce s re s p ec tiv e l y

,

a t t h e ir m a x imum g r oss we i ghts w ith l e n g ths of 16 in c h e s a nd 17.3 in c h e s re s p ec tiv e l y

,

w idths of 16 in c h e s a nd 1 7.7 in c h e s re sp ec tiv e l y

, a nd w ith no f u e l on bo ar d ) , h a s l e ss

ph y si ca l pot e nti a l f or c oll a t era l d a m a ge to li f e a nd p r op er t y on t h e g r ound, a nd in the a i r

,

c omp are d to the m a nn e d a i rcraf t th a t t y pi ca l l y c ond u c t similar op era tions ( w e i g hi n g

a

p p r o x im a t e l y 6,000 pounds w ith a w in g sp a n o f a pp r o x im a t e l y 42 f e e t, a l e n g th of 34

fee t, a nd a f u e l ca p a c i t y o f 180 g a llons )

.

3. P e r f o r m ing Aer ial V i de o and P ho t og r aphy Op er a t ions Wi t h The D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t o m 2 V ision+, D J I P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional and

D JI In s pi r e 1 UA Ss Will B e n e f it T he E c ono m y.

I n a ddition to b e ing s a f e a nd eff i c i e nt, the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

,

D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I ns p i r e 1 UA Ss ar e a lso a n e c onomi ca l a lt er n a tive to

u sing m a nn ed a i rc r af t to c ondu c t simil a r aer i a l op era tions. A s s u c h, op era tion of t h e D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss w ill a llow

U nit e d St a t e s b a s e d c omp a ni e s to re m a in c omp e titive a n d c ont r ibute to g r o w th of the

U .S. ec on o m y

. O p e r a ting the b a tt e r y po were d D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

,

D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss is one su c h t ec hnol og y th a t not on l y

a llo w s c omp a ni e s g r e a t e r op era tion a l f l e x ibili t y c o mp are d to m a nn e d a i rc ra f t, but

p r ovid e s su c h f l e x ibili t y w ithout the hi g h op e r a tion a l c ost of a t ra dition a l m a nn e d a i rc r af t.

B y op e r a ting t h e D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, Robert Riddick ca n re m a in c omp e titive a nd

p r o f it a bl e

, a nd th e ref o re

, p r ovide g r e a t e r job st a bi l i t y to e mpl o y e e s a nd c o n t rac to r s.19 4. Th er e Ar e N o P r iva c y I ssu e s.

Simil a r to the m a nn e d a e r i a l ac quisition f li g ht op e ra tions th a t h a ve b e e n c o ndu c t e d f or

d eca d e s, Robert Riddick ’ s p r opos e d o p era tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss w ill not i mpli ca te a n y

p r iv a c y issu e s. Sp ec i f i ca l l y , the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss w ill be op era t e d o n l y in c ompli a n c e w ith op era ti n g

do c um e nts ( i. e

. Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 I nst r u c tion M a nu a l ) w hi c h re qui r e s p r op er t y o w n e r

involv e m e nt a s we ll a s lo c a l l a w e n f o rce m e nt noti f i ca tion, a nd in acc o r d a n c e w ith the

F e d e ra l A vi a tion R e g ul a tions, in c luding the minimum a ltitude re qui re m e nts of 14 C

. F .R. §

91.119.

C. The Re asons Why G r a n t ing The Ex e m p t ion Would N ot A dv er s e ly Aff ec t Sa f et y,

Or How The Ex e m p t ion Would P r ovide A L e v e l Of S a f et y A t L e ast Equal To That

P r ovid e d By The R ule F r o m W hi c h Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion.

1. Re asons Why The D JI P han t o m 2 V ision+, P h an t om 3 P r o f e ssional a nd D JI

Inspi r e 1 UA s Mee t The C ondi t ions O f T he F A A M od er ni z a t ion and

Re f o r m A c t of 2012 ( F MRA ) S e ct ion 333.

I n c onsid era tion of t h e si z e

, we i g ht, sp e e d, a nd l i mit e d op era ting a r e a a ss o c i a t e d

w ith the unm a nn e d a i r c r a f t a nd its op era tion, Robert Riddick ’s o p era tion of the D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss

m ee t the c onditions of F MRA S e c tion 333, a nd w ill not re qui r e a n a i r w o r thin e ss c e r t i f i ca te

in20 acc o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F

. R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H.

S ec tion 333 p r ovid e s a u t ho r i t y f or a UA S to op e r a te w ithout a i rw o r thin e ss

cer ti f i c a tion a nd s e ts f o r

t h re qui re m e nts f o r c ons i d er ing w h e th e r a UA S w i ll crea t e a

h a z ar d to us er s of the N A S or the publi c , or oth e r w ise pose a th r ea t to n a tion a l s ec u r i t y

.

Sp ec i f i ca l l y

, F MRA S ec t ion 333 st a t e s t h e f ollo w i n g

, in p ar t:

(a) I n Ge n e ral.

- - Not w ithsta n ding any oth e r r e quir em e nt of this subt i tl e , and not

lat e r than 180 da y

s aft e r the date of e na c t me nt of t his A c t, the S ec r e tary of

Transportation sh a ll d e t e r m ine if ce rtain un m ann e d air c raft s y

st em s m ay

op e rate saf e ly in the national airspa c e s y

st e m b e f

ore c o m pl e tion of the plan

and rul em a k ing r e quir e d by s ec tion 332 of this A c t or the guidan c e r e quir e d by

s ec tion 334 of this A c t.

(b) Ass e ss me nt of U n m ann e d Air c raft S y

st em s.

-- I

n m a k ing the d e t e r m ination und e r

subs ec tion ( a

) , the S e c r e t ary shall d e t e r m in e , at a m ini m u m

--

(1) whi c h t y

p e s of un m ann e d air c raft s y

st em s, if an y

, as a r e sult of th e ir

siz e , w e ight, sp ee d, op e r ational c apabilit y

, pro x i m ity to airports and

populat e d ar e as, and op e ration within v isu a l line of sight do not c r e ate

a hazard to us e rs of the national airspa c e s y

st e m or the public or pose a

thr e at to national s ec uri t y ; and

(2) ) wh e t h e r a ce rtificate of wai ve r, ce rtificate of authorization, or

airworthin e ss ce rtifi c ati o n und e r s ec tion 44704 of title 49, U nit e d Stat e s

Cod e , is r e quir e d for the op e ration of un m ann e d air c raft s y

st em s

id

e ntifi e d und e r paragraph ( 1

).

(c) R e quir eme nts for Safe O p e ration.

-- I f the S e c r e ta r y d e t e r m in e s u n d e r this

s ec tion that ce rtain un m ann e d air c raft s y

st em s m a y op e rate saf e ly in the

national airspa c e s y

st em , the S ec r e tary shall e sta b lish r e quir eme nts for the safe

op e ration of su c h air c raft s y

st em s in the national airspa c e s y

st em

.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, Robert Riddick sub mits th a t the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n spi r e 1 UA Ss ca n o p era te

s afe l y in the NA S pu r su a nt to F MRA S ec t ion 333, a s d e monst ra t e d b y : (a ) t h e

c h a rac t er i sti c s of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss; ( b) the pilot cer ti f i c a tion re qui re m e nt; a nd (c ) t h e sp ec i f i c

op er a ting limitations.

a. The Sp ec i f i c a t ions Of T he D J I Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t o m 2

V isi o n+, D JI P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional and D JI I n spi r e 1 UA Ss

D e m ons tr a t e I t s Sa f e C ha r a ct e r is t i c s.21 T he D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss

do not crea t e a h a z ar d to us er s of the NA S or the p ubli c , or oth erw ise pose a th rea t to

n a tion a l s ec u r i t y c onsid e r ing its si z e

, we i g ht, sp ee d, a nd op era tion a l c a p a b i li t y

.

i. T ec hni c al Sp ec i f i c a t io n s Of T he D J I Ph a ntom 2, D JI

P han t o m 2 V ision+, D JI P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional and D JI

I n spi r e 1 UA S s.

The t ec hni c a l sp ec i f i c a tions of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss a r e s e t f o r

th b y the

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 Sp e c i f i ca t i ons a nd Da ta Sh ee t

, a tt ac h e d h ere to a s E x hibit

A

, B a nd C.

ii. The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t o m 2 V i s ion+, D JI P han t om 3

P r o f e ssional a nd D JI Inspi r e 1 UA Ss A u t ono m ous F light A nd

N aviga t ion M od e s Enable The UA Ss To Re m ain Wi t hin A

De f in e d Op er a t ion a l Are a.

The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 UA Ss m a y b e op e r a t e d in both m a nu a l a nd f ul l y a uton o mous f li g ht mod e s. A

c o mpl e te d e s cr iption of the f l i g ht a nd n a vi g a tion a l mod e s of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss is p r ovid e d a t

p a g e s 25

- 35 of the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision + , p a g e s 11

- 17 of the D J I Ph a n t om 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd p a g e s 1 2

- 16 a nd 45

- 50 of the D J I I nspi r e 1 U s e r M a n u a ls, a tt ac h e d h ere to

a s E x hibit D , E a nd F

.

iii. The D JI P han t o m 2 V i s ion+, D JI P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional and D J I

Inspi r e 1 UA Ss A r e D e sign e d F o r A u t o m a t ic Ret u r n To H o m e

P oint Or Hov e r In T he Ev e nt Of Loss Of The C on tr ol Link Or

N aviga t ion.

W h e n the Cont r ol L ink is lost, the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s w ill re m a in s t a tion a r y

, in f li g ht, f or 3

s ec onds or mo re. I f

, af t e r 3 s ec onds, the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s do not r e a c qui r e c ont r ol link d a ta f r om the G CS, the

UA s w ill a ssume th a t the Cont r ol L ink is lost a nd the UA s w ill re tu r n to the home position

( i. e

., f a ils af e mod e) via G PS, a nd w ill d e s ce n d to the t a k e o f f position a nd shutdo w n.22 A c ompl e te d e s c r iption of the F a ils a f e F un c tions o f the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ UA S ar e s e t f o r

th a t p a g e s 27 th r ou g h 29, f o r the D J I Ph a ntom

3 P r o f e ssion a l UA S ar e s et f o r

th a t p a g e s 12 th r o u g h 14 f or the D J I I nspi r e 1 a t

p a g e s 13 th r o u g h 15 of the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U s e r M a nu a ls, a tt ac h e d h ere to a s E x hib i t D , E a nd F

.

iv. The D J I Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t o m 2 V i s ion+, D JI

P han t om 3 P r o f e ssional and D JI In s pi r e 1 G C S A nd I t s

Op er a t ion.

A c ompl e te d e s c r iption of the op e r a tion a nd sp ec i f i ca tions of the D J I Ph a ntom 2,

D J I Ph a n t om 2 V ision+ a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 G CS a nd f li g ht c ont r ol so f t war e is p r ovi d e d a t

p a g e s 32 th r o u g h 43 of the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ U s e r M a n u a l, p a g e s 40 th r o u g h 55 o f

the D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd p a g e s 4 0 th r ou g h 47 of t h e D J I I nspi r e 1 U s e r

M a nu a l. D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U s e r

M a nu a ls a r e a tt ac h e d h e r e to a s E x hibits D , E a nd F

.

b. F light Op er a t ions Of D D J I Ph a ntom 2, JI P han t o m 2 V ision+, D JI

P han t o m 3 P r o f e ssional and D JI I n spi r e 1 UA Ss Ar e L i m i t e d To The

Line O f S ig h t Of A Cert i f i c a te d P ilot i n C o mm and Wi t h A Sa f et y

Obs er v er.

Robert Riddick w ill on l y utili z e cer ti f i c a t e d p ilots w ho poss e ss a c u rre nt a nd v a lid

a i r m a n m e di c a l cer ti f i c a te to ac t a s a pilot in co mm a nd ( P I C) of t he D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n spi r e 1 UA Ss. A ddition a l l y , a

s a fe t y obs er v e r w ill a ssist a ll pi l ots du r ing f l i g ht time.

c. F ligh t s Of D J I Ph a ntom 2, D JI P han t om 2 V ision+, D JI P han t om

3 P r o f e ssional and D JI In s pi r e 1 UA Ss Will Be C on d u cte d

P u r suant To S p ec i f ic O p er a t i n g Li m i t a t ions.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, Robert Riddick p r opo s e s to c omm e r c i a l l y op era te D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss

f or the sp ec i a l pu r pose of c o ndu c ting a er i a l vid e o a nd photo g r a p h y ov e r cer t a i n area s o f

U nit e d St a t e s, pu r su a nt to the f ollo w ing sp e c i f ic o p era ti n g limitations:

1. O p era tions a utho r i z e d b y this g ra nt of e x e mption w ill be limited to the f ollo w ing23 2. a i rc r af t d e s c r ib e d in the o p era ti n g do c um e nts, r ot o rcr a f t UA Ss we i g hi n g l e s s

th a n 55 pounds m a x im u m g r oss w e i g ht: D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I P han t om 3 P rof e s s i on a l a nd D J I I nsp i r e 1 U nm a nn e d A i r cr a f t

S y st e ms. P r opos e d op e ra tions of a n y oth e r a i rc r af t w ill r e qui r e a n e w p e tition

or a p e tition to a m e nd this g r a nt.

3. UA S op era tions und e r t h is e x e mption w i l l be lim i t e d to c ondu c ting o p era t i ons

f or the pu r pose o f a er i a l vid e o a nd phot o g ra p h y

.

4. The UA s m a y not be f lo w n a t a n indi ca t e d a i r sp e e d e x cee di n g 20 knots.

5. The U A must be op e ra t e d a t a n a ltitude of no mo r e th a n 500 f e e t a bove g r o und

l e v e l (A G L )

, a s indi ca t e d b y t h e p r o ce d u re s sp e c i f i e d in the op era ti n g

do c um e nts unl e ss a sp ec i a l re qu e st is m a de a nd a p p r ov e d b y A TC. A ll a ltitud e s

re po r t e d to A TC must be in fee t A G L.

6. The UA s must be op e r a t e d w ithin visu a l line of si g ht ( V L O S) of the P I C a t a ll

tim e s. This re qui re s the P I C to be a ble to use hum a n vision un a id e d b y a n y

d e vi c e oth e r t h a n c o r rec t i v e l e ns e s, a s sp e c i f i e d on the P I C ’ s F AA

- issu e d a i r m an

m e di ca l c e r ti f i ca t e.

7. The use of f i r st p er son v i e w ( F P V ) b y the P I C or s afe t y obs er v e r ( S O ) is not

p er mitted.

8. A ll op era tions must util i z e a s a f e t y obs er v e r ( S O)

. The SO m a y be us e d to s a tis f y

the V L O S re qui r e m e nt a s long a s the P I C a l w a y s m a int a ins V L O S ca p a bil it y . The

SO a nd P I C must be a ble to c ommuni ca te v er b a l l y a t a ll times. El ec t r onic

m e ss a g i n g o r t e x ting is not p er mitt e d du r ing f l i g ht op era tions. The P I C must be

d e si g n a t e d b ef o r e the f light a nd ca nnot t ra ns f e r his or h e r d e s i g n a tion f or t h e

du ra tion of the f l i g ht. T h e P I C must e nsu r e th a t the SO ca n p e rf o r

m the

f un c tions p re s c r ib e d in the op era ti n g do c u m e nts.

9. The SO must not p erf o r m a n y oth e r duti e s b e y o nd a ssisting the P I C w ith s ee i ng

a nd a voidi n g oth e r a ir t r aff ic a nd oth e r g r ound b a s e d obst a c l e s/obst r u c tions a nd

is not p er mitt e d to op era te the ca m er a o r oth e r ins t r um e nts.

10. The op e r a ting d o c um e nts a nd the g ra nt of e x e mption must be acce ssible

d

u r ing UA S op era tions a nd m a d e a v a il a ble to the A dminist ra tor upon re q u e st.

I f a dis cre p a n c y e x ists b e t wee n the c onditions a nd limit a tions c ont a in e d in the

g r a nt of e x e mption a nd the p r o ce du re s outlin e d in the o p era ti n g do c um e nts, t h e

c onditions a nd limit a tio n s c ont a in e d in the g ra nt o f e x e mption t a ke p rec e d e n c e

a nd must be f ollo we d. O t h erw is e , the o p era tor m u st f ollow the p r o ce du r e s a s

outlin e d in its op era ting do c um e nts. The op e r a tor m a y up d a te or r e vise its

op era ti n g do c um e nts. The op e r a tor must a lso p re s e nt upd a t e d a nd re vi s e d

do c um e nts if it p e titio n s f or e x t e nsion or a m e ndm e nt to the g r a nt of e x e mption.

I f the op e r a tor d e t er mi n es th a t a n y up d a te or re vision w ould aff e c t the b a sis

upon w hi c h the F A A g r a nt e d the e x e mption, th e n the op era tor must p e tition f or

a m e ndm e nt to its g r a nt of e x e mption.24 11. P r ior to eac h f l i g ht the P I C must insp ec t the UA S to en su r e th a t it is in a

c ondition f or s af e f li g ht. I f the insp ec tion r e v ea ls a c ondition th a t af f

ec ts t h e

s af e op e ra tion of the UA S, the a i rcr a f t is p r ohibit e d fr om op era ti n g until the

n ece ss a r y m a int e n a n c e h a s b ee n p e rf o r

m e d a nd t h e UA S is f ound to be in a

c ondition f or s af e f li g ht. The Gr ound Cont r ol St a tion must be in c lud e d in the

p ref l i g ht insp ec tion. A ll m a int e n a n c e a nd a lt e r a tions must be p r op er l y

do c um e nt e d in the a i r cr a f t r e c o r ds.

12. A n y U A S th a t h a s und e r g one m a int e n a n c e or a lt e ra tions th a t af f

ec t the U A S

op era tion or f l i g ht c h a r ac t er isti c s, e

. g

. re pl a ce m e nt of a f l i g ht cr itic a l

c ompon e nt, must und e r go a f un c tion a l t e st f l i g ht. The P I C w ho c ondu c ts t h e

f un c tion a l t e st f li g ht mu s t m a ke a n e nt r y in the a i r craf t r ec o r ds.

13. The p re

- f li g ht insp e c tion must acc ount f or a ll pot e nti a l dis cre p a n c i e s, e

. g.

inop era ble c ompo n e nts, it e ms, or e quipm e nt, not a l rea d y c o v ere d in the

re l e v a nt s e c tions of the o p era ti n g do c um e nts.

14. T he op e r a tor must f ollow the UA S m a nu f a c tu re r ’ s a i rc r af t/ c ompon e nt,

m a int e n a n ce , o v er h a ul, r e pl ace m e nt, insp ec tion, a nd li f e limit re qui re m e nts.

15. The op e r a tor must ca r r y out its m a int e n a n ce , insp ec tions, a nd r e c o r d k e e ping

re qui re m e nts, in a cc o r d a n c e w ith the op e r a ting d o c um e nts. M a int e n a n c e,

insp ec tion, a lt era tions, a n d st a tus of re pl a c e m e nt/ o v er h a ul c ompon e nt p ar ts must

be not e d in the a i r c raf t r e c o r ds, in c luding tot a l time in s er vi ce , d e s cr iption of

w o r k a c c omplish e d, a nd the si g n a tu r e of the a utho r i z e d p er son re tu r ni n g t h e

UA S to s er vi ce.

16. E ac h UA Ss op e ra t e d un d e r this e x e mption must c omp l y w ith a ll m a nu f a c tu rer

S afe t y B ull e tins.

17. The a utho r i z e d p er son m ust m a ke a n e nt r y in the a i rc r af t r e c o r d of the

c o rr e c tive a c tion t a k e n a g a i n st dis c r e p a n c i e s dis c ov ere d b e t w ee n insp e c tions.

18. The P I C must poss e ss a t l ea st a p r iv a te pilot c e r ti f i ca te a nd a t l ea st a c u r r e n t

thi r d

- c l a ss m e di ca l cer ti f i ca t e.

19. The op e r a tor m a y not p e r mit a n y P I C to o p era te u nl e ss the P I C m ee t s the

op era to r’ s q u a li f i ca tion c r it er ia a nd d e monst ra t e s t he a bili t y to s a f e l y op e r a t e the

UA S in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w ith how the UA S w ill be op era t e d un d e r the

e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive a nd e m e r g e n c y m a n e uv er s a nd m a int a ining

a

pp r op r i a te dist a n ce s f r o m p er sons, v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s a nd st r u c tu re s. P IC

qu a li f i ca tion f li g ht hou r s must be log g e d in a m a n n e r c onsist e nt w ith 14 C. F .R.

§ 61.51 ( b )

. F l i g hts f or t h e pu r pos e s of t r a ining the op era to r’ s P I Cs a r e p er m itted

und e r the t er ms of t h e e x e mption. H o we v er , t r a ining op e ra tions m a y on l y b e

c ondu c t e d du r i n g d e d i ca t e d t ra ining s e ssions. D u r i ng t ra ini n g , p r o f i c i e n c y

, a nd

e x p er i e n ce

- buildi n g f l i g h ts, a ll p er sons not e ss e nti a l f or f l i g ht op e r a tions a r e

c onsid ere d non p ar ti c ip a n ts, a nd the P I C must op e r a te the U A w ith a p p r op r i a te

dist a n c e fr om nonp a r ti c i p a nts in acc o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. § 91.119.

20. UA S op era tions m a y not be c ondu c t e d d u r ing n i g h t, a s d ef in e d in 14 C. F .R. §25 A ll op era tions must be c ondu c t e d und e r visu a l m e t e o r ol o g i ca l c onditions

(V MC )

. I f f l i ght a t ni g ht is re qui re d, a s p ec i a l re q u e st w ill be m a de at the F A A

o f f i c e c los e st to p r opos e d a r e a of o p e r a tions. F li g hts und e r sp ec i a l visu a l f li g ht

r ul e s ( S V F R ) ar e not a utho r i z e d.

21. The U A m a y not op e ra te w ithin 5 n a uti ca l mil e s of a n a i r po r t r ef e re n c e poi n t as

d e not e d on a c u rre nt F A A

- publish e d a e r on a uti ca l c h ar t unl e ss a l e tt e r of

a g ree m e nt w ith th a t a i r p o r t ’ s m a n a g e m e nt is obt a in e d, a nd the op e r a tion is

c ondu c t e d in a cc o r d a n c e w ith a NO T A M a s r e qui r e d b y t h e op e r a to r’ s C O A . The

l e tt e r of a g r ee m e nt w ith t he a i r po r t m a n a g e m e nt must b e m a de a v a il a ble t o the

A dminist ra tor upon re q u e st.

22. T he U A m a y not be o p e r a t e d l e ss th a n 500 f e e t b e low or l e ss th a n 2,000 f e et

ho r i z ont a l l y fr om a c loud or w h e n visibili t y is l e ss th a n 3 st a tute miles fr om the

P I C.

23. I f the U A los e s c ommuni ca tions or los e s i t s G P S si g n a l, it must re tu r n to a p re

d e t er min e d lo ca tion w ithin the pl a nn e d op era ti n g are a a nd l a nd or be r ec o v er e d

in acc o r d a n c e w ith the o pera t i n g do c um e nts.

24. The P I C must a bo r t the f li g ht in the e v e nt of un p r e di c t e d obst ac l e s o r

e m e r g e n c i e s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith the op e r a ting d o c um e nts.

25. The P I C is p r ohibit e d fr o m b e g inni n g a f l i g ht unl e ss (c onsid er i n g w ind a nd

f o re c a st wea t h e r c onditi o ns) th er e is e no u g h po we r to f l y a t no r m a l cr uisi n g

sp ee d to the int e nd e d l a n ding point a nd l a nd the U A w ith 25% b a tt e r y po w e r

re m a inin g

.

26. T he op e r a tor must obt a in a n A ir T r a ff ic Or g a ni z a t ion (A T O ) issu e d C er ti f i ca te

of W a iv e r or A utho r i z a tion ( C OA ) p r ior to c ond u c ting a n y o p era tions un d e r the

g r a nt of e x e mption. This C O A w ill a lso re qui r e t h e op era t o r to re qu e st a N oti ce

to A i r m a n (NO T A M ) not mo r e th a n 72 hou r s in a d v a n ce , but not l e ss th a n 4 8

hou r s p r ior to the op e r a tion. A ll op era tions sh a ll be c ondu c t e d in a c c o r d a n c e

w ith a i r sp ac e re qui r e m e n ts in the A TO issu e d C O A in c luding c l a ss of a i r s p ace,

a ltitude l e v e l a nd pot e nti a l t ra nspond e r re qui re m e nts.

27. A ll a i rcr a f t op e r a t e d in a cc o r d a n c e w ith the e x e mption must be id e nti f i e d b y

s er i a l numb er

, re g ist ere d in acc o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. p ar t 47, a nd h a ve

id e nti f i ca tion (N

- N umb e r ) m ar ki n g s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R. p ar t 45,

Subp ar t C. M ar kin g s m u st be a s l a r g e a s p r a c t i ca b l e.

28. B ef o r e c ond u c ting o p e r a tions, the ra dio fre q u e n c y sp ec t r um us e d f o r op e r a tion

a nd c ont r ol of the U A must c omp l y w ith the F e d e ra l Communi ca tions

Commission ( F CC) or o t h e r a pp r o p r i a te g ov e r n m e nt ov er s i g ht a g e n c y

re qui re m e nts.

29. The do c um e nts re qu i re d few e r th a n 14 C. F .R. 91

. 9 a nd 91.203 must be

a v a il a ble to t h e P I C a t t h e Gr ound Cont r ol St a tion of the UA S a n y time the

UA S is op era tin g

. Th e se do c um e nts must be m a de a v a il a ble to the

A dminist ra tor or a n y l a w e n f o r c e m e nt o ff i c i a l up o n re qu e st.26 30. The U A must re m a in c l e a r a nd y i e ld the r i g ht of w a y to a ll m an n e d a vi a ti o n

op era tions a nd a c tivities a t a ll times.

31. The UA S m a y not be op e ra t e d b y the P I C fr om a n y movi n g d e vi c e or v e hi c l e.

32. F li g ht op e ra tions must be c ondu c t e d a t l e a st 500 f e e t fr om a ll nonp ar ti c ip a t i ng

p er sons ( p e r sons oth e r t h a n the P I C, S O , op e ra tor t ra in ee s or e ss e nti a l p er s ons )

,

v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s, a nd st r u c tu re s unl e ss:

a. B a r r i er s or st r u c tu re s ar e p re s e nt th a t su ff i c i e nt l y p r ot ec t nonp ar ti c ip a ti n g

p er sons fr om the U A a n d /or d e b r is in the e v e nt of a n a c c id e nt. T he

op era tor must e nsu r e th a t nonp ar ti c ip a ting p er sons re m a in und e r s u c h

p r ot ec tion. I f a situ a tion ar is e s w h e r e nonp a r ti c ip a ting p er sons l e a ve su c h

p r ot ec tion a nd a r e w ithin 500 fee t of the UA

, f l i g h t op era tions must cea s e

immedi a t e l y a nd/o r ;

b. The a i r c raf t is op e ra t e d n ea r v e s s e ls, v e hi c l e s or s t r u c tu re s w h er e the

o w n er / c ont r oll e r o f su c h v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s or st r u c tu re s h a s g r a nt ed

p er mission a nd the P I C h a s m a de a s afe t y a s s e ssm e nt of the r isk of

op era ti n g c los e r to those obj ec ts a nd d e t e r min e d th a t it do e s not p re s e nt

a n undue h a z ar d, a nd;

c. O p era tions n e ar e r to the P I C, S O , op e r a tor t ra in ee s or e ss e nti a l p er sons do not p re s e nt a n undue h a z ar d to those p er sons p e r § 91.119 ( a)

.

33. A ll op era tions sh a ll be c o ndu c t e d ov e r p r iv a te or c ont r oll e d

- a c ce ss p r op e r t y

w ith p er mission fr om the l a nd o w n er / c ont r oll e r or a utho r i z e d re p re s e nt a tiv e

. P er mission fr om l a nd o w n er / c ont r oll e r o r a utho r i z e d re p r e s e nt a tive w ill be

obt a in e d f or e ac h f l i g ht t o be c ondu c t e d.

34. A n y in c i d e nt, a c c id e nt, o r f li g ht op e ra tion th a t t r a ns g r e ss e s the l a t e ra l or

v er ti ca l bound a r i e s of the op era tion a l a re a a s d ef i n e d b y t h e a ppli ca b l e C O A

must be re po r t e d to the F AA ' s UA S I nt e g r a tion O f f i c e ( A F S

- 80) w ithin 24

hou r s. Acc id e nts must be re po r t e d to the N a tion a l T ra nspo r t a tion S afe t y B o ar d

(N TS B ) p e r inst r u c tions c ont a in e d on the N T S B W e b sit e : www .ntsb. g ov

.

2. Re asons Why A n Ex em p t ion F r o m The Re qui re m e n t s Of S ect ion 61.113 ( a)

A nd ( b) Would N ot A d v er s e ly A ff ec t Sa f et y.

Robert Riddick submits th a t the e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e st a b l ish e d b y S ec tion

61.113 (a ) a nd ( b) w ill be m a int a in e d b ec a use no P I C w ill be a llo w e d to op era te the D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss

unl e ss th a t P I C h a s d e monst r a t e d, b y m ee ting minimum f li g h t

- hour a nd c u rre n c y

re q ui re m e nts, th a t the P I C is a ble to s afe l y o p era te the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l27 or D J I I nspi r e 1 UA S in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w ith the e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive a nd

e m e r g e n c y m a n e u v er s a n d m a i n t a ining a pp r o p r i a t e dist a n ce s f r om p e opl e

, v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s

a nd st r u c tu r e s.

Consid er ing Robert Riddick ’s p r opos e d are a o f op e r a tions, a nd the op era ti n g

limitations s e t f o r

th

- a bov e ; the p a r a ll e l n a t ur e of pr i v a te pilot a er on a uti cal kno w l e dge

r e qui re m e nts to those of c omm erc i a l p i lot re qui re m e nts ( S e e E x e mption N o. 11062 ) ; a nd

the a i r m a ns h ip skills n ece ss a r y to s af e l y op e r a te the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l or D J I I nspi r e 1 U A S, Robert Riddick submits th a t

the a ddition a l m a nn e d a i r m a nship e x p er i e n c e of a c omm erc i a l l y c er ti f i ca te d pilot w ould

not c o rre l a t e to the a i r m a nship skills n ece ss a r y f or Robert Riddick ’s s p ec i f ic p r opos e d

f li g ht op e ra tio n s.

The F A A h a s p r e vious l y g r a nt e d r e li e f fr om S e c tion 61.113 (a ) a nd ( b) sp e c i f ic to

UA S, in c i rc umst a n ce s s i mil ar , in a ll m a t er i a l re s p ec t s, to those p re s e n t e d h ere in ( e

. g

.

E x e mption N os. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112,

11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

Robert Riddick w ill not a llow a n y P I C to op era te the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom

2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nsp i r e 1 UA S unl e ss th a t P I C h a s

d e monst ra t e d, b y m ee ti n g minimum f li g ht

- ho u r r e qui re m e nts or the D J I P h a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nsp i r e 1 UA S t ra ini n g a nd c u r re n c y

re qui re m e nts, th a t the P I C is a ble to s afe l y op e r a te the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nspi r e 1 UA S in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w ith this e x e mption,

in c luding e v a sive a nd e m e r g e n c y m a n e uv e r s a nd m a int a ining a pp r o p r i a te dist a n ce s fr om

p e opl e

, v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s a nd st r u c tu re s.

Sp ec i f i ca l l y , the P I C must h a ve a c c umul a t e d a nd l og g e d, in a m a nn e r c ons i st e nt28 w ith 14 C. F .R. § 61.51 ( b ) , 25 hou r s of tot a l time a s a UA S r oto rc r af t pilot ( w ith a

minimum of 5 hou r s of those hou r s a s a U A S pilot op era ting t h e s a me m a k e a nd mod e l of

UA S to be us e d f or o p er a tions und e r the e x e mption )

. I n a ddition to the hour re qui re m e nts,

the P I C must acc omplish 3 t a k e o ff s a n d l a ndin g s i n the p re c e ding 90 d a y s ( f or c u r r e n c y

pu r pos e s )

.

A s in E x e mption N os. 1 1 062, 11138, a nd 11153, p r ior do c um e nt e d f l i g ht

e x p er i e n c e th a t wa s obt a i n e d in c ompli a n c e w ith a ppli ca ble r e g ul a tions w ill e nsu r e an

e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y du r ing Robert Riddick ’s p r opos e d o p e r a tions. The

A dminist ra tor h a s h e ld th a t p r ior do c um e nt e d f li g h t e x p er i e n c e th a t wa s ob t a in e d in

c ompli a n c e w ith a ppli c a ble r e g ul a tions w ould e n su r e s a f e op e r a tions, st a ting a s f ollo w s:

I n E x e mption N o. 11062, the F A A re qui re d t h a t p r ior to c ondu c ting o p era t i ons f or

the pu r pose of motion pi c tu r e f ilming ( or simil a r op era tions ) , the P I C must h a ve

acc umul a t e d a nd l o g g e d, in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w i th 14 C F R 61.51 ( b ) , 25 hou r s of

tot a l time a s a UA S r oto r craf t pilot in c luding a t l e a st 10 hou r s logg e d a s a UA S

pilot w ith a mult i

- r otor UA S. P r ior to op era tions und e r E x e mption N o. 11062, the

P I C must a lso h a ve a cc u mul a t e d a nd logg e d a m i nimum of 5 hou r s a s a U A S pilot

op era ti n g the s a me m a ke a nd mod e l of UA S to be us e d f or op e ra tions und e r the

e x e mption. F or c l ar i f i c a tion, the F A A c onsid er s t h e se minimum hour re qui r e m e nts

to be in c lusive ra th e r t h a n a dditiv e ; i. e . 5 hou r s m a ke a nd mod e l time m a y be

in c lud e d in the 10 hou r s of multi

- r otor time a nd the 10 hou r s m a y be in c lu d e d in

the tot a l 25 hou r s of U A S r oto rcraf t tim e

. I n a ddition to the hour re qui re m e nts, the

P I C must acc omplish 3 t a k e o ff s a nd l a ndi n g s in the p re c e di n g 90 d a y s (f or

c u rre n c y pu r pos e s ) . The F A A f inds th a t a t a minimum, the f li g ht

- hour re q ui re m e nts

in E x e mption N o. 11062 ar e a p p r op r i a te to p rac ti c e a nd build p r o f i c i e n c y i n the

skills n ece ss a r y to s a f e l y c ondu c t the p e tition er’ s p r opos e d op e r a tions. The F AA

a lso f inds th a t p r ior do c u m e nt e d f li g ht e x p er i e n c e th a t wa s obt a in e d in c o m pli a n ce

w ith a ppli ca ble r e g u l a tions w ould s a tis f y this re q u i re m e nt. T ra ini n g

, p r o f i c i e n c y

,

a nd e x p er i e n c e

- building f li g hts ca n a lso be c ond u c t e d und e r the g ra nt of e x e mption

to acc omplish the re qui re d f li g ht tim e

. D u r i n g t ra i nin g , p r o f i c i e n c y

, a nd

e x p er i e n ce

- buildi n g f l i g h ts the P I C is re qui re d to o p era te the U A w ith a pp r o p r i a te

dist a n ce s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith 14 C. F .R 91.119.

E x e mption N o. 11138 a t p a ge 15.

Acc o r di n g l y

, Robert Riddick w ill e nsu r e s af e o p era tions b y not a llo w ing a n y P I C

to op e ra te the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I

I nspi r e29 1 UA S unl e ss th a t P I C h a s d e monst ra t e d, b y m ee t i ng minimum f li g ht

- hour a nd c u r r e n c y

re qui re m e nts, th a t the P I C is a ble to s afe l y o p era t e the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nspi r e 1 UA S in a m a nn e r c onsist e nt w ith

the e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive a nd e m e r g e n c y m a n e uv e r s a nd m a int a ining a pp r o p r i a te

dist a n ce s fr om p e opl e , v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s a nd st r u c tu re s.

3. Re asons Why A n Ex em p t ion F r o m The Re qui re m e n t s Of S ect ion 91.7 ( a)

Would N ot A dv er s e ly Aff ec t Sa f et y.

The e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y e st a blish e d b y S e c tion 91.7 (a ) w ill be m a int a i n ed

b eca use p r ior to e v e r y f l i g ht, Robert Riddick w ill e nsu r e th a t the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l or D J I I nsp i r e 1 UA S is in a n a i rw o r t h y

c ondition b a s e d upon the UA S ’ s c ompli a n c e w ith its op era ting do c u m e nts a nd a s st a t e d in

the c onditions a nd limitatio n s h ere in.

A ddition a l l y , the F A A h a s p re vious l y g r a nt e d r e li e f fr om S ec tion 91.7 ( a ) sp ec i f ic

to UA S, in c i rc umst a n ce s simila r , in a ll m a t er i a l r e sp ec ts, to those p re s e nt e d h ere in (e

. g.

E x e mption N os. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112,

11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

4. Re asons Why A n Ex em p t ion F r o m The Re qui re m e n t s Of S ect ion 91.121

Would N ot A dv er s e ly Aff ec t Sa f et y.

The e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y e st a blish e d b y S e c tion 91.121 w ill b e m a int a in e d

b eca use t h e a ltitude in f o r m a tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a nt o m 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s w ill be p r ovi d e d to the P I C via G PS

e q uipm e nt a nd a ra dio c ommuni ca tions t e l e m e t r y d a ta link, w hi c h do w nlinks fr om the U A

to the G CS f or ac t ive monito r ing of the f li g ht p a th a nd a ltitud e . This a ltitude in f o r

m a tion,

c ombin e d w ith Robert Riddick ’s o p era tion o f the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I P h a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n s pi r e 1 U A s w ithin visu a l line of si g ht, a t or b e low 500 fee t A G L

,30 w ill e nsu r e a l e v e l of s a f e t y e quiv a l e nt to S ec tion 91.121. The a ltitude in f o r m a tion w ill be

g e n era t e d b y G PS e quipm e nt inst a ll e d onbo ar d the a i r c raf t. P r io r to eac h f li g ht, a z er o

a ltitude initiation point is a utom a ti ca l l y e st ab lis h e d b y the U A Ss a t g r ound l e v e l.

The F A A h a s p r e vious l y g r a nt e d r e li e f fr om S e c tion 91.121 sp ec i f ic to U A S, in

c i rc umst a n c e s simila r , in a ll m a t er i a l re s p ec ts, to those p re s e nt e d h e r e in (e

. g

. E x e mption

N os. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11112, 11136, 11138,

11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

5. Re asons Why A n Ex em p t ion F r o m The Re qui re m e n t s Of S ect ion 91.151 ( b)

Would N ot A dv er s e ly Aff ec t S a f et y.

A g ra nt of this e x e mption w ould e nsu r e a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e st a b l ish e d b y

14 C. F .R. S ec tion 91.151 ( b) a s a re sult of ( 1) t h e t ec hni ca l sp e c i f i ca tions of the D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss;

( 2) the limit a tions on the p r opo s e d f l i g ht op era tions; a nd ( 3) the l o ca tion of the p r o pos e d

f l i g ht op era tions. A cc o r di n g l y

, Robert Riddick w ill e nsu r e th a t it w ill s afe l y op e ra te the

b a tt e r y po w e re d D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd

D J I I nspi r e 1 UA s du r ing d a y li g ht ho u r s in V F R c onditions, w it h e nou g h b a tt e r y po we r t o

f l y f o r a tot a l du ra tion of 13.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l a nding a nd, a ssumi n g

no r m a l cr uising s p ee d, to f l y af t e r th a t f or a t l e a st 4.5 mi n ut e s.

Here

, a s in E x e mption N o. 11109, the t ec hni ca l s p ec i f i ca tions of the D J I Ph a ntom

2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss; the

limit a t i ons on the p r opos e d f l i g ht op era tio n s; a nd the lo ca tion of the p r opos e d op e r a tions,

w ill e nsu r e a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y e st a blish e d b y 14 C. F .R. S ec tion 91.151 ( b )

.

F u r th er mo re , s a fe t y w ill be e nsu re d a s the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss p r ovide a udible a nd visu a l war ni n g s to the

P I C a t the G CS w h e n the UAs

e x p er i e n ce s low b a tt e r y volt a g e , t h e f i r st w a r ning o cc u rr i n g a t a pp r o x im a t e l y 33%31 re m a ining b a tt e r y po w er

, a nd a g a in a t a pp r o x im a t e l y 10% re m a ini n g b a tt e r y po w er

. A t the

cr itic a l l y low b a tt e r y l e v e l, the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom V ision+ an d D J I I nspi r e 1

U A Ss w ill d e s ce nd a nd l a nd a utom a ti c a l l y

.

Si g ni f i ca nt l y

, p r e vious e x e mptions g ra nt e d b y the F A A c o n c e r ning S ec t ion 91.151

e st a blish th a t s afe t y is not a dv er s e l y a ff e c t e d w h e n the t ec hni ca l c h a r ac t er i sti c s a nd

op era ti n g limit a tions of the UA S a r e c onsid e r e d. R e li e f h a s b ee n g ra nt e d f or m a nn e d

a i rc r af t to op e r a te a t l e ss th a n the minimums p re s cr ib e d in S ec tion 91.151, in c luding

E x e mption N os. 2689, 5 745, a nd 10650. Mo re o v er , the F A A h a s p re viou s l y g ra n t e d r e li ef

fr om S ec tion 91.151 sp e c i f ic to UA S, in c i rc umst a n ce s simila r , in a ll m a t er i a l re sp e c ts, to

those p re s e nt e d h ere in ( e

. g . E x e mption N os. 8811, 10808, 10673, 11042, 11062, 11063,

11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156,

11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

6. Re ason s Why A n Ex em p t ion F r o m The Re qui re m e n t s Of S ect ions

91.405 ( a ) , 91.407 ( a ) ( 1 )

, 91.409 ( a )( 1) & ( a )( 2 )

, A nd 91.417 ( a) & ( b) Would

N ot A dv er s e ly A ff ec t S a f et y.

I n s ee ki n g this e x e mpti o n, Robert Riddick submits th a t the e qu i v a l e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y w ith r e g ar d to the r e g ul a to r y m a in t e n a n c e a nd a lt e ra tion re q ui re m e nts e st a blish e d

b y S e c tions 91.405 (a) , 91.407 ( a)( 1 )

, 9 1.409 (a)( 1 ) & (a ) ( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 (a ) & ( b) w ill be

m e t b eca use Robert Riddick w i l l use t ra in e d t ec hn i c i a ns to p erf o rm m a int e n a n ce

,

a lt era tions, or p re v e ntive m a int e n a n c e on the UA Ss using the m e thods, t ec hniqu e s, a nd

p r ac ti c e s p re s cr ib e d in the o p e r a ting do c u m e nts ( i. e

. Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g

, a nd D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1

I nst r u c tion M a nu a l )

. F u r th e r mo re

, Robert Riddick w ill do c um e nt a nd m a i nt a in a ll

m a int e n a n c e re c o r ds f or the D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 UA Ss.32 Sin c e the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l

a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss w ill be insp ec t e d a s p re s cr ib e d b y t h e op e ra ting do c um e nts,

Robert Riddick w ill m a int a i n the e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y e st a blish e d b y S e c tions

91.405 (a) , 91.409 ( a)( 1 )

, a nd 91.409 (a)( 2 ) . A c o p y of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U s e r M a nu a ls ar e

a tt ac h e d h ere to a s E x hibit D

, E , F a nd G ; a c o p y of t h e D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2

V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I n spi r e 1 UA S M a int e n a n c e L O G is a tt ac h e d

h e r e to a s E x hibit H

.

L ik ew i s e

, the e x e mption sou g ht w ill not a dv e r s e l y aff e c t s a fe t y b e c a use Robert

Riddick w ill use t ra in e d t e c hni c i a ns to p erf o r

m m a int e n a n ce

, a lt era tions or p re v e ntive

m a int e n a n c e on the UA S using the m e thods, t ec hniqu e s, a nd p r ac ti ce s p re s cr ib e d b y t h e

op e r a ting do c u m e nts.

F u r th er m o re , the e x e mption sou g ht w ould m a int a i n a n e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y

e st a blish e d b y S e c tions 91.407, 91.417 (a ) a nd 91

. 417 ( b ) , b e c a use a ll m a in t e n a n c e of the

D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1

U A Ss w ill be p erf o r

m e d b y t ra in e d t e c h ni c i a ns. M a int e n a n c e w ill be do c um e nt e d a nd

m a int a in e d utilizing the month l y m a i nt e n a n c e l o g.

Si g ni f i ca nt l y , p re vious e x e mptions g ra nt e d b y the F A A c o n c e r ning S ec t io n s

91.405 (a) , 91.407 ( a)( 1 )

, 91.409 (a)( 1 ) & (a ) ( 2 )

, a n d 91.417 (a ) & ( b) e st a blish th a t s afe t y is

not a dv er s e l y a ff e c t e d w h e n t h e t ec hni c a l c h a rac t er isti c s a nd op e r a ting li m it a tions of the

UA S ar e c onsi d ere d.

I n c onsid era tion of Robert Riddick ’ s p r opos e d op era ti n g limit a tions, the op era ti n g

do c um e nts, a n d the t ec hni ca l a s p ec ts of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I

Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, Robert Riddick submits th a t s afe t y w ill

not be a dv e r s e l y af f

ec t e d b y g r a nting e x e mption fr om 14 C. F .R. S ec tions33 91.405 (a) , 91.407 ( a)( 1 ) a nd (a)( 2 ) , 91.409 ( a )( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 (a ) a nd ( b ) . T h e F A A h a s

p re vious l y g ra nt e d r e li e f sp ec i f ic to U A S in c i rc u mst a n ce s simila r , in a ll m a t er i a l re s p ec t s,

to those p re s e nt e d h e re in (e

. g

.

E x e mption N os. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112,

11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )

.

7. The F A A M ay P r e s cr i b e A ny O t h e r C ondi t ions F or Sa f e Op er a t ion.

I n acc o r d a n c e w ith S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mod e r ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m A c t of 2012

( F MR A ) a nd 14 C

. F .R. § 21.16 e ntitl e d Sp ec i a l Conditions, Robert Riddick re qu e sts th a t the

F A A p r e s cr ibe sp e c i a l c onditio n s f or the int e nd e d op e ra t i on of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss, w hi c h c ont a in

su c h s afe t y st a n d ar ds t h a t the A dmini s t ra tor f inds n ece ss a r y to e st a blish a l e v e l of s a f e t y

e quiv a l e nt to th a t e st a blish e d b y 14 C. F .R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H

, a nd 14 C. F .R §§ 61.113 (a )

& ( b ) , 91.7 (a) , 91.121,

91.151 ( b ) , 91.405 ( a ) , 91

. 407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 ( a )( 1) & ( a )( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 ( a ) & ( b )

. Su ch

sp ec i a l c onditions w ill p er mit s af e op e r a tion of the UA s f or the limited pu r p ose of

c ondu c ting aer i a l vid e o a nd photo g r a p h y ov e r cer t a in ar e a s of the U nit e d S t a t e s f or

c omp e ns a tion or h i re

. FMRA S ec t ion 333 s e ts f o r

th the r e qui re m e nts f or c onsid er ing

w h e th e r a UA S w ill cr e a te a h a z ar d to us e r s of the NA S or the publi c , or ot h erw ise pose a

th rea t to n a tion a l s ec u r i t y ; a nd f u r t h er

, p r ovid e s t h e a utho r i t y f o r su c h UA S to op era te

w ithout a i rw o r thin e ss ce r ti f i ca tion in acc o r d a n c e w ith a n y re qui re m e nts th a t must be

e st a blish e d f or the s a f e o p era tion of the U A S in the NA S.

L ik ew i s e , the A dminist r a tor m a y p re s c r ibe sp ec i a l c onditions pu r su a nt to 14 C. F .R.

§ 21.16, f or op e r a tion of the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss, sin c e the a i rw o r thin e ss r e g u l a tions of 14 C

. F .R. P ar t

21 do not c ont a in34 a d e qu a te or a pp r op r i a te s afe t y st a nd a r ds, due to t h e nov e l or unusu a l d e s i g n fea t u r e s of

the a i rc r af t. S ec t ion 21. 1 6, e ntitl e d Sp ec i a l Conditions, st a t e s th e f ollo w in g :

I f the F A A f inds th a t the a i rw o r thin e ss re g ul a tions of this sub c h a pt e r do not c ont a in

a d e qu a te or a pp r o p r i a te s afe t y st a n d ar ds f or a n a i r craf t, a i r cr a f t e n g in e

, or p r op e ll er

b eca use o f a no v e l or u n usu a l d e si g n fea t u r e of t h e a i r c raf t, a i rc r af t e n g ine o r

p r op e ll er , he p re s c r ib e s s p ec i a l c onditions a nd a m e ndm e nts th ere to f o r the p r odu c t.

The sp ec i a l c onditions a r e issu e d in acc o r d a n c e w i th P ar t 11 of this c h a pt e r a nd

c ont a in su c h s a f e t y s t a n d ar ds f or the a i r c raf t, a i rc r af t e n g ine or p r op e ll e r a s the

F A A f inds n e ce ss a r y to e st a blish a l e v e l of s a f e t y e quiv a l e nt to th a t e st a blish e d in

the r e g ul a tions.

S e e 14 C. F .R. § 21.16.

Th eref o re

, in a cc o r d a n c e w ith F MRA S ec t ion 333 a nd 14 C. F .R. § 21.16, the F A A

m a y p r e s cr i b e sp ec i a l c o nditions f or Robert Riddick ’ s int e n d e d op era tion of the D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss, w hi c h c ont a in

su c h s a f e t y s t a n d ar ds th a t the A dminist ra tor f inds n ece ss a r y to e st a blish a l e v e l of s afe t y

e quiv a l e nt to th a t e st a blish e d b y 14 C

. F .R. P ar t 21, Subp ar t H

, a nd 14 C. F .R S ec tions

61.113 (a ) & ( b )

, 91.7 (a)

, 91.121, 91.15 1 ( b ) , 91.405 (a) , 91.40 7 (a )( 1 ) , 91.409 (a ) ( 1)

& ( a )( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 ( a ) & ( b ).

D. A Su m m a r y That C an Be P ublish e d In T he F e d er al Re gis t e r , s t a t ing: The R ul es

F r o m Whi c h Robert Riddick S ee ks Ex e m p t ion:

Robert Riddick s eek s e xem ption from t h e r e quir eme nts of 14 C. F .R S ec tions

61.11 3 ( a

) & ( b

)

, 91.7 ( a

) , 91.121, 91.15 1 ( b

) , 91.40 5 ( a

)

, 91.40 7 ( a

)(

1 )

, 91.409 ( a

)(

1

) & ( a

)(

2

) , a n d 91.417 ( a

) & ( b

).

A B r i e f De s cr i p t ion Of The Nat u r e Of The Ex e m p t ion Robert

Riddick S ee k s:

This exem ption will p e r m it Robert Riddick to c o mme r c ially op e r ate an

U

n m ann e d Air c raft S y

st e m ( U

A S ) for the purpose of c ondu c ting a e rial v id e o and

photography o ve r c e rtain ar e as of the U nit e d Stat e s.

E. A ny A ddi t ional I n f o rm a t ion, V i e w s, Or Ar gu me n t s A vailable To Su p po r t

Robert Riddick ’s Re q u e s t

.

This P e tition is m a de pu r su a nt to the F A A Mod er ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m Ac t of 201235 ( F MR A ) S ec tion 333, w h i c h di rec ts the S e c re t a r y of T ra nspo r t a tion to d e t e r mine if c e r t a in

UA S m a y o p era t e s a f e l y in the NA S. A s su c h, Robert Riddick ’s re qu e st f or e x e mption

m a y b e g ra n t e d pu r su a nt to the a utho r ity of F MRA S ec tion 333 a nd 14 C. F .R. P ar t 11, a s

s e t f o r

th a bo v e.

F MRA S ec tion 333 s e ts f o r

th the re qui re m e nts f or c onsid er i n g w h e th e r a U A S w ill

crea t e a h a za r d to us er s o f the NA S or the publi c

, or oth erw ise pose a th r ea t to n a tion a l

s ec u r i t y ; a nd f u r t h er , p r o vid e s the a utho r i t y f or s u c h UA S to op era t e w ithout a i rw o r thin e ss

cer ti f i c a tion.

A s dis c uss e d in d e t a il a b ov e

, Robert Riddick w ill op era t e the D J I Ph a ntom 2, D J I

Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 U A Ss s afe l y in the

NA S, w ithout cr e a ting a h a z ar d to us e r s of the N A S, or the publi c , or oth e r w ise pose a

th rea t to n a tion a l s ec u r i t y

.

C O NC L U SION

A s s e t f o r

th h e r e in, Robert Riddick s e e ks a n e x e mption pu r su a nt to 14

C. F .R. § 11.61 a nd S ec tion 333 of the F A A Mod e r ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m A c t of 2012

( F MR A)

, w hi c h w ill p e r mit s af e op era tion of t h e D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3

P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss c omm e r c i a ll y

, w ithout a n a i r w o r thin e ss cer ti f i ca t e

,

f or the limit e d pu r pose of c ondu c ting a er i a l vid e o a nd photog ra p h y ov e r c e r t a in ar e a s of the

U nit e d St a t e s. B y g ra nti n g this P e tition, the F A A A dminist ra tor w ill be f ul f illing the

Con g re ssion a l m a n d a te o f the F A A Mod er ni z a tion a nd R ef o r

m A c t of 201 2

, w hile a lso

a dv a n c i n g the int e r e sts of the publi c

, b y a llo w ing Robert Riddick to s a f e l y

, eff i c i e nt l y

, a nd

e c onomi c a l l y op e r a te the D J I Ph a n tom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a n tom 3 P r o fe ssion a l a nd D J I

I nspi r e 1 UA Ss c omm e r c i a lly w ithin the N A S.

WHE R E F O R E

, in a cc o r d a n c e w ith the F e d e ra l A vi a tion R e g ul a tions a nd the F A A36 Mod er ni z a tion a nd R ef o r m Ac t of 2012, S ec tion 333, Robert Riddick re sp ec t f ul l y r e qu e sts

th a t the A dminist ra tor g r a nt t his P e tition f or a n e x e mption fr om the re qui re m e nts of 14

C. F .R S ec t ions 61.113 (a ) & ( b )

, 91.7 (a)

, 91.121, 91.151 ( b )

, 91.405 (a) , 91.407 (a)( 1 )

,

91.409 ( a )( 1 ) & ( a)( 2 )

, a nd 91.417 ( a ) & ( b )

, a nd p er mit Robert Riddick to op e ra te t he D J I

Ph a ntom 2, D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision +

, D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o fe s sion a l a nd D J I I nspi r e 1 UA Ss

c omm e rc i a l l y f or t h e pu r pose o f c o ndu c ting a e r i a l vid e o a nd photo g r a p h y ov e r c e r t a in

a r ea s of t h e Un it e d St a t e s.

Da t e d: July

, 1, 2015

R e sp ec t f ul l y submitt e d,

Robert Riddick

Robert Riddick

425 Miradon Ave.

River Ridge, LA 70123

rvriddick@cox.net

A pp e ndi ce s :

A. D J I Ph a ntom 2 Sp ec i f i ca tions Da ta

B. D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ Sp ec i f i ca tions Da ta

C. D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l Sp ec i f i ca t ions Da t a

D. D J I I nspi r e 1 Sp e c i f i ca t i ons Da ta

E. D J I Ph a ntom 2 M a nu fac tu r er’ s U s e r

M a nu al

F. D J I Ph a ntom 2 V ision+ M a nu fac tu r er’ s U s e r

M a nu al

G. E

– D J I Ph a ntom 3 P r o f e ssion a l M a nu fac t u r er’ s

U s e r M a n u al

H. D J I I nspi r e 1 M a n u f a c tu r er’ s U s e r M a nu al

I. Month l y M a int e n a n c e L o g37 A PPE N D I X

– A

D JI P H AN TOM 2 TE C H N I CAL

S P E C I F I CA TIO NS

D J I UA Ss a r e lo a d e d w i th g r ound b r ea ki n g so f t w ar e e n a bling the us e r to s e t p ara m e t er s

w hi c h w ill not a llow f light into c ont r oll e d a i r sp a c e

. P a r a m e t er s ca n a lso be s e t to limit

f li g ht to no hi g h e r th a n a p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t a ltitude a s we ll a s limit f li g ht to a

p re d e t e r min e d a nd s e t dist a n ce

. I n a ddition, D J I so f t w a r e p r ovid e s rea l

- time a ltitude a nd

lo ca tion in f o r

m a tion to the P I C v ia the link e d monitor ( sm ar t phon e /t a bl e t d e vi ce s )3841 A PPE N D I X

– B

D JI P H AN TOM 2 V ISIO N + TE C H N I CAL

S P E C I F I CA TIO NS

D J I UA Ss a r e lo a d e d w i th g r ound b r ea ki n g so f t w ar e e n a bling the us e r to s e t p ara m e t er s

w hi c h w ill not a llow f light into c ont r oll e d a i r sp a c e

. P a r a m e t er s ca n a lso be s e t to limit

f li g ht to no hi g h e r th a n a p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t a ltitude a s we ll a s limit f li g ht to a

p re d e t e r min e d a nd s e t dist a n ce

. I n a ddition, D J I so f t w a r e p r ovid e s rea l

- time a ltitude a nd

lo ca tion in f o r

m a tion to the P I C v ia the link e d monitor ( sm ar t phon e /t a bl e t d e vi ce s )42 A i rc r a f

t S uppo r t ed B a t t ery

D J I 52 0 0 m A h L i P o Ba t t e r y

We i g ht ( B a t t e ry & P rope l l e rs I nc l u de d )

124 2 g

H o v er A ccur a cy ( R eady T o F l y )

Ve rt i c a l : 0

. 8 m ; H o r i z on t a l : 2

. 5m

Max Y aw A n g u l a r V e l oc i t y

200 ° /s

Max T i l t a b l e A n g le

35 °

Max A s c ent / D e sce n t S p ee d

A sc en t: 6 m / s ; D e sc en t: 2 m /s

Max F li g ht S p eed

15 m /s (N o t R e c o mm ende d )

D i a g onal Mo t o r

- Mo t or D i s t an c e

350 m m

G i m b al Wor k i ng C urr e nt

S t a t i c : 7 50 m A ; D y n a m i c : 900 m A

C on t r o l A c c ur a cy

± 0

. 03 °

C on t r o l l ab l e R an g e

Pi t c h :

- 9 0 °

- 0 °

Max i m um A n g u l ar S p e ed

Pi t c h : 9 0 ° /s

C

a m e r a O per a ti ng E n v i ron m ent T e m pera t ure

0 °C

- 4 0 °C

S ensor S i z e

1 / 2

. 3 "

E ff e c t i v e P i x e ls

1 4 M eg a pi x e l s

R eso l u t i on

438 4 × 3 288

H D R ecord i ng

108 0 p3 0 & 72 0 p

R ecor d i ng FO V

110 ° / 8 5 °

R e m o t e C o n t r ol O per a ti ng F re q uency

5

. 7 2 8 G H z

- 5

. 8 5 G H z

C o m m un i ca ti on D i s t an c e ( O pen A re a )

CE C o m pl i an c e : 400 m ; FCC C o m plian c e : 8 0 0m

R ece i v er S en s i t i v it y (1 % P E R )

- 93dB m

T r ans m i t t er P o w er

CE C o m pl i an c e : 25m W ; F C C C o m p l ian c e : 1 0 0mW

Wor k i ng V o l t a ge

12 0 m A@3

. 7V

B u i l t

- I n L i P o B a tt e ry Wor k i ng C urre n t/ C apa c ity

3

. 7 V

, 2 0 00 m A h43 R a n ge E x t

e n der O per a ti ng F re q uency

2412

- 24 6 2M H z

C o m m un i ca ti on D i s t an c e ( O pen A re a )

500

- 7 00m

T r ans m i t t er P o w er

20 d B m

P o w er C on s u m p ti on

2W

D JI V I

S

I

O

N A pp S y s t em R equ i re m ent O f M ob i l e D e v i ce

i O S v e r s i o n 6

. 1 o r ab o v e / A nd r o i d s y s t e m v e r s i o n 4

. 0 o r ab o v e

Mob i l e D e v i c e S upp o rt

i O S r e c o m m ended : i P ho n e 4 s

, i Ph o n e 5

, i P h on e 5 s

, i Ph o n e 6

, i P h on e 6 P l u s

,

And r o i d r e c o m m ended : S am s un g G ala x y S 3

, S4

, N o t e 2

, N o te 3 or p h o ne s of44 A PPE N D I X

– C

D JI P H AN TOM 3 P R O F ESSIO NA L TE C H N I CAL

S P E C I F I CA TIO NS

D J I is a n i n dust r y l e a d e r in sm a ll UA S p r odu c tion. D J I U A Ss ar e lo a d e d w ith g r ound

b rea ki n g so f t w a r e e n a bli n g the us e r to s e t p a ra m e t e r s w h i c h w ill not a llow f l i g ht i nto

c ont r oll e d a i r sp a c e

. P ara m e t e r s can a lso be s e t to limit f li g ht to no hi g h e r th a n a

p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t a ltitude a s we ll a s limit f li g ht to a p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t dist a n ce

. I n

a ddition, D J I s o f t wa r e p r ovid e s rea l

- time a ltitude a nd lo ca tion in f o r

m a tion to the P I C via

t h e link e d monitor ( sm ar t p hon e /t a bl e t d e vi ce s)45 A i rc r a f

t We i g ht ( I nc l ud i ng B a t t ery A nd P rop e l l er s )

128 0 g

D i a g onal S i z e ( I nc l ud i ng P rop e ll e r s)

59 0 m m

Max A s c ent S pe e d

5 m /s

Max D e s ce n t S p e ed

3 m /s

H o v er A ccur a cy

Ve rt i c a l : + /

- 0

. 1 m ( w h e n Vis io n Po s i t i o ni n g i s a c t i v e ) o r + /

- 0 .5 m

H o r i z on t a l : + /

- 1 .5 m

Max S p eed

1 6 m /s ( A T T I m ode

, n o w i n d)

Max Al t i t u d e A bo v e S ea L e v el

600 0 m

O per a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re

0 ° C t o 4 0 ° C

GP S Mode

G PS / G L O N A SS

C

a m e r a S ensor

So n y E X M O R 1 / 2

. 3 ” E ff e c t iv e pi x e l s : 12

. 4 M ( t o t a l p i x e l s : 12

. 7 6 M)

L ens

F O V 9 4 ° 2 0 m m ( 3 5 m m f o r m a t equ i v a l e nt ) f /2.8

, f o c u s a t ∞

I S O R an ge

100

- 3 20 0 ( v i deo ) 100

- 1 60 0 ( pho t o)

S hu t t er S p eed

8 s

- 1 / 80 0 0s

Im a g e Max S i z e

400 0 x 30 0 0

S t i l l P h o t o g ra p hy Modes

Si n g l e S hot

Bu r s t S hoo t i n g : 3 / 5 /7 s ho ts

Au to E x p o s u re B r a c k e t i n g ( A E B ): 3 / 5

B r a c k e t e d Fr a m e s a t 0

. 7 E V B i as

T i m e

- lap s e

Vi d eo R e cor d i ng Mod e s

Ph a n t o m 3 P r o

f

e ss i o n al

UHD: 4 096 x 2 16 0 p 2 4 / 2 5

, 3 840 x 2 1 60 p 24 / 25 / 30

FHD: 1 9 20 x 1 0 80 p 24 / 25 /3 0 / 48 / 50 / 60

HD: 1 2 80 x 7 2 0 p 24 / 25 / 3 0 / 4 8 / 50 / 60

Ph a n t o m 3 A dva n ced

FHD: 1 9 20 x 1 0 80 p 24 / 25 /3 0 / 48 / 50 / 60

HD: 1 2 80 x 7 2 0 p 24 / 25 / 3 0 / 4 8 / 50 / 60

S uppo r t ed S D C a rd T y pes46 Mi c ro S D

Ma x c apa c i t y : 6 4 G B

. C la s s 1 0 o r U H S

- 1 r a t i n g r e q ui r ed

Max B i t r a t e O f V i deo S t o ra g e

Ph a n t o m 3 P r o

f

e ss i o n al

6 0 M bps

Ph a n t o m 3 A dva n ced

4 0 M bps

S uppo r t ed F i l e F or m a t s

F A T 32 / e x F A T

Pho t o : JP E G

, DNG

Vi d eo : M P 4

, M O V ( M PE G

- 4 A V C/H

. 264)

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re

0 ° C t o 4 0 ° C47 G i m b al C on t r o l l ab l e R an g e

Pi t c h

- 90 ° to +3 0 °

S t a b i l i z a ti o n

3

- a x i s ( pi t c h

, r o l l

, y a w )

V

i s i on P o s i t i o n i n g Max V e l o c ity

Le s s t ha n 8 m /s ( w he n 2 m ab o v e g r o u nd)

A lt i t u d e R an g e

3 0 c m

- 30 0 c m

O per a ti ng R an g e

3 0 c m

- 30 0 c m

O per a ti ng E n v i ron m ent

Su r f a c e w i t h c l e a r pa t t e rn a n d a de q ua te l igh t i n g ( Lu x > 15)

R e m o t e C o n t r o ll e r O per a ti ng F re q uency

2

. 4 0 0 G H z

- 2

. 4 8 3 G H z

Max Di s t ance

2000 m ( ou t d o o rs an d un ob s tr u c t ed)

Vi d eo O u t put P o r t

U SB

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re

0 ° C

- 4 0 ° C

B a t t e r y

600 0 m A h L i P o 2 S

Mob i l e D e v i c e H o l d er

F o r t a b le t o r ph o ne

R ece i v er S en s i t i v it y (1 % P E R )

- 10 1 d B m ± 2 dB m

T r ans m i t t er P o w er ( E I RP )

FCC: 2 0 dB m

C E : 1 6 d Bm

Wor k i ng V o l t a ge

1 .2 A @ 7 .4 V

B a tt e ry Ch a r ger V o l t a ge

17 .4 V

R a t ed P o w er

Ph a n t o m 3 P r o

f

e ss i o n al

10 0 W

Ph a n t o m 3 A dva n ced

5 7 W

I

n t

e l

l i ge n t F l i g h t B a t t e r

y C apac i t y

448 0 m A h

V o l t a ge

15 .2 V

B a t t ery T y pe

Li P o 4 S48 E ner gy

6 8 W h

N et W e i g ht

36 5 g

Max F li g h t T i m e

App r o x i m a t e l y 2 3 m inu t es

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re

- 10 ° C t o 4 0 ° C

Max C h a r g i ng P o w er

10 0 W

A

pp / L i ve V i ew Mob i l e A pp

D J I P i lo t

E I R P

100mW

L i v e V i ew W o r k i ng F requ e ncy

2

. 4 G H z I S M

L i v e V i ew Q ua l ity

72 0 P @ 30 f p s ( de p en d i n g o n c o n di t i on s an d m ob i l e d e v i c e)

L a t e n cy

220 m s ( depen d in g o n c o n d i t i on s a n d m obi l e d e vi c e)

R equ i r ed O p e r a ti ng S y s t e m s

i O S 8 .0 o r l a t er

And r o i d 4

. 1

. 2 o r l a t er

R eco m m ended D e v i ces

i O S : i P ho n e 5 s

, i P ho n e 6

, i Ph o n e 6 P l u s

, i P a d Ai r, i P a d A i r W i

- Fi + C e l l u l a r, iP

m in i 3

, a n d i P a d m in i 3 W i

- Fi + C e l l u la r. T hi s a p p i s o p t i m i z e d f o r i Ph o n e 5 s

, i P

And r o id : Sa m s un g S 5

, N o t e 3

, So n y X p e r i a Z 3

, G o o g l e N e x u s 7 II, G o og l e N e

*S u ppo rt f o r a dd i t i o n a l A n d r oi d d e v i c e s a v a i l ab l e a s te s t i n g an d d e v e lop m en t c49 A PPE N D I X

– D

D JI I N S P I R E 1 P R O FESSIO NA L T E C H N I CAL

S P E C I F I CA TIO NS

D J I is a n i n dust r y l e a d e r in sm a ll UA S p r odu c tion. D J I U A Ss ar e lo a d e d w ith g r ound

b rea ki n g so f t w a r e e n a bli n g the us e r to s e t p a ra m e t e r s w h i c h w ill not a llow f l i g ht i nto

c ont r oll e d a i r sp a c e

. P ara m e t e r s can a lso be s e t to limit f li g ht to no hi g h e r th a n a

p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t a ltitude a s we ll a s limit f li g ht to a p r e d e t er min e d a nd s e t dist a n ce

. I n

a ddition, D J I s o f t wa r e p r ovid e s rea l

- time a ltitude a nd lo ca tion in f o r

m a tion to the P I C via

t h e link e d monitor ( sm ar t p hon e /t a bl e t d e vi ce s)50 A i rc r a f

t Mod e l

T 600

We i g ht ( B a t t e ry I nc l ude d )

293 5 g

H o v er i ng A ccur a cy ( GP S Mod e )

Ve rt i c a l : 0 .5 m

H o r i z on t a l : 2 .5 m

Max A n g u l a r V e l oc i t y

Pi t c h : 3 0 0 ° /s

Y a w : 15 0 ° /s

Max T i l t A n g le

35 °

Max A s c ent S pe e d

5 m /s

Max D e s ce n t S p e ed

4 m /s

Max S p eed

2 2 m /s ( A T T I m ode

, n o w i n d)

Max F li g h t A l t i t u d e

450 0 m

Max W i nd S peed R e s i s t an c e

1 0 m /s

Max F li g h t T i m e

App r o x i m a t e l y 1 8 m inu t es

Mo t o r M od e l

D J I 35 1 0

P rop e ll e r Mod e l

D J I 13 4 5

I ndoor H o v er i ng

En a b l e d b y de f aul t

O per a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re R a n g e

- 10 ° to 4 0 ° C

D i a g onal Di s t ance

55 9 t o 5 8 1 m m

D i m ens i ons

438 x 4 5 1 x 30 1 m m

G i m b al Mod e l

Z E N M U S E X 3

O u t put P o w er ( W it h C a m era)

S t a t i c : 9 W

In M o t i o n : 1 1 W

O per a ti ng C ur r ent

S t a t io n : 7 5 0 m A

Mo t i on : 90 0 m A

A n g u l ar V i b ra t i on R an g e

± 0

. 03 °

Mou n ti ng

D e t a c h a b l e

C on t r o l l ab l e R an g e

Pi t c h :

- 90 ° to + 3 0 °

Pan : ± 32 0 °51 Mec h an i cal R an g e

Pi t c h :

- 12 5 ° to + 45 °

Pan : ± 33 0 °

Max C o n t r o l l ab l e S p e ed

Pi t c h : 1 2 0 ° /s

Pan : 1 8 0 ° /s

C

a m e r a N a me

X3

Mod e l

FC 350

T o t a l P i x e ls

12

. 7 6M

E ff e c t i v e P i x e ls

12

. 4 M

Im a g e Max S i z e

4000 x 3 000

I S O R an ge

100

- 3 20 0 ( v i deo)

100

- 1 60 0 ( p ho t o)

E l e c t ro n i c S hu t t e r S pe e d

8 s

- 1 / 80 0 0s

F O V ( F i e l d O f V i e w)

94 °

C M OS

So n y E X M O R 1 / 2

. 3 ”

L ens

20 m m ( 35 m m f o r m a t equ iv al e nt ) f /2. 8 f o c u s a t ∞

9 E le m en ts i n 9 g r o u ps

An t i

- di s t o r t i o n

S t i l l P h o t o g ra p hy Modes

Si n g l e s h o ot

Bu r s t s ho o t i n g : 3 / 5 /7 f r a m es

Au to E x p o s u re B r a c k e t i n g ( A E B ): 3 / 5 b r a c k e t e d f r a m e s a t 0

. 7 E V B i as

T i m e

- lap s e

Vi d eo R e cor d i ng Mod e s

UHD ( 4K ): 4 0 96 x 2 1 60 p 24 / 25

, 3 840 x 2 16 0 p 2 4 / 2 5 / 30

FHD: 1 9 20 x 1 0 80 p 24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 5 0 / 6 0

HD: 1 2 80 x 7 2 0p 2 4 / 2 5 / 3 0 / 4 8 / 50 / 6 0

Max B i t r a t e O f V i deo S t o ra g e

6 0 M bps

S uppo r t ed F i l e F or m a t s

F A T 32 / e x F A T

Pho t o : JP E G

, DNG

Vi d eo : M P 4 / M O V ( M PE G

- 4 A V C/H. 2 64)

S uppo r t ed S D C a rd T y pes

Mi c ro S D

Ma x c apa c i t y : 6 4 G B

. C la s s 1 0 o r U H S

- 1 r a t i n g r e q ui r ed.

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re R a n g e

0 ° to 4 0 ° C

R e m o t e C o n t r o ll e r N a me

C152 O per a ti ng F re q uency

922

. 7

~ 927

. 7 MH z ( J a p a n O n l y )

5

. 7 2 5

~ 5

. 8 2 5 G H z

2

. 4 0 0

~ 2

. 4 8 3 G H z

T r ans m i t ti ng D i s t an c e ( O u t door A nd U n o bs t ru c t e d )

2 k m

E I R P

10 d B m @900 m

, 13dB m @5

. 8 G

, 2 0 dB m @2

. 4G

Vi d eo O u t put P o r t

U S B

, m ini

- HD M I

P o w er S up p l y Bu i l t

i n b a tt e r y C har g i ng

D J I c ha r ger

D ual U s e r C a p ab i l i t y

H o s t

- and

- S l a v e c on n e c t i on

Mob i l e D e v i c e H o l d er

T able t o r Ph o ne

Max Mob i l e D e v i c e W i d t h

170 m m

O u t put P o w er

9 W

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re R a n g e

- 10 ° to 4 0 ° C

S t ora g e T e m pe r a t u r e R an g e

Le s s t ha n 3 m on t h s :

- 20 ° to 45 ° C

Mo re t ha n 3 m on t h s : 2 2 ° to 28 ° C

C ha r g i ng T e m pe r a t u r e R a ng e

0

- 40 ° C

B a t t e r y

600 0 m A h L i P o 2 S

Ch arger Mod e l

A14

- 1 0 0 P 1A

V o l t a ge

26 .3 V

R a t ed P o w er

10 0 W

B a tt e ry ( S

t a n d ar d ) N a me

I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a tt e r y

Mod e l

T B4 7

C apac i t y

450 0 m A h

V o l t a ge

22 .2 V

B a t t e r y T y pe

Li P o 6 S H ig h v ol t ag e ba t t e r y

E ner gy

99 .9 W h

N et W e i g ht53 57 0 g

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re R a n g e

- 10 ° to 4 0 ° C

S t ora g e T e m pe r a t u r e R an g e

Le s s t ha n 3 m on t h s :

- 20 ° to 45 ° C

Mo re t ha n 3 m on t h s : 2 2 ° C to 2 8 ° C

C ha r g i ng T e m pe r a t u r e R a ng e

0 ° to 4 0 ° C

Max C h a r g i ng P o w er

18 0 W

B a tt e ry ( O

p t

i o n a l ) N a me

I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a tt e r y

Mod e l

T B4 8

C apac i t y

570 0 m A h

V o l t a ge

22 .8 V

B a t t ery T y pe

Li P o 6 S

E ner gy

129

. 9 6 W h

N et W e i g ht

67 0 g

O pe r a ti ng T e m pe r a t u re R a n g e

- 10 ° to 4 0 ° C

S t ora g e T e m pe r a t u r e R an g e

Le s s t ha n 3 m on t h s :

- 2 0 t o 45 ° C

Mo re t ha n 3 m on t h s : 2 2 ° to 28 ° C

C ha r g i ng T e m pe r a t u r e R a ng e

0 ° to 4 0 ° C

Max C h a r g i ng P o w er

18 0 W

V

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