U N I TED S T A TES OF A ME R IC A DE P A R TMENT OF T R AN SP O R TA T I ON F EDE RA L AV IA T I ON AD M I N I S T RA T I O N W A S H I NG T ON, DC **IN T**  **HE M**  **A TTE**  **R OF**  **T HE**  **P ET**  **I T**  **ION F**  **OR E**  **X E**  **M P**  **T ION**  **O F:**  **ROBERT V. DRAPALA and RICHARD K. MCCLELLAND of**  **BIRDS EYE VIEW , LLC** 

**F OR**  **AN E**  **X EM**  **P T**  **ION SEE**  **K ING**  **R EL**  **I E**  **F FROM**  **T HE**  **R E**  **QUIR E**  **M E**  **N T**  **S OF**  **T I**  **TL E**  **14 OF**  **T HE**  **C O**  **DE OF**  **F E**  **D E**  **RAL R** **E G** **U L**  **A T**  **IONS SE**  **C T**  **IONS 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**  **ND 91.417 (**  **a) &**  **( b**  **) C**  **O NC**  **E RNI**  **N G**  **CO M**  **M E**  **RCIAL O**  **P E**  **RA T**  **ION OF**  **DJI P**  **HAN T**  **OM 3**  **UN M**  **A N**  **N E**  **D AIRCR A**  **F T**  **S Y**  **STE M**  **S P**  **U R**  **S UANT**  **T O**  **SE C**  **T ION**  **333 OF T**  **HE F** **AA M**  **OD E**  **RN I**  **Z A**  **T ION**  **A ND R** **E F**  **O R**  **M ACT**  **O F**  **2012**

**( PU**  **BL IC**  **L AW 112**  **- 95)**  S ubmitt e d on January

20 , 2 01 6

**T A**  **BL E**  **OF CON**  **TE N**  **T S**  P a ge Robert Drapala 428 Cripps Drive Mt. Holly , NJ 08060 609
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tion F AA Fe d e r a l Avi ation A dministration F AR Fe d e ra l Avi ation R e gu l a t i on G C S Gr ound C ontr ol S t ation G P S Glob a l P ositioning S ys t e m L O L L oss of L ink NAS N ation a l Ai r sp a c e S ys t e m NOTAM Noti c e to Ai r m an P IC P ilot in C omm and S ec tion 333 F AA Mod er ni z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 (F M RA) S ec tion 333 S O S afe t y Ob s er v e r S OP S t and ar d Op e rati n g P r o ce dures UA Unm ann e d Ai r c raft UAS Unm ann e d Ai rc r af t S yst e m V F R Visu a l F l i ght R ul es V L OS Visu a l L ine o f S ite VMC Visu a l M e t e o r ol o g i c a l C onditions VT O L V erti ca l T ak e o f f and L andi n g S U MM ARY BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC, owner s s ee ks e x e mption fr om the re qui r e m e nts of 14C
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(a)( 2 ) , and 91.417 ( a ) & ( b ) , to op erate an Unm ann e d Ai rcr a f t S yst e m p ur s u ant to S ec tion 333 of the F AA Mo d er

n i z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 (F M RA ) . This e x e mption will p er mit **BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC**  **t o op**  **era te**  **a n Unm**  **a n**  **n e**  **d Ai**  **rcr a**  **f t**  **S y**  **st e**  **m (**  **UA S**  **) f** 

**or the**  **c omm**  **erc i**  **a l**  **p u**  **r pose**  **of c**  **ondu c**  **ting a**  **e r**  **i a**  **l vid**  **e o**  **a n**  **d photo g**  **ra p**  **h y**  **f or**  **w e**  **d di**  **ng vi**  **d e**  **o g**  **r a**  **p h**  **y ,**  **r ea**  **l e**  **st a**  **te p**  **hoto g**  **ra p**  **h y**  **, sp**  **ec i**  **a l**  **e v**  **e nts,**  **f ilm**  **s e**  **ts, inspections of roof**  **tops, a**  **nd l a**  **nds ca**  **pe and seascapes**  **ov e**  **r area**  **s of**  **the Unit**  **e d**  **S t**  **a t**  **e s**  **.**

**IN T**  **RODUC T**  **ION A**  **N D**  **I N**  **TE R** **EST S**  **OF T**  **HE P**  **ET I**  **T ION**  **ER BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC**  p r ovid e s their c li e nts with e x p er t knowl e dge in a dv an ce d t ec hnolo g i e s and solutions to in crea se eff i c i e n c y and safety in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in aerial photography . **BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC** a lso p r ovid e s its c li e nts with the hi gh e st qu a li t y di g it a l c ont e nt f o r use in th e ir c omm erc i al, p er son a l, an d non - p r o f it multim e dia p roj ec ts. **ROBERT V. DRAPALA**  **a s a**  **p r**  **o fe**  **ssion a**  **l Military and Civilian**  **pilot and**  **holds FAA ATP**  **and Flight Instructor Certificate**  **s in**  **Rotorcraft Helicopter and**  **Airplane**
. **Robert V D rapala**  **h a**  **s over**  **41 y**  **ea r**  **s of**  **professional experience in**  **Military/Commercial Civilian Aerial Video Production, Still Oblique and Topographical**  **Aerial Ph**  **otography, Special Event and Commercial**  **/ Public**  **Documentary e**  **x p**  **er i**  **e n**  **c e**  **in a**  **ll a**  **sp e**  **c ts**  **of a**  **e r**  **i a**  **l vid**  **e o**  **graphy and photography.**  **Richard K McClelland is currently serving in the New Jersey**  **Army National**  **Guard as a Tactical Operations Officer for a UAV unit. He has over 30 year’**  **s experience**  **flying Military Helicopters**  **and holds a FAA Commercial/Instrument**  **Certificat e in Rotorcraft/Helicopter.**  **Richard works full time in the Infrastructure Technology (IT) field in New York City.**  The obj ec tive of **BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC** op e r ations is to p r ovide the safest hi gh qu a li t y im a g ing f

or a v ar i e t y of c o mm erc i a l, publi c , and re s id e nti a l, festivals, weddings us e , sp ec i f

i ca l l y t ar g e ti n g :  Motion P i c tur e F ilming  R ea l Est ate Commercial and Residential P hoto gr ap h y  L and sur

v e y & a pp r a is a ls  Equipm e nt I

ns p ec ti o ns  Commercial advertisement, book and magazine publishing photograph y.  In cr e a se public kno w l e dge of UAS and p r om o te s af e UAS op e rations  Public and Commercial Documentaries.  W e dding and Event Vid e o gra p h y and P hotogra

p h y **B ACK**  **G ROUND**  Unm ann e d Ai rc r af

t S ys t e ms: D J I P h antom 3 , UA S s **BIRDS EYE VIEW LLC** s ee ks an e x e mption to op erate D J I s yst e ms f o r c omp e n s ation or hi r e within the NA S . The D J I P h antom 3 , and ar e v erti cal t ak e o f f and l anding ( V TO L ) Unm ann e d Ai r cr a f t ( UA) with a Gr ound C o n tr ol S t ation ( G CS )utili z ing e l ec tr on i c t a bl e t or sm art phone s y st e ms. The D J I Phantom 3 h a s a m ax imum gr oss w e i ght of a

pp r o x im at e l y 2 pounds 11 oun c e s, while h aving a l e n gth of 16 in c h e s, width of 16 in c h e s, h e i ght o f 8 in c h e s, and a m ax imum sp ee d of a pp r o x im a t e l y 2 9 knots. The D J I Phantom 3 is e quipp e d with f our m a in r oto r s dr iv e n b y L ithium P o l y m e r b att e r y pow e re d e l e c tr i c moto r s.

The D J I Phantom 3 UA S th at will be op erat e d b yBirds E ye View LLC will be r e g ist ere d in a cc o r d an c e with 49 U. S
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. **Registration number FA37AM49YR B**  **A S**  **IS F**  **OR P**  **ET I**  **T ION**  **P e** **tition er**  **, Birds Eye View LLC** 

**, pu**  **r su**  **a nt**  **to the p**  **r ov** **i**

**sions of**  **the Fe**  **d**

**era l**  **Avi a**  **tion R**  **e**

**g ul**  **a tions**  **( 14**  **C .**  **F .**  **R .**  **§ 11.61)**  **a nd the**  **F**

**AA Mo d**  **er ni**  **z a**  **tion a**  **nd R**  **ef**

**o r**  **m A**  **c t**  **of 2012**  **(F**

**M R**  **A )**  **, S**  **ec tion**  **333, S** 

**p ec**  **ial Rul** 

**e s**  **for C**  **e rtain**  **Unmann e**  **d Air** **c raft**  **S y**  **st e** **ms, h**  **e r**  **e b** 

**y p e** **titions the**  **Administ**

**ra t**  **or to**  **c omm**  **erc i** 

**a l**  **l y**  **op e** **r a**  **te the**  **D J** 

**I Phantom 3** **, UA**  **S**

**s in the N**  **a ti** **o n**  **a l**  **Ai r** 

**sp a**  **c e**  **S y**  **st e**  **m (**  **N A**  **S )**  **, a**  **nd f**  **or a**  **n e**  **x e** **mption fr** **om the**  **re qui** **re m**  **e nts**  **of 14**  **C .**  **F .R**  **§§ 61.113 (a** 

**) &**  **( b**  **) , 91.**  **7 (a)**  **, 91.121, 91.151**  **( b**  **) ,**  **9 1.405**  **(a) ,**  **91.407 (a)(**  **1 )**  **, 91.409**  **(a**

**) (**  **1 )**  **& (**  **a)( 2**  **) ,**  **a nd 91.417** 

**( a**  **) &**  **( b**  **). I**  **n c**  **onsid era**  **tion of**  **t**

**h e**  **sp ee**  **d, w**  **e i** 

**g ht,**  **si z** **e ,**  **a nd li**  **m it**  **e d**  **op e** **r a**  **ting ar** **e a**  **a ss**  **o c**  **i a**  **t ed**  **with the unm**  **a nn**  **e d**  **a i** **rc r** **a f**  **t a**  **nd its op era**  **tion, Birds Eye View LLC**  **op era**  **tion of**  **D J** 

**I P**  **h a**  **ntom 3**  **UA S**  **s m ee** **ts the**  **c onditions**  **of F**  **M R**  **A S**  **ec tion**  **3 3**  **3 a**  **nd th eref** 

**o r**  **e ,**  **will not**  **re qui** **r e**  **a n**  **a i** **r wo**  **r thin**  **e ss**  **cer ti** 

**f i** **c a**  **te in**  **acc o**  **r d** 

**a n**  **c e**  **with 14 C** 

**. F**  **. R** **. P**  **ar t**  **21, S** **ubp ar** **t H.**  **A cc**  **o r** **di n** **g l**  **y ,**  **Birds Eye View LLC DOES NOT NEED RELIEF** **f r** **o m**  **S ec**  **tions 91.405**  **(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**  **with a**  **n a**  **i r** **wo r** **thin e** **ss cer** **ti f**  **i c**  **a t**  **e. Birds Eye View LLC**  **and submits**  **th a**  **t the**  **re q**  **u e** **st e**  **d r**  **e li** **e f**  **i s p**  **r op**  **e r**  **sin c**  **e a**  **n e** **quiv a**  **l e** **nt l e**  **v e** **l of**  **s a**  **f e** **t y**  **will be**  **e n**  **s u**  **re d.**  **Birds Eye View LLC w**  **ill use**  **e x**  **p er** **i e** **n ce**  **d p**  **er s**  **o nn**  **e l**  **or t**

**ec hni** **c i**  **a ns**  **to p erf** 

**o r**  **m m**  **a int**  **e n**  **a n**  **c e**  **, a**  **lt e** **r a**  **tions, or**  **p re**  **v e** **ntive m**  **a int**  **e n**  **a n**  **c e**  **on the UA**  **S**

**s using the**  **m e** **thods, t** 

**ec hn**  **i qu**  **e s,**  **a nd p**  **r a**  **c ti** **ce**

**s p**  **re s**  **c r** **ib e**  **d in**  **the op**  **era 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**  **Phantom 3 ,** **P**

**h a**  **ntom a**  **nd I** 

**n s**  **t r**  **u c** **tion M**

**a nu**  **a l**  **) .**  **F u**  **r th**  **er mo**  **r e**  **, Birds Eye View LLC**  **will do**  **c um**  **e nt**  **a nd m**  **a int** 

**a in**  **a ll**  **m a**  **int**

**e n**  **a n**  **ce rec o**  **r ds**  **f**

**o r**  **the D** **J I**  **Phantom 3 a**  **nd UA S** 

**s. Does not need Relief** 

**fr om**  **r e** **qui r**  **e m**  **e nts**  **of S** 

**ec tion**  **61.113 (a** 

**) a**  **nd (**  **b )**  **, e** **ntitl e**  **d Pri** **v a**  **te pilot pri** **v il** 

**e g** **e s**  **and limitations: Pilot**  **in c** **ommand, is re**  **qu e** **st e**  **d b**  **y Birds Eye**  **Vi ew LLC**  **to the**  **e**

**x t**  **e nt**  **n ece**  **ss a**  **r y**  **to a**  **l low**  **a P**  **ilot in**  **C omm**  **a nd**  **(**

**P I**  **C )**  **holdi n** **g a**  **p r** **iv a**  **te p**  **i lot**  **or hi** 

**g h**  **e r** l e v e l certi f i c at e , a s w e ll a s an a i r

m an m e di ca l cert i f

i cat e , and who h a s d e m o nstrat e d, b y m ee ting minimum f

li ght
- hour and c urre n c y re qui r e m e nts, th at the P IC is a b le to s afe l y op erate th e D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s in a m ann e r c on s ist e nt with this e x e mp t ion, in c luding e v a sive and e m e r g e n c y m an e uv er s and m a int a ining a pp r op r i at e dist an ce s fr om p e opl e , v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s and str

u c ture s. **Birds Eye View LLC** s ee ks r e li e f f r om S ec tion 91.7 ( a ) , e ntitl e d Ci v il airc raft airw orthin ess , b eca

use the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s do not re qui r e an a i r wo rthin e ss c erti f i cate in acc o r d an c e with 14 C
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t he will e nsur e th at the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s ar e in an a i r wo rth y c ondition, p r ior to e v e r y f li ght, b y d e t er

m i ning th at th e UA S s ar e in c ompli an c e with the op erating do c um e nts ( i. e ., Month l y M a int e n an c e L o g , and D J I Phantom 3 , Instru c tion M anu a l ) , and th at the a i rcr a f t ar e in a c ondition f

or s af e f l i ght. **Birds Eye View LLC** a lso s e e ks an e x e mption from the re qui re m e nts of Se c tion 91.121, e ntitl e d Altim e te r S e ttings , a s the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS will not h ave a t y pi ca l b ar om e tr ic a ltim e t e r onbo ar d. How e v er , a ltitude in f o r m ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS will be p r ovid e d to the P IC v ia Glob a l P ositioning S yst e m ( G PS ) e quipm e nt and ra dio c o mmuni cations t e l e m e tr y d ata l i nk, wh i c h downlinks fr om th e UA to the G C S f or ac tive monito r ing of th e f

light p ath. This a ltitude in f o r m a tion, c ombin e d with **Birds Eye View LLC**  op e ration of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s within visu a l line of si ght, at or b e low 200 fee t A G L , will e nsur e a l e v e l of s a fe t y e quiv a l e nt to S ec tion 91. 1 21. Addition a l l y, **Birds Eye View LLC** s ee ks an e x e mption fr om the re qui r e m e nts of S ec tion 91.151 (b ) , e ntitl e d Fu e l re qui r e m e nts for flight in VFR c onditions **Birds Eye View LLC**  submits th at s a f e t y will not be a f

fec t e d b y op eration of the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS dur ing d a y

li ght ho u r s in visu a l m e t e o r olo g i c a l c onditions ( VM C ) und e r visu a l f l i gh t r ul e s ( V F R) , with e no u gh b att e r y po w e r to f l y f o r a tot a l duration of a p p r o x im at e ly 13.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l anding and, a ssuming no r

m a l c r uising s p ee d, to f

l y a f t e r th at f or at l ea st 4.5 minut e s.In acc o r d an c e with 14 C
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f oll o wing in f

o r m ation in suppo rt of its p e tition f or e x e mp ti o n: **A. N a**  **m e**  **and A**  **dd re**  **ss of**  **the P**  **et i**  **t io**  **n er.** 

The n ame and a ddre ss of the P e tition e r and point o f c ont ac t is: **Birds Eye View LLC Robert V Drapala**  428 Cripps Drive Mt. Holly , NJ 08060 Em a il: aerial12@verizon.net 609
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- 2416 **Richard K. McClelland**  10 Sugarplum Rd Levittown PA 19056 **B .**  **Th e**  **S p**  **ec i**  **f**

**ic S**  **ect io**  **n s**  **of 14 C.**  **F .R. F**  **r o**  **m W**  **h i**  **c h**  **Birds Eye View LLC See**  **ks E**  **x e**  **m p**  **t io**  **n .**  **1. Birds Eye View LLC**  **Does N**  **ot See**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion from**  **Th e**  **R e**  **qu i**  **re m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ect ion**  **61.113 (**  **a) and**  **( b**  **) .**  **S ec**  **tion 61.113,**  **e ntitl** 

**e d**  **P r** **iv a**  **te pilot**  **p r** **ivil**

**e g**  **e s**  **a n**  **d limit**

**a t**  **ions: Pil**  **o t**  **in c**  **o mmand, subs**  **ec tions**  **(a )**  **a nd**  **( b**  **) p**  **r e** **s cr**  **ibe the**  **f ollowi**  **n g**  **, in**  **re l**  **e v** **a nt**  **p ar**  **t: (a**  **) No**  **p er**  **son who holds a**  **p r** **iv a**  **te pilot**  **cer ti**  **f i**  **ca te**  **m a**  **y a**  **c t**  **a s a**  **pilot in**  **c omm**  **a nd**  **(**

**P I**  **C )**  **of a**  **n a**  **i r**  **craf t**  **th a**  **t is**  **ca r** **r**

**y i**  **n g**  **p a** **s s**  **e ng** **er**

**s or**  **p r** **op er** **t**

**y f**  **or c**  **omp e** **ns a**  **tion or**  **hi r**  **e ;**  **n o**  **r m**  **a y**  **th a**  **t p**  **er son,**  **f or**  **c o**  **mp e** **ns a**  **tion or**  **hi**

**re ,**  **ac t**  **a s**  **P IC**  **of a**  **n a**  **i**

**rc r** **af t.**  **( b)**  **A p r** **iv a**  **te pilot**  **m a** 

**y ,**  **f or**  **c om**  **p e** **ns a**  **tion or**  **hi r**  **e**

**, ac**  **t a**  **s P**  **I C**  **of a**  **n a**  **i rcr** **a f**  **t in**  **c onn**  **ec tion**  **wi t** 

**h a**  **n y**  **busin e** **ss or**  **e**

**mpl o**  **y m**  **e nt**  **i f** 

**— (**  **1) The**  **f li**  **g ht**  **is on l**  **y in**  **c i** **d 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 do**  **e s**  **not car** **r**

**y p**  **a ss**  **e n** **g er** 

**s or**  **p r** **o p**  **e r** **t y**  **f o**  **r c**  **omp e** **n s**  **a tion**  **or hi re.**  **2. Birds Eye View LLC**  **Not Seek E**  **x e**  **m p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ec t**  **ion 91.7**  **( a**  **) .**  S ec tion 91.7, e ntitl e d Ci v il airc raft ai r w orthin ess , subs ec tion (a) , st at e s the f ollowin g : (a ) No p er son m a y o p erat e a c ivil a i r c raf t unl e ss it is in an a i r

wo rth y c ondit i on.**3. Birds Eye View LLC**  **Does Not S**  **ee k**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion F**  **r o**  **m Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **Of S**  **ec t**  **ion 91.121.** S ec tion 91.121, e ntitl e d Altim e t e r s e ttin g s, subs e c tion (a) , st at e s the f oll o win g , in p art: (a ) E ac h p er son o p erati n g an a i rc r af t s h a ll m a int a in the cr

uising a ltitude or fl i ght l e v e l of th at a i r c raf

t, a s the ca se m a y b e , b y r e fe r e n c e to an a ltim e t e r th at is s e t, wh e n op e r ating
-- ( 1) B e low 18,000 f

e e t M S L , to -- ( i) The c urre nt r e po rt e d a ltim e t e r s e tting of a st ation a long the r out e and within 100 n a

uti ca l mil e s of the a i rc r af

t; ( ii) I f th e r e is no st ation within the are a p r e s cr i b e d in p ara gr a ph (a) ( 1 )( i ) of this s ec tion, the c urre nt re po rt e d a ltim e t e r s e tting of an a p p r op r i ate av a il a ble st ation; or ( iii) I n the c a se of an a i r c raf

t not e quipp e d with a r a dio, the e l e v ation of th e d e p artur e a i r po rt o r an a

pp r o p r i ate a ltim e t e r s e tting av a il a ble b ef o r e d e p artur e . **4. Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion from**  **Th e**  **R e**  **qu i**  **r e**  **m e**  **n t**  **s of**  **S ec**  **t ion**  **91.151 (**  **b )**  **.** S ec tion 91.151, e ntitl e d Fu e l re quire m e nts for fl i ght in VFR c onditions , subs ec tion (b ) , st at e s the f

ollowin g :
( b ) N o p e rson may b e

gin a flight in a rotorc raft u n d e r VFR c onditions unles s (c onsid e ring w ind and forec ast w e ath e r c onditions) th e r e is e nough fu e l to fly to the fir s t point of inte n d

e d landing and, assuming normal c ruising sp eed, to fly afte r that for at le ast 20 minutes. **5. Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion F**  **r o**  **m Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t Of**  **S ect**  **i on**  **91.405 (**  **a )**  **.** S ec tion 91.405, e ntitl e d M ainte nan c e re quire d, s ubs ec tion (a) , st at e s the f ollowin g : E ac h o wn e r o r op erator of an a i r c r af t

— (a ) S h a ll h av e th at a i rc r a f t insp ec t e d a s p re s c r ib e d in subp art E of this p art and sh a ll b e tw ee n re qui re d insp ec tions, e x ce pt a s p r ov i d e d in p ar a gr a ph ( c ) of th is s ec tion, h ave dis c r e p an c i e s re p a i re d a s p re s c r ib e d in p art 43 of this c h a pt er [ .]**6. Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion from**  **Th e**  **R e**  **qu i**  **r e**  **m e**  **n t**  **s Of**  **S ec**  **t ion**  **91.407 (**  **a )(**  **1)** S ec tion 91.407, e ntitl e d Op e ration afte r mainte nan ce, p r eve nti v e mainte n a n ce, re building, or alte ration , subs ec tion (a)( 1 ) , st at e s the f ollowin g : (a ) No p er son m a y o p erat e an y a i r c raf t th at h a s un d e r g one m a int e n an ce , p re v e ntive m a int e n an ce , re buildin g , or a lt eration unl e ss -- ( 1) It h a s b e e n a

pp r ov e d f or re tur n to s er vi c e b y a p er son a

utho r i z e d und e r § 43.7 of this c h a

pt er [ .] **7. Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion from**  **Th e**  **R e**  **qu i**  **r e**  **m e**  **n t**  **s of**  **S ec**  **t io**  **n s**  **91.409 (**  **a )(**  **1) A**  **n d**  **91.40 9**  **( a**  **)( 2**  **) .**  S ec tion 91.409, e ntitl e d I

nsp ec tions , subs ec tion ( a ) , st at e s the f ollowin g : (a ) E x ce pt a s p r ovid e d in p ar a gr a ph ( c ) of this s ec t i on, no p er son m a y op e r ate an a i rc r af t unl e ss, within the p rece di n g 12 ca l e n d ar months, it h a s h a d
-- ( 1) An annu a l insp ec tion in acc o r d an c e with p art 4 3 of this c h a pt e r and h a s b ee n a

p p r ov e d f or re tur n to s er vi c e b y a p er s o n a

utho r i z e d b y § 43.7 of this c h a

pt er ; or ( 2) An insp ec tion f

or th e issu an c e o f an a i r

w o rthin e ss c e rti f

i cate in acc o r d an c e with p art 21 of this c h a pt er . **8. Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **ion from**  **Th e**  **R e**  **qu i**  **r e**  **m e**  **n t**  **s of**  **S ec**  **t io**  **n s**  **91.417 (**  **a) A**  **n d**  **91.417 (**  **b )**  **.** S ec tion 91.417, e ntitl e d M ainte nan c e rec ords , s ubs ec tions (a ) and (b ) , st at e the f ollowin g : (a ) E x ce pt f

o r wo r k p e rf o r m e d in acc o rd an c e with §§ 91.411 and 91.413, eac h r e g ist ere d o wn e r o r op erator sh a ll k e e p the f o llowing rec o r ds f

or the p er iods sp ec i f

i e d in p ar a gr a

ph (b) o f this s ec tion:

( 1) R ec o r ds of the m a int e n an ce , p r e v e ntive m a int e n an ce , and a lt eration and rec o r ds of th e 100
- h our , annu a l, p r o gr e ssiv e , and oth e r re qui re d or a pp r ov e d insp ec tions, a s a

pp r op r i at e , f

or e a c h a i r c raf

t ( in c luding th e a i rfram e ) and e ac h e n g i n e , p r o p e ll er , r oto r , and a p pli an c e of an a i rc r af

t. The r ec o r ds must in c lud e --( i) A d e s cr iption ( or re f e r e n c e to d ata ac c e pt a

ble to the Administrato r) of the wo r

k p e r f o r m e d; and ( ii) The d ate of c ompl e tion of the wo r k p erf o r m e d; and ( iii) The si gn ature , and c erti f i cate numb e r of th e p er son a pp ro vi n g the a i r c raf

t f or re tur n to s er vi ce. ( 2) R ec o r ds c ont a ini n g the f ollowing in f

o r m ation: ( i) The tot a l time in s er

v i c e o f the a i r f

ram e , eac h e n g in e , e a ch p r op e ll er , and e a c h r oto r. ( ii) The c ur

r e nt st atus of li fe
- limit e d p arts of e ac h a i rfram e , e n g i n e , p r o p e ll er , r oto r , and a ppli an ce. ( iii) The time sin c e l a st ov er h a ul of a ll it e ms inst a l l e d on the a i rc r af t whi c h ar e r e qui re d to be ov er h a ul e d on a sp ec i f

i e d time b a sis. ( iv) The c urre nt insp e c tion st atus of the a i rc r af t, i n c luding the time sin c e the l a st insp ec tion r e qui re d b y the insp ec tion p r ogram und e r whi c h the a i rc r af

t and its a ppli an ce s ar e m a int a in e d.
( v) The c ur

r e nt st atus of a

ppli ca ble a i r w o rthin e ss di rec tiv e s ( AD) a nd s a fe t y d i rec tiv e s in c l udin g , f or e a c h, the m e thod of c ompli an c e , the AD or s afe t y di r e c tive numb e r and re vision d at e . I f the AD or s afe t y di rec tive involv e s rec urr ing a c tion, the time and d ate wh e n the n e x t ac tion is re qui re d. ( vi) C opi e s of the f

o r ms p re s cr ib e d b y § 43.9 ( d ) o f this c h a pt e r f or ea c h m a jor a lt eration to the a i rf

r ame and c urre 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, and a

p pli an ce s. (b) The o wn e r or op e rat o r sh a ll r e t a in the f ollowi n g r e c o r ds f

or th e 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 ara gra

ph (a ) ( 1) of th i s s ec tion sh a ll be re t a in e d until the wo r

k is re p eat e d or sup e r s e d e d b y oth e r w o r k or f o r 1 year a f t e r the wo r

k is p e r f o r m e d. ( 2) The r e c o r ds sp ec i f

i e d in p ara gra

ph (a ) ( 2) of th i s s ec tion sh a ll be re t a in e d and trans f

e rre d with the a i rcraf

t at the time the a i r c raf

t is sold. ( 3) A list of d e f

ec ts f ur n i sh e d to a r e g ist ere d own e r or op e r ator un d e r § 43.11 of this c h a

pt e r s h a ll be re t a in e d until the d e f ec ts ar e re p a i r e d and thea i rc r af t is a pp r o v e d f or r e tur n to s er vi ce. **C. Does Not Seek**  **R e**  **li e**  **f Birds Eye View LLC**  **A n**  **d Th**  **e R**  **e ason**  **S**

**ee k**  **s Th**  **e R**  **e li** **e**

**f .**  **1. E**  **x te**  **n t**  **of Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **and Th**  **e Reason**  **S ee**  **k s**  **Birds Eye View LLC R**  **e li**  **e f**  **from Se**  **ct ion**  **61 .**  **113 (**  **a) A**  **n d**  **( b**  **) .**  **R e**  **li e**  **f fr**  **om S**  **ec tion**  **61. 1**  **13 (a**  **) a**  **nd (**  **b) e**  **ntitl e**  **d Pri** **v ate**  **pilot pri** **v il**  **e g**  **e s**  **and limitations: Pilot**  **in c**  **omm and**  **, is re**  **qu e**  **st e**  **d to the**  **e x**  **t e**  **nt n**  **ece s**  **s a**  **r y**  **to a**  **llow a**  **P I**  **C holding** 

**a p**  **r iv**  **a te**  **pilot or**  **h i**  **g h**  **e r**  **l e**  **v e**  **l c**  **e r**  **ti f**  **i ca**  **t e**  **, a**  **s w e**  **ll a**  **s a**  **c u**  **rre 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 who**  **h a**  **s m e**  **t cer**  **t a**  **in f**  **li g**  **ht -**  **ho u**  **r a**  **n d**  **c u**  **rre n**  **c y**  **re qui**  **r e**  **m e**  **nts, to**  **c ondu**  **c t**  **the p r**  **opos e**  **d UAS f**  **li g**  **ht o**  **p e**  **ra tions**  **f**

**or c**  **omp e**  **n s**  **a tion**  **or hi**  **re .**  **This re**  **li e**  **f is**  **re qu**  **e st**  **e d**  **s i**  **n 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 ns**  **a tion**  **o r**  **hi re**  **, a**  **c t**  **a s**  **P I**  **C of**  **a n**  **a i**  **r craf**  **t in**  **c onn**  **ec tion**  **with a**  **n y**  **busin e**  **ss or**  **e mpl**  **o y**  **m e**  **nt i**  **f :**  **( 1)**  **The f**  **l i**  **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 do**  **e s not**  **car r**  **y p**  **a s**  **s e**  **n g**  **er s**  **o r**  **p r**  **op er**  **t y**  **f**

**or c**  **omp e**  **ns a**  **tion or**  **hi r**  **e .**  **As s e**  **t f**  **o r**  **th mo**  **r e**  **f**

**ul l**  **y b**  **e low,**  **Birds Eye View LLC submits**  **th a**  **t a**  **n e**  **quiv a**  **l e**  **nt l**  **e v**  **el of**  **s afe**  **t y**  **will be**  **m a**  **int a**  **i n**  **e d**  **b e**  **c a**  **use no**  **P I**  **C will**  **be a**  **llow e**  **d to op**  **era t**  **e the**  **D J**  **I Ph**  **antom 3 , unl**  **e ss**  **th a**  **t P**  **I C**  **h a**  **s m**  **e t**  **c er**  **t a**  **in f**  **li g**  **h t**  **- hour**  **a nd**  **c u**  **r re**  **n c**  **y re**  **qui re**  **m e**  **nts, d**  **e monst**  **r a**  **ting th**  **a t**  **the P**  **I C**  **is a**  **ble to s**  **afe l**  **y o**  **p era**  **te e**  **ith e**  **r the**  **D J**  **I P**  **h a**  **ntom 3**  **, UAS**  **in a m**  **a nn**  **e r**  **c onsis**  **t e**  **nt with 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**  **m ption,**  **in c**  **luding e**  **v a**  **sive a**  **nd e**  **m er**  **g e**  **n c**  **y m**  **a n**  **e uv**  **e r**  **s ,**  **a s**  **w e**  **ll as**  **m a**  **int a**  **ining a**  **p p**  **r op**  **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**  **t u**  **re s.**  **F u**  **r th**  **er ,**  **Birds Eye View LLC submits**  **th a**  **t a**  **ll f**  **li g**  **hts of**  **the D**  **J I**  **Phantom 3 ,**  **U A**  **S s,**  **c ondu**  **c t**  **e d**  **b y**  **the P**  **I C**  **p u**  **r s**  **u a**  **nt to the**  **g r**  **a nt**  **of this**  **P e**  **tition: (**  **1) will be**  **in c**  **id e**  **nt a**  **l to**  **Birds Eye View LLC busin**  **e ss;**  **a nd**  **( 2)**  **will not**  **car r**  **y p**  **a ss**  **e n**  **g er**  **s or**  **p r**  **o p**  **er t**  **y f** 

**or c**  **omp e**  **ns a**  **tion or**  **hi r**  **e .** **2. E**  **x te**  **n t**  **of R**  **e li**  **e f**  **Birds Eye View LLC S**  **ee k**  **s and**  **Th e**  **Reason Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **R e**  **li e**  **f from**  **Se 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 airc raft a irw orthin ess , is re qu e st e d tothe e x t e nt re qui re d to a llow **Birds Eye View LLC** to d e t er mine th at the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s ar e in a i r

wo rth y c o ndition p r ior to e v e ry f l i ght b y e nsur ing th at the UAS is in c ompli an c e with the op erati n g do c um e nts ( i. e ., the **Birds Eye View LLC** A e r i a l O p eratio n s M anu a l, Month l y M a int e n an c e Lo g , and D J I Phantom 3 , Instr u c tion M anu a l )
. **Birds Eye View LLC Does Not**  **seek re**  **li e**  **f** b e c a u se the D J I Phantom 3 , U A S s do not re qui r e an a i r

w o rthin e ss c e rti f

i cate in a cc o r d an c e with 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 21, S ubp art H. Th er e f o re , **Birds Eye View LLC** will e nsur e th at the D J I P h antom 3 , UA S s ar e in a i r wo rth y c ondition b a s e d upon its c ompli an ce with the op erating do c um e nts ( i. e ., Month l y M a int e n an c e Lo g , and D J I Phantom 3 , Instr u c tion M anu a l) p r ior to e v e ry f l i ght, and f

urth er , d e t er

mine th at the a i rc r af

t ar e in c o n dition f

or s af e f li ght, a s st at e d in the c onditions a

nd limit at ions b e low.

**3. E**  **x te**  **n t**  **of R**  **e li**  **e f**  **Birds Eye View LLC S**  **ee k**  **s A**  **n d**  **Th e**  **Reason Birds Eye View LLC**  **and S**  **ee k**  **s R**  **e li**  **e f**  **from Se**  **ct ion**  **91 .**  **121.** R e li e f fr om S ec tion 91. 1 21, e ntitl e d Altim e t e r s e tt in g s, m a y b e r e qui re d to a llow f li ght op e rations of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s, wh i c h utili z e a b ar om e tr ic p r e ssur e s e n s o r , G P S e quipm e nt, and a ra dio c ommuni cations t e l e m e try d ata link to down l ink a ltitude in f

o r m ation fr om the UA to the P IC at the gr ound c ontr ol st ation ( G CS )
. S in c e the F AA r e qui re s th at an y a ltitude in f o r m ation c on c e rning UAS op erations be re po rt e d to a ir tra f f ic c ontr ol ( AT C ) i n fee t a bove gr ound l e v e l ( A G L), **Birds Eye View LLC** s ee ks the re qu e st e d re li e f b e c a u se the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s a ltim e t e r m ay b e s e t on the gr ound t o z er o fee t A G L , rath e r th an the lo cal b ar om e tr ic p r e ssur e or f

i e ld a ltitud e , b ef

o r e eac h f li ght. C onsid er ing the limit e d a ltitude of the p r opos e d op erations, re li e f f r om 14 C F R 91.121 is sou ght to the e x t e nt n ece ss ar y to c omply with the a ppli ca ble c o n ditions and limit ations st at e d b e low. As mo r e f ul l y s e t f o rth h ere in, an e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y will be m a int a in e d sin c e the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS ar e e quipp e d witha b ar om e tr ic p r e ssur e s e n sor and G P S e quipm e nt, whi c h a utom ati ca l l y e ns u re s th at a gr ound l e v e l p re ssur e s e tt ing will be e st a blish e d p r ior to eac h f

li ght, and p r ovid e s the P IC with a ltitude in f

o r m ation of the UA on the h ea d s - up displ ay of the G CS
. **4. E**  **x te**  **n t**  **of Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **and Th**  **e Reason**  **Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **R e**  **li e**  **f from**  **Se 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 ght 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 ghts of th e b att e r y pow ere d D J I Phantom 3 , UAS dur i n g d a y l i ght hour s in visu a l m e t e o r olo g i cal c onditions ( VM C ) , und e r visu a l f

li ght r ul e s ( V F R) , f

or a tot a l duration o f 1 3.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l anding and, a ssumi n g n o r m a l cr uisi n g sp e e d, to f

l y af t e r th at f or at l e a st 4.5 minut e s. **Birds Eye View LLC** s ee ks the re qu e st e d re li e f b e c a u se without an e x e mption fr om S ec tion 91.151 (b ) , the f li ght time duration of th e b att e r y p ow ere d D J I Phantom 3 , UAS will s e v ere l y c onstra in the p rac t i ca li t y of an y aer i a l vid e o o r still photo f li ght o p erations th at **Birds Eye View LLC** p r opos e s t o c ondu c t pur su ant to this P e tition. S i gni f i cant l y , a s s e t f

o rth b e low, the t ec hni ca l sp e c i f i cations of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s , op erati n g do c um e nts p r opo s e d op e r ating limit ations, e nsur e th at **Birds Eye View LLC**  will s afe l y op e rat e the b att e r y po w ere d D J I Phantom 3 UAS dur ing d a y

li ght ho u r s in visu a l m e t e o r olo g i c a l c onditions ( VM C ) , un d e r visu a l f li ght r ul e s ( V F R) , with e nou gh b att e r y po w e r to f ly f or a tot a l duration of 1 3.5 minut e s to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l anding and, a ssuming no r m a l cr uising sp e e d, to f

l y af t e r th at f or at l e a st 4.5 minut e s. **5. E**  **x te**  **n t**  **Of R**  **e li**  **e f**  **Birds Eye View LLC S**  **ee k**  **s A**  **n d**  **Th e**  **R e**  **ason Birds Eye**  **View LLC S**  **ee k**  **s R**  **e li**  **e f**  **F r**  **om S**  **e c**  **t io**  **n s**  **91.405 (**  **a )**  **, 9**  **1.407 (**  **a )(**  **1 )**  **, 91.40 9**  **( a**  **)( 1)**  **& (**  **a )(**  **2 )**  **, A n**  **d 91.417**  **( a)**  **& (**  **b )**  **.** S in c e S ec tions 91.405 (a ) , 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 ( a) ( 1) & ( a)( 2 ) , and 91.417 ( a ) & (b ) on l y a pp l y to a i r c raf

t with an a i r

wo rthin e ss c e rti f

i cat e , **Birds Eye View LLC** r e qu e sts re l ie f f r o m th e se S ec tions b ec a

use the D J I Phantom 3 , U A S s do not re qui r e a i r wo rthin e ss cert i f i cat e s. As s e t f

o rth mo r e f

ul l y b e low, the D J I Phantom 3 ,UA S s m ee t the c onditions of F M RA S ec tion 333 f or op eration without an ai r wo rthin e ss certi f i c at e . A cc o r di n g l y , **Birds Eye View LLC** will use tra in ed t ec hni c i ans to p erf o r m m a int e n an c e , a lt e r ations, or p re v e ntive m a int e n an c e on the UA S s using the m e thods, t ec hn i qu e s, and p r a c ti ce s p re s c r ib e d in the UAS op erating do c um e nts ( i. e ., the **Birds Eye View LLC** A er i a l Op e r ations M anu a l, Month l y M a int e n an c e L o g , and D J I Phantom 3 , Instru c tion M anu a l )
. F urth er mo r e , **Birds Eye View LLC** will do c um e nt and m a int a in all m a int e n an c e r e c o r ds f or the D J I Phantom 3 , U A S s.

**D. Th**  **e R**  **e aso**  **n s W**  **h y**  **G r**  **a n**  **t i**  **n g**  **Birds Eye View LLC R**  **e qu**  **e st**  **Wo u**  **ld B**  **e in**  **Th e**  **P ub**  **lic I**  **n tere**  **s t**  **; Th**  **at Is, How**  **I t**  **Wo u**  **ld B**  **e n**  **e f**  **it the**  **P u**  **b lic**  **as A W**  **h ol**  **e .**  Granting the p re s e nt P e tition will f urth e r the public int ere st b y a llowing **Birds Eye View LLC**  to s afe l y , e f f i c i e n t l y, and ec onomi c a l l y p e r f o r m a er i a l vid e o and photo gra p h y of c onstr

u c tion sit e s, r ea l e s t at e , and l ands ca p e ov e r cert a in area s of the Unit e d S t at e s. Addition a l l y, use of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s will d ecr e a se c o n g e stion of th e NA S , re du c e pollution, a

nd p r ovide si gni f

i cant b e n ef

its to the ec ono m y . Not a

b l y , th e b e n ef its of **Birds Eye View LLC** p r opo s e d op eration of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s will be rea li z e d without impli cat ing an y p r iv a c y issu e s. **1. Th**  **e P**  **ub lic**  **Will B**  **e n**  **e f**  **it from**  **D e**  **c r**  **e as**  **e d**  **Co n**  **g e**  **s t**  **ion of**  **Th e**  **NA S**  **.** The D J I Phantom 3 , UA S ar e b att e r y po w ere d an d s er ve a s a s afe , e ff

i c i e nt, and e c onomi ca l a lt e r

n ative to the m ann e d a i rc r af t tr 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 the amount of m ann e d a i r c raf t n ee d e d to p erf

o rm aer i a l a c quisitions, an e x e mption a llowing the use of a D J I Phantom 3 UAS would re du c e the amount of m ann e d a i rc r af t in the NA S , re d

u c e noise and a ir pollution, a s w e ll a s in crea s e the s a f e t y o f li f e and p r op ert y in the a ir an d on the gr ound. F urth er

m o re , b y re du c i n g the numb e r of m an n e d a i rcr a f t op e rati n g in the NA S , c ong e stion ar ound a i r

po rts ca us e d b y arr ivi n g and d e p arti n g a i r cr a f t will be re du ce d. TheD J I Phantom 3 , UAS do not re qui r e an a i r p o rt to t ak e o f

f or l and. L ik e wi s e , a r e du c tion of m ann e d a i rc r af t c ondu c t i ng a e r i a l vid e o and photo gr a p h y missions would re sult in fe w e r a i r cr a f t th at must be h andl e d b y a ir tr aff i c c ontr ol dur ing the gr ound, t ak e o ff

, d e p arture , arr iv a l, and l anding ph a s e s of f l i ght op e r ations. **2. Th**  **e P**  **ub lic**  **Will B**  **e n**  **e f**  **it from**  **Th e**  **S a**  **f**

**et y**  **and E**  **f**

**f i**  **c i**  **e n**  **c y**  **of Th**  **e DJI**  **Phantom 3 ,**  **UA S**  **s.** C ondu c ting a er i a l a c quisitions with the D J I Phantom 3 UA S s, inst ea d of m ann e d a i r c raf t, will great l y b e n ef

it the public b y dr a sti c a l l y re du c i n g the l e v e ls of a ir and noise pollution g e n erat e d dur ing tr a dition a l aer i a l vid e o and still photo gr a p h y f l i ght op e r at ions. B y usi n g b att e r y p o w e r and e l ec tr ic moto r s, the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s p r odu c e no a ir pollution, and is t he most vi a

ble e nvi r onm e nt a l l y c ons c ious a lt er

n ative to the ca

bin c l a ss, six
- cylinder int er n a l c ombustion e n g ine a i r cr a f t th at ar e t y pi ca l l y utili ze d f

o r a e r i a l vid e o and p h oto gra p h y , while bur

ni n g a pp r o x im at e l y 20
- 30 g a llons p e r h o ur of l ea d e d avi ation f u e l
. The D J I Phantom 3 , UA S , while r e du c i n g the c ar bon f ootp r int of aer i al ac quisitions, a lso e limin a t e s noise pollution, a s the UAS ar e p r op e ll e d b y b att e ry po w ered e l ec tr ic moto r s, ra

th e r th an an int er

n a l c ombustion e n g i n e. B y usi n g the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s to p erf o r m a e r i al ac quisitions, the subst anti a l r isk to li f e and p r op ert y in the a ir and on the gr o und, whi c h is usu a l l y a sso c i at e d with tra dition a l m ann e d a i r cr a f t f li ght op e rations, will be subst anti a l l y re du ce d or c ompl e t e l y e l i min at e d. Aside fr om the l ac k of f l i ght c re w m e mb e r s lo cat ed onbo ar d the a i rc r af t, the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS ( w e i ghi n g a pp r o x im at e l y 2 pounds 11 oun ce s, at th e ir m ax imum gr oss w e i ghts with l e n gths of 16 in c h e s, widths of 16 in c h e s, and with no f

u e l on bo ar d ) , h a s l e ss p h y si cal pot e nti a l f or c oll at era l d am a ge to li f e and p r op ert y on the gr ound, and in the a i r , c omp are d to the m ann e d ai rc r af t th at t y pi c a l l y c o n du c t simil ar op erations ( w e i ghi n g a pp r o x im at e l y 6,000 po unds with a win g sp an of a

pp r o x im at e l y 42 f

ee t, a l e n gth of 34 fee t, and a f

u e l c a p ac i t y o f 180 g a llons )
.**3. P**  **e r**  **f o**  **r m**  **i n**  **g A**  **e r**  **ial Vi**  **d e**  **o a**  **n d**  **P h**  **o t**  **og r**  **a ph**  **y O**  **p er**  **a t**  **io n**  **s with**  **Th e**  **DJI Phantom 3**  **, UA**  **S s Will**  **B e**  **n e**  **f it**  **the E**  **c o**  **n o**  **m y.**  In a ddition to b e ing s af

e and eff i c i e nt, the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s ar e a lso an ec onomi ca l a lt er

n ative to using m ann e d a i r c r af t to c ondu c t simil ar aer i a l op e r ations. As su c h, op e r ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s will a llow Unit e d S t at e s b a s e d c o mp ani e s , to re m a in c omp e titive and c ontr ibut e to gr owth of the U. S
. e c ono m y . S p ec i f i c a l l y , wi th the r ising c ost of avi ation f u e l and the Envi r onm e nt a l P r ot ec t ion A g e n c y (“ E P A ” ) r e gu l a t o r y a c t i ons ph a si n g out l ea d e d avi ation f u e ls, U. S . own e d and op e r at e d c omp an i e s must a dopt n e w and a lt er n ative t ec hn olo g y in o r d e r to re m a in c omp e titiv e . Op e r ating th e b att e r y pow ere d D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s is one su c h t ec hnolo g y th at not on l y a llows c omp an i e s gr eat e r op e r ation a l f l e x ibili t y c omp are d to m ann e d a i rcraf t, but p r ovid e s su c h f l e x ibili t y without the hi gh op e rati o n a l c ost of a tra dition a l m ann e d a i rc ra ft
. B y o p e r ating the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s, c omp ani e s su c h a s **Birds Eye View LLC** , can re m a in c omp e titive a

nd p r o f it a bl e , and th e r ef

o r e , p r ovide gr eat e r job st abili t y to e mpl o yee s and c ontrac t o r s, whi c h will ultim at e l y c ontr ibute to gr owth of the U. S
. ec ono m y . Imp r o v e d f

in an c i a l p e r f

o r m an c e of U. S
. c omp ani e s, thr ou gh c omm e r c i a l use of the D J I Phantom 3 , U A S s, p r ovid e s a st a ble wo r k f o r c e th at in c r ea s e s c onsum e r sp e ndi n g; imp r ov e s lo ca l, st a

t e , and fe d era l t ax re v e nu e s; and a llows c o mp ani e s to inv e st in re s earc h and d e v e lopm e nt in o r d e r to re m a in c omp e titive both in the Unit e d S t at e s and a b r o a d. **4. Th**  **er e**  **A r**  **e No**  **P r**  **iva c**  **y Iss**  **u e**  **s.** S imil ar to the m ann e d ae r i a l ac quisition f li ght o p e rations th at h ave b ee n c o ndu c t e d f or d eca d e s, **Birds Eye View LLC** p r opos e d op e r ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s will not im pli cate an y p r iv a c y issu e s . S p ec i f i ca l l y, the D J I Phantom 3 , UASs will be op erat e d o n l y in c ompli an c e with o p erati n g do c um e nts ( i. e ., the **Birds Eye View LLC** A er i a l Op e r ations M anu a l, Month l y M a int e n an ce L o g , and D J I Phantom 3 , Instr u c tion M anu a l) whi c h re qui res p r op ert y own e r involv e m e nt a s w e ll a s lo ca l l aw e n f o rce m e nt noti f i cation, and in acc o rd an c e with the Fe d e ra l Avi ation Re g u l ations, in c luding the minimum a ltitude re qui re m e nts of 14 C
. F
. R
. § 91.119.**E .**  **Th e**  **R e**  **aso n**  **s W**  **h y**  **G r**  **a n**  **t i**  **n g**  **the E**  **x e**  **m p**  **t ion**  **Wo u**  **ld Not**  **A d**  **v er**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff ect**  **S a**  **f et** **y, Or**  **H o**  **w Th**  **e E**  **x e**  **m p**  **t ion**  **Wo u**  **ld P**  **r ovi**  **d e**  **A L**  **e v**  **e l**  **Of S**  **a f**  **et y**  **At Least**  **Equ a**  **l T**  **o Th**  **at P**  **r ovi**  **d e**  **d B**  **y T**  **h e**  **R u**  **le F**  **r o**  **m W**  **h i**  **c h**  **Birds Eye View LLC S**  **ee k**  **s E**  **x e**  **m p**  **t io**  **n .** 
**1. R e**  **aso n**  **s W h**  **y Th**  **e D**  **J I**  **Phantom 3 ,**  **UAS Mee**  **t the**  **Co nd**  **i t**  **io n**  **s of**  **Th e**  **F A**  **A M**  **o d**  **er n**  **i z**  **a t**  **ion a**  **n d**  **R e**  **f o**  **r m**  **A c**  **t of**  **2012 (**  **F M**  **R**

**A )**  **S ect**  **ion 333.**  In c onsid eration of th e si z e , w e i ght, sp ee d, and l i mit e d op erati n g are a a ss o c i at ed with the unm ann e d a i rc r a f t and its op eration, **Birds Eye View LLC** op e r ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s m ee t the c onditions of F M RA S ec tion 333, and will not re qui r e an a i r wo rthin e ss c erti f

i ca t e in acc o r d an c e with 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 21, S ubp art H. S ec tion 333 p r ovid e s a

utho r i t y f o r a UAS to op er ate without a i r wo rthin e ss certi f i c ation and s e ts f

o rth re qui re m e nts f

or c onsi d er ing wh e th e r a UAS will cr e ate a h az ar d to us er s of the N A S or the publi c , or oth er w ise pose a threat to n ation a l s ec ur i t y . S p ec i f i ca l l y, F M RA S ec t ion 333 st at e s the f ollow in g , in p art:

( a ) I n G e n e ral.

--N

ot w ithstanding any oth e r re quire m e nt of this subtitle, and not late r than 180 da

y s afte r the date of e na c t

m e nt of this A c t, the S

ec re tary of T ransportation shall d

e te rmine if ce rtain unm a nn e d airc raft s y ste ms may op e rate saf

e ly in the national airspa c e s y ste m b e fore c omple tion of the pla n and rule ma k

ing re quire d by s ec tion 332 of this A c t or the guidan c e re quired by s ec tion 334 of this A c t. ( b ) Ass essm e nt of Unma n n e d Airc raft S y ste ms. --I n ma k ing the d e te rmination und

e r subs ec tion (

a ) , the S ec r e tary shall d

e te rmin e, at a minimum
--( 1 ) w hi c h t y p es of unma n n e d airc raft s y ste ms, if a n

y , as a result of th e ir siz e, w e ight, sp ee d, op e ra tional c apabilit y , prox im i ty to airports and populate d are as, and op e ration w ithin v isual line of sight do not c re ate a hazard to us e rs of the n ational airspa c e s y ste m or the public or pose a thre at to national s ec u rit y ; and
( 2 ) w h e th e r a c e rtifi c ate of w ai ve r, ce rtifi c ate of a uthorization, or airw orthin ess ce rtifi c ati o n und e r s ec tion 44704 of title 49, Unite d States C od e, is re quire df

or the op e ration of unmann e d airc raft s y ste ms id e ntifi e d und

e r paragraph (

1 )

.
( c ) R e quire m e nts for Safe Op e ration.
--I f the S ec r e tary d

e te rmin es und

e r thi s s ec tion that ce rtain unmann e d airc raft s y ste ms may op e rate saf

e ly in the national airspa c e s

y ste m, the S

ec re tary shall establish re quire m e nts for the safe op e ration of su c h airc raft s y ste ms in the nati o nal airspa c e s y ste m. In s ee ki n g this e x e mption, **Birds Eye View LLC** sub mits th at the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s can op e rate s afe l y in the NAS pur su ant to F M RA S ec tion 333, a s d e monstrat e d b y : (a ) the c h ar ac t er isti c s of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s; (b) the pil o t certi f

i c ation re qui re m e n t; and (c ) the sp ec i f i c o p e rating limit ations.
**a. Th**  **e Sp**  **ec i**  **f**

**i c**  **a t**  **io n**  **s of**  **Th e**  **DJI Phantom 3**  **, UA**  **S s D**  **e m**  **o n**  **s tr**  **a t**  **e I**  **t s**  **S a**  **f e**  **C h**  **a r**  **a cter**  **is t**  **i c**  **s.** The D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s do not create a h az ar d to us er s of the NAS or the p ubli c , or oth er wi s e pose a threat to n ation a l s ec ur ity c onsid e r i n g its s i z e , w e i ght, sp ee d, an d op eration a l c a p a bili t y . **i .**  **T ec**  **hn i**  **c al**  **S p**  **ec i**  **f**

**i c**  **a t**  **io n**  **s of**  **Th e**  **DJI Phantom 3**  **, UA**  **S s.**  The t ec hn i ca l sp e c i f

i cati o ns of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s ar e s e t f o rth b y the D J I Phantom 3 , S p ec i f

i cations and D a

t a S h e e t , att ac h e d h e r e to a s E x h ibit A and B.
**ii. T**  **h e**  **DJI Phantom**  **3 ,**  **UA S**  **s A**  **u t**  **o n**  **o m**  **o u**  **s F**  **lig h**  **t and**  **Naviga t**  **ion M**  **o d**  **e s**  **En a**  **b le**  **Th e**  **UA S**  **s to**  **R e**  **m ain**  **Wi t**  **h in**  **a D**  **e f**  **i n**  **e d**  **O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n al**  **A re**  **a.** The D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s m a y b e op e rat e d in b o thm anu a l and f ul l y a uton o mous f

li ght mod e s. A c o mpl e te d e s cr iption of the f li ght and n avig ation a l mod e s of the D J I Phantom 3 and P h antom ar e p r ovid e d at p a g e s 24
- 30 of the D J I Phantom 3 us e r m anu a l, att ac h ed h ere to a s E x hibit B.

**iii. Th**  **e DJI**  **Phantom 3 ,**  **UA S**  **s A r**  **e D**  **e sig**  **n ed**  **F or**  **A u**  **t o**  **m a**  **t ic**  **R et**  **u r**  **n to**  **Ho m**  **e Poi**  **n t**  **or Hov**  **e r**  **in Th**  **e E**  **v e**  **n t**  **Of L**  **oss of**  **T h**  **e Co**  **n tr**  **ol L**  **i n**  **k or**  **Naviga t**  **io n**  **.** W h e n the C ontr ol Link is lost, the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS will re m a in st ation a r y , in f li ght, f or 3 s ec onds or mo re . I f

, a f t e r 3 s e c onds, the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS do not r eac qui r e c ontr ol link d ata fr om the G CS , the UAS will a ssume th at the C ontr ol Link is lost and the UAS will re tur n to the home position ( i. e ., fa ils af e mod e ) via G PS , and w ill d e s ce nd to the t ak e o f

f position and shutdown. A c ompl e te d e s cr iption of the Fa ils a f e F un c tions of the D J I Phantom 3 UA S ar e s e t f o rth at p a g e s 24 thr ou gh 30 of the D J I Phantom 3 , Us e r M anu a l s, att ac h e d h e re to a s E x hibit B
. **iv. Th**  **e DJI**  **Phantom 3 ,**  **G CS**  **and I**  **t s**  **O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n .**  A c ompl e te d e s cr iption of the op eration and sp e c i f i cations of the D J I Phantom 3 , G C S and f

li ght c ontr ol s o f

tw ar e is p r ovid e d at p a g e s 32 thr ou gh 43 of the D J I Phantom 3 , P h antom Us e r M anu a l Us e r M anu a l. D J I Phantom 3 , A 2 F l i gh t C on tro l S y s te m Us er M anu a ls ar e att ac h e d h e r e to a s E x hib i ts B
.

**b .**  **F lig**  **h t**  **O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n s**  **of DJI**  **Phantom 3**  **, UA**  **S s**  **A r**  **e L**  **i m**  **i te**  **d to**  **Th e**  **L i**  **n e**  **of S**  **ig h**  **t of**  **a C**  **ert i**  **f**

**i c**  **a te**  **d P**  **ilot in**  **Co mm**  **a n**  **d with**  **A S**  **a f**  **et y**  **O b**  **s er**  **v er.**  **Birds Eye View LLC** will only utili z e certi f i c at e d pilots who poss e ss a c ur r e nt and v a lid a i r

m an m e di c a l cert i f

i cate to ac t a s a pilot in c omm and ( P IC ) of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s. Addition a l l y , a s a fe t y ob s er v e r will a ssist a ll pilots dur ing f li ght tim e .**c .**  **F lig**  **h t**  **s of**  **DJI Phantom 3**  **, UA**  **S s Will**  **Be Co**  **ndu cte**  **d P**  **u r**  **s u**  **a n**  **t to**  **Sp ec**  **i f**  **ic O**  **p er**  **a t**  **i n**  **g L**  **i m**  **i t**  **a t**  **io n**  **s.** In s ee ki n g this e x e mption, **Birds Eye View LLC** p r o p os e s to c omm erc i al l y op e rate D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s f or the sp ec i a l pur

po s e of c o ndu c ting aer i a l vid e o and photogr ap h y o v e r c e rt a in ar ea s o f Unit e d S t at e s, pu r su ant t o the f

ollowing sp ec i f

i c o p erat ing limit ations:

1. Op erations a

utho r i z e d b y this grant of e x e mption will be limit e d to the f ollowing a i r cr a f

t d e s c r i b e d in the op erating do c um e nts, r oto rc r af t UA S s w e i ghi n g l e ss th an 55 p o unds’ m ax imu m gr oss w e i ght: D J I Phantom 3 , Unm ann e d Ai rc r af

t S ys t e ms. P r opos e d op erations of an y oth e r a i r cr a f t will re qui r e a n e w p e tition or a p e tition to am e nd this gran t. 2. UAS op erations und e r this e x e mp t ion will be l imit e d to c ondu c ting op erations f

or the p ur pose of aer i a l vid e o and pho t o gr a p h y . 3. The UAS m a y not be f lown at an indi cat e d a i r s p ee d e x cee di n g 20 knots.

4. The UA must be op e r at e d at an a ltitude of no m o r e th an 200 f e e t a bove gr ound l e v e l ( A G L ) , a s indi cat e d b y th e p r o ce d ur e s sp ec i f

i e d in the op erat i ng do c um e nts unl e ss a sp e c i a l re qu e st is m a de and a p p r ov e d b y AT C
. All a ltitud e s re po rt e d to ATC must be in fee t A G L.

5. The UAS must be op e r at e d within visu a l line of si ght ( V L O S ) of the P IC at a ll tim e s. This re qui re s the P IC to be a ble to use hum an vision un a id e d b y an y d e vi c e oth e r th an c o r

r ec t i ve l e ns e s, a s sp ec i f

i e d on the P IC ’ s F AA
- issu e d a i r m an m e di ca l c erti f

i cat e. 6. The use of f

i r st p er son vi e w (F P V) b y the P I C o r s afe t y obs er v e r ( S O) is not p er mitt e d.

7. All op erations must ut i li z e a s afe t y ob s er v e r ( S O ) . The S O m a y b e us e d to s atis f y the V L OS re qui r e m e nt a s long a s the P IC a lw a ys m a int a ins V L OS ca p a bili t y . The S O and P I C must be a ble to c ommuni cate v er

b a l l y at a ll tim e s.El ec tr onic m e ss a g i n g o r t e x ting is not p er mitt e d d u r ing f li ght o p e r ations. The P IC must be d e s i gn at e d b ef o r e the f li ght and cann o t trans f

e r his or h e r d e si gn ation f

or th e durat i on of the f

l i ght. The P IC must e nsur e th at the S O c an p erf o r m the f un c tions p r e s cr ib e d in the op erating d o c um e nts.
8. The S O must not p erf

o r m an y oth e r duti e s b e y

o nd a ssisting the P IC with s ee ing and avoiding oth e r a ir tr aff i c and oth e r gr o und b a s e d obst ac l e s/obstr

u c tions and is not p er

mitt e d to o p erate th e cam e r a or oth e r instr um e nts.

9. The op e rating do c um e nts and the grant of e x e mption must be acce ssible dur ing UAS op e r ations and m a de av a il a ble to the Administrator upon re qu e s t . I f a dis c re p an c y e x ists b e tw ee n the c onditions and limit ations c ont a in e d in t he gr ant of e x e mption and t

he p r o ce d ure s outlin e d in the op erating d o c um e nt s , the c onditions and limit atio n s c ont a in e d in the grant o f e x e mption t ake p rec e d e n ce and must be f

ollow e d. O th er

wis e , the op e rator must f

ollow the p r o ce dure s as outlin e d in its op era

ting d o c um e nts. The o p erat o r m a y upd at e or re vise its op erati n g do c um e nts. I

t i s the op erato r’ s re sponsib ili t y to trac k s u c h re visi o ns and p re s e nt up d at e d and r e vis e d do c um e nts to the Administrator upon re qu e st. The op e rator must a lso p r e s e nt upd at e d and r e vis e d do c um e nts if it p e titio n s f or e x t e nsion or am e ndm e nt to the gr ant of e x e mption. I f the op e rator d e t er min e s th at an y upd ate or r e vision would af f e c t the b a sis upon whi c h the F AA gr ant e d th e e x e mption, th e n the op erator mu s t p e tition f or am e ndm e nt to its grant of e x e mption. The F AA ’ s UAS Int e grat i on O ff i c e ( A F S
- 80) m a y be

c ont ac t e d if qu e stions ar i se r e g ar di n g upd at e s or r e visions to the op erating do c um e nts.

10. P r ior to eac h f

li ght th e P IC must insp ec t the UAS to e nsur e th at it is in a c ondition f

or s af e f l i ght. I f the insp ec tion re v ea ls a c ondition th at aff e c ts the s af e o p eration of the UA S , the a i rcraf t is p r ohibit e d fr om op e rati n g until the n ece ss ar y m a int e n an c e h a s b ee n p e rf o r m e d and the UAS is f

ound to be in a c ondition f

or s af e f l i ght. The Gr ound C ontr ol S t ation must be in c lud e d in the p ref l i ght insp ec tion. All m a int e n an c e and a lt erati o ns must be p r op er l y do c um e nt e d in the a i r c ra f t rec o r ds.11. An y U AS th at h a s un d e r g one m a int e n an c e o r a lt erations th at a f fec t th e UAS op eration or f

l i ght c h arac t er isti c s, e . g . re pl ac e m e nt of a f l i ght cr iti cal c ompon e nt, must und e r go a f un c tion a l t e st f

l i ght. The P IC who c ondu c ts th e f un c tion a l t e st f

l i ght must m ake an e ntr y in the a i r craf t r e c o r ds.
12. The p r e - f

l i ght insp ec t ion must acc ount f or a ll p ot e nti a l dis cre p an c i e s, e . g . inop e r a

ble c ompon 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 ant s ec tions of the op erati n g do c um e nts. 13. The op e rator must f

ollow the UAS m anu fac tur er’ s a i rc r af t/ c ompon e nt, m a int e n an ce , o v er

h a ul, r epl ace m e nt, insp ec tion, and li f e limit re qui re m e nts.

14. The op e rator must c ar r y out its m a int e n an ce , insp ec tions, and rec o r d k ee pi n g re qui r e m e nts, in acc o r d an c e with the op e r ating do c um e nts. M a int e n an ce , insp e c tion, a lt erations, and st a tus of re pl a c e m e nt/ov er

h a ul c ompon e nt p arts must be not e d in the a i rcr a f t r ec o r ds, in c luding tot a l time in s er vi ce , d e s c r iption of w o r

k acc omplish e d, and the si gn atur e of the a uth o r i z e d p er son re tur

ning the UA S to s er

vi ce. 15. E ac h U A S s op erat e d und e r this e x e mption mu st c omp l y with a ll m anu f ac tur e r S afe t y B ull e tins. 16. The a utho r i z e d p er s o n must m ake an e ntry in the a i rc r af t rec o r d of the c o rr e c tive ac tion t ak e n a g a inst dis cre p an c i e s dis c o v ere d b e tw ee n insp ec tio n s. 17. The P IC must poss e s s at l ea st a p r iv ate pilot c erti f i cate and at l ea st a c urre nt thi r d
- c l a ss m e di c a l certi f i cat e.

18. The op e rator m a y not p er mit an y P I C to op erat e unl e ss the P IC m ee ts theop erato r’ s qu a li f i c ation c r it er ia and d e monstrat e s the a bili t y to s afe l y o p era t e th e UAS in a m ann e r c o n sist e nt with how the UA S will be op erat e d un d e r the e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive and e m e r g e n c y m an e uv er s and m a int a ining a pp r op r i ate dist an ce s fr o m p er sons, v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s and str u c ture s. P IC qu a li f i cation f li ght hour s must be lo g g e d in a m an n e r c onsist e nt with 14 C
. F
. R. § 61.51 (b )
. F l i ghts f

or th e pur pos e s of tra ini n g the op erato r’ s P IC s are p er mitt e d und e r the t er

m s of the e x e mption. How e v er , tra ini n g op e rations m a y on l y be c ondu c t e d d

ur ing d e di cat e d tr a ining s e ssi o ns. Dur ing tr a inin g , p r o f i c i e n c y, and e x p er i e n ce - building f l i ghts, a ll p e r sons not e ss e nti a l f or f li ght op erations ar e c onsid e r e d nonp arti c ip ants, and the P IC must op erate the UA with a pp r op r i ate dist an c e fr om nonp arti c ip ants in acc o r d an c e with 14 C
. F
. R
. § 91.119. 19. UAS op erations m a y not be c ondu c t e d d ur ing ni ght, a s d ef

in e d in 14 C
. F
. R
. §
1.1. All op erations must be c ondu c t e d und e r vis u a l m e t e o r olo g i c a l c onditions ( VM C )
. I f f

l i ght at n i ght is re qui re d, a sp ec i a l re qu e st will be m a de at the F AA o f f i c e c los e st to p r o pos e d are a of op e rations. F li ghts un d e r sp e c i a l vis u al f li ght r ul e s ( S V F R) ar e not a

utho r i z e d.

20. The UA m a y not op e r ate within 5 n a uti ca l mil e s of an a i r

po rt r e fe r e n ce point a s d e not e d on a c ur

re nt F A A
- publish e d a er o n a uti ca l c h art unl e ss a l e tt er of a gr e e m e nt with th at a i r po rt ’ s m an a g e m e nt is obt a in e d, and the op eration is c ondu c t e d in a c c o r d an c e with a NOTAM a s re qui re d b y th e op e r ato r’ s C O A. The l e tt e r of a gree m e nt with the a i r po rt m an a g e m e nt must be m a de av a i l a ble to the Administrator upon re qu e st.
21. The UA m a y not be o p erat e d l e ss th an 500 f e e t b e low or l e ss th an 2,000 fee t ho r i z ont a l l y fr om a c loud or wh e n visibili t y is l e ss th an 3 st atute mil e s fr om the P IC
.
22. I f the UA los e s c ommuni cations or los e s its G P S si gn a l, it must re tur n to a p re - d e t e r

min e d lo cat ion within the pl ann e d op erati n g ar e a and l and or be rec o v ere d in a c c o r d an c e with the op e r ating d o c um e nts. 23. The P IC must a

bo rt the f li ght in the e v e nt of unp re di c t e d obs t ac l e s or e m e r g e n c i e s in a cc o r d an c e with the op erati n g d o c um e nts.

24. The P IC is p r ohibit e d fr om b e g inni n g a f l i ght u nl e ss (c onsid er i n g wind and f o re c a st w eath e r c o n ditions) th er e is e nou gh p ow e r to f l y at no r m a l cr uising sp ee d to the int e nd e d l anding point and l and the UA with 25%b att e r y pow e r r e m a ini n g .

25. The op e rator must obt a in an Air T raff ic Or g an i z ation ( ATO) issu e d C erti f i cate o f W a iv e r o r Autho r i z ation ( C OA) p r i or to c ondu c ting an y op erations und e r the gran t of e x e mption. This C O A will a lso re qui r e th e op erator to re qu e st a Noti c e to Ai r m an (N OTAM) not mo r e th an 72 hour s in a dv an c e , but not l e ss th an 48 hour s p r ior to the o p eration. All op erations s h all be c ondu c t e d in acc o r d an c e with a i r sp a c e re qui r e m e nts in the ATO issu e d C OA in c luding c l a ss of a i r sp ace , a ltitude l e v e l and pot e nti a l transpond e r re qui re m e nts.

26. All a i rcraf

t op e r at e d i n acc o r d an c e with the e x e mption must be id e nti f i e d b y s e r i a l numb er , r e g ist e r e d in acc o r d an c e with 14 C
. F
. R
. p art 47, and h ave id e nti f i cation (N
- Numb e r) m ar

ki n g s in a c c o r d an c e with 14 C
. F
. R
. p art 45, S ubp art C
. M ar

ki n g s mu s t be a s l ar ge a s p r a c ti ca b l e.

27. B ef o r e c ondu c ti n g o p erations, the ra dio fre qu e n c y sp e c tr um us e d f or op e r ation and c ontr ol of the UA must c omp l y with the Fe d eral C ommuni cations C o mm i ssion (F CC ) or oth e r a pp r op r i ate g ov e r

nm e nt ov er si ght a g e n c y r e qui r e m e nts.

28. The do c um e nts re qui r e d fe w e r th an 14 C
. F
. R
. 91.9 and 91.203 must be av a il a ble to the P IC at th e Gr ound C ontr ol S t ation of the UAS an y time the UAS is op eratin g . T h e se do c um e nts must be m a de av a il a ble to the Administrator or an y l aw e n f o r ce m e nt o ff

i c i a l up o n re qu e st. 29. The UA must re m a in c l ear and y i e ld the r i ght o f w a y to a ll m ann e d avi ation op erations and a c tiviti e s at a ll tim e s. 30. The UAS m a y not be op erat e d b y th e P IC f r om an y movi n g d e vi c e o r v e hi c l e.
31. F li ght o p erations mu s t be c ondu c t e d at l ea st 5 0 0 fee t fr om a ll nonp arti c ip ating p e r sons (p er sons oth e r th an the P I C , S O, op erator tr a in ee s or e ss e nti a l p er sons ) , v e ss e l s, v e hi c l e s, and str u c tur e s unl e ss:a . B arr i er s or str u c tur e s ar e p re s e nt th at su f f i c i e ntly p r ot ect nonp arti c ip ating p e r sons fr om the UA and/or d e b r is in the e v e nt of an acc id e nt. The op e r ator must e nsur e th at nonp arti c i p ating p er sons re m a in und e r s u c h p r ot ec tion. I f a situ ation ar is e s wh er e nonp arti c ip ating p e r sons l eave su c h p r ot ec tion and ar e within 500 fee t of the UA, f

l i ght op e r ations must cea se imm e di at e l y and/o r ;

b. The a i r cr a f

t is op erat e d n ear v e s s e ls, v e hi c l e s o r str u c ture s wh er e the own er / c ontr oll e r o f su c h v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s o r str u c ture s h a s gr ant ed p er mission and the P IC h a s m a de a s a fe t y a ss e ss m e nt of the r isk of op erati n g c los e r to those obj ec ts and d e t e r min e d th at it do e s not p re s e nt an undue h az ar d, and;

c . Op erations n e are r to th e P IC , S O, op e r ator tr a i n ee s or e s s e nti al p er sons do not p re s e nt an undue h az ar d to those p e r sons p e r § 91.119 (a)
.
32. All op erations sh a ll be c ondu c t e d ov e r p r iv ate or c ontr oll e d
- a c c e ss p r op ert y with p er

mission fr om the l and own er / c o n t r oll e r or a utho r i z e d re p re s e nt ativ e . P er

mission fr om l and own er

/ c ontr o ll e r or a

utho r i z e d re p re s e nt ative will be obt a in e d f or eac h f l i ght to b e c ondu c t e d.

33. An y in c i d e nt, acc id e n t, or f li ght op e r ation th at transgre ss e s th e l at era l or v erti ca l bound ar i e s of the op eration a l are a a s d ef i n e d b y the a

ppli ca ble C O A must be re po rt e d to the F AA ' s UAS Int e gr ation O ff i c e ( A F S
- 80) within 24 hour s. A cc id e nts must be re po rt e d to the N ation al T ranspo rt ation S afe t y B o ar d (NT S B ) p e r instr

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.** R e as **o n**  **s W h**  **y an**  **E x**  **em p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ect ion**  **N/A  ** 61.113** **( a)**  **A n**  **d (**  **b )**  **Wo u**  **ld Not**  **A d**  **v er**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff ec**  **t S**  **a f**  **et y.**  Birds E ye View LLC submits th at 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 ec tion 61.113 (a ) and (b) will be m a int a in e d b e c a use no P I C will be a llow e d to op erate the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s unl e ss th at P IC h a s d e monstrat e d, b y m ee ti n gminimum f li ght
- hour and c urre n c y re qui r e m e nts, th at the P IC is a ble to s a f e l y op e r ate the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS in a m ann e r c onsist e nt with the e x e mption, in c luding e v a sive and e m e r g e n c y m an e uv er s and m a int a ining a p p r op r i ate dist an ce s fr om p e opl e , v e s s e ls, v e hi c l e s and str

u c ture s. C onsid er ing Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland p r opos e d ar e a of o p erations, and the op e r a

ting limit ations s e t f

o r th
- a bov e ; the p ara ll e l n atur e of p r iv ate pilot a e r on a

uti ca l knowl e dge re qui re m e nts to those of c omm erc i a l pilot r e qui r e m e nts ( S e e E x e mption N o. 11062 ) ; and the a i r m anship skills n ece ss ar y to s afe l y op e r ate the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S , Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland submits th at the a d dition a l m ann e d a i r

m a n s hip e x p er i e n ce of a c omm erc i a l l y c erti f i cat e d pilot would c o rre l ate to the a i r

m anship skills n ece ss ar y f or Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland s p ec i f

ic p r opos e d f

l i ght op e rations. **Birds Eye View LLC** will not a llow an y P I C to op erate the D J I Phantom 3 , U AS unl e ss th at P IC h a s d e monstr at e d, b y m e e ting minimum f li ght
- hour re qui re m e nts or th e D J I Phantom 3 , U AS tra ining and c urre n c y re qui re m e nts, th at th e P I C is a ble to s afe l y op e rat e the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS in a m ann e r c onsist e nt with this ex e m ption, in c luding e v a sive and eme r g e n c y m an e uv e r s an d m a int a ining a pp r o p r i at e dist an ce s fr om p e opl e , v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s and str

u c tur e s. S p ec i f i ca l l y, the P IC mu s t h ave acc umul at e d and l og g e d, in a m ann e r c ons i st e nt with 14 C
. F
. R
. § 61.51 (b ) , 25 hour s of tot a l time a s a UAS r oto rcraf t pilot ( with a m i n i mum of 5 hour s o f those hour s a s a UAS pilot op erati n g the s ame m ak e and mod e l of UAS to be us e d f

or o p er ations und e r the e x e mption )
. I n a ddition to the ho ur re qui r e m e nts, the P IC must acc omplish 3 t ak e o ff s and l andin g s i n the p rece di n g 90 d a ys ( f or c urre n c y pur pos e s )
. As in E x e mp tion Nos. 1 1 062, 11138, and 11153, p r ior do c um e nt e d f l i ght e x p er i e n c e th at w a s obt a in e d in c ompli an c e with a ppli ca ble r e g ul ations will e nsur e an e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a fe t y dur ing **Birds Eye View LLC** p r opos e d op e r ations. T he Administrator h a s h e ld th at p r ior do c um e nt e d f l i gh t e x p er i e n c e th at w a s obt a in e d inc ompli an c e with a ppli ca ble r e g ul ations would e ns u r e s a f e o p erations, st ati n g as f ollows: I n E x e mption N o. 11062, the F AA r e qui r e d th at p r ior to c ondu c ti n g op erations f

or the p ur pose of motion pi c tur e f

ilming ( or simil ar op e r ations ) , th e P IC must h ave acc umul at e d and l o g g e d, in a m ann e r c onsist e nt w i th 14 C F R 61.51 (b ) , 25 hour s of tot a l time a s a UAS r o to rcraf t pilot in c luding at l ea st 10 hour s log g e d a s a UAS pilot with a mu l ti
- r otor UA S
. P r ior to op erations u nd e r E x e mption No. 11 0 62, the P IC must a lso h ave a cc u mul at e d and logg e d a minimum of 5 hour s a s a UAS pilot op erati n g the s ame m ake and mod e l of UAS to be us e d f or op e r ations und e r the e x e mption. F or c l ar i f

i cat i on, the F AA c onsid er s th e se minimum hours re qui re m e nts to be in c lu s ive rath e r th an a dditiv e ; i. e . 5 hour s m ake and mod e l time m a y be in c lud e d in the 10 hour s of multi
- r otor time and the 10 hour s m a y be in c lud e d in the tot a l 25 hour s of UAS r oto r c raf 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 ak e o ff s and l andin g s in the p re ce ding 90 d a ys (f or c ur r e n c y p urpos e s ) . The F AA f inds th at at a minimum, the f light
- hour re qui re m e nts in E x e mption No. 11062 ar e a p p r op r i ate to p r a c ti c e and build p r o f i c i e n c y in the skills n ece ss ar y to s afe l y c ondu c t the p e tition er’ s p r opos e d op erations. The F A A a l s o f inds th at p r ior do c um e nt e d f li ght e x p er i e n c e th at w as obt a in e d in c ompli an c e with a ppli ca ble r e g ul ati o ns would s atis f

y this re qui re m e nt. T ra inin g , p r o f

i c i e n c y , an d e x p eri e n ce - building f l i ghts c an a lso b e c ond

u c t e d und e r the grant of e x e mption to acc omplish the re qui re d f li ght tim e . Dur i n g tra inin g , p r o f

i c i e n c y, and e x p eri e n ce - building f l i ghts the P IC is re qui re d to op erate th e UA with a

pp r op r i ate dist an c e s in acc or d an c e with 14 C
. F .R 91.119. E x e mption No. 11138 at p a ge 15. A cc o r di n g l y , **Birds Eye View LLC** will e nsur e s a f e o p erations b y not a llowing an y P IC to op erate th e D J I Phantom 3 , UAS unl e ss th at P IC h a s d e monstrat e d, b y m ee ti n g minimum f

li ght
- hour and c urre n c y re qui r e m e nt s , th at the P ICis a

ble to s afe l y o p erate t he D J I Phantom 3 , UAS i n a m ann er c onsist e nt with the e x e m ption, in c luding e v a sive and e m er g e n c y m an e uv e r s and m a int a ining ap p r op r i ate dist an ce s fr om p e opl e , v e ss e ls, v e hi c l e s and str u c ture s. **3. R e**  **aso n**  **s W h**  **y an**  **E x**  **em p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ect ion**  **91.7 (**  **a) Wo**  **u ld**  **Not A**  **d v**  **er s**  **e ly**  **A ff**  **ec t**  **S a**  **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 ec t i on 91.7 (a ) will be m a int a in e d b eca use p r ior to e v e r y f

l i ght, **Birds Eye View LLC** will e nsur e th at the D J I Phantom 3 UAS is in an a i r

wo rth y c ondition b a s e d upon the UA S ’ s c ompli an c e with its op e rating do c um e nts and a s st at e d in the c onditions and limit at ions h ere in. Addition a l l y, the F AA h a s p re vious l y grant e d r e li e f fr om Se c tion 91.7 (a ) s p ec i f ic to UA S , in c i rc umst an ce s simil ar , in all m at er i al re sp ec ts, to those p re s e nt e d h ere in ( e . g. E x e mption Nos. 11062, 1 1063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )
. **4. R e**  **aso n**  **s W h**  **y an**  **E x**  **em p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **Of S**  **ect ion**  **91 .**  **121 Wo**  **u ld**  **Not A**  **d v**  **er s**  **e ly**  **A ff**  **ec t**  **S a**  **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 ec t i on 91.121 will be m a int a in e d b eca use th e a ltitude in f

o r m ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS will be p r ovid e d to the P IC v i a G P S e quipm e nt and a ra dio c ommuni cations t e l e m e try d a t a li nk, whi c h downlinks f

r om the UA to the G C S f or ac tive monito r ing of the f li ght p ath a

nd a ltitud e . This a ltitude in f

o r m ation, c ombin e d with **Birds Eye View LLC** o p e r ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UAS within visu a l line of si ght, at or b e low 200 fee t A G L , will e nsur e a l e v e l of s afe t y e quiv a l e nt to S ec tion 91.121. T h e a ltitude in f o r m ation will be g e n e r at e d b y G P S e quipm e nt inst a ll e d onbo ar d the a i rc r af t. P r ior to eac h f l i ght, a z er o a ltitude initi ation point is a uto m ati ca l l y e st a

blish e d b y th e UA S s at gr ound l e v e l. The F AA h a s p re vious l y gr ant e d re li e f fr om Se c tion 91.121 sp ec i f ic to UA S , in c i rc umst an c e s simil ar , in a ll m at er i a l re sp e c ts, to those p re s e nt e d h e r e in (e
. g . E x e mption Nos. 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11112, 11136, 11138,11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )
. **5. R e**  **aso n**  **s W h**  **y an**  **E x**  **em p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ect ion**  **91.151 (**  **b )**  **Wo u**  **ld Not**  **A d**  **v er**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff ec**  **t S**  **a f**  **et y.**  A grant of this e x e mpti o n would e nsur e an e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s afe t y e st a bl i sh ed b y 14 C
. F
. R
. S ec tion 91
. 151 (b) a s a re sult of ( 1) the t ec hni ca l s p ec i f i c ations of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s; ( 2) the limit ations on the p r op o s e d f li ght op erations; and ( 3) the l o cation of the p r opos e d f l i ght o p erations. A c c o r di n g l y , **Birds Eye View LLC** will e nsur e th at it will s afe l y op e rate the b att e r y pow e r e d D J I Phantom 3 , UAS dur ing d a y li ght ho ur s in V F R c onditions, with e nou gh b att e r y pow e r to f l y f o r a tot a l duration of 13.5 minut e s to the f

i r st point of int e nd e d Landing and, a ssumi n g n o r m a l cr uisi n g sp e e d, to f

ly af t e r th at f or at l ea st 4
. 5 minut e s. H ere , a s in E x e mption N o. 11109, the t ec hni ca l s p ec i f i cations of the D J I P h antom 3 , UA S s; the l i mit ations o n the p r opos e d f li ght o p e rations; and the lo cation of the p r opos e d op erations, will e nsur e an e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y e st a blish e d b y 14 C
. F
. R
. S ec tion 91.151 (b )
. F urth er mo re , s a f e t y will be e n s ure d a s the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s p r ovide a udible and visu al w ar

ni n g s to the P IC at the G C S wh e n the UAS e x p eri e n ce s l o w b att e ry volt a g e , the f

i r s t w ar ning o cc urr i n g at app r o x im at e l y 3 3 % re m a ining b att e r y pow er , and a g a in at a

pp r o x im at e l y 10% re m a ini n g b att e r y p ow er . At the cr iti ca l l y l o w b att e ry l e v e l, the D J I P h antom 3 UA S s will d e s ce nd and l and a utom ati ca l l y . S i gni f i cant l y , p r e vious e x e mptions grant e d b y the F AA c o n cer ni n g S ec tion 91.151 e st a

blish th at s af

e t y is not a dv er s e l y a ff

e c t e d wh e n the t ec hni c a l c h ar ac t er isti cs and op erati n g limit ations of the UAS ar e c onsid er e d. R e li e f h a s b ee n grant e d f or m ann e d a i rc r af t to op e r ate at l e ss th an the minimums p re s cr ib e d in S ec tion 91.151, in c luding E x e mption Nos. 2689, 5 7 45, and 10650. Mo re ov e r , the F AA h a s p re vious l y gr ant ed re li e f fr om S ec tion 91.1 5 1 sp ec i f ic to UA S , in c i r c umst an ce s simil ar , in a ll m at er i a l re sp ec ts, to those p re s e nt e d h e r e in (e
. g . E x e mption Nos. 8811, 10808, 10673, 11042, 11062, 11063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )
.**6. R e**  **aso n**  **s W h**  **y an**  **E x**  **em p**  **t ion**  **from Th**  **e R**  **e qu**  **i r**  **e m**  **e n**  **t s**  **of S**  **ect io**  **n s**  **91.405 (**  **a )**  **, 91.407 (**  **a )**  **( 1**  **) ,**  **91.409 (**  **a )(**  **1) &**  **( a**  **)( 2**  **) ,**  **A n**  **d 91.417**  **( a)**  **& (**  **b )**  **Wo u**  **ld Not**  **A d**  **v er**  **s e**  **ly A**  **ff**

**ec t**  **S af**  **et y.**  In s ee ki n g this e x e mption, **Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland** sub mits th at the e quiv al e nt l e v e l of s afe t y with r e g ar d to the r e g ul ato r y m a int e n an c e and a lt eration re qui re m e nts e st a blish ed b y S ec tions 91.405 ( a ) , 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 (a ) ( 1) & ( a)( 2 ) , and 91.417 ( a ) & (b ) will be m e t b eca u s e **Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland**  will use tra in e d t ec h ni c i ans to p erf o r m m a int e n an c e, a lt erations, or p r e v e ntive m a int e n an c e on th e UA S s using the m e thods, t ec h niqu e s, and p rac ti ce s p r e s cr i b e d in th e op erati n g do c um e nts ( i
. e ., the **Robert V Drapala and Richard K McClelland**  A er i al Op erations M anu a l, Mo nth l y M a int e n an c e L o g , an d D J I Phantom 3 , I nstr u c tion M anu a l )
. F urth er

m o re , **Birds Eye View LLC** will do c um e nt and m a int a in a ll m a int e n an c e r e c o r ds f

or the D J I Phantom 3 , U A S s. S in c e the D J I Phantom 3 , **Birds Eye View LLC** UA S s will be insp ec t e d a s p re s cr ib e d b y the op e rat i ng do c um e nts, **Birds Eye View LLC** will m a int a in the e quiv a l e nt l e v e l of s a f

e t y e st a blish e d b y S ec tions 91.405 (a) , 91.409 (a)( 1 ) , and 91.409 (a)( 2 )
. A c o p y of the D J I Phantom 3 , U s e r M anu a ls ar e att ac h e d h ere to as E x hib i t B ; a c o p y of the D J I Phantom 3 , U AS M a int e n an c e L O G is att ac h e d h e re to a s E x hibit C
. L ik e wi s e , the e x e mption sou ght will not a dv er s e l y af f ec t s afe t y b e ca

use **Birds Eye View LLC**  will use tra in e d t ec hni c i ans to p e r f o r m m a int e n an ce , a lt erations or p re v e ntive m a int e n an c e on th e UAS using the m e thods, t ec hn i qu e s, and p r a c ti ce s p re s c r ib e d b y the op erati n g do c um e nts. F urth er m o re , the e x e mpt i on sou ght would m a int a in an 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 ec tions 9 1.407, 91.417 (a ) and 91
. 417 (b ) , b e c a use a ll m a int e n an c e of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s will be p erf o r m e d b y tra i n e d t ec hni c i ans. M a int e n an c e will be do c um e nt e d and m a int a in e d utili z ing the month l y m a i nt e n an c e l o g. S i gni f i cant l y , p r e vious e x e mptions grant e d b y the F AA c o n cer ni n g S ec tio n s 91.405 (a) , 91.407 ( a )( 1 ) , 91.409 (a)( 1 ) & (a ) ( 2 ) , an d 91.417 (a ) & (b) e st a bl i sh th at s afe t yis not a dv er s e l y a f fec t e d wh e n the t ec hni c a l c h ar a c t er isti c s and op e r ating l i mit ations ofthe UAS ar e c onsid e re d. In c onsid eration of **Birds Eye View LLC** p r opos e d o p erati n g limit ations, the op erati n g do c um e nts, an d the t ec hni ca l a sp e c ts of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s **Birds Eye View LLC**  submits th at s a f e t y will not be a dv er s e l y af f ec t e d b y gr anting e x e mption fr om 14 C
. F
. R
. S ec tions 91.4 0 5 (a) , 91.407 ( a )( 1) and ( a ) ( 2 ), 91.409 (a)( 2 ) , and 91.417 (a ) and (b ) . T h e F AA h a s p re vious l y gr ant e d re li e f sp ec i f ic to UAS in c i rc umst an ce s s i mil ar , in a ll m at er i a l re sp ec ts, to those p re s e nt e d h ere in (e
. g. E x e mption Nos. 11062, 1 1063, 11064, 11065, 11066, 11067, 11080, 11109, 11110, 11112, 11136, 11138, 11150, 11153, 11156, 11157, 11158, 11159, 11160, 11161 )
. **7. Th**  **e F** **AA M**  **ay P**  **r e**  **s cr**  **i b**  **e A**  **n y O**  **t h**  **e r**  **Co nd**  **i t**  **io n**  **s for**  **S a**  **f e**  **O p**  **er a**  **t io**  **n .**  In acc o r d an c e with S ec tion 333 of the F AA Mod e r ni z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 (F M RA) and 14 C
. F
. R
. § 21.16 e ntitl e d S p e c i a l C onditions, **Birds Eye View LLC** re qu e sts th at the F A A p r e s cr ibe sp ec i a l c onditions f or the int e nd e d op e rati o n of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s, whi c h c ont a in su c h s a fe t y st an d ar ds th at the Administrator f inds n ec e ss ar 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 at e st a blish ed b y 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 21, S ubp art H, and 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 ) , and 91.417 ( a ) & (b )
. S u c h sp ec i a l c onditions will p er mit s af e o p eration of th e UAS f

or the limit e d pur

pose of c ondu c ting a er i a l vid e o and photo gra p h y o v e r c ert a in ar e a s of the Unit e d S t at e s f or c omp e ns ation or hi r e . F M RA S ec tion 333 s e ts f o rth the re qui re m e nts f

or c onsid er ing wh e th e r a UAS will c r eat e a h az ar d to us er s of the NAS or the publi c , or oth er wise pose a threat to n ation a l s ec uri t y ; and f urth er , p r ovid e s t

h e a utho r i t y f or su c h UAS to op erate without a i r

wo rthin e ss ce rti f

i cation in acc o r d an c e with an y re qui r e m e nts th at must be e st a blish e d f or the s a f e o p eration of the UAS in the NA S
. L ik e wi s e , the Administr ator m a y p re s c r ibe sp ec i a l c onditions pur su ant to 14 C
. F
. R
. § 21.16, f or op e r ation of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s , sin c e the a i r wo rthin e ss r e g

ul ations of 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 21 do not c ont a in a d e qu ate or a pp r op r i ate s afe t y st and ar ds, d u e to t he nov e l or unusu a l d e s i gn feature s of the a i r c r af t. S ec tion 21.16,e ntitl e d S p ec i a l C onditions, st at e s the f ollowin g :

I f the F A A f

inds th at the a i r

wo rthin e ss r e g

ul ations of this sub c h a

pt e r do not c ont a in a d e qu ate o r a

pp r op r i ate s a fe t y st and ar ds f or an a i rc r af

t, a i r c raf t e n gin e , or p r op e ll e r b e c a

use of a nov e l or unusu a l d e si gn f eat ur e o f the a i r c raf

t, a i r c ra f t e n g i n e or p r op e ll er , h e p r e s cr ib e s sp ec i a l c onditio n s and am e ndm e nts th e r e t o f or the p r odu c t. The s p ec i a l c onditions ar e issu e d in acc o r d an c e with P art 11 of this c h a pt e r and c ont a in su c h s afe t y st and ar ds f o r the a i rcr a f

t, a i r c r af t e n g ine o r p r op e ll e r a s the F A A f

in d s n ece ss ar 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 at e st a blish e d in the re gul ations. S e e 14 C
. F
. R
. § 21.16. Th eref o re , in a cc o r d an c e with F M RA S ec tion 333 and 14 C
. F
. R
. § 21.16, th e F AA m a y p r e s cr ibe sp e c i a l c onditions f or L e a di n g Ed g e ’ s int e nd e d op e rati o n of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s, whi c h c ont a in su c h s a fe t y st an d ar ds th at the Administrator f inds n ec e ss ar 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 at e st a blish ed b y 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 21, S ubp art H, and 14 C
. F .R S ec tions 61.113 (a ) & (b ) , 9 1.7 (a) , 91.121, 91.151 (b ) , 91.405 ( a ) , 91.407 (a)( 1 ) , 91.409 (a ) ( 1) & ( a)( 2 ) , and 91.417 ( a ) & (b ).

• **A Su**  **mm a**  **r y**  **Th at**  **Can B**  **e P**  **ub lis**  **h e**  **d In**  **Th e**  **F e**  **de r**  **al R**  **e gis**  **t er**  **, s**  **t a**  **t i**  **n g:**  **Th e**  **( some**  **FARs are N/** **A) *** *************** **R u**  **l e**  **s from**  **W h**  **i c**  **h Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s**  **E x**  **e m**  **p t**  **io n:**  Birds Eye View LLC s eek s e xe mption from the re qui r e m e nts of 14 C.F.R S e c tions 61.113 ( a) & ( b ) , 91. 7 ( a ) , 9 1.121, 91.151 (

b ) , 91.40 5 (

a ) , 91.40 7 (

a )( 1 ) , 91.40 9 (

a )( 1 ) & ( a )( 2 ) , and 91.41 7 (

a ) & ( b ). **A B**  **r i**  **e f**  **D e**  **s cr**  **i p**  **t ion**  **of the**  **Na t**  **u r**  **e of**  **the E**  **x em**  **p t**  **ion Birds Eye View LLC**  **S ee**  **k s:** 
T his exe mption w ill p e rm it **Birds Eye View LLC** to c omm e rc ially op e rate an Unmann e d Airc raft S

y ste m ( UA S ) for the purpose of c ondu c ting a e rial v id e o and photography o ve r c e rtain are as of the Unite d State s.

• **A n**  **y A dd**  **i t**  **io n**  **al I**  **n f** 

**o r**  **m a**  **t io**  **n ,**  **Vi e**  **w s,**  **Or A**  **r g**  **u m**  **e n**  **t s**  **Availa b**  **le to**  **S u**  **pp o**  **r t**  **Birds Eye View LLC R**  **eq u**  **e s**  **t .**  This P e tition is m a de pur su ant to the F AA Mod e rni z ation and R ef o r m A c t of2012

(F M RA) S ec tion 333, wh i c h di rec ts the S ecre t ar y of T ranspo rt ation to d e t e r mine i f ce r t a i n UAS m a y op e r ate s afe l y in the NA S . As su c h, **Birds Eye View LLC** r e qu e st f or e x e mption m ay be grant e d pur su ant to the a utho r i ty of F M RA S ec tion 333 and 14 C
. F
. R
. P art 11, a s s e t f

o rth a bo v e. F M RA S ec tion 333 s e ts f o rth the re qui re m e nts f

or c onsid er i n g wh e th e r a U AS will create a h az ar d to us er s of the NAS or the p ubli c , or oth er wi s e pose a threat to n ation a l s ec ur i t y ; and f

urth er , p r ovid e s the a

utho r ity f or s u c h UAS to op er ate without a i r wo rthin e ss c erti f

i c ation. As dis c uss e d in d e t a il a b ov e , **Birds Eye**  **View LLC**  will op erate the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s s afe l y in the NA S , without cr e ating a h azar d to us er s of the NA S , or the publi c , o r oth er

wise pose a threat to n ation a l s ec ur i t y .

**CONC L**  **U S**  **ION** As s e t f o rth h e r e in, **Birds Eye View LLC** s ee ks an e x e mption pur su ant to 14 C
. F
. R
. §11.61 and S ec tion 333 of the F AA Mod e r ni z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 (F M RA ) , whi c h will p er

mit s af e o p eration of the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s c omm erc i a l l y, without an a i r wo rthin e ss c e rti f

i cat e , f or the limit e d pur

pose o f c ondu c ti n g aer i a l vid e o and photogr a p h y o v e r c e rt a in ar ea s o f the Unit e d S t at e s. B y gr anting this P e tition, the F AA Administrator will be f ul f illing the C on gr e ssion a l m and at e of the F AA Mod er ni z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012, while a lso a dv an c i n g the int e r e sts of the publi c , b y a llowi n g Birds E ye View LLC to s afe l y , e f f i c i e nt l y , and ec onomi ca l l y op e r ate the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s c omm erc i a l l y within the NA S
. **WH E**  **R E**  **F OR** **E** , in acc o r d an c e with the Fe d era l Avi ation R e g u l ations and the F AA Mod er ni z ation and R ef

o r m A c t of 2012, S ec tion 333, **Birds Eye View LLC** re s p ec t f ul l y re qu e sts th at the Administrator gr ant this P e tition f or an e x e mption fr om the re qui re m e nts of 14 C
. F .R S ec tions 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 ) , an d 91.417 (a ) & (b ) , and p e r mit L ea di n g E d g e to op e rate the D J I Phantom 3 , UA S s c omm erc i a l l y f or th e pur pose o f c ondu c ti n g aer i a l vid e o and photogr ap h y o v e r c e rt a in ar ea s o f the Unit e d S t at e s.D at e d: February 1 2016

App e ndi ce s : R e sp ec t f ul l y submitt e d, **Robert V Drapala and**  **Richard K. McClelland**

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– D J I Phantom 3 S p ec i f i cations D ata S h eet B

– D J I Phantom 3 M anu fac tur er’ s U s e r M anu al C

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**DJI PHANTOM 3**  **TE CHNICAL**  **S P**  **E CI**  **F I**  **C A**  **T IONS**  **Birds Eye View LLC** on l y ut i li z e s s af e and r e li a

ble U A S s. D J I is an industry l e a d e r in sm a ll UAS p r odu c tion. D J I U A S s ar e lo a d e d with gr oun d b reaki n g s o f tw ar e e n a b ling the u s e r t o s e t p ar am e t er s whi c h will not a llow f li ght into c ontr oll e d a i r sp a ce . P ar am e t er s can a lso be s e t to limit f

li ght to no hi gh e r th an a p re d e t er min e d and s e t a ltitude a s w e ll a s limit f li ght to a p re d e t er

min e d and s e t dist an ce . In a ddition, D J I s o f tw ar e p r ovi d e s rea l
time a ltitude and lo ca

tion in f o r m ation to the P IC via th e link e d monitor ( sm art p hon e /t a bl e t d e vi ce s)

1.1 D J I Phantom 3 1.1.1 Ai rcr a f

t 1.1.1.1 S uppo rt e d B att e ry – D J I 60 00mA H L i P o 2S B att e r y 1.1.1.2 W e i ght ( B att e r y & P r op e ll e r s In c lud e d )

– 2lbs 11.810oz ( 1280 g ) 1.1.1.3 Hov e r A c c ur a c y ( R ea d y to F l y )

– V erti ca l: .8m; Ho r i z ont a l: 2.5m 1.1.1.4 M ax Y aw An g

ul ar V e lo c i t y - 200 0 / s 1.1.1.5 M ax Ti lt An g e l
- 35 0 1.1.1.6 M ax As ce nt S p ee d

– 5 m/s 1.1.1.7 M ax D e s ce nt S p ee d

– 3 m/s 1.1.1.8 M ax F li ght S p ee d

– 16 m/s (ATTI MODE, no wind

) 1.1.2 Gimb a l 1.1.2.1 W o r

king C ur r e nt

– S t ati c : 750mA; D y n am i c : 900mA 1.1.2.2 C ontr ol A cc ur a c y - ± 0.0 3 0 1.1.2.3 C ontr oll a

ble R an g e
– P it c h:
- 90 O
- +3 0 O1.1.2.4 M ax imum An g ul ar S p ee d

– P it c h: 90 0 / s 1.1.3 C am er a 1.1.3.1 Op erati n g T e mp e ratur e R an ge - 3 2 0 F
- 1 0 4 0 F ( 0 0 C
- 4 0 0 C) 1.1.3.2 S e nsor S i z e
– 1/2
. 3” 1.1.3.3 E ffec tive P i x e ls

– 14M 1.1.3.4 R e solution

– 4384 x 3288 1 .1.3.5 HD Vid e o R ec o r ding

– 1080p30 & 720p 1 .1.3.6 R ec o r di n g F i e ld o f Vi e w – 94 0 / 8 5 0 1.1.4 T ransmitt e r 1.1.4.1 Op erati n g F re qu e n c y – 5.728 G Hz

– 5.85GHz 1.1.4.2 C ommuni cation Dist an c e ( unobstr u c t e d )

– F C C C ompli an ce : 800m 1.1.4.3 R ece iv e r S e nsitivi t y ( 1 % P E R)
- - 93dB m 1.1.4.4 T ransmitt e r P ow e r
– F C C C ompli an ce : 100mW 1.1.4.5 W o r

king Volt a ge
– 120mA@3.7V 1.1.5 R ange E x t e nd er 1.1.5.1 Op erati n g F re qu e n c y – 2412
- 2462 M Hz 1.1.5.2 C ommuni cation Dist an c e ( unobstr u c t e d )

– 500
- 700m

A PP EN D IX

– B D J I Phantom 3 M anu f

a c turer’ s Us e r M anu al AttachedA PP EN D IX

– C **M O**  **NT HL**  **Y $**  **M A**  **I N**  **T E**  **N A**  **N C**  **E $**  **L OG**  mo n th : y e a r : **U A**  **S $**  **# :**  D a t e

( I s s u e ) D i s c o v e r ed D a t e

( I s s u e ) Ad d r e ss e d I s s u e ( D es c ri p t i on & M ai n t e n a n c e

C ond u c t e d ) M a i n t e n a n c e ( P e rfor m e d by ) P ri n t & S ign
S o f t w a r e ( U pd at e s A i rfr a m e ( En g i n e s P r o p e l l e rs C a me r a L a n d i n g Gear ( G e a r Vi b r a t i on Da DDDamDD O t h e r :