October 20 , 2014

U. S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington DC 20590

Re: Additional Support for Te am 5 LLC’s Exemption Request Pursuant to Section 333

FAA Docket No. 2014

- 0783

- 0001

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing in response to a recent “Anonymous” comment regarding Team 5, LLC’s Petition for

Exemption. This person has taken a very superficial vie w of our Petition and experience.

While I do not think it is necessary to address every point raised, I believe some do require a

response because they are inaccurate and misleading.

Team 5 ’s Background

The commenter argues that our Petition raises “ suspicions of [Team 5’ s ] actual true

qualifications and abilities of [our] operational endeavor ”. As show n by our letter submitted on

October 3, 2014, Team 5’s members have performed aerial coordination and filming work on

hundreds of major motion picture s, television commercials, and television shows. O ur members

are considered s om e of the most experienced and highly regarded pilots and camera operators

in the industry. Because Team 5’s members already perform the majority of the entertainment

related aer ial pr oduction work, o ne would be hard pressed to find any other individuals who

better understand how to safely and efficiently perform aerial coordination and filming

. Our

pilots are all Screen Actors Guild members and members of the Motion Picture Pilo ts

Association. Furthermore, each Team 5 pilot has always be en subject to an FAA

- approved

Motion Picture Movie Manual

. Without question, we understand the rigorous requirements to

operate safely in a motion picture environment.

I t is absolutely in the p ublic inte rest to grant Team 5’s Pe t ition because our UAS operations will

be safer than conventional operations conducted with turbine helicopters

. A s set forth in our

Petition, our UAS will operate at slow speeds and close to the ground, will not carry c ombustible

fuel, and will reduce environmental impacts, such as noise and emissions.

Team 5’s UAS Experience

Our chief UAS and training pilot has been a motion picture pilot for over a decade . He is

instrument rated and an ATP pilot, licensed i n both tu rbine rotor wing aircr aft and multi

- engine

jets. He has extensive experience operating Radio

- Controlled (RC) aircraft. For over twenty

years, he has operated a substantial number of types and sizes of electric and gas

- powered RC

airplane s and helicopter s , performing professional pylon racing and 3D aerobatic

demonstrations. He has won numerous trophies and awards in RC races and competitions

. 

## TEAM 5, LLC

16303 Waterman Drive

Van Nuys, CA 91406

Phone: 818

- 902

- 0229

Fax: 818

- 902

- 9278U.S. DOT

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Finally, he has b uilt 100 ’ s of RC aircraft and has further used RC aircraft for filming activities.

Team 5’s Petition/ Manuals

While this person questions the form and content of our Petition, they are clearly unaware of our

comprehensive proprietary UAS operational manuals

, which were submitted confidentially in

connection with our Petition. These manuals were internally prepare d by Team 5 based on the

nature of our intended operations, our experience in the entertainment industry, the FAA’s

guidance regarding UAS operations

, and the Astra e u s Aerial Exemption.

Finally, t he commenter advocat es delay ing issuanc e of any further exemptions “pending actual

real world operational data from the current exempted operators ”

. While I am hesitant to say

this person has ulterior motives, it sounds as if an already

- exempted operator is attempting to

restraint additional c ompetition.

Thank you sincerely for your consideration of Team 5’s Petition.

Very truly yours,

Alan D. Purwin

Managing Member

Team 5, LLC