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## Petitio n fo r

Exemptio n Unde r

1 4 CF R § 11.8 1 t o Allo w Commercia l Us

e o f Unmanne

d Aircraf t System s Petitioner

: Towe r Safet y & Instructio n Kath y Brand , CE O 2 2 1 Sout h35 * Avenu e Phoenix , A Z

8500 9 Work : 480-313-067 8 Email : kathv@towersafetv.co m Website : www.towersafetv.co m Dea r Si r o r Madam , Thi s applicatio ni s

substantiall y

base d o nth e

FAA' s finding s i nExemptio nNo . 1106 2 grante d t o

Astraeu s Aeria l (FAA-2014-0352) , Exemptio nNo . 1110 9 Clayco , Inc . (FAA-2014-0507) , Exemptio nNo . 11208 , Sky-Future s UAS , Inc . (FAA-2014-0641) , Exemptio nNo . 11252 , Nixo nEngineerin g Solutions , LLC . (FAA-2014-0763) , Exemptio n N o . 11306 , Haw k

Aerial , LLC . (FAA-2014-1023) , Exemptio nNo . 11380 , Firs t Tea m Rea l Estate , (FAA-2015

- 0052) , an d i nrelianc e

o nth e analysi s provide d therein . 1 . Section s

fro m whic hexemption s

ar e sought : Applicatio ni s hereb y mad e fo r exemptio nfrom : a . FA A Modernizatio nan d Refor m Ac t o f 2012 , P L 112-9 5 FEB . 14 , 2012 , Sectio n33 3b . 1 4 CF R Par t 21 , subpar t

H c . 1 4 CF R Par t 61.113(a ) an d(b ) d . 14CFTPart91 : i . 91.103(b)(2 ) i i . 91.10 5 iii . 91.10 9 i v . 91.11 9 V . 91.12 1 v i . 91.15 1 vii . 91.40 5 viii . 91.40 7 i x . 91.40 9 X . 91.41 7 2 . Relie f sought : a . Towe r

Safet y & Instructio nwishe s

t o operat e smal l Unmanne dAircraf t System s (UAS ) fo r commercia l purpose s

t o includ e (bu t no t limite dto ) videography , photography , inspection s an d analyses . Thi s

relie f i s sough t becaus e commercia l us e

o f UA S i s currentl y

prohibite db y

la w unles s performe dunde r

a nexemption . b . Thi s exemptio nwil l cove r

us e o f th e followin g

airframes , al l o f

whic hwil l weig hles s

tha n5 5 pound s includin g

payloa dan denerg y

sources : i . DJ I Phanto m

models ; i i . DJ I Inspir e

models ; iii . Othe r

model s t o b e adde d b y

futur e amendmen t

t o thi s exemption . 3 . Publi c benefit : a . Us e o f UA S technolog y

t o obtai nimagery , informatio nan ddat a currentl y

obtaine db y

us e o f manne dfligh t

o r manua l methods : i . Reduce s

statistica l ris k

t o huma nlif e

du e t o manne daircraf t

accident s

(e.g. , powe r

lin e inspections ) an ddu e

t o othe r dangerou s

activitie s

tha t ca nb e avoide d(e.g. , scaffolding/riggin g

failure s durin g stac k o r bridg e inspections) . i i . Reduce s

th e cos t o f obtainin g

suc hinformation , whic hbenefit s consumer s

an dth e economy . iii . Reduce s

environmenta l impac t

b y eliminatin g

source s o f hydrocarbo nemission s fro m manne daircraft .Safet y

no t adversel y

affected : a . Aircraf t

wil l b e registere dan dmarke di naccordanc e wit hSectio n4471 1 an dPar t 4 7 an dPar t 4 5 , Subpar t

C . b . Aircraf t

wil l compl y

wit hmaintenanc e

an dinspectio nrequirement s o f th e manufacturer . Al l repai r an dmaintenanc e

wor k wil l b e conducte do r

approve db y

qualifie dpersonne l suc ha s thos e authorize db y

Towe r Safet y & Instructio n(o r

equivalent) , an dwil l requir e a tes t fligh t afte r suc hwork . Record s

o f al l maintenanc e

an drepai r

wor k wil l b e kep t i na maintenanc e

lo g f o r eac haircraft . c . Al l fligh t

operation s

wil l b e conducte db y

tw o individual s

wh o wil l maintai nverba l communicatio ncapabilit y wit heac hothe r

a t al l time s durin g th e flight , an dwh o

wil l remai n stationar y

o nth e groun ddurin g

th e fligh t operations : i . A Pilo t I nComman d(PIC ) wh o posses s th e followin g

credentials : 1 . A nairlin e

transport , commercial , private , recreational , o r spor t pilo t certificate . 2 . A Thir dClas s

medica l certificat e

issue d unde r

1 4 CF R 6 7 o r vali dU.S . drive r license . 3 . A Bi-annua l fligh t

revie w unde r 1 4 CF R 61.5 6 4 . A certificat e

o f competenc y

fo r UA S issue d b y

Towe r Safet y & Instructio n(o r equivalen t

certification) . 5 . A t leas t 20 0 cycle s an d2 5 hour s o f fligh t experienc e

i na UA S rotorcraf t

(o r UA S fixed-win g

i nth e cas e o f fixed-win g

fligh t operation s

unde r thi s exemption) . Suc hcycle s

an dhour s

ma y b e gaine d durin g

flight s unde r thi s exemptio ni f

a saf e distanc e i s maintaine dfro m

person s i naccordanc e

wit h1 4 CF R 91.119 . 6 . A t leas t 5 hour s o f fligh t experienc e

an d3 takeoff s an dlanding s

i nmak e an d mode l bein g

flow ni nth e

prio r 9 0 days . Suc hcycle s

an dhour s

ma y b e gaine d durin g flight s unde r thi s exemptio ni f

a saf e distanc e i s maintaine dfro m

person s i naccordanc e

wit h1 4 CF R 91.119 . i i . A Visua l Observe r

(VO) . d . Al l fligh t

operation s

wil l b e conducte di naccordanc e wit hvali dCertificate s

o f Authorization . e . Al l fligh t

operation s

wil l compl y

wit hth e

following : i . Th e manufacturers ' Aircraf t Fligh t Manual s an doperatio nguidelines . i i . Towe r

Safet y & Instructio nfligh t

operation s

policie s includin g

los t communicatio nan d othe r emergenc y

an dsafet y

procedures . iii . Conducte di nVM C

condition s

durin g dayligh t hours .i v . PI C an dV O wil l maintai nvisua l lin e o f sigh t (VLOS ) a t

al l times . v . Pre-fligh t

inspection s

(includin g

groun dcontro l station , i f any ) an dsafet y

ris k assessment s

wil l b e conducte dprio r

t o eac hflight . v i . Fligh t

altitude s

wil l remai na t

o r belo w 40 0 fee t abov e groun dlevel . vii . Fligh t

speed s wil l no t excee d8 7

knots . viii . No t tak e plac e ove r urba narea s

o r withi n5 mile s o f a nairport . i x . No t b e mad e nea r person s a s require di n1 4

CF R 91.11 9 an dno t ove r person s o nth e groun dwithou t

thei r prio r permission . X. Eac hfligh t

wil l b e logge d i nbot hth e

PIC' s logboo k an dth e aircraf t logbook . x i . No t excee d80 %

o f th e batter y capacit y o f th e aircraft . xii . An y incident s

wil l b e reporte dwithi n2 4

hour s o f occurrence . xiii . An y applicabl e

loca l FSD O

requirements . xiv . Al l othe r

applicabl e

regulation s

concerne dwit hth e

operatio no f

aircraft .

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