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# Motion Picture and Television

Flight Operation Manual

Baesel Media Group, Inc.

730 T EXANA 

### D RIVE



### P ROSPER


### , TX 75078

(469) 296

- 8822Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 2 

## Table of Contents

1. Introduction

A. Purpose 4 B. Pilot/Operator Organization 4

C. Persons Authorized 4 D. Area of Operations 4

E. Plan of Activities 5 F. Permission to Operate 5 G. Security 6 H. Briefing of Pilot/Production Personnel 6

I. Certification/Airworthiness 7

J. Pilot Personnel/Mini mum Requirements 7

K. Communications 8

L. Accident Notification 8 M. Recall/Stop Procedures 8 N. Aerobatic Competency 8



### 2. Company Organization

A. Chief Pilot 9

B. Pilot in Command 10

Appendix A

1 List of Approved Pilots 11 2 List of Approved Aircraft 1 1 3 Permission Acquisition Form (sample) 1 2 4 Revision Letter (sample) 1 3

Appendix B

1 Form 7711

- 2 (certification of waiver) 1 4Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 3 

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## 1. Introduction

A. Purpose

This manual has been developed by "Baesel Media Group, Inc. ", hereafter referred to

as "BMG", in conjunction with an application for a Certificate of Waiver of
Authorization of the provisions of FAR 91.119 (b) and (c) for the purposes of filming. BMG pilots and other company personnel w hen applicable will comply with the policies, procedures and conditions of this man ual, whenever motion picture or television flight operations are performed that requi re a Waiver of Authorization as mentioned above.



### B. Pilot/Operator Organization

Eric Baesel

- Pilot Baesel Media Group, Inc.

730 Te xana Drive
Prosper, TX 75078

(469) 296

- 8822



### C. Persons Authorized

FAR 91.119 (c) is waived only with respect to those persons, vehicles and structures directly involved in the performance of the actual filming. The certificate holder shall

ensure that no persons are allowed with in 500 feet of the area except those consenting to be involved and necessary f or the filming production. This provision may be reduced

to no less than 200 feet i f an equivalent level of safety can be achieved and the

Administrat or has approved it. For exam ple, an equivalent level of safety may be determined by an ASI’ s evaluation of the filming production area to note terrain features,

obstructions , buildings, etc. Such barriers may protect nonparticipating persons (observers , th e public, news media, etc.) from debris in the event of an accident.



### D. Area of Operations

BMG's approved area of operations will be the continental United States, excluding

Alaska and Hawaii.Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 5 

### E. Plan of Activities

At least three (3) days prior to a ny scheduled filming, BMG will submit a written plan of activities to the local FSDO having jurisdict ion over that area. The plan of activities should include the following:

1) Dates and times for all flights.

2) Name and phone number of person responsible for the filming production event.

3) Name and phone number of person responsible for aircraft.

4) Make, model, and serial or N

- number of aircraft to be used and type of airworthiness certificate, including category.

5) Name and certificate number of pilots involved in the filming production event, including any notation of external load endorsements or aerobatic competency, if
required.

6) A statement that the waiver holder has obtained permission from property owners and/or local officials to conduct the filming prod uction event. The list of those who gave permission must be made available to the inspector upon request from the waiver holder.

7) Signature of waiver holder or representative.

8) A description of the flight activity including maps or diagrams of any area, ci ty, town, county, and/or State over which filming will be conducted and the minimum
altitudes essential to accomplish the operations.

The three (3) day notification may be waived, however, the operator should contact the FSDO as soon as possible with this request and be prepared to explain in detail why the three (3) day notification is not practical.



### F. Permission to Operate

Before any flight operations is conducted at less than 500 feet under the provisions of

the certificate of waiver and this m anual, the operator will obtain permission to conduct these operations from property owners and local officials as may be necessary and/ or appropriate. Persons from whom permission may be required are listed below:

(1) Property owners (2) Law enforcement officials (3) Fire department officials (4) Local, State and Federal governmentDat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 6 (5) Air traffic control

The BMG personnel obtaining such permission will do so in writing whenever practical,
however, verbal permission is a cceptable otherwise. A standard pe rmission form is
provided in Appendix A and may be used when obtaining written permission. BMG
personnel will assure a s ufficient number of those forms are available at the job site. Written permission form s will be maintained at the job site until flight operations are
completed, and then tu rned into the chief pilot to be kept on file for a minimum of six (6)

months. The se forms will be made available for inspection by the FAA or other official
personnel upon request.



### G. Security

Prior to any flight ope ration the operator w ill coordinate with appropriate production personnel to devise a plan of securing the are a(s) of operation from all unauthorized
persons and vehicles. Provisi ons will be made to immediately discontinue operations should the area(s) be c ome unsecured or for any other reason in the interest of safety.



### H. Briefing of Pilot/Production Personnel

Prior to the start of any operation under the provisio ns of this manual, the pilot in command will conduct a briefing of all procedures to partici pating personnel of the risks involved, emergency procedures, and safeg uards to be followed during the filming
production event. Personnel will also be b riefed on additional provisions that may be issued by the FSDO that has ge ographic responsibility for t he operational area, including the location of boundari es or time limits. The briefing shall cover:

• Authorization for motion picture and television certificate of waiver and the
attached special provisions

• Operations manual

• Plan of activities

• Aircraft parking and starting

• Taxi procedures

• Radio Communications

• Takeoff procedures

• Aviation activities to be conducted during the filming production event

• Approach and landing procedures

• Recall procedures

• Emergency procedures

• Risks to participating personnel

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### I. Certification/Airworthiness

All BMG aircraft used in operations requiring a waiver of FAR 91 .119 (b) and (c) for the purpose of filming will be properly certified and h old airworthiness certificates. However,

res tricted category aircraft cannot be u sed as the filming "vehicle" in motion picture and television filming. Also, aircra ft in the experimental category must have an airworthiness

certificate issued for the purpose of exhibition in order to be used in motio n picture and

televisio n filming. The aircraft will be subject to an 100hr/annual inspection program.

Each aircraft will have a flight log containing upcoming scheduled mainten ance and inspections and the dates or times they m ust be performed. A section for discrepancies is also found in the flight log. The p ilot in command will assure the aircraft to be flown is
in airworthy condition a nd all required inspections and maintenance has been completed before each flight.



### J. Pilo t Personnel/Minimum Requirements

The pilot/operator shall establish and specify the minimum pilot requirements. Minimum requirements shall meet or exceed the following:

(1) At least 500 hours logged as PIC and at l east 20 hours logged as the PIC in the aircraft type.

(2) A minimum of 100 hours in the category and class of aircraft to be used.

(3) A minimum of 5 hours in the make and model aircraft to be used under the

waiver.

(4) In the event that the 1,500

- foot minimum standard contained in the 14CFR 91.303(e) is to be waived, the pilot performing aerobatic maneuvers must hold

FAA Form 8710

- 7, Statem ent of Acrobatic Competency, to perform the
operations.

(5) In the event the operation to be conducted c ontains elements of an external

- load operation, whether fixed or rotary wing operations, pilots used in the operation
shall be quali fied. This qualification may be obtained through a knowledge test (which may be oral and/written) and/or skill. The inspector or anothe r company pilot approved by the geographically respon sible FSDO who is qualified to carry

loads externally will give the test(s) which are s imilar to part 133 requirements and cover the following subjects:

(a) Steps to be taken before starting operations, including a survey of the
Flight area.Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 8 (b) Proper method of loading, rigging, or attaching the external load. (c) Aircraft performance capabilities under motion picture operating procedures and the aircraft flight manual. (d) Proper instructions for flight and ground crew personnel. (e) Aircraft flight manual, pilot operation s handbook, or a rotorcraft

- load combination flight manual and limitations, if appropriate.



### K. Communications

Prior to the start of any operation covered by th is manual, the pilot in command will formulate a plan to provide communications capability to all participants during the actual operation and filming. Oral, vis ual or radio communications may be used as long as it is effective and is capa ble of keeping the participants continuously appraised of the current status of the operation.



### L. Accident Notification

Should an accident or incident requiring noti fication of the NTSB occur, the notification requirements of FAR Part 830 would comply.



### M. Recall/Stop Procedures

Radio communication, oral, visual or a combinati on will be utilized to keep the participants continuously apprised of the current status of operation.



### N. Aerobatic Competency

If the filming operations require the issuance of FAA Form 8710

- 7, Statement of Aerobatic Competency, refer to Volume 5, Chapter 9, Issue/Renew/R escind a Statement of Aerobatic Competency.



### O. Special Provisions

The controls, procedures, and conditions set forth in the BMG motion picture and
television operations manual is the primar y assurance that persons on the s urface will
not be jeopardized. The aircraft and pilots used under this authoriza tion and/or waiver
will only be those specified in the BMG M otion P icture and T elevision O perations

M anual (“Appendix A” page 11) or associated plan of activities. All civil aircraft and pilot(s) participati ng in the activity shall be availabl e for FAA inspection before the

scheduled event.Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 9 Each pilot

- in

- command conducting operations au thorized under this certificate
understands the conditions of issuance, and that it constitutes a waiver of FAR 91.119 (b) a nd (c) (see attached document under “Appendix B” page 15.) Rotorcraft takeoff and landing areas will be protected in a manner that will prevent unauthorized persons from entering the takeoff and landing area.

BMG will ensure that the participating persons involved in the operations are thoroughly briefed on special proce dures, communication, emergency procedures, and on the provisions of the aut horization and/or waiver before beginning the activities. No person may participate in any even t unless that person has received a briefing on the provisions of the waiver.



## 2. Company Organization

A. Chief Pilot

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Final word in the formulation of policy and procedures concerning this manual.

• Act as liaison between BMG and the FAA on matter concerning this manual.

• Assure that each approved pilot is issued a c opy of this manual and obtain a signed statement from each that they have read and understand its contents.

• Maintain a current copy of this manual at the main base of oper ations for BMG.

• Responsible for assuring that all revisions to this manual are distributed and processed properly.

• Must approve or disapprove each proposed job or operation performed by BMG
under the provisions of this manual.

• Assume the responsibilitie s of pilot in command when acting as such.

• The chief pilot may delegate functions to other personnel but retains responsibility.



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### Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assure that aircraft to be flown is in airworthy co ndition and all inspections and required maintenance have been performed as per appropriate FAR's.

• Acquire permission from the chief pilot before any operation under the provisions

of this manual.

• Be very knowledgeable of the contents of this manual and abide by the
procedures, policies and conditions contained herein.

• Coordinate with movie and television person nel to formulate plans, routes, locations, etc. with safety of all persons involved in the primary concern.

• Maintain their copy of this manual i n current condi tion and have it on site at any job or operation requiring the waiver.

• The pilot in command may delegate functions to other personnel, but retains responsibility.Dat e: 07.21.2015 Revision: Original 11 

## Appendix A.1

List of Approved Pilots

Chief Pilot

Name : Eric Baesel Contact Number : (4 69 ) 296

- 8822



## A .2

List of Approved Aircraft

Make and Model Registration Number

1. 3DRobotics Solo • N 917WL

2.

3.

4.

5.

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## Appendix A .3

Baesel Media Group , Inc.

Permission Acquisition Form

In signing this form, I am giving the pilots of BMG Producti ons, Inc. Permission to

operate their aircraft at less than 500 feet from property, or in some jurisdiction in which

I am responsible for or affiliated with, for the purpose of film or television production.

Name:

Title:

Basis of Authority to Grant Permission:

Location:

Date of Operation:

Signature __________________________________________________

Date __________________________

BMG Representative Receiving Permission

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## Appendix A.4

Revision Letter

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Revised By ____

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Date _______________________

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## Appendix B .1 ( Use form 7711

- 2 and attach approved certifications of waiver

here. http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Form/7711

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