Petition for Exemption 14 CFR § 11.81

From:

Brent R. Eckley

QuickPics LLC

613 Crestwood Dr

Hewitt TX 76643

(254) 498-5037

brent@quickpics.net

To:

 Federal Aviation Administration

I hereby submit a petition to receive an exemption or waiver from 14CFR § 11.81 Section

333 UAS. 

I am the President and COO of QuickPics LLC. We currently own a DJI Phantom 2+

quadcopter.

QuickPics is seeking relief from section 333 in order to operate a Micro UAS on a commercial

level. The reason for this request is to take professional aerial photography for Real Estate

agents, 

home builders, property development companies, and property owners. Since my business

specifically provides these entities with professional photography, it is imperative to provide

my clients with the proper tools necessary to show each property they have for sale. These

professional pictures can also be beneficial in defining property value. In the sale of Real

Estate prospective buyers are requiring more and more information in order to make an

informed decision about the property they are considering. As property values go up, it

is necessary for prospective buyers to see what they are buying, and adequately assess the

value of the property. In years past in order to get good aerial photos of a property it required

someone with a manned aircraft to fly above the property. The use of a Micro UAS to do that

job will increase the safety of the public by reducing the risk of a large aircraft crash, creating a

safer environment by not adding toxins to the air, reducing the amount of large aircraft in our

airspace, doesn't insight unintentional fear to animals on the ground, and allows closer to the

ground flights without disturbing the land or plant life. The use of a Micro UAS will also allow

prospective buyers of the property views of lower elevation terrain that wasn't possible with

larger aircraft. 

The following are the specifications of the Micro UAS to be used.

Hardware:

Size 14inches in Diameter including propellors

Weight under 4lbs with camera mounted

Transmitter operating frequency is 5.728GHz-5.8GHz.

Range Extender that operates at 2412-2462MHz. 

Travel speed of 34mph

Communication Distance of 985 Feet with Rage Extender

Installed Software:

Virtual Radar aircraft locator

GPS auto-pilot system for position holding, provides altitude lock along with stable
GPS auto-pilot system for position holding, provides altitude lock along with stable

hovering

GPS return to take off if communication is broke or low battery is detected

No Fly Zone feature turns GPS off in no fly zones ( updated upon connection to

internet)

Based on an article published on operational limitations at the following web

address https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/media/021515_sUAS_

Summary.pdf we will meet or exceed those limitations with the following specifications at

which we will be flying the Micro UAS.

Based on the equipment listed above we will operate a Micro UAS that weighs less

than 4lbs

The VLOS (Visual Line of Sight) rule for my company is limited to an up and down

motion no more than 300-500 feet of controller and operator.

Due to the close proximity of the flights the Micro UAS will be able to be seen at all

times without any additional monitoring equipment other than standard human eye

vision

Flight of the Micro UAS will be done with the permission of all parties associated

with the property that will be filmed and at no time will we fly the Micro UAS directly

over a person without prior knowledge and permission

The Flight of the Micro UAS will not be performed during non-daylight hours and will

only be flown in conditions that allow the Micro UAS to be seen by the operator at all

times

Although a First Person view camera will be used in the aid of taking pictures it will

not be used to guide the flight

The limitation of the Micro UAS to be flown at no more than 35mph we find that it is

not necessary to fly it more than 15-20mph

The Micro UAS will not be flown any higher than 300 FT above the surface it is being

flown over or Class G operations

The Micro UAS will be inspected prior to every flight for safe operation including but

not limited to battery condition, operations of electric motors, gps system, IR

Controller, propellers, and WiFi connection between Micro UAS and Controller.

Based on Software installed the Micro UAS will not be flown within a 5mile radius of

any commercial airstrip.

Safety will be priority over pictures. If any flight will pose a safety hazard to anyone,

animals, or the environment the flight will be immediately cancelled until such time

can be deemed safe.

Operator will maintain a GPS signal with the Micro UAS at all times during the flight. If

connection is broken the equipment's built in GPS system will return the Micro UAS to

the initial take off point and land it safely. If that system is broken for any reason an

emergency land will take place lowering the Micro-UAS to the ground.

Furthermore, by following the above operational limitations that we have imposed on flights, we

will not be posing any kind of harm to the public, environment, or to wildlife.

 Since QuickPics will meet or exceed the operational limitations that are set forth to be enforced I

hereby request that we be granted an exemption. Please contact me with the above contact information if you

need any further documentations