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Re: Ex em pti on Reque s tPursu ant t o Sect i on 333 of t he F AARef orm Ac tand Part11 of th e Fe d e ra l Av iatio n R e g u latio n sf ro m : 1 4 C FR 2 1 s ubpa r t H ; 1 4C FR4 5 .2 3 ( b) ; 1 4C FR6 1 .1 1 3 ( a ) ; 1 4C FR 9 1 .7 ( a ) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .9 ( b) ( 2 ) ; 1 4C FR 9 1 .1 0 3 ; 1 4 C FR 9 1 .1 0 9 ; 1 4 C FR9 1 .1 1 9 ( c ) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .1 2 1 ; 1 4C FR 9 1 .1 5 1 ( a ) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .2 0 3 ( a ) a nd ( b) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .4 0 5 ( a ) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .4 0 7 ( a ) ( 1 ) 1 4C FR9 1 .4 0 9 ( a ) ( 1 ) a nd ( 2 ) ; 1 4C FR9 1 .4 1 7 ( a ) a nd ( b)

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Pu rs u a n t to Se ctio n 3 3 3 o fth e FAA Mo d e rn iza tion a n d R e f o rm Act o f2 0 1 2 a n d 1 4 C FR P a rt 1 1 , Joe Loui sCary, operator ofs m al l Unm anned Aeri al Sy s t em s (UA S) , hereby appl i es f or an ex em pti on f rom th e l i s t e d F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n R e g u l a t i o n s t o a l l o w c o mme r c i a l o p e r a t i o n o f a s ma l l U A S , s o l on g a s s uch o p e ra tion sa re co n d u cte d w ithin a n d u n d e r th e co n d iti o n so u tli n e d h e re in o r a sm y b e e s ta b li s h e d b y th e FAA a sre q u ire d b y S e ctio n 3 3 3

. M y 35 years ex peri ence f l yi ng hobb y ai rpl anesand he l i copt ers , abi di ng by the rul es of t he Ac adem y of Model Aer onauti cs (A M A) hav e i ns t i l l ed a m i nds et ofs af ety f i rs t , asi sev i dent by t he s af ety precaut i onsI t ake and h o w I w il l op e ra te U AS.
Bei ng a Li ce n se d P r i v a t e Pi l ot f or 38 years gi v esm e a current and worki ng know l edge of t he F ederal Av i ati on Regul ati ons(F AR’s ), Ai rm ansI nf orm ati on Manual (A I M ), Noti ce T o Ai rm en ( N O T A M ), Av i ati on W e a th e r, N a tion a l Airs p a ce D e s ign a tion a n d U s a g e , a n d A i r c r a f t R igh t-o f -W a y; th a t p e rta in to U AS operati on.
C o m m e r c i a l o p e r a t i o n sm a l l U A S , a s d e sc r i b e d h e r e i n , wh i c h a r e e q u i p p e d wi t h c a m e r a s a n d se n so rs, wou l d o pe rate i n th e f oll ow i ng m an ne r:
 Ae r ia l p hot ogra phyor v ide o for

c om m e r c ia l /re s ide nt ia l roof s ur v e yin c lud ing ;
- I nf rared M oi s t ure Sc an T echnol ogy - I nf rared HeatLos sPr of i l i ng - Re cord i ng Storm Dis as ter L os sIm ag ery - Ro of i ns pe cti on of

ha zard ou ss tructure
 Aerial p h o to g rap h y o r vid eo o f S p ecial Even ts an d Scen ery
 Aerial p h o to g rap h y o r vid eo fo r p u b l i c an d / o r p rivate u se in clu d i n g real estate, archi tectu re, l an d su rveys , en g i n eerin g an d o th er re l ated p ro fessi o n al n eed s.
 Aer ial video/ ph oto graph y or provid in g li ve video fee d and therm al ca pab il ities to as sis t wi th searc h an d rescue o p eratio n s in cases o f an emerg en cy as req u ested b y lo cal au th o rit i es.

(1/ 7)As des cr i bed f ul l y bel ow , t he reques t ed ex em pti on woul d perm i t t he operati on of s m al l UAS under contr ol l ed

co n d iti o n sin th e N AS t h a t wo u ld b e a ) lim ited b ) c o n tro ll e d c) p r e d e te rm ine d a n d d ) w il l pro v ide s a f e ty e n h a n ce m e n tsto th e a lre a d y s a f e o p e ra tion sin th e ind u s tryp re s e n tly u s ing co n v e n tion a l airc ra ft. Approv al of

t hi sex em pti on woul d therebyenhance s af ety and f ul f i l l t he Secr etary ofT rans port ati on’s(t he F AAA d mi n i s t r a t o r ’ s ) r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e st o “

. . . e s t a b l i s h r e q u i r e me n t sfo r t h e s a fe o p e r a t i o n o f s u c h a i r c r a ft s ys te m sin th e n a tion a l airs p a ce s ys te m .”

Th e n a m e , p h o n e , e m a il a n d a d d re s so fth e a p p li ca n t:
N a m e : Jo e L o u i s Cary Ph o n e : (970) 691-4333 Em a il : c os ky dr iv e r 5 9 @y a hoo. c om Ad d re s s : 4880 E Co u n ty Ro ad 64

Well i n g to n , CO 80549

R e g u latio n sf ro m w h ich th e e x e m p tion is re q u e s te d : 1 4 C FR P a rt 2 1 s u b p a rt H
14 CF R 45.23 (b) 14 CF R 61.113(a) 14 CF R 91.7 (a) 14 CF R 91.9 (b) (2) 14 CF R 91.103 14 CF R 91.109 14 CFR 9 1.1 19 (c) 14 CF R 91.121 14 CF R 91.151 (a) 14 CF R 91.203 (a) & (b) 14 CF R 91.405 (a) 14 CF R 91.407 (a) ( 1) 14 CF R 91.409 (a) ( 2) 14 CF R 91.417 (a) & (b)
Th e s m a ll U AS I w il l be u s ing isa m u lti -ro to r c ra ft we igh ing n o m o re th a n 5 5 lbs . inc lud ing p a ylo a d

. U n d e r n o rm a l co n d iti o n sth e y o p e ra te a t s p e e d so fn o m o re th a n 4 5 Mp h o r 3 9 Kn o tsa n d h a v e th e a b il ity h o v e r a n d mo v e a lo n g a v e rt ic a l a n d h o r iz o n t a l p la n e s imu lt a n e o u s ly

. Th e yw il l o p e r a t e in li n e o fs ig h to n ly a n d b yt h e e x e m p t e d p e rso n o n l yo b e y i n g a l l o t h e r l o c a l a n d f e d e r a l l a ws.
Gi v e n t h e s m a ll s iz e o ft h e s m a ll U A S a n d t h e c o n t r o ll e d e n v iro n m e n t p r o v id e d t h e p r o p o s e d o p e r a t io n sw il l adhere to t he Ref orm Ac t ’ss af ety requi r e m e n t s

. T he approv al of t hi sappl i cat i on pres ents no nati onal s e cu rity is s u e s

. R e g a rd ing th e lev e l o f s a f e ty s u rro u n d ing th e p ro p o s e d o p e ra tion s a n d th e p u b li c b e n e f it, reduct i on i n env i ronm ental i m pact s , i ncl udi ng but not l i m i t ed to reduced em i s s i onsand no i s e, t he grant of th e re q u e s te d e x e m p tion is in th e p u b li c in te re s t.
A I R C RA F T A N D E Q U I VA L E N T L E V E L O F S A F E TY
T he operati on l i m i t ati onspropos ed f or an equiv al ent or hi gher l ev el of s af ety becaus e operati onsw i l l f urt her enhance the s af ety of t he pers onsand/or propert y usi n g c o n v e n t i onal ai rc raft

. T hes e l i m i t ati onsand co n d iti o n sto w h ich th e a p p li ca n t a g re e s to a d h e re to w h e n co n d u ctin g co m m e rc ial o p e ra tion su n d e r th e FAA i s s ued ex em pti on ass et f ort h i n the F l i ght O perat i onsManual (F O M ) i ncl ude:

(2/ 7)< T h e sm a l l U A S wi l l we i g h l e ss t h a n 5 5 l b s.

< Fl i gh ts w i l l be op era ted w i thi n li ne of s i gh t of a p i l ot a nd /or o bs erv er.

< M ax i m um f l i ght t i m e f or each operati onal f l i ght w i l l be 30 m i nutes

. F l i ghts w i l l be t erm i nated at 25% b a tte ryp o we r re s e rv e o r 3 0 m inu te so ff li g h t tim e w h ich e v e r o cc u rsf irs t.

< F l i ghts w i l l be ope rat ed at an al t i t ude of no m ore t han 400 f eet Abov e G round Lev el (A G L) and not m ore t han 200 f eet abov e an el ev ated pl atf orm f rom w hi ch f i l m i ng i spl anned.

< M i ni m um crew f or each operati on w i l l cons i s tof t he s m al l UAS Pi l ot i n Com m and (P I C), t he Vi s ual O bs erv er (VO ) w he n n ee de d a nd m ay include bu t no t l i m i ted to a Ca m era O pe rato r.

< Th e s m a ll U A S p il o tw il l b e J o e L o u is C a ry , w h o w il l n o ta ll o w a n yo t h e r

p e rs o n t o o p e r a t e t h e s m a ll UAS i n a com m ercial capa ci ty.

< A bri ef i ng w i l l be perf orm ed regardi ng the pl anned s m al l UAS operati onspri or t o each day’sf l i ght c o n si st i n g o fa l l t h e d a y s’ p r o d u c t i o n a c t i v i t i e s.

< T he PI C w i l l obtai n v erbal /w ri t t en cons ent ofal l pers onsi nv ol v ed w i t h the pl anned o perat i on and ens ure t hat onl y c ons enti ng pers onsw i l l be al l owed w i t hi n 100 f eet oft he f l i ght operat i on, and t he radi usm ay be reduced t o 30 f eet bas ed upon an equ i v al e n t l e v e l o f s af ety determ i nati on, as requi red under the F O M

. W i t h the adv anced perm i s s i on or di rect i on of t he F SDO , operati o n s at cl os er range m ay be approv ed.

< T he PI C and VO w i l l hav e been t rai ned i n operati on of s m al l UAS and recei v e up-t o-dat e i nf orm ati on f or t he part i cul ar s m al l UAS t o be operated and w i l l be abl e to s how upon reque s tt hei r com petent abi l i t y t o operate t he s m al l UAS and/or Cam era.

< T h e P I C a n d V O wi l l b e a b l e t o c o m m u n i c a t e b yv o i c e , r a d i o , a n d / o r t e x ta ta l l t i m e s.

< W ritte n a n d /o r v e rb a l pe rm is s ion a n d p e rm its w il l be o b ta ine d f ro m te rr itor ial, s ta te , co u n ty o r c ity j uri s di ct i ons , i ncl udi ng l aw enf orcem ent, f i re or ot her appropri ate gov ernm ental agenci esw hen needed

. < If

th e s m a ll U AS lo s e sco m m u n ica tion so r lo s e sGPS s ign a l, the s m a ll U AS w il l ha v e th e ca p a b il ity t o r e t u r n t o a p r e - d e t e r m in e d lo c a t io n w it h in a d e s ig n a t e d lo c a t io n a n d la n d a u t o n o m o u s ly

. Th isis a s af ety f eatur e of

t he UAS we hav e chos en to f l y f or t hi sreas on.

< The s m all UAS w i l l ha v e the cap ab i l i ty to ab ort a f l i gh t i n cas e of un pre dict ed ob s tacl es , w ea the r, o r e m e r g e n c i e s.
14 C.F

. R. Part 21, Su b p art H: A i rw o rth i n ess Cer ti fi cates 14 C.F

. R. §91.203 (a) (1) Subpart H, enti t l ed Ai rwort hi nes sCert i f i cat es , es t abl i s hes t he procedural requi rem ents f or t he i s s uance of ai rwort hi nes s cert i f i cat es as requi red by F AR §91.203 (a) (1). G i v en t he s i ze and l i m i t ed o p e r a t i n g a rea as s oci ated w i t h the ai rc raftt o be uti l i zed by t he Appl i cant , an ex em pti on f rom Part 21 Subpart H m eets t he requi rem ents of

an equ i v al ent l ev el of

s af ety under Part 11 and Sec t i on 333 of t he Ref orm Ac t

. T he F ederal Av i ati on Act (49 U. S. C. §44701 (f )) and Sec t i on 333 of t he Ref orm Ac tboth aut hori ze t he F AAt o ex em pt ai rc raftf rom t he requi rem ent f or an ai rwort hi nes s cert i f i cat e, upon cons i derat i on of t he s i ze, wei ght, s peed, o p e r a t i o n a l c a p a b i l i t y , a n d p r o x i m i t y t o a i r p o rt s a n d p o p u l a t e d a r e a s o ft h e p a rt i c u l a r sm a l l U A S

. I n a l l c a se s, an analy s i sof

t hes e cri t eri a dem ons t rat est hat t he s m al l UAS operated w i t hout an ai rwort hi nes scert i f i cat e, i n the res t ri ct ed env i ronm ent and under the condi t i onspropos ed w i l l be at l eas tass af e, or s af er, t han a conv enti onal ai rc raft(f i x ed w i ng or rot orcr aft ) operat i ng wi t h a n a i rwort hi nes scert i f i cat e w i t hout t he res t ri ct i onsand condi t i onspropos ed.
T he s m al l UAS t o be op erat ed hereund er i sl es st han 55 l bs

. f ul l y l oaded, c a r r i e s n e i t her a pi l ot nor p a s s e n g e r , c a r r ie s n o e xp lo s iv e m a t e r ia ls o r f la m m a b le li q u id f u e ls , a n d o p e ra t e s e xc lu s iv e ly w i t hi n a s e c u r e d a n d d e s ig n a t e d a r e a

. U n li k e o t h e r c iv il a ir c r a ft , o p e r ati ons un d e r t h ise xe m p t io n w il l b e t ig h t ly cont rol l ed and m o n i t o r e d b y both t he operator and under the requi rem ents and i n com pl i ance w i t h l ocal publ i c s af ety requi rem ents

. T hes e s af ety enhancem ents prov i de a greater degree of s af ety t o t he publ i c and propert y ow nerst han conv enti onal operati onsconduct ed w i t h ai rwort hi nes scert i f i cat esi s s ued und er 14 C

. F. R

. P a rt2 1 , S u b p a rtH

. L a s t ly , a p p li c a t io n o ft h e s e s a m e c r it e r ia d e m o n s t r a t e st h a tt h e r e isn o c r e d ib le t hreatt o nati onal s ecuri t y pos ed by t he s m al l UAS , due t o i t s s i ze, s peed of operati on, l ocat i on of

operati on, l ackof ex pl os i v e m ater i al sor f l am m abl e l i qui d f uel s , and i nabi l i t y t o carry a s ubs t anti al ex t ernal l oad. (3/ 7)14C.F. R. § 4 5.2 3 ( b). Mar king of th e A irc ra ft

T he regul ati on requi res : W hen m arks i ncl ude only t he Rom an capi t al l ett er "N" and the regi s t rat i on num ber i sdi s pl ayed on l i m i t ed, r es t ri ct ed or l i ght- s port cat egory ai rc raft or ex peri m ental or prov i s i onal l y c ert i f i cat ed ai rc raft , t he operator m us tal s o di s pl ay on t hat ai rc raftnear each entranc e t o t h e c a b i n , c o ck pi t , or pi l ot s ta tion , in le tte rsn o t les sth a n 2 i n c h e sn o r m o re th a n 6 inc h e sh igh , th e wo rd s"lim ited ," " re s tricte d ," "l i ght- s port , " " ex peri m ental , " or " prov i s i onal , " as appl i cabl e.
E v e n t h o u g h t h e s m a ll U A S w il l h a v e n o a ir wo rt h in e s s c e rt ific a t e , a n e xe m p t io n m a y b e n e e d e d a st h e s m a ll UAS w i l l hav e no en t rance t o the c a b i n , c o c kpi tor pi l ot stat i on on w hi ch t he word “E x peri m ental ” can be p la c e d

. Gi v e n t h e s iz e o f t h e s m a ll U A S , two - in c h le t t e r in g w il l b e imp o s s ib le

. Th e wo r d “ E xp e r ime n t a l” w il l be pl aced on the f us el age i n com pl i ance w i t h §45.29 (f ). T he equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be prov i ded by hav i ng the s m al l UAS m arked on i t sf us el age asrequi red by §45.29 (f ) w here the pi l ot, obs erv er and o th e rswo rk ing w ith th e s m a ll U AS w il l s e e th e ide n tif ica tion o fth e s m a ll U AS a s“E x p e rim e n ta l.”
1 4C .F. R . § 6 1 .1 1 3 ( a ) : P r iv a t e P il otP r iv il e ge s a nd Li m it a t ion s : P il otin C om m a nd.
Pur s uant t o 14 CFR61.113 (a), no pers on w ho hol ds a pri v ate pi l ot cert i f i cat e m ay act as a pi l ot i n com m and of an aircraft that i scar ryi ng pa s s en ge rs or pro pe rty f or com pe ns ati on or hire. O ur s m all UAS d o n ot ca rry any pi l ots or pas s engersnor propert y t heref ore I am s eeki ng an e x em pti on to 14 CF R 61.113(a). Al t hough h e lpf u l w ith re g u latio n s , a p il o t’ s li ce n s e w il l n o t e n s u re re m o te co n tro l pilotin g s kill s . Th e ris ksa tte n d a n t to t he operati on of

s m al l UAS i sf ar l es s t han t he ri s k l ev el s i nherent i n t he com m erci al act i v i t i es outl i ned i n 14 C FR6 1

. I f e e l t h e o p e ra t io n a n d li m it a t io n s s e t f o rt h in t h e FO M w il l e q u a t e t o t h e s a f e o p e r a t io n o ft h e s m a ll U AS

. 14 C.F

. R. §91.7(a) : Ci vil A i rcra ft A i rw o rth i n ess

. The re gu l ati on req uires tha t no pe rs on m ay op era te a ci v i l aircraft un l es s i t i s i n airworth y con dit i on . As the re w il l be n o a irwo rth ine s sce rtif ica te is s u e d f o r th e a i r c r a f t , s h o u ld th is e x e m p tion b e g ra n te d , n o FAA reg ulatory s tan da rd w i l l ex i s t f or de term i ning airworth i ne s s . G i v en the s i ze of the aircraft f or m ainten an ce and us e of

s af ety check l i s t spri or t o each f l i ght an equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be prov i ded.
14C.F. R. § 9 1.9 (b) (2): C ivil A irc ra ft Fl ig ht M anu al in the A irc ra ft.
Sec t i on 91.9 (b) ( 2) prov i des : No pers on m ay operat e a U

. S

. - r egi s t ered ci v i l ai rc raft

. . . (2) F or w hi ch an Ai rpl ane or Rotorc raftF l i ght M anual i s not requi red by §21.5 of t hi s chapt er, unl es s t here i sav ai l abl e i n the ai rc rafta current approv ed ai rpl ane or Rotorc raftF l i ght M anual , approv ed m anual m ater i al , m arki ngs , and placa rds , or a ny co m bina ti on the reo f . T he s m all UAS, giv en i ts s i ze a nd con f i gu ration h asno ab i l i ty or p l ace to ca rry s uch a f l i gh t m an ua l on the aircraft, no t on l y be cau s e th ere i sno pil ot o n b oa rd, b ut b eca us e th ere i sno room or capaci t y t o carry s uch an i t em on the ai rc raft

. T he equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be m ai ntai ned b y k e e p i n g t h e f l i g h t m a n u a l a t t h e g r o u n d c o n t r o l p o i n t w h e r e t h e p i l o t f l y i n g t h e s m a l l U A S w i l l h a ve im m e d iate a cc e s sto it.
1 4C .F. R . § 9 1 .1 0 3 : P re f li ghtAc t ion

. T hi sregul ati on requi res each pi l ot i n com m and t o t ake cert ai n act i ons bef ore f l i ght t o i ns ure t he s af ety of f l i ght. As F AA approv ed rot orcr aft f l i ght m anual s w i l l not be prov i ded f or t he ai rc raftan ex em pti on w i l l be n e e d e d

. T h e O P E RA T O Rwi l l t a k e a l l a c t i o n s i n c l u d i n g r e v i e wi n g we a t h e r , f l i g h tb a t t e ryr e q u i r e m e n t s, lan d ing a n d ta ke o ffd is ta n ce sa n d a ircra ft p e rf o rm a n ce d a ta b e f o re initiatio n o ff li g h t.

(4/ 7)1 4C .F. R . § 9 1 .1 0 9 : Fl igh tIn s t r uc t ion

.

S e c t io n 9 1

. 1 0 3 p r o v id e st h a tn o p e rs o n ma y o p e r a t e a c iv il a ir c r a ft( e xc e p ta ma n n e d f r e e b a ll o o n ) t h a tis bei ng us ed f or f l i ght i ns t ruct i on unl es st hat ai rc r a f t h a sf ul l y f unct i oni ng dual c ontr ol s

. Sm al l UAS and r em otel y p il o t e d a ir c r a ft , b yt h e ir d e s ig n d o n o th a v e f u ll yf u n c t io n a l d u a l c o n t r o ls

. Fl ig h tc o n t r o l i s a c c o m p l i sh e d t h r o u g h t h e u se o fa c o n t r o l b o x t h a t c o m m u n i c a t e s wi t h t h e a i r c r a ftv i a r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t i o n s. T he F AA has approv ed ex em pti onsf or f l i ght t rai ni ng w i t hout f ul l y f unct i onal dual cont rol sf or a num ber of aircraft an d f or f l i gh t i ns tructi on i n ex pe ri m en tal aircraft. The eq uiv alen t l ev el of s af ety p rov i de d b y the f act th a t n e ithe r a p il o t n o r p a s s e n g e rsw il l be ca rr ied in th e a ircra ft a n d b y th e s ize a n d s p e e d o fth e a ircra ft.
14 C.F

. R. §91.119: M i n i mu m Safe A l ti tu d es.
Secti on 91 .11 9 es tab l i s he s s af e alt i tud es f or op era ti on of ci v i l aircraft. Secti on 91 .11 9 ( d) all owshe l i cop ters t o be op erat ed at l es st han the m i ni m um s pres cr i bed, prov i ded t he pers on operati ng the hel i copt er com pl i es w i t h any rout e or al t i t udespres cr i bed f or hel i copt ers by t he F AA

. As t hi sex em pti on i sf or a s m al l UAS t hat i sa hel i copt er and the ex em pti on reques t sauthori t y t o operate atal t i t udesup to 400 AG L, or not m ore t han 20 0 ab ov e an elev ate d platf orm f rom w hich f i l m i ng i s plan ne d, an ex em pti on m ay b e n ee de d to all ow s uch operati ons

. As s et f ort h herei n, t he s m al l UAS w i l l nev er operate at hi gher t han 400 AG L w i t h t he ex cept i on t hat i n ci rc um s t ances w here t he s m al l UAS i s us ed t o s urv ey or photograph a s t ruct ure w hos e hei ght ex ceeds 400 f eet A G L, t he s m al l UAS w i l l not be operated m ore t han 100' abov e t he hi ghes t poi nt on t he s t ruct ure. I tw i l l howev er be operated i n a res t ri ct ed s ecuri t y peri m eter , w here bui l di ngs and peo pl e w i l l not be ex pos ed t o operati onsw i t hout t hei r pre-obt ai ned cons ent. T he equiv al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be achi ev ed gi v en the s i ze , we i g h t , s peed of t he s m al l UAS aswel l ast he l ocat i on w here i ti soperated. No f l i ght w i l l be tak en w itho u t th e p e rm is s ion o f th e p ro p e rty o w n e r o r loc a l o ff icials

. Be ca u s e o f th e a d v a n ce n o tice to th e p ro p e rty ow ner and parti ci pants i n the f i l m i ng act i v i t y, al l aff ect ed i ndi v i d u a l s wi l l b e aware of t he pl anned f l i ght operati ons

. Com pared to f l i ght operat i onsw i t h ai rc raftor rot orcr aftwei ghti ng f ar m ore t han t he m ax i m um 5 5 l b s. p r o p o se d h e r e i n a n d t h e l a c k o f f l a m m a b l e f u e l , a n yr i ska sso c i a t e d wi t h t h e se o p e r a t i o n s i s f a r l e ss t han thos e pres entl y pres ented w i t h conv enti onal a i r c r a f t operati ng at or bel ow 500 AG L. I n addi t i on, t he l ow-al t i t ude operati ons of t he s m al l UAS w i l l ens ure s eparati on betw een t hes e s m al l - UAS operati onsand t he operati onsof

conv enti onal ai rc raftt hat m us tcom pl y w i t h Sect i on 91.119.
14 C.F

. R. §91.121 A l ti meter Sett i n g s.
T hi sregul ati on requi res each pers on operati ng an a i rc raftt o m ai ntai n crui s i ng al t i t ude by ref erence t o an a lt ime t e r t h a t is s e t “

. . . t o t h e e le v a t io n o ft h e d e p a rt u r e a ir p o rto r a n a p p r o p r ia t e a lt ime t e r s e t t in g a v a il a b le bef ore departur e.” As t he s m al l UAS m ay nothav e a barom etr i c al t i m eter , but i ns t ead a G PS al t i t ude read out, an ex em pti on m ay be needed

. An equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be achi ev ed by the operat or, purs uant t o the s af ety checkl i s tand l i v e f l i ght data m oni t ori ng, c onf i rm i ng the al t i t ude of t he l aunch s i t e s how n on the GPS a lti tu d e ind ica to r b e f o re f li g h t.
1 4C .F. R . § 9 1 .1 5 1 ( a ) : Fue l R e qui re m e nt s for Fl igh tin V FRC ondi t ion s
S e c t i o n 9 1

. 1 5 1 ( a ) p r o h i b i t s a n i n d i v i d u a l f r o m b e g i n n i n g “ a f l i g h ti n a n a i r p l a n e u n d e r V F Rc o n d i t i o n s u n l e ss (c ons i deri ng w i nd and f orecas tweather c ondi t i ons ) t here i senough f uel t o f l y t o t he f i rs t poi nt ofi ntended l andi ng, and, as s um i ng norm al crui s i ng s peed – (1) Du ri ng the da y, to f l y after tha t f or at leas t 30 m i nu tes ; or (2) At ni gh t, to f l y after tha t f or at leas t 45 m i nu tes .” T he batt ery pow eri ng the s m al l UAS prov i des approx i m atel y 30 m i nutes of powered f l i ght. T o m eet t he 30 m i nute res erv e requi rem ent i n 14 CFR§91.151, s m al l U A S f l i ghts woul d be l i m i t ed to approx i m atel y 10 mi n u t e s i n l e n g t h

. G i v e n t h e l i mi t a t i o n s o n t h e s ma l l U A S ’ s p r o p o s e d fl i g h t a r e a a n d t h e loc a tion o f its p r o p o s e d o p e r a tio n sw ith in a p r e d e te r m in e d a r e a , a lo n g e r tim e f r a m e f o r f lig h t in d a y lig h t o r

tw ilig h t V FR condi t i onsi sreas onabl e. A ppl i cantbel i ev es t hat an ex em pti on f rom 14 CF R §91.151(a) f al l sw i t hi n the s cope o fp rio r e x e m p tion s . Op e ra ting th e s m a ll U AS, in a tigh tly co n tro ll e d a re a w h e re o n ly p e o p le a n d p ro p e rty ow nersor off i ci al repres entat i v esw ho hav e s i gned wai v ers w i l l be al l owed, w i t h l es st han 30 m i nutes of (5/ 7)res erv e f uel , doesnot engend er t he t ype of ri s ks t hat Sec t i on 91.151(a) w asi ntended t o al l ev i ate gi v en the

s i ze a nd s pe ed of the s m all UAS. Add i ti on all y, l i m i ti ng s m all UAS f l i gh ts to 1 0 m i nu teswou l d g rea tl y re du ce t he uti l i t y f or w hi ch t he ex em pti on w i l l be granted. Appl i cantbel i ev est hat an equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety can b e a c h ie v e d b yli m it in g f li g h t st o 3 0 min u t e so r 2 5 % o fb a t t e ryp o we r

—w h ic h e v e r

h a pp e n sf irs t

. Th is res tri cti on wou l d b e m ore tha n a de qu ate to retu rn the s m all UAS to i ts plan ne d l an ding zon e f rom an yw he re i n i t sl i m i t ed operati ng area.
1 4C .F. R . § 9 1 .2 0 3 ( a ) a nd ( b) : C a r r y ing C iv il A irc ra f

tC e r t if ic a t ion a nd R e gis t ra t ion
Th e r e g u la t io n p r o v id e sin p e rt in e n t p a rt : ( a ) E xc e p ta sp ro v id e d in § 9 1

. 7 1 5 , n o p e rs o n ma yo p e r a t e a c iv il ai rc raftunl es s i t has w i t hi n i t t he f ol l ow i ng: (1) An appropri ate and curr ent ai rwort hi nes scert i f i cat e. .

. . (b) N o p e rs o n ma yo p e r a t e a c iv il a ir c r a ft u n le s s t h e a ir wo rt h in e s s c e rt ific a t e r e q u ir e d b y p a r a g r a p h ( a ) o ft h is s ecti on or

a s pe ci al f l i gh t au tho ri zati on i s s ue d u nd er §9 1.7 15 i sdis playe d a t the ca bin o r co ckpit en tran ce s o t h a titisle g ib le t o p a s s e n g e rso r c r e w

. Th e s m a ll U A S f u ll y lo a d e d we ig h s n o mo r e t h a n 5 5 lb s

. a n d is operated w i t hout an onboard pi l ot. As s uch, t here i s no abi l i t y or pl ace t o carry c ert i f i cat i on and regi s t rat i on docum ents or t o di s pl ay t hem on the s m al l UAS

. An equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be achi ev ed by keepi ng t h e se d o c u m e n t s a t t h e g r o u n d c o n t r o l p o i n t wh e r e t h e p i l o t f l y i n g t h e sm a l l U A S wi l l h a v e i m m e d i a t e a c c e ss to th e m ; to th e e x te n t th e y a re a p p li ca b le to th e s m a ll U AS.
14 C.F

. R. §91.405 (a); 407 (a) ( 1); 409 (a) ( 2); 417(a) & ( b ): M ain ten an ce In sp ecti o n s.
T hes e regul ati onsrequi re t hat an ai rc raft operator or ow ner “s hal l hav e that ai rc rafti ns pect ed aspres cr i bed in s u b p a rtE o ft h isp a rta n d s h a ll b e twe e n r e q u ir e d in s p e c t io n s , e xc e p t a s p r o v id e d in p a r a g r a p h ( c ) o ft h is s ect i on, hav e di s cr epanci esrepai red as pres cr i bed i n part 43 oft hi schapt er.

. . , ” and others s hal l i ns pector ma i n t a i n t h e a i r c r a fti n c o mp l i a n c e w i t h P a rt4 3

. G i v e n t h a tt h e s e s e c t i o n a n d P a rt4 3 a p p l yo n l yt o a i r c r a ft w i t h an ai rwo r t h i n e ss cert i f i cat e, t hes e s ect i onsw i l l not appl y t o the appl i cant

. Mai ntenance w i l l be acc om pl i s hed by the operat or purs uant t o the f l i ght m anual and op erat i ng hand book. An equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be achi ev ed becaus e thes e s m al l UAS sare v ery l i m i t ed i n s i ze and w i l l carry a s m al l payl oad and operate onl y i n res t ri ct ed areas f or l i m i t ed peri ods of t i m e. I fm echani cal i s s uesari s e the s m al l UAS can l and imm e d ia t e lya n d w il l b e o p e r a t in g f r o m n o h ig h e r t h a n 4 0 0 f e e t A GL

. Th e o p e r a t o r w il l e n s u r e t h a tt h e s m a ll UAS i si n worki ng order pr i or t o i ni t i ati ng f l i ght, perf orm requi red m ai ntenance, and keep a log ofany m ai ntenance perf orm ed. M oreov er, t he operator i s t he pers on m os t f am i l i ar w i t h t he ai rc raft and bes ts ui t ed t o m ai ntai n the ai rc rafti n an ai rwort hy condi t i on t o prov i de t he equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety

. An equi v al ent l ev el of s af ety w i l l be achi ev ed becaus e m ai ntenance and i ns pect i onsw i l l be perf orm ed i n accor dance w i t h the s m a ll U A S M a n u f a c t u r e r ' sM a n u a l, a sr e f e r e n c e d in t h e A ir c r a ftOp e r a t io n s M a n u a l ( A OM )

. A sp r o v id e d in the FO M, t he op era tor w i l l en s ure tha t the s m all UAS is i n working orde r p ri or to ini ti ati ng f l i gh t an d p erf orm requi red m ai ntenance needed.
Pu bl ic Be nefit: By uti l i zi ng the s m al l UAS t o s urv ey roof sand de t erm i ne heat l os s s o t hat energy s av i ng m i t i gati on can occur a n d h e lp r e d u c e o u r

c a r b o n f o o t p r in t ; t o p r o v id e a s a f e me a n so fr o o fin s p e c t io n o n o t h e r w is e o v e r ly ha zard ou sro of

s tructure s ; an d to he l p an d as s i s t La w Enf orce m en t an d Em erg en cy pe rs on ne l w i th Sea rch & Re s cue w he n call ed up on

. As a work too l , the UAS can acco m pli s h m an y of the s am e tas ks tha t a f ull s i ze aircraft can , bu t w i th m ore s af ety a nd eco no m y.
Ag o a l o f C olo r

a do Ca m C opt

e r s , L LC i st o be a g ood am bas s ador w i t h UAS ; c a l m publ i c c oncern and s kept i ci s m ov er s af ety and pri v acyi s s ues , i ntegr ate UA S i nto t he publ i c e y e a s a us ef ul t ool t hat c an be v i e we d a s sa f e a n d b e n e f i c i a l t o a l l p e rso n s.

(6/ 7)S m a ll

U A S I nf or m a t ion :
Sm al l UAS t o be us ed i sasf ol l ows , but notl i m i t ed to, prov i di ng they ar e w i t hi n the s co p e o fth e e x e m p tion g ra n te d b y th e FAA:
M a n u fa c t u r e r : Y u n e e cE l e c t r i cA i r c r a ft M odel : T yphoon Q 500 W ei ght: 1700 g /3.75 P ounds Pas s enger Capaci t y: 0 (unm anned) S i z e ( d i m e n si o n s) : 4 2 0 x 4 2 0 x 2 4 0 m m ( 1 6

. 5 3 x 1 6

. 5 3 x 9

. 4 5 i n c h e s) M ax Speed: 22 m ps(72. 18 f ps/49.21 m ph) M ax F l i ght T i m e: 25 m i nutes M ax Cei l i ng 400 ftAG L (s oftware l i m i t ed) O perat i ons : Li ne of Si ght Co ntro l l er: De dicated Co m m ercial Con troll er w i th 2 km m ax i m um ra ted op era ti ng dis tan ce

S p e c if ic a l l y , t h e U A S i s:
A l i ghtw ei ght ( < 7.0 l b gros s wei ght w i t h al l on-board equipm ent) , batt ery operat ed 4- m otor rot orcr afti n the f orm of a quad copt er t hat t akes off and l ands v ert i cal l y, m anuf act ured by Y uneec, Model T yphoon Q 500, w ith th e f o ll o w ing e q u ipm e n t:

< An o n-b oa rd f l i gh t com pu ter w i th G PS na v i ga ti on an d l oca ti on ab i l i ty tha t rece i v es s i gn als f or f li g h t co n tro ls f ro m a g ro u n d -b a s e d tra n s m itter /co n tro ll e r;

< A n o n - b o a r d c a m e r a c a p a b le o f c a p t u r in g ima g e ry in t h e f o r m o f f u ll c o lo r , h ig h d e f in it io n s t il l photos and v i deo;

< An on-board t el em etry s ys t em t hat del i v ers f l i ght dat a f rom t he on-board f l i ght com puter t o t he o n b o a r d r a d i o t r a n sm i t t e r i n c l u d i n g a l t i t u d e A G L , h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e rt i c a l sp e e d , c o m p a ss

< A 600m W , 5.8G Hz on-board radi o t rans m i t t er t hat t rans m i t s l i v e v i deo f rom t he on-board cam era pl usal l t he f l i ght dat a f rom t he tel em etry s ys t em des cr i bed abo v e;
T h e G ro u n d

St ati o n I n clu des :

< A Pi l ot i n Com m and (P I C) i n operati onal cont rol of a f l i ght operati on f rom begi nni ng to end and w ho con trols the UAS w hil e in the air;

< A 1 0 0 m W , 2

. 4 GH z r a d io t r a n s m it t e r / c o n t r o ll e r o p e ra t e d b y t h e P I C t o c o n t r o l t h e U A S w h il e i n f li g h t;

< A rad i o rece i v er rece i v i ng l i v e v i de o a nd f l i gh t da ta f rom the on -bo ard cam era an d co m pu ter p ro jec tsit all to g e th e r o n to a s cre e n f o r th e PIC to v iew d u rin g f li g h t;

< A Vis u a l O b s e rv e r ( VO)to p ro v ide th e (P IC ) w ith a n a d d iti o n a l s e t o fe ye sf o r a d d e d s a f e ty
Th a n k y o u f o r th e co n s ide ra tion o fth e s e e x e m p tion s

. Si nce rely,

Joe Lo uis Ca ry C olo r a do Ca m C opt

e r s , L LC (7/ 7)