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### c:cmttOts.: Tbt: SUA$ Systt-m grouod--bued **cot~trol** sut:Soo C'OGSists of

**~** s:m01l1 Mod-held rild.o tnasmttter ;,nd while it dOI!:S aot 

### oft'ft"

**~** $«<Dd set of 4 controas·. bodl 

### tbt 

### studtot McS 1MtniCtor
**c:a:~. ~**  

### WilL **~** 

### die 

### $ir!Ve iet ol OXItrob: **AN•~** Wrth bod! **~~** .lftd iDSCnKbM' **~~·the** COIUt'Ois cfuriO£ 

### Cbpt. 

### •-oe feel dut 

### th1s wtftniQ..e c.etU 

### eM intent 

## ot 91.109 

# Mid"""*' :111:1 **tq11~l** !e\'t'l of 

### Nlrty. 1 .. Cf'R 91 .1 19 Miftimwlh 

### sa fe alttntd": Cconenl The rq.'Ub ti otl.Stltts tbat O'lfffiNI'H"ly **popul~ted** :l.l"e:::S
**lh~** 

### Oil'l:r;:att: cannot be 

### ope:neted closer thlut (500) feet to 

### uy person . **. v~hld~.**  

### or SU'Ucture . Since the typical e t •

h:.iol t of lhe SUAS wou ld be pOOtoar.1phy or survt:y of pcno ns. vessels. vehicles 

## or Sl l'• tetut'@S it would 

### be I WO !:.sary to opcrat(' 

### d OS("r t ban 

### (SOO) feu4 to

**tJ\~** 

### I tems 

### listed . OpC'ration:s 

### wm only 

### bt llo WTl over 

### property or l )ltl'llOM wllcre 

### pcnntssion has bt. 'tfl **O~.Ahted** 

### \f nd catdul 

### p !'Mligbt planniii.Jt hlltl 

### bl. "'Jf

l IM !tfO I ' nled . The aln:raft: 

### will b e opc:r:.tf! d :u a low a l titudc **<~llowln s.Jr**  

## a powet ulliL faik. 

### an emtrgency lllnd ln t! wit bout 

### tmdue **h:t~rd** 

### to pct'SOtl$ 

### or i >I"OJ >erty' on the surfact **'Mlef'('f~.>re** 

### we m:. i lilAio 

### tb:n d ue to die sm.:all site of the UAS . the h:nal'd to

**pen:on~** 

### vebides aod st:ructures

**•~** 

### minJm:tl

**ro~t p:.ted**  to 

### manned a1rcraf'l::: 

### wtuch s:hOul d be conSidered 

### i n V..-IUJ!g lbC 

### ex.empuoo . 1 • er R 91.121 A.ltimte'W" 

### setttncs- Tbe **~~vires ~t**  **~stuD** lnllllltaLo **en~** odtitude$by

**tW~ 10~**  **Uimetersta:a-c~llabk'** Wllhl• (IOOJ N M ollbt airo"Mt 1M SUA$ w.D alwa)'Sflybdow (400J 

### kc1. AC'- aod will not n«d 1o mai:nbta CNiiiq 

### .alotMs liD onier to **~ ~**  Wi.th .mt<t **~** All Aboft 

### Croud
**~ ~er**  mtaSul'tfntCIIt aboft 

### the- beuodt • reco¥CfY polnt 

### I:J **~tud** ¥\a radio 

### from dltt SUAS on--board wmputc-r 110

**'~** dlspt.ly Jaftn bdd by 

### the PIC. pn:Mdillilt a const;Wttl)' **~** AGL **~adoot** 

### 1 4 Qt1l 

### 91.15 1 f'trel requlRrrw:ntt: Jor ftiSht ln VFR conditions. The **rq:ul;~\ion** 

### provMSi!'S tbat no person may beyjn 

### .a flight i.n. an 

### airplane under

**d~-** 

### VFR ro., d , ri oos 

### unless dlerl! 

### ts 

## tnouctl fucl to 

### fl y 

### w the 

### tl.r:st poi nt 

### of Intended lanc. hng oand t<1 !ly afll:f' thlll for llil
**lt~st** (30) minutes . We ft."e l 

### the lncentk>n or thi s pa ragraph IS co provi<W ;;m 

### c nc.-'l'o)' n.'$CI"VCi 

### :u a $tlfeay buiT cr for del ays 

### to

**l~c.l ng**  **.** Thf< SOAV ;., **~ttery** 

### o pera ted 

### and t1w maximum duration 

### of the night f rom ll 

### • h' f}l! bau.ery cbargc i s 

### ( 1 2) mi nute!! wr1h a 2 0% reserve . Slott the :dn:rn l r w i ll ncve:r Oy m o re **than~** HM from th e Jk} ir'lt ol in tend ed

**and n~t.**  a fuU 

### battery dlOIJ"g<: ;erl;IUndl witt

**~nsure dl.o~t**  

### we meet the re;;erve **c-n~rti)' r~,~**  **u.iremeot** 

### of 

### tim **p;an~ph. ~**  **I'I"CJlM~t** 

### An **l!'.~r;Wnption** 

### oo dl<- won:l "fvtl"

**.o~od** <tsk ror on:'l **equi~~~ int**  **trptt:cn~on** With 

### the word 

### -enerJ:Y". 14 CFR 9l.20l(a) & 

### (b) CmJ airc.nft:: CA-.I"lifk:uiOft **aired. lbe~ot1**  

### pnwldes\hat m **ai~eos** 

### ewtifii(.UC.
**Wid~** 

### tbt **~** ftU!i!Ab« **·~** t0 lbe **~~d ~~Go.**  **~te** liiUSt **be~** the **.........n.-.-....plo(b)-lhottb<~...UIIat•"""diJObJOdattb<caixnor** 

### CCid;ptt **~so** that 

### il is 

### lqiblt to **~** 

### or at"W'". 

### Ar a maxi!!IU:!DIJ"D$5 

## wtiCbt ot (s.J) 

### po..t!ld:s. tbt

### SUAS IS too small to c:t::n'J' **doa.tlwn~** doe$ DOC holwe :m **e:~tr.m~** :md is ..ot **~** ol 

### a.tTYVC **~·:s** or Cft'W To obtain :tn «JUiV.lf.ertt 

### itW'J of 

## Affl:r

**~nd** mete me entef'lr of 91.203. wt propo:s.t !bat document$ 

### dc:tmcd ;appropriatle ror Uti$ a i l'cnfr by 

# me FAA _,n be 

### co-l()(;lfed with the crew ar lbt crouod cootro.l.:st<atic:nt :.nd

**:~w.ll abte**  for inspection 

### upon r e< 1 uest. In order to t dentifY the aircn.ft. wt 

### 1>1'01>0M tbn tbe 

### i.n.formation lound on atno · orthin-tSS 01nd

**rep; ~~tlo~t**  (t:rtlfteaws bC' 

### pcnnaneody **;,~ffi.xe:d** 

### to thtt olrcr.afi vi.J placa rd contatntng the following

**i: nfo**  **rne ~tf()n**  pfull tb e 

### wo r d

**~t!X tiRJ**  **~H:lNTA t.**  **~** t()s;Jti$fy the

**Mq rt~m**  **tM** of 14 C l- ' 1 <. 4S 23. 

### 14 C • " R

**SUb p~rt**  

### e (91 .40J .. 91..411) .. **~lntt:nl•tC<-.I"N:"enttvc <~jntcm:u**  **H:e, Altt~~Ul)rlS.**  **Til~** 

### tegu.Jat1on 

### JWOvides l.hat dle
**opcr.~ to-r**  

### is

**pri nt.~~**  **ri y**  

### ro.po nslblc 

### for maintaining the

**irc nJ**  **t** 

### tn an a i twOnhy condi ti oo. indudiog compliaoce With P<ttt 

### (1CJ)

**~nd** 

### (43) . **P~apbs** 

### 91.40 ? and 91409 rt<QI.Iil't 

### 1hat l.be :litcraft be 

### •tpproll'td fo r 

### return **to~ by~**  pc:l'iCNI 

### •1.1Wof'I&Cd under 4:)..T after INIIinte:n.IUMI't and hlSI)M.iO& It 

### l.s oo r

**1ot~n~** tJt.tt t.be' PIC l)("rl'omt **tl\atntn~a!Wll!** :u»d **i~U>pe<tioo** of W **~li'O'~I\ ~n.d**  **~** aU'ltlonud to **;app:-o~** the

### aircraft f o r rctum to 

### service." The P IC 

### will C0$1 11"(! that the :tircrnft is tn l.ll 

### a i rworthy condition prior to '-!"W) ' 

### Oight :md 

### tn a ddition conduct detaile d io sp ct l ions**;~.i(et"** 

### ev<!ry two hc)ursofRi ght. 

### Mai otenantt performed by the fl"IC i s**im t~** **d** to 

### repairi ng small C!"i'ck.s . repl;}(; i np, il**pi'C)~ er,**  

### checking elecrrJCll connecti ons aod updating**softwar~** 

### and ftnnwarc for du.:**on~rd** 

### ()()rnputer . AU otbet • ru:aintena.nce will be 

### performed b)• tbc**m.anufact~.~..re r**  

### o r tbcir d-csi.gn.atcd rtjX'Iir 

### t'i!cili ty. The PIC wi ll**doet~men t**  

### wor k perf ormed In**accordanc~** 

### with 9l.<U 

### 1 . \Ve 

### feel th.1t 

### due to 

### the $i:r.e-,**cnn:~tr-uction** and 

### si • np ! ici ry of the 

### a i ttt'aft. dH• I>IC c.1n**casu.~** 

### ao**~wvai("Tlt** 

### lcv cl of 

### sa f el

y . Sa

f ety and Benefits of tiM- 

### U AS Bum rtly360, L.l.C 

### wiJI 

### be**~.LS n&**  

### tbc:: SUAS in a**v:~riety** 

### or applicati ons lhill geoerslly tequire expensive full-s ize manned Wmaft to ton::tpl c::te. 

### Sma1l. l ighl .. 1.m rn : : mnt.-d aeri:tl W!hit:le.-; oiftt tny'l ' iad 

### benefits ovet 

### the use o f full· 

### si?.ed 

### manm :d ai.rmlrt fo r electric 

## power line illSPe<:lion., oil and 

### gas p ipef tne tospeCOO Q. advanced ;wtcultu re. fl.lm and s tiiJ photograp hy, just 

### to naroe 

### <t fe w . R. epltlcinp, s igni lic:ml iy l 3r£<!r manned 

### aircr:lft**t:lt'l')' i~** **~** 

### Cte\\' 

### a nd flammable fl lel 

### witb tbe $Jti<IIJ 

### U/IS ca r ryi rtt,. 

### nq pa.S$1.'1l&t:rS 

### c:w ere\\ ' 

### creau:s a m u ch gteate.r ttl3.l'SJ-Il 

### of s afety for tbe 

### pilots and 

### «.:.rtw . Sy**er;ntit~f.:** 

### 13uue rlly36U . 1..1 ..(: 

### requested exemptions. the F AA 

### will help dnve 

### deve Jopmeot of $0 1 fe**:.~nd** 

### Sv«"<=SSful oommerd:l-1 

### UA!i 

### oper:ltions :w.d wUI advance the 

### pubUc**kno wl~<>e**  

### base for s uch oper:ltions . Uutteduly360, LLC iS 

### committed to 

### promoting UAS I'('SCarch 4:fforts of**po Ucytn<~);ers**  

### i ndtH.Ii nt; llw FAA. NASA, 

### 000 and DARPA by 

### sbaring data from 

### i ts 

### commcrcial UAS 

### opera tions and S('I,'Viog iiS il 

### r t'$0Un:'e ((It' 

### f11ture UAS**res~rch** 

### operlltions . Thus, 

### the FAA has go od c.1use to 

### grant 

### this Petitio n . C01lduSiO!l As 

### poi nted out tn thi s appJic;ttlo n. 01U 

### the SUASs which 

### ou. r oompomy would u.::;e, undc..or**:n1thorin~rion** 

### by**hl~** 

### U S 

### DO 'l'· f'AA.. 

### arc smaU . 

### Ught•wcigtl t (h .,

• kt'S qpc.:r.W . .'d wi thi n 

### \he lint qf Sitthl of 

### lh ¢ Pilot -in-<;oc tltllil!td (PIC ). 

### l es..<; th ao (400) fee**:.~bove** 

### the ground ;nd 

### <ltJtside (5) n1iles from 

### any :tirpott. heliJ )Ott , 

### se::Jpbne**bil.~.** 

### spacepott. or 

### othu loc.a ti oo with**OIV <~tion**  

### <l t'ti vities .**un it~** **~h e~i** **r** t r.:.fflc conttOI authOri ties (ATC)**h3~ e**  bi'!e 1 l 

### notifled and have 

### au



### thorned eac h fligh t within a r adius 

### o fdi s tanre . All C>ur 

### SUA$$ h :1ve pr<>ven C:l.Jio.'lbility few 

### ooo.t:J'()llt: d ftigb t. Tbey ate devi e4: S offered 

### for general sale o n**~** 

### m;

•rk et <t r Qund the world : · md h : we o!u:n 

### tw.en used as Model 

### Aircroft in tbe USA. We 

### are certain 

### lhat the studies conducted 

### u.ntil oow by l be FM. • • b<H.Il SOCli C)I I 3JZ, Publi c l ..3w J 

### 12· t>S. 20 H · , have at.-eady provided you with 

### tbe <I>SSl.l f <UI<:e$ 

### on the**;~ irn·ol'thittc,.** **'tll';** Qf 

### SUA$ .:;ud!**:1 >**  

### ourS . F or 

### tM! foregoing**~asc.m$,.** 

### tbe e x<: mption:; n::ques l ed hertio 

### s.bould be gr:-ulted 

### and 1Ju tterf'ly360, U C 

### should be 

### pe rnl itred t o eondu<.1 small UAS O J )el'3tiOI )S 

### i n acool'dao ce with**t.~** ma.nu.als 

### and 

### au other o perating paramct4:rs**d~med** 

### no!'(ess31'y .: w. d appropri ate by lhe FAA. Tttc 

### subrots s loo of 

### this 

### app l k.-.tloo and it cootents lS tbc best den'I()IIStration thtlt 

### Indeed i t i s · poss i ble to pursue the 

### authorluti on pro« ss so that 

### some SU ASs maybe 

### used for l egi timate**oomtnerri;~l ..ctivilit~**  

### ;md**t~nder** 

### re; l oon.abfy 

### $3fe cnndi ri ons.