# KALSCOTT
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March 18, 20 15 To: Ms. Nia Daniels Prog ram Analyst, Ainnen and Airspace Ru les Division Federal Aviation Adm in i stratio n 800 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington DC 2059 1 Re: Additional In formation for FAA 333 Exemption Request Ms. Daniels , You had requested additional information regarding our Section 333 Exemption of Dec I , 20 I 4. In this r egard, we w i sh to provide you the following detailed exp l anation: Why granting the request would be in the public interest : The sma ll UASs would be used for climate change stud ies under KaiScott's on-going NASA SBIR R&D grants #NNX 14CA35P and NNX 14CA07C to determine the effect of greenhouse gases on the environment. These studies will directly benefit the health, well-being, and safety of US c itizens , and broadly, the citizens of the planet. Methane in particular is the most dangerous ofGHGs, with an effect t ha t i s considered to be 4 ti mes worse than carbon dioxide (as determined by the Department of Ene r gy, NASA, NSF and the EPA). Our wo r k with NASA and Princeton Un iversity researchers is aime d at us in g s ma ll UASs for methane po llu tion se n sing an d monitoring at various methane " h otspots" s uch as • DoE-identified Oil and gas ope r ations (drilling sites, storage and transportati on). See http://www
. netl.doe.gov/File%20Library/Re search/Energy%20Analysis/Life%20Cycle%20Analy sis/LCA-XIY-NG-Leakage--Littlefield-.pdf • EPA-identified Landfi ll operation s (these operatio n s are now re quired by the EPA to monitor for methane routin e! y ). See http: //www .epa.gov/c l imatechange/Down loads/ghgem issions/US-G HGI nve nt ory-20 14-Chapter-8- Waste. pdf
o NASA , DoE and NSF-i dentified Artie zone environme nt emissions (where methane is now escaping from the permafrost into the environment due to warm ing of t he land mass). See http://www.giss. na sa.gov/ research/features/200409 methane/ 

### Additional Considerations: Also, as presented in the orig inal request , please n ote that the proposed flight operations of the UAS are limited to flight s of under 30 minute duration , under 400 feet altitude, in lin e-of-s i ght, durin g daylight , in a specific closed area, and operated by a qualified pilot. Vehicle's total weight will not exceed 15 lb. T h is is an inherently safe operation, conducted in locations that are at least I 0+ miles away from congested airspace, and always in G airspace. Also , note that the ve h icle in question i s a DJI multicopter , a nd that the FAA ha s a lready granted exemptions under thi s rule to several veh icles. The fo ll ow ing arej u st a few examples of exemp tio n s granted to operators of DJ I ve hicl es in the last 45 days: KalScott Engineering, Inc. P.O. Box 

### 3426, Lawrence, KS 

### 66046 Phone: 

### 785-979-1116 Fax: 

### 785 727 4027 e-mail: info @Kal Scott.com

### • FalconSkyCam is now pennitted to use a DJI Fhantom 2 UAS to capture aeria l photography for real estate, s urv ey in g, marin e photo and video , agricu lture, and special eve nt s. • Build Im agery received an exemption to operate the 

### 30 Robotics Iri s+ a nd the DJI In sp ire l UAS for aerial photogra phy s upp orti ng architec tural , enginee ring , and construction industry sites and in motion picture and te l ev ision operations. • Singer's Creatio ns to operate the DJI Pha ntom 2 Vision+ unma nn ed aircraft syste m (UAS) to conduct aeria l p ho togra ph y a nd videography for ho m eowne rs, r ea l tors, home b uil de r s, ho me contractors, and / or home in s pectors for real estate marke ting and inspec ti ons of home exteri ors. • Video So luti ons, LL C , to o perate the DJI Ph a ntom 2 V i s ion+ unm an ned a ircraft syste m (UAS) to conduct com mercial UAS o pe ration s fo r the purpose of scripted, closed set fi lm i n g for the motion picture and te lev i sion indu stry . In li gh t of the abov e, we re quest that you proc ess our request for a Sec ti o n 333 exe mption Pur s uant to Section 333 ofth e FAA Ref o rm Act of20 1 2 and Part 11 ofthe Fe d e ral Aviation Regu lations from 14 C.F.R. Part 21 Subpart H; 14 C.F.R. Part 27; 14 C.F.R. 

### § 45.23(b); 14 C.F.R. 

### § 45.27 ; 14 C.F. R
. 

### §§ 61.113 (a) and (b); 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.119; 1 4 C.F.R. 

### § 91.121; 14 C.F. R
. 

### § 91.1 5 1 (a); 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.203 (a) and (b); 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.40 5(a); 14 C. F.R
. 

### § 9 1. 407(a)( l ); 14 C.F.R. 

### §§ 9 1. 409(a)(l) and (2); 14 C.F.R. 

### §§ 91.417(a) and (b). T hank you. Sincere ly
S uman K. Saripalli Co -Own e r KalScott Eng ineering In c. 8 11 E. 28 1 h 

### St., Ste. A Lawre nce KS 66046 Ph: 785 979 11 16 E mail : suman .saripall i @ kalscott.com Mai li ng a ddress: PO B ox 3246 , Lawrence K S 66046

Kal Scott E ngineering , In c. P.O. Box 3426, Lawrence, K S 66046 Phone: 785-979-1116 Fax: 785 7 27 4027 e -mail: info @KalScott.com