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R e : P e tition of I nnova C ontr a c tors, L L C for a n E x e m p tion Pu r su a nt to S e ction 333 of t he

F AA M o d e rni z a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2012

T o W hom it M a y Co n c e r n:

Pu r su a nt to S ec tion 333 o f the F A A Mo de r n i z a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2 0 12 ( " R e fo r m A c t " ) a nd 14

C. F .R

. P a rt 1 1

, I n no v a C o nt r a c tor s , L L C ( I n no v a ) he r e b y a p pli e s for a n e x e m p tion f r om the F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n

R e g ulations ( "F A R s " ) iden t if i e d be low t o a llow c om me r c ial o p e r a tion of sma l l u n m a nn e d a e ri a l v e hicl e s ( i. e

.,

" small u n m a nn e d a i r c raf t " o r " UA S ” ) f or the p urp os e of co n d u ctin g : a e r ia l p h o t ogr a ph y , v i d eog r ap h y , a e ri a l

Su r ve y s and Ge om a tics; m a p p i n g

, g e os p a ti a l im a g i n g

, d a ta collectio n a n d m a nagement for a g ricult u r e,

mini n g, in s p e ction s and real s ta t e

.

T h is pe t ition for e x e mp t i on a dd r e s s es p e rti n e nt F AA F AR’s a nd C F R’s a s w e ll a s, b ut not

limited to, t h ese a cc om pa n y i n g I n no v a ’ s do c umen t s.

1. F l i g ht O p e r a tions M a n u al a nd;

2. Op e r a tions M a n u a ls

( c oll ec tiv e l y re f e r r e d t o a s Op e r a ti o ns M a nu a l s " )

3. U s e r G uide a nd;

4. U s e r M a nu a l

( c oll ec tiv e l y re f e r r e d t o a s " M a nu f a c tu r e r ' s M a nu a l " )

. 1

I nn o v a s u b m its these a s w e ll a s o t h e r I nno v a su p porting ma te ri a ls as c on fi d e nti a l d o cu m e n t s

pur su a nt to 14 C

. F .R. § 1 1 .35 ( b ), a s the m a t e r i a ls c ontain con f id e nti a l co m me r c ial and/or p rop r iet a r y

in f o r m a tion t h a t t he I nn o v a h a s not a nd will not sh a re with oth e rs. Ad d itio n a l l y , the s e d o c uments c o n tain

op e r a ti n g c o ndit i ons a nd p r o ce d u r e s that a re not gene r a l l y a v a il a ble to t h e public a nd a r e prot e c t ed

f r om re l e a se u n d e r the Fre e dom of I n f o r m a tion A c t, 5 U.S.C. §5 5 2 e t s e q.

1 The te r m " M a nufa c tu r e r 's M a nu a l " a lso includ e s a ll r e le v a nt ma n u f a c turer p u b li c a t i o ns

, in c l u d i n g

, but n o t

li m i ted to: o p e r a tions a nd f li g h t m a n u a l s

, us e r g u i de s

, c o m p o n e n t m a i nt ena n c e m a nu a l s

, p ilot t r a in i ng

ma n u a ls, s e rvice info r m a tion l e tt e rs a n d

, s a f e t y /s e rvi c e bull e t i n s ).

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I. P e ti t io n e r

II. D e s cr i p tion of P r opos e d O p er ations

A

. Aerial Phot o gra p hy and Videogra p hy; A e ri a l Su r vey and G e om a tic s ; M a p p in g

, G e o s p a ti a l

I m a g i n g a nd D a ta M a n a g e ment; Pr e cis i on Ag r iculture; Real St a te; Search and Resc u e, a m ong

othe r s

III. R e levant Sta t uto r y Au t ho r ity

IV. Innova P r o po se d I

- U A S O p er ations M ee t the R e qui r em en ts of S ec tion 333 of t h e

R e f o r m A c t

A

. Ap p r ov a l is W a r ra nted B a s e d on the I

- UA S S i z e

, W e i g ht, Sp ee d, a nd

Op e r a tion a l C a p a bili t y

B

. Ap p r ov a l is W a r ra nted B a s e d on t h e O p e r a tio n a l R e strictions S e t F orth in t h e

Op e r a tions M a n u a ls

V. R e gulations F r o m W h i c h Ex e m ption is R e qu e s t e d

A

. 14 C

. F .R. P art 21, Sub p a rt H

– Ai r w orthin e ss C e r t ifi c a t e s a n d 14 C

. F .R. §

91.203 (a ) ( 1 ) B

. 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 27 A ir w o r thin e ss S tan d a rds: N o r mal C a t e g o r y Ro t o r c r a ft

C.14 C

. F .R. § § 9 1. 9 ( c ), 4 5

. 23 ( b) a nd 4 5 .27 ( a ): Ai r c r a ft M a r k i n g a n d I d e nti f i c a ti o n R e quir e me n ts D. 14

C

. F

. R. § 91

. 4 0 5 (a ), 9 1

. 4 0 7( a ) (1 )

, 91. 4 09 ( a ) ( 1) a nd ( 2 ); 91.417 ( a) a nd (b ) :

M a int e nan c e I ns p e c ti o ns

E

. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 61, 14 C

. F.R. § 61.3, 14 C

. F .R. § 6 1 .113: P riv a te Pil o t Priv i l e g e s a nd L i mi t a ti o ns

F

. 14 C. F .R. § 91. 7 (a ): C i vil A ir c r a ft Ai r w orthin e ss

G

. 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1. 9 ( b ) ( 2): C ivil Ai r c r a ft F l i g ht Man u al in t he A ir c r a ft a n d 14 C

. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a )

a nd (b ) : C a r r y i ng C i vil Air c raft C e r tific a t ion a nd Re g i str a ti o n

H

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.103: P r e fli g ht A c ti o n

I

. 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a ): F l i g ht I nstr u c ti o n

J

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.11 9 ( c ): M in i mum S a fe Al ti tud e s

K

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.121: Al t i m e t e r S e t t in g s

L

. 14 C. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ): Fu e l R e quir e men t s for F l i g ht i n V F R C o nditio n s

VI. D r ug and Al c ohol P r og r a m

VII. P ublic In t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

IX. F e d e r al R eg is t e r S u m m a r y

X. ConclusionU.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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I nn o v a Contr a c tors, L L C b a s e d in D o r a l, F lor i da i s a Ge o m a t i cs t e c h n olo g y c on s u lt i n g c om p a n y providi n g

busi n e ss and te c h n ic a l con s ulting s e r v ic e s in a r e a s of a e r i a l m a p p ing a nd g e os p a ti a l d a t a col l ec tion

inc l udi n g ; r e mo t e s e n s ing, m e a sur e m e nt b y Ge o m a ti c s in s tru m e ntation a n d t ec h n ol o g i c a l a n a l y sis o f a e ri a l

g e osp a t i al d a t a

. I n n ova h a s more than tw e n t y y e a rs o f c o m b i n e d e x p e ri e n c e in the f i e lds of g eom a tics,

su r v e y i n g a n d a n a l y sis of r e sidenti a l, com m e r c ial a nd industr i a l con s tru c tion proj e c ts. T h e c om p a n y p r ovides

a u n ique p e rs p ec t i ve for a ll of c li e nts thro u g h a e r i a l video a n a l y ti c s, di g it a l 3D i m a g e r y , p r e d i c tive

a n a l y tics, inf o r mat i on a nd d a ta m a n a g e ment, wo r k f low a nd p ro c e s s e s b y util izi ng state of the a rt

t ec h n ol o g ies. I n n o va s ee k s a n e x e m p tion to a llow for the c omm e r c ial fli g ht op e r a tions of sm a ll 5 5 lbs or l e ss

UAS to p r ov ide p ro f e s s i o n a l G e o m atic in n ovati v e s e r v i c e s t h ro u g h the de pl o y ment of low a ltitu d e a e r i a l

geosp a t i a l d a ta c o ll ec t i on s y stems f o r its c li e nts. Use of the small 5 5 lbs or l e ss UAS will provide I nn o v a

Contr a c tors, L L C a s a fe and e f fi c ient pl a t f orm to pe r fo r m its busi n ess fli g ht oper a tion s

, d a ta ma n a g e ment

op e r a tion s

.

The c onta c t in fo rm a tion f o r Petitioner is as follows:

Jose Rivera Cacho

P r e sident

I nn o v a Con t r a c tors, L L C

6 4 45 NW 113 CT

Do ra l, F L 33178

Pho n e : 7 8 7. 4 6 4

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Em a il: jrc@in n ovacon t ractors.com

II. DES C R I P TION O F P R O P O S ED O P ER A TION

I nn o v a s ee ks a n e x e m p t i on pur su a nt to S ec tion 3 33 of the 2 0 1 2 R e fo r m A c t to op e r a te D J I S 1000+, DJI

Phantoms (II, II+, III pro), DJI I n s pi r e 1, Sen s e Fly Ebee RT K

, T r im b le U X 5

, Sen s e Fly eXom and a Precision

Ha w k Lanc a ste r

, a lso k n own a s, ( I

- U A S ) for t h e pro p o s e d op e r a tions di s c u s sed b e l ow. UA S oper a tions will

oc c ur u n d e r t i g ht l y c ontrol l e d c onditions on pri v a te p r op e r t y w h e r e I n n o va h a s r e ce ived permission to op e r a t e

f r om the lando w n e r, c on t roll e r or a uthori z e d r e p r es e ntatives. T he pro p o s e d UA S op e r a t i ons will be cond u c ted

in a cc or d a n c e with the c onditions and l i mit a tions of th i s P e t i tion for E x e m p tion and I nn o v a ’ s O p e r a tions

M a n u a ls. As d e tailed in I n n o v a ’ s O p e r a tions M a n u a ls, UA S op e r a tions will be li m i t e d to d a y time V F R

c onditions, w i thin vis u a l line

- o f

- sight ( " V L O S " ) o f the op e r a tor, i n u n c on t roll e d a ir s p a ce

, a nd will o cc u r a t l e a st

5 nm a way f r om an a ir p o r t. Mor e ov e r, I n no v a ’ s O p e r a tions M a n u a ls i n c orp o r a te r e dund a nt sa f e g u a rds to

a ssure that t he a i r c raft d oes not t r a v e l outside t he c ontrol l e d a rea of I

- U A S op e r a tion s

, i n c ludi n g GPS " g e o

f e n c ing" t ech no l o g ies.

A

. A e ri a l G e o m a ti c s; Ma p pin g

, G e os p a ti a l I m a g i n g a nd D a ta M a n a gement

I nn o v a s ee ks to u s e its s m a ll I

- UA S for the p u rp o se of c ond u c ti n g a e ri a l G e om a tics; m a p pi n g

, g e o s p a ti a l

im a g i n g

, d ata a cquisition a nd d a ta m a n a g e ment. The Com p a n y h a s t a ilo r e d its o pe r a tions to m e e t t h e

r e qui r e ments e s t a blis h e d b y the F AA in prior g r a n t s of e x e m p t i ons autho ri zi ng the c omm e r c ial u s e o f U AS i n

a e ri a l Ge o m a ti c s; map p in g

, g e os p a t i a l i m a g i n g

, d a ta a cquisition a nd d a t a m a n a g e ment includi n g :U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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 Al a n D. Pur w in ( E x e m p t i on No. 1 1 161)

 H e lin e t Aviation S e rvi c es, L L C ( E x e m p tion No. 1 1 1 6 0 )

 Pictu r e F a c to r y , I n c

. ( E x e m p tion No. 1 1 178)

 I nn o v a Solut i ons ( E x e m p tion No. 1167 1 )

U A S a e ri a l G e om a tics; m a p p i n g

, g e os p a t i a l i m a g i n g

, d a t a a c quisition a n d d a t a m a na g e me n t

op e r a tions will be c on d u c ted on p r i vate p rop e r t y i n a c ont r ol l e d a r ea

, a w a y f r om s p ec ta t ors a nd p e r s on s

not in v olved in the f li g h t ope r a t i o n s

. U A S fli g ht o pe ra tions w i ll be c ond u c t e d during d a y l i g ht ho u r s

, V F R

c onditions, a t altitudes b e low 4 0 0 ' A G L

. As s e t forth belo w

, Comp a n y ’s o p e r a tions provide a su p e ri or le v e l

of s a f e t y a nd qu a li t y c o m p a r e d to p e r f o rming the s a m e G e o m a tics w ork u sing c on v e ntio n a l fi x e d

- wing

a i r c r a ft or he li c op t e rs.

T ra ditional me t hods of a e ri a l Ge o m a tics; ma p pi n g a nd g e osp a ti a l ima g i n g, e x pose Ge om a t i cs

te c h n ic i a ns to h i g h e r r is k s of s e rio u s i nj u ri e s, or d e a th. Ge om a t ics t e c h n ic i a n s n ee d to climb t o w e rs, roof to p s

or oth e r w ise per f o r m el ev a ted w or k

, whi c h e x pos e s t h e m to t h e r isk o f d a n g e ro u s f a lls or other w ork r e lat e d

e x tr e mes. I n a d d ition, dep e nding on t h e n a t ure of the d a ta n e e d e d, p r o x i m i t y to e q uipment, a n d other

me c h a n i c a l ha z a rds a s s oci a ted w i th industr ia l a nd c on s tr u c t i on sit e s oft e n in v o l v e s a risk o f e x p os u re to

ma n y h a z a r d s. T h e u se o f U AS miti g a tes s u c h h a z a rds a nd is u l tim a t e l y a much s a fer me t hod of p e r f o rming

the s e a nd most other t y p e s of Ge o matics w o r k.

UA S a e ri a l G e om a tics; m a p p ing a nd g e ospati a l i ma g i n g is mu c h s a f e r th a n tr a ditional m a n n e d a ir c r a ft

perf o r m i n g the same f u nc tion. Conv e ntio n a l Ge om a tics f l i g ht op e r a tions u s ing roto r c r a ft a nd f i x e d

- wing

a i r c raft in l o w l e v e l oper a tions pr e s e n t v e ry h i g h risks with v e hic l e s w e i g hing tho u s a nds of pou n ds, ca r r y i n g

p a sse n g e rs a nd large amounts of f u e l. I t is im p ort a nt to note th a t the use o f s ma l l I

- UAS in th i s a r e a will not

on l y b e s a f e r a nd more c ost e f f e c tiv e

, but the q u a l i t y of c o ll ec ted d a t a a nd in f o r mat i on is f a r superio r

.

Ad d itio n a l l y , a e ri a l G e o m a tics; ma p p ing a nd g e osp a ti a l i ma g ing is more r e li a ble, a n d a llows for the

c oll e c tion, dis s e min a tion, a nd stora g e of vi s u a l con t e nt and ot h e r s ens o r y d a ta w ith g r e a ter pr e c ision a nd

d u r a tion. U A S a re a lso c a p a ble o f map p ing and g e os p a t i a l i m a g i n g i n a r ea s t h a t would oth e r wise be

in a c c e s s ible to h u m a ns a nd would b e i m p os s ible to be c ompl e t e d w ith c on v entio n a l ai r cr a ft or oth e r me t hods.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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T h is P e tition f o r E x e mp t i on is s u b m itted p u r su a nt to S ec ti o n 3 3 3( a ) t h r o u gh ( c ) of the F AA

Mo de r n i z a tion a nd R e fo r m A c t of 2 0 12 ( " R e f o r m A c t "). Cong r e ss has di r e c ted the FAA " to s a f e l y

a c c e le ra t e t he in te g r a tion of c iv i l u nm a nn e d a i r c raft s y stems in t o the n a tio n a l ai r sp a c e s y stem

. " P u r s u a nt

to S ec tion 3 3 3 of the R e fo r m A c t, t he FAA Ad m in i st r a tor is to p e rmit u n m a n n e d a irc r a ft s y stems to

op e r a t e in the N a tional Airs p a c e System ( " N A S " ) w h e re it i s s a fe to do so b a s e d on the

following c on s id e r a tion s :

 The U AS ' s si z e

, w e i g h t

, sp ee d a nd o p e r a tion a l c a pabili t y ;

 Op e r a tion o f the UA S i n c lose p r o x i mi t y to a i r p orts a nd p o pulat e d a r e a s; a nd

 Op e r a tion o f the UA S within the visu a l li n e of s i g ht of the o p e r a tor.

Ad d itio n a l l y , the FAA A d m in i st r a tor h a s g e n e r a l auth o r i t y to g r a nt e x e mptions f r om the a g e n c y 's

s a f e t y re g u l a tions a nd minimum st a nd a rds w h e n the A d m in i st r a tor d e c ides a r e q u e s t e d e x e m p tion is in the

public int e r e st. S e e 4 9 U. S.C. § 1 0 6 ( f) ( d e fi n i ng the a uthor i t y o f the A d m in i st r a tor ) ; 49 U.S.C. § 4 4 7 0 1 ( f)

( p e rmitting e x e m p tions f r om §§ 4 4 7 0 1 ( a ), ( b) a nd §§ 4 4 7 0 2

– 44 7 1 6

, e t s e q

. ). A p a r t y r e q u e sti n g a n

e x e m p tion mu s t ex pl a in the r e a so n s w h y the e x e m p tion: (1) would b e n e fit the public a s a whol e

, a nd (2)

would not a d v e rs e l y a ff ec t sa f e t y ( or h o w it wou l d provide a le v e l of s a f e t y a t le a st e q u a l to the e x isting

rul e s). See 14 C. F .R. § 11. 8 1 ( p e ti t ions for e x e m p tion).

IV. I N N OV A’ S P R O P O S ED I

- UA S O P E R A TIO N S M E ET THE REQU I RE M EN T S OF SECTION 333

OF THE R E F ORM ACT

The sm a ll I

- U AS op e rat i ons prop o s e d b y I n n o va in this P e tition for E x e m p tion q u a li f y f o r e x p e dit e d

a p p r o v a l p u r su a nt to S e c tion 333 o f t he R e f o r m A c t a s e a c h of the statuto r y c rit e ria a nd r e le v a nt

f a c tors a re s a tis f ied.

A

. Ap p r oval is W a rr ant e d Bas e d on the I

- UA S 's S iz e

, W e ig h t, Sp ee d, and O p er ati o nal

C a p ab ility

A G r a nt of E x e m p tion is a p p ro p ri a te for op e r a tio n s co nd u c ted u s i n g the I

- UA S due to its si z e w e ight, sp ee d,

a nd o p e r a t i o n a l c a pabi l i t y

.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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- U A S h a ve b ee n a p p r ov e d for use i n pri o r Se c t i on 3 3 3 G r ants of E x e m p tion f r om the F A A

. 2

 I

- U A S w e i g h le s s than 5 5 p ou n ds, i n cl uding p a y l o a d.

 I

- U A S w ill n o t b e f lown at a g ro u nd sp e e d in e x c e ss of 50 kno t s.

 Altitude i n f orm a tion w i ll be g e n e r a ted b y equip m e nt onboa r d the U A a s s p ec ifi e d u si n g GPS

tr i a n g ulation, d i g i t a l l y e n c od e d b a r om e tric a ltime t e r, ra dio a l tim e te r

, or a n y c ombin a t i on th e r e of. T h i s

in fo r m a tion will be tr a n s mit te d to the pilot via te l e me tr ic d a ta f ee d.

 I

- UA S will h a ve s y stem r e dund a n c ies a nd inde p e n d e nt f un c tion a li t y to e n s ure the ov e r a ll s a f e t y

a nd p re dic t a bili t y of the s y s te m

. I f co n ne c tion to the r e mo t e c o n t rol or g r o und c ontrol s t ation is lost,

f a ils a fe s y s t ems will pe r mit the I

- UA S to r e t u rn to a p r e d e te r mi n e d lo c a tion a nd s a f e l y l and witho u t

in j u r y o r d a m a g e

.

 The r a dio f r e q u e n c ies u s e d for op e r a tions a nd co n t rol of the I

- UA S c om p l y with the

F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a tions Com m ission ( " F CC " ) a n d other ap p ro p ri a te g ov e r nment

o v e rsi g ht a g e n c y r e qui r ements. T h e o p e r a ti n g f req u e n c y for I

- UA S a r e 2

. 4 G H z

.

I f the s a me o p e r a tions w e re c ond u c ted u s i n g a h e licop t e r

, the a i r c ra f t ' s tak e

- off w e i g ht would li ke l y e x cee d

6, 0 00 pou n ds c a r r y i n g a pilot, c a m e r a op e r a t o r a n d VO

- visual obse r v er

- n a vi g a tor. T h e dif f e r e n c e i n

w e i g ht b e tw ee n I

- UA S a nd a h e li c op t er s i g ni f i c a n t l y r e d u ce s th e po te nti a l h a rm to the p a rti c ip a ti n g a nd no n

p a rti c ip a ti n g indi v iduals o r p r op e r t y in the e v e nt of a n a cc ident or i n c ident. I n a d d ition, the risk to the onbo a r d

pilot a nd cam e ra o pe r a t or is e limi n a te d

.

2 S e e e .g ., G r a nt o f E x e m p tion to Sho t over C a me r a S y stems L .P. ( E x e m p tion No. 1 1 1 5 9 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e m p tion to

V D OS G l o b a l, L L C ( E x e m p tion N o

. 1 1 112 ) ; G r a nt of Ex e mption to L o wCount r y R C

, Corp. ( E x e m p tion N o

. 1 1 184 ) ; G ra nt of Ex e m p tion to A l a n Pu r w in (Ex e m p tion No. 1 1 161 ) ; Gr a nt of Ex e m p tion to H e lin e t Aviation

S e rvi c e s ( E x e m p tion No. 1 1 160 ) ; Gr a nt of Ex e m p tion to Total S a f e t y U.S., I n c

. ( E x e m p t ion No. 1 1156 )

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. Ap p r oval is W a rr ant e d Bas e d on the O p er ational R e st r ic t io n s S e t F o r th in I n no v a’s

O p er ations M anuals

I nn o v a ’s O p e r a tions M a n u a ls and the M a nu f a c t u r e r ' s M a nu a l for t h e s e le c t e d I

- UA S will c ontain a ll the

p r o ce d u r e s a nd limit a ti o ns n ece ss a r y to s a f e l y a nd s u cce s s fu l l y p e r f o rm th e op e r a tions spe c ifi e d i n t his P e tition

f o r E x e m p tion. To a s s ist the F AA in m a ki n g a s a f e t y a s s e ss m e nt of I n n o v a ’s p ropo s e d op e r a tion s

, b e low is a

s u m m a r y of o p e r a tional limit a tions a nd c ondit i ons t h a t I nnova w ill adh e re to, a n d w hich will e nsure a n

e quival e nt or h i g h e r l e v e l of sa f e t y to o p e r a tions c ond u c t e d und e r c urr e nt re g ulato r y g ui d e lin e s:

1. I

- U A S w e i g hs l e ss th a n 5 5 p ou n ds, ful l y l o a d e d.

2. All ope ra tions sh a ll be c o nd u c ted ov e r p ri v a te or c ontroll e d

- a c ce ss prope r t y with p e r mission f r om

the l a nd ow n e r/ c on t rol le r or a uthori z e d r e p r e s e nta t ive. Pe r mission f r o m l a nd o wn e r/ c ontrol l e r o r

a uthor i z e d r e p r e s e ntative will be obtai n e d for e a c h fli g ht op e r a tion.

3. I

- UA S o pe r a ted under the G ra nt of Ex e m p tion wi l l be id e nti f i e d b y s e ri a l n umbe r

, re g ist e r e d

in a cc o rd a n c e with 1 4 C F R p a rt 4 7, a nd h a ve identif i c a tion ( N

- N umbe r ) m a rki n g s in a cc or d a n c e

w ith 14 C F R p a rt 4 5, Sub p a rt C. M a r ki n g s will be a s la r ge a s p r a c ti c ab l e

.

4. Minimum c r e w f or e a c h fli g ht oper a t ion will c ons i st of a pilot, who will be Pilo t

- in Comma n d

( " P I C " ) of the I

- UA S, a n d one or mo r e Vis u a l O b s e rv e rs (" O b s e r v e r " ) a s n e c e ss a r y to s af e l y c ond u c t

the mission.

5. P I Cs s h a ll pos s e ss at l e a s t a Sport P i l ot ' s C e rti f i c a te a nd c u rre nt Class I I Me d i c a l C e rti f i c a t e

.

The P I C will a lso m ee t t h e f l i g ht re vi e w re qui r e m e nts s p e c ifi e d in 14 C. F

. R 6 1

. 56 in an a ir c r a ft in

which the P I C is r a ted on h i s or h e r p i lot ce rti f i c a te.

6. The UA s h a ll be o p e r a t e d within V L OS of the P I C a nd O b s e r v er a t all tim e s. T h e P I C must u s e

h u m a n vi s i o n u n a ided b y a n y d e vice ot h e r th a n c o r r ec tive l e ns e s, a s spe c if i e d on t h e P I C ' s F A A

iss u e d m edi c a l ce rti f i c a t e

.

7. The P I C a nd O b s e r v e r d e s i g n a ted for a n y o p e r a t i o n will be a ble to c ommuni c a te v e r b a l l y a t a ll

times.

8. El ec tronic mess a g i n g or t e x ting will not be p e rmi t t e d d u r ing fl i g ht op e r a t i o n s.

9. The a d d itional re qui r e m e nts id e nti f i e d in the G ra n t of E x e m p t ion s h a ll be a dded to t h e I n n o va ’ s

Op e r a tions M a n u a ls. T he O p er a ti o n s M a nu a ls w i l l be m a i nta i n ed a n d m a d e a v a i l ab l e to the A d m in i s t r a t o r

upon r equ e s t.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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, F L 33178 I f a di s c r epa n cy e x i s ts b e t w e e n t he c o n d i t i ons a nd l i m i t a t i ons in t h e G r ant o f E x e m pti o n a nd I nn o v a ’ s O p e r a ti o n s

M an u a ls, the c o n d i t i o n s a n d li m i t at ions i n t he Gra n t o f Ex e m pti o n s h al l t a k e p r e ced e n c e a n d m ust be f o l l o w ed.

O th e r w i s e, I n n ova s h a ll f o l l o w the p r o c e d u re s ou t l i n e d i n th e ir O p e r a ti o ns M an u a l s.

10. I nn o v a m a y upd a te o r r e vi s e i t s O pe r a t i o n s M a n u a ls. R e v i s i on s w i l l be tr ac k e d a nd a r e vi s ed c o p y

of the Ma n u a l w i l l be p r o vided to t h e A d mi n i s tr a t o r upon r eq u e st

. I n n ova w i l l a l s o p r e s e nt a n up d a ted

a nd r e v i s e d O pe r a t i o n s M a nu a ls if it pe t i t i o n s f o r e x tens i on o r a mend me nt to its G r a n t of E x e m p t i o n

. I f

a n upd a te or r e vision w o uld a f f e c t t h e b a sis upon whi c h the F A A g r a nts t h e e x e mption, I n n ova will see k

a n a m e nd m ent to its Gr a nt of Ex e m p tion. I n n ova will c onta c t the F A A ’ s I

- U A S I nt e g r a t i on O f fi c e ( A F S

8 0 ) if q u e st i ons a rise re g a rdi n g up d a t e s or r e vi s i ons to t he op e r a ting do c um e nts.

11. I nn o v a ’ s O pe r a t i o n s M a n u a ls a nd its G ra nt of E x e mption w i l l be a v a i l ab l e t o the P I C a t t h e

g r o un d co ntr o l s t a t i o n a n y t i m e the I

- U A S is op e r a t i n g

.

12. The P I C i s p r ohibited f rom be g in n i n g a I

- U A S fl i g h t u n l e ss ( c onsid e ri n g wind a nd f o r e c a st w ea ther

c onditions) th e r e is enou g h po w e r to f l y t o the f irst inte nd e d point of l a ndi n g

, a nd a s s u mi n g no r m a l

c r ui s i ng s p ee d, t o f l y a ft e r th a t for a t l e a st 10 minute s

.

13. M a x imum to t a l fli g ht ti m e for e a c h o p e r a tio n a l f l i g h t u s i n g the I

- U A S will be limited to 50 minutes

or the a mount of time t h e I

- U A S c a n b e f l own a n d still m a int a in a r e s e rve b att e r y po w e r of no l ess

than 20 %

, wh i c h e v e r o c c u r s fi r st.

14. F li g hts will be op e r a t e d a t an a ltitu d e of no more t h a n 4 0 0 f e e t A G L a n d will n e v e r e nter

n a viga b le control l e d a ir s p a c e with o ut p rior w ritten a uthor i z a tion a nd a p pro v a l f r om the FA A

. I n t he

e v e nt the stru c tu r e b e i n g in s pe c ted e x cee ds 400 fe e t A G L

, the U AS will n o t be op e r a ted m o re than

1 0 0 f e e t ab o v e the h i g he s t point on the str u c tu r e

, a nd no more than 50 f e e t ho r izon t al l y f r om the

str u c t u r e

.

15. F li g ht op e r a t ions m u st be c ond u c ted a t le a st 5 0 0 f e e t f r om all no n pa r ti c ipat i ng p e r s on s

. (persons

other than the P I C, V O

, o p e r a tor t r a i n e e s or e sse n ti a l pe r so nn e l), v e s s els, v e hic l e s, a nd str u c tu r e s u n l e ss:

a ) Ba r ri e rs or s t r u c t u r e s a re pr e s e nt that s uf f ic i e n t l y p rot e c t no n p a r ti c i p a ting p e r s ons f rom the UA

a nd/or d e b ris in the e ve nt of a n a cc ident. T h e op e r a tor mu s t e ns u r e that no n p a rti c ip a ti n g

p e r s ons re m a in un d e r s u c h pr o te c tion. I f a sit u a ti o n a ri s e s where no n p a rti c ip a ting p e r s o n s l e a ve

su c h p rot ec tion a nd a re within 5 0 0 f e e t of t h e UA

, f l i g ht oper a tions must ce a se im m e d i a te l y

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, F L 33178 b ) T he a irc r a ft is op e r a ted n e a r v e s s e ls, ve hi c l e s or s t ru c t u r e s wh e re t h e ow n e r /cont r oll e r of su c h

v e s s e l s, v e hicl e s or str u c t u r e s h a s g r a n t e d p e rmission and the P I C h a s m a de a s a f e t y a s s es s ment

of the r isk of op e r a ti n g c l oser to those obje c ts and d e t e rmi n e d t hat it do e s n ot pr e s e nt an u n due

h a z a rd, a nd;

c ) Op e r a tions ne a rer to the P I C, V O

, o p e r a tor t r a in e e s or e s s en t ial p e r s ons d o not pr e s e nt an

u n due h a z a rd to t ho s e pe r s o n s p e r § 9 1 .11 9 ( a ).

16. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss than 5 0 0 f e e t be low or less than 2, 0 00 fe e t ho r i z on t al l y

f r om a c loud or wh e n vi s i bili t y is l e ss t h a n 3 st a tu t e miles f rom the P I C.

17. The UA m a y not op e r a te within 5 nm of a n a irpo r t r e fe r e n c e p o int a s d e no t e d on a c ur r e nt

F A A

- publish e d a e ro n a uti c a l chart u n less a letter o f a g re e ment with that a i r port ’ s ma n a g e ment is

ob t ai n e d, a nd the o pe r a t i on is c ond u c ted in a c c o r d a n c e with a N O T A M as r e qui r e d b y the I nn o v a

CO A

. T he letter of a g re e ment with the a irpo r t m a n a g e ment will be m a de a v a i l a ble to the

Ad m in i st r a tor upon r e q u e st.

18. Prior to e a c h f l i g ht the P IC s h a ll in s p e c t the U A S t o co n f irm t h a t it is in a c ondition s a f e for fl i g h t

. The p r e

- f l i g ht in s p ec ti o n will a cc ount fo r a ll d i s c re p a n c i e s, e .g. in o p er a ble c omp o ne n ts, items, or

e quipm e nt, not a lre a d y c o v e r e d in t he r e l e v a nt s ec tions of the op e r a ting do c ument s . T h e P I C s h a ll n o t

ope ra te the I

- U A S if the in s p ec tion r e v e a ls a con d ition t h a t a f f e c ts the s a fe op e r a tion o f the U AS until

the n ece ssa r y m a i n t e n a n c e h a s b e e n p e r fo r m e d and the U A S i s found to b e in a c ondition for s a fe fli g ht.

The g round c ont ro l st a tion sh a ll be inc l ud e d in the p r e fl i g ht in s p ec tion. All m a int e n a n c e a nd a lt e rn a tions

must be pr op e r l y d o c ument e d in the I

- U A S r e c ords a s r e qui r e d b y I nno v a ' s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls.

19. I nn o v a will ca r r y out its m a int e n a n c e, in s p e c tio n s, a nd r e c o rd k ee pi n g r e q u ir e ments i n a cc or d a n c e

with the Op e r a tions Ma nu a ls. M a in t e n a n ce

, in s p e c tion, a nd a l t e r a tions will be noted in the U A S r e c ords,

i n c luding t ot a l time in s e rvi ce

, d e s c r i ption of wo r k a cc om p li s he d, a nd the s i g n a tu r e of the a uth o ri z e d

p e r s on r e t urni n g the U A S to s e r v ic e

.

20. A n y UA S that h a s und e r g o n e m ai nte n a n c e or a lt e r a tions that a f f e c t the U A S o p e r a tion o r

fli g ht c h a racte r istics ( e .g

. , r e pl a c e me n t of a fl i g ht c riti c a l c ompo n ent) must und e r g o a fun c tio n a l te s t

fli g ht in a c c ord a n c e wi t h I nn o v a ' s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls. The P I C who c ond u c ts the fun c tion a l te s t fl i g ht

must m a ke a n e nt ry in t he U AS a irc r a ft r ec or d s of the fli g h t. The r e qu i r e ments a n d p r oced ur e s f o r a

funct i o n a l test fli g ht a nd I

- UA S r ec ord e nt r y s h al l be inc l ud e d in the I n n ov a ' s Op e r a tions M a nu a ls.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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, F L 33178 21. The U A S will be o p e r a t e d a nd m a in t ain e d a cc o r d i ng to the M a nufa c ture r ' s M a nu a ls and

a n y r e qui r e d m an u f a c tu r e r Sa f e t y / S e r v ice B ul l et i ns.

22. Prior to the op e r a tion, a Mis s ion P a c k e t will be c r e a ted in a c c or d a n c e with the r e qui r e m e nts

on I n no v a ’s O p er a tions M a nu a ls.

23. I nn o v a will ob t ain a n Air T r a f f i c Or g a n i z a ti o n ( " A T O " ) iss u e d C e rti f ic a te o f Waiver or

Auth o ri z a tion, oth e r wise k n own a s a CO A

, prior t o c ond u c ting a n y o p e r a t i ons u n d e r this G ra nt of

E x e m p tion. A N O T A M will be iss u e d a s r e qui r e d b y the CO A

. All ope ra t i ons will be c ond u c t e d in

a cc o rd a n c e with a irsp a c e r e qui r e ments in the A T O iss u ed C OA inc l uding c lass of a i r s p a ce

, a lti t ude

le v e l and p o t e nti a l tr a ns p ond e r r equi r e ments.

24. All r e qui r e d p e rmissio n s and p e rmits will be ob t a in e d f r om t e r ritor i a l, stat e

, c ou n t y o r

c i t y ju r i sdi c tion s

, i n c ludi n g lo c a l l aw e nf o rc e men t

, f i r e or other a p p rop r iate g ov e rnm e ntal

a g e n c ies.

25. I f the U AS l o s e s c om m u n ic a tion with the pilot, it w ill have the ca p abili t y t o r e turn to a p r e

d e te r min e d loc a tion wit h in the op e r a t i o n a l a r e a a n d l a nd s a f e l y

.

26. Conti n g e n c y pl a ns w ill b e in pl a c e to sa f e l y te r m i n a te f li g ht if t h e re is a lo s s o f

c om m u n i c a t i on b e tw ee n the P I C a nd the O b se rv e r

.

27. The U A S will h a ve the c ap a bili t y to s a f e l y a bort f li g ht in the ca se o f unp r e dict e d o bst a c les or

e mer g e n c ies.

28. P I Cs a nd O b se rv e r s will h a ve a t l e a st a c u r r e nt Cl a ss II M e di c a l C e rti f i c a te or a v a lid s t a te

dri v e r ’s l i cen s e

.

29. Prior to co n du c ting o p e r ations for G e om a tics, the P I C will h a ve a cc umu l a t e d a nd l o g g ed, in a

m a n n e r c on s i stent with 1 4 C F R § 6 1

. 5 1 ( b), a minimum of 2 0 0 fli g ht c y c les a nd 25 ho u r s tot a l time a s a

U A S rot o r c r a ft pilot a n d a t l e a st 10 ho u rs lo g g ed a s a U A S pilot with a simil a r U AS t y p e

. This

r e qui r e ment c a n b e

, a nd oft e n is c om p l e ted th r o u g h no n

- c om me r c i a l hobb y i st fli g ht a c tivities.

30. Prior to co n du c ting o p e r ations for G e om a tics, the P I C will h a ve a cc umu l a t e d a nd l o g g ed, in a

m a n n e r c on s i stent with 1 4 C F R § 6 1 .5 1( b), a minimum of 54 C F R § 6 1 .5 1 (b), a minim u m of ho u r s as U A S

pilot ope ra t i ng the m a ke a nd mo d el o f U A S to be util i z e d for o p e r a tions u n d e r the e x em p tion a nd t h r e e

ta k e

- o f fs a n d t h r e e landi n g in the p r e c e ding 90 d a y s.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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vi s ual f l i g ht r u les ( " S V FR " ) s h a ll not b e c ond u c t e d.

32. The UA sh a ll r e m a in c l e a r a nd y ield the ri g ht of w a y to all oth e r ma n n e d op e r a tions a nd a c tivities

a t all t im e s ( i n c ludi n g

, but not limit e d to, ult r a li g ht ve h i c les, p a r a c h u te a c t i vities, p a r a s a ili n g a c tivit i es,

h a ng g li d e rs, e t c .).

33. U A S O p e r a t ions und e r Instr u ment F li g ht Rules, at n i g ht, or b e y ond V L OS a r e pro h ibited.

34. The U A s will not be op e r a ted f rom a n e le v a ted p l a tfo r m or m oving d e v i c e / v e hi cl e.

35. B e f o re c ond u c ting o p e r a tion s , the r a dio f re q u e n c y sp ec trum u sed f o r op e r a t i on a nd c o ntrol o f

the U A w ill comp l y w i th the F e d e r a l Com m u n i c a t ions C o m m ission ( F CC) or ot h e r a pp r o pri a t e

g o ve rnm e nt ove r s i g ht a g e n c y r e qu i r e ments.

V. R E G ULATI O NS F R O M WHI C H EX E M P T I ON IS REQU E S TED

The F e d e r a l Aviation Ac t e x p r e ss l y g r a nts the F A A the a u thori t y to iss u e ex e m p tion s

. T h i s statut o r y

a ut h o ri t y , b y its te r ms, inc l ud e s e x e m p ti n g c iv i l a ir c raft, a s t he term is de fi n e d u n d e r § 4 0 1 01 of the Ac t,

in c ludi n g I

- U A S

, f r om i t s s a f e t y r e g ulations and minimum s t an d a rds w h e n the Ad m in i st r a tor d ec ides a

r e q u e sted e x e m p tion is in the public int e r e st. 3

I nn o v a s ee ks a n e x e m p t i on f r om sev e r a l int e r r e la t e d pr o vi s i ons of T itle 14 of the C ode of Fe d e r a l

R e g ulations ( " 14 C

. F

. R " ) P a rts 2 1

, 45, 61 a nd 91 f or p u rpo s e s of c on d u c ti n g the r e q u e sted oper a t io n s u s i ng

a I

- UA S. L ist e d b e l o w a r e : (1) the spe c ific s e c t i ons of 14 C

. F .R for whi c h e x e m p tion is so u g ht, a nd (2) t h e

op e r a ti n g proc e du r e s a n d s a fe g u a rds th a t P e tition e r h a s e st a blis h e d whi c h will e n sure a le v e l of s a f e t y b e tt e r

th a n or e q u a l to t he r ules f rom w h i c h e x e m ption is so u g ht. 4

3 49 U.S.C. § 4 4 7 0 1 ( f) (a u thor i z ing the g ra nt of e x e m p tions f r om r e qui r e m e nts of r e g ul a tions p r e s c r i b e d

pur su a nt to S ec tions 4 4 7 0 1 ( a ) a nd (b) a nd S e c ti o ns 4 4 7 0 2

- 4 4 716 )

.

4 14 C. F .R § 1 1 .8 1 (e ), w h ich r e qui r e s a p e tition f or e x e m p ti o n to inc l ud e :

The r ea sons w h y g r a nting the e x e mption would not ad v e rs e l y a ff ec t s a f e t y , or how the e x e m p tion wo ul d

provide a le v e l of s a f e t y a t that provid e d b y the r u le f r om whi c h y ou s ee k e x e m p tion.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a tion

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A

. 14 C

. F

. R. P ar t 2 1

, Subp a r t H

– Ai r w o r thi n e ss C er ti f ic a t e s and 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a ) ( 1 )

The F A A h a s st a ted th a t no e x e m p tion is n ee d e d f r om this s ec tion if a find i ng is m a de un d e r t h e R ef o r m

A c t th a t the I

- U AS s e le c t e d p r ovides an e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y wh e n c omp a r e d to a i r c ra f t no r m a l l y us e d for

the same a p pli c a tion. Th e se c r i te r ia a r e me t

, a nd th e r e f o re no e x e m p ti o n is n ee d e d

. 5 I f, how e v e r, the F A A

d e termin e s that t h e re a r e some c h a ra c te r istics of the c h o s e n I

- UA S that f a il to me e t t he r e qui r e ments of t h e

R e f o rm Ac t, a n e x e mp t i o n is r e q u e st e d.

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

I nn o v a ’ s u se o f the I

- U A S is s a fe wh e n taki n g into a cc ou n t th e ir si z e

, w e i ght, s pee d, a nd o p e r a tional

c a pabili t y

. A s set f orth in the d e s c ript i on of pro p o s e d op e r a ti o n s in S ec tion I V ( A ), the I

- U A S w e i g hs less t h a n

55 pou n ds, i n c ludi n g p a y load a n d wi l l not be f l o wn a t a gro u n d s p ee d in e x ce ss of 50 k n ots. I

- UA S is also

equip pe d w i th s a f e t y f e atu r e s that will allow P e tit i o n e r to op e r a te the I

- UA S s a f e l y a ft e r e x p e ri e n c e ce rt a in

i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a il ur e s. 6 7

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- 201 4

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- 14, 2 2).

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. 3 ): " T he

U AS h a ve t h e c a p a bili t y to op e r a te s a f e l y a ft e r e x p e r i e n c ing c e rt a in in

- fl i g ht c onti n gen c ies or

f a il ur e s a nd us e s a n a ut o

- pilot s y s t e m to maintain I

- UA S sta b il i t y a nd c on t r o l

. The UA S is a lso a b l e to r e spond

to a loss of g lob a l pos i tioning s y st e m ( G PS) or a lo st

- li n k e v e nt wi t h a p r e

- c oor d i n a te d

, pr e dict a ble,

a uto m a t e d f l i g ht m a n e u v e r, a nd ma n u a l fl i g ht con t r ol fu n c tion a li t y a s a b a c k u p. T h e se s a f e t y f ea tu r e s

provide a n e qui v a lent l e v e l of sa f e t y c o m p a r e d to a m a n n e d a i r c ra f t p e r fo r mi n g a simil a r op e r a t ion."

7 S e e e .g ., G ra nt of Ex e m p tion No. 1 1 1 8 4 t o V D OS Glob a l, L L C. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0 3 8 2 a t p g s. 4

- 5):

The UA S ’ s c a n be op e r a t e d e nti r e l y b y a touc h

- sc r ee n, m a p

- b a s e d in t e r f a c e

. T h is m e a ns the op e r a tor on l y

n ee ds to c om m a nd the s y stem wh e re to g o, a nd t h e s y stem d o e s a ll the f l y i ng f o r the op e r a tor. I

- U A S c a n

be op e r a t e d in bo t h se m i a nd f u l l y a u tonomous fl i g ht mod e s, with the op e r a tor sim p l y c li c ki n g on a m a p t o

c r e a te a p r e

- pl a n n e d fli g ht p a th f or a fl i g ht. I n a d d ition, the op e r a tor c an c r ea t e no f l y z on e s or ma x imum

f l i g ht r a n g e s a nd a ltitu d e s so the s y s t e m c a n n ot enter a r e a s

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- UA S c a r r y n e ith e r pilots nor p a sse n g e rs, c a r r y no e x plosive mat e ri a ls or f l a mm a b l e

liquid f u e ls, a nd o pe r a te e x c lu s i v e l y w ithin the p a r a met e rs stat e d in I nn o v a ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a ls.

Op e r a tions c ond u c t e d u n d e r this e x e m p tion will b e c los e l y c ontrol l e d a nd monitor e d b y the

op e r a tor a nd will be c o n d u c ted in c om p lian c e with l o c a l public s a f e t y r e qui r e ments, t o p r o vide s e c u rity

for the a r e a o f op e r a tion. I nn o v a will a lso provi d e the F AA with a d v a n c e n oti c e o f a ll op e r a ti o ns via

N O T A Ms as r e qui r e d b y the a p p li c a b le CO A

. I n a ll c a s e s, op e r a tion of t h e I

- UA S u n de r the p r opo s e d

c onditions will be a t l e a st as s a fe a s, o r sa f e r th a n, c on v e ntio n a l rotorc r a ft o p e r a ti n g with a n a ir w orthi n e ss

c e rti f i ca te.

L a st l y , the I

- UA S do n o t n ee d a m e a ns to co m mun i c a te with other a i r c r a ft or A TC, b e c a use

those ca p a b i lities will be posse ss e d b y the P I C a n d O b s e r v er, who a r e not onbo a rd the I

- U AS. 8 I n a dd i tion,

no s e ns e

- a nd

- a void te c h nolo g y is ne ce ss a r y for the I

- UA S b e c a use th e y will be op e r a ted a t a ll t imes in

V F R c onditions and w ithin V L OS of the P I C a nd Op e r a tor. 9

B

. 14 C

. F

. R. P ar t 27 Ai r w o r thi n e ss S ta n d a r d s : Nor m al C a te g o r y Ro t o r c ra f t

Title 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 2 7 s e ts f o r th the pro c e d u r a l r e qui r e ments for a i r wo r th i n e ss c e rti f i c a tion of

no r m a l c a t e g o r y roto r c r a ft. To the e x tent th a t C o mp a n y ' s sm a ll UASs w o uld o t h e r w ise r e qu i re

ce rti f i c a tion u n d e r Pa r t 2 7, P e tition e r s e e ks a n e xe m p tion f r om P a rt 2 7 ' s airworthin es s s tan d ards f or t h e

s ame r ea s ons i d enti f ied in the r e que s t f or e x emp t ion f rom 14 C. F

. R. P art 21, S ubpart H

, su p r a

.

{ c ontinued from pr e v ious pag e }

d ee med uns a fe o r un n e c e ss a r y to f l y o v e r. The p e ti t io n e r stat e s fu r th e r that the I

- UA S h a s built

- in int e lli g e nt

f a ult h a ndling whi c h a ll o ws the Ph a ntom II a nd S 1 000+ to d e t ec t a s y stem fault while in the a ir a n d

a utom a t i c a l l y f l y b a c k to its tak e off loc a tion a nd la nd. F a ults that c a n b e d e t e c ted i n c lude: loss of

c om m u n i c a t i on; e x cee ding p r e

- s e t w i nd th r e s h ol d s; and low b a tt e r y le v e ls.

All fl i g ht o p e r a tions a r e glo b al positioning s y stem ( GP S ) c ont r ol l e d, m a ki n g the s y stem e a s y to n a v i g a te.

A t a n y point if the op e r a tor is not e x p li c it l y c o mm a nding t he s y stem t o move, the s y stem a ut o m a tic a l l y

holds its G P S position. The fl i g ht c on t rol s y s t e m e mp l o y s not on l y G PS p os i t ioning b u t a v a ri e t y o f s en so r s

inc l uding so n a r, b a rom e tric p r e s s u r e

, t em pe r a tu r e

, wind sp ee d a nd othe r s t o e nsure st a bili t y so l o n g a s w in d

th r e s h olds a re not e x c e e d e d. Al s o a fli g ht te r min a tion link

– t o p r e v e nt a ' f l y a w a y ' o r other po t entia l l y

d a n g e ro u s s i t u a tion

– is av a il a ble to the op e r a tor.

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, 4 5

. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a): Ai r c r a f t M a r ki n g and Id e nt i f ic a t ion

R e qui r e m en ts

I nn o v a s ee ks a n e x e m p t i on f r om the a irc r a ft m a rk ing a nd id e nti fic a tion r e q ui r e ments c ontain e d in 14

C. F .R. §§ 9 1. 9 (c ), 45

. 23 ( b) a nd 4 5

. 2 7 ( a ).

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. F .R. § 9 1 .9 ( c), Ci v il Ai r c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l, M a r k ing a nd Pla c a rd re q ui r e ments, provi d e s

that:

No p e r s on m a y op e r a te a U.S

. - r e g ist e r e d c iv i l ai r c r a ft u nle s s that a i r c raft i s i de nti f i e d in

a cc or d a n c e with P a rt 45 of this c h a pt e r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45. 2 3(b), M a r ki n g s of t h e Ai r c r a ft, s t a t es:

W h e n m a r ks i n c lude only the R o m a n c a pit a l l e tt e r " N " a nd the r e g ist r a tion n u m b er is disp la y e d on

limited, r e strict e d or l i g h t

- sport c a t e g o r y a irc r a f t or e x p e r i m e ntal or p r o v i sio n a l l y c e rti f i c a t e d

a ir c r a ft, the op e r a tor m u st a lso disp la y on that a i r c raft n e a r e a c h e nt r a n c e to the cabin, c o c kpi t

,

or p ilot st a tion, i n lette r s not less than two i n c h e s n or mo r e than six i nc h e s h i g h, the wo r ds " limited,"

" r e st r i c te d ," " l i g ht

- sport, " E x p e rim e ntal," or " p ro v i sional," a s a p p li c a ble.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45. 2 7( a ), Ro t or c r a ft, sta te s:

E a c h op e r a t or of a rotor c r a ft must displ a y on th a t roto rc raft h o r i z ontal l y o n bo t h sur fa ce s o f

the ca bin, fus e l a g e

, boom, or tail the ma r ks r e q ui r e d b y § 4 5. 2 3.

I n a p r e vious G r a nt of E x e m p tion, the F AA d e t e r min e d that e x e m p tion f r om th e se re qui r e ments

w a s w a r r a nted p ro v id e d t h a t the a irc r a ft " h a v e id e nti f i ca tion ( N

- Num b e r) ma r ki n g s in a cc or d a n c e with

14 C

. F .R P a r t 4 5, Sub p a rt C if the m a r ki n g s a re a s la r ge a s p r a c ti c a ble

. " 10

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

All UA f lown b y I n n ova w i ll b e a r N

- nu m b e r m a r k i n g s that a r e as l a r g e a s p r a c ti c ab l e in a cc or d a n c e

with 1 4 C. F

. R. P a rt 4 5

, S ubp a rt C. 11

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. F .R. § 9 1 .405( a ), 9 1 .4 0 7( a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409 ( a ) ( 1 ) and (2 ) ; 9 1

. 4 17 ( a ) and ( b ): M ai n t e nan c e

In s p ec tions

I nn o v a s eek s a n e x e m p tion f r om the m a inte n a n c e in s pe c tion r e qui r e ments c ontain e d in 14 C. F .R. §

9 1 .405 ( a), 9 1. 4 07( a ) ( 1 ), 9 1 .4 0 9 (a ) ( 2); 9 1

. 4 1 7 ( a ) a nd ( b )

. T h e se r e g u l a tions sp ec i f y m a inte n a n c e a nd

in s p ec t i on s t a nd a rds in r e f e r e n c e to 14 C. F .R. Part 4 3

. S e e

, e. g., 14 C. F .R. § 9 1

. 4 0 5 ( a )

(st a ting that e a c h ow n e r or o p e r a tor o f a n a ir c r a f t " sh a ll h a ve t h e a i r c raft i n s pe c ted a s p r e s c ri b e d i n s ubp a rt

E of th i s p a rt a nd s h a ll b e tw ee n r e q u i r e d insp ec ti o ns

... h a ve disc r e p a n c ies r e p a i r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt

43 of this c h a pter " ). A n e x e m p tion f r om th e se re g u l a tions is n e e d e d b e c a use P a rt 4 3 a nd these s ec tions o n l y

a pp l y to ai r c r a ft w ith a n a ir w o rthi n e ss c e rti f i c a t e

, whi c h I

- UA S to be o p e ra t ed u n d e r this gr a nt of e x e m p tion

will not h a v e

.

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be a c hi e v e d b ec a use m a inte n a n c e a nd i n s p ec tions will be

p e r f orm e d i n a cc o rd a n c e with the M a nuf a c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l and a n y r e qui r e d m a n u fa c t ur e r Saf e t y or S e rvi c e

B ul l e tin s

. F u r t he r

, a s r e q ui r e d b y I n n ov a ’ s Op e r a t i o ns M a nu a ls, the P I C w i ll c ond u c t a p r e

- fl i g ht insp e c tion of

the I

- U AS a nd a ll a s s oci a ted e qui p ment to a c cou n t for a ll dis c re p a n c ies a nd/or ino p e r a ble c o m p one n ts.

M a inte n a n c e will be p e r f o rmed a nd v e ri f ied to add r e ss a n y c onditions po t entia l l y a f f e c ting s a fe o p e r a ti o n

of the I

- U AS a nd no f li g hts will o c c ur u n less, a nd u n til, all f l i g ht c r itic a l com p o n e nts of the I

- UA S h a ve b ee n

fo u nd to be a ir w ort h y a n d in a condition s a f e for op e r a t i o n. A f u n c ti o n a l t e st fl i g ht will be c ond u c ted following

t he r e pl a ce ment of a n y fl i g h t

- critic a l com p o n e nts. As re qui r e d b y I nn o v a ’ s Op e r a tions M a n u a ls, the P I C who

c ond u c ts the f u n c ti o n a l t e st fli g ht will m a ke a n e n t r y in the I

- UAS a ir c r a ft r e c ords of the flight.

I nn o v a ’ s O p e r a tions Ma n u a l also i n c ludes re qui r e ments to follow the m a nuf a c tu r e r ’ s I

- UAS

a ir c r a ft/ c om p one n t, m a i n ten a n ce

, o v e rh a ul, r e pl a c e ment, in s p ec tion, a nd l i f e limit r e qui r e ments for the

following a p pli c a ble c o m pon e nts: po w e rt r a in s y st e m (p o w e rp l a nt )

, p rop e ll e r s

, a vio n i c s a nd c ontrol s ur fa c e s

(in c ludi n g a il e r o n s /el e v o n s ), stru c tu r e s & a ir f r a m e

, c a m e ra s y stem, e le c t r i c a l s y stems (in c l u ding b a tt e ri e s),

g ro u nd c ontrol station, ha z a rd a c c es s or i e s, a nd sp a r e p a r t s. F ur t h e r, I n no v a ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls also

inc l ud e s p r o c e du r e s to d o c ument a n d m a intain a r e c o rd of t h e I

- UA S m a inte n a n ce

, pr e v e ntative m a in t e n a n c e

,

a lt e r a tion s

, a nd st a tus of r e pl a ce ment /ove r h a ul c om p one n t p a rts, a nd t h e tot a l time in s e rvi c e of t h e I

- U AS

us e d u n d e r t his G r a nt of E x e m p tion. As a whol e

, the m a int e n a n c e a nd inspe c tion p r o ce d u r e s requi r e d in

I n n o v a ’ s O p e r a tions M a n u a ls ensu r e th a t a n e qu i val e nt or h i g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y will b e a c hie v e d

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. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i v ate P ilot P r i vile g e s and Li m it a t io n s

I nn o v a s ee k s e x e m p tio n f r o m 14 C F R § 6 1

. 1 1 3

, wh i c h re s t r i c t s p r i v a t e pilo t c er t i f i c a t e ho l d e r s f r o m

f l y i n g a i r c r a f t f o r c omp e n s a t i o n o r h i r e

, a n d w o u l d a l s o re qu i r e a s eco n d c l a s s m e d i ca l c e r t i f i c a t e

. T h e p ur po s e

of P a r t 61 is to e nsur e t h a t th e sk i l l a n d c omp e t e n c y of a ny P I C m a t c h e s t h e a i r spa c e in w h i c h th e P I C w il l be

op e r a ti n g

, a s we l l a s r e q u i r i n g c e r ti f i c a ti on s i f t he p r iv a t e p i lo t is ca r r y i n g p a s s e n g e r s o r c a r g o f o r h i re

. I n t h i s

ca s e

, w h il e t h e I

- U A S w il l b e o p e r a t e d as pa r t of a c o mm e r c i a l op e r a ti on

, it c a rr i e s n e i t h e r p a s s e n g e r s n or c a r go

.

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. 12

, t h e F AA d e t e rmi n e d that t he u n ique c h a ra c te r istics of

I

- UA S op e r a tion outs i de of c ontrol l e d a irsp a c e did not w a r r ant the a d d ition cost a nd r e stricti o ns a tt e nd a n t

with r e quir i n g a the P I C t o ha v e a C o m me r c ial Pi l ot C e rti fi c a te a nd Class I I M e di c a l C e rti f i c a te. T h e fulf i llm e nt

of the a d dit i onal r e qui r e ments for a pri v a te pilot to b ec ome q u a li f i e d a s a c om me r c i a l pilot w ould not l e ad

to a n y a d ditional s a f e t y b e n e fits w h e n I

- UA S oper a tions a r e in v ol v e d.

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

The r e stricti o ns I n no v a h a s pla c e d on its I

- UA S o p e r a tions m ee t or e x cee d the r e strictions simi l a r l y

im p os e d on Ast r a e us Ae r ial. I nn o v a will op e r a t e o n pri v a te p r op e r t y a w a y f rom p e r s ons a nd prope r t y n o t

in v o l v e d in t he op e r a ti o n

. I n n o v a will a lso o b tain a n A T O iss u ed COA p r i o r to c ond u c ting a n y o p e rations

und e r this G r a nt of Ex e m p tion. All o p e r a tions will be c ond u c t e d in a cc o rd an c e with a irsp a c e r e quirements in

the A T O issued COA inc l uding c l a ss of a irsp ac e

, a ltitude le v e l and p o t e n ti a l tr a n s pond e r r e qui r e m e nts. A

N O T AM w ill also be i s s u e d a s r e qui r e d b y the a p pli ca ble C O A

.

I n a d d ition to t h ese fli g ht r e strictions, I n n o va will fu r ther e n s u r e s a fe op e r a t ion b y requi r i ng that a n y

P I C be t ho r o u g h l y v er s e d not o n l y in ai r sp a c e a nd c om m u n i c a tion issu e s p e rt a in i n g to all a ir c r a f t o p e r a tors

but also in the u n ique a sp ec ts of I

- UA S fli g ht. As set f o r t h in the Op e r a tions Ma nu a ls, pilots will h a ve

e x p e ri e n c e n ot on l y in I

- U A S op e r a tions g e n e r a l l y but have l o g g e d fli g ht t i me in the sp e c ific m a ke a nd mod e l

us e d for the o p e r a tions b e f o re th e y are p e rmitt e d to pa r ti c i pa te i n c om me r c ial f l i g hts on b e h a lf of I n n o v a

.

T h e pilot qualif i c a tion, t r a in in g

, a nd c u r r en c y r e qui r e ments in the Op e r a t ions M a nu a ls e n s u r e that I nn o v a

pilots a r e c o m p et e nt and p r of i c i e nt in the I

- UA S th e y a re o p e r a tin g

. I nno v a ’ s tr a ini n g a nd qu a li fi ca tion

r e qui r e men t s a re c on s istent with those c ontain e d i n prior F AA S ec tion 333 G ra nts of Ex e m p tion, a nd w ill

pro v ide a hi g h e r l e v e l o f c o m p e ten c y a nd p ro f i c i e n c y f o r its pilots a nd will e ns u re a t le a st an e qu i va l e nt

l e v e l of s a f e t y

.

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F. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : Ci v il A i r c ra f t A ir w o r thi n e ss

A lt h o u g h th e r e will be no a ir w orthi n e ss c e rti f i ca t e i s su e d f or the I

- UA S, I n n ov a s ee ks a n e x e m p ti o n

f r om 14 C

. F

. R. § 9 1 .7( a ), w hich r e q u i r e s that a c iv i l ai r c raft be in ai r wo r t h y c ondition to be op e r a ted. T h e

FAA h a s s ta te d that no e x e m p tion i s r e qui r e d fo r 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1 .7( a ) to the e x tent that the r e qui r e ments

of P a rt 21 are w a ived o r f o u nd inap p li c a ble

. 1 3 A c c ordi n g l y , P e tition e r r e q u e sts that t h e r e qui r e ments f or

§ 9 1 .7(a) be tre a ted in a c c ord a n c e with S ec tion V ( A )

, su p ra.

G. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ) : Civil A i r cr a ft F light M anual i n t h e A i r c ra f t and 14

C. F .R. 03(a) and ( b): C a r r yi n g Civil A i r cr a f t C e r t i f ic a t i on and R e gist r ation

Title 14 C. F

. R. § 9 1

. 9 ( b )( 2) a nd § 9 1

. 2 0 3 ( a ) a nd ( b) r equire t h e op e r a tor to c a r r y a i r wo r thi n e ss

do c uments and other a irc r a ft m a nu a ls onbo a rd the a ir c r a ft. Pu r s u a nt to 1 4 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) ( 2):

... (2) F or wh i c h a n Ai r pl a ne o r Rotor c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l is r e qui r e d b y § 2 1 .5 o f this c h a pte r

, u n less

the r e is a v a il a ble in the a ir c r a ft a c urr e nt a p p ro v e d Ai r pl a ne o r Rotor c r a ft Fl i g ht M a nu a l, a p pro v e d m a n u a l

mat e ri a l, m ark i n g s, a nd p la ca rds, or a n y c om b i n at i on th e r e o f.

Pu r su a nt to 1 4 C. F .R. § 91. 2 03 ( a ) a n d ( b ):

(a) E x ce pt a s p r ovid e d in § 9 1. 7 1 5

, no p e r s on m a y op e r a te a c i vil a ir c r a ft u nle s s it h a s within it the

followi n g :

(1) An a p p ro p ri a t e a nd c u r r e nt ai r wo r thi n e ss c e rti f i c a t e

...

(b) No p e r s on m a y op e r a te a c iv i l ai rc r a ft u n l e ss the ai r w orthi n e ss certi f i c a te r e qui r e d b y p a r a g r a p h

(a) of this s e c t i on or a s p ec i a l fl i g ht a u t h oriz a tion iss u e d u n d e r § 9 1 .715 is disp la y e d a t the c a bin o r c o c kp i t

e nt r a n c e so t h a t it is le g i ble to pas s e n g e rs or cr e w.

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- U A S

, it wou l d be im p os s i b le to k e ep a ir w orthi n ess

do c uments a nd other a ircr a ft m a nu a ls on bo a rd the I

- UA S b e c a use th e re i s s im p l y no room a nd the I

- UA S

h a s no ca bin or c o c kpit.

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Saf

e ty

I n a n FAA O f f i c e of C h i e f Couns e l ' s O p in i on d a ted A u g u s t 8, 2 0 1 4

, a nd p r e p a r e d b y De a n E. G r if f ith,

Attor n e y , AG C

- 2 2 0, it w a s a c k n ow l e d g e d t hat t he i n tent of 1 4 C. F .R. 91.9 ( b) a nd 9 1 .20 3 ( a ) a nd

(b) is m e t if the pilot of the u n m a n n e d a irc r a ft h a s a cc e ss to the I

- UA S f l i g ht m a nu a l, re g istr a tion ce rti f i c a te

,

a nd oth e r r e q ui r e d do c uments f r om t h e gro u nd co ntrol s t a tion f rom w hich h e or s h e is op e r a ti n g the a i r c r a ft. 1 4

As this F AA O f fice of C h ief Coun s e l O p in i on c la r i f i e s, the i n tent of the r u le is to en s ure the pilot has a cce ss to

these ke y d o c uments duri n g fl i g ht. Th e r e f o r e

, a n e qui va lent l e v e l of s a f e t y will be a c hie v e d b y e nsur i n g t ha t

the pilot has a cce ss to t he do c uments a t the g ro u n d c ontrol s t a tion f r om w hich he or she is piloting the I

- U A S

.

H. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.103: P r e flight A c tion

I nn o v a s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1 .1 0 3, wh i c h r e qui r e s a P I C to be c ome f a mili a r w i th

sp ec ific in fo r m a tion b e f o re e a c h f l i g ht, i n c ludi n g i nfo r m a tion con t a ined in t he F A A

- a p p r o v e d F li g ht M a nu a l on

bo a r d the a i rc r a ft. While the P I C will b e f a mili a r w ith a ll in f o r m a tion n ece ss a r y to s a f e l y c ond u c t the fl i g ht,

an e x e m p ti o n is r e q u e st e d t o the e x t ent that a n F A A

- a p p ro v e d F l i g ht M a nu a l is requi r e d.

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be pro v ided b y f ollowing the I n n o va ’ s Op e r a tions M a nu a ls and t he

M a nufa c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l. T h e P I C wi l l p e r f orm a s e r i e s of c h e c klists d e si g n e d to i d e nti f y a n y d e fe c ts or

inope ra ble c om p o n e nts in a cc or d a n c e with the I n n o v a ’ s O p er a tions M a n u a l s, inc l uding ch e c kl i sts c ov e ring P r e

F l i g ht, L a u n c h, L a n d in g

, a nd Po s t

- F l i g ht pr oc e d ur e s. T h e P I C will a lso be r e qui r e d to r e vi e w w e a t h e r

, fl i g ht

r e qui r e ment s

, b a t t e r y c ha r g e

, landi n g a nd t a k e off dist a n c e

, UA p e r f o rm a n c e d a t a, a nd c onti n g e n c y landi n g

a r ea s

— b e fo r e in i ti a tion of fli g ht. I nnov a ’ s Op e r a tions M a n u a ls and the M a nufa c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l will be k e pt

at the g ro u n d c ontrol st a tion a nd w ill be a c ce s s ib l e to the P I C a t a ll t i mes w hi l e op e r a t i ng the

I

- UA S

.

I. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.109 ( a ) : F light In s t r u c tion

1 4 M e mo r a ndum f r om Ma r k B u r y , FAA Assist a nt Chi e f Coun s e l for I n t e r n a tion a l L a w, L e g isl a t i on a nd

R e g ulation, t o J ohn Dun ca n, F AA F l i g ht S tan d a r d s S e rvi c e ( A u g

. 8, 201 4 ); s e e also Do c k e t No. F A A

- 20 14

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. F .R. § 9 1 .1 0 9( a ), w hich p ro v id e s i n p e rti n e nt p a r t t h a t " [ n ] o

p e r s on m a y op e r a te a c i v il a ir c r a ft ( e x ce pt a m a n n e d f r e e b a lloo n ) th a t is be ing u se d fo r f l i g ht in s t r uc tion

u n less that a ir c r a ft h a s f u l l y fun c tion i n g d u a l cont r ols

. " I

- U AS a nd r e mo te l y piloted a i r c r a ft, b y their d e si g n, do

not have fu n c tion a l d u a l con t r ols. I n ste a d, f l i g h t con t rol i s a cc om p li s hed thro u g h the use of a d e v i c e that

c om m u n i c a t e s w ith the a ir c r a ft via r a dio co m mu n i c a tion s

. A c c o rdi n g l y , a n e x e m p tion will be r e qui r e d for t h e

f li g ht instr u ct ion r e q u ir em ents of 14 C. F .R. § 9 1. 1 0 9( a ).

Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

Gi v e n the s i ze a nd sp ee d of the I

- UA S that I n n o va i nt e nds to u s e

, a n e quiva l e nt l e v e l of s a fe t r a in i ng

c a n still be p e r f o rm e d w i thout d u a l cont r o ls be ca use no pilot or p a s s e ng e rs are a b o a rd the R E

- U A S, a nd a s

r e q u i r e d b y the I n no v a ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls, all pe r so n s will be a s a f e d i st a n c e a w a y i n the e v e nt t h a t the

I

- UA S e x p e r i e n c e s a n y dif f i cu lties du ri ng fl i g ht in s tr u c tion. Mo r e ov e r, a s r e qui r e d b y t h e I nn o v a ’ s O p e r a tions

Ma n u a ls, a ll fl i g ht tr a in i n g w i ll be cond u c ted in c ontr o l led a nd ste r ile e n v ironment. As a whol e

, t he sa f e t y

p r o ce du r e s p ro v id e d f o r in I nn o v a ’ s O p e r a tions Ma n u a ls e nsure t h a t the pro p o s e d I

- UA S op e r a t i ons provide

a n e quival e nt or h i g h e r lev e l of s a f e t y than t h a t p r ovi ded b y t he f l i g ht in s t r u c tion re g ulations.

J. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.119 ( c ): M i n i m u m Sa f e Al t i t ud e s

I nn o v a r e q u e sts a n e x em p tion f r om the minimum s a fe a lti t ude r e qui r e men t s of 1 4 C

. F .R. §

9 1 .119 (c ). 1 5 S ec tion 9 1

. 1 19 p re s c rib e s t h e minimum s a f e a ltit u d e s u n d e r w h i c h a ir c r a ft m a y not op e r a te,

inc l uding 500 f e e t a b ove the su r f a ce a nd a w a y f r o m a n y p e r s on, v e ssel, v e hic l e

, or s t r u c tu r e in no n

c ong e sted ar ea s. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 9 1 .1 1 9( c ). Se c t i on 9 1 .11 9 ( d ) a llows f or a h e li c op t er to oper a te a t l e ss

than those minimum alti t ud e s wh e n it c a n b e o p e r a ted "w i thout h a z a rd to p e r s ons or pro p e r t y on the

sur fa c e

, " p r o v ided th a t " e a c h p e rson o p e r a ti n g the h e li c op t er c om p l i es w ith a n y ro u t e s or a ltitud e s

sp ec ifi ca l l y p r e s c rib e d f o r h e li c op t e r s b y the F A A

. "

An e x e m p tion is r e quired b ec a use t h e pro p os e d I

- UA S op e r a t i ons will normal l y n e e d t o o c c ur b e l o w

400 f e et A G L

. I n c i r c umst a n ce s where the I

- UA S is u s e d to insp ec t a str u c t ure whose h e i g ht e x c e e ds 4 0 0 f e et

A G L

, t h e I

- UAS will not b e o p e r a ted mo r e t h a n 1 00 f e et ab o ve the h i g h e st p oint on the str u c tu r e

, a nd within

50 f e e t ho ri z ontally of the s t ru c tu r e

. A d d itio n a l l y , due t h e n a ture o f the prop o s e d op e r a tion s

, the Pil o t and/or

O b s e rv e rs ( s) m a y n ee d to be l e ss th a n 500 f e e t aw a y f r om the I

- UA S

.

1 5 R e li e f f rom § 9 1 .1 1 9( a ) will not be n ece ss a r y b e c a use P e t i tio n e r w ill b e a b le to p e r f orm a n e m e r g e n c y

landing without u n due h a z a rd to p e r s o n s or pro p e rt y on the g ro u nd in the e v e nt of a f a il ur e

. Petitio n e r ' s

prop o s e d I

- UA S o p e r a t i o ns will not o cc ur o ve r c o n g e sted a r e a s, a nd th e r e f ore a n e x e m ption f r om §

9 1 .119 ( b) w ill not be n e c e ssa r y

. S e e e .g ., G r a nt o f E x e m p tion No. 1 1 1 5 7 t o Slug w e a r, I n c

., d b a L ike on a

tr e e Aeri a l ( F A A

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Com p a r e d t o fl i g ht op e rations with rot o rc r a ft w e i ghing far mo r e than t h e ma x imum w e i g hts

prop o s e d h e r e in, and g i v e n the l a c k of fl a mma b le fu e l with the I

- U AS, a n y risk a s s o c i a ted with t h e se

op e r a tions is f a r l e ss t h a n those t h a t pr e s e nt l y e x ist with con v e ntio n a l ai r c raft. A n e quival e nt l e v e l of

s a f e t y will b e a c hie v e d g i v e n t h e s i z e

, w e i g ht, and sp ee d of the I

- UA S, a s w e ll the c ontrol l e d loc a tion

wh e re the op e r a tions will o c c ur. I n o r d e r to a void a n y risk to m a nn e d a i r c r a ft, f li g ht oper a tions will be

r e strict e d to 4 0 0 f ee t A G L or b e low, o r w h e n in s p e c ting a str u c tu r e whose h e i g ht e x c e e ds 400 f e e t A G L

,

within 1 0 0 fe e t a b ove t h e h i g h e st point on th a t str u c ture a nd 50 f e e t ho r izont a l l y o f the str u c t u r e

.

As s e t fo r th i n the O p e r a t ions M a nu a l s, the I

- UA S will be op e r a ted in a r e st r ict e d a re a

, a nd a ll f l i g hts

will be o p e r a ted at a l a t e r a l distan c e of a t l e a st 500 f e e t f rom a n y no n p a rti c i p a ting p e r s on s

, u n l ess t ha t

p e r s on is in a position wh e re he o r she is s h iel d e d f r om the I

- U AS a nd a n y possible d e bris r e s u lt i n g f rom I

UA S f a il ur e

. As r e qui r e d b y the O p e r a tions M a n u a ls, fl i g hts will b e te r mi n a ted if a n o np a rti c ip a ting p e r s on

within 5 0 0 f e e t of the I

- UA S le a v e s a shi e l d e d p osition. F u r t h e r, I

- UA S o p e r a tions will oc c ur a t l e a st 5 0 0 f e e t

a w a y f r om v e hic l e s or st r u c tu r e s u nl e ss the p rop e r t y o w n e r o r c ontrol l e r h a s g r a nted permission a nd the P I C

h a s m a d e a s a f e t y a s s e ss me nt of the r isk o f op e r a ting c loser to th o se obje c ts and, oper a tio n s n e a r t h e P I C or

O b s e r v er w ill not p r e sent an u n due h a z a rd p e r § 9 1. 1 1 9 ( a ). Adhe r e n c e to th e s e r e st r i c tions in I nno v a ’ s

O p e r a tions Ma n u a ls will ens u r e op e r a ti o ns c a n b e c ond u c ted w it h out com pr omisi n g saf e t y

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. F

. R. § 91.121: Al ti m e ter S e t t i n gs

I nn o v a s ee ks a n e x e m p t i on f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1

. 1 2 1 , wh i c h r e qui r e s a p e r s on op e r a ti n g a n a i r c r a ft t o

m a intain c r u ising a ltitude or f li g ht l e v e l b y r e f e r e n c e to a n a lt i met e r t h a t is set to the e le v a t i on o f t h e

d e p a rt u r e a i rpo r t or b a r o me tr ic p r e ssu r e An e x e m p tion is r e qui r e d to the e x tent that the I

- UA S do n ot have

a b a rom e tr i c a ltim e te r

, b ut r a ther a GPS a ltitude r ea d out.

16 S e e e .g. , G ra nt of Ex e m p tion No. 1 1 1 3 8 t o Dou gl a s T r u d e a u ( F A A

- 2014

- 0 4 81 a t 1 9 ):

" I f b a r r i e rs or st r u c tu r e s a re p r e s e nt th a t c a n s uf f i c ien t l y p r o t ec t no n p a rti c ip a ting pe r s o n s f rom the UA o r

d e bris in the e v e nt of a n a cc ident, th e n the U A m a y op e r a t e c l oser than 500 f ee t to p e r s ons a f f or d e d s u c h

p r ote c tion. T he op e r a tor must a lso e n su r e that n o n p a rt i c ip a ting p e r s ons r e m a in u n d e r s u c h p rot e c tio n

. I f a

situ a tion a ris e s wh e re no n p a rti c ip a ting p e r s ons le a ve s u c h prot ec tion a nd a r e within 500 f e e t o f the U A, fli g ht

oper a tions must c e a se im m ediate l y

. W h e n c o n si de ring how to im m e di a t e l y ce a s e op e r a tion s

, the prim a r y

c on c e rn is t h e sa f e t y o f those no n parti c ip a ting pe r s o n s. I n a d d itio n

, the F AA finds that o p e r a tions m a y b e

c ond u c ted c l oser than 500 fe e t to v e s s els, v eh icl e s a nd str u c tu r e s w h e n the ow n e r/ c ontro l l e r of a n y s u c h v e s s e l s,

v e hic l e s o r s t r u c tu r e s g r a nts p e rmiss i o n f o r the op e r a tion a nd the P I C ma k e s a s a f e t y a ssessment o f the r isk of

op e r a ti n g c l oser to t ho s e obje c ts and d e t e rmi n e s that it d oes not p r e s e nt an u ndue h a z a rd.I NN O V A C O N T R A CT O R S LL C / T E L

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The F A A h a s st a ted t h a t a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he r e qui r e m e nts o f 14 C. F .R. §

91.121 ca n be a c hi e v e d in c i r c u mst a n c e s wh e r e : ( 1) the I

- UA S will be op e r a ted b e low 400 f ee t A G L

o r b e lo w 1 7

, ( 2) within V L OS, ( 3 ) w h e r e GPS b a sed a ltitude i n f o r mat i on is r e l a y e d in re a l time to the

op e r a tor a t a g ro u n d

- b a s e d o n

- s c re e n displ a y and, (4) w h e re p rior to e a c h f l i g ht, a z e ro a ltitu d e

in i ti a tion point is e sta b li s h e d for the P I C to c on f i r m ac c ura c y of the onbo a rd GP S

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The I

- U AS t hat I nn o v a i ntends to u s e f or the pro p os e d oper a tions will meet all th e se op e r a tional

c h a ra c te r istics. Mo r e ov e r, a s r e qui r e d b y I n n o va ’ s Op e r a tions M a n u a ls, the P I C will be r e qui r e d to c a lib r a t e

the a irc r a f t ' s G P S c om p a ss p r ior to ea c h f li g ht ope ra tion. L i k e pri o r F AA S e c tion 3 3 3 G r a nts of E x e m p tion,

the I

- UA S I n no v a to u s e, a nd the saf e t y mit i g a ti o n p r o ce d u r e s c ontain e d i n the Op e r ations M a nu a l s, both

en su r e th a t an e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will b e a c hie v e d, a nd a G ra nt o f E x e m p tion to the r e q ui r e ments

of § 1 9 1.1 2 1 is th e r e fore a p p ro p ri a te

.

L. 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.151( a ): Fu e l R e qui r e m e nts for F light in V F R Con d itions

I nn o v a r e q u e sts a n e x e m p tion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 9 1 .15 1 ( a ) ' s f u e l r e quir e m e nts for fli g ht in V F R

c onditions. S ec tion 9 1

. 1 51 stat e s:

(a) No p e r s on m a y b e g in a f l i g ht in a n a i rpl a n e und e r V F R c onditions u n l e ss (cons i d e ring wind a nd

fo r e c a st w e a th e r c o n ditions) the r e is e no u g h f u e l to f l y to the f i r st point of int e nd e d l a n ding a n d

,

a s s uming n o r m a l cr u ising sp ee d

–

(1) Du r ing t h e d a y , to f l y a f t e r th a t for a t l e a st 3 0 m i n u tes; or

(2) At ni g ht, to f l y a fter th a t for a t le a st 45 minute s

.

H e r e

, the t ec h n ol o g ic a l l i mit a tions on I

- UA S b a tt e r y p o w e r me a ns t h a t no m e a ni n gful fl i g ht

op e r a tions c a n b e c ond u c ted w hi l e s t ill m a intain i n g a 3 0

- minute b a tt e r y r e s e rv e

. An e x e m p tion f r om the

fu e l r e qu i r e ments of 14 C. F .R. § 91. 1 5 1 ( a ) is th e r e fo r e r e qui r e d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht of the str uc t u re b e i n g in s pe c t e d e x ce eds 400 f e e t A G L

, the I

- UAS will not be op e r a t e d mo r e

than 1 0 0 f e e t a bo v e the h i g h e st point on the str u c tu r e

.

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Equ i va l e nt Leve l of Safety

I n the G ra nt o f E x e m p ti o n to V D O S ( E x e m p ti o n No. 1111 2 )

, the FAA d e t e rmi n e d that a n

e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y to the fu e l r e qui r e ments for fl i g ht in V F R c onditions could be a chi e v e d b y p r ohibiting

the P I C f r om be g in n i n g a I

- UA S fl i g ht u n l e ss (co n s id e r i n g w i n d a nd f o r ec a st w e a ther c onditions) t h e r e w a s

e n ou g h po w e r to f l y to t he f irst i ntend e d point of l a nding a n d

, a s s uming n o r m a l c r u i si n g s p ee d, to f l y a f te r

th a t for a t l e a st 10 minute s

. I n r e a c hi n g this c on c l u s i o n, the F A A c on s id e r e d that the I

- UA S b a tt e r i e s for t h e I

UA S prov id e d pr o vi d e a p p ro x i m a t e l y 20 min u tes of po w e r e d f l i g ht ( w i t h p a y l o a d) a nd p ro v id e d b at t e r y

le v e l and b a tt e r y time re m a in i n g in minu t e s a nd s ec onds to the P I C

. 1 9 T h e F AA a lso c on s id e r e d t h e f a c t th a t

the I

- UA S op e r a ting man u a l st a tes: “ s t a rt e v e r y fl i g ht with a ful l y c h a r g ed b a tt e r y in t h e a e r ial v e hi c le ”

, a n d

t h a t in the ev e nt th a t the I

- UA S s ho u l d r u n low on p o w e r, the P I C will be a le r t e d a nd c a n land the I

- UA S a s

so o n a s po s si b l e

. L ike t h e V D O S G ra nt of E x e m p ti o n, I nn o v a ’ s us e o f the I

- UA S

, c om b i n e d with the r e q u i r e ments

of Petitione r ' s Op e r a tions M a nu a ls, e n s u re that a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y c a n be a c hie v e d.

Simil a r l y , in the G r a nt of E x e m p tion to Al a n Pu r w i n (E x e m p tion No. 111 6 1 )

, t h e F A A d e t e rmi n e d that

a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to the f u e l r e quir e ments for fl i g ht in V F R c onditions c ould be a c h i e v e d b y

prohibiti n g the P I C f r om b e g in n i n g a fli g ht with t h e I

- UA S u nle s s ( c o n sid e r ing wind a nd fo r e c a st w e a ther

c onditions), t h e r e w a s e n ou g h po w e r to f l y a t n o r m a l c r u ising sp e e d to the int e nd e d l a nding point a nd land

the U A w ith 2 5 % batt e r y pow e r r e maini n g

. I nn o v a will ad h e re to t his limit a tion f o r I

- UA S fl i g hts.

The I

- UAS inc l u d e s a l o w b a tt e r y w a r n i n g s y s t e m and the a mount of b a t t e r y r e s e rve po w e r

r e m a in i ng is t r a n s mit te d t o the P I C via t e lem e tr i c d a ta f e ed, whi c h do w nli n k s f r om the I

- U AS to a g ro un d

b a s e d

- o n

- scr e e n displ a y

. 2 0 As re quir e d b y I nno v a ’ s O p e r a t i ons Ma n u a ls, the P I C will prom p t l y fl y the I

UA S b a c k to the home laun c h loc a t i on or p r e

- d e t e rmi n e d a b o rt lo c a tion wh e re the I

- U A S m a y s a f e l y land,

w hi l e still m a intaining a minimum of 25% r e s e rve b a t t e r y po w e r. I n n o va s u b m its that t h e pro c e d u r e s

r e quir i n g fl i ghts to be s a f e l y te r min a t e d o n c e the b a tt e ri e s f a ll b e low 2 5% c a p a c i t y , c o m bined with the

r e qui r e ment that fli g hts o n l y b e c on d u c t e d within a s ec u r e

, is o l a t e d a r ea

, u s i n g a I

- U A S w e i g hti n g l e ss than

55 p o u n ds, a nd within V L OS of the P I C a nd O b s e r v e r(s), e nsure that t h e pro p o s e d oper a tion will p r o v ide

a n e quival en t or h i g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to th a t provid e d b y the r e g ulations f r om whi c h e x e m p tion is sou g h t

.

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. 1 1 112 to V D O S Glo b a l, L L C ( F A A

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- 0 3 8 2 a t 10).

20 The I

- UA S g ro u nd c ontrol st a tion displ a y s, the I

- UA S positi o n, n a vi g a tion ro u t e

, tail n u m b e r

, a l t itude,

h e a di n g

, no r th s ee ki n g a rro w

, r a n ge t o t a rg e ts, c a lc u l a ted t a r g e t position, d a te/ti m e, a n d s e n s or h e a d i n g

a nd o r ie n t a tion r e lative to the I

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VI. D R UG A N D A LCOH O L P RO G R AM

I nn o v a will h a ve poli c ies in pl a c e to en s u r e that n o p e r s on m a y p a rti c ip a te in I

- UA S f l i g h t

op e r a tions if t h e y a re u n d e r the in f lu e n c e of a lco ho l or a n y d r u g

.

VII. P UBLIC INTE R EST

The public int e r e st will be s e rv e d b y g r a nt i n g I n n o v a ’ s P e tition f o r E x e mpt i on. Co n g r e ss h a s

e sta b li sh e d a n a tion a l p o l i c y that f a vo r s e a r l y in t e g r a tion of I

- U AS into t h e N AS in c o n trol l e d, s a fe wo r ki n g

e n v ir o nm e n ts s u c h a s those pro p os e d in t his P e tition. G ra nti n g this P e tition f o r E x e m p tion h e lps f ul f ill

Co n g r e s s ' g o a l in p a s s ing S ec tion 3 3 3( a ) th r ou g h ( c ) of t h e R ef o r m A c t

— the F AA Ad m inistr a t or ' s a s s es s m e nt

of w h e t h e r c e rt a in I

- U A S m a y o p e r a te s a f e l y i n the N A S b e fo r e c om p l e tion of the statutori l y r e qui r e d

rul e m a k i n g

.

U A S a e ri a l G e om a tics; m a p p ing a n d g e osp a ti a l i ma g i n g is mu c h s a f e r t han tr a ditio n al m a n n e d air c r a ft

p e r fo r m i n g the same f u nc tion. Con v e nti o n a l Ge om a tics f l i g ht oper a tions u s ing roto r c r a ft a nd fi x e d

- wing

a i r c r a ft in low l e v e l op e r a tions p r e s e nt v e r y hi g h risks with v e hic l e s w e i g hi n g thou s a nds o f p o u n ds, c a r r y i n g

p a sse n g e rs a nd l a r g e amounts of f u e l. I t i s im p ort a nt to note t h a t t he use of s m a ll U AS in this a re a will not

on l y b e s a f e r a nd more c ost e f f e c tiv e

, but t he q u a l i t y of c oll ec ted dat a a nd in f o r m a tion is f a r s up e ri or

.

Ad d itio n a l l y , a e ri a l Ge om a tics; m a p p i n g a nd g e osp a t i a l i m a g i n g is more r e li a b l e, a nd a llo w s for the

c oll ec tion, dis s e min a ti o n, a nd stora g e of vis u a l co ntent a nd other s e ns o r y d a t a w i th gr ea t e r p r ec i s ion a nd

d u r a tion. U A S a r e a l so c a pable o f mappi n g a n d g e os p a t i a l i ma g i n g i n a r ea s that would ot h e r wise be

ina c ce s s ible to h u m a ns and would be im p os s ible to be c o mpl e ted w ith c o n v e n t i o nal a ir c r a ft or b y o t h e r

me t hods. P u blic b e n e fit of U AS a e ri a l Ge omatics i s provi d e d thr o u g h t he m a n y public a nd p r ivate c on s tr u c tion

p r o g r a ms t h a t a r e ma d e possible with the use of t his new me t h od of a e r i a l roboti c s d e l i v e ring h i g h e r p re c ision

s a f e r b ui ld i n g s, d e fin i n g b e tt e r

- b e st building loc a tion a nd e x p a nding buil d ing d e s i g n o p p o r tuniti e s.

The use o f s ma ll UA S a l so e nh a n ce s s a f e t y a nd red u ce s risk b e c a us e

, u n l i k e m a n n e d a i r c r a ft w e i g hi n g

thou s a nds o f p ou n ds, c a r r y i n g c r e w in a d d ition t o f l a m m a ble f u e l, t he I

- U A S c a r r y n o p a sse n g e rs o r c r e w.

F u rth e r, i n t h e u n l i k e l y eve nt of a n a c c ident, I n no v a small b at t e r y p o w e r e d I

- U ASs pr e s e nts si g n i fi c a nt l y le s s

d a ng e r to p er s o n s on the g r ou n d w h e n c om p ar e d to o pe r ations b y c on v e n t ional m a n n e d a irc r a ft. 2 1 A s

Petitione r ' s I

- UA S a r e b a tt e r y po w er e d, t h e public will a lso b e n e fit f rom a r e d u c tion in h a r mful e missions

a s s oci a ted with c on v e nti o n a l ai rc raft p e r f o rming in t h e s a me f u n c tions pro p osed h e r e in. L a st l y , a s r e c o g n i z e d

b y the F AA i n prior S ec t i on 3 3 3 G r ants of Ex e mp t ion to filmm a k e rs w hi l e G e om a ti c s e n g in e er s p e rform th e

s a me op e r a t ions for a e r i a l Ge omatics a s d o c a mer a men for a e ri a l G e omatics, a ddi n g a g r e a ter d e g r e e o f

f le x ibili t y , whi c h suppl e ments the c ur r e nt c a pabilities o f fe r ed b y m an n e d a i r c r a ft or b y ot h e r m e an s

. 22

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, L L C ( F AA

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- 0 7 8 3 at 1 2 ):

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a n onbo a rd pilot, in a d dition to other onbo a rd cr e w m e mbe r s, a s ne ce s s a r y

. {f o otno t e c ontinu e d}I NN O V A C O N T R A CT O R S LL C / T E L

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VIII. P RI V A C Y

All I n n o v a ’ s I

- UA S op e r a tions will be c ond u c ted in a c c or d a nce with a p pl ic a ble f e d e r a l, st a te, or

loc a l l a ws r e g a rdi n g pri v a c y

. All o p e r a tions shall be c ond u c t e d o v e r p r i v a te or c ontrol l e d

- a c ce ss pr o p e r t y

with pe r mission f r om t h e land o w n e r/ c ontrol le r or a uthori z e d r e p r e s e ntativ e

. P e rmissi o n f r o m l a nd

own e r/ c ontrol l e r o r a uth o ri z e d r e p r e s e ntative w ill be o b t a ined f or e a c h flight to b e c o nd u c te d

.

IX. F EDE R A L R E G ISTER SU MM A R Y

Pu r su a nt to 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 1 1

, the f ollowing su m m a ry is p rovid e d for pub l ic a tion in the F E D E R A L

RE G I ST E R

, should it b e d e te r min e d t h at publi c at i on is n ee d e d:

P e tition e r s e e ks a n e x e m p tion f r om the following ru l e s in Title 14 of the C o de of F e d e r a l Re g ulati o n s :

P a rt 2 1

, Su b p a rt H; P a rt 2 7 ; 45.2 3 (b ) ; 45.2 7 ( a ); 6 1. 1 13; 9 1

. 7( a ) ; 9 1

. 9 ( b) ( 2 ); 91. 9( c); 9 1 .103; 9 1

. 1 0 9 ( a );

9 1 .119 (c ); 91.12 1 ; 9 1

. 15 1( a ) ; 91. 2 03 ( a) & ( b ) ; 9 1 .4 0 5 ( a ) ; 9 1 .40 7( a ) ( 1 ); 9 1 .4 0 9 ( a ) ( 1 ) & ( 2 ) ; 9 1 .4 1 7 ( a )

& ( b )

.

The e x e m p tion will e n h a n c e s a f e t y b y r e d u c ing r isk to t he g e n e r a l public a nd p r op e r t y owners

f r om the s u bst a nti a l h aza rds a s s oci a ted w ith pe r f o rm i ng equiva l e nt a e ri a l Ge omatics; map p in g

,

g e os p a t i a l i m a g i n g a nd d a ta a cquisition with c o n v e nti o n a l fi x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft, r ot o rcr a ft, or ot h e r

me t hods.

X. CO N C LU SI ON

I nn o v a ’ s P e tition f o r Ex e m p tion satis f i e s the c rit e r ia a rti c ulated in S ec tion 3 33 of the R e fo r m A c t of

2 0 12 inc l uding w e i g ht, s p ee d, op e r ating c a p a bil i ties, p r o x im i t y to ai r por t s a nd po p ulat e d a r e a s, op e r a tion

within V L OS and n a tio n a l s e c uri t y

. T h e p ropo s e d UA S op e r a tions will b e n e fit the public a s a who l e b y

im p ro v ing s a f e t y a nd r e d u c ing risk b y a ll e via t ing h u m a n e x posu r e to d a ng e r. I n c on s id e r a tion of t h e

fo r e g oi n g

, this P e tition f o r E x e m p tion provid e s t h e F AA with more than a d e q u a te ju s tif i c a tion f o r g r a nti n g t h e

r e q u e sted e x e m p tions a l lowing I nn o v a use sm a ll UA S for pro v iding a e r i a l Ge om a tics; m a p p i n g

, g eos p a ti a l

i ma g i n g

, d a t a a c quisition a nd data m a n a g e ment.

{ c ontinu e d from pr e v ious pag e }

The p e tit i o n e r ’ s U A s will w e i g h less than 55 po u n ds with no o nb o a rd pilot or c rew. T h e pilot and c r e w w ill be

r e mo te l y lo c a t e d f r om the a ir c r a f t

. T h e limited w e i g ht s i g ni f i c a nt l y r e d u ce s t h e pot e nti a l for h a rm to

p a rti c ip a ting a nd no n p a rti c ip a ting i n dividuals or p r o p e r t y in the e v e nt of a n inc i d e nt or a c c ident. T h e risk to a n

onbo a rd pi l ot a nd c rew du r ing a n inc i d e nt or a cc ident is e limi n a ted w ith the u s e of a U A f or the a e ri a l G e omatics

op e r a tion."

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. ( F A A

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W e thank y ou fo r y o u r p r om p t c on s id e r a tion of o u r r e q u e st e d e x e m p tio n s.

R e sp ec tfu l l y Submit te d,

Jose Ri v era Cacho

Pr e sident

I nn o v a Contr a c tors L L C 6 4 4 5

NW 113 CT

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Sho u ld y ou h a ve a n y q u e stio n s, or i f y ou ne e d a n y ad d itional i n fo r m a tion to s upport the r e q u e sted

e x e m p tion s

, ple a se c ont a c t the und e rs i g n e d a t:

I nn o v a Contr a c tors L L C

Pho n e : 7 8 7. 4 6 4

. 4 3 9 7

Em a il : j r c @ in nov a cont r acto r s.com

( T he follow i n g a t t a c h e d i te m s c ontain a nd c o mm e r c ial in f o r m a tion e x e m p t f r om dis c losure und e r t h e

F re e dom of I nform a tion A c t, 5 U.S.C. § 5 2 2 e t s e q

. , a nd s h ould be h e ld in a s e p a r a te f ile p u rsu a nt t o

14 C. F .R. § 1 1. 3 5(b).

A t t a c h m e nt s :

1. G e n e r a l O p e r a tions M a nu a l

2. P I C O p er a ti n g M a nu a l

3. I nn o v a Prot o c ols

4. L o c a tion Proto c ols

5. F li g ht Comm u ni c a tions P ro t o c ols

6. D e p a rti n g L o c a tion Proto c ols

7. T r a n s mit te r Proto c ols

8. Pr e fli g ht Ch ec kl i st

9. Post F li g ht C h ec kl i st

10. Equip me nt Ch ec kl i st

11. U A S M a nuf a c t u r e r ’ s M a nu a ls

a

. Us e r M a n u a ls

b

. M a int e n a n c e M a n u a ls