Petition for Exemption Part 333 

John E. Fertic 

Prime Home Photos LLC. 

12119 RedroseAV 

Brooksville, FL. 34614 

Comment Tracking Number: 1jz-8mt7-9zoi 

I, John E. Fertic, hereby submit this petition for exemption under Section 333; FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of2012, Public Law 112-95 FEB 14, 2012. I request this exemption in order to operate my 

UAV I UAS, (2) DJI Phantom 2 Professional Drone Aircraft, in order to provide services for profit to 

include aerial filming and photography for real estate, precise agriculture, aerial mapping, and business 

promotion. 

Phantom DJI 2 (1) Serial Number: PH645378707 

Phantom DJI 2 (2) Serial Number: PH645423206 

Background Information 

Prime Home Photos LLC. Is a Florida registered LLC founded in 2015 with the intent to assist various 

types of real estate businesses with their marketing and advertising needs. The majority of our 

customers are real estate companies, agents, brokers, and investors. This exemption will give us the 

ability to provide both still and motion photography for evaluation, marketing, and advertising 

purposes. This service will be in addition to the still photography and virtual tour services that we 

currently offer. 

Aerial Operation Intention 

Provide aerial views of residential property listed with the MLS, commercial property listed with the 

MLS, or properties that will be listed. To work directly with real estate brokers, agents, and investors to 

obtain aerial views for valuations, estimates, topography, marketing and advertising. 

Public Benefit 

The ability to provide aerial services to other local businesses or individuals within my community will 

benefit them by opening up opportunities they otherwise would not have had before. Traditional 

methods of aerial photography/ videography are simply not a viable option for the average consumer as 

they are costly and involve greater risks for everyone; i.e. the use oflarger aircraft carrying humans 

and flammable fuel, and the increased heavy air traffic in the skies. 

Flight Safety Provisions 

1. The Phantom DJI 2 will always have a pre-flight inspection prior to flight. 

2. Only authorized repair facilities will perform any and all necessary repairs. 

3. The Phantom DJI 2 will never be operated indoors. 

4. The Phantom DJ12 will never be operated over large crowds of people. 

5. The Phantom DJI2 will never exceed the altitude of 400' ABL. 

6. The Phantom DJI 2 will never exceed the speed of 87 knots (1 OOmph). 

7. The Phantom DJI2 will never exceed the 55 pounds including payload. 
8. The Phantom DJI 2 will only be flown in VFR conditions. 

9. The Phantom DJI 2 will always be flown in sight of the operator. 

10. The Phantom DJI 2 will never be operated at night. 

11. The Phantom DJI 2 will never be operated within 500' of non participating people, vehicles, and/ or 

structures. 

12. The Phantom DJI 2 will always give right of way to manned aircraft/ traffic. 

13. Both Phantom DJI 2 Drones will have registration numbers clearly marked and visible. 

Specific sections of 14 C.F.R. for which I am seeking exemptions: 

14 C.F.R Part 21 

14 C.F.R 45.23(b) 

14 C.F.R 61.101(e)(4)(5) 

14 C.F.R 61.113(a)(b) 

14 C.F.R 61.133(a) 

14 C.F.R 61.23(a)(c) 

14 C.F.R 91.7(a) 

14 C.F.R 91.9(b)(2) 

14 C.F.R 91.10(a) 

The above petition request is similar to the requests of: 

Mr. John Brewer Docket Number FAA-2015-4318 

Mr. Nori Yoshida Docket Number FAA-2015-3064 

Mr. Doug Benson Docket Number FAA-2015-4029 

Sincerely, 

John E. Fertic 

Prime Home Photos LLC. 

12119 Redrose AV. 

Brooksville, FL. 34614 

PH: (352)556-3208 

CL: (352)573-8096 

John Fertic 

12119 Redrose All 

srooksvilfe, f"L ;)4614 

(352} 573-8'096 

jfertic@tampaboy.rr.com 

www.primeh:omephotos.com 

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Detailed specification sheet for the Phantom DJI 2 attached. 
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Appendix 

' 1 Rear l-ED Flight 'inCiiCator S~atus 

Rear LED Flight Indicators Normal status 

-:@-:@:-:Q'J ······(Red, Green, Yellow flashes in turn) Power On Self-Test 

-:(1./::~ j: ······(Green, Yellow flashes in turn) Warming Up 

(- ······(Slow Green flashes) Heady to Fly 

·({J ······(Slow Yellow flashes) Ready to Fly (non-GPS) 

Rear LED Flight Indicators Abnormal status 

-:0/J.- ······(Quick Yellow flashes) Remote Controller Signal Lost 

-:( ·····(Slow Red flashes) Low Battery Level Warning 

:@-······(Quick Red flashes) Critical Low Battery Level Warning 

-:@:-· · · · · ·(Three Red flashes off and on) Not Stationary or Sensor Bias is too big 

-:(6'r --(Solid red) Error* 

(FQ:-:(:()-······(Red, Yellow flashes in turn) Compass Needs Calibration 

*You can learn more about error by connecting the Phantom 2 Vision+ to the Assistant. 

Aircraft 

Supported Battery 

Weight (Battery & Propellers included) 

Recommend payload 

Maximum payload 

Hovering Accuracy (Ready to Fly) 

Max Yaw Angular Velocity 

Max Tiltable Angle 

Max Ascent I Descent Speed 

Max Flight Speed 

Motor Diagonal Length 

3-axial stabilized Gimbal 

Working Current 

Control Accuracy 

Controllable Range 

Maximum Angular Speed 

Camera 

Operating Environment Temperature 

Sensor Size 

Effective Pixels 

Resolution 

HD Recording 

Recording FOV 

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DJI 5200mAh Li-Po Battery 

1242g 

s:1300g 

1350g 

Vertical: 0.8m; Horizontal: 2.5m 

200°/S 

35° 

Ascent: 6m/s; Descent: 2m/s 

15rn/s (Not Recommended) 

350mm 

Static : 750mA; Dynamic : 900mA 

±0.03° 

Pitch : -90° - oo 

Pitch : 90°/S 

14 Megapixels 

4384x3288 

1080p30 /1080i60 

110°/85° 
Remote Controller 

Operating Frequency 

Communication Distance (open area) 

Receiver Sensitivity (1 %PER) 

Transmitting Power (EIRP) 

Working CurrenWoltage 

Battery 

Range Extender 

Operating Frequency 

Communication Distance (open area) 

Transmitting Power 

Power Consumption 

5.728 GHz- 5.85 GHz 

CE Compliance: 400m; FCC Compliance: BOOm 

-93dBm 

CE Compliance: 25mW; FCC Compliance: 1 OOmW 

120mA@3.7V 

2000mAh rechargeable LiPo battery 

2412MHz- 2462MHz 

500m-700m 

20dBm 

2W 

3.1 How to solve large margin(s) mid-point error? 

Appendix 

If the Remote Controller stick(s) mid-point margin of error is too big, the motors will fail to start when you execute the 

CSC and the Phantom will not take off. The below are some possible fixes for this. 

(1) One of the Remote Controller's stick positions (except the throttle stick) is not centered when powering on the 

Phantom 2 Vision+. 

Solution: Place all Remote Controller sticks at their mid-point positions and then power cycle the Phantom 2 Vision+ 

to re-record the mid-point. 

(2) The Remote Controller sticks have been trimmed, leading to a deviation in the mid-point position. 

Solution: Use Assistant to perform a Remote Controller calibration. 

a) Connect to Assistant, tap Basic -> RC -> Command Sticks Calibration and push all Remote Controller sticks 

through their complete travel range to see if any stick cannot reach its outermost position. 

b) Power cycle the Phantom 2 Vision+. Power cycling is required. 

c) Re-attempt Remote Controller calibration in Assistant. 

If the above solutions do not solve your issue, please send your Remote Controller to OJI Customer service for repair. 

3.2 How to restore a video file if power is turned off during a recording session? 

Solution: Keep or place the Micro-SO card back into the camera. Power cycle the camera and wait about 30 seconds for 

the video file to be restored. 

3.3 Failure to acquire the SSID. 

Solution: Double check whether both the camera and Range Extender are powered on and the power switch of the 

camera is switched to "Wi-Fi ON." 

3.4 What to do if Phantom 2 Vision+ is out of sight and the Wi-Fi connections is lost? 

Solution: Turn off the Remote Controller to trigger the Failsafe mode and the aircraft will start to fly back, descend, and 

land at the Home point. Please make sure there are no obstacles between the Phantom and the home point and that you 

are familiar with the procedure for regaining control. 

3.5 Wi-Fi connection fails all the time. 

Solution: Double check the current Wi-Fi connection status of the mobile device. The mobile device may be connecting 

to other Wi-Fi networks after a connection breaks with the Phantom 2 Vision+. 

3.6 Files fail to synchronize. 

Solution: Video files that are too large (file sizes close to 4GB) cannot be synchronized to the mobile device. Some 

mobile devices do not support the synchronization of the 1080i60 video files. 

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