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c o m p li a nce f or i s su a nce o f t y pe and sup p l e men t a l t y pe ce rti fi c a t es, f l i gh t s t o subs t an t i a t e

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t o t h i s r e q u i r e m e nt s i n ce t he a i r c r a f t i s n ot on l y t oo sma l l t o ca rr y doc u m e n t a t i o n, t he

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14 C FR 91

. 119 M i n im u m s a f e a l t it ude s : G en e r a l

. T he r e g u l a t i o n s t a t es t hat o v er spa r se l y po p u l a t ed a r eas t he a i r c r a f t c a nnot be ope r a t ed c l o s er

t han 500 f eet t o any pe r s o n, v esse l

, v eh i c l e, or s tr uc t u r e. Si n c e t he t y p i cal m i s s i on o f t he s U A S

w ou l d b e pho t o g r a p hy or su r v ey of pe r sons, v ess e l s, v eh i c l es or s tr uc t u r es i t w ou l d b e ne c essa r y

t o ope r a t e c l oser t h a n 500 f eet t o t he i t e m s l i s t e d

. O pe r a t i o ns wi l l o n l y be f l o w n o v er p r ope rt y or

pe r so n s w he r e pe r m i s s i o n has be e n ob t a i n e d and c a r e f ul p r e

- p l a nn e d has be en pe r f o r m e d. T he

a i r c r a f t w i l l be o p e r a t ed at a l ow a l t i t u de a l l o w in g, i f a po w er u n i t f a il s, an e m e r gency l a n d i n g

w i t hout un d ue ha z a r d t o p e r sons or p r o pe rt y on t he su r f a ce. T h e r e f o r e w e m a i n t a i n t hat d u e t o t he

sma l l s i z e o f t he U AS

, t he ha z a r d t o pe r sons, v eh i c l es and s tr uc t u r es i s m i n i mal c o mpa r ed t o

m a nn e d a i r c r a f t

, w h i c h s h ou l d be c o ns i de r e d i n g r a n t i ng t he e x e m p t i on.

14 C FR 91

. 121 A ltim e t e r s e t t i ng s

. T he r e g u l a t i o n r eq u i r es t h at a i r c r a f t sha l l m a i n t a i n c r u i s i ng a l t i t u des by r e f e r en ce t o an a l ti me t er

se tt i ng a v a i l a b l e w i t h i n 10 0 N M o f t he a i r c r a f t

. T h e s U A S wi l l a l w a y s fl y b e l ow 600 f eet A G L a nd wi l l

not need t o m a i n t a i n c r u i s i ng a l t i t udes i n o r d er t o p r e v ent con f l i ct w i t h o t her a i r c r a f t

. A n A bo v e

Gr ound Le ve l a l ti me t er measu r e ment a b o v e t he t akeoff p o i nt i s tr a ns m i tt ed v i a r ad i o f r o m t he s U A S

on

- b o a r d c o m p u t er t o t he d i s p l ay sc r e e n h e l d by t he P I C

, p r o v i d i ng a c o ns t an t l y upda t ed A G L

r ead o u t

.

14 C FR 91

. 151 Fuel r e q u ir e m e n t s f or f li g h t i n VFR c ond i t i on s

.T he r e g u l a t i o n p r o v i des t h at no pe r son may beg i n a f l i ght i n an a i r p l ane u nder da y

- V F R co n d i ti ons

un l ess t he r e i s en o ugh f u el t o f l y t o t he fi r st po i nt of i n t e n ded l an d i n g and t o f l y a f t er t hat f or at

l e ast

30 m i n u t es. W e f e el t he i n t en t i o n of t h i s pa r a g r a p h i s t o p r o v i de a n ene r gy r e se r v e as a sa f e t y

bu f f er f or d e l a y s t o l an d i n g. T he s U A S a r e ba tt e r y ope r a t ed a nd t he m a x i m u m du r a t i on o f f l i ght

f r o m a s i n g l e b a tt e r y cha r ge i s 12

- 45 ( d e pe n d i ng on w h i c h s U AS ) m i nu t es w i t h a 2 0% r ese r v e.

Si n ce t he a i r c r a f t w i l l ne v er fl y m o r e t han 1 / 2 N M f r o m t he p o i n t of i n t e n ded l a n d i n g, a f u l l ba tt e r y

cha r ge at l a u nch wi l l e nsu r e t hat w e m eet t he r e s e r v e ene r gy r equ i r e m ent o f t h i s p a r ag r aph. W e

r e q uest an ex e m p t i on t o t he w o r d " f u e l " a n d a s k f or an e q u i v a l ent i n t e r p r e t a t i on w i t h t he w o r d

"ene r g y ". W e

a l so r e qu e st ex e m p t i on f r om t he 30 m i n r ese r v e a n d a s k t hat our r ese r v e w i l l be t o fl y t he m i s s i o n t o

t he po i nt of i n t en d ed l an d i ng and h a v e at l east a 2 0 % ba tt e r y r ese r v e a f t er t ha t

.

14 C FR 91

. 20 3 ( a) & ( b) C i v i l a i r c r a f t : C e r t i fi c a t i ons r e qu i r e d

. T he r e g u l a t i o n p r o v i des t h at an a i rw o rt h i ne s s ce rti fi c a t e, w i t h t he r eg i s tr a ti on n umber as s i g ned t o

t he a i r c r a f t and a r e g i s tr a ti on ce rti f i ca t e m ust be a b o a r d t he a i r c r a f t

. A d d i ti on a l l y

, subpa r ag r a p h

( b ) p r o v i des t hat t he a i rw o rt h i ness ce r t i f i ca t e b e "d i s p l ay ed at t he cab i n or c oc k p i t en tr ance so t hat

i t i s l e g i b l e t o pa s se n ge r s or c r e w. " W i t h o ur l a r g est v e h i c l e, t he R F

- 70, at a m a x i m u m g r oss

w e i ght o f

13 po u nds, t he s U A S i s t o o sma l l t o ca rr y doc u m en t a t i on, d o es not ha v e an e n tr ance, and i s not

cap a b l e o f ca rr y i n g pas se nge r s or c r e w

. T o o b t a i n a n eq u i v a l ent l e v el of s a f e t y and m eet t he

i n t ent of 91

. 2 03, w e p r op o se t h a t doc u m en t s d e e m e d app r opr i a t e f or t h i s a i r c r a f t by t he F A A wi l l

b e co

- l oca t e d w i t h t he c r ew at t he g r ou n d con tr o l s t a t i on a nd a v a i l a b l e f or i n s pec ti on upon

r e q ues t

. I n o r der t o i d e n ti f y t he a i r c r a ft

, w e p r opose t hat t he i n f o r m a t i on f o u nd on a i rw o rt h i ness

a nd

r eg i s tr a ti on ce rtif i ca t e s be pe r m a n en t l y a f f i xed t o t he a i r c r a f t v i a p l a c a r d con t a i n i n g t he

f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a ti on p l us t he w o r d " E X P E R I M E N T A L" t o sa ti s f y t he r equ i r e m ent o f 14 C F R

4 5

. 23.

14 C FR S ubpa r t E ( 91

. 4 01

- 9 1

. 417)

- M a i n t ena n ce, P r e v en ti v e M a i n t e n ance, A l t e r a t i on s T he

r e g u l a t i o n p r o v i des t h at t he ope r a t or i s p r i m a r il y r espon s i b l e f or m a i n t a i n i n g t he a i r c r a f t i n a n

a i rw o rt hy con d i t i on, i nc l u d i ng c o mp l i a nce w i t h p a r t 39 and 43. P a r ag r a phs 9 1

. 407 a n d

91

. 409 r e qu i r e t hat t he a i r c r a f t be "a p p r o v ed f or re t u r n t o se r v i ce by a pe r son au t ho r i z ed u nder

43

. 7" a f t er m a i n t e nan c e a nd i n s pec t i on. I t i s our i n t e n t i on t hat t he P I C pe r f o r m m a i n t e n an c e

and i ns p ec ti on o f t he a i r c r a f t a nd "be au t h o r i z ed t o a p p r o v e t he a i r c r a f t f or r e t u r n t o se r v i ce

. "

T he P I C wi l l e nsu r e t hat t he a i r c r a f t i s i n an a i rw o rt hy cond i ti on p ri or t o e v e r y fl i ght a n d i n

a d d i t i on, con d uct de t a i l e d i n s pec t i o ns a f t er e v e r y tw o hou r s of f l i gh t

. Ma i n t e na n ce pe r f o r m e d by

t he P I C i s l i m i t ed t o r ep a i ri ng s m a l l c r a c k s, r ep l a c i ng a p r o p e l l e r

, che c k i ng e l ec tr i c al c on n ec t i o n s

and upda t i ng s o f tw a r e a nd f i r m w a r e f or t he on

- boa r d c ompu t e r

. A l l o t her m a i n t e nan c e w i l l be

pe rf o r m ed by t he man u f ac t u r er or t he i r de s i g n a t ed rep a i r f a c i l i t y

. T he P I C wil l doc u ment w o r k

pe rf o r m ed i n ac c o r da n ce w i t h 91

. 417. W e f e el t hat d ue t o t he s i z e, cons tr uc t i on, and s i m p li c i t y of

t he a i r c r a f t

, t he P I C c a n e nsu r e an e q u i v a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

.