Version 1. 2Introduction

This Standard Operating Procedures Manual was designed to outline a framework of safe operating pr ocedures to

promote the highest levels of safety when flying Small U nmanned A ircraft S ystem s ( s UAS). The procedures outlined

in this manual are to be followed at all times by any person or persons operating a s UAS. Any operator or visual

observer inv olved in the flight of a s UAS by O’Sullivan Studios will comply with the policies and procedures outlined in

this manual.

Flight Team

The onsite flight team is composed of a Pilot in Command (PIC) and a Visual Observer (VO) . The PIC is responsible

for the safe operation of the s UAS in accordance with the operating procedures and checklists outlined in this

manual as well as the applicable FAA regulations. The VO is responsible to maintain visual contact with the s UAS and

to provide constant communica tion with the PIC regarding aircraft status and surrounding conditions within the Area of

Operations. Prior to flight, the PIC will ensure that the VO understands and can perform all the duties required of the

VO

.

Operating L imitations and Conditions

Oper ational Ceiling = 400 feet from ground level

MAX Air Speed of UAS = 20 k nots

Operational Temperature Ranges =

- 10 degrees F to 110 degrees F

MAX Operational Wind Speed = 11 MPH

Do not fly at night or take off in high fog or rain

Typical Flight Altitude = 150 feet

Typical Flight Duration = 15 m inutes

Typical Flight Speed = 5

- 10 k nots

Maintenance Procedures

Before and after every flight

, checklists are followed and completed by the PIC. Add itional checks are performed 24

hours before any scheduled flight or flights. If any non

- cosmetic issues are identified then the aircraft is grounded

until the issue has been corrected. Any type of repair that is not considered “cosmetic” will require a test flight in a

contro l l ed

, u npopulate d area away from airports, heliports and vehicular traffic

. Additionally, any firmware update to

any compone nt of the s UAS should be treated as a major repair or alteration to the s UAS and will require a test flight.

* An example of a cosmetic repair would be the replacement of a propeller, sticker, rubber landing foot, tape or identifying markings.

*An example non

- cosmetic repair would include but is not limited to the functionality of the motors, batteries, GPS, compass, FPV system, or

remote control.

Lo gs and Records

Every flight, repair or firmware update must be documented. Please see the sample log pa ge at the end of

this document.Appendix A

- Checklists

Pre Flight “Day” Checklist

1. If required, secure permission from the property owner and or any participants

2. Prepare a description of the flight activity, including maps or diagrams of any area, city, town, county, and/or

state over which filming will be conducted and the altitudes essential to accomplish the operation.

3. Are there any special fligh t restrictions for the area? Is special insu rance required ?

4. Make sure the proposed flight is more than 5 miles from the nearest airport.

5. The PIC should check the weather report to see if the conditions are favorable for a flight. Flights cannot take

place if the wind, precipitation, and/or visibility limit the PIC’s ability to safely pilot a s UAV.

6. If required, notify local law enforcement and or airports of proposed flight (s)

.

7. Make sure all required documentation, authorization, model releases, operati ons manuals are packed with the

s UA S before transport

.

8. Check to see if Firmware is up to date

.

9. Make sure to have performed any sort of advanced calibrations with any new cameras or gimbals

.

10. Make sure to have everything need ed for flight (check pack

- list)

.

11. N o batteries should be transported within the UAS.

Crew Briefing

Make sure people involved with the flight know:

- The desired duration and flight plan

- Takeoff and landing procedures

- Role of PIC and visual observer

- Recall procedures

- Emergency procedures

- Risks to participating personnel

- How the “return to home” feature works

- Not to try and catch, grab or go near the s UAS while in flightPre

- Flight Checklist

! PIC and VO will put on outerwear that will identify them in their respective roles

! If more than 1 UAV is airborne make sure you are on a different channel!

! Check how many WiFi networks are in the area (you might not want to fly if there are a lot)

! Check to see if all the screws are in the body and the motors spin by hand

! Look for a ny cracks in the plastic frame

! Check the battery to see if it’s swollen or has any puncture marks

! Check to see if the video transmitter antenna ( e ) are secure

! Check battery levels on remote

! Check battery levels on FPV monitor

! Check battery levels on the dr one batteries

! Check gimbal and connections / camera connections

! Check prop lengths (look for broken tips)

! Look for obstacles in the area

! Will your minimum “return to home" height clear the obstacles in the area

! Check wind speed

Startup Checklist

! Set all toggle switches to their startup positions

! Turn on transmitter

! Make sure camera is on

! Is an ND / Polarizer filter required

! Make sure camera has a formatted SD card

! Place drone in an area that has a clear line of sight to the sky

! Turn Phantom on

! Check video signal

! Look for compass calibration signal (calibrate if needed)

! Point camera up

! Wait for adequate GPS connectivity

! Start camera recording

! Verbally notify participants in the area that you are about to take off

! Scan for nearby cars / people / animals

! Star t motors, and establish functional pre

- take

- off motor rotation

Flight Time

! Hover for 20

- 30 seconds (look and listen for problems)

! Look at the FPV monitor to check if the camera is recording

! Check the voltage levels after takeoff

! Check to see if the GP S can maintain position

! Maintain situational awareness of changes in weather, visibility, or cloud avoidance at all times

! During flight check aircraft battery levels, signal strength and FPV monitor battery

! Always maintain a visual light of sight operation . (Do not rely 100% on the FPV monitor for navigation.)

! If v isual contact is lost

, hold UAV position until VO or PIC re

- establishes visual contact

Post Flight

! Stop the motors

! Turn off video monitor

! Stop the recording

! Turn off remote

! Check to see if the camera captured images

! Turn camera off

! Turn off drone battery

! Turn off GPS locator

! Examine sUAS for cracks or excessive heat

! Log FlightEmergency P rocedures

If the failsafe “return

- to

- home" feature is activated for any reason , the PIC should be ready to switch the controller to

“altitude” mode to regain control of the UAS.

Inflight Malfunction

- If any malfunction or irregular flight characteristics are noticed during flight

, the PIC will

immediate ly land the s UAS and end the flight. The PIC will verb ally call out to anyone in the immediate area and

inform them that the flight is ending.

In the event of a dramatic loss of lift or control, every effort will be made to guide the s UAS away from any people or

personal property even if the safest emergency landing spot max imizes the potential damage and/ or loss of the

s UAS.

Pilot Incapacitation

- If the pilot

- in

- command becomes incapacitated to the extent that control of the s UA S becomes

unviable, the s UA S will hover in a stationery position until the battery's second level low

- voltage protection is

triggered. At this point, the s UA S will descend and land in a steady, controlled manner. If an observer is present, he or

she will have been briefed on the s UAS's failsafe (return

- to

- home) mode and its activat ion.

Aircraft Incursion

- If another aircraft s hould enter or appears to be en tering the Visual Line of Sight Operating

Envelope VLOS, PIC will operate the s UA S to immediately maintain safe visual separation ; or preferably land s UA S

, and give way to any man ned flight operation.

Fly Away

- A "fly away" is defined as the loss of control transmission link where the PIC no longer has control or the

ability to command the s UA S to remain within the bounds of the intended operation area. In the unlikely event that this

should occur, the PIC will observe and record the direction of flight heading, speed, and altitude of the s UA S , and

then follow the Incident Respo nse Procedure as outlined below.

Crash & Incident Response in the event of a “Fly Away":

While John O’Sullivan takes extreme caution in its flight procedures to prevent a loss of control or crash, any incident,

accident, or operation that transgresses the lateral or vertical boundaries of the planed flight will be reported to t he

FAA's s UA S Integration Office (AFS

- 80) within 24 hours.

The FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS

- 80)

The FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS

- 80) is the Agency's single point of contact for everything UAS. It was

established in 2013 with a vision for safe, timely, and efficient integration of UAS into the National Airspa ce System

(NAS). The UAS Integration Office collaboratively develops operating concepts, policies, requirements, criteria, and

procedures for new system evaluations, integration, and implementation of emerging UAS technologies.

Aviation Safety Hotline we bsite or call 1

- 866

- 835

- 5322, Option 4 or 9

- AFS

- UAS

- Inquiries@faa.gov

Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO)

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/

Local Flight Standards District Offices

Office Address Phone

Farmingdale 7150 Republic Airport

Farmingdale, NY 11735 (631) 755

- 1300

New York City 990 Stewart Avenue

Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 228

- 8029

Albany 7 Airport Park Boulevard

Latham, NY 12110 (518) 785

- 5660

Rochester 1 Airport Way

Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 436

- 3880

Teterboro Park 80 West

Saddle Brook, NJ

07663 (201) 556

- 6600Terms and Abbreviations

AGL

- Above Ground Level

- A n altitude measured with respect to the underlying ground surface.

Aircraft

- Any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air (Title 49, United States Code (49

USC) § 40102)

.

AMA

- Academy of Model Aeronautics

- A US based, non

- profit organization dedicated to the promotion of model

aviation as a reco gnized sport as well as a recreational activity. It is the largest organization of its kind with a current

membership of more than 140,000 members.

Anemometer

- An instrument to measure the velocity of the wind in the Area of Operations.

AO

- Air Traffic Organization

AOI

- Area of Interest

Area of Operations

- Defined as the area where sUAS operations will be carried out for a specific flight or series of

flights on a given mission.

ATC

- Air Traffic Control

CFR

- Code of Federal Regulations

Checklis ts

- Procedural checklists used by the PIC to verify proper and safe procedures during all phases of sUAS

operations.

COA

- Certificate of Authorization

- Exemption with a civil Certificate of Waiver or Authorization for civil aircraft to

perform commerci al operations in low

- risk, controlled environments.

Designated Safety Zone

- Defined and marked area of ground operations used for safe takeoffs and landings of the

sUAS at a given Area of Operations.

FAA

- Federal Aviation Administration

FAA

- Moderniz ation and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA)

FAR

- Federal Aviation Regulation

Flight Control Systems

- The combination of telemetry, PIC operated controls, and on board control mechanisms that

are employed to control the flight of the sUAS.

Frequency Analyzer

- A device used to scan the Area of Operations for possible interference from radio waves.

GCS

- Ground Control Station

GPS

- Global Positioning System

Handheld Radio

- A radio transceiver capable of communication with other Pilots or FAA personnel in the Area of

Operations.

Return To Home

- A default recovery mode the DJI Phantom goes into when communications are lost from the PIC.

LOL

- Loss of Link

Maintenance Recommendations

- Periodic maintenance recommendations for each of the sUAS components that

have a usable life.

Manual

- This flight manual that combines the Operator specific procedures with the sUAS manufacturers' manual.Manufacturers Recommendations

- Written recommendations provided by the manufacturers of the various

components of th e sUAS.

NAS

- National Airspace System

- The common network of U.S. airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment and

services, airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information and services; rules, regulations and procedures,

technical informa tion, and manpower and material

Non

- Participants

- Persons who have not agreed to participate in sUAS operations.

NOTAM or NoTAM

- A Notice to Airmen

- A notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential

hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the safety of the flight.

Operational Control

- W ith respect to a flight, this means the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or

terminating a flight (14 CFR § 1.1)

.

Operator

- The entity submitting as the applicant on this waiver request to the FAA who will be responsible for all

sUAS operations and procedures.

Participants

- Persons who have agreed to participate in sUAS operations

PIC

- Pilot In Command

- Person w ho will fly the UA during sUAS operations and who is responsible for all safety

related or operational decisions under the direction of the Operator in accordance with this Manual and FAA

requirements.

SO

- Safety Observer

SOP

- Standard Operating P rocedures

sUAS

- Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems as contemplated under the FAA guidelines, not to exceed 55 pounds in

weight or 100 miles per hour in speed.

Telemetry

- Electronically transmitted data that provides control and information transmissions t o and from the PIC

and the sUAS.

The FAA's sUAS Integration Office (AFS

- 80)

- T he Agency's single point of contact for everything sUAS. It was

established in 2013 with a vision for safe, timely, and efficient integration of sUAS into the National Airspace System

(NAS). The sUAS Integration Office collaboratively develops operating concepts, policies, requirements, criteria, and

procedures for new system evaluations, integration, and implementation of emerging sUAS technologies.

UA

- Unmanned aircraft

- A ny aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within

or on the aircraft (P.L. 112

- 95, Section 331)

.

UAS

- Un manned Aircraft System

- A n unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including communication links

and t he components that control the unmanned aircraft, that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely

and efficiently in the national airspace system (P.L. 112

- 95, Section 331)

.

V FR

- Visual Flight Rules

- A set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally

clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going.

VLOS

- Visual Line of Sight

- Unaided (corrective lenses and/or sunglasses excepted) visual contact between a pilot

in command and a n unmanned aircraft sufficient to maintain safe operational control of the aircraft, know its location,

and be able to scan the airspace in which it is operating to see and avoid other air traffic or objects aloft or on the

ground

.

VMC

- Visual Flight Rul es Meteorological Conditions

- Conditions in which pilots have sufficient visibility to fly

the aircraft maintaining visual separation from terrain and other aircraft

.

VMC

- Visual Meteorological Conditions

- A n aviation flight category in which visual fl ight rules (VFR) flight ispermitted

— that is, conditions in which pilots have sufficient visibility to fly the aircraft maintaining visual separation

from terrain and other aircraft.

VO

- Visual Observer

- An individual who is designated to observe flight operations and to maintain visual contact with

the UA during flight operations while maintaining communications and coordination with the PIC.

VTOL

- Vertical Takeoff and Landing