Resource Management Associates LLC

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Office: 6 Crockett Ave. Onancock, VA 23417 / Mail: PO Box 119, Locustville, VA 23417 / Phone: 757.787.2637

Octo ber 16 , 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation , Docket Operations West Building Ground Floor , Room W12

- 140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Petition for exemption to operate unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System
pursuant to FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Section 333

, Special Rules for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modern ization and Reform Act of 2012 and 14 C. F. R. Part 11, Resource Management Associates LLC (RMA) of Onancock, Virginia seeks exemption from
federal aviation regulations to operate UASs in the National Airspace System (NAS)

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Specifically, RMA seeks exempt ion from the following regulations:

 14 C.F.R. Part 21

 14 C.F.R. 45.23 (b)

 14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) and (b)

 14 C.F.R. 91.7 (a)

 14 C.F.R. 91.9 (b) (2)

 14 C.F.R. 91.109

 14 C.F.R. 91.119

 14 C.F.R. 91.121

 14 C.F.R. 91.151(a)

 14 C.F.R. 91.203 (a) & (b)

 14 C.F.R. 91.205 (b)

 14 C.F.R. 91.215

 14 C.F.R. (91.401

- 91.417)

Specifically, RMA seeks exemption for the operation of the following UASs:

 DJI Inspire 1 quadcopter

 senseFly eBee, eBee

- Ag, & eBee

- RTK

 Precision Hawk Lancaster HawkEye Mark IIIResource Management Associates LLC

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Office: 6 Crockett Ave. Onancock, VA 23417 / Mail: PO Box 119, Locustville, VA 23417 / Phone: 757.787.2637

Specifications and user manuals for each UAS are attached. Each UAS will be registered in accordance with 14 CFR part 47 and will display the appropriate identification (N−Number) markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart C

. No UAS will exceed a weight of 55 lbs including payload.

R MA is a natural resource management and consulting firm that provides land management services on over 365,000 acres of farm and forests throughout the Atlantic region and beyond.
RMA will use t he aforementioned UAS s for data collection, specifically

, GPS locations, aerial photography, and aerial videography. All data and video collected will be used to support natural resource management services associated with forestry, agriculture, wildlife, species habitat, inva sive species control, land cover management, environmental and wat er resources, geographic information technology , and education . Videography, specifically, will be used for project monitoring, documentation

, and inspection. The services provided by RMA encourage conservation and proper management of natural resources thereby benefiting future generations and general public interest. RMA has over 30 years each of experience in the field of natural resources consulting, utilizing geospatial technology and remotely sensed data to provide solutions. It is the intent of RMA to use UASs to acquire remotely sensed data to further enhance the consulting services currently provided.

S afe operation of each UAS will be promoted by performing pre

- flight inspections as described by the manufactur er of each UAS to verify flight readiness. All software and hardware will be kept up

- to

- date and verified prior to take

- off. The UAS will only be flown during favorable
environmental condit ions, specifically low moisture, low wind , and high visibility , to ensure proper functionality and control. A flight and mission plan will be developed to ensure s ufficient distances are kept from restricted areas, populated places, and /or unfavorable overhead tall

structures s uch as power

- lines. In addition, the flight plan will incorporate each UAS’s autopiloting system to prevent the UAS from entering no

- fly zones or classes B, C, and D NAS. Each UAS will be flow within visual line of sight (VLOS) and be observed by a minim um of two people; pilot in command (PIC) and visual observer (VO)

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Individuals serving as PIC s will hold either an airline transport, commercial, private,

r ecreation al, or sport pilot certificate . Additionally, he/she will hold a current FAA airman
medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license.

Again, s afe operation of each UAS will be a priority. As previously mentioned all UASs will be operated and maintained according to the manufacturers guidelines , which will be available at all times during operation . Specifically, no UAS will be operated at speeds exceeding 8 0 knots, no UAS will be operated at altitudes greater than 400ft above ground level (AGU), all UASs will be

ope rated within VLOS at all times and aided by a VO, and no UAS will be flown during night.Resource Management Associates LLC

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Office: 6 Crockett Ave. Onancock, VA 23417 / Mail: PO Box 119, Locustville, VA 23417 / Phone: 757.787.2637

Additionally, each UAS’s return

- to

- home safety protocol will be implemented upon loss of GPS signal, low battery, and/or if a post take

- off risk becomes present.

Sincerely,

Stephen D. Mallette Resource Management Associates LLC
President/Owner 6 Crockett Avenue, Onancock, V A 23417

Attachments: DJI_Inspire_1.pdf PrecisionHawk_LancasterHawkEye.pdf senseFly_eBee.pdf senseFly_eBee_Ag .pdf senseFly_eBee_RTK.pdf