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U. S. Department of Transportation March 15, 2016

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590

Re: FAA Docket FAA-2015-1661 Petition

To Whom it May Concern:

Gowdy Brothers Aerospace, LLC, the leading section 333 Consulting Firm in the nation, 

is the Independent Consultant for Tom Kilpatrick.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assigned Tom Kilpatrick (hereafter 

“Operator”) an exemption number 12152 (the “Exemption”), a docket number FAA2015-1661 (the “Docket”), pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11. That Exemption when 

granted will authorize commercial operations by Operator. 

Operator herewith requests that its Exemption be amended, to the extent necessary, to 

make the following changes:

1.) Add the Motion Picture, Television and Close Set Filming:

a. See the GBA-MPTFOM (GBA-Motion Picture and Television Flight 

Operations Manual) attached as Confidential Information.

This petition indicates that there are no changes in the conditions and reasons relative 

to public interest and safety that are in the original docket number for granting of this 

exemption.

The unmanned aircraft authorized in the original docket are comparable in type, size, 

weight, speed and operations capabilities to those in this amendment petition.

As this amended Exemption request is identical to exemptions that already have 

granted, this request should qualify for summary processing. The FAA has issued grants 

of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in this 

petition.
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This amended exemption application expressly fulfills Congress’ goal in passing Section 

333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act.

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY/NATIONAL SECURITY

Operator states that operating in compliance with the conditions set forth in its Manuals 

will provide an equivalent level of safety for the operation of the its approved aircraft 

type for the purposes requested herein. 

THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

The FAA has granted exemptions to the regulations listed above. As discussed in detail 

for each of these regulations, the public interest will be served by an exemption 

because, with respect to each, operation in compliance with the requested conditions 

will ensure an equivalent level of safety. 

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Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the

Federal Register, should it be determined that publication is needed Gowdy Brothers 

Aerospace, LLC can provide a summary upon request.

Attachments deemed Confidential Information

(The following attached items will be submitted under separate cover as they contain 

proprietary and commercial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 522 et seq., and should be held in a separate file pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b)). 

1.) GBA-Motion Picture and Television Flight Operations Manual

Sincerely,

Stephen Gowdy, Chief Pilot, Gowdy Brothers Aerospace, LLC, as Independent 

Consultants for Operator.

www.GowdyBrothers.com

Info@GowdyBrothers.com

763-463-5885 Office
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