March 27, 2015

**Drone Services Hawaii LLC** Mike Elliott/George K. Purdy IV Owner s 98

- 1827A Kaahumanu St. Aiea, Hi 96701 Phone (808) 225

- 2968 (Mike) Phone (808) 559

- 0175 (George) Fax (808) 445

- 1954

Re: Exemption Request Pursuant to Section 333 of the FMRA and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Seeking Exemption from : 14 C.F.R. Part 21 Subpart H 14 C.F.R. § 21.191(a) 14 C.F.R. § 45.23(b) 14 C.F.R. § 45.27 14 C.F.R. §§ 61.113(a) and (b) 14 C.F.R. § 91.l 19(c) 14 C.F.R. § 91.121 14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a) 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a) 14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a) (l) 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.409(a) (l) and (2) 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.417(a) and (b).

Dear Sir or Madam: Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Drone Services Hawaii hereb y applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation R egulations (" F ARs") and an y other necessary to allow operation of its small Unmann ed Aircraft Sy stems ("UA S" ) for commercial photograph y and video Education , T rain ing and D emonstration for Hawaii ’s Emergency First R esponders t o intergrade UAS into certain D epartments of G overnment. Second is to educate Hawaii’s Public and students participating in Science Technology Engineering and Math (“STEM”) programs in the S tate of Hawaii

. Drone S ervice Hawaii is owned and operated b y tw o military Veterans deepl y rooted in its communities

. Early awareness and education on UAS Safety will have a major impact on the overall future of our youth and the ability to operate these UAS in a professional manner. Therefore by

opening the door for future opportunities, employ ment, and business development.Respectful and r esponsible UAS flying is of the highest priority and the corner stone of our compan y. UAS ope rations are conducted under the condit ions outlined herein.
Drone Service Hawaii requests such authorization to conduct controlled training scenarios with local government departments. (ex: police, fire, department of land and natural resources, and local federal agencies s uch as National Oceanic Administration) The Training Mission ’s to include: Search and r escue , n atural disaster, h azmat incidents, f ire events, and public education. We are a mobile company designed to travel to all 8 Hawaiian Islands to educate government and communities on UAS. Drone Services Hawaii is sensitive to the unique situation of Hawaii and its native people. We are culturally sensitive to Hawaii’s needs and will personally protect Hawaii ’s best interest because Hawaii is our home. Drone Services Hawaii’s training operatio ns will help define the role of UAS technology intergraded with emergency

services and the local population as they become more educated and define appropriate uses in the community . The opportunity for future empl oy

ment in the field of UAS is promising and will provide Hawaii’s retuning Veterans, graduates with degrees in the field of STEM and the phy sically challenged a career in UAS.

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- Owner and Repair Shop Manager , Mr. George Purdy who resides on the I sland of Lanai, and is c urrentl y an Airport Fire Equipment Operator at L anai Airport, for the past 17 yrs

. George’s knowledge for the past 30 years of operating and building RC Models, from C ars to Quad copters and his trial and error with practical application makes him uniquely qualified

. George’s first

- hand knowledge of his community and its assets and limitations helped to create and develop the Lanai Airport Emergency Plan with the assistance of the Maui Airport District Office . This plan includes and is not limited to working with it s community for an aircraft disaster and among other community emergencies that may

arise. He knows the importance of FAA ’s mission on air safety . His personal mission is to help the state of Haw aii should they choose to use UAS and to be come educated about how to implement a program and to intergrade FAA’s mission on being safe. He also has good working relationships with current Hawaii FAA Staff an d the state of Hawaii’s Department of T ransportation . This will assist in executing a well

- organized education program based off of FAA and Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (“ ARFF ”) training. George Purdy is a father of two and is v ery involved with his local s chool ’s STEM programs, He was contacted by the school counselor because of his knowledge and practical application to give a couple of classes . The goal of these classes was to educate student s and to introduction them to drone technology and air space safety in 2014

. George is a strong believer in what the F AA is doing and understands the “Big Picture”

. First responder e ducation , community

and personal safety along with training is his background . George strives dail y to personall y accomplish these goals and pass it on to the youth of his community

. **Training s yllabus for emergency service:**  1. UAS Safety O ver View Guidel ine s , FAA regulation s and ARFF ’s application on air safety. 2. Communications. What is available? 3. Privacy

issues? 4. Permission to operate on p roperty? 5. UAS Aircraft Familiarization. 6 . Table top exercise. (Mutual

- Aid Resource s working together.) 7 . UAS integr ation into actual real life scenario exercise. 8 . Debrief: D oes it work? What doesn’t work? What have we learned ?**Public Education:**

Attend Public events and di stribute educational information from FAA News, UAS industry news, keeping people informed and a simple flight demonstration if open space is available

. Drone Services Hawaii’s goal is to be available to the community , to have that face to face interaction and educate our community . Provide information if questions arise . Also to be armed with information and supply resources to educate our communities.
**STEM Programs Hawaii’s DOE:** Support our local student s by explaining FAA regulation on air safety and why it is important to be respectful and responsible operat ors. Providing information to be sent home, therefore the influential adults in the student’s life know what the student has learned and what the responsibilities are if the household decide s to purchase a UAS. A big goal of Drone Service s Hawaii is to provide opportunities to our local youth and introduce them to the futur e of UAS technology

in a professional, responsible, and educational environment.
We are writing to request that Drone Services Hawaii (“DSH”) , an owner and operator of small unmanned aircraft, be exempted from the Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") listed below so that DSH, may

operate its small unmanned aircraft sy stems ("UAS") for the purpose of education and safety in airspace regulated b y the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"); as long as such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein o r as may be established b y the FAA as required b y Section 333. Drone Services Hawaii has been activel y involved in the Education development of UAS/ UAV in Hawaii.

**Aircraft** Drone Services Hawaii will operate the DJ I Inspire 1, Model T600, with a total weight of 2935g or 6.47lbs. The dimensions are 438mm x 451mm x 301mm or 17.24inch x 17.75inch x 11.85 inches. Under still air the Maximum speed is no more than 22m/s or 49mph wi th a cruising speed of 11m/s or 25mph. The DJIInspire 1 has the ability to hover and move along a vertical and horizontal plane simultaneously . The DJ I Inspire 1 has four motors, Motor Model DJ I 3510, powered b y a 6

- cell 4500mAh or 5700mAh L ithium Poly mer battery . There are four propellers, Propeller Model DJ I 1345, in use. The DJ I Inspire 1 will be controlled with the C1 remote controller with an operating frequency of 2.400GHz

– 2.483GHz. The live video feed will have an operating frequency

of 5.728GHz

– 5.850GHz. DJIInspire 1 has a program to limit height it will be set to 200ft AGL

. **AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY.** The UAS will weigh less than 55 lbs. The UAS will have a maximum operating speed of no more than 50mph. Flights will be operated w ithin line of sight of the Pilot in Command (PI C) and/or Visual Observer (VO). Maximum flight time for each operational flight will be 30 minutes. Flights will be terminated at 25% battery

power reserve or 30 minutes of flight time whichever occurs first. Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 2 00 feet Above Ground L evel (AGL) and remain in the line of sight. Minimum crew for each operation will consist of the UAS Pilot, the Visual Observer (VO) and may include but not limited to a Camera O perator. The UAS pilot will be a designated Pilot in Command (PI C). A briefing will be performed regarding the planned UAS operations prior to each day ’s flight.The flights will occur no closer than a 5 mile radius of the geographic center/Airport Referen ce

Point (ARP) of a tower controlled or uncontrolled airport. If operations will be within a 5 mile radius of the geographic center/Airport Reference Point (ARP) of a tower controlled or uncontrolled airport the respective airports will be contacted advisi ng them of the estimated flight time, flight duration, elevation of flight and other pertinent information. The PI C and VO will have been trained in operation of UAS and receive up

- to

- date information for the particular UAS to be operated. The PI C and VO w ill be able to communicate by voice, radio, and/or text at all times. If the UAS loses communications with the remote controller or loses GPS signal, the UAS will have the capability

to return to a pre

- determined location within a designated location and l and

a utonomously

. The UAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles, weather, or emergencies. UAS has in its program to limit height and distance from PI C.

See user manual for more information.