December 3, 

### 2015 lJ .S . Department 

### ofTransportatio n 

### Docket Manaecroeo t Sys 1 e

m 1 200 New Jerse y Ave . . SE W

a s. h i llgton ., DC 205 9 0 Re : Petitio n ofB rockima g in g for an Exemp tj on P ursuan t to Sec ti on 333 of the FAA 

### Modemi7,-uion and Ref orm A< - t of20 l 2 Direc to r : flig ht Standard-; Sen ' ice: 

### Pursuant to Section 

### 333 of

### the f'AA Modc.mi;w ti on and Reform Act of 20 I2 ( " Refonn Act") and 

### 14 C.F .R. Part 1 1 , B rocki maging hereb y app l i es for an exem pt i0 1 1 

### f

rom the F ederal Aviation 

### RegulatiOt )S ("FAR.. '> " ) 

### i d

e(ltiJ ied below t o allov. 1 

### C<>mmerci( rJ operation of sr.naJJ umnann . ed aeri: :d 

### vehic les ( i
. t!. , 

### " small unmanned aircraft" o r " UAS ") fo r Ute purpose of conducting a eri aJ p

hotogruphy. v ideogra p

hy for t be - real es tat e, 

### spor 1 s and web indu stri es . 

### lbis petjtion f o r exempt ion is mad e ba. c;:ed oo information outl ined irl 

### t h is Petiti on f or K><emptio n . as weU as the accompa.oyhl£ Brockimaging documen t s; I . PIC 

### Flight Opera ti ons Manual and; 2. Opera t io ns Manual s 

### (Collec ti ve l y 2 an d 3 arc rcfcm:d to as Documents & 

### Manuals " ) 

### 3. User Gui d e and; 4 . 

### F l i ght**t~ua '**  (Colle cti ve l y 3 and 4 are refer r ed to**a~** "Manufacmrer's Manuals") . 

### 13 rockhnaging subntiLS 

### t bcsc supporting**m::~tc:rials** :;tS 

### confidenti ::l.l documents**purso~n t**  

### t o 14 C.F . R. § 

### l1 . 35(b), as the 

### ma t erials contain confidc nti a) 

### c ommer cial an<.V or p roprie tary i n

fo rmation that Brock ima ging bas not an d will no t s ha re wi th other 

### reques t i ng parties. 

### Add iti onally. t h ese docume nl <:; conta i n operatit1 g condi tions**~md** 

### procedure s !hal are not geoera.Uy availab l e to 

### t he p ub lic an d arc p r

otec te d from r e l

ease tm der th e Fn.'Cdom ofl n fo nnation Ac t. 

### 5 

### U. S . C. § 

### 5 5

2 ct. S<.'< l · 

### NOTE : ALL ATTAC HMENTS SET FOIITH IN SUPPORT OF THIS LETTER 

### OF PETITION ARE 

### CONFIDENTIALAND SHALL NOT BE RF:U:ASE D TO 

## nu ; PUBLIC WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM 

### THE PETITIONER.

1 • T he t cnn "Ma nufuct u rcr' s Manu al" al$0 inc l ude$ a llr dev:wt manu fact urer p t tb licatio ns , i ncl udi n g. bu ! no r li mi ted to : opcra ti ollS a 1 ld fligf'lt manuals .**IScr** guj dc s.**oom p<lli')Cflt.na** **lltcn a.~oo**  manua l s. p i lo t trai n i

ng manuals . sctVi ce

i nfonnation**ett~** and.**saf~y servke**  bulletins .lJ.S Department ofTranspo 11a tion Deccmbc.r 

### 3. 20 

### IS Page2 For yoor COiwcnience. 

### this Petitioo is ()Ql3nized 3S follows : 

## r. Du<criplioo 

## or Petitioner ll. Dtscript ion or P ropos<d Operarion s A . Aerial Photography, Videography. Pmperty Mllpping and Inspection Ill . Relevant Statutory Au t h ori t y 

### IV .
**llroc:kj~ugi g's**  

### ltrQposed

**(JA.~ Opcr-.1tion.**  **~** 

### M c.-et th e 

### Requirements or St< lion 333 of the Reform Ac t · A. Approval is Warra nted Bao;ed on the UAS's Size. We i gh t. Speed. and Operationa l Capabil ity B. Approval is Warranted Bosed on the 0p..'1'8tional Restrictions Set forth in the Operations Manuals V. Regulations Fro m Which Exemption i< R <quested A . 14 C . F.R. 

### P3rt 21. Subpart H- Airworthi"""" C<.'11ificates and 14 C.F.K. § 91.203(aXI ) B . 14 C . F.R. Part 

### V AirwortbiDess Sllmcbrds : Norrrtal Category Ro<orcraft C . 14 C . F.R. §§ 91.9(c). 45 .23(b) and 45 .2 7(a ):

**Aircr.~fi** Marking and 

### Identification Requirements () . 14 C . F . R. § 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(l), 91.409(aXI) and (2); 91.417(a) and (b): Maintenance InspectiotlS 1\. 14 C.f.R. Part 61, 1 4 C .F.R. 

### § 61.3 , 1 4 C.F . R. 

### § 61.113: Private Pilot P

r i\'ilcgc.-s an d Limitati ons F. 14 C.F.R. § 9 1 .7(a) : Civi l Aircraft Ai r worthiness G . 14 C.F.R. § 91. 9 (b)(2) : C ivi l Ai rc ran Fli glu Mnnual in the Aircraft an d 14 C . P . R. § 9 1.203(a) and (b): Carrying Civi l Aircr•n Ccrt il1 cation and Rcuistratjou. II. 14 CF.R. § 91.103: Preflight Action I. 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.109(a): Flightln.<truetion J . 14 C . F.R. § 91.119(c): Minimum Safe Altitudes K . 14 C.I'.R. 

### § 91.121: Altimeter Scuings L 14 C.f.R. § 91.151 ( a): Fuel Rcquin:mc:nts (od 'liiJ)>t in

**V~~** Conditions VI. Drug :mel Akubol Progr-..m VII. Public J nt<n:st V

III . l '•ivacy IX. Feder.tl R1 :giste rSummary 

### X. Con dus i o ••U .S Dcparlmenl ofTransportation [)co,., her 

### 3. 20 I 5 

### l'lll!e 3 I. DES(.'RIPTION OF PRTITIONj,!R Brockim:tbring. is based in Uevon . PA "'-orting in photogmphy, video&f'dphy services for the real csuue.

**~fK\ rtS**  aod •Neb industries. 

## nK: Comp any spec:1alizcs in . and will cont.inue tO fQCUS on. the vi dco &raphy 

### aJl d photography ofpropcny (lnd 

### real estate for 

### i nspection and s ::tlcs purposes as 

### well u s p ropcny mapping 

### anc.l provide 

### v i deo services to the spOrts and 

### web indtL \'tr ies. The Co mp r my 's Princ i pal, M i chael G. llrock hns been fly i ng UA V Ql.Jadcoptc rs as a hobby for mo r e lhan tWO yet.li'S W i lhOut incident . spending hundreds ofhours tlying US well a..<; n yi ng fixed wing oircroft. Upon the grant ofthe 333 E.xcmpltor•thc Compony's business "ill spceialiJ;C: in real estate pbotogrnphy and videooofUphy ofresidcntw. commercW and industrial n:al

**cst:~t<** for the promotion ofproperties for

**sal~** and land de,eiOJ>m<'tlt and odditionally "ill 

### one,. video servi= for the spons and

**w~** industries. Brockinulg. i ng,s 

### s: m u · are well troin ed and experienced i.n p roviding suppn n us vis ual observers ("VO"') for the pilo l 

### i n command {"" I ) I

C"") 

### in tldd ition to any oUler rlet:dcd on si te assistance . All 

### or I he 

### t.· qu ipment owned 

### by Urockimuging is of dlC h ighest 

### qua.li l y gent und has been able to provide these services safely and without any claims or incidt.-nt. Brockimnging·s goal is to :ldvisc the pcn;pective ctient that Brock imag ing is following al l the app l icable

**>1o t~**  and federal rules to ensure the safety of the public while providing. the c:lienl with a competitive and cost ciT<Xtive producL Brockimaging sccks an exemption to allow for pbotogr.lphy , videography and CliiiC< "'lated media products. The cont3Ct

**infonna~ioo** for Petitioner is

**a.~** follows: Michael E . Brock

**r~rockim ag,**  **ng** 

### 5 Sent r y Ln Devon. PA 19333 l ..honc: 949.290.7936: Email:

**!Ul.!;l,w_..,..J:.e.hrtlC~im:-tgine.com** 

### II . DESCRIPTION Of I'R QPQSED OPERATION Broc:Limag.ing S<eks on Cl<cmption pursu:mt to Section 333 ofthe Rcfom1 Aet to operate the Align M4SOL (refemd t o as BI· UJ \ S) (under 551hs) for the proposed opcr:llions di-.:ussed herein below . All UAS operations will occur under tighdy controlled conditions on private propcny or approved loca ti vn where

**Brockimag.in~** has recei"ed veri liable pcmlission to operaLe f r

om tlle

**andowner~** control1er or authori?.ed representa li ve. The proposed UJ\S operations v.riU be 

### conduclt."<.l io accordance with the condition s and li mitation s of lllil' Jl..:l i l io n Jbr Exem ption and l)rockimagi n g ' s OperaLi OtlS Manuul !:l. As de t ai l ed ln Hrockima.uin-e ':> Opcrnt ions Manuals, all UAS opera ti ons v. r iU be limilod to daytinl e V FR conditions.. within vi!luaJ l i n

e-of-sig ht ("VLOS"') ofthe operator, in uncontrQih.:d airspace, and will occur al k-a.-,t 

### S mm aw ay from an airpon reference pOint. Mon:over. Brod:inuging's Operations Manuals incorporo te redundan t

**~eguards** W

**~un::** the ain;r-.lfi 

### <kx::s OOll.rdvd uul$idt: the COnlrOlled nrc:'J ofUAS operations. including GPS "gro-feocin3" t«hnologics.U . S Ocp;. utmcnt of T ran sportation December 3 . 2015 Page4 

### A . Aerial l'hotograpby , Videograpby, Pmperty 

### Mapping and h1 speet ion Brockimaging seeks to use smal l JJ l - UAS for lhe purpose of conducting**photography~** vi deog rapby, n:t.a pping and in::.-pcction servi ce.o; for the reaJ estate, SpOrtS and web i nd u stries . Brockimagin g has purposefully tru lored ilS**opent~ions** 

### to meet !he requirement< e.<tablished by the FAA in prior grants of exempt ion authoriz ing commerc ial use of UAS in the r eal estate indus!Ty , incl u di n g: 

### • Trudeau, Realtoo:i\1 

### (Exempt ion No . 11138) • A lon Sic . herrnan (E., 

### emption No . 11728) • Sokoler Medl y (Exemption N o. 1134 1 ) • R::weo Ex <..<>cutive (Exem pti on No . 1 2639) • Rick Doy l e Phm ography**(E~empt on**  

### No. 1 268 1) AJI UAS real estali! - pb.ol . ography and videography operatiO I' L'): will occur on private property or approved loc ation in a controlled area a way &001 sp<.<>ctators and _persons not involved in the reco r di n g process . In add i lion. l he 11lming will be conducted between da\o\'11 and**d~JSk** to ensure maximum safety for the public an d those irwolved io lhe manipulation and operation. of t he UAS; VFR conditio n. .. -<;, at a l t i

ru.des below 400'**~lb<we** ground l evel (''AGL"). As SC I 10rlh bel ow . B r oc k ima ging's operat ions p.rovjde;; an equivalent l evel of safety wh ic . h is superior to perfonning 1. h e. same**"' otk**  using conventional fixed .. wing aircrat l or hel ico p leni. Small 

### UAS 

### real estate vide o product io n**i~ l~o**  

### safc-t than trad itional manned aircraft pcrfOm1ing the same func . tioo. Videographc:r- inspcc t ors also frequently J l eed to climb roof cops. trees. or o t herwise perfOrm ele vated**work~** which exposes lbem to the risk of dangerous falls , electrocution or other wort< r e la l ed in j uries . In addition, depending on d l e r latu r e ofthe vi d eo needed a nd**in spect** **o~** proximity to equ ipment, and othe - r rn.echaolcaJ lwzards associated with iodustrial shes and eon.-struct ion fac ili t i es often involves a r i sk of exposure to hil7..ardous conditions . 

### T he use ofB I -lJAS milig::11cs 

### these hazards and i s ultimately 

### a much safer and cost effic ient method ofperJO.r::roiog these and most ot h

er types of inspectioos. Mon.<>t.wer, conveuliooa l operat ions using ro torc raft and (ixed - wing 

### aircr.dl in low le vel operations present r isks asso ciat ed with vehicles weighing 

### ten s of**thou.. ~ds**  ofpouods 

### (includi llg payload) and 

### carrying large**amount~** 

### of fuel which iuherenlJy 

### presents significant fire ha:arrds as well as exposure to o t her chemical contaminates. It is important to r lOte the use of sma ll UAS irl th i s atea 

### - will oo l only be safer and 

### more cost effective - 1

0 the perspective user o r purch<1scr of the service, but the qual i ly and ex pause of acqui r ed information. will be fat more r

o bust given the low cost**a~wciated** w it

h i ts ae< ( uisition and ot h

er potential consumers ao i ne.xpensive producL lJAS real estate video produ c- tion is m ore reliab l e, and all ows for the collec1ion. disseminat ion. and 

### storJge of v isu..1.l an d other senoo.ry data with greater prec i sion an d duration at a very low 

### cost. Small UASs will a lso be 

### capable of accessing and inspeeting 

### areas thai wo u ld otherw ise be loacccssibtc oc b .i ghly dangerous using convcnlion31aircrafl or othe - r inspcctioo methods .

# - U . S Department ofTranspo rtation De c em ber 3, 20 1 5 Page S Ill. RELEVANT STATUT O RY AUTHORITY ll\ i s P etitio ' ' f o r F.xemptio n i s submitted pursuan t to Secti on 33 3(a) t hrou gh (c) of the 

### FAA Modcmi:a>tio n and Reform Act of2012 ( "Reform Ac t") . (:Ong r e<s ha< di r ec t ed the 

### FAA "to saf ely accele rate the i nt eg ration ofc i vi l unma nned ai rc r aft systems in t o the mniooal airspace system. " Pursoanl t o Section 333 of the Rcfom1 Act,. t he FAA Admin i strat o r is t o 

### pem 1 it orunaMed a ircraft systems to opera te i n th e Nat io nal Ai rs pace Sys t ems ( " NAS " ) where i t is safe to do so bas e d o n th e following cons j d crations: 

### • The VAS ' s size. we i ght, SpOC d and operatioM l capability; • Ope ra tio n ofthe UA S i n close p r oximi ty t o airports and po p ulated areas; and • Ope ration o f t he UAS withio t h e v i su al l ine o f s i gln o f the ope rat or . Ad di t io nally, the FAA Administrator has gcncr.d autho ri ty t o errant exemp Li ons from the**agency'~** safety regu l atioos a. od m in i mum s t and ar ds when. d 1 e Adm i n

i strat o r decides a reques t ed 

### e xemp t i on is 

### in the public int e

r est. St.>e 

### 49 U . S . C. § 

### l 06(Q (de ll ning the auth o r i ty oftl>e A

d m i nis trato r); 49 U . S . C . § 

### 4470 J (Q (p erotitt i n g e x emptio ns !r om§§ 44701(a) . (b) and §§ 

### 44702-44716.**e~** 

### seq.). A pruiy 

### reques t ing 

### an exeroptioo must expl ai n t he r e a «>ns why the exem p

t ion : ( I ) 

### woul d be n efit the pub l ic"-' a whole, and 

### (2) wou l d**no~** 

### :<dve.rsc l y nllect safery (or how i l wou . l d p ro, , i

de a l eve l o l' safety at l ea.-;t equal to t he existi ng rule.o;). See 1 4 C.P. R . § 1 1.81 (pe titions for exem p tion). IV . 

### HRO C KlM .A G lN G' S**PIWPOS J>**  i\J - IJAS**()! ~:** **RATIO S**  M EET TH E REQUIREMENTS O F SECTION 333 O F THE REFORM ACT 

### The small fil - UAS operat ioos p r

oposed by 

### 8rock i mag i ng a.s n ote d a bove i n thi < Petitio n for F.xemptio n qual i f y f o r expedite d app r ov al p ur suant to Section 333 of the Reform Act 

### as eac . h of t he st.atUiory c r

ileri a and r e l

evant f a

ctors ar e sati sfied . A . App rov al 

### is Wammted llao;ed o n the (l A S' s Si7.e , W eight , S peed , and Ope.rati oo al 

### Capa bi lit

y A G r an t of Exemp tion i s**:;~p ropria** **e** for operations conduct ed us j ng the l)ASs due to the i r size weig h t, speed, an d operati onal ca pab i l i ty . • The Bl · UA .. <; uti l i zed by Br oc kim aging has been ap p ro\'ed for use in p rio r Sect i on 

### 333 Grants ofExemp t ion f rom the FAA.' • The Bl - UA S weighs Jess tl>. m 

### 55 pooods , i ncl u ding p• yload • The Bl - UAS will . uot be 

### Oo'"' at a g r ow > d speed i n excess o f 50 k n

ots. The exe m pt ion hol de r may us c e i ther**ground~-p<.-cd** or calibrated airspeed to detetmine com pliance - witb the SO knot speed r estricti on .**l~ee:** e .g.. Gtao t of Exe m p

tio n 1 0 T ru deau, Rcahor® (Exem pt io o No . I ll JS ) ; Grant of**Cx~:mpli()f\** h) Alc>o Sidterm<ul (B:xemp t N>o No . l l**72 8)** **~** Gl':l • 1 1of F.xempt io n to Sokok:r M ed l y (E:'<cm pt io n No. 11341 ) .U . S Department ofT«tospo rtatioo 

### Decem ber 3 . 20 I 5 Page6 • A ltitude i nformati on w i ll be 

### ge . n

er.ned by e qu ipment ooboard the UAS as speci lied usiog GP $ Lriang ulalioo .. digitally encodt.-d barometric altime t e r

, J"d d i o a.llime t er. o r any com b

inati on t hereof . T h is informati on w i ll be transmitted to ll:le p i lo t vi a telemetric data feed. • The Bl · lJAS w i ll have 

### system reduodaocies aod iu d epe.ndeot funct i onality lo eosure the overall safety and p r c..·d ic tabili ty of t he system . Jf connect io n 10 d t e remote c ontrol or growtd conU'ol stat io o is l ost,. failsafe systems will permit the UAS to return to a predc l enniocd location an d safely lan d**\\~thout** in jury or d am age . • The radio 

### freque . J l cies nsed for ope . nn ions**~md** control of t h

e**BI VAS**  comply with 

### the Fe d eral Com lm :U

\icatio.us 

### Comm.i ::;::; ion ("FCC") and 

### other app rop r iate govemmem ove r sight agency r equir e ment s . The operating f reque - n

cy for the B l- lJAS**~** 2 .4 GHz freq u ency bands . J ftbe same - opera l ions were cond u cte d tl'i"ing a helicopter. t h e a ircraft's**tak e~fl~**  we ight wo u Jd l ikely exceed 

### 6,000 pow> ds depe n dinz 

### on pay l oad. 

### The difference in weight bctwoen t he Bl - U.<\S and a helico pter significan tl y r ed u ces t he po t e ntia] harm t o the panicipat i ng a nd non participat in g i ndividuals an d/o r sot'Mund ing p r

operty in lhe even t of an uoiotco dc d a ccid e nt or incident. Jn a dd i ti on. the r isk 1. 0 l be onboar d p ilot an d camera operator is e limi nated. B . Approml i s WaiTaoted llascd 

### oo lbc O r >Wtt.ioo.-1 R e strictions Set Forth in Bn>cki mag i . ng's 0J)f!;tations Manuals Br ockimagiog's Operatio ns Manuals and t h e Manu.facwters Manual lor the se lected BI·UAS**\\~II** co ntain aJ I t h e procedures a.od l imitations**ncc~ry** to safel y and successfull y pe.rfor m the operati ons sp(..-citi e d i n this Petjr]on fo r f .. xemp t io n . To assist 

### lb.e FAA in making a ::;a f c t

y assessment of Br ock im ag in g•s proposed operations. below is a summary of operatio n .. '\] Hmitatio n s an d co n ditions lhat Brock ima gi n g v.ill adhere to, an d v.il kh wi ll**en~ure** ar) equivaleo.l 

### or higher l evel 

### of s ntCty to operati ons 

### cond u cted u nder current re.g u la L o r y guideliues : I. The 11 1 - LJA S weighs 

### tc.s t bao 

### 55 pound s, 

### ";th payload. 2. AU opcf".ttions shall be co n ducted over private or comrolled - aceess pro perty wi t h verifi ab le permission from the land O \ \nc r / controller o r a utho r iz ed representativ e. Pennissi on from lan d owner /controller or autho ri:;-..ed re p resentative 

### will be obt.airn:d f o r each schedu led fl igh t prior 1 0 

### opero ti on. 3. All UAS operated Wlde . r t11e Grant or E:<emp l ion will be ideo t ilit:d by serial number. registered in ac cordance wi r.b 1 4 CFR part 47, and have ident ificati on (N - Nwnber) markings in ae<:ordaocc wi th 1 4 CFR pan 45, S ub part C . tvf atk in gs will be as lan,te - as p r

ac t ic a ble. 4 . M i nimum crew fo r each flight operation will consist of a pilot. who 

### will be Pi lot- in Command ( "P lC ' •) of the BJ - UAS . an<l one o r more Visual Observecs ("'Observer")**a.~** 

### necessruy 1.0 safely 

### con d uc - t the miss ion.

## u.s Departrnent orTrdllSportati on IJ<:c•"lllb<.T 3, 2015 Pag<7 

### 5. PICs shall possess eith<.T 

### o private. recreational, or sport pilot ccrtirtcatc. The PIC mu....:;r also bold a curran fAA ainnan medic:aJ certificate or :1 valid U.S. dri•:er•s license issued by a stale, t he l)ist:rict of Co lum bia, Puer1o Rico . a lcrritory. a possession, or the. Fedenll government . T he PIC v.,.ill a J so mccl the night re vi e w requ irements spec ifi e d in 14 C.F.R 61.56 in an aircraft i n which l he PIC is 

### rah .. 'tl on h i

s or h er piloL cenificatc . 6 . The lii - LJAS sball be operated withi n VLOS of tho PI C Wld Observer at all t ime:;. T he PIC 

### must usc human vision unaided by any device other than 

### correc..1ivc lenses. as specified on the PIC' s fAA-issued medical cenifocate. 7. The PIC and <>l>o;w.er d<sign:ued for any operation "ill be :lble to communicate '""""")'at all ti,.,.. 8. Electronic messagin g or text in& will not be permitted during flight opcrnti oos. 9. The additi onal rcqu ircmc nl s id-: nti fied in the Grant of Excm i >L

ion sh!•l l be added to the Brockjmag i n g 1 S <)pcrot i ons Manuals. The Operat io o s Mnnuu l s 

### will be maintain(.:d a r

\d made availab l e t o the J\drninist ralor upo n request. If n discrepancy ex iS IS betwet. ·rl the conditions und l imi rmi ons jn the Grant of Exemption nod Brockim.aging's Operations Manu. 1.ls. the condition s and limitutions in the Grant of f_xemption shalltal<e pr=dcnc< and must be followed. Otberni.'IC, flrockimaging shall follow the procedure. outlined in thcir Opcr.uions Manual s. 10. flrockimaging may update or revise its Opcro.tions Manuals. Revisions 

### "ill be trocked and a revised copy ofthe MWlual 

# -.;u be p r ovided to the Admini s tmtor upon request. Brockimagi.ng will also

**p~nt** an updated and revised Opcmtions Manual s ifil pet i t ioos for extension or amc n dmen l to its Grant of Exemption. If an upda te or revis ion v..-ouJd a ffect I he basis upon v.*hich the FAA gr.m1.s t he exemption , Brocklmagi ng w ill !i l.:ck un a me ndment to i ts Grao. t of Exempt io n . Brockimagiog 

## wm contac t th e FAA's UAS lnt cgr mio n Ollicc (AFS - 80) if ques t ions li n sc regarding updates o r re visions to the opcr.uing documents . II. Brock imaging 

### ()pc.T•tions MJIJ\ualS and its Grant ofExemption "ill be available to the PIC at tbe grouod 

### control OIUition anytime tbe fli- UAS is operating. 12 . The PIC is prohibited from beginning a BI · UAS flight unless (considering -.iod and forecast weather conditions) there is enough p<>v.t.--:r ro fly to the first intended pc>iol of land ing. and assuming oonno. l cruis i ng, Speed, to fly after thai for ar: l east 10 min utes . 1 3 . Mt<ximum total ni ght time Co r eac h operationa l O ight ll$ ing t he Bl-ll AS wi ll be l imi led to 40 minutes o r lhc amoul'lt oft ime the UAS can be O own and s till maintain a rt

.-s crvc battery power 

## o r n o less than

**25% ~**  wh ichever occun; lir s l. 1 4. Flights will beopcrat<"<l at on altitude ofno more than 400 li:et AGLand will never enter navigable controlled airspace \A.itbout timely prior wriu":n authorization and approval fn11n tbe FAA. In the C\'C!It tbe structure being inspcctod exceeds 400 feetIJ.S Oopartment ofTr.msponation Occcmber 3. 20 I 

### 5 PageS A(j l " t h e UAS w i ll no t be operated m ore lh:on 1 00 f eet abo ve lhc h i ghe<t point on the structure. lllld oo m or

e than 

### SO fee l ho ri zon t a l ly from the s tru c t ure . 15. Flight opcrotioos must be condtJ<:ted at least 500 foet from all oonpartieil"'ting per.;ons. (pcr.;o ns ollie< than the PIC, VO, opcr:uor u:Unees or 

### c::sscntiaJ pen;oos). 

# ,,,.,.,Is. vehicles. and struc:tun:s unless: a. Ba rri ers or st r uc 1 urts or e p resernl h al suffici c ntJ y p ro u.·t::t nonpanicip.ui ng 

### pcrso 1 \ S fr om the UA 

### a. tt

d/o r debri s 

### i n the 

### event of 

### •m a ccident. 

### · rne o pcmt o r must e:t::tSt ll' c that 

### nonparc j cip atin g persons remain under such protection. If a s ituation arises whc.."fC nonparticipating persons leave such protection and 

### an: within 500 feet of the UA, flight opcnuions mUSt """"" immediluely and/or: b. 111e aircraft is operated ncar vesse ls. vehicles ot

**stn:.cau.n:~** Yl'hcre the 

### ov..-ner /CQntro Ji cr of such vessels, vehicles or structure s has grnntt.-d perm iss i on and lhc PICh a::: nw d c n s af ety assessment of tJte r isk of oper ating

**r** l O those ob j ect" and determi n ed llmt it docs not present an undue h=rd . and: c. Opcmrions nearer to the PIC, VO, 0pcr.110r u:Unees or 

### c::sscnriaJ persoos do not presem an undoc hazard to those pcr.;ons per§ 91.119(a). 16. The B l- l J AS may not be openo t c-d l ess than 500 feet below o r less t h an 2.000 feet ho r izon t a lly f r o m a clou d o r whe . n vis i b i l it

y is

**lcs.~** t han 3 s LaluLc

**mi e.~**  f r

om t h

e PI C. 1 7. The BI·UAS 

### may not op<:ratc within 

### S nm of 

### :on oirpon 

### refercn<X point 

### as denoted on a euncnt FAA-published oeronautical cb:ut unldS a letter of agn:emcnt "ilh that ailporfs

**~~** is obtained. and the oper:Uion is conduc:ted in accordance with 

### a NOTAM as requ . ired by the Brock i maging CO A. 

### lbe letter of agreement with the

**irpon** m n. nagerne nt will be mnde avai la ble lO Lh¢ Adm i n

istrat or upon r e q uest . 1 8 . l ' rior to c:och fl i ght tl > e PI C shall inspec t tbe BI-UAS to confirm lh:ot it is i n a condition safe for llight . 

### The pre - Oigbt inspection will aocount for all discrcp;mcies, 

### c:.g. inoperable

**componc-nL~** it'-"DlS. 

### or

**equ.ipm4.-,~** 

### not already 

### CO\'crcd in the 

### re!evaru sections ofthe operating doc:umcntsas well as equipment upd;ltcs. Tbc PIC $hall not opcr•tc ony BI - UAS if the in<pection reveals o condition that affCCb lhe safe operation ofthe

**BJ ~U**  **AS** un t il the necessary

**m~tintcnance ha~**  bocn pcrfom ted

**at~ d**  t he 

### H

I·UAS is 

### f o un d t o be 

### i n u co n ditio n f o

r safe nigh t. T h e

- g

r ound conlrOI station s hall be 

### inc l uded in 

### the prcnig.h t inspect ion . 

### All ma i nLennncc and 

### ahem;Jtions must be proper l y documented in the UAS's records .. required by Brocltinmging·s Oper:otions Manwls. 

### 19. Brockim.aging ";11 timely cany 

### out its 

### rnaintcn:t.noe. inspections. and record keeping requ i rements i n accordance w i t h t h

e Operations Manu a ls. Mainwnancc. ins pec tion. aod 

### :allcl".tt i ons w i ll be 

### f Ully 1 mte d 

### i n t he . 8 1- UAS reco r ds , in cl u d ing t o tal t i m

e i.o service. 

### dC$Cri p uoo of worl:

**ac~omp ishcd,**  date comp l eted an d

**tl~e** signature o f 1he aulhori>.ed person n:tummg the 111 - UAS to service.U.S i)epartm<nt ofTron:;poruuion December 3. 2015 

### Pa&oe 9 2 0 . An y B I -U AS that has

**tut dc**  **gon ~**  **m~tin tcnrut**  **cc** or

**ah~; at**  **ions** t hat a.ITcct I he VA S operation o r night charac t eristics (e .g.,. replacement of a flight cri t icn l component) must t imely u odergo a functiona l t est Jlight in occordance with Brockimaging's Operations M:muals. ' rhe PIC who conduct> the functional test Right must make an oolry 

### in the UAS 

### aircraft records ofthe OighL 

### The requimncnts and procedures for a funetiooalcesc fligbc and Bl-tJAS record cnary shall be included in 

### the Brockimaging•s Operations M:muals . 2 1 . **Th~** ll i -UAS wiiJ be O J>ef'3 1 (.-d and maint.a.irled :Jcco r

di n g to the Manuracturcr's Manuals and any required 

### m;.muf3Crurer Safety/Service Bulh::lins tuld produc t up dat es. 22. Prior to the opemion. a Mission Pocket 

## ,.;u be cn:ated

**in~** with the requirements on Brockimaging "s Operations Manuals. 23. Brockimnging will obtai n un Air T raftic O. r c.unizatio n (" ATO ") iss u ed Cc 1ti ficate of \Voiv cr O l ' Authorization. Olh ctwise k.no'Wil a.o; 

### o. 

### COA. prior to conducti n.g

**my** operat ions under thi s Grant 

### or Exem p ti on. A NOT AM will be

**i~~.~t.--c.l** us required 

### by the COA. All operations will be conducted in accordance with

**~.itsp3cc** requirements in the: ATO issued COA iocluding class of

**airsp3cc~** altitude lc:xd and po1cntial transpel<ld..'r n!CjWmncDts. 2 4 . A l l n;quired pennis::;ions and penn its will be ob t ained from territorial, s r me. county or city j uri s d i

c l

ions . includi ng l oca J law enfo rceme nt , lire or other appropriate govcmmcn tal ag encies. 25. If tho: UI·UAS loses con1J1lunic;,.tion "ith the PIC. it "ill ha'e the capability to safely n:tum to • pre-determined location 

### ,.;thin the operational area and land safely. 26 . Con t ingency plans will be in

**~cc** to safel y tcnninmc flight i flhcn.: i s a loss of communic a t ion behvect • the PI C and th e Observer. 27. The B I -UAS will have the capability to safely "bon nigllt in the case ofunpredicled obstacles or cmergencie). 28 . PICs and Observcrs will ha'c at )cast a cum..-.H Class Il l Medical Ccnific atc or a valid and c urrent U .S . dri ver's license iswed b y a )1.tt t e. 

### 29 . Prior 

### t O

conducting operations for filming.. the J >

J C will have accurnu lnt cd and lougt.'d. in u manncrcoosi.stent with 14 CFR § 61.51(b). a minimum of200 night cydos and 

### 15 hours total time as a IJAS IOIOrCr.l.ft pilot and at lc:ISI I 0 bouts losg<:d as a IJAS pilol \\ith

**~** simil3r lli·VAS type platfonn. This requirement can be ochi"'ed by OighL< conducted and lo8$.ed as a hobb}ist. 

### 30. Prior 10 

### <:o n ducl.in,g operati ons fo (" lilming. the 1 >

1 C will have

**ccumulm~.."<l ~md**  

### J ogged , i n a mruuk.:reonsistcnt with 1 4 CFR § 6 1 .51(b) . a minimwn

**ofhou~** pursu am t o 14 C rR § 6 1 .SI(b) as IJAS pilot opera tin g the make and mode.! ofB I -lJAS to be 

### urili7.ed for

**open~t ioos**  under the cx.-mptioo :md three take-offs :md three landing in the preceding 90 da)-s.U.S Department ofTransport.ation ()cccrn bcr 

### 3. 20 I S Page 10 31. Opcmrions shall ()CCtrr during daytime VFR Mcteorologicol Condirioos; ffighrs onder spcc:ial visual fiighr rules ("SVFR") shall not be eondociOd 

### 32. 111c UI-UAS shall remain clear and yield !he righ1 of way 1o all olhcr m1nnro opennions and activities at all rimes (includi11g. 

### bill not limi1cd to. ultralight vehicles, p:1r00hore aerivi1ies. parasailing activities. 

### bang gliders. etc.). 33. BI ·U AS Operations onder lnstrum<:n1 Fligh1 Rule.<. 01

**ni&h~** or heyond VLOS""' prohibi1cd. 34. 11tc UAS will not be ope:rat.OO from an clcvulcd platfom\ un le ss des i glled a. nd engineered s pecifically for suc h purposes and be i n compliance with the general re s trictions imposed by the app l icable renulatie,.m s. Additional l y n o PfC w i ll provide any fi lm -fl ight opennioos while in motjon from atop any elevmt.Xl pla110rm vehicle or device. 35. O<fore condocring opc1'3rions. !he radio freql!CI1Cy spcoltUm used for opernrion and control of lhc BI -UAS \\iJJ comply "'ith the Fcdcml Communications Commission (FCC) or olhcr appropriare govemmc:ol o,·c:nighl agency requiremenrs. V. Rt : CIJI . AT I ONS FROM WHICH EXEMPT I ON I S REQUESTED The Fcdcrnl Aviation Act expressly gmnrs !he FAA !he au1hori1y 10 

### i>-.-uc: exemptions. This

**~t:ltu ory**  authorily. b)r its tcttnS, includes exempting civil aircn1ft. as the term is defined under§ 40101 oflhe Act, including UASs. from its safety regulations and minimum slandards when !he Adminiscr:uor decick.-s a requested exemption is in lhe public in t erest. ' Bro<.:kimagj 1 \g

**~eek.!o** an exem pti on from scvc.ral intcr rc l ntcd

**provi~ions** ofTi t le 14 of the Code of Fc dcml Rc gu lrr lions (" 1 4 C . F.R'") Pruts 21, 45, 6 1 and 91 for purpo ses of conducti n g tlte tequc slc d opcrutio 1 t s using

**Bf UAS**  p latforms noted above. l.hacd below are: (1) lhe speciilc sec t ions of 14 C.I:-.R f o r which exem ption is sough t. and (2) the opcnni ng proccdur1..."S and sateguards thai Pc l ilioncr has established which will cn:;urc a le vel o r s afety bcuer than or equa . l to the

**ru e::~**  rrom which cxempt.ion

**i.~** sought."' U

NMANNF.I) A I KCRA 

## n S Y STEM A. 14 C.F.Il Part 21. Subparl H - Airworthiness Ccrtifoc:ucs and 14 C.F.R. §91.203(oXI) The FM has SUlcd rh'l no exemption is nccdcd from this soction if a finding is made under !he Reform Acttha11hc UAS selected prQvides an cquivolcnt level of 

### safety when compared 10 J 49 U.S.<;. 

### f 44 70 I (f) ( aulhari:rins the t;.t:tM of t>=trnpcions from I"CqUJR:meniJ or

**re~1a1 ion~**  prescrtbed pll'Sf4nl lO

**ScctiM.~** 44701(1) and (b) and Sections 44702 - 44716). c 1 4 C P , R, 

### f I I.& I (c). whicb requi rcu petitivn tor teX(:mpcion 10 inel ui.Sc: 1bc

**~ll$** why £f'.Ui llllf) the e:-:ero:plu'n would oot :.dvtrst:ly affcCI safety, or how the exempt ion woo l d pc-ov idc fl kvtl or safety at kast e q ual to that provided by lhe "' I <: (r() • ll which yo u $1l'Ck exemption.U.S Departmen t ofTra n sportation December 3. 2015

**~II** aircraft normally used for the same application. These critcrio an; mc:t and in point of fact exceeded. and therefore no exemption is needed. ' If, howe\er, the fAA de1crmioes that tber<: an: some characteristics ofthe chosen 

### UAS th'" · fail to meet the rcquircm<nt< ofthe Refonn Act, 31'1 exemp tion i s req-.;aested. 

### E

ttlfivalent Le>•c/ of Safety Broekimlging's use 

### orlbe 13T-UAS is sttfc when taking into accourH ils :;i7e, weight. speed . and operational capa bility. As set forth iot the d.:soription ofproposed opcrJtions in Section I V (A). the 8 1 -U AS weighs less than 

### 55 pounds. including payload and will not be flo.,, at 

### a ground spetd in exc.:ss of

### 50 lwols. Tbe 81-UAS is also equipped with safety'""'"""' which will allo" Petitionl.-r to operate the BI -UAS safely afler cxpcrioocing certain in-flight contingencies or failun:s 

# ._,noted below. •' Additionally. the Bl -UAS canies

**01.~ther** pilots nor passengers, canics no ••Piosi"c materials or fl0l1lll1ablo liquid fuels. o r otbcr clements id<ntificd b)' Homeland Security as being prohibitive and opc..-rute exclusively ·within 

### tl1e parameters stated io Hrockimaging's OperJtions Manuals. Opcrotio r ls conduc£ed un de . r L

hi s clu.:mption will be cl osely controlled n.nd rnonilort.-d by the PIC opcro. lor !u ld wi l l be condu cte d in comp liance wi t h local public :saftty rc<(uircmcnts. to provide $1..'CUrity fOr the area of operati on. Uroekimnging wi11a1so provide the FAA with adva r )ce notice of all opcro t ions via NOTAMs 

### a:. rc-quin:d by the applicable COA. In oil coses. opcrution ofthe lli-UAS under the proposed conditions will be at least as 

## sale.._ or safe-r th:tn, conventional 

### nxon:ron operating v.ilh 

### an ain;onhiness certifiC3tc. !.asdy, the BI-UAS do 11()1. ne<d a tndiDS to communi"""' "itb otbcr aimtll\ or ATC. because those capabilities 

## ,.;n be solely possessed by

**~c** e.;.. (! ran t ofF..xcmptiQn No . 1 1184 C..:t Low Counuy RC. Corp . (FAA -2014..()80 3 Ill pg.l): " 'fhe (OJ'I SJOOO) hus lhe wpobiliry to opcr:uc $:1 J tly a llt.'t

**txperlenc:i**
**~** cenai n i n - ftis h

t cont i necncid or fai l ures and uses an a uto pi l

ot S)'lltcm ro

**m:-~int:~ .o.**  U AS S1:.bil i ty :.nd

**~nu-ol.** The L J AS is 3l$o :'lbl c to respond to a loss of glo bal posit i ooin& s)1>1C nl (GPS) or-;:. Jos t · l ink e\·ent with a prQ-c:(l()(dln:tt¢d, pntdicT:.b l e. 3utomau:d fli&Jit mam.':U,.'«. n.nd rmnU3.1 Right contrOl fum:t i OOO; Ii 1y ;as a backup. These Sllfel)'

**tu ~**  **p~vidt:** ao

**eq~,~ vak:nt**  level ur $ilfety complf'Cd to a manned :atmd pertOmting a similar opcr:di(wl " 'See c.;.. !iratll off.xttnption No. 111$4 10 VOOS Global U..C. (FAA-2014.0312 al pp 4-S): 11w: 01-UAS can be 

## opcnood_..l)'by•---· ....,_booed iturti>cc. TIUs .....,.tl><-onty""""oocoomandtl>< S)'ltCm \\-bcre co SA 3tld the S)'Sl(m docs all the fl)in: for the openJIOI". The 61-UAS cao be opmkd ., bocb semi and fUlly 2Uionomou$ tli8)Jim00es. with l.be

**~or** simply clicking, an a map 10 ert.a1e a pre•plamcd fbgbt path

**for~** nig.ht- ln 3ddit:ic)n. the

**~or cat~**  en:ate no fly zooes or maximum ftir;ht rantcs r.nd attitudes so tbe syuc:m

**canno~** entef' art3$ deell.led ®safe: or wn'CICt:j.l>ll')' to fly O"\'ct. The periiM)ncr $1atcs rur1htr that tbe UAS has built-i n intelli gent fauh handling which alklws the BHJAS 1 0 detect a sysaero f.1i.llr while in ll"' llir und aulomatically fly bod: (0 i t s takeoff location and land. l'aullll thul CM be detooc d iJ)C i ude : (()ss of commumcation; cxcecdi n s pre-sCI wind

**d~rtshokls;** at1d low OOttel)' lc:V<: b. A ll flisJtt

**ope ~nio**  **os** 3te g.lobaJ po: dttomn g ll)'lllem (GPS) conttolled, 1 nak i n,t d•c sys t-:m easy to na\•igatc. At nny point if th e Opet:UOr" is ooc txplic1tly f;QRUII.3fldln.g tile:

**tc:m** to tnovc . lbc 5)'S I4:tn automatita lly holds its GPS positiOI\. The ni ght cooltol S)'Sltm c-Jnpk>ys DOt Ol'lty GPS positioning. but a vnridy or un..ot":) •ncludtng, sonar. blill

**on~o~;trk** pressure, trolpcn.uure. wlnd spn.'d flltd Ofhtrs to

**~** stability 50 kxl& 11 wind

**~ld$** are not

**c:~.** Also a fligtlt tcrminatioo link to

**~en•** a 1l) aw-4)' or other

**~ty** cSqcraus

**s~iM** - l$ av.t.lbbk to the op:nwr.-U.S l)cpart:mcnl ofTrn.nsportation 

### ll<c<:m ber 

### 3. 20 15 P.•gc 

### 12 the PIC and Obsen.er. """arc not onboord the Bl - UAS.' 

### In addition. no

**~.a,·<>id** 1eehnology is necessary f<>r the 1.\l·UASs bc=usc they 

## ";u be <>pernted at all times in VFR co 1 1ditions and within VLOS of the I'I C and OperatO£.• B. 14 C.F.R. Part 27 Airworthinc.'i.< Standards: Normal (;atcgory Rotorcr.tft 1itle 1 4 C. F . R . . Part 27 sets forth the pi'OCodural r equirements for airwonJ\i n css certificaLion of nomwl category ro torc raft. To th..: cx t ..:nt that

**Brockimaging~s** smaJI HI·UAS wou l d olberwisc r equire ccnilication under Part 27. Petitioner seeks an exempt ion from Part2Ts airv.·orthiness S1:lndards for the same roasons ideotified in the request for exemption from 14 C.f.R. R. Part 21. 

### Sub!>rut H. !lupra. C. 14 C.P.R.§§ 91 .9(<), 45.23(b ) and 45.27 ( a ) : Aircraft Marki"l: and ldentificalion Requi.rcmenlS 13rock.imuging seeks an exemption from the aircraft marking and id.:ntification requirements contai 1 >e d in 1 4 C.f . R. §§ '11. 9(c). 45.23(b) and 45 .27 ( a) . • 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.9(c) , C ivi l A i.rcran Fl ight Monual. Ma.rking nnd Pl acanl 

### require1ne nt s. prvvidC8 that: No person may operate a

**.S. regisrered**  civil nircrnJ\ unless that aircraft is ideotificd in occordane<: with Part 45 ofthis chapte.r. • 14 C.F.R- § 45.2J(b). MarkinG$ <>fthe Aircraft, Sl>lc:s: When lllllri<s include only the Roman oapiiD.Ilcuor "N" and the "'!;isttation nwnber is db ;p laycd on limited, restrictod or li.cht ·:,poli c:.tcgory aircraft or expcrimcnrnl M prcwis i oo.a.Uy certili c• u cd 

### aircmfl. the operator 

### rous1 also display on t hot aircr..tft ncar each entrance 1 0 the cnb i n, cockpit, or pilo t s tnti on. i n l etters t)()t less lhiUl 2 i nches nor n\orc li'UlJl 6 i nches bizb. the words "limited; "restricted, .. **ight·spo~** "exrx-rimc..-ntal.'" or

.. pro..,isiona l... as applicable. • 14 C.F.R. § 45 .27(o). Ratorcrall, 

# == F.ach operator of a rotore.raft must display on that roi<Jn:r.1ll horizontally on both surfaces of the

**<:~bin.** fuselage. boom. or tail the marts required by § 45.23. In u previ ous Grant of

**~emp ion.**  the FAA de t cm l i

Jted that exemp t ion 

### rrom these requirements

**wn.~** warranted prov id t..-d that the 

### aircrafl "have

**den~ Wcatio**  **n** (N-Numbcr) m:ll'kings i n accordunce wlth 14 C .F . R Part 45 , Subpan C i f the markings arc

**a.~** large 

### a." p rac t icable." ' 0

•. kl

### U.S Dep- amne m ofTra o.spo rtaLio n O ecembe r 3, 2015 P age lJ 

### P-'jui v alent L e vel o f S ajet_y A118T - UAS Jl own by llrock.imagiog w i ll bear N - number marking:; t hat areas larg e as pr

ac ti cab le in a ccor d

ance v. ;th 14 C . F . R. Pan 45, Subpan C . '' D. 

### 14 C .F.R. § 

### 91AOS ( a ) , 9!.407 ( a )( l ), 91.409 ( a )( l ) and ( 2 ) ; 

### 91.417 ( a ) and ( b ) : 

### Maintenance J:o spec. ti o ns Br ockinwging se ek s a n exemptio n fr om t h e m a i

nte n ance i nspec t ion r equi r eme . n

t.:; contaioed in 14 C . F .R . 

### § 91. 4 0 5 (a) , 9 1. 4J17( a ) ( l ), 9 \. 4Q9(a) (2): 91 .417 (a) an d (b) . The-se regulat ions spec if y ma i ntenance an d inspection stand ards in reference to 14 C . F .R. Part 43 . See, e . g., 14 C .f . R. § 

### 91 .405( a ) (s tati n g d>at eac h owner o r operat or of an a irc r ail "(s(ball have the airc r af

t i

n>-p<.'Ctc d as prescribed in 

### sub p. 'lrt 

### E of th j s part and 

### shal l b e t

ween r eq ui red i nspecti ons . .. have d is crepancies rep a ired as prescr i b

ed in part 43 of this chapter") . An exemption from tlu:se rcgult.Jtions is tuxded be . cause f>a r t 4 3 t.uulthcse Se<:tions only apply to aircraft with an ainvo r tiUness certificate . which tl

t e UAS p/(lljormsto be operaud ru1dn this grant of r:xemprio n w i ll noi have . 

### (Emph a sis ad ded) Equival e nl 

### 1 .-ew: l 0

/ Saf ety An 

### e qui valent l e ve l o f sa f e t

y w i ll be 

### a chieved or exceede d bec. 1 u.se 

### mai ntenance and i nspec . tjons wi ll be 

### Li m.ely perfoTTl)ed in 

### accordance with the 

### Manufac t urer's Mant • aJ 

### and any 

### requ ire d m

;m u

fa

cturer Safety or Service B uJ i eti ns . Furthe . r. as 

### requ i red by 

### Rroc k ima gi n g's Opetat ions Manuals . the P I C w ill co n duc L 

### a pre - !ligh L



### inspection of the B I - UAS an d ail assoc i ate d 

### equi p men t to a ccount tOr aiJ di screpanc i es and/or i n

opera b

le co m ponent-; . Mai ntenance w i ll be 

### pcrfonncd and veri fied t o a ddress an y cond iti ons potent ially affectirl g sa f e operation oflhe ni 

### U

AS and n o**fli ht** **~** 

### will occur**nle~** 

### a n d unti l , all illgbt 

### crit i cal corop<).ueul:> of l be BJ - UAS have bee1 1 four ld 1.0 

### be ai r worth y 

### aod io 

### a condition s:.Ue for opcra6 on . A furn;ti on aJ t es

t fligh t w i ll be 

### cond u cted fbiJowi.ng the rep lace m ent of an y fl ig h t - cri ti ca l com pone n t-; . As requ ired by 

### Brook i ma g i

ng•s Operations Ma .oua .l s. the 

### PIC who co.uduc ls the 

### f u

nc t iona l test flight will 

### mak e an cotty in 

### the B I - UA S a i rc r aft rec or ds of t h e fl i ght. fl r()C . k.imagiog's Operations Ma nu aJ also inc l u

d es requireme nt s to follow t he man uf a ctur er's lJAS aircratilc::oropOoent.**main etWD.~** **.** 

### overh au l, r eplacement. inspec ti on, an d l ife l imi t roquiremeots fOr the 

### follow i ng a pp ) ic ab l e compo n e nt s: powe . tt

r

a in sys t em (power p lant), 

### p

r op ell ers, av ionics an d control sur fa

ces (i n ch .t di n g**ai lero** **.s/ evor~s)~**  

### s t ruct ur

es & 

### airf r

ame. c:.unera**syste~n.** 

### elect r ic a l systems (io.dudio.g**batte ies)** **~** 

### gro u nd control sl..<t. 6on. ha:card accessorie:s., an d spare parts . 

### Further, Broc k i ma ging's Opera ti ons Manuals a ls o i nclu d e p

r o c ednres to docomeot ao.d maintain a r ecord of the B I - UAS•s maint enance, prev e ntativ e ma i ntenance, a1 t e ra t ions , stat us of repl ac ement /ov erh au l com po nent pa rt s, and 1 he 

### to tal time . in 

### service o f the B l- lJAS used u ; ode .r r b.i s Graol ofExemp t ion. As 

### a who l e . t he ma i ntcnanoc an d inspection pro(X.'( I urcs r c <.Juircd i n Br ock i ma g in g 's Operatio ns Man ual s e n sure th a t an equ i va lent o r h igher level o f safet y will be 

### a ch i e\

• ed .

H I . FAA**.Ooek:~** N(), F AA. ·2 014.()3S2 . 11 $(;c, e.g.., FAA Docket No . FAA-2()14.()352., at 1• 1 .U.S O.:p;ortmcnt ofTransporution [)a;cmber 3. 2015

**~..,** 14 PILOHN.COMMAN[)

**O~'THE** UAS 

### F. . 14 CJ< .R. § 61.113: Pri• • ate l'i lotl'rivileges and Limitations Brockimaging seeks exernption l ium 14 CF R 

### § 61 . 113. wblch r estricts priva t e pito1 certifica t e h

olders from fly i ng aircraft for compensation or

**ire ~**  and wou l d also require a second c la o;s nu.x i icu l ccni l icate . ·nle pu.rposc of Pan 6 1 is tO enswe that the sk i l l and eompe 1 c r

.cy or any PIC matches the airs paet: 

### in which trn: PIC will be

**opcratin~** as well as 

### requiring CA:rti fications ifthe private pilot is c.1II)ing

**passengen~** or curgo for hire . ln this case. while the 81 - UASs v.'i l l be opcr.ucd o.< pan of a COUllll<:r<iol opcnuion,lhey carry neither passcngcn; nor C3fllO. In thc Gr:mt of E . xcmplion to AstrocusAerial. the FAA determined that the unique charac:tcristics of UAS opcrntion oUL<ide ofcoouollc;d oirsp>cc did nc)( "arrant thc additional"""' ond n:strictioos aucndant ,.;th requiring the PIC to hove a Cotntn<:rcial Pilot Certificate ond Class II Medical Certificate. 11 The fulfilbnent oflhc additiornl requirements for a private pilot to become qutdificd os a commercial pilot would not lead 1 0 any additi onal safety hcncfilS "hen UAS 

### operations are involv(,..-d . £q ui valent /.,.eve/ of Safety The restrict ions BmckimagiJJg ha$ placed on its BI - UAS operation$ meet or exceed the resu-ictions similarly imposed on Astr.:wus Aerial. Brockimaging "'ill op..-ratc on private propert) or approved location away from pt.'"NOJ\$ and property not involved in the opera.tion. Brockimoging will also obtain an ATO iSS<Jcd (.'OA prior to ooodueting any Opl:r.ltioos under this Grant of

**•**emption. All operntioos "ill be conducted in

**~** "ilh airspace requirement.• in the ATO issued COA including chm of ain;paec. altitude level and potcntiaJ tr.>nSponder requircmcnlS . A NOT AM 

### mil also be 

### issocd as required by the applicoblc C-OA. ln addition lO these flight

**res triction~.**  Brockimag i ng will further ensure safe opctat ion by requ i ri n g t hat an y PI C be thorou ghl y versed no t only i n airspace and eornmun i c

fllion issues pcrtai n i nt t o all aircraft operators but nl so in tltc unique aspects of Bl·UAS nig ht. As set forth io the Opcr;.tt ions

**Manual~** piJ Ois will havCC'X'pcr iencc not only in 81 - U/\S t)peral iOns generally but have

**lo~cd** fl i ght time in the speci fi c make and mode l used for the opertuions before they are p:rmitted to particlpalc in comm.:n:•3l flights on behalf of Brocldmaging. · n.c pilot qualification. training. and eum:ncy

**n:quircrocnL~** in the Opcrntions Manuals ensun.: th:lt 

### Brockimaging piiO&S

**~competent** and proficient in the Bl·UAS they are oper.uiog. Brockim:.ging•s training aod

**q~ifteation** requiremeots 

### an: oonsistcnt with those contained in prior FAA Scxtioo 333 Grants ofi :.X cmplion, ond will provide a h.igher level ofoompeteocy and proficiency for itS pilotS and 

## ,.;n cn<ure at least ao equh'lllcnt level of safety to the public. OP E RATI NC I'ARAMETER S OFHit: IJAS 1'. 14 C.F.R . § ?1.7 (a): Ch· il Aln:rafl Airn ·orlhincss inasmuch a..\ thete wi ll be no

**ai worthinc~s**  certi fi cate issued fo r the UASs. 

### nrockima.,gin,g seeks an exemp ti on from 14 C . F . R. 

### § 91 . 7(a). which requires that a c.ivi l aircral\ be in airworthy

u F.: \tmpCion No. 11062 (FAA Doctct No. FM ·l0 14-0JS2).U.S Oepartm<-nt ofTransportatil)n

**o.cem~>er3.** 2015 Page IS c ondition to be o perated . The fAA has stated that no exemption is required for 14 C.F.R . § «)J. ? ( a) to t h e cxtentthatlhc requ i remen ts of Part 21 are wraived or fOund i llaJ>plicnbte.O Accordingly. Pc:t itioncr requests that the requi rement :; for§ 91.7(a) be treated i n acco rdance wi t h S«tion V (A) . supn>. G. 14 C.t'.R. § 91.9(b )( 2 ) : Ci•il Aircr.tfl Flight Manual in 1M Aircraft OJ>d 14 C.F.R. § 91.203(a) and ( b) : Carrying Civil Airtr.tfl Certification aod R< 'j;i, tration
' Iitie I4 C. F.R . § 9 I .9(b) (2) an d § 91.203(a) and (b) requ ire the operator to <'OIT)' a ir-wonhincss documenls and other aircra!l roanuols o n boa td the aircraft . **Pu~nt** t o 14 C.F.R. 

### § 9 1 .9(b) (2): (b) No 

### person may opcr•tc a U.S.-regiSlered civil 

### aira:lft - (2)

**~or** which an Airplane or Rotorc raft Fligllt Manual is requited by§ 21.5 of this chap(cr . un l ess t h ere i:-i avui l ublc i n the

**rc o:~O**  n c urre nt app roved Ai rp lane or Rotorc rnll FJ i gh t Ma.nunl, approved m,"Ulua l m1Heri:d, marking.\. an d pl acar d

s. or tll'ly eomb in .atioo thereof. 

### Pursuant 10 14 C.F.R. § 91.203(a) and (b): (a) Except :>s provided in§ 91.715, no pt'JSOD may ope""e a <;vilaircrafl unl ess it b<tS within it l hC roJIO\V(ng : (I) An

**~1pprop riate**  and c:; urr cnt tlirwo r thio ess .;cnj ftco te ... (b) No person may opcrute a civil :lirtraft unless the airwonhiness ccnifocatc requited b) paragraph (o) ofthis section or .. peeial flight aUihori:>atil)n issued 

### under § 91.715 is displa)ed 01 the cabin or

**coc~pil** cntr.mce so that i t is legible to 

# pa"'""L"rs or crew. 

### Give n t he small s i".e a nd configuration of t he Bl ·UAS, i l 

### would be 

### im possib l e 1 0 

### keep airn ' o rt h irtess d oc uments .llld otl )c r

**~•ircr, l**  manuals o n board the

**BI~ UA$**  

### tx: c:.wsc there is simp l y oo r oom and the 6 1 - UAS 

### has no cabin or cock pit. As 11 "'--ay to comply v.ith the c()dc Brock imaging

**~11l** mamta.in lhe documents" ith the PIC and make them a\·aiJnble for inspeetion . /£qui.-ulont Le•·el of Safely In on F AA O ffi ce of Chief Coun sel's Opin i on dated Au g u SI8. 20 1 4, and p repnrcd by Dean E . G riflith . A t torney. AGC - 220 . it wa• acknowledged that 01 c int ent of 14 C .f.R. 91 .9(b) an d 91 ?03(a) and (b) i s met ifthe pi l ot ofthe unmanned aircmfl h:1S access to the UAS flight manual, rcgi.str.:ation rertifkau:, wxl other required documents from the ground control SlaliOn from which be or she is operating the airtt:1fL" As this MA Office ofChief Co.msel Opinioo 

### clarifies, the 

### inh.-nl of the rule

**L~** 

### to ensure the pilot ha., access to these key documents during
'"

**M<:m~um** (rom Mat!.. Bwy , t ' M A»btunt C h

i e f

**Co un**  **~l** for l ntmutional Law; I ,C:{tiS&: .. ,on and Regulation , ro John

**Our'~C:ai'-** FM .. ' light Stand3td.<o

**~ice** (Aug. 3. 2014): S« abo Doc:kct No. FAA·2014-035l:JI 16--IS.U.S 

### .Department ofT ran .spo natio n Decembe.r 3, 20 1 5 Pag e 16 fl ight.**Therefor~** an eq ui valent leve l of**sat1~ty** 

### will be ac hieved 

### by eusu . ri.ng that the plto t bas OCC e;.'SS to the d oc um ents 

### at t he ground cont rol stat io n fro m 

### which he or 

### s he is pilo ting the 

### UAS . H. 14 C.l'.R. § 91. 10 3: Preflight Action flroc\:iJnaging seeks an exemplion from 14 C . F .R. § 9 1.103 , which requ ires a PJC 1 0 become fam iliar 

### 'Atith spec i fic i n f onnati on before each fli g h t, inclu din g in fo rm ation co ntaioed in the FAA · appruvod Fl ighl Manua . l ou board \be aire<a/l. While 1 he PIC will be Jllmili ar with all informati on 

### n ecess ary to 

### safely conduct 

### the fl ight, 

### an exemption is 

### reque sted to th e extent that an l'AA · approvod Fli ghl Ma nual is r equired . Eq ui•· ul

e nl 

### Le>·el of 

### Safety An e qu ivalent leve l o f safety will be p r ovi ded b y f ollowi ng the Brock- i magin g's Opeca t ions M3nua.Js and the**~· fan** **ufucturer's** Manual. T he PIC wi ll perfonn a ser ies of checkl i sts designed 1. 0 identi fY an y d e f

e cts or inoperable compOnents- in accordance 

### w i th the Broekimaging's Opem6ons Manuals, in cluding chcckl iS1 s cover ing Pre-Fl ight, Laun ch, L an di n g, and Po S1 · Fl igh1 procedures. The J>JC w i ll a lso be required t o rev iew**\'leather~** tljg .ht**r~:ru ireme** **nts,** batter y cb aJ:ge, lan ding an d takeo ff dl::i tance . UA performance dat a, a nd contingency landi n g areas -bef ore initiat io n o f flight**rock im** **ag ing'** **~** Operat ions Manoals and t he Marrufactur er

's Manual will be 

### k

ep t at the . ground CQntrol st(ltiOn <md 

### will be 

### a<:cc.."SS ib l c to t h

e PlC at all t imes 

### \vhi J c o perat i ng t hcUAS. I. 14 C .f . R . § 9l.109 (a): l'ligbt Inst.<ucti<>o Brock i maging seeks an exemp t io n from 14 C .F .R. § 91.109(a), w h ich provide.< in pertinent part t hat"( n]o person may operate a c iv i l airerai\ (except a manned free balloon ) t hat is being u sed fo r flight**in~ 1n** **ction** unJcss that aircraft**ha~** fully fun c tioni n g dual co ntto ls. " U ASs an d re motely piloted a irc raft. by th e ir des ign, do no t have fuuc ti onal dual c-oulrols . Instead. fiighl contro l is 

### acoompJi sh cd thr ot 1 gh 

### t he u sc o f a d e vice 

### tha t commwt icates 

### 'Ati t h t he aircraft via rad io c ommunicat ions . According ly, an exemption wi l l be requ i red f O

r lhe (l ig ht i nsuuctiO tl requirements of 1 4 C .F.R . § 9l.l09(a). 

### E qu i•·alenJ Level of 

### Safety G

iv en the size and • pee d of \be UAS• t hat Brock imag ing inten ds to usc, an equivalent lev el of saf e train i ng can st i l l be per fonn ed witho ut dual co.ot . rols because 

### .oo pilot or passengers are ahnard t he UAS, and as r<:<tuir<.-d by the B ro c k ima ging ' s Operations Manuals . all persons will be a safe d istance away i n th e eve .nt th at t he UAS ex_per ie.

Jlc es any**diffic ltie.~**  duri1)g n ig ht 

### inst ructi on . ?>. fore ove.r,**a. ~**  

### requ ired by 

### the Br oc k imag ing's Operatior •s M aou als, a ll fl igh 1training will be conducaed i n COulrolled a.u d**terilc** environment. As 3 whole, the**:)~l fe;,-ty**  p r ocedures p

r

ovided for in Brockimaging • s Operations l\·tanuals ensure t hat t he p r op osed UAS operations p rov ide an e qu ivalent or h .igher l evel of safety tban that p rov i ded by lhe flight .inslr u

ction regulations.U.S Department of T r

an.; ; porto t iou December 

### 3, 20 15 Pag e 17 

### J . 14 C.F.R. § 9J..U9(c ) : Minimum Safe Altitudes BJ"'(;k imagiog re qu ests an exemption from the m i nimum safe al ii t ud e requ irements o f 14 C.F.R . § 9 1.11 9(c) . " Section 91.119 prest<ibes 

### the minimum safe altitudes 

### w1 d er which aircraft may not**opera ~**  including 500 fee t above the surface a r m away 

### from ( • ny per::;on. vessel ,**vehicle ~**  or stn o ct

u

rc in no n - congested area$ . See . 1 4 C.F. R . § 9l. l l9(c). Soctio n 91. ! 1 9(d) allows f o r a h

el i copter 1 0 ope ra te at l ess than th ose mini mum a lt i tudes wbeu 

### i t cau be opera tc...-xi "without hazard to persons or pro perty oo the surface." p r ov ided that "e ach person operati r lg t he - heJicoptcr com p l

ies with any routes or alti tude s specifically prescribed for hel icopt ers by t h

e FAA." An exempt io n is required bec au se the propo se d Bl-UAS o peration will normall y need to oocur bel ow 400 f eet AGL. I n c irc umstances wher e t he B l - UAS i s u sed to inspect a structure whose height exceeds 400 f e e t AGL, the lll · UAS will not be operated m o r e than I 00 feet above t he h

ig

h

est point on t he st ructure , aod wilbln 50 foc t h or izontally o f the st.l'ucture. Add i t ionally, du e the nato . re of t he proposed operations, 

### tl1e Pi lo t an d/or Observers(s) may need to be l es s than 500 1\: c t away from the Bl - UAS. 

### Equi• · a/ent Le.·el of Safety Com pared 10 iligbt opc r.ttlons wi tJt rotorcraft we ig.h ing 

### far more th..m t he ma.ximum weights pro pos ed h erein , an d given t he lac . k ofJlau u nab lc fu el**'"~th** the abo ve n oted UASs, an y risk associate d w ilh th e se o p e ra tions i :; far les s than t hose whkh p resemly ex i s t**\\~th** couvcnlionnl a irc ra ft. An e qu ivaleo.tlcvcl o f sa fety will be ac h ie ve d given tbt: s ize , we ight, an d speed o f th e Bl - UASs. as well as the co n trolled 

### l oc..'lliou whe r«.:: lhc operations will occur. l n order to a vo id an y r isk to man1 1 ed**aircru~** Oieh1 operatio ns v. i ll be restricted to 400 fe et AGL or below , or wbeo. i.us pccting a U.S. stmct ure w h ose he i ght e · x

ceeds 400**f(,..~ t**  AGL . wi thi n 1 00 feet abo ve t he h

ighest point on that structure an d 50 fi:: et h oriz ontally o f t he structure . As set forth in the Operat ions**Manuals~** the Bl - UASs will be operat ed i n a res ui ct ed area.. ao d aU flights will be operaled al a latent!. di stance o f at le a s t 500 feet from any no.opartic.: ipaling 

### pe - r s<

u

ts, unl ess l hal person i s 

### in. a posit io n 

### v.<ber e h e 

### o r she - is shicldt:d from t he BI -UAS and any**pOS le**  d ebris res u Jtin g from i tc; fajlure. As r e qu ired by t he Operati ons Manuals, nights w i ll be LCnni nt•ted i f a nonpartic ipating pei'SOn witbio 500 J.Cet ofthe BI-UAS leaves a shie lded pos i t ion . Furth er, its ope rations wi ll oe<:ur at k: as t 500 feet away f rom vehicle s or st ructures unless the prope ny owner/c ontroller t imely ha.< grame d permission an d t he PIC has made a sa fety assessment ofthe ri s k of operating closer to those objec ts and, o perat io n s ne ar tbe PIC or O b server will no t p re se n t an undue haz.ao ·d per§ 9 l.ll 9(a). Adherence to t hese r estrictions in Brockimagin g's Ope . ration. s Manuals will en sure operatio n s can be conducted w i tbout

1 SRel ief from§ 9 1 .1 J9(a) will oo l be nocessary bocau$C P ct

ili ()net w iJJ be abJ e t() pel'fOm' 3.1\**e~-y** landi ng w

i tbou 1 undue h azard 10 pc rs.oos 0! p l' o,>«ry oo the £;-I'QUt ld i n t l)c ..;vt:ol of ; r l

l.Jit un: , P et

i t i

oner's prop<Y..cd UAS opt..-r .:t

tio ns w i ll not occur over oong.csted areas., Md the re fore an extlllp t i ()l) fr<> • n § 9 1 , 1 1 9(b) w ill no t be necessary. Ste e.g .• Grant o flix empt i on N o. I J 157to S l u,nv.'ear. Inc . , d ba Li k e ( Ill a { fee Aeria J ( FAA ·20 J4.()S3 4 a l 15).U.S 

### Ocpn. n mc t u ofT crul.o;po rtatio n Docember 3. 2015 Poge 

### 18 compromising public saf«:ly. '' K. 14 C .F.R. § 91.121: A . lti : ,.,ted; e t ling;s Hrockirnasing 

### socks an exanption 

### from 14 C.f.R. 

### § 91.121. "hieh requin:s 

### o pcrsonopemting on 

### aircroft to mainmin cruising altitude or 

### flight level by reference to on

**al~imder** lba1 is set to tbe 

### clcvution or the dcpanure ai rport o r 

### barometric pn..-ssure. An 

### exemption is required to the extent that the IJASs do no 1 bnve a baro m etr ic altimeter. but rather a GPS alliwde re:.l d out. H

quirol e nt L e vel of S afety 1 11 e F AA

**h~t s**  stu t cd that an equ i v alent l ev el o f

**_f.C y**  to th e rcq ui rc n1 cnt .. of 1 4 C .F.R . § 91 . 121 con be och i evc d in circ um stan ces wh ere: ( I) t he UAS v. i ll be operate d be low 400 f eet AGL o r

**be ow.,~**  (2) wi th i n VLOS. (3) where GP S ba-;ed al tit ud e i n f

onna t ion i s r dnyc d i n real ti me t o the opc r utor at a

**ground·b..**

**'t. ~cd**  o n .screen di s. p la y a nd. (4) 

### wbc..rc: prior to

**c~ch** fl ight, a zero al t itude initiation po i nt is cstahlished for lbt: PIC to contirm accuracy 

### orthc- onboard GPS . 1 3 The BI ·UAS that flrockimagin.g iotco<k; to usc for the proposc<l opcrntions will meet all these operotional ch:nctc:ristics. Moreover, as required by llrock.im:Jging· s Operotions Maooals, the PIC ,.;11 be required to ealibrotc the airaaft's GPS compass prior to eoeh nigllt operation. like prior FAA Section 333 Grants ofExemption. the Bl· UAS Brockim:Jging inten<b to 

### use. and the safety m>hg;uion procedures cootainod in the Operations Manuals. both 

### oosun: thot on cquh'llleot le' el of safety or sn:atcr le,·el 

### "'ill be achieved. and a Grant of Exemption to the reqoin:ments of § 191.121 is therefore appropriat e. L. 14 C .F.il. § 91.151 ( a ) : F u cl R equirements for Fllb'lllln Vt ' il Conditions B rock i mag.ing req u ests an exempti on from 1 4 (.F.R. § 9 1 . 1 

### 5 I (u)'s fuel

**req ire**  **t~** f or fli ght ir l VFR conditi ons. Sec t io n 9 1.15 1 s tat es : (a) No pc roon may be g i n a 

### flight in an a i rp la n

e u n der 

### vr: Rcor Ki ilio ns un l ess ( consideri ng wind and fo rec as t w eath e r co ndi t io

n s) t here i::; eno ugh f u e l t o 

### fly t o the first po i nt of intended l ru t di n g and,.

**as.~ in**  **g.** o ormal c ru i::;ing sp<..-cd "':See e.g... Grant o(F.xempiiott No . 11138 to Do u glas Trudeau (t ·AA·lO 14-0431 0119); • l fb.'l.rriers Of $CtUdUft:S art: pn::scnt ttw can suff'teiently P")fec:r OOopatticlpatmg pcnoas &om tl'ac UA or clebris i"

**she:~** of an ac:cidtnt..lben tbe UA may op:r:u closer lban .S00 l'eec 10 pC'f'SOIIS a.ff'ordcd sutb

**procc::e~ion.** The optr:110r ft'IU:il abo tnS\R tb:Jt nonpartic: ipMi• pctSOM

**~r:nain ~**  sucb protectioo.. If a situadon wiicJ w.hcre

**I'IOIIplrticipat~** p:rsoo:s

**~:n:** suda proccc:tion end '" "'dfllift SOO

**fee~** of lbe UA. rtJgba opcnltioqs n'IUSl a:mc- immcdi3rely. W'bell

**eonsick~** bow 1o

**~ty** (C&filt aper.w.ions. tht primary (;()IMSn tS tbc sd'd)' or

**~bose ~kir-ills**  per$00$.. 1.11

**~ilion.** tlk fAA finds cba opcnaions rruy bt condua.ed elostr than SOO feet 10 vastll.

**~'Chicks** aod SO'UCitll't$ •-ben the (Tilo'I1(.T; ' COCIU'Olkr of'aoy SUC'h Ycsscl$, vthiek:s Or SCIV(:IW"CS c,-"iilllS pa"'DDUton f<w die: operaion 3nd the PIC IU3kts a Afety

**~t** of the rW:: of 

### opera1.i.o& elosa-to &hose objccb md dcccrmJncs thai n dart$ not pre$C01 $) uOOue lwxd." tt 1 rthc height of 1he sti'\ICCute being. inspeccod exceeds400 

## rcct AGI. .. t he UAS will not bt (lf)CI":''tOO more th"t'l 100 roct above the

**tJ~** po i ru Of t th e S.n..tetu:re . 1 "Soo O r.ant

**~x emp**  **n** N o . 1 1 062 c o A sr l':'l c u s A c • • i ;)J (PAA · 20 1 4.()3$2 a l 2 1 ).

### U.S D<: partment ofTransportation Oecem ber3,2 015 Page 19 ( I ) Durin g the day, to tl y after th at for at l east JO nl.i.uutes; o r (2 ) At**ni h~**  

### lo lly aft er t hat fo r at 

### lea..t 45 minutes. Here , the 

### t ochn ologi c al l imi tati o" ' on U AS battery 

### power means tha t 

### no meaningfullli ght operations cao be 

### con du cte d while still 

### maintaining a 30 - minu te battery r eserve . A n e. xempt iou from tbe fue l r equir emeJ)ls of 14 C . F.R . § 

### 91.15 l(a) is therefo r e requ ired . Moreover , i

t is no t Brockimaging • s intent ion to fly the**U. I\S** **s** at night. EtJui> ·aknJ Level of Safety 

### In dte Grant o f Exem ption to VDOS (F.xem pLi on No . ll ll 2) . t he FAA de termined th at an equivalent lev el of 

### safe L y 1 . 0 !.he fu e l n."quircrncnts for flight 

### i n VFR condition.,.; coul d be 

### ach i eved b

y prohi b iting t he PIC fr om begi nnin g a Bl- U AS fl i ght 

### un l ess (considering wind an d fon.. -cas t \"'Cather conditiOrlS) 

### there \IJ'aS 

### enough pOwer t o Oy to the first i ntended point of land in g an d, assuming nonual crui s ing s peed, to fly a fte r t hat for ax le ast 10 minutes . I n reaebint t t

his conclusion , th e 

### FAA con s idered lbatlbe 

### UAS batteries for the BI - UAS provide approx i mately 50 m

i note . s of pOWt:rt."d 

### ilight (wi l h payJ oa.d ) and 

### p r ovided batter y l evel and batter y time remain.iog in minutes and seconds to t h

e PIC. " T1 1 e F AA also consi d ered the fac t tbe BI - UAS o pe rating manu al states : ·•start every fli ght with a fully cbargc:::d**b~ h:ry**  

### io the aerial vehicle " , an d th..1t 

### in tl l

e e v enl t h at the l.li - UA S sho u l d run l ow on power , the PIC will be alerted an d can sa fel y lan d**the l~I** **UAS** 

### as soon as possible. like the VOOS Grant of Exem p

t ion , Brock i magjJ!g's use o f t he B l- UAS , combined wi t h the req u

irements of P e titi oner's Operations ManoaJs. ensure t hat an equ i va lent l evel o f safety can be achi eved and in 

### fact ex ceede d . S i m

i larl y, in d1eGrant of Exem p t ion 1. 0 

### Alao Purwin (Ex empti on N o . 11 1 61), dte fAA d eterm.it.e d l hat an equivalent l eve l of sa fety to tJ1 e fuel**requ irerne** **~** 

### fO r fl ight i n VfR 

### co.odH ioos coul d be 

### ac h i eve d by prohibiting the PI C f r om beg inoiug a lligb1 with 

### the UA un l ess ( cons id e r

in g win d and foreca$1 wet Jt

ber conditi ons) , t h

ere w·ds 

### enough power to sa fe l y fl y at n o rmal ctuisi n.g speed to t he int ende d lan din g point an d land the OJ\ with 2 5 % battery power :remai.o.iug. Btockimagi ng \Vill 

### a dhe re t o t his lirn i ta.Li on for its BJ. - UA.S fligh ts. 

### The f fl- UAS i ncludes a low bane ry warning system and 

### the a mount of batt ery reserve power**remainin..~** i s 

### c on t i nuously trmsmitted to t he Pl C v ia 

### t e l emetric d ata feed. which downlinks fr om the Bl -U AS to a**gn run** **based~n sc.reen**  

### dh;play. 20 As 

### r e qu ired by Brockimaging's Operations Manuals, t be PIC will p romptly tly t h

e B I · UA S bac k to the home lau n ch loc a tion or p re d etermine d abo rt l ocation where it may sa f ely land, wb .iJe still maintaining a minimum o f25% reserve battery power . 

### HrockimaeJ.oe submits that the procedures requi rin g tlig.hts to be 

### sa f ely term.i.oa t e

d once the b::1Uerics f all below 25% capac ity, com b i 1 led with t h e . requirement Lbal flights on. ty be 

### conducted \ vit h i

n a secure . , isolated area, using a UAS weighing J ess 

### than 55 po un ds , and w i tl 1i n VI. .OS oftbe . P!C and Observ er(s ), ensure tha t th e p r opos ed operati on w i ll p rovide an 19 . G ram <)(F.xcml )rio l l No . Il l J2 to VOOS Gl obal. tl . C (f' AA -2 014-0382 at 1 0). 20 . The Rl-l.JAS wo uod ccw . ro l Sl ;) l . i ()n dispb y$ lhc UAS · s position. o a\ 'i g.ati on route . t a il number . a l t i tu de, headmg. north soc:k i .ng arrow.**an~c** to tarscts . cnlcu l:ued l at.eet P<>S i l ioo. <,t;)le/tim t .. and se nso r headi ng_ and o ri enw ti on re l ative lo th e: UAS .U .S DepartJnent ofTransporurtio n 

### Oec:ember 3. 2015 

### 1':>&<:20 equivalent or higher level of safety to the public to that provided by the regulations from \\ 1 hich exe mption i s sough t Vl. llRUG AN J> At ,C OHO I. PROGRAM flrockimaging will have po l icies in place to ensur.: that n o person may participate in Bl-UAS night operntions ifthey arc uncle< the inllucocc ofolcohol or any drug. 

### VII. PUBliC 

### Ir-'11\Rf :s'r

" Ill<: publ j c

**nterc.~** 

### will b esc rv<XI by 

### granting IJro<::kimaging·s Petition for Uxcmp t io n.

**Congres..~** lta s es tab l i shed a

**r~as onal**  policy tl l at favors e a rly int cgr mjon ofUAS int o the N AS i J l con t rolled , safe \ Vorkiog environments

**uch** as !hose propo sed in this Petition. Granting lhis J> e titioo for Exem ption helps fulfill Congr=' goal in passins St<:t ion 333(a) through (c) of the Rcfonn Act- the

**~A.AAdministr.lto(s** assessment ofwhether certain UAS may opcnm sofely in the 'lAS before completion ofthe statutorily requin:d rulcmaking. I be proposed 81-UAS opcr:11ions in this Petition for l ; xem p tion significontly improves the sofety and reduces risk ofhann, p h ysical injury and propcny damage to the pub l ie nt l•r&e. th e property ov.'ncrs from whom pcnni ss ion was granted fOr usc 

### by Petitioner and

**ab utling**  properties, s taff of Pet i t ioner. unsuspec t i n g 

### pas.t;er.:;by. inspec(jng engineers from rdc vant or gan i 7..at ions no d ail those who may be 

### in the loca l 

### v i c ini 1 y. T radition .aJ methods 

### or inspecting an d moniloring 

### po te ntial l ocatio ns and re . l ev-ant silcs 

### and facilities requires loca ti on personneJ to climb

**towe ~**  treeS. 

### venture onto precarious roofs and other dangerous 

### scenarios . perform clev::uOO wort 

### for which the individual is neith<.T trnincd nor equipped to pcrfonn, which

**e.<p<~SC>** them to IIIUlttCS$3r)' risk of serious physical injury from dangerous falls or Other physical mislup:.. Mon:ova. 

### inspec:tors/sur :cyors are oflc..-n unnccessarilv expo:;cd to hazardous conditions. unsafe \:nviro nments.. culturally tense s ituat ions and other ha7Mds associated wilh idcnt : i fying specific loc at io ns for pO tcntita l recordi n g sites to be used in the end prodt 1 ct. The \L'WC of ::- moll UAS can e liminate these hnznrd s and \ Ji t i mately create a mu ch

**ntCr** method of per fon n i nt; these t ypes of 

### in sp...-ctio ns creating a sa l b r 

### <.'11vironment f o r the public as weH as 

### (Jr()Ckimuying emp l oyees. The use of small UAS also enhan<;es sofcty and reduces 

### risk to the surrowlding public because. 

### unlike manned aircraft 

### \\dghing thousands 

### of pounds. C3J1'Ying ere" in 

### addition lO 

### flammable fuel. the UAS cany no passengers, 

### crew or explosi•e fuel. Furthermore. in the unlikely e-·ent of on

**•eciden~** Brnekimaginj;'s small battery pov.en:d Ill-VAS presents sisnificantly less dan ger t o p..TSOns on the ground wl "k.-n co mpared to opera ! ions b)• conventiooal manned aircraft. 21 As Petitio ne r's Bl - UAS arc batt ery powe.:ed .thc pub l ic '"ill a l so benefit from 

### o. r'--dUC l ion i n harmfu l pc1ro l cum based emi ss ions assoc iated wi t h convcnl ional aircraft

**pe.rfon..-l ~**  in t he same

**~** S..G...,oofE.tm ..... No. tiiSSIOT-) . U.C(fAA·l014-o73Jatl2):
**'Mamcdhcl~conducomg** tcrbl ft.lrniotc:an •-.:-&:glll6.000 poun6s Or IOOC'eaod.e opcnlcd by an onbc:ad pdot. ia lllkSilion 10 ocheroabootd

**~~s..** as nec:essll)' . The pctilic:loeT's UAs wiD 111"Ci&h las d)an SS pomd:s v.idl no Ofllbolrd pfklt«m:w. Tht pflol: and erew vnU be n:mocely

**~ed** from tbe aircraft. 'The linUttd wtigbt signifantly recluees lhe potential lOr bum 10 p:ut i c:ipa.IIJ\.1 and nonpanicipatin_s i.udivM.Iual.s Oil' l )f'Opetty i n lhc C\•C:ol 

## or an ineldan or :w:ctden 1 . Rl$1\ \o :m onboard pilot and crt"w duru tg ;,n mcident or aoc: i d

c m i .s clim 1 n.iltcd wi th the usc Qf a UA for the aerial film in n

**opc~ to**  **"**

### {J .S De . partment o fT ransportation 0..'<.-cmbcr 3 . 20 L 5 Pa ge2 1 

### functions proposed h erein . Ai r qual i ty willnarurally b e 

### i mproved w i tl l 

### the reduc ti on offuel pow · e.nX I 

### vehicles. Last l y, as recognized by the I ' M in 

### prior Section 333 G= t• of Exem p

tion t o filmma k ers, UAS provide an ad ditio nal economic tool fo r t h e aerial fi hning norwitbSWld i ng t he iJl dustry, addi.og a greate r degree of lle x i b

i l

ity, which supplements the cur r en t capabil i ti es offered by mann ed aircraft ." " l be quality of !he 

### finish<.'([ produ ct is enhaneed and pro v ide s a g r eater finishe -d prod uct demand which 

### wi ll aid t he 

### cw -r ent HAS if tdustry a1ld 

### p · mvide addi t ion al jobs a'\ 

### the cost 

### of provi d ing the 

### needed produc t is grea Li y 

### reduce d whi l e

- r

educ jo g the diff i culty with wh ic . h Lhe fi

nished pr od u cl is**cre~ttcd .**  

### T he demand fo r the current indus t r ial product is 

### increasing and ".j_IJ 

### cont i nue to i ncrease give n the enhanced fle xib i l i

ty o f production; t h

erefo re, give . n tJte l owe.r co...:ot,. ow-net / operators and others i n t h e relev am i ndus t ry w ill be 

### rnore irl cl i ned to utili ze the servic es of coounerciill UAS along v.ith 

### an op pro p riatc licensed PIC's . 

### VIII. PRIVACY All Bl - UAS 

### opetations w ill be 

### co nducted i n acco r d ar) ce wit11 

### a p p l

icab l e fe d eral, sta-te, aJ ld 

### local l aw::; rega r ding pr ivacy . AU oper.Jtjons shaiJ be 

### conducted over pri vate or controlle d-access p r

ope rty wi th permission from the lan d owner/c ontr o !J er or auth o rized r ep r esent ative . Pennis.-; ion from lan d ow n

er/controller o r auth o r ize d re p r esentat i ve wi 

### II be 

### o b tai n ed for each t1 ig. ht to be 

### condu cu:d . Pursu ant to 1 4 C . F.R . Part 1 1, t h

e followi ng summary is provi d ed for p ub l ic atio n i n th e. FEDER.AL REG I STER, sbonJd i t be 

### d elennined t hal public al ion is nee d ed : Petitioner seeks a n exem pti on r r om t he following 

### ru l es in Title 14 of the Code offodc rdl Regu l ations : Part 

### 2 1 , Subpart 

### II ; Part 

### 27; 45 .23(b); 45 .27(a); 6 l- 113; 9 1.7(a); 91. 9 (b)(2 ); 9 t.9(c) ; 9l.L03; 91. 1 09(a) ; 91.1 19(c); 91. 1 21; 91.151(a); 91.203 (a) & 

### (b); 91.405(a); 9 1. 407(a) (I); 

### 91. 409( a }( 1 ) & 

### (2); 91.4 1 7 ( a ) & 

### ( b) . ' (be exempti on will enhance safety by 

### reduci ng ris k to the a ircraft crew, production cr e w, general p ublic, property 

### o"'mers and city**st ctu** **re~** 

### from the subsWlti al haz.ards**a~so ciat.ed**  

### with performing e qu ivalent film work and aerial v ideo production \vilh conven. lj onal fixed - wiog**aircr.tR~** rotorcraft, 

### or ot h er 

### methods . 

### X. CONCLUSION**Brockimagi s**  

### Pet i t ion fo r Exe - mptioo satis f i es l.be-cri t e r

ia art icu lated in Secti on 333 of t he Rclorm Act of 2012 which includes weight; speed; opera t ing capab ilit ies; pro ximity to airports and populated are as; o pe . ration with i n VLOS an d r l ax ion al secur ity . The propo sed BJ- U AS operations will beneH l the public a.s a wh ol e by im proving safCty aod 

### reducing risk by allevi ating hum an exposure to dange r while lowering the atte n d ant related**cosL~** 

### thereby increa.:o in g the ': See e.g.. Gr.mt of' Exemptio n No . 1 1178 to Pict ure f <actory. I nc. (FAA -2 0 14 .()794 (1.1 18) ,U.S D<:pruttn<nt 

### ofTr: m sportation Dcxcmber 3 . 2015 Page22 

### demand fot the (inish c d product ln 

### cons iderat io n oftbc foregoi ng, thi s Petition fOr 

### Exemptior1 provides the

**AA** with mo r e than ad c qu .: . llc j usti ficati on f o r gr. mting the rcqu c:; t cd exemptio n s 

### al l owi ng Brot kimug ing tO 

### use sm: tll B I · U AS 

### s i n the 

### n; cordcd p roduction ofils 

### product. We thank 

### you for your prOmpt 

### consid<talion of our requested 

### e. xemptions . R

el; pcctfully Submiued.



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## ~. **,'=--=- ~.;;.**  **.:-e.::;;_ ~**  **.2!!=~** 

### Michael E. Brock Broc k imaging s Scott y Ln 

### 1),_._-on, PA 19333 

### l 'hooc: 949 . 290.7936: Email: mh.·hnd · !!_hrnckimagingsom ( The following actochcd i tems contain proprietary aod commcrci aJ i Jt

fonn.'ltion exempt from d i

sc l osure under the F.-..dom of lnfonnation Act. 

### 5 U.S. C. 

### § 522 et 

### seq., and should be beld 

### in o scporute file 

### pwsuanl to 14 C.f.R. § II .JS(b )). Auacbmcnls : 

### 1

. General Opcmdons Manual 2. PIC Operating Manual 

### 3 . Co mpany Protocols 4. 

### Lneation Protocol s S . Flight Communications Protocol s 6 . Departing l .ocotion Protocols 7 . 

### Tran s mjU c r Protoco ls 8. l'rellight Check l ist 9 . Post f l i ght C h ec kl ist 10. E<)u ipmcnt Cbeekl i s t II . U AS Manufa.:tu...,. ' s Manuals



### a. User 

### ManW!ls b. UAS Maintenance Manual s