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# J.MELANCON,L.L.C.

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## J.Melancon,Esq.
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U. S. Department ofTransportation Docket Management System 1200 NewJerseyAve., SE Washington, DC 20590
Re: Exemption Request Section 333 ofthe FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b);14 CFR Part 21;14 CFR 61.113 (a) 

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### & (b);91.405 (a); 91.407(a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2);91.417 (a) 

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Dear SirorMadam:
Pursuant to Section 333 ofthe FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012 (the Reform Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, CAVU Media LLC, developerand operator ofSmall Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("sUASs") equipped to conduct aerial photography for the motion picture and television industry for scripted closed set filming, hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") to allow commercial operation of its sUASs, so long as such operations are conducted within and underthe conditions outlined herein oras may be established by the FAA as required by Section 333. 1
As described more fully below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of small, unmanned and relatively inexpensive sUAS under controlled conditions in airspace that is: 1) limited; 2) predetermined; 3) controlled as to access; and, 4) would provide safety enhancements to the already safe operations in the film and television industry presently using conventional aircraft. Approval ofthis exemption would thereby enhance safety and fulfill the Secretary of Transportation's (the FAA Administrator's) responsibilities to "

...establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft systems in the national airspace system." Section 333(c) ofthe Reform Act.

1Theconditionsproposedbytheapplicantaredrawnfrom Order8900.1 CHG 0, Volume 3, Chapter8-Issuea CertificateofWaiverforMotionPictureandTelevisionFilming.

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CAVU Media LLC Attn: lan Cotita Ph: (504) 444-8317 Email: ian@imarketingsolutions.mobi Address: 1228 Baronne Street, Unit B, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Regulations from which the exemption is requested:
14 CFR Part21 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b) 14 CFR 61.113 (a) & (b) 14 C.F.R. 91.7 (a) 14 CFR 91.9 (b) (2) 14 C.F.R. 91.103 14 C.F.R. 91.109 14 C.F. R. 91.119 14 C.F.R. 91.121 14 CFR91.151 (a) 14 CFR 91.203 (a) 

### &(b) 14 CFR 91.405 (a) 1 4 CF R407 (a) ( 1 ) 14 CFR 409 (a) (2) 14 CFR417 (a) 

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This exemption application is expressly submitted to fulfill Congress' goal in passing Section 333(a) through (c) ofthe Reform Act. This law directs the Secretary of Transportation to consider whether certain unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely in the national airspace system (NAS) before completion of the rulemaking required under Section 332 of the Reform Act. In making this determination, the Secretary is required to determinewhich types of UASs do not create a hazard to users ofthe NAS orthe public or pose athreatto national security in light ofthefollowing:

•The UAS's size, weight, speed, and operational capability; • Operation ofthe UAS in close proximityto airports and populated areas; and, • Operation ofthe UAS within visual line ofsight ofthe operator.
Reform Act§ 333 (a). Lastly, ifthe Secretarydeterminesthat such vehicles "may operate safely in the national airspace system, the Secretary shall establish

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 2of11requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft in the national airspace system." /d.§333(c) (emphasis addedl
The Federal Aviation Act expressly grants the FAA the authority to issue exemptions. This statutory authority by its terms includes exempting civil aircraft, as the term is defined under§40101 ofthe Act, that includes sUASs, from the requirementthat all civil aircraft must have a currentairworthiness certificate.
The Administrator may grant an exemption from a requirement of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) or (b) ofthis section or any sections 44702-44716 of this title if the Administrator finds the exemption in the public interest. 49 U.S.C. §44701(f) See also49 USC §44711(a); 49 USC §44704; 14 CFR §91.203 (a) (1).
CAVU Media LLC's sUASs are rotorcraft, weighting 55 or fewer lbs. including payload. They operate, under normal conditions at a speed of no more than 50 knots and have the capability to hover, and move in the vertical and horizontal plane simultaneously. They will operate only in line of sight and will operate only within the sterile area described in the Confidential Motion Pictur e and Television Operations Manual, attached as Exhibit 1 (hereinafter "the Manual").3 Such operations will insure that the sUAS will "not create a hazard to users ofthe national airspace system orthe public."4
Given the small size ofthe sUASs involved and the restricted sterile environment within which they will operate, the applicant falls squarelywithin that zone ofsafety (an equivalent level of safety) in which Congress envisioned that the FAA must, by exemption, allow commercial operations of UASs to commence immediately. Also due to the size of the UASs and the restricted areas in which the relevant sUASs will operate, approval ofthe application presents no national security issue. Given the clear direction in Section 333 of the Reform Act, the authority contained in the Federal Aviation Act, as amended; the strong equivalent level of safety surrounding the proposed operations, and the significant public benefit, including enhanced safety, reduction in environmental impacts, including reduced emissions associated with

2Applicant interpretsthis provision to place the dutyon the Administratorto notonly process applicationsforexemptions undersection 333, butforthe Administratorto craftconditionsforthe safe operation ofthe UAS, ifitshould be determinedthatthe conditions setforth herein do notfulfillthe statutory requirementsforapproval.

3The Motion PictureAssociation ofAmerica has reviewedthis manual andhas found itto beacceptablefor sUAS filming operations for the television and movie industry. Applicant submits this manual as a Confidentialdocumentunder 14CFR 11.35 (b) astheentiremanualcontainsproprietaryinformationthatthe applicanthas notandwill notsharewith others. The manual contains operatingconditions and procedures thatarenotavailable to the public and are protected from release underthe Freedom ofInformationAct 5 USC 552et.seq.

4ReformActSection 333 (b).

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 3of11allowing UASs for movie and television operations, the grant of the requested exemptions is in the public interest. Accordingly, the applicant respectfully requests that the FAA grantthe requested exemption without delay.
AIRCRAFTAND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY
The applicant proposes thatthe exemption requested herein applyto civil aircraft that have the characteristics and that operate with the limitations listed herein. These limitations provide for at least an equivalent or even higher level ofsafetyto operations under the current regulatory structure because the proposed operations represent a safety enhancement to the already safe movie and television filming operations conducted with conventional aircraft.
These limitations and conditions to which CAVU Media LLC agrees to be bound when conducting commercial operations underan FAA issued exemption include:
1 . The sUAS will weigh less than 55 lbs. 2. Flights will be operated within line ofsight ofa pilot and/orobserver. 3. Maximum total flighttimeforeach operational flightwill be 30 minutes. Flightswill be terminated at 25% battery power reserve should that occur prior to the 30 minute limit. 4. Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet AGL or, not more than 200 feet above an elevated platform from which filming is planned. 5. Minimum crew for each operation will consist of the sUAS Pilot, the Visual Observer, and the Camera Operator. 6. sUAS pilotwill be an FAA licensed airman with at least a private pilot's certificate and third class medical. The observerwill hold at leastathird class medical. 7. sUAS Pilot will be Pilot in Command (PIC). Ifa pilot certificate holder otherthan the sUAS Pilot, who possess the necessary PIC qualifications, is also present on set (i.e. theAerial Coordinator), that person can also be designated as PIC. 8. The UAS will only operate within a confined "Sterile Area" as defined in the Manual. Section H, I and 

### J of the Manual requires the establishment of a "Security Perimeter" forthe flight operations area. 9. A briefing will be conducted in regard to the planned sUAS operations prior to each day's production activities. It will be mandatory that all personnel who will be performing dutieswithin the boundaries ofthe safety perimeter be presentfor this briefing. 10.The operatorwill file a FAA Form 7711-1, or its equivalent, as modified in light of the requested exemption, with the appropriate Flight Standards District Office. 11.The operator will obtain the consent of all persons involved in the filming and ensure that only consenting persons will be allowed within 100 feet ofthe flight operation, and this radius may be reduced to 30 feet based upon an equivalent level of safety determination, as required by Section K ofthe Manual. With the advanced permission of the relevant FSDO, operations at closer range can be approved.

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 4 of1112.The operator will submit a written Plan of Activities to the FSDO three days beforethe proposed shoot as required in Section Kofthe Manual. 13.Pilot and observer will have been trained in operation of UAS generally and received up-to-date information on the particular UAS to be operated as required Sections M and Nofthe Manual. 14.Observerand pilotwill at all times be able to communicate byvoice and/ortext. 15.Written and/or oral permission from the relevant property holders will be obtained. 16.AII required permissions and permits will be obtained from territorial, state, county or city jurisdictions, including local law enforcement, fire, or other appropriate governmental agencies. 17.1f the sUAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UAS will have capability to return to a pre-determined location within the Security Perimeterand land. 18.The sUAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles oremergencies.
14 C.F.R. Part21, Subpart H: Airworthiness Certificates 14 C.F.R. §91.203 (a) (1) Subpart H, entitled Airworthiness Certificates, establishes the procedural requirements forthe issuance of airworthiness certificates as required by FAR §91.203 (a) (1). Given the size and limited operating area associated with the aircraft to be utilized by the Applicant, an exemption from Part 21 Subpart H meets the requirements of an equivalent level of safety under Part 11 and Section 333 ofthe Reform Act. The Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C.§44701 (f)) and Section 333 of the Reform Act both authorize the FAA to exempt aircraft from the requirement for an airworthiness certificate, upon consideration of the size, weight, speed, operational capability, and proximityto airports and populated areas ofthe particular UAS. In all cases, an analysis of these criteria demonstrates that the UAS operated without an airworthiness certificate, in the restricted environment and under the conditions proposed will be at least as safe, or safer, than a conventional aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an airworthiness certificate withoutthe restrictions and conditions proposed.
The sUAS to be operated hereunder is less than 55 lbs. fully loaded, carries neither a pilot nor passenger, carries no explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and operates exclusively within a secured area as set out in the Manual. Unlike other civil aircraft, operations underthis exemption will be tightly controlled and monitored by both the operator, pursuant to the Manual's requirements, and under the requirements and in compliance with local public safety requirements, to provide securityforthe area ofoperation as is nowdonewith conventional filming. The FAAwill have advance notice of all operations. These safety enhancements, which already apply to civil aircraft operated in connection with motion picture and television production, provide a greater degree of safety to the public and property owners than conventional operations conducted with airworthiness certificates issued under 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H. Lastly, application ofthese same criteria demonstratesthatthere is no credible threatto national security posed by the UAS, due to its size, speed of operation, location of

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14 C.F.R. 

### § 45.23 (b). Marking ofthe Aircraft
The regulation requires:
When marks include onlythe Roman capital letter "N" and the registration number is displayed on limited, restricted or light-sport category aircraft or experimental or provisionally certificated aircraft, the operator must also display on that aircraft near each entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pilot station, in letters not less than 2 inches nor more than 6 inches high, the words "limited," "restricted," "light-sport," "experimental," or "provisional," as applicable.
Even though the UASwill have no airworthiness certificate, an exemption may be needed as the UAS will have no entrance to the cabin, cockpit or pilot station on which the word "Experimental" can be placed. Given the size ofthe sUAV, two-inch lettering will be impossible. The word "Experimental" will be placed on the fuselage in compliance with §45.29 (f).
The equivalent level ofsafetywill be provided by having the sUAV marked on its fuselage as required by §45.29 (f) where the pilot, observerand others working with the sUAV will see the identification ofthe UAS as "Experimental." The FAA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation to Exemptions Nos. 10700, 8738, 10167 and 10167A.
14 C.F.R. 

### § 61.113 (a) & (b): Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Pilot in Command.
Sections 61.113 (a) & (b) limit private pilots to non-commercial operations. Because the UAS will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can achieve the equivalent level of safety of current operations by requiring the PIC operating the aircraft to have a private pilot's license rather than a commercial pilot's license to operate this small UAS. Unlike a conventional aircraft that carries the pilot and passengers, the sUAS is remotely controlled with no living thing on board. The area of operation is controlled and restricted, and all flights are planned and coordinated in advance as set forth in the Manual. The level of safety provided by the requirements included in the Manual exceeds that provided by a single individual holding a commercial pilot's certificate operating a conventional aircraft. The risks associated with the operation of the sUAS are so diminished from the level of risk associated with commercial operations contemplated by Part 61 when drafted, that allowing operations ofthe sUAS as requested with a private pilot as the PIC exceeds the present level of safety achieved by 14 C.F.R. §61.113 (a) 

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 6 of1114C.F.R. §91.7(a): Civil aircraft airworthiness.
The regulation requires that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in airworthy condition. As there will be no airworthiness certificate issued for the aircraft, should this exemption be granted, no FAA regulatory standard will exist for determining airworthiness. Given the size of the aircraft and the requirements contained in the Manual for maintenance and use ofsafety check lists priorto each flight, as setforth in SectionsJ, Land Q, an equivalent level ofsafetywill be provided.
14 C.F.R. § 91.9 (b) (2): Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the Aircraft.
Section 91.9 (b) (2) provides:
No person mayoperate a U.S.-registered civil aircraft

... (2) For which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual is not required by §21.5 of this chapter, unless there is available in the aircraft a current approved airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, oranycombination thereof.
The sUAS, given its size and configuration has no ability or place to carry such a flight manual on the aircraft, not only because there is no pilot on board, but because there is no room orcapacityto carrysuch an item on the aircraft.
The equivalent level of safety will be maintained by keeping the flight manual at the ground control pointwherethe pilotflying the sUAS will have immediate accessto it. The FAA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation: Exemption Nos. 8607, 8737,8738,9299,9299A,9565,9565B, 10167, 10167A, 10602,32827,and 10700.
14C.F.R. § 91.103: Preflight action
This regulation requires each pilot in command to take certain actions before flight to insure the safety offlight. As FAA approved rotorcraft flight manuals will not be provided forthe aircraft an exemption will be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be provided as setforth in Sections

### J and K ofthe Manual. The PIC will take all actions including reviewing weather, flight battery requirements, landing and takeoff distances and aircraft performance data before initiation offlight.
14C.F.R. §91.109: Flight instruction:
Section 91.103 provides that no person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free balloon) that is being used forflight instruction unless that aircraft has fully functioning dual controls.
sUASs and remotely piloted aircraft, by their design do not have fully functional dual controls. Flight control is accomplished through the use of a control box that

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 7 of11communicates with the aircraft via radio communications. The FAA has approved exemptionsforflighttraining withoutfullyfunctional dual controlsfor a numberofaircraft and for flight instruction in experimental aircraft. See Exemption Nos.5778K & 9862A. The equivalent level of safety provided by the fact that neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the aircraft and bythe size and speed ofthe aircraft.
14 C.F.R. §91.119: Minimum safe altitudes
Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. Section 91.119 (d) allows helicopters to be operated at less than the minimums prescribed, provided the person operating the helicopter complies with any route or altitudes prescribed for helicopters by the FAA. As this exemption is for a sUAS that is a helicopter and the exemption requests authority to operate at altitudes up to 400 AGL, or not more than 200 above an elevated platform from which filming is planned, an exemption may be needed to allow such operations. As set forth herein, except forthe limited conditions stated in the Manual, the UAS will never operate at higher than 400 AGL. It will however be operated in a restricted area with security perimeter, where buildings and people will not be exposed to operations without their pre-obtained consent.
The equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size, weight, speed of the UAS as well as the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken without the permission ofthe property owneror local officials. Because ofthe advance notice to the property owner and participants in the filming activity, all affected individuals will be aware of the planned flight operations as set forth in Section K of the Manual. Compared to flight operations with aircraft or rotorcraft weighting far more than the maximum 551bs. proposed herein and the lack of flammable fuel, any risk associated with these operations is far less than those presently presented with conventional aircraft operating at or below 500 AGL in the movie industry. In addition, the low-altitude operations ofthe sUAS will ensure separation between these smaii-UAS operations and the operations ofconventional aircraftthat must complywith Section 91.119.
14 C.F.R. §91.121 AltimeterSettings
This regulation requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by reference to an altimeter that is set "

...to the elevation of the departure airport oran appropriate altimeter setting available before departure." As the sUAS may not have a barometric altimeter, but instead a GPS altitude read out, an exemption may be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by the operator, pursuant to the Manual and Safety Check list, confirming the altitude ofthe launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator beforeflight.
14C.F.R. § 91.151(a): Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions
Section 91.151 (a) prohibits an individual from beginning "a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there

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- (1) During the day, to fly afterthat for at least 30 minutes; or (2) At night, to fly afterthatforat least45 minutes."
The battery powering the sUAS provides approximately 40 minutes of powered flight. To meet the 30 minute reserve requirement in 14 CFR §91.151, sUAS flights would be limited to approximately 10 minutes in length. Given the limitations on the UAS's proposed flight area and the location of its proposed operations within a predetermined area, a longertime frame forflight in daylight or night VFR conditions is reasonable. Applicant believes that an exemption from 14 CFR §91.151(a) falls within the scope of prior exemptions. See Exemption 10673 (allowing Lockheed Martin Corporation to operate without compliance with FAR 91.151 (a)). Operating the small UAS, in a tightly controlled area where only people and property owners or official representatives who have signed waivers will be allowed, with less than 30 minutes of reserve fuel, does not engenderthe type of risks that Section 91.151(a) was intended to alleviate given the size and speed ofthe small UAS. Additionally, limiting sUAS flights to 10 minuteswould greatly reduce the utilityforwhich the exemption will be granted. Applicant believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting flights to 30 minutes or 25% of battery power whichever happens first. This restriction would be more than adequate to return the sUAS to its planned landing zone from anywhere in its limited operating area. Similarexemptions have been granted to otheroperations, including Exemptions 2689F, 5745, 10673, and 10808.
14 C.F.R. §91.203 (a} and (b): Carrying Civil Aircraft Certification and Registration
The regulation provides in pertinent part: (a) Except as provided in § 91.715, no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it haswithin itthe following: (1) An appropriate and current airworthiness certificate

.... (b) No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) ofthis section or a special flight authorization issued under§91.715 is displayed atthe cabin orcockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers orcrew.
The UAS fully loaded weighs no more than 55 lbs and is operated without an onboard pilot. As such, there is no ability or place to carry certification and registration documents orto displaythem on the sUAS.

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .881 2 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 9 of11An equivalent level ofsafetywill be achieved by keeping these documents at the ground control point where the pilot flying the sUAS will have immediate access to them, to the extent they are applicable to the sUAS. The FAA has issued numerous exemptions to this regulation. A representative sample of other exceptions includes Exemption Nos. 9565, 9665, 9789, 9789A, 9797, 9797A, 9816A, and 10700.
14 C.F.R. §91.405 (a); 407 (a) (1); 409 (a) (2); 417(a) & (b): Maintenance Inspections
These regulations require that an aircraft operator or owner "shall have that aircraft inspected as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, have discrepancies repaired as prescribed in part 43 ofthis chapter

...," and others shall inspect or maintain the aircraft in compliance with Part 43.
Given that these section and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate, these sections will not apply to the applicant. Maintenance will be accomplished bythe operator pursuantto the flight manual and operating handbook as referenced in the Manuai.(See Sections L and Q) An equivalent level of safety will be achieved because these small UASs are very limited in size and will carry a small payload and operate only in restricted areas for limited periods of time. If mechanical issues arise the UAS can land immediately and will be operating from no higher than 400 feet AGL. As provided in the Manual, the operator will ensure that the UAS is in working order prior to initiating flight, perform required maintenance, and keep a log of any maintenance performed. Moreover, the operator is the person mostfamiliarwith the aircraft and best suited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition to provide the equivalent level ofsafety.

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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: Applicant seeks an exemption from thefollowing rules:
14 C.F.R. §21, subpart H; 14 C.F.R 45.23(b);14 C.F.R. §§ 61.113( a) & (b);91.7 (a); 91.9 (b) (2);91.103(b);91.109; 91.119; 91.121; 91.151(a);91.203(a) and (b); 91.405 (a); 91.407 (a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2); 91.409 (a) (2) and 91.417 (a) & (b) to operate commercially a small unmanned vehicle (551bs or less) in motion picture and television operations. Approval of exemptions allowing commercial operations of sUASs in the film industry will enhance safety by reducing risk. Conventional film operations, using jet or piston power aircraft, operate at extremely low altitudesjustfeet from the subject being filmed and in extreme proximity to people and structures; and present the risks associated with vehicles that weigh in the neighborhood of 4,0001bs., carrying large

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 10of11amounts of jet A or other fuel (140 gallons for jet helicopters shown below). Such aircraft must fly to and from the film location. In contrast, a sUAS weighing fewer than 55 lbs. and powered by batteries eliminates virtually all of that risk given the reduced mass and lack ofcombustible fuel carried on board. The sUAS is carried to the film set and not flown. The sUAS will carry no passengers or crew and, therefore, will not exposethem to the risks associated with manned aircraftflights.
The operation ofsmall UASs, weighting less than 55 lbs., conducted in the strict conditions outlined above, will provide an equivalent level ofsafety supporting the grant of the exemptions requested herein, including exempting the applicant from the requirements of Part 21 and allowing commercial operations. These lightweight aircraft operate at slow speeds, close to the ground, and in a sterile environment and, as a result, are far safer than conventional operations conducted with turbine helicopters operating in close proximityto the ground and people. Privacy
All flights will occur over private or controlled access property with the property owner's prior consent and knowledge. Filming will be of people who have also consented to being filmed orotherwise have agreed to be in the area where filming will take place. The grant ofthis exemption request will provide improved safety in both day and night operations.
Satisfaction ofthe criteria provided in Section 333 ofthe Reform Act of 2012-- size, weight, speed, operating capabilities, proximity to airports and populated areas and operation within visual

.line of sight and national security

- provide more than adequate justification for the grant of the requested exemptions allowing commercial operation of applicant's UAS in the motion picture and television industry pursuant to the Manual appended hereto. Sincerelyyours,

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TELEPHONE 504.261 .8812 ·TELECOPIER 323.400.4574 Page 11of11Name TomSchedler SecretaryofState

Type Stateof Louisiana Secretaryof State

CAVU MEDIA LLC Limited Liability Company

Business: CAVU MEDIA LLC Charter Number: Registration Date: 41509685K 5/5/2014 StateOfOrigin: Domicile Address 1228 BARONNE ST UNIT B NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 Mailing Address 1228 BARONNE ST UNIT B NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 

### Status Status: Active Annual ReportStatus: InG:>od Standing Rle Date: 5/5/2014 Last Report Rled: N/A Type: Limited Liability Company 

### RegisteredAgent(s) Agent: IAN COTITA Address 1: 1228 BARONNE ST Address 2: UNIT B City, State,Zip: NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 Appointment 5/5/2014 Date: Agent: WILLIAM WHEELER Address 1: 1770TCHOUPITOULAS ST Address 2: APT 205 City, State,Zip: NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 Appointment 5/5/2014 City COMMERCIAL DIVISION 225.925.4704

Fax Numbers 225.932.5317 (Admin. Services)

225.932.5314 (Corporations) 225.932.5318 (UCC)

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