Turbine Aircraft Logistics, LLC

5715 Oak Hollow Ln Oviedo, FL 32765

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- 8436 info@turbineaircraftlogistics.com

June 28 , 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590

Turbine Aircraft Logistics, LLC’s Submission of Requested Information for 333 Exemption

FAA Regulatory Docket

FAA

- 2015

- 1150

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PETITIONER

Turbine Aircraft Logistics, LLC

Attn: Ca rson Wade Lee

5715 Oak Hollow Ln

Oviedo, FL 32765

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- 8436 info@turbineaircraftlogistics.comTo!Whom!It!May!Concern:

This!letter!is!addressing!requested!information!requested!from!a!letter!dated!June! 24,!2015!for!a!section!333!exemption!to!be!gra nted!to!Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics,! LLC,!Public!Docket!FAA

K 2015

K 1150.

The!following!reasons!were!cited!as!cause!for!the!exemption!request!to! not!be! granted :

1. The!reasons!why!granting!the!request!would!be!in!the!public!interest;!that!is,!

how!it!would!benefit!th e!public!as!a!whole.

2. The!reasons!why!the!exemption!would!not!adversely!affect!safety!or!how!the! exemption!would!provide!a!level!of!safety!at!least!equal!to!that!provided!by! the!rule!from!which!you!seek!an!exemption

3. Any!additional!information,!views,!or!arg uments!available!to!support!your!

request.

Please!treat!the!following!paragraphs!as!an!amendment!to!my!exemption request dated!April!13,!2015.

Public'Best'Interest

Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics!believes! with exemption from!the!requested!regulations!it!

can!s erve!the!public!best!interest!by!providing!photo!and!video!services!at!a!fraction! of!the!cost!that!would!exist!preforming!the!same!services!in!manned!aircraft.!With! aircraft!rental!cost!well!over!a!hundred!dollars!per!hour,!using!a!UAS!will! accomplish!thes e!same!tasks!with!more!then!a!98%!reduction!is!operating!cost.!The! public!will!befit from!this!reduction!in cost, as!the!end!consumer!will!be!charged! considerably!less!for!a!better!quality!product.! Safety!is!the!top!goal!of!Turbine! Aircraft!Logistics!and!t he!pubic!as!a!whole.!We!believe!we!can!offer!services!in!a!

much!safer!manner to!the!public with!our!unmanned! aircraft!then!we! could!with!our! manned!aircraft.!If!the!service!we!provide!was!accomplished!in!a!manned! helicopter,!the!risk!of!flying!at!low!attit udes!inherently!increases!the!risk!to!the! public!in!the!event! of!a!mechanical!difficulty.!The!UAS!has!very!few!moving!parts,! greatly!decreasing!the!likelihood!of!a!mechanical!failure.!However,!even!in!the!event! of!a!mechanical!problem!with!a!UAS,!the!likel ihood!of!damage!or!injury!to!persons! or!property!is!very!low!due!to!the!UAS’s!very!light!weight!(under!10lbs),!no! flammable!fuels!carried!on!board,!and!plastic!propellers.!This!exemption!can!also!be! found!in!public!interest!as!it!is!very!quite!comparativel y!to!a!manned!aircraft,! low! energy!usage,!and!zero!carbon!emissions.!

Equivalent'Safety'to'Regulations'Pertaining'to'Manned'Aviation'

Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics!is! uniquely!capable!of!providing!a!level!of!safety!at!least! equal!to!that!provided!by!the!ru le!from!which!we!seek!an!exemption.!Carson!Lee,!the!chief!pilot!for!both!manned!and!UAS!operations!at!Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics,!has! 13!years!of!manned!aviation!experience!with!over!5000!hours!of!flight!time!accrued!

in!manned!aircraft!and!hundreds!of!hour s!in!UAS!for!hobby!use.!Carson!also!holds!a! FAA!issued!Airframe!&!Powerplant!mechanic!certificate!with!Inspection! Authorization.!We!would!treat!our!UAS!just!as!we!do!our!manned!aircraft!with! similar!inspection!practices!and!record!keeping.!Because!the!FAA! has!not!developed! inspection!and!repair! methods!with!UAS,!we!will!follow!the!manufactures! recommendation!for!inspection!intervals!and!repair!(see! Appendix!B!of!our!filed! exemption!request).!UAS,!while!highly!technically!advanced,!are!very!simple!in! design! with!very!few!moving!parts.! The!Inspire!1!UAS!has!4!rotors,!giving!it! considerable!redundancy!as!it!can!continue!in!flight!with!a!loss!of!one!motor!as!the! other!motors!adjust!in!speed!to!compensate. Our!UAS!is! capable!in!the!event!of!lost!

link! to!return!to!a!designated!safe!location!and!auto!land. We!are!highly!filmier!with! FARs,!aeronautical!charts,!NOT AM!re search!and!filing,!TFRs,!etc.! We!will!conduct! preflight!planning!to!review!all!necessary!informatio n,!including!but!not!limited!to: reviewing!VFR!sectionals!to!insure!remaining!clear!of! prohibited/restricted/MOAs/warning!areas;!airspace!other!then!cl ass!G!(unless!a! COA!has!been!granted) .!Review!of!TFRs,!NOTAMs,!and!submitting!a!NOTAM!for!our! proposed!flight!as!required.! Much!more!detail!on!our!safety!procedures!can!be! found!in!section!III!of!our!exemption!request!dated!April!13,!2015.!

Additional'I nformation,'Views,'or'A rguments' to'Support'our'Request

Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics!views!our!long!experience!aviation,!working!closely!with! the!local!FAA!FSDO!highly!qualifies!us!to!be!granted!exemption!from!the!requested!

FAR’s.! With!the!above!provided!inf ormation,!we!are!able!to!bring!a!far!higher!level! of!safety!to!our!operations!that!few!section!333!exemption!holds!will!be!able!to! offer.!With!our!manned!aircraft!relationship!with!the!FAA,!we!feel!confidant!we!will! be!well!capable!of!adjusting!to!new!regu lations!and!procedure s!as!they!are!issued!by!

the!FAA

.!

Please!contact!us!if! additional!information!is!needed.!

Sincerely

,

Carson!W.!Lee

President Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics,!LLC