Turbine Aircraft Logistics, LLC

5715 Oak Hollow Ln

Oviedo, FL 32765

386-385-8436

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: Carson Wade Lee

5715 Oak Hollow Ln

Oviedo, FL 32765

386-386-8436

info@turbineaircraftlogistics.com
To!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!granted!to!Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics,!

LLC,!Public!Docket!FAAK2015K1150.

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!the!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!arguments!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!serve!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!these!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!the!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!attitudes!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!likelihood!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!comparatively!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!rule!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!hours!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,!NOTAM!research!and!filing,!TFRs,!etc.! We!will!conduct!

preflight!planning!to!review!all!necessary!information,!including!but!not!limited!to:

reviewing!VFR!sectionals!to!insure!remaining!clear!of!

prohibited/restricted/MOAs/warning!areas;!airspace!other!then!class!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'Information,'Views,'or'Arguments'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!information,!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!regulations!and!procedures!as!they!are!issued!by!

the!FAA.!

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

Sincerely,

Carson!W.!Lee

President

Turbine!Aircraft!Logistics,!LLC