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R e g u la t io n s fr o m : 1 4 CFR 21 subp art H ; 14 C F R 45.2 3 (b); 14 C F R 61

. 113 ( a ) an d ( b ); 14 C F R 91.7 ( a ) ; 14 C F R

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. 109; 1 4 CFR 91.1 1 9( c ) ; 14 C F R 9 1 .12 1 ; 14 C F R 91.1 5 1(a); 14 C F R 9 1 .203

(a) an d ( b ); 14 CFR 9 1.405 (a); 14 C F R 9 1 .407 ( a ) (1) 14 C F R 91.409 ( a ) ( 1) a n d (2 ) ; 14 C F R 91.41 7 (a) an d ( b )

D e ar Sir or Ma d am:

P u r s u a n t to Se c ti o n 333 o f t h e FAA M od e r n iz a ti o n an d Re f orm Act o f 2 0 12 (t h e “ R ef o r m Ac t ” ) an d 14 C F R

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, op e r a t or of a n U n m a nn e d Airc r aft S y s t e m (U A S), h e r e b y app li e s

for an e x e m p ti o n from th e l i s ted F e d e ral A v ia t ion R e g u la t io n s ( “ F AR s ” ) to a llow co m me r c ial o p e rati o n o f

i t s U A S, s o	lo n g a s such op e rati on s a re c o ndu cted w it h in an d u n d e r t h e c ond iti on s ou tli n e d h e r e in o r as

m ay b e es t ab l i s h e d b y th e FAA as re q u ir e d b y Se c ti o n 333.

Co m me rcial o p e rati o n o f a n UAS, as d e s cri b e d h e r e i n

, w h i c h a re e qu i pp e d with c a me ra ( s ) an d s e n s or s

, w o u ld

o p e rate in th e follo w i n g m a n n e r:

• A e rial ph ot o gra ph y and /or v i d e o for pub lic and / or p ri v a t e u s e i n clu d i n g real e s t a te, arc h ite c t u r e

, la n d sur ve y i n g, e n gin e e ri n g a n d o t h e r r e la t e d p r o fe s s io n al ac t i v iti e s

.

• A e rial v i d e o and /or ph ot o gra ph y for pub lic and /or p ri v a t e u s e i n clu d i n g t e l e v i s io n

, pub lic e v e n t s

,

cine m a t ogra ph y an d n ew s g a t h e ri n g.

• A e rial i n s p e ctio n / ph ot o gra ph y o f r es i d e n ti a l/c o m m e rcial s tr u ct u r e s und e r co n tr a ct w ith th e o w n e rs

or loc a l g o ve r n me n t a u t h orit y

.

• A e rial i n s p e ctio n / ph ot o gra ph y o f r es i d e n ti a l/c o m m e rcial u tility i n f ra s tr u ct u re i n clu d i n g bu t n ot

li m ited to e l e ctrical p o w e r li n es

, wind tu r b i n e s an d ce l l t o w e r s

.

• A e rial v i d e o/ ph ot o gra ph y o r p r o v i d i n g li v e v i d e o f e e d t o a ss i s t w ith se arch an d r e s c u e o p e rati on s in

ca s e s o f a n e m e r g e n cy o r n a tu ral d i s ast e r o n ly w h e n th e l o cal a u t h orities o r go v e r nm e n t h as

r e qu es t e d it b y c o n tr a ct or d o n a t io n

.

• T h e ab ility t o o ffe r tr a i n i n g t o p e r s o n s i nd i v i du ally o r b e l o n ging to b oth p ri v a t e and /or pub lic

orga n iz a ti on s th at h a v e i n ter e s ts in th e us e an d app lica t ion of a	UAS f or t h e pu r p o s e o f th e sa f e

o p e rati o n o f a	UAS to e nh a n ce th e sa f e t y o f th e N a t io n al Air s p ace S y s tem (NAS) a s w e ll a s for t h e

p r o tection o f th e p e r s o n s an d p r op e rt y

.

As de s cri b e d fully b e l o w

, th e r e qu es ted e x e m p ti o n wo u ld p e rmit t h e op e rati o n o f a	U A S und e r co n tr o ll e d

co nd iti on s in th e N AS t h at wo u ld b e a ) li m ited b ) co n t r oll e d c) p r e d e te r m i n e d an d d ) w ill p r o v i d e s a fe ty

e nh a n c eme n t s t o th e a lr e a d y sa f e ope rati on s in th e i ndu s try p r ese n tly u s i n g c onv e n ti on al aircr a f t. A pp r o v al

of th is e x em p ti o n wo u ld th e r e b y e nh a n ce sa f e ty an d ful f ill th e Se c r e t a ry o f Tra n s p ort a ti o n ’ s (t h e FAA

A d m i n i s tr a t or’s ) r e s p o n s i b ilit i e s t o “

... . es t ab l i s h r e qu ir e me n ts for t h e s a f e op e rati o n o f s u ch a ircraft sy s t e m s

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with th e GL300A r em ote co n tr o ll e r w ith an ope rati n g fr e qu e n cy o f 2.4 0 0 G H z

– 2.483 G H z. T h e li v e v i d e o f ee d

will h a v e a n	o p e rati n g fr e qu e n cy o f 2.400 G H z

– 2.483 G H z. T h e app lica n t w ill op e rate th e U AS in li n e of s i g h t

w it h in a	clo se d of f a n d p r e d e te r m i n e d a r e a o w n e d and /o p e rated b y th e p r op e rty r e p r ese n t a t i ve

.

G i v e n th e s m all s i z e o f th e UA S an d th e c on tr o ll e d e n v iro n me n t p r o v i d e d th e p r op o s e d op e rati on s will adh e r e

to th e Re f orm Ac t’ s s a fe ty r e q u ir eme n t s

. T h e app r o v al of th is app lica t ion p r ese n t s n o n a t io n al se c u rity

i ss u es

. R e gar d i n g th e l e v e l o f s af e ty surro und i n g th e p r op o se d op e rati on s an d th e pub lic b e n ef it, r e du ction in

e n v iro nm e n t a l im p ac t s

, i n clu d i n g bu t n ot li m ited to r e du c e d e m i s s io n s an d n oi s e

, th e gr an t of th e

r e qu es t e d ex e m p ti o n is in th e pub lic i n ter es t. Acco rd i n gly t h e app lica n t r e qu es ts th at th e FAA gra n t t h e

r e qu es t e d ex e m p ti o n with m i n i m u m d e la y

.

A IR C R A FT A N D E Q U I V A L E NT LE V E L O F S A F E T Y

T h e op e rati o n limit a ti o n s p r op o se d for an e qu i v a l e n t or h igher level o f s af e ty b e ca u s e o p e rati on s wi l l furt h e r

e nh a n ce th e sa f e ty o f th e p e r s o n s and /or p r op e rty u s i n g c on ve n ti on al aircr a f t.

T h e s e l i m it a ti on s an d c ond iti on s t o w h ich t h e app lica n t agre e s t o adh e re t o w h e n c ondu c t i n g c o m m e rcial

o p e rati on s und e r t h e FAA i s s u e d ex e m p ti o n a s s e t f o r th in th e Flig h t O p e rati on s Ma nu al ( FOM) i n clu d e :

• T h e U AS w i ll w e igh l e s s th an	55 l b s

.

• T h e U AS w i ll h a v e a	ma x i m u m op e rati n g s pe e d o f n o mo r e th an 50mp h

.

• Flig h ts w ill b e op e ra t e d wit h in li n e o f s i g h t of th e P ilot in C o mm a n d (PIC) and /or V i s u al O b se r v er

(VO )

.

• Maxi m u m f lig h t ti m e for e a c h op e rati on al f lig h t w ill b e 30 m i nu te s

. F lig h ts w ill b e t e r m i n a t e d a t

25% b a tt e ry p o we r r e s e r v e o r	30 m i nu tes o f flig h t t i m e w h i c h e v e r occurs f ir s t.• Flig h ts w ill b e op e ra t e d at a n a ltit u d e o f n o more th an 4 00 f ee t A b o v e G r oun d L ev e l ( A G L) an d n ot m ore th an 200

fee t a b o v e a n el e v a t e d p la t f o rm from w h ich f i l m i n g i s p la nn e d

.

• Mi n i m u m c r e w for e ach ope rati o n will c on s i s t of th e U A S Pil o t, th e Vi s u al O bs e r v e r (V O ) an d may

i n clu d e bu t n ot li m ited to a	Cam e ra Op e rat o r.

• T h e U AS p ilot will b e a de s i g n a t e d P ilot in Co mm a n d (PIC) a n d h old a	Private P ilo t L ic e ns e	al on g

with a T h ird or h igher C l ass M e d ical C e rtif i ca t e

. If t h e PIC f e e ls an ot h e r o p e rat o r to b e qu alifi e d

with th e n e c e s s ary s kills t o b e P IC & p o s se s s a	Private Pilo t L i c e n s e a lo n g with a T h ird or h igher

Cla s s M e d ical C e rti f icate, t h at p e r s on may b e d es i g n a t e d P IC p r o v i d e d the y h a v e a m i n i m u m o f 20

h o u rs o f f lig h t t i m e with th e U AS.

• A b ri ef i n g w ill b e p e r f or m e d r e gar d i n g th e p la nn e d UAS o p e rati on s p rior to each d a y ’ s flig h t

co n s i s ti n g o f a ll t h e d a y s’ p r odu ction a cti v iti e s

.

• All f lig h t s will o ccur und e r V i s u al Flig h t R u l e s M e t e or o logi c al Co nd iti on s ( VF R ) on l y

.

• T h e f l igh t s w ill o ccur n o cl os e r t h an a	5 m ile ra d i u s o f th e g e ogra ph ic c e n t e r/Air p ort R ef e r e n ce P oi n t

(A R P) o f a t o w e r co n tr o ll e d o r un co n tr o ll e d a ir p ort.

• If o p e rati on s w ill b e wit h in a 5 m ile ra d i u s o f th e geogr ap h ic c e n ter / Air p ort R e f e r e n c e P oi n t (A R P) o f

a	t o we r co n tr o ll e d o r un co n tr o ll e d a ir p ort t h e r es pe cti v e a i r p orts w ill b e c on t a c t e d ad v i s i n g th e m o f

t h e e s t i m a t e d fl i g h t tim e

, fl ig h t du rati on

, el ev a t ion o f flig h t an d o t h e r p e rti n e n t i n f orma t io n

.

• T h e op e rat o r w ill ob t a in ve r b al/writ t e n c ons e n t of a ll p e r s o n s i n v ol v e d with th e p la nn e d op e rati o n

a n d e n s u re th at on ly c on se n ti n g p e r s o n s w ill b e a ll o we d wi t h in 100 f ee t o f th e flig h t o p e r a t io n

, an d

t h e ra d i u s may b e r e du c e d t o 30 f e e t b as e d up on a n e qu i v alent le v e l o f s a fe ty d e te r m i n a t i o n

, a s

r e qu ir e d und e r t h e FOM. W i t h th e ad v a n c e d p e rm i ss ion o f	t h e FSDO, op e rati on s a t cl o s e r ra n ge

m ay b e app r o ve d

.

• T h e P IC an d VO w ill h a v e b e e n t rai n e d in op e rati o n o f UAS a n d r e c e i v e u p

- t o

- d a t e i n f o r m a t ion for

t h e p artic u lar U AS to b e op e r a t e d

.

• T h e P IC an d VO w ill b e ab le to c o mm un icate b y v oi c e or ra d io a t all tim es

.

• Wri t ten and /or ve r b al p e r m i ss ion a n d p e rmi t s wi l l b e ob t a i n e d from t e rrit o r ial, sta t e

, c o un ty o r city

j u ri s d ictio n s

, i n clu d i n g l a w e n f orc e me n t, fi r e o r ot h e r a pp r op ria t e g o ve r n me n t a l a g e n c i e s

.

• If t h e UAS l o s e s c o mm un ic a ti on s with th e r e m ote co n tr o l l e r or lo s e s G P S s ign a l, t h e UA S will h a v e

t h e c ap a b ility t o r e t u rn t o a p r e

- d e t e rmi n e d l o ca t ion wit h in a d es ign a ted l o ca t ion an d l an d

a u t on o m o u s l y

.

• T h e U AS w i ll h a v e th e c ap a b ility t o ab ort a f lig h t in c a s e o f unp r e d ict e d ob s t a cl es

, we a t h e r, o r

e m e rg e n c i e s

.

14 C.F. R

. P a r t 2 1, S ubpa r t H: A i r w o r t hiness C e r t ifi c ates 1 4 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 2 03 (a) ( 1)

Su bp art H

, e n ti t l e d Airwor th i n es s C e rt i f icat e s

, e s t ab li s he s t h e p r o c e du ral req u ir e m e n ts f or t h e i ss u a n ce o f

airwor th i n e s s c e rtifica t e s a s r e qu ir e d b y FAR § 91

. 203 (a) (1 ). Gi v e n th e s i z e an d limited o p e rati n g ar e a

as s ocia t e d with th e a ircraft t o b e u tilized b y th e A pp lica n t, a n ex em p ti o n fr o m P art 21 S ubp art H m ee ts th e

r e qu ir e m e n ts o f a n e qu i v a l e n t l ev e l o f s a fe ty und e r P a rt 11 an d Se c ti o n 333 o f th e R e f o r m Ac t

. T h e Federal

A v ia t ion Act (49 U .S

. C. § 4 4701 (f ) ) a n d Se c ti o n 3 3 3 o f th e R e f orm Act b oth au t h orize t h e FAA to ex e m p t

aircr a f t f r o m th e r e qu ir e me n t for an a ir w ort h i n e s s cert i f ica t e

, up on c on s i d e rati o n o f th e s ize, we i g h t, spe e d

,

o p e rati on al ca p a b ilit y

, an d p r oxi m ity t o a ir p orts a n d p o pu l a t e d a r e as o f th e p artic u lar U AS. In a ll ca s e s

, a n

a n al y s is o f the s e cri t e ria d e m o n s tr a tes th at th e UAS ope rated wit h o u t an a ir w ort h i n es s c e rtifica t e

, in th e

r es tric t e d e n v i r on me n t a n d und e r t h e c ond iti on s p r op o se d will b e a t l e a s t as s a fe

, o r s a f e r, th an a

co n ve n ti on al air c ra f t ( f ix e d w i n g o r r o t o rcraft) op e rati n g wi t h a n a ir w ort h i n es s c e rtif i ca t e w it h o u t t h e

r es tricti o n s an d c ond iti on s p r op o se d

.

T h e U A S t o b e op e rated h e r e und e r is le s s th an 55 l b s

. f u lly	lo ad e d

, c a rries n e it h e r a p ilot n or p as s e n g e r, carries

n o ex p l o s i v e m a teria l s or f lam m a b l e li qu id fu e l s

, an d op e rates e x clus i v e ly wit h in a	s e c u r e d an d d es ign a ted a r e a.

U n like o t h e r ci v il a ircr a f t, op e rati on s und e r th is ex e m p ti o n will b e t igh t ly co n tr o ll e d an d m o n it o r e d b y b oth th e

op e ra t or a n d und e r t h e r e qu ir eme n ts an d in c o m p lia n ce with l o cal pub lic sa fe ty r e qu ir e m e n t s

. T h e s e s a fe ty

e nh a n c eme n ts p r o v i d e a gr e a t e r d e gr e e o f s a fe ty t o th e pub lic an d p r op e rty o w n e rs

t h an c on ve n ti on al o p e rati on s c ondu cted w ith airwor th i n e s s certifica t e s i ss u e d und e r 14 C .F.R. P a rt 21, Su bp art H

.L a s tl y

, app lica t ion o f th es e s a m e cri t e ria d em o n s tr a t e s th at th e re is n o cre d i b l e th r e at t o n a t io n al se c u rity p o se d

b y th e UAS, du e t o i t s s i ze, s p ee d o f o p e rati on

, l o ca t ion o f op e rati on

, l a ck of ex p lo s i v e m a t e rials o r f l a mm a b l e

liq u id fu e l s

, an d i n a b ility t o c a rry a s ub s t an ti a l exter n al lo ad

.

14 C.F. R

. § 4 5

. 2 3 ( b)

. M a r king of the A i r c r aft

T h e r e g u la t ion r e qu i r e s :

W h e n mar k s i n clu d e on ly th e R o m an c ap it a l let t e r " N " an d th e r e g i s tr a ti o n nu m b e r is d i s p la y e d o n limited,

r es tric t e d o r lig ht

- s p ort ca t e g ory a ircraft o r e x p e ri m e n t a l o r p r o v i s io n ally cert i f ica t e d a ircraft, t h e op e rat o r

m u s t al s o d i s p lay o n th at a irc r aft n e ar each e n tr an ce t o th e ca b i n

, c o ck p it, o r p ilot sta t io n

, in letters n ot l e s s

t h an 2	i n c h e s n or m ore th an 6	i n c h e s h igh, th e wor d s " li m i t e d ," "r e s tric t e d ," "li g h t

- s p ort

, " " e x pe ri m e n t a l," o r

" p r o v i s io n al

, " a s app lica b l e

.

E ve n th o u gh th e UAS w i l l h a v e n o a ir w ort h i n e s s cert i f ica t e

, a n ex em p ti o n may b e n ee d e d a s th e UAS w ill

h a v e n o e n tr an ce t o th e c a b i n

, c o ck p it or p ilot sta t ion o n w h ich t h e word “E x p e ri me n t al ” can b e p lace d

.

G i v e n th e s i z e o f th e U A S, tw o

- i n ch lettering w ill b e i m p o s s i b l e

. T h e w ord “E x p e ri me n t al ” w ill b e p laced o n

t h e fu se l a ge in c o m p lia n c e w i th §45.29 ( f ).

T h e e qu i v alent l e ve l o f s a f e ty will b e p r o v i d e d b y h a v i n g th e UAS m ar k e d o n i t s fu s e lage a s r e qu ir e d b y

§ 45. 2 9 ( f ) w h e r e th e p ilo t

, ob se r ve r a n d o t h e rs w or k i n g wi t h th e UAS w ill s e e th e i d e n tif i ca t ion o f th e UAS as

“E x p e ri me n t a l

. ”

14 C.F. R

. § 6 1

. 1 13 (a) and (b ) : Pr i v ate P i lot Pr i v il e g es and Li m i t ati o ns: P i lot i n Com m an d

.

P u r s u a n t to 14 C F R 61. 1 13 (a)	&	( b ), n o p e r s on w h o h ol d s a p ri v a t e p ilot cert i f icate m ay a ct as a p ilot in

com m a n d o f a n a ircraft th at is c a rr y i n g p as s e n g e r s o r p r op e rty for comp e n s a t ion o r h ir e

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UAS d o n ot carry	a n y p ilo t s o r p as s e n g e r s n or p r op e rt y

. T h e ri s k s a t t e nd a n t to th e op e rati o n o f U AS is f ar l e s s th an

th e ri s k l e v e l s	i nh e r e n t in th e c omm e rcial a c ti v iti e s ou tli n e d in 14 C F R 61. T h e P IC o f th e U AS w ill h a v e a	Private

P ilo t’ s	Lic e ns e a lo n g with a	c u rre n t Th ird C l ass o r h igher M e d ical e xc ee d i n g th e c u r r e n t s a f e ty l e ve l s in r e la t ion t o

14 C F R

61.113 ( a ) &	( b ). I	f e e l th e ope rati o n an d li m it a ti on s s e t f or t h in t h e FOM w ill e qu a t e t o th e sa f e op e rati o n o f th e

U AS.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 7 ( a): Ci v il A i r c r aft A i r w o r t hiness.

T h e r e g u la t ion r e qu i r e s th at n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v il a ircraft un l e s s it	is in a i r w ort h y c ond iti on

. As th e re

w ill b e n o a ir w o rt h i ne s s c e rti f icate i s s u e d for t h e a ircr a f t, s h o u ld th is ex em p ti o n b e gr an t e d

, n o FAA

r e g u la t ory sta nd ard will ex i s t f or d e te r m i n i n g a ir w ort h i ne s s

. G i v e n th e s i ze o f th e a ircraft f or m ai n tena n ce	a n d

u s e o f sa f e ty c h e ck li s t s p rior to each flig h t an e qu i v a l en t l eve l o f sa f e ty will b e p r o v i d e d

.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1 .9 (b) (2): Ci v il A i r c r aft Fli g ht M an u al in t he A i r c r af t

.

S e ction 91.9 ( b ) (2) p r ov i d e s : N o p e r s on may op e rate a U.S

. - r e g i s te r e d c i v il a ircraft

. .. ( 2)	For w h ich an

Air p la n e o r Ro t orcraft Flig h t Ma nu al i s n ot r e qu ir e d b y § 21.5 o f th is c h a p ter, un l e s s th e r e is a v a i la b le in th e

aircr a f t a	c u rre n t a pp r o ve d a i r p la n e o r Ro t orcraft Flig h t M a nu al, app r o ve d ma nu al m a t e rial, mar k i n g s

, an d

p lac a r d s

, o r a n y c o m b i n a t ion t h e r e o f

. T h e U A S, gi v e n i t s s ize a n d c on f igu r a t ion h as n o a b ility o r p lace t o

carry such a	flig h t m a nu al on th e a ircraft, n ot o n ly b e ca u s e th e re is n o p ilot o n b oar d

, bu t b e ca u s e th e r e is n o

r o om o r ca p acity t o c a rry such a n i t e m o n th e a ircraft. T h e e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty wi l l b e mai n t a i n e d b y

ke e p i n g th e fl i g h t m a nu al at th e gr oun d c on tr o l p oi n t w h e re th e p ilot flyi n g th e UAS w ill h a v e i m me d ia t e

acc e s s t o i t

.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1

. 1 0 3 : Pr efli g ht A cti o n.

T h is r e g u la t ion r e qu ir e s e ach p ilot in c o mm a n d t o t a k e cer t ain a ctio n s b ef ore f lig h t to i nsu re th e sa f e ty o f

f lig h t. As F AA app r o ve d rot o r c ra f t f lig h t m a nu als w ill n ot b e p r o v i d e d for t h e a ircraft a n e x em p ti o n will b e

n ee d e d

. T h e P IC w i l l t a k e a ll a ctio n s a s sta t e d in th e FOM in Se c ti o n 4 und e r N ormal Pr o c e du r e s i n clu d i n g bu t

n ot li m ited to r ev i e w i n g w e a th e r, flig h t b a t tery r e qu ir e m e n t s

, l and i n g an d t a k e o f f d i s t an c e s an d a ircraft

p e r f orma n c e d a t a b ef ore i n it i a t ion o f flig h t.14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 0 9 : Fli g ht I nstruc t io n

.

S e ction 91. 1 03 p r o v i d e s th at n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v i l a ircraft ( e x c e p t a m a nn e d fr e e b all o o n ) t h at is

b e i n g u se d for f lig h t i n s tr u cti o n un l es s th at a ircraft h as f u lly f un ctio n i n g du al co n tr o l s

. U A S an d r em otely

p ilo t e d a ircraft, b y th e ir d es i g n d o n ot h a v e fully f un ctio n al du al co n tr o l s

. Flig h t co n tr o l is acco m p l i s h e d

t h r ou gh th e u s e o f a	c on tr o l b ox t h at c o mm un icates w ith th e a ircraft v ia ra d io com m un i c a t io n s

. T h e F A A h as

a pp r o ve d ex e m p ti on s for f lig h t tr a i n i n g wit h o u t f u lly f un ctio n al du al co n tr o ls for a nu m b e r of a ircraft an d for

f lig h t i n s tr u ction in ex p e r i me n t a l a ircraft. T h e e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty p r o v i d e d b y th e f a ct t h at n e it h e r a

p ilot n or p as s e n g e r s w i ll b e c a rried in th e a ircraft an d b y th e s i ze an d spe e d o f th e a i r craft.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 1 9 : M ini m um S a f e A l t itude s

.

S e ction 91. 1 19 e s t ab li s he s s a f e a ltit u d e s for o p e rati o n o f c i v il a ir c ra f t. S e ction 91

. 119 (d)	all o w s he lico p te r s

to b e op e rated a t l es s th an th e mini m u m s p r es c r i b e d

, p r o v i d e d th e p e r s on op e rati n g th e h e lico p ter c o m p li e s

w ith an y ro u te o r al t it ud e s p r es cri b e d for h e lico p t e rs b y th e FAA. A s th is e x em p ti o n i s f o r a U AS t h at is a

h e lico p ter an d th e ex e m p ti o n r e qu es t s au t h ority t o op e rate a t al t it ud e s u p t o 400 AGL, or n ot m ore th an 200

a b o v e a n el e v a t e d p la t f o r m f r om w h ich f i l m i n g i s p la nn e d

, a n ex em p ti o n may b e n ee d e d t o a llow such

o p e rati on s

. As se t f orth h e r e i n

, th e UAS w ill ne ve r o p e rate at h igher th an 400 AGL with t h e exc e p ti o n th at in

circ um s t an c e s w h e r e th e U A S is u se d t o su r ve y o r ph ot o gra p h a	str u ct u re w h o s e h e i g h t e xc ee d s 400 f ee t	A G L,

th e UAS w ill n ot b e op e r a t e d more th an 200 f ee t a b o v e th e h ighe s t p oi n t on th e st r u c t u r e

. It will h o we v e r b e

op e rated in a	r e s t ricted a r e a w ith s e c u rity p e r i me ter, w h e re bu ildi n g s an d p e o p le wi l l n ot b e e x p o se d t o

op e rati on s w it h o u t t h e ir p r e

- o b t a i n e d c on se n t.

T h e e qu i v alent l e ve l o f sa f e ty will b e a c h i ev e d gi v e n th e s i z e

, w e igh t

, sp e e d o f t h e U A S a s we ll a s th e l o ca t ion

w h e re it i s op e rated. N o flig h t will b e t a k e n wit h o u t t h e p e r m i s s ion o f th e p r op e rty o w ne r or loc a l o ff icia l s

.

B e ca us e o f th e ad v a n c e n otice t o th e p r op e rty o w n e r a n d p artici p a n ts in th e fil m i n g a ct i v it y

, a ll a ff e cted

i nd i v i du als wi l l b e a w are o f th e p la nn e d flig h t o p e rati on s

. C o m p ar e d t o flig h t o p e rati on s w ith a ircraft o r

r o t o rcraft we i g h ti n g far m o r e t h an th e maximum 55l b s

. p r op o se d h e r e in an d th e l a ck of f lam m a b le f u e l, a n y

ri s k a s s ociated w ith th es e ope rati on s is far l e s s th an th o s e p r e s e n tly p r ese n t e d with c onv e n ti on al aircr a f t

o p e rati n g a t or b e low 500 A G L. In add iti on

, t h e l o w

- al t it ud e op e rati on s o f th e UAS w ill e n s u re s e p ara t ion

b e tw e e n th e s e UAS op e rati o n s an d th e op e rati on s o f c on v en ti on al aircr a f t t h at m u s t co m p ly w ith Se c ti o n

91.11 9

.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 1 21 A lt i me t er S et t in g s.

T h is r e g u la t ion r e qu ir e s e ach p e r s on op e rati n g a n a ircraft t o mai n t a in cr u i s i n g a ltit u d e b y r efe r e n ce t o a n

al t i me t e r t h at is s e t “ ...to th e e l e v a t ion o f th e d e p art u re a i r p ort or an a p p r op ria t e a l t i me t e r se t t i n g a v ail ab le

b ef ore d e p art u r e

. ” A s th e U A S may n ot h a v e a b aro me tric al t i me t e r, bu t i n s tead a	GPS a ltit u d e r e ad ou t, a n

e x e m p ti o n may b e n ee d e d

. A n e qu i v alent l e ve l o f sa f e ty w i ll b e a c h i e v e d b y th e op e rat o r, pu r s u a n t to th e s af e ty

c h e ck li s t a n d li v e fl i g h t d a t a m o n it o ri n g, co n f ir m i n g th e a l t it ud e o f th e l aun ch s i te s h o w n o n th e GPS

al t it ud e i nd icat o r b ef ore fl i g h t.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1

. 1 5 1 ( a): F u e l Req u i r emen t s f o r F lig h t in V FR C o nditio n s

S e ction 91. 1 51 (a) p r oh i b its a n i nd i v i du al f r o m b e gin n i n g “ a f lig h t in a n a ir p la n e und e r VFR co nd iti on s un l e s s

( c o n s i d e ri n g w i n d an d foreca s t we a th e r co nd iti on s ) t h e r e is e n o u gh fu e l t o fly to th e fir s t p oi n t of i n ten d e d

la nd i n g, a nd

, as s u m i n g n orm a l cr u i s i n g s p ee d

– ( 1) D u ri n g t h e d a y

, t o fly after t h at for at l e a s t 30 m i nu te s ; or

(2) At n igh t

, t o fly after t h at for at lea s t 45 m i nu t e s

. ”

T h e b a t tery p o we ri n g th e U AS p r o v i d e s app r o xi m a t e ly 30 m i nu tes o f p o w e r e d fl i g h t. To m ee t t h e 30 m i nu te

r e s e r v e r e qu ir e me n t in 14 CF R § 91. 1 51, U AS f lig h t s wo u ld b e limited to app r o x i m a t e ly 1 0 min u tes in l e n gt h

.

G i v e n th e limit a ti o n s o n th e U A S ’ s p r op o se d f lig h t ar e a a n d th e l o ca t ion o f i t s p r op o se d o p e rati on s wit h in a

p r e d e te r m i n e d a r e a, a	l on g e r time fr a m e f or f lig h t in d a y li g h t or twi l ight VFR co nd iti on s i s r e aso n a b l e

.

A pp lica n t b eli e v e s th at a n ex e m p ti o n from 14 C F R § 91.1 5 1 ( a) f alls w it h in th e s c o p e o f p r i or e x em p ti o n s

.

O p e rati n g th e UAS, in a t igh t l y c on tr o ll e d a r e a w h e re on ly p e o p le an d p r op e rty o w n e rs or o ff icial

r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s w h o h a v e s i g n e d wai v e rs w ill b e a ll o we d

, w ith le s s t h an 30 m i nu t e s o f r e s e r v e fu e l, d o e s n ot

e n g e nd e r t h e typ e o f r i s ks t h a t S e ction 91.1 5 1(a) w a s i n te n d e d t o a ll ev ia t e g i v e n th e s i ze a n d spe e d o f th e

sm all U AS. A dd iti on all y

, limit i n g UAS fl i g h ts t o 10 m i nu t e s w o u ld grea t ly r e du ce th e u til i ty for w h ich t h ee x e m p ti o n will b e gr an ted. A p p lica n t b e li e v e s th at a n e qu i v alent le v e l o f s af e ty c a n b e a c h i eve d b y limiti n g f lig h t s

to 30 m i nu tes o r 2 5 % o f b a t t e ry p o we r

— w h ic h e v e r h a pp e n s fir s t. T h is r es tr i ction wo u ld b e more th an

a d e qu a t e t o r e t u rn th e UAS to i t s p l a nn e d l and i n g z o n e from any w h e re in i t s l i m i t e d op e rati n g a r e a.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 2 03 (a) and (b ) : Ca r r y ing C i v il A i r c r aft Ce r t ifi c ati o n and Reg i st r ati o n

T h e r e g u la t ion p r o v i d e s in p e r ti n e n t p art:

(a) E xc e p t as p r o v i d e d in § 91

. 715, n o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v i l a ircr a f t un l e s s it h as w it h in it th e follo w i n g:

(1) An app r op ria t e an d c u rre n t airwor th i n e s s cert i f icate.

.	.	. (b) N o p e r s on may op e rate a ci v il a ircr a f t un l e s s th e a ir w o r t h i n es s c e rtif i ca t e r e qu i r e d b y p aragr ap h ( a ) o f th is

se ction o r a s pe cial fl i g h t a u t h oriz a ti o n i ss u e d und e r § 9 1 .7 1 5 is d i s p la y e d a t t h e c ab in o r cock p it e n tr an ce so

t h at it	is legi b le t o p a s se n g e rs or cr ew

.

T h e U A S fully lo ad e d w e ighs n o more th an 55 l b s

. a n d is ope rated wit h o u t an onb oard p il o t. As suc h

, th e re i s

n o ab ility o r p lace t o c a rry certi f icati o n an d r e gi s tr a ti o n d o c u me n ts o r to d i s p lay th e m o n t h e UAS.

An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty will b e a c h i ev e d b y k ee p i n g th e s e d oc u me n ts a t t h e gr oun d c on tr o l p oi n t w h e re

t h e p ilot flyi n g th e UAS w ill h a v e i m m e d ia t e a c c e s s t o th em

, t o th e e xt e n t t h e y a re app lica b le t o th e UAS.

14 C.F. R

. § 9 1. 4 05 (a); 4 07 ( a) ( 1); 4 0 9 (a) (2); 4 1 7(a) & ( b ) : M ain t enance Insp e cti o ns.

T h e s e r e g u la t io n s r e qu ire th a t an a ircraft op e rat o r or o w n e r “ s h all h a v e th at a ircraft i n s p e cted as p r e s cri b e d

in su bp art E o f t h is p art a n d sh a ll b e tw ee n r e qu ir e d i n s p e c t io n s

, exc e p t as p r o v i d e d in p aragr ap h (c) o f th is

se ctio n

, h a v e d i s c r e p a n ci e s r ep aired a s p r es c ri b e d in p art 43 o f th is c h a p ter...

, ” a n d o t h e rs sh a ll i n s p e ct or

m ai n t a in th e a ircraft in c o m p l ia n ce with P art 43. G i v en th at th es e se ction an d P art 43 app ly on ly t o a ircraft with a n

airwor th i n e s s c e rtifica t e

, th e s e s e ctio n s w ill n ot a pp ly t o t h e app lica n t. Mai n tena n ce will b e a cco m p l i s h e d b y th e

o p e rat o r pu r s u a n t to th e flig h t m a nu al a n d op e rati n g h a nd b ook. An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s af e ty will b e a c h i e v e d

b e ca u s e th e U AS i s v e ry li m i t e d in s i ze an d will carry a	s m all p a y lo a d an d op e rate on ly in r es tric t e d a r e as f or a

li m ited p e riod o f t i me

. I f m e c h a n ical i ss ue s a ri s e th e U A S c an l an d im me d ia t e ly an d will b e op e rati n g from n o h igher

th an 400 f ee t A G L. T h e op e rat o r w ill e n s u r e th at th e UAS i s in wor k i n g o r d e r p rior to i n iti a ti n g f l igh t

, p e r f orm

r e qu ir e d m ai n tena n c e

, an d k ee p a	l o g o f an y mai n tena n ce p e r f o r me d

. M o r e o v e r

, th e op e rat o r is th e p e r s on m o s t

f am i liar w ith th e aircr a f t a n d b es t s u ited to ma i n t a in th e a ircraft in a n a ir w ort h y c ond iti o n t o p r o v i d e t h e e qu i v alent

l e v e l o f s a fe t y .	An e qu i v alent l e v e l o f s a fe ty will b e a c h i ev e d b e ca u s e m a i n tena n ce an d i n s p e ctio n s w ill b e

p e r f or m e d in accor d a n ce with th e U A S M anu f ac tu r e r ' s Us e r Ma nu al. As p r o v i d e d i n th e FOM, th e op e rat o r w ill

e n s u re t h at th e UAS i s in wor k i n g o r d e r p rior to i n iti a ti n g f l ight an d p e r f orm r e qu i r e d mai n tena n ce n ee d e d

.

A d ditio n al In f o r ma t ion

T h e app lica n t, Christopher	J.	McClintock

, h as b ee n i n v o l v e d in th e bu ildi n g a n d p i lo t i n g of r em o t e c on tr o ll e d

aircr a f t f or m o r e th an 10 y e ar s

. Al s o t h e p r i m ary p ilo t

, Christopher	J.	McClintock

, c u rre n tly h ol d s a Private Pilo t

C e rtifica t e. Christopher	J.	McClintock has an	i n

- d e p th und e r s t and i n g o f th e	ca p a b ilities a n d sa f e ty c on c e r n s

i n v ol v e d in u s i n g th is te c hn ology a s a n a sse t to th e c o m m un it y

. Sa t i sf ac t ion o f	criteria p r o v i d e d in Se c ti o n 3 3 3 o f

th e Re f o r m Act o f	2012 p r o v i d e mo r e th an ad e qu a t e ju s tif i ca t ion for t h e g ra n t o f t h e r e qu es t e d ex e m p ti on s

all o w i n g th e c om m e rcial op e r a t ion o f th e app lica n t ’ s UAS.

Sincer e l y

, Christopher	J. McClintock