## FAA Exemption RulemakingSection 333 of the

**FAA Reform Act and Part 11**
Prepared by Steven Scott, DBA Photoflite (a sole proprietorship) 858
- 442
- 6565 /Steve@photoflite.com

6/19/20152 | Page

13831 Wayland Grove Court, Poway CA 92064 858
-442
- 6565 /Steve@photoflite.com Attent i on: Un i ted States S e c reta ry of Tr an s p o rtat i on M r . A ntho n y R. F o xx 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: E xe m pt i on R eque st S e ct i on 333 of the FAA R e fo r m Act and P a rt 11 of t h e F ed e ral Avi at i on Regu l at i ons fro m 14 C F R 45
. 23 ( b ) ; 1 4 C F R P a rt 21; 1 4 C F R 6 1.113 ( a ) & ( b ); 91.7 ( a ) ; 91.9 ( b) ( 2 ) ; 91
. 103 ( b ) ; 91.109; 91. 1 19; 91.121; 91.151 ( a ) ; 91. 20 3 ( a) & ( b ) ; 9 1.4 0 9 ( a) ( 2 ) ; 9 1.417 ( a) & ( b) Dear M r . S e c r et a ry, P u rs uant to S e ct i on 333 of t h e FAA M ode r n iz at i on and Refo r m Act of 2 0 12 ( the R efo r m A ct) and 14 CF R P a rt 11, Photoflite an llc company and ope r a t or of S ma l l Un m anned Ai rc r aft S yste m s (“ s U ASs” ) equ i pped t o c ondu ct ae r i al photog r a ph y for real e state m a r ket i ng pu r po s e s, for aerial imaging for inspection and monitoring of secured and controlled environments with respect to construction sites, flare stacks, transmission towers, and other related industrial elevated structures, he re b y app li es for an e xe m pt i on from t h e listed F ede ral Avi at i on Regu l at i ons ( “ FA R s” ) to a ll o w c o m m e rci al ope r at i on of i ts s U ASs, s o l ong as s u c h ope r at i ons a re c ondu cted w i th i n and under the c ond i t i ons out li ned he re i n or as m a y b e e stab l is hed by t h e FAA as requ i r e d b y S e ct i on 33 3
. As de sc r i bed m o re fu l l y be l o w, t h e reque sted e xe m pt i on wo u l d pe r mi t the ope r at i on of sm a l l , un m anned and re l at ive l y i ne x pen sive s U AS under c on t ro ll ed c ond i t i ons i n a irs pa c e that i s 1) limi ted 2) p re d ete r mi ned and 3) c on t ro ll ed as to a cc e ss . A pp ro val of th i s e x e m pt i o n wou l d the r e b y f u l fil l the S e c reta ry of T ra n s po rtat i on ’ s ( the re s pon si b ili t i es t o “ ...e stab lis h r equ i r e m ents for t he s afe ope r a t i on of s u c h a i rc raft s yste m s i n the nat i onal a i r s pa c e syste m . ” S e ct i on 333 ( c ) of t he R e fo r m Act. T he na m e and a dd re s s of the a p p lic ant is : Photoflite Attn: Steven Scott P h one: (858)442

- 6565 Em a il : Steve@photoflite.com : aston44me@yahoo.com 13831 Wayland Grove ct Poway California, 920643 | Page

**Regu l**  **at i**  **ons f** **r om**  **wh ic**  **h the**  **e x** **e m**  **pt i**  **on i**  **s r** **eque s** **ted:** 14 C F R P a rt 21 14 C F R 45.23 ( b ) 14 C F R 61.113 ( a) & ( b ) 14 C F R 91.7 ( a) 14 C F R 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 C F R 91.151 ( a) 14 C F R 91.203 ( a) & ( b ) 14 C F R 91.405 ( a) 14 C F R 407 ( a) ( 1) 14 C F R 409 ( a) ( 2) 14 C F R 417 ( a) & ( b) T h i s e xempt i on a pp lic at i on i s e x p re ssl y s ub mi tted t o fu l fil l Cong re ss’ goal i n pa ssi ng S e ct i o n 333 ( a ) th r ough ( c ) of the Refo r m Act. T h i s d i r e cts the S e c r eta ry of T ran s po rtat i on to c on si der whether c e rta i n unman n ed a i rc r aft s yst e m s m a y ope r ate s afe l y i n the nat i onal a i rs p a c e system ( N AS ) befo re c o m p l et i on of the r u l ema ki ng requ i red und e r S e ct i on 332 of the Refo r m Act. In m a ki ng th i s dete r m i nat i on, the S e c reta ry i s r equ i r ed to de t e r mi ne w h ic h t y p es of U AS s do n ot c reate a ha z a rd to u s e rs of the N AS or the pub li c or po s e a th reat to nat i onal s e c u r i t y i n li ght of the fo ll o w i ng:
• T he U AS’ s si z e, we i ght, s peed, and ope r at i onal c apab ili ty :
• O pe r at i on o f t he U AS i n cl o s e p ro x imi t y to a i r po rts and p o p u l ated a r ea s ; a n d

• O pe r at i on o f t he U AS w i th i n Vis ual L i ne of Si ght ( V LO S ) of the Pil ot and O b s e rve rs .4 | Page

Refo r m Act § 3 33 ( a )
. La st l y, i f t h e S e c r eta ry det e r m i nes that s u c h veh icl es “ m ay o p e r ate s afe l y i n t h e nat i onal a i rs p a c e syste m , t he S e c r eta ry s ha l l e stab l is h requ i re m ents for the s afe ope r at i o n of s u c h a i rc r aft i n the nat i onal a i rs pa c e syste m . ” I d
. § 333 ( c ) ( e m pha si s added )
. T he F ede ral Avi at i on Act e x p r e ss l y g ra nts the FAA the autho r i t y to iss ue e x empt i on s . T h i s statuto ry a u th o r i t y b y i ts te r ms i n cl udes e xe m pt i ng c i vi l a i rc raft, as the te r m i s defi ned u nder § 4 0 101 of t he Act; that i n cl udes s U ASs, f rom the requ i re m e n t that a l l c i vi l a i rc r aft m u st ha ve a c u rrent a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i f ic ate. T he A dm i n ist r ator m a y g ra nt an e x e m pt i on from a requ i re m e n t of a r egu l at i on p re sc r i bed und e r s ub s e ct i on ( a) or ( b) of t h i s s e ct i o n or a n y s e ct i ons 44702
-4 4716 of t h i s t i t l e i f the A d mi n ist r ator fi nds the e xe m pt i on i n the pub li c i nte r e st. 49 U. S .C. §44 704; 14 C F R § 9 1.203 ( a) ( 1 )
. Photflite’s s U AS ( s ) a re sm a l l roto rc r aft a i rc r a ft, we i gh i ng 6.5 lb s i n cl ud i ng s en s or p a y l oad. T h e y op e rate the i r roto rc ra ft, und e r no r m al c ond i t i ons at a s peed of n o m o r e than 42 k not s , u s ua ll y 3
- 5 k not s, a nd ha ve the c ap a b ili ty to ho ve r, and m o ve i n the ve rt ic al and ho r iz ontal p l a n e sim u l taneou sl y . T h e y w il l m anua l l y op e rate on l y i n Vis ual L i ne of Si ght and w il l ope r a t e on l y w i th i n the ope rat i ng pa ra m et e rs as de sc r i bed i n the O pe r at i ng Man u al atta c hed as Atta c hment1. A dhe ren c e to t h e O pe r at i ng M an u al w il l i n s u re that the U AS w il l “ not c rea t e a ha z a r d to the na t i onal a i rs pa c e system or the pub lic .” G iven the sm a l l siz e and we i ght of the s U AS i n v o l ved and the re st r icted st e r il e en vi ron m ent w i th i n w h ic h th e y w ill ope rate, t he app l ic ant fa ll s s qua r e l y w i th i n t hat z o n e of s afe t y ( a n equ iva l ent l e vel of s afety ) i n w h ic h C o n g r e s s en visi oned that the FAA m u st, b y e x e m pt i on, a ll o w c o mm e rci al ope r at i ons of U AS s to c o mm en c e imm ed i ate l y . Als o due to the siz e of the U AS s a nd the a r eas i n wh ic h the re l e vant s U AS w il l ope rate, ap p ro val of the app lic at i on p re s ents no nat i o nal s e c u r i ty iss u e . G iven the cl ear d i r e ct i on i n S e ct i on 333 of the Refo r m Act, the auth o r i t y c on t a i ned i n the F ed e ral Avi at i on Act, as a m ended; the st ro n g e qu iva l ent l e vel of s afety, s u rrou n d i ng the p ropo s ed ope r at i on s, and si gn i fic ant pub l i c benefi t, i n cl ud i ng enhan c ed s afe t y, redu ct i on i n en vi ron m ental im pa ct, i n cl ud i ng redu c ed e missi ons a s s o c i ated w i th a ll o w i ng U AS s for edu c at i onal and ma r ket i ng o pe r at i on s, ( as o p po s ed to fu l l sc a l e a i rc raft ) ,the g rant i ng o f t h e reque sted e x e m pt i ons i s i n the pub li c i nte re st. Acc o r d i ng l y, the a p p lic ant re s pe ctfu l l y re que sts that the FAA g r ant t h e reque sted e x e m pt i on w i thout d e l a y . **A I**  **R C**  **R AFT**  **A ND**  **E QU**  **I VA**  **L E**  **NT LE** **V E**  **L OF SAF**  **ETY** T he app lic ant p ropo s es that the e xe m pt i on reque st ed he re i n app l y to civi l a i rc r aft that ha ve the c ha r a cte r ist ic s a nd that ope rate w i th the l i m i tat i ons l isted he r e i n. T he s e li m i tat i ons p ro vi de for at l e a st an equ iva l ent or po ssi b l y h i gh e r l e vel of s afet y to o p e r at i o ns under the c u r r ent5 | Page

regu l at o r st r u ctu re be c au s e the p ro po s ed ope r at i ons r ep re s ent a s afet y enhan c e m ent to the a l rea d y s afe f ilmi ng ope rat i ons c ondu cted w i th c on vent i onal a i rc raft. T he s e limi tat i ons and c ond i t i on to wh ic h Photoflite ag r ees to b e b ound w hen c ondu ct i ng c om m e rci al ope r at i o n s under an FAA iss ued e xe m pt i on i n cl u d e: 1. T he s U AS w il l we i gh l e s s than 6. 5 l b s .
2. F li ghts w il l be o p e rated m a nua l l y w i th i n vis ual li ne of si ght ( V LO S ) o f t he Pil ot and a i rc r ew ( S pott e r / O b s e rve r )
.
3. M a x im um total f li ght t i me for ea c h ope r at i onal f li ght w il l be 20 m i nute s . F l i ghts w il l be te r m i nated at 3 5 % ba tte ry p o wer re s e rve s h ou l d that o cc ur p r i or to the 2 0 mi n ute limi t.
4. F li ghts w il l be o p e rated at an a l t i tude of no m o r e t han 400 feet A G L, t h ough m o st op e ra t i ons w il l be c ondu cted w i th i n 50 feet of the g r ound
5. Mi n im um two ( 2) m an c re w fo r ea c h s U AS ope rat i o n w il l c on sist of the Pil ot and S potter / O b s e rve r . In m o st c a s es the th i rd a i rc re w me m b er w i l l s e rve as the S afe t y O ffic e r .
6. T he s U AS Pil ot w il l be an FAA lic en s ed a i r man w i t h a t least a sport’s pilot’s ce rtificate . The Spotter (Observer) will be over 18 years of age, with a valid drivers’ license.

7. T he s U AS Pil ot w il l s e rve as Pil ot i n Com m and ( P I C )
. If a p il ot c e rt i fic ate ho l de r, oth e r th a n the s U AS Pil ot, po ss e ss es the ne c e ss a ry P IC q u a li fic at i ons and i s a ls o p re s ent, that p e r s on c an a ls o be de si gnated as P IC.
8. T he s U AS w il l on l y ope ra t e w i th i n an a r ea as d e fi ned i n the M anual on p ages 21
- 22. A d d i t i ona ll y, t h e s U AS w il l on l y op e rate un d er 400ft A G L, a n d out si de a 3 sta t ute mil e r ad i us of any a i r p o rt. T h e s U AS w il l ne ver en t er a n y M O A or Re st r icted Ai rs pa c e, nor s ha l l i t vi o l a t e a n y TF R as out li ned b y the FAA
.6 | Page

9. A p re -f li ght b r i efi ng w il l be c ondu cted i n reg a r d to t he p l anned s U AS o pe rat i on p r i o r to ea c h d a y’ s f l yi ng / re c o r d i ng a ct ivi t i e s . It w il l be m a n dato ry that a l l pe rs onnel w ho w il l be pe rfo r mi ng dut i es as “f li ght c re w” be p r e s ent fo r th i s b r i efi ng.
10. T he O pe ra t or w il l obta i n the c on s e nt of a l l pe rs ons i n vo lved i n the fi l mi ng and en s u re that on l y c on s e n t i ng pe rs ons w il l be a ll o wed w i t h i n 100 feet of the f li ght ope r at i on, a n d t h i s rad i us m ay be r edu c ed to 30 fe et ba s ed upon an e qu iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y det e r m i n a t i on.
11. Pil ot, and S potter (O b s e rve r ) w il l h a ve been t ra i ned i n ope r at i on of s U A S gene ra l l y a n d r e c e ived up - to - d a te i nfo r mat i on on t h e pa rt ic u l ar s U A S to be ope r ated
.
12. S potter ( O b s e rve r ) and Pil ot w il l at a l l t im es be ab l e to c o mm un ic ate b y vo ic e or rad i o. 13. W r i tten and/or o r al pe r missi on f rom the re l e vant p rope rt y h o l de rs w il l be obta i ned.

14. If the s U AS l o s es c o m mun ic at i ons or l o s es i ts G P S si gna l , the U AS w il l ha ve c apab ili t y to r etu r n t o a p re - dete r mi ned l o c at i on and l and.

15. T he s U AS w il l ha ve the c apab ili ty to abo rt a f li ght i n c a s e of unp r ed ict ed ob sta cl es or e m e rgen ci e s . **14 C**  **FR Pa**  **r t**  **2 1** **, Subpa**  **r t**  **H: Ai**  **r wo**  **r thine**  **s s**  **C e**  **r ti**  **f icates**  **14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 2** **0 3**  **( a)**  **( 1)**  S ubpa rt H, ent i t l ed Ai rwo rth i ne s s Ce rt i fic ate s, e stab lis hes the p ro c ed u r al re qu i r e m ents for th e iss uan c e of a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ates as r equ i red b y FA R §9 1
. 2 03 ( a) ( 1 )
. G iven the siz e and limi ted op e rat i ng a rea a ss o ci ated w i th t h e a i rc raft t o be ut iliz ed b y t he A pp lic ant, an e x e m pt i on f rom P a rt 2 1 S u b pa rt H m e ets the r equ i reme n ts of an equ i va l ent l e vel of s afe t y u n der P a rt 11 a n d S e ct i on 333 of the Refo r m Act. T he F e de r al Avi at i on Act ( 49 U. S
. C. §44701 ( f) ) a nd S e ct i on 3 33 of the R e fo r m Act both autho r i z e the FAA to e x e m pt a i rc r aft from the r e qu i re m ent c apab i li ty, a n d p ro x imi t y to a i r p o rts and popu l at e d a r eas of the p a rt ic u l ar U AS
. In a l l c a s e s, an ana l ysi s of t he s e c r i te r i a de m on st rates that the U AS o pe rated w i thout an a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate, i n the re st r icted en v i ron m ent and u n der the c ond i t i o n s p ropo s ed w il l be at l ea st as s afe, or s afe r, t h an a c on vent i onal a i rc raft ( fix ed
- w i ng o r rot o rc r aft) ope r at i ng w i th an a i rwo rt h i ne s s c e rt i fic ate w i tho u t the re st r ict i ons and c ond i t i ons p rop o s ed. T he s U AS to be ope r ated he re un der i s l e s s than 6. 5 l b s . fu ll y l oaded, c a rr i es n e i ther a p il ot nor pa ss enge r, c a rr i es no e x p l o sive m ate r i a l s or f l a m mab l e li qu i d fue ls, and ope r ates e xcl u sive l y7 | Page

w i th i n a limi ted rad i us a rea as s et out i n the p r e fli ght b r i efi ng / V LO S op e r at i on s . Un like other civi l a i rc r aft, ope rat i ons und e r th i s exe m pt i on w il l be t i ght l y c o n t ro ll ed and m on i to red b y bo t h the O p e rat o r, p u rs uant to s afe t y requ i re m e n t s, a n d under t he re q u i r e m ents and i n c o m p li an c e w i th l o c al pub li c s afety r equ i r e m e nt s, to p ro vi de s e c u r i ty for the a rea of o p e rat i on as i s now do n e w i th c on vent i onal a i rc raft. T h e s e s afety enh a n c ement s, wh ic h a l rea d y app l y to civ i l a i rc raft ope r ated i n c onne ct i on w i th vi deo p rodu ct i on, p ro vi de a g re at e r deg r e e of s afe t y to th e public and property owners than conventional operations conducted c ondu cted w i th a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ates i s s ued under 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, S ubpa rt H. La st l y, app lic at i on of the s e s ame c r i te r i a de m on st r ates that the r e i s no c red i b l e th r e a t to nat i onal s e c u r i t y po s ed b y t h e U AS, due to i ts siz e, s peed of ope r at i on, l o c at i o n of ope r at i on, l a c k of e x p l o sive m ate r i a l s or f l am m ab l e li qu i d fue ls, and i nab ili ty to c a rry a s u b stant i al e xte r nal l oad.

**14 C**  **FR §45**  **. 23**  **( B**  **) :**  **M a**  **r king**  **of the**  **Ai r** **c r** **a f** **t** T he re gu l at i on re qu i r e s : W hen m a r ks i n c l ude on l y t h e R o man c ap i tal l etter “ N” a nd the r eg ist rat i on n umber i s d is p l a yed on limi ted, re st r icted or li ght
- s po rt c ateg o ry a i rc r aft or e x p e r im ental or p ro visi ona ll y c e rt i fic ated a i rc raft, the ope r ator m u st a ls o d is p l ay o n that a i rc raft near ea c h ent ran c e to t he c ab i n, c o ck p i t, o r p il ot stat i on, i n l ette rs not l e s s than 2 i n c hes nor m o r e th an 6 i n c hes h i gh, the wo r ds “ limi ted,” “ re st r icted ” , “ li ght
- s po rt,” “ e x p e r i menta l ,” o r “ p r o visi ona l ,” as app lic ab l e. Even though the U AS w il l ha ve no a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate, an e xe m pt i on m a y be n e eded as t he U AS w il l ha ve no ent ran c e to t h e c ab i n, c o ck p i t or p il ot stat i on on w h i c h the wo rd “ E x p e r i me n ta l ” c an be p l a c ed. G iven the siz e of the s U AV, t wo - i n c h l ette r i ng w il l be im po ssi b l e. T he wo r d “ E x p e r im enta l ” w il l be p l a c ed on the fu s e l age i n c o m p li an c e w i th § 4 5.29 ( f)
. T he equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y w il l be p ro vi ded b y h a vi ng the s U AV m a r k ed on i ts fu s e l age as requ i red b y §45. 2 9 ( f) w h e re t h e Pil ot, S potter ( O b s e rve r ) and othe rs wo r ki ng w i th the s U AV w il l s e e the i dent i fic at i on of the U AS as “ E x p e r im enta l .” T he FAA has iss ued the fo ll o w i ng e xe m pt i ons to th i s r egu l at i on to E xe m pt i ons No s . 10700, 8738, 10167 and 10167A. **14 C**  **FR §61**  **. 1**  **1 3**  **( a)**  **& (**  **b )**  **: P**  **r i** **vate Pilot**  **P r**  **ivileges a**  **n d**  **Limitations –**  **Pilot in Command (PIC)** S e ct i ons 61.113 ( a) & ( b) li m i t p r ivate p il ots to non - c o mm e rci al ope r at i on s . B e c au s e the U AS w il l not c a r ry a p il ot or pa ss eng e rs, the p ro p o s ed ope rat i ons c an a c h i e ve the equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y of c u rrent ope rat i ons b y requ i r i ng the P I C ope r at i ng the a i r c r aft to ha ve a sport p il ot’ s l ic en s e rather than a c o m m e rci al p il ot’ s lic e n s e to ope r ate t h i s s ma l l U AS
. Un like a c on vent i onal a i rc r aft that c a rr i es the p il ot and pa ss enge rs, t he s U AS i s r e m ote l y c ont ro ll ed w i th n o livi ng th i ng on boa rd. T he a rea of ope r at i on i s c ont r o ll ed and re st r icted, and a l l f li ghts a r e p l anned and c o o rd i nated i n ad va n c e as s et fo rth i n the O pe r at i ng M an u a l
. T he l e vel of s afet y p ro vi ded b y the requ i re m e n ts i n c l uded i n the O pe r at i ng M anual m e ets that p ro vi ded b y si ng l e i nd i vi dual8 | Page

ho l d i ng a c om m e rci al p il ot’ s c e rt i fic ate ope r at i ng a c on vent i on a l a i rc r aft. T he r is ks a ss o ci ated w i th c om m e rci al ope ra t i ons c ontemp l ated b y P a rt 61 w hen d r afted, that a ll o w i ng o p e r at i ons of the s U AS as reque sted w i th a sport p il ot as the P IC e xc e e ds the p r e s ent l evel of s afety a c h i e ved b y 14 C F R §61.113 ( a) & ( b )
.

**14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 7**  **( a**  **) :**  **C ivil**  **Ai r** **c r** **a f** **t Ai**  **r wo**  **r thine**  **s s**  T he re gu l at i on re qu i r es that no p e rs on m a y ope ra t e a civi l a i rc r aft un l e s s i t i s i n a i rwo rt h y c ond i t i on. As the r e w il l be no a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate i s s ued for the a i rc r aft, th i s e xe m pt i on should be g r anted, no FAA re gu l ato ry sta n da r d w il l e x ist for det e r mi n i ng a i rwo rth i ne ss . G iven the siz e of the a i rc r aft and the r equ i r e m ents c onta i ned i n the O p e r at i ng M anual for m a i ntenan c e and u s e of s afe t y c h e cks p r i or to ea c h f li ght, as s et fo rth i n the O pe rat i ng Man u a l , an equ iva l ent l e vel of safety will be provided.

**14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 9**  **( b)**  **( 2**  **) :**  **C ivil**  **Ai r** **c r** **a f** **t Flight**  **M a**  **nual in the**  **Ai r** **c r** **a f** **t** S e ct i on 91.9 ( b) ( 2) p ro vi de s : U. S
. - reg iste r ed civi l a i rc r aft
... ( 2) F or wh ic h an Ai r p l ane or Rot o r c raft F li ght M an u al i s not requ i r ed b y § 2 1
. 5 of th i s c hapte r, un l e s s the re i s a va il ab l e i n the a i rc raft a c u rr ent app ro ved Ai r p l ane or Rot o rc r aft F li ght M anua l , app ro ve d manual mate r i a l , m a r ki ng s, and p l a c a rd s, or a n y c o m b i nat i on the re o f. T he s U AS, g iven i ts s i z e and c onfi gu r at i on has no ab ili ty o r p l a c e to c a r ry s u c h a f li ght m anu a l on the a i rc r aft, not on l y be c au s e the re i s no p il ot on boa r d , but be c au s e th e r e i s no room or c a p a ci t y to c a r ry s u c h an i tem on the a i rc r a ft. T he equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y w il l be m a i nta i ned b y keep i ng the O p e r at i ng M anual at the g ro u nd c ont rol po i nt w h e re t h e p il ot f l yi ng the s U AS w il l ha ve im med i ate a cc e s s to i t. T he FAA has iss ued the fo ll o w i ng e xe m pt i ons to th i s r egu l at i on: E x e m pt i on N o s . 8607, 8737, 87 3 8, 9299, 92 9 9 A, 9565, 9565 B, 1016 7 , 1 0167A 10602, 3 2 827, and 1 0 700
.
**14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 1**  **0 3:**  **P r** **e f** **light Action**  T h i s regu l at i on requ i res ea c h p il ot i n c o mm and to t a ke c e rta i n a ct i ons befo r e f li ght to i n s u re the s afet y of f li ght. As FAA app ro ved roto rc raft f li ght m a nua l s w il l not be p ro vi ded for the a i rc r a ft an e xempt i on w il l b e needed. A n e q u iva l ent l e vel of s afety w i l l be p ro vi ded as s et fo rth i n the O pe rat i ng M anua l
. T he P I C w il l ta ke a l l a ct i o ns i n cl ud i ng re v i e w i ng we athe r, f li ght9 | Page

b a tte ry requ i re men t s, l and i ng and t a keoff d istan c es and a i rc r aft pe rfo r m an c e data befo re i n i t i at i on of f li ght. **14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 1**  **0 9:**  **Flight I**  **n s** **t r**  **uction** S e ct i on 91.103 p ro vi des that no p e rs on m a y ope r a te a civi l a i rc r aft ( e xc ept a manned f r ee ba l l oon) that i s be i ng u s ed for f li ght i n st r u ct i on un l e s s that a i rc r aft has fu ll y f un ct i on i ng dual c ont ro ls
. S U AS s and re m ot e l y p il oted a i rc r aft, b y t h e i r de si gn do not ha ve fu l l y fun ct i onal dual c ont ro ls
. F li ght c ont rol i s a cc o m p lis hed th rough the u s e of a c ont rol box that c o mm un ic ates w i th the a i rc r aft vi a rad i o c om m un ic at i on s . T he FAA h as a p p ro ved e xe m pt i o ns for f li ght t ra i n i ng w i thout fu ll y f u n ct i onal dual c ont ro l s for a nu m ber of a i rc ra ft and for f li ght i n st r u ct i on i n e x p e r im ental a i rc r aft. S ee E xe m pt i ons No s . 5778K & 9 8 62 A
. T he e q u iva l ent l e vel of s afety p ro vi ded b y the fa ct t h at a i rc raft w il l be p il oted b y a c e rt i fi ed sport p il ot w ho h as p r e vi ou sl y t ra i ned i n re m ote f li ght a r e as befo r e atte m pt i ng f li ght w i th i n filmi ng d istan c e of st r u ctu re s . **14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 1**  **1 9:**  **M in**  **i m**  **u m**  **S a**  **f e**  **Altitudes** S e ct i on 91.119 e stab lis hes s afe a l t i tudes for ope r a t i on of civ i l a i rc raft. S e ct i on 91.119 ( d ) a ll o ws he lic opte rs t o be ope rated at l e s s than the m i n im u m s p re sc r i bed, p ro vi ded the pe rs on op e rat i ng the he lic opter c o m p li es w i th a n y r oute or a l t i tudes p re sc r i bed for he lic opte rs b y the FAA
. As th i s e xe m pt i on i s for a s U AS, Photoflite reque sts autho r i t y to ope ra t e at a l t i tudes up to 400 ft . AG L; an e xe mp t i on m a y be needed t o a ll ow s u c h o p e rat i o n s . As s et fo rth h e r e i n, the U AS w il l ne ver ope rate at h i gher t han 400 ft. A G L. It w il l h o we ver be ope r ated i n a c ont ro ll ed a r ea whe re b u il d i ngs and peop l e w il l not be e x po s ed to ope rat i ons w i th o ut the i r p re - ob t a i ned c o n s ent. T he equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y w il l be a c h i e ved g iven the siz e, we i ght, s peed of the U AS as we l l as l o c at i on w h e r e i t i s ope rated. No f li ght w il l be ta ken w i thout the pe r mi s si on of the p rope rt y o wne r . B e c au s e of the a d van c e not ic e to th e property owner and participants in the photographic activity, all affected individuals will be aware of the planned flight operations as s et fo rth i n the O p e r at i ng M anua l
. C o m pa red to f li ght ope rat i o n s w i th a i rc raft or r oto rc raft we i gh i ng far m o re than t he m a x i m um 5 l b s . p r opo s ed he re i n a nd the l a c k of f l a mm ab l e fue l , a n y r is k a ss o ci a ted w i th the s e o p e r at i ons i s far l e s s than tho s e p re s ent l y p r e s ented w i th c on vent i onal a i rc raft ope r at i ng at or be l o w 500 ft. AG L. In a dd i t i on, the l o w- a l t i tude ope r at i ons of the s U AS w il l en s u re s e p a rat i on be t ween t h e s e s ma l l U AS ope r at i ons and the op e r at i ons of c on vent i onal a i rc raft that m u st c o m p l y w i th S e ct i on 91.119. **14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 1**  **2 1:**  **Alt i**  **m eter**  **Settings** T h i s regu l at i on r equ i res ea c h pe r s on ope r at i ng an a i rc r aft to m a i nta i n c r u isi ng a l t i tude b y r efe r en c e to an a l t im e ter that i s s et “ ...to the e l e v at i on of the de pa rtu r e a i r po rt o r a n app ro p r i ate a l t im eter s ett i ng a va il ab l e befo re d ep a rtu r e . ” As the s U AS w il l not ha ve a ba ro m et r i c a l t im ete r, but i n stead a G P S a l t i tude r e a d out, an e xe m pt i on m a y b e nee d ed. A n10 | Page

equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe ty w il l be a c h i e ved by the o pe rato r, pu rs uant to t h e O pe r at i ng M an u al and S afe t y C h e c k l i st, c onfi r mi ng the a l t i tude of the l aun c h si te s ho w n o n t he G P S a l t i tude i nd ic ator befo re f li ght. **14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 1**  **5 1**  **( a**  **) :**  **Fuel R** **equi r** **e m**  **ents f** **or Flight**  **in VFR Conditions**  S e ct i on 91.151 ( a) p roh i b i ts an i n d ivi dual from beg i nn i ng “a f li ght i n an a i r p l ane under V F R c o nd i t i ons un l e s s ( c on si de r i ng w i nd and fo r e c a st weather c ond i t i on s ) the re i s enough fuel to fl y to the fi rst po i nt of i ntended l and i ng, and, a ss u mi ng no r m al c r u i s i ng s peed
– ( 1) D u r i ng the da y, to f l y after that for at l e a st 30 m i nute s ; or ( 2) At n i ght, to f l y aft e r that for at l ea st 4 5 m i nute s .” T he batt e ry p o we r i ng the s U AS p ro vi des app ro x im ate l y 25 mi nutes of p o we r ed f li ght. To m e e t the 30 mi nute re s e rve requ i re m e n t i n 1 4 C F R § 91.151, s U AS f li ghts wo u l d be i mpo ssi b l e. G ive n the li m i tat i ons on the U AS’ s p ro po s ed f li ght a rea and t h e l o c at i on of i ts p ropo s ed op e r at i o ns w i th i n a p redet e r mi ned a r ea, a l ong e r t i me fr ame fo r f li ght i n d a y li ght or n i ght V F R c ond i t i ons i s rea s onab l e. A pp lic ant be li e ve s that an e xe m pt i on f rom 14 C F R §91.151 ( a) fa ll s w i th i n t h e sc ope of p r i or e xe m pt i on s . S ee E xe m pt i on 10673 ( a ll o w i ng Lo ck heed M a rt i n Co r p o r at i on to o pe r ate w i thout c o m p li an c e w i th FA R 91. 1 51 ( a ) )
. O pe rat i n g the s ma l l U AS, i n a t i ght l y c ont ro ll ed a r ea w h e re on l y p eop l e and p rope rty o wne rs or offici al r ep re s e ntat ives w ho h a ve si gned wa ive rs w il l be a ll o wed, w i t h l e s s than 30 mi nutes o f re s e rved fue l , d o es not engend e r the t y pe of r isks that S e ct i on 91.151 ( a) was i ntended t o a ll e vi ate g iven the siz e and s peed of t h e sm a l l U AS
. A dd i t i ona ll y, limi t i ng s U AS f li ghts wou l d g r e at l y r edu c e t he u t ili ty for wh ic h the e x e m pt i on w il l be g r anted. A pp lic ant be li e ve s that an equ iva l ent l e vel of s afety c an be a c h i e ved b y limi t i ng f li ghts to 25 m i nutes or 3 5% of batte ry p o wer wh ic he ver happens fi rst. T h i s r e st r ict i on wo u l d be m o re than adeq u ate ret u r n the s U AS to i ts p l anned l and i ng z one f rom a n yw h e r e i n i ts limi ted ope r at i ng a rea. Simil ar e x e m pt i o ns ha ve been g r anted to ot h er o p e r at i on s, i n cl ud i ng E x empt i ons 2689 F , 57 4 5, 10673, a n d 1 0 808.

**14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 2** **0 3**  **( a)**  **and (**  **b )**  **: C** **a rr** **y ing**  **C ivil**  **Ai r** **c r** **a f** **t Certification and Registration**  T he re gu l at i on p r o vi des i n pe rt i nent pa rt: ( a) E xc ept as p ro vi ded i n §91.715, no pe rs on m a y ope r ate a civil aircraft unless it has within it the fo ll o w i ng:11 | Page

( 1) A n a p p ro p r i a t e and c u r rent a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate... ( b) No pe rs on ma y op e rate a civi l a i rc raft un l e s s the a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate requ i red b y pa r ag ra p h ( b ) o f th i s s e ct i on or a s pe ci al f li ght autho r iz at i on iss ued under §91.7 1 5 i s d is p l a yed at t h e c ab i n or c o ck p i t ent ran c e s o th a t i t i s l eg i b l e to pa ss enge rs or c re w. T he U AS fu l l y l o aded we i ghs no m o re than 6. 5 l b s . and i s ope r ated w i t hout an onbo a rd Pil ot. As s u c h, the r e i s no ab ili ty o r p l a c e to c a r ry c e rt i fic at i on and r eg ist rat i o n do c u m ents or to d is p l ay th e m on t he s U AS
. A n equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y w il l be a c h i e ved b y ke ep i ng the s e do c uments at the g ro und c o nt rol po i nt w h e re the Pil ot f l yi ng t he s U AS w il l ha ve imm ed i ate a cc e s s to them, to the e xtent t he y a r e a pp lic ab l e to the s U AS , and s hou l d th e y be iss ued. T he FAA has iss ued nu m e rous e xe m pt i ons to th i s regu l at i on. A re p r e s entat ive s a m p l e of other e xc ept i ons i n cl udes E x e m pt i on No s . 9565, 96 65, 9789, 9 7 89 A, 9797, 9797 A, 9816A, a nd 10700.
**14 C**  **FR §91**  **. 4** **0 5**  **( a**  **) ;**  **407 (**  **a) (**  **2 )**  **; 417**  **( a)**  **& (**  **b )**  **: M**  **ain t**  **enan c**  **e I**  **n s**  **pect i**  **ons** T he s e re g u l at i ons requ i re that a n a i rc r aft ope r ator or o w n e r “ s ha l l ha ve that a i rc raft i n s pe cted as p re sc r i bed i n s ubpa rt E of th i s pa rt and s ha l l bet we en req u i r ed i n s pe ct i on s, e x c ept as p ro vi ded i n p a rag ra p h C of th i s s e ct i on, ha ve d isc r epan ci es r epa i red as p re sc r i bed i n P a rt 43 o f th i s c hapte r ...,” and o the rs s ha l l i n s pe ct or m a i nta i n the a i rc r aft i n c o m p li an c e w i th P a rt 43. G iven that the s e s e ct i on and P a rt 43 app l y o n l y to a i r c r aft w i th an a i rwo rth i ne s s c e rt i fic ate, t he s e s e ct i ons w il l not app l y to the applicant. M aintenance will be accomplished by the operator; pursuant to the Operating manual. A n equivalent level of safety will be achieved be c au s e the s e s ma l l U AS s a re ve ry limi ted i n siz e and w il l c a r ry a s ma l l p a y l o ad and ope rate o n l y i n r e st r icted a reas fo r limi ted pe r i ods of t im e. If m e c han ic al i s s ues a r is e the U AS c an l and i m m ed i ate l y and w il l be ope r at i ng from no h i gh e r t h an 400 ft. A G L. A s p ro vi ded i n the O pe r at i ng M an u a l , the P IC ( o pe rat o r ) w il l en s u re that t h e U AS i s i n w o r ki ng o r der p r i or to i n i t i at i ng f li gh t, and pe rfo r m requ i red m a i ntenan c e. M o re o ve r, the ope r at o r i s the p e rs on m o st fa mili ar w i th the a i rc r a ft and be st s u i ted to m a i nta i n the a i rc raft i n a n a i rwo rt h y c ond i t i on to p ro vi de the equ i v a l ent l evel of s afet y .12 | Page

******** * **Pursuant to**  **1 4**  **C F**  **R ,**  **s u**  **mm a**  **r y**  **i s**  **p r** **o v** **i ded**  **for p**  **ub lic**  **at i**  **on i**  **n the**  **F ed**  **e r** **al Reg**  **is te**  **r ,**  **s hou**  **l d**  **i t**  **be dete**  **r mi**  **ned that**  **pub lic**  **at i**  **on i**  **s needed:**  A pp lic ant s ee ks an e xe m pt i on fro m the fo l l o w i ng r u l e s : 14 C F R § 2 1, s ubp a rt H; 14 C F R § 4 5.23 ( 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. 1 51 ( a ) ; 91.2 0 3 ( a ) & ( b ) ; 91.4 0 5 ( a ) ; 9 1 .407 ( a ) ( 1 ) ; 91
. 409 ( a) ( 2 ) and 91
. 417 ( a ) & ( b) to o pe ra t e c o mm e rci a ll y a s m a l l un m anned veh icl e ( 6. 5 l bs or l e ss ) i n E du c at i onal and Ma r ket i ng ope r a t i on s . **P r**  **ivacy** Al l f li ghts w il l o cc ur o ver p r ivate or c ont ro ll ed a cc e s s p rope rt y w i th t he p rope rt y o wne r’ s p r i or c on s ent a n d k no w l ed g e, or o v er re m ot e pub li c l and. I m age c ap t u re of peop l e w il l ra r e l y ta ke p l a c e, but i n the e vent th e y a re, th e y w il l ha ve c on s ented p r i or to be i ng film ed or othe rw i s e ha ve ag r eed to be i n t he a r ea whe re d ata c o ll e ct i on w il l ta ke p l a c e. **Ai r**  **bo r**  **ne I**  **m a**  **ge Captu**  **r e**  Wi th r ega rd to a i r bo r ne filmi ng, Photoflite a d he res to a l l FAA r egu l at i on s . F u rth e r P hotoflite’s a i r bo r ne tea m s ope rate u nder th e p r i n ci pa l s of: S afe t y F i rst, Qua li t y Ass u r an c e, Acc ountab ili ty, Rep o rt i ng, and T r a i n i ng. W hen app ro ved b y the FAA i t i s Photoflite’s m andate to t reat a l l s U AS ope r at i ons the exa ct s a me l e vel of p rofe ssi ona l i s m and s e r i ou s ne s s as that of c on ve n t i onal a i rc r aft. A pp ro val of e xe m pt i ons a ll o w i ng c o mm e rci al ope r at i ons of s U AS s i n the re a l e state i ndu st ry w il l enhan c e s afet y b y redu ci ng r isk
. Con vent i onal fil m i n g ope r at i on s, u si ng tu r b i ne or p iston p o we re d a i rc raft p re s e n t the r isks a ss o ci a ted w i th veh icl es that we i gh i n the ne i ghb o r hood of 2,000 l b s . + , c a r ryi ng l a rge a m ounts of J et A or 100LL. S u c h a i r c r aft m u st f l y t o and f r om photo g r aph i n g l o c at i on. In c ont ra st, a s U AS w e i gh i ng fewer th a n 6. 5 l bs and p o we r ed b y b atte r i es e limi nates vi rtua l l y a l l of the r is k g iven the s ub stant i al r edu c ed m a s s a n d l a c k of c o m bu st i b l e fuel c a rr i ed on boa r d. T he s U AS i s t y p i c a ll y t r a n s po rted to the l o c at i on vi a auto or c a rgo van i n a m ed i um siz ed c a s e and i s ne ver f l o w n to s et. T he s U AS w il l c a r ry no pa ss eng e r s or c r e w and, t h e refo re , w il l not e x po s e t h em to the r isks a ss o ci ated w i th m anned a i rc raft T he op e r at i on of s m a l l U ASs, we i ght i ng l e s s than 6. 5 l b s ., c ondu cted i n the st r ict c ond i t i ons out li ned abo ve, w il l p ro vi de an equ iva l ent l e vel of s afe t y s up p o rt i ng the g rant o f the e x e m pt i ons r eq u e sted he r e i n, i n cl ud i ng e xe m pt i ng the app lic ant f rom t h e requ i r e m ents o f P a rt 21 a n d a ll o w i ng c o mm e rci al ope r at i on s . T he s e li gh t we i ght a i rc raft ope r ate a t sl ow s peed s, cl o s e to the g ro u nd, and i n a ste r il e en vi ron m ent an d , as a r e s u l t, a r e far s afer t h an g ro und than c on vent i onal ope rat i ons c ondu cted w i th p iston he lic opte rs o r fixed wing aircraft operating in r e l at ive l y cl o s e p ro xi m i ty to the g rou n d and p eop l e.13 | Page

T he p r im a ry m a r ket of i nte re st for Photoflite ut ili z i ng s U AS s i s the m a r ket i ng of real p rope rt y, t h e edu c at i on of real e state p ro fe ssi ona l s , aerial photography, and site surveys. It i s ant ici pated that the a i r b o r ne i m age c aptu re p r o c e s s w il l be a cc o m p lis hed e xcl u sive l y i n d a y t i me V F R en vi ron m ent s . To c aptu r e the h i ghe st qua li t y of r e s o l ut i on the m aj o r i t y of a i r bo r ne d ata c o ll e ct i ons w il l ta ke p l a c e du r i ng the 10:00am
– 4:00pm w i nd o w . **S u**  **m ma**  **r y**  S at isfa ct i on of the c r i te r i a p ro vi d e d i n S e ct i on 333 of the Refo r m Act of 2 0 12 – siz e, we i gh t , s peed, ope r at i ng c apab ili t i e s, p ro x imi ty to a i r p o rts a nd popu l ated a re as and ope rat i on w i th i n vis ual l i ne of si g h t and nat i onal s e c u r i t y – p ro vi de m o r e t ha n adequate j u st i fic at i on for the g r a nt of the r eque sted e xe m pt i ons a ll o w i ng c o mm e rci al ope r a t i on of app lic ant’ s s U AS i n the real e state i ndu st ry p u rs ua n t to the O pe r at i ng M an u al appended h e r eto. Photflite i s eage r l y sta n d i ng b y to s upp o rt the FAA and s U AS c o mm un i t y i n i ts que st to e stab lis h p rop e r re g u l at i ons and p roto c o l s for the s afe i nt rodu ct i on of un m anned a i r c raft i nto the nat i onal a i rs p a c e. Si n c e r e l y,

Steven Scott Principal: Photflite 13831 Wayland Grove ct Poway CA, 92064 (858) 442

- 6565 Cell
At tachments:  Steven Scott – California Driver’s License  Steven Scott – USA Sports Pilot License  Inspire User Manual (Inspire is the intended sUAS to be used.14 | Page



# ATTACHMENTS 

# Identification and Pilots certificate available upon request.