March 27, 2017

Mr. Christian T. Tucci President, Cinematic Aerospace, Inc.

399 Conklin Street

Suite 304 Farmingdale, NY 11735

Dear Mr. Tucci :

This letter is to inform you that certain information is missing from your petition dated February 16, 2016 on behalf of Cinematic Aerospace, Inc. (Docket No. FAA

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- 4928). This information is necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue processing your petition.

Your petition for exemption indicates that you wish to conduct agricultural aircraft operations using a small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) weighing less than 55 pound s for commercial agricultural related services, and/or mosquito and insect control. Agricultural aircraft operations 1 are regulated under part 137 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

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In order to conduct agricultural aircraft operations using a small UAS, the petitioner must request relief from certain parts of 14 CFR part 137, Agricultural Aircraft Operations as well as part
107, Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The petition for exemption must state the sections from which you are requesting relief, why granting your request is in the public interest, and “the reasons why granting 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 rules from which you seek exemption.” 14 CFR § 11.81. A petitioner can find the regulations governing the rulemaking process in part 11 of Title 14 CFR

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If the FAA grants the exemption, it will be necessary to apply for an operating certificate to conduct agricultural aircraft operations under 14 CFR part 137

. Guidance may be found in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) No. 137

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, Certification Process for Agricultural Aircraft Operators

, dated 10/10/07. This applies to persons who are seeking either a private or commercial agricultural aircraft operating certificate. Applicati on must be made in person with the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) that has jurisdiction over the area in which your home base of operations is located.

1 An agricultural aircraft operation is “ the operation of an aircraft for the purpose of (1) dispensing any economic poison, (2) dispensing any other substance intended for plant nourishment, soil treatment, propagation of plant life, or pest control, or (3) engaging in dispensing activities directly affecting agriculture, horticulture, or forest preservation, but not including the dispensing of live in sects. ” 14 CFR §137.3.2

A petitioner may check www.regulations.gov for similar granted exemptions for guidance.

Please submit the additional information (non

- proprietary) requesting an amendment to your petition dated February 16, 2016, as a comment to your docket at www.regula tions.gov , and save the tracking number generated after submission. Proprietary information may be submitte d electronically to jake.troutman@faa.gov

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If you want us to process your req uest any further, we must receive the information described above by 04/10/17 . If we do not receive the information, we will close the docket without notifying you further.

Sincerely,

Joseph K. Hemler

AFS

- 82 0 , Commerci al Operations Branch

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