Brad Nelson

3297 Abigail Ct. Jonesboro, AR 72404 brad@nelsontc.com Website:
www.cloud9aerial.com

E xemption Request Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from: 14 CFR 21 subpart H 14 CFR 45.23(b) 14 CFR 61.113(a) and (b) 14 CFR 91.7(a) 14 CFR 91.9(b)(2)

14 CFR 91.103
14 CFR 91.109 14 CFR 91.119(c)

14 CFR 91.121 14 CFR 91.151(a) 14 CFR 91.203 (a) and (b) 14 CFR 91.405 (a) 14 CFR 91.407 (a) (1) 14 CFR 91.409 (a)(1) and (2)

14 CFR 91. 417(a) and (b)

P ursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the “Reform Act”) and 14 CFR Part 11, James Bender, operator of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regul ations (“FARs”) to allow commercial operation of designated UAS, provided such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be established by the FAA as required by Section 333. Commercial operation of an UAS, as desc ribed herein, which are equipped with camera(s) and sensors, would provide professional services in the following areas:

1. A erial photography and/or video for public and/or private use including real estate, architecture, land surveying, engineering and o ther related professional activities.

2. A erial video and/or photography for public and/or private use including television, public events, cinematography and newsgathering.

3. A erial inspection/photography of residential/commercial structures under contract with the owners or local government authority.

4. A erial inspection/photography of residential/commercial utility infrastructure including but not limited to electrical power lines, wind turbines and cell towers.

5. A erial video/photography or providing live video feed to assist with search and rescue operations in cases of an emergency or natural disaster only when the local authorities or government has requested it by co ntract or donation.

6. T raining to persons individually or belonging to both private and/or public organizations to increase awareness and improve safety for current and future UAS operations within the

NAS. As described fully below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of designated UAS as set forth in this document under controlled conditions in the NAS that would be a) limited b) controlled c) predetermined and d) safe. Approval of this exemption would increase public awareness of UAS operations and enhance safety to aid in fulfilling the Secretary ofTransportation’s (the FAA Administrator’s) responsibilities to “....establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft systems in the national airspace system.”

I p lan to operate a UAS, t he D JI PHANTOM 2 P rofessional which i s c omprised o f an u nmanned

airc raft (UA o r P hantom 2 ) an d a transportable g round s tation. T he Phantom 2 is re ferred t o as a quad -c opter with a maximum gr oss weight o f a bout 3 p ounds. I t i s equipped w ith f our r oto rs t hat are d riven b y electric motors p owered b y b atteries. The UA h as a maximum airs peed of 16 m/s.

Also, g iven t he s mall size o f t he UA S’s involved a nd t he r estricted c ontrolled environment within
which t hey w ill o perate, t he ap plicant fit s w ithin that zone of safety ( an e quivalent le ve l of safety)

in w hich C ongress envisioned t hat the F AA must, b y exemption, allow c ommercial operations of

U ASs to c ommence immediately. A lso d ue t o th e s iz e of th e U ASs a nd the controlled a reas i n which t he r elevant UA Ss w ill operate, ap proval o f t he application p resents n o n ational security
issue. G iven th e f ollowing, the gran t of th e requested exemptions i s c learly in t he p ublic in terest: Brad Nelson p roposes that th e exemption r equested h erein a pply to c ivil a ircraft that have th e characteristics an d that operate with the li mitations li sted h erein. T hese li mitations p rovide f or

an exceptional l evel o f

s afety to operations. Th ese limitations a nd c onditions t o wh ich J ames B ender agrees t o b e b ound when c onducting commercial operations u nder a n F AA i ssued

e xemption including:

1

. T he UAS will weigh less than 55 lbs.

2. F lights will be operated within line of sight of operator.

3. M aximum total flight time for each operational flight will be 30 minutes.

4. F lights will be terminated at 15% battery power reserve.

4. F lights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet AGL

5 . U A S operator will be trained and certified in the proper safety and operations of the UAS.

6. T he UAS will only operate within a controlled area as defined in the Procedures.

7. T he operator will post advisor notice around the controlled area. 8. The operat or will have been trained in operation of UAS generally and received up

- to

- date information on the particular UAS to be operated as required.

9. I f the UAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UAS will have capability to
return to a pre

- determ ined location within the Security Perimeter and land. 10. The UAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies.

A ccordingly, the applicant respectfully requests that the FAA grant the requested exemption and

a re prepared to modify or amend any part of this request to satisfy the need for an equivalent level of safety. We look forward to working with your office. Please contact us at any time if
additional information or clarifications are needed.

Sincerely,

Brad Nelson