Petition for Exemption from 14 CFR § 11.81

1. Your name and mailing address. You may include other contact information such as a fax number, telephone number, or email address;

Name: Ryan Newell Address: 19 David St., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone: 850

- 259

- 8743
Email: ryannewell@lordandson.com

2. The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which you seek an exemption;

Petition for Exemption under Section 333

3. The extent of relief you seek and the reason you seek the relief;

Section 333 prohibits the use of a UAS for commercial purposes. I am performing duties for local government buildings such as schools and administration buildings where having the use of a UAS greatly helps reduce cost of tax payer funded projects. It helps me reduce costs by b eing able to keep out of town project managers and engineers in the loop with construction activities taking place. I can also get problems solved quicker through aerial photography with the UAS than any other method possible due to the unique camera angle s achieved through UAS photography.

4. How your request would benefit the public as a whole ;

The public as a whole will be benefited in multiple ways, most importantly is the cost savings the public sees, keeping key construction managers and engineers in t he loop constantly with the unique UAS picture angles helps greatly reduce the cost of the overall construction by being able to see what certain parameters are turning out like ie roof eaves can be checked for a much reduced cost. Also, local news agencies are al ready requesting media of our project to inform the public of the construction progress. Lastly, regulating authorities want to stay updated with clearing happening around wetlands, we would be able to keep them up to date with unique to UAS photography fo r a much less cost to tax payers.

5. Reasons why the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how the exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to the existing rule;

I am a good candidate because I have expressed competence through com pletion of a bac helors in civil engineering, I have been flying drones for a couple years no w without incident and do not fly in areas that put anyone ’s sa fety at risk. Also the UAS I use, DJI Phantom 2+

, has built in flight control systems such as GPS navigation, Failsafe Function ( Auto Come Home feature) and a Flight Limits Function that further the safety of its use. I do not fly near large gatherings or areas where helicopters are more likely suc h as sporting events or airports and air force baseoperations. This UAS is used for commercial construction help on the job and for marketing

purp oses only flown in sight at a maximum altitude of 200 ft.

6. A summary we can publish in the Federal Register

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I, Ryan Newell am seeking an exemption of the FAA ’ s section 333 rules that does not allow the
use of an unmann ed aircraft to be used for commercial purposes in regards to National Airspace Safety. I am simply petitioning for an exemption to provide a commercial service to construction projects in order to provide unique aerial photography to e xpedite construction making it more
efficient as well as to provide for marketing purposes. Being trained in civil engineeri ng with a
bachelor’s degree, years of experience flying and working on unmanned aircraft systems as well as understanding the safety req uirements from the FAA makes me a good candidate for exemption of section 333. Also the UAS I use, DJI Phantom 2+

, has built in flight control systems
such as GPS navigation, Failsafe Function ( Auto Come Home feature) and a Flight Limits Function
that further the safety of its use. I do not fly near large gatherings

, sporting events or airports
and air force base operations. This UAS is only flown in sight at a maximum altitude of 200 ft.

7. A ny additional information, views, or arguments availa ble to support your request;

I have flown unmanned aircraft systems for years without incident because I have always paid attention to the surroundings b efore flying ; also the UAS I fly have intelligent con trols that help keep the flight system safe. I always fly within sight limits and the UAS itself has c ontrols that

ensure you fly in a set range. I am applying as the only operator of a DJI Phantom 2 + for Lord and Son Construction, Inc.

8. If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the Unit ed States, you must
state the reason.

I do not wish to operate outside of the United States