Sept4,2015

U.S

. Department of Transpo rt atio n Federa l Av i ation Adm ini st rati on 800 Ind ependence Avenue. SW Washington . D C 20591
Re: Exempt i o n R eq u est Pursuant t o Section 333 of th e FAA Refo rm Act and Pa rt 

### II o f the Federa l Aviation Regu l ati o n s from: 1 4 CF R 6 1 .ll3{a) 

### & (b): 91.7 (a); 9 1


### . I 03; 9 l

. l l 9 {c); 9 

### I. l 2 l : 9 l

. l 5 l {a); 9 l .40 5 {a): 9 

### I .407 (a) ( 

### I ) ; 9 

### I .409 (a) ( 

### I ) and { 2}; 9 l .4 17 {a) 

### & (b). Dear Sir or M adam: Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, 

### I , J effrey Ph elps, operato r of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), he reby apply, on behalf of Jeffrey P h e l ps Photography LL C, for an exemptio n l"ro m the l i ste d Federal Av i ation Regu l at i ons ("FARs") t o a ll ow comme rc i a l operat i on of i ts UAS, so long as suc h operat i o n s are co ndu cte d within a nd und e r the conditions out l ined herein or as may be estab li s h ed by the FAA as required by Section 333

. 

### I would like to formally submit fo r an exemption from part 21. subpart H ; and Sections 45.23(b), 91.7(a), 91.9(b)(2), 91.119.9 1 .121, 91.151(a). 91.203(a) and (b), 9 1.405 (a), 91 .407(a)( 

### I ), 91 .409(a)(2), and 91 .417(a) a nd (b) of Titl e 14, Code of Federal ', Regu l ations ( 1 4 CF R ). Th i s propo sed exe mpti o n would a ll ow the ope ration of u nmanned ai rcraft syste m s (UAS) for th e p ur pose of ae ri a l videography and ph otog rap h y of rea l estate purposes and events. Applicant:

_ **___. '--"'e.:...:.ff~rey**  Phel )S
J effrey Ph e lp s P hotography LL C, 2564 Ceda r Sauk Road, Saukville, Wi 53080 jeff @ jeffreyphel ps .com 414-943
- 3600Commerc i al operation of an UAS , as de sc ri bed herein. wh ich are equipped wit h camera and se n sors . would o pe rate in the following manner:
• A e rial p h otography a n d /o r v i deo fo r pub l i c a nd /o r private u se i n c lud i n g real estate, n ews gathering for l oca l n ewspa per , and ot h e r re l at ed prof ess i ona l act iviti es . • Aerial v ide o and/o r photography for p u b li c and / o r private use including public and private events. As desc rib ed fully bel ow. the requested exempt ion would pe rmit th e o peration of a UAS under controlled cond iti o n s in the NAS that wou ld be a) limited, b) controlled, c) prede termined , a nd d) wi II p rov i de safe ty e nh ance m e nts to the a l re ady safe operations in th e i ndustry pre se ntly us in g conventiona l a irc raft. App roval of th i s exe mpt i o n would thereby enhance safe ty a nd fulfill th e Secretary of Tran sportat i o n responsibi l ities to ·• ....estab li sh requirements for the safe operation of such airc raft sys t e m s in the national a irspace system." As found in Exemption No. 11138 ( Trudeau ), the FAA recently approved simila r use of a PHA N TOM 2 UAS. We will ope rat e a UAS. the Yuneec Typhoon, Model Q5004K, which i s comprised of a n unm a nn ed a irc raft (UA o r Yuneec). an att ached 4 K ca m e ra and a t ransportable gro und st at i o n. The Q5004K i s a q u ad
- copter with a g ross weig ht or 60 o un ces. I t i s eq uipped with four rotors that are driven by e l ect ri c motors powered by batteries. The UA has a maximum airspeed of 8 m/ s . It w ill be ope r ated over various urban a nd suburban areas, prim arily a round Oshkosh, W I to augment real es t ate li stin g videos, capture eve nt aeria l video and photog raphy, and re lat ed business operations. 

### UAS Ope r atin g Pa.-a metcr·s We will a bid e by th e following additional ope ratin g conditions under this exempt ion , whic h ens ures a l eve l of safety at least eq u al to exist in g rul es:
• o perate UAS be l ow 300 feet and within a radius di sta nce of 

## 1000 feet from the controller to aid in direct line of si gh t v i sual obse r va tion;

• obta i n pe rm i ss i o n f ro m the owner/controller of any vessels. veh i cles a nd st r uctures when ope rati o n s may be conducted closer than 5 00 f ee t t o a n y s uch vesse l s, vehicles or structure s; we will conduct a safe ty assessment of th e risk of opera tin g closer to th ose objec t s and determine that it does not pre se nt an undue hazard ;• o perate th e UAS f o r 

### 5-l 0 minut es p e r fli g ht ;

• land UAS pri o r t o the manufacture r' s reco mm e nd ed minimum l eve l of battery pow e r;

• o perat e U AS d urin g d ay light h o urs o nl y within v i s ual lin e o f si g ht ( VLOS ) ;

• use th e UAS ' g l o b a l p os iti o nin g sys t e m (G PS ) fli g ht safety f ea ture whereb y it hover s and th e n slowly land s i f co mmunication with th e re mot e cont ro l pi l o t i s l os t;

• co ndu c t a ll ope rat i o n s und e r th e fl i g ht afe ty p ro t oco l s ( in cl u d in g pos tin g a w a rnin o si o n 0 0 re adin g : " Att e nti o n Aeri a l Ph o tog ra ph y in Prog ress- Rem a in B ac k 150 feet ") conta i n e d in th e o pe rating documents a nd will actively ana l y z e fli g ht data and o ther sou rces of information to con stantly upd ate and enhanc e safety protoco l s ;

• co nt ac t respec ti ve a ir po rt s i f ope rati o n wi ll b e w ithin 5 mil es t o adv i se th e m of hi s estim at ed fl i g ht tim e . fli g ht d urati o n . e l eva ti o n of fli g ht a n d o th e r pe rtin e nt in fo rm ati o n ;

• alway s o btain a ll n e ce ssa ry pe rmi ss i o n s pri o r to ope rati o n; h av e proce dure s in place t o a b o rt lli g hts in th e ev e nt o r sa f ety breac h es o r po t e nti a l d a n ge r ;

• onl y o p e rat e in sa f e e n v ir o nm e nt s th at are stri c tl y co nt ro ll ed , a rc away from p owe r lin es, ele v ated li g hts, airp o rt s a n d de nse l y p o pul ated a reas ( d e fin e d by a reas de p i c ted in "ye ll ow" o n VFR c h a rr s a nd thro u g h o bt a inin g inf o rm ati o n rega rdin g co nge st ed areas fr o m th e loc a l F l i g ht S ta nd a rd s Di strict Office ( FSDO );

• condu c t ext e n si ve pre fli g ht in spe cti o n s and proto co l s, durin g whi c h safety carri es prim a ry im po rt a n ce ( refe rence Yun eec User M a nu al )

. Regard in g UAS ope rational t raini n g. we have flown n um e rous practice flig h ts in re m o t e a rea as h ob by i st s s imul ati ng lli gh rs for f u t ure co mm e rc i a l use to g ainf a miliarizati o n with th e charac t e ri sti cs of th e UAS ' p etfo rrn a n ce und e r diff e re nt t e mp e rature a nd w ea th e r conditi o n s . Any PIC operatin g o ur UAS wi l l have ac c umulated and l o g g ed , in a m a nn e r cons i ste nt w ith 14 C FR 6 1. 5 I (b)

. 25 h o urs of t o ta l tim e as a UAS roto rc raft p il o t in c ludin g at l eas t I 0 h o urs l ogge d as a UAS p i l o r w ith a multi
- ro t o r UA S

. T h e PI C w ill a l so h ave acc umulat e d a nd l ogge d a min im um of 5 h o urs as a U AS pil o t o p e ratin g th e sa me m ak e a nd m o del o f U AS t o be u se d f o r o p e rati o n s. I n additi o n to th e h o ur requirem e nts , th e P I C wi ll acco mpli s h 3 tak e- offs and landin gs in th e prec e din g 90 d ays ( f o r currency purp os es) prior t o an y fli g ht. 

### S p ec ifi c Exemptio n s Reque s ted Give n the s iz e, w e i g ht , sp ee d , a nd limited o p e ratin g a re a assoc i at ed with th e UA , w e fee l an ex emption fro m 14 C FR part 21 , Subp a rt H (A irwo rthin ess Ce rti fica t es) a nd § 9 1.203(a) and ( b) (Ce rtifi ca ti o n s required ), s u b j ect to ce rt a in co nditi o n s a nd limitati o ns, i s wa rra nted a nd m ee t s th e require m e nt s fo r a n equi va l e n t l eve l o f sa f e ty under 14 CFR pa rt II a nd Secti o n 333 o f P.L. 112 - 9 5 ( Sec ti o n 333)

. We request an exempti o n fro m§ 45.2 3 M a r kin g o f the a irc raft becau se the U A will n o t h ave a ca bin , coc kpit o r pil o t st ati o n o n whi c h t o m a rk c e rt a in w o rd s o r p hrases . Further , th e two- in c h l ett e rin g i s difficult t o pl ace o n s u c h a sm a ll a irc raft with dim e n si o n s small e r th a n t h e minim a l l ett e rin g requ iremen t. Rega rd l ess of t hi s, we ca n m a r k th e UA S in th e l a rges t p oss ibl e l ett e rin g by pl ac in g th e wo rd · 'Ex p e rim e nta l " o n it s f u se l age as required by§ 45.29 (f) so th at an yo n e will see th e m a rkin gs . We request an exempti o n f rom 

### § 91.7(a ) wh i c h prohibit s the operati o n of a n ai rcraft w i thout an airw o rthin ess ce r tificate, sin c e th e re i s c u rrently n o c e rtifi ca t e a pp li cable t o o ur o p e rati o n. thi s reg ul ati o n i s in a p p li cab l e. W e requ es t a n exe m p ti o n fr o m §§ 91 .405(a), 9 1.407(a)( I ), 91 .4 0 9(a)(2) a nd 91.41 7(a) a nd ( b) M aint e n a n c e in s pec ti o n s s ince th ey o nl y a ppl y to a irc raft with a n a ir wo rthin ess ce rtific ate. H o w eve r , as a sa fet y preca uti o n w e will petf o rm a preni g ht in sp ecti o n o f the UA S before eac h fli g ht as o utlined in th e att ac h ed o peratin g d o cum e nts . We request a n exe mpti o n fr o m § 91.9 ( b)(2) whi c h requires an a i rcr aft fli g ht manual in th e a ircraft , howe ve r sin ce th e re a re n o pil o t s o r p asse n ge rs o n b oa rd th e a irc r a ft a nd gi ve n it s s iz e, thi s regul ati o n i s in a ppli ca ble. W e b e li eve a n equi va l ent l eve l of sa f ety w ill be ac hi eve d by m a int a inin g a saf ety/fli g ht m a nu a l with th e U AS g ro und st ati o n.We request an exe mpti o n from 

### § 9 1

. 11 9 which presc rib es safe a ltitud es for the operation of civi l aircraft, but i t a ll ows helicopt e rs to be ope rated at l owe r altitudes in certa in co nditi ons. We w ill n o t o perate ou r UAS above the a l titude of 300 feet above g round l eve l (AG L ) a nd wi ll a l so o nl y ope rate in saf e a reas away f rom th e pub l ic and t raffic, th u s " p rov iding a l evel of safety at l east equivalent to or be l ow those in re l at i on t o minimum safe a l titudes. " Given th e si ze, weight , m a n e uve rabi l ity , and speed of the UAS , an eq ui va lent o r h i g h e r l eve l o f safety will be ac hi eve d. We request a n exe mpti o n from 

### § 91.121 Al tim et e r se tting s as it is in app li cab l e since th e UAS utilizes electronic G PS with a ba ro m etri c se n so r. We req uest a n exemptio n f rom 

### § 91

. 151 (a) F u e l requirement s fo r fl i g h t i n VFR cond iti o n s . The UAV is I 00 % e l ec tri c a nd tw o l ow battery a l e rt s are i ss ued
- p e r th e o perating documents, th e UAV will be land e d at th e first a lert. Also, our Oights w ill l as t o nl y 5-10 minute s eac h , an d th e UAS has an automated fun c ti o n , which res ult s in immediate l a ndin g when a l ow ballery is detected. T he PI C will not begin a Oight un l ess (co nsidering wind and forecast weath e r cond iti ons) the re i s enough po wer to fly to the first point of in tend ed l andi n g a n d, ass u min g n o rm a l cruis i ng s peed , l and t h e UA with 3 0 % batte ry p o w e r re ma ini ng . 

### Publi c Inte res t Aeria l ph otography and v id eog raph y for rea l es tat e and events a re proven strate g ie s t o e nhance m a rk etin g effo rt s a nd increase business s u ccess . T h e indu s try i s n o t n ew . H oweve r , until rece ntl y it was conducted throug h th e u se of cos tl y m a nn ed a ircraft, a prohibitive business activ ity f o r small co mpani es . B y g rantin g thi s exe mption I would be a bl e to provide affo rdab l e se rvices

. Further , the sma ll UAS wi ll pose n o threat to the public g i ve n it s s m a ll si ze and lack of comb u stible fuel when compared to l a rge r m a nn ed a ircraft. Additionally, th e operation of o ur UAS w ill minimi ze h a rm to th e environment eco n o mic growth by prov iding inf o rmati o n t o co mpani es a nd th e publi c l ook in g to re l ocate o r bu il d in th e metro areas we se r vice

. Public a nd private events se rvi ce d by o ur busines s enhance v ibrancy and add cu lture to the comm u n i ty and its c i tize n s. 

### S ummm·y We will comply with a ll of th e fo ll owing cond iti o n s and limitations s h o uld thi s exe mpti o n b e prov i ded: I ) Operat i o n s will be limited t o the following a irc raft described in th e ope ratin g d oc uments, which i s a quad-rotor a ircraft weighing 60 o unce s : Yun eec Q5004KUnmanned Aircraft System. 2 ) Th e UA will n ot b e flown at an indicated a irs peed exceedi n g 50 kn o ts. 3) The UA will b e ope rated at a n altitude of n o m ore than 400 feet above g rou nd lev e l ( AGL ), All altitude s re poned t o A T C mu st be in feet AGL. 4) The UA w ill be ope rat e d '< V

i thin v i s ua l lin e o f s i g ht ( VLOS ) of th e Pil o t I n Co mm and ( P I C) at all tim es. 5) All o perat i o n s will utili ze a v isual o b se r ve r (Y O )

. Th e UA will be o p e rat ed within the visual line of si g ht ( VLOS ) of the VO at a ll tim es. Th e VO a nd PI C wi ll be able to co mmunicate ve rb a ll y at a ll time s . T he P I C will be de s i gnated befo re th e flight and w ill not transfer hi s o r her d es i g nation for t h e du rati o n o f the flight. Th e P I C wi ll e n s ure that th e YO can perform th e f un c ti o ns pre sc rib ed in th e ope rat i n g d oc um en t s . 6) T h e ope rat i ng d oc um e n t s wil l be acce ss ib l e during UAS operat i o n s a nd made ava il ab l e to th e Admini strator upon reque st. Any rev i s ion s to th e operat in g documents '<Vi II b e presented t o th e Administrator up o n req u es t. 7) Pri o r to each fli g ht, th e PIC wi II in sp ec t th e U AS t o ensure it is in a co neli ti o n fo r safe fli g ht. I f th e in spec ti o n reveals a cond iti on th at affec t s the sa f e opera ti o n of th e UAS, the UAS will n o t be ope rate d until the n ecessary m a inte nanc e has bee n performed a nd th e UAS i s found t o be in a co nditi o n for safe lli g ht. The Ground Co ntro l Sta ti o n will be i ncluded in the prefl i g h t i ns pect i o n . All m a int e n ance and alte rat i ons w i l l be p rope r ly documented in the a irc raft reco rds

. 8) Any UAS maint e n a n ce o r a l te r at i o ns th at affec t the UAS ope rati o n o r fli g ht c ha rac t e ri st i cs . e.g. replacement of a fli g ht c ritic a l co mp o n e nt , wil l und ergo a functional t es t fli g ht. T h e PI C who conducts th e functional t est fli g ht w ill ma ke an entry in the ai rcraft records. 9) T h e pre-flight in sp ect i on sect i o n in th e o pe ratin g documents will acco unt for a ll di sc repancies, i .e . i no perable co mp o n e nts, it e m s, o r eq u ipm ent, not a l ready cove red in th e re l evant sec ti o ns of the o p e ra t in g d oc uments . 10) We will fo l l ow th e UAS manufac ture r 's aircraft / componen t. m a int e n a nce, overhaul, replacement. in sp ection, a n d life limit require ments. I I ) We w ill carry o ut maint e n a nce , in sp ec ti o ns, and record ke e ping req uire ments, in accordance with th e o p e ratin g documents. M a in tenance. in s pecti o n , a nd a lt e rati o n s wi ll be no t e d in the a irc raft r eco rd s . includin g tota l lli g hr hours, d esc ripti o n of wo rk accomplis h ed, and th e si g nat u re of the auth o ri ze d person returnin g t he UAS to se r vice. 12 ) Eac h UAS operated will comply with all manufacture r Safety Bull et in s . 1 3) An a uth orized perso n wil l make an ent ry in th e a ircraft record of th e co rrec tiv e action ta k e n aga in s t di sc repa n c i es d i scovered between in spections. 1 4) Pri o r t o ope rati o n s con duct ed for the pu r pose of ae ri a l v id eog rap h y/ photography and fo r rea l estate li stin g v id eos and public and private e ve n ts a nd similar o p e rati o ns, the P I Cwi ll have accumu l ated and logged. in a manner co nsistent with 14 CF R 61.5 1 (b), a minimum of 25 h o urs o f t o tal time as a UAS rotorcraft pilot i n cludi n g at l east I 0 h ou rs logged as a UAS pilot w ith a mult i-roto r UAS. 1 5) Prior to operat i o n s conducted for th e purp ose of ae ri al v id eography/p h o t ograp hy and fo r rea l estate li st in g videos a nd publi c a nd private eve n ts a nd s imil a r o p e r ations , the PIC w ill h ave acc umul ated a nd l ogge d , in a manner consistent w ith 1 4 CF R 6 1.5 1 (b), a mini mum of 5 hours as UAS pil ot o p erati n g the make and m ode l of the UAS to be used in ope rations. T he PI C will acco mplish 3 take
- off s and landing s in the preceding 90 days. 1 6) The PI C w ill n ot o pe rate the UAS for th e purpose of ae rial videography/ photography a nd for rea l es t ate li sting v ide os a nd publi c a nd private eve n ts a nd s i mi l ar ope rati o ns, unl ess the PI C h as d e m o n strated a n d l ogged i n a m a nn e r consistent with 1 4 CF R 61 .5 1 (b), the a bi l ity to safe l y o pe rat e th e UAS in a m a nn e r consisten t w ith th e ope ratin g doc um e nt s, includin g evas i ve a n d emergency maneuvers and maintainin g approp ri ate dista n ces f rom peop l e, vesse l s, ve hi cles a nd stru c ture s . 1 7) UAS o p erations will n ot be conducted duri n g night, as defined in 14 CF R 1.1. A ll ope rations wi ll be co ndu cte d unde r v isual m eteoro l ogical conditions (V MC )

. 1 8) The UA wi ll n o t ope rate w ithin 5 nautical mile s of an a irp o r t refe re n ce point as de n oted o n a c urre n t FAA- publi shed aero n au ti ca l cha r t. 1 9) The UA w ill n ot be ope rated l ess th a n 500 f ee t be l ow o r l ess than 2,000 feet h o ri zo n ta ll y from a c l o u d o r whe n v i s ibilit y i s l ess than 3 statut e mil es fro m the PI C. 2 0 ) I f a UA l oses commun i cat i ons o r lose s its GPS signa l , it w ill return to a predetermined l ocatio n w ithin the p l ann ed ope rating area and land o r be recovered in acco rd ance wit h the o pe rati n g docume nts. 21) T he PI C will abort a fli g ht in the event o f unpredicted obstacles or emergenc i es in acco rdance with th e ope ratin g d oc um ents. 22) The PI C w ill n o t b eg i n a fl i g ht unl ess (co n si de rin g wind an d for ecas t weat h er co nditi o ns) th e re i s e n o u g h p owe r t o fl y at n o rm al c rui sin g s pee d t o t h e int e nd ed l and in g p o int an d l and the UA with 30% batte r y power rema i n in g. 23) We w ill obtai n an Ai r T raffic Organization (ATO) issued Certificate of Waiver o r Authorizatio n (COA) prior to conducting any ope rati o n s . and a l so requ est a Notice to Air-man (NO TAM) n o t more than 72 h ours in adva nce. but n ot l ess tha n 48 hours pri o r to the operation

. 24) B efore conduct in g o perations, the rad i o f req u ency spectrum u sed fo r ope rat i o n a nd co n t ro l o f th e UA will co mpl y wit h the Fede ra l Co mmunication s Co mmi ss i o n ( FCC ) o r o th e r approp ri ate gove rn me n t ove rs i g ht agency req uire m e nts . 25) The d ocuments req uired und er 14 CFR 91.9 a n cl91.203 wi ll be ava i l ab l e to th e PI C at the Ground Control Station of the UAS any tim e th e UAS i s ope rati n g. The se documents will be made ava il ab le to the Administrato r or any law enforcement o ffici al upon request.26) Th e UA will re m a in clear a nd yie l d the ri gh t o f way t o all manned avia ti on ope rations and act iviti es at all times. 27) The UAS will n ot be o pera t ed by th e PI C from a ny moving device o r vehicle. 28) The UA w ill not be ope rat ed ove r co n ges ted o r d e nse ly popu l ated a reas. 29) Fli g ht ope ratio n s will be con ducted at lea st 500 feet from a ll nonparticipating persons, vessels, vehic l es, and structures unle ss : a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficient l y protect nonpartici paling persons from the UA a nd / or debri s in the event of an acciden£. We wi II ensu re th at n o npanici paring persons remain under suc h protection. I f a situ ation a ri ses where nonparticipating p e rso n s l eave s uch protect ion a nd a re w i thin 5 00 feet of th e UA , fli g ht o perat i ons mu st cease imm e diately a nd /o r; b. Th e a ircraft is ope rated near vessels

. vehic l es or structures w h e re t h e owner / controller of s uch vessels

. vehicl es or structure s has g ranted permission and the P I C ha s made a safety assessment of the risk of ope ratin g closer t o t h ose objec t s and determined th at it does n ot present an undue hazard, and;
c . Op e ration s n ea r e r to the PIC, YO , ope rator trai n ees or essential persons do n ot present a n undue ha za rd to th ose persons pe r 

### § 91 .I 1 9(a). 30) A ll ope rat i o ns wi ll be cond u cted over private or co ntrolled
- acces s property wit h p e rmi ssio n f rom t h e l a nd ow n er / contro ll er o r authorized repre se n tative. Perm iss ion from l and ow n er / contro ll er o r authorized repre sen t ative wi ll be obtained f o r each flight to be co n ducted. 3 1 ) Any in cident, accide nt , o r flight operation t h at tra n sg re sses the l ate ra l o r ve rti ca l bo und a rie s of the operatio n a l a rea as defined by the ap plicable COA w ill be repo r ted to th e FAA's UAS I nt egrat i on Office (AFS
- 80) within 24 hour s. Ac ci d e nts wi l l be rep o r ted to th e National Tran spo rt ati on Safety B oard (NTS B) pe r instruction s co ntai n ed o n th e N T SB Web si te: www.ntsb.gov

. I f you have questions o r n eed additional informa ti o n , please contac t me at j eff @ jeffreyphelp s .com or 414 - 943 - 3()00 Thank yo u , Jeffrey Ph elp s, Own er J effr ey u Phe l ps Photog rap hy LLC