Martin Sawyer Jan. 15, 2016

263 County Route 85 Cropseyville, N.Y. 12052 Email: popnglow@hotmail.com U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 2012 Dear Sir or Madam, In Accordance with FAA’s Guidelines for Submitting a Petition for Exemption under Section 333 of the FAA modernization and Reform act of 2012, I Martin Sawyer, request exemption from the following sections of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations: 61.113(a)&(b); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151 (a); 91.405(a) ;91.407(a)(1);91.409(a)(1); 91.409(a)(2); 91.417(a)&(b); In order to Operate small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) commercially in airspace that is controlled by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the purpose of aerial photography, cinematography, and other flight operations that could be performed safely and more cost effectively with the use of small UAS at low altitude within the U.S. National airspace system as compared to a manned aircraft. Operations will be performed only at the request of, with authorization and permission of clients or their authorized agents in order to facilitate the education and the beneficial uses of small unmanned air systems. So long that the operations are conducted within an d under the conditions o utlined by the FAA as required by Section 333. I, Martin Sawyer, the Petitioner, seek exemption from the above Federal Regulations for the following reasons;
**61.113 (a)**  **& (b)**  Request relief in order to facil itate the utilization of pilots who hold a private pilots certificate or, greater . Any pilots operating under this exemption would be required to comply with any conditions as set forth in the previously granted exemptions

. **91.119(c)** As mentioned in prior exemptions, operations conducted closer th an 400 feet to the ground will require that the UAS be operated closer than 400 feet to essential person, or objects that would not be possible without additional relief. I, Martin Sawyer also request a modification or exemption “congested areas” and “densely populated”. Due to the overall size, weight and accuracy of controls to a UAS, I, Martin Sawyer request a waiver for this condition to allow responsible operation in areas of subdivisions and neighb orhoods if required for real estate photography. Small UAS Certificate of Registration

CERTIFICATE HOLDER: **Martin Sawyer** UAS CERTIFICATE NUMBER: **FA3CXEX9YP** ISSUED: **12/21/2015** EXPIRES: **12/21/2018 91.121**  The Federal Regulation is inapplicable since the UAS does not have an altimeter and

instead uses electronic GPS with a barometric sensor for altitude information that is accurate to the foot readab le during flight on the on screen controls and after the flight wi th the built in flight recorder, to include a limiter to provide a hard ceiling adjustable to the pilot during preflight operations. **91.151(a)** As m entioned in prior exemptions (11136 and 26 89) have been granted due to the operation is going to be only fly under VFR conditions. The UAS provides a battery power that provides approximately 18 minutes of powered flight. Further, the operator of the UAS will be notified by visual and audio alerts when battery power reaches 30% and UAS onboard computer will initiate a landing procedure when battery reaches a specified level due to location and altitude of the aircraft. **91.405(a) 91.407(a)(1);91.49(a)(1)&(2); 91.417(a) &(b) I**  Martin Sawyer, the p etitioner, proposes to inspect and ensure that the UAS is in condition for safe flight in accordance with the operating documents. Prior Exemptions (11138) found that the operating documents and conditions and limitations specified, description of maintena nce, ins pection and recordkeeping were sufficient to insure that safety would not be adversely affected. **The UAS ( DJI Inspire1 V.2**  **)** The DJI Inspire1 V.2 platform is wildly known and recommended as one of the best small rotorcraft in the quadcopter confi guration . The overall weight is 3060 grams and max speed of 20m/S. It is controlled by a dedicated controller that operated in the range of 2.400GHz

- 2.483 GHz. DJI advertises unparal le le d safety features of beginner mode, preset parameters for altitude and distance. A GPS enabled “geofence” that prevents flying into unauthorized areas . The unit has several fail safes to include a return to home function that if connectivity, battery or pilot issues, the function takes the aircraft to a safe altitude and flies strait line back to the take off point. As discussed earlier in the document, the unit is equipped with a smart battery that notifies the pilot of 30% and also initiated landing sequence when the battery is depleted. On the controlling unit, fligh t data to include battery life, altitude GPS location and distance away from pilot is displayed. Also shown is a live feed of the HD camera that has a 94 degree field of view and no zoom capability. It is anticipated that flights for Real estate and cine matography will usually last less than 15 minutes at a time. More information on the aircraft is available at Http:/www.dji.com. **Risk Mitigation I,**  Martin Sawyer reviewed the FAA exemptions that have bee n established prior and believe that the limitati ons and requirements are very reasonable and will be clearly used to mitigate risks and the safety of the public and other aircraft . The equipment and the pilot will conduct a preflight check list prior to take off to include inspections of the aircraft a nd the air space to be entered. I, Martin Sawyer am planning on flying for real

-estate or business ph otograp hy and cinematography and plan on fly ing wi thin the property of the structure and no higher than 20

-40 feet above the structure and possibly inside the structure for added photographs or video

. The UAS will be within view of the operator at all times. Due to the UAS not carrying any flammable fuel the risk of having any kind of fire or hazmat situation is minimal if any. Finally, any regards to adve rse weather or high wind will be checked prior to any flights and also be monitored during the flight.**Public Interest**

Operations of the UAS on a commercial level can impact the public in many different ways. First economical; to able to provide a different view of real

-estate , attractions, property, and events from an aerial point of view for an affordable price can boost advertisements and proceeds to a small business perspective. To hire a manned aircraft, fuel costs and time would be at least ten times the cost of the same or better footage from the Inspire1 V.2 drone. Aerial surveying of an area to assist crop surveying can help save crops that need more or less pesticides and fertilizer, to overall reduce the cost and increase the yield. The second would be the e nvironment. Due to the Inspire1 V .2 having rechargeable batteries, the operation has nowhere near the environmental impact as a fixed wing or rotary aircraft during the same time of flight. The third is over all public interest. So much media attention has been due to persons not fl ying responsibly, either too high or in an area that did not want video or pictures taken. I, Martin Sawyer would like to inform the public on the capabilities of this technol ogy.

**Conclusion** I, Martin Sawyer am requesting this exemption for the purposes of “aerial photograph y, cinematography, land and c ro p surveying and inspections. My goal is to provide a safe and legal option to provide a service to business, personal property owners or groups with an affordable quality product. The demands for the different perspective is increasing and many opportunities may increase for aerial data collection to decrease r isks to personnel or equipment and UAS technology could be the way to explore those opportunities safely.