As a news agency , Star News Corporation is petitioning the F AA to consider our entity

for exemption for an UA. W

e, Star News Corporation, must meet the requirements of 14 CFR § 1 1.81. W e will do that by adhering to the following required policies, per the FA A:

1. In order to fl y s afel y and protect life and limb, Star News has a policy that we do not, under an y circumstances, fl y the UA directly over the heads of individuals on the ground. This prevents the craft from accidentally losing power and dropping str aight down and striking an individual. We also have rotor guides on the UA which prevent the rotors from accidentally striking a person mid

- flight, in the event the UA were to drop due to power loss or mechanical failure. Star News also does not fly the UA within 20 feet horizontally of an individual, in order to protect life and limb should the controls of the UA malfunction. 2. Star News maintains its UA dail y with pre

- flight inspections, which include testing and inspection of the rotors and rotor guides fo r looseness or wear, battery charge and maintenance for suf ficient flight time, controller wear and tear and functionality , and video feed from the UA's onboard flight camera to ensure qualit y of video for appropriate distance control from individuals. 3. The radio frequency

spectrum of the Star News UA is 5.728GHz

- 5.8GHz. A small on

- board camera allows the Star News PI C to operate the UA at a safe distance from lives and propert y, as well as record news and commercial footage for broadcast. Star News policy s tates that the UA is not operated under any circumstances if the video feed from the camera is not suf ficient for flight, so that we can maintain a safe distance from individuals on the ground. 4. Star News has one individual trained to fl y our single UA, and we alway s use a secondary individual for backup visuals to make sure that we are not near power lines, cable lines, or any ty pe of structure that may

be damaged or damage the UA. Our PIC has 14 months of flight experience with our UA, and regularly practi ces his skills outside our facility in an empty

, unused parking lot away

from people and propert y. Our PI C also has the technical skills to maintain out UA, should any failure of any

t ype occur pre

- flight or while in the air

. 5. The medical standards for our PI C include 20/20 vision (aided or unaided by glasses or contacts), as well as acute hearing in case the UA makes any

abnormal noise that would indicate a malfunction of the UA

midflight. We do not allow the PI C to fl y the craft under the influence of an y substance, legal or otherwise, including prescription medicines, nor do we allow the PIC to operate the craft under the influence of alcohol. The PI C understands that while in control of the Star News UA, he is responsible for the UA, any propert y that may be damaged b y the UA, as well as an y individuals that may be harmed b y improper flight of the UA, and therefore will be clear and in control of himself and the UA at all times. 6. The Star News UA

is well

- maintained before and after flight, and the standard set b y Star News Corporation provides for the safe flight and operation of the UA around both propert y and individuals on the ground. W e believe our standards for safe flight, especially our distance requirements, allow for us to safel y operate out UA with out fear of harm of propert y or life. 7. The maximum operational distance for our UA is 300m; however, as a news organization, we never operate at that distance from the object we are recording. The highest we have ever been would be far less than the 300m maximum, and would probably be closer to the 100' range; however, that is a rarit y as we desire the best video footage possible. W e also prefer to maintain visual contact with the UA as a safet y precaution in case the UA loses contact with the controller on the ground. The maximum operating speed is 15m/s, although, again, as a news organization, we do not operate at high speeds

– or even medium speeds

– in order to get footage for news stories or commercial production. The use of the UA requires steady

flight for the best video we can obtain in order to produce news and commercials, and speed of flight is never a factor in getting the best video possible.8. The intended use of the UA is for news scenes

– motor vehicle accidents, crime scenes, and the like, as w ell as for commercial production

– overhead angular shots of car sales lots, businesses, et cetera. Again, we do not fly over occupied or populated areas in order to minimize the hazards to human life and property . Should an accident scene require a “lifef light” to remove injured individuals from the scene, our policy is to land the UA

as soon as possible, and to stay grounded until the “lifeflight” is safely in the air and away

from the scene. 9. We do not have a major airport in the area of our city or count y. W

e have a small airport that houses small aircraft locally , but we do not operate any where in the area of that airport

– it being some distance outside our normal area of coverage in distance, and located within the country side. 10. Star News policy dictate s that two individuals are in control of our UA

– the PI C, and a second person who maintains visual contact with the UA. W e believe two sets of eyes are better than one in every

case. The individual not in control of the UA is also responsible for keeping an ey e on the ground for people who may walk underneath the flight of the craft, as well as power lines or other hazards that the UA may come into contact with during flight. 11. Our pre

- flight safet y risk assessment includes visual inspection of all moving parts of the UA, as well as pre

- flight testing of those moving parts, including the rotors. Star News also inspects the batteries of the UA

for suf ficient charge and the ability to hold charge during flight, and regularl y replaces those batteries if they do not meet our standards of safety

. Also, the rotor guards of the craft are regularl y checked and maintained for safet y to prevent the rotors from coming into contact with individuals or property

. 12. We do not have an y Flight Standards District Of fices within o ur area of use.
Star News Corporation dba WMDV/WGSR 909 Commonwealth Boulevard Martinsville, VA

241 12 (276) 656

- 3900 Owner: Azile Roark (276) 638

- 5496 Manager: Charles Roark (276) 358

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