### H

## eurobotics 

# Corporation April 29, 201,5 U. S. 

### Department ofTransportation Docket Operations 

### West Building Ground Floor, Room 

### WI2-14A 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 

## Re: Section 333 Petition Dear Sir 

### or Madam: 

### Petitioner, Heurobotics Corporation, seeks exemption 

### from 

### the below-described Federal 

### Aviation Regulations (FARs) 

### to allow it

### to conduct research and 

### development (R&D) activities and 

### the below-described commercial 

### operations using

### the DJI

### lnspire small unmanned aircraft. Required 

### lnformation per 14 CFR $11.81 

### (a) Mailing address 

### and 

### other contact information such 

### as 

### a fax number, telephone number, or e-mail address:

Ms. Kerry Symolon Karl, CEO Heu robotics Corporation 1585 

### Aviation Center Parkway Daytona Beach, 

### Florida 32114 Kerrv@ heu robotics.com C: 

### (407)967-8723 (b) The specific section or 

### sedions of 14 CFR

### from which you seek an exemption:

14 CFR: DESCRIPTION Part

### 2! Certification proced ures; Ai rwo rth iness Certificates (if necessa ry) 4s.23 (b) Display of rr5;, number (if necessary) 61.23(a) and (c) Medical Certificate; Medical Certificateor U.S. Driver's License 61.101(e)(4) Restrictions Pertaining to Recreational Pilots 6I.1,13(a) and (b) Private Pilot Limitations

1585 

### Aviation Center 

### Parkway 

# . Daytona Beach, 

### Florida 

### 32II4

### Heurobotics Corporation
61.31s(a ) Sport Pilot Certificate Limitations 91,.7 (a) Ai rwo rth iness e1.e(b)(2) Operationwithout flight manual inthe aircraft 9 1. 103 Preflight information 9 1. 105 Flight crewmembers at stations 9 1. 109 Dual controls 9T.IT9 Minimum safealtitudes 9r.r21, Altimeter s1.1s1(a) Fuel requirements e1.203(a) Required documents
e 1.a05(a) Maintenance and inspections 

### sl.407(a)(t) Operation after ma intena nce 91..409(aX1) and 2 Ins pectio ns 9L417(a) and (b) M aintena nce records
(c) The extent 

### of relief you seek, and

### the reason you seek 

### the relief: 

### Petitioner is a

### spin-off company 

### of Embry-Riddle 

### Aeronautical University (ERAU) and is headquartered on

### the ERAU campus in Daytona Beach, Florida. Three of

### the principal shareholders are also

### faculty members 

### of ERAU, and 

### two, including 

### the undersigned President

### of the company, are 

### Certified Flight 

### lnstructors and Airline 

### Transport Pilots. 

### Petitioner isengaged 

### in R&D 

### of advanced autonomous aerialvehicle technology 

### for commercial applications, 

### primarily in

### thefield of precision 

### agriEulture. lf granted, 

### the activities 

### contemplated by

### this petition will support Petitioner's R&D 

### efforts through experimentation with commercially available 

### platforms and 

### will allow Petitioner 

### to conduct safe and responsible commercial sUAV operations 

### to generate revenue by conducting a

### variety of aerial 

### photography and data 

### collection activities 

### for hire, including surveys 

### ofagricultural areas and crop assessment, 

### inventory of structures and 

### their condition, power line and 

### other 

### utility inspections, damage assessment before and 

### after natural disasters, 

### forest fire surveillance and assessment, as needed 

### or requested 

### to support law

### enforcement and 

### first responders, aerial photography and 

### filming of real estate, photography and 

### filming of public events, and photography and 

### filming of private events only 

### with prior consent.

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### Heurobotics Corporation Petitioner, 

### through its

### wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, desires 

### to operate: 

# o small unmanned 

### aircraft weighing less

### than 55 pounds; 

# o at 

### altitudes below 200 

### feet above 

### ground level (AGL); 

# o at speeds below 87 knots (100 miles per hour); 

# o during daytime Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions; 

# o within visual line of sight (VLOS)of

### the pilot in command (PlC); 

# o utilizing asecondary visual observer (VO); and



# . at prescribed distances 

### from airports; 

### to wit, five (5) nautical miles 

### ("NM") from an 

### airport having 

### an operational control 

### tower; orthree (3) NM

### from an airport 

### with a published instrument 

### flight procedure, 

### but not an operational 

### tower; or 

### two (2) NM

### from an 

### airport 

### without a published 

### instrument 

### flight procedure 

### or an 

### operational 

### tower; 

### or

### two (2) NM

### from a heliport 

### with a published instrument 

### flight procedure. (d)The reasons why granting 

### your request 

### would be in

### the public interest;

### that is, 

### how 

### it would benefit 

### the public as awhole: 

### Petitioner isclosely

### affiliated 

### with ERAU, one of

### the leading aviation and aerospace universities in

### the world, and 

### the exceptions 

### granted by

### this petition would promote and 

### support cutting-edge research and 

### development advancements in

### thefield of unmanned and autonomous vehicle technology. (e) The reasons why granting 

### the exemption 

### would not adversely 

### affect safety, 

### or how

### the exemption 

### would provide a level

### of safety 

### at least equal

### tothat provided by

### the rule 

### from which you seek 

### the exemption: The DJI lnspire is a small, 

### commercially available 

### "off-the-shelf" unmanned aerial system 

### that has proven

## to be safe 

### and reliable 

### platform. 

## ln addition, 

### the principals 

### involved with overseeing 

### the Petitioner's activities are experienced pilots, 

### flight instructors, and aeronautical engineers 

### with proven records 

### offlight safety. Petitioner agrees

### to comply 

### with all operational and safety measures set

### forth in

### the Dll lnspire 

### operations manual, 

### which is 

### incorporated herein by reference and may be

### found at

### the following link: http://download.dii-innovations.com/downloads/inspire 1/en/lnspire 

### 1 User Manual v1.0 en.pdf

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### Heurobotics Corporation
(f) Asummary we can publish in

### the Federal Register, stating: (1) The rule 

### from which you seek the exemption: 1"4 CFR:21; 

### a5.23(b); 61.23(a) ond (c); 61-.L01-(e)(4); 61-.L1-3(a) 

### ond (b); 6L.315(a); 9L.7(o); 

### 9t.9(b)(2); 91-.103; 9L.105; 91-.109; 9L.L1-9; 

### 91.121;9L.L51(a); 91.203(a); 91.405(a); 91-.a07@)(L); 9L.409(a)(1) ond (2); ond 9L.4L7(a) and (b). (2) A brief description of

### the nature of

### the exemption you seek: Aeriol 

### doto ond imoge collection

### for hire ond

### for reseorch and development (g)Any additional 

### information, views or arguments available 

### to support your request: None (h) 

### lf you 

### want

### to exercise 

### the privileges 

### ofyour exemption outside 

### the United States, 

### the reason whyyou need

### to do so:

Not applicable.

Respectfu Ily su bm 

### itted,

H EU ROBOTICS COR PORATION

President Certified Flight 

### lnstructor ond 

### Airline Transport Pilot KerrlPsyrlfolon Ka rl Ch

### ief Executive Officer Carolina 

### Andersor, PhD

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