## FAA Exemption Rule M aking S ection 333 of the

FAA Reform Act and Part 11

Prepared by Waner Del Rosario

D / B / A Eyes Over Paradise (a sole proprietorship)

239

- 677

- 4903 / eyesoverparadise@gmail.com

11 /20 /2015Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

Page 2 of 13 Waner Del Rosario

d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

1350 Monroe St

#2823

Fort Myers, FL 33902

239

- 677

- 4903 / eyesoverparadise@gmail.com

FAA Issue d P rivate Pilot Certificate: Issue Date 05/20/2014

A ttent i on: Un i ted S tates S e c r eta r y of Tr an s p o r tat i on

M r

. A ntho n y R. F o x x

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: E x e m pt i on R eque s t S e c t i on 333 of the F A A R e fo r m Ac t and P a r t 11 of t h e

F ed e r al Avi at i on Regu l at i ons f r o m 14 C F R 45

. 23 ( b ) ; 1 4 C F R P a r t 21; 1 4 C F R

6 1.113 ( a ) & ( b ); 91.7 ( a ) ; 91.9 ( b) ( 2 ) ; 91

. 103 ( b ) ; 91.109; 91. 1 19; 91.121;

91.151 ( a ) ; 91. 20 3 ( a) & ( b ) ; 9 1.4 0 9 ( a) ( 2 ) ; 9 1.417 ( a) & ( b)

Dear M r

. S e c r et a r y

,

P u r s uant to S e c t i on 333 of t h e F A A M ode r n iz at i on and Refo r m Ac t of 2 0 12 ( the R efo r m A c t) and

14 CF R P a r t 11, Eyes Over Paradise

, a Company and o perator of S ma l l Un m anned Ai r c r aft S y s te m s

( “ sUAS ” ) equ i pped t o c ondu c t Aerial Data Colle ction, Marketing, Private Social Events, R eal

E s tate I nspection and s urveying , c onstruction inspections

, agriculture, and education

operations

, he r e b y app li es for an e x e m pt i on f r om t h e lis ted F ede r al Avi at i on Regu l at i ons

( “ F A R s ” ) to a ll o w c o m m e r ci al ope r at i on of i ts sUAS

, s o l ong as s u c h ope r at i ons a r e c ondu c ted

w i th i n and under the c ond i t i ons out li ned he r e i n or as m a y b e e s tab l is hed by t h e F A A as r equ i r e d

b y S e c t i on 33 3

.

A s de sc r i bed m o r e fu l l y be l o w

, t h e r eque s ted e x e m pt i on w o u l d pe r mi t the ope r at i on of sm a l l

,

un m anned and r e l at iv e l y i ne x pen siv e sUAS under c on t r o ll ed c ond i t i ons i n a ir s pa c e that i s 1)

limi ted 2) p r e d ete r mi ned and 3) c on t r o ll ed as to a cc e ss

. A pp r o v al of th i s e x e m pt i o n w ou l d

th e r e b y f u l f il l the S e c r eta r y of T r a n s po r tat i on ’ s ( the r e s pon si b ili t i es t o “ ...e s tab lis h r equ i r e m ents

for t he s afe ope r a t i on of s u c h a i r c r aft s y s te m s i n the nat i onal a i r s pa c e s y s te m

. ” S e c t i on 333 ( c )

of t he R e fo r m Ac t.

Waner Del Rosario, d/b/a Eyes Over Par adise, respectfully requests the FAA to determine tha t

good cause exists to dispense with publication of the summary of this petition in the Federal

Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting

on this petitio n would be detrimental to the petitioner.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

Page 3 of 13 T he na m e and a dd r e s s of the a p p lic ant is :

Waner Del Rosario

d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

P h one: 239

- 677

- 4903

Em a il : EyesOverParadise@gmail.com

1350 Monro e St #2823 Fort Myers, FL 33902

Regu l at i ons f r om wh ic h the e x e m pt i on i s r eque s ted:

14 C F R P a r t 21

14 C F R 45.23 ( b )

14 C F R 61.113 ( a) & ( b )

14 C F R 91.7 ( a)

14 C F R 91.9 ( b) ( 2)

14 C F R 91.103

14 C F R 91.109

14 C F R 91.119

14 C F R 91.121

14 C F R 91.151 ( a)

14 C F R 91.203 ( a) & ( b )

14 C F R 91.405 ( a)

14 C F R 407 ( a) ( 1)

14 C F R 409 ( a) ( 2)

14 C F R 417 ( a) & ( b)

T h i s e x empt i on a pp lic at i on i s e x p r e ssl y s ub mi tted t o fu l f il l Cong r e ss ’ goal i n pa ssi ng S e c t i o n 333

( a ) th r ough ( c ) of the Refo r m Ac t. T h i s d i r e c ts the S e c r eta r y of T r an s po r tat i on to c on si der

whether c e r ta i n un man n ed a i r c r aft s y s t e m s m a y ope r ate s afe l y i n the nat i onal a i r s p a c e s y s tem

( N A S ) befo r e c o m p l et i on of the r u l ema ki ng r equ i r ed und e r S e c t i on 332 of the Refo r m Ac t. In

m a ki ng th i s dete r m i nat i on, the S e c r eta r y i s r equ i r ed to de t e r mi ne w h ic h t y p es of U AS s do n ot

c r eate a ha z a r d to u s e r s of the N A S or the pub li c or po s e a th r eat to nat i onal s e c u r i t y i n li ght of

the fo ll o w i ng:

• T he U AS’ s si z e, w e i ght, s peed, and ope r at i onal c apab ili t y ;

• O pe r at i on o f t he U A S i n cl o s e p r o x imi t y to a i r po r ts and p o p u l ated a r ea s ;

• O pe r at i on o f t he U A S w i th i n Vis ual L i ne of Si ght ( V L O S ) of the Pil ot and O b s e r v e r s

.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

Page 4 of 13 Refo r m Ac t § 3 33

( a )

. La s t l y

, i f t h e S e c r eta r y det e r m i nes that s u c h v eh icl es “ m ay o p e r ate s afe l y i n t h e nat i onal

a i r s p a c e s y s te m

, t he S e c r eta r y s ha l l e s tab l is h r equ i r e m ents for the s afe ope r at i o n of s u c h

a i r c r aft i n the nat i onal a i r s pa c e s y s te m

. ” I d

. § 333 ( c ) ( e m pha si s added )

. T he F ede r al Avi at i on

Ac t e x p r e ss l y g r a nts the F A A the autho r i t y to iss ue e x empt i on s

. T h i s s tatuto r y a u th o r i t y b y i ts

te r ms i n cl udes e x e m pt i n g c i vi l a i r c r aft, as the te r m i s def i ned u nder § 4 0 101 of t he Ac t; that

i n cl udes sUAS s

, f r om the r equ i r e m e n t that a l l c i vi l a i r c r aft m u s t ha v e a c u rr ent a i r w o r th i ne s s

c e r t i f ic ate. T he A dm i n is t r ator m a y g r a nt an e x e m pt i on f r om a r equ i r e m e n t of a r egu l at i on

p r e sc r i bed und e r s ub s e c t i on ( a) or ( b) of t h i s s e c t i o n or a n y s e c t i ons 44702

- 4 4716 of t h i s t i t l e i f

the A d mi n is t r ator f i nds the e x e m pt i on i n the pub li c i nte r e s t. 49 U. S .C. §4 4 704; 14 C F R § 9 1.203

( a) ( 1 )

.

Eyes Over Paradise’ s U AS ( s ) are DJI ’ s Phantom 3 Professional

, w e i gh i ng less than 1 0 lb s i n cl ud i ng

p a y l oad. W e op e r ate the i r r oto r c r a f t, und e r no r m al c ond i t i ons at a s peed of n o m o r e than 31

k not s

, u s ua ll y 3

- 5 k not s

, a nd ha v e the c ap a b ili ty to ho v e r

, and m o v e i n the v e r t ic al and ho r iz ontal

p l a n e sim u l taneou sl y

. W e w il l m anua l l y op e r ate on l y i n Vis ual L i ne of Si ght and w il l ope r a t e on l y

w i th i n the ope r at i ng pa r a m et e r s as de sc r i bed i n the section titled “Flight” O pe r at i ng Man u al

atta c hed as A tta c hment 3

.

A dhe r en c e to t h e O pe r at i ng M an u al w il l i n s u r e that the U A S w il l “ not c r ea t e a ha z a r d to the

na t i onal a i r s pa c e s y s tem or the pub lic .” A pre

- f light will be conducted to c onfirm the sUAS is

airworthy and free of defects and mechanical issues

. A ll p ersons involved in the flight will be

briefed on safety procedures

. Each and every flight will have a predetermined flight path, or

area of flight.

G iv en the sm a l l siz e and w e i ght of the sUAS i n v o l v ed and the r e s t r ic ted s t e r il e en vi r on m ent

w i th i n w h ic h th e y w ill ope r ate, t he app l ic ant fa ll s s qua r e l y w i th i n t hat z o n e of s afe t y ( a n

equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afet y ) i n w h ic h C o n g r e s s en visi oned that the F A A m u s t, b y e x e m pt i on, a ll o w

c o mm e r ci al ope r at i ons of U AS s to c o mm en c e imm ed i ate l y

. Als o due to the siz e of the U AS s a nd

the a r e as i n wh ic h the r e l e v ant sUAS w il l ope r ate, ap p r o v al of the app lic at i on p r e s ents no

nat i o nal s e c u r i ty iss u e

. G iv en the cl ear d i r e c t i on i n S e c t i on 333 of the Ref o r m Ac t, the auth o r i t y

c on t a i ned i n the F ed e r al Avi at i on Ac t, as a m ended; the s t r o n g e qu iv a l ent l e v el of s afet y

,

s u rr ou n d i ng the p r opo s ed ope r at i on s

, and si gn i f ic ant pub l i c benef i t, i n cl ud i ng enhan c ed s afe t y

,

r edu c t i on i n en vi r on m ental im pa c t, i n cl ud i ng r edu c ed e missi ons a s s o c i ated w i th a ll o w i ng U AS s

for edu c at i onal and ma r k et i ng o pe r at i on s

, ( as o p po s ed to fu l l sc a l e a i r c r aft )

, the g r ant i ng o f t h e

r eque s ted e x e m pt i ons i s i n the pub li c i nte r e s t. Acc o r d i ng l y

, the a p p lic ant r e s pe c tfu l l y r e que s ts

that the F A A g r ant t h e r eque s ted e x e m pt i on w i thout d e l a y

.

A I R C R AFT A ND E QU I VA L E NT LE V E L OF SAF ETY

T he app li c ant p r opo s es that the e x e m pt i on r eque s t ed he r e i n app l y to civi l a i r c r aft that ha v e the

c ha r a c te r is t ic s a nd that ope r ate w i th the l i m i tat i ons l is ted he r e i n. T he s e li m i tat i ons p r o vi de for

at l e a s t an equ iv a l ent or po ssi b l y h i gh e r l e v el of s afe t y to o p e r at i o ns under the c u r r ent r egu l at o rWaner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

Page 5 of 13 s t r u c tu r e be c au s e the p r o po s ed ope r at i ons r ep r e s ent a s af et y enhan c e m ent to the a l r ea d y s afe

f ilmi ng ope r at i ons c ondu c ted w i th c on v ent i onal a i r c r aft. T he s e limi tat i ons and c ond i t i on to

wh ic h Eyes Over Paradise ag r ees to b e b o und w hen c ondu c t i ng c om m e r ci al ope r at i o n s under an

F A A iss ued e x e m pt i on i n cl u d e:

1. T he sUAS w il l we i gh l e s s than 55 l b s

. (DJI Phantom 3 weighs 2.82 lbs )

2. F li ghts w il l be o p e r ated m a nua l l y w i th i n vis ual li ne of si ght ( V L O S ) o f t he Pil ot and a i r c r ew

( S pott e r / O b s e r v e r )

.

3. M a x im um total f li ght t i me for ea c h ope r at i onal f li ght w il l be 20 m i nute s

. F l i ghts w il l be

te r m i nated at 3 5 % ba t te r y p o w er r e s e r v e s h ou l d that o cc ur p r i or to the 2 0 mi n ute limi t.

4. F li ghts w il l be o p e r ated at an a l t i tude of no m o r e t han 2 00 feet A G L, t h ough m o s t op e r a t i ons

w il l be c ondu c ted w i th i n 10 0 feet of the g r ound . A separate CoA will be obtained to operate

from 200

- 400 ft.

5. Mi n im um t w o ( 2) m an c r e w f o r ea c h sUAS ope r at i o n w il l c on sis t of the Pil ot and S potter /

O b s e r v e r

. In m o s t c a s es the th i r d a i r c r e w me m b er w i l l s e r v e as the S afe t y O ff ic e r

.

6. T he sUAS Pilot is Waner Del Rosario who is an F A A certificated Private Pilot. (Please see

attachments for scanned copy of Pilot Certificate.) The s potter (Observer) will be over 18 years

of age, with a valid drivers’ license.

7. T he sUAS Pil ot w il l s e r v e as Pil ot i n Com m and ( P I C )

. If a p il ot c e r t i f ic ate ho l de r

, oth e r th a n the

sUAS Pil ot, po ss e ss es the ne c e ss a r y P IC q u a li f ic at i ons and i s a ls o p r e s ent, that p e r s on c an a ls o be

de si gnated as P IC.

8. T he sUAS w il l on l y ope r a t e w i th i n an a r ea as d e f i ned i n th e M anual s ection “ Flight Limits and

No Fly

- Zones ”

. A d d i t i ona ll y

, t h e sUAS w il l on l y op e r ate un d er 2 00ft A G L, a n d out si de a 5 s ta t ute

mil e r ad i us of any a i r p o r t. T h e sUAS w il l ne v er en t er a n y M O A or Re s t r ic ted Ai r s pa c e, nor s ha l l i t

vi o l a t e a n y TF R as out li ned b y the F AA

. The Restrictions set by the FAA will supersede any

restrictions set in the Manual. A spate COA will be applied for operations above 2 00ft and below

400 AGL. The sUAS will never fly above 400ft AGL.

9. A p r e

- f li ght b r i ef i ng w il l be c ondu c ted i n r eg a r d to t he p l anned sUAS o pe r at i on p r i o r to ea c h

d a y ’ s f l y i ng / r e c o r d i ng a c t ivi t i e s

. It w il l be m a n dato r y that a l l pe r s onnel w ho w il l be pe r fo r mi ng

dut i es as “ f li ght c r e w ” be p r e s ent f o r th i s b r i ef i ng.

10. T he O pe r a t or w il l obta i n the c on s e nt of a l l pe r s ons i n v o lv ed i n the f i l mi ng and en s u r e that

on l y c on s e n t i ng pe r s ons w il l be a ll o w ed w i t h i n 100 feet of the f li ght ope r at i on, a n d t h i s r ad i us

m ay be r edu c ed to 30 f e et ba s ed upon an e qu iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y det e r m i n a t i on.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 6 of 13 11. Pil ot, and S potter (O b s e r v e r ) w il l h a v e been t r a i ned i n ope r at i on of sUAS gene r a l l y a n d

r e c e iv ed up

- to

- d a te i nfo r mat i on on t h e pa r t ic u l ar sUAS to be ope r ated

.

12. S potter ( O b s e r v e r ) and Pil ot w il l at a l l t im es be ab l e to c o mm un i c ate b y v o ic e

.

13. W r i tten and/or o r al pe r missi on f r om the r e l e v ant p r ope r t y h o l de r s w il l be obta i ned.

14. If the sUAS l o s es c o m mun ic at i ons or l o s es i ts G P S si gna l

, the U A S w il l ha v e c apab ili t y to r etu r n

t o a p r e

- dete r mi ned l o c at i on and l and.

15. T he sUAS w il l ha v e the c apab ili ty to abo r t a f li ght i n c a s e of unp r ed ic t ed ob s ta cl es or

e m e r gen ci e s

.

14 C FR Pa r t 2 1

, Subpa r t H: Ai r wo r thine s s C e r ti f icates 14 C FR §91

. 2 0 3 ( a) ( 1)

S ubpa r t H, ent i t l ed Ai r w o r th i ne s s Ce r t i f ic ate s

, e s tab lis hes the p r o c ed u r al r e qu i r e m ents for th e

iss uan c e of a i r wo r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ates as r equ i r ed b y F A R §9 1

. 2 03 ( a) ( 1 )

. G iv en the siz e and

limi ted op e r at i ng a r ea a ss o ci ated w i th t h e a i r c r aft t o be ut iliz ed b y t he A pp lic ant, an e x e m pt i on

f r om P a r t 2 1 S u b pa r t H m e ets the r equ i r eme n ts of an equ i v a l ent l e v el of s afe t y u n der P a r t 11

a n d S e c t i on 333 of the Refo r m Ac t. T he F e de r al Avi a t i on Ac t ( 49 U. S

. C. §44701 ( f ) ) a nd S e c t i on

3 33 of the R e fo r m Ac t both autho r i z e the F A A to e x e m pt a i r c r aft f r om the r e qu i r e m ent

c apab i li t y

, a n d p r o x imi t y to a i r p o r ts and popu l at e d a r eas of the p a r t ic u l ar U AS

. In a l l c a s e s

, an

ana l y si s of t he s e c r i te r i a de m on s t r ates that the U A S o pe r ated w i thout an a i r wo r th i ne s s

c e r t i f ic ate, i n the r e s t r ic ted en v i r on m ent and u n der the c ond i t i o n s p r opo s ed w il l be at l ea s t as

s afe, or s afe r

, t h an a c on v ent i onal a i r c r aft ( f ix ed

- w i ng o r r ot o r c r aft) ope r at i ng w i th an

a i r w o r t h i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate w i tho u t the r e s t r ic t i ons and c ond i t i ons p r op o s ed.

T he sUAS to be ope r ated he r e un der i s l e s s than 6. 5 l b s

. fu ll y l oaded, c a rr i es either a pilot nor

passenger, carries no explosive materials or f l a m mab l e li qu i d fue ls

, and ope r ates e x cl u siv e l y

w i th i n a limi ted r ad i us a r ea as s et out i n the p r e

- f li ght b r i ef i ng / V L O S op e r at i on s

. Un lik e other

civi l a i r c r aft, ope r at i ons und e r th i s e x e m pt i on w il l be t i ght l y c o n t r o ll ed and m on i to r ed b y bo t h

the O p e r at o r

, p u r s uant to s afe t y r equ i r e m e n t s

, a n d under t he r e q u i r e m ents and i n c o m p li an c e

w i th l o c al pub li c s afety r equ i r e m e nt s

, to p r o vi de s e c u r i ty for the a r ea of o p e r at i on as i s now do n e

w i th c on v ent i onal a i r c r aft. T h e s e s afety enh a n c ement s

, wh ic h a l r ea d y app l y to civ i l a i r c r aft

ope r ated i n c onne c t i on w i th v i deo p r odu c t i on, p r o vi de a g r e at e r deg r e e of s afe t y to th e public

and property owners than conventional operations conducted

c ondu c ted w i th a i r w o r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ates i s s ued under 14 C. F .R. P a r t 21, S ubpa r t H. La s t l y

,

app lic at i on of the s e s ame c r i te r i a de m on s t r ates that the r e i s no c r ed i b l e th r e a t to nat i onal

s e c u r i t y po s ed b y t h e U A S

, due to i ts siz e, s peed of ope r at i on, l o c at i o n of ope r at i on, l a c k of

e x p l o siv e m ate r i a l s or f l am m ab l e li qu i d fue ls

, and i nab ili ty to c a rr y a s u b s tant i al e x te r nal l oad.

14 C FR §45

. 23 ( B ) : M a r king of the Ai r c r a f t

T he r e gu l at i on r e qu i r e s :Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

Page 7 of 13 W hen m a r k s i n c l ude on l y t h e R o man c ap i tal l etter “ N” a nd the r eg is t r at i on n umber i s d is p l a y ed

on limi ted, r e s t r ic ted or li ght

- s po r t c ateg o r y a i r c r aft or e x p e r im ental or p r o visi ona ll y c e r t i f ic ated

a i r c r aft, the ope r ator m u s t a ls o d is p l ay o n that a i r c r aft near ea c h ent r an c e to t he c ab i n, c o ck p i t,

o r p il ot s tat i on, i n l ette r s not l e s s than 2 i n c hes nor m o r e th an 6 i n c hes h i gh, the w o r ds “ limi ted,”

“ r e s t r ic ted ”

, “ li ght

- s po r t,” “ e x p e r i menta l

, ” o r “ p r o visi ona l ,” as app lic ab l e.

Ev en though the U A S w il l ha v e no a i r w o r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate, an e x e m pt i on m a y be n e eded as t he

U A S w il l ha v e no ent r an c e to t h e c ab i n, c o ck p i t or p il ot s tat i on on w h i c h the w o r d “ E x p e r i me n ta l ”

c an be p l a c ed. G iv en the siz e of the sUAS

, t w o

- i n c h l ette r i ng w il l be d ifficult

. T he w o r d

“ E x p e r im enta l ” w il l be p l a c ed on the fu s e l age i n c o m p li an c e w i th § 4 5.29 ( f )

If the FAA rules that an N

- Number be required for sUAS operation the lettering will be written as

large as possible on all units

.

T he equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y w il l be p r o vi ded b y h a vi ng the sUAS m a r k ed on i ts fu s e l age as

r equ i r ed b y §45. 2 9 ( f) w h e r e t h e Pil ot, S potter ( O b s e r v e r ) and othe r s w o r ki ng w i th the sUAS w il l

s e e the i dent i f ic at i on of the U A S as “ E x p e r im enta l

. ” T he F A A has iss ued the fo ll o w i ng e x e m pt i ons

to th i s r egu l at i on to E x e m pt i ons No s

. 10700, 8738, 10167 and 10167A.

14 C FR §61

. 1 1 3 ( a) & ( b ) : P r i vate Pilot P r ivileges a n d Limitations

– Pilot in Command (PIC)

S e c t i ons 61.113 ( a) & ( b) li m i t p r iv ate p il ots to non

- c o mm e r ci al ope r at i on s

. B e c au s e the U A S w il l

not c a r r y a p il ot or pa ss eng e r s

, the p r o p o s ed ope r at i ons c an a c h i e v e the equ iv a l ent l e v el of

s afe t y of c u rr ent ope r at i ons b y r equ i r i ng the P I C ope r at i ng the a i r c r aft to ha v e a sport p il ot ’ s

l ic en s e r ather than a c o m m e r ci al p il ot ’ s lic e n s e to ope r ate t h i s s ma l l U AS

. Un lik e a c on v ent i onal

a i r c r aft that c a rr i es the p il ot and pa ss enge r s

, t he sUAS i s r e m ote l y c ont r o ll ed w i th n o livi ng th i ng

on boa r d. T he a r ea of ope r at i on i s c ont r o ll ed and r e s t r ic ted, and a l l f li ghts a r e p l anned and

c o o r d i nated i n ad v a n c e as s et fo r th i n the O pe r at i ng M an u a l

. T he l e v el of s afe t y p r o vi ded b y the

r equ i r e m e n ts i n c l uded i n the O pe r at i ng M anual m e ets that p r o vi ded b y si ng l e i nd i vi dual ho l d i ng

a c om m e r ci al p il ot ’ s c e r t i f ic ate ope r at i n g a c on v ent i on a l a i r c r aft. T he r is k s a ss o ci ated w i th

c om m e r ci al ope r a t i ons c ontemp l ated b y P a r t 61 w hen d r afted, that a ll o w i ng o p e r at i ons of the

sUAS as r eque s ted w i th a S port ’ s Pilot Certificate as the P IC e x c e e ds the p r e s ent l e v el of s afety

a c h i e v ed b y 1 4 C F R §61.113 ( a) & ( b )

. Waner Del Rosario is a Certificated Airman with an FAA

issued Private Pilot Certifi cate. Date of issue is 05/2014. A copy of the License is attached.

14 C FR §91

. 7 ( a ) : C ivil Ai r c r a f t Ai r wo r thine s s

T he r e gu l at i on r e qu i r es that no p e r s on m a y ope r a t e a civi l a i r c r aft un l e s s i t i s i n a i r w o r t h y

c ond i t i on. A s the r e w il l be no a i r wo r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate i s s ued for the a i r c r aft, th i s e x e m pt i on

should be g r anted, no F A A r e gu l ato r y s ta n da r d w il l e x is t for det e r mi n i ng a i r w o r th i ne ss

. G iv en

the siz e of the a i r c r aft and the r equ i r e m ents c onta i ned i n the O p e r at i ng M anual for

m a i ntenan c e and u s e of s afe t y c h e ck s p r i or to ea c h f li ght, as s et fo r th i n the O pe r at i ng Man u a l

,

an equ iv a l ent l e v el o f safety will be provided.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 8 of 13 14 C FR §91

. 9 ( b) ( 2 ) : C ivil Ai r c r a f t Flight M a nual in the Ai r c r a f t

S e c t i on 91.9 ( b) ( 2) p r o vi de s :

U. S

. - r eg is te r ed civi l a i r c r aft

. ..

( 2) F or wh ic h an Ai r p l ane or Ro t o r c r aft F li ght M an u al i s not r equ i r ed b y § 2 1

. 5 of th i s c hapte r

,

un l e s s the r e i s a v a il ab l e i n the a i r c r aft a c u rr ent app r o v ed Ai r p l ane or Ro t o r c r aft F li ght M anua l

,

app r o v e d manual mate r i a l

, m a r ki ng s

, and p l a c a r d s , or a n y c o m b i nat i on the r e o f.

T he sUAS

, g iv en i ts s i z e and c onf i gu r at i on has no ab ili ty o r p l a c e to c a r r y s u c h a f li ght m anu a l on

the a i r c r aft, not on l y be c au s e the r e i s no p il ot on boa r d

, but be c au s e th e r e i s no r oom or c a p a ci t y

to c a r r y s u c h an i tem on the a i r c r a ft.

T he equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y w il l be m a i nta i ned b y k eep i ng the O p e r at i ng M anual at the g r o u nd

c ont r ol po i nt w h e r e t h e p il ot f l y i ng the sUAS w il l ha v e im med i ate a cc e s s to i t. T he F A A has iss ued

the fo ll o w i ng e x e m pt i ons to th i s r egu l at i on: E x e m pt i on N o s

. 8607, 8737, 87 3 8, 9299, 92 9 9 A

, 9565, 9565 B

, 1016 7

, 1 0167A 10602, 3 2 827, and 1 0 700

.

14 C FR §91

. 1 0 3: P r e f light Action

T h i s r egu l at i on r equ i r es ea c h p il ot i n c o mm and to t a k e c e r ta i n a c t i ons befo r e f li ght to i n s u r e the

s afe t y of f li ght. A s F A A app r o v ed r o to r c r aft f li ght m a nua l s w il l not be p r o vi ded for the a i r c r a ft an

e x empt i on w il l b e needed. A n e q u iv a l ent l e v el of s afety w i l l be p r o vi ded as s et fo r th i n the

O pe r at i ng M anua l

. T he P I C w il l ta k e a l l a c t i o ns i n cl ud i ng r e v i e w i ng w e athe r

, f li ght b a tte r y

r eq u i r e men t s

, l and i ng and t a k eoff d is tan c es and a i r c r aft pe r f o r m an c e data bef o r e i n i t i at i on of

f li ght.

14 C FR §91

. 1 0 9: Flight I n s t r uction

S e c t i on 91.103 p r o vi des that no p e r s on m a y ope r a te a civi l a i r c r aft ( e x c ept a manned f r ee

ba l l oon) that i s be i ng u s ed for f li ght i n s t r u c t i on un l e s s that a i r c r aft has fu ll y f un c t i on i ng dual

c ont r o ls

. SUAS s and r e m o t e l y p il oted a i r c r aft, b y t h e i r de si gn do not ha v e fu l l y fun c t i onal dual

c ont r o ls

. F li ght c ont r ol i s a cc o m p lis hed th r ough the u s e of a c ont r ol box that c o mm un ic a tes w i th

the a i r c r aft vi a r ad i o c om m un ic at i on s

. T he F A A h as a p p r o v ed e x e m pt i o ns for f li ght t r a i n i ng

w i thout fu ll y f u n c t i onal dual c ont r o l s for a nu m ber of a i r c r a f t and for f li ght i n s t r u c t i on i n

e x p e r im ental a i r c r aft. S ee E x e m pt i ons No s

. 5778K & 9 8 62 A

. T he e q u iv a l ent l e v el of s afety

p r o vi ded b y the fa c t t h at a i r c r aft w il l be p il oted b y a certificated Private P il ot w ho h as p r e vi ou sl y

t r a i ned i n r e m ote f li ght a r e as befo r e atte m pt i ng f li ght w i th i n f ilmi ng d is tan c e of any vessel,

vehicle, or structure

.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 9 of 13 14 C FR §91

. 1 1 9: M in i m u m S a f e Altitudes

S e c t i on 91.119 e s tab lis hes s afe a l t i tudes for ope r a t i on of civ i l a i r c r aft. S e c t i on 91.119 ( d ) a ll o w s

he lic opte r s t o be ope r ated at l e s s than the m i n im u m s p r e sc r i bed, p r o vi ded the pe r s on op e r at i ng

the he lic opter c o m p li es w i t h a n y r oute or a l t i tudes p r e sc r i bed for he lic opte r s b y the F AA

. A s th i s

e x e m pt i on i s for a sUAS

, Eyes Over Paradise r eque s ts autho r i t y to ope r a t e at a l t i tudes up to 2 00

f t

. A G L; an e x e mp t i on m a y be needed t o a ll ow s u c h o p e r at i o n s

. A s s et fo r th h e r e i n, the U A S w il l

ne v er ope r ate at h i gher t han 2 00 ft. A G L. It w il l h o w e v er be ope r ated i n a c ont r o ll ed a r ea whe r e

b u il d i ngs and peop l e w il l not be e x po s ed to ope r at i ons w i th o ut the i r pre

- obtained consent. E yes

Over Paradise understands that a separate COA will be needed to fly a bove 200 b ut below 400

ft AGL . The sUAS will never operate above 400ft AGL.

T he equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y w il l be a c h i e v ed g iv en the siz e, w e i ght, s peed of the U A S as w e l l as

l o c at i on w h e r e i t i s ope r ated. No f li ght w il l be ta k en w i thout the pe r mi s si on of the p r ope r t y

o wne r

. B e c au s e of the a d v an c e not ic e to th e property owner and participants in the

photographic activity, all affected i ndividuals will be aware of the planned flight operations as

s et fo r th i n the O p e r at i ng M anua l

. C o m pa r ed to f li ght ope r at i o n s w i th a i r c r aft or r oto r c r aft

we i gh i ng far m o r e than t he m a x i m um 5 l b s

. p r opo s ed he r e i n a nd the l a c k of combustible fue l

,

a n y r is k a ss o ci a ted w i th the s e o p e r at i ons i s far l e s s than tho s e p r e s ent l y p r e s ented w i th

c on v ent i onal a i r c r aft ope r at i ng at or be l o w 500 f t. A G L. In a dd i t i on, the l o w

- a l t i tude ope r at i ons

of the sUAS w il l en s u r e s e p a r at i on be t w een t h e s e s ma l l U A S ope r at i ons and the op e r at i ons of

c on v ent i onal a i r c r aft that m u s t c o m p l y w i th S e c t i on 91.119.

14 C FR §91

. 1 2 1: Alt i m eter Settings

T h i s r egu l at i on r equ i r es ea c h pe r s on ope r at i ng an a i r c r aft to m a i nta i n c r u isi ng a l t i tude b y

r efe r en c e to an a l t im e ter that i s s et “ ...to the e l e v at i on of the de pa r tu r e a i r po r t o r a n app r o p r i ate

a l t im eter s ett i ng a v a il ab l e befo r e d ep a r tu r e

. ” A s the sUAS w il l not ha v e a ba r o m et r i c a l t im ete r

, but i n s tead a G P S a l t i tude r e a d out, an e x e m pt i on m a y b e nee d ed. A n equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y

w il l be a c h i e v e d by the o pe r ato r , pu r s uant to t h e O pe r at i ng M an u al and S afe t y C h e c k l i s t,

c onf i r mi ng the a l t i tude of the l aun c h si te s ho w n o n t he G P S a l t i tude i nd ic ator befo r e f li ght.

14 C FR §91

. 1 5 1 ( a ) : Fuel R equi r e m ents f or Flight in VFR Conditions

S e c t i on 91.151 ( a ) p r oh i b i ts an i n d ivi dual f r om beg i nn i ng “ a f li ght i n an a i r p l ane under V F R

c o nd i t i ons un l e s s ( c on si de r i ng w i nd and fo r e c a s t weather c ond i t i on s ) the r e i s enough fuel to f l y

to the f i r s t po i nt of i ntended l and i ng, and, a ss u mi ng no r m al c r u i s i ng s peed

– ( 1) D u r i ng the da y

,

to f l y after that f or at l e a s t 30 m i nute s ; or ( 2) A t n i ght, to f l y aft e r that for at l ea s t 4 5 m i nute s .”

T he batt e r y p o we r i ng the sUAS p r o vi des app r o x im ate l y 25 mi nutes of p o w e r ed f li ght. T o m e e t

the 30 mi nute r e s e r v e r equ i r e m e n t i n 1 4 C F R § 91.151, sUAS f li ghts w o u l d be difficult to

i mpo ssi b l e with today’s consumer technology

. G iv e n the li m i tat i ons on the U AS’ s p r o po s ed f li ghtWaner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 10 of 13 a r ea and t h e l o c at i on of i ts p r opo s ed op e r at i o ns w i th i n a p r edet e r mi ned a r ea, a l ong e r t i me

f r ame f o r f li ght i n d a y l i ght or n i ght V F R c ond i t i ons i s r ea s onab l e.

Petitioner be li e v e s that an e x e m pt i on f r om 14 C F R §91.151 ( a) fa ll s w i th i n t h e sc ope of p r i or

e x e m pt i on s

. S ee E x e m pt i on 10673 ( a ll o w i ng Lo ck heed M a r t i n Co r p o r at i on to o pe r ate w i thout

c o m p li an c e w i th F A R 91. 1 51 ( a ) )

. O pe r at i n g the s ma l l U AS

, i n a t i ght l y c ont r o ll ed a r ea w h e r e on l y

p eop l e and p r ope r t y o wne r s or off ici al r ep r e s e ntat iv es w ho h a v e si gned w a iv e r s w il l be a ll o w ed,

w i t h l e s s than 30 mi nutes o f r e s e r v ed fue l

, d o es not engend e r the t y pe of r isk s that

S e c t i o n 91.151 ( a) w as i ntended t o a ll e vi ate g iv en the siz e and s peed of t h e sm a l l U AS

.

A dd i t i ona ll y

, limi t i ng sUAS f li ghts w ou l d g r e at l y r edu c e t he u t ili ty for wh ic h the e x e m pt i on w il l

be g r anted.

A pp lic ant be li e v e s that an equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afety c an be a c h i e v ed b y limi t i ng f li ghts to 20

m i nutes or 3 5% of batte r y p o w er wh ic he v er happens f i r s t. T h i s r e s t r ic t i on w o u l d be m o r e than

adeq u ate to r et u r n the sUAS to i ts p l anned l and i ng z one f r om a n y w h e r e i n i ts limi ted ope r at i ng

a r ea.

Simil ar e x e m pt i o ns ha v e been g r anted to ot h er o p e r at i on s

, i n cl ud i ng E x empt i ons 2689 F

, 57 4 5,

10673, a n d 1 0 808.

14 C FR §91

. 2 0 3 ( a) and ( b ) : C a rr y ing C ivil Ai r c r a f t Certification and Registration

T he r e gu l at i on p r o vi des i n pe r t i nent pa r t:

( a) E x c ept as p r o vi ded i n §91.715, no pe r s on m a y ope r ate a civil aircraft unless it has within it

the fo ll o w i ng:

( 1) A n a p p r o p r i a t e and c u r r ent a i r w o r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate... ( b) No pe r s on ma y op e r ate a

civi l a i r c r aft un l e s s the a i r wo r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate r equ i r ed b y pa r ag r a p h ( b ) o f th i s s e c t i on

or a s pe ci al f li ght autho r iz at i on iss ued under §91.7 1 5 i s d is p l a y ed at t h e c ab i n or c o ck p i t

ent r an c e s o th a t i t i s l eg i b l e to pa ss enge r s or c r e w.

T he U A S fu l l y l o aded w e i ghs no m o r e than 6. 5 l b s

. and i s ope r ated w i t hout an onbo a r d Pil ot. A s

s u c h, the r e i s no ab ili ty o r p l a c e to c a r r y c e r t i f ic at i on and r eg is t r at i o n do c u m ents or to d is p l ay

th e m on t he sUAS

.

A n equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y w il l be a c h i e v ed b y k e ep i ng the s e do c uments at the g r o und c o nt r ol

po i nt w h e r e the Pil ot f l y i ng t he sUAS w il l ha v e imm ed i ate a c c e s s to them, to the e x tent t he y a r e

a pp lic ab l e to the sUAS

, and s hou l d th e y be iss ued. T he F A A has iss ued nu m e r ous e x e m pt i ons to

th i s r egu l at i on. A r e p r e s entat iv e s a m p l e of other e x c ept i ons i n cl udes E x e m pt i on No s

. 9565,

96 65, 9789, 9 7 89 A

, 9797, 9797 A

, 981 6 A

, a nd 10700.Waner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 11 of 13 14 C FR §91

. 4 0 5 ( a ) ; 407 ( a) ( 2 ) ; 417 ( a) & ( b ) : M ain t enan c e I n s pect i ons

T he s e r e g u l at i ons r equ i r e that a n a i r c r aft ope r ator or o w n e r “ s ha l l ha v e that a i r c r aft i n s pe c ted

as p r e sc r i bed i n s ubpa r t E of th i s pa r t and s ha l l bet w e en r eq u i r ed i n s pe c t i on s

, e x c ept as p r o vi ded

i n p a r ag r a p h C of th i s s e c t i on, ha v e d isc r epan ci es r epa i r ed as p r e sc r i bed i n P a r t 43 o f th i s

c hapte r ...,” and o the r s s ha l l i n s pe c t or m a i nta i n the a i r c r aft i n c o m p li an c e w i th P a r t 43.

G iv en that the s e s e c t i on s and P a r t 43 a pp l y o n l y to a i r c r af t w i th an a i r w o r th i ne s s c e r t i f ic ate,

t he s e s e c t i ons w il l not app l y to the applicant. Maintenance will be accomplished by the

operator; pursuant to the Operating manual. An equivalent level of safety will be achieved

be c au s e the s e s ma l l U AS s a r e v e r y limi ted i n siz e and w il l c a r r y a s ma l l p a y l o ad and ope r ate o n l y

i n r e s t r ic ted a r eas f o r limi ted pe r i ods of t im e. If m e c han ic al i s s ues a r is e the U A S c an l and

i m m ed i ate l y and w il l be ope r at i ng f r om no h i gh e r t h an 400 ft. A G L. A s p r o vi ded i n t he O pe r at i ng

M an u a l

, the P IC ( o pe r at o r ) w il l en s u r e that t h e U A S i s i n w o r ki ng o r der p r i or to i n i t i at i ng f li gh t,

and pe r f o r m r equ i r ed m a i ntenan c e. M o r e o v e r

, the ope r at o r i s the p e r s on m o s t fa mili ar w i th the

a i r c r a f t and be s t s u i ted to m a i nta i n the a i r c r aft i n a n a i r w o r t h y c ond i t i on to p r o vi de the

equ i v a l ent l e v el of s afe t y

.

******** *

Pursuant to 1 4 C F R

, s u mm a r y i s p r o v i ded for p ub lic at i on i n the F ed e r al Reg is te r

, s hou l d i t be

dete r mi ned that pub lic at i on i s needed:

A pp lic ant s ee k s an e x e m pt i on f r o m the fo l l o w i ng r u l e s :

14 C F R § 2 1, s ubp a r t H; 14 C F R § 4 5.23 ( b ) ; 14 C F R § 61 .113 ( a) & ( b ) ; 91

. 7 ( a ) ; 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ) ; 91

. 103

( b ) ; 91.109; 91.119; 91.121; 91. 1 51 ( a ) ; 91.2 0 3 ( a ) & ( b ) ; 91.4 0 5 ( a ) ; 9 1 .407 ( a )

( 1 ) ; 91

. 409 ( a) ( 2 ) and 91

. 417 ( a ) & ( b) to o pe r a t e c o mm e r ci a ll y or for hire, a s m a l l un m anned

v eh icl e ( 6. 5 l bs or l e ss ) i n Aerial Data Colle ction, Marketing, Private Social Events, R eal E s tate

I ndu s t r y , Construction, inspection, agriculture, and education operations

.

P r ivacy

Al l f li ghts w il l o cc ur o v er p r iv ate or c ont r o ll ed a cc e s s p r ope r t y w i th t he p r ope r t y o wne r ’ s p r i or

c on s ent a n d k no w l ed g e, or o v er r e m o t e pub li c l and. I m age c ap t u r e of peop l e w il l r a r e l y ta k e

p l a c e, but i n the e v ent th e y a r e, th e y w il l ha v e c on s ented p r i or to be i ng f ilm ed or othe r w i s e

ha v e ag r eed to be i n t he a r ea whe r e d ata c o ll e c t i on w il l ta k e p l a c e.

Flight Operations an d Public Benefit

Wi th r ega r d to a i r bo r ne f ilmi ng, Eyes Over Paradise a d he r es to a l l F A A r egu l at i on s

. F u r th e r

, Eyes

Over Paradise ’s a i r bo r ne tea m s ope r ate u nder th e p r i n ci pa l of: “ S afe t y Above All Else” W henWaner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

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Page 12 of 13 app r o v ed b y the F A A i t i s Eyes Over Paradise ’s m andate to t r eat a l l sUAS ope r at i ons the e x a c t

s a me l e v el of p r of e ssi ona l i s m and gravity as that of c on v e n t i onal a i r c r aft.

A pp r o v al of e x e m pt i ons a ll o w i ng c o mm e r ci al ope r at i ons of sUAS for aerial data collection

operations w il l enhan c e s af et y b y r edu ci ng r isk

. Con v ent i onal f il m i n g ope r at i on s

, u si ng tu r b i ne

or p is ton p o w e r e d a i r c r aft p r e s e n t the r isk s a ss o ci a ted w i th v eh icl es that w e i gh i n the

ne i ghb o r hood of 2,000 l b s

. +

, c a r r y i ng l a r ge a m ounts of J et A or 100LL. S u c h a i r c r aft m u s t f l y t o

and f r om photo g r aph i n g l o c at i on. In c ont r a s t, a sUAS w e i gh i ng f ewer th a n 10 l bs and p o w e r ed b y

b atte r i es e limi nates vi r tua l l y a l l of the r is k g iv en the s ub s tant i al r edu c ed m a s s a n d l a c k of

c o m bu s t i b l e fuel c a rr i ed on boa r d. T he sUAS i s t y p i c a ll y t r a n s po r ted to the l o c at i on vi a land

motor vehicle and never flown to the set. T he sUAS w il l c a r r y no pa ss eng e r s or c r e w and,

t h e r efo r e

, w il l not e x po s e t h em to the r isk s a ss o ci ated w i th m anned a i r c r aft

T he op e r at i on of s m a l l s U AS

, w e i ght i ng l e s s than 10 l b s

., c ondu c ted i n the s t r ic t c ond i t i ons

out li ned abo v e, w il l p r o vi de an equ iv a l ent l e v el of s afe t y s up p o r t i ng the g r ant o f the e x e m pt i ons

r eq u e s ted he r e i n, i n cl ud i ng e x e m pt i ng the app lic ant f r om t h e r equ i r e m ents o f P a r t 21 a n d

a ll o w i ng c o mm e r ci al ope r at i on s

. T he s e li gh t w e i ght a i r c r aft ope r ate a t sl ow s peed s

, cl o s e to the

g r o u nd, and i n a s te r il e en vi r on m ent an d

, as a r e s u l t, a r e far s afer t h an g r o und than c on v ent i onal

ope r at i ons c ondu c ted w i th p is ton he lic opte r s o r fixed wing aircraft operating in r e l at iv e l y cl o s e

p r o xi m i ty to the g r ou n d and p eop l e.

It i s ant ici pated that the a i r b o r ne data collection w il l be a cc o m p lis hed e x cl u siv e l y i n d a y t i me V F R

en vi r on m ent s

.

S u m ma r y

S at is fa c t i on of the c r i te r i a p r o vi d e d i n S e c t i on 333 of the Refo r m Ac t of 2 0 12

– siz e, w e i gh t

,

s peed, ope r at i ng c apa b ili t i e s

, p r o x imi ty to a i r p o r ts a nd popu l ated a r e as and ope r at i on w i th i n

vis ual l i ne of si g h t and nat i onal s e c u r i t y

– p r o vi de m o r e t ha n adequate j u s t i f ic at i on for the g r a nt

of the r eque s ted e x e m pt i ons a ll o w i ng c o mm e r ci al ope r a t i on of the petitioner’s sUAS operations

i n the A erial D ata C ollection, Marketing, Private Social Events the r eal e s tate i ndu s t r y

, construction, i ns pection, agriculture, and e ducation fields, p u r s ua n t to the O pe r at i ng M an u al

appended h e r eto. Eyes over Paradise i s eage r l y s ta n d i ng b y to s upp o r t the F A A and sUAS

c o mm un i t y i n i ts que s t to e s tab lis h p r op e r r e g u l at i ons and p r oto c o l s for the s afe i nt r odu c t i on of

un m anned a i r c r aft i nto the nat i onal a i r s p a c e.

Submitted Respectfully

,

Waner Del Rosario

d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

1350 Monroe St

#2 823

Fort Myers, FL 33902

239

- 677

- 4903

EyesOverParadise@gmail.comWaner Del Rosario d/b/a Eyes Over Paradise

– UAV Petition for Exemption

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• Waner Del Rosario

– FAA Issued Private Pilot Certificate

o Contains confidential information. Sending to secure email (also searchable through

FAA Airman’s lookup website)

• Waner Del Rosario

– FAA Issued Medical Certificate

o Contains confidential information. Sending to secure email

• DJI Phantom 3 User Manual

o https://dl.djicdn.c om/downloads/phantom_3/en/Phantom_3_Professional_User_

Manual__V1.6.pdf