June 12, 2015



### From: Roger Arney

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- mail: rogerarney@gmail.com 2179 Monarch Drive, Wrenshall, MN 55797
To: U.S. Department of T ransportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Av e., SE Wa shington DC 20590 US Department of Transportation Exemption Request Pursuant to Section 333 of the F AA Reform Act and Part 1 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

### I Roger Arney(pilot) (DBA Roger Arney) respectfully request ex emption from the following regulations for an unmanned aircraft: 14 CFR Part 21 subpart H 14 CFR 45.23 (b) 1 4 CFR 61 .1 13 (a) & (b) 14 CFR 91 .7 (a) 14 CFR 91 .9 (b) (2) 14 CFR 91 .103 14 CFR 91 .109 14 CFR 91 .1 19 (c) 14 CFR 91 .121 14 CFR 91 .151 (a) 14 CFR 91 .203 (a) & (b) 14 CFR 91 .405 (a) 14 CFR 91 .407 (a) (1 ) 14 CFR 91 .409 (a) (2) 14 CFR 91 .41 7 (a) & (b) I wish to commercially

operate an unmanned aircraft , as described herein. T o photograph and record videos of flower gardens, farmsteads, real

- estate for sale, business advertisements for newspaper, internet, and hard to get to inspection such as roo f damage. Plus search and rescue. At this time there would be no television filming per se. About the UA

V: I bought the UA

V in March 2015 and have been flying it as a hobby since. I currently

have more than 20 hours flying time and will have more hours of fight by the time I hopefully

receive an exemption.Picture of Unmanned aerial vehicle.

The Q500 is the UA

V itself, the CGO2

- GB is the camera and the ST10 is the remote control.The remote control (ST10) has a first person view but is not sufficient alone for fl ying. It is

good for aligning shots, picture or video. Direct visual observation is a must.

As shown here it has GPS, it reads a number of satellites, how many volts (charge) left is the flight battery

, shows altitude, ground speed , (I haven’t observed more than 25MPH) and distance from you. Where it says, “welcome pilot” it will tell you if you are recording video or taking a snap shot. The remote sounds an alarm and vibrates when battery is getting low

. Number 19 in the upper left of the display it says “mode” is a 3

- position switch that has a home mode. Using this will automatically b ring the Q500 back to you and land within 26 feet.
If the Q500 loses contact with the remote it will automatically enter the home mode.Notice, it gives warning that the aircraft is in a no fly zone.

Manned helicopters conducting aerial filming can weigh thousands of pounds or more and are operated by

an onboard pilot, in addition to other onboard crewmembers, as necessary . The petitioner ’sunmanned aircraft (UA) will weigh less than 4 lbs. with no onboard pilot or crew. The pilot and crew will be remotely l ocated from the aircraft. The limited weight significantly

reduces the potential for harm to participating and nonparticipating individuals o r property in the event of an incident or accident. The risk to an onboard pilot and crew during an incident or accident is eliminated with the use of a UA f or the aerial filming operation. M anned aircraft are at risk of fuel spillage and fire in the event of an incident or accident. The petitioner ’sUA carries no fuel, and therefore the risk of fire following an incident or accident due to fuel spillage is eliminated. Real estate marketing and personal photography has been around for some time. Using manned aircraft is expensive. Many don’t do this because of the cost. This requested exemption would enable me to provide this service at a much lower cost increasing economic growth. It would also greatly reduce noise and sight signature being a benefit to the public.**As to safety:**

Prior to flight a safety

- airworthiness inspection. Records will be kept for at least one year

. I will operate aircraft no higher than 300 feet and within 1000

- foot radius of the pilot. Always have a visual line of sight with an observer

. Air speed not exceeding 25 MPH. Daylight flight only

. Obtain consent of property owners before flying over their property

. Not to fly within 5 miles of an airport unless an agreement with the airport manager is obtained. Aircraft will have identification (N) as large as possible. The UA V will remain clear of all manned aircraft. The UA V will not be operated from a moving vehicle of any kind. It is recommended not to fly when wind speed is above 12 MPH. I will keep completely away from stadiums , crowds and traffic. Flight operations must be conducted at least 300 feet from all nonparticipating persons (persons other than the PIC, SO, operator trainees or essential persons), vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons from the UA

and/or debris in the event of an accident. The aircraft is operated near vessels, vehicles or structures where the owner/controller of such vessels, vehicles or structures has granted permission. Sincerely , Roger Arney