Section	333	Petition	to	the	Federal	Aviation	Administration

Name:	Lance	Zaal Address:	1002	Glynn	Springs	Dr,	Williamsburg	VA,	23188 Mailing	address :	PO	Box	5757	Williamsburg,	VA	23188

Current	business:	Innovation	Works	LLC,	EIN	273327070

A pplicable regulations from which relief is required (CFRs) and Proposed Operations :

I	curr ently	own	and	operate	a disabled veteran	owned business ,	with	several	businesses	under

it .	We serve the	federal	government,	local	government,	private	businesses,	and individual

consumers. would	like	to	employ	a	drone	fo r	the	following	comm ercial	uses:

We	will	produce	aerial still photography	and	videography for	businesses ,	government entities

, and	individuals: including	real	estate,	construction	projects, engineering,	architecture, survey and	mapping

, live	video	feed	of	events, coverage	of	special	events, television, lega l	and insurance	industries, marketing/advertising,	and to	provide live	video	feed	to	assist	with search and	rescue	operations

. We	plan	to	serve	golf	courses,	home	owners,	real	estate	firms,	the	city
fire and	police departments ,	non

- profits	(we	currently	serve	a	zoo),	national	parks	(New
Orleans	Jazz National	Historic	Park	is	a	customer	of	ours),	and	others.

Many	of	our	business	ventures are	dependent on	marketing	and	promotion,	and	the	ability	to leverage	a	UAS	will	provide	added	value	to	these	efforts.

Safety	Guidelines:

The	drone	operators	we	would	use	are	already	experienced	in	flying	the	drone	and	will

continue	t o	use	safe	practices.	In	addition,	we	would	operate	the	drone	in	teams	of	two	to three	people,	and	will	follow	all	legal	requirements outlining	safe drone	use. We	do	not	want	to damage	our	investment, nor create unnecessary liability	to	ourselves, no r	our	business reputation	by	operating	the	UAS	unsafely.	We	believe	in	doing	no	harm,	and	will	operate	the UAS	safely	and	ethically.

We will perform pre

- flight inspections, and maintenance and repair as needed to ensure that the UAS is in a condition for safe flight. The manual provided with the DJI Phantom 3 Professional will provide guidance. This specific drone is equipped with numerous safety features. I f the Intelligent Flight Battery is running low, or if the Phantom 3 loses the connection with the remote controller for any reason, the aircraft will automatic ally return to the takeoff point and land safely.

However, we didn ’ t just take the manufacturers word

- w e have alrea dy tested this to make sure
that this feature works in a safe area before deploying it

. We also purchased safety add

- ons for the drone, such as propeller guards and carbon

- fiber coated blades to improve performance andmitigate unexpected risks, such as wildlife or debris that the UAS may come into contact wit h. Myself and Terrence will be operating the UAS. We have more than 60 hours of flight experience flying with the model we would employ. We have operated the UAS safely and legally, and will continue to do so.

We will not operate in the vicinity of airports, will maintain flight below 400ft, maintain visual line of sight (VLOS), and will not operate i n locations that pose a risk to civilians. The drone is not capable of exceeding regulated speed limit for UAS.Exemption	in	Public	Interest: Our	business	currently	serves	cities,	counties,	natio nal	parks,	and	non

- profit	organizations.	We intend	to	use	the	drone	to	enhance	our	services	and	the	benefit	to	our	clients	by	providing aerial	videography	and	photography.	In	addition,	our	availability to	our	city,	with	which	we

cur rently	work	with, for	public	safety	needs will	provide	a	public	benefit. Furthermore,	there	is

an	economic benefit	in	our	ability	to	generate	additional	tax	revenue	and to create	more	jobs.

Make,	Model, and Registration	Number : DJI	Phantom	3	Professional,	Registration	number	FA3FH3HTM3