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INSPECTION GROUP

FIG Services LLC d/b/a FOX INSPECTION GROUP 

11227 Endicott Lane Houston, TX 77035

(Office) 713.723-3330 (Email) office@foxinspectiongroup.com

TREC Inspectors # 1718, 3648, 6389, 7248, 9378, 10503, 10524, 10533, 20283, 20378, 20531, 20719, 20754, 20975, 20976, 20994, 21225, 21238, 21463

SBCCI Registered Building Inspector #5939

SBCCI Registered Mechanical Inspector # 1739

Exterior Design Institute (EDI) TX-111, TX-116, TX-119

ICC Building Inspectors # 1052678-B5, #5294898-B5

State of Texas Registered Code Enforcement Officer # CE1858

ICC Residential Combination Inspectors # 1052678-R5, #5294898-R5

ICC Residential Building Inspectors # 5167093-B1, #5294898-B1

ICC Mechanical Inspectors # 1052678-M5, #5294898-M5, 5230842-M1

Texas Department of Insurance VIP Certificate #20110061045

SBCCI Registered One & Two Family Dwelling Code Certified Inspector #1863 & #2185

ITC Certified Level 1 Infrared Thermographers #8661, #8662, #8692, #8693, #8694, #26034, #26504, #26505

August 26, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations

West Building Ground Floor, Room w12-140

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590

Attn: Bill Crozier, Assistant Manager, UAS Integration Office, AFS-80

From: Gordon Fox / Fox Inspection Group (Mobile) (832)279-1960

Re: Exemption Request Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations from: 14 CFR 21 subpart H; 14 CFR 45.23(b); 14 

CFR 61.113(a) and (b); 14 CFR 91.7(a); 14 CFR 91.9(b)(2); 14 CFR 91.103; 14 CFR 

91.109; 14 CFR 91.119(c); 14 CFR 91.121; 14 CFR 91.151(a); 14 CFR 91.203 (a) and 

(b); 14 CFR 91.405 (a); 14 CFR 91.407 (a) (1) 14 CFR 91.409 (a)(1) and (2); 14 CFR 

91.417(a) and (b)

Mr. Crozier,

I am the owner / operator of a multi inspector real estate inspection firm in the greater 

Houston area. As inspectors of new and existing residential properties for the home 

buying public as well as current homeowners, we often encounter situations where we 

cannot physically access and inspect the roof due to excessive height or undue risk / fall

hazard to my employees.

 Real Estate Inspections

 Infrared Thermography

 Stucco Inspections

 Diagnostic Inspections

 and more

Providing Peace of Mind

One home at a time

Since 1989
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Homebuyers want to know the condition of the roof prior to purchase. The local area is 

also prone to extreme weather which can cause damage to a homeowners roof that is hard 

to detect from the ground. Roofing contractors are frequently not available for ladder / on 

roof inspections, as well as pose a potential conflict of interest to the parties involved.

Aerial inspections completed by commercially available off the shelf drones within a 

time frame of 15 minutes will provide valuable information to the consumer who is 

normally making one of the largest financial decisions of their life.
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This exemption request is for the use of commercially available, off-the-shelf drones, 

such as the UAS phantom 3 manufactured by DJI. please find the link to the DJI

Phantom 3 UAS Manual below which outlines the operating requirements, limitations, 

and technical specifications for the DJI Phantom 3.

http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3-standard/download

We will always fly it in visual line of sight and below 200 feet of elevation. Such flights 

will be conducted during daytime Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions, and operate 

within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the pilots, and stay the required distances away 

from airports or heliports as follows:

5 nautical miles (NM) from an airport having an operational control tower; or it is 3 NM 

from an airport with a published instrument flight procedure, but not an operational 

tower; or 2 NM from an airport without a published instrument flight procedure or an 

operational tower; or 2 NM from a heliport with a published instrument flight procedure.

Spectators will not be allowed and a property buyer or owner wanting to observe the 

inspection will be placed 20 feet behind the operator for safe observation. As the launch 

operator, my employees will be responsible for ensuring the safe conduct of the launch

and for ensuring public safety and the safety of property at all times during the conduct of 

such a permitted launch.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to your timely response.

Respectfully

Gordon G. Fox 

Texas Real Estate Commission Professional Inspector License Number 1718

11227 Endicott Ln. 

Houston, TX 77035 – 3032

Email: Gordon@foxinspectiongroup.com