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# Motion Picture and Television

Flight Operation Manual

ME Visions LLC

4633 SW 31st Drive • Hollywood

, FL 33023

( 551 ) 482

- 7777 • (4 07 ) 529

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## Table of Contents

1

. I ntroduct i o n

A

. P u r pos e 4

B

. P il o t/ O pe r a t o r O r gan i za ti o n 4

C

. P e r son s A u t ho ri ze d 4

D

. A r e a o f O pe r a ti on s 4

E

. P l a n o f A c ti v iti e s 5

F

. P e r m i ss i o n t o O pe r a t e 5

G

. S ecu rit y 6

H

. B ri e fi n g o f P il o t/ P r oduc ti o n P e r sonne l 6

I

. C e rtifi ca ti on /

A ir w o rt h i nes s 7

J

. P il o t P e r sonne l/ M i n i m u m R equ ir e m en t s 7

K

. C o mm un i ca ti on s 8

L

. A cc i den t N o tifi ca ti o n 8

M

. R eca ll/ S t o p P r ocedu r e s 8

N

. A e r oba ti c C o m pe t enc y 8

O

. A e r oba ti c C o m pe t enc y 9



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. Compan y Organ i zat i o n

A

. C h i e f P il o t 9

B

. P il o t i n C o mm an d 1 0

Appendix A

1 L i s t o f A pp r ove d P il o t s 1 1

2 L i s t o f A pp r ove d A ir c r a f t 1 2

3 P e r m i ss i o n A cqu i s iti o n Fo r m ( sa m p l e ) 1 3

4 R ev i s i o n Le tt e r ( sa m p l e ) 1 4

Appendix B

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. I n tr oduc ti on

A

. Purpos e

This manual has been developed by " ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones .", hereafter

referred t o as "Nuvu ", in conjunction with an application for a Certificate of Waiver of

Authorization of the provisions of FAR 91.119 (b) and (c) for the purposes of filming.

NUVU pilots and other company personnel when applicable will comply with the policies,

procedures and conditions of this manual, whenever motion picture or television flight

operations are performed that require a Waiver of Authorization as mentioned above.

Additionally noted is that t his manual and heresaid operations are specifically and soley

implemented P u r suant to S ec t i on 333 of the F A A Mode r ni z a t i on a nd R e fo r m A c t of

2 012 a nd 14 C. F .R. P a rt 11, for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. (RPAS) No

manned aircraft will be used.

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. Pilot/Opera t o r Organ i zat i o n

Ean Sugarman

– Pilot (551) 333 9877 office • (551) 482 7777 cell

Marcell Cubilla (551) 333 9877 office • (407) 529

- 8428 cell

ME Visions LLC dba

NUVU Productions,

4633 SW 31 s t Drive

Hollywood

, FL 33023

info@nuvudrones.com

, ean@nuvudrones.com , marcell@nuvudrones.com



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. Person s Authorize d

FAR 91.119 (c) is waived only with respect to those persons, vehicles and

structures directly involved in the performance of the actual filming. The certificate

holder shall ensure that no persons are allowed within 500 feet of the area except

those consenting to be involved and necessary for the filming production. This

provision may be r educed to no less than 200 feet if an equivalent level of safety

can be achieved and the Administrator has approved it. For example, an

equivalent level of safety may be determined by an ASI’s evaluation of the filming

production area to note terrain features, obstructions, buildings, etc. Such barriers

may protect nonparticipating persons (observers, the public, news media, etc.)

from debris in the event of an accident.



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. Are a o f Opera t ion s

NUVU 's approved area of operations will be the continental United States,

excluding

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. Pla n o f Ac t ivi t ie s

At least three (3) days prior to any Motion Picture closed set scheduled filming,

NUVU will submit a written plan of activities to the local FSDO having jurisdiction

over that area. The plan of activities should include the following:

(1) Dates and times for all flights.

(2) Name and phone number of person responsible for the filming production

event.

(3) Name and phone number of person responsible for aircraft.

(4) Make, model, and serial or N

- number of aircraft to be used

(5) Name and certificate number of pilots involved in the filming production

event,

(6) A statement that the waiver holder has obtained permission from property

owners and/or local officials to conduct the filming production event. The

list of those who gave permission must be made available to the inspector

upon request from the waiver holder.

(7) Signature of waiver holder or representative.

(8) A description of the flight activity including maps or diagrams of any area,

city, town, county, and/or State over which filming will be conducted and the

minimum altitudes essential to accomplish the operations.

The three (3) day notification equipments may be waived, however, the operator

should contact the FSDO as soon as possible with this request and be prepared to

explain in detail why the three (3) day notification is not practical.



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. Per m issio n to Opera te

Before any flight operations is conducted at less than 500 feet under t he provisions

of the certificate of waiver and this manual, the operator will obtain permission to

conduct these operations from property owners and local officials as necessary or

appropriate. Persons from whom permission may be required are listed below:D a t e : 10

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(2) Law enforcement officials

(3) Fire department officials

(4) Local, State and Federal government

(5) Air traffic control

The NUVU personnel obtaining such permission will do so in writing whenever

practical, however, verbal permission is acceptable otherwise. A standard

permission form is provided in Appendix A and may be used when obtaining

written permission. NUVU personnel will assure a sufficient number of those

forms are available at the job site. Written permission forms will be maintained

at the job site until flight operations are completed, and then turned into the

chief pilot to be kept on file for a minimum of six (6) months. These forms will

be made available for inspection by the FAA or other official personnel upon

request.



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. Securi ty

Prior to any flight operation the operator will coordinate with appropriate

production personnel to devise a plan of securing the area(s) of operation from all

unauthorized persons and vehicles. Provisions will be made to immediately

discontinue operations should the area(s) become unsecured or for any other

reason in the interest of safety.



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. Br i ef i n g o f P il ot

/ Product i o n Personne l

Prior to the start of any operation under the provisions of this manual, the pilot in

command will conduct a briefing of all procedures to participating personnel of the

risks involved, emergency procedures, and safeguards to be followed during the

filming production event. Personnel will also be briefed on additional provision s

that may be issued by the FSDO that has geographic responsibility for the

operational area, including the location of boundaries or time limits. The briefing

shall cover:

• Authorization for motion picture and television certificate of waiver and the

attached special provisions

• Operations manual

• Plan of activities

• Aircraft parking and starting

• Taxi procedures

• Radio Communications

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• Approach and landing procedures

• Recall procedures

• Emergency procedures

• Risks to participating personnel

• How to control nonparticipating persons



### I. Cert i f i cat i on / A i r w orth i nes s

All NUVU aircraft used in operations requiring a waiver of FAR 91 .119 (b) and (c)

for the purpose of filming will flown subject to successful petition for the Grant of

Exemption for meeting the conditions of section 333 of Public Law 112

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reference to 49 U.S.C §44704

. Each aircraft will have a flight log containing

upcoming scheduled maintenance and inspections and the dates or times they

must be performed. A section for discrepancies is also found in the flight log. The

pilot in command will assure the aircraft to be flown is in airworthy condition and

a ll required inspections and maintenance has been completed before each flight.



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. Pilo t Personnel/ M ini m u m Require m en ts

The pilot/operator shall establish and specify the minimum pilot requirements.

Minimum requirements shall meet or exceed the following:

(1) A n airline transport,commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot

certificate.

(2) 2 0 0 fli g ht c y c les a nd 25 hours of t o tal t i me a s a U A S roto rc r a ft pi l ot a nd a t

le a st 10 hou r s lo g g e d a s a U A S pi l ot with a si m i lar U A S t y p e

, 5 hours in the

make a nd model U AS a uthori z e d und e r th i s e x e mp t ion), tr a in i ng p rog ra m, a nd

c u r r e n c y r e qui r e ments (th re e tak e

- o f fs a nd thr e e landin g s in t he p rece di n g 90

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. Commun i cat i on s

Prior to the start of any operation covered by this manual, the pilot in command

will formulate a plan to provide communications capability to all participants

during the actual operation and filming. Oral, visual or radio communications may

be used as long as it is effective and is capable of keeping the participants

continuously appraised of the current status of the operation.



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. Acc i den t Not i f i cat i o n

Should an accident or incident requiring notification of the NTSB occur, the

notification requirements of FAR Part 830 would comply.



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. Reca ll/ Sto p Procedure s

Radio communication, oral, visual or a combination will be utilized to keep the

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. Spec i a l Prov i s i on s

The controls, procedures, and conditions set forth in the NUVU motion picture

and television operations manual is the primary assurance that persons on the

surface will not be jeopardized.

The aircraft and pilots used under this authorization and/or waiver will only be

those specified in the NUVU motion picture and television operations manual

(“Appendix A” page 11) or associated plan of activities. Each pilot’s name and

certificate number shall appear on each daily plan of activity. All civil aircraft and

pilot(s) participating in the activity shall be available for FAA inspection before the

scheduled event.

Each pilot

- in

- command conducting operations authorized under this certificate

understands the conditions of issuance, and that it constitutes a waiver of FAR

91.119 (b) and (c) subject to and consistent with the Grant of Exemption granted to

Petitioner (Document : UAS_Petition_Nuvu.pdf)

Rotorcraft takeoff and landing areas will be protected in a manner that will

prevent unauthorized persons from entering the takeoff and landing area.

NUVU will ensure that the participating persons involved in the operations

are thoroughly briefed on special procedures, communication, emergency

procedures, and on the provisions of the authorization and/or waiver before

beginning the activities. No person may participate in any event unless that

person has received a briefing on the provisions of the waiver.



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. Co m pan y O r gan i za ti on

A

. Ch i e f P il o t

Du ti e s an d Respons i b iliti es :

• Final word in the formulation of policy and procedures concerning this

manual.

• Act as liaison between NUVU and the FAA on matter concerning this manual.

• Assure that each approved pilot is issued a copy of this manual and obtain a

signed statement from each that they have read and understand its contents.D a t e : 10

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NUVU

.

• Responsible for assuring that all revisions to this manual are distributed and

processed properly.

• Must approve or disapprove each proposed job or operation performed by

NUVU under the provisions of this manual.

• Assume the responsibilities of pilot in command when acting as such.

• The chief pilot may delegate functions to other personnel but retains

responsibility.



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. Pilo t in Comman d

Du ti e s an d Respons i b iliti es :

• Assure that aircraft to be flown is in airworthy condition and all inspections and

required maintenance have been performed as per appropriate FAR's.

• Acquire permission from the chief pilot before any operation under the

provisions of this manual.

• Be very knowledgeable of the contents of this manual and abide by the

procedures, policies and conditions contained herein.

• Coordinate with movie and television personnel to formulate plans, routes,

locations, etc. with safety of all persons involved in the primary concern.

• Maintain their copy of this manual in current condition and have it on site at any

job or operation requiring the waiver.

• The pilot in command may delegate functions to other personnel, but retains

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## Append i x A .1

L i s t o f Approve d P il o ts

Chief Pilot

Name : Ean Sugarman

Certificate Number : 3591799

Grade : Commercial

Med ical Class/Date : Second 08

- 2015

Contact Number : (551 ) 482

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## Append i x A

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L i s t o f Approve d A i rcra ft

Make and Model

1. DJI Phantom 3 Advanced

2. DJi Inspire 1

3.

4.

5.

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## Append i x A

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M E Visions

, LLC

. DBA NUVU D r o nes

Pe r m i ss i o n Acqu i s i t i o n Fo rm

In signing this form, I am giving the pilots of NUVU V isions

, LLC

. D B A Nuvu Drones.

Permission to operate their aircraft at less than 500 feet from property, or in some

jurisdiction in which I am responsible for or affiliated with, for the purpose of film or

television production.

Name:

Title:

Basis of Authority to Grant Permission:

Location:

Date of Operation:

Signa t ure

Date

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Rev i s i o n Le tt e r

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R • Re m ov e an d Rep l ac e D • De l e t e an d Des tr o y N • I nse r t Ne w Pag e

Manual Serial# I ssued T o

Revised By

Date

Th i s f o r m m us t b e r e t u r ne d t o t h e C h i e f P il o t n o l a t e r t ha n

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