Shoot For Sold, LLC 

Mark J. Sheridan 

424 Grandview Ave 

Spring Lake, Ml49456 

January 31, 2016 

US Department of Transportation 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Ave., S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn : UAS Office 

ref: docket FAA-2015-4677-0001 Request for further information 

Dear Sirs; 

Per your letter dated December 28, 2015 we are submitting the information that you requested 

in our exemption application posted July 24, 2015. The information that you have requested is 

contained in a second comment on the matter, a copy of which may be found herein. 

The specific sections of 14 CFR from which we seek relief are as follows: 

14 CFR 61 .23(a) and (c), 61.101 (e)(4) and (5), 61 .113{a), 61 .315{a), 91 .7{a), 91 .119{c), 

91 .121 , 91 .151 (a)(1 ), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b), to the extent 

necessary to allow the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data collection. 

The petitioner finds that exemptions have been granted in circumstances similar in all material 

respects to those for which we are petitioning including, but not limited to Grant of exemption 

Nos. 11062, 11109,11112, 11213, and 12645. We find that the reasons stated by the FAA for 

granting Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, 11213, and 12645 also apply in the situation that 

we present in our petition. 

Please feel free to contact us for further information at your convenience. We appreciate your 

timely assistance in this important matter! 

Sincerely, 

Mark J. Sheridan 

Shoot For Sold, LLC 

shootforsold@gmail.com 

61 6-990-0223 
Request for Section 333 Exemption 

Purpose: To provide aerial photography and videography 

July 24, 2015 

By/for Mark J. Sheridan 

Dba: Shoot For Sold Photography, LLC 

This document constitutes an exemption Request under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 for Aviation Unmanned to perform Aerial Photography by/for Mark J. Sheridan dba 

Shoot For Sold Photography, LLC. The sole use of this UAS system would be for Aerial Photography and 

Videography, primarily for the real estate market. The UAS which is to be used is a DJI Phantom 2 Vision 

Plus with the assigned tail number N775MS. The DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus operating manual is 

attached hereto. 

1. The safe operation of the UAS will be assured by the operator and applicant, Mark J. Sheridan 

who holds a commercial single engine land and an ATP with multiple type ratings including ATR 

42, ATR 72, EMB-145 and B737, and who has a current 151 class medical and 21,000 of total flight 

time. Using the proposed ruling making as a strict framework for safe operation, Mark J. 

Sheridan, herein referred to as the operator, will always operate the UAS within line of sight, at 

less than 200 AGL, and never within 3 miles of an airport or within 5 miles of an airport with an 

operating control tower. Moreover, the UAS will not be operated near crowds, densely 

populated areas and will never be operated outside of class G airspace. The operator will only 

operate the UAS during daylight hours as defined by the FAA. The operator will never operate 

the UAS near other aircraft. The operator will not operate the UAS in or near prohibited areas as 

defined by the FAA airspace classification system. Additional, the UAS has the3 safety features 

including a "return home" feature, low battery condition alerting and return, enhanced failsafe 

and operates on the less popular 5.8 GHZ frequency band. 

2. Not unlike an manned aircraft, the pre-flight process will be checklist driven. The operator will 

ensure that the airframe is free of defect, lighting and orientation systems are operation, the 

flight and control battery conditions are at 100% and a pre-flight flight plan is formulated taking 

factors such as power lines, persons are clear of the flight and over-run areas, trees and other 

natural hazards are not a factor and that meteorological conditions neither exceed those 

limitations set forth in the DJI operating manual or those of common sense. 

3. The radio frequency to of the UAS is 5.8 GHZ as is that of the Vision 2 Plus camera. Maximum 

takeoff weight is 2.8 pounds. Maximum climb and decent speed is 19.7 and 6.6 FMP 

respectively. Maximum forward speed is 25 mph though our operational limit will not exceed 15 

mph and w ill rarely exceed walking speed. 

4. The PIC will be myself for all commercial operations. As mentioned above I hold and Airline 

Transport Pilot's license, have a current first class medical certificate, have over 21,000 hours of 
flight experience including over 14,000 of PIC turbine time as well as over 100 hours of flight 

time with the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus UAS. Please be advised that all firmware will remain up 

to date at all times. 

5. I am in in good mental and physical health, have held a first class medical for more than 25 years 

and have no convictions or arrests. 

6. My purpose for operation is to provide aerial photography and videography for the real estate 

market. Heretofore I have used single aircraft for this purpose. The use of the UAS system as a 

replacement significantly reduces the noise, expense and risk to the public over the use of a 

single engine aircraft even when following all of the best practices and rules to the letter. 

Moreover, the environmental impact or carbon foot print is reduced substantially as well. 

7. All UAS operations for the purpose of commercial operations will be logged by location, date 

and time and all imagery maintained for a period of one (1) year at the home office of Shoot For 

Sold, LLC, and will be made available to the FAA, law enforcement or their designees upon 

request and without warrant. 

The petitioner, Mark J. Sheridan is requesting a conditional exemption for Section 333 under the 

aforementioned operational limitations for the purpose of real estate photography and videography. I 

appreciate your time and consideration in this important matter. 

424 Grandview Ave 

Spring Lake, MI. 49456 

Phone:616-990-0223 

shootforsold@gmail.com 
FAA UAS Civil COA Request 

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Date 110/25/2015 

333 Exemption # or 

Federal Register Docket# 

Proponent Information 

Contact Name !Mark J. Sheridan 

Company Name 

Street Address 1 K24 Grandview Ave 

Street Address 2 

City !Spring Lake 

IF AA-2015-4677 -0001 

State IMI Zip Code K._9_4_5_6 _____ _.. 

Phone Number 1616-990-0223 

E-mail Address lshootforsold@gmail.com 

Aircraft System 

Aircraft Type IDJ I Phantom 2 rotorcraft UAS 

Aircraft Registration IN775MS 

Performance Characteristics 

Climb Rate 

(Feet/Minute) 

Descent Rate 

(Feet/Minute) 
Turn Rate ~00 dps Approach Speed Is KGS 

(Degrees/Second) 

Cruise Max 133 mph Min IOKIAS 

Speed 

Gross Takeoff Weight 12.8 pounds max gross Launch/Recovery !surface/hand 

Operational Information 

Location 

Altitude 

Description of 

Operation 

500 feet from non-participating persons, property or vessels. 

!Max 400 AGL Distance from 

nearest Town/City 

IN/A 

!The OJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus will be operated for the purpose of 

aerial data collection for the purposes of real estate photography and 

~ideography away from non-participating persons. 

Operations Area (Attach VFR Chart with Coordinates) 

Class of Airspace 

DA 

D Under Mode C Veil 

o o 

0 G 

Flight Conditions 

D VFR D IFR 

D B (Requires FAA HQ approval) 

o c 

DE 

D G (With an operational ATC Tower) 

Air Traffic Communication u 

D VHF 

Transmitter 

0 Yes 

® No 

Receiver 

0 Yes 

® No 

Guard (Emergency Frequency) 

0 Yes 

® No 
D UHF 

Procedures 

Transmitter 

0 Yes 

® No 

Lost Link Procedures 

1. How long to activate LL procedure 

Receiver 

0 Yes 

® No 

Lost signal communications are activated with 3 

sees per the onboard software. 

3. Lost Link Route 

Lost link route is to climb 15 feet and return in a 

straight line back to the launch point. 

5. Flight Termination Point 

The termination point of all flights will be the 

point of launch. 

Lost Communication Procedures 

1. Between Pilot and Air Traffic Control U 

Not Applicable 

2. Between Pilot and Observer u 

Not Applicable 

Guard (Emergency Frequency) 

0 Yes 

® No 

2. LL Altitude 

Lost link altitude is not a factor as the altitude 

limit is 400 feet AGL as defined by the 

I~ anrh ~lt h 1rle> 

4. Lost Link Point 

!The lost link point is defined by the loss of 

signal after 3 seconds. There is no specific 

Hict~nre> 
Observer 

Line of Sight of Observer u 

D Yes 

~ Other lno observer will be used 

Observer Location L....ln_la ______________ __. 

Time of Day 

Transponder 

® Day 

0 Yes 

® No 

0 N/A 

0 Night 0 Both 

Mode C D 

Please return completed form to 9-AJV-115-UASOrganization@faa.gov.