## Additional Information as Requ ested by U.S. DOT/FAA

Petitioner: Edward Adu, Jr. / on behalf of

Mohawk Northeast Inc.

170 Canal Street Plantsville, CT 06479

Dear Sir or Madam,

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform Act) and 14

C.F.R. Part 11.81, Mohawk Northeast Inc. (hereinafter MN E), hereby applies for an exemption from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") to allow MNE to operate an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to conduct aerial imaging in construction operations. All operations shall be conducted within and under the conditions and limitations outlined previously by the FAA as required by Section 333 and conducted in compliance with the attached operator’s manuals.

1. Exemptions sought from the following 14 CFR sections:

a. 14 CFR Part 21, subpart H

b. 14 CFR Part 61.113(a) and (b)

c. 14 CFR Part 91:

i.

ii. 91.409

91.407

iii. 91.405

iv. 91.151

v. 91.121

vi. 91.119

vii. 91.109

viii. 91.105

ix. 91.103(b)(1)(2)

2. Reasons for seeking relief:

a. This exemption will cover use of the following UAS, all of which will weigh less than 55LBS including payload and energy sources:

i. Iris+ Quadcopter made by 3D Robotics

ii. Phantom 2 Vision+ by DJI.

b. MNE wishes to operate Unmanned Ai rcraft Systems (UAS) for commercial purposes to include aerial imaging in construction operations and industrial inspections.

This relief is sought because commercial use of UAS is currently prohibited by law unless performed under an exemption.

3. Benefits to public Granting the request woul d benefit the public by:

a. Minimizing impact to existing roadway traffic, due to the fact that inspections will be done by a UAS and not an Under Bridge Inspection Vehicle, which requires lane closures.

b. Eliminating the need for incursion into environm entally sensitive areas, as the UAS would simply fly over those areas.

c. Reducing the cost associated with obtaining high resolution aerial imagery/video of bridges, resulting in a lower bid; which are savings that would be passed on to the public.

d. Decreasing the environmental impact of hydroc arbon emissions associated with the use of

manned aircrafts and alternative method s of acquiring the desired images.4. Safety not adversely affected:

a. All flight operations will comply with the following:

i. The manufacturers’ user manuals.

ii. Pilot In Command and Visual Observer will maintain visual line of sight at all times.

iii. Pre-flight inspections (including ground cont rol station, if any) and safety risk assessments will be conducted prior to each flight.

iv. Flight altitudes will remain below 400 feet above ground level (AGL).

v. Flight ground speeds will not exceed 50 knots.

b. Aircraft will use FCC compliant 2.4 GHz for co mmand & control of the aircraft with welldefined and tested lost link procedures.

5. Additional information

In addition, MNE UAS will have GPS geo-fenci ng and operated by a competent Pilot to capture high resolution imagery/video of bridges, and construction sites, as well as “birds eye” views of traffic patterns. Given that a ll operations will be conducted below 400 AGL feet

and no closer than 5 NM of the geographic center of an airport, MNE requests that operations over congested or densely populated areas be allowed. Furthermore, by reducing the number of m anned aircraft operating in the NAS, congestion around airports caused by arriving and departing aircraft will be reduced. The Iris+ and Phantom 2 Vision+ UAS do not require an airport to takeoff or land. Likewise, a reduction of manned aircraft conducting aerial video and photography missions would result in fewer aircraft that must be handled by air traffic control during the ground, takeoff, departure, arrival, and landing phases of flight operations.