October 12 , 2015

U.S. D e pt. of T ra nsp o rt a t ion, Do c k e t Op e r a t i ons

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R e : E x e mp t ion R e qu e st und e r S ec t i on 333 of the F AA R e fo r m A c t a nd P a rt 11 of the Fe d e r a l

Avi a t i on Re g ulations

D ea r Sir or M a d a m:

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, ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones ( NUVU ) s ee ks a n e x e mp t ion f r om Fe d e r a l Avi a t i on

R e g ulations ( “ F ARs”) d e tailed b e low for t h e f o l l owing d e s c rib e d R e mo t e l y P i l oted Ai r c raft

S y stems (R P AS), whi c h i n c lud e s the r e mo t e ly pi l oted a i r c r a ft or r o tor c r a f t

, g r ound b a s e d

e quip m e nt a nd op e r a tor s

. The r e q u e sted e x e mp t ion would support a n a ppl i ca t i on for a

c om m e r c ial C e rtifi ca te of Autho r i z a t i on (CO A ) to use the followi n g R P A S s to support the

follo w ing op e r a t i ons: A e ri a l F i l m i n g / P hot o g rap h y

, Motion P icture a nd T e levision, A e ri a l

S u r v e y i n g a nd Re a l Es t a t e F i l m i n g /P hotogr a p h y

.

R e gardi n g t h e U n m a nn e d A i

r c raft S y stem

a) P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c r ibe how the proposed UAS op e rat i on wi l l be safely c ondu c ted to

minimize ri s k to the NAS or to p e rsons and prop e rty on the ground. Sp ec i f ically, p e t i t i on e rs

should d e s c ribe the d e sign and op e rat i onal c hara c teris t ics for the typ e ( s ) of UAS they in t e nd

to operat e

, e .g. aircraft p e rfo r man c e and p e rfo r

m an c e l i mita t ions, op e rat i ng pro ce dures, and

aircraft load i ng in

f orm a t i on in as mu c h d e ta i l a s poss i ble. T h i s c ould b e provid e d in the

p e t i t i on or in an Aircraft Flight Manual or simi l ar do c um e nt.

NUVU ut i l iz e s a n a rr a y of mu l t i ple si z e roto rc r a ft to e n a ble op e r a tors t o ut i l i z e the small e st a ir c r a ft

poss i ble for the job r e quir e ment, thus m i ni m i z ing potential ri s k

. P le a se r e view the following

do c u m e n t

, “ NUVU_ Air c raft Q u ick Re f e r e n c e Guid e _REV0_ 1001 15 .pdf ”

, f o r a mo r e d e t a i l e d look

a t the v a rious a ir c r a ft to be op e r a ted. I n a ddi t ion manu fac t u rer supplied manu a ls h a ve b ee n

p r ovided a long with t his s ubm i s s io n . H e re is a b r ief e x plan a t i on of the R P A S s in g e n e r a l:

The R e mo t e l y P i l oted A ir c r a ft S y stems ( R P A S )

a ) Rotor c r a ft r a n g e f

r om a f u ll y loa d e d w e i g ht of 3l b s to < 55 l bs, a re b a t t e r y o p e r a ted, r a n g e

f r om h a vi n g 4 mo t or to 8 mo t or roto r c r a f t

, h a s a v e rti c a l ta k e o f

f a nd l a nding ca p a c i t y

( V T O L ), a re manu f

a c tu r e d b y D J I, Mode l s: D J I P h a nto m 3

, D J I I nspi r e 1, a nd h a ve b ee n

e quipped b y NUVU to ca r r y the following e quip m e nt i n f l i g ht:

b) An on

- bo a rd fli g ht ma n a g e ment sui t e with G P S n a vi g a t i on a nd loc a t i on a bi l i t y that

r e ce i v e s s i g n a ls f

o r fl i ght c ontrols f

r om a g r o u n d

- b a s e d t r a nsm i t t e r/ c o n trolle r

. H a s the

a bi l i t y to e nter in t o a “ f

a i lsa f e” mode so that it m a y r e turn to the laun c h a rea s a f e l y in thee v e nt of a loss of l i nk. L oss of GPS e n a bl e s a f a i l s a fe th a t a l l ows the r o to r cra ft to do a

c ontroll e d landing a t i ts cu r r e nt l o ca t i on.

c ) An on

- bo a rd ca m e ra c a p a ble of ca pturi n g i m a g e r y in the fo r m of full c olor, hi g h

d ef in i t i on sti l l pho t os a n d video.

d) An on

- bo a rd tel e me t r y s y s tem that d e l i v e rs fli g ht d a ta f r om the o n

- bo a rd f

l i g ht c ompu t e r

to the on

- b o a rd r a dio t r a nsm i t t e r

, b ac k to the P i l o t I n Com m a nd ( P I C) inc l uding Al t i t ude

( A G L )

, h o ri z ontal a nd v e rtic a l sp e e d, c om p a ss d ir ec t i on of fl i g ht a nd d i r ec t i on b ac k to

the a ir c r a ft laun c h site.

e ) A 500m W

, 5.8G H z I S M b a nd on

- b o a rd r a dio t r a nsm i t t e r that tr a nsm i ts l i ve video f r om

the on

- bo a rd ca me r a plus a ll the f l i g ht data f

r om t he t e lem e t r y s y stem d e s c rib e d a bov e

.

a ) A 2.4G H z I S M b a nd r a d io r e ce iver that re ce ives c om m a nds f r om the P I

C to c ontrol t h e

R P AS while in f

l i g ht.

G r ound B a s e d Equipm e n t

b) A 100m W

, 2.4G H z r a dio tr a nsm i t t e r/ c ontroll e r o p e r a ted b y t h e P I C to c on t rol the R P AS

while in f l i g ht.

c ) A 5.8G H z video r e ce i v e r that disp la y s l i ve vi d e o a nd fli g ht d a t a f r om the o n

- bo a rd

ca me r a a nd fus e s it a ll to g e ther onto a s c r ee n for the P I C to mon i t o r during fl i g ht

op e r a t i ons.

Op e r a tors

a ) A P i l ot in Com m a nd ( P IC) in op e r a t i on a l c on t rol of a fl i g ht o p e r a t i on f r o m b e g inn i ng to

e nd a nd who c ontrols a n d is r e spons i ble for the s a fe op e r a t i on of the R P AS while in t h e

a ir a nd on t h e g roun d

. P I C is a lso r e spons i ble for c e rti f y i n g the a i r w o r th i n e ss of the

R P AS and p e r f

orms ma i nten a n c e wh e n r e quir e d.

b) A Visu a l Obs e r v e r ( V O ) is a tr a in e d p e rson w ho p r ovides a s ec ond p a ir of e ye s to

visual l y t r ac k a nd a id in s e e a nd a void while R P AS is in fli g ht. The Visu a l Obs e r v e r is

with i n v e rb a l commun i c a t i on r a nge of the P I C for the e x tent of the f l i g ht.

2. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe any proc e dures t h e y would imple me nt, such as pr e

- f l ight

inspe c t i ons, maintenan c e

, and r e pair, to e nsure t h at the UAS is in a c ondi t ion for safe f l igh t

.

T his c ould be pr o v id e d in the p e t i t i on, an Ai r c raft Flight M anual, a M

ain t e nan c e and

Insp ec t i on M

anual, or similar do c um e nt.6 R e v

. 9/25 / 2014 NOTE: T

h e Aircraft Flight

M anual and Maint e nan c e and Insp e c t i on M anual may be sep a ra t e do c u m e nts or c ombin e d in

a single do c um e n t

.

NOTE: Any Do c u m e n t T h at is L ist e d Un d e r ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones ( NUVU )

Do c u m e n ta t ion is Consi d ere d P r o p r ie t a r y to NUVU ’ s O p er a t ion a n d in NOT f or p ub l i c

R e leas e

.

P le a se re f e r to the f ol l o w ing do c uments su b m i t t e d a long with t his petit i o n :ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones Do c umen t a t i on

I tem F i l e N a me

Op e r a t i ons C h ec kl i st NUVU_ Checklis t_ Flight_Manual _REV0

_ 1001 15 .pdf

.pdf Mainten a n c e a nd

I nsp e c t ion Log NUVU_ Mainten a n c e a nd I nsp e c t ion Log _REV0_1001 1 5 .pdf

Air c raft P e r f

o r m a n c e

D a ta / L i m i t a t i ons / L o a di n g NUVU_ Air c raft Q u ick Re f e r e n c e Guid e _REV0_ 1001 15 .pdf

Air c raft L o g s NUVU_ L o g s

_ R EV0

_ 100115 .pdf

Motion Picture & Television

Flight Manual NUVU_Motion_ Picture_TV_Flight_Manual_REV0_ 100115 .pdf

Man u f a c tu r e r D o c umen t a t i on

I tem F i l e N a me

P h a nto m 3 Op e r a t i ons Manu a l Phantom_3_Advanced_User_Manual_v1.4_en_0915 .pdf

I nspi r e 1 Op e r a t i ons M a nu a l Inspire_1_User_Manual_v1.4_en .pdf

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones follows c h e c kl i st o r ient e d p r o ce d u r e s for P re

- F l i g ht, F l i g h t

,

P ost F l i g ht, Eme r g e n c y Issu e s a nd Mainte n a n c e a nd R e p a ir. All m a in t e n a n c e a nd r e p a irs a r e to

be p e r f o rm e d b y a NUVU a uthori z e d te c hnici a n a nd a ll is s u e s or disc re p a n c ies will be logged in

the a ppro p ri a t e a ir c r a ft log book. A c h ec kl i s t s t y l e a ppr o ac h c omb i n e d with a ppro p ri a t e

do c ument a t i on will e nsu r e sa f e f l i g ht o p e r a t i ons. Th e se c h ec kl i st and l o g b ooks a re a lw a y s on s i te

a nd a v a i l a ble to the P I C during e v e r y o p e r a t i on a nd a re a v a i l a ble upon r e q u e st.

3. T he p e t i t i on e r should d e s c ribe the Radio Fr e qu e n c y ( R F ) s p ec trum u s e d for c ontrol of the

UAS and associated e q uipm e nt that is part of the U A S ( i.e., s e nsors, c am e ras, e tc

. )

, and

wh e ther it c omplies wi t h F e d e ral Com m unications Com m is s ion ( FC C ) or other appropr i ate

go ve rnm e nt o ve rs i ght a g e n c y r e quire m e nts. NOTE: P e t i t i on e rs should be able to provide t h e

FCC appro v al l e t t e r or show co m pl i an c e wi t h FCC req u ire me nts upon r e q u e st.

P le a se r e v i e w, “ NUVU_ Air c raft Q u ick Re f e r e n c e Guid e _REV0_ 1001 15 .pdf ”

. All a i r c r a ft ut i l iz e F CC

c omp l iant P I C c o m mand l i nks a nd video links. P lease review,

“ NUVU_ Checklis t_ Flight_Manual _REV0

_ 1001 15 .pdf ” for Checklist and safety procedures.

R e gardi n g t h e U n m a nn e d A i

r c raft PIC

4. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c r ibe the qual i f i c at i ons r e quired of any P I C ( s ) w ho wi l l be dire c t l y

r e spons i ble for the op e rat i on of the UAS, including in f ormation such as: the le ve l of airman

ce rt i f i c ate h e ld; any appl i c able tra i ning r e la t e d to the op e rat i on; a nd any minimum hours off

l ight ex p e rien c e r e quired by the P I C ( s ), both to t al f

l ight t i me and the t i me wi t h the

particular UAS. If the op e rat i on would use v isual obs e r ve rs, p e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe their

roles and qual i

f i c at i ons.

5. 5. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe the m e dical stand a rds and ce rt i

f i c at i on of the P

I C ( s ) di r ec t l

y

r e spons i ble for the op e rat i on of t he UA S

.

As p re vious l y stat e d b y the F A A in p rior e x e m p t i ons, ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones

will c omp l y with t he f

ol l owin g :

a ) The P I

C must possess a t le a st a recreational or Sport Pilot Certificate a nd a

current FAA airman medi ca l c e rtifi ca te or valid U.S. drivers license issued by a State.

The P I C must a lso me e t the f

l i g ht r e vi e w r e quir e men t s spe c ified in 14 C F R § 61.56

in a n a i r c raft in whi c h t h e P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pi l ot ce rtifi c a te.

b) NUVU m a y not p e rmit a n y P I C to op e r a te u nless the P I C m e e ts t h e op e r a tor ’ s

qu a l i fi ca t i on c rite r ia (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 d a y s).

The P I C must a lso d e monstr a te the a bi l i t y to s a f e l y op e r a te the U A S in a mann e r

c onsistent with how t h e U A S will be op e r a t e d und e r th i s e x e mp t io n

, including

e v a sive a nd e me r g e n c y man e uv e rs a nd maintaining a p p rop r iate dis ta n ce s f r om

p e rsons, v e ssels, v e hic l e s a nd stru c tur e s. P I C qu a l i fi ca t i on fli g ht hou r s must b e

log g e d in a mann e r c on s is t e nt with 14 C F R § 6 1 .51( b ). The VO is a lso r e quir e d to

c omp l e te the op e r a to r ’ s tr a in i ng r e qui r e ments. A r e c o r d of tr a in i n g must be

do c ument e d a nd ma d e a v a i l a ble upon r e qu e st b y the Admin i str a tor. F l i ghts for the

purp o s e s of tr a in i ng t he op e r a to r ’s P I Cs a n d V O s (t ra in i n g

, p r o f i c ien c y

, a nd

e x p e ri e n ce

- bui l di n g ), ar e p e rmit t e d und e r the t e rms of th i s e x e mp t ion. Ho we v e r,

tr a in i ng op e r a t i ons m a y on l y b e c on d u c ted duri n g d e di c a ted tr a in i ng s e ss i ons. Du r ing

tr a in i n g

, p r o fi c ie n c y

, a n d e x p e ri e n c e

- bui l di n g f l i g hts, a ll p e rsons not e ssential for

fli g ht op e r a t i ons a r e c o n side re d nonp a rticip a nts, a nd the P I C must op e ra te the UA

with app r opri a te dist a n c e f rom nonp a rt i c ipants in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R § 91.119

c ) The RP AS will on l y be o p e r a ted in the fi e ld with both a P I C a nd a V O in acc o r d a n c e

with c u rr e nt F AA P ol i c y

.

R e gardi n g t h e Op e rat i o n of the U

n m a nn e d A ircra

f t

6. P e t i t i on e rs should fu l l

y d e s c ribe t h e ir in t e nd e d UAS op e rat i o n ( s )

. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe

how the proposed op e rat i on ( s ) would not ad ve rsely af f ec t sa f e ty, or how they would provide a

le ve l of safety at least e quival e nt to that provid e d by the rule from whi c h exe mption is sought.

P e t i t i on e rs should addr

e ss any plans to imple me nt c learly d e f i n e d o p e rat i onal bord e rs and

proc e dures to e nsure publ i c safet y

, which inclu d

e s p e rsons and prop e rty both in the air and onthe ground. T his c an be d e s c ribed in the p e t i t i on, in an Op e rat i ons M anua l

, or similar do c um e nt.

NOTE: T he FAA w i l l c l o s e ly ex amine the proposed op e rat i on ( s ) wi t h r e spe c t to safety of f l i ght,

NAS s afety c onsid e rat i o ns, and the safety of the no n

- participat i ng p e rso n s and prop e rty during

the op e rat i onal period and w i t hin t he op e rat i onal are a

.

a ) NUVU ’ s in t e nd e d op e r a t i ons will be l i m i t e d to the foll o win g : A e r i a l

F i l m i n g / P hoto g r a p h y

, M ot i on P icture a nd T e l e vis i on, A e ri a l S u r v e y i n g a nd R ea l Estate

F i l m i n g /P hoto g r a p h y

. A ddi t ional l y

, we r e q u e st t h a t we be a l l ow e d to s u pport our lo c a l

c om m uni t y a nd use our s y s t e ms with p r ior c onse n t to b e n e fit fi r st r e spond e rs who m i g ht

r e quire a ss i stan c e

, including F i r e F i g hte r s, P ol i ce

, S h e ri f f, S ea r c h a nd R e s c ue ec t.., while

r e maining sub

j ec t t o a ll l i m i tations c i t e d in t his a p pl i ca t i o n

. b) All NUVU ’ s R e mo t e l y P i l oted Air c raft S y s t e m s a r e po w e r e d b y b a t t e r i e s, a r e small e r,

l i g hte r

, qu i e ter a nd m o r e ma n e uv e r a ble t h a n la r g e r man n e d a i r c r a f t running on

c ombust i ble fu e l. NUVU ’ s a ir c r a ft op e r a te a t lo w e r a l t i t ud e s with no p e rsonn e l on bo a rd

a nd will the re b y r e d u c e c u r r e nt risk lev e ls a nd t h e r e b y e n h a n c e s a f e t y a nd di m in i sh the

l i k e l i hood of d ea th o r s er ious bodi l y in j u r y

. W i t h r e lative l y small p a y l o a d a s c omp a r e d to

i t s mann e d c ounte r

p a rts a nd ma x i m um fli g ht t i me not e x cee di n g 30m i nute s

, NUVU ’ s

a ir c r a ft a nd p r o ce du r e s o f fe r l i t t le to no risk to national s ec u r i t y , the public a nd NA S

.

7. P e t i t i on e rs should spe c i f y the proposed m a x i m um op e rat i ng spe e d and al t i t ud e

, and d e s c ribe

minimum f

l ight vis i bi l i t

y and dis t an c e from c lo u ds for their in t e nd e d o p e rat i on ( s )

. P e t i t i on e rs

should d e s c ribe potential hazards and s a fety mit i gat i ons associated wi t h these proposed

c ondi t ions. T

h e se is s u e s c an be addr e ssed in t h e p e t i t i on, an Op e rat i o n s M anual, or sim i l a r

do c um e nt.

P l ease review attached documents for the requested information

“ NUVU_ Checklis t_ Flight_Manual _REV0

_ 1001 15 .pdf

, ” and “ NUVU_ Air c raft Q u ick Re f e r e n c e

Guid e _REV0_ 1001 15 .pdf

. ” Aircr a ft will not t o be op e r a ted a bove 4 00ft A G L

.

8. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe the c hara c teris t i c s of the area of in t e nd e d op e rat i on ( s ) and the

associated potential hazards, in a cc ordan c e wi t h t he sta t utory mandate un d e r S ec t i on 333 7 R ev

.

9/25 / 2014 r e garding proxi m i t

y to popula t e d area s

. T

h e se is s u e s c an be ad

d r e ssed in the p e t i t i on,

an Op e rat i ons Manual, or s i milar do c um e nt.

As stat e d b e f

o re in si m i l a r c a s e s a p p rov e d b y the F A A

, ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones will

c omp l y with t he followi n g :

a ) The UA m a y not be o p e r a t e d ov e r c o n g e sted or d e nse l y populat e d a re a s. Ult i mat e l y

, it is the

P I C’s r e spons i bi l i t y to m a in t a in t he m i ni m um sa f e a l t i t ud e s r e quir e d b y § 9 1.119.

b) R e g a rdi n g dis t a n c e f r om nonp a rticip a t i n g p e rsons, the op e r a tor must e n s u r e no p e rsons a re

a l l ow e d with i n the p e rimet e r of 500 f e e t f r om the a r e a of p r i m a r y fi l m i ng e x ce pt those

c onse n t i ng to be invo l v e d a nd n ece s s a r y for the film i ng p r od u c t i on. This p r ovis i on m a y b e

r e du ce d to no less than 2 00 f e e t if it would not a dv e rs e l y a f f e c t s a f e t y a nd the Admin i str a t or

h a s a ppro ve d i t

. F or e x a mp l e

, a n e quival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y m a y b e d e te r m ined b y a n a viation,

s a f e t y inspe c to r ’s e v a l u a t i on of the film i ng p rodu c t i on a rea to note te r r a in f ea tu r e s

obstru c t i ons, bui l din g s, s a f e t y b a rr ie r s, e tc. S u c h b a rr ie r s m a y p r ot e c t nonp a rticip a t i ng

p e rsons (obs e r v e rs, the p ubl i c

, n e ws medi a

, e tc.) f rom d e b r is in the e v e nt of a n a c c ident. This

is also consis t e nt wi t h t h e same F AA O r d e r 89 0 0

. 1, V3, C8, S 1.

c ) All op e r a t i ons shall b e c ondu c ted ov e r p r i v a te or c ontroll e d

- a cce ss p r op e rty with p e rmission

f r om the p r op e r t y ow n e r/ c ontroll e r or a uth o ri z e d r e p re s e ntative. P e rmi s sion f r om p r op e r t y

own e r/ c ontroll e r o r a ut h o r i z e d r e p re s e ntative will be obtain e d p r ior to the b e g inn i n g of e v e r y

fli g ht.

9. P e t i t i on e rs should d

e s c ribe if they in t e nd to op e rate in the proxi m i t y of any airport s , in

a cc ordan c e wi t h the statutory m andate und e r S ec t i on 333 r e garding pro x i m i t y to a i rpor t

s.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones will not op e r a te with i n the p r o x i m i t y of 5 m i les of a n a irpo r t

unless the a ppro p ri a te p r ior w r i t ten a uthori z a t i on is g iven for such o p e r a t i ons. NUVU will

c omp l y with prior ruli n gs f r om t he F A A c ondi t ions and lim i tation s :

a ) The UA m a y not op e ra te with i n 5 n a ut i ca l m i les of the g e o g r a ph i c c e nter of a no n

tow e r e d a irpo r t a s d e no t e d on a c u rr e nt FA A

- p u bl i shed ae ron a ut ic a l c h a r t unless a letter

of a g r ee ment with that a irpo r t’s ma n a g e ment is o btain e d, a nd the o p e r a t i o n is c ondu c t e d

in acc o rd a n c e with a N ot i c e to Airm e n ( N O T AM) a s r e qui r e d b y t h e op e r a t o r ’ s A i r

T ra f f i c O r g a ni z a t i on ( A TO) is s u e d C e rti f i c a te o f W a iver or Autho r i z a t i on (CO A ). T h e

letter of a g ree m e nt with the a irpo r t man a g e ment must be made a v a i l a ble to the

Admin i str a tor upon re q u e st.

10. T he UAS must be op e rated wi t hin v isual l in e

- of

- sight ( VLO S )

, in a cc ordan c e wi t h the

sta t utory mandate und e r S ec t i on 333 ( b ) ( 1 )

. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ri b e how they in t e nd to

c omply wi t h his mandat e

.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones will on l y o p e r a te i t s roto r c r a ft with i n un a ided V L OS of the

P I C a nd the d e si g n a ted Visu a l Obs e rv e r ( V O ). P I C a nd VO will be with i n v e rb a l c om m uni c a t i on

r a n g e . On l y o n e VO is a l low e d to wo r k with t he P I C duri n g a f l i g ht.

11. P e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe any proc e du r e s t h e y would impl e m e nt for c ondu c t i ng a p r e f l ight

safety ri s k assessm e nt t o d e ter m ine that the U

AS is in a c ondi t ion for safe f l ight ( 14 CFR §

91.7 ( b )) and that the p l ann e d op e rat i on c an be c ompl e ted safel y

. T h e se proc e dures c an be

addr e ssed in the p e t i t i on, an Aircraft Flight Man u al, Op e rat i ons Manual, or s i milar do c um e nt.

Please see the following submitted documents,

“ NUVU_ Checklis t_ Flight_Manual _REV0

_ 1001 15 .pdf ”

. Addit i on a l l y P I C a nd ow n e r s o f

ME Visons LLC ( Ean Sugarman and Marcell Cubilla ) . Ean Sugarman holds a Commercial Pilots

C ertificate

.12. If p e t i t i on e rs in t e nd t o c ondu c t op e rat i ons w h ich ha v e ex is t ing r e quire me nts to not i fy F l ight

Standards District Off

i ce s ( F S D O s ) prior to op e r at i ons

– such as motion picture and tel ev is i on

f i lming, or pipeline a nd powerl i ne patrol

– p e t i t i on e rs should d e s c ribe their in t e nd e d c oordinat i on

in t his r e g a rd for th e ir p r opos e d op e rat i on ( s )

.

As p re vious l y sta t e d b y the F AA in si m i l a r ca s e s, ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones will

c omp l y with t he followi n g F AA c ondi t ions a nd l i m i tatino s :

At le a st 3 d a y s b e fo r e a e ri a l film i n g

, the op e r a t o r of the U A S a f f e c t e d by th i s e x e mp t ion must

submit a w r i t ten P lan of A c t i vi t ies to the loc a l F S DO with jurisd i c t i on ov e r the a r e a o f p r opo s e d

film i n g

. The 3

- d a y not i fi ca t i on m a y be w a ived w i t h the c on c u rr e n c e o f t h e F S D O

. T h e plan of

ac t i vi t ies must include a t le a st t he f ol l owin g :

a

. D a tes a nd t i mes f

or a ll f l i g hts;

b. N a me a nd phone num b e r of the op e r a tor for t h e U A S ae ri a l film i ng c o n du c ted

und e r this gr a nt of e x e m pt i on; 23

c

. N a me a nd pho n e numb e r of the p e rson r e spons i b le for the o n

- s ce n e o p e rat i on of

the U AS;

d. Mak e , model, a nd s e ri a l or N

- Numb e r of U A S to be use d ;

e

. N a me a nd ce rtifi c a te n u mber of U AS P I Cs invo l v e d in t he ae r i a l film i n g ;

f

. A stat e ment that the o p e r a tor h a s obtain e d p e r m i ss i on f r om p r op e r t y own e rs

a nd/or loc a l o f

fi c ials to c ondu c t the fi l m i ng p r o du c t i on e v e nt; the l i st o f those

who g a ve p e rmission m ust be m a de a v a i l a b l e to t he inspe c tor upon r e qu e st;

g

. S i g n a ture o f e x e mp t ion ho l d e r or re p r e s e n t a t i v e ; a nd

h. A d e s c ription of the flight ac t i vi t y

, includi n g m a ps or dia g r a ms of a n y ar ea

, c i ty

,

town, c oun t y

, a nd/or sta t e ov e r whi c h film i ng will be c ondu c ted a nd the a l t i tudes

e ssential to a cc omp l ish t he op e r a t i on.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones h e r b y r e qu e s ts an e x e mp t ion f r om t he f ol l owing F AR’ s :

S ec t i on 61.113 (

a) a n d (b) pres c ribes tha t

—

( a ) No p e rson who holds a private pi l ot ce rt i f i c a t e may a c t as a pi l ot in c om m and ( P I C ) of

an aircraft that i s c arry i ng passeng e rs or prop e r ty for c omp e nsation or h ire; nor may that

p e rson, f or c o mp e nsation or hire, a c t as PIC of an air c raf t

.

( b ) A private pi l ot ma y

, for c omp e nsation or hire, a c t as P I C of an air

c raft in c onn ec t i on

wi t h any busin e ss or e mplo y m e nt i f

—

( 1 ) The f l ight is only in c idental t o that busin e ss or e mplo y m e nt; and

( 2 ) The aircraft do e s not c arry pass e ng e rs or pr o p e rty for c o mp e nsation o r hir e

.Nuvu Drone’s PIC will hold at least a Recreational or Sports Pilots license with a third class

medical or Valid US Drivers License to conduct commercial operations.. In the case of RPASs

the FAA has ruled in the p a st that a p r ivate pi l o t s ce rtifi ca te will suf f ice a s a n e quival e n t

lev e l of safety for c om m e r c ial op e r a t i ons of a r e mo t e l y pi l oted a ir c raft.

S ec t i on 91.7 (

a) pr e s c ri b e s that

–

N o p e rson may op e rate a c ivil a i r c raft unless it is in an a i r w orthy c ondi t i o n.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones h a s p r od u ce d a nd p r e s e n t e d i t s own do c ument a t i on in

c onjunction with manu fac tu r e r do c u m e ntation to e nsure that t h e a s soci a ted roto r c raft a r e

op e r a t i n g in a n a i r w o r t h y c ondi t ion. Air w o rthin e ss will be d ec la r e d b y t h e P I C a n y disc re p a n c y

or is s u e s that a rise will be do c umen t e d in the a ir c r a ft r e p a ir l o g s a nd r e p a i r e d b y a NUVU

a utho r i z e d te c hnici a n or OEM manu f a c tur e r d e p e nding on c omp l e x i t y of r e p a ir.

S ec t i on 91.119 (c ) pres c r ibes that

–

E xce pt wh e n n e ce ssary f

or tak e off or land i ng, no p e rson may op e rate an a ircraft b e low

the fol l ow i ng al t i t ud e s:

(c) O v e r other than c ong e sted areas. An al t i t ude of 500 fe e t abo v e the s urfac e

, ex c e pt

o ve r op e n water or sp a rsely popula t e d areas. I n those c ases, the airc r

aft may not be

op e rated c loser than 500 fe e t t o any p e rso n

, v e ss e l, v e hicl e , or s t ructur e

.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones d e s i r e s to o p e r a t e b e low 4 00 f t AG L i n ord e r t o c o mp l e te low

l e v e l a e r i a l m i ss ions a nd r e m a in out of a ir s p a c e p ot e nt i a lly o cc upi e d by m a n n e d a i r c r a f t. NUVU w i l l

op e r a te un d e r our own s a f e ty pro t o c ols w hi c h i n c l ud e :

a ) O p e r a t ing in a c ontro l le d e n v iron me nt w h e r e r i s k w ill be mi t i g a t e d by b e ing a w a re of

s urround i ng ob s t ac l es

, a i r por t s a nd a c ti v e ly popul a t e d a r ea s by r e v i e w ing V F R c h a r t s a nd

dir e c ting a ny qu e s tions or c on c er ns to t h e a p propr i a t e F S D O.

b) P e r f or m ing s a f

e t y br ie f s w ith a l l p a r t i c i p a ting p e r s onn e l.

c ) P o s ting s i g n s or p e r s onn e l to k e e p pub l ic a w a y f rom f li g ht op e r a ti o n s

. d) P e r f or m ing modi f

i c a t ions a s n e ce ss a ry to a ny of our do c u m e n t a t io n

, p ro t o c ols or c h e c kli s t t o

upd a t e or e n h a n c e s a f

e ty p ro t o c o l s

.

e ) Cont a c t a pprop r i a t e a irpo r ts or F SD O a s a ppropr i a t e if t he op e r a t i o n s a r e w i th i n 5 m i l e s of a n

a irpo r t a nd a d v i s e th e m o f our op e r a ti o ns a nd g e t pr i or w r i t t e n c on s e n t w h e re a ppl i ca b le to

our op e r a tion s

.

S ec t i on 91.121

r e quires, in p e rt i n e nt p art, e a c h p e rson op e ra t ing an aircraft to mai n ta i n c rui s ing

al t i t ude by r e

fer e n c e to an al t im e ter that is s e t

― to the e le v at i on of the d e parture airport

or an appropr i ate alt i m e ter set t ing availab l e b e fore d e part ure.‖

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones ’ s P I C h a s l i ve a ir c r a ft posit i on d a ta throu g h the R P A S ’ s

c om m a nd l i nk, GPS b a s e d a l t i t ude d a ta is a v a i l a ble to the P I C a t a ll t i mes. Th e re is no p r ovis i on

on the a i r c raft for a t r a di t ional a l t i m e te r

. The A G L r ea di n g of the a l t i tude should p r ovide a n

e quival e nt lev e l of s a fe t y in k ee p the a i r c raft within in t e nd e d a irsp a ce

.

S ec t i on 91.151 pres c ribes, in pertin e nt part, t hat

–a ) No p e rson may b e gin a f l i ght in an ai r

plane und e r VFR c ondi t ions unle s s

( c onsid e ring wind and f

o r ec ast w e ather c ondi t ions) there is e nough fuel to f l y to the f i rs t

point of i ntend e d land i ng and, assuming normal c rui s ing sp ee d

— ( 1 ) D uring the da y , to f

ly after that for at l e ast 30 minutes; or

( 2 ) A t n i ght, t o f

l y af t e r t hat f or at least 45 minut e s.

( b ) No p e rson may b e gin a f l ight in a ro t

orcraft und e r VFR c ondi t ions unle s s

( c onsid e ring wind and f

o r ec ast w e ather c ondi t ions) there is e nough fuel to f l y to the f i rs t

point of i n tend e d land i n g and, assuming normal c rui s ing spe e d, to f l y a f t e r that for at

least 20 minut e s.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones w ill c o m ply w ith the f ollo w ing to a c hi e v e a n e qui v a l e nt l e v e l of

safety :

a ) O p e r a t e ro t or c r a f

t dur i ng of

f i c i a l d a y li g ht hours a n d not o p e r a t e d w ith i n 500 f ee t b e low or

2000 f t hor i z ont a l ly f

rom a c loud or w h e n v i s ibi l ity i s l e s s th a n t hr e e m i l e s f or the P I C.

b) Ta k e o f

f on l y w h e n th e r e is e nou g h po w e r to f ly the f ir s t p oint of in t e nd e d l a n ding a nd

a ss uming nor ma l c r u i s e s p ee d s

, l a nd t h e R PA S w ith 25% b a t t e ry po w e r r e m a i n in g

.

S ec t i on 91.405 (

a) r e quires, in pertin e nt part,

that an aircraft op e rat o r or owner shall ha v e that aircraft inspe c ted as pres c ribed in

subpart E of the same p a rt and shall, b e t w ee n r e q uired inspe c t i ons, e x ce pt as provid e d in

paragraph (c) of the s a me s ec t i on, ha v e discr e p an c ies r e

paired as pre s c ribed in p art 43

of t he c hapter.

S ec t i on 91.407 (

a ) (1) p r e s c ribes that no p e rson may op e ra t e any aircra f t that has und e rgone

maintenan ce

, prev e nt i v e maintenan ce

, r e bui l ding, or al t e rat i on unless it h as b ee n appro ve d for

r e turn t o ser

v ice by a p e r son authoriz e d und e r § 43.7 of t he same c hapter.

S ec t i on 91.409 (

a ) (2) pres c ribes, in p e rt i n e nt part, that no p e rson may op e r ate an aircraft unless,

wi t hin the pre c e ding 12 months, it has had an i n spe c t i on for the is s uan c e of an air w orth i n e ss

ce rt i f i c ate in a cc ordan c e wi t h p a rt 21 of t h is chapter.

S ec t i on 91.417 (

a) a n d (b) pres c ribes, in pertin e nt part, tha t

— ( a ) E a c h r e gis t e r e d owner or op e rator shall kee p the fo l l o wing r ec ords f or the p e riods

spe c i f ied in paragraph ( b ) of t his s ec t i on:

( 1 ) R ec ords of the maintenan ce

, pr e ve n t i v e main t e nan ce

, and al t e rat i on and r ec ords of

the 100

- hour, annual, progressiv e

, and other r e quired or appro ve d i nspe c t i ons, as

appropr i ate, for e a c h ai r c raft ( including the air f r am e ) and e a c h e ngine, p ropeller, roto r

, and appl i an c e of an a i r c raf t

. T he r ec ords must include

— ( i ) A d e s c rip t ion ( or r e

f e r e n c e to data a cce

pta b le to the Ad

m in i st r ator) of the

work pe rfo r

m e d; an d ’

( i i ) T he date of c ompl e t i on of t he work pe rfo r m e d ; and

( i i i ) T he signature and ce rt i

f i c ate numb e r of the p e rson appro v ing the aircraft for

r e turn t o ser

v ic e

. ( 2 ) Rec ords c onta i ning t he fo l lo w ing i nformatio n :

( i ) T he to t al t i me in s e r

v i c e of the air

f ram e

, e a c h e ngine, e a c h prop e l l e r, a nd e a c h

roto r

. ( i i ) T he c urrent sta t us of l i

f e

- l i mited parts of e a c h air f ram e

, e ngine, prop e l l e r,

roto r

, a nd appl i an ce

. ( i i i ) T he t i me since last o ve rhaul of a l l i te m s i nsta l led on the aircraft that are

r e quired to be o ve rhaul e d on a sp ec i f ied time basis.( i v ) T h e c ur r e nt inspe c t i o n sta t us of the aircraf t

, i n c lud i ng the t i me since t he last

inspe c t i on r e quired b y t he inspe c t i on program u nd e r which the aircraft and i t s

appl i an ce s are m ain t ain e d.

(v) T he c ur r e nt sta t us of appl i c able air w orth i n e ss dire c t i ve s (

A D ) a n d safety

dire c t i ve s including, for e a c h, the m e thod of c omplianc e

, t h e AD or safety

dire c t i v e numb e r a nd r ev is i on date. If the AD or safety dire c t i v e i n v olv e s

r ec urr i ng a c t i on, the time and date wh e n the n e x t action i s requir e d.

( v i ) Copies of the forms pres c ribed by § 43. 9 ( d ) for e a c h major al t e rat i o n to the

air f rame and c ur r e nt l

y i nsta l led e ngines, roto r s, prop e l l e rs, and a ppl i an ce s. ( b )

T he owner or op e rator shall r e ta i n the fo l l ow i ng r ec ords for the p e riods

pres c ribed: ( 1 ) T

he r ec o rds spe c i

f ied in paragr

a ph ( a ) ( 1 ) of th i s s ec t i on shall be

r e ta i n e d unt i l t he work is r e p e ated or su

p e rsed e d by other work o r for 1 y e ar after

the work is p e rfo r

m e d. ( 2 ) T

he r e c ords sp e c i

f ied in paragraph ( a ) ( 2 ) of th i s

s ec t i on shall be r e ta i n e d and tran s ferr e d wi t h the aircraft at the t i me the aircraft

is sold. ( 3 ) A l i st of d e

fe c ts furn i shed to a r e gis t e r e d owner or op e rator u nd e r §

43.11 shall be r e ta i n e d u nt i l the d e fe c ts are r e

paired and the aircraft is a p prov e d

for r e turn t o ser

v ic e

.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones h a s submi t t e d do c ument a t i on a nd p ro c e du r e s that out l ines

the p r o ce ss for r e quir e d inspe c t i ons a nd a ir c r a ft mainten a n c e l o g s to ac c ount for the r e p a ir o f

a ir c r a ft issu e s and disc re p a n c ie s

.

Addit i on a l l y NUVU is a w a r e that the F AA h a s submi t ted c on d i t ions a nd l i m i t a t i ons on si m i l a r

e x e mp t ion r e qu e st a nd NUVU is a ble a nd wil l ing to ful l y c o mp l y with those s a m e c ondi t ions

and li m i t a t i o n s with our o wn a irc r a ft a nd their c o r r e sponding l i m i tations.

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones is wil l ing to mod if y o r a mend a n y p a rt of th i s r e qu e st to

s a t i s f y the n ee d for a n e quival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y

. P le a se c onta c t us a t a n y t i me if y ou r e quire

a ddi t ional info r mation or c la r ifi c a t i on. W e look fo r ward to w o rking with y o ur of f ic e

.

S inc e r e l y

,

Ean Sugarman, Marcell Cubilla

ME Visions LLC dba Nuvu Drones

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