Aug 13 th , 2015

U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n sport a t ion

Dock e t Man a g e ment S y s tem

1200 N e w J er s e y Av e

., S E

W a shi n g ton, DC 20590

R e : P e tition of City Limits Inc., dba Sky and City , for a n E x e mption P u rsu a nt t o S ec tion 333 of the

F AA Mo d e rni z a tion a nd R ef o r m A c t of 2012

To W hom it M a y Con c e r n:

P u r su a nt t o S ec tion 333 of the F A A Mod e rni z a ti o n a nd R e fo r m A c t of 20 1 2 ( " Re f o r m A c t " ) a nd 14 C. F

.R.

P ar t 1 1, Sky and City Pho t o g r a p h y L L C ( " Sky and City " ) h e r e b y a ppli e s f o r a n e x e mption f

r om the F e d e r a l

A viation R e g ulations ( " F

A R s " ) id e nt i f

ied b e low t o a llow c o m m er c ial o p e r a tion of small unmann e d aer i a l

v e h i c les ( i.e., " small unm a nn e d a i rc r a f t " or " UA S " ) for the pu rpose o f c ondu c tin g : aer i a l videog ra p h y

, phot o g r a p h y, surveying, mapping a nd insp ec t i on s e rvi c e s for res idential, commercial, industrial and

government r e a l es t a te p r op e r t y services.

T his p e ti t ion f

or e x e mpt i on a ddr e ss e s p e r t i n e nt F A A FA R’s a nd C F R’s a s we ll a s , but n o t l i m i t e d to,

th e s e a c c om p a n y i n g Sky and City d o c u m e nt s

.

1. P I C F li g ht O p e r a tions M a nu a l and;

2. Op e r a tions M a nu a ls"

(c oll ec tiv e l y r ef

e rr ed to as " Sky and City ' Do c ume n ts & M a nu a ls " )

3. Us e r Guide a nd;

4. F l i g ht M a nu a l

(c olle c tiv e l y r e f

er r e d to a s " M a n u f

a c tu r e r ' s Man u a ls " )

. 1

The Sky and City subm it s t h e se a s w e ll a s o ther Sky and Ci ty s u pporting mat er i a ls as

c o n fid e nti a l do c u m e nts pu r s u a nt to 14 C. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )

, a s t he mat er i a ls cont a in c on f i d e nti a l

c o mm er c ial a nd/or pro p r i e t a r y info r mat i on that the Sky and City h a s n o t a nd will not s h ar e with oth e rs.

Add i tional l y , t h e se do c u m e nt s cont a in op er a ting c onditions and p r o c e du r e s that a r e not g e n e r a l l y

a v a il a ble to the public a nd ar e pr o t ec ted f rom r e l ea s e un d e r the F ree d o m of I n f o r mation A c t, 5 U.S. C

. §

552 e t seq.

1 The t er m " M a n u fac tu r e r 's M a n u a l" a lso includ e s a ll r e le v a nt manu f a c t u r e r p ubli ca tions

, in c lud in g , but not

li m ited to: op er a tions a n d f li g h t m a nu a l s

, us e r g ui d e s

, c ompon e n t m a int e n a n c e m a n u a ls

, pilo t t r a ini ng

man u a ls, s e rvi c e info r m a t i on l e tt e rs a nd, s af e t y /s e r vi c e bu l l e tins).U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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T h is P e tition is o r g a ni z e d a s follows:

I. P et i t io n e r

II. De s cr i p tion of P r o p o se d O p er a t io n s

A

. R ea l E s t a te A e r i a l P ho t o g r a p h y

, V id e o g r a p h y , Mapping a n d I n s p ec tion S e r v i c e s

III. R e levant St at u t o r y A u t h o r ity

IV. Sky and City ’ s P r o p o s e d SC

- UAS O p er a t io n s Mee t t h e R e qu i re m e nt s of S ect i o n 3 33 of t h e

Re f o r m A c t

A. Ap pr ov a l is W arra nted B a s e d on the SC

- UAS ' s S i z e

, W e i g ht, S p e e d, a nd O p er a tion a l C a p a bili t y

B . App r ov a l is W arr ant e d B a s e d on the O p er a tio n a l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the O p er a tions

M a nu a ls

V. Re g u latio n s F r o m Wh i c h E x e m p tion is R e qu e s t e d

A. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, Subp a rt H

– Ai r wo r thin e ss C er t ifi c a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a)( 1 )

B . 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 Ai r wo r t h in e ss S tand a rds: N o r mal C a t e g o r y Rotor c r aft

C .14 C. F .R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 4 5 .23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a ): A i r cra ft M a rki n g a nd I d e nti f

i ca tion R e qui r e m e nts

D. 14 C. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 91.40 7 (a)( 1 ), 9 1 .409 ( a ) ( 1) a nd (2); 91.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : Maint e n a n c e I nsp e c tions

E. 14 C. F .R. P a rt 61, 14 C. F .R. § 61.3, 14 C

. F .R. § 61.113: P riv a te Pilot P rivile g e s a nd L imit a tio n s

F . 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ): Civil Ai r c r a ft A i r wo r thi n e ss

G. 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) : C i v il Air cr a ft F l i g ht M a n u a l in the Ai rcra ft a nd 1 4 C

. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a ) a nd ( b ) :

C a rr y i n g Ci v il Air c r a ft Ce r ti f i ca tion a nd R e g ist r a t i on

H. 14 C. F .R. § 91.103: P r e fl i g ht A c tion

I . 14 C. F .R. § 91.109 (a ): F li g ht I ns tru c tion

J . 14 C. F .R. § 91.119 ( c ) : M i n imum S af e Altitudes

K. 14 C. F .R. § 91.121: A l t i me t e r Settin g s

L . 14 C. F .R. § 91.151 (a ): F u e l R e quir e m e nts for F l i g ht in V F R C o nd i tions

VI. D r u g a n d Al c o h ol P r o g r a m

VII. P ub lic I n t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

IX. F e d er al R e gi s t e r S u m m a r y

X. Concl u sionU.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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I. D ES C R I P T ION O F P E T I T IONER

Based in Pacoima, CA, Sky and City , in partnership with City Limits Inc.

, will begin offering unique real

estate property aerial video, photography, surveying, mapping and inspection servic es. P lans are to spec ialize

in high altitude ph otography, videography , etc, by the use of traditional aircraft

, and will offer low altitude

photography, videography , etc, through the commercial deployment of UAS

.

City Limits Inc., and its founder’s share in more than 30 years of flight experience that span multiple

industries providing exclusive services for many of the world's most respected leading media organizations

including; CNN, NBC, HLN, AEG Live, Interscope, Capitol Records. Additionally, the com pany has board

seats and participates in various nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club and Angel Flight. City

Limits is a highly respected premier design leader having been nominated for several awards and earning; a

Peabody Award and a Col umbia Du

- Pont Award.

City Limits Inc. and Sky and City’s mission is to utilize th e latest technology and bring this unique real estate

p r op e r t y service to a wider audience at a lower cost focus ing on quality real estate p r op e r t y , landscape design

and ne w innovative construction services.

Providing a menu of high level skill ed offerings to current and new clients, and by implementing the use of

the latest UAV video and mapping technologies

, City Limits Inc.

, and Sky and City are in a unique position to

provide a new and valuable service to an audience of private and business clients . Such technology offerings

have not previously been offered by any company or person

. Sky and City s ee k a n e x e mption to allow the

company to commence as soon as possible c om m er c ial o p er a tions o f s m a ll UAS to p r ovide aer i a l videog ra p h y

, phot o g r a p h y, surveying

, mapping a nd insp ec t i on s e rvi c e s for residential, commercial, industrial and

government r e a l es t a te p r op e r t y services.

The c ont ac t in f

o r m a tion f

or Petitioner is as f

ollo w s:

Car l l Alvarado

City Limits

, Inc

. 12653 Osborne Street

Pacoima, CA

, 91331

Phone: ( 718 )

- 213

- 3069

Email: dezalvarado@gmail.com

II. D ES C R I P T ION O F P R O P O SE D O P E RA T I O N

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e m p tion pursu a nt to S ec tion 333 of the R ef o r m A c t to o p er a

te the DJI Inspire

1 ( SC

- UAS ) f

o r the p r opos e d op e r a tions dis c us s e d b e low. UA S ope ra tions will oc c ur und e r ti g ht l y

c ontrol l e d c ond i tions on priv a te p r op er t y w h er e Sky and City h a s r ece ived p e rmission to op er a te fr om the

landown e r, c on t roller or a uthori z e d r e p r e s e ntati ve s . The pr o pos e d UA S op e r a tions will be c ondu c ted in

a cc o r d a n c e with t he c onditions and li m it a t ions of this P e tition f or E x e m p tion and Sky and City ’s Op er a tions

Ma n u a ls. As d e tailed in Sky and City ’ s Op er a tions Man u a ls, all U A S op er a tions will be l i mited to d a y time

VF R c onditions, wit h in vis u a l lin e

- o f

- s i g ht ( " V L O S " ) of the op er a tor, in uncon t r oll e d a irs p ace

, a nd will

o cc ur a t l ea st 5 nm a w a y f rom a n a irp o rt. Mo re ov er

, Sky and City ’ s O p e r a tions Manu a ls i n c o rpo r a te

r e dund a nt s af

e g u a rds to a ssu r e that the a i r c ra ft do e s not tr a v e l outside the c ontrol l e d a r e a o f U A S op e r a tions,

in c ludi n g GPS " g e o

- fe n c i n g" t ec hnol o g ies.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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A. R ea l E s t a te A er ial Vi d e og r a ph y. P h otog r a ph y , Mapping a n d I n s p ec tion S e r v i c es

Sky and City s ee ks to use sm a ll SC

- UAS s for the p u r pose of c ondu c ti n g a e ri a l videog ra p h y

, photo g rap h y a nd insp ec t i on of rea l e state pro p e r t y

.

Sky and City h a s t a ilo re d i t s ope r a tions to m ee t the re qui r e ments e stabli s h e d b y t h e F A A in p r ior g ra n ts of

e x e mpt i ons a uthori z ing c om m er c ial use o f SC

- UAS in the ae ri a l videograp h y , phot o g r a p h y a nd

inspe c t i on of rea l e state i ndus t r y , includi n g :

 T r ud ea u, R e a l t or® ( E x e mp t ion No. 11138 ) ;

 A lon S i c h e r m a n ( E x e m p t i on N o. 1172 8 ) ;

 S okol e r M e d l e y ( E x e mp ti on N o. 1134 1 ) ;

SC

- UAS seeks to use small UASs for the purp ose of conducting ae ri a l vide o g r a p h y , phot o gr a p h y a nd

i n sp ec t i on of r e a l e state p r op e r t y o p e r a tions . Such work w ill be c ondu c ted on p r i v a te p r o p er t y in a

c ontrol l e d are a

, a w a y f

r om s p ec tators a nd p er s ons not inv o lv e d in the ae ri a l vide o gr a p h y , pho t o g r a

p h y a nd

insp e c t i on of rea l e state pro p e r t y

. SC

- UAS v ideo a n d i n sp e c t ion wo r k will be c ondu c ted du r i n g d a y l i g h t

hours, V F R c ond i tions, a t altitudes b e low 4 0 0 ' AG L

. As s e t fo r th b e low, Sky and City ’ s op e r a tions pro v ide

a sup e rior l e v e l of s afe t y a nd q u a l i ty c o mpa re d to p erf o r ming the sa m e video wo r k using c onvention a l

f i x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft or h e l icopt e rs.

The pro p os e d SC

- UAS op e r a t i ons in th i s P e t i t i o n for E x e mp t ion s i g nifi ca nt l y i m prove s s a f e t y a nd

r e du c e s risk, h a rm or s e ri o us inju r y to real estate i nsp ec t ors and property assessors . T r a di t ional methods of

rea l es t a te vid e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i o n of st r u c tur e s, e x pose videog ra ph e r

- insp e c tors to h i g h e r risks of

s e rious in j uri e s, or d e a th. Vide o gr a ph e r

- i nsp ec tors n e e d to cl i mb roof tops or oth e r w ise p e r fo r m el e v a t e d

wo r k, wh i c h e x pos e s them to the r isk of d a n g e rous f a l l s, e le c t r o c ut i on or other wo r k r e l a ted e x tr e mes. I n

a ddi t i o n, d e p e ndi n g on the n a tu r e of the video n ee d e d a nd the i nsp ec t i on work, p r o x i m i t y to e quip m e nt and

oth e r h a z a

rds a ssoci a ted with i ndustri a l real estate s i tes a nd real estate c onst r u c t i on locations o f ten in v olves a

great deal of risk to accomplish the job. T he use o f SC

- UAS m i t i g a tes th e se h a z a rds a nd is ul t i m a te l y a much

s a f e r m e thod of p e r f

ormi n g these a nd m o st o t h e r t y p e s o f insp e c t i ons.

SC

- UAS r e a l es t a te vi d e o pr o du c t i on a nd i nsp ec t i on of stru c tur e s is much s a f e r th a n t r a di t ional

mann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f

o rming the s a m e fun c t i on. C o nv e nt i on a l ope ra t i ons us i ng roto r c raft a nd fi x e d

- w ing

a ir c r a ft in low l e v e l op e r a t i ons pr e s e nt ve r y h i g h r isks with vehi c les we i g h i ng thous a nds of pound s

, ca r r y i n g

p a sse n g e rs a nd l a

r g e a moun t s of fu e l. I t i s i m port a nt t o note th a t t he use of sm a ll SC

- UAS in t his a r e a will

not on l y be s a fer a nd more c ost e f f ec t i v e

, but t he qu a l i t y of c ol le c t e d d a ta a nd inf o rm a t i on is f

a r sup e rio r

.

SC

- UAS r e a l es t a te vi d e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i on of stru c tur e s is more r e l i a ble, a nd a l l ows f or t he

c ol l ec t i on, diss e m i n a t i on, a nd stora g e o f visu a l c o ntent a nd other s e nso r y d a ta w i t h gr e a t e r p r ec is i on a nd

dur a t i on. SC

- UAS s a re a lso c a p a ble of a c ce ss i n g f in i sh a nd stru c tur a l q u a l i ty thro u g h the u s e of vid e o a nd

inspe c t i ng a re a s that wo u ld o t h e r w ise be in a cce ss i ble to humans a nd would be i m poss i ble to be c omp l e ted

with conv e nt i on a l ai r c r a f t or other inspe c t i on me t hods.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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IV. R ELE V ANT S T ATU T ORY AU T HORI T Y

This P e tition f

or E x e m p t i on is subm i tted pu r su a nt t o S ec tion 333 (a ) th r o u g h ( c ) of the F AA

Mo d e rni z a tion a nd R ef

o r m A c t of 2012 ( " Re f

o r m A c t " ). Co n g r e ss h a s di r ec ted the F AA " to s a fe l y

a c ce l e ra te the i nte g ra tion of civil unm a n n e d a i r cra ft s y stems into the n a tio n a l ai r sp a ce s y stem

. " P u r s u a nt t o

S e c tion 333 of the R ef

o r m A ct, the F AA Admini s tr a tor is to p e rmit un m a n n e d a i rc r a ft s y st e ms to o p er a te in

the N a t i on a l Air Sp ac e ( "NA S " ) wh er e it is s a f e to do so b a s e d on the f

ollowi n g c onsi d er a tions:

● The UAS ' s si z e , w e i g ht, sp e e d a nd o p e r a tio n a l c a p a bili t y ;

● Op er a tion of the UAS in close pr o x imi t y to a i r p o rts a nd populat e d a r ea s; a n d

● Op er a tion of the UAS within the visu a l line of si g ht of the op e r a tor.

Addition a l l y , the F AA A dmini s t r a tor h a s g e n era l a uth o r i t y to g ra nt e x e mptions f r om the a g e n c y 's

s a f e t y r e g u l a t i ons a nd minimum s t a nd a rds wh e n the Ad m ini s t r a tor d ec ides a r e q u e sted e x e mption is in the

pub l i c int er e st. S e e 49 U

. S

. C . § 106 (f ) ( d e fini n g t he a u t hori t y of t h e Admi n istr a tor ) ; 49 U .S .C. § 44701 (f)

( p e rmi t ting e x e mptions f

r om §§ 447 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a nd §§ 44702

– 44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y re qu e sti n g a n

e x e mption mu s t e x p l a in the r e asons w h y the e x e m ption: (1) would b e n e fit the public a s a who l e

, a nd ( 2)

would not adv er s e l y a f

f e c t sa f e t y ( or h o w it wou l d pr o vide a lev e l of s afe t y a t l ea st eq u a l to the e x i sting

r ules )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 1 1.81 ( p e titions for e x e mption).

IV. HI G H E R U P 'S P R O P O SE D UAS O P E RA T I O NS M EE T T HE R EQ UIRE M E NTS OF

SE CT I ON 333 OF T HE R E F O RM ACT

The SC

- UAS op e r a tio n s p r opos e d b y Sky and City i n this P e tition for E x e mp tion qu a li f y f o r

e x p e dit e d a ppr o v a l pursu a nt to S ec tion 333 of the R ef o r m A c t a s e a c h of t h e st a tuto r y c rit er i a a nd re lev a nt

f a ctors ar e s a tisfi e d.

A. A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d Bas e d on t h e SC

- UAS 's S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d

, a n d O p er a t io n al

Ca p a b ility

A G r a nt of E x e mption is a pprop r iate f o r op e r a tio n s c ondu c ted usi n g the SC

- UAS s due to its si z e w e i g ht,

sp ee d, a nd op er a tion a l c a p a b i li t y

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o T he SC

- UAS models h a ve b e en a ppr o v e d for u s e in prior S ec tion 333 G ra nts of E x e m p tion f r om the

F A A

. 2

o The SC

- UAS m odels w e i g hs l e ss th a n 55 pounds, in c lu d ing p a y l o a d.

o The SC

- UAS will not be f lown a t a g r ound sp e e d in e x c e ss of 50 knots.

o Altitude in f

o r mation w i ll be g e n e ra ted b y e quip m e nt onboa r d the UA a s s p ec ifi e d using GPS

tri a n g u l a tion, d i g it a l l y e n c o d e d b a rom e tric a ltim e t er

, ra dio a ltim e t er , or a n y combin a tion the r e o f

.

This in f o r mation will be t ra ns m itt e d to the pilot v i a tel e met r ic d a ta f e e d.

o The SC

- UAS s will h a ve s y stem r e dund a n c ies a n d i n d e p e nd e nt fu n c tion a li t y to e nsu r e the ov e r a ll

s afe t y a nd pr e dict a bil i t y of the s y stem. I f c on n ec t ion to the re m ote c ontrol or g round c ontrol station

is lost, f a ils af e s y s t e ms wi ll pe r mit the SC

- UAS to r e turn to a p re d e t e rmin e d loc a tion a nd s afe l y

l a nd without inju r y o r d a m a g e

.

o The ra dio f

r e qu e n c ies u s e d for op e r a tions a nd c o n trol of the SC

- UAS c omp l y with the Fe d e r a l

C ommunic a tions C o m mission ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppr o p r i a te g o v e rnm e nt ove r s i g ht a g e n c y

re qu i r e ments. The op e ra ti n g f re qu e n c y for t he SC

- UAS a re 2.4 GH z

.

I f the s a me o p e r a tions w er e c on d u c ted usi n g a h e li c opte r , the a i r c r a f t ' s ta k e

- o f f w e i g ht would l ik e l y e x cee d

6,0 0 0 pounds ca r

r y i n g a pi l ot, c a me r a op e r a tor a n d V O

- visual obse r v e r

- n a vi g a tor. T h e dif fe r e n c e i n

we i g ht b e tw ee n t h e SC

- UAS a nd a h e li c opt e r s i g nif i c a n t l y re du ce s t h e potential h a rm to the p ar t icip a ting

a nd no n

- p a rti c ip a ting individuals or pr o p er t y in t h e e v e nt o f a n acc i d e nt or incid e nt. I n a ddition, the r isk t o

the onbo a rd pilot a nd ca m er a op e ra tor is eliminat e d.

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m p tion to S hotover C a m er a S y stems L

. P

. ( E x e mp t i on No. 11159 ) ; G ra nt of

E x e mption to VDOS Gl o b a l, L L C ( E x e mption No. 11112 ) ; G r a nt of E x e mption to L ow Coun t r y RC, Corp.

( E x e mption No. 11184 ) ; G ra nt of E x e mption to A l a n P urwin ( E x e mption No. 11161); G r a nt of E x e mption

to H e lin e t Aviation S e rvi ce s (E x e mpt i on No. 11160 ) ; G r a nt of E x e mption to Total S a f e t y U.S., I n c

. ( E x e mption No. 11156 )

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B

. A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e O p er a t i o n al R e s tr i ct io n s S e t F o r th in Sky and City ’s

O p er a t io n s M a nu als

Sky and Ci ty ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls a nd the M a n u f a c tu r e r ' s Manu a l f

o r the s el ec t ed SC

- UAS s will

c ontain a ll the p r o ce dures a nd limitations n ece ss a r y to sa f e l y a nd s u cce s s f

ul l y p e r f o r m t h e op e r a ti o ns

spe c i f i e d in this P e tition f

or E x e mptio n . To a s sist the F AA in m a kin g a s a f e t y a ssessment of Sky and

City ’s p ropos e d op era tions, b e low is a sum m a r y o f op e r a t ional l imitations a nd c onditions that Sky and

City will a dh er e to, and wh i c h will e nsure a n e q u i v a l e n t or h i g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to o p era tions c on d u c ted

und e r c u rre nt r e g u l a to r y g u i d e lin e s:

1. The SC

- UAS w e i g h s l e ss th a n 55 pounds, ful l y load e d

.

2. All op era tions shall be c o ndu c ted ov e r priv a te or c ontrol l e d

- acce ss prop e r t y with p e rmission f r om

the land own er

/ c ontrol l e r or a

ut h o r i z e d r e p re s e nta t ive. P e rmission f r om l a nd own er

/ c ontrol l e r or

a uthori z e d r e p re s e ntative will be obt a in e d for eac h fl i g ht o p e r a tion.

3. All SC

- UAS s op er a ted un d e r the G r a nt of E x e m ption will be id e nti f

i e d b y s er i a l nu m b er

,

r e g ist ere d in ac c o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p ar t 47, and h a ve identifi ca tion ( N

- N um b er ) m ar ki n g s in

acc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a rt 45, Subp a rt C. M a rkin g s will be a s l ar g e a s pra c t i ca ble.

4. Min i mum c re w f

or ea ch fli g ht op e ra tion will c onsist of a pilot, who will be Pi lo t

- in C om m a nd

( " P I C " ) o f the SC

- UAS

, a nd one o r mo r e Visu a l O b s e rv e rs ( " Ob s er v e r " ) a s ne c e s s a r y to s a fe l y

c o ndu c t the mission.

5. P I Cs s h a ll pos s e ss at le a s t a Priv a te Pilot ' s C e rtif ic a te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I I M e d i ca l C e rtifi ca t e . The

P I C will a lso m ee t the f

l i g ht r e vi e w re qui r e ments spe c ifi e d in 14 C

. F .R 61

. 56 i n an a i rcra ft in whi c h

the P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pilot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The UA sh a ll be o p er a t e d within V L OS of the P IC a nd Obs e rv e r a t a ll tim e s. The P I C must use

human vision un a ided b y a n y d e v i c e other th a n c o rr e c tive l e n s e s, a s spe c if i e d on the P I C ' s F A A

issu e d medi ca l c e rti f

ic a t e

.

7. The P I

C a nd Obs e r v e r de s i g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a ti o n will be a ble to c ommunic a te v er b a l l y a t all

tim e s.

8. El e c tronic mes s a g i n g o r t e x ting will not be p e rmi t t e d du r ing fl i g ht o p er a ti o ns.

9. The a dditional re qui r e me nts id e nti f i e d in the G ra n t of E x e mption s h a ll be a d d e d to the Sky and City ’s

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The Op e r a t i ons M a nu a ls will be maintain e d a nd made a v a il a ble to the Administr a tor upon re q u e st. I f a

disc re p a n c y e x ists b e tw e e n the c onditions and li m i tations in the G ra nt of E x e mption a nd Sky and City ’ s

Op er a tions M a nu a ls, the c ond i tions and li m itatio n s in the G ra nt of E x e mpt i on sh a ll t ake pr e ce d e n c e a n d

must be f ollow e d. Oth e r wise, Sky and City sh a ll fo l low the p r o ce du re s out l in e d in t h e ir O p era tions

M a nu a ls.

10. Sky and City m a y u p d a te or r e vis e it s O p e ra tio ns M a nu a ls

. R e vision s w il l b e t r ac k e d a n d a

r e vi s e d c o p y of t

he M a n u a l w il l b e p r ov i d e d to t h e A dmin i st r a to r u po n re q u e st

.

Sky and City w il l a ls o p re s e n t a n u pd a t e d a n d r e vi s e d O p e r a ti o n s M a n u a l s i f i t p e tition s f o r e x t e nsio n o r

a m e nd m e n t t o it s G r a n t o f E x e mption

. I f a n up d a t e or r e vi s ion would a f fe c t the b a sis upon whi c h t h e F A A

g r ants the e x e mption, Sky and City will se e k a n a m e ndment to its Gr a nt of Ex e mption. Sky and City will

c o nta c t t he F A A’s SC

- UAS I nt e g ra tion O ff i c e ( A F S

- 80) if q u e stions a rise r e g a rdi n g u pd a tes or re vi s ions

to t he o p er a t i n g do c u m e n ts.

11. Sky and City ’ s O p e ra t i on s M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t of E x e mptio n w il l be a v a i l a bl e to th e

P I C a t t he g r o u n d c on t r o l st a tio n a n y ti me the SC

- UAS is op e ra ti n g

.

12. The P I

C is prohi b i t e d fr o m be g inni n g a SC

- UAS f li g ht unl e ss ( c onsid er i n g wind a nd f o r eca st

w ea th e r c onditions) the r e is en o u g h po w e r to f l y to the f i rst i n t e nd e d point of l a ndin g

, a nd a ssumi n g n o r m a l

c rui s i n g s p e e d, to f

l y af t e r t hat for a t l ea st 10 m inutes.

13. M a x imum tot a l fl i g ht time f or eac h o p er a tion a l f

l i g ht us i n g the SC

- UAS will be limited to 40

m inutes or the a mount of t i me the SC

- UAS ca n be flown a nd s till maintain a re s e rve b a t t e r y po w e r of no

less than 25 % , whi c h e v e r o c cu r s fi r s t

.

14. F li g hts will be o p e r a ted a t an a ltitude of no more t h a n 400 f e e t A G L a nd w i ll n e v e r e n t e r n a v i g a ble

c o ntrol l e d a irsp ac e without prior w r itten a uthori z a tion a nd a ppr o v a l f r om the F A A. I n the e v e nt the

str u c ture b e ing ins pe c ted e x ce eds 400 f e e t A G L

, t h e SC

- UAS will not be op e r a ted m or e th a n 100 f ee t

a bo v e the h i g h e st po i nt o n the stru c tur e

, a n d no more than 100 fee t h o r i z ontal l y fr om the s t ru c tur e

.

15. F li g ht op e r a tions must be c ondu c ted a t l ea st 500 f e e t f r om all nonpa r ti c ipat i ng p e r sons. ( p e rsons

ot h e r t h a n the P I

C, V O, op er at o r t ra ine e s o r e sse n t i a l p er son n e l ), ve ssels, v e hicl e s, a nd st r u c tur e s un l e ss:

a

. B a rr i e rs or str u c tur e s a re p re s e nt th a t suf f i c i e nt l y p rot ec t nonpa r ti c i p a ting p e rsons f rom the UA

a n d /or d e b r is in the e v e nt of a n acc ident. The op e r a tor must e nsu r e that non p a rti c ipating

p e rsons re main un d e r s u c h p r ote c tion. I f a si t u a ti o n a ris e s wh er e nonp a rti c i p a ti n g p e rsons l ea ve

su c h p r ote c tion a nd a r e within 500 f e e t of the U A, f

l i g h t ope ra tions must c ea se immedi a t e l y

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b. The a i rc r a ft is op er a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, vehi c les or s t r u c tur e s w h e r e t h e own e r / c ontrol l e r of su c h

v e ssels, v e hicl e s or str u c tur e s h a s g ra nted p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s af e t y a s s e ssm e nt

of the r isk of op e r a ti n g c l os e r to those obje c ts and d e t e rmin e d that it do e s not p r e s e nt an undue

h a z a rd, a nd;

c

. Op er a tions n ea rer to the P I C, VO, op e r a tor t r a in e e s or e ssential p e rsons do not p r e s e nt an

undue h a z a rd to those p e rsons p e r § 91.119 (a).

16. The UA m a y not be o p e r a ted l e ss th a n 500 fee t b e l ow or less than 2,000 f e e t h ori z ontal l y fr om a

c loud or wh e n vi s ibili t y i s l e ss th a n 3 s t a tute miles f rom the P I C.

17. The UA m a y not op er a te within 5 nm of a n a irpo r t re f e r e n c e point a s d e no t ed on a c u rr e nt F A A

pub l ish e d ae ro n a

uti ca l c h a rt unless a let ter of a g r e e ment with that a irpo r t’s man a g e ment is obtai n e d, a nd

the op e r a t i o n is condu c t e d in acc o r d a n c e with a N OTAM a s re qui r e d b y t h e Sky and City CO A

. The l e t t e r

of a g r ee ment with the a irpo r t man a g e ment will be made a v a il a ble to the Admini s t r a tor upo n re qu e st.

18. P rior to e ac h fl i g ht the P IC sh a ll inspe c t the SC

- UAS to con f irm th a t it i s in a c ondition sa f e f or

fl i g ht. The p re

- fl i g ht in s p ec t i on will acc ount for a ll disc re p a n c ies, e .g. ino p e ra ble c omponents, item s

, or

e qui p m e nt, not a l rea d y c ov er e d in the r e l e v a nt se c tions of the op er a ti n g d o c uments. The P I C s h a ll n ot

op er a te the SC

- UAS if t he i n sp e c tion r e v ea ls a c ondit i on that affec ts the s af e op er a t ion o f the SC

- UAS until

the nece ss a

r y m a in t e n a n c e h a s b ee n p e rf o r med a nd the SC

- UAS is found to be in a c ondition for s af e f l i g ht.

The g r ound c ont r ol s tati o n sh a ll be includ e d in the pr e fl i g ht i n s p ec tion. All m a int e n a n c e a nd a l t er n a tions

must be p r op er l y do c umen t e d in the SC

- UAS rec o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y Sky and City ’ s Op e r a tions M a nu a ls.

19. Sky and City will c a r r y out its m a int e n a n ce , ins p ec tions, a nd r e c o rd k e e pi n g r e quir e ments in

ac co r d a n c e with the Op e r a tions Ma n u a ls. M a int e n a n ce , inspe c tion, a nd a lt era tions will be no t e d in the

SC

- UAS r e c o r ds, in c l u di n g tot a l ti m e in se r vic e

, d e s c ription of wo r k acc o mp lished, a nd the si g n a t ur e of

the a uthori z e d p e rson re turni n g the SC

- UAS to se r vic e

.

20. A n y SC

- UAS that h a s un d e r g one m a int e n a n c e or a lt e r a tions that a f

f e c t t h e SC

- UAS op er a tion

or f l i g ht c h a ra c t er i s tics ( e .g

., r e p l ace m e n t of a fl i g ht c ritic a l c om p on e nt) must und er g o a fun c ti o n a l test

fl i g ht in a cc o r d a n c e with Sky and City O p er a tions Manu a ls. The P I C w h o c ondu c ts the fun c tion a l test

fli g ht must make a n e nt

r y i n th e SC

- UAS a i rc r a ft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. T h e r e qui r e me n t s a n d p r o ce du r e s f or a

f u n c tio n a l t e st fli g ht a nd SC

- UAS r e c o r d e nt r y s h a ll be includ e d in the Sky and City ’ O p er a tions

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21. The SC

- UAS will be op era t e d a nd maintain e d a c c o r d i ng to the M a n u f a c t ur e r ' s M a nu a ls and a n y

r e qui r e d man u f

a c tu r e r S a fe t y

/ S e rvi c e B ull e tins.

22. P ri or to the op er a tion, a Mi s sion P ac k e t will be c r ea ted in acc o r d a n c e with the r e qu i r e ments on

Sky and City ’ s Op e r a tions M a n u a ls.

23. Sky and City will obtain a n A i r T r a f fic O r g a ni z a tion ( " AT O " ) issu e d C er ti f i c a te of W a iver or

Author iz a tion, othe r wise know n a s a C OA, prior t o c ondu c ti n g a n y op e r a t i ons und e r this G ra nt o f

E x e mption. A NOTAM will be issued a s r e quir e d b y the COA. All ope ra t i ons will be c ondu c ted in

ac co r d a n c e with a irsp ac e r e quir e ments in the A T O issu e d COA i n c luding c l a ss of a irs p ace

, a lti tude l e v e l

a nd potential tr a nspond e r re quir e ments.

24. All r e quir e d p e rmissions and p e rmits will be obtain e d fr om t erritori a l, s t a t e

, c oun t y or c i t y

j u risdictions, including loc a l law e n f or c e m e nt, fi r e or ot h e r a

ppr o p r i a te g ov e rnm e nt a l a g e n c ies

25. I f the SC

- UAS los e s c o mm u nic a tion with the p i lot, it will h a ve the ca p a bil i t y t o r e turn to a p r e

de t e rmin e d loc a tion wit h in the op er a tion a l a re a a n d land s afe l y

.

26. Con t in g e n c y plans will b e in pl ac e to sa f e l y t er m i n a te f

li g ht if t h e r e is a lo s s of c ommun ic a tion

betw ee n the P I

C a nd the Obse r v e r

.

27. The SC

- UAS will h a ve the ca p a bili t y to sa fe l y a bort f l i g ht in the ca se o f u n pr e dict e d obs t ac les or

e me r g e n c i e s

.

28. P I

Cs a nd Obs e r v e r s will h a ve a t l ea st a c u r r e nt C l a ss I I I M e d i ca l C e rtifi ca t e

.

29. P rior to condu c ting o p e rat ions for f ilmin g , the P I C will h a ve acc umul a ted a nd lo g g e d, in a m a nn e r

c on s ist e nt with 14 C F R § 61.5 1 ( b ) , a minimum of 200 f l i g ht c y c l e s a nd 25 ho u rs total t ime a s a SC

- UAS

rotor c r a f t pilot and a t l e a s t 10 ho u r s lo g g e d a s a SC

- UAS pil ot with a sim i l a r SC

- UAS t y p e

.

30. P rior to condu c ting o p e rat ions for f ilmin g , the P I C will h a ve acc umul a ted a nd lo g g e d, in a m a nn e r

c on s ist e nt with 14 C F R § 61.5 1 ( b ) , a minimum of 5 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a mi n imum of 10 logged hours a s

SC

- UAS pilot ope ra ti n g the m a ke a nd model of SC

- UAS to be utili z e d f or op er a t i ons und e r the e x e mption

and t h i r t y ta k e

- o ff

s a nd th i r t y landi n g in the pr ece di n g 90 d a y s.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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31. Op er a tions shall oc c u r d u r ing d a y time V F R M e t e o r olo g i c a l C onditions; f li g hts un d e r Sp ec i a l

V i su a l F l i g h t R ul e s ( " S V F R " ) sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UA sh a ll r e main c l e a r a nd y ield the r i g ht of w a y to all oth e r m a nn e d ope r a tions a nd ac tivities

a t all tim e s (in c lu d in g

, b ut not limited to, u lt r a l i ght v e hicl e s, p arac hute ac tivities, p ar a s a ili n g ac tivi t i e s

, hang g li d e rs, e tc. )

.

33. SC

- UAS Op er a tions u n d e r I nstrument F l i g ht R ules, a t n i g ht, or b e y ond V L OS a r e p r ohibited.

34. The SC

- UAS will not be op era ted f rom a n e lev a t e d pl a tfo r m or moving d ev i c e / v e hicl e

.

35. B e f

o r e c ond u c ti n g o p e ra t ions, the ra di o f re q u e n c y sp e c trum used f o r o p e ra t i on a nd c ontrol of the

U A w i ll c omp l y with the Fe de ra l C ommunic a tio n s C o m m ission ( F CC) or other a pprop r i a te g o v e r nm e nt

ov e rsi g ht a g e n c y re quir e m e nts.

V. R E G ULAT I ONS F R OM WHICH E X EM P T I O N IS R E Q U E STE D

The Fe d era l Aviat ion Ac t e x p re ss l y g r a nts the F A A the a uthori t y to issue e x e mp tions. T h is s tatut o r y

a uthor i t y

, b y its te r ms, i n c ludes e x e mpting c ivil a i r cra ft, a s t he t er m is d ef i n e d und e r § 40101 of the A c t

, including SC

- UAS s, f

r om i t s sa fe t y r e g u l a tions a nd mini m um s t a nd a rds w h e n the Ad m ini s t r a tor d ec ides a

r e qu e sted e x e mption is i n the pub l ic int e r e st

. 3

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e mp tion f r om sev era l inte r re l a t e d p r ovi s ions of Title 14 of the Code of

Fe d e r a l Re g ulations ( " 14 C

. F

. R " ) P a r ts 21, 45, 61 a nd 91 f or pu rpo s e s o f c ondu c ti n g the r e qu e sted o p e r a tio n s

u s ing a SC

- UAS

. L

ist e d b e l o w a r e : (1) the s p ec ific s ec ti o ns of 14 C

. F .R f or w hi c h e x e mption is sou g ht, and

( 2) the op e r a

ti n g p r o ce du re s a nd sa f

e g u a r ds that P e tit i o n e r h a s e stabli s h e d whi c h will e n sure a l e v e l of s afe t y

b e t t e r th a n or e qu a l to the r u l e s f r om which e x e m

ption is so u g ht. 4

3 49 U.S .C . § 44701 (f

) ( a u thori z ing the g ra nt of e x e mptions f r om r e quir e m e n ts of r e g ulations p re s c rib e d

p u rsu a nt to S ec tions 44 7 01( a ) a nd ( b ) a nd S ec tio n s 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C

. F .R § 11.81 (e ), which re quir e s a p e tition f or e x e mption to inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y g r a nti n g the e x e mption would not a dv er s e l y af f ec t s a f e t y

, or how the e x e mption w ould

provide a lev e l o f s afe t y a t l e ast e qu a l to that p r ovided b y t h e ru l e f rom which y ou s e ek e x e mption.U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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U NM A N NED A IR C R A F T S YS T EM

A. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 21, Sub p a r t H

– Ai r w o r th in e s s C ert i f ica te s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a ) (1)

The F A A h a s st a ted th a t no e x e mption is n e e d e d fr om this s ec tion if a f inding is m a de und e r the

R ef orm A c t th a t the SC

- UAS s e l ec ted p r ov i d e s a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s afe t y wh e n c ompa re d to a i r cra ft

no r mal l y us e d f

o r the s a me a pp l i ca tion. Th e se cr i t e r i a ar e m e t, and th ere f o r e no e x e m

p tion is n e e d e d

. 5 I f,

howe v e r, t h e F AA d e t er min e s that t h er e a r e some c h arac t e ristics of the c h o s e n SC

- UAS that fa il to m ee t the

re quir e m e nts of the R ef

o r m A c t, an e x e mption is r e qu e sted.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

Sky and City ’ s use of the SC

- UAS i s s af e w h e n taki n g into acc ount their s i z e , w e i g ht, s p ee d, a nd

op e r a tion a l c a p a bili t y

. A s set f o r th in the d e s c ript i on of propos e d op er a tio n s in S ec tion I V ( A ) , the

SC

- UAS w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 po u n ds, in c luding p a y load a n d will not be f lown a t a g r ound s p ee d i n

e x c ess of 50 knots. SC

- UAS i s a lso e quipped with s a f e t y fea tur e s that will a l l ow P e t i tion e r t o

op e r a te the SC

- UAS s a f

e l y af t e r e x p er i e n c e cer t a in i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a ilu re s

. 6 7

5 S e e G ra nt of E x e mption No. 11062 to Astr a e us A er i a l ( F AA

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 14, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e mption No. 11184 to L ow Coun t r y RC, Corp. (F A A

- 2014

- 0803 a t p g . 3):

" The [ SC

- UAS ] h a s t h e ca p a bili t y to op era te s a fe l y af t e r e x p er i e n c i n g c e r tain i n

- fl i g ht c onti n g e n c ies o r

f ailu re s a nd us e s a n a ut o

- pilot s y s t e m t o mainta i n SC

- UAS stabil i t y a nd c ontrol. The SC

- UAS is a lso a ble

to re spond to a loss of g lobal pos i tioni n g s y st e m ( G PS ) or a lo s t

- link e v e nt with a p r e

- c oo r dinat e d,

p r edict a ble, a u t omat e d fli g ht man e u v er

, a nd m a n u a l fli g ht c ontrol fu n c t i on a l i t y a s a b ac kup. Th e s e s af e t y

f e a tu r e s p r ovide a n e q u ival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y c ompa re d to a mann e d a i rcr a ft p erf o r m i n g a simil a r

op e r a tion

. "

7 See e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11184 to VDOS Glob a l, L L C. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0382 a t p g s. 4

- 5 ) :

" The SC

- UAS w it

h it s u p g ra d e ca n be o p er a ted e nti r e l y b y a touc h

- s c ree n

, m a p

- b a sed i nte rface

. T his me a ns

the op era tor on l y n ee ds to c omm a nd the s y s tem w h e r e to g o, a nd t he s y stem d o e s a ll the f l y i n g f o r the

op er a t o r. The SC

- UAS c a n b e op era ted in b o th s e mi a nd ful l y a uton o mous fli g ht mod e s, with t he op er a tor

simp l y c li c ki n g on a map to cr e a t e a p re

- p lan n e d f l i g ht p a th f

or a fl i g ht. I n a d d i tion, the op e r a tor ca n c r ea te no

f l y z on e s or m a x imum fli g ht r a n g e s a nd a ltitud e s so the s y stem c a nnot e n t er area s d ee med uns afe or

un n ece ss a r y to f

l y o v e r . The p e tition e r stat e s f u r th e r t h a t the SC

- UAS h a s built

- in int e lli g e nt f a ult handling

whi c h a llows t h e SC

- UAS to d e t ec t a s y stem f a ult while in t h e a i r a n d a ut o m a ti ca l l y f l y b ac k to its tak e o f

f

lo c a tion a nd l a nd. F aults that ca n be d e t e c t e d includ e : lo s s of c omm u nic a t i on; e x cee ding p r e

- s e t

wind thr e sholds; and low b a tte r y l e v e ls.

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Addi t ion a l l y , the SC

- UAS s c a r r y n e it h e r pilots nor p a sse n g e rs, c a rr y no e x plo s ive m a t er ials or

f l a m m a ble liquid f

u e ls, a nd ope r a te e x c lu s iv e l y w ithin the p ar a met e rs st a t e d in the Sky and

City ' s Ope r a tions Ma n u a ls.

Op er a tions c ond u c ted u n d e r this e x e m p tion will b e c lose l y c ontrol l e d a nd mon i tor e d b y the op e r a t o r

a nd will be c ondu c ted in c omp l ian c e with lo ca l p u blic s af e t y re quir e ments, to p r ovide s ec u r i t y f o r the a r e a of

op e r a tion. Sky and City w il l a lso provide the F A A with a dv a n c e noti c e of a l l op era tions via NOT A M s a s

r e quir e d b y the a ppli ca ble COA. I n a ll ca s e s, o p e r a tion of the SC

- UAS und e r the pr o pos e d c onditions will

be at l ea st as s af

e a s, or s af

e r th a n, c onv e ntion a l r otor cr a ft o p e r a ti n g with a n a ir w o r thi n e ss c e rtifi ca t e

.

L a st l y , the SC

- UAS s d o not ne e d a m e a ns to c o m munic a te with other a i r c r a ft o r ATC, b eca use tho s e

ca p a bilities will be poss e ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Obs er v e r, who ar e not o nbo a rd the SC

- UAS

. 8 I n a dd i tion, no

s e ns e

- a nd

- a void t e chnol o g y is ne ce s sa r y for the SC

- UAS s b eca use t h e y will be op er a t e d a t all times in V F R

c onditions and w i thin V L OS of the P I C a n d Op er a t o r

. 9

B

. 14 C

. F

. R. P a r t 27 A i r w o r th in e ss S tan d a r d s: No r m al Ca te g o r y Ro t o r c r a f t

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. P a rt 27 s e ts fo r th the pr o c e d u r a l r e quir e ments for a i r wo r th i n e ss ce rt ific a tion of norm a l

ca t e g o r y roto r cra ft. To the e x tent that the Sky and City ' s sm a ll SC

- UAS s would oth er wise r e q uire

ce rtif i ca tion und e r P ar t 27, P e ti t ion e r s ee ks a n e x e mption from P a rt 2 7 ' s a i r wo r thin e ss s t a nd a rds f or the s a me

rea sons id e n t ifi e d in the r e qu e st fo r e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 21, S u b p a rt H

, supr a

.

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7 See e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11184 to VDOS Glob a l, L L C. ( F A A

- 2 0 14

- 0382 a t p g s. 4

- 5 ) :

All fli g ht op e r a tions a r e g lo b a l posi t ioning s y s t e m ( G PS ) c ontro l l e d, m a king the s y s t e m ea s y to

n a v i g a te. At a n y point if t h e o pe r a t o r is not e x pli c it l y c o m m a ndi n g the s y stem to move, the s y st e m

a ut o m a ti ca l l y holds its G P S pos i t ion. The fli g ht c ontrol s y s t e m e mpl o y s n ot on l y GPS posi t ioning but

a va r i e t y of s e nsors i n c luding sona r

, b a rom e t r i c p re ssu r e

, temp er a tu r e

, wind sp ee d a nd othe r s to e nsu r e

stab i li t y s o lo n g a s wind thr e sholds a r e not e x cee d e d. Also a fl i g ht t e rmin a tion link

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y

a w a y ' or other po t e nti a l l y d a n g erous situ a tion

– is av a il a ble to the o p e r a tor

. "

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C. 14 C

. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 4 5. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a ) : Ai r c r a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n t i f

ica t ion R e qu i re m e n ts

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om the a i rc r a ft m ar ki n g a nd identif i ca ti o n r e q uir e ments c ontain e d

in

14 C. F .R. § § 91.9 (c) , 4 5 .23 ( b) a nd 4 5.27 (a).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 (c ), C i v il Air cr a f t F l i g ht M a n u a l, M ar king a nd P l a c a rd r e q uir e ments, p r ovides th a t:

No p e rson m a y op e ra te a U.S

. - r e g ist e r e d c ivil ai r c r a ft unless that a i r c r a ft is i d e nt i fi e d in

acc o r d a n c e with Pa rt 45 of this c h a pte r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b )

, Ma rkin g s of t h e Aircr a ft, st a tes:

W h e n m ar ks include only the Roman ca p i t a l lett e r " N " a nd the r e g is t r a tion number is

disp l a y e d on l i mited, re s t ri c t e d or l i g h t

- sport ca t e g o r y a i r c raft or e x perim e n tal or

p r ovi s ion a l l y c er t i fi ca ted a i r c r a f t

, the op er a tor must a lso d i spl a y o n that a i rc r a ft n ea r eac h

e ntr a n c e to the ca bin, c o c kpit, or pilot s t a t i on, i n lette r s not less t h a n 2 i n c h e s nor mo r e

than 6 inch e s h i g h, the w o r ds " limited

, " " r e str i c t e d," " l i g h t

- sp o rt, " e x p er i ment a l," or

" p rovisional

, " a s a ppli ca

ble.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.27 (a ), R o t o rc r a ft, stat e s:

E ac h o p er a tor of a rot o rc r a f t must dis p l a y on that r otor c r a ft hori z onta l l y on both sur face s o f

the ca bin, fusel a g e

, bo o m, o r t a i l the m a rks re q uir e d b y § 45.23.

I n a p r e vious Gr a nt of E x e mption, the F AA d e t e r min e d that e x e mp t ion f r om these r e quir e ments w a s

w a r ra n ted pr ovided th a t t he a i r c r a f t " h a v e i d e nti f

i ca tion ( N

- Numb er ) m a rki n g s in a cc or d a n c e with 14 C

. F .R

P a rt 45, Sub p a rt C if the m ar ki n g s a re a s l a r ge a s pr ac ti ca ble

. " 10

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e ty

All UA f lown b y Sky and City will b ea r N

- numb e r m ar kin g s t h a t a r e a s la r g e a s p r a c ti ca b l e

in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F

. R. P a rt 45, Sub p a rt C

. 11

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D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 ( a )

, 9 1.407 ( a )( 1 ) , 91.40 9 ( a ) (1) a n d ( 2 ) ; 91

. 417(a) a n d ( b ) : M ai n t e n a nc e

I n s p ec tions

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om the mainten a n c e inspe c tion r e quir e ments contain e d in

14 C

. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 91.407 ( a )( 1 ), 9 1 .409( a )( 2 ) ; 91.417( a ) a nd ( b ) . Th e s e r e g ulati ons s pe c i f y m a in t e n a n c e

a nd ins p ec t i on s t a nd a rds in ref e re n c e to 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 43. S ee

, e .g., 14 C. F .R. § 91.40 5 (a ) ( stat i n g t h a t e ac h

own e r or o p era tor of a n a i rcra ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a i r c r a ft ins pe c ted a s p re s c r i b e d in sub p art E o f this p ar t and

sh a ll b e t w ee n r e qu i r e d i n sp ec tions h a ve disc re p a n c i e s r e p a i r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 43 of this c h a pt e r " )

. An

e x e mption f

r om th e se re g ulations i s n ee d e d b eca use P a rt 43 a nd these s e c ti o ns on l y a p p l y to a i rc r a ft with an

a i r wo r thin e ss c e rtifi ca te, whi c h the SC

- UAS to b e op e r a ted un d e r this g r a nt of e x e mp t ion will not h a v e

.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d b ec a use m a int e n a n c e a nd in s p ec t ions will be p erf o r m e d

in ac c o r d a n c e with the M a nu fa ctu r e r ' s M a nu a l a nd a n y re q u i re d m anu fac t u r e r S a f e t y o r S er vi c e B ul l e t i ns.

F u r the r

, a s re qui r e d b y Sky and City ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a l s, the P I C will c ondu c t a p re

- f

l i g ht insp e c ti o n of

the SC

- UAS a nd a ll a ssoci a ted e qui p m e nt to acc ount f o r a ll disc re p a n c ies a nd/or ino p er a ble c ompone n ts.

M a i nt en a n c e will be p er fo r m e d a nd v er i f i e d to a dd r e ss a n y c onditions po t e nti a l l y a f f e cti n g s a f e o p e r a tion of

the SC

- UAS a nd no fl i g hts will o cc ur u n less, a nd until, a ll f li g h t c r iti ca l c o mpo n e nts of t he SC

- UAS h a ve

b ee n found to be a ir w o r t h y a nd in a c ondition sa f e f o r o p er a tion. A f

u n c ti o n a l t e st fli g ht w i ll be c o n du c t e d

f ollowi n g the r e pl a ce me n t of a n y fl i g h t

- c ritic a l compon e nts. As r e quir e d b y Sky and City ’ s O p er a tio n s

M a nu a l s, the P I C who c o nd u c ts the f u n c tion a l t e st fli g ht w i ll m a k e a n e nt r y in the SC

- UAS a i rcra ft rec o r ds of

the fl i g ht.

Sky and City ’ s O p e r a tions Ma nu a l also in c ludes re qu i re ments to follow the m a n u f a c tu r er’ s SC

- UAS

a i r c ra ft/ c ompon e nt, mai n ten a n c e, o v er h a ul, re pla c e m e nt, inspe c tion, a nd li f e limit r e quir e ments f

o r the

f ol l owing a ppl i ca ble c o m p o n e nts: pow er t ra in s y st e m ( pow e rpl a nt), p r op e ll e rs, a vioni c s a nd c ontrol s ur face s

(includi n g a i l e rons/ e lev o ns ) , st r u c tur e s & a i r f ra m e

, ca m e r a s y s t e m, el ec t r i ca l s y stems (i n c ludi n g b a tt er i e s),

g round c on t rol station, h a z a rd a c ce ssori e s, a nd s p ar e p a rts. F u r the r

, Sky and City ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a l s a lso

i n c ludes p r o ce du r e s to do c ument a nd maintain a r ec o r d o f the SC

- UAS main t e n a n ce , p r e v e ntative

m a i nten a n ce

, a lt er a tions, s t a tus of re pla ce ment /o v er h a ul compon e nt p a rts, a nd the total t ime in s er v i c e of the

S C

- UAS s us e d und e r t

his G r ant of E x e mption. As a whol e , the m a int e n a n c e a nd ins p ec ti o n p r o ce du re s

r e qu i r e d in Sky and City ’ s Op e r a t ions M a nu a l s e nsure t h a t an e quival e nt or h i g h e r l e v e l of s af e t y will be

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P I L O T

- I N

- CO M M A N D O F T HE SC

- UAS

E

. 14 C. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i v ate P ilot P r ivileg e s a n d L i m ita t io n s

Sky and City s ee ks e x e mp tion f r om 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re stricts priv a t e pilot c e rtifi ca te hold er s

fr om f l y i n g a i r c ra ft f

or c omp e ns a t i on or h i re

, a nd would a lso r e quire a s ec o nd c lass med i ca l c e rtifi c a te. T h e

purpose of P a rt 61 is to e nsure that the skill and c ompet e n c y of a n y P I C m a t c h e s the a ir s p ac e in whi c h the

P I C will be o p er a ti n g

, a s w e ll as r e quir i ng ce rtif i c a tions if the p r ivate pilot is c a r r y i n g p a ss e n g e rs o r c a r g o for

hi re

. I n thi s c a s e

, while t he SC

- UAS s will be o p er a ted a s pa r t of a c o mm erc ial op e r a tion, it carr i e s n e i t h e r

p a s s e n g e rs n o r ca

r g o.

I n t h e G r a nt of E x e mpti o n to Astr ae us A er i a l 12 , t h e F A A d e t er m ined th a t the unique c h a rac t er istics o f

SC

- UAS op er a tion out s ide of c on t r oll e d a irsp ac e did not w arra nt the a ddi t ion cost a nd r e strictions a tt e nd a nt

with r e quiri n g a the P I

C t o ha v e a C o m m erc ial P i l ot C e rtifi ca te a nd C l a ss I I M e di c a l C e rtifi ca te. The

ful f i llm e nt of the a dditi o n a l re q u i re ments for a p riv a te pi l ot to b ec ome qu a l i f i e d a s a c o m m e rc ial pi l ot would

not l ea d to a n y a dditional s af e t y b e n e fits wh e n SC

- UAS op er a tions a r e i n volv e d.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Sa

f e ty

The re strictions the Sky and City h a s p l ace d on its SC

- UAS o p er a tions m ee t or e x cee d t he

re s tri c t i ons sim i l ar l y impos e d on As t r ae us A er i a l. Sky and City w i ll op e r a te on p r iva t e p r op er t y a w a y fr om

p e rso n s a nd p r o p er t y not involv e d in t he ope r a tio n

. Sky and City will a lso obta i n a n ATO i ssued COA prior

to condu c ti n g a n y o p er a tions un d e r this G ra nt of E x e mption. A l l op er a tions will be c on d u c ted in ac co r d a n c e

with a i r sp a c e r e qu i r e m e n ts in the ATO is s u e d COA i n c luding c l a ss of a irsp ace

, a ltitude l e v e l a n d potenti a l

t r a ns p ond e r re quir e ments. A N O T A M will also be issu e d a s r e quir e d b y the a ppli ca b l e C OA.

I n a ddition t o these f

l i g ht re strictions, the Sky and City will f u r ther e ns u r e s a f

e o p e r a tion b y r e quiri n g

that a n y P I C be thoro u g h l y v er s e d not o n l y in ai r s p ac e a nd c o m muni ca tion i s su e s p er taining to a ll a i rcra ft

o p e r a tors but also in the u nique a sp e c ts of SC

- UAS f li g ht. As set f

o rth in the Op er a

t i ons Man u a ls, p i lots will

h a ve e x p er i e n c e not on l y in SC

- UAS op era t ions g e n e r a l l y but h a ve l o g g e d fl i g ht ti m e in the sp e c ific m a k e

a nd model us e d for the op er a t ions b ef o r e th e y a re p e rmi t t e d to pa r ti c ipate i n c o m m er c ial fl i g h t s on b e half of

Sky and City

. T h e p ilot qualif i ca tion, tr a i n in g

, a nd c u r re n c y r e quir e ments in the Op era tions Manu a ls e ns u r e

t h a t Sky and City ’ s pi l ots a r e c ompet e nt and p r o f i c ient in the SC

- UAS th e y a r e o p e ra ti n g

. Sky and City ’s

t ra ini n g a nd qu a li f

i ca tio n r e quir e ments a re c onsis t e nt wi t h those c ontain e d in prior F AA S ec tion 333 G ra nts

of E x e mption, a nd will p r o vide a h i g h e r lev e l of c ompet e n c y a nd pr of ici e n c y for its pil o ts a nd w i ll e nsure a t

l ea st an e quival e nt l e v e l of s af e t y

.

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O P E RA T I NG P AR A M ET E RS OF T HE SC

- UAS

F

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : C i vil Ai rcr a f t Ai r w o r th i ne ss

A lth o u g h t

h e r e will be no a ir w o r thin e ss c e rtifi ca te is s u e d f or the SC

- UAS s, Sky and City s ee ks a n

e x e mption f

r om 14 C

. F

. R. § 91

. 7 (a) , whi c h r e q uir e s that a c ivil ai r c r a f t be in ai r wo r t h y c ondition to be

op er a ted. The F A A h a s s t a ted t h a t no e x e mption i s r e quir e d for 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ) to the e x tent t h a t t he

r equir e m e nts of P ar t 21 ar e w a ived or f ound inap p l i c a ble

. 1 3 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e tition e r r e qu e sts that the

r equi r e m e nts for § 91.7 (a ) be t r ea t e d in a cc o r d a n c e with S ec tion V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b )( 2 ) : Civil Ai rcr a f t F l ig h t M a nu al in t h e Ai rcr a f t a n d 14

C. F

. R. § 91.203 ( a) a n d ( b ) : Ca rr yi n g Civil Ai r c r a f t C ert i f i c a tion an d R e gist r a t ion

Ti t le 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2) a nd § 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b) re quire t h e op era tor to car r y a ir w o r thin e ss

do c u m e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s onbo a rd the a i r c r a ft. Pursu a nt to 14 C. F .R. § 91. 9 ( b )( 2 ) :

(b) No p e rson m a y o pe r a te a U.S

. - r e g ist e r e d c ivil air craf t

–

(2) F o r which a n Airpl a ne or Rotor cra ft F l i g ht M a nu a l is r e quir e d b y § 21

. 5 of this c h a pte r , unless

th er e is av a il a ble in the a i rc r a f t a c u rre nt app r o v e d A i r p l a ne or Rotor cr a f t F li g ht M a n u a l, app r ov e d

ma n u a l m a t er ial, ma r k i n g s, a nd pl a ca rds, or a n y c ombin a tion the r e o f

.

P u r su a nt t o 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a nd ( b ) :

( a ) E x ce pt a s p r ovided in § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op er a te a c ivil a i r c raf t u n less it h a s with i n it the

f ollowin g :

(1) An a p p ro pr iate a nd c u rr e nt ai r w o rthin e ss c e rtifi ca te...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c ivil a i rcraf t unl e ss the a ir w o r thin e ss cer t ifi c a te r e quir e d b y p a ra g ra ph

( a ) of this s ec tion or a s p ec ial fli g ht a uth o r i z a tion i ssued und e r § 91.715 is dis p l a y e d a t t h e ca bin or

c o c kpit e ntr a n c e so that i t is l e g ible to p a ss e n g er s o r c r e w.

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Giv e n the sm a ll si z e a nd c onfi g ur a tion of the SC

- UAS s, it would be imp o s s ible to ke e p

a ir w o r thin e ss docum e nts a nd other a i r c r a ft m a nu a l s on b o a rd the SC

- UAS b e c a use t h er e is simp l y no

room a nd the SC

- UAS h a s n o ca bin or c o c kpit.

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S af

e ty

I n a n F AA O ff

i c e of C h i e f Couns e l ' s Opinion d a t e d A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e pa re d b y D ea n E.

G r i f fith, Atto r n e y

, AG C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e d g e d that the intent of 14 C

. F .R. 91.9 ( b) a nd 91.203 (a ) a nd

( b) is me t if the pilot of t

he unmann e d a i rc r a ft h a s ac c e ss to the SC

- UAS f l i g ht m a n u a l, r e g ist

r a tion

c ertifi ca te, a nd ot h e r re q uir e d do c uments f r om the g r ound c ontrol st a tion f r om which he o r she is o p er a ti n g

the a i r c r a ft

. 1 4 As this F AA O ff i c e of Chief Cou n s e l Opi n ion c l ar ifi e s, the int e nt of the r ule is to e n s ure the

pi l ot h a s a c ce ss to the s e k e y d o c uments duri n g fl i g ht. T he ref o re

, a n e q u ival e nt l e v e l of s afe t y will be

a chie v e d b y e nsuri n g th a t t he pi l ot h a s acce ss to the do c uments a t the g r o u nd c ontrol s t a t io n f r om which he

or s h e is p iloti n g the SC

- UAS

.

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: P r e f li g h t A c tion

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, wh i c h r e qui r e s a P I C to be c ome f a mili a r

w i th sp ec ific in f

o r mation be f

o r e e ac h fl i g ht, in c l u ding info r m a t i on c ontain e d in the F AA

- a ppr o v e d F l i g ht

M a nu a l on boa r d the a i r c r a ft. W hile the P I C will be fa m i li a r with a ll info r mation ne c es s a r y to s a f e l y

c ond u c t the f

li g ht, a n e x e mption is r e qu e sted to the e x tent that a n F AA

- a p p r o v e d F l i g ht Manu a l is r e quir e d.

E q u iv al e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

An e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y w i ll be pr o vided b y f

ollowing the Sky and City ’ s O p er a tions Manu a ls

a nd the M a nu f

ac tur e r ' s M a n u a l . The P I C will p e rf o r m a s er i e s of c h ec klists d e s i g n e d to i d e nt i f y a n y

d e fec ts or i n op er a

b l e c omponents in acc o r d a n c e with the Sky and City ’ s O p era tions Manu a ls, i n c lud i ng

c h ec klists c ov e ri n g P r e

- F l i g h t

, L a u n c h, L a ndi n g

, a nd P o s t

- F li g ht pr o ce du r e s. The P I C will a lso be r e q uir e d

to r e view w ea t h er

, fl i g ht r e qu i r e ments, b a tt e r y c h a r g e , landi n g a nd tak e o f f dis t a n ce , UA p e r f

o r m a n c e d a ta,

a nd c ontin g e n c y landi n g area s

— b ef o r e i n itiation of f

l i g ht. Sky and City ’ s O p e r a t i ons M a n u a ls a nd the

M a nu f a c tu r e r ' s M a n u a l will be k e pt at the g rou n d c ontrol s t a tion a nd will be acce ssible to the P I C a t a ll

times while op er a ti n g the SC

- UAS

.

I. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.109 ( a ) : F lig h t Inst r u c tion

1 4 M e mo ra ndum f

r om M a r k B u r y

, F AA Assis t a nt C hief Coun s e l for I nt e r n a t i on a l L aw, L e g isl a tion a nd

R e g u l a ti o n, to J ohn Dun ca n, F A A F l i g ht S tan d a r ds S e r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ) ; s e e also Do c k e t No. F AA

2 0 14

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Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a ), which p rovid e s in p e rtin e nt pa r t t h a t

" [ n ] o p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v il ai rcra ft (e x ce pt a m a nn e d f re e b a lloon) th a t i s b e ing us e d for f l i g ht

instru c tion unl e ss th a t ai r c raft h a s ful l y f un c tioni n g du a l cont r ol s

. " SC

- UAS s a nd r e mot e l y piloted a ir c r a ft,

b y t h e ir d e si g n, do not ha v e f un c t ional du a l controls. I ns te a d, fl i g h t con t rol is acc omplished thro u g h t h e

use of a d e vice t h a t c o mmunic a tes with the a ir c r a ft via ra dio c o mm unications. A cc o r di n g l y

, a n e x e mption

will be r e qui r e d for the f

l i g h t instru c t i on r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a).

E q u ival e n t L e v e l of Saf

e ty

Giv e n the si z e a nd sp e ed of the SC

- UAS s that Sky and City int e nds to us e

, a n e quiv a lent lev e l of

sa f e t ra ini n g ca n st i ll be p erf o r med without du a l c ontrols be ca u s e no pilot or p a ss e n g e rs a r e a bo a rd the

SC

- UAS

, a nd a s r e quir e d b y the Sky and City ’ s O p er a tions Manu a ls, a ll p e rsons will be a s a f e di s t a n c e

a w a y in the e v e nt th a t t h e SC

- UAS e x p er i e n ce s a n y diff i c ulties du r i n g f

l i g ht instruction. Mor e ov e r

, a s

r equi r e d b y t h e Sky and City ’ s O p er a tions M a nu a ls, a ll f li g ht t ra ini n g will be c ond u c ted in c on t r oll e d

a nd sterile e nvironm e nt. As a who l e

, the s af e t y p r o c e du re s p r ovided f or in the Sky and City ’ s

O p e r a tions M a nu a ls e nsure that the p r opo s e d SC

- UAS op e r a tions p r ovide a n e quiva l e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l

of s a f e t y th a n that p r ovided b y t h e f l i g h t instr u c tion r e g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.119 ( c ): M i n i m u m S a f e Alti t ud e s

The Sky and City re qu e sts a n e x e mption f r om the m inim u m sa f

e a ltitude re qu i r e m e nts of 14 C. F .R. §

91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec tion 91

. 119 p re s c rib e s t h e minimum sa f e a ltitud e s und e r whi c h a i rc r a ft m a y not ope ra te,

in c ludi n g 5 0 0 f

e e t a bo v e the su rfa c e a nd a w a y f r o m a n y p e rson, v e ssel, v e hicl e , or st r u c ture in non

c o n g e st e d a

r e a s. S e e 14 C

. F .R. § 91.119 (c ). S ec t ion 91.1 1 9 ( d) a llows f or a h e li c opter to op era te a t l e ss

th a n those minimum a l titudes wh e n it ca n be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to p e rsons or prop er t y on t h e

sur face

, " p r ovided th a t " e ac h p e rson o p er a ti n g the h e li c op te r c omplies with a n y r outes or a ltitud e s

spe c ifi ca l l y p re s c rib e d for h e l i c op t er s b y the F AA

. "

An e x e mption is r e quir e d b eca use t h e pr o pos e d SC

- UAS op era tions will nor m a l l y n ee d to o cc ur

below 4 00 f

e e t A G L

. I n c i rc um s t a n ce s wh er e the SC

- UAS is used to ins p ec t a structu r e whose h e i g ht

e x cee ds 400 fee t A G L

, t he SC

- UAS will not be op er a t e d more t h a n 100 f ee t abo v e the h i g h e st po i nt on

the stru c tur e

, a n d within 100 f e et hori z ontal l y o f t he str u c tur e

. A d ditional l y

, d u e the n a tu r e of the p ropos e d

o p er a tions, the P ilot and/or Obs e rv e r s ( s) m a y n e e d t o be less than 500 fee t a w a y f rom the UA S

.

15 R e li e f f rom § 91.119 (a ) will not be n ece ss a r y b e ca use P e t i t i on e r will be a b le to p er fo r m an e m e r g e n c y

landi n g without undue h az a rd to p er s o ns or p r op er t y o n t h e g r o und in t h e e v e nt of a f a ilu re

. P e titio n e r ' s

pro p os e d UAS op er a tio n s wi l l not o cc ur ov e r c o n g e st e d a r e a s, a nd th e ref or e a n e x e mp tion f

r om §

91.119 ( b) will not be n e c e ss a r y

. S e e e .g

., G ra nt of E x e mption No. 11157 to S lug w e ar

, I n c ., d b a L i k e on a

t r ee A er i a l ( F A A

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E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

Compa re d to fl i g ht o pe ra t ions with roto rcr a ft w e i ghing f a r mo r e than t h e m a x imum w e i g hts

propo s e d h ere in, a nd g i v e n the l ac k o f f l a mm a ble f

u e l w i th the SC

- UAS s

, a n y r isk a ssoci a ted with thes e

o p e r a tions is f

a r l e ss th a n t h ose t h a t pr e s e nt l y e x ist with conv e ntion a l a i rcr a ft. An e quiva l e nt l e v e l o f

sa fe t y will be ac h iev e d g i v e n the si z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the SC

- UAS s, a s w e ll the c ontr o ll e d loc a tion

wh er e t h e o p e r a tions will oc c u r

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y risk to m a nn e d a i r c r a ft, f l i g ht op e r a t i ons will be

r estri c ted to 400 f

e e t A G L o r b e lo w

, o r wh e n insp ec ting a str u c ture w h o s e h e i g ht e x ce eds 400 f ee t A G L

,

wit h in 100 fee t a bove the h i g h e st po i nt on that stru c ture a n d 100 f e e t hori z ontal l y of t he stru c tur e

.

As s e t fo r th in the O p e r a

t ions M a nu a ls, t he SC

- UAS s wi l l be op er a ted in a r e s t r ict e d area

, a nd a ll

f l i g hts will be o p er a t e d a t a l at era l dista n c e of a t l e a st 500 fee t f r om a n y no np a rti c ipati n g p e rsons, un l e ss

th a t pe r s o n is in a posi t ion w h er e he or s h e is shield e d fr om t he SC

- UAS a nd a n y pos s ible d e b r is r e su l ting

fr om SC

- UAS fa ilu re

. As r equir e d b y t h e O p e r a tions M a nu a ls, f li g hts will be t er m i n a ted if a

nonp ar ti c ipating p e rson with i n 500 f e e t of the SC

- UAS l ea v e s a sh i e lded posit i on. F u r t he r

, SC

- UAS

op era tions will o cc ur a t l ea st 500 fee t aw a y f rom v e hicl e s o r stru c tur e s un l e ss the p r o p er t y ow n er / c ontrol l e r

h a s g r a n t e d p e rmission and the P I C h a s made a s a f

e t y a ssess m e nt of the r i s k of o p er ati n g c loser to t hose

obje c ts and, o p er a tions n ea r the P I C o r Obs e r v e r will not p re s e nt an und u e h a z ar d per § 9 1.119 (a ).

Adh e r e n c e to these re strictions in the e lev a tion of the d e p ar ture a irpo r t or b a rom e t r i c p r e ss u r e

. An

e x e mption is r e quir e d to the e x tent that the SC

- UAS s do not have a b a rom e t r ic a lti m e t er , but r a t h e r a

GPS a ltitude r e a d out. Sky and City ’ s O p e r a tions M a nu a ls wi l l e nsure op era t i ons ca n be c ond u c ted

without c ompromising s a f e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: A l t i m e ter S ett i n gs

Sky and City s ee ks a n e x e m p tion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, wh i c h r e qui r e s a p e r s on o p e r a ti n g a n

a i r c r a ft to m a int a in c r ui s ing a ltitude or f l i g ht l e v e l b y ref

e r e n c e to an a ltim e ter that is s e t t o the e lev a tion of

the d ep ar ture a irpo r t or b a r om e t r i c p r e ssure An e x e m ption is r e quir e d to the e x tent that the SC

- UAS s do not

h a ve a b a rom e t r ic a ltim e t er , but r a th e r a GPS a ltit u de r e a d out.

16 S e e e .g.

, G r a nt of E x e m ption No. 11138 to Dougl a s T r ud ea u ( F A A

- 2014

- 0481 a t 1 9 ) :

" I f b arr i e r s or stru c tur e s ar e p re s e nt that ca n suf f i c ient l y p r ot e c t nonp a rti c i p a ting p e rsons fr om the UA o r

d eb r is in the e v e nt of a n acc ident, then the UA m a y op er a te c loser than 500 f e e t to p e rsons aff

o r d e d s u c h

pr o t ec tion. The o p er a t o r m u st a lso e nsure t h a t nonp a rti c i p a ting p e rsons re m a in un d e r s u c h p rot ec tion. I f a

s i tuation a ris e s w h er e nonp a rti c i p a ti n g p e rsons l e a v e su c h p rot e c tion a nd a r e within 5 00 f e e t of the U A,

fl i g ht o p er a t i ons must cea s e i m medi a t e l y

. W h e n c onsid er i n g how to i mm e d i a t e l y ce a s e op e r a tions, the

p rima r y c on c e r n is the s af e t y o f those nonp a rti c ip a ting p e rson s

. I n a dditio n

, the F AA finds that op e r a tions

m a y b e c ondu c ted c lo s e r than 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e hicl e s a nd stru c tur e s w h e n the o w n er / c ontrol l e r o f a n y

s u c h v e ssels, v e hicl e s or stru c tur e s g ra nts p e rmi ssi on f o r th e op e r a tion a nd t h e P I C mak e s a s af

e t y

a ssessment of the risk of op e r a ti n g c loser to t hose ob j ec ts and d e t e rmin e s t h a t i t does not pr e s e nt an u ndue

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E q u ival e n t L e v e l of S a

f e ty

The F A A ha s st a ted th a t a n e quiva l e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to the re quir e m e nts of 14 C. F .R. § 91.121 ca n be

a chie v e d in ci rc um s t a n ce s wh ere : ( 1) the SC

- UAS s will be op era ted b e low 400 f e et A G L or b e l ow 17

, ( 2)

wit h in V L OS, (3) w h e r e GPS b a s e d a ltitude info r mati o n is r e l a y e d in r ea l t ime to the op er a tor a t a g rou n d

bas e d o n

- s cree n dis p l a y a nd, (4) w h er e p r i o r to eac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a ltitude initi a ti on p o int is establish e d for

the P I C to co n f

i r m a cc ur a c y of the onbo a rd G PS

. 18

The SC

- UAS s that Sky and City i ntends to use f or the p r o p os e d op er a tions will m ee t all th e se

op er a tion a l c h arac t er isti c s. Mor e ov er

, a s r e qui r e d b y Sky and City ’ s O p e r a ti o ns M a nuals, the P I C will be

r equi r e d to ca lib ra t e the a i rc r a f t ' s GPS c ompa s s prior to e ac h fli g ht op e ra ti o n. L ike p rior F A A S ec t i on 333

G r ants of E x e mption, the SC

- UAS s Sky and City int e nds to u s e

, a nd the s afe t y mit i g ation p r o ce du re s

c ontain e d in t he Op era ti o ns Manu a l s, both ensu r e that a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y will b e ac hiev e d, a nd a

G r a nt of E x e mption to t h e re quir e ments of § 191

. 1 2 1 is th er e f o r e a ppr o p r i a te.

L

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : F u e l R e qu i r e m e n ts f or F lig h t in V F R C o n d itio n s

Sky and City re qu e sts a n e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) ' s f u e l r e qui r e ments f

o r f l i g ht i n V F R

c ond i tions. S ec tion 91.151 s t a tes:

( a ) No p e rson m a y b e g i n a f l i g ht in a n a irpl a ne und e r V F R c onditions unless ( c onsid er i n g wind a nd

f o reca st w ea t h e r c ond i ti o ns) the r e is e no u g h f u e l to f l y to the fi r st p o int of in t e nd e d la n ding a nd,

a ssu m ing no r m a l c r ui s i n g s p ee d

–

(1) Du r i n g t h e d a y , to f

l y af t e r th a t f o r a t l ea st 30 m i n utes;

or

(2) At ni g ht, to f

l y af t e r t h a t for a t l ea st 45 m inut e s.

H er e , the t ec hnol o g i ca l l i mitati ons on SC

- UAS b a tt e r y po w e r m ea ns t h a t no m ea ni n g ful fl i g ht

ope ra tions ca n be c ondu c ted while still maintaining a 3 0

- minute b a tte r y r e s er v e . An e x e mption f r om the

f u e l r e quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) is the ref o r e r e quir e d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the str u c t u r e b e i n g inspe c ted e x cee ds 400 f ee t AG L

, the SC

- UAS will not be op e r a ted

more than 100 fee t a bo v e the h i g h e st p o int on the stru c tur e

.

1 8 S e e G ra nt of E x e mpti o n No. 11062 to Astr a e us A er i a l ( F AA

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I n the G ra nt o f E x e mp t ion t o V D OS (E x e mp t i on No. 11112 ) , the FAA d e te r m i n e d that a n

e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f

e t y to t he fu e l r e qui r e ments for fli g ht i n V F R c ondi t ions could be ac hie v e d b y

prohibiting the P I C f

r om b e g inn i n g a SC

- UAS fli g ht un l e ss ( c onsid e ri n g wind a nd f o re ca st w ea th e r

c ondi t i ons) the r e w a s e n ou g h po w e r to f l y to t he f irst i ntend e d point of l a nding a nd, a ssu m ing nor m a l

c ruising s p ee d, to f

l y a f t e r th a t for a t le a st 10 m i nutes.

I n r e a c hi n g th i s c on c lus i on, the F AA c onsid e r e d t h a t t he SC

- UAS b a t t e r i e s for the SC

- UAS

provid e d pr o vide a p p ro x i mat e l y 2 0 m i nutes of p o w e r e d fli g ht ( with p a y l o a d) a nd p r ovided b a t t e r y l e v e l

a nd b a t t e r y t i me r e maining in m inu t e s a nd s e c on d s to t he P I C

. 1 9 The F AA a lso conside re d the fa c t t h a t t he

SC

- UAS op e r a t i n g ma n u a l s t a tes: “ sta r t e v e r y fl i g ht wi t h a ful l y c h a r g e d b a t t e r y in t he a e ri a l vehi c le ”

, a nd

that in t he e v e nt t h a t t he SC

- UAS should run low on pow e r, the P I C will be a le r ted a nd c a n land t he SC

UAS a s soon as possible. L ike the V D OS G r a nt of E x e mp t ion, Sky and City u se of the SC

- UAS

, c omb i n e d

wi th t he r e quir e ments of P e t i t i on e r ' s Op e r a t i ons M a nu a ls, ensu r e t h a t an e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y ca n be

ac hiev e d.

S i m i l a r l y , in t he G r a nt of E x e mp t ion t o Al a n P ur w in (E x e mp t ion No. 1116 1 ), the F A A d e te r m i n e d

that a n e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he f

u e l r e qui r e men t s for fl i g ht i n V F R c ondi t ions could be ac hi e v e d b y

prohibiting the P I C f

r om b e g inn i n g a fli g ht wi t h t h e SC

- UAS unless (c on s ide r ing wind a nd f o r eca st

w ea ther c ondi t ions), the r e w a s e no u g h p o w e r to f l y a t nor m a l c r uis i n g sp e e d to t he in t e nd e d l anding point

a nd land the UA with 2 5 % b a t t e r y po w e r r e mainin g

. Sky and City will a dh er e to t his l i m i t a t i on f o r SC

UAS fli g hts.

The SC

- UAS includ e s a low b a t t e r y w a rning s y s t e m and the a mount of b a t te r y r e s e rve po w e r

r e maining is tr a nsm i t t e d to t he P I C vi a t e lem e tr i c d a t a fe e d, whi c h downli n ks f r om t he SC

- UAS to a

g roun d

- b a s e d

- on

- s c r e e n disp la y

. 2 0 As re quir e d b y Sky and City ’ s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a ls, t he P I C will

p r omp t l y f

l y the SC

- UAS b ac k to the home laun c h lo c a t i on or pre

- d e te r m i n e d a bo r t l o ca t i on wh e re th e

SC

- UAS m a y s a f

e l y land, w hi l e s t i l l m a in t a in i ng a m i ni m um of 2 5 % r e s e rve b a t t e r y pow e r. Sky and City

submi t s that the p r o ce d u r e s r e quiring fli g hts t o be s a f e l y te r m i n a ted on c e t h e b a t t e ri e s f a ll b e low 25%

ca p ac i t y

, c omb i n e d with t he r e qui r e ment that f l i g hts on l y be c ondu c ted with i n a s e c u r e , iso l a ted a r ea , usi n g

a HuP

- UAS w e i g ht i n g less than 25 pounds, a nd with i n V L OS of the P I C a nd Ob s e rv e r (s )

, e ns u re that the

prop o s e d op e r a t i on will pro v ide a n e quiva l e nt or hi g h e r l e v e l of s a f e t y to t h a t provided b y th e re g ulations

f r om which e x e mp t ion i s sou g ht.

1 9 G ra nt of E x e mp t ion N o. 11112 to VD O S Glob a l, LL C ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0382 a t 10).

2 0 The UAS g round c ont r ol s t a t i on displ a y s, the U A S s pos i t i on, n a vi g a t i on r o ute, t a il numbe r

, a l t i t ud e

,

h ea di n g , north s ee ki n g a r ro w , r a n ge to t a r g e ts, c a l c ulat e d ta r g e t pos i t i on, d a te/t i me, a nd s e nsor h e a d ing a nd

ori e ntation r e lative to the UA S

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VI. D R U G A N D A LC O H O L P RO G R AM

The Sky and City will h a ve pol i c ies in pl ac e to ensu r e that no p e rson m a y p a r t icip a te in SC

- UAS

fli g ht ope r a t i ons if th e y a re und e r t h e influ e n c e of a lcohol or a n y dr u g

.

VII. P UB L IC INT E RE S T

The publ i c in t e r e st wi l l be s e rv e d b y gr a nt i n g Sky and City ’ s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion. C on g r e ss

has e stabli s h e d a n a t i on a l po l i c y that f a vors e a r l y in te gr a t i on of SC

- UAS in t o the N AS i n c ontroll e d, s a f e

wo r king e nvironme n ts s u c h a s tho s e pro p os e d in t his P e t i t i on. G ra nt i ng th i s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion h e lps

ful f i l l C on g r e s s ' g o a l i n p a ss i ng S ec t i on 333 ( a ) th r ou g h ( c ) of t h e R e fo r m A c t

— the F AA Admin i str a tor ' s

a ssessment of wh e t h e r c e rt a in SC

- UAS m a y op e r a te s a f e l y in t he N A S b e f

ore c omp l e t i on of the

statutori l y r e qui r e d rul e m a kin g

.

The pro p os e d SC

- UAS op e r a t i ons in th i s P e t i t i o n for E x e mp t ion s i g nifi ca nt l y i m prove s a f e t y a nd

r e du c e risk

, h a rm or s e ri o us inju r y to real esta te i nsp ec t ors and property assessors . T r a di t ional methods of

rea l es t a te vid e o prod uc t i on a nd insp ec t i o n of st r u c tur e s, e x pose videog ra ph e r

- insp e c tors to h i g h e r risks of

s e rious in j uri e s, or d e a th. Vide o gr a ph e r

- i nsp ec tors n e e d to cl i mb roof tops or oth e r w i se p e r fo r m el e v a t e d

wo r k, wh i c h e x pos e s them to the r isk of d a n g e rous f a l l s, e le c t r o c ut i on or other wo r k r e l a ted e x tr e mes. I n

a ddi t i o n

, d e p e ndi n g on the n a tu r e of the video n ee d e d a nd the i nsp ec t i on work , p r o x i m i t y to e quip m e nt and

oth e r h a z a

rds a ssoci a ted with i ndustri a l real estate s i tes a nd real estate c onst r u c t i on location s o f ten in v olve s

a great deal of risk to accomplish the job

. T he use o f SC

- UAS s m i t i g a tes th e se h a z a rds a nd is ul t i m a te l y a

much s a f e r m e thod of p e r f

ormi n g these a nd m o st o t h e r t y p e s o f insp e c t i ons.

The use of sm a ll SC

- UAS s a lso enh a n ce s s a f e t y a nd r e du c e s risk b e ca us e , unl i ke mann e d a ir c r a ft

w e i g hi n g thous a nds o f p ounds, ca r r y i n g c r e w in a ddi t ion t o fl a m m a ble f u e l, t he SC

- UAS s c a r r y n o

p a sse n g e rs o r c r e w. F u r t h e r, in the u n l i k e l y e v e nt of a n a c c ident, the Sky and City small batt e r y pow er e d

SC

- UAS s pr e s e nts s i g n ifi ca nt l y less d a n g e r to p e rsons on the g round w h e n c ompa r e d to ope r a t i ons b y

c onv e nt i on a l m a nn e d a i r c r a ft

. 2 1 As Petit i on e r ' s SC

- UAS s a re b a t t e r y p o w e r e d, the p u bl i c will a lso ben e fit

f r om a re d u c t i on in ha r m ful e m i ss i ons a ssoci a ted with conv e nt i on a l ai r c r a f t pe r fo r m i n g in t he s a me

fun c t i ons prop o s e d h e r e i n. L a st l y

, a s r e c o g ni z e d b y the F AA in prior S e c t i on 333 G ra nts of E x e mp t ion t o

film m a k e rs, SC

- UAS s provide a n a ddi t ional to o l for the a e ri a l film i ng i n dust r y

, a ddi n g a g re a ter d e gr e e

of f le x ib i l i t y , whi c h sup p lem e nts t he c ur r e nt c a p a bi l i t i e s of fe r e d b y man n e d a ir c r a ft

. 22

__________________________ 2 1 S e e G ra nt of E x e mp t i o n No. 11158 to T ea m 5, L L C ( F A A

- 2014

- 0783 a t 12):

" M a n n e d h e l i c opte r s c o n du c t i ng a e ri a l film i ng c a n w e i g h 6,000 pounds o r more a nd a re op e r a ted b y a n

onbo a rd pilot, in addit i on to o t h e r on b o a rd crew m e mbe r s, a s n e ce s s a r y . T h e p e t i t i on e r ’ s SC

- UAS will

w e i g h l e ss t h a n 55 poun d s with no onbo a rd pilot or c rew. T h e pi l ot and c rew w i l l be re mo t e l y loc a t e d f r om

the a ir c r a ft. The l i m i ted w e i g ht s i g nifi c a nt l y r e d u ce s the pot e nt i a l for h a rm to pa r t i c ipating a nd

nonp a rti c ipating ind i vid u a ls or p r op e r t y in t he e v e nt of a n incid e nt or a cc i d e nt. The risk to an onbo a rd pilot

a nd c rew du r i n g a n inci d e nt or a c c ident is e l i m i n a ted w i t h the use of a U A for the a e ri a l film i ng o p e r a t i on."U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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VIII. P RI V A C Y

All Sky and City SC

- UAS op e r a t i ons will be c ond u c ted in a c c ord a n c e with a ppl i ca ble fe d e r a l,

s t a te, or lo ca l l a ws re g a rdi n g p riv a c y . All ope r a t i ons shall be c ondu c ted o v e r p r i v a te or c ontroll e d

- a c ce ss

prop e r t y with pe r m i ss i on f r om t he land o w n e r/ c o n troller or a uthor i z e d r e p r e s e ntative. Pe r m i ss i on f r om l a nd

own e r/ c ontroll e r o r a uth o ri z e d r e pr e s e ntative w i l l be obt a ined f or e a c h flig ht to be c ondu c ted.

IX. F EDER A L R E G I S TER SU MM A R Y

P ursu a nt t o 14 C. F .R. P a rt 11, the f ol l owing su m ma r y is p rovid e d for pub l ic a t i on in t h e F E D ER A L

RE G I S TER, shou l d it be d e te r m i n e d that publ i ca t i on is n ee d e d:

P e t i t i on e r s ee ks a n e x e mp t ion f r om t he followi ng rul e s in T i t l e 14 of the Code of Fed e r a l Re g ulations:

P a rt 21, Subp a rt H ; P a rt 27; 45.23(b ) ; 45.27( a ); 6 1.113; 91.7( a ); 91.9 ( b ) ( 2 ); 91.9 (c ); 91.103; 91.1 0 9( a );

91.119 (c ); 91.121; 91.1 5 1( a ); 91.203 ( a ) & (b ) ; 9 1 .405 (a ); 91.407 ( a ) ( 1); 91

. 409( a ) ( 1 ) & (2 ) ; 91.417 ( a ) &

(b )

.

The e x e mp t ion wi l l enh a n c e the quality of real estate video capture that could never be performed

by conventional aircraft and increases s a f e t y and greatly r e d u c es r i sk to real estate videographers and

inspectors. Additionally reduce s th e danger to onsite employees, the pub l ic a nd p r op e r t y own e rs f rom the

substantial h a z a rds a s so c iat e d with pe r f o rming e quival e nt aer i a l vide o g r a p h y , photo g rap h y a nd insp ec t i on

of rea l e state pro p e r t y with conv e nt i on a l fi x e d

- wing a i r c r a ft, rotor c r a ft, or oth e r m e thods.

X. C ONCLUSION

The Sky and City P e t i t i on f or E x e mp t ion satisfi e s t h e c rit e r i a a rti c ula t e d in S ec t i on 333 of the

R e f o rm A c t of 2012 including w e i g ht, sp ee d, o p e r a t i n g ca p a bi l i t ies, p r o x i m i t y to a i rpo r ts and popul a ted

a re a s, op e r a t i on with i n V L OS a nd n a t i on a l se c uri t y . The prop o s e d SC

- UAS op er a t i ons will reduce the

inherent dangers and risks of real estate inspectors and property assessors that currently use scaffolding and

ladders. Additionally, SC

- UAS op er a t i ons will benefit the publ i c a s a wh ole i m proving s a f e t y a nd r e d u c ing

risk by the elimination of conventional aircraft a l l e viating human e x posure to da n g e r. I n c onsid e r a t i on of

the fo r e g oi n g , th i s P e t i t i on f o r E x e mp t ion prov i d e s the F A A w i t h more t h a n a d e q u a te justifi ca t i on f o r

g r a nt i ng the r e q u e sted e x e mp t ions a llowing Sky and City to use small SC

- UAS s for aer i a l videog ra p h y

, phot o g r a p h y, surveying, mapping a nd insp ec t i on s e rvi c e s for residential, commercial, industrial and

government r e a l es t a te p r op e r t y services.

2 2 S e e e .g ., G ra nt o f E x e mp t ion No. 11178 to P ic t ure F ac to r y

, I n c

. ( F A A

- 2 014

- 0794 a t 18).U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n spor t a tion

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W e thank y ou f

o r y our p r ompt c onsid e r a t i on of o u r re qu e sted e x e mp t ions.

R e sp ec tful l y S ubm i t t e d,

Carll Alvarado

City Limits

, Inc

. 12653 Osborne Street

Pacoima, CA, 91331

S hould y ou h a ve a n y qu e st i ons, or if y ou n e e d a n y a ddi t ional info r mation t o support the re qu e sted

e x e mp t ions, ple a se c ont a c t t he und e rs i g n e d a t:

City Limits

, Inc

. Phone: (718)

- 213

- 3069

Email: dezalvarado@gmail.com

( The followi n g a t t ac h e d i tems c ontain p r opri e t a r y a nd c om m e r c i a l i nfo r ma t ion e x e mpt f r om d i s c los u re

und e r the F re e dom of I n f orm a t i on A c t, 5 U. S .C. § 522 e t seq.

, a nd should b e h e ld i n a s e p a r a te file p ursu a nt

to 14 C

. F .R. § 11.35 ( b) )

.

A t ta c h me n ts:

1. G e n e r a l Op e r a t i ons Manu a l

2. P I C Op e r a t i n g M a nu a l

3. Company P roto c ols

4. L o c a t i on P roto c ols

5. F l i g ht C om m unic a t i ons P roto c ols

6. D e p a rti n g L o c a t i on P roto c ols

7. T ra nsm i t t e r Proto c ols

8. P r e fli g ht C h ec kl i st

9. P ost F l i g ht C h e ckl i st

10. Equipm e nt C h ec kl i st

11. U A S M a nuf

a c t u r e r ’s M a nu a ls

a . Us e r M a nu a ls

b. U A S M a in t e n a n c e M a nu a ls