July 22, 2015

U.S. D e p a rtm e nt of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n

, D o c k et O p e r a ti o n s

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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 Colem a n En g in e e ri n g Compa n y f o r a n E x e mption P u r su a nt t o S ec t i on 333 of the F A A

Mo d er ni z a tion a nd Re f

o r m A c t of 2012

D ea r M a d a m

/S ir,

P u r su a nt t o S ec tion 333 of the F AA Mod e rni z a tion a nd R ef o r m A c t of 20 12 ( “R e fo r m A c t ” ) a nd 14

C

. P .R. P ar t 11, Colem a n En g in e e ri n g h e r e b y a pp l i e s f or an e x e mption fr om the Fe d er a l Avi a tion

Re g ulatio n s identif

i e d b e low, to a llow c o m m erc ial op e r a t ions of small unmann e d aer i a l v e hicl e s.

This e x e mption is made b a sed on info r mation ou t lin e d in th is p e tition, a s w e ll a s the ac comp a n y i n g senseFly

eBee RTK Op er a tors M a n u a l ( App e ndix B ) a nd the C o l e m a n En g i n eer i n g Op er a tion a l L imit a tions

( Ap p e ndix C). The eBee RTK UAS w a s sel e c ted b ec au s e it h a s a p r ov e n ca p a bili t y f or c o n trol l e d fl i g ht

. Th e se d e vi c e s a r e o f

fe r e d for g e n e r a l sale a round the wo r ld a n d h a ve oft e n b ee n u s e d a s Mod e l Ai rc r a ft in

the USA.

The R e qu e sted e x e mp t ion would a uthori z e c om m e r c ial op e r a t i ons us i ng t h e eBee RTK for mapping a nd

s u rv e y i n g a ppl i ca t i ons. Th e se op e r a t ions will be subj ec t t o stri c t ope ra t i n g r e quir e ments d e fin e d in t he us e r

m a n u a l a n d c ond i t i ons d e fin e d b y t h e S a f e t y Code of t h e A ca d e m y of Mo d e l A e r o n a ut i c s (s e e A nn e x B ), in

ord e r to e nsu r e a t le a st a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y to c u rre nt l y a u t hori z e d op e r a t i ons us i ng mann e d

a ir c r a fts.

Coleman Engineering Company has already been granted an FAA exemption for the use of the DJI Phantom

2, in a letter dated June 16, 2015. Exemption No. 11833, Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2015

- 1121. The

intended use of the eBee RTK UAV would be very similar. S ince the eBee RTK is a winged aircraft in stead

of a multi

- rotor aircraft, t his will assist Coleman Engineering Co. in cover ing different needs and tasks that

are not as efficient or possible with the DJI phantom 2 quad copter.

Sp ec i f ically, the U A S is:

A li g htw e i g ht ( approximately 1.61 lb g r oss w e i g ht wi t h a ll on

- b o ar d e quip m e nt ) , b a t t e r y o p er a ted 38”

wingspan aircraft m a nu f

a c tu r e d b y Sen s eFly

, M o d el eBee RTK

, with t h e followi n g e quip m e nt:

- An o n

- bo ar d fli g

ht c o m p uter with G P S n a vi g a t i on (utilizing L1/L2 GPS and Glonass GPS band

frequencies) a nd loc a t i on a bi li t y that r e ce i v e s s i g n a ls for fl i g ht c on t rols f

rom a g ro u n d

- b a s e d

t r a nsmitt er

/ c o n trol l er

- Onboard RTK corrections at 20 Hz ;

- Upstream corrections at 1 Hz ;- An on

- board ca m er a ca p a ble of ca pturi n g i m a g e r y in t he f o rm of f ull c olo r , h i g

h d e finition s ti l l pho t os

a n d video ;

- Controlled by eBee RTK’s autopilot ;

- Captures images automatically ;

- Pilot tube that measures dynamic and static pressure, and can precisely calculate the drones air speed ;

- Brushless electric motor ;

- Low noise

, l ow pollution ;

- Researchable lithium

- polymer battery

.

Th e G r o un d S t a t ion I n c lud e s:

- A P i lot in C o mm a nd ( P I C ) in op er a t i on a l cont r ol of a f l i g ht ope ra t i on f

rom b e g inn i n g to e nd a nd w h o

c on t rols the U AS while in t he a ir;

- A 2.4GHz USB r adio t ra nsmitt er / c ont r ol l e r o p er a ted b y the P I C to c on t rol the U AS while in f li g ht;

- A ra dio r ece iv e r rece iv i n g l i ve video a nd fl i g ht d a ta fr om t he on

- bo ard ca m er a a nd c omput e r p r oj ec ts it

a ll t o g e t h e r onto a s c r e e n for t h e P I C to vi e w du r i n g f

l i g h t ;

- A V isual Obs er v e r ( V O) is a p e rson who p r ovides a s e c ond p a i r of e y e s to visual l y t r ac k the U AS w hi l e

in fli g ht.

P r o p os e d Op er a tions

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g i n t e n d s to use UAS in two g e n er a l a r e a s. F irst, Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s ee ks a n

e x e mption to pe rf

o r m vid e o filming a nd pho t o g r a phi n g b y a ir f o r pub l ic a n d priv a te us e . The purp ose of this

photo g rap h y will be to aid in t opo g r a phic m a pping of grou n d b a s e d f e a tu r e s on the e a rth. S e c ond, it will

e mpl o y U AS ’ s to insp e c t l a n d

, r e s i d e n t i a l, c om m erc ial, industri a l s t ru c tur e s a nd p r op er t y

.

S p ec ifi c a l l y

, C o l e m a n E n g i n eer i n g will use UA S ’ s t h a t ar e e quipped wi t h c am era s a nd s e ns o r s in ord e r to

e n g a ge in the followi n g c om m e r c ial a c tivities:

(a ) T a ki n g phot o g r a phs t o support p r o fe ssion a l op e r a t i ons in e n g i n eer i n g

, l a nd su r v e y i n g

, arc hit e ct u r e

, r ea l

est a te a nd other r e lat e d p r of e ssion a l ac tivities.

( b ) I ns p ec tions b y a ir of a g r icultur a l a r e a s.

(c ) I ns p ec tions b y a ir of i n fr a stru c tu r e su c h a s br id g e s, h i g h w a y s, e l ec tri c a l in s t a ll a tions, d a ms, a qu e du c t s

, phot o v olt a ic pow e r s t a tions, wind f a rms a nd pipe s

. T h e se inspe c tions will on l y b e done u n d e r c ontr ac t

with the own e rs o r with a n y loc a l g o v e rn m e nt autho r i t y

.

( d ) I ns p ec tions b y a ir of l a nd a nd r e sident i a l, com m er c ial a nd industri a l s t r u c tur e s, on l y und e r c ont r a ct with

the o wn e rs or with a n y l o ca l g ov e rnm e nt authori t y

.

(e ) I ns p ec tions b y a ir to d e t ec t sour ce s of poll u ti o n a nd g a s e m i ss i ons, un d e r c ont r ac t with the own e rs in the

a r e a or with a n y lo c a l g o v e rnm e nt autho r i t y

.

(f ) S uppo r t provided to s ear c h a nd re s c u e o p er a ti o ns a nd r e c on n a iss a n c e in c a s e s of n ee d, e m e r g e n c y or

n a t u r a l di s a ste r s a nd on l y w h e n g o v e rnm e nt autho r ities h a v e r e qu e sted it b y c ont r ac t or do n a tion.

R e levant St at u t o r y Au t ho r ity

This P e tition f

or E x e mp t i on is s ubm i tted pu r su a nt t o S ec tion 333 (a ) th r o u g h ( c ) of the F A A Mod er ni z a tion

a nd R ef o r m A c t of 2012 ( " R ef

o r m A c t"). Con g re ss has di r e c ted the F AA " to s af e l y acce l e r a te t h e int e g ra tion

of c ivil unm a nn e d a i rcr a ft s y s t e ms into the n a tio n a l ai r s p ac e s y stem

. " P u r su a nt t o S ec t ion 333 of the R ef o r m

A c t, the F AA Administr a tor is to p e rmit unmann e d a i rc r a ft s y st e ms to op e r a te in the N a t i on a l Air Sp ac e

( " N A S " ) wh er e it is s af

e to do so b a s e d on the f

ollowi n g c onsid e r a tions:- The UA S ’s s iz e , w e i g h t , sp ee d a nd o p er a tion a l c a p a bili t y ;

- Op er a tion of the UAS i n c lose pr o x i m i t y to ai r p o r ts and popul a t e d area s; a nd

- Op er a tion of the UAS within the visu a l line of si g ht of the o p e r a tor.

Addition a l l y

, the F A A Admi n istr a tor h a s g e n e r a l a uthori t y to g ra nt e x e mptions fr om the a g e n c y 's s afe t y

r e g ulations a nd minim u m st a nd a rds wh e n the Administr a tor d ec ides a r e qu e st e d e x e mption is i n

the pub l ic int e r e st. S e e 49 U

. S.C

. § 106 (f ) ( d e fin i ng the a uthori t y o f t h e Administr a tor ) ; 49 U

. S .C.

§44701 (f ) (p e rmi t ti n g e x e mptions fr om §§44701 ( a )

, (b) a nd §§44702

- 44716, e t s e q.). A p ar t y re qu e sting a n

e x e mp t ion must e x p lain t he r e a sons w h y the e x e mptio n : (1) would b e n e fit the pub l ic a s a wh o le, a nd ( 2 )

would not a d v er s e l y a f

f e c t s a f e t y (or how it would p r ovide a lev e l of s af e t y a t l ea st e qu a l to the e x isting

r u l e s). S e e 14 C

. F .R. §11.81 ( p e titions for e x e m p tion).

Col e m a n E n g i n ee r i n g ’ s P ro p os e d UAS O p er a tions Mee t the R e qu i re m e n t s of S ec tion 333 of the

R e f o r m A c t

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g ’s p r op o s e d op era tions in th i s P e tition for E x e mption q u a l i f y for e x p e dit e d a ppr o v a l

purs u a nt to S e c tion 333 of the R ef orm A c t a s eac h o f t

he s tatuto r y c rit er ia a nd r e le va nt f ac tors ar e

s a tisf i e d.

A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d Bas e d on t h e UAS S i ze , W e ig h t, S p ee d , a n d O per a t io n al Ca p a b ility

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g w i ll e mpl o y t h e eBee RTK f or t h e o p er a tions s p e c if i e d i n this P e tition for

e x e mpt i on. The eBee RTK U A S s h a ve a ta k e

- o f f w e i g ht of less than 1.61 pounds, the fli g ht s p ee d of 28

miles p e r hou r

, a nd it will not be fl o wn in c ontrol l e d a irsp ac e or a t a n a ltitude that e x cee d s 4 00 f e e t A G L

. All fli g hts will be flown in su c h a w a y t h a t t h e y ca n b e s af e l y te rmin a ted with a re s e rve b a tt e r y p o w e r of

2 5 % of the b a tt e r y 's ma x imum c h ar g e

. T h e eBee RTK UAS do n o t carr y a n y f l a mm a ble p r op e ll a nt or f u e l.

The eBee RTK UAS a lso h a s a n int e g ra ted GPS s y s t e m that ca lcul a tes the U A S ’ s posi t ion a nd h e i g ht

a nd r e l a y s t h a t i n fo r mation via a s ec u r e c onn ec tion t o the op era t o r.

A pp r oval is Wa rr a n t e d Bas 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 t h e O p er a t io n s Ma nu al

Col m a n En g in e e ri n g ’s O p er a tions L imit a tions a n d the eBee RTK’s o p e r a tors m a n u a l c ontain a ll o f the

p r o ce du re s a nd limi t a t i o ns n ece ss a r y to su c c e ss f ul l y p erf o r m the op e ra ti o ns spe c if i e d in this P e tit i on f

or

E x e mption ( App e nd i c e s B & C).

P ub lic I n t e re s t

The public int er e st wi l l b e s er v e d b y g ra nti n g Colem a n E n g ine e ring ’ s P e tition f o r E x e mption. Con g r e ss h a s

e stabli s h e d a n a tion a l poli c y that fa v o r s e a r l y in t e g ra tion of U A S ’ s into the NAS in c ont r oll e d, s af e w o r k i ng

envir o nments such a s those p r opos e d in this P e tition. I n a ddition, t he publ i c a lso has a n in t er e s t in r e d u c ing

t h e h a za rds a ssoci a ted with a lt er n a te m e thods of c ondu c ting simil a r o p er a t ions. Cu r r e n t l y o p er a ti o ns ar e

c ond u c ted us i n g t e a ms th a t p h y si c a l l y c limb onto stru c tur e s usi n g lad d e rs, us in g low f l y i n g h e li c op t e rs or

a i rcra ft, or simp l y not a v a il a ble b y t ra ditional m ea ns. B y u s i n g UA S

, e x pos u r e to p h y si ca l ha za r ds will be

re du ce d of c ondu c ti n g the op e r a t i on while re maini n g s a fe l y on the g r ound.

Addition a l l y , Colem a n E n g in e e ri n g ’s in t e nd e d us e s for t he UA S ’s h a ve i d e nti f ia b le s af e t y b e n e fits th a t

i n c lude re du c i n g the d a n g e r a nd e missi o ns a ssoc i a ted w ith full si z e h e li c opte r s. UAS h a ve no f u e l to i g nite or

e x plode, no cr e w, a dds a g r e a t e r d e g

re e of f l e x ibi l i t y whi c h sup p l e m e nts the c u rre nt ca p a biliti e s of fer e d b y

mann e d a i r c ra ft, a nd public in t er e st for a g r o u nd im p ac t of a small l i g htw e i g ht U AS is fu r ther minimi z e d

f r om an ec ol o g i c a l and s a f e t y standpoint.F e d er al R e gi s t e r S u mm a r y

P u r su a nt t o 14 C

. F .R. P a rt 11, the f ollowing su m m a r y is p rovid e d for pub l i ca tion in the Fe d e r a l R e g ist e r,

should it be d e t er min e d that pu b li ca tion is n ee d e d: Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om the

f o l lowing r ules:

14 C F R §§ 61.23 (a ) a nd ( c ), 61

. 101 ( e ) ( 4 ) a nd ( 5 ), 61.113 (a ), 61

. 315 ( a ), 91

. 7( a ), 91

. 119 ( c ),

91.121,91.151 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 405(a), 91.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1 ) a nd ( 2 ), a nd 91.417 ( a ) and ( b )

The e x e mption will e n h an c e s afe t y b y re d u c ing r i sk to the g e n e r a l pu b lic a nd p r op er t y own e rs f rom the

subs t a n t ial h a z a rds a ssoci a ted with pe rf o r mi n g e qui v a l e nt wo r k with c onv e ntion a l ai rcra ft, r o t or c r a ft, or

other methods.

Concl u sion

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g ’s P etition f or E x e mption s a t i sf

i e s the c rit er ia a rti c ul a ted in S ec tion 333 of the R ef o r m

A c t of 2012 including w e i g ht s p ee d, op era ti n g ca p a bilities, pro x imi t y to a irpo r ts a nd populat e d area s,

op e r ation within vis u a l line of s i g ht and n a tion a l se c u r i t y . Addi t ion a l l y , the P e t i tion provid e s more t h a n

a d e q u a te justific a tion f

or the g ra nt of the re qu e sted e x e mptions to p e rm i t Col e m a n E n g i n e e r i ng to ope ra t e the

s e l ec t e d UAS f

or t h e op er a tions sp e c if

i e d he r e in.

G ra nting t h e e x e mption w i ll ben e fit the public int er e st as a whole in se v e ral w a y s, i n c ludi n g ( 1 ) si g nifi ca nt l y

imp r ovi n g s a f

e t y a nd r e du c i n g r isk b y a l l e v i a ti n g human e x po s u r e to da n g e r

, a nd ( 2 ) imp r oving the q u a li t y

of s e rvi ce s a nd d ecrea si n g o p e r a ti n g c osts c omp a r e d with c onv e ntion a l fl i g ht o p e r a tions.

W i t h the a dv e nt and a v a i labil i t y o f this t ec hnology sur v e y i n g a nd mappi n g fu nc t i ons a re c h a n g i n g f r om a

t ra di t ional g round b a s e d op e r a t i ons to the a e ri a l p l a tfo r m. C olem a n En g in e e ri n g will h a ve t h e a bi l i t y to

colle c t a t r e me n dous a mount of d a ta in a small f rac t i on of the ti m e that would be n ee d e d for g rou n d b a s e d

e f fo r ts. As p r oje c t si z e s inc rea s e

, the s a vin g s to both C ol e man E n g in e e ri n g a nd o u r Cl i e nts will inc rea se

g re a t l y . The c ost of p u r c h a sing our eBee RTK is minimum in c ompa r ison t o that of a t r a di t ional mann e d

a ir c r a f t . A m a jor a dv a nt a ge of t h e low op e r a t i on a l e x p e ns e s is that Co l e man E n g in e e ri n g c a n pr o vide these

a e ri a l a c quis i t i on s e rvi ce s a t a mu c h low e r c ost t o the c onsum e r w h i le re ma i ni n g c ompeti t ive a nd p r ofit a ble.

This will in t urn l ea d to e c onom i c g r o wth a nd st a bi l i t y a t a loc a l, state a nd f e d e r a l l e v e r.

Colem a n r e a li z e s that oth e r su r v e y a nd e n g in e e ri n g fi r ms h a ve a l r ea d y b e e n g r a nted a n e x e mp t ion t o use

the r e U AS for c om m e r c ial pu rpo s e s, a s shown in F AA e x e mp t ion No. 11585, Docket No. FAA

– 2015

– 0442

and FAA exemption No. 11426A, Docket No. FAA

– 2015

– 0173

W i t h the eBee RTK’s small and li g ht w e i g ht d e si g n it ca n b e a ssembled a nd d e pl o y e d in a mann e r of on l y a

f e w m i nutes on c e the su r v e y c re ws a rr ive on site. I t will p e r f

orm its m i ss i on e f

f e c t i v e l y a nd e f

f ici e nt l y a nd

l a nd dir ec t l y a t o u r f

e e t. The d a ta w e c ol l ec t will be a ble to be pro c e ssed im m e diat e l y

. All of th e se fa c tors

prove to be a h u g e b e n e fit to the c onsum e r, a nd h e lp a dv a n c e the l a nd sur v e y i ng pr o f e ss i on to a w hole n e w

l e v e l.

V e r y R e sp e c tful l y

, J a mes D

. B londheim

635 Cir c le D rive

I r on Mount a in, M I 498 0 1

jb l ondh e i m @ c olem a n

- e n g in e e ri n g

. c om

(906) 774

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## A ppend i x A

### Appendix A

The r e g ulations f r om wh i c h the e x e mp t ion is r e q u e sted ar e l i sted b e low. B e side ea ch r e g ulation nu m b e r is

the pa g e o f the a tt ac h e d Ap p e ndix A upon w hi c h eac h m a y b e f ound to g e th e r with our p r opo s e d e quival e nt

l e v e l o f s a f

e t y fo r e ac h r e g

u l a tion:

14 C F R §§ 61.23 (a ) a nd ( c ), 61

. 101 ( e ) ( 4 ) a nd ( 5 ), 61.113 (a ), 61

. 315 ( a ), 91

. 7( a ), 91

. 119 ( c ), 91

. 121,

91.151 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 405(a), 91.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1 ) a nd ( 2 ), a nd 91.417 ( a ) and (b)

E x e m p tions R e qu e s t e d

The Fe d era l Aviation A c 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 mptions. T h i s statut o r y

a uthori t y

, b y its te r ms, in c ludes e x e mpt i ng c ivil a i rc raft, a s the t e rm is de f ined und er § 40101 of the A c t,

in c lud i ng UA S s, f

rom i t s sa fe t y r e g ulations a nd min i mum stand a rds wh e n the Admini s t r a tor d ec id e s a

r e q u e sted e x e mption is in the pub l ic int er e st.

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om s e v era l inte rr e lat e d p rovi s ions of 14 C

. F .R. P a rts 2 1, 27, 45,

61 a nd 91 f

or pu rpos e s of c ondu c ti n g the re q u e sted op e r a tions usi n g a UA S

. L ist e d b e low ar e t h e s p ec ific

s ec tions of 14 C. F .R. f

or whi c h e x e mpti o n is so u g ht:

14 C. F

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

- Ai r w o r th in e ss C ert i f ica te s

The F AA h a s stat e d t h a t no e x e m p tion is n ee d e d fr om this s ec tion if a f i n ding is m a d e und e r the R ef o r m

A c t that the UAS s e l ec ted p r o vides a n e quival e nt lev e l of s a f e t y w h e n c ompa re d to ai rc r a f t n o r mal l y us e d

fo r the s a me a ppli ca tion. ( R e g u l a to r y Do c k e t No. F AA

- 2014

- 0352 )

. Th e se c rit er ia ar e m e t, a nd th e r e f o r e

no e x e mption is n ee d e d.

Equ ival e n t L e v e l of S a fety

T he UA S s el ec te d by Co l e m a n E n g i n ee r i n g i s s a f e wh e n t a king into a cc ou n t t h e ir s i z e

, we i g ht, s p ee d

, a n d

op e r a t io n a l c a p a b i l it y

. T he UA S we i g hs le s s t h a n 1.61 pounds a nd w il l b e f l o w n a t l e s s t h a n 35 m i l e s p e r

h o ur a n d c omp l e t e l y ou t s ide c on t r o lle d a i r s p a ce

. A d d iti o n a l l y

, the UA S ca rr y n eit h e r p ilots nor

p a ss e n g e r s

, ca r

r y no e xplo s i v e ma t e r i al s a nd or f lam m a ble liq u i d f

u el s

, a nd op e r at e e x c l u s i v e l y w ith i n the

p a r a m e te rs s t a

te d i n t h e O p e r a t o r ’ s M a n u a l a n d Op e r at ions L i mi ta ti o n s

.

O p e r a t ions und e r this e x e mption w i l l b e cl o s e l y c o ntr ol l e d a nd mon i to r e d b y the op e r a t or a nd w i ll b e

c ond u ct e d i n c o m p l ia n c e w it h l o ca l pu b l i c s a f et y r e qui r eme n t s to pro v ide s e c ur it y for the a r e a of

op e r at i on. C o l e m a n E n gi n e e r ing w i l l a l s o, if n ece s s a r y

, pr o v ide t h e F A A w it h a d v a n c e no t i c e of a l l

op e r a tions v i a NO T AM S a nd i n c oord i n a t ion w it h t h e l o ca l F SDO

. I

n al l ca s e s

, the U A S o p e r a t e d und e r

the prop o s e d c ond i t io n s w i l l be a t l e a s t a s s a f e a s

, or s a f

e r t h a n, c on v e nt i o n a l ro t o r c r a f t op e r a t ing w ith a n

a irwo r th i n e s s c e r t i f

ica t e w i thout the r es t r i ct io ns a nd c on d itions of the p r opo s e d UAS op e r a ti ons

.

14 C

. F

. R

. P a r t 27 A i r w o rt h i n e s s S ta nd a r ds : N o r m al C a t e g o r y R o t o r c r af t

14 C. P .R. P a rt 27 se t s f

o rt h t h e pro ce d u r a l r e q u i r e me nts f or a irwo r t h i n e s s c e r ti f

i c ati o n of nor ma l ca t e g o r y

ro t or c r a f t. T o t h e e x t e nt t h a t Col e m a n E ng i n ee r i n g UA S w o u ld o th e rw i s e r e qu i r e ce r ti f ica t ion und e r P a rt

2 7

, w e s e e k a n e x em p tion f rom P a r t 2 7 ' s a irworth i n e s s s t a n d a rd s f or the sa me r ea s ons id e n t i f ie d i n t h e

r e q u e s t f or e x e mption f

rom 14 C. F .R. P a rt 21, S ubp a rt H.

14 C. F

. R. §§45.23 ( b ), D is p lay o f m a r k s; g e n er a l

Th e se r e g u l a t i ons provi d e that eac h a i r c r a ft must di s pl a y " N " a nd the a i r c r af t ' s r e g is t r a t i on num be r in l e tt e rs

a t l ea st 2 inch e s h i g

h. Addit i on a l l y , the a i r cr a ft must di s pl a y the w o r d " E X P E R I MEN T A L " i n l e tt e rs a t l ea st2 in c h e s hi g

h n ea r the e ntr a n c e to t h e c abin, c o c kpi t , or pi l ot st a t i on. The UAS d o e s not h a ve a n e ntr a n c e i n

whi c h the w o r d " EX P E R I ME N T A L " ca n b e pla ce d, a nd m a y not ha v e a re g is t r a t i on num be r a s s i g n e d to i t b y

t h e F AA.

C o l e m a n En g i n eer i n g p r opos e s to ac hie v e a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y b y inc l u di n g the w o r d

" E X P E R I MEN T A L " as l a r g e a s p r a c t i ca ble on t h e top of the a ir c r a ft, w h er e the P I C, V O a nd othe r s in the

vicini t y o f t he a i r c r a ft whi l e it is p r e p a ring f o r l a u n c h will be a ble to s e e t h e d e si g n a t i on. F inal l y , t h e g r ound

s t a tion will dis p l a y a h i g h c ont r a st f

l a g o r b a n n e r t h a t cont a ins t he wo r ds " Unm a nn e d A i r c r a ft G r ound

S tatio n " in l e tt e rs 3 in c h e s h i g h o r g r e a t er

. S in c e t he a i rc r a ft will op e r a te with i n 3/4 NM of the g round

s tation, the b a nn e r should be visib l e to a n y o n e that obs er v e s the a i r cra ft a nd c hoos e s to inv e st i g a te its point

of o r i g in.

I n a p r e vious G r a nt of E x e mption, R e g ul a to r y Do c k e t No. F AA

- 2014

- 03 5 2

, the F AA d e t er min e d that

e x e mption f

r om th e s e re qui r e ments w a s w arr a nted p r ovided th a t the a i rc r a ft " h a ve identifi ca tion ( N

- Numb e r )

m ar ki n g s in acc o r d a n c e with 14 C

. F .R p a rt 45, S ub p a rt C if the m ar kin g s a re a s l a r g e a s pr a c ti ca b l e ."

14 C F R § 61.113 ( a ) a n d ( b ) ; 61.3 (c ,2

- v ) : P r iv a te P ilot P r ivileg e s a n d L i m

ita t io n s , Me d ical C e r t i f

ica t e

I n a ddition, Colem a n E n g in e e ri n g s ee ks e x e mption f r o m 14 C

. F .R §61.113, wh i c h r e stricts priv a te pilot

ce rtifi ca te hold e rs fr om f l y i n g a i r c raft f

or c o mpens a tion or hir e

, a nd whi c h would a lso r e quire a s e c ond c lass

m e dic a l c e rtifi ca te. T h e pu rpose of this se c tion is to ensu r e the skill and c ompet e n c y of a n y P I C wh er e t h e

a ir c r a ft is c a r r y

i n g p a ss e n g e rs or c a r g o for hir e

. I n t h is c as e , while the UAS will be op er a ted a s p a rt o f a

c om m er c i a l o p e r a tio n , it carr i e s n e ith e r p a ss e n g e rs n o r c a r g o. I n the G ra nt o f E x e mption in F AA Do c k e t No.

F A A

- 2 0 1 4

- 0352, the F AA d e t e r min e d that the unique c h arac t e risti c s of UAS ope ra tion o ut s ide of c ont r ol l e d

a irs p ac e did not w arra nt the a ddition a l cost a nd r e strictions a tt e nd a nt w i th r e quiri n g the P I C t o ha v e a

c omm e r c i a l pil o t ce rtif

i ca te a nd c l a ss II m e di ca l c e rtifi ca te. Addi t ion a l l y , in s t ea d o f ha v i n g a s e c ond or third

c lass med i ca l, we s u g g e st th a t the P I C e x er c ise t h e privi l e g e s similar to that of a sport p i lot, r e quiring on l y a

v a lid US driv er’ s l i ce ns e

.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

Co l e m a n E n gi n ee ri n g s e eks to e nsure s af e o p e r a t i on b y e nsur i n g that a n y P I C is thor o u g h l y v er s e d in

a irsp ac e a nd c o m muni c a tion i s su e s p er taining to a l l ai rc r a ft op e ra t ors but a l so in the unique a sp e c ts of U AS

f l i g ht.

W e b e l i e v e the c omb i n a t ion of aer on a uti ca l kno w l e d g e , UAS a i r m a nship ski l ls, a nd v er i f i ca tion th r ou g

h

r e m a ini n g c u rr e n t is a su ff i c i e nt m e thod to e v a lu a te a p ilot ’ s qu a li f i ca t i ons, g iv e n th a t op er a tions will be

c ond u c t e d within the limit a t io n s ou t lin e d in this p e t i t i on. L ike w i t h a n y r e qui r e d ski l l, t he more fli g ht t i m e

the P I C g a in s , the mo r e pro f ici e nt t he P I C b ec o m e s.

14 C. F

. R. § 91. 7( a ) : C i vil A i rcr a f t Ai r w o r th i ne ss

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om 1 4 C

. F .R. § 91.7 (a) , whi c h r e q uires that a c ivil a i rc r a ft be in

ai r wo r t h y c ondition to be op er a ted. T h e F A A h a s s t a ted ( Re g ul a to r y D o c k e t No. F AA

- 2014

- 0352) that no

e x e mption is r e quir e d to the e x tent th a t t he re quir e ments of P ar t 21 a r e w a ived or f ou n d i n a ppli ca ble.

1 4 C

. F

. R

. § 91. 9 ( b )( 2 ) : C iv i l A i rcr a f t F l i g h t M a n u a l i n t h e A i rcr a ft

Giv e n its si z e

, c onfi g u ra t ion, a nd load ca p ac i t y , t h e eBee RTK h a s no a bility to c a r r y su c h a manu a l on the

a i rc r a ft, n ot on l y b e c a use t h er e is n o pilot on boa r d, but be ca u s e t h e r e is si m p l y no r oom or c a p ac i t y to c a r r y

s u c h a n item on the a i rc raft.S af

e t y Mi t i g a tion

The s afe t y r e lat e d p u rp o s e of this m a nu a l r e qui r e ment ca n be e qu a l l y s a t i sfi e d b y m a int a ini n g the eBee RTK

M a n u a l at the g r o und c on t rol point wh er e the pilot f l y i n g the eBee RTK will h a ve i mmedi a te acce ss to it.

A c co r di n g l y

, we re q u e st a n e x e mption f r om § 91. 9 ( b) ( 2 ) ' s f

l i g ht m a nu a l r e qui r e ments, on the c o n d it ion th a t

the eBee RTK fli g ht m a nu a l be a v a il a b l e a t the point of c ontrol during e ac h o p e r a t i on.

14 C. F

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

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om 1 4 C

. P .R.§ 91.103, whi c h r e quir e s a P I C to b ec ome f

a mili a r

with sp e cific in f

o r mation be f

o r e e ac h fl i g ht, in c ludi n g inf o r mation c ontain e d in the FA A

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

Man u a l on bo a rd the a i r c r a ft. W hile the P I C will be f

ami l iar with all in f

o r mation n ece ss a r y to sa fe l y c on d u c t

the f li g ht, a n e x e mption is r e qu e st e d to t he e x tent that a n F AA

- a ppr o v e d F l i g ht m an u a l is r e quir e d.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

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

ol l owing the Ai r c r a ft Op er a tions Manu a l and fli g ht m a nu a l

provi d e d b y the m a n u f

a c t u r e r. T h e P I

C will take a ll re qu i r e d p r e f l i g ht a c tion s , including p e rf o r mi n g a ll

r e quir e d c h ec klists a nd r e viewi n g w ea the r

, f l i g ht r e quir e ments, b a tt e r y c h a r g e

, l a ndi n g a nd ta k e off distan ce

,

a i rcra ft p e rf

o r man c e d a ta, a nd c ontin g e n c y landi n g a rea s b ef o r e in i tiation of f

l i g ht. The Op era tors M a n u a l

and Op era tion a l L

i mit a t i ons will be k e pt at the g round station with the o p er a tor a t all tim e s.

14 C. F

. R. § 91.10 9( a ) : F lig h t Inst r u c tion

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om 1 4 C

. F .R. § 91.109 (a) , w h i c h p r ovides t h a t " no p e rson m a y

o p e r a te a c i v il a i rcraf

t ( e x ce pt a m a n n e d fre e b a lloon) that is b e i n g us e d f o r f l i g ht i nst r u c tion un l e ss t h a t

a i rcr a ft h a s ful l y fu n c tioning du a l c ontrols

. " U AS a nd r e mot e l y piloted a i rcra ft, b y their des i g n, do not ha v e

f un c t i on a l d u a l cont r ols. I nst e a d, fl i g h t cont r ol is acc omplished thro u g h t h e use of a d e vice t h a t

co m m unic a tes with the a i rc r a ft via ra dio c ommunic a tions.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

Giv e n the si z e a nd sp ee d of the UAS empl o y e d b y Colem a n En g i n ee ri n g

, a n e q uiva l e nt lev e l of s af e t ra ining

ca n st i ll be p erf

o r m e d without du a l cont r o ls be ca use no pilot or p a s s e n g ers a r e a b o a rd the UA S

, a nd a ll

p e rsons wi l l be a s a f

e di s t a n c e a w a y in t he e v e nt th a t the UAS e n c ounte r s a n y dif f icult i e s during f

l i g ht

i nstr u c tion. I

n a dditi o n, we will c o n du c t fl i g ht t r a ini n g a t our R e s ear c h a nd D e v e lopm e nt t e st s ites, which

ar e lo c a t e d on our own p r op er t y

. Th e se t ra ini n g fl i g hts will be c ondu c ted in a st e rile are a a nd will othe r wise

c o m p l y with the pr o visions in the Op er a t o r ’s M a n u a l for f l i g hts at the R & D f

ac i li t y

. T h e F AA h a s s t a ted

( R e g ul a to r y Do c k e t N o. F AA

- 2014

- 035 2 ) th a t no e x e mption is r e quir e d.

14 C. F

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

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g r e q u e s ts an e x e mption f r om the minimum sa f

e a ltitude re quir e ments of 14 C

. F .R.

§91.119. S ec tion 91.119 p re s cr i b e s the m i ni m um sa f e a ltitud e s und e r which a i rcra ft m a y not op era te,

in c lud i n g 5 0 0 f

e e t abo v e the su r fa c e a nd a w a y f rom a n y p e rson, v e ssel, v e hicl e , or st r u c ture in no n

c o n g e st e d ar e a s. S e e 14 C

. F .R. § 91.119 (c ). S e c tion 91.1 1 9 ( d) a llows f or a h e li c opt e r to ope ra te a t l e ss th a n

tho s e m inimum a l titudes wh e n it c an be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to p e rs o ns or pr o p er t y on t h e sur f ace

, "

p r ovided th a t " eac h p e rson o p er a ti n g the h e li c opt e r c omp l ies w i t h a n y rout e s or a l t i t ud e s sp ec ifi ca l l y

p r e s c rib e d for h e l i c opter b y the F A A .”

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

Compa re d to fl i g ht op e 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 i m um w e i g hts p r opos e d h ere in,

and g i v e n the l ac k of f

l a mm a ble f

u e l, a n y r isk ass o c iat e d with t h e se op er a tions is f a r l e ss th a n those th a t

pr e s e nt l y e x ist with conv e ntion a l ai r c raf t . An e quival e nt lev e l of s afe t y will be a c hiev e d g iven t h e si z e

,

w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the U AS, as w e ll a s the loc a tion w her e it is o pe r a ted. I n o r d e r to a void a n y risk toai r c r a ft, f

l i g ht o p er a tions will be r e strict e d to 40 0 ' AG L o r b e low.

14 C. F

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

This petition se e 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 rson op e r a ti n g a n a i rcra ft to

m a int a in c r ui s i ng a ltitu d e or fl i g ht l e v e l b y r e f e r e n c e to an a ltim e t e r th a t is set to the e lev a tion of the

d e p a rtu r e a irpo r t or b a rom e tric pr e ssur e . An e x e mption is r e quir e d to the e x tent that the UAS do e s not h a ve

a b a rom e t r i c a ltim e t er

, b ut r a ther a GPS a ltitu d e r e a d out.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

The F A A h a s st a ted th a t an e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y ca n be ac hie v e d if the UAS will be op er a ted a t 400'

A G L or b e low a nd wit h in vis u a l lin e

- o f

- si g h t in a ddition to GPS b a s e d a lti t ude info r mation r e l a y e d in r ea l

time to the op er a t o r. S e e Gr a nt of E x e mp t i on to Astr a e us A er i a l, D o c k e t No. F A A

- 2014

- 0352. As the

a tt a c h ed Op era tions Manu a l i n dic a tes, the c ho s e n UAS m ee ts th e se re qui r e m e nt s

, a nd a z e ro a ltitude

initi a tion point will be obtain e d prior to fl i g ht

.

14 C. F

. R. § 91.15 1( a ) : F u e l R e qu i re m e n ts f or F l i g h t in V F R Co nd iti o n s

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g r e q u e s ts an e x e mption f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15l( a ) ' s fu e l r e quir e ments f o r f l i g ht in V F R

c ondit i ons. S ec tion 91.151 s t a tes:

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

w ea th e r c onditions) the r e is en o u g h f u e l to f l y to the f i r st p o int of int e nd e d landing a nd, a s s uming norm a l

c ruising s p ee d ;

(1) Du r i n g the d a y , to fly a f t e r th a t f o r a t l ea st 30 minutes; or

(2) At ni g ht, to f

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

H er e , the t ec hnol o g i ca l l i m itations on UAS b a tt er y po w e r m ea ns t h a t no m ea ni n g ful f l i g ht op er a tions ca n b e

c ond u c ted while still maintaini n g a 30 minute re s e r v e

. Colem a n En g in e e ri n g p r opos e s th a t all fl i g hts c omp l y

with this r e quir e m e nt b y man d a ting t h a t t he a i rcra ft be s af e l y land e d with no l e ss th a n 25% of b a t t e r y l i f e

re m a i nin g

.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

The F A A h a s st a ted th a t an e quival e nt l e v e l o f s a f e t y is provided if t h e UA S f li g ht is t er min a ted with a t l ea st

2 5% re s e r v e b a t t e r y p o w e r st i l l av a il a ble. See G r a nt of E x e mption to Astr ae us A er i a l, Do c k e t No. P A A

2014

- 0352. T h e Op era tions M a nu a l co n f o r ms to this l imit, p r oviding a n e quival e nt l ev e l of s afe t y

.

14 C F R 91.2 0 3 ( a) & (b) Civil air cr a f t : C ert i f i c a t io n s r e qu i re d

.

The r e g ulation p r ovides t hat an a i r worthin e ss c er t i f i ca te, w i t h the r e g is t r a t i on number a ss i g n e d to the a ir c r a ft

a nd a re g is t rat ion ce rtifi ca te must be a bo a rd the a i r cr a ft. A ddit i on a l l y , su b p a r a g ra ph (b) p r ovides th a t t he

a i r w orth i n e ss c e rtifi ca te be " d ispl a y e d a t t he ca bin o r co c kpit e ntr a n c e so it is l e g ib l e to p a ss e n g ers o r c r e w

. "

At a m a x i mum g

ross we i g ht of l e ss t h a n 1.61 pound s , the U AS is too sm a ll to carr y d o c ument a t i on, d o e s not

h a ve a n e ntr a n ce

, a nd is not c a p a ble of ca r r y i n g p a s s e n g e rs o r c r e w. To o b tain a n e quival e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y

a nd me e t t he in t e nt of 91.203, w e p rop o s e that do c uments d ee med a pp r o p r i a te f o r this ai rcr a ft b y the F

AA

will be c o

- l o ca ted with t he cr e w a t t h e g round c on t rol station a nd a vail a ble f o r insp ec t i o n u pon r e qu e st. The

F AA h a s stat e d ( Re g ul a to r y D o c k e t No. F AA

- 201 4

- 03 5 2) that no e x e mption is r e quir e d.14 C. F

. R. 91.405 ( a ) ; 9 1

. 4 0 7(a )( 1 ) ; 91

. 409 ( a ) ( 2); a n d 91.417 ( a) a n d ( b ) M ai n t e nan c e R e qu i re d

Colem a n En g in e e ri n g s e e ks a n e x e mption f r om the mainten a n c e inspe c tion r e q uir e ments c ontain e d in 14

C .P .R.§ 91.405 (a ), 9 1 .407( a )( 1 ), 9 1 .409( a )( 2 ) ; 91.417 (a ) a nd ( b ) . T h e se r e g ulations s p e c i f y mainten a n c e a nd

insp ec t i on s t a nd a rds in refere n c e to 14 C

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

, e

. g ., 14 C .P .R. §91.405 (a ) ( stat i n g that ea c h

own e r or o p e ra t o r of a n a ir cra ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a i rc r a ft ins pe c ted a s p re s c rib e d in sub p a rt E of this pa r t and

sh a ll b e t w ee n r e qu i r e d ins p 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 part 43 of this c h a pt e r " )

. An e x e mption f

r om th e s e r e g ulations i s ne e d e d b eca use P a rt 43 a nd the s e se c tions on l y a pp l y to a i rcr a ft w i t h

a n a ir w o r thi n e ss c e rtif

i ca te, which the UA S ’ s will not hav e

.

S af e t y Mi t i g a tion

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 tions will be p erf o r med in

acc o r d a n c e with the Op er a to r s M a n u a l. As provid e d in the O p er a t ors Manu a l, fl i g hts will not be c ond u c ted

un l e ss a f li g ht o p e r a t i ons c h ec klist is p erf o r m e d that inclu d e s a ll of the a i rcraf t ' s c ompon e nt s

.

## A ppend i x B

# The survey-grade

mapping drone

# 3 reasons to

choose

the eBee RTK

01. Survey-grade accuracy

Absolute orthomosaic / Digital Elevation Model accuracy of down to 3 cm

(1.2 in) without the need for GCPs – meaning less time spent in the field

and high precision in even the most inaccessible areas.

02. Fully integrated workflow

The eBee RTK’s supplied flight planning & control software (eMotion)

connects to the base station and broadcasts correction data to the rover

(eBee RTK) – no additional logger or third-party software required.

03. Compatible with existing base stations

The eBee RTK is compatible with most leading brands of base station,

working seamlessly alongside your existing portfolio of instruments.

## Out of the box and ready to fly

The eBee RTK is supplied in its own carryon sized case, which contains all the

components you need to take to the skies.

This includes download keys for our eMotion

flight planning software and Postflight Terra

3D photogrammetry software. To launch the eBee RTK, simply attach

its wings, shake it three times to start its

motor, and throw it into the air! The artificial

intelligence built into the senseFly autopilot

continuously analyzes data from the Inertial

Measurement Unit and the onboard GPS to

control every aspect of its flight.Super lightweight

• Durable EPP foam body & wings

• Take-off weight: 0.73 kg (1.61 lbs)

16 MP still camera

• Controlled by eBee RTK’s autopilot

• Captures images autonomously

• GSD of down to 1.5 cm per pixel Built-in GNSS/RTK receiver

• L1/L2, GPS & GLONASS

• Onboard RTK corrections at 20 Hz

• Upstream corrections at 1 Hz

GNSS antenna

• Receives corrections from most leading

brands of base station

• Absolute X,Y/Z accuracy down to 3 cm / 5 cm

• No Ground Control Points necessary

Pitot tube

• Measures dynamic & static pressure

• Precisely calculates the drone’s air speed

Inherently safe

• Shock absorbent foam + low weight

= low impact energy

• Minimal danger to people & property Green technology

• Brushless electric motor

• Low noise, low pollution

• Re-chargeable lithium-polymer

battery

# 3 ways of working with the eBee RTK

The eBee RTK is a highly flexible system. It can

be used in either of three ways, depending on

how you prefer to work and your access to incountry correction data networks. Whichever method you choose, no additional

base station purchase is necessary since the

eBee RTK is compatible with most leading

brands of survey-focused base station.· Place your base station on a known position

· Enter the base station’s coordinates and

characteristics into eMotion

· eMotion streams correction data to the

drone via the ground modem

· Position your base station in a convenient

location

· eMotion calculates your base’s approximate

position

· eMotion streams correction data to the

drone via the ground modem

· Correct your base’s position in postprocessing to achieve a high level of

absolute accuracy

· Configure your drone’s eMotion software to

receive VRS/NTRIP correction data (internet

connection and VRS/NTRIP subscription

required)

· eMotion streams correction data to the

drone via the ground modem 01 Local base, known position

02 Local base, unknown position

03 Virtual reference station GNSS/RTK base station

on known position Operator Laptop/tablet

with USB

ground modem eBee RTK

GNSS/RTK base station

on unknown position Operator Laptop/tablet

with USB

ground modem eBee RTK

ww w

Operator Laptop/tablet

with USB

ground modem eBee RTK

## Plan & control your flight

senseFly’s intuitive eMotion software makes

it easy to plan and simulate your mapping

mission.

Plan: Import your preferred base map and

define the area you want to cover. Then

specify your required ground resolution (with

a GSD of down to 1.5 cm), and image overlap.

eMotion automatically generates a full flight

plan, calculating the eBee RTK’s required

altitude and displaying its projec ted

trajectory. Configure: If you know your base station’s

coordinates, enter these into eMotion.

If not, eMotion will calculate your base’s

approximate position. Or you can configure

eMotion to receive VRS/NTRIP corrections.

eMotion then streams correction data to

the eBee RTK via the senseFly USB ground

modem.

Simulate: To ensure your mission’s success,

run a virtual flight that simulates wind

strength and direction. Then make any flight

plan updates required and prepare to launch.

## Create geo-referenced maps & models

Process: Use Postflight Terra 3D professional

photogrammetry software, supplied with

every eBee RTK, to process your flight’s

photos into geo-referenced 2D orthomosaics,

3D point clouds, triangle models and Digital

Elevation Models (DEMs), in just a few clicks. Trust: With the eBee RTK’s GSD of down to 1.5

cm, relative orthomosaic/3D model accuracy

of 1-3x GSD, and absolute horizontal/vertical

accuracy of down to 3/5 cm (without GCPs),

you can have full confidence in the accuracy

of the outputs you produce.

## Technical specifications

Weight (inc. supplied camera)

Wingspan

Material

Propulsion

GNSS/RTK receiver

Battery

Camera (supplied)

Carry case dimensions Hardware

Operation Approx. 0.73 kg (1.61 lb)

96 cm (38 in)

EPP foam, carbon structure & composite parts

Electric pusher propeller, 160 W brushless DC motor

L1/L2, GPS & GLONASS

11.1 V, 2150 mAh

16 MP IXUS/ELPH

55 x 45 x 25 cm (21.6 x 17.7 x 9.8 in)

40 minutes

40-90 km/h (11-25 m/s or 25-56 mph)

Up to 3 km (1.86 miles)

8 km 2 / 3 mi 2 (at 974 m / 3,195 ft altitude AGL)

Up to 45 km/h (12m/s or 28 mph)

Down to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) per pixel

1-3x GSD

Down to 3 cm (1.2 in) / 5 cm (2 in)

Yes (inc. mid-air collision avoidance)

Yes

Approx. 5 m (16.4 ft) Maximum flight time

Nominal cruise speed

Radio link range

Maximum coverage (single flight)

Wind resistance

Ground Sampling Distance (GSD)

Relative orthomosaic/3D model accuracy

Absolute horizontal/vertical accuracy (no GCPs)

Multi-drone operation

Automatic 3D flight planning

Linear landing accuracy



## Package contents

• eBee RTK foam body (inc. all electronics & built-in autopilot)

• Pair of detachable wings

• 16 MP IXUS/ELPH still camera (inc. 16 GB SD card, battery, USB

cable & charger)

• GNSS antenna

• 2.4 GHz USB radio modem for data link (inc. USB cable)

• Two Lithium-Polymer battery packs & charger

• Spare propeller

• Carry case with foam protection

• Remote control & accessories (for safety pilots)

• User manual

• Software included: eMotion (flight planning & control) &

Postflight Terra 3D (professional photogrammetry)www.sensefly.com

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## ANN EX B

### Academy of Model Aeronautics Na tional Model Airc raft Safety Code

Effective January 1, 2014

A. GENERAL : A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere. It may not exceed limitation s of this code and is

intended exclusively for sport, recreation

, education and/or competition. All model flights must be conducted in accordance with this safety code and any

additional rules specific to the flying site.

1. Model aircraft will not be flown:

(a) In a careless or reckless manner.

(b) At a location where model aircraft activities are prohibited.

2. Model aircraft pilots will:

(a) Yield the right of way to all human-carrying aircraft.

(b) See and avoid all aircraft and a spotter must be used when appropriate. (AMA Document #540-D.)

(c) Not fly higher than approximately 400 feet above ground level within three (3) miles of an airport without notifying the ai rport operator.

(d) Not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport or seaplane base except where there is a mixed use agreement.

(e) Not exceed a takeoff weight, including fuel, of 55 pounds unless in compliance with the AMA Large Model Airplane program. ( AMA Document 520-A.)

(f) Ensure the aircraft is identified with the name and address or AMA number of the owner on the inside or affixed to the outs ide of the model aircraft. (This

does not apply to model aircraft flown indoors.)

(g) Not operate aircraft with metal-blade propellers or with gaseous boosts except for helicopters operated under the provision s of AMA Document #555.

(h) Not operate model aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that could adversely affect the pi lot’s ability to safely control the

model.

(i) Not operate model aircraft carrying pyrotechnic devices that explode or burn, or any device which propels a projectile or d rops any object that creates a

hazard to persons or property.

Exceptions:

 Free Flight fuses or devices that burn producing smoke and are securely attached to the model aircraft during flight.

 Rocket motors (using solid propellant) up to a G-series size may be used provided they remain attached to the model during flig ht. Model rockets may

be flown in accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code but may not be launched from model aircraft.

 Officially designated AMA Air Show Teams (AST) are authorized to use devices and practices as defined within the Team AMA Progr am Document.

(AMA Document #718.)

(j) Not operate a turbine-powered aircraft, unless in compliance with the AMA turbine regulations. (AMA Document #510-A.)

3. Model aircraft will not be flown in AMA sanctioned events, air shows or model demonstrations unless:

(a) The aircraft, control system and pilot skills have successfully demonstrated all maneuvers intended or anticipated prior to the specific event.

(b) An inexperienced pilot is assisted by an experienced pilot.

4. When and where required by rule, helmets must be properly worn and fastened. They must be OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL or NOCSAE app roved or comply

with comparable standards.

B. RADIO CONTROL (RC)

1. All pilots shall avoid flying directly over unprotected people, vessels, vehicles or structures and shall avoid endangerment of life and property of others.

2. A successful radio equipment ground-range check in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations will be completed before the first flight of a new or

repaired model aircraft.

3. At all flying sites a safety line(s) must be established in front of which all flying takes place. (AMA Document #706.)

(a) Only personnel associated with flying the model aircraft are allowed at or in front of the safety line.

(b) At air shows or demonstrations, a straight safety line must be established.

(c) An area away from the safety line must be maintained for spectators.

(d) Intentional flying behind the safety line is prohibited.

4. RC model aircraft must use the radio-control frequencies currently allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Only individuals properly

licensed by the FCC are authorized to operate equipment on Amateur Band frequencies.

5. RC model aircraft will not knowingly operate within three (3) miles of any pre-existing flying site without a frequency-management agreement. (AMA

Documents #922 and #923.)

6. With the exception of events flown under official AMA Compet ition Regulations, excluding takeoff and landing, no powered model may be flown outdoors

closer than 25 feet to any individual, except for the pilot and the pilot's helper(s) located at the flightline.

7. Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person touch an outdoor model aircraft in flight while it is still under power, exc ept to divert it from striking an

individual.

8. RC night flying requires a lighting system providing the pilot with a clear view of the model’s attitude and orientation at all times. Hand-held illumination

systems are inadequate for night flying operations.

9. The pilot of an RC model aircraft shall:

(a) Maintain control during the entire flight, maintaining visual contact without enhancement other than by corrective lenses presc ribed for the pilot.

(b) Fly using the assistance of a camera or First-Person View (F PV) only in accordance with the procedures outlined in AMA Document #550.

(c) Fly using the assistance of autopilot or stabilization system only in accordance with the procedures outlined in AMA Document # 560.

C. FREE FLIGHT

1. Must be at least 100 feet downwind of spectators and automobile parking when the model aircraft is launched.

2. Launch area must be clear of all individuals except mechanics, officials, and other fliers.

3. An effective device will be used to extinguish any fuse on the model aircraft after the fuse has completed its function.

D. CONTROL LINE

1. The complete control system (including the safety thong where applicable) must have an inspection and pull test prior to fly ing.

2. The pull test will be in accordance with the current Competition Regulations for the applicable model aircraft category.

3. Model aircraft not fitting a specific category shall use thos e pull-test requirements as indicated for Control Line Precisio n Aerobatics.

4. The flying area must be clear of all utility wires or poles and a model aircraft will not be flown closer than 50 feet to a ny above-ground electric utility lines.

5. The flying area must be clear of all nonessential participants and spectators before the engine is started.

## Appendix C

### A ppend i x C

Ope r a t i o n a l L i m

i t a t io n s

1. The unm a nn e d a i r c ra ft s y stem ( UA S ) w i ll w e i g h 1.61 pounds, i n c lu d ing e n e r g y sou r c e (s) a nd e quipm e nt.

2. The U AS will fly at around 28 M P H.

3. F l i g hts will b e op e r a t e d a t a n a ltitude of no m o r e th a n 400 f e e t a bove g r ound l e v e l ( A G L )

, a s indi ca t e d b y t h e

p r o ce du r es sp ec i f

i e d in the op er a

t o r ’s m a nu a l. A l l a l t itud e s re p o r t e d to A T C must be in f e e t A G L

.

4. The U AS will be op e ra t e d wit h in vi s u a l line o f si g ht ( V L O S ) of the P I C a t a ll ti m e s. Th i s re qui re s the P I C to b e

a b l e to use hum a n vi s ion u n a id e d b y a n y d e vi c e oth e r th a n c o rr e c tive l e ns e s.

5. All o p er a tions will u til i z e a vi s u a l ob s er v e r ( V O )

. The VO m a y b e us e d to s a ti s f y the V L OS re qui re m e nt a s

long a s the P I

C a lw a y s m a int a ins V L

OS ca p a bili t y

. T h e V O a nd P I

C must be a ble to c ommuni ca te v er b a l l y a t

a ll tim e s.

6. P r ior to eac h f

li g ht the P I C will in s p ec t the U AS to e ns u r e it is in a c o ndition f or s af e f li g ht. I f the insp ec tion

re v ea ls a c ond i tion th a t affe c ts the s af e op er a tion of the U A S , the a i r c r a f t is p r ohibit e d fr om op er a ti n g until the

n ece ss a r y m a i nt e n a n c e h a s b ee n p erf o r m e d a nd the U AS is f ound to be in a c onditi o n f or s af e f li g ht. The

G r o und C ont r ol S t a tion, if u t il i z e d, will be in c lud e d in the p r e f l i g ht i ns p ec tion. All m a int e n a n c e a nd a lt er a tions

wi l l be p r o p er l y do c um e nt e d in the a i r c r a f t r e c o r ds.

7. I f the UAS h a s und e r g o n e m a int e n a n c e or a lt e ra tions t h a t affe c t the UAS op er a t i on or f li g ht c h ar a c t er isti c s, e

. g

.

r e pl ac em e nt of a f

li g ht cr iti ca l c ompo n e nt, the U AS will un d er g o a f un c tion a l t e st f

li g ht in ac co r d a n c e with the

op era to r ’s m a nu a l. T he P I C w ho c ondu c ts the f

un c tion a l t e st f

li g ht wi l l m a ke a n e nt r y in the U A S a i r c r a f t

r e c o r ds of the f

li g ht. The re qui re m e nts a nd p r o ce d u re s f or a f un c tion a l t e s t f

li g ht a nd a i r c r a f

t r e c o r d e n t

r y will b e

a dd e d to the op e r a to r’ s m a nu a l.

8. T he op er a tor w i ll f

ol l ow the m a nu f

a c tu r e r’ s UAS a i r c r a f

t/ c ompon e nt, m a int e n a n ce

, ov er h a ul, re pl ace m e nt,

insp ec t ion, and li f

e limit re qui r e m e nt s. W h e n un a v a il a bl e

, a i r c r a f t m a int e n a n ce

/ c ompon e n t/ o v er h a ul,

re pl ace m e nt, a

nd ins p ec tion/m a i n ten a n c e re qu i re m e nts will be e st a blish e d a nd iden t i f i e d in the op er a to r’ s

m a nu a l. At a minimum, re q ui re ments f or the f ollowing w il l be in c lud e d in the op er a to r’ s m a nu a l:

a

. A c tu a to r s / S er vos;

b. T ra ns m ission ( sin g le roto r) ;

c. P ow er

pl a nt ( moto r s ) ;

d. P r op e ll er s;

e. El ec t r onic sp ee d c on t r o l l er ;

f. B a tt er i e s;

g

. M ec h a ni ca l d y

n a mic c ompo n e nts ( sin g le roto r ) ;

h. R e mote c omm a nd a n d cont r ol;

i

. G r ound c ont r ol s t a ti o n (if us e d ) ; a nd

j. A n y oth e r c ompon e nts as d e t er min e d b y the o p e r a t o r

.

9. The P ilot I

n C omm a nd ( P I

C ) will po s s e ss a t l e a st a v a l i d U.S. d r ive r ’s lic e n s e

.

10. P r ior to op er a tions t he P I C will h a ve acc umul a t e d a nd l o g g e d, in a m a n n e r c onsis t e nt with 14 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a

m i ni m um of f

ive hou r s a s U AS p i lot op er a ti n g o f the m a ke and mod e l of UAS to be utili z e d f or op er a tions a nd

th re e t a k e

- o ff

s a nd t h re e l a ndin g s in the p r e c edi n g 90 d a y s. T ra ini n g , p r o f

i c i e n c y

, e x p er i e n ce

- buildin g

, a nd t a k e

off a nd l a ndi n g c u rre n c y f li g hts ca n be c ondu c t e d to acc omplish the re qui r e d fli g ht c y c les a nd fli g ht tim e

.

11. The U A S m a y not be ope r a t e d d i r e c t l y ov e r a n y p e rson, e x ce pt a uthori z e d a nd c ons e nting p er sonn e l,

b e low a n a l titude th a t is h a z ar dous to p er sons or p r op er t y on t h e su r f a ce in the e v e nt of a UAS fa i l ure ore m er g e n c y

.

12

. The op er a tor w i ll e n s u r e t h a t no p er sons a r e a l low e d wit h in 500 f

e e t of the a r e a e x ce pt th o se cons e ntin g

. This

p r ovi s i on m a y b e re du ce d to no l e ss t h a n 200 f e e t if it w o uld not a dv er s e l y af f e c t s af e t y

.

13. The UAS w i ll a bo r t t he f li g ht in the e v e nt of u np re di c t e d obst ac l e s or e m er g e n c i e s in acc o r d a n c e with the

Op e r a to r’ s M a nu a l.

14. E ac h U AS op er a tion will be c ompl e t e d wit h in 30 minut e s f li g ht time or with 25% b a tt e r y po w e r r em a inin g

, whi c h e v e r o c c urs f

i r st.

15. The op er a tor w i ll ob t a in a n Air T r a ff ic O r g a n i z a tion ( ATO) issu e d C er t i f i ca te of W a iv e r or Autho r i z a tion

( C O A ) pr i or to c ondu c ting a n y op e r a tions. This C OA will a l s o re qu i r e the op er a tor to re qu e st a N oti c e to

Ai r m a n ( NOT A M) not m o r e th a n 72 hou r s i n a dv a n ce , but not l e ss th a n 48 hou r s p r ior t o the op er a tion.

16. All a i r c r a f

t op e r a t e d in acc o r d a n c e w i ll be id e n ti f i e d b y s er i a l numb er

, re g ist e r e d in ac co r d a n c e with 14 C F R

p a rt 47, a nd h a ve id e nti f

i ca tion ( N

- Numb er ) m ar k in g s in ac co r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a rt 45, S ubp ar t C . M ar k in g s

m u st be a s l a r g e a s p r a c ti c abl e.

17. E ac h U A S op er a t e d will c om p l y with a ll m a nu f a c tu re r S af

e t y B ull e tin s

.

18. The ra dio fre qu e n c y s p ec t r um u s e d f or op er a t ion a nd c ont r ol of the U A will c om p l y with the F ed er a l

C ommuni ca tions C ommission (F CC ) or o th e r a pp r op r i a te g ov er nm e nt ov e rsi g ht a g e n c y r equi re m e nts.

19. At l ea st th re e d a y

s b e f o r e sch e dul e d fli g ht, the op er a tor w il l sub m i t a wr itt e n P l a n of A c tiviti e s to the lo ca l

F S DO with ju r is d i c tion ov e r the ar e a of p r opos e d fli g ht a re a. T h e 3

- d a y noti f i ca tion m a y b e w a i v e d with the

c on c u rre n c e of the F S DO. The pl a n of a ctiviti e s must in c lude a t l e a st the f o l lowin g :

a

. D a t e s a nd tim e s f

or a ll f li g hts;

b. N a me a nd phone num b e r of the op era tor

c . M a k e , mod e l, a nd s er i a l or N

- numb e r of UAS to be us e d;

d. N a me a nd ce rti f

i c ate numb e r of UAS P I

C inv o lv e d

e

. A st a t e m e nt th a t the o p e r a tor h a s obt a in e d p e rmis s ion fr om p r op er t y own e rs a nd/or lo ca l o ff i c i a ls to c ond u c t

the f l i g ht op e r a

t i o n s ; t h e list of those who g a v e p e r m ission must be m a de a v a il a b le t o the insp ec tor upon

re q u e st;

f

. S i g n a tu r e of e x e m p ti o n

- hold e r or re p re s e nt a t i v e ; a nd

g

. A d e s cr iption of the f li g ht ac tivi t y

, i n c ludi n g m a ps or di a g

ra ms of a n y ar e a, c i t y

, town, c oun t y

, a nd/or state

over whi c h fli g h ts will be c o ndu c t e d a nd the a ltitud e s e s s e nti a l to acc omplish the op er a t i o n.

20. The do c um e nts re qu i re d un d e r 14 C F R §§ 91

. 9 a nd 91.203 will be a v a i l a ble to the P I C a t the G r ound C ont r ol

S t a tion o f the U A S a n y t i me the a i r c r a f t is op er a ti n g

.

21. The UA will re m a in c l ea r a nd y i e ld t h e r i g

ht o f w a y to a ll oth e r m a n n e d op er a tions a nd ac tiv i t i e s a t a ll tim e s

( in c ludin g

, but not limit e d to, ul t r a l i g ht v e hi c l e s, p ar a c hute ac tiv i ti e s, p ar a s a iling ac tiviti e s, h a ng g lid e rs, e t c

. )

.

22. UAS op er a tions wi l l not be c ondu c t e d du r i ng n i g ht, a s d ef in e d in 14 C F R § 1.1. All o p er a tions will be c ond u c t e d

und e r vi s u a l m e t e o r olo g i ca l c onditions ( VM C )

. F l i g hts und e r s p ec i a l visu a l f l i g ht r ul e s ( S V F R ) ar e n ot

a utho r i z e d.

23. The UAS w i ll not be op e r a t e d b y the P I C fr o m a n y mo v i n g d e vi c e or v e hi c l e

.

24. The U A S will not b e op er a t e d l e ss th a n 500 f e e t b e low or l e ss th a n 2, 0 00 f e e t hori z ont a l l y fr om a c loud or w he n

vi s ibil i t y is l e ss th a n 3 st a t u te mil e s f rom the P I

C

.25. The U A S will not op era te in C l a ss A, B

, C , or D a i r sp ac e without w r it t e n a pp r oval fr om the F AA. The U A S

m a y not op e r a t e within 5 n a uti ca l mil e s of the g e o g ra phic ce nt e r of a no n

- tow er e d a i rpo r t a s d e not e d on a

c u rr ent F AA

- publish e d a e r on a u t i ca l c h ar t unl e ss a l e tt e r of agreement with th a t a i rpo r t ’ s m a n a g e m e nt is

obt a in e d, a nd t h e op er a tion is c on d u c t e d in acc o r d a n c e with a NOT A M a s re qui re d b y t he op er a to r’ s C OA. The

l e tt e r of a g

r e e m e nt with the a i rp o r t m a n a g e m e nt must be m a de a v a il a ble to the Adm i ni s t ra tor upon re qu e st.

26. A n y in c id e nt, acc id e nt, or f li g ht op er a tion th a t t ra ns g

re ss e s the l a t er a l or v er ti c a l boun d ar i e s of the o per a tion a l

a r e a a s d e fin e d b y t h e a ppli ca ble C OA will be re po r t e d to t h e F AA ’ s UAS I n t e g ra tion O ff

i c e ( A F S

- 80) within

24 hou r s.