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Do c k e t M a n a g e m ent S y s tem

1200 N e w J e rs e y Av e

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Wa shi n g ton, DC 20590

R e : P e tit i on of Fly By ME , LLC for an E x e m p t ion P u rsu a nt to S ec t i on 3 3 3 of the F AA

Mod e rni z at ion a nd Re f

o r m A c t of 2 012

To W h o m i t M a y Con c e r n:

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

C.F.R. Part 11, Fly by Me , LLC hereby applies for an exemption from the Federal Aviation Regulations

("FARs") identified below to allow com mercial operation of small unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., "small

unmanned aircraft" or "UAS") for the purpos e of conducting aerial closed

- set cinematography f or film,

commercials, creating stock footage, and corporate and individual productions

.

This p etition for exemption addresses pertinent FAA FAR’s and CFR’s as well as, but not limited to,

these accompanying Fly by Me documents ”

1. F l i g ht O p e r a t i ons Man u a l and;

2. Op e r a t i ons Man ua ls

(c oll e ct i v e l y r e f

e r re d to as Op e r a t i o ns Man ua ls " )

3. U s e r G uide and;

4. U s e r M a nu a l

(c oll e ct i v e l y r e f

e r r e d to a s " M a nu f

a c tu r e r ' s Ma nu a l " )

. 1

Fly by Me su b m i t s th e s e a s w e ll a s o t h e r Fly by Me s u pporting m a te ri a ls a s c o n fid e nt i a l docu me nts

pur s u a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 11.35 ( b )

, a s the m a te rials cont a in co nfid e nt i a l c o m m e r c ial an d/or p r o p ri e t a r y

info r m a t i on that the Fly by Me h a s not a nd will not sh a re with o t h e rs. A d d i t io n al l y

, t h e se do c u m e nts

c ontain op e r at i ng co ndi t io n s and p r o ce du r es that ar e not g e n e r a l l y a va i l ab le t o t h e publ i c a nd a re pr o t ec t e d

fr o m r e le a s e u nd e r the F r e e d o m of I n f or m at i on A c t, 5 U. S

. C

. §552 e t s e q.

1 The t er m " Man u f

ac tu r e r ' s Man ua l" a lso inc l u d e s a ll r e le va n t m anu f ac t u r e r p ubli ca tio n s

, in c lud i n g , but not

l i m i ted to: o p e r a t i o n s a n d f li g h t ma n u a ls

, u s e r g u i d e s

, c o m p o n e n t m a i n t e nan c e ma n u a l s

, p ilo t tr a i n i ng

m an u a ls, s e rv ic e info r m a t i on l et t e rs a nd, s af e t y /se r vi c e b u l l e tins).U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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T h is P et i t i o n is o r g a n i z e d a s follows:

I. P e ti t io n e r

II. D e s cr i p t i on of P r o p os e d O p er a t i o n s

A. Aerial Closed

- set C i n e ma t o g r a p h y f o r F i l m

, T e l e v i s i o n , Corporations and Individual Productions

II I

. R e levant S t a t u to r y A u t h o r ity

IV. Fly by Me P r o p osed U A S O p e r a t io n s Me e t t h e R e qu i r e m e n ts o f S ec ti o n 333 of t h e R e f o r m A c t

A. App r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the U A S ' s S i z e

, We i g ht, S p e e d, a nd Op e r a t i on a l C a p a b i l i t y

B. Ap p r ov a l i s W a r ra nted B a s e d on the O p e r a t i o na l R e strictions S e t F o r th i n the Op e r a t i ons

Man u a l s

V. R e g u la t i on s F r o m W h i c h Ex e m p tion i s requested

A. 14 C. F

. R. P a rt 21, S u bp a rt H

– A i r w o r th i n es s C e r t if i c a tes a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) ( 1 )

B . 14 C. F

. R. P a rt 27 A ir w o r th i n es s S tan d a rds: Nor m al C a te g o r y Roto rc r a ft

C.14 C. F

. R. §§ 91.9 (c ), 4 5

. 23(b) a nd 45.27 ( a ): A i r c r a ft M a rki n g a nd I d e n t i f

i cat i on Requi r e m e nts

D. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 91

. 409(a) ( 1) a nd ( 2 ); 9 1.417 ( a ) a nd ( b ) : M a i n ten a n c e

I nsp e c t i ons

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 P i l o t P r i v i l e g e s a nd L imi t a t i o n s

F . 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 (a ): C i vil A i r c r a ft A i r wo r thin e ss

G. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b ) (2 ) : C i v i l Air cr a ft F l i g ht Man u a l i n the A ir c r a ft a nd 14 C. F .R. § 91.20 3 (a )

a nd ( b ) : C a

r r y i n g Civil Air c raft Ce r

t i f i cat i on an d R e g is t r a t ion

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: Pr e fli g ht A c tion

I . 14 C. F .R. § 91.109 (a ): F l i g ht I n stru c t i on

J . 14 C. F .R. § 91.11 9 ( c ) : M i n i m u m S af e Alt i tudes

K. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: A l t im e t e r Se t tin g s

L

. 1 4 C. F .R. § 91.151 ( a ): F u el R e qui r e m ents for F l i g ht i n V F R Cond i t io n s

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

VII. P ub l i c I n t e re s t

VIII. P r iv a c y

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

X. Concl u sionU. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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I. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P ET I T I O NER

Fly by Me produces corporate videos and videos for individuals. It is a video production company

specializing in aerial cinematography which uses some of the latest UAV technology. Fly By Me aims to

provide high quality aerial video, using the latest UAS technologies, to every client in a safe and

professional manners. Fly by Me works to produce videos and photography via c ontrolled flights for the

production of film, videos, com mercials, and stock footage; and for corporations and ind ividuals. Fly by

Me is based in Charleston, South Carolina and is hired as a regional/second crew for film and videos. All

aircrafts used by Fly By Me are assembled, inspected, and operated within the company. This allows Fly

By Me to have a full understanding of all aspects of the mechanical and electrical wel l as videos

components and how they work together as a flight system. Fly By Me’s services fall into three primary

categories

- - working alongside production companies for large scale film or commercials, producing

(filming and editing), creating videos for businesses or individuals, and/or shooting and providing stock

footage.

The c ont a c t i n f

o r m a t i on fo r Pe t i t io ne r is a s f o l l o w s:

Mat t hew Ervin

Fly By Me

1309 Oceanview Rd.

Charleston, SC 29412

P hon e : 864

- 617

- 2805

Email: matthewjacksonervin@gmail.com

II. D E SCRI P T I O N O F P R O P O S E D O P E RAT I O N

Fly by Me s e e ks an e x e m p t ion pu r s u a nt t o S e c t i on 333 of the Re f orm A c t t o op e r a te the DJI

Phantom 2, DJI S1000, and DJI S 900, also known as, ( FM

- UAS ) f o r the p r opos e d op e r a t i o n s d is c us s e d

b e l o w. A ll U AS ope ra t i o n s wi ll oc c ur und e r t i g ht l y c on t roll e d c ond i t i o ns on pri v a te p rop e r t y wh e re Fly by

Me h a s r e c e i v ed p e r m is s i o n t o op e r a te f r o m t he lando w n e r, c ont r o l l e r o r a uth o r iz e d r e p re s e ntativ e s

. T he

pro p osed U AS op e r a tions will be c ondu c ted in a cc o r d a n c e with t h e c onditio ns and li m i ta t i o ns of this

P e t i t i on fo r E x e mp t ion and Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a ls. As d e tailed i n Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i ons

Man u a ls, a l l U A S op e r a t i ons will be l i m i ted t o d a y t i m e V F R c ondition s

, with i n v i su a l l i n e

- o f

- s i g ht

( " V L OS " ) o f the op e r a to r

, in unc o n t r o l l e d a i r sp a c e

, an d will o ccu r a t l eas t 5 m i l e s a w a y from a n a irp o r t

.

Mo re ov e r, Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons Man u a ls inc o r por a te r e dund a nt s a f e g u a rds to a ssu r e that t he a ir c r a ft

d o e s not t r a v e l ou t s ide t h e c ont r o l l e d a r e a o f U AS op e r a tions, in c lu d ing G P S "ge o

- f e n c i ng" t e c hno l o g ies.

A. Clos e d

- s e t F i l m m a k ing a n d Ci n e m a t og r a ph y

Fly by Me s e e ks to use s m a ll FM

- UAS s for the p u rpose of c ondu c ti n g sc r i p t e d, c los e d

- s e t f i l m i ng

f or t h e m ot i on pict ure , te l ev is i o n, a nd w e b i ndus try.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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 H e l i Vid e o Produ c t i o n s, L LC ( E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 065)

 S n a p r oll Med ia, L L C ( E x e m p t ion N o. 11063)

 RC P ro Prod u c t i ons C o n su l t i n g

, LL C d/ b / a V o rtex A e ri a l (E x e m p t ion No. 11064)

 F l y i n g

- C am

, L L C ( E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 080)

 A e ro c ine, L L C ( E x e m p t ion No. 11150)

 T e am 5, L L C ( E x e m p t ion No. 11158)

 Al a n D. Purwin (E x e mp t ion No. 11 1 61)

 H e l i n e t Aviation S e rv i c e s

, LL C ( E x e m p t ion No. 11160)

 P ic t ure F a ct o r y

, I n c

. ( E x e mp t ion No. 1117 8 )

 Dronair So l ut i ons ( Ex em pt i on No. 11671 )

UAS c i n e ma t o g r a p h y f

o r f i l m

, t e l e v i s i o n, corporations and individual production op e r a t i o ns will be

c o nduct e d on p r i v a te p r o p e r t y in a c o n t r ol l e d a re a

, a w a y fr o m sp ec ta t ors a nd p e r s ons n o t i n v o l v e d in t h e

product i o n. A l l U AS f

i lming will be co ndu c ted d u ri n g d a y l i g h t hour s , V F R c onditio ns, a t altitudes b e low 40 0 '

AG L

. As s e t fo r th below, Fly by Me ’s op e r a t i o ns pro v i d e a sup e r i or l e v e l of sa f e t y and quality c o mpa r e d to

p e r f or m i n g the s a m e production wo r k using c onv e n t i on a l f i x e d

- wing a i r c ra f

t or h e l icop te rs.

A. Aerial C i n e ma t o g r a p h y f o r F i l m

, T e l e v i s i o n, Corporations and Individual Productions

Fly by Me s e e ks to use s m a ll FM

- UAS s for the p u rpose of c ondu c ti n g a e ri a l p h otog r aphy and v ideog r aphy

.

T r a d i t ional m ethods of v id e o p r o d uc t i o n a n d inspe c ti o n this of st r u c t u r e s

, e x pose s videog raphers to h i g her

r isks of se r ious i nj u r ies

, o r d e ath

. Camera operators n e e d to climb elevated areas, which e x poses t h e m t o the

r isk of da n g e rous f

a l l s, e lectrocution or o t her wo r k related e x tre m e s

. I n a d d i t ion, d e p e nding on t h e n a tu r e o f t h e

insp e ct i o n

, p r o x i m i t y to e quip me nt, and o th e r m e c h a ni c a l h a z a rds a ss o ci a t e d w i th i n dustrial si t e s and

c onstru c t i on f

a c ilities o f

ten invo l ves a r isk of e x posure to ha z a rdous. The use o f sm a ll UAS m i t i g a tes th e se

dangers a nd i s u l t i ma t e l y a m uch s a f e r me thod o f p e r f

o r m i ng t h e s e and m ost o t h e r t y p e s of insp ec t i o ns.

S m all U A S i nspe c t i on i s a lso s af e r th a n t r a d i t io na l m ann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o r m ing the s a m e fun c t i on.

Conv e nt i on a l op e rat i ons us i ng r o to r c r af t a nd fi x e d

- wing ai r c r a ft i n low le v e l op e r a t i o ns p r e s en t r isks

a ssoc i a ted w i t h v eh ic l e s w e i g hi n g t h ous a nds of po u nds a nd c a r r y i n g passengers and l a r ge a m oun t s of f u e l. I t

is i m por t a nt t o note t ha t t he use o f s m a ll UAS in t his a re a will n o t o n l y be sa f e r a nd m o r e c ost e f

f e c t i v e

,

S m all UAS a r e a lso ca p a ble o f a c ce s s in g a nd ins p e c t ing are a s that w o u ld o t h e r w ise be in a c c es s i b le to hu m a ns

or cann o t be co m

ple t ed with c o n v e nt i on a l ai r c r a ft o r ot h er insp e c tion m ethod s

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III. R ELE V ANT ST AT U T O RY AUT H O RI T Y

This P e ti t i o n fo r E x e mp t i on is sub m i t ted pu r su a nt t o S ect i on 333 (a ) t h ro u gh ( c ) of t h e F AA

Mod e rni z at ion a nd R ef

o r m A c t of 2 012 ( " R e f

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

a c ce l e r a te t h e i n t e g r at i on of c iv i l u nma n n e d a ir c r a ft s y st e m s i nto t he n at ion a l airsp a c e s y s te m

. " P u r suant to

S e c t i on 333 of the Re f

orm A c t, t he F AA Ad m in i st r a tor i s t o p e r m it u n m ann e d a ircr a f t s y st e m s t o op e r a te

in t he N at i o n a l Air Sp a c e (" N AS " ) wh e re it is s a fe to do so b a s e d on the f ol l owi n g consid e r a t i o n s:

● The U A S ' s si z e , w e i g ht, spe e d a nd op e r a t i on a l ca p a b i l i t y ;

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S in c l ose prox im i t y to a i r p o r t s a nd po p ulat e d a r e a s; a n d

● Op e r a t i on of the U A S with i n t h e vi s ua l line of sight of the op e r a to r

.

Addi t i on a l l y , the FAA A d m i ni s tr a tor h a s ge ne r a l auth o ri t y to g r a nt e x e m p t ions f r om t he a g e n c y ' s

s a f e t y r e g u lations a nd m i ni m u m s t a nd a rds w h e n the A d m i ni s tr a tor d e c ides a r e q u es ted e x e mp t ion i s in t h e

publ i c i n t e r e st. See 49 U. S

. C . § 106( f ) ( d e fini n g t h e a u t h o ri t y of the Ad m i n i str a t o r ) ; 4 9 U. S

. C. § 4 470 1 (f)

( p e r m i t t ing e x e mp t ions f

r o m §§ 44 7 0 1 (a ), ( b ) a n d §§ 44702

– 44716, e t se q

. ). A p a r t y r e qu e s t in g a n

e x e m p t ion m ust e x p l a in the r e a so n s w h y the e x e m p t ion: ( 1) would b e n e fit the pub l i c a s a w ho l e

, a nd ( 2 )

would not adv e rs e l y af

f ec t s a f e t y (o r h ow it would prov i d e a le v e l of s a f e t y a t l ea st e q u a l t o the e x i s ting

r ule s )

. S e e 14 C. F .R. § 11.81 ( p e titions for e x em p t ion )

.

IV. FLY BY ME’S P R O P O SE D U AS OP E RAT I O NS M EE T T H E R E QUIR E ME N T S O F

SE CTI O N 333 O F T HE R E F ORM ACT

The s m all U A S op e r a t i ons p r opo s e d b y Fly by Me in this P et i t ion for E x em p t i on qu al i fy f o r

e x p e dit e d a ppro va l purs u a nt to S ect i on 333 of t h e Re f orm A c t a s e a c h of t h e s t a t u t ory c rite r i a an d r e le v a nt

f a c to r s a re s at i sfi e d.

A. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d Based on t h e U A S 's S i z e , W e ig h t, S p ee d

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

Ca p a b i l ity

A G r a nt of E x e m

p t ion i s ap p rop r ia t e for op e r a t io n s c o n du c ted usi n g t h e FM

- UAS s due t heir s i z e

w ei g ht, s pe e d, a nd op e r a t i o na l ca p ab il i t y

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 Both the FM

- UASs have been approved for use in prior Section 333 Grants of Exemption from the

FAA.2

 T he FM

- UASs weighs less than 5 5 pounds, including payload.

 The FM

- UASs will not be flown at a ground speed in excess of 50 knots.

 Al t i tu d e i n f

o r m at i on wi l l be g e n e r at ed b y e quip m e nt onbo a r d the U A a s s p ec ified u sing G P S

t r ia n g u l at i o n , di g i t a l l y enc o d e d b a ro m e t r ic a lt i m e te r

, rad io a l t i me te r , or a n y c o m b i n a t i on the r e o f

.

This i n f o rm at i on w i l l be t ra ns m i t t e d to t he p i l o t v i a tel e m et r ic d a ta f e e d.

 The FM

- UAS s will h a ve s y st e m r e dund a n c ies a nd in d e p e nd e nt f u n c t i on al i t y to e ns u re t h e ov e r a ll

s a f e t y a n d p r e d ic t a

bi l i t y of the s y st e m

. I f c onn e ct i on to t he re m ote c ont r ol o r g round c ont r ol station

is l ost, f ai l s af e s y st e m s wi l l p e r m i t t he U A S to r e tu r n to a p r e d e t e r m in e d loc a t i on a nd s afe l y l a nd

without i n

j u r y o r d am a g e

.

 The ra dio f

r e qu e n c ies u s e d for op e r a t i ons a nd c o n t r ol of the UA S c o mp l y with t he Fed e r a l

Co mm uni c a t i ons C o m mis s ion ( " F CC " ) a n d other a ppro p r i at e g ov e rn m ent ov e rs i g ht a g e n c y

re qu i r em ent s

. The op er a t in g f r e qu e n c y for t he FM

- UAS s is 2.4 G H z

.

I f the s a m e o p e r a t i ons w e re c ond u c ted u s i n g a h e l i c o p t e r

, t h e a i r c raf t ' s tak e

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

6,0 0 0 pounds ca r

rying a pi l ot, ca m era oper a tor a nd V O

- visu a l obs e rve r

- navig a t o r

. The dif f e r e n c e in

w e i g ht be t w e e n the FM

- UAS a nd a h e li c opt e r si g nific a nt l y r e d uce s t h e potential h a rm to t he p a r t ic ip a t i ng

a nd n o n

- p a rtic i p a t i ng in d i vi d uals o r pro p e r t y in t he e v e nt o f a n a c c ident or i n ci de n t. I n a ddition, t he r isk t o

t he o nbo a rd p i l o t a nd ca m e r a op e r a t o r i s e l i m ina t e d.

2 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion t o S h o tover C a m era S y st e m s L

. P

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

E x e m p t ion t o V D O S G l ob a l, LL C ( E x e mp t ion No. 11112 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e mp t ion t o L ow Count r y R C , Corp.

( E x e m p t ion No. 11184 ) ; G ra nt of E x e mp t ion t o Al a n P u r win ( E x e mp t ion No. 11161 ) ;

Gr a nt of E x e mp t ion t o H e l i n e t Aviation S e rv i c e s ( E x e m p t i o n No. 11160 ) ; Gr a nt of E x e mp t ion t o Total

S af e ty U. S

., I n c

. ( E x e m

p t ion No. 11 1 56 )

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B. Ap p r oval i s Wa rr a n t e d B a s e d on t h e Op er a t i o n al R e st r i c t io n s S e t F orth in Fly by Me ’s

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

Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l s an d the M a nuf ac tu r e r ' s Man u a l f

o r t he sel e c t e d RE

- FM

- UAS s will

c o n tain all the p r o c e d u res and l i m i ta t ions n ecess a r y to s a f e l y a nd s u cces s ful l y p e r f

o r m t h e op e r a t i ons

sp e c i f i e d in t h i s P e t i t i on f

o r E x e mp t io n

. To a s s i s t t h e F AA in m a king a saf e t y a sse s s m ent of Fly by Me ’s

p ropos e d op e r at i o ns, b e low is a s u m m a r y of op e r a t ional l i m i ta t ions a nd c onditio n s that Fly by Me will

a dh e re to, and w h i c h wi l l e nsure a n e q u i v al e n t o r hi g h e r l e v e l of s af e t y to op e r at i ons c o n d u c ted un d e r

c u rr e nt r e g u l a t o r y g ui d el i n e s:

1. The FM

- U A S w e i g hs l e ss t h a n 55 p oun d s, ful l y load e d

.

2. All op e rat i o ns shall b e c o ndu c ted ov e r p ri va te or c ont r o l l e d

- a c ce ss p r o p e r t y with p e rmiss i on f r om

t he land o w n e r/ c on t roll e r o r a u t h o ri z e d r e p re s en tative. P e r m is s ion f r om l a nd own e r/ c ont r o l l e r or

a utho r i z e d r e p r e s e ntati v e w i l l be o b t ai n e d for e a c h fl i g ht o p e r a t i on.

3. All FM

- UAS s o p e r a ted und e r t h e G r a nt of E x e m p t ion wi l l be id e nt i f i e d b y s e rial nu m be r

,

r e g i s t e r e d in a cc o r d a n c e with 14 C F R p a r t 47, and h a ve identif ic a t i on ( N

- Nu m b e r) m a r ki n g s in

a c c o r d a n c e w i th

14 C F R p a rt 45, Subp a rt C. M a r kin g s will be a s la r g e a s p r a ct i c ab le.

4. Min i m u m c re w f

or e ac h fli g ht op e r a t i on will c o n si s t of a p i l o t, who will b e P i l o t

- in C o m m a nd

( " P I C " ) o f the U A S

, a n d one o r m o r e Visu a l O b s e rvers ( " O b s e rv e r " ) a s n e c e s s a r y to saf e l y c o nd uc t

t he m i ss i o n.

5. P I Cs shall p oss e ss at l e a s t a Sport or Priv a te P i lo t ' s C e r t i f ic a te a nd c u rre nt C lass I I I M e d i c a l

C e r t ifi c a t e or a valid driver’s license . The P I C w ill a lso mee t the f

l i g ht r ev i e w re qu i r em ents

sp e c i f ied in 14 C .F .R 61

. 56 in an a ir c r a ft i n which the P I C is r a ted on his or h e r pi l ot c e rtifi ca te.

6. The UA sha l l be o p e r a t e d with i n V L OS of the P IC a nd Obs e rver a t all t i me s. The P I C m ust use

h u m an vi s i o n u n a ided b y a n y d e v i c e other t h a n c o r r e ct i ve l e n s e s, as sp e c i f ied on the P I C ' s F AA

is s u e d m ed ic a l c e rtific a te.

7. The P I C a nd Obs e r v e r desi g n a t e d for a n y o p e r a t i o n will be ab le to c o mm u ni c a te v e rb a l l y a t all

t i me s.

8. Ele c t r o n ic m es sa g i n g or t e x t i ng will not be pe r m i t t e d du r ing fl i g ht o p e r a ti o ns.

9. The a ddi t ional re qu i r e m e nts i d e n t i f i e d in t he G ra n t of E x e mp t ion sha l l be a dd e d to t he Fly by

Me ’s O p e r a ti o ns Man ua l s.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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The Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s will be m ain t ai n e d a nd m ade a v a i l a ble t o the A d m in i str a tor upon re q u es t. I f

a dis c r e p a n c y e x i s t s b et w ee n the co ndi t io n s and l i m i ta t io n s in the G r a nt of E x e m p t ion a nd Fly by

Me ’s Op e r a t i ons Man u a l s, t h e c onditions and li m i tatio n s in t he G r a nt of E x em p t ion sh a ll t a ke

pr e ce d e n c e a n d m ust be f ol l ow e d. Oth e r w is e

, Fly by Me sha l l follow the p r o ce du r e s outl i n e d in t h e ir

O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls.

10. Fly by Me m a y u pd a t e or r evis e i t s O p e ra tio ns M a n u a ls

. R e vision s w il l b e t r a c k e d an d a r e vi s e d

c o p y of the M a n u a l w il l be p r ovi d e d to th e A d m i n ist r a to r up o n re q u e st

. Fly by Me w il l a ls o p re s en t a n

u pd a t e d an d r e vis e d O p e r a tion s M a n u a l s i f i t p e tit i on s f o r e x tensio n o r a m en d me n t t o it s G ra n t of

E x e m pti o n

. I f a n up d a t e or r e vis i on would af f ec t t he b as is u p on whi c h t h e F A A g ra nts t he e x e m p t ion,

Fly by Me will s e e k a n a m e nd m ent t o its Gr a nt of Exe mp t ion. Fly by Me will c o n t a c t t h e F A A ’s U AS

I nt e g r a t i on O ff

i c e ( A F S

- 80) i f q u e s t i on s a rise r eg a rd i n g u p da tes or rev isions to the op e r a t i ng

do c u m e nts.

11. Fly by Me ’ s O p e ra t i o n s M a n u a l s a nd it s G r a n t o f E x e mpti o 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 un d c on t r o l st a tio n a n y t i m e t h e U A S is op e ra ti n g

.

12. The P I

C is prohib i ted f

r o m be g inn in g a U A S f

l i g ht un l e ss ( c on s id er i ng wind a nd fo re ca st

w ea th e r c o n di t io n s) t h e r e is e n o u g h po w e r t o f l y to t he f i rst in t e nd e d point of l a nding, and a ssu m ing

n o r m a l c r uis i ng spe e d, to f l y a f t e r t h a t for a t l eas t 10 m i nut es

.

13. Ma x i m u m to t a l fl i g ht t i m e f or e ac h o p e r a t i o n a l fl i g ht u si n g the FM

- UAS will be l i m i ted t o 40

m i nutes or t he a m ount of ti m e the U A S ca n be flo w n a nd s t i ll m ain t a in a res e rve b a tt er y po w e r of no

le s s than 2 5 % , whi c h e v e r oc c u r s fi r s t

.

14. F l i g hts w i l l be o p e r a ted at an al ti t ude of no m ore t h a n 4 00 f ee 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 b l e c o nt r o l l e d a ir s p a c e without pr i o r w ri t ten a utho r i z at ion a nd a ppr ova l f r o m t he F A A. I n the

e v e nt t he s tr u c tu r e b e ing ins p e c ted e x cee ds 400 f e e t A G L

, t h e U A S will not be ope r a ted m o re th a n

100 f ee t ab o v e the h i g h e st po i nt on t he s t r u c tu r e

, a n d no m o r e than 50 f e e t h o r i z o n tal l y fr om t he

s t ruct u r e

.

15. F l i g ht op e r a t i ons m ust be c ondu c ted a t l e a st 500 f e e t f r o m all non p a rt i c ipa t i ng p e rsons. (persons

oth e r t h a n t h e P I

C, V O, op e r a t o r t r a i n e e s o r e s se nt i a l pe r so n ne l ), v e s s els, v e hic l e s, a nd st r u c tu r e s

unl e ss:

a) B a r ri e rs o r s t r u c tu r e s a re p re s e nt t h a t suf f ic i e n t l y p ro t e c t nonpa rt i ci p at i ng p e rsons f rom the

U A a n d /or de b r is i n the e v e nt of a n a c c ident. The op e r a tor m ust e ns u r e t h at nonp a rt i c i p at i ng

p e rsons rem ain un d e r s u c h p r ot e ct i o n. I f a si t u at ion a ris e s wh e re nonpar t icipat i ng p e rsons

l e a ve such pr ot e ct i on an d a re wit h i n 500 f ee t of the U A

, f

l i g h t op e rat i ons m ust c ea se

im m ed i a te l y a nd/or;U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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b ) The a ircr a ft is op e r a ted n ea r v e s s e ls, veh i c les or s t ru c tu r e s w h e re t h e own e r/ c on t roll e r o f su c h

v e sse l s, v eh icl e s or s tr u c tu r e s has g r a nted p e r m is s ion and t he P I C h a s m ade a s af e t y

a s s e ss me nt of the r isk of op e r a t in g c los e r to t ho s e obj e c ts a n d d e t e r m in e d that it do e s not

pr e s e nt an undue h a z a rd, a nd;

c ) Op e r a t i ons n e a rer to t h e P I C, V O

, o p e r a t o r t r a i n e e s or es sential p e rsons d o not p r e s en t 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 t ha n 500 f e e t b e low or le s s th a n 2,000 f e e t ho riz o n ta l l y

f r o m a c loud or w h e n vis i b i l i t y is l e ss t h a n t h ree s t a t u t e m i les f

r o m the P I C.

17. The UA m a y not op e r a t e wit h i n 5 n m of a n a i rpo r t re f e r e n c e point a s de n o t e d on a cur r e nt

F A A

- publ i s hed a e ron a

u t i c a l c h a rt u nle s s a let t er of a g r e e m ent wi t h that a i r po r t ’ s m an a g e m ent i s

obta in e d, an d the o pe r a t i o n is c ondu c ted i n a c c o r d a n c e with a N O T A M as r e qu i r e d b y t h e Fly by

Me C O A. The l et t e r of a g r ee m ent with the a i rpo r t m a n a g e m ent will be m ade a v a i l ab le to the

A d m i ni s t r a t o r upon r e q ue st.

18. P r i or to e ac h fl i g ht t h e P IC sh a ll i n s p e c t t h e U A S to co n f i r m t h a t it i s in a c ondition sa f e f or

fl i g ht. The pr e

- fli g h t i n sp e ct i on will acc ount for a ll d is c re p a n c ie s

, e .g. i n op e r ab le com ponent s

,

i t e m s, or e quip me nt, not a lre a d y c o ve r e d in t h e r e le v a nt s e c tions of the op e r a ti n g d o c u m ent s

. The

P I C s h al l n o t op e r a te the U A S if the i n spe c t i on r e v e a ls a c o n dit i on that a f f e c ts t he safe op e r a t i on of

the U AS un t il t h e n ece s s a r y m a in t en a n c e h a s be e n p e r f o r m ed a nd the U A S is found to be i n a

c ond i tion for sa f

e f l i g ht. The g r ound c ont r ol s t a ti o n shall be i n clu d e d in the preflight in s p e c t i on.

All ma in t e n a n c e a nd al t e r n at i ons must be p r op e r l y do c u m e n t e d in t he UA S r e c o r ds a s r e qui r e d b y

Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i ons Man ua l s

.

19. Fly by Me will c a r r y o u t its ma in t e n a n ce , ins pe c t i o ns, a nd r e c o rd k e e ping r e qui r e m ents in

a cc o r d a n c e with t he O p e r a t i ons Ma n u a ls. M a i n t e n a n ce

, inspe c t i on, a nd a l t e r at i ons will be n o t e d in

t he U A S r e c o r ds, in c lu d i n g to t a l ti m e in s e rv i c e

, de s c r i p t i on of wo r k a c com p l ish e d, an d the

s i g n a t u r e of the a uth o riz e d p e rson r e tu r ni n g the U A S to s e r vi c e

.

20. A n y U A S t hat h a s un d e r g one m a in t e n a n c e o r a l t e r a t i ons that af f ec t t h e U A S op e r a t i on

or f l i g ht c har a c t er i s t ics ( e .g

., r e p l ac e m e n t of a fl i g ht c ri t i c a l c o mp on e nt) m ust und e r g o a fun c t io na l

te s t fl i g ht in a cc o r d a n c e with Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t ions Man ua l s. The P I C who c ondu c ts the

fun c t i o na l te s t fli g ht m ust m ake a n e nt r y i n th e U A S a ir c raft r e c o rds of the fli g ht. The r e qu i r e m en t s

a n d p r o c edu r e s f

o r a f u n c tio n a l t est fl i g ht a nd U A S r e c o r d e nt r y sha l l b e includ e d in t h e Fly by

Me ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua l s

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21. The U A S will be op e r at e d a nd m ain t ai n e d a ccord i ng to t he M a n u f a c tu r e r ' s Man ua ls a n d a n y

r e quir e d m a nu f

ac tu r e r S af

e t y / Se rvi c e B ul l et i ns.

22. P r i or to t he op e r a t i on, a Mi s s i on P a c k e t w i ll be c r ea ted in a c c o r d a n c e w i th t he r e q u i r em ents

on Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i ons Manu a ls.

23. Fly by Me will obtain a n A i r T r a ffic O r gan i z a t i o n ( " AT O ") i ss u e d Ce rt i f i c a te of Wa iver or

A utho riz a t i o n, oth e r wise known a s a CO A , prior to cond uc t i n g a n y op e r a t i ons und e r t h is G ra n t of

E x e m p t ion. A N O T A M will be is s u ed a s re q u i r e d b y the CO A

. All op e r a t i o n s will b e c ondu c ted in

acc o r d a n c e with a i r s p a c e r e qui r e m ents in t h e A T O is s u e d C OA in c lud i n g c l a ss of a irsp a ce

, al t i t u de

l e v e l a nd p o tential t r a n s pond e r re qu i r e m ent s

.

24. All r e qu i r e d p e r m is s ions and p e r m i t s will be o b tain e d fr o m t e r r i t o r i a l, s t a t e

, c oun t y o r c i t y

j u risd i ct i o n s , inc l u d ing l o c a l l a w e n f or c e m e nt, fire or ot h e r a

ppro p ri a te g o v e rn me nt a l ag e n c ie s

.

25. I f the U AS l oses c o mm u ni c at i on with t he p i l ot, it will h a ve t h e ca p a b i l i t y t o r e tu r n to a p r e

d e t e r m in e d l oc a t i on w i t h i n the o p e r a t i on a l a r e a an d land s a f e l y

.

26. Cont i n g e n c y plans w ill b e in p l a c e to s a f e l y te rm i n a te f

l i g ht i f t h e re is a lo s s of

c ommuni c a t i on b e tw ee n the P I C a nd the Obs e rv e r

.

27. The U A S will h a ve the c a p a bil i t y to sa f e l y a bort fl i g ht i n the ca se o f u np redic t e d o b st ac les

or e m e r g e n c ie s

.

28. P I Cs and Obs e rv e rs wi l l h a ve a t l e a st a c u r r e n t C l ass II I Me d i ca l C e rtifi c a te.

29. P r i or to co n du c t i ng o p e r at i ons for f il m i n g , the P I

C will h a ve a c c u m u l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t en t wi t h 1 4 C F R § 61. 51 ( b ) , a m i ni m u m of 200 f l i g ht c y cles a nd 25 h o u rs t o tal t i m e

a s a U AS ro t o r cr a f

t p i l ot and a t l ea s t 10 hou r s log g e d a s a U AS p i lot w i th a s i m i l a r U AS t y p e

.

30. P r i or to co n du c t i ng o p e rat i ons for f il m i n g , the P I

C will h a ve a c c u m u l a ted a nd log g e d, in a

m a nn e r c on s is t en t wi t h 1 4 C F R § 61.51 ( b ) , a m i ni m u m of 5 4 C F R §61.5 1 ( b ) , a m i nim u m of 10

logged hours a s U A S pi l ot op e r at i ng the ma ke a nd m odel of U A S to be ut i li z e d for op e r a t i o n s u n d e r

the e x e m p t i o n and t h irt y ta k e

- o f

f s a nd th i rty landi n g in t h e pr ec e ding 90 d a y s.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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31. Op e r a t i ons shall o c c u r du r ing d a y ti m e V F R M ete o ro lo g i c a l C ondi t ions; f l i g hts und e r

Sp ec i a l V i s u al F l i g h t Ru le s ( " SV F R") sh a ll n o t be c ondu c ted.

32. The UA sha l l r e m ain c l e a r a nd y ie l d the r i g ht of w a y to all o th e r ma nn e d op e r a t i o n s a nd

a ct i v i t ies a t all t i me s (in c lu d in g

, b u t not l i m i ted to, u l t r a l i g h t v e hic l e s, p ar ac hute a c t i vi t ie s

,

p a r a s ai l i n g ac t i v itie s , h a ng g l i ders, e tc

. )

.

33. U A S Op e r a t i ons under Instr u m ent F l i g ht R ule s

, at n i g ht, o r b e y ond V L OS a re p r o h ib i ted.

34. The U A s w i ll not be op e r a ted f rom an e le v a ted pl a tfo r m or m ov i ng d e v i c e / v e hicl e

.

35. B ef

o re c on d u c t i ng o p e r a t i ons, the r a dio f re q u e n c y spe c t r um used f o r op e r at i on a nd c ont r ol

of the U A w i l l c o m

p l y with t h e F e d e r a l C o m m uni c a t i o n s Co m m i ss i on ( F CC) or other a ppr o p r i a te

g o v e rn me nt ov e rsi g ht age n c y r e qu i r e m e nts.

V. R E G ULAT I O NS F R OM W H ICH E X EM P TI O N IS R E QUES T E D

The Fe d e r a l Aviat i on Act e x p ress l y g r a nts t he F A A the a uthori t y to i ssue e x e mp t ions. This

st a t u t o r y a u t hor i t y

, b y i t s t e r m s, i n c l u des e x e mp t i n g c iv i l air c r a f t, a s t he t er m i s de f

ined un d e r § 40101 of

the A c t , inc l uding FM

- UAS s , f r o m i t s s a f

e t y r e g u l at i o ns a nd m i ni m u m s t a nd a rds wh e n the A d m i ni s t r a t o r

d ec ides a r e qu e st e d e x e m p t ion i s in t he pub l i c i n t e r e st

. 3

Fly by Me s e e ks an e x e m p t ion f r om sev e r a l i nter

r e la t e d pr o visions of T i t le 14 of the Code of

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

. F .R " ) Pa r ts 21, 4 5, 61 a nd 91 f or pu r p o s e s o f c ondu c t in g the r e q ue st e d

o p e r a t ions u s i ng a U A S

. L ist e d b e low a r e : ( 1) the s p e c ific s e c ti o n s of 14 C

. F

. R f or whi c h e x e mp t ion is

sou g ht, and ( 2) the op e r a t in g p r o ce du r e s a n d s a f e g u a r d s that P e tit i o n e r h a s e stabli s hed whi c h will e n sure a

le v e l of s a f

e t y b e tt e r t h a n o r e qu a l t o t h e r u l e s f r om which e x em p t ion i s sou g ht

. 4



### ______________________ 3 49 U. S

. C . § 44701 (f

) (a u thori z ing t h e g ra nt of e x e m p t ions f r o m r e qui r em e n ts of r e g ulations p resc rib e d

p u rsu a nt t o Se c t i o n s 4 4 701( a ) a nd (b) a nd S ect ions 44702

- 44716 )

.

4 14 C. F .R § 11.8 1 (e ), w h ich re qu i r e s a p e tit i on fo r e x e mp t ion t o inclu d e:

The r e a sons w h y gr a nt i n g the e x e mp t ion would not a dv e rs e l y a f f e c t s af e t y

, or how the e x e mp t ion would

p r ovide a lev e l o f s a f

e t y a t that p r ov i ded b y t h e rule f rom w h ich y ou s ee k e x e m p t ion.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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U N MAN N ED A I R C R A FT SYSTEM

A. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 21, Subp a r t H

– A ir w o r th in e ss C er tific a t e s a n d 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.2 0 3 ( a ) (1)

The F A A has s t a ted th a t no e x e mp t ion i s ne e d e d fr om t his s ect i on if a f inding is ma de u nd e r t he

R ef or m A c t t h a t t he U A S sel ec ted p r ov i d e s an e q uiva l en t l e v e l of sa f e t y wh e n c o m p a re d to a i r c r a ft

no r m a l l y u s ed f

o r t he s a m e a ppl i ca tion. Th e se c r i te r i a a re m e t, and t h er e f o r e no e x e m p t ion i s ne e d e d

. 5 I f,

ho w e v e r, th e F AA d e te r m i n e s th a t t h e re are some c h a r a c te ris t ics of the c h o s e n U A S that f a il to mee t the

re qui r e m e n t s of the R ef

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

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Fly by Me ’s u se o f the FM

- UAS i s sa f e w h e n taki n g into acc ount t h eir s i z e , w e i g ht, s p e e d, a nd

op e r a t i on a l c a p ab i l i t y

. A s set f o r th i n the d e s c r i p t i on of pro p osed op e r a t i o n s in S ec t i on I V ( A), the FM

UAS w e i g hs l e ss th a n 55 pou n ds, in c lud i ng p a y load a n d will n o t be f

lown a t a g r ou nd sp ee d i n e x ce ss of

50 knots. U A S is a lso e quipped w ith s a f e t y f e a tu r e s that will allow P e t i t i on e r t o op e r a te t h e U A S saf e l y

a f t e r e x p er i e n c e c er t a in i n

- fli g ht conti n g e n c ies or f a i l u res

. 6 7

5 S e e G r a nt o f E x e m

p t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e r i a l ( F A A

- 2 01 4

- 0352 a t p g s. 1 3

- 1 4, 2 2 ).

6 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 1 1 184 to L ow Count r y R C , Corp. (F A A

- 2014

- 0803 a t p g . 3):

" The FM

- UA s h a ve the ca p a bi l i t y to op e r a te s a f

e l y a f t e r e x p er i enc i n g ce rta i n i n

- fli g ht c ont i n g e n c ies o r

f ai l u re s a nd uses a n a ut o

- p i l o t s y st e m to m ain t a i n U A S stabil i t y a nd c ont r ol. The U A S is a lso a ble to

r e spond to a l o ss of g lobal pos i t i o n ing s y stem ( G P S ) or a lo s t

- l i nk e v e nt w i th a p r e

- c o o r dinat e d, p re dic t ab le,

a u t o m a t e d fli g ht m an e u v e r, a nd m a nu a l fl i g ht co nt r ol fu n c t i o n a l i t y a s a b a c kup. Th e s e s af e t y f e a tu r e s

p ro vide a n e q u i v a l e nt le v e l of s a f e t y c o m pa re d to a m ann e d a ir c r a ft p e r f o rm in g a si m i l a r ope r a t i on."

7 S e e e .g

., G r a nt of E x emp t ion No. 11184 to VD O S Glob a l, LL C. ( F A A

- 2 0 1 4

- 03 8 2 a t p g s. 4

- 5) :

T he DJI Phantom II and a S1000 + ’ s can be op e r a ted e n t i r e ly by a tou c h

- s cr e en, m ap

- based i n te r f ace. This

m eans t he ope r ator only needs t o c omm and the sys t em where t o go, and the syst e m does all the f l ying for

the op e rator. The FM

- UAS can be op e ra t ed in bo t h se m i and ful l y autono m o u s flig ht m odes, wi t h the

op e rator si m ply c l icking on a map to create a pr e

- p lanned f l i ght path for a flight. In addition, t he operator

c a n cre a te no fly zon e s or m ax i m u m flight ranges a nd alti t udes so the syst e m cannot ent e r ar e a s

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Addit i on a l l y , the FM

- UAS s c a rr y n ei t h e r pi l ots nor passen g e rs, c ar r y no e x plo s ive ma te r ials or

fl amm a ble l i qu i d fu e ls, a nd op e r a t e e x c lus i v e l y w i t hin t he pa r am e t e rs st a t e d in Fly by Me ' s

Op e r a ti ons Ma n u a ls.

Op e r a t i ons c ond u c ted un d e r t h i s e x e mpt i on will b e c los e l y c ont r o l l e d an d m on i to r e d b y the

op e r a tor a nd will be c o n du c ted i n com p l ia n c e w i th l o c a l public s af e t y r eq ui r e m ent s

, t o p r ovide s e c u r i t y

f o r t he a r e a of o p e r a t i on. Fly by Me will a lso provide the F A A w i t h a dv a nce no t i c e of a ll op e r at i o n s

via

N O T AMs a s r e q u i r e d b y the a pp l i c a ble CO A

. In a ll ca s e s, o p e r a t i on of the FM

- UAS und e r t he p r o p osed

c on d i t io n s will b e a t l eas t as s a fe a s, or s a f e r t h a n, c o n v e nt i on a l r o t o r c r a ft o p e r a t in g with a n a i r wo r th i n e ss

c e rtifi c a t e

.

L a st l y , the FM

- UAS s do n o t n e e d a m e a ns to c o mmuni c a te w i t h other a i r c r a ft o r A TC, b eca use

t h o s e ca p a b i l i t ies w i l l be po s se ssed b y t h e P I C a nd Obs e r v e r, w ho a re not onb o a rd t h e U A S. 8 I n

a dd i t i o n, no s e ns e

- a n d

- a void t ec hn ol o g y is n e ces sa r y for the FM

- UAS s b eca u se t h e y wi l l be op e r a t e d a t

all ti me s in V F R c onditions and w i th i n V L OS of the P I C a n d Op e r a to r

. 9

B

. 14 C. F

. R. P a r t 2 7 Ai r w o r th in e ss S tan d a r d s: N o 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 t h e pro c e d u r a l r equi r e m ents for a i r wo r t h i n e ss ce rtific a t i on of

nor ma l ca t e g o r y ro t o r c r a ft. To the e x tent that Fly by Me ' s s m a ll FM

- UAS s would othe r w is e r e q u i re

c e rtifi c at i on und e r Pa r t 2 7, P e t i t i on e r s ee ks an e x e mp t ion f r o m P a rt 2 7 ' s

{ c ont i nu e d from pre v io u s pag e }

d ee m ed un sa f

e or un n ec e ss a r y to f

l y o v e r. The p e t i t i on e r stat e s f u r the r t h a t the U A S h a s bui l t

- in i n t e lli g e nt

f a ult h a nd l i n g whi c h a l l o ws the Phantom II and S1000+ to d e t ec t a s y st e m f a ult while in t h e a i r a n d

a uto ma t i ca l l y f

l y b ac k to i t s tak e off lo c a tion a nd land. Fa ul t s t h at c a n be d et e ct e d includ e : l o s s of

c o m m u ni c a t i o n ; e x cee ding pr e

- s e t wind thr e shold s ; and low b a tte r y l e v e ls.

All fl i g ht o p e r a t i o n s ar e g lobal p o sit i oning s y s t e m ( G PS ) c ont r o l l e d, m a king t h e s y stem e a s y to

n a v i ga te. At a n y point i f t h e o p e r a t or is not e x pl i c it l y c o m m a nding the s y st e m t o m ove, the s y st e m

a uto ma t i ca l l y holds i t s G P S pos i t ion. The fli g h t c ont r o l s y s t e m e m p l o y s n ot o n l y G P S posi t i on i ng but a

v a ri e t y of s e nsors i n c l u d i ng son a r

, b a ro me tr i c p re ssu r e

, te m p e r a tu r e

, wind speed a nd oth e r s to e nsure

st a b i l i ty s o l o ng a s wind th r e s h o lds a r e not e x cee d e d. Also a fl i g ht t e r m in a tion l i nk

– to p re v e nt a ' f l y a w a y '

or other p o t ent i a l l y d a n g e rous s i t u a tion

– is a v ai l a ble t o the op e r a t o r

. "

8 S e e G r a nt of E x e m

p t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e r i a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t p g . 13).

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a i r wo r t h i n es s s t a ndards f

or the s a m e r ea sons i d en t ified in t h e re qu e st f o r e x e mp t ion f

r o m

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

.

C. 14 C. F

. R. §§ 91.9 ( c ), 4 5

. 23(b) and 45.27 ( a): A i r c r a f t M a r k i n g a n d I d e n tific a t ion

R e q u ir eme n ts

Fly by Me seeks an e x e m p t ion f r om t he a ircr a ft m a r k ing a n d identifi c a t i on r e q uir e m ents c onta i n e d in 14

C. F .R. § § 9 1.9 (c ), 45

. 2 3 ( b ) a nd 4 5. 2 7 (a ).

● 14 C. F .R. § 91.9 (c ), C iv i l Air c r a f t F l i g ht M a nu a l, M ar k i ng a nd P la c ard re q u i r em ent s

, p r o v i d es

th a t:

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

. - re g i s t e r e d c iv i l a i rc r a ft unless that a ir c r a ft is i de n t i fi e d in

a cc o r d a nce with Pa rt 45 of th i s ch a p t e r

.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.23 ( b )

, M a rk i n g s o f t h e Airc r af t, st a tes:

Wh e n m a r ks inc l u d e on l y the Ro m a n c a p i t a l let t e r " N " a nd t h e re g i s t r at ion n u m ber is d i spl a y e d on

l i m i ted, res tric t e d o r li g h t

- sport cat e g o r y a i r c raft or e x p e ri m e n tal or p r o v i s i o n a l l y c e rtifi ca ted

a i r c raf t

, t h e op e r a tor m u st a lso dis p l a y o n t h at a ir c ra f t n ea r e a c h e n t r a n c e to t h e c a bin, c o c kp i t

,

or pi l o t s ta t i o n, in let t e r s not less t ha n two inc h e s nor m o r e th a n six i n ch e s h i g h, the w o r ds

" l i m i ted," " r e st r ic t e d

, " " l i g h t

- s p o rt, " Expe ri m en ta l ," or " p rovisional

, " a s a p p l i ca b l e.

● 14 C. F .R. § 45.27 (a ), Ro t o r c raf t , st at e s:

E ac h o p e r a t o r of a ro t o rcr a f t m ust dis p l a y on that r oto r c raft hor iz o n tal l y o n both su r f a ce s o f the

c a bin, fus el a g e

, boo m

, o r t a i l the m a r ks r e qui r e d b y § 45

. 23.

I n a pr e v i o u s G r a nt of E x e m p t ion

, t h e F AA d e t e r m i n e d that e x e mp t ion f r o m t h e se r e q ui r e m ents

w a s w a rra n ted p r ovided th a t t he ai r c r a f t " h a ve i d e nt i f

i cat i on ( N

- Numb e r ) m a rk i n g s in a cc o r d a n c e

with 14 C

. F .R P a rt 45, Subp a rt C i f t he m a r ki n g s a re a s la r ge a s p r act i c ab le

. " 10

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l o

f Sa f e ty

All UA f lo w n b y Fly by Me will b ea r N

- n u m b e r ma r kin g s th a t a re a s l a r g e a s pr a ct i c a b l e

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

. F

. R. P a rt 45, Subp a rt C. 11

__ _ _____ __ ______ _ _____ _ _______ _ _____ _ __ _

10 F AA D o c k e t No. F AA

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11 S ee

, e .g., F AA D o c k e t N o. F AA

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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 .4 17(a) a n d ( b ): M ain t e n a n c e

I n s p ec t i ons

Fly by Me s e e ks an e x e mp t ion f r om t he m ain t e n a n c e insp e c t i o n r e qui r e m ents c on t ai n e d in 14

C. F .R. § 91.405 (a ), 9 1.407 (a ) ( 1 ), 9 1. 409(a ) ( 2 ) ; 91.417 ( a ) a nd (b )

. T h e s e r e g u l ations sp e c i f y m ain t en a n c e

a nd ins p ect i on s t a nd a rds in r e f e r e n c e to 14 C

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

, e .g., 14 C. F

. R. § 91.405 (a ) ( stati n g t h at

e a c h own e r o r op e r a tor of a n a ir c r a ft " sh a ll h a ve t h e a ircr a ft insp e c ted a s p re s c rib e d in su b p a rt E o f t h is

pa r t and sh a ll b e t w e e n r e qu i r e d i n sp ec t i o n s

... h a ve disc r epa n c i e s r e p ai r e d a s p r e s c rib e d in p a rt 4 3 of th i s

c h a pt e r " ) . An e x e m

p t i o n fr o m t h e se r e g ulatio n s is n ee d e d b eca u s e P a rt 43 a nd the s e se c t i o n s o n l y a p p l y to

a i rcr a ft with a n ai r w o r th i n e ss c e rtifi c a te, whi c h the U AS t o be op e r a ted und e r t h is g r a nt of e x e m p t ion wi l l

not h a v e

.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quiva l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y will be ac hi e v e d be c a use ma in t e n a n c e a nd i n s p ect i ons will be

p e r f o r m e d i n a c c o r da n c e with t he M an u f ac tu r e r ' s Man u a l a nd a n y r e q u i r e d m anu f a c tu re r S af

e t y o r S e r vi c e

B ul l et i ns. F u r th e r

, a s r e qui r e d b y Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons M an ua l s, the P I C w i l l c on d u c t a p r e

- f l i g ht

i nspe c t i on o f the U AS a nd a ll a ssoc ia ted e quip me nt t o acc o u nt f o r a ll d isc re p a n c ies a nd/or ino p er a ble

c o m ponent s

. M a i n te n anc e will be p e r f o r m e d a nd v e r i f

i e d to a ddr e ss a n y c ondi t io n s p o t e n t i al l y a f fec t in g

s a f e o p e r a t ion of the U AS and no fli g hts will o c c ur un l ess, a nd unti l

, al l f l i g h t c r itic a l co m pon e nts of t he

U A S h a ve b ee n f

ou nd to b e a i r wo r t h y a nd in a co ndi t ion s a f e f o r o p e r a t i o n. A f

u n c t i on a l t es t fl i g h t w i l l b e

c ondu c t e d f

ol l owing the r e pl ac e m ent of a n y fli g h t

- c riti c a l co m pon e nts. As r e qui r e d b y Fly by Me ’s

O p e r a t i ons Man u a l s, the P I C w ho c ond u c ts t he f

u n c t i on a l t e st fl i g ht w i l l ma ke a n e nt r y in t h e UAS a ir c r a ft

r e c o r ds of t h e fl i g ht.

Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons M a nu a l also in c ludes req u i r e m ents t o follow the m a n u f ac tu r e r ’ s U A S

a ir c r a ft/co m pon e nt, m ain t en a n ce , o v e rh a ul, r e p lace m e nt, i nspe c t i on, a nd l i f e l i m i t r e q ui r e m ents f

o r t he

f ol l owing a ppl i c a ble com p o n e nts: p ow e rt ra in s y st e m (pow e rp l a nt )

, pr op e l l e rs, a vio n i c s a nd c on t rol

su r f a c e s (includ in g a il e rons/ e levons )

, st ruc t u r e s & a ir f r a m e, ca m e r a s y s t em , e l ect r i c a l s y st e m s (i n c l u d in g

b a tt e ri e s), g round c on t rol st a tion, haz a rd ac c e ss o ri e s , and s p a r e p a rts. F u r t h e r

, Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t ions

Manu a l s a lso i n c lu d es pr o c e dur e s to do c u m ent and m ain t ain a r e c o r d o f t he U A S m a i n t e n a nc e

,

pr e v e ntative ma i nte n a n c e

, al t e r a t i on s , and s t a tus of re pl ac em ent / o v e rh a u l co m pon e nt p a rts, a nd t he to t a l

t i m e in s e r v i c e of the FM

- UAS s us e d und e r t h i s G ra nt of E x e m p t ion. As a whol e , the ma in t e n an c e an d

ins p ect io n p r oce du r e s r e qu i r e d in Fly by Me ’s Oper a t i o n s Ma nua l s e nsure t h a t an e qui v a l e nt o r h i g h e r

l e v e l of s af

e t y will be ac h i ev e d.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti on

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PI L O T

- I N

- C O MM AND O F T H E UAS

E

. 14 C. F

. R. § 61.113: P r i vate P i l ot P r ivile g e s a n d Li m ita t i o n s

Fly by Me s e e ks e x e m p t ion f r o m 14 C F R § 61.113, w h ich re st r ic t s p r i v a t e pi l ot c e rtifi c a te

ho l de r s fr o m f

l y i n g a i r c r a ft f

or c o m p e nsa t i o n or h i r e

, an d would a lso r e qu i re a se c ond c la s s m ed i ca l

ce rtifi ca te. T h e pur p o se of Pa rt 61 is t o e ns u re t h at t he skill and c o mpe t 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 i n whi c h the P I C w ill be o p e r a t in g

, a s w e ll a s re quir i ng c e r t ifi c at i ons if t he p r ivate p i l ot i s

c a rr y i n g p a sse n g e rs o r c a r g o for hi r e

. I n t h i s c a s e

, while the FM

- UAS s will be o p e r a ted a s pa r t of a

c o m m e rc ial op e r a t i on, i t c a rr i e s nei t h e r p as s e n g e rs n o r c a r g o.

I n t h e G r a n t of E x e mp t ion t o Ast r aeu s A e ri a l. 12

, th e F AA d e t e rmined t h a t the unique ch a r a c t e ri stics

of U AS o p e r a t i on outsi d e of c on t rol le d a i r sp a c e did not w ar r a nt t he a dd i tion co s t a nd r e strictions a t t e nd an t

wi t h r e qu i ri n g a the P I

C to ha v e a C o m m e rc ial P i l ot C e rtifi c a te a nd C l a ss II M e d i c a l C e r t ifi c a te. T he

ful f i l l me nt of the a ddi t i o nal re q u ir e m ents for a p ri v a te pi l o t t o b ec o m e qu a li f i e d a s a c om m e r c ial pilot

would not l ea d to a n y ad di t io n al s af e t y b e n e fits wh e n U A S op e r a t i o n s a r e invo l v e d.

Eq u iva len t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

The Fly by Me re strict i ons h a ve p l ace d on i t s U A S o p e r a t i ons m ee t or e x c ee d t he r e strictions

s i m il a r l y i m posed on As t r ae us A e ri a l. Fly by Me w i ll op e r a te on p r i v a t e pro p er t y a w a y fr o m p e rsons a nd

p ro p e r t y n o t invo l v e d in the op e r a t i o n

. Fly by Me will a lso obta i n a n A T O issued C O A p r i or to condu c t in g

a n y o p e r a t i ons und e r t h is G ra nt of E x em p t ion. All op e r a t i ons will be c on d u c ted i n a c c o r d a n c e w i th

a i r spa c e r e qu i r e m e n ts i n the A TO i ss u e d C O A in c lud i ng c l a ss of a i r sp a c e

, a l ti t ude lev e l a n d p o te n t i a l

tr a nsp o nd e r r e q u i r em ent s

. A N O TA M will also be is s u e d a s r e q ui r e d b y t h e a ppl i cab l e C O A

.

I n a ddition to the s e f

l i g h t res tric tion s

, Fly by Me will f u r t h er en s u re s a f

e o p e rat i on b y r e qui r i n g that

a n y P I C be t h orou g h l y v e rs e d not o n l y in a i r sp a c e a nd c o m m un i cat i on issu e s p e rt a ining to al l ai r c r a ft

o p e r a t o rs b u t a l so in t he u nique a sp e c ts of U A S f l i g ht. As set f

o r t h in t h e O p e r a t i ons Man u a ls, pilots will

h a ve e x p e r i e n c e not o n l y in U AS ope r a t i ons g e ner a l l y b u t h av e l o g g e d fl i g ht t i m e in t h e spe c ific m a k e a nd

m odel u s e d for the o pe r a t io n s b ef o r e th e y a re p e r m i t t e d to p a r t i c ipa t e i n c o mme r c ial fl i g hts on b e h a lf of

Fly by Me

. T h e p i l o t qua l ifi ca t i on, t r a in i n g

, a nd c u rr e n c y req u i r e m ents in the O p e r a t i o ns Manu a ls ensu r e

t h a t Fly by Me pi l o t s ar e c o m pe t e nt and p r o f i c ient in t he U A S th e y a re o p e r at i n g

. Fly by Me ’s t r a i n i n g

a nd qu a l i f

i c a t i on r e qui r e m ents a re c on s istent with th o se c onta in e d in p r i o r F AA Se c t i on 3 33 G ra nts of

E x e m p t io n

, a nd will p r ov ide a h i g h e r le v e l of c o m pe t e n c y an d pro f ic i e n c y for i t s pilo t s and w i ll e nsure a t

le a st an e qu i va l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y

.

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O P E RAT I NG P AR AM ET E RS O F T H E UAS

F

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.7 ( a ) : C i vil Ai rcra f t A i r wo r th i n e ss

A l t h o u g h th e re wi l l be n o a i r wo r t h i ne ss c e rtif i c a te issu e d f

or the FM

- UAS s

, Fly by Me s e ek s a n

e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F

. R. § 91.7 (a ), whi c h r e q u i r e s that a c i v i l aircr a f t be in a i r wo r t h y c ondition to be

op e r a ted. T he F A A h a s s t a ted th a t n o e x e m p t ion i s r e q u i r e d f or 14 C. F .R. § 91.7 (a ) t o the e x tent that the

re qui r e m e n t s of P a rt 21 a re w a ived or found inappl ic ab l e. 13 A cc o r di n g l y

, P e t i t i on e r r e qu e sts t h at t he

re qui r e m e nts for § 91.7 ( a ) be t r e a t e d in a cc o rd a n c e with S ect i on V ( A )

, supra.

G

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.9 ( b ) ( 2): Civil Ai rc r a f t F l i ght Ma nu al i n t h e Ai rcr a f t and 14

C. F

. R. § 91.20 3 ( a) a n d ( b ): Ca rr y i n g Civil Ai r c r a f t C ert ific a t i on a n d R e gis t r a t i o n

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 e r a t o r t o car r y a ir w o r th i n e ss

docu m e nts a nd other ai r c raft ma nu a l s onbo a rd t he a i r c raft. Pursu a nt t o 14 C. F .R. § 91

. 9 ( b ) (2 ) :

... (2) F o r w h i ch a n Airplane or Roto r c r a ft F l i g ht M a nu a l i s r e qui r e d b y § 21

. 5 of th i s ch a pt e r , un l ess

t h e r e is a vai l a ble i n the a ircr a f t a c u r r e nt ap p r o v e d Airp l a ne o r Rotor c r a f t F l i g ht M a n ua l, ap p r ov e d m a n u a l

m a te r ia l

, m a r ki n g s, a nd pl a c a rds, or a n y c o m

b i n a t i on th e r e o f

.

P u r suant to 14 C

. F .R. § 91.203 (a ) a n d (b ) :

( a ) E x c e pt a s p r ovided i n § 91.715, no p e rson m a y op e r a te a c ivil a ir c r af t u n le s s it h a s with i n it t he

f ol l owin g :

(1) An a p p ro pr iate a nd c u rr e nt a i r w o r t h i n e ss c e rtifi c a te...

(b) No p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v i l ai r c r af t u n l e ss the a ir w o rt h i n e ss c e r t ific a te r e qui r e d b y

p a ra g ra ph ( a) of th i s s ect i o n or a s p e c ial fli g ht au th o r iz a t i on i ssued un d e r § 91.715 is dis p l a y e d a t t h e c a bin

or c o c kpit e nt r a n c e so t h at i t is l e g i b l e to pa ss e n g e rs o r c r e w.

13 S e e id. a t 1 3

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Giv e n the s m all s i z e an d c onfi g u r a t i on of the FM

- UAS s , it wou l d be i m poss i ble to k e e p

a i r wo r t h i n e ss docu m e nts a nd other ai r c raft ma nu a l s on bo a rd t h e U A S b e c a use t h er e is s i m p l y no r o o m

a nd the U AS has n o ca bin or c o c kp i t

.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of S a

f e ty

I n a n F AA Of

f i c e of C h i e f C ouns e l ' s Opinion d a ted A u g ust 8, 2014, a nd p r e p a r e d b y D ea n E.

G ri f fith, Atto r n e y

, A G C

- 220, it w a s a c k n owl e d ge d that the intent of 14 C. F .R. 91.9(b) a nd 91.2 0 3 (a ) a nd

( b ) i s m et i f the p i l ot of t

he u n m anned a ircr a ft h as a c c e ss t o t he U AS fli g ht m anu a l, re g istr a t i on c e r t if i c a te,

a nd ot h e r r e qui r e d do cu m ents f r o m t he g r o und c ont r ol s t a t i o n fr o m whi c h he o r she is o p e r a t in g t h e

a i r c raft

. 1 4 As th i s F AA O ff i c e of Chief Couns e l Opin i on c l ar ifies, t h e int e nt of the ru le i s to e ns u re the

pi l ot h a s a c c e ss t o t h ese k e y d o c u m e nts dur i ng f l i g ht. T h e r ef

o r e

, a n e q u i v a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be

ac hi e v e d b y e nsur i n g that the p i l ot h a s ac c e ss t o t h e d o c u m e n ts a t t he g r ou nd c ont r ol s t a t ion f r om which he

or s h e is p i l o t ing the U A S

.

H. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.103: P r e f l i g h t A c t i o n

Fly by Me seeks an e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.103, wh i c h r e qui r e s a P I C to b e c o m e f a m i l i a r

w i t h sp ec if

i c i n fo r m at i on be f

o r e e a c h fl i ght, i n c l u d i ng info r m at i on c on t ai n e d in t he F A A

- a ppro ve d F l i g ht

Manu a l on board the ai rcraft. W hi l e the P I C w i l l be f

a m i l i a r w i t h a ll info r m at i on ne ce s s a r y to s a fe l y

c ond u c t t he f

l i g ht, a n e x e m

p t ion i s r e qu e st e d to th e e x tent that a n F A A

- a ppro ve d Fl i g ht M a nu a l i s r e qui r e d.

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

An e quiva l e nt l e v e l of sa f e t y w i ll be pro v ided b y fol l owing t h e Fly by Me ’ s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls

an d the M an u f

a c tu r e r ' s Ma nu a l . The P IC will p e r f orm a s er i e s of c h ec kl i s ts d es i g n e d to identi f y a n y

d efec ts or i n op e r a

b le c o m ponents i n acc o r d a nce with t he Fly by Me ’s Op e r at i ons Man ua ls, i n c l u ding

c h e c k l ists c ov e r i ng P r e

- F l i g h t

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

, a nd P os t

- F l i g ht p ro c e du r e s. Th e P I C w i l l a lso be r e q u i r e d

to r e view w ea t h e r, fl i g ht r e qu i r e m ent s , b at t e r y c h a r g e , landi n g a nd ta k e o f f distan c e , UA p e rfo r m an c e d a ta,

a nd c ont i n g e n c y landi n g a r e a s

— b e fo r e i n itiation of f

l i g ht. Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i ons M an ua ls a nd the

M a nu f a c tu r e r ' s Ma n u a l will be k ep t at t he g round c ont r ol s t a t i on a nd w i ll be a c ce s s i b l e to t he P I C a t a ll

t i m es w h i l e op e r a t i ng t h e U A S

.

I. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.10 9 ( a ) : F l i g h t Ins t r u c t i on

1 4 Me m o ra n d u m f

r o m M a r k B u r y

, F AA Assis t ant C hief Couns e l for I n t e rn a t i on a l L a w, L e g is l a t ion a nd

R e g u l at i o n, to J ohn Du n ca n, F A A F li g ht S tand a rds Se r v i c e ( A u g . 8, 201 4 ); s e e a lso Do c k e t No. F A A

2 0 1 4

- 0352 a t 16

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Fly by Me s e e ks an e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a ), w h i ch p rov i d e s in p e rti n e n t pa r t t h at

" [ n ]o p e rson m a y o p e r a te a c i v i l ai rcr a ft ( e x c e pt a ma nn e d f r e e b al loon) that is b e ing used for f l i g ht

i n s tru ct i on unl e ss t h a t a i r c raft h a s f u l l y fun ct i on i ng du a l cont r ol s

. " FM

- UAS s and r em o t e l y pi l o t ed airc raft,

b y t h ei r d e si g n, do not h a v e f un c t ional d u a l con t ro ls. I nst e a d, fl i g ht co n t ro l i s acc o m p l ish e d th r o u g h t h e use

o f a d e vice t h a t c o m m u ni c a tes w i t h the ai r c r a ft v ia r ad io c o mm uni c a t i on s . A cc o r din g l y

, a n e x em p t ion w i l l

be r e qu i r e d for the f

l i g h t i nstru ct i on r e qui r e m ents of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.10 9 (a).

Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Giv e n t he s i z e a nd sp ee d of the FM

- UAS s th a t Fly By Me in t e nds to u s e

, a n e quiv a lent lev e l of s afe

tr a i n in g c a n sti l l be p e r f

o r m ed without du a l c on t rols b e cau s e n o pi l ot or p a sse n g e rs a r e a bo a rd t he U A S

,

and a s r e q u ir e d b y the Fly by Me ’s Op e r a t i o n s M an u a l s, a ll pe rsons w ill b e a s a fe di s t a n c e a w a y in t he

e v e n t t h a t t he U A S e x p e ri e n c e s a n y dif f i c ul t ies du r ing f

l i g ht i n s t r uc t i on. M o r e ov e r, a s r eq ui r e d b y the Fly

by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, al l f l i g ht t r a i n ing will be c ond u c ted in con t r o l l e d a nd s t e rile e n vi r on m e n t.

As a whol e

, the s af

e t y pr o ced u r e s p r ovided f or in Fly by Me ’s O p er a t i ons M a n ua l s e nsure t h at t he

p r o p o sed U A S op e r a t i o n s p r ovide a n eq uiva l en t or h i g h e r l e v e l o f s a f e t y th a n that p r o v ided b y t h e f l i g ht

i n s t r u c t i o n re g ulatio n s.

J. 14 C. F

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

Fly by Me r e qu e sts a n e x e m p t ion f r o m t he m i n i m u m s a f

e a l t i t ude re q u i re m e nts of 14 C. F .R.

§ 91.119( c )

. 1 5 S ec t i on 91

. 119 p re s c ri be s t h e m i ni m u m s a f e a lt i t ud e s und e r whi c h ai r c r a ft m a y not op e ra te,

in c lu d in g 5 0 0 f

e e t ab o v e the s u r f

a c e a nd a w a y from a n y p e rson, v e sse l

, ve hic l e

, o r st r u c tu r e in no n

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

. F .R. § 91.119 (c ). S ect i on 91.1 1 9 ( d) a l l ows f or a h el i c opter to op e r a te a t l ess

t h a n those m i ni m u m a l t i tu des w h e n it ca n be o p er a ted " without h a z a rd to pe rsons or pr o p e r t y on t h e

su r f ace

, " p r o v ided t h a t " e ac h p e rs o n o p e r a t in g t h e h e l i c o p t e r c o mp l ies w i t h a n y rout e s or a lti t u de s

spe c ifi c a l l y p re s c rib e d for h e l i c o p t e r s b y t h e F A A

. "

An e x e mp t i o n i s r e q u i r e d b eca use th e pro p osed U AS ope ra tions will nor m a l l y n e e d t o o cc ur b e l o w

4 00 fe e t A G L

. I n c ir cu m s t a n ce s w h e re the U AS i s used to i n s p ec t a stru c tu r e whose h e i g ht e x c e e ds 400

f e e t A G L , the U AS wi l l not be op e r a t e d m ore t h a n 100 f ee t ab o v e the h i g h e st po i n t o n the s tru c t u r e

, a n d

with i n 50 f

ee t ho r i z onta l l y of the s t ru c tu r e

. A d d itional l y , d u e the n a t u re of the p ropo s e d o p e r a t i on s , the

P i l ot and/or Obs e rver s (s ) m a y n ee d t o be le s s than 500 f e e t a w a y from t h e U A S

.

1 5 R el i e f f rom § 91.119 ( a ) wi l l not be n ece ss a r y b e c a use P e tition e r will b e a b le to p er f

orm an e m e r g e n c y

land i n g w i t h out undue ha z a rd t o p e r s o ns or p r o p e r t y on the g r o und in t h e e v e nt of a f a i l u re

. P e tition e r ' s

pro p osed UA S op e r a t i o ns wi l l not occ ur ov e r co n g e st e d a r ea s, a nd the r ef

o r e a n e x e m p t ion f

r om §

91.119(b) will n o t be n e c e ss a r y

. Se e e .g ., G r a nt of E x e m p t ion No. 11157 to S lug w e a r, I n c ., d b a L i ke on a

tr e e Aeri a l (F A A

- 2 014

- 0534 a t 15).U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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Eq u iva l e n t Le v e l of Sa

f e ty

Co mp a re d to fl i g ht op e rat i ons w i th roto rc r a f t w e i ghing f

a r m o r e than t h e m a xi m u m w e i g hts

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

u e l w i t h the FM

- UAS s , a n y r isk a ssoci a ted w i t h

the s e o p e r a t i ons is fa r l e ss t h a n t h ose th a t p r e s e n t l y e x ist with con v e nt i on a l a i rc r a ft. A n e quiv a l en t

l e v e l of s a f

e t y will b e ac h ie v e d g iven t he s i z e , w e i g ht, and s p ee d of the FM

- UAS s

, a s w e ll the

co n t ro l l e d lo c a t i on wh e re t h e o p e r a t i o ns will o c cur

. I n o r d e r to a void a n y r i sk to ma nn e d a ircr a ft,

f l i g ht op e r a t i ons will be r e str ic ted to 400 f ee t A G L o r b e lo w , or w h e n insp e ct i ng a st r u c tu r e w h ose

he i g ht e x cee ds 400 f

ee t A G L , w i t h i n 100 f

e e t a bove t h e h i g h e st point on that st r u c t u re a n d 50 f ee t

ho riz on t al l y of t he st r u c tu r e

.

As s e t fo r th i n the Oper a t io n s Man u a ls, t he FM

- UAS s will be op e r a ted i n a r e s t r ict e d ar e a

, a nd a ll

f l i g h ts will be o p e r a ted a t a l a t era l dista n c e of a t l ea st 500 f e e t f r o m a n y non p a

r tic i p a ti n g p e rsons, unl e ss

t h a t pe r s o n i s i n a posit i on wh e re he or she is s h i el d e d fr o m the U AS and a n y poss i b l e de b r is r e sul t i n g

f r o m U A S f

a i l u re

. As r e qu i r e d b y t h e O p e r a t i ons M a n ua ls, f l i g h t s will be te rm i n a ted i f a nonp a r t i c ipating

p e rson within 500 f

ee t of the U A S le a v e s a shi e l d ed pos i tion. F u r th e r

, U A S op e r at i ons will oc cu r a t l eas t

500 f e e t a w a y fr o m v e hic l e s o r st r u c tu r e s u n l e ss t he prop e r t y own e r/ c on t roller h a s g r a nted p e r m ission and

the P I C h a s m ade a s af

e t y a ssess m e nt of the r isk of op e r a t i ng c los e r to t h o se obj e c ts a n d, o p e r a t i o n s n e a r

the P I C o r Obs e rver w i l l not p re s e nt a n und u e h a z a rd p e r § 9 1. 119 ( a ). Ad h e re n c e to these r e str i ct i o ns in

Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls will e nsure o p e r at i ons ca n b e c ond u c ted without c o mpro m is i ng s a f e t y

. 16

K

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121: Alti m e ter S e t t i n gs

Fly by Me seeks an e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.121, wh i c h r e qui r e s a pe r s on op e r a t i n g a n a i r c r a ft

to ma in t a in c r uis i ng al t i tude or f l i g ht l e v e l b y r e f

e r e n c e to an a lti me ter that is s e t t o the e le v at i on of the

d e p a r t u re a i r po r t or b a

ro m e tr i c pr e s s ure An e x e mp t ion i s r e qui r e d to t he e x tent that the FM

- UAS s do not

have a b a ro me tr i c a l t i me te r , but r a th e r a G P S a lti t u d e r e a d out.

1 6 S e e e .g.

, G r a nt of E x emp t ion No. 11138 to Dougl a s T r u d e a u ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0481 a t 1 9 ) :

" I f b a rr i e rs or st r u c tu r e s a re p re s en t that ca n suf f i c ien t l y p rot e c t nonp a rt i c i p a t i ng p e rsons fr o m the UA or

d e b r is in the e v e nt o f a n a c c ident, then the UA m a y op e r a te c loser th a n 500 fe e t to p e rs o ns a f f o r d e d s u c h

p r o te c t i on. The op e r a t o r m u st a lso e nsure t h a t n onp a r t ic i p a ting p e rsons r e m ain un d e r such p ro t e c t i on. I f a

s i tuation ari s e s w h e re n o np a r t ici pa t i n g p e rsons l ea v e such p rot e c t i on a nd a r e wit h i n 5 0 0 f

e e t of the U A

,

fli g ht o p e r a t i ons m ust c e a s e i m m ed ia te l y

. W h e n c onsi d er i n g h ow to i m m e d i a t e l y c e a s e op e r a t i on s

, the

p r i m a r y c o nce rn is the s af e t y o f those nonp a rticip a t i ng p e rs o n s

. I n a dd i t i o n, the F AA finds that o p e r a t i ons

m a y b e c ondu c ted c los e r t han 500 f e e t to v e ssels, v e hicl e s an d str u c tu r e s w h e n the own e r/ c on t roll e r o f a n y

s u c h v e ssels, v e hic l e s or s t r u c t u r e s g r a nts p e r m i ss i o n f o r th e o p e r a t i on a nd t h e P I C m ak e s a s a f

e t y

a sse s s m ent of the r i sk o f op e r a t i ng clos e r to t h os e ob j ec ts a n d d e t e r m in e s th a t it do e s not p r e s e n t an undue

h a z a rd.”U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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The F A A has s t a ted th a t a n e quiva l en t l e v e l o f s a f e t y to t he r e q ui r e m e nts of 14 C. F

. R. § 91.121

ca n be ac hie v e d in c i rc u m s t a n c e s wh e r e : ( 1) t h e FM

- UAS s will be op e r a ted b e low 400 f ee t A G L or

b e lo w 17

, (2) with i n V L O S , (3) wh e re G P S b a s e d a lti t ude info r m at i o n is r e l a y e d in r e a l t i m e to t he o p e r a tor

a t a g roun d

- b a s e d o n

- s c r ee n disp l a y a nd, (4) w h e re p rior to e ac h fl i g ht, a z e ro a l t i t ude in i t i at i on p o int is

es t a b l i s h e d f

or the P I C t o co n f

i r m a cc u r a c y of the onb o a rd G PS

. 18

The FM

- UAS s t hat Fly by Me in t ends to u se f or the p r o p osed op er a t i ons w i ll me e t a l l t h es e

op e r a t i on a l c h a ra c te r ist i c s. Mo r e o ve r, a s r e q ui r e d b y Fly by Me ’s O p e r a t i ons Man ua ls, t h e P I C w i l l b e

re qu i r e d to c a l i br a t e the ai r c r a f t ' s GPS c o mp a s s prior to e ac h fli g ht o p e r a t i on. L i k e p r i o r F A A S ec t i on

333 G ra nts of E x e mp t ion, t he FM

- UAS s Fly by Me to us e

, a nd the sa f e t y m i t i g at ion p r o ce dur e s co n ta i n e d

in t h e Op e r a t i ons Manu a l s

, b o th en s u r e that a n e qui v a l e nt l e v e l of s a f e t y will be ac hie v e d, a nd a G r a nt o f

E x e m p t ion t o the re qui r e m ents of § 191. 1 2 1 is t h e r e f o r e a ppro p ri a te.

L

. 14 C. F

. R. § 91.151 ( a ) : Fu e l R e qu ire m e n ts f or F l i g h t in V F R C on d itio n s

Fly by Me r eq u e sts a n e x e m p t ion f r om 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) ' s f u e l r e qu i r em ents f

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

c onditions. S ec t i on 91. 1 51 st 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 i rp l an e un de r V F R c o n d i t io n s un le ss ( c ons id e r i n g wind

a nd f o r eca st w ea t h e r c o n di t io n s) t h e r e is e nou g h f u e l to fly to the fi r st po i nt of int e nd e d l a n ding

a nd, a ssu m ing norm a l c r ui s i ng s p e e d

–

(1) Du r i n g the d a y , to fly a f t e r t h a t f o r a t l ea st 30 m i nute s ; o r

(2) At ni g h t

, t o f

l y a f t e r t h a t f or a t l e a st 45 m i nute s

.

H e r e , the t ec hnol o g ic a l l i m i ta t ions on U A S b a t t er y po w e r m e a ns t h a t no mea ni n g ful fli g ht

ope r at i ons c a n be c ond uc ted w hi l e st i ll m ain t aining a 3 0

- m i n ute b a tt er y r e s e rv e . An e x e m p t ion f r o m t he

f u e l r e qui r em ents of 14 C

. F .R. § 91.15 1 (a ) i s the r ef o r e r e q u ir e d.

1 7 I f t h e h e i g ht o f the st ru c t u r e b ei n g i n spe c ted e x c e e ds 400 f e e t A G L

, the U A S will not be op e r a ted m ore

than 100 f

e e t a bove the hi g h e st p o i n t on t he st r uc tu re

.

1 8 S e e G r an t of E x e mp t ion No. 11062 to Ast r a e us A e ri a l ( F A A

- 201 4

- 0352 a t 2 1 )

.U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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Eq u iva l ent Level of S a

fety

In t he G r ant of Exemption to V D OS (Ex e m pt i on No. 11112), the F A A dete r m ined t hat a n

equiv a lent level of sa f

ety to t h e fuel require m ents for f l i ght in V FR con d i t ions could be ach i e v ed by

proh i b i t i ng t h e PIC f

r o m beginn i ng a DJI Phantom II and S1000 f l ight u n le s s (considering w ind and

fore c a s t wea t h er conditions) t h ere was e n ough power to fly t o the f i r st i n tended point of l a nding and,

a ssu m ing no r m al cruising speed, to fly af t er that f or at le a s t 10 m i nute s

. In re a ching t h is c o nclu s ion, the

F AA cons i dered that the UAS batteries for the DJI Phantom II and S1000 prov i ded provide app r o xi m at e ly

2 0 m inu t es of p owered flig h t ( with paylo a d) a n d prov i ded b a t t e ry l e v el and battery ti m e r e m ain i ng in

m inu t es and s econ d s to t he PIC

. 19 The F A A also considered the f act that the DJI Phantom II and S1000

operating m a nual s tate s : “s t art ev e ry f l i ght wi t h a fully cha r ged b a ttery i n the a e r i a l veh i c le”, and that in the

e ve n t t h a t t h e U A S should r un low on power, the PIC will be a l er t ed and c a n l and the DJI Phantom II and

S1000 as soon as pos s i b le. L i ke the V DOS Grant of E x e m pt i on, Fly by Me ’s u se of the DJI Phantom II and

S1000 , c o m bined wi t h t h e requirements of Petit i oner ' s Opera t ions M an ua ls, ensu r e that a n equi v alent lev e l

of sa f ety c an be a chi e ved.

Si m i l ar l y, in the Grant of Exe mpt i on to Alan Pu r win (Exe m p t i on No. 11161), the F A A dete r m ined

that an equivalent level of sa f ety t o t he fuel require m ents for f l i ght i n V F R conditions could be achieved by

proh i b i t i ng t h e PIC f

r o m beg inn i ng a flight with t h e FM

- UAS unless (con s ider i ng

wind and forecast weath e r cond i t i on s ), there was e nough power to fly at n o r m al c ru i sing speed to t h e

in t ended landing point a nd land t he UA with 25% battery p o wer re m ain i ng. Fly by Me will adh e re to

th i s l i m i t at i on f

o r FM

- UAS flights.

The FM

- UAS i n clud e s a low bat t e ry warning sys t em and the a m ount of bat t e ry re s erve po w er

re m ain i ng is t rans m i t ted to the P IC via t ele m e t r ic data fe e d, which downlinks from the UAS to a g r oun d

base d

- on

- screen dis p lay

. 20 As r equired by Fly by Me ’ Opera t i o ns Manual s

, the P I C w i l l pro m pt l y fly the

UAS back t o the ho m e l a unch lo c at i on o r pr e

- deter m ined a bort loc a tion where t h e U A S m ay s a fely l and,

while still m ain t a ining a m in i m u m of 2 5 % r ese r ve b a t t e ry p o wer. Fly by Me submits t h at the p r o c edures

requ i r i ng flights to be safely t e r m i nat e d once t h e ba t ter i es fall be l ow 2 5% capacit y , co m bined w i t h t h e

req u ire m ent t hat fl i ghts o n ly b e conduc t ed with i n a s e c ure, isolated area, using a U A S weight i ng less than

5 5 p ounds, and wi t hin VL O S of the P I C and O bse r v er ( s ), ensure that the p r o posed operation w i ll pro v ide

a n equiv a lent or h i gher level of safety to that provi d ed by the r e gulations fr o m which exe m pt i on is sou g h t.

19 G rant of E xe mpt i on No. 11112 t o V D OS Global, LLC (FA A

- 2014

- 0382 at 10 )

.

20 T he FM

- UAS ground con t rol sta t ion displays, t h e FM

- UAS s position, navigation route, tail nu m ber,

a l titude, he a ding, no r th seeking arr o w, range t o t arget s

, calc u la t ed ta r g et position, date/ti m e, and sensor

h ead i ng and o r i e n tation r e lative t o the U A S

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VI. D RUG AND AL C O H OL P R O G R A M

Fly by Me wi l l have po l icies i n p l ace to ensu r e that no person m ay p ar t ic i p ate in UAS flight operations if

they a re u n der the in f

l u ence of al c o hol or any d rug.

VII. P U B L I C I N TEREST

The publ i c i n te r e s t will be served by g ran t ing Fly by Me ’s Pe t ition for Ex em pt i on. Congress h a s

es t a b l i shed a na t io n al policy that f a vors ea r ly i n teg r a t i on of U A S into the NAS in controlled, s a f e working

envi r on m ents such as those propos e d in t his Pet i tion. Grant i ng th i s Peti t ion for Ex e m pt i on helps ful f i l l

Congress' goal i n p a ss i n g Sect i on 3 3 3(a) t h rough (c) of the R efo r m Ac t

— the FAA A d m in i st r ato r ' s

ass e ss m ent of whether c er t a in UAS m ay ope r ate safely i n t h e N A S be f o r e co m ple t ion of the s t atutorily

required r u le m aking.

The proposed U AS operat i ons in t h is P et i tion f or E xe m pt i on significantly i m proves sa f ety a nd

reduces r i sk, harm and serious in j ury to the team, the production crew and the general public. T radi t ional

m ethods of aerial cinematography/videography involves large and loud helicopter s and aircraft, often

flying in densely populated regions. Camera operators are put in positions of risk, needing to work in the

air, and within the confines of small or restricted air, ground, and geographic space. T he use of s m all RE

-

UASs c a n eliminate or mitigate these risks, and are u l t i m at e ly a safer and more effective m ethod of

p erfor m ing t hese t ypes of productions.

The use of s m all FM

- UAS s a l so enhan c es safety and reduces risk becau s e, u n like m anned a i rcraft

weighing t h ousands of p o unds, ca rrying c rew in addition t o fla m m able fuel, t he FM

- UAS s ca rry no

pa sseng e rs or crew. Fu r the r

, in t he u nl i k e ly ev e n t of an acc i d ent, Fly by Me s m all battery powe r ed FM

UAS s presen t s sign i fica n t l y le s s danger to pe r sons on the ground w hen c o mp ar e d to ope r at i ons by

c o nvent i o n a l m anned ai r c raft

. 2 1 A s Pet i tion e r ' s U A Ss are ba t tery powe r ed, the publ i c will a lso bene f it

from a redu c t i on i n har m ful e m i ss i ons asso c ia t ed w i th conventional ai r c raft pe r f or m ing i n the s a m e

func t ions propos e d herein. Last l y, a s r e cogni z ed by t he FAA in pr i or Section 333 G rants of Ex e mpt i on to

fil mm ake r s, FM

- UAS s prov i de an add i tion a l t ool for the aerial fil m ing i ndustry, adding a gr e at e r degree of

f lex i bi l it y , which supp l e m ents the c urrent c apab i li t ies o f f er e d by m a nned a i rcraf

t

. 22

___________ _______________________

21 S ee Gra n t of E x e mpt io n No. 11158 to Team 5, LLC (FAA

- 2014

- 0783 a t 12 ) :

"Manned helico p te r s c o nduct i ng a erial fi l m ing c a n weigh 6,000 pounds or m ore and a r e op e ra t ed by an

onboard p i l o t, i n ad d i t ion to o t h e r on b oard cre wm e m bers, as nece s s a ry. T h e pe t itioner ’ s U A s will weigh

less t h an 55 pounds with no onboard pilot o r cre w . The pi l ot a nd crew w i l l be re m ote l y loc a ted f rom the

ai r c raft. The l i m i t ed we i ght s i gnif i c a nt l y reduces the po t e n t i a l for harm to participating and

nonparticipat ing i n d iv i d uals or pro p er t y in t he e vent of a n i n cid e nt o r ac c iden t

. The risk to an on b oard

p i lot and c r ew d u r i ng an inc i d ent or a cc i d e nt i s e l i m ina t ed with the use of a UA for the aerial f i l m ing

op e ration."U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n spor t a ti o n

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VIII. PRIVACY

All Fly by Me ’s U A S operat i ons w i ll b e conduc t ed in a c c o rdan c e with a pp l icable feder a l, s t a te, or

loc a l laws r e garding pri v acy. All op e rations s h a ll be conducted over pr i v ate or control l e d

- access property

with per m is s ion from t h e l a nd own e r / co n t r o l ler or authorized repr e s entativ e . P e r m is s ion from land

owner/cont r ol l e r or aut h or i zed repr e sen t a t i ve w i ll be obtain e d for each flight t o b e c o nduct e d.

IX. F E DE R AL REGIST E R SU M MA R Y

Pursuant t o 14 C. F .R. Pa

r t 11, the fol l owing su mm ary is p r ovided for pub l ication in t h e FE D ER A L

RE G IST E R, should it be det e r m ined t hat publica t ion i s n e ed e d:

Pet i tioner s e eks an exe m pt i on from the fol l owing ru l es in Tit l e 14 of the Code of F e d er a l

Regula t io n s:

Part 21, Su b part H; Part 27; 45.23 ( b); 45.27(a); 6 1.113; 91.7(a); 91.9( b ) ( 2 ); 91.9(c); 91.103; 91.109(a ) ;

91.119(c); 9 1.121; 91.151 ( a); 91.2 0 3 (a) & (b); 9 1.405(a); 9 1 .407(a) ( 1 ); 9 1.409(a) ( 1 ) & ( 2); 91.4 1 7 (a)

& ( b).

The e x e m

p t i on will e nh a n c e saf

e t y b y re d u c ing r i sk to the g e n e r a l public and p r op e r t y own e rs

f r o m the s ubstan t ial h a z a rds a ssoci a ted with p e rf or m i n g e quiv a l en t f

i l mma king, c i n e m at o g r a p h y and

aerial photog r ap h y/ videogra p hy se r vices.

X. C ONC L U S ION

Fly by Me ’s Petit i on f

o r E xe m pt i on sa t isfies the c r i t e r i a a rticulated i n S e ction 333 of the Refo r m

A c t of 2 0 12 incl u ding weight, speed, op e rating c a p a b i l iti e s, prox i m i t y to a i rports and po p ula t ed ar e a s,

operation w i th i n V L OS and na t ional s ecu r ity. The proposed U A S operat i o n s will be ne fit the public as a

whole by improv i ng saf

e ty and r ed uc ing r isk by a l l e v iating hu m an expos u re to danger. In consid e ratio n

of the foregoi n g, th i s Peti t i o n for Ex e m pt i on pro v i d es t he FAA with m ore than a dequate jus t if i cation for

gran t ing t he requ e sted e x e mpt i ons a l l o wing Fly by Me use s m a l l UASs f or c los e d

- s e t f

i l mma king,

c i n e m at o g r a p h y f

o r t h e f i lm a nd t e l e v i s i o n i n dus t r y

, and aerial photog r ap h y

- videogra p hy se r vices f or

corporations, med ia, and nonprofit organizations.

2 2 See e. g

., Grant of E xe mpt i on No. 11178 t o P i ctu r e F a ctory, Inc. (FA A

- 2014

- 0794 at 18 )

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W e th a nk you f

or your pro m pt con s i d er a tion of our r equested e xe mpt i ons.

Respec t fully Su b m i t ted,

Mat t hew Ervin

Fly By Me

1309 Oceanview Rd.

Charleston, SC 29412

Should you have any q u es t ions, o r i f you need a n y additional infor m at i on to support t h e requested

exe m pt i ons, please contact t he un d ersigned at:

Fly by Me

Phone: 864.617.2805

Email: mat t hewjacksonervin@gmail.com

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Freedom o f I nfor m at i on Act, 5 U.S. C . § 522 et s eq. , an d sh o uld be held i n a separate file pu r sua n t to 14

C. F .R. § 11.35(b ) ).

Attachments:

1. MPT O M Mo t ion Pi c ture and Tele v ision Operat i ons Manual

2. General Op e rations M a n ual

3. PIC Operati n g Manual

4. Fly by Me P r otoco l s

5. Location Protocols

6. Fli ght Co mm unic a t i ons Protocols

7. Depar t ing L oca t ion P rotocols

8. Trans m i t ter Protocols

9. Preflight C h eck l ist

10. Post Flight Checkl i s t

11. Equip m ent Checkl i s t

12. U A S M anufactu r e r’s Manuals

a. User M a nu a ls

b. U A S Mainten a nce M a n u als