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. Depa rt men t o f Tr an s po rt at i o n D o c ket Ma n ag e ment S y s t em 1200 N ew Je r sey A v e. S E W ash i n g t on, D C 2 0 590 Re : E xe m p ti on R equest S e c ti on 333 o f the F AA R e f o rm A c t D ear Si r/ M a d am , P ur s u ant t o S ec t i on 3 33 o f t he F A A M o de rn i z a t i on an d R e f o rm A ct of 2 012 (th e R e f o r m A c t) , and 14 C
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. P art 11, Rent UAVs , LLC ( RU ) , a li m i t ed l i ab i l i ty company ope r ati ng S ma l l U nm anned A i r c r a f t S y s t em ( s UA S ) e qu i p p ed t o co n duct a e r i al p ho t og r aphy and su rv ey f or v ar i ous i n d

us tri es, he r eby ap p l i es f or an ex e m

p t i on f r o m the F ede r al A v i a t i on R e g u l a t i o ns ( F A R s) l i s t ed be l ow t o a l l ow ope r ati on o f our s U A S c o mme r c i a l l y i n a i r s p ace r egu l at ed by the F e d e r al A v i a t i o n A d m i n i s tr ati on (F AA ) so l o n g as su c h ope r at i ons ar e co n duc t e d w i th and u n der the c o nd i ti ons ou t li n ed he r e i n or as m ay be es t a b l i s h ed by the F A A as r equ i r ed by S ec ti on 3 3 3. The requested exemption is similar to previous FAA issued grants of exemption including but not limited to Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, 11213 and 11295. 

### Our **commercial activities**  **would includ**  **e :**  T he r e q ues t e d ex e mp t i o n w ou l d p e r m i t Rent UAVs t o pur sue i t s comme r c i al i nt e r es t s i n p r o v i d i ng s e rv i ces t o con sum e r s i nt e r e s t ed in training, research, and ae ri al d at a cap t ur e us i ng a s m a l l a dv anced s U A S i n the f

o l l o wi ng ar e as:

• Aerial Photography and Videography for both Public and private customers involving real estate, construction, mining and utilities industries
• Inspection and monitoring involving real estate, construction, mining and utilities industries
• Patrolling Utility, Pipeline and Railway right of ways
• Surveillance for security and controlled access
• Closed set Motion Picture and Television Filming
• UAS Training
• Aerial Surveying
• Public Entity Support Operations
• Agricultural Surveying and Application
• Product Demonstrations
• Research and Development
• Video Documentation of Weddings, Sports and other Open Air Events
• Risk management and assessment
• Evaluation of disaster and catastrophe events.
• Aerial video a nd live video feed to assist with search and rescue operations under the authority and support of local authority officials
• A erial video and photography for public and private use including television, public events, and cinematography live feed and live n ewsgatheringRent UAVs , LLC 2607 W Chickadee Tr , Rockford IL 61107

A l l RU s U A S f

li gh t s that w i l l occur o v er p r i v a t e or contr o l l ed acc es s p r ope rty w il l do s o w i th the p r ope rty o w ne r ' s p r i or c o nsent an d kno w l e d ge . O n l y peo p l e who ha v e con s ent ed or o the rw i se h a v e ag r e e d t o be i n the ar e a whe r e p h o t og r ap hy and v i deog r a p hy w il l t ake p l ace wi l l be cap tu r e d in any photos or videos
. A d d i t i o n a ll y , all RU p i l o t s will h o l d an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate and also hold a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a state, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a pos ses sion , or the Federal g overnment. If an obse rv e r is not a qu a l i f i e d p i l o t , they w il l be tr a i n e d by RU p i l o t s t o unde r s t and the p r o per r o l es of an ob s e rv e r , commu

n i ca t i on p r oc e du

r es, p r op er v i sual s c an t echn i qu e s, ope r a ti ons at non - t o w e r e d a i r p o rt s, and app r o p r i a t e s ec t i o ns o f the A e r o nauti c a l I n f o r m a t i on M anu a l
. 

### The **Petitioner Requests**  **Relief From**  **the following**  **regulations:** Re g u l at i o ns f r o m w h ich th e ex e m

p t ion is r equ es t ed: 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.109, 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.215, 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b), to the extent necessary to allow RU to operate a UAS to perform training, research, and ae ri al d at a collection. W e ar e pe t i t io n i n g for e x e m p t ion t o e n ab le RU t o ope r at e a series of UAS platforms that have been previously approved by exemption. Those UAS Platforms are listed Proprietary/Confidential Appendix A : T h e s U A S listed in Appendix A a l l w e i gh l ess th an 5 5 l bs, , ha v e a b u il t - i n cap ab il i ty t o l i m i t the he i ght flown abo v e t

he g r oun d, t o l i m i t the r ad i u s of the d i s t a nce i t fli es f

r o m the o pe r at or an d t o exc l ude i t f r o m Cl a ss B , C and D a i r sp a ce i n c l u d i n g a no f l y z one f e a tu r e. E ach s y s t em a l s o h as the f a i l s a f e f unc t i on o f the aut o p i l ot s y s t e m , w h i ch m e ans w h e n the c o mmun i ca ti on be tw e e n the Ma i n C on tr o l l er and the t r an s m i tt er i s l os t ; the s y s t em w i l l aut o ma t i c a l l y t r i gger R e tur

n t o H o m e an d w i l l l an d s a f e l y . This submission does not include the Operating Manuals for each model requested above, as they have been reviewed by the Administrator in granting previous exemptions. Model specifics are listed in the RU Operating Manual which is submitted separately
. Copies of all Operating Manuals for the individual models listed will be submitted on request.Rent UAVs , LLC 2607 W Chickadee Tr , Rockford IL 61107

T he a bo v e spe c i fi c a t i o ns m e et s t andar ds l i s t ed b e l o w :

• RU wi l l o n l y o p e r at e i t s s UA S i n li n e of s i ght of a p i l ot and/ or ob s e r v er and w il l ope r at e at s i t es that ar e a ' s u f f i c i ent d i s t an c e' f

r o m p o p u l a t ed ar eas w i th i n t he s t e ri l e ar ea de s c r i b ed i n t he ope r at o r ’s manu a l
. S u ch o p e r a

t i ons wi l l i nsur e t

hat the s U A S wi l l " n ot c r eat e a ha z ar d t o use r s o f t he na ti on a l a i r spa c e s y s t em or t

he p u b l i c . "
• RU will not o perate s U AV w i th i n 5 nautical miles of an airport reference point ( ARP) as denoted in the current FAA Airport/Facility Directory (AFD), unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s management is obtained or otherwise permitted by a COA issued to RU
. • Max i m

um f l i ght ti m e f

or e ach o p e r at i o n a l f

li ght w i l l be 60 m i nut es.
• F l i gh t s wi l l b e t e rm i n a t ed at 25% batt e ry po w er r e s e rv e shou l d that o c cur p r i or t o the 60 m i nu t e l i m i t . • T he s U A V wi l l b e p r og r am m e d so that i t w i l l not be o pe r a t ed at an a l t i tu d e of n o m o r e than 4 00 f eet A G L.
• M i n i mum c r ew f

or ea c h o pe r a t i o n w i l l c o ns i st of th e s U A S P i l ot and t he Vi s u a l O bse rv e r . • T he s U A S P I C ' s ( P i l ot i n C o mmand) wi l l b e an airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate and also hold a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a state, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal government.
• T he s U A S o pe r at ed by the pe t i ti oner w e i ghs l ess th an 55 p o un d s, i n c l u d i n g the pay l oad ( i
. e. c am e r a, l e ns, and g i mb a l )
. • T he s U A S wi l l o pe r a t e at spe e ds o f no m o r e th an 5 5 kno t s.
• G i v en the sma l l s i z e o f the s U A S and the r es tri c t ed s t e r i l e en v i r o nment w i th i n w h i ch they w il l ope r at e, our s U A S op e r at i o n s adh e r e t o the R e fo rm A c t ' s s a f e ty r equ i r e men t s. A d d i t i o n a ll y , the f

act that t he RU p i l o t s h o l d F A A P i l ot ce rti fi c at es d e mons tr at es that they ha v e a h i gh r egar d t o s a f

e o pe r ati ons w i th an u

nde r s t an d in g of F A R s, p r e - f l i ght i n s pe c t i ons, m a i n t e n ance and r e p a i r , ope r at i o n s w i th i n a i r s p ace, as w e l l as b e i n g tr a i n e d t o h i gh s a f e ty s t andar ds . U n d er the r equ es t ed e xe m p t i on , RU will e n su

r e that a l l o pe r at o r s h a v e c o m p l e t ed a sma l l unm anned a i r c r a f t s y s t ems ( U A S ) edu cati on a n d tr a in i ng p r o g r am i nc l u d i ng a l l app l i c a b l e r egu l at i o ns a n d gu i d ance doc umen t s; i n c l u d i ng ae r o n au t i c al b a c kg r oun d i n f o r m a t i on s uch as chart s, N O T A M S and Ai r c r a f t C i r c u l ar s; R ad i o C o mmu

n i cat i o ns P r oce d

ur es; H uman F a c t o r s a n d C r ew R es o ur ce Ma n ag e m en t ; B a s i c S ma l l U A S A e r ody

n am i c s; W e ath er f

ac t o r s; Ai r

m an sh i p and D e c i s i on - m a k i ng and S a f e O pe r at i ng P r oc e du r e s. W e r es p ec t f

ul l y r equest e x e m

p ti on un der S e c t i o n 3 33 t o enab l e RU t o ope r at e sa f e, l o w - r i s k c o mm e r c i a l s UAV ope r ati ons f

or the ac t i v i t i e s s t at e d. RU at a l l ti m es wi l l r e s pect the spa c e a n d p r i v acy of c i t i z ens and p r o pe rty w h il st kee p i ng our s k i es s a f e. 

### Exemption Requests and Equivalent Level of Safety RU r e qu es t s an ex e mp t i o n f r o m th e f o llo w i n g r egu lati ons as w ell a s any ad d i t io n al r e gu l at i o ns that m ay t ech n ic a l ly apply to the ope r at ion o f t he s U AV S y s t e m :Rent UAVs , LLC 2607 W Chickadee Tr , Rockford IL 61107

**14 CFR 61.23 Medical Certificates**  The regulation provides that a person requires a first or second class medical to act as pilot in C o mmand o f an a i r c r a ft f

o r compen s at i o n or hi r e. O ur p r opo s ed o p e r a t io n s r equ i r e that the PI C must ho l d a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a state, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal government. S i n ce the ai r c r a ft cannot car r y passenge r s or p r ope rty , w e feel w e m eet the in t ent of 6 1
. 23 e v en though the int ent o f t his ap p li c at i o n is t o co n duct a busi n ess. **14 C**  **FR 61.101, 14 CFR 61.113 , and 14 CFR 61.315 P**  **il o**  **t p**  **r i**  **v ileges**  **and L**  **i m**  **i tatio**  **n s**  The r e g u l at i o n p r o v ides th at no pe r son th at hol d s a Recreational Pilot, Sport Pilot, or P r i v a t e P ilot ce rtif icat e m ay act as pilot in C o mmand o f an a i r c r a ft f o r compen s at i o n or hi r e. O ur p r opo s ed o p e r at io n s r equi r e that the PI C must ho l d at le a st airline transport, commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate. S i n ce t

he ai r c r a ft cannot car

r y passenge r s or p r ope rty , w e feel w e m eet t he int ent of 6 1
. 113 Subp ar ag r ap h ( b) e v en though the int ent o f this ap p li c at i o n is t o co n duct a busi n ess. **14 C**  **FR 91.7 Civil Aircraft Airworthiness**  This Section p ro h ib i ts the op e rat ion o f an a i r c raft w i thout an a i r w orth iness c e rt i f

i c at e . As no s uch ce rtif icat e wi ll be ap p l i cab le in t he f o r m c on t e m p lat ed by the F A R s, t

his R e gu lat i o n is in a

pp l i c ab l e. **14 CFR 91.109 Flight Instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests** Section 91.10 9 provides that no person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft has fully functioning dual controls. sUASs and remotely piloted aircraft, by their design do not have fully functional dual controls. Flight control is accomplished through the use of a control box that communicates with the aircraft via radio communications. The FAA has approved exemptions for flight training without fully functional dual controls for a number of aircraft and for flight instruction in experimental aircraft. See Exemption Nos.5778K & 9862A. The equivalent level of safety provided by the fact that neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the aircraft and by the size and speed of the air craft
. **14 C**  **FR 91.119 M**  **i n**  **im u**  **m s a**  **fe a**  **l t**  **itude s**  **: Gen e**  **r a**  **l** The r e g u l at i o n s t at es that o v er spar sely po p u l at ed a r eas t he ai r c r aft c a

nnot be ope r a t ed c lo s er than 500 feet t o any pe r s o n, v essel, v ehic l e, or s truc tu r e. Sin c e the ty

pical mi s sion o f the s U AS w ould b e pho t o g r ap hy or surv ey of pe r sons, v ess e l s, v ehicles or s truc tu r es it w ould b e ne c essary t o ope r a t e c l oser t h an 500 feet t o the i t e m s l is t e d. O pe r a t i o ns wi ll o nly be f lo wn o v er p r ope rty or pe r so n s w he r e pe r mis s i o n has be e n ob t ain e d and c ar e f

ul p r e -pl ann e d has be en pe r fo r m e d. The ai r c r a ft w i l l be o p e r at ed at a low al t i tu de a l lo w ing, i f a po w er un it f ails, an e m e r gency lan di n g w i t hout un d ue ha z ar d t o p e r sons or p r o pe rty on the sur f a ce. T h e r e fo r e w e m a i nt ain that du e t o the sma l l si z e o f the U AS, the ha z ar d t o pe r sons, v ehi c l es and s truc tur es is mi n i mal c o mp a r ed t o m ann e d ai r c r af t , whi c h s h ou l d be c o ns i de r e d in g r an t ing the e x e m p tion.Rent UAVs , LLC 2607 W Chickadee Tr , Rockford IL 61107

**14 C**  **FR 91.121 A** 

**ltimet e**  **r s**  **e t**  **t i**  **ng s**  The r e g u l at i o n r equi r es th at ai r c r a ft sha l l m a int ai n c r ui s ing a l t i tu des by r efe r en ce t o an al ti me t er se tt ing a v a i l a ble w i thin 10 0 NM o f the ai r c r af t . T h e sU A S wi ll a l w ay s fly b e low 400 f eet A G L and wi ll not need t o m a int ain c rui s i ng al t i t

udes in o r d er t o p r e v ent conf l ict w i t h o ther a i r c r af

t . An A bo v e Gr ound Le ve l al ti me t er measur e ment ab o v e the t akeoff p o int is tr ans m i tt ed v i a r adio f r o m the s U AS on
- b o ar d c o m p u t er t o the dis p lay sc r e e n h e ld by the P I C, p r o v id i ng a c o ns t an t l y updat ed A G L r ead o ut . **14 C**  **FR 91.151 Fuel**  **re q**  **uireme n**  **ts for**  **f lig**  **h t in**  **VFR c**  **ond i**  **t i**  **on s**  The r e g u l at i o n p r o v ides th at no pe r son may begin a f l ight i n an a i r

p l ane u nder day - V F R co n di ti ons un l ess the r e is en o ugh f

u el t o f ly t o the fi r st po i nt of in t e n ded l an di n g and t o f ly af t er that for at l e ast 30 mi n u t es. W e f e el the i nt ent i o n of th is pa r a g r ap h is t o p r o v ide an ene r gy r e se rv e as a sa f e ty bu f fer for d e lay s t o lan di n g. The s U A S ar e batt e ry ope r a t ed and the m a x i mum dur at ion o f f l ight f r o m a sin g le b att e ry char ge is 12
- 45 ( d e pe n d i ng on w h i c h s U AS) minu t es w i th a 2 0% r ese rv e. Si n ce the ai r c r a ft w i l l ne v er fly m o r e than 1 / 2 NM f

r o m the p o i n

t of int e n ded lan di n g, a f

ull ba tt e ry char ge at lau

nch wi ll e nsur e that w e m eet the r e s e rv e ene r gy r equi r e m ent o f t his p ar ag r aph. W e r e q

uest an ex e m

p tion t o the w o r d " f

u el" an d a s k f

or an e q ui v a l ent int e r

p r e t ation w i th the w o r d "ene r g y ". W e also r e qu e st ex e m p t ion f r om the 30 m i n r ese rv e an d a s k t hat our r ese rv e w i l l be t o fly the mis s i o n t o the po i nt of i nt en d ed l an di ng and h a v e at least a 2 0 % ba tt e ry r ese rv e af

t er that . **14 C.F.R. 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use:** This regulation states all aircraft operating within 30 nautical miles of class A, B and C airspace must be equipped with automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment having a Mode C capability that automatically replies to Mode C interrogations. Due to the small size and lifting capabilities of our UASs we cannot carry a traditional transponder. All of our operations will be under 250’ if we are operating within the 30mi reach of a mode c vail. **14 C**  **FR S**  **ubpart E**  **(91. 4**  **01 -**  **9 1**  **.417) M a**  **intena n**  **ce, P**  **re v**  **enti v**  **e Mai**  **n te**  **n ance,**  **A l**  **t e**  **r a**  **t i**  **on s**  The r e g u l at i o n p r o v ides th at t

he ope r at or is p ri m ar ily r espon s i b le for m a i nt a i n i n g t he ai r c r a ft in a

n ai rw o rthy con di t ion, i nc l u ding c o mp l i ance w i th p ar t 39 and 43. P ar ag r a

phs 9 1
. 407 a n d 91
. 409 r e qui r e that the ai r c r aft be "ap p r o v ed f or re tu rn t o se rv ice by a pe r son autho r i z ed u nder 43
. 7" af

t er m a int e nan c e and in s pec tion. I t is our in t e nt ion that the P I C pe r fo r m m a in t e n an c e and ins p ec ti on o f t he ai r c r aft and "be au th o r i z ed t o app r o v e the ai r c r a ft for r e tu rn t o se rv ice
. " The P I C wi ll e nsu

r e that the ai r c r aft is in an ai rw o rthy condi ti on p ri or t o e v e ry fl i ght an d in a d di t i on, con d uct de t a i l e d in s pec t i o ns af t er e v e ry tw o hour s of f

l i gh t . Maint e nan ce pe r f

o rm e d by the P I C is l i mi t ed t o r ep a i ri ng s m a l l c r a c k s, r ep l a c ing a p r o p e l l e r , che c k i ng e l ec tr i c al c on n ec t io n s and upda t ing s of tw ar e and f i r mw ar e for the on
-boar d c ompu t e r . A ll o ther m a in t e nan c e w i l l be pe rf o r m ed by t he manu f ac t ur er or their de s ig n at ed rep air fa c i l i ty . The P I C wil l doc ument w o r k pe rf o r m ed i n ac c o r dan ce w i th 91
. 417. W e f e el t hat due t o the si z e, cons truc ti on, and s i m p li c i ty of the ai r c r a f

t , the P I C c an e nsur e an e qui v al e nt le v el of s a fe ty .Rent UAVs , LLC 2607 W Chickadee Tr , Rockford IL 61107

**H ow this Request is to the Betterment of our Community**  We believe that the use of UAS to perform agricultural land imaging creates a benefit to the public. The ability to use an onboard geo
- referenced still camera to collect high
- resolution data that can be used to increase crop production and reduce unnecessary chemical use will provide a less expensive and healthier food supply to the public. The unmanned aircraft does not carry any persons or flammable liquids, reducing public exposure in the event of an incident. Finally, the unmanned aircraft can be launched and recovered from the property which we have been contracted to image. The ability to avoid overflying private and public properties provides the public with the benefit of privacy from aircraft flying overhead. U n man n ed A i r c r a f

t S y s t ems (s U A S) ar e also a f e as i b l e me th od t o ob t a i n i n f o r ma t i on o f ag r i c u l tu

r a l c r o p l an d t o de t e rm i n e op ti m um i np u t s that r esu l t i n cost s a v i ngs t o f ar me r s, y i e l d se cu

r i ty , and r educe e n v i r o nm e n t al i m

p a ct of exce s s f

e rtil i z e r s and c he m i c a l s i n the so i l
. 

### Request for Blanket COA Approval On March 24, 2015, the FAA announced that it has implemented a new policy of granting "blanket" COAs to applicants requesting exemptions from the Federal Aviation Regulations under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Applicant hereby requests that a "blanket" COA that conforms to the terms set forth in https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=82245 upon approval of RU ’ s exemption request. S i nce r e l y

Timothy Ford Agent for Rent UAVs , LLC 11523 Palmbrush Trail Suite 353 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 (314) 397
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