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U S Department of Transportation a nd Federal Aviation Administration Docket M a nag e m en t Syst em 1 200 N ew J ersey Ave., SE Wa sh ington, DC 20590

Dear U S DOT and FAA Officials: The nam e and address of th e applicant i s: P. (787) 644-2917 F. (787) 293-1008

• P MB 1 63 Suite 101 220 Western Auto Plaza Trujillo Alto , PR 00976 info@MicroCopterPro.com

Re: Waiv e r, Authorization and/or Exemption Request by th e U S Congress PL 11 2-95 , 20 1 2, Sect ion 333 -FAA Reform Act
- for limit ed , safe a nd res p o n s ibl e co mm e rcia l u se of S mall Unmann e d Aircraft ( S UA).

Mi c roCop t e r Professional Se rvi ces In c. (Mi croCo pt e r Pro): President: Phon e: Email: Address: Se rgi o M o ntan ez (787) 644-29 17 sergio@MicroCopterPro

. com PMB 1 63 Su ite1 01 220 W est e rn Auto P l aza Trujill o Alto, Puerto Rico 00976 This application i s being s ubmitted on our own behalf, s in ce we do not h ave s uffici e nt eco nomic reso urces t o reta in lega l counc il or co n s u lting serv ices. The conte nt s of this application, however, are drawn on d eca d es of th e c umulative know le dg e, s kill s , and advanced t ec hniqu es lea rn ed through experience of ou r associates on th e operation and m a int ena n ce of S m a ll Unmanned Aircraft (SUAs), as defined by th e U S Congress in Secti o n 331, PL 11 2-95 , 20 14:

. .. "6) S MALL UNMANNED A I RCRAFT.
-Th e t e rm " s ma ll unmann ed aircraft" m eans an unmann ed aircraft w e ighing less than 55 pound s. "

... With this definition, th e U S Co ngress es tabli s h ed an important di stin ction for th i s typ e of "unmann ed a irc raft", differentiating th em from other unmmaned aircraft whi c h co uld po se greater h azards and requi re a more rigorous eva luation on th e part of th e FAA. I n recog nition of the preced ing, th e U S Congress also es tabli s h ed an ex pedi t e d and s hort
-term pro cess , cond u cte d und e r special rul es and by way of excep tion, so that th e U S DOT -FAA cou ldApplication to FAA



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**~** authorize the integration of some of these SUAs into the NAS prior to concluding the studies ordered under Section 332 of that same law. In summary, we have before us the following matters: (a) Recognition by the US Congress that some of these SUAs must be int egrated into the NAS in a short-term basis, taking into account their physical, operationa l and security features. (b) The discretion which the US Congress granted the US DOT-FAA to direct special rules for this short-term authorization. (c) Requests for exemption and authorization such as ours. (d) The allegations that these devices will be dangerous in the sky when, in reality, we are not seeking to operate them in the airspace of any commercial or manned aircraft. (e) The illogical assertion that, in order to operate an SUA commercially at less than 400 feet above ground, far away from any airport and within the visual scope of vision of the operator, a pilot's license would be necessary. The preceding i gnores the fact that the most experienced pilot of a Boeing 777 would crash an SUA as easily as an SUA operator would crash a Boeing. This also ignores the fact that, for a number of decades now, even chi l dren and young people have been freely operating these devices as Model Aircraft and no catastrophes or mayor accidents as foreseen detractors have occurred. As pointed out in this application, all the SUAs which our company would use, under authorization by the US DOT-FAA, are small, light-weight devices operated within the line of sight of the Pilot-in-Command (PIC), l ess than 400 feet above the ground and outside 5 miles from any airport, heliport, seaplane base, spaceport, or other l ocation with aviat i on activities, unless the air traffic control authorities (ATC) have been notified and have authorized each flight within a radius of this distance. All our SUAs have proven capability for controlled flight. They are devices offered for genera l sale on the market around the world and have often been used as Model Aircraft in the USA. We are certain that the studies conducted until now by the FAA, about Section 332, Pub li c Law 112-95, 2014, have already provided you with the assurances on the airworthiness of SUAs such as ours. In the specifications provided, you will see that the flight characteristics, with the addition to the skills of our operators and the security rules and procedures we operate by, comply with the concept of "Sense and Avoid Capability". The submission of this application and its contents is the best demonstration that indeed it i s possible to pursue the authorization process so that some SUAs may be used for legitimate commercia l activities and under reasonably safe conditions.

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No pe rso n o r co mpany whi c h ex p oses it se lf t o an ev a luation by th e U S DOT
- FAA, with th e s ubmi ss i o n of a ppli ca ti o n s of thi s typ e , would do so int e nding t o u se S UA s in an irres pon s ib l e or d a ng e ro u s mann e r, having bee n previ o u s ly id e ntifi e d, re gi st e re d and s ubj ect to s up e rvi s ion by o ur Go ve rnm e nt. Th e U S DOT
- FAA d oes not wi s h o ur Nati o n a l Airs p ace Syst e m (NA S ) to be u se d irres pon s ib ly. N o r w o uld any pe rso n o r co mpany whi c h i s s ubmitting an a pplicati o n s u c h as thi s wi s h to u se th e NAS in a n irres po n s ibl e way . E ve n l ess are w e int e res t e d i n exp os ing o urse lv es to th e co n se qu e n ces of ci vil, c rimin a l or eve n finan c i a l liability of s u c h irres pon s ib l e be hav i or. I n fa ct, a company s u c h as o urs drea d s t o d a m ag e our own e quipm e nt by mi s u se, s in ce s u c h d evi ces and th e ir compon e nt s a re o ur t o ol s a nd s ourc e of in com e . Th e ref o re , wh at i s n ee d e d i s what ha s bee n occ urring: that th e U S DOT
- FAA wou l d dire ct an o pe ning und e r Secti o n 333 so that res po n s ibl e , produ ctiv e c iti ze n s , s po n s oring th e innovation whi c h stre ngth e n s our nati o n a l l ife , could be give n th e opportunity to und e rgo evaluation by th e a uthoriti es , to be id e ntifi e d in th e ir activiti es , and to co mmit to acting in a con stru ct iv e and res pon s ibl e w ay o r co nfront th e co n se qu e n ces of be h aving oth e rwi se . Micro Co pt e r Pro i s a s mall co mp a ny that ha s rece ntly re gi st e re d on t h e Re gi stry of Corporat i on s of th e St at e D e partm e nt in S an Juan , Pu e rt o Ri co, und e r No

. 33 9 37 0 and Employe r Id e ntifi cati o n Numb e r : 66- .XX-2686

. Its comm e rc ial purp ose i s to co n so lidat e activiti es of Hobby S h o p and offe r Prof ess i o nal Se rvi ces with th e u se of s mall a nd light
-w e ight mi c ro copt e rs: (1) H o bby S h o p - th e s al e of th ese s m a ll and light
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- rotor (mi c roco pt e rs ), f o r rec reati o n a l purpo ses ; and (2 ) Co mm e rci a l a nd Profess i o nal Se rvi ces - with o ur own op e rators a nd s pec i a li ze d d evi ces f o r co ndu cting ae ri a l filming a nd in s pecti o n s und e r contract with indu stri es , priv at e a nd publi c sect o rs , including air filming se rvi ces f o r comm e rcia l a nd t e l evi s ion purp oses. A s i s kn own, th e activiti es d esc rib e d und e r P o int (1) d o not f o rm part of thi s appli cation, s in ce th ey f a ll und e r th e sco pe of H o bby S hop

. W e o nly point th e m out for information purpo ses , s o th at th e U S DOT
- FAA will h av e th e full es t und e rst a nding p oss i bl e of our comm e rc ial intention s . Th e prese nt a ppli ca ti o n, h ow ev e r, f oc u ses o n th e activity d esc rib e d in a g e n e ral se n se und e r P o int (2 )

. D es pit e th e f act that w e have th e bes t e quipm e nt i n Pu e rto Ri co with profess iona l f ea tures and ext re m e ly s kill e d o pe rat o rs , as of th e prese nt, w e have n ot yet offe re d the se se rvi ces whi l e w a iting for a m ec h a ni s m gra nt e d by U S DOT
- FAA, whi c h would a ll ow u s to e ng a g e in th ese activiti es in a l e g a l, saf e , reg i st e re d and o rg a ni ze d w ay . W e und e rst a nd that s u c h m ec hani s m is alrea dy av a il a bl e , wh e n it wa s mad e publi c th at th e US DOT-FAA i s a cce ptin g th ese appli ca ti o n s through Section 333. W e reco gni ze th e e n o rmou s inves tm e nt of m o n ey, tim e and res ources whi c h our gove rnm e nt h as m ad e in o rd e r to ac hi eve th e future int e grati o n of Unm a nn e d Airs p ace Syst e m s (UAS) i nto

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the National Airspace System This is the public policy in our country: safe and organized integration

. All these efforts require a great deal of time. In addition to establishing all the time frames by which the FAA will achieve the greatest possible integration for UAS, our Congress, in its wisdom, has made an expedited and temporary mechanism avai l ab l e, when it made it feasible, through Section 333, to integrate some of these devices in the short term, provided that it can be demonstrated that their specifications and operating conditions are safe. This reasonable and practical public policy harmoniously combines in a preventive way with the main concerns that arise in regard to this subject until such time as permanent regulations can be reached after comp l etion of the studies. The key concept in this matter is Reasonableness. As responsible citizens, we share the same concerns as the US DOT-FAA: 1. The safe and organized use of traffic in the NAS. 2. Prevent groups or individuals from using the NAS for conducting illegal, t errorist, dangerous activ iti es or activities that are contrary to the protection of civ il rights. 3. Prevent groups or individuals from using the NAS to adverse ly affect the ope ration of government institutions, including those of law and order. 4. To protect the safety of persons and property in the NAS and surface. All human activities in the operation of equipment entail risks. But this does not mean that all devices which entail risks must be prohibited or regulated to the extreme degree of imp osing a prohibition in practical terms. Under this premise, nearly everything would have to be prohibited: planes, helicopters, spacecraft, cars, bicycles, and even kitchen knives. Similar kinds of prohibitions would never occur to anyone, despite the fact that the equipments described above entai l more risks and have produced more accidents, injuries and deaths than those which have been produced or which could be produced by Sma ll Unmanned Aircraft (SUAs), which will form part of our commercial activities. We all know that what makes a particular piece of equipment hazardous or dangerous is not whether money is charged for using it. In the final analysis, it would be irrelevant, from a preventive or investigative perspective or with the intention of serving th e ends of ju stice, whether or not some person, criminal or terrorist had used an SUA irresponsibly in exchange for money. His crime would be to have caused hazards or damages. And, in order to comm it a crime, he could have to use an aircraft-- whether manned or not-- that is regulated by the FAA, a car, a bicycle, and even his own hands. In reality, what defines whether a piece of equipment is feasibly and reasonably safe are it s specifications, its operating features and the safety controls which are applied during its use. It is for this reason that we support the wisdom of the US Congress in adopting Section 333 and the US DOT-FAA, when it put this opening into place. We trust that the present applicat i on will be evaluated in light of that same open, practical and reasonable vision.Application to FAA Section 333, PL 112 -95, 2014 August 1, 2014 Page : 5 

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As you will conclude when eva lu ating our application, a ll our equipment and operating procedures propo se le ss risks to the NAS and to the safety of persons and property on th e ground than those which the FAA requires in order to grant exemptions, for instance, with Order 8900 .1 CHG 0, Volume 3, Chapter 8 - Issue a Certificate of Waiver for Motion Picture and Television Filming and waivers related to FAA, Form 7711-1. Therefore, this mechanism to open the proces s and conduct evaluat i ons which is being offered by the FAA through Section 333 also merits our acknowledgment. The fact that one owns an SUA should not confer an automatic right to its unlimited or commercia l use, without first s ubmitting to a process which would permit the eva lu ation and approval by th e FAA. Taking the foregoing into consideration and the reasonable and practical s pecial rules set by the US Congress when it approved Section 333, Public Law 11 2-95 , 2012, that a waiver be granted to us from the requirements set forth in: 14 CFR 21, subpart H; 14 CFR 45.23 (b); 14 CFR 61. 11 3 (a) & (b); 91.7 (a); 91.9 (b)(2); 91.103 (b); 91. 10 9; 9 1

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. 1 2 1; 9 1.1 5 1 (a); 91.203 (a) and (b); 91.405 (a); 91.407 (a)(1 ); 91.409 (a)(2); 9 1.40 9 (a)(2) and 91.417 (a) and (b), in asmuch as it deals with conditions that clearly do not apply to the commercia l use of SUAs, as de sc ribed in this application. We commit ou rse lves to this process and to be safe participants in our NAS in a l imit ed w ay, within th e operating and safety parameters set forth in thi s app li cation

. Cord i a lly,

Note to US DOT - FAA: For obv i ous reasons, we ask the US DOT
- FAA to keep CO NFID E NTIAL the information presented on this app li cation owned by ou r company including : our M anua l : Secur ity and Operational Rule s , our Equipments Physical and Technical Specifications, ou r working Forms and the personal data of our team
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# Application to the US DOT-FAA MicroCopter Profess ional Services Inc. (MicroCopte r Pro)
A u g u st 1 , 2 014 Re : W a ive r , A uth o ri za ti o n a nd/o r Exe mpti o n Re qu es t by th e U S Co n g ress PL 11 2-95 , 20 1 2 , Secti o n 333 - FAA Reform A ct - f o r limit e d, saf e a nd res p o n s ibl e co mm e rc i a l u se of S m a ll Unm a nn e d Airc raft ( S UA). Mi croCop t e r P rof ess i o n a l Serv i ces In c. (Mi croCop t e r Pro) i s s u b mittin g thi s a ppli ca ti o n, thro ugh th e m ec h a ni s m of th e spec i a l rul es provid e d und e r Secti o n 333, Publi c Law 11 2-95 , 2 01 2 , as f o ll ow s : (1) Th at, t aki n g int o co ns ide rati o n : ( a) th e types of S m a ll Unm a nn e d A irc raft ( S UAs ) th at a re s m a ll, li g ht
- w e i g ht, low-s p ee d , multi -rot o r a nd with oth e r f eatures d esc ri be d in th e secti o n o n s p ec ifi ca ti o n s in thi s ap pli ca ti o n; (b ) th e ope ratin g fli g ht a nd saf ety co ntro l s whi c h w e a re d esc ribin g h e re a nd with whi c h w e a re o bli ga t e d t o co mply ; (c) th e ce rtifi ca ti o n s of li ab ility a nd co mpli a n ce , whi c h we att ac h h e ret o; (d) th e o p e ratin g sk ill s a nd expe ri e n ce of o ur st aff , whi c h w e d esc rib e d h e re in ; ( e) th e l awful n ature of th e co mm e rc i a l activiti es in whi c h we a re see king t o e n gage with th e u se of th e spec ifi e d S UA s ; a nd (f) th e n eed in th e indu stry f o r th e pro f ess i o n a l a nd co mm e rcia l se rvi ces whi c h w e a re a bl e t o off er in a saf e r , m o re cos t -e ffectiv e a nd access ibl e w ay th a n oth e r co nve nti o n a l m eth o d s whi c h a re u se d f o r th ese se rvi ces ; th e U S D OT
- F AA g ra nt u s a uth o ri za ti o n t o offe r th ese prof ess i o n a l se rvi ces a nd u se th e S UAs speci fi e d h e re in o r th e ir eq uiv a l e nt s com m e rc i a lly in a limit e d m a nn e r, s ubj ect t o wh at i s se t in thi s a p p li ca ti o n a nd a ny oth e r co nditi o n s whi c h th e U S DOT
- FAA und e rst a n ds mu st be a m e n de d o r in c lud e d. (2) A l so t a kin g th e f o rego in g into co n s id e rati o n a nd th e reaso n a bl e a nd practi ca l s p ec i a l rul es se t by th e U S Co n g ress wh e n it ap prov e d Secti o n 333 , Pu b li c Law 11 2-95 , 2 01 2 , th at a w a iver b e g ra nt e d t o u s fr o m th e re quire m e nts se t f o rth in: 14 C FR 2 1, s ubp a rt H ; 14 CFR 45

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. (b) Video filming by air and photographing to support professional operations in eng in eering, land surveying, architecture, real estate and other re l ated professional act iviti es. (c) Inspections by air of agricultural areas. (d) In spections by air of infrastructure such as bridges, highways, e l ectrical in sta llation s, dams, aqueducts, phot6voltaic power stations, wind farms and pipes, only und er contract with the owners or with any l oca l government authority. (e) In spection by air of l and and residential, commercial and industrial str u ctu res, only under contract with the owners or with any l ocal government authority. (f) Inspections by air to detect sources of pollution and gas emissions , under contract with the owners in the area or with any local government author ity

. (g) Support provided to search and rescue operations and reconnaissance in cases of need, emergency or natural disasters and on ly when government authorities have requested it by contract or donation. (h) To offer training to persons, private and public entities which are interested in the use of SUAs, for purposes of enhanc in g the skills and safety contro ls which mak e th e NAS safer and for the protection of persons and property. (4) To offer the aforementioned services, MicroCopter Pro possesses: (a) SUAs and e l ectronic components which are adjus t ed to the parameters se t by th e US Congress in Section 333 and as we describe in the sect i on on spec ifi ca tion s in this application, including their proven controlled flight capacity (airworthiness). (b) Skilled and experienced personnel, as we have described in this application. (c) th e most advanced cameras, sensors and software in the industry, in accordance with the specifications set forth in this application.

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(d) With the moral and legal obligation to comply rigorously with all the conditions and safety rules which are defined in this application and those which the US DOT-FAA understands must be amended or included. (5) Skilled personnel and Certifications: We will demonstrate th e legal ob lig ations and medical condiction of all those persons at our company who will be directly engaged with the commercial operation of the SUAs, including the owner and the partners and, primarily, those who will perform functions such as the Pilots-in-Command (PICs), the Observers and the repair and maintenance technicians of the SUAs. Documents, Affidavits and Certifications are attached. Together with this app li cation to th e US DOTFAA, the following is included in Appendix A: (a) The description of the experience and skills possessed by the Pilots-in-Command (PICs), the Observers and the repair and maintenance technicians of the SUAs, in order to guarantee safe flights and the proper operation of th eir components. (b) A Birth Certificate, issued by the state government authority in our jurisdiction. (c) A sworn Affidav it of each person mentioned in the preceding paragraph (5), with a signature affixed on the original document and identified by name and th e e mploye r social security number of the company and of each person signing, on which they assure that: They are familiar with the FAA legal provisions and operating rules conta in ed in: I. 49 USC 40103 (b)(2) (authorizing the FAA to prescribe air traffic regulations to protect people and property on the ground. II. 14 CFR sections : 91.1; 91.13 through 91. 1 5 ; 91.113; 91.126 through 91.135; 91.137 through 91.145 and 14 CFR Part 73. In general, those rules establis h requirements for operating in the various classes of airspace and near airports in non-designated airspace, in order to minimize risk of co lli sion in higher traffic airspace. Other rules in 14 CFR, Part 91, or other parts of the regulations, may app ly to SUA operations, depending on the particular c ircumstances of the operation. The regulations cited above are not intended to be an exhaustive list of rules that could apply to SUA operations. The FAA anticipates that the cited regulations are the ones that would most common ly apply to SUAs in commercial operations

. Ill. Recognized and agree that the safety rules which may be established by the FAA at any time will have priority over any others. In these sworn Affidavit we also assure that the author ized SUAs and their components will NOT to be used to:

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I. P e rfo rm o r s upp o rt - wh eth e r directly o r indirectly
- a n ill e g a l activity und e r f e d e ra l, st at e o r muni c ip a l l aw s. II

. Prov o ke acc id e nt s , ri s ks o r d a m ag e t o pe rso n s , pro pe rty o r airc raft in th e N ati o nal A irs p ace Syst e m du e t o th e n o n -o bse rvan ce of th e saf ety rul es o utlin e d by th e FAA. Ill. N o r o bstru ct - wh eth e r directly o r indirectly
- th e o pe rati o n s of a ny publi c age n cy, in c ludin g th ose re l at e d t o publi c tran s po rt ati o n o r ag e n c i es e ntru ste d with l aw e nfo rce m e nt. IV

. Vi o l at e th e ri g hts of oth e rs , including th e ir ri g hts t o priva cy a nd intima cy. V

. N eve r t o vi o l at e th e ri g hts t o priv acy a nd intim acy of p e rso n s through im ag es in whi c h th e id e ntity co uld b e di stin g ui s h e d and with o ut h aving bee n a uth o ri ze d in w r itin g, unl ess th at fi l m o r ph ot og ra phi c m at e ri a l form s p a rt of a publi c n ew s o r m ass eve nt ; a nd VI. th a t, in th ose cases of i m ag es of res id e nti a l stru ctures o r priv at e ve h i c l es wh e re th e id e ntiti es of sa m e ca n b e di stin g ui s h e d , n eve r t o t a ke s u c h im ag es
· f ro m a n S UA f o r co mm e rcia l purp oses , unl ess th e ir own e rs o r so m e

go ve rnm e nt age n cy with du e auth o rity h as bee n auth o ri ze d in writing th at sa id im ages ca n be t a ke n a nd u se d from th e air

. (d) Medical Certificate : Pil ot s- in -Co mm a nd (PI C ) a nd O bse rv e rs c urre nt Seco nd C l ass a irm a n m e di ca l ce rtifi ca t e th at h as bee n i ss u e d und e r 14 C FR 6 7 , M e di cal St a ndard s a nd Ce rtifi ca ti o n. (6 ) In s uranc e: W e a re m a n aging a n in s ura n ce with publi c li a bility poli cy with m aximum cove rage of o n e milli o n d o ll a rs (U S $ 1 ,000,000) t o co mp e n sat e f o r poss ibl e d a m ag e to pe rso n s a n d pro pe rt y durin g o ur activiti es. Th at p o li cy will t a ke effect within twe nty-f o ur (24) h o urs aft e r th e F AA h as i ss u ed a uth o ri zati o n in wr iting a nd pri o r t o und e rt a king th e first a uth o ri ze d co mm e rc i a l fli g ht. (7) S ec urity and Operationa l Ru l es: W e d esc rib e a ll th ose rul es whi c h will be rig o ro u s ly f o ll ow e d wh e n pe rfo rming o ur o pe rati o n s , in c luding th ose rul es b ef o re, during a nd aft e r eac h fli g ht. In additi o n t o th e saf ety st a nd a rd s whi c h w e d esc rib e in thi s a pp l i ca tion, th e saf ety rul es es t a bli s h e d by th e F AA will a l so be rig oro u s ly f o ll ow e d. At s u c h tim e as thi s app li ca ti o n i s a uth o ri ze d by th e U S D OT
- FAA, w e reco gni ze and ag ree th at it will be stri ctl y limit e d t o l eg itim at e co mm e rcia l activiti es , th e o pe rating co nditi o n s, th e saf ety rul es a nd th e typ es of e quipm e nt o r th e ir e quival e nt s whi c h a re co nt a in e d in sa id a uth o ri za ti o n . W e a lso recog ni ze a nd ag ree th at a ny oth e r e l e m e nt th at i s n ot s· pec ifi ca lly a uth o ri ze d by th e F AA will re quire a n ew a ppli ca ti o n f o r ev a luati o n o r th e s ubmi ss i o n of a n oth e r ap pli ca ti o n t o a m e nd th e a uth o ri za ti o n previ o u s ly gra nt e d.

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Th e " M a nu a l : Sec u r ity a nd O p e rati o n a l Rul es " whi c h, at a minimum, a ll S UA o p e rat o rs at o ur co m pa ny kn ow a nd obse rv e , prim a rily th e Pil ot s- in -Co mm a nd (P I Gs ) a nd th e Obse rv e rs , a re s h own o n Appendix B . Legitimate Comm e rcial Activitie s : W e d esc rib e th ose activiti es whi c h form p a rt of thi s a ppli ca ti o n , th e saf e w ay in whi c h w e will p e rfo rm th e m, a nd w e ex pl a in h ow th e u se of S UAs re prese nt s a m o re cos t -e ffectiv e , access ibl e a nd sa f e a lt e rn ativ e wh e n e ng a ging in th ese co mm e rc i a l activiti es th a n oth e r co nve nti o n a l m eth o d s. (See Appendix C) MicroCopter Pro Operating Form s: W e s h ow th ose whi c h will b e u se d to guara nt ee saf ety during a ll fli g ht o p e rati o n s : " S UA Flight C h ec kli st ( S F C L)" a nd " S UA C omm e rc ial Flight R eg i st e r" ( SC FR) (See Appendix D) Equipments Phys ical and Technical Specification s: W e d esc rib e th ose whi c h p e rtain t o S UAs a nd th e ir co mp o n e nts o r e quiv a l e nt d e vi ces , whi c h w o uld b e u se d by Mi c roCo pt e rPr o in its co mm e rc ial a ctiviti es auth o ri ze d by th e U S DOT
- FAA. At a minimum, o ur e quipm e nt co mpli es with th e f o ll owing f ea tures : (a ) The p a rt of th e S UA s of th e l a rg es t s ize s h a ll n ot excee d 4. 5 f ee t long and, i n flight, th e t ot a l w e i g ht of th e S UA will n ot excee d 55 p o und s, in c luding all it s c ompon e nt s a nd e quipm e nt. In f act, n o n e of o ur S UAs excee d s 25 pound s at th e tim e of flight, in c ludin g a ll th e ir co mp o n e nt s . (b) Th e m ax imum s p ee d in fli g ht of th ese S UAs will n ot e x cee d 5 0 kn ot s ( 5 7 .53 9 mph). ( c) Wh e n S UA, th e ir e quipm e nt a nd co mp o n e nt s excee d th e 1 5 p o und s of w e ight at th e tim e of th e flight, th e y will u se a s yst e m of p a ra c hut e a ctivat e d by Radio C ontrol for th e purp ose of e limin atin g o r minimi z ing p oss ibl e d a m ag es during any a cc id e nt. Our s yst e m i s : M a r

s Pa r achut e f or UA V 's. Thi s s yst e m i s ca pabl e to work on a i rc raft of up t o 25 p o und s utili z in g a high e n e rgy co mpress i o n s pring and a se rvo to d e ploy th e c hut e and re du ces th e f a llin g s p ee d of c raft in th e e ve nt of a malfunction

. (d) Th e Pil ot - in -Co mm a nd (PI C ) of th e S UAs a re res p o n s ibl e f o r a thorough preflight in s p ecti o n of th e S UA s . Flight o p e ration s will n ot b e und e rt a ke n unl ess th e PIC v e rifi es th at th e S UAs i s a irwo rthy

. (e ) Th e Pil ot - in -Co mm a nd (PI C ) of th e S UA will n e ve r fly di st a n ces that e xc ee d th e sco p e of hi s natura l lin e of s i g ht. (f) It s flight sys t e m s are s upp o rt e d e l ectro ni ca lly by G P S a nd th e " S afe R e turn" m ec h a ni s m t o g u a ra nt ee that, in th e ev e nt of th e l oss of th e radi o c ontro l s ignal , b att e ry c h a rge o r fu e l, th e S UA c an return t o th e p o int of take-off in an aut o nomou s and saf e w ay . Th e p o int of take-o ff and " S afe R eturn" are a lways lo c at e d within a saf ety p e rim et e r. (g) Th e Saf e ty P e rim et e r i s th at a re a se l ect e d by th e Pil ot - in -C ommand (PIC) prior to th e flight a nd wh e re th e p oss ibility o f co nt act b e twee n S UAs and p e rso n s o ut s id e th e irA p p li ca ti on t o FAA Secti o n 333 , PL 11 2-95 , 20 14 Augus t 1 , 20 14 P age : 11 

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o p e rati o n , gro und or a ir ve hi c l es , e l ectri ca l ca bling o r ex pl os iv e or d a ng e rou s m at e ri a l d e p os it s as d efin e d by f e d e ra l a nd st at e l aw, i s minim a l or non -ex i st e nt. (h) All o ur S UAs o p e rat e with pro p e ll e rs. O nly th ose m a nufacture d from fl ex ibl e m at e ri a l s , ca p a bl e of brea king up up o n imp act with oth e r o bj ect s , will b e u se d

. P ro p e ll e rs m a nufacture d with a ny typ e of m et a l in th e blad es will n eve r b e u se d

. (i) M ax imum t ot a l fli g ht tim e f o r e a c h o p e rati o n a l fli g ht will b e 3 0 minut es. Flight s will b e t e rmin at e d at 20% ba tt e ry pow e r rese rv e . U) All o ur S UAs a uth o ri ze d f o r th ese co mm e rc i a l activiti es wi ll h ave , to firmly adh e re d to th e s urface of th e m ost res i st a nt p a rt of th e ir stru cture , a l ight
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- th e n a m e of o ur co mp a ny, a bri ef d esc r i pti o n of th e type of S UA , o ur p h o n e numb e r a nd th e co d e whi c h th e FAA will ass ign on th e a uth o ri za ti o n n oti ce t o o ur co mp a ny. ( See th e t ec hni ca l s p eci fi ca ti o n s f o r eac h S UA o n Appendix E)