RE: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

We respectfully request exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Reform ACT and Part 11 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations. 

Petitioner: Mr. Richard Pelupessy13340 Pergola Ave 

Bakersfield, CA 93314 

Telephone: 661-588-8071 

Cell: 805-324-1155 

Email:rap@accelnet.com 

WTI intends to incorporate the use of sUAS commercially for a variety of industries which may include, 

but not be limited to: Oil & Gas, Solar Energy, Nuclear Energy, Power distribution, Telecommunication, 

Agriculture, Farming and Public Safety. sUAS Aerial missions may include but not be limited to: 

Geographical mapping, thermal imaging, inspections and monitoring, aerial surveying, remote sensing 

projects, aerial filmmaking, construction monitoring, inspection of critical infrastructure, gas leak 

detection, oil leak detection, wildlife and forestry monitoring photography and real estate purposes, search & rescue operations, etc. 

Specific Section(s) seeking exemption: 

14 C.F.R Part 21 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b) 

14 C.F.R. 61.113(a) and (b) 14 C.F.R. 91.7(a) 

14 C.F.R. 91.9(b)(2) 

14 C.F.R.91.109 14 C.F.R. 91.119 

14 C.F.R. 91.121 14 C.F.R. 91.151(a) 14 C.F.R. 91.203(a) and (b) 

14 C.F.R. 91.215 

14 C.F.R. 91.104 through 91.417 

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conduct commercial operations of sUAS meeting or exceeding all operational and safety requirements 

per Section 333. 

Public Benefit: 

1. Oil & Gas process management, inspections and monitoring. The use of sUAS in Oil & Gas 

operations can improve the safety of workers, environmental safety, local residents and general 

public by assessing potential dangerous situations. In some cases, sUAS may reduce or 

eliminate the use of helicopters or small aircraft currently being used for pipeline patrol; 

2. Telecommunications project and construction management, inspections and monitoring of 

critical telecommunications infrastructure. The use of sUAS can improve the safety of workers, 

local residents and general public by assessing potential dangerous situations. sUAS can be used 

to provide tower inspections and can reduce falls and injuries related to that type of operations. 

In some cases, sUAS may eliminate the use of helicopters or small aircraft to perform similar 

functions; 

3. Environmental Review projects. The use of sUAS during the process of reviewing projects as 

required by 24 C.F.R. 50.4, 58.5 and 58.6 would provide a more in-depth Environmental Review 

of the project site as well as surrounding areas. Reliance of helicopters or small aircraft may be eliminated; 

4. Aerial surveying. The use of sUAS in connection with aerial surveying of smaller areas may 

eliminate the use of helicopters or aircraft. This could provide a more cost effective, safer and 

can be more energy efficient; 

5. Agricultural projects. Wildlife and Forestry projects. The use of sUAS could assist with surveying 

agricultural projects as well as wildlife and forestry projects by providing information on 

environmental impacts due to drought, crop condition, insect assessment, vermin infestation, 

fire hazards, etc.; 

6. Remote Sensing projects. The use of sUAS could provide data collection for remote and in 

accessible areas. This could promote worker safety as well as reduce the reliance on helicopters and aircraft; 

7. Aerial filmmaking, photography and real estate purposes. The use of sUAS may provide a point 

of view previously unavailable through other means. They would be more cost effective, 

efficient and more safely than helicopters and aircraft; and 

8. Search and rescue. The use of sUAS may provide assistance to local public safety organizations 

during search and rescue missions. sUAS may reach areas unattainable or viewable with 

helicopters and aircraft. sUAS may be implemented quicker as time is of the essence during 

search and rescue operations. 

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less than thirty {30) minutes as the sUAS will continuously monitor battery reserve and return to the 

ground station with at least 20% battery power reserved; 

4. Flights will be operated at an altitude of 200 feet AGL. Flights will never exceed 400 feet AGL; 

5. Minimum crew for each operation will consist of the sUAS pilot and a Visual Observer; 

6. A briefing will be conducted daily by all personnel working with said sUAS; 

7. All onsite personnel and client employees will be required to execute a waiver. Verbal/written 

consent will be required of all persons within 100 feet of flight operation; 

8. Written and/or oral permission from relative property owners will be obtained prior to operating the 

sUAS; 

9. All permits, permissions, etc. will be obtained from local government offices as required; 

10. The sUAS operated will weigh less than 55 pounds including payload (camera, lens, gimbal, etc.)and 

11. The sUAS will operate at speeds less than SO knots, hover and simultaneously move vertically and 

horizontally; 

12. The sUAS will have the capability to return and land at the pre-determined location with the Security 

Perimeter should the sUAS lose communication or GPS signal during any operations; 

13. The sUAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies; 

14. Operations will not be conducted over densely populated areas or heavily traffic highways; and 

15. Operations will not be conducted within five {5) NM of an airport or heliport. 

WTI will adhere and comply by all regulations including the following: 

1. 14 C.F.R. Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts. Airworthiness Certificates; 

2. 14 C.F.R. 45.23 Display of marks; general and 45.29 Size of marks; 

3. 14 C.F.R. 61.113 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in Command and 61.133 Commercial 

pilot privileges and limitations; 

4. 14 C.F.R. 91.7 Civil aircraft airworthiness; 

5. 14 C.F.R. 91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking and placard requirements; 

6. 14 C.F.R. 91.109 Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests; 

7. 14 C.F.R. 91.119Minimum safe altitudes: general; 

8. 14 C.F.R. 91.121 Altimeter settings; 

9. 14 C.F.R. 91.151 Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions; 

10. 14 C.F.R. 91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required; 

11. 14 C.F.R. 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: 

Instrument and equipment requirements; 

12.14 C.F.R. 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use; 

13. 14 C.F.R. 91.401 Applicability; 

14. 14 C.F.R. 91.403 General; 

15. 14 C.F.R. 91.405 Maintenance required; 

16. 14 C.F.R. 91.407 Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding or alteration; 

17. 14 C.F.R. 91.409 Inspections; 

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companies. 

Richard A. Pelupessy- President/CEO and private pilot since 1987 and has logged hundreds of hours in 

private single engine aircrafts. Currently consulting as a Solution Engineer and sUAS aviation advisor for 

a large Energy company. Richard also has several hours of flying experience in sUAS platforms. 

Larry C. Clever- Chief Pilot and sUAS Operations Manager. Former military (Air Force) pilot and is a 

flight instructor certificated by the FFA as a Commercial pilot, CFII, with Single and Multiengine, 

Instrument, ratings and a Gold Seal endorsement. He has accumulated over 10,000 hours of total flight 

time as an instructor and commercial pilot. In addition, he holds an MBA in Information Technology 

Management. Larry also has several hours of flying experience in sUAS platforms. 

Proposed sUAS Platforms for WTI Flight Operations: 

1. Yuneec Q500 4K 

2. Yuneec Tornado H920 

3. DJI Spread Wings S1000+ 

4. 3DRSOLO 

5. Precision Hawk 

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Typhoon Aircraft 

Dimension 

Flight Time 

Weight with Banel)' and Payload 

Wei!Jht without Hanel)' and 

Payload Bane I)' 

Charger 

Transminer 

3 Flight Modes 

Maximum Flymg Height 

Maximum RotaUon Rate 

Maximum Roll Angle 

Operating Temperature Range 

Radio Control Frequency Band 

Max. Descentspeed Max. Flight Speed 

. I . 

;:;.71 lto:S 

330mm 

(13 Olnl 

up to 25 minutes 

60.0 oz (1700g) 

40.0 oz (1130g) 

5400mAh 35 11 .1 V LiPo (included) 

420mm 

(IG.51n) 

210mm 

(8. 31n) 

3S 11 • IV LiPo DC Balancing smart Charger with AC Adapter (Included) 

1 0-channel 2.4GHz with S.SGHz video downlmk (included) 

Smart (Follow Me and Watch Me), Angle and Home 

Default 122m (400ft) above Ground Level {AdJUStable v1a the Typhoon GUI) 

65"/ 5 

35" -5'C to so·c 

2.4GHz 2mf 5 

Sm /5 

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Type 

operating System 

Number of Channels 

Control Transmission Range 

(Optimum Conditions) 

Robust Radio Control Modulation 

Video Unk Frequency Band 

Video Transmission Range 

(Optimum Conditions) 

Flight Systems Telemetry Data 

On Screen Display 

LfD Backlit LCD Screen 

Tactile (Vibrating) and Audible 

Feedback 

Built- In UPo Banery Voltage 1 

capadty 

Screen Resolution 

camera Senlngs 

ST10+ 

Android"" 

10 

FCC Compliance Up to 800m (2624.67 ft) CE Compliance Up to 400m (1312.34 ft) warning You Must 

Follow Local Laws and Maintain Visual Line of Sight of Aircraft at All nmes 

Yuneec Protocol 

5.8GHz 

FCC Compliance· Up to 600m (1968.5 ft) CE Compliance· Up to 300m (984.252 ft) Warning You Must 

Follow Local Laws and Maintain Visual Line of Sight of Aircraft at All Times 

Yes 

Capacitive Multi-touch 5.5" 

Yes 

3.6V/ 5200mAh 18.72Wh 

854 '>' 480px 

White balance, light exposure, ISO, shutter speed, video resolution, fPS, record video, take pictures 

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Right Time 

Dimension Diagonal Length Without Rotor Blades 

Propeller/ Main Rotor Diameter 

Weight with CB603, CH4 camera and Banery 

Banery 

Charger 

Transmlner 

4 Right Modes 

Maximum Flying Helght(Absolute altitude) Maximum Aying Height( Relative altitude) 

Maximum Rotation Rate 

Maximum Roll Angle 

Maximum Horizontal Speed 

Radio Control Frequency Band 

Operating Temperature Range 

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24 mm 

31.4x36.2x 18. 1m (797x920x461 mm) 

36.2 111(920mm) 

17.3 m (440mm) 

1 76.4 oz (5000g) 

LiPo 6s 

65 22.2V LiPo DC Balancmg Smart Charger with AC Adapter 

(included) 

24-channel 2.4GHz With 5.8GHz Video downlink (Included) 

Smart,Angle,Thronle.and Home Modes 

4000m (13124 ft) 

1000m (3281 ft) 

100' s 

35 

21m s 4 ?MPH 75 KPH (Skg, thronle) 2 4GHz 

s·c to 80'C 

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frame 

MO!OI 

ESt: 

Foldable Propeller 

(1552i1552RI 

t:ern.er Frame lllomoler 

Stator Size 

KV 

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1045mm 

3S6mm 

337mm 

152Dg 

46'lmntcengt11)•51 \mmi\'Mllli•305mm(He•glltl 

400fpmN 

soow 

65L Po 

30Hz 450HZ 

8KHz 

35g 

H•gn srrength performance engm..,..ed plastks 

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H"""'lime 

Wofll:jng Environment Tomper;m.n 

Gain Value Settings For A2 Fbght Controllt!r" 

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ISmm (0 ISOOOmAh & 9 SKg Takeoff Wetghtl 

10'(-•.;()'( 

Basoc Roll 12mb p,tffi 120%. Yaw 120% 

Allilud< ROII170ll, Pltd117();0, Verticai12D'r. 

BaSIC. ROIII3WI. Pitch 1301t Yaw 120% 

Am rude Ro 1 1 BD*. Pitch 180% verncal 120% 

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Spec$: 

Cameras Compatible with GoPro® HER03, 3.,. and 4, optimiZed for HER03 ... ar1d 4 

Streaming VIdeo qualny 720p 

Fhght t•me 25 mirlutes, 20 m•nutes With payload' Range .5 m1les- ( 8 km) 

Max speed 55 mph (89 l<m/h) Max ascent speed 10 mls in stabilize mode, 5 mls in "fly" mode Max descent speed· Max payload· 420 g 

Max altitude 400ft per FAA regulanon, user adjustable (122 m ) 

Motors· 880 kV 

Propellers 1 0" diameter 4 5" pitch seH-t•ghten•ng (24 em d1ameter 144 em glass-re•nforced nylon 

Autopilot PIXhawk 2 

Software APM Copter 

Commun1cat10n. 3DR Link secure Wifi network 

Frequency 2.4 GHz 

We.ght 3.3 lbs (1 .5 kg)/ 3 9 lbs (1 8 kg) wnh GoPro® and Solo GrmbaJ 

Dimensions 10 in. rail (25 em). 18 in (46 em) motor-to-motor 

A1ght battery Llth1um polymer 5200 mAh 14 8 Vdc 

Battery charge t1me: -1 .5 hours 

Controller battery 2600 mAh 7 2 Vdc rechargeable l1th1um 10n 

App requorements O S 8 0 or later I Android 4 3 or later 

"Fhght t1me vanes with payload, wind condmons. elevanon, temperature. humidity. flymg style and P>lot skill Usted fl1ght nme appl.es to elevat•ons 

less than 2,000 ft above sea level 

on enVIronmental condroons, controller is expandable, allowing us or third part1es to amp up the range 1n the furure 

Solo Smart Baneoy: 

Rechargeable illh1Um polymer (LI-Po) 

5200mAh 

14 8 Vdc 

We.ght 1 lb ( 5 kg) 

Solo Gimbal: 

Three-axiS stab•hzat1on 

Fully compatible 3DR Solo and GoPro HER03 ... and HER04 camera charg111g and stabl lzatlon only wnh HER03 

HDMI video output 

Wireless software upgrade through Solo 

Controllable range 0' to -90' pnch 

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HARDWARE 

On-board Sensors 

Processors 

lnlerfoces 

SenseFiy eBee 

Hum•d1ty Temperature Press re lnc,dert L ght 

7 "0 t1Hz dual core Llr , 

CPU 

Wlf1 Ethernet, Senol 

USB D,gilo. Ana og IIC 

W1ngspon · 

Poy tood 

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53 bs 

49ft 

2 2 bs 

s,.appob e 

IN FLIGHT DIAGNOSTICS o MONITORING 

Cont,nua y mon•lors 1lse t wh•:e ,r, l1ghl 

checking battery fe operat.onol 

weather/wlnd ons struct1..re 

and other >nlernol performance h.-c-ko 

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Carry case dimensions 

55 X 45 X 25 em {21.6 X 17.7 X 9.8 In) 

Operation 

Maximum flight time 

Nominal cruise speed 

Radio link range 

Maximum coverage {single flight) 

Wind resistance 

Ground Sampling Distance {GSD) 

Relative orthomosaic/30 model accuracy 

Absolute horizontaVvertlcal accuracy (w/GCPs) 

Absolute hortzontaVvertlcal accuracy {no GCPs) 

Multi-drone operation 

Automatic 3D flight planning 

Linear landing accuracy 

50 minutes 

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

Up to 3 l<m {1.86 miles) 

12 km2 I 4.6 ml2 (at 974 m /3,195 ft altitude AGL) 

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

Down to 15 em {0.6 In) per pixel 

1-3xGSD 

Down to 3 em (1.2 In) /5 em {2 In) 

1-5m (3.3-16.4 ft) 

Yes (Inc. mid-air collision avoidance) Yes 

Approx. 5 m {16.4 ft) 

Package contents 

• eBee foam body (Inc. all electronics & built-In autopilot) 

• Pair of detachable wings 

WX still camera (Inc. 16GB SD card, battery, USB cable & 

charger) 

2.4 GHz USB radiO modem for data link {Inc USB cable) 

Two Lithium-Polymer battery packs & charger 

• Spare propeller • Carry case with foam protection 

• Remote control & accessories (for safety pilots) 

User manual 

Software Included: eMotion (flight planning & control) & 

Postflight Terra 3D {professional photogrammetry) 

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Flight mcdes Software 

Right system 

Engme .. ---------·-· -----····--- ---------·-·· ........ 4 electric n')Dtars. 

Frcpe!len .................. ············-···-··---·--······ _____ ................. _ .. __ .... 4 

Toke-cit' "..,;,;trt __ ,_ ......................... --·----"-""" --.. ·-------................ 1 6 kg [391b} incl l:zttery. payload & shroudin; 

Flight time (full syotem] ____ ................................... _ ................................... Up tell min 

Ma c hmb rat: ....... - .......................... - .... - ......................................................... 7 rrJs (15 mph) 

M11X.ait3peed .................................. _. ___ , _________________ , ........ ----·-·· Autorr.oiM:f'J9ht: B rrJ s (1 8 mph) ManuzJ f'J9ht: l2 m.'s!27 mphi 

\ Vind l'e313tz:nce .................. ,,,, ______ ,,, .................. OUH o o• AutcrraDtic: up to a rrs/s (18 mph) up to 10 [22 mph' Aump,Jot &cancrcl .. _ ................. -········ ·· .. .. ····-·-·····-··· .. ··--······ ·······- ........ l..V..U. mzgnetameter, bzucmeter & GFS 

Materi.11b. Ccmpmite body. moulded arbon f.bre: ormsand p:reclsion-mc'Sded m.agnesn.1m frame.. precWan·m.clded injected plastic 

Opera:rng temperature _________ .......................................................................... -10 to 4()o C (1 4>-1 04• FJ 

Wireless communication 

Main mmmunication link 

TYFe ............. ................................ ....... ___ -------·-------------------·----·--·-- dual cmnldlrel:ticnol antennas,. encyl""'d 

Frequem:y .................. _ ................................................................ -...... ......... 2 4 Gltz & 5 GH:t ISM bonds (country dependemi 

Oat: ..... ... ··-·········· .. ·-······ Ccmmi!nd:S.. mzin amer.a n.a\am ::treo:m sensor data. etc. 

.......... 

-----·-----------·---·---------------------------

.. 

·-··-----

............. 

_ ______ Up tD ll<m 11 .2 m ij 

RC (Remote control) 

Type 

Frequem:y , ....... -·----------------·------··--------·---------··--··----· ........................ 2 4 Gltz 

...................................................... _ ......... 

-

........................ 

-

............ 

-

.... .. Uptx>SODm iJJ S m ij 

Tech""lcgy --·------·-----------------·--------.. - ... - ................................................ Type ......... - ..................................................................................... - .................. _ Lll'c. 3 cell, 8500 

l'o•''" level d lspr..y ........................ - ...................... - .................... - ................. ..... LED on-.c=n rrt!C-nnat1cn 

Chvglng time ..... -------·--·-------·--·-----·--·--·-·----------·--------- I - 1.5 h 

On-board mmp.ding 

________________ .. ____ .. ------· __ .. ____ , ________ ·------------------..... - ..... 4 cn-l:=rd CPUs 

Qucd-ccre pru.:=c.- --------- ............ ·-----·-·--------- ____ ., ___ -------------- Princ:ipal a<rtDpijct & artilidal in:elli;ence OUZII--core ,. •••••••• .... -................ w .......... --·-· ··· ·- ____ - .... w •• ... u .. -...... 

Single-=re pn:n:esscr ........ ---··----- ......... - .... ·------------------ ................. L.cw.Jrvel autop>lct znd meter =mrcl 

S ngle-ccre: prol:eSlar .. ·----........ ·------------------·• Ccmmunkation 

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Mr. Richard Pelupessy 

Wave Technical, Inc. 

13340 Pergola Ave 

Bakersfield, CA 93314 

Telephone: 661-885-4038 

Cell: 805-324-1155 

Email:rap@accelnet.com 

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