Document ID: FAA-2022-0921-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received: uAvionix Corp.
Posted Date: 2023-05-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33959-33960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11025]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No.: FAA-2022-0921; Summary Notice No. -2022-42]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; uAvionix 
Corporation.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of Federal Aviation regulations. The 
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and 
participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of 
this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the 
summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its 
final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number and must be received on or before June 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2022-0921 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow

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the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, 
West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Troutman, (202) 683-7788, Office 
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2023.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2022-0921
    Petitioner: uAvionix Corporation
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  61.3(a)(1)(i), 
61.3(c)(1), 91.7(a), 91.9(b)(2), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151, 91.203(a) 
and (b), 91.403(a) and (b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1) and (2), 
91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought: uAvionix Corporation requests an 
exemption to permit beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for 
the purpose of research and development with the Rapace electric 
vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 
accordance with Part 91.113(b) waiver provisions and operating 
limitations stipulated as part of the Rapace's Special Airworthiness 
Certificate in the Experimental Category (SAC-EC). The Rapace unmanned 
aircraft has an empty weight of 12 pounds (lbs.) and a maximum takeoff 
weight of 26.5 lbs. The petitioner also requests relief from the 14 CFR 
61.3(a)(1) requirement to hold a pilot certificate issued under Part 
61, and instead requests the pilot in command (PIC) hold a Remote Pilot 
Certificate and complete operator developed training specific to the 
UAS and the operating environment.

[FR Doc. 2023-11025 Filed 5-23-23; 11:15 am]
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