FAA Form 7711-2 & Supplements

0173-EX-ST-2001 Text Documents

Florida, State of

2001-05-02ELS_46175

No certificate may be issued unless a completed application 1 d4105) Form Approved: O.M.B. No. 2120—0027 US Department of Transportation APPLICANTS — DO NOT USE THESE SPACES / Federal Aviation Administration Region Date APPLICATION FOR Action O Approved C Disapproved — Explain under "Remarks" CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER Signature of authorized FAA representative OR AUTHORIZATION INSTRUCTIONS Submit this application in triplicate (3) to any FAA Flight fighting equipment. The applicant may also wish to submit Standards district office. photographs and scale diagrams as supplemental material to assist in the FAA‘s evaluation of a particular site. Applicants requesting a Certificate of Waiver or Authoriza— Application for a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization must tion for an aviation event must complete all the applicable be Sltmeit- ted 45 days prior to the requested date of the items on this form and attach a properly marked 7.5 series event. Topographic Quadrangle Map({(s), published by the U.S. Geological Survey (scale 1:24,000), of the proposed operat— Applicants requesting a Certificate of Waiver or Authoriza— ing area. The map(s) must include scale depictions of the tion for activities other than an aviation event will complete flightlines, showlines, race courses, and the location of the items 1 through 8 only and the certification, item 15, on the air event control point, Police dispatch, ambulance, and fire reverse. 1. Nama nf nranizatian | 2. Name of responsible ~~~~~~ Federal Highway Administration & Meggitt Defense Systems— Chester H. Chandler / Florida Texas, C/O Florida Department of Transportation Department of Transportation 3. iear.?lanenl House number and street or route number City * State and ZIP code Telephone No. address 605 Suwannee St./MS90 Tallahassee FL 32399—0450 $50/414 Un 4980 4. FAR section and number to be waived 5. Detailed description of proposed operation (Affach supplementif needed) See Supplement No. 1 (attached) 6. Area of operation (Location, altitudes, etc.) . In the vicinity of Opa—Locka Airport (Miami—Dade County, FL) along the route indicated in 5. above at an altitude of between 1500 and 2000 feet. 7a. Beginning (Date and hour) June 3, 200 1” "fl] :00 PM b. Ending (Date and hour) June 3, 2001 2:30 PM June 4, 2001 12:00 PM (Noon) June 4, 2001 1:30 PM 6 mak:gr%arfr!wdel (a) Pilot'?bt)\lame Ceme:—:'(\;:trit?r:‘g;n ber (Slt-,[g;r;‘e(?igfrgfsle) (c) (d) See Supplement No. 3 (attached). FAA Form 7711 —2 (6—85) Supersedes Previous Edition AFS Electronic Forms System — JetForm FormFlow — 1271998

April 16, 2001 Ms. Patricia Graham Airspace Specialist FAA – Southern Region P.O. Box 20636 Atlanta, GA 30320 ATTN.: ASO-520.10 RE: FHWA/Meggitt Defense Systems -TX/Florida DOT - Application for Certificate of Waiver or Authorization – UAV Flight Operations Proposed June 3 and 4 Dear Ms. Graham: I am pleased to forward to you a completed FAA Form 7711-2 – Application for Certificate of Waiver or Authorization on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration, Meggitt Defense Systems-TX and the Florida Department of Transportation for UAV flight operations proposed June 3 and 4 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The application includes four supplements. The UAV proposed for these flights is the Meggitt Defense Systems-TX Sentry HP, an outstanding aircraft with an outstanding performance and safety record. To date, 136 Sentry HPs have been produced for the US Army, the US Navy, the FBI and others. Although the actual number of flight hours accumulated by the Sentry program in its 14 years of operations is not available for security reasons, the total is in the thousands. During over 800 hours of factory acceptance flights logged since January 1, 1996, there have been only four accidents, summarized as follows: Date Cause Damage Corrective Action 01/96 Engine seized on takeoff (first flight of engine Class A Exhaust/cooling systems in new configuration, no subsequent redesigned problems.) 05/97 Pitch gyro, improperly wired Class A FCS production procedure changed 10/97 Pilot error, extreme attitude Class A Control handoff procedure revised 04/98 Pilot error, stall turning final Class A Final approach speeds recalculated

Letter – Ms. Patricia Graham April 16, 2001 Page 2 The purpose of the proposed UAV flight operations is to demonstrate surface transportation management capabilities of the UAV through video surveillance techniques. If this application is approved by the FAA, these UAV flight operations will become an official program item for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s Eleventh Annual Meeting and Exposition – ITS: Connecting the Americas -- occurring June 4-7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. We anticipate that approximately 100 delegates from the annual meeting and exposition, transportation officials from all over the world, will be in attendance at each of our two UAV flight operations. Intelligent transportation systems development and deployment is a critical element in the Florida Department of Transportation’s surface transportation plan. We believe that UAV capabilities provide great promise with respect to our future deployments of intelligent transportation systems. For example, UAVs could be used for: routine traffic management surveillance, incident management, and emergency evacuation procedures. Other public agencies could benefit as well; agriculture crop management, forest fire management and law enforcement uses come readily to mind. I would like to thank you for your assistance with our application to this point. And, I look forward to corresponding with you to resolve any issues you may have associated with our application. I may be reached at 850/414-4980 if you should have any questions or concerns. Sincerely yours, Chester H. Chandler III, P.E. ITS Manager cc: Ken Morefield, Florida Department of Transportation Stan Powell, Meggitt Defense Systems - TX Chung Tran, Federal Highway Administration CHC:er Enclosure: FAA Form 7711-2 dated 4/16/01

> ITEMS 9 THROUGH 14 TO BE FILLED OUT FOR AIR SHOWIAIR RACE WAIVER REQUESTS ONLY. 9. The air event will be sponsored by: 10. Pen:?anenl House number and street or route number City State and ZIP code Telephone No. mailing address 11. Policing {Describe provisions to be made for policing the event.) 12. Emergency facilities (Mark all that will be available at time and place of air event.) C Physician LJ] Fire truck C Other — Specify C ambutance C Crash wagon 13. Air Traffic control (Describe method of controlling fraffic, Including provision for arrival and departure of scheduled aircraft.) 14. Schedule of Events (include arrval and departure of scheduled aircralt and other periods the airport may be open.) Hour Date Event (a) (b) (c) If sufficient space is not available, the entire schedule of events may be submitted on separate sheets, in the order and manner indicated above. The undersigned applicant accepts full responsibility for the strict observance—of the terms of the Certificate Please Read ‘of Waiver or Authorization, and understands that the authorization contained in such certifcate will be strictly limited to the above described operation. / / a 15. Certification — 1 CERTIFY that the foregoing statzm/,entyétmy// // / Da? Signature of Apphcanl / / Remarks The following supplements are attached hereto, and made a part of, this application: Supplement No. 1—Detailed Description of Proposed Operatlon Supplement No. 2—Table of Waypoints Supplement No. 3—UAV Physical Characteristics And UAV Flight Performance Characteristics Supplement No. 4—Airworthiness Letter of Meggitt Defense Systems—Texas FAA Form 7711—2 (6—86) Supersedes Previous Edition AFS Electronic Forms System — JetForm FormFlow — 12/1998

Supplement No. 1 Detailed Description of Proposed Operation 5. Description and Purpose of the Flights. Joint demonstration flights of one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by: Federal Highway Administration, Florida Department of Transportation and Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas. UAV flights are to depart from, and return to, Opa—Locka Airport (Miami—Dade County, FL — Lat 25—54.00 N, Long 80— 17.51 W) and overfly portions of the following surface highways: Florida‘s Turnpike, Interstate 95, North Miami Beach Blvd., Biscayne Blvd., Hallandale Beach Blvd., and the Palmetto Expwy. Note: A table of waypoints of the exact overfly route is provided at Supplement No. 2. Principal purpose of the flights is to demonstrate surface transportation management capabilities of the UAV through video surveillance techniques. Each flight, on each day, is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. Method of Pilotage and Proposed Method to Avoid Other Air Traffic. Four means of pilotage of the UAV will be maintained at all times: 1) manually, by the Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas UAV command and control operator (CCO) housed in the ground control station (line of sight data link); the CCO has accumulated over 20 years of experience with UAV flight operations. 2) manually, by the external pilot on the surface, next to the ground control station (line of sight data link); at times, particularly associated with takeoff and landing, the UAV will be piloted manually by the external pilot via line of sight data link. 3) manually, by the chase aircraft UAV pilot — seated behind the pilot and co— pilot/visual observer (Futaba radio controller); a Florida Highway Patrol—provided chase aircraft (Cessna aircraft), with a Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas flight team member on board as co—pilot/visual observer and another flight team member on board as the chase aircraft UAV pilot, will shadow the UAV during all phases of the flights, i.e., all flight activity will be conducted at all times within the visual line of sight of the co—pilot/visual observer and chase aircraft UAV pilot; thus, the co— pilot/visual observer and chase aircraft UAV pilot will provide a level of safety for the UAV flights equivalent to "see & avoid." 4) autonomously, assisted by the global positioning system (GPS); the UAV will primarily be piloted autonomously by the onboard avionics (flight control system, mission computer, GPS receiver And attitude heading reference system) topr0v1de for a precise tracking and altitude along the overfly route. ' Coordination, Communication and Compliance with Air Traffic Control. The Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas flight team will be in instantaneous direct two—way communication at all times with all affected ATC facilities. The CCO and the flight team in the ground control station will be monitoring all local control tower frequencies during the flight operations. The CCO shall comply with all ATC clearances and instructions. The flight team will issue appropriate NOTAM(s) for each UAV flight operation.

Flight Operation Termination Procedures and Other Safety Actions. In the event of loss of data link, the UAV will be piloted manually by the chase aircraft UAV pilot, or autonomously by the onboard avionics (preprogrammed to orbit locally). In the event of a required mission abort above 200 ft., the flight operation shall be terminated by the automatic deployment of the emergency recovery parachute. (The parachute deploys automatically in the event a departure from controlled flight occurs.) This recovery method has been exercised four times, all successfully, and the UAV was recovered with repairable damage and no collateral property damage. In the event of a required mission abort during takeoff and landing, or otherwise below 200 ft., the UAV will be handled according to the checklist for the particular emergency. The CCO shall be responsible at all times for all collision avoidance maneuvers with nonparticipating aircraft and the safety of persons and property on the surface. Meteorological Conditions AffectingFlight Operations. No UAV flight operations shall be conducted at any altitude where there are clouds or obscuring phenomena of more than five—tenths coverage and not less than 500 feet from the base of any cloud — or the simpler version of UAV flight operations shall be conducted in VFR conditions.

Supplement No. 2 UAV Route Table of Waypoints Note: 1. Readings were taken using a MAGELLAN GPS 3000 XL 2. Measurements are in Degrees — Minutes — Decimal Seconds SECTOR 1 — West of 1—95 GPS Coordinates (DD—MM.SS) Location Address North or South East or West Opa—Locka Airport — Northwest Corner 25—54.00 N 80—17.51 W SR 826 and NW 67 Ave 25—55.50 N 80—18.52 W SR 826 just before bend heading South 25—55.49 N 80—19.10 W 1—75 West of SR 826 Bend ( S of Miami Gardens Dr) 25—55.49 N 80—20.99 W TPK West of SR 826 Bend ( 1 Mile N of Okeechobee) 25—55.49 N 80—22.58 W TPK NB @ beginning of NE curvature 25—55.58 N 80—22.54 W 2nd point on curve 25—55.73 N 80—22.46 W 3rd point on curve 25—55.79 N 80—22.42 W 4th point on curve 25—55.83 N 80—22.39 W 5th point heading straight NE direction 25—55.89 N 80—22.32 W TPK Just before |—75 25—56.87 N 80—21.13 W TPK before canal — 1 mile past I—75 25—57.77 N 80—20.03 W TPK after canal beginning EB curve 25—57.98 N 80—19.78 W 2nd point on EB curve 25—58.06 N 80—19.65 W 3rd point on EB curve 25—58.11 N 80—19.58 W 4th point on EB curve 25—58.18 N 80—19.42 W 5th point on EB curve 25—58.22 N 80—19.24 W 6th point on EB curve 25—58.23 N 80—19.12 W 7th point on EB curve {end of bend) 25—58.24 N 80—19.07 W 1/2 mile before Red Road 25—58.24 N 80—18.65 W Slight bend @ NW 57 Ave 25—58.24 N 80—17.99 W TPK — 1 mile west of East of 57 Ave 25—58.27 N 80—16.84 W TPK and NW 37 Ave 25—58.31 N 80—17.75 W TPK and NW 27 Ave 25—58.34 N 80—14.82 W TPK @ Toll Plaza 25—58.35 N 80—14.32 W TPK after Toll Plaza 25—58.36 N 80—14.11 W TPK South towards Miami 25—58.32 N 80—13.79 W TPK South 1 mile before NW 199 Street 25—58.17 N 80—13.78 W TPK South at NW 199 Street 25—57.69 N 80—13.77 W TPK South at entrance ramp from 199 ST — Curve begins 25—57.23 N 80—13.75 W 2nd point on curve 25—57.06 N 80—13.72 W 3ard point on curve 25—56.73 N 80—13.56 W 4th point on curve (end of curve) 25—56.53 N 80—13.40 W TPK @ Toll Plaza before GGI 25—56.15 N 80—13.01 W TPK — 1/2 mile South of Toll Plaza — Curve 25—55.99 N 80—12.84 W 2nd point on curve 25—55.94 N 80—12.80 W 3rd point on curve (end of curve) 25—55.84 N 80—12.75 W CENTER OF GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHAN25—55.64 N 80—12.73 W SECTOR 2 — EAST of |—95 GPS Coordinates (DD—MM.SS) Location Address North or South East or West NE 167 ST and NW 2nd Ave 25—55.64 N 80—12.30 W

NE 167 ST and NW 1st Ave 25—55.67 N 80—12.21 W NE 167 ST and NW 8th Ave — curve 25—55.72 N 80—11.08 W 2nd point on curve 25—55.72 N 80—11.00 W 3rd point on curve 25—55.68 N 80—10.99 W 4th point on curve (end of curve) 25—55.57 N 80—10.74 W NE 163 ST and NE 11 Ave 25—55.52 N 80—10.59 W NE 163 ST and NE 18 Ave 25—55.55 N 80—09.88 W NE 163 ST and Biscayne Blvd. 25—55.57 N 80—09.24 W Biscayne and NE 171 ST 25—55.85 N 80—09.12 W Biscayne and NE 183 ST 25—56.70 N 80—08.85 W Biscayne and NE 186 ST 25—56.83 N 80—08.82 W Biscayne and NE 187 ST 25—56.89 N 80—08.80 W Biscayne and NE 188 ST 25—57.04 N 80—08.79 W Biscayne and Ives Dairy Road 25—55.77 N 80—08.81 W Biscayne and 208 ST 25—58.04 N 80—08.71 W Biscayne and 213 ST 25—58.34 N 80—08.57 W Biscayne and 214 ST 25—58.50 N 80—08.52 W Biscayne and SE 7 ST 25—58.64 N 80—08.52 W Biscayne and Hallandale Beach Blvd. 25—59.12 N 80—08.54 W Hallandale and 1—95 25—59.10 N 80—08.92 W 1—95 Entrance ramp from Hallandale 25—58.87 N 80—09.97 W bend 1 along 1—95 25—58.76 N 80—09.98 W bend 2 25—58.60 N 80—09.98 W bend 3 25—58.12 N 80—09.94 W bend 4 25—57.92 N 80—09.94 W bend 5 25—57.78 N 80—09.98 W bend 6 25—57.62 N 80—10.09 W bend 7 25—57.36 N 80—10.50 W bend 8 25—57.27 N 80—10.63 W bend 9 25—56.92 N 80—11.05 W bend 10 25—56.83 N 80—11.14 W bend 11 25—56.71 N 80—11.21 W bend 12 25—56.62 N 80—11.26 W bend 13 25—56.44 N 80—11.46 W bend 14 25—56.37 N 80—11.54 W bend 15 25—56.33 N 80—11.62 W bend 16 25—56.29 N 80—11.72 W bend 17 25—56.25 N 80—11.82 W bend 18 25—56.20 N 80—11.91 W 1—95 SB @ HOV — Connects to GGI from here 125—55.00 N 80—12.16 W GGI and SR 826 Westbound 125—55.78 N 80—12.74 W |Slight curve before NW 12 Ave 25—55.72 N 80—12.81 W Heading straight Westbound 25—55.70 N 80—12.86 W SR 826 and NW 27 Ave 25—55.60 N 80—14.60 W SR 826 and NW 32 Ave 25—55.57 N 80—15.10 W SR 826 and NW 37 Ave 25—55.58 N 80—15.66 W SR 826 and NW 47 Ave 25—55.54 N 80—16.59 W bend 1 25—55.54 N 80—16.73 W bend 2 25—55.54 N 80—16.87 W epE—opranuibarte esssstoan comeat,

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Supplement No. 3 UAV Physical Characteristics And UAV Flight Performance Characteristics UAV Physical Characteristics Configuration: The UAV used in these flights is the Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas Sentry HP air vehicle configured with a Sony CCD nose video camera with auto iris and a 3 degree down tilt (providing a 30 degree color picture view to the ground control station), FLIR Systems Inc. Ultra 7000 dual sensor airborne imaging system and a conventional, wheeled landing gear Length: 11.02 ft. Wingspan: 12.8 ft. Gross Weight: 325 Ibs. Method of Propulsion: Herbrandson Dyad 290, 27 hp Fuel Capacity: 10 gallons/60 lbs. Color: light gray; wing and tail tips painted high—visibility orange Lighting: standard aircraft lighting (anti—collision lights and position lights) and high intensity strobes (IAW 14 CFR 23.1401) during all phases of flights; see also letter at Supplement No. 4 attached hereto Transponder: transponder is an altitude encoding transponder (IAW 14 CFR 91.215) and will be set on a code assigned by ATC; the CCO will have the capability to reset the transponder code and activate the Ident feature in flight; UAV shall reset transponder to 7600 if loss of VHF/UHF ATC coordination and communications occurs; UAV shall reset transponder to 7700 if loss of data link and/or navigational capability occurs UAV Flight Performance Characteristics Top Speed: 110 kts. Cruise Speed: 75 kts. Maximum Altitude: 16,000 ft. Rate of Climb: 500 ft./min.

Range/Endurance: 100 nautical miles/8 hours Means of Recovery: Power—assisted parachute landing at 56 kts. maximum — 10 kts. minimum — landing roll on wheels less than 50 ft.; conventional landing on wheels — landing roll less than 400 ft. Note: Please see the Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas web site at: www.sentryuav.com for additional information about the company and its products.

Supplement No. 4 Airworthiness Letter of Meggitt Defense Systems— Texas ® MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTEMS — TEXAS Date: April 10, 2001 Subject: Sentry HP Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROA) Airworthiness Background: Meggitt Defense Systems — Texas, formerly known as S—TEC Unmanned Technologies, Inc., has been producing Sentry ROAs since 1986. Since then, its design has evolved over a number of variants, growing in weight and capability to the latest model, the Sentry HP. To date 136 Sentries have been produced and over 800 hours of factory acceptance flights accumulated in addition to the many hours flown by numerous organizations who maintain and fly the Sentry. The autopilot system used in the Sentry is manufactured by Meggitt Avionics who produces FAA approved autopilots for OEM and after market general aviation airplanes. Additionally, Meggitt manufactures the compass system, master control module, and transponder used in the Sentry. The Sentry powerplant is manufactured under military specifications and is used in a variety of ROAs worldwide. The airframe was designed by aeronautical engineers and has undergone wind tunnel and altitude cambers testing. The Sentry is made of carbon fiber composite material and light weight metal support brackets for securing components to the airframe. The onboard transponder codes can be set/and or changed, along with an IDENT feature at anytime through the Ground Control Station. The navigational lights and strobes are FAA approved light assemblies and installed in accordance with FAA standards (see attached letter). Sentry customers are U.S. Government, including U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and FBI. The Sentry HP description, characteristics, performance, and primary payload follows.

CHARACTERISTICS: Length, ft: 11.02 Wing Span, ft: 12.8 Gross Weight, Ibs: 325 Payload Weight, ibs: 75 Fuel Capacity, lbs: 60 Fuel Type: Gasoline/Aviation Gas Engine Make: Herbrandson Dyad 290 Power, hp: 27 Structure: Carbon fiber Navigation: 6 Channel Differential Guidance: S—TEC 750A(i) DFCS Ready GPS Data Link(s): Microwave (S—Band) Data Rate(s), bps: 9600 PERFORMANCE: Endurance, hrs: 8.0 Range nm: 100 Max Speed, kts: 110 Stall Speed, kts: 50 Altitude, ft: 16,000 Takeoff Means: Pneumatic Launcher, Wheeled, or Dolly Navigation Modes: Preprogrammed (100 waypoints)/autonomous/direct control Landing Means: Conventional (wheels or skids)/parafoil/parachute SENSOR(S): VIDEO: EO/IR Cameras, FLIR, Inc 0.S2Q Aaron S. Powell Operations Manager "154e

[CCMmEgqGanT MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTEMS — TExas One S—TEC Way Municipal Airport Mineral Wells, TX 76067—9236 USA Date: April 10, 2001 tel 940/328—1197 fax 940/328—0753 Subject: Sentry ROA External Lights www.sentryuayv.com To: Whom It May Concern Meggitt Defense Systems—Texas manufacturer of the Sentry Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROA) installs the AeroFlash Signal, 28 volt, Three Light System, Part Number 156—0049 on each air vehicle. This light system has an FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA). The light system includes wiring, power supply, navigation, position, and strobe lights. The onsite Designated Alteration Station (DAS) staff engineer was consulted before procuring this light package and for light(s) installation locations to ensure compliance with CFR, Title 14, Part 23, Subparts 23.1385—1401. The light package specifications/capabilities and airframe installation locations are compliant with CFR, Title 14. Aaron S. Powell Operations Manager


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