LANIER FORD 

LanierFordShaver&PayneP.C.ZuiS CfC- 3 A II: 58 

Attorneys at Law 

2101 West Clinton Ave., Suite 102 

Huntsville, Alabama 35805 

Mailing Address: 

P.O. Box 2087 • Huntsville. Alabama 35804 

256-535-1100 Office November 20,2015 

U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations 

West Building Ground Floor, Room W 12-140 

1200 N¢w Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Jonathan F. Mayhall 

Attorney at Law · 

Facsimile: (256) 533-9322 

jfin@lanierford.com 

Re: Amendment to Exemption No. 12604, Regulatory Docket No. F AA-2015-1881. 

Dear Sir or Madam, 

LanierFord.com 

By letter dated August 26,2015, the FAA granted AirGon, LLC ("AirGon") relief under 

Section 333 from 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 61.10l(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a), 

91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121,91.151(a)(l), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(l), 91.409(a)(l) and (2), and 

91.417(a) and (b), to the extent necessary to allow the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform 

aerial data collection. ·That letter was marked Section 333 Exemption No. 12604 Regulatory 

Docket No. FAA-2015-:-1881 (the "Exemption"). 

Under the Conditions and Limitations to the Exemption, AirGon's operations were 

limited to a single model of UAS, the AV-900. AirGon hereby requests amendment to its 

existing Exemption to allow AirGon to operate additional UAS models and types for the purpose 

of acquiring aerial data. AirGon requests that it be granted permission to operate all models and 

types of U AS that have been approved by the FAA. A partial list of approved U AS is attached 

hereto as Exhibit "A" for illustration purposes and not to limit the scope of this request for 

amendment. This request is similar in all material respects to the relief granted in Exemption No. 

12646. 

The relief requested in this letter will allow AirGon to provide aerial data collection 

services more efficiently and effectively without negatively impacting public safety. In addition 

to the reasons stated in the Exemption and AirGon's original petition, AirGon will achieve an 

equivalent level of safety to that provided in the Exemption or under manned operations for the 

following reasons: 

1. AirGon will ensure that all UAS used in its operations weigh less than 55 pounds 

including payload, will be operated at a speed not exceeding 87 knots or the maximum aircraft 

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operating airspeed recommended by the UAS manufacturer, and meet or comply with all 

restrictions, limitations and conditions set out by the FAA as applicable to that particular aircraft. 

2. AirGon will comply with all applicable manufacturer's instructions and manuals with 

regard to the operation and maintenance of the aircraft. 

3. AirGon will continue to comply with all conditions and limitations set out in the 

Exemption. 

4. AirGon will ensure that all persons serving as a PIC meet all applicable requirements 

and will have demonstrated their ability to safely operate each UAS model that they will use to 

conduct AirGon operations. 

Thank you for your consideration of this important request. Please contact me with any 

additional information that is required. 

cc: Lewis Graham 

Jonathan F. Mayhall, 

Counsel for AirGon, LLC 

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1. 2AgEagle 

2. 3D Robotics Aero~M 

3. 3D Robotics Iris 

4. 3D Robotics Iris+ 

5. 3D Robotics X8 

6. 3D Robotics Fixed Wing 

7. 3DRobotics Multirotor 

8. 3DRobotics Quadrotor 

9. 3DR Solo 

10. 3DR Spektre 

EXHIBIT A 

LIST OF AIRCRAFT 

11. 3DRobotics Spektre Industrial Multi~Rotor Aerial Vehicle 

12. 3D Robotics Solo 

13. 3DRobotics X8+ 

14. 3D Robotics X8~M 

15. 3D Robotics Y6 

16. Aerial Mob Heavy Lifter 

17. Aerial Mob Light Lifter 

18. Aerial Remote Mineral Detection System (ARMDS) 

19. Aerialtronics Zenith with intergrated Airware system 

20. Aerialtronics Altura Zenith A TX8 

21. Aerigon 

22. Aerobo 

23. AeroCine Kopterworx Hammer X12 

24. Aeromao AeroMapper 300 

25. Aeromao Talon 

26. Aeromao Aeromapper 300 

27. Aeromao Aeromapper EV-2 

28. AeroVironment Shrike 

29. Aero Vironment Puma 

30. Aeronavics X4 Titanium 

31. Aeryon Sky Ranger 

32. Aervonics Sky Jib frame with a DJI A2 flight system 

33. Aero-M 

34. Aeryon Scout 

35. Aeryon SkyRanger 

36. AgEagle 

3 7. AgEagle Robotic 

38. AgScout 

39. AgScout Mini 

40. Agribotix Hornet Drone 

41. Agribotix Enduro Quad 

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42. AgriView VK Ranger EX 

43. Aibot 

44. Aibotix X-6 

45. Air Rover AR-3000 

46. AirCover QR-425s 

4 7. AirGon A V -900 

48. AirRobot AR 180 

49. AirRobot AR 100 

50. AirRobot AR200 

51. Air-X 

52. Align M690 

53. Altavian Nova 

54. Altavian Nova F6500 

55. Altavian Nova R8400 

56. Altus X-4 

57. Altus X-8 

58. American Drones, LLC Eagle 

59. Apprentice 

60. Arch Aerial OCTO multi-rotor UAS 

61. Arris hexacoper 

62. AR-960 Hex Rotor 

63. AR-540 Quad Rotor 

64. ARF-MikroKopter OktoXL 

65. ARF-MikroKopter OktoXL + 

66. ArrowLite 

67. AscTec Falcon 

68. AscTec Falcon 8 

69. Astraeus Aerial Cinema System V.3CS 

70. Atlantic RC Aircraft LC04 

71. Auburn Trimble UX5 

72. Auburn War Eagle 

73. Auburn EasyStar 

74. Auburn 

75. AV44 

76. Bixler 3DR Plane 

77. Blade 350QX 

78. Bixler 2 

79. Boomerang Carbon Fiber Frame (The Identified System) 

80. Bormatec Maja UAV 

81. BOSH Technologies Super Swiper 

82. Bumblebee-S 

83. C-Astral Bramor gEO 

84. Carbon Core Octocopter 1000 

85. Carbon Core Cortex Quadcopter 

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86. CCOw/WkmM 

87. Chameleon Pro 

88. CinesStar 

89. Cinestar 6 

90. Cinestar X8 

91. Cinestar 8 

92. Cinestar 8 HL 

93. Cinestar 8 Okto XL 

94. Coaxial Quad Multirotor VA01-V1 

95. Coaxial Quad Multirotor V A02-V2 

96. CopelandRED LLC Delta Wing Aircraft 

97. CyberQuad Maxi 

98. DJI Flame Wheel F450 

99. DJI Flame Wheel F550 

100. DAx8 

101. DJI Inspire 

102. DJI Inspire 1 

103. DJI Inspire 2 

104. DJI M P330z 

105. DJI Phantom 

106. DJI Phantom 1 

107. DJI Phantom 2 

108. DJI Phantom 2+ 

109. DJI Phantom 2 Vision 

110. DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ 

111. DJI Phantom Vision + 

112. DJI Phantom 3 

113. DJI Phantom FC40 

114. DJI Spreading Wings S900 

115. DJI Spreading Wings S 1000 

116. DJI Spreading Wings S 1 000+ 

117. DJI S800 

118. DJI S800 EVO 

119. DJI T600 

120. Draganflyer Guardian 

121. Draganflyer X4ES 

122. Draganflyer X4P 

123. Draganflyer X6 

124. DT-18 

125. DYS D800-X8 

126. Eagle VTOL 

127. Eagle V2 

128. E-Flite Apprentice 

129. Event 38 E384 

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130. F-450 

131. Falcon VTOL 

132. Fire Fly 6 

133. First Aerial Responder UAV 

134. Flame Wheel G4 7.8 Skycrane 

135. Flying-Cam 3.0 SARAH 

136. Foxtech Kraken 130 V2 

137. FreeFly Systems ALTA RTF 

138. FreeFly Systems Octocopter Airframe (Legacy) 

139. G4 

140. G4 models 

141. GeoStar 

142. GerMAP G220 

143. GerMAP G180 

144. goFarm GF-1 

145. Gryphon Dynamics X8 

146. GT80X 

147. Harris 18 HL 

148. HEFF 

149. Helicopters West DJI Inspire 

150. Helicopters West SkyJib 8 

151. Helios 960 

152. Hawkeye Mk-III 

153. HexaCrafterHC-1100 85. 

154. HexaCrafter H0-1250 

155. HH Blade 350QX2 AP 

156. Hobbyking "Bixler" Fixed Wing Trainer 

1 57. HoneyComb AgDrone 

158. Horizon Hobby Blade 350 Qx2 quadcopter 

159. Hoverfly LiveSky, BigSky 60 and H-Frame 

160. Hubsan X4 micro drone 

161. HVP 14301 Multi Rotor 

162. Identified System 

163. IMT Global xFold Cinema 

164. Indago 

165. lnovalDrone:lnova One 

166. InstantEye Mk-2 

167. InstantEye Mk-2 Gen2 

168. Intuitive Aerial Aeragon 

169. K130 Octocopter 

170. KongCopter X8 

171. Kopterworx Hammer X12 

172. Latitude HQ-4 Hybrid Multirotor 

173. LB700 

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174. Leading Edge Precision Vision 10 

175. Leptron Avenger 

176. Lewis Realty Associates Hexacopter 650 

177. Liberty 1 

178. Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III 

179. Lockheed Martin Indago 

180. Matrix quad copter 

181. MaxFlight 

182. MD4-200 

183. MD4-1000 

184. Mikrokopter 2.5 

185. MLB Company Super Bat 

186. MU-1H 

187. Multirotor 04 7.8 Skycrane 

188. Nighthawk 

189. Nighthawk VTOL 

190. OktoXL 6S12 

191. PAGX4 

192. Parksone Radian RTF 

193. Parrot Bebop drone 

194. Parrot PF 725100 Bebop Drone 14MP 

195. Parrot Skycontroller 

196. Patriot X4 

197. Patriot X8 

198. Finwing Penguin V2 

199. Birdseyeview FireFly 6 

200. Phoenix 

201. Phoenix VTOL 

202. Phoenix 60 

203. Phoenix 60LE 

204. Pixhawk 

205. Precision Drone Pacesetter 

206. PrecisionHawk 

207. PrecisionHawk Hawkeye Mk-111 

208. PrecisionHawk Lancaster 

209. Precision Lancaster MK3 

210. Prioria Hex 

211. Prioria's Maveric 

212. Pulse Aerospace, P A 01 Vapor 

213. Pulse Aerospace Pulse Vapor 35 

214. Pulse Vapor 

215. PumaAEDDL 

216. PV 14817 Multi Rotor 

217. PVHL1 

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218. PV HL2 

219. Q1 

220. Quadcopter LLC MikroKopter 

221. Quiet UAV 

222. Qube 

223. RIC Rotors and Aerial Media: Matrix Prof. Multi Rotor Frame & Octo Heavy Lift Prof. 

Multi Rotor 

224. Frame Ronin Edition Microdrones:MD4-1 000 

225. RCTimer Hexacopter 

226. RDASS , 

227. REHawk 500 

228. REHawk 680 

229. RF-70 

230. Riegl RiCopter 

231. RITEWING Z3 Spade 47" 

232. Ritewing Drake 60" 

233. RITEWING Z3 Spade 70" 

234. RITEWING Z4 Spade 52" 

235. RMAX 

236. Roboflight 

237. Rotomotion SR-15 

238. RV Jet 

239. Scout X4 

240. SD02 

241. .Seahawk 1.2 

242. SelectTech Geospacial's EH-4 

243. SenseFly eBee 

244. SenseFly eBee RTK 

245. SenseFly eXom 

246. Sensurion Magpie MP-1 

247. Service-Drone Recon One 

248. Service-Drone Blackbird 

249. SH 900 

250. ShadowHawk 

251. Shrike 

252. Sirius 

253. SkyCatch 

254. SkyJib 8 v.2 Heavy Lifter 

255. SkyPhilly MI 

256. Skywalker Aero 

257. Skywalker Flying Wing X8 

258. SnapRoll Media SUAS 

259. Solutions Phoenix 30 

260. SteadiDrone 

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261. Steadidrone Quad 

262. Steadydrone QU4D 

263. Steadidrone Mavik 

264. SuperXIP2 Multirotor 

265. Swift Radioplanes Lynx 

266. Tali 500 

267. Talon 120LE 

268. Tarot FY690S Hexacopter 

269. Tarot quadcopter 

270. Tarot 680pro 

271. Tarot 690 

272. Tarot 900 

273. Tarot 960 

274. Tarot T-15 

275. Tarot T15 C/F Folding Octocopter 

276. Tarot T18 UAV 

277. Tarot T690 

278. Tarot T810 

279. Tarot T960 

280. Tarsier Systems MoAC 

281. Tayzu Robotics Titan X8 

282. TBS Discovery Pro 

283. Team Black Sheep Discovery Pro Tarot T15 

284. T -Rex 700E F3C 

285. TREX 800E DFC PRO 

286. Trimble UX5 

287. Trimble UX5 hp 

288. TrimbleZX5 

289. Tumingy Talon 500 

290. TUP X8-800 

291. Turbo Ace CINEWING 6 

292. TurboAce Matrix-G quadcopter 

293. Turbo Ace matrix-E 

294. Turbo Ace MATRIX -1 

295. UAV Solutions Phoenix 60 

296. Universeye Penguin 

297. Unmanned Flying Rolling Orb "UFRO" 

298. US2 GreenHawk 

299. UtiliCopter ITX8 

300. VA03-vl 

301. VA04-vl 

302. VA07-vl 

303. Viking UAS Multicopter (VTOL) 

304. Viking UAS FF-X4/X8 

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305. VK-Patriot X4/X8 

306. Viking UAS Patriot X4/X8 Multirotor 

307. Viking UAS X6 Model800 

308. Viking UAS Viking ONE 

309. VK-450 · 

310. Viking Unmanned Aerial Systems, LLC AgriView VK Ranger EX 

311. VikingVK-FF-X4 

312. VK- Ranger EX- SAR Fixed Wing UAS 

313. Volantex RaptorTarot T-18 

314. Volt Aerial Robotics Octane 

315. Vulcan frame controlled by a DJI A2 flight controller 

316. Vulcan Mantis 

317. Vulcan Octocopter 

318. Vulcan Raven 

319. Vulcan UAV 

320. Walkera TALI H500 

321. Walkera Scout X4 

322. Wookong DJI 5800 

323. xCel Drones XD550CDR 

324. XFold Rig with four configurations: Quadcopter, Hexoopter, Octooopter and x12 Copter 

325. X8-M 

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