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17 June 2015 U.S. Department ofTransportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave ., SE Washington , DC 20590 Re : Application for Issuance of Section 333 Exemption Based upon Exemption 11110 Issued to Trimble Navigation Ltd . Dear Sir or Madam , Allen Associates Inc. herewith applies for the issuance of an exemption under Section 333 ofthe FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 based upon Exemption 11110 issued to Trimble Navigation Ltd . ("Trimble") on December 10, 2014 in FAA Docket 2014-0367 . The requested exemption would allow Allen Associates Inc. to operate the UX5 aircraft manufactured by Trimble or other Trimble aircraft approved for commercial operations under Exemption 11110, as amended , such as the UX5hp for wh ich an amendment has been filed . Allen Associates Inc. notes that the FAA recently authorized use ofthe Trimble UX5 by a third party in Exemption No. 11257, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0889 , on April2 , 2015 , under updated cond itions , and Allen Associates Inc. hereby confirms that it will accept such conditions as well as those set forth in Exemption No. 11240, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0894. The name and contact information for the applicant are: Richard Gage Allen Associates Inc. 7114 E Earll Drive Scottsdale , AZ 85251 Phone : (408) 994-1306 RGAGE@ALLENINST.COM Allen Associates Inc. intends to operate the UX5 or the UX5hp from Trimble and will operate it in strict compliance with the conditions set forth in Exemption 11110, as such conditions may be amended or modified by the FAA from time to time, as was done in

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### Exerhption Nos·. 11240 and 11-257, or such ·othercondition.s as. the FAA snail specify, and the followi11g manuals: · ·

_·1) Trimble UX5 Data Sheet; and -_ ' . . . . · .

2) Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution User Guide (User Guide) Copies o.f these manuals are attached. These manuals are very similarto the manuals**-~ubmitted** 

### by Trimble in support of the issuance of Exemption 11110, updated to reflect changes reported in Trimble's March 4, 2015 amendment to Exemption 111 10. The manuals will be updated by .Trimble, as nee_ded to reflect any_changes to Exemption**~** 

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### ~ AilenAssociates Inc. acknowledges thatunder current FAA guidance a separate. · Certificate of\/Vaiver or Authorization ("COA") is required to fly at altitudes in excess of

200 feet AGL, and it will apply for COAs where**required~** 

### ABC hereby requests a · bla-nket COA for flights u·p to 200 feet AGL in the form· approved by the FAA. Allen Associates Inc.-will also file NOTAMs for-its fl,ights, as**req~ired.** 

### · To.the extent necessary, Allen Asso_ciates Inc. refers the FAA·to the original exempti.on and the amended exemption requests submitted by Trimble**inDocketFAA~2014-0367**


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for demonstration ofthe public interest and an _equivalen-t level of safety. Because the UX5 and the UXShp specified in this request are the same or, essentially the same, as ·**~** 

### the craft already approved in· Exemption 11110, arid Allen Associates Inc. will operate the aircraft in strict compliance with the conditions in existing exemptions previously · granted by the FAA, or as they may be amended, notice need not be provided: in the

Federal Register nor pubiic ·comment solicited. 1

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### _If you have any questions, please· contact the undersigned! . 

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Richard Gage Allen Associates Inc. 7114 ·E Earll Drive ·scottsdale, AZ 85251 -Phone: (4.08) 

### 994-1306 Applicant reads Section 333 as· plaqing the duty on the Administrator not only to process applications for exemptions under Se.ctiqn 333 but, if he determines that the conditions set forth here_in do

.not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval,.to craft conditions for the safe operation ofthe UAS.

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