November 30, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation

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,

SITECH Southwest, LLC (“SITECH SW”) herewith applies for the issuance of an 

exemption under Section 333 of the 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 SITECH SW 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 and 

ZX5 for which an amendments have been granted. SITECH SW notes that the FAA 

recently authorized use of the Trimble UX5 by a third party in Exemption No. 11257, 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA–2014–0889, on April 2, 2015, under updated conditions,

and SITECH SW 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:

Tom Pastuszak

SITECH Southwest LLC

1835 S Macdonald, Suite 101

Mesa, AZ 85210

Phone: (602) 437-0410

SITECH SW intends to operate the UX5, UX5hp, or the ZX5 from Trimble and will 

operate it in strict compliance with the conditions set forth in Exemption 11110, and 

amendments 11110A and 11110B and as such conditions may be amended or modified 

by the FAA from time to time, as was done in Exemption Nos. 11240 and 11257, or 

such other conditions as the FAA shall specify, and the following manuals: 

1) Trimble UX5 and UX5hp Data Sheet; and

2) Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution User Guide (User Guide)

3) Trimble ZX5 Data Sheet; and

3) Trimble ZX5 Operations Manual (User Guide)

Copies of these manuals are attached.
U.S. Department of Transportation

30 November 2015

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These manuals are very similar to the manuals submitted by Trimble in support of the 

issuance of Exemption 11110, updated to reflect changes reported in Trimble’s granted 

amendments 11110A and 11110B. The manuals will be updated by Trimble, as needed

to reflect any changes to Exemption 11110, based on amendments thereto.

SITECH SW acknowledges that under current FAA guidance a separate Certificate of 

Waiver 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 blanket COA for 

flights up to 200 feet AGL in the form approved by the FAA. SITECH SW will also file 

NOTAMs for its flights, as required.

To the extent necessary, SITECH SW refers the FAA to the original exemption,

approved amendments, and the amended exemption requests submitted by Trimble in 

Docket FAA-2014-0367 for demonstration of the public interest and an equivalent level 

of safety. Because the UX5, UX5hp and ZX5 specified in this request are the same or,

essentially the same, as the craft already approved in Exemption 11110 as amended,

and SITECH SW 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 public comment solicited.1

If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned.

Very truly yours,

Doug Andriuk

Phone: (301) 266-2011

 

1 Applicant reads Section 333 as placing the duty on the Administrator not only to process 

applications for exemptions under Section 333 but, if he determines that the conditions set forth herein do 

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