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U. S. Department of Transportation February 10, 2016

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590

Re: FAA Docket FAA-2015-2417 Exemption #12697

To Whom it May Concern:

Gowdy Brothers Aerospace, LLC, the leading section 333 Consulting Firm in the nation, 

is the Independent Consultant for Django	Greenblatt-Seay,	LLC

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assigned Django	Greenblatt-Seay,	LLC

(hereafter “Operator”) an exemption number #12697 (the “Exemption”), a docket 

number FAA-2015-2417 (the “Docket”), pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11. That 

Docket when granted will authorize commercial operations by Operator. 

Operator herewith requests that its Docket be amended, to the extent necessary, to 

make the following changes:

1.) Add the following purposes/missions to the operators’ docket petition as 

with all of Gowdy Brothers Consulting Clients:

“The	petitioner	requested	to	operate	an	unmanned	aircraft	system	(UAS)	to	

conduct	 aerial	 photography,	 videography,	 and	 cinematography	 for	

inspections,	real	estate,	filmmaking,	agriculture,	search	and	rescue,	training,	

special	events,	mining,	and	closed-set	filming.”

2.) Add the following “List of Approved Unmanned Aerial Systems” to 

Operator’s UAS operation/mission;

The	 operator	 is	 authorized	 by	 this	 grant	 of	 exemption	 to	 use	 any	

aircraft	identified	on	the	List	of	Approved	Unmanned	Aerial	Systems	

(UAS)	 under	 Section	 333	 at	 regulatory	 docket	 FAA–2007–3330 at	

www.regulations.gov,	when	weighing	 less	than	 55	 pounds	 including	
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payload.	Proposed	operations	of	any	aircraft	not	on	the	list	currently	

posted	to	the	above	docket	will	require	a	new	petition	or	a	petition	to	

amend	this	exemption.

3.) Django	Greenblatt-Seay,	LLC has	formed	a	Limited	Liability	Company	

and	is	requred to	modify	the	name	and address	change:

a. Please change the exemption name to: Django	 Greenblatt-Seay,	

LLC.

b. Please change the address of record to: 8170 Old Carriage Court N. 

Suite #200, Shakopee, MN 55379

This petition indicates that there are no changes in the conditions and reasons relative 

to public interest and safety that are in the original docket number for granting of this 

exemption.

The unmanned aircraft authorized in the original docket are comparable in type, size, 

weight, speed and operations capabilities to those in this amendment petition.

As this amended Docket request is identical to exemptions that already have granted, 

this request should qualify for summary processing. The FAA has issued grants of 

exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in this 

petition.

This amended exemption application expressly fulfills Congress’ goal in passing Section 

333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act.

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY/NATIONAL SECURITY

Operator states that operating in compliance with the conditions set forth in its Manuals 

will provide an equivalent level of safety for the operation of the its approved aircraft 

type for the purposes requested herein. 

THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

The FAA has granted exemptions to the regulations listed above. As discussed in detail 

for each of these regulations, the public interest will be served by an exemption 

because, with respect to each, operation in compliance with the requested conditions 

will ensure an equivalent level of safety. 

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Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the

Federal Register, should it be determined that publication is needed Gowdy Brothers 

Aerospace, LLC can provide a summary upon request.
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Attachments deemed Confidential Information

(The following attached items will be submitted under separate cover as they contain 

proprietary and commercial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 522 et seq., and should be held in a separate file pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b)). 

1. Django	Greenblatt-Seay,	LLC articles	of	organization.

Sincerely,

Stephen Gowdy, Chief Pilot, Gowdy Brothers Aerospace, LLC, as Independent 

Consultants for Operator.

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