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# Ammendment 1

8 July 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Ammendment to Exemption Request Under Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , FAA

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Dear Sir or Madam:

The foll owing constitutes an amendment to Planck Aerosystems request for exemption that was entered into the public docket on 21 April 2015 (No FAA

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. It is in response to the letter title d U.S. DOT/FAA

- Request for Additional Information that was posted in the docket on 26 June 2015. In particular, the letter requests detail on how the exemption request complies w ith section 11.81 (d) of
the 14 CFR rulemaking procedures.



## Public Interest
Granting the exemption request to Planck Aerosystems would be in the public interest and benefit the public as a whole. The goal of the exemption request is to operate a small unmanned vehicle over
bodies of water in order to conduct aerial surveying and identification of surface and subsurface objects in water, including boats, logs, fish, rocks, kelp, reefs, marine mammals, etc . Such surveys are both scientifically and agriculturally relevant to the public in terest

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From a scientific perspective, there is a consistent need to survey and monitor objects, includi ng marine life, in the water. Many efforts by public agencies seek data obtained by these surveys. In many cases, these surveys much be conducted at a very high cost from deployed equipment, or at increased safety
risks from manned aircraft. C onducting surveys over water from small unmanned vehicles e nables access to high quality data at a much lower cost and risk than what is currently available. Members of the public scientific community that would benefit include, but is not limited to, NOAA, universities, fish and wildlife agenc ies, and other research institutions.

Fishing is a major component of the country ’ s agricultural production. As such, it is important for
fisherman to c atch fish in an efficient and sustainable manner. Aerial surveys and monitoring over bodies of water provides information that fisherman can use to reduce their fuel use, reduce their bycatch, and ensure that they are operating in a safe and sustainable way. This applies equally to wild caught fish as well as fish farming (aquaculture). This benefits the public interest by helping en sure thatPlanck Aerosystems Inc, 3106 Maple St, San Diego, CA 92104 Ph : (619) 770

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nutritious fish.

Under these circumstances, it should be clear that conduct ing aerial surveying of surface and subsurface objects in water using small unmanned aerial vehicles in a safe manner is in the public interest and benefits the public as a whole.

All other considerations included Planck Aerosystems original exemption request remai n unchanged. We are prepared to amend this request for exemption to satisfy the FAA’s recommendation

. Please contact us for any additional information or clarification

Sincerely,

David Twining
Chief Operating Officer Planck Aerosystems