Drone/VAS Practice Group 

ANTONELLI 

--LAW· 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Re: Amendment to Hover Effect, LLC Exemption. No. 13366 

Docket No. FAA-2015-3436 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

35 E Wacker Drive 

Suite 1875 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Tel. 312.201.8310 

J effrev@Antonelli-Law.com 

December 10,2015 

Hover Effect, LLC ("Hover Effect") requests an amendment to their Section 3 3 3 

Exemption No. 13366, for the purpose of adding the Freefly Alta under the same terms and 

conditions of Hover Effect's granted exemption. Hover Effect originally requested permission to 

use the DJI Phantom 1, DJI Spreading Wings S800, Freefly Cinestar 8, and Freefly Cinestar 8 HL 

to conduct aerial photography and videography for closed-set motion picture and television 

production and real estate, and now wishes to use the Alta for these commercial purposes. 

For your ease in reviewing this request for amendment, please refer to the table of contents 

which begins on the next page. If we can provide any additional information to assist your 

understanding or review of this document, please do not hesitate to contact us at 312-201-8310 or 

via email at Jeffrev({/)Antonelli-Law.com. 
Exhibit List 

Freefly Alta 

Exhibit 1: Freefly Alta Aircraft Flight Manual.. ..... Submitted separately due to upload constraints 

Exhibit 2: Futaba 14SG Instruction Manual ........... Submitted separately due to upload constraints 

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TheDA 

The requested amendment will permit commercial operation of the Freefly Alta in addition 

to the previously petitioned-for UAs. Please refer to the attached exhibits for more information 

regarding UA specifications. 

The UA will have the following specifications or equivalent. 

Airframe 

Control System 

Maximum Operating Speed 

Maximum Flight Time 

Maximum Weight, inclusive of payload 

Transmitter (Tx) 

Receiver (Rx) 

Motor 

Propellers 

Data Link 

Video Link 

Batteries 

Telemetric Display 

Automatic Return to Home 

Freefly Alta 

Freefly SYNAPSE flight controller 

44 knots in manual mode 

41 minutes 

30 lbs. (13.6 kg) 

Futaba 14SG 

Futaba R7008SB 

Direct Drive 3-Phase PMAC Outrunner 

18" x 6 folding carbon fiber propellers with 

balsa core. 

2.4 GHz data linlc 

Amimon Connex HD downlink system 

6S, 22.2V batteries 

Available to the flight crew on a dedicated 

ground control station. 

In the event Alta detects a loss of signal, it 

will automatically execute a Return-to-Home 

or Autoland as configured in the Alta App. 

Public Interest 

Hover Effect is requesting that the FAA add the Freefly Alta to their petition for exemption. 

Hover Effect wishes to use the Alta to conduct aerial photography and videography for closed-set 

motion picture and television production, and for real estate. 

The FAA has previously determined that using the Freefly Alta for aerial photography and 

videography for closed-set motion picture and television is within the public interest in the 

following Exemption Nos.: 

Exemption No. 11728A (closed-set motion picture and television filming); 

Exemption No. 12362 (film and television production and closed-set filming); 

Exemption No. 12455 (closed-set motion picture and filming); 

Exemption No. 12473 (aerial photography, motion picture filming, and videography); 

Exemption No. 12830 (aerial photography, videography, and cinematic filming); 

Exemption No. 13151 (feature films and commercial productions); and 

Exemption No. 13185 (cinematography for the film and television industry). 

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Additionally, the FAA has previously determined that use of the Freefly Alta for aerial 

photography and/or videography is within the public interest in the following Exemption Nos: 

Exemption No. 11728 (aerial data capture for real estate); and 

Exemption No. 12362 (aerial videography). 

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