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2/24/2016

U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington, D.C. 20590

Subject: Petition for First Amendment to Exemption 11776 granted to Cardno

Limited (Docket No. FAA–2015–0928)

To Whom It May Concern:

To inform you this office represents Cardno Limited regarding the above-referenced Petition for 

Exemption, which was granted on June 8, 2015. Phoenix Air hereby requests an amendment to its Exemption 

to add the DJI Inspire 1 as an approved vehicle.

I. The Proposed UAS Operations Meet the Requirements of Section 333 of the 

Reform Act

A. Approval is Warranted Based on the UAS's Size, Weight, Speed, and Operational

Capability

The FAA has already ruled that the below aircraft meets all of the criteria set forth in Section 333 of the 

FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Accordingly, all of the requirements to operate these vehicles been 

satisfied and the petition is suitable for a summary grant.

DJI Inspire 1: See, Exemption No. 11254 to Upward Aerial; Exemption No. 11659 to Fovea Aero

Systems; Exemption No. 11668 to Sky-Forge Robotics LLC.

Lockheed Martin Indago: See, Exemption No. 13313 to Sentera LLC; Exemption No. 11447 to enrGies, 

Inc.

Ascending Technologies (ASCTEC) Flacon 8: See, Exemption No. 11208 to Sky-futures USA, INC; 

Trimble UX5 HP: See, Exemption No. 11110A to Trimble Navigation Limited; Exemption No. 12457 to 

Frontier Precision Inc.

SteadiDrone MAVRIK X4/8: See, Exemption No. 11446 to Trumbull Unmanned, LLC; Exemption No. 11832 

to AUV, LLC

3D Robotics Solo: See, Exemption No. 11832 to AUV, LLC; Exemption No. 11778A to Cloud9Drones LLC
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SteadiDrone Vader X4/X8: See, Exemption No. 13951 to Drone Fleet Company; Exemption No. 11832 to 

AUV, LLC

Pulse Aviation Vapor 55: See, Exemption No. 11241A to Phoenix Air UNMANNED, LLC; Exemption No. 

11238A to San Diego Gas & Electric Company; Exemption No. 11574A to San Diego Gas & Electric 

Company.

3D Robotics Iris+: See, Exemption No. 12368 to Dark Technologies, LLC

As this is an amendment to an existing exemption seeking the addition of a supplementary UAS model 

that is substantially similar to the one currently authorized for use under the Exemption, Phoenix Air respectfully

submits that good cause exists so that notice does not need to be published in the Federal Register for the

requested amendment.

II. The Requested Amendment is in the Public Interest

The above listed UAS offer substantial safety benefits for aerial data collection over conventional

operations using helicopters or fixed wing aircraft.

Point of Contact for this Memorandum is Rob Dannenberg, Business System Analyst, 

Unmanned Aviation Operations Lead, Cell: 253-221-1648, Email: rob.dannenberg@cardno.com

If you have any questions regarding this amendment, or require any additional information to 

process this Petition, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your time. 

Sincerely,

X

Signed by: rob.dannenberg@cardno.com

Rob Dannenberg

Business System Analyst / Unmanned Aviation Operation Lead

for Cardno

Direct Line +1 253 221 1648

Email: rob.dannenberg@cardno.com
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