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February 1 2

, 201 6

U.S. Depar t ment o f Transportation

Docket Management Syst e m

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington, DC 20590

3rd Amendment to Exemption No. 11493 Regulatory Docket No. FAA‐201 5‐ 0315 under Section

333 o f the F AA Modernization and Reform Act o f 2012 and 14 C. F

. R. P a rt 11 regarding sUAS

use.

Dear Sir o r Madam:

Regardin g : Ex e mption No. 11493 Regulatory Docket No. FAA‐201 5 ‐0315 approved o n May 5,

2015.

Troy Built Models submitted its 1 st amendment on June 25 th , 2015. We are waiting for approval

of the 1 st amendment. Troy Built Models submitted its 2nd amendment on February 11 , 201 6

. We are waiting for approval of the 2nd amendment. This 3rd amendment is different to the 1 st

and second amendment s and is in addition to the first and second amendment s

.

Troy Built Models (TBM) seeks to amend th e original 333 exemption 11493 as follows:

1) Additional aircraft

– Pulse Aerospace Scout B1

- 100 Helicopter UAS

There has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to pub l ic interest and safety

that were t h e basis for granting the original exemption with the exception that this aircraft

weighs more than 55 lbs. Its minimum takeoff weight is 100 lbs

. and the maximum takeoff

weight is 170 lbs.

It is a helicopter, not a multi

- rotor . It is used for LIDAR and other heavy d ata collection

sensors whose size and/or weights cannot be carried by sUAS at a maximum takeoff weight

of under 55 lbs.

LIDAR is used for a variety of important spatial geometric applications for government, public

and commercial applications.

The cost of th e sUAS will be a minimum of $ 4 00,000 US dollars, therefore every attempt will

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Troy Built Models, Inc. has been operating successfully under t he current exemption 11493

without issue. This original 333 exemption was for the foll owing:

1) Aircraft

a. DJI Phantom 2 Vision+

2) Operations

a. Training

We request that the cu r rent 333 e x emp t ion 11493 include the Pulse Aerospace Scout B1

- 100

Helicopter UAS

.

Tr oy Built models will take additional measures to ensure saf ety while operating in the NAS. No

other exemptions to the small UAS rule are requested. All operations are during the day, within

the line of sight, follow th e airport restrictions , stay away from people, property and roads,

operators will have pilot certificates and medicals, etc. The only exemption to the small UAS rule

is to exceed the 55 lb. maximum takeoff weight maximum.

All operators will receive certified factory training as well as an internal Troy Built Mo dels

i nternal flight training program. Troy Built Models is a certified training company for a variety of

aircraft as well.

Please contact the undersigned should you h a ve any question concerning this request for an

amendment to the Exemption.3 Page

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## Scout Performance (*500m AMSL)

Enduran ce: Up to 1.5 hour*

Payload: EO/IR, Laser Scanner

Datalink: Up to 5 Miles & 50Mb/s

Wind Tolerance: 30 mph



## Scout Geometry

Length (No Blades): 3.3 m (136 in)

Width: 1,000 mm (39 in)

Height: 1,000 mm (39 in)

Rotor Diameter: 3.2 m (126 in)

Empty Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)

Payload Weight: 18 kg (40 lbs)*

Max Takeoff Weight: 77 kg (169 lbs)4 Page

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Since r el y yours,

Gene Payson

President

Troy Built Models, Inc.

100 Cattleme n R d Suite 110

Sarasota, FL 34232

C: (941) 3 13‐0074