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West Building ground Floor, Room W12 - 140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 **Application to Amend Section 333 Exemption No.**  **13911 Regulatory Docket No. FAA** **- 2015**  **- 4394**  February 26 , 2015 Petitioner: Mid Columbia n U.A.V. Solutions Ian Napier 2242 Firerock Avenue . Richland WA 99352 Phone: 509 727 4952 Email: iankarrie@gmail.com Website: www.mcuavs.com To whom it may concern , By letter from the FAA dated December 9 2015, an exemption was granted to Mid Columbian UAV Solutions for relief under Section 333. That letter was marked Section 333 Exemption No. 13911 Regulatory Docket No. FAA 2015 - 4394 . Mid Columbian UAV Solutions hereby request that the exe mption so granted be amended to include the following aircraft. DJI Phantom 3, DJI S900, DJI Matri ce M 100 , DJI S1000 , DJI In spire 1 , Freefly CineStar 6 and Freefly CineStar 8. Mid Columbian UAV Solutions also request FAA to update their records to reflect the correct name of the company as Mid Columbia UAV Solutions (as original application states) and not as Mid Columbian UAV Solutions.

**I. Description of Proposed Operations** Mid - Columbia UAV Solutions seeks to amend its Exemption to add the aircraft listed above for use in support of its aerial data collection activities. **II. The Proposed UAS Operations Meet the Requirements of Section 333 of the Reform Act A. Approval is W**  **arranted Based on the UAS's Size, Weight, Speed, and Operational Capability** The FAA has already ruled that the listed aircraft meet all of the criteria set forth in Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Accordingly, all of the requi rements to operate these vehicles been satisfied and the petition is suitable for a summary grant.● **DJI Phantom 3** : Exemption No. 11783 t o Precision Design and Drafting Inc. Docket No. FAA–2015 - 0280

● **DJI S900** : Exemption No. 12640 to Revolution UAS, LLC , Docket No. FAA - 2015 - 2422 **● DJI S1000** : Exemption No. 13405 to Skydrone UAVS Inc., Docket No. FAA– 2015 –3164 **● DJI Matri ce M 100**  **:** Exemption No. 11814 to Alert5 International LLC , Docket No. FAA - 2015 - 1142 **● DJI Inspire 1:** Exemption No. 14215 to In s pired Aerials LLC , Docket No. FAA - 2015 - 4828 **● Freefly CineStar 6**  **:** Exemption No. 12092 to GravityShots.com Inc , Docket No. FAA–2015 –0729 **● Freefly CineStar 8**  **:** Exemption No. 12092 to GravityS hots.com Inc , Docket No. FAA–2015 –0729 As this is an amendment to an existing exemption seeking the addition of supplementary UAS models that have already been approved for other operators, Mid Columbia UAV Solutions respectfully submits that good cause exists so that notice does not need to be published in the Federal Register for the requested amendment. **III. 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. If you have any questions regarding this amendment, or require any additional information to process t his Petition, please do not hesitate to contact me .

Very Truly Yours, Ian Napier Mid Columbia UAV Solutions