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MARK E. MCKINNON EMAIL ADDRESS 703.336.8708 mmckinnon@mckennalong.com

February 13, 2015

Nia Daniels Federal Aviation Administration Office of Rulemaking, Airmen & Airspace Division 800 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20591

Re: FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-0962
Dear Ms. Daniels: The following is the response to your request for additional information in support of the above referenced Petition for Exemption. For your convenience, this response includes your question and the response. l. Describe the size of the aircraft for the proposed UAS operation. All of the specifications for the proposed UAS can be found on page A-72 of the Erie Insurance UAS Operations Manual, which 'is submitted as a confidential and proprietary document. The UAS has a maximum operational weight of approximately 4 pounds. 2. Provide information regarding the radio frequency spectrtun. This information can be located in the aircraft manual. The operating frequency of the controller is 5.728 GHz — 5.85 GHz.
3. Provide description of proximity to airports. The procedures for operations in the vicinity to airports can be found in section 7.2.5 and 7.2.6 of the Erie UAS Operations Manual,Nia Daniels

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4. Your petition references a pre-flight inspection and/or checklist. Describe the

process used to determine if the UAS is airworthy and in safe condition for operation in the NAS. The Preflight procedures can be found in Section 8 of the Erie UAS Operations Manual. Additional preflight procedures can be found in the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ User's Manual which is incorporated as Appendix A to the Erie UAS Operations Manual. Finally, procedures can be found in the Normal Flight Operations Procedures Checklist which is incorporated as Appendix G to the Erie UAS Operations Manual.
5. Describe the process used to document UAS discrepancies and the corrective action taken in the aircraft record. Examples 

### of processes include (1) the petitioner has elected to use its own process to maintain its UAS and ensure that only airworthy and safe UAS will be allowed to operate in the NAS and (2) the petitioner has elected to maintain its UAS in accordance with the manufacturer maintenance and inspection recommendations. Documentation processes can be found in Sections 13 and 15 of the Erie UAS Operations Manual. In addition, the Aircraft will be maintained in.accordance with the procedures set forth in the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ User's Manual which is incorporated as Appendix A to the Erie UAS Operations Manual. Additional documentation requirements can be found in Appendix B, C, D, E, and F of the Erie UAS Operations Manual. For your convenience, an additional hard copy and electronic copy of the Erie UAS Operations Manual and the incorporated DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ Manual are being hand delivered as confidential and proprietary documents. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

truly yours,

— Mark E. McKinnon