August 31, 2015

Exemption No. 11490 A Regulatory Docket No

. FAA

– 2015

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Ms. Carol Goasin Counsel for The Travelers Companies, Inc. Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Dear Ms. Goasin :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition for an amendment. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists any changes to the original conditions

and limitations.

By letter s dated June 15 and July 23, 2015

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (hereinafter petitioner or operator) for an amendment to your current exemption . That exemption from §§ 61.23(a) and ( c ), 61.101(e)(4 ) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a) , 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data

collection

. You reque sted an amendment to add the DJI Phantom 3 and 3D Robotics Solo.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.

Th e FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this pe tition would be detrimental to th e petitioner

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unmanned aircraft authorized in the original grant are comparable in type, size, weight, speed and operating capabilities to those in this petition

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Airworthiness Certification

In accordance with the statutory criteria provided in Section 333 of Public Law 112

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reference to 49 U.S.C. § 44704, and in consideration of the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the aircraft and its operation, the Secretary of Transportation

has determined that this aircraf t meets the conditions of Section 333. Therefore, the FAA

finds that relief from 14 CFR part 21, C ertification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness Certificates , and any associated noise certification and testing requirements of part 36, is not necessary.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11490 remains valid and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority contained

in 49 U.S.C

. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, de legated to me by the Administrator, the operator is granted an amendment to add new aircraft to its UAS operations.

The operator shall add this amendment to its original exemption.

Conditions and Limitations

All conditions and limitations within Grant of Exemption No. 11490 remain in effect except as follows. Condition No. 1 has been updated to reflect the additional aircraft

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Failure to comply with any of the conditions and limitations of this grant of exempt ion will be grounds for the immediate suspension or rescission of this exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the 3DRobotics IRIS+, DJI Phantom 2, DJI Phantom 3, and 3D Robotics Solo when weighing less than

55 pounds including payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition or a petition to amend this exemption.

T his exemption terminates on May 31, 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards ServiceCarol R. Gosain

202 429 6461 cgosain@steptoe.com 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-1795

202 429 3000 main www.steptoe.com Patrick C. Gee
Sr. Vice President Personal Insurance Claim The Travelers Companies, Inc. One Tower Square, 4MS Hartford, CT 06183
860-277-7660 TEL
866-697-5592 FAX

June 15, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Room W12-140 Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: The Travelers Companies, Inc. Request to Amend Exemption No. 11490, Docket No. FAA-2015-0307 Exemption No. 11494, Docket No. FAA-2015-0304

Dear Sir or Madam:

On May 5, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administ ration (“FAA”) granted to The Travelers Companies, Inc. (“Travelers”) Exemption Nos. 11490 and 11494 (the “Exemptions”) in Docket

Nos. FAA-2015-0307 and FAA-2015- 0304, respectively. The Exemptions allow Travelers to operate certain small unmanned aircraft system s (“UAS”) to perform aerial data collection. Travelers hereby respectfully requests an amen dment to each of the Exemptions to allow Travelers to operate an additional type of sm all UAS under the same conditions and limitations set forth in the Exemptions.

In addition to the two types of small UAS already authorized by the Exemptions (i.e., DJI

Phantom 2 and 3D Robotics IRIS+ ai rcraft), Travelers wishes to amend the Exemptions to also allow Travelers to operate the 3D Robotics Solo aircraft. The 3DR Solo is a small (micro) UAS; it weighs 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg.) without payloa d and 3.9 pounds (1.8 kg.) with payload (camera and gimbal). It is 10 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Its maximum speed is 55 miles per hour, well within the prescribed limitation of 100 miles per hour. Its range is roughly 0.5 miles, and its maximum flight time is about 20 minutes. Li ke the small UAS that Travelers is already permitted to operate, the 3DR Solo has geo-fenc ing and flight programming capabilities and a flight termination system. If the UAS loses comm unications or its GPS signa l, it will return to a pre-determined location within the planned operating area and land or be recovered in

accordance with Travelers’ Unmann ed Aircraft System Operating Procedures, Safety Code and Training Syllabus (“Manual”).Travelers’ Manual is already on file with FAA; it was submitted confidentially with Travelers’ original petitions in the above-referenced dockets. The manufacturer’s user manualand preflight checklist for the 3DR Solo are available at: http://3drobotics.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/06/DraftB.pdf. Travelers will operate the 3DR Solo in accordance with its Manual (as revised from time to time) and the manufacturer’s manual and checklist.

Travelers respectfully submits that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of this request in the Federal Register and for gran ting the requested amendments expeditiously. Travelers asks only to amend its existing Exemp tions to add another t ype of small UAS. Its request would not set any precedent, and any delay in acting on the request would harm Travelers, which intends to begin conducting ope rations using the 3DR Solo as soon as possible after the requested amendments are approved.

Please do not hesitate to cont act Travelers’ outside counsel, Carol Gosain, with any questions about this filing.

Sincerely,



## Pat Ge e

Carol Gosain Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-6461 cgosain@steptoe.com Patrick C. Gee

Sr. Vice President Personal Insurance Claim The Travelers Companies, Inc. One Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183 (860) 277-7660 pgee@travelers.comCarol R. Gosain

202 429 6461 cgosain@steptoe.com 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-1795

202 429 3000 main www.steptoe.com Patrick C. Gee
Sr. Vice President Personal Insurance Claim The Travelers Companies, Inc. One Tower Square, 4MS Hartford, CT 06183
860-277-7660 TEL
866-697-5592 FAX

July 23, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Room W12-140 Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: The Travelers Companies, Inc. Request to Amend Exemption No. 11490, Docket No. FAA-2015-0307 Exemption No. 11494, Docket No. FAA-2015-0304

Dear Sir or Madam:

On May 5, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administ ration (“FAA”) granted to The Travelers Companies, Inc. (“Travelers”) Exemption Nos. 11490 and 11494 (the “Exemptions”) in Docket

Nos. FAA-2015-0307 and FAA-2015- 0304 (the “Exemptions Docket s”), respectively. The Exemptions allow Travelers to operate certain small unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) to perform aerial data collection. Travelers hereby respectfully requests an amendment to each of the Exemptions to allow Travelers to operate additional types of small UAS under the same

conditions and limitations set forth in the Exemptions.

Travelers wishes to amend the Exemptions to allow Travelers to operate the DJI Phantom 3 Professional and DJI Phantom 3 Advanced (toget her, “DJI Phantom 3”), as well as any other types of ”micro” unmanned aircraft, as that term is defined in the Small UAS Proposed Rule, i.e., UAS that weigh no more than 4.4 pounds. 1 The DJI Phantom 3 weighs about 2.8 pounds. Its

1 Travelers is already authorized by the Exem ptions to operate two types of small UAS – i.e., the DJI Phantom 2 and 3D Robotics IRIS+ aircraft – and it has a pending request in the Exemptions Dockets for authority to operate the 3D Robotics Solo aircraft, also a small UAS. The size, weight and performance specifications of the DJI Phantom 3 are substantially similar to

those of the DJI Phantom 2. Each of the DJI Phantom 2, 3D Robotics IRIS+, 3D Robotics Solo and DJI Phantom 3 weighs less than 4.4 pounds a nd thus would be considered “micro” under FAA’s proposed micro classification in the Small UAS Proposed Rule. See Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems , 80 Fed. Reg. 9544 (Feb. 23, 2015). Travelers requests herein not only authority to operate the DJI Phantom 3, but also authority to operate any other types of small UAS that woul d be classified as micro under th e proposed rule.diagonal size (including propeller s) is about 23 inches. Its maximum speed is 38 miles per hour, well within the prescribed limitation of 100 mile s per hour. Its maximum range is roughly 1.2 miles, and its maximum flight time is about 23 mi nutes. Like the UAS that Travelers is already permitted to operate, the DJI Phantom 3 has geo-fe ncing and flight programming capabilities and a flight termination system. If the UAS loses co mmunications or its GPS si gnal, it will return to a pre-determined location within the planned operating area and land or be recovered in

accordance with the Travelers’ Unmanned Aircraft System Operating Procedures, Safety Code and Training Syllabus (“Manual”).

Travelers’ Manual is already on file with FAA; it was submitted confidentially with Travelers’ original petitions in the Exemptions Dockets. The manufacturer’s user manuals, quick start manuals and safety guidelines for the DJI Phantom 3 are available at: http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3/download. Travelers will operate the DJI Phantom 3 and all other small UAS that it is authorized to ope rate in accordance with its Manual (as revised from time to time) and the manufacturers’ manuals.

Travelers respectfully submits that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of this request in the Federal Register and for gran ting the requested amendments expeditiously. Travelers asks only to amend its existing Exempti ons to add other types of micro UAS, i.e., the

DJI Phantom 3 and other “micro” unmanned aircraft , as that term is defined in the Small UAS Proposed Rule. Its request would not set any pr ecedent, and any delay in acting on the request would harm Travelers, which intends to conduct operations using new types of micro UAS as soon as possible after the requested amendments are approved.

Please do not hesitate to cont act Travelers’ outside counsel, Carol Gosain, with any questions about this filing.

Sincerely,



## Pat Ge e

Carol Gosain Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-6461 cgosain@steptoe.com Patrick C. Gee

Sr. Vice President Personal Insurance Claim The Travelers Companies, Inc. One Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183 (860) 277-7660 pgee@travelers.com