1 May 2015

U. S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Application for Issuance of Section 333 Exemption B ased upon Exemption 11110 Issued to Trimble Navigation Ltd.

Dear Sir or Madam

,

Navigation Electronics, Inc. (“ NEI ”) her e with applies for the issuance of an exemption under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 based upon Exemption 11110 issued to Trimble Navigation Ltd. (“Trimble”) on December 10, 2014 in
FAA Docket 2014

- 0367

. The requested exemption would allow NEI to operate the UX5 aircraft manufactured by Trimble or other Trimble aircraft approved for commercial operations under Exemption 11110 , as amended , such as the UX5hp for which an
amendment has been filed

. NEI notes that the FAA recently authorized use of the Trimble UX5 by a third party in Exemption No. 11257, Regulatory Docket No. FAA

– 2014

– 0889

, on April 2, 2015

, under updated conditions

, and NEI hereby confirms that it will accept such conditions as well as those set forth in Exemption No. 11240, Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2014

- 0894

.

The name and contact information for the applicant are:

Chad Hicks Navigation Electronics, Inc.
200 Toledo Drive Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: (800) 949

- 1446 chad_hicks@neigps.com

NEI intends to operate the UX5 or the UX5hp from Trimble and will operate it in strict compliance with the conditions set forth in Exemption 11110 , as such conditions may be amended or modified by the FAA from time to time, as was done in Exemption No s

. 11240 and 11257

, or such other conditions as the FAA shall specify, and the following
manuals:

1) Trimble UX5 Data Sheet ; and
2 ) Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution User Guide (User Guide)

C opies of these manuals are attached

.U.S. Department of Transportation 1 May 2015 Page 2

These manuals are very similar to the manuals submitted by Trimble in support of the issuance of Exemption 11110 , updated to reflect changes reported in Trimble’s
March 4, 2015 amendment to Exemption 11110. The manuals will be updated by
Trimble

, as needed to reflect any ch anges to Exemption 11110

, based on amendments
thereto

.

NEI acknowledges that under current FAA guidance a separate Certificate of Waiver or
Authorization (“COA”) is required to fly at altitudes in excess of 200 feet AGL , and it will apply for COAs where required

. NEI hereby requests a blanket COA for flights up to 200 feet AGL in the form approved by the FAA. NEI will also file NOTAM s for its flights

, as required.

To the extent necessary, NEI refers the FAA to the original exemption and the amended exemption request s submitted by Trimble in Docket FAA

- 2014

- 0367 for demonstration

of the public interest and an equival ent level of safety. Because the UX 5 and the UX5hp specified in this request are the same or

, essentially the same

, as the craft already approved in Exemption 11110

, and NEI will operate the aircraft in strict compliance with

the conditions in existing exemptions previously granted by the FAA

, or as they may be

amended , notice need not be provided in the Federal Register nor public comment

solicited. 1

If you have any questions

, please contact the undersigned.

Very truly yours,

Chad Hicks Navigation Electronics, Inc.

200 Toledo Drive Lafayette, LA 70506

Enclosure

cc: Barbara Poché Kelli Poché Guidry

William Poché Kyle Gilbertson

1 Applicant reads Section 333 as placing the duty on the Administrator not only to process applications for exemptions under Section 333 but, if he determines that the conditions set forth herein do

not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval, to craft conditions for the safe operation of the UAS.