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Matthew J. Clark Mark.McKinnon@dentons.com

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August 6

, 2015

To Whom it May Concern:

On April 15, 2015, Duke University (hereinafter "Duke") filed a Petition for Exemption

under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and 14 C.F.R. Part 11 , to

a llow commercial opera tion of sm all UAS in support of i t s education and research programs

. Duke

University hereby requests an amendment to its Petition for Exemption to add three additional UAS

models: 3D Robotics Iris, 3D Robotics Iris+, and 3D Robotics Solo.

In support of this Amended Petition for Exemption, Duke will also submit The University

UAS Operations Manual

. Duke submits this material as a confidential document under separate

cover pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b), as the material contain s confidential commercial and

pr oprietary information that Duke has not and will not share with others. The information contained

in the material is not ge nerally available to the public and is protected from release under the

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq.

For ease of use, this Amendment sets forth the heading of the applicable section of the April

15 , 2015 Petition for Exemption, followed by a description of the addition or change to the section.

OVERVIEW CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPOSED UAS

Duke amends this section of its Petition for Exemption to include an overview of the

characteristics of the 3D Robotics Iris, 3D Robotics Iris+, and 3D Robotics Solo. U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Amendment to Duke University Section 333 Petition for Exemption (Docket No.

FAA

- 2015

- 1679 )

3DR Solo 3DR Iris 3DR Iris+

Aircraft Type Multirotor (4 rotors) Multirotor (4 rotors) Multirotor (4 rotors)

Aircraft Weight 1.8kg/ 3.97lbs 1 .3kg /2.83lbs 1 .3kg /2.83lbsU.S. D epartment of T ransportation

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The FAA is familiar with and has already determined that the addition UAS models that

Duke seeks to add

, including the 3D Robotics Iris , 3D Robotics Iris +

, and 3D Ro botics Solo

,

meet the requirements of Section 333 of the Reform Act due to their weight, speed and operational

capabilities

. See e.g.,

 3D Robotics Iris : Exemption No. 11521 to SkyWard IO, Inc.; Exemption No. 11533 to

AviTronics Integrated Solutions LLC

 3D Robotics Iris+ : Exemption No. 11273 to AIG PC Global Services, Inc.; Exemption

No. 1141 to Douglas R. Dorrer; and Exemption No. 11204 to Build Imagery, LLC ;

Exemption no. 12036 to Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

 3D Robotics Solo: Exemption No. 11778A to Cloud9Drones; Exemption No. 11832 to

AUV, LLC; Exemption No. 12009 to Aerial Indigo, LLC ; Exemption No. 11204 to Build

Imagery, LLC ; Exemption No. 11954 to Flying Solutions

QUALIFICATION FOR APPROVAL UNDER SECTION 333 OF THE REFORM ACT

Duke amends the limitatio ns and conditions in this section of the Petition for Exemption to

r ead as follows:

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the following aircraft:

SenseFly eBee, Mikrokopter HEX XL, Freefly Cinestar 6, 3D Robotics Solo, 3D

Robotics Iris , and 3D Robotics Iris+

. Max Take

- off Weight 2.2kg/ 4.9lbs 1

. 68 kg /3.7lbs 1

. 68 kg /3.7lbs

Dimensions 460x460x250mm 5 0 0x5 0 0x1 00mm 550x550x1 00mm

Max Flight time (aprox) 20mins 1 5mins 2 0mins

Max airspeed 4 8kts 25kts 35kts

Propulsion Brushless DC motor Brushless DC motor Brushless DC motor

Power Lithium polymer 5200

mAh 14.8 Vdc 11.1v 3500 mAh 30 c 5100 mAh 3S 8C

lithium polymer battery

Payload Digital compact /Video

camera Digital compact /Video

camera Digital compact /Video

camera

Airframe material Plastic Nylon/Plastic Nylon/PlasticU.S. D epartment of T ransportation

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We thank you for yo ur prompt consideration of these amendments

. Should you ha ve any

questions, or if you need additional information to process D uke's Petition, please do not hesitate to

contact us.

Very truly yours,

Mark E. McKinnon

Matthew J. Clark

Counsel for Duke Uni versity

AttachmentU.S. D epartment of T ransportation

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(The following attached item will be submitted under separate cover as it contain s proprietary and

commercial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §

522 et seq.

, and should be hel d in a separate file pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b)).

Attachment s :

 The University UAS Operations Manual