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- E June 26, 2013

Exemption No. 10808 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for Trimble Navigation Ltd. Trimble Navigation Limited

1200 Ne w Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036

Dear Mr. Hill :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions a nd limitations of the exe mption

.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 5, 2013 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Trimble Navigation Limited (TNL ) for an exemption from § 91.151 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to th e extent necessary to allow TNL to operate i t s X

100 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in domestic operations consisting of research and development, crew training and market surveys associated with ground surveys without meeting the fuel requirements for VFR

.

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

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to TNL

.

The FAA has issued grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No s

. 5 745 , 2689F, and 10673 (cop ies enclosed), the FAA found that it was in the public interest to expand the fuel r eserve authority

to 10

- minutes and provided a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule

.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in t he enclosed Grant of Exemption No s . 5745 , 2689F, and 10673 ;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No s . 5745

, 2689F, and 10673 also apply to the situation you present; and

• a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Trimble Navigation Limited an exemption from

14 CFR § 91.151 to the extent necessary to allow TNL to operate its X

- 10 0 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in domestic operations consisting of research and development, crew training

and market surveys associated with ground surveys without meeting the fuel requirements for

VFR , subj ect to the conditions and limitations describ ed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is applicable for flights conducted under daylight hours in VFR conditions only.

2. The exemption holder and TNL members shall comply with the requirements of an approved pilot operating handbook and/or ai rcraft flight manual concerning minimum fuel quantity.

All flights must takeoff and land from the same airport with the appropriate aircraft flight manual readily available at that airport before takeoff and after landing. This exemption

terminates on July 31 , 2016 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen Deputy Director, Flight Standards

Service

Enclosure