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State Farm 

Corporate Headquarters 

1 State Farm Plaza 

Bloomington, IL 6171().{)()()1 

September 4, 2015 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

~State Farm 

Re: Petition to Amend Exemption 11188; Docket No. FAA-2014-0856 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") hereby petitions to further 

amend Exemption No. 11188, which authorizes State Farm to operate unmanned aircraft 

systems ("UAS"), pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, to conduct 

research and development related to use of UAS for insurance functions. On June 29, 2015, 

State Farm filed a petit ion seeking to add additional aircraft to and adjust the operating 

parameters of Exemption No. 11188.1 In addition to the aircraft authorized by Exemption No. 

11188 and the aircraft requested in the pending petition for amendment, State Farm requests 

authorization to operate {1) the Allied Drones AT28 UAS; (2) all UAS previously approved 

pursuant to the Section 333 exemption process; and (3) any substantially similar multi rotor or 

fixed-wing UAS. 

1. The Allied Drones AT28. The AT28 is a multi rotor UAS weighing less than 55 pounds including 

payload. The AT28 measures 40 inches diagonally from rotor tip to rotor tip and will be 

equipped with the Airware Aerial Information Platform. The FAA has granted multiple 

exemptions permitting operators to use Allied Drones models,

2 and the AT28 is materially 

similar to many UAS being operated today pursuant to Section 333 exemptions. To aid the FAA 

in evaluating the proposed aircraft, State Farm includes with this petition the AT28 Operator's 

Manual and the Airware Regulatory Reference.3 

2. Any previously-approved UAS. In a letter dated August 28, 2015, the FAA summarily granted 

a petition submitted by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company, LLC, seeking to operate any UAS that 

See Letter from Todd Binion, Docket No. FAA-2014-0856 (submitted June 29, 2015). As of the date of this 

letter, this petition was still pending before the FAA. State Farm requests use of the models discussed herein in 

addition to those requested in the June 29, 2015 petition for amendment. 2 See Exemption No. 11440 to Wild Rabbit Productions LLC, Docket No. FAA-2015-0168 (authorizing use of 

the Allied Drones Chaos X-8); Exemption No. 11393 to Surveying and Mapping LLC, Docket No. FAA-2014-

1097(authorizing use of the Allied Drones HornetCam). 3 State Farm submits the AT28 Operator's Manual and the Airw are Regulatory Reference as Confidential 

documents under 14 C.F.R. § 11.35(b) as they contain proprietary information that State Farm has not shared and 

will not share with others. These documents contain procedures and information that are not available to the 

public and are protected from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. 

Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloommgton, IL 
have been previously approved by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the Section 333 

exemption process. 4 State Farm likewise requests the authority to operate any previouslyapproved aircraft listed in Exemption No. 12646, provided as Attachment 1 to this letter. 

3. Any substantially similar UAS. State Farm also has requested authority to operate any 

substantially similar multirotor or fixed-wing UAS. State Farm will ensure that the specifications 

and safety features of any model used pursuant to this authorization will enable State Farm to 

fully comply with its exemption and conduct safe UAS operations. 

Although State Farm does not intend to test all of the UAS described in this request, 

authorization to use any of these models will give State Farm the flexibility to quickly and 

efficiently meet the needs of its growing UAS program as they arise, and improve State Farm's 

ability to continue serving its customers and the public interest through the use of UAS. 

State Farm will operate all authorized UAS pursuant to the governing conditions under 

Exemption 11188 and will continue to prioritize safety in conducting its UAS research and 

development program.5 A grant of the authorization requested herein will allow State Farm to 

improve its UAS operations and continue serving the public interest as an innovator in the 

insurance industry. 

Please contact the undersigned with any questions. 

Sincerely, 

' Todd Bini on e Innovation Manager 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 

See Exemption No. 12646, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-1602. 

Should the FAA grant State Farm's request to amend the operating conditions of Exemption 11188, State 

Farm will adhere to the amended conditions when operating all authorized UAS. 

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Attachment I 

I. 2AgEagle 

2. 30 Robotics Aero-M 

3. 30 Robotics Iris 

4. 30 Robotics Iris+ 

5. 30 Robotics X8 

6. 30Robotics Fixed Wing 

7. 3DRobotics Multirotor 

8. 3DRobotics Quadrotor 

9. 3DR Solo 

10. 3DR Spektrc 

11 . 3DRobotics Spektre Industrial Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicle 

12. 30 Robotics Solo 

13. 30Robotics X8+ 

14. 30 Robotics X8-M 

15. 30 Robotics Y6 

16. Aerial Mob Heavy Lifter 

17. Aerial Mob Light Lifter 

18. Aerial Remote Mineral Detection System (ARMDS) 

19. Aerialtronics Zenith with intcrgratcd Airwarc system 

20. AeriaJtronics Altura Zenith ATX8 

21. Acrigon 

22. Acrobo 

23. AeroCine Koptcrworx Ilanm1er X 12 

24. Aeromao AcroMappcr 300 

25. Acromao Talon 

26. Acromao Aeromappcr 300 

27. Acromao Aeromapper EV-2 

28. AeroVironment Shrike 

29. AeroVironment Puma 

30. Acronavics X4 Titanium 

31. Aeryon Sky Ranger 

32. Acrvonics Sky Jib frame with a DJI A2 flight system 

33. Aero-M 

34. Aeryon Scout 

35. Aeryon kyRanger 

36. AgEagle 

37. AgEaglc Robotic 

38. AgScout 

39. AgScout Mini 

40. Agribotix Hornet Drone 

41 . Agribotix Enduro Quad 

42. AgriVicw VK Ranger EX 
43. Aibot 

44. Aibotix X-6 

45. Air Rover AR-3000 

46. AirCover QR-425s 

47. AirRobot AR 180 

48. AirRobot AR 100 

49. AirRobot AR200 

50. Air-X 

51. Align M690 

52. Altavian Nova 

53. Allavian Nova F6500 

54. Altav ian Nova R8400 

55. Altus X-4 

56. Altus X-8 

57. American Drones, LLC Eagle 

58. Apprentice 

59. Arch Aerial OCTO multi-rotor UAS 

60. Arris hexacoper 

61. AR-960 Hex Rotor 

62. AR-540 Quad Rotor 

63. ARF-MikroKoptcr OktoXL 

64. ARF-MikroKopter OktoXL + 

65. Arrowlitc 

66. AscTec Falcon 

67. AscTcc Falcon 8 

68. Astracus Aerial Cinema System V.3CS 

69. Atlantic RC Aircraft LC04 

70. Aubum Trimble UX5 

7 1. Auburn War Eagle 

72. Auburn EasyStar 

73. Auburn 

74. AY44 

75. Bixler 3DR Plane 

76. Blade 350QX 

77. Bixler 2 

78. Boomerang Carbon Fiber Frame (The Identifi ed System) 

79. Bormatee Maja UA V 

80. BOSH Technologies Super Swiper 

8 1 . Bumblebee-S 

82. C-Astral Bramor gEO 

83. CarbonCore Octocopter 1000 

84. Carbon Core Cortex Quadeopter 

85. CCO w/Wkm M 

86. Chameleon Pro 
87. CinesStar 

88. Cinestar 6 

89. Cincstar X8 

90. Cincstar 8 

9 1. Cincstar 8 IIL 

92. Cincstar 8 Okto XL 

93. Coaxial Quad Multi rotor V AOI-VI 

94. Coaxial Quad Multi rotor V A02-V2 

95. CopclandRED LLC Delta Wing Aircraft 

96. CybcrQuud Maxi 

97. OJ I Flame Wheel F450 

98. OJ I Flame Wheel F550 

99. DAx8 

100. DJI Inspire 

101. DJI Inspirc I 

I 02. OJ I Inspire 2 

103. DJI M P330z 

104. DJI Phantom 

105. DJI Phantom I 

I 06. OJ I Phantom 2 

107. DJI Phantom 2+ 

108. DJI Phantom 2 Vision 

109. DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ 

I I 0. OJI Phantom Vision + 

Ill . DJI Phantom 3 

I 12. OJ I Phantom FC40 

11 3. DJI Spreading Wings S900 

114. DJT Spreading Wings S IOOO 

11 5. DJI Spreading Wings S I 000+ 

116. DJI S800 

11 7. DJI S~ OO EVO 

11 8. DJI T600 

119. Draganflycr Guardian 

120. Draganflycr X4ES 

121. Draganflycr X4P 

122. Draganflycr X6 

123. DT-18 

124. DYS D800-X8 

125. Eagle VTOL 

126. Eagle V2 

127. E-Fiitc Apprentice 

128. Event 38 E384 

129. F-450 

130. F~tl con VTOL 
131. Fire Fly 6 

132. First Aerial Responder UA V 

133. Flame Wheel G4 7.8 Skycranc 

134. Flying-Cam 3.0 SARAH 

135. Foxtech Krakcn 130 V2 

136. FrceFly Systems ALTA RTF 

137. FrccFiy Systems Octocoptcr Airframe (Legacy) 

13~. G4 

139. G4 models 

140. GcoStar 

141. GcrMAP G220 

142. GcrMAPGI80 

143. goFarm GF-1 

144. Gryphon Dynamics X8 

145. GT80X 

146. Harris J 8 HL 

147. IIEFF 

1·18. ll clicoptcrs West DJIInspirc 

149. llclicopters West SkyJib 8 

150. ll clios 960 

151. ll awkcye Mk-Ul 

152. HcxaCrafter HC-1 1 00 85. 

153 . HcxaCrafter H0 -1250 

154. HH Blade 350QX2 AP 

155. llobbyking "Bixler" Fixed Wing Trainer 

156. HoneyComb AgDronc 

157. Horizon Hobby Blade 350 Qx2 quadeoptcr 

158. Hoverfly LivcSky, BigSky 60 and It-Frame 

159. Hubsan X4 micro drone 

160. H VP 1430 I Multi Rotor 

161. Idcnti ficd System 

162. JMT Global xFold Cinema 

163. lndago 

164. I nova I Drone: ln.ova One 

165. lnstantEye Mk-2 

166. JnstantEye Mk-2 Gcn2 

167. Intuitive Aerial Aeragon 

168. K 130 Octocopter 

169. KongCopter X8 

170. Kopterworx Hammer X 12 

171. Latitude HQ-4 Hybrid Multirotor 

172. LB700 

173. Leading Edge Precision Vision I 0 

174. Lcptron Avenger 
175. Lewis Really Associates Hexacopter 650 

176. Liberty I 

177. Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk Ill 

178. Lockheed Martin lndago 

179. Matrix quad copter 

180. Maxflight 

18 1. MD4-200 

182. MD4-IOOO 

183. Mikrokopter 2.5 

184. MLB Company Super Bat 

185. MU-IH 

186. Multirotor G4 7.8 Skycrane 

187. Nighthawk 

188. Nighthawk VTOL 

IS9. OktoXL 6S I2 

190. PAG X4 

191. Parksone Radian RTF 

192. Parrot Bebop drone 

193. Parrot PF 725 100 Bebop Drone 14MP 

194. Parrot Skycontroller 

195. Patriot X4 

196. Patriot X8 

197. Finwing Penguin V2 

198. Birdseyeview FireFly 6 

199. Phoeni"' 

200. Phoenix VTOL 

20 t. Phoenix 60 

202. Phoenix 60LE 

203 . Pix hawk 

204. Prec ision Drone Pacesetter 

205. PrccisionHawk 

206. Precisio11Hawk Hawkeye Mk-111 

207. PrccisionHawk u mcaster 

208. Prec ision Lancaster MK3 

209. Prioria Hex 

2 10. Prioria's Mavcrie 

211 . Pulse Aerospace, PA 01 Vapor 

212. Pulse Aerospace Pulse Vapor 35 

213. Pulse Vapor 

214. PumaAEDDL 

215. PV I 4817 Multi Rotor 

216. PV HLI 

217. PV HL2 

2 18. Ql 
219. Quadcopter LLC MikroKopter 

220. Quiet UA V 

22 1. Qubc 

222. RIC Rotors and Aerial Media: Matrix Prof. Multi Rotor Frame & Octo Heavy Lift Prof. 

Multi Rotor 

223. Frame Ron in Edition Microdrones:M 04-1000 

224. RCTimcr Hcxacoptcr 

225. RDASS 

226. REllawk 500 

227. REHawk 680 

228. RF-70 

229. Ricgl RiCoptcr 

230. RITEWING Z3 Spade 47" 

231. Ritewing Drake 60'' 

232. RITEWING Z3 Spade 70" 

233. RITEWJNG Z4 Spade 52" 

234. RMAX 

235. Robonight 

236. Rotomotion SR- 15 

237. RV Jet 

238. Scout X4 

239. S002 

240. Seahawk 1.2 

24 1. SeleetTeeh Geospacial 's EH-4 

242. SenseFiy cBee 

243. ScnscFly eBee RTK 

244. ScnseFiy eXom 

245. Sensurion Magpie MP-1 

246. Service-Drone Recon One 

24 7. Service-Drone Blackbird 

248. Sl I 900 

249. Shadowllawk 

250. Shrike 

25 1. Sirius 

252. SkyCateh 

253. SkyJib 8 v.2 Heavy Lifter 

254. SkyPhilly Ml 

255. Skywalker Aero 

256. Skywa lker Flying Wing X8 

257. SnapRoll Media SUAS 

258. Solutions Phoenix 30 

259. StcadiDrone 

260. Steadidrone Quad 

261. Steadydrone QU40 
262. Stcadidrone Mavik 

263. SupcrX/P2 Multirotor 

264. Swifl Radioplancs Lynx 

265. Tali 500 

266. Talon 120LE 

267. Tarot FY690S Hcxacoptcr 

268. Tarot quadcoptcr 

269. Tarot 680pro 

270. Tarot 690 

271 . Tarot 900 

272. Tarot 960 

273. Tarot T- 15 

274. Tarot T 15 C/F Folding Octocoptcr 

275. TarotTI8 UAV 

276. Tarot T690 

277. Tarot T810 

278. Tarot T960 

279. Tarsier Systems MoAC 

280. Tayzu Robotics Titan X8 

281 . TBS Discovery Pro 

282. Team Black Sheep Discovery Pro Tarot T 15 

283. T-Rex 700E F3C 

284. TREX 800E DFC PRO 

285. Trimble UX5 

286. Trimble UX5 hp 

287. Trimble ZX5 

288. Tumingy Talon 500 

289. TUP X8-800 

290. Turbo Ace CINEWING 6 

29 1 . TurboAce Matrix-G quadcoptcr 

292. Turbo Ace matrix-E 

293. Turbo Ace MATRJX- 1 

294. UA V Solutions Phoenix 60 

295. Un ivcrscyc Penguin 

296. Unmanned Flying Rolling Orb "UFRO" 

297. US2 GrccnHawk 

298. UtiliCopler 1TX8 

299. VA03-vl 

300. V A04-v I 

301. VA07-v l 

302. Viking UAS Multicoptcr (VTOL) 

303. Viking UAS FF-X4/X8 

304. VK-Patriot X4/X8 

305. Viking UAS Patriot X4/X8 Multirotor 
306. Vi king UAS X6 Model 800 

307. Viking UAS Viking ONE 

308. VK-450 

309. Viking Unmanned Aerial Systems, LLC AgriView VK Ranger EX 

3 10. Viking VK-FF-X4 

3 I I. VK- Ranger EX- SAR Fixed Wing UAS 

312. Volantex RaptorTarotT-1 8 

3 13. Volt Aerial Robotics Octane 

314 . Vulcan frame controlled by a DJI A2 flight controller 

3 15. Vulcan Mantis 

3 16. Vulcan Octocoptcr 

3 17. Vulcan Raven 

3 18. Vulcan UAV 

3 19. Walkera TALl H500 

320. Wa1kcra Scout X4 

32 1. Wookong DJ1 5800 

322. xCel Drones XD550CDR 

323. XFo1d Rig with four configurations: Quadcopter, Hexcoptcr, Octocopter and x J2 

Copter 

324. X8-M