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Sta te Far m Corporate Headq uarters 1 State Farm Plaza Bl oomingt on, IL 6 17 1().{)()() 1 September 4 , 2015 U

. S. Department of Transport ation Doc ket 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 S i r or Madam: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insu rance Company ("State Farm") hereby petitions to further amend Exemption N o. 11188 , which authorizes State Farm to operate unmanne d a i r craft systems ("UAS"), pur suant to Section 333 of the FAA Mod erniz at io n and Reform Act, to conduct re sea rch and development related to use of UAS for insurance functions. On June 29, 2015, State Farm filed a pet i t i on seeking to add additional aircraft to and adjust the operating parameters of Exemption No. 11188. 1 In ad dit ion to the aircraft authorized by Exemption No

. 11188 and the aircraft reque ste d in the pending pet it ion for amendment, State Farm requests authorization to operate {1) the Allied Drones AT28 UAS ; (2) all UAS prev i ou s ly approved pur suant to the Section 333 exem pt ion process; and (3) any substantially simila r multi rotor or fixed-w i ng UAS.
1. The Allied Drones AT28. The AT28 is a multi rotor UAS weighing less than 55 pound s including payload. The AT28 measures 40 inche s diagonally from rotor tip to rotor tip and will be equipped with the Airware Aerial Information Pla t form. The FAA has granted mult i ple 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 F AA in evaluating the proposed aircraft , State Farm includes with this pet i tion the AT28 Operator' s Manua l and the Airware Regulatory Reference. 3
2. Any prev io usly-appr o ved UAS

. In a lette r dated August 28 , 2015 , the FAA s ummarily granted a petition submitted by Measure, a 32 Advisors Com pany , LL C, seeking to operate any UAS that
See L etter fro m Todd Binion, Docket N o. FAA
- 20 14
- 0856 (submitted June 29 , 20 15). As of th e date of th is letter, t his pet itio n was still pen d ing before the FAA. Sta te Farm req uests use of the model s d is cussed her e in i n addition to tho se reque st e d in the June 29, 201 5 pet i tio n for amendment. 2 See Ex em ption N o. 11440 to Wild Rabb i t Production s LLC, Docket No. FAA
- 2015-0168 (authorizing use of th e All ied Drone s Chaos X -8); Exem ption No

. 11393 to Surveying an d Mapp ing LLC , Docket N o. FAA-2014- 109 7(a utho r i z i ng use of th e Alli ed Drones Horn etCam). 3 State Farm submits the AT28 Operator's M anu al an d the Ai r w are Regul atory Refer ence as Con f iden ti al doc um ents under 1 4 C.F.R

. § 11.3 5( b) as th e y contain proprieta ry inf ormat ion th at State Fa rm has not sh a red and will not share with oth ers. These do cume nts conta i n proced ur es and in format ion tha t a r e not avail a b l e to the publ ic and a re protected fro m r e lease u nder the Freedom o f Inform at ion Act , 5 U .S

. C. § 5 52. Providing In surance and Fi nancia l Servi ces Home Office, Bloommgton, ILhave been prev iously approved by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the Section 333 exemption process. 4 State Farm likewise requests the authority to operate any previously
approved aircraft listed in Exemption No

. 12646 , provided as Attachment 1 to this letter.
3. Any substantially similar UAS. State Farm also has requ ested 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 Far m to fully comply with i ts exemption and conduct safe UAS operations. Although State Farm doe s not intend to test all of the UAS described in this req uest, authorization to use any of these models wi ll give State F arm the flexibility to quickly and efficiently meet t he needs of its growing UAS program as they arise, and improve State Farm's ability to continue serving its custome rs and th e public inte r est throu gh 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 re sea rch and development program. 5 A g rant of the authorization requested herein will allow State Farm to imp r ove its UA S operations and continue serving the public inte re st as an innovator in the insurance indust r y.

Ple ase contact the under signed with any questions.
Sincerely,

# ' Todd

# Bini**on e**  Innovation Manager State Farm Mutu al Automobile Insuran ce Company

See Exemption No. 12646, Regulatory Docket No. FAA
- 2015-160 2

. Shou ld th e FAA grant State Farm's requ est to amend the operating cond i tions of Exemption 11188, State Farm will adh ere to the amen ded conditio n s when o p erating all authorized UAS. 2

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. FrccFiy Sys tem s Octocoptcr Airframe ( L egacy)

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### HVP 1430 

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