July 8, 2015

Exemption No. 11339A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2015

- 0023

Mr. Bradley Ward

Chief Point Empire Unmanned, LLC

11559 North Atlas Road Hayden, ID 83835

Dear Mr. Ward :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition for an amendment. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists any changes to the original conditions

and limitations.

By letter dated May 13, 2015 you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Empire Unmanned (hereinafter petitioner or operator) for an amendment to your current exemption . That exemption from §§ 61.23(a) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409 (a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data collection

. You requested an amendment to

add Even t38 E384, 3D Robotics Aero

- M, and DJI Phantom II.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.

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

in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this pe tition would be detrimental to the petitioner

. T he

unmanned aircraft (s) authorized in the original grant are comparable in type, size, weight, speed and operating capabilities to those in this petition

.

Airworthiness Certification

In accordance with the statutory criteria provided in Section 333 of Public Law 112

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reference to 49 U.S.C. § 44704, and in consideration of the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the aircraft and its operation, the Secretary of Transportation2

has determined that this aircraft meets the con ditions of Section 333. Therefore, the FAA

finds that relief from 14 CFR part 21, C ertification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness Certificates , and any associated noise certification and testing requirements of part 36, is not nec essary.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11339 remains valid and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority contained

in 49 U.S.C

. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, delegated to me by the Administrator, the operator is granted an amendment to add new aircraft to its UAS operations.

The operator shall add this amendment to its original exemption.

Conditions and Limitations

All conditions and limitations within Grant of Exemption No. 11339 remain in effect except as follows. Condition No. 1 has been updated to reflect the additional aircraft.

Failure to comply with any of the conditions and limitations of this grant of exemption will be grounds for the immediate suspension or rescission of this exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the SenseFly eBee Ag , Event38 E384, 3D Robotics Aero

- M, and DJI Phantom II when weighing less

than 55 pounds including payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition or a petition to amend this exemption.

T his exemption terminates on April 30, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service13 May 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management Sy stem 1200 New Jersey

Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Docket FAA 2015

- 0023, Petition for Amendment to Exemption No. 11339

Dear Sir or Madam:

Empire Unmanned received FAA Exemption No. 11339 on April 16, 2015 authorizing us to operate the SenseFl y eBee Ag for precision photogrammetry and crop scouting. This petition is for an amendment to that Exemption , namely to operate additional ty pes of UAS and to increase the context of our operations. To align our operations with the North American Industry Classification Sy stem, we are requesting our operational context be defined as Aerial Survey ing and Mapping and Infr astructure Inspection. Empire Unmanned would like to add the following UAS to our exemption: 1) Event38 E384, 2) 3D Robotics Aero

- M, 3) DJ I Phantom II.

The FAA previousl y determined the airworthiness of the E384 in Exemption No. 11166 (Pravia LLC). T he Aero

- M aircraft consists of a similar airframe to the E384, but utilizes 3D Robotics' Pixhawk flight controller. The Pixhawk flight controller was approved b y t he FAA for use b y Viking Unmanned Aerial Sy stems in Exemption No. 11192. Finally , the FAA a pproved the DJ I
Phantom II Vision+ aircraft for use b y Douglas Trudeau in Exemption No. 11138.

Empire Unmanned will comply with all of the conditions and limitation imposed by Exemption 11339 and will update and maintain the technical manuals for the addi tional aircraft. Because the requested amendment would not set any precedent or otherwise raise any new issues, we request the FAA to issue a summary grant based on the preceding exemptions.

The name and contact information of the applicant are:

Empire Unmanned LLC Attn: Bradley

Ward

Ph: 208

- 292

- 3850 Email: bradw@adavso.com

We are prepared to modify or amend any

part of this request to satisfy the need for an equivalent level of safety . We look forward to working with y our office

. Please contact us at any time if

yo u require additional information or clarification.

Sincerel y,

Bradley J. Ward

Chief Pilot , Empire Unmanned