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Robert B. Dreer

821 Briarhill Lane 

Traverse City, MI 49686 

810-543-1959

robert@cherrycapitaldrones.com

September 2

nd, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Amendment to Exemption No. 12084, Docket No. FAA–2015–0385

Dear Sir or Madam: 

I, Mr. Robert Dreer hereby request an amendment to Exemption No. 12084. By letter, dated July 

20, 2015, exemption was issued under section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012, to operate UAS for various commercial purposes. In this petition for an amendment to

exemption No. 12084, I am seeking to add additional UAS types for the same purposes. The 

proposed operation and all governing exemptions and limitations remain unchanged. The FAA is 

familiar with and has already determined that twelve of the fourteen additional vehicles chosen 

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

operational capabilities.

With exception of the Manta Ray and SmartOne C, each of the UAS types listed below set no 

new precedents. Exemptions exist for each under section 333. I request the addition of the 

following UAS types to Exemption No. 12084:

DJI:

 Phantom 3 - Previously granted to Explosives Risk Managers LLC, in exemption No. 

11481.

 Inspire 1 - Previously granted to CineDrones, LLC in exemption No. 11279.

 Spreading Wings S900 - Previously granted to Mr. Scott Hess Owner Flying Cross Aerial 

Productions in exemption No. 11305.

 Spreading Wings S1000 - Previously granted to Mr. Scott Hess Owner Flying Cross 

Aerial Productions in exemption No. 11305.

3D Robotics:
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 Solo - Previously granted to Patricia A. Lines and Associates, Inc. in exemption No. 

11935.

Sensefly:

 eBee - Previously granted to Sensefly, Ltd, in exemption No. 11263.

 Exom - Previously granted to Sensefly, Ltd, in exemption No. 11263.

Aeryon Labs:

 SkyRanger - Previously granted to Aetos Group, Inc., in exemption No. 11209.

Sky Flight Robotics:

 Manta Ray – The Manta Ray is a fixed-wing, flying wing design aerial mapping aircraft 

with similar characteristics as the Sensefly eBee. No operations manuals exist for the 

Manta Ray, as it is a home built design with off the shelf parts. The aircraft is controlled

by a Pixhawk autopilot. Operational procedures will be under the same guidelines as the 

3DR Aero-M. Both utilize the ARDUPLANE autopilot architecture, and are 

operationally similar in nature.

SmartPlanes:

 SmartOne C – The SmartOne C is an aerial mapping platform that utilizes the paparazzi 

autopilot system. This aircraft will be operated in accordance with its user manuals.

FreeFly Systems:

 Alta - Previously granted to CopelandRED LLC, in exemption No. 12103.

 Cinestar 8 - Previously granted to CopelandRED LLC, in exemption No. 12103.

PrecisionHawk:

 Hawkeye Lancaster Mk-III - Previously granted to Ag Tech Enterprises, Inc. in 

exemption No. 11573.

Trimble:

 UX5 - Previously granted to CompassData, INC, in exemption No. 11432.

This amendment only seeks to add sUAS vehicles that the FAA has either already approved for 

performing aerial data collection, or vehicles which exhibit the same characteristics and 
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operating capabilities which would warrant approval under Section 333 of the Reform Act. I 

respectfully submit that this amendment request is not precedent setting and therefore qualifies 

for expedited approval via the FAA's summary grant process. For these same reasons, I also 

believe that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of this amendment request in the 

Federal Register. If you have any questions, or need any additional information to process the 

requested amendment to the Exemption, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned:

Robert B. Dreer

821 Briarhill Lane 

Traverse City, MI 49686 

810-543-1959 

robert@cherrycapitaldrones.com