July 8, 2015

 Exemption No. 11345A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-0048

Mr. Mark E. McKinnon

Counsel for PrecisionHawk USA, Inc.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

1676 International Drive, Penthouse

McLean, VA 22102

Dear McKinnon:

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 PrecisionHawk USA, Inc. (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 revise the operator name.

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 determined 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 petition would be detrimental to the petitioner. The 

unmanned aircraft(s) authorized in the original grant are comparable in type, size, weight, 

speed and operating capabilities to those in this petition.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11345 

remains valid and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority contained 
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in 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, delegated to me by the Administrator, the operator is 

granted an amendment to revise the operator name.

The operator shall add this amendment to its original exemption.

 

Conditions and Limitations

All conditions and limitations within Grant of Exemption No. 11345 remain in effect. 

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. 

This exemption terminates on April 30, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Service
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May 13, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation

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Re: FAA-2015-0048– Amendment to Exemption 11345 

Dear Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ("Reform 

Act") and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, PrecisionHawk USA, Inc., hereby submits the following 

amendment to its Petition for Exemption granted on April 16, 2015.

The Petition for Exemption was filed on behalf of "PrecisionHawk Inc." Due to a 

transcription error, the word USA was inadvertently omitted. The correct name of the petitioner 

is, in fact, "PrecisionHawk USA, Inc." Accordingly, petitioner respectfully requests that the 

Grant of Exemption be amended, and that all references to "PrecisionHawk Inc." be replaced 

with "PrecisionHawk USA, Inc." 

PrecisionHawk USA, Inc. does not seek any changes to any of the conditions or 

limitations in the original grant. As such, this amendment is suitable for approval through a 

Summary Grant. In addition, the requested amendment is in the public interest, as having the 

petitioner correctly identified in the Grant of Exemption will avoid confusion and further the 

FAA's interests in accountability.

If you have any questions or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to 

call.

MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE

Mark E. McKinnon, Esq.