June 23, 2015

 Exemption No. 11366A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-0108

Mr. Norman Hirsch

Florida Aerials, LLC

422 Coral Cove Drive

North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Dear Mr. Hirsch:

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 5, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Florida Aerials, LLC (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 the DJI Phantom 3.

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.

Airworthiness Certification

In accordance with the statutory criteria provided in Section 333 of Public Law 112−95 in 

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 Transportation 

has determined that this aircraft meets the conditions of Section 333. Therefore, the FAA 
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finds that relief from 14 CFR part 21, Certification procedures for products and parts, 

Subpart H—Airworthiness Certificates, and any associated noise certification and testing 

requirements of part 36, is not necessary.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11366 

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. 11366 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 DJI Phantom 2, 

DJI Phantom 2 Vision, and DJI Phantom 3 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.

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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Attn: Nia Daniels:

Thank you for attending to our section 333 exemption petition,

granting Exemption No. 11366, Regulatory Docket No.

FAA20150108 in April 2015.

This is to request an amendment to this Exemption No. 11366 to

add an additional UAV, DJI Phantom 3 Professional, to our

existing UAVs (DJI Phantom 2 Vision and DJI Phantom 2). The

DJI Phantom 3 Professional is basically the newest version of

the DJI Phantom with better video and improved location holding

capabilities and some other improvements including a 4­cell

smart battery replacing the 3­cell battery of the Phantom 2's. The

form factor, sizes and weights are virtually the same for the DJI

Phantom 2, DJI Phantom 2 Vision and the new DJI Phantom 3

models.

This amendment is not requesting any change to any of the

existing 31 paragraphs of Conditions and Limitations other than

Paragraph 1 where DJI Phantom 3 Professional would be added

in the first sentence, eg: "Operations authorized by this grant of

exemption are limited to the DJI Phantom 3 Professional, DJI

Phantom 2 and DJI Phantom 2 Vision when weighing less than

55 pounds including payload.". The rest of the Exemption would

not require any changes.

The Certificate of Waiver or Authorization would also have DJI

Phantom 3 added to the OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED section,

eg: Operation of the DJI Phantom 3 Professional, DJI Phantom

2 and DJI Phantom Vision Unmanned Aircraft Systems at or

below 200 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) for the purpose of

aerial data collection.

All the statements made in our original petition would also remain

unchanged with the exception of the "DJI Phantom 3

Professional" model being added where the other models are

listed.

Comment Now!

ID: FAA­2015­0108­0005

Document Information

Date Posted:

May 5, 2015

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Submitter Information

Submitter Name:

Norman Hirsch

Mailing Address:

422 Coral Cove Dr.

City:

Juno Beach

Country:

United States

ZIP/Postal Code:

33408

Organization Name:

Florida Aerials, LLC

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The User manual, quick start guide and what comes in the box

for the DJI Phantom 3 Professional were released today and are

attached for your information. Note: The User manual and Quick

Start Guide have been split to fit the 10Meg limit for files.

Thank you in advance for consideration of this amendment.

Best regards,

Norman Hirsch, MGR

Florida Aerials, LLC

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