State Farm 

Corporate Headquarters 

1 State Farm Plaza 

Bloomington, fl 61710-0001 

September 4, 2015 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

A State Farm 

Re: Petition to Amend Exemption 11175; Docket No. FAA-2014-0846 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") hereby petitions to further 

amend Exemption No. 11175, which authorizes State Farm to operate unmanned aircraft 

systems ("UAS") to conduct property inspections pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act. On June 29, 2015, State Farm filed a petition seeking to add 

additional aircraft to and adjust the operating parameters of Exemption No. 11175.1 In addition 

to the aircraft authorized by Exemption No. 11175 and the aircraft requested in the pending 

petition for amendment, State Farm requests authorization to operate (1) the Allied Drones 

AT28 UAS; (2) al l UAS previously approved pursuant to the Section 333 exemption process; and 

(3) any substantially similar multirotor or fixed-wing UAS. 

1. The Allied Drones AT28. The AT28 is a multi rotor UAS weighing less than 55 pounds including 

payload. The AT28 measures 40 inches diagonally from rotor tip to rotor tip and will be 

equipped with the Airware Aerial Information Platform. The FAA has granted multiple 

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 FAA 

in evaluating the proposed aircraft, State Farm includes with this petition the AT28 Operator's 

Manual and the Airware Regulatory Reference.3 

2. All previously-approved UAS. In a letter dated August 28, 2015, the FAA summarily granted a 

petition submitted by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company, LLC, seeking to operate any UAS that 

have been previously approved by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the Section 333 

See Letter from Todd Binion, Docket No. FAA-2014-0846 (submitted June 29, 2015). As of the date of this 

letter, this petition was still pending before the FAA. State Farm requests use of the models discussed herein in 

addition to those requested in the June 29, 2015 petition for amendment. 2 See Exemption No. 11440 to Wild Rabbit Productions LLC, Docket No. FAA-2015-0168 (authorizing use of 

the Allied Drones Chaos X-8); Exemption No. 11393 to Surveying and Mapping LLC, Docket No. FAA-2014· 

1097(authorizing use of the Allied Drones HornetCam). 3 State Farm submits the AT28 Operator's Manual and the Airware Regulatory Reference as Confidential 

documents under 14 C.F.R. § 11.3S(b) as they contain proprietary information that State Farm has not shared and 

will not share with others. These documents contain procedures and information that are not available to the 

public and are protected from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. 

Provid1ngln5urance and Financial Services Home Office, 8/oommgton, IL 
exemption process. 4 State Farm likewise requests the authority to operate any previouslyapproved aircraft listed in Exemption No. 12646, provided as Attachment 1 to this letter. 

3. Any substantially similar UAS. State Farm also has requested 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 Farm to 

fully comply with its exemption and conduct safe UAS operations. 

Although State Farm does not intend to test all of the UAS described in this request, 

authorization to use any of these models will give State Fa rm the flexibility to quickly and 

efficiently meet the needs of its growing UAS program as they arise, and improve State Farm's 

ability to continue serving its customers and the public interest through the use of UAS. 

State Farm will operate all authorized UAS pursuant to the governing conditions under 

Exemption 11175 and will continue to prioritize safety in using UAS for property inspections. 

5 A 

grant of the authorization requested herein will allow State Farm to improve its UAS operations 

and continue serving the public interest as an innovator in the insurance industry. 

Please contact the undersigned with any questions. 

Sincerely, 

tnnov

~~~ ation Manager 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 

See Exemption No. 12646, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-1602. 

Should the FAA grant State Farm's request to amend the operating conditions of Exemption 11175, State 

Farm will adhere to the amended conditions when operating all authorized UAS. 

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Attachment I 

I . 2AgEagle 

2. 3D Robotics Acro-M 

3. 30 Robotics lris 

4. 30 Robotics Jris+ 

5. 30 Robotics X8 

6. 30Robotics Fixed Wing 

7. 3DRobotics Multirotor 

8. 30Robotics Quadrotor 

9. 30R Solo 

10. 3DR Spcktre 

II . 30Robotics Spektre Jndustrial Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicle 

12. 30 Robotics Solo 

13. 3DRobotics X8+ 

14. 30 Robotics X8-M 

15. 30 Robotics Y6 

16. Aerial Mob Heavy Lifter 

17. Aerial Mob Light Lifter 

18. Aerial Remote Mineral Detection System (ARMDS) 

19. Acrialtronics Zenith with intcrgratcd Airware system 

20. Acrialtronics Altura Zenith ATX8 

21 . Acrigon 

22. Acrobo 

23. AeroCine Kopterworx Hammer X 12 

24. Acromao AeroMapper 300 

25. Aeromao Talon 

26. Aeromao Aeromapper 300 

27. Acromao Acromapper EV-2 

28. AeroVironment Shrike 

29. AeroYiro nrnent Puma 

30. Aeronavics X4 Titanium 

3 1. Aeryon Sky Ranger 

32. Aervonics Sky Jib frame with a OJI A2 night system 

33. Acro-M 

34. Acryon Scout 

35. Acryon SkyRangcr 

36. AgEagle 

37. AgEagle Robotic 

38. AgScout 

39. AgScout Mini 

40. Agribotix Hornet Drone 

4 1. Agribotix Enduro Quad 

42. AgriYiew VK Ranger EX 
43. Aibot 

44. Aibolix X-6 

45. Air Rover AR-3000 

46. AirCover QR-425s 

47. AirRobol AR 180 

48. AirRobot AR 100 

49. AirRobol AR200 

50. Air-X 

5 1. Align M690 

52. A llavian Nova 

53. Allavian Nova F6500 

54. Allavian Nova R8400 

55. Altus X-4 

56. Altus X-8 

57. American Drones, LLC Eagle 

58. Apprentice 

59. Arch Aerial OCTO multi-rotor UAS 

60. Arris hexaeoper 

6 1. AR-960 Hex Rotor 

62. AR-540 Quad Rotor 

63. ARF-MikroKoptcr OktoXL 

64. ARF-MikroKoptcr OktoXL + 

65. ArrowLite 

66. AseTcc Falcon 

67. AscTec Falcon 8 

68. Aslraeus Aerial Cinema System V.3CS 

69. Atlantic RC Aircraft LC04 

70. Auburn Trimble UX5 

71. Auburn War Eagle 

72. Auburn EasyStar 

73. Auburn 

74. AV44 

75. Bixler 3DR Plane 

76. Blade 350QX 

77. Bixler 2 

78. Boomerang Carbon Fiber Frame (The Identifi ed System) 

79. Bonnatec Maja UA V 

80. BOSH Technologies Super Swiper 

81 . Bumblebee-S 

82. C-Astral Bramor gEO 

83. CarbonCore Octocopter I 000 

84. Carbon Core Cortex Quadcoptcr 

85. CCO w/Wkm M 

86. Chameleon Pro 
87. CinesStar 

88. Cincstar 6 

89. Cincstar X8 

90. Cinestar 8 

9 1. Cincstar 8 HL 

92. Cincstar 8 Okto XL 

93. Coaxial Quad MultirotorVAOI -VI 

94. Coaxial Quad Multi rotor V A02-V2 

95. CopclandRED LLC Delta Wing Aircran 

96. CyberQuad Maxi 

97. DJJ Flame Wheel F450 

98. DJJ Flame Wheel F550 

99. DAx8 

I 00. DJl lnspire 

1 0 I. DJI Inspire I 

I 02. DJI Inspire 2 

103. DJI M P330z 

I 04. DJI Phantom 

I 05. DJI Phantom I 

I 06. DJI Phantom 2 

I 07. DJI Phantom 2-r 

I 08. DJl Phantom 2 Vision 

I 09. DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ 

II 0. OJI Phantom Vision + 

I I I . DJI Phantom 3 

11 2. DJ1 Phantom FC40 

11 3. DJI Spreading Wings S900 

I 14. DJI Spreading Wings S I 000 

I 15. DJI Spreading Wings S I 000+ 

116. DJI S800 

11 7. 0.11 S800 EVO 

11 8. DJI T600 

I 19. Draganllycr Guardian 

120. Dragantlyer X4ES 

121. DraganllyerX4P 

122. Draganllyer X6 

123. DT-18 

124. DYS D800-X8 

125. Eagle VTOL 

126. Eagle V2 

127. E-Fiitc Apprentice 

128. Event 38 E384 

129. F-450 

130. Falcon VTOL 
131. Fire Fly 6 

132. First Aerial Re ponder UAV 

133. Flame Wheel G4 7.8 Skycrane 

134. Flyi ng-Cam 3.0 SARAH 

135. Foxtech Krakcn 130 V2 

136. FrceF1y Systems ALTA RTF 

137. FrecFly Systems Octocopter Airframe (Legacy) 

138. G4 

139. G4 models 

140. GeoStar 

141. GerMAP G220 

142. GcrMAP G180 

143. goFarm GF- 1 

144. Gryphon Dynamics X8 

145. GT80X 

146. Harris 18 HL 

147. HEFF 

148. Helicopters West on Inspire 

149. Helicopters West SkyJib 8 

150. llclios 960 

151. Hawkeye Mk-IIJ 

152. HcxaCrafter HC-1100 85. 

153. HcxaCrafter H0-1250 

154. HH Blade 350QX2 AP 

155. Hobbyking "Bixler" Fixed Wing Trainer 

156. lloncyComb AgDrone 

157. Horizon Hobby Blade 350 Qx2 quadcopter 

158. Hovcrfly LivcSky, BigSky 60 and H-Frame 

159. llubsan X4 micro drone 

160. HVP 14301 Multi Rotor 

161. Identified System 

162. IMT Global xfold Cinema 

163. Jndago 

164. Tnova iDronc:lnova One 

165. lnstantEyc Mk-2 

166. InstantEye Mk-2 Gen2 

167. lntuitivc Aerial Aeragon 

168. K1 30 Octocoptcr 

169. KongCoptcr X8 

170. Koptcrworx llammcr X 12 

171. Lati tude HQ-4 Hybrid Multirotor 

172. LB700 

173. Leading Edge Precision Vision 10 

174. Lcptron A vcnger 
175. Lewis Realty Associates Hexacopter 650 

176. Liberty I 

177. Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk Ill 

178. Lockheed Martin Indago 

179. Matrix quad copter 

180. MaxF1ight 

181 . MD4-200 

182. MD4-1000 

183. Mikrokopter 2.5 

184. MLB Company Super Bat 

185. MU-lH 

186. Multirotor G4 7.8 Skycrane 

187. Nighthawk 

188. Nighthawk VTOL 

189. OktoXL6Sl2 

190. PAG X4 

191 . Parksone Radian RTF 

192. Parrot Bebop drone 

193. Parrot PF 725100 Bebop Drone 14MP 

194. Parrot Skycontroller 

195. Patriot X4 

196. Patriot X8 

197. Finwing Penguin V2 

198. Birdseyevicw Firefly 6 

199. Phoenix 

200. Phoenix VTOL 

20 I. Phoenix 60 

202. Phoenix 60LE 

203. Pixhawk 

204. Precision Drone Pacesetter 

205. Precisionllawk 

206. Precisionllawk Hawkeye Mk-lll 

207. PrecisionHawk Lancaster 

208. Precision Lancaster MK3 

209. Prioria Hex 

210. Prioria's Maveric 

211 . Pulse Aerospace, PA 01 Vapor 

212. Pulse Aerospace Pulse Vapor 35 

213. Pulse Vapor 

214. Puma AE DDL 

215. PV 14817 Multi Rotor 

216. PV HLI 

217. PV HL2 

218. Q1 
219. Quadcopter LLC MikroKoptcr 

220. Quiet UA V 

221. Qube 

222. R/C Rotors and Aerial Media: Matrix Prof. Multi Rotor Frame & Octo Heavy Lift Prof. 

Multi Rotor 

223. Frame Roni n Edition Microdroncs:MD4- I 000 

224. RCTimcr Hcxacopter 

225. RDASS 

226. REll awk 500 

227. REll awk 680 

228. Rf -70 

229. Riegl RiCoptcr 

230. RITEWlNG Z3 Spade 47" 

23 1. Ritcwing Drake 60'. 

232. RITEWTNG Z3 Spade 70'' 

233. RITEWlNG Z4 Spade 52" 

234. RMAX 

235. Robonight 

236. Rotomotion SR-15 

237. RV Jet 

238. Scout X4 

239. SD02 

240. Seahawk I .2 

241. SclcctTccb Gcospacial's EH-4 

242. ScnscFly cBcc 

243. SenscFiy cBcc RTK 

244. SenseFiy eXom 

245. Sensurion Magpie MP-1 

246. Service-Drone Rccon One 

24 7. Service-Drone Blackbird 

248. SH 900 

249. ShadowHawk 

250. Shrike 

251. Sirius 

252. SkyCatch 

253. SkyJib 8 v.2 Heavy Lifter 

254. SkyPhilly Ml 

255. Skywalkcr Ae ro 

256. Skywalker Flying Wing X8 

257. SnapRoll Media SUAS 

258. Solutions Phoenix 30 

259. StcadiDronc 

260. Stcadidronc Quad 

261. Stcadydronc QU4D 
262. Stead idronc Mavik 

263. SupcrX/P2 Multirotor 

264. Swift Rad ioplancs Lynx 

265. Tali 500 

266. Talon 120LE 

267. Tarot FY690S Hcxacoplcr 

268. Tarot quadcoptcr 

269. Tarot 680pro 

270. Tarot 690 

27 1. Tarot 900 

272. Tarot 960 

273. Tarot T-l 5 

274. Tarot T 15 C/F Folding Octocoptcr 

275. Tarot Tl 8 UAV 

276. Tarot T690 

277. Tarot T8 1 0 

278. Tarot T960 

279. Tarsier Systems MoAC 

280. Tayzu Robotics Titan X8 

281. TBS Discovery Pro 

282. Team Black Sheep Discovery Pro Tarot Tl 5 

283. T-Rcx 700E F3C 

284. TREX 800E DFC PRO 

2~5. Trimble UX5 

286. Trimble UX5 hp 

287. Trimble ZX5 

288. Turningy Talon 500 

289. TUP X8-800 

290. Turbo Ace CfN EWING 6 

29 1. TurboAcc Matrix-G quadcopter 

292. Turbo Ace matrix-E 

293. Turbo Ace MATRIX-I 

294. UA V Solutions Phoenix 60 

295. Univcrseye Penguin 

296. Unmanned Flying Rolling Orb "UFRO" 

297. US2 Green I lawk 

29g. Util iCoptcr ITX8 

299. VA03-v l 

300. V A04-v I 

30 1. VA07-vl 

302. Viking UAS Multicoptcr (VTOL) 

303. Viking UAS FF-X4/X8 

304. VK-Patriot X4/X8 

305. Viking UAS Patriot X4/X8 Multirotor 
306. Viking UAS X6 Model 800 

307. Viking VAS Viking ONE 

308. VK-450 

309. Vi king Unmanned Aerial Systems, LLC AgriView VK Ranger EX 

310. Viking VK-FF-X4 

3 J I. VK- Ranger EX- SAR Fixed Wing UAS 

312. Volantex Raptor Tarot T-1 8 

313. Volt Aerial Robotics Octane 

31 4. Vulcan frame controlled by a DJl A2 fl ight controller 

315. Vulcan Mantis 

316. Vulcan Octocoptcr 

317. Vulcan Raven 

3 J 8. Vulcan UA V 

319. Walkera TALl H500 

320. Walkcra Scout X4 

321. Wookong DJ15800 

322. xCel Drones XD550CDR 

323. XFold Rig with four configurations: Quadcoptcr, Hcxcoptcr, Octocopter and x 12 

Copter 

324. X8-M