### 1 U.S. Department of Transportation

2 9 th May , 2015
Stephen Keen geoResource Technologies, Inc. 41 Cameron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington DC 20590

Re: Amendment to Exemption Approval ( Exemption No. 11677) Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the “Reform Act”) and 14 CFR Part 11, Stephen Keen , DBA ‘ geoResour ce Technologies, Inc. ’ operator of Unmanned Aircraft System s (UAS), hereby requests an Amendment to Exemption No. 11677. This amendment is related wholly to the addition of one (1) additional UAV p latform , beyond the existing DJI S1000 already approved, and seeks no changes to the existing

terms and conditions of the current exemption. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Additional UAV Platform

The additional platform related to this Amendment request is the FireFLY6 BirdsEyeView Aerobotics . The UAV is a vertical take

- off, forward flight platform that is optimized for the collection of data related to high

- accuracy survey and mapping tasks. The platform has both hover and forward flight contro llers (Pixhawk) providing stabilized flight for additional safety and has complete ‘return

- to

- home’ capabilities which can be triggered by the PIC or automatically triggered if communications are lost with the aircraft for any reason. The platform has bee n developed over 3+ years with hundreds of test flights focused on the development of a safe, robust platform to support advanced mapping capability. The aircraft can be flown manually or through the use of Mission Planner ground station software to devel op flight plans for mapping missions (manual control can be re

- asserted by the user at any time during autonomous flight). The platform specifications are described below:

o Wingspan

- 60" (1524 mm)

o Length

- 37.4" (950 mm)

o Weight

- 6.0

- 9.0 lbs (2.7

- 4.1kg) all

- up
o Flight Time

- 15

- 45+ minutes average hybrid flight

o Payload Capacity

- 1.5

- 2.5lbs (0.7

- 1.1kg)

o Cruise Speed

- 30

- 35kts (34

- 40mph, 15

- 18m/s)

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o Max Speed

- 50kts (57mph, 26m/s )

As with the original Section 333 Exemption application, the focus of the operation of the FireFLY6 related to this amendment is safety. That is the safe operation of the aircraft by following all the operational procedures listed in the original applicati on (related to normal procedures, emergency procedures, pre

- flight checklist, take

- off checklist, post

- flight checklist and the maintenance of flight and battery log books), the over

- riding principle being that if there is any doubt whatsoever related to t he safety of the mission it will not be flown and steps will be taken to remedy
any concerns before proceeding . This relates to; maintenance, platform hardware and software, environmental conditions (site and weather conditions) , proximity of individuals not immediately

- related to flight operations and
any safety concerns).

Included in this application for an Amendment are attachments related to configuration and operation of the various elements of the FireFLY6 system.

Included in this application for an Amendment is an attachment of the original Section 333 Exemption request by geoResource Technologies, Inc.

- geoResourceTechnologiesInc

- 333.pdf.

Included in this application for an amendment is an attachment of the original FAA approval letter for Exemption No. 11677 (Regulatory Docket No. FAA

– 2015

– 0701)

- geoResourceTechnologiesInc

- 11677.pdf.

Sincerely,

Stephen Keen, dba ‘geoResource Technologies, Inc.’