UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

DOCKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE

WASHINGTON, DC 20590

IN THE MATTER OF EXEMPTION #14547:

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC

FOR AN AMENDMENT TO EXEMPTION #14547 (GRANTED ON 

JANUARY 28, 2016) CONCERING THE ADDITION OF CERTAIN SMALL 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO THE APPROVED AIRCRAFT 

LIST

PURSUANT TO SECTION 333 OF 

THE FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012 

(PUBLIC LAW 112-95)

Submitted on March 8, 2016

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC

PO Box 5206

Austin, Texas 78763-5206

(512) 766-4337

Conner@DaedalusDroneServices.com

DaedalusDroneServices.com
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Table of Contents

0 Amendment Request.............................................................................................3

0.1 Summary...........................................................................................................3

0.2 Petitioner’s Contact Information ......................................................................5

0.3 Conclusion ........................................................................................................6
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0 Amendment Request

0.1 Summary

RE: Exemption #14547 Amendment Request Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act of 

2012

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is for the purpose of petitioning the Secretary of Transportation and Federal Aviation 

Administration for an amendment to Exemption #14547. Daedalus Drone Services, LLC was 

granted a Section 333 exemption on January 28, 2016 for the purposes of conducting aerial 

photography/videography/surveying for real estate, agriculture, construction, education and 

research. Daedalus Drone Services, LLC hereby requests an amendment to Exemption #14547 

to include additional types of rotorcraft and fixed wing sUAS for operation in full compliance 

with the conditions and limitations set forth in the original exemption. 

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC requests the following amendment be approved:

“The operator is authorized by this grant of exemption (amendment) to use any aircraft identified 

on the List of Approved Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) under Section 333 at regulatory 

docket FAA-2007-3330 at www.regulations.gov, when weighing less than 55 pounds including 

payload. Proposed operations of any aircraft not on the list currently posted to the above docket 

will require a new petition or a petition to amend this exemption.”

Additionally, Daedalus Drone Services, LLC accepts the corresponding condition and limitation:

“This exemption, the List of Approved Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) under Section 333 at 

regulatory docket FAA–2007–3330 at www.regulations.gov, and all 5 documents needed to 

operate the UAS and conduct its operations in accordance with the conditions and limitations 

stated in this grant of exemption, are hereinafter referred to as the operating documents. The 

operating documents must be accessible during UAS operations and made available to the 

Administrator upon request. If a discrepancy exists between the conditions and limitations in this 

exemption and the procedures outlined in the operating documents, the conditions and 

limitations herein take precedence and must be followed. Otherwise, the operator must follow 

the procedures as outlined in its operating documents. The operator may update or revise its 

operating documents. It is the operator’s responsibility to track such revisions and present 

updated and revised documents to the Administrator or any law enforcement official upon 

request. The operator must also present updated and revised documents if it petitions for 

extension or amendment to this grant of exemption. If the operator determines that any update or 
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revision would affect the basis upon which the FAA granted this exemption, then the operator 

must petition for an amendment to its grant of exemption. The FAA’s UAS Integration Office 

may be contacted if questions arise regarding updates or revisions to the operating documents.”
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0.2 Petitioner’s Contact Information

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC

PO Box 5206

Austin, Texas 78763-5206

(512) 766-4337

Conner@DaedalusDroneServices.com

DaedalusDroneServices.com
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0.3 Conclusion

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC respectfully requests the same finding from the FAA as provided

in previous exemption amendments (including to Aerial Mob, LLC #11066A, docket ID FAA2014-0353). The FAA has found that amendment requests such as this are not precedent setting

and that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition on the Federal Register,

delaying the FAA in acting on the petition and being detrimental to the organization. Thank you

for your time.

Respectfully submitted,

Conner MacIver, President

Daedalus Drone Services, LLC