July 10 th , 2015

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

RE: FAA requested additional information for FAA Docket No. FAA

- 2015

- 1473.

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant with Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, uMAP, LLC (uMAP) wishes

to supply the following supplemental aircraft information per request by the FAA in regards to Docket No.

FAA

- 2015

- 1473. At this time, uMAP requests that the following four aircraft be considered:

1. DJI Phantom 3

a. Make : DJI
b. Model : Phantom 3

c. Type : Quadcopter
d. Maximum takeoff weight : DJI does not publish payload details for the Phantom 3. However, it has a total weight of 1280g (2.82 pound s) which includes the battery

, propellers, camera and gimbal. The Phantom 3’s gimbal and camera are not removable, and doing so will void the UAS’s warranty; therefore, modification to allow additional or different payloads is not recommended by
the manufa cture

.

e. uMAP will utilize the Phantom 3 for video and aerial photography only in Limited Ac c ess Areas discussed in the exemption request ( No. FAA

- 2015

- 1473 ) . uMAP will not modify the aircraft’s payload or flight characteristics.
f. T he FAA has issued several exemptions for th e similar DJI Phantom 2 and Phantom 2 Vision + ( e.g. No. 11398, 1 1310A, 11767) , which are very similar as shown below in Table 1.

g. Aircraft manual s : http://www.dji.com/product/ph antom

- 3/download

Table 1: Phantom 2 Vision + compared to Phantom 3

.2. DJI S1000 +

a. Make: DJI
b. Model: Spreading Wings S1000+

c. Type: Octocopter
d. Maximum takeoff weight: 11 kg (24.25 pounds), aircraft weight with 4.4 kg (9.7 pounds), and a payload up to 6.6 kg (14.55 pounds).

e. uMAP will utilize the S1000+ to acquire high resolution aerial images, infr ared remote sensing,
and lidar. Such payload equipment varies in weight, but never exceeding a total aircraft weight of 11 kg (24.25 pounds).
f. The FAA has issued several exemptions for the DJI S1000+ (e.g. No. 11694, 11398, and 11184)
as well as UAS collection of lidar and infrared data collection ( e.g. No. 11338).

g. Aircraft ma nuals: http://www.dji.com/product/spreading

- wings

- s1000

- plus/download

3. Sensefly eBee Ag

a. Make: SenseFly
b. Model: eBee Ag

c. Type: Fixed wing
d. Maximum takeoff weight: The published data specifies the aircraft weight with battery and camera is 1.53 pounds. Of this weight the camera (i.e. the maximum payload) is 0.33 lbs.

e. uMAP will utilize the eBee Ag for agricultural monitoring and remote sensing and will not modify the payload with anything other than manufacture recommended accessories, and never exceeding a total takeoff weight greater than 1.53 pounds.
f. The FAA has issued several exemptions for the eBee Ag (e.g. No. 11635, 11628, and 11339 ).

g. Aircraft information : https://www.sensefly.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sensefly/
documents/

brochures/eBee_Ag_en.pdf

4. Sensefly eBee RTK

a. Make: SenseFly
b. Model: eBee, eBee RTK

c. Type: Fixed wing
d. Maximum takeoff weight: The published data specifies the aircraft weight with battery and
camera is 1. 61 pounds . Of this weight the camera (i.e. the maximum paylo ad) is 0.33 lbs.

e. uMAP will utilize the eBee RTK for any aerial imagery that requires survey grade georeferencing

a nd will not modify the payload with anything other than manufacture recommended accessories, and never exceeding a total takeoff weight great er than 1. 61 pounds.
f. The FAA has issued several exemptions for the eBee RTK ( e.g. No. 11956, 11632, and 11585 ).

g. Aircraft information : https://www.sensefly.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sensefly/ documents/brochures/eBee_RTK_en.pdf

Thank you for your time, and please contact the undersigned should you have any further quest ions

.
Sincerely,

Tiffany Javernick uMAP, LLC. 1624 Market Street, Suite 202 Denver, CO 80202