July 10th, 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 pounds) 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 manufacture.

e. uMAP will utilize the Phantom 3 for video and aerial photography only in Limited Access Areas 

discussed in the exemption request (No. FAA-2015-1473). uMAP will not modify the aircraft’s 

payload or flight characteristics. 

f. The FAA has issued several exemptions for the similar DJI Phantom 2 and Phantom 2 Vision+

(e.g. No. 11398, 11310A, 11767), which are very similar as shown below in Table 1.

g. Aircraft manuals: http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3/download

Table 1: Phantom 2 Vision+ compared to Phantom 3.

Item DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus DJI Phantom 3

Weight (battery and 

propellers included) 1242 g 1280 g

Hover Accuracy

Vertical: 0.8 m

Horizontal: 2.5 m

Vertical: 0.1 - 0.5 m

Horizontal: 1.5 m

Max Ascent/Descent Speed Ascent: 6 m/s

Descent: 2 m/s

Ascent: 5 m/s

Descent: 3 m/s

Max Speed 15 m/s 16 m/s

Controlable range 1 km (0.6 miles) 2 km (1.2 miles)

Flight time ~25 minutes ~23 minutes
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, infrared 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 manuals: 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 payload) is 0.33 lbs. 

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

and will not modify the payload with anything other than manufacture recommended accessories, 

and never exceeding a total takeoff weight greater 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 questions.

Sincerely,

Tiffany Javernick

uMAP, LLC.

1624 Market Street, Suite 202

Denver, CO 80202