Eastern Shore Aerial petitions FAA for exemption amendment
Summary
Eastern Shore Aerial Solutions LLC has petitioned the FAA to amend its existing Exemption No. 24980 for agricultural aircraft operations. The petition requests changes to conditions and limitations and an extension of the expiration date to 24 months from amendment approval. The company seeks to operate under restrictions similar to Exemption No. 20365B for visual line of sight and limited beyond line of sight agricultural drone operations under 14 CFR 137.3.
What changed
Eastern Shore Aerial Solutions LLC seeks to amend its existing FAA airworthiness exemption to modify operating conditions and extend the expiration date. The petition specifically requests authority to operate heavier aircraft (55 lbs+) under restrictions comparable to previously granted Exemption 20365B, covering both visual line of sight and limited beyond line of sight agricultural aircraft operations as defined by 14 CFR 137.3.
For other agricultural aircraft operators, this petition signals continued FAA willingness to consider exemption requests for beyond line of sight operations. Companies seeking similar authorizations should monitor FAA's treatment of this petition as precedent for their own applications. The FAA's response will clarify whether current conditions and limitations remain appropriate for heavier agricultural drone operations.
What to do next
- Monitor FAA docket FAA-2025-3443-0007 for agency response
- Prepare comments if FAA requests public input on exemption conditions
- Review operational requirements under Exemption 20365B for compliance alignment
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ATTACHED. PLEASE REDACT
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Eastern Shore Aerial Solutions LLC petitions for (1) an amendment to Client’s
Exemption No. 24980 to change the conditions and limitations and (2) a change in the
expiration date to 24 months past the date of the amendment being granted. Petitioner is
proposing to operate under the restrictions in previously granted Exemption No. 20365B, as
subsequently modified by the FAA for visual line of sight and LIMITED beyond line of sight
agricultural aircraft operations as defined by 14 CFR 137.3. The authority for the FAA to grant
this petition is from 49 U.S.C. §§ 44701(f), 44807, and 14 C.F.R. Part 11.
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Eastern Shore Aerial Solutions LLC Petition for Exemption - 55 Pounds and Heavier (2)
Confidential - Eastern Shore Aerial Solutions LLC
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