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Morgan Slining UAS Exemption Petition, Commercial Agriculture

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Summary

The FAA received a petition from Morgan Slining seeking exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 44807 and 14 C.F.R. Part 11 to conduct UAS operations for commercial agricultural services with aircraft weighing 55 pounds or more. The petition requests authorization for commercial agriculture-related UAS services under special authority for certain unmanned aircraft systems. Operational manuals containing operational protocol will be made available upon request.

What changed

Morgan Slining filed a petition for exemption with the FAA seeking authorization to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems operations for agricultural services. The petition invokes special authority under 49 U.S.C. § 44807 and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, requesting permission to operate UAS weighing 55 pounds or more for commercial agriculture-related services.

This petition, if granted, would allow the petitioner to conduct UAS operations for agricultural purposes that might otherwise be restricted. Other UAS operators or agricultural businesses interested in similar exemptions should monitor this proceeding and may consider submitting comments supporting or opposing the petition. The confidential business information designation on attachments means some operational details are not publicly available.

What to do next

  1. Monitor for FAA action on petition
  2. Contact FAA for additional information if interested in the exemption

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Apr 11, 2026

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Comment

Summary grant petition for exemption to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations allowed by special authority for certain unmanned aircraft systems. Title 49 U.S.C. § 44807, and 14 C.F.R. Part 11 to authorize commercial agricultural related services with UAS weighing 55 pounds or more. Manuals containing operational protocol will be made available upon request.

Attachments 2

Morgan Slining Petition for Exemption

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CONFIDENTIAL APPLICANT INFORMATION

Restricted: Confidential Business Information

CFR references

14 CFR 11

Named provisions

49 U.S.C. § 44807

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Classification

Agency
FAA
Instrument
Consultation
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Consultation
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
FAA-2026-3969-0001
Docket
FAA-2026-3969

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers Transportation companies
Industry sector
4811 Air Transportation
Activity scope
UAS commercial operations Agricultural services exemption
Threshold
UAS weighing 55 pounds or more
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Aviation
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Government Contracting Transportation

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