Wouldn’t this be typical pattern? Get approval on a relatively low threshold, but widely available product for the first approval. Test, use, show progress and then go back to the FAA for more expansion. The first approval is the hardest because there is no precedent. Nobody (at the FAA) wants their name on the approval of something novel. But once that is done, it’s only the expansion of an already approved product. A much smaller approval.
@tommy Thats a little harsh for first thing in the morning. I hope your day goes better than your comment.