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y Action ) FDM S No . FAA-201I-048 1 I N TH E MATTERO F CORNERSTON E AVIATION , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S No . FAA-201 1 -048 4 I N TH E MATTERO F CORNERSTON E AVIATION , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S No . FAA-201 1 -048 9

### ORDE RGRANTIN G COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N FO RLIMITE D SUMMAR Y .TUDGMEN T I N DM S NO . FAA-2011-048 1 Compliiinan i Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant " o r "th e agency" ) lia s filedaMotio n fo

r Decisio n ("Motion" ) i

n on e of thes e consolidate dmatleis . DM S No . FAA-2011-048 1 ("0481") . Th e Motio n aigiie. s tha t Responden t

Cornerston e Aviation , Inc . ("Respondent " or "Cornerstone" ) ha s admitte dall th e relevan t fact s constitutin g ll^

c basi s fo r th e agency' s asserte dviolation s of th e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s ("FARs") ; therefore , th e agenc y continues , n o genuin e issu e of material fac

t exist s an di t i s entitle dto judgmen t

a s amatte r

o f law . Complainan t

ask s tha t th e hearin g b e limite dt o th e questio n of sanction . Th e Complain t

i n 048 1 assert s tha

t Cornerstone , a

n air agenc y certifie dto operat e aPar t 14 1 pilo t school , faile dto provid e trainin g i n accordanc e wit

h th e provisio n i

n it s governin g syllabu s requirin g student s to hol daPrivat e Pilo t Certificat e a s aprerequisit e to beginnin g Instrument/Commercia l training . Th e Complain t assert s tha

t aname d studen t began receivin g bot

h InstrumentyConimercial groun dinstructio n an d Instrument/Commercia l fligh t instructio n before tha

t studen t wa s issue daPrivat e Pilo t Certificate . A s such , th e Complain t states . Cornerston e violate dFA R§§141.83(a)(1 ) (failin g t o compl y wit

h a n approve dtrainin g course ) an d141.101(a)(1 ) (failin g to maintai n a

n accurat e recordof

th e dat e astudent

wa s enrolle di

n a n approve dcourse) . I

n suppor t of it s conclusion , Complainant' s Motio n argue s tha t Respondent' s Answer , togethe r wit h certai n answer s to Complainant' s Reques t fo r Admissions , acknowledg e th e fact s comprisin g th e allege dviolations . Thes e admissions , th e Motio n continues , establis h tha

t Responden t

violate dth e name dFARs . Responden t

di dnot answe r th e Motion . I conclud e tha

t Complainan t

i s entitle dto summar

y judgment

o n th e questio n of liability . Cornerstone' s approve dInsirument/Commercia l trainin g cours e require s a studen t to hol daPrivate Pilo t

Certificat e prio r

to enrollment . Th e document s . Complainan t

ha s cite dan

dsubmitted , togethe r

wit h Respondent' s answe r

to th e Complain t

andt o th e agency' s Reques t fo r Admissions , establis h tha t Respondent' s studen t bega n InstrumeniyConm^ercia ! trainin g prio r to receivin g aPrivat e Pilo t Certificate . Thes e circumstance s constitut e violation s of §§141.83(a)(1 ) an d 141.101(a)(1 ) a s charged . Th e fact s thu s determined , however , d o no t establis h th e appropriat e sanction . Tha t issu e wil l b e hearda s par t of th e consolidate dhearing . WHEREFORE , i

t i s ORDERE D a s follows : 1 . Complainant* s Motio n fo r Decisio n i s GRANTED :2 . Responden t i s foun di n violatio n of

1 4 C.F.R . §§141.83(a)(1 ) an d 141.101(a)(1 ) a s stale di

n thi s Order ; an

d 3 . Th e hearin g i

n DM S No . FAA-2011-048 1 wil l b e limite dt o th e issu e o f sanction .

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