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BAIRD, WILLIAMS & GREER, L.L.P. 6225 NORTH24"' STREET, SUITE 125 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85016 TELEPHONE (602) 256-9400 

### Daryl M. Williams (004631) 

### 6 darylwilliatnslalbwj:law.net Attorneys for Solid Edge

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### In the matter of: Solid Edge Aviation, Inc. 

# IVED 18 2015 HEARING DOCKET 

# l FAA Case No. 2015WP910067 

### Answer (Assigned to the Honorable Richard C. ) Goodwin) 12 

### Solid Edge Aviation, by counsel, answers the allegations ofthe FAA's complaints as 13 

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### The allegations ofthis part ofplaintiff's complaint are admitted. 16 17 18 19 20 21 

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### Admit. Admit Admit. Admit. Admit. Admit. With regard to Eric Brunner:
a. Deny. b. Admit.
c. Admit. d. Admit.
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2. With regard to Robert Grenga:

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### c. Admit. Admit. d. Solid Edge admits that it did not obtain information from Era Helicopters until September 10,2014, but denies that it did not make a good faith effort to obtain this information. With regard to Henry Kowalski:

a. Admit. b. Admit.
c. Admit. d. Deny. With regard to Josh Mock:

a. Admit. b. Admit.
c. Admit. With regard to Charles Rush:

a. Admit. b. Admit.
c. Admit. 

### III. The alleged facts and circumstances do 

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### b. Deny. Deny. As to the violations alleged in this paragraph:

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### c. Admitthat in some instances ithad not obtained information from prior employees, but deny the balance ofthis paragraph. Deny. Deny. 21 2 

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### 5. Deny. Deny. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Solid Edge Aviation is a small, family-owned business; and the founder and former head ofthis entity, Larry Brunner, recently diea. Solid Edge Aviation does not have the financial resources to paythe penalty proposedby the FAA; indeed, there is a high likliehood that assessment of this penalty would put Solid Edge out ofbusiness.
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c. The ordinary business income for Solid Edge Aviation is shown on its 2011 taxreturn, was $24,956.00. Ordinary income in 2012 was $45,513.00. In 2013, it was $36,489.00. Solid Edge is entitled to reliefunder the Small BusinessRegulatory EnforcementFairness Act of 1996. Solid Edge is a compliant operator that conducts safe operations. Violations have been unwitting, not willful, and corrections have fieen made so that Solid Edge will be compliant in the future. Solid Edge reasonably and in good faith believed its random drug pools were being populated with new hires by its employee security screening service, which maintains the random pool. Respectfully submitted this 5th day ofAugust 2

22 ORIGINAL mailed this 5th day ofAugust 2015, to: 23

25 24 Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave. Southwest Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 26 Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2W1000 27 28 COPY mailed/emailed this same day to:

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### 1 The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 2 US Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. (Ell-310) 3 Washington, DC, 20590 AdministrativeLaw Judge 4 J. 

### M. Harper 5 Federal AviationAdministration Office ofRegional Counsel- ANM-7 6 Northwest Mountain Region 160 1Lind Avenue, Southwest 7 Renton, WA 98057 ieffrey.harperlalfaa.g:ov 

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Daryl M. Williams Darv!Wil/iams@bwqlaw.net

Federal Aviation Administration Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building 800 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington, DC 20591 August 5, 2015 6225N. 24th Street, Suite 125 Phoenix,Arizona85016 TollFree: (800)251-8243 Local: (602)256-9400 Fox: (602)271-9308 www.bwglaw.net 600 Cameron Street, Suite 416 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 TollFree: (800)251-8243 Local: (703)217-9825 Fax: (703)340-1642 www.bwglaw.nel



## AUG 18 2015 HEARING DOCKET

Re: In the matter ofSolid Edge Aviation, LLC, FAA Case No. 2015WP910067 Enclosed find the original and one copy ofour answer inthis proceeding. SolidEdge Aviationrequeststhatthehearing inthis matterbeheldinPhoenix, Arizona, and expects the hearingwill last one day. For schedulingpurposes, Mr. BrunnerofSolidEdgeAviation, LLC and his counsel, Daryl Williams, are generally available for the next year. However, Mr. Williams's calendar fills up quickly as the dates approach. The only blackout dates are for federal holidays and the dates below:

DMW/dlc Enclosures August 26-September 4, 2015 September 25-29,2015 Aprill8-22, 2016

cc: J.M. Harper