### Martin , Michae l (OST) ^^^^^^^^^^^.^ ^ From : Mik e MacPherso n [mikedmac@hotmail.com ] : '^POril/lTIUr ! Sent : Wednesday , January25 , 201 2 11:5 7 A M rlCPFRAliON S To : EA S (OST ) Cc : Sharo n Campbell ; Larr yClark ; scottw@flypresqueisle.co m ,i Tr . ^ '- > A\p - ^' ' Subject : Presqu e Isle , Main e EA S bid s ' * ^'- - • ^ '" ' '' " ^•• ' Goo d morning , Gentleme n and/o rLadies , Thi s emai l i s i n respons e t o th e DO Treceive d bid s o n EA

S fo rPresqu e Isle , Maine . Than k yo u fo rpostin g th e bid s t o th e interne t fo rconstituen t revie was tha t wa s helpfu l t o b e abl e t o revie wthei rbid s i n thei rentirety . I hav e rea d al l thre e bid s as wel l as reviewe d th e aircraf t tha t eac h bi d propose d t o use . I full ysuspect th e view s expresse d belo war e bu t echo s o fman yother s bu t I wil l continu e th e discussion . M ywif e an d fl yi n an d ou t o fth e Presqu e Isl e airpor t versu s drivin g t o Bangor , Portland , o rN H becaus e th e cos t differentia l afte rconsideratio n o fadditiona l hote l costs , additiona l parkin g fees , additiona l mea l costs , gasolin e cost s and , equall yimportant , fiv e o rte n o rmor e hour s o fwindshiel d time , i s minimal . Grante d w e woul d lov e t o hav e a muc h large raircraf t wit h je t speed , bu t realit ydoe s no t allo wthat . W e wil l continu e t o utiliz e an d suppor t th e airpor t as lon g as fare s remai n reasonabl e an d as lon g as th e aircraf t i s a suitabl e aircraft . Afte rrevie wo fth e Ai rChoic e On e bid , I ca n stat e explicitl ytha t th e aircraf t propose d i s NOTa suitabl e aircraft . I t woul d b e fai rt o predic t demis e o fth e airpor t facilit yi fsuc h a n aircraf t wer e t o b e th e choic e mod e o ftrave l fo rthi s bi d process . Th e consequence s o fofferin g a singl e engin e Gran d Carava n o n inboun d an d outboun d traffi cnumbers woul d b e disastrou s t o loca l touris m a s wel l a s th e busines s community . I woul d urg e yo u t o dismis s thi s bi d as unacceptabl e o n an yleve l as a n EA

S proposal . Afte rrevie wo fth e Sovereig n bi d an d doin g a bi t o fresearc h o n th e aircraf t I d o hav e som e concerns . Firs t i s th e utilizatio n o fBA

e Jetstrea m 4 1 a s th e propose d aircraft . Th e websit e fo rth e Jetstrea m 4 1 show s tha t onl y10 0 wer e manufacture d an d NON E ar e presentl yi n us e i n th e US . I findee d tha t wer e a vali d fact , I fo rone , woul d b e verywaryo f safet yan d reliabilit yo fth e service . I understan d ther e i s discussio n aroun d th e abilit yo fSovereig n t o obtai n certificatio n t o us e eithe ro fth e propose d airframe s withi n th e tim e fram e require d o fth e bi d process . A s fo rth e othe raircraft , I understan d i t i s th e turbopro p versio n o fth e 32 8 whic h put s i t i n th e sam e clas s a s th e SAAB 34 0 w e ar e al l familia rwith . I wil l sayth e quote d airfar e o f$11 0 i s th e preferre d numbe ro fth e propose d fare s i n th e thre e bids . Wit h th e limite d knowledg e o fth e detail s available , an d th e uncertainl yo fth e certification , th e Sovereig n bi d woul d b e questionable . Tha t leave s th e Peninsul a Airway s bid . Althoug h w e woul d welcom e je t servic e a s w e onc e ha d prio rt o de-regulation , w e hav e becom e accustome d t o th e SAAB 34 0 an d hav e accepte d th e fac t tha t th e SAAB i s realisticall yth e bes t w e ca n forse e fo rth e nea rfuture . Th e projecte d $14 2 i s highe rtha n expecte d o rdesire d bu t w e understan d an d hop e tha t negotiation s ma ydecreas e tha t somewhat . Whateve rth e decision . Gentleme n and/o rLadies , I urg e yo u t o ensur e continue d saf e an d reliabl e ai rservic e t o Presqu e Isl e an d Aroostoo k

County . Ou rlocatio n an d ou reconom ymak e ai rservic e t o ou rare a an d ou rbusinesse s a necessity , no t a luxury . Than k yo u fo ryou rwor k

o n ou rbehalf . 

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