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## /UliUL l 1 2 P hi n WASHINGTON , D.C . PpCEJVE D ^ SE P 3 Q 201 1 J . Randolp hBabbitt , ADMINISTRATOR , ) MFARIN G DOCKE T Federa l Aviatio n Administration , ) rli^' ^ Complainant . ) 20nEA I 1002 5 ^ V . ) Judge ; Not ye t assigne d ) LIBERT Y JE T MANAGEMEN T ) CORPORATION , ) Hearin g Date : Not ye t assigne d ) . Hearin g Location ; Not ye t assigne d Respondent . ) ) ANSWE R COME S NOW , Respondent , Libert y Jet Managemen t

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y andthroug h undersigne dcounsel , pursuant to 1 4 C.F.R . 13.209 , andhereb y answer s th e Administrator' s Complain t date dSeptembe r

1 , 2011 . Responden t

hereb y request s tha

t th e hearin g o n thi s matter b e hel di

n Cleveland . Ohio , wher e th e incident took place . Fo r th e convenienc e o f

th e witnesses . 1 . Responden t

admit s Sectio n I o f

th e Administrator' s Complaint . Responden t admit s the followin g paragraph s i n Sectio n I

I o f th e Administrator' s Complaint ; 1 , 2,3,4,5,6 , 10 . and11 . 2 . Responden t

denie s th e followin g paragraph s i n Sectio n I

I o f th e Administrator' s Complaint : 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , and1 3 to th e exten t tha t the Administrato r

implie s tha

t Responden t

knew , o r shoul dhav e known , o f

engin e damag e tha

t wa s not visibl e durin g apre-lligh t

inspection . Responden t denie s Section s II

I andI V o f th eAdministrator' s Complaint . An y matte r no t specificall y admitte db y Responden t i s denied . Responden t

denie s violatin g an y o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s cite db y th e Administrato r

i n th e Administrator' s Orde r an dComplaint . AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S Th e Administrato r

fail s t o stat e aclaim , a s ther e i s n o statut e o r regulatio n whic h require s an engin e tea r

dow n followin g abir dstrik e whe n aprefligh t visua l inspectio n doe s no t

revea l an y damage . Th e regulation s cite db y th e Administrato r ar e unconsiitutionall y vagu e an d therefor e the y den y th e Responden t du e proces s o f

la w a s guarantee db y th e Constitutio n o f

th e Unite dStates . Respectfull y submitted .

Dated : Septembe r

29 . 20 1 1 Ken t S . Jackson , Esq . Jackson & Wade , L.L.C . 2162 8 Midlan dDriv e Shawnee , K S 6621 8 Tel : 91 3 338-170 0 Fax ; 91 3 338-175 5CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e this date serve dvi aFederal Express , postag e prepaid , a n origina l an don e (1 ) cop y o f th e foregoin g Answe r

addresse dto : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Wilbur Wright Buildin g - Room201 4 Attn : Hearin g Docket

Clerk . AGC-43 0 Tcl ; 202-267-311 1 Fax:202-267-504 7 And , further , tha

t I hav e this date serve dvi aFederal Express , postag e prepaid , acop y o f th e foregoin g Answe r

addresse dto ; Zachar y M . Herman , Esq . Offic e o f th e Regional Counse l FA A Easter n Region , AEA- 7 On e Aviatio n Plaza . Room56 1 Jamaica , N

Y 1143 4 Tel : 71 8 553-325 8 Fax : 71 8 995-569 9 Dated : Septembe r 29 , 201 1 Ken t S . Jackson , Esq . Jackso n & Wade , L.L.C . 2162 8 Midlan dDriv e Shawnee , K

S 6621 8 Tel : 91 3 338-170 0 Fax:91 3 338-175 5