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# RECEIVE D FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION . DE C 2 8 201 1 Complainant . FA A Docket nt^^^^^N Q DOCKE T

ELITE AIR , [ ^ Respondent , 5C>(|

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\ . Admitted . II 2 . Admitted . 3 . Admitted . 4 . Admitted . 5 . Denie s tha

t aFA A rqjrescnialiv e inspecte dN444CWo n September 12 , 2010 . (a) Denie s tha

t th e actio n take

n b y th e FA

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n September

12 , 201 0 reveale dtha

t Elite Ai r operate dN444C Wo n seven Par t 13 5 flight s betwee n Jun e 15 , 2101 0 andAugus t 12 , 2010 . ^ - , tj —

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# il l ANSWE R^ " ^ Elite Air , Inc. , ("Elite") , b y an dthroug h it' s undersigne dcounsel , hereb y files it' s Answer , pursuan t

to Rul e 20 9 of

th e Rule s o f

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(b ) Denie s tha t

prio r t o eac h 13 5 fligh t

conducte do n N444C Wtha t th e pilo ! di dno t conduc t aprefligh t

inspectio n o f

th e airplan e a s require db y Elit e Air' s Genera l Operation s Manuel . 6 . Denie s tha t

Elit e Air'i i Genera l Operation s Manue l wa s no t complie dwit h durin g al l 13 5 flight s conducte db y Eht e Ai r o n N444CW . 7 . Denie s tha t

Elit e Ai r violate dSectio n 135.21(a ) o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations . 8 . Denies , 9 . Denies . 10 . Furthe r

answering . Responden t alleges : (a ) Upo n informatio n an dbelie f n o agen t o f th e Complainan t

eve r re\'iewe d origina l tligh t

mdnifest s (Form s EAl-301 ) relatin g t o th e relevan t flight s an dinstea drelie do n copie s tha t wer e no t obtaine dfro mElit e Ai r an d canno t b e authenticated . (b ) Responden t

retain s fligh t

manifest s (FORTE S EAl-301 ) fo r 3 0 day s a s require db y it s Genera l Operation s Manue l an dth e FA A regulations . (c ) B y th e tim e Complainan t mad e th e allegation s agains t th e Responden t

th e relevan t fligh t nianifest s wer e n o longe r available . (d ) Eve n i f

Complainan t

coul destablis h tha t

th e relevan t

flight s wer e conducte dunde r

par t 13 5 an dtha t

th e PI C faile dt o ente r

th e inspectio n du e date s an dtime s o n Fon n EAl-301 , th e PT C substantiall y complie d with Elit e Air' s Genera l Operation s Manue l i n tha t h e di dconduc t

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(e ) Th e fligh t

o n Jun e 15 , 201 0 wa s achec k ride conducte db y an FA A mspecto r an dwa s no t

a13 5 flight . Respectflill y submitte dthi s _n.._

_da y o f December . 2011 .

B . Gra y GibW , Esq . Attorne y fo r

Elit e Air , Inc . CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E 1 hereb y certif

y tha t atru e an dcorrec t

cop y o f th e foregoin g ha s bee n furnishe db y Certifie dMail/Retur n Receip t Requeste dt o th e following : Hearin g Docke t

Cler k (origina l plu s on e copy ) FAA , AGC-43 0 Suit e 2W100 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue ^ S W Washingto n D C 2059 1 Rya n Landen i U S Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Pos t Offic e Bo x 2063 6 Atlant aG A 3032 0 

### B . GrayGibbsTSq T Attorne y fo r

Elit e Air , Inc .