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### Illinois 60025 18153567042 From: Charles Barnett

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### FAX: 815- 356-7042
HearingDocket Federal AviationAdministration 800 Independence Avenue, S. W. Washington,.DC 20591 November 26. 20]4 

### Via lacsimile 202 493-5142 and US CertifiedMail 70121640 0001 

### 7.'36V4:§.§. Attention:

**Hc~ring** Docket Clerk, AGG-43.0 Wilber WrighL Building-.Suite 2Wl000 

### RB.: REQUEST

### FORHEARING 

### 2012,SO,Q9-0Q53 ATTN: HearingDocket 

### Clerk Please be advi$edthat we represent BirminghamFlight Centerintheabove-refer(:nced 

### matter. Pursnantto I 4 CFR § 13..16, 

### we are reqtresling 'lhearing. A 

### copy of.the 

### FINAL NOTICE OFPROPOSED CJVlLPENAL TY

### in th;o n:wtter is enclosed for 

### your reference. matter. If

### yo.nn;cc<:i 

### ;uJ.y additional information.• please cqnta<.;l ihe undersigned.

Encl. 

### cc: V

### cry Truly Yours, 

### BARNETT & 

### BORTH, LLC



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### facsimile qnd US MailTo: Page 4 of 7 2014-11-26 2341:40 (GMT) 18153567042 Frorn·. Charles Barnett
U.S. Department ofTransportation Southern Regio(l Office of the Regional Counsel P.O. Sox 20636 Atlanta, Georgia 30320 Federal Aviation Administration CERTIFIED- RETURN RECFTPT REQUESTED & REGULAR 

### MATL Bim1ingham Fligltl Center 42A3 East Lake Blvd. B_inningharn, .AL-J5.2 'l 7 (404) 305-5200 (404) 305-5223 FAX 2012S0090053



### FINAL NOTICE OF I'ROPQSED CIVIL PENALTY On March

**~'** 2013, you wexe advi.0 Gd through a. Notice ofProposed Civil .Penalty 

### that the FAA proposedto

**fiS~ess** a qivil penaltyinthe an1ountof$11,000. After consideringallthe. evidenceiu. this matter, 

### it appears that; approved 14 C.F.R. Part6! and Part 14) flight schooL 2. On or about September 18, 2012, yon operated N525LP, a Cessna Citation Jet, as a passenger carrying flight fromBirmiugharn,.AL (KBHM) to Destin, FL (KDTS) (hereinafter "Flight"). 3. TheFlight was QpGrated 

### torcompensation orhire.. 4. At tlte time.ofthe.Flight, the BirminghamFlight Centerdid not: a. Hold an air carrier or commercial operator ceriificate under 14 C.F.R. Part 119; 

### ll **!:McJ.,e,2P.WJI!if \l\llh<?tit~;**  **!Ts~n,\QS** 

### \?!71Ji"::!1I'S21 1

**2~ B~'l';l'C"ib"j;nn·**  d. Pass a 

### written or ora[ test given 

### by

### the Administrator or an authorized chec]< rilot to conductthe Flight: or e. Pass or complete the training, tests, a11cl checks r\"<juir;;d to act as a pilot under 14 GF.R. Part 135.To: Page 5 of 7 2014-11-26 234140 (GMD 18153567042 From: Charles Barnett 5. As a result, you violated the following sections of the Federal Aviation Regulali<ms:


### a. Section !19c5(g) in that no p>:rson 

### may operate 

### as adire.ct 

### .air carrieroras 

### a commercial operator without, or in violation of, an appropdate .certificate and
. appropriate operations specifications. No person may operate as a direct air

carrier or 

### as a .commercial operator in violation ofanydeviation or exemption authority, ifissued 

### to thatperson or thatperson's representative. h. Section ll9.5(i) in that 

### no person 

### may operate as 

### a direct air carrier without holding appropriate 

### economrc authority 

### fiwn the D.e:partrnent 

### Of Transportation. 

### c Section ll9.33(a)(2)in that 

### a perc;on 

### may not operate 

### .as a direct air carrier

**1mle~s** that person obtains an 

### .Air CarrierCertjfi<;ate. d. Section l35.95(b) 

### in that no certificate holder 

### may use the services ofany person as an.. airman ·unless the nCr-son nerfltnn-inr:r thn-_c;:cp **c-Arvif'P.~ -i~**  **mJo~_l~·'"i""'A** e. Section.135.293(a) in that no certificate holder may use a pilot, nor may any B::{N5?9 **P85Y~.?P~ ?-..J?:~**  1 **t1:\ti1'.-'i'h're~- J.r,h>,Scp·_d~s¢:~(.,-;;f**  **:vv·t'.ia~Jt** 

### ·0.t1
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# ·trte Administrator or an authorized check pilot, on that pil0t's knowledge in the are@s specified inthis. section. f Section l3S293.(b) in thilt no certificate holder may 

### lise a pilot, nor 

### may any person serve as a 

### pilot, in 

### any aircraft unless, since the begirming ofthe 12th calend&r month.beforethat service, that

### _pilot has passed a competency check given 

### by the Administrator 

### or an authorized check pilot in that class of aircraft, 

### ifs.ing)e,engine mrplane other than turbojet, orthattype of aircr4ft, if helicopter, multiengine airplcrnc, orttlrhojet airp)Me, to determine the pilot's competence in practic'!l skills IUJd_ techniques in thaL aircraft or class of aircraft. g, Section l35..299(a) in that no certificate holder mayuse a pilot, normay any person serve, as. a pilo.( in 

### command ofa flight

**unle~s;** 

### sinGe tl1e 

### b.e;ginni.ng of 

### the 12th 

### calendat month be.fore that s.ervice., that pilot .has passed a r1ighl 

### check in one ofthe 1)}lcS **of.~lrcraft** whichthat pilot is to 

### fly. The flight check

**shall~** 

### (1) Be given

### bya_p approved check pilotor 

### bythe Administrator; (2) Consist ofatleastonet1ight over oneroute segment;and (3) In,oluqe takeoffs atld landings at one or more representative 1llllJ01iS. Io addition to the requirements of this pic\ra.graph, for a pilot authorize.d to

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# ___________________To: Page 6 of 7 2014-11-26 23:41:40 (GMT) 18153567042 From: Charles Barnett
conduct IFR operations, at ]east one ilight shall be flown over <l civil Under 49 U,S,C, Sections 46301(a)-{d), youare subJect to a civil penalty not to exceed Sl,JOO t()r each ofthe violations noted_ By reason oft he t()regoing facts and circumstances, we propose to assess a .civil penalty inthe amount of$11,000, Unless you mail or personally deliver, in Wdting, yourrequest 

### for a hemingin this matter, on or bo.fur:Q l':;.fto<..>n (15) Juyu <.1.H<.>r -yuu

**r<.>ow·~·.;u th~c.•**  **P~:rrc~l 1'-.Tol~o<.>~**  •,•,•v -•,v:iH :i.u.l;LH.> u.:n Or..;:lor .AdJooool.ng Civ\1 Penalty anci you will have no fmther right to a hearing, lfyou do not submit a written requestfor-ahearing, youmustpaythcproposed civil penalty. Your request tor a hearing must be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration, 

### 600 Independence Avenue SW, Wilbur Wright j3ui1ding, Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 

### 20591, Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 (if dclivcryis 

### in pers!ln 

### or via expedited colllrier service) or Federal Aviation Administration, 

### 8()0 l11dependence Avenue SW, Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2W1 000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Hearing D()cket Clerk, AGC-430 (if delivery is via U.S. Mail), and a copy must be sent to the ur1dersigned FAA utlorney; Your request must be dated $11(! signed, in a<ecord>mce with section 

### 13.16 of the

**F~deral** Aviation Reg1rlations, sent to you with theNoticeofPTOposed Civil Penalty(l4 C,F_R, §13J6} You may

### pay the proposed penaltybysubmitting 

### a certified check 

### ormoney

**orderpayabl~C** to the "Federal Aviation Administration" to the undersigned, RANDY ELLEN fiYMAN 

### REGIONAL COUNSEL n - .

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### &-IA;J.f/(/ _,/"'., BY:



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## \ D.ELTRICK l-I. JOHNSON Attorney Office ofthe Regional Counsel



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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby cerlify that the foregoing Final Notice ofJ'roposec! Civil Penalty has 

### been mailed_ 

### -bY Certified Mail & 

### Regular Mail to: Bin11ingh<'tm Flight Centor 

### 4243 East Lalce Blvd. Binningham, AL 35217 

### Charles

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