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### RESPONDENT' S NOTIC EO FWITHDR ^ .WA LO FHEARIN GREQUES T PLEAS ETAK ENOTICE , tha t Sceni c Avia t

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herein , b y an dthroug h undersigne dcounsel , pursuan t t o th e Rule s of

Practic e reques t fo r ahearin g i n thi s matter . Th e partie s hav e i andincorporate db y reference) , withn o findin g of vi o A s aresult , ahearin g o n th e merit s i s n o long © WHEREFORE , Respondent , Sceni c Aviatio n above-captione dmatte r

b e terminatedwithprejudice , (1 4 C.F.R . Part 13) , hereb y withdraw s it s gree dt o aConsen t

Orde r (attache dheret o ation . 1 necessary . Inc. , respectfull y request s tha t th e

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Coti^laiaant , Fedem l Aviatio n Adminislntion , an dS ( teni c Aviation , Ihc ^ tbroog htbci r respedive undenigne drepzestttsdves, hetd) y agre e t > aet f prejudice * upo n tb e following ternis an dconditions : 1 . WHEREAS , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n h'FAA" ) i s ohaige dwiif aprcnnotin g th e safet y o f civi l aviation , includin g ai r traasfportatioif

, whic ha n ai r

oatrie r mus t conduc t at tiu highes t leve l o f safbtsr, and . 2 . WHEREAS , o n Augus t 6,2010 , th e FA A file da n Cas e No . 2009NM07006 6 FA A Docke t No . CPOSNMOO

l 1 CONSEN T OR]>E R

f^nmde dComplaittt ; seddn g acivi l penalty i n th e amoun t

o f $42,90 0 fixmn Sceni c Avi i ition , Inc. ; and , 3 . WHEREAS , thi s Orde r i s issue dunde r

th e authorii y containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . 46301(a ) &. (d) , an d1 4 C.F.R . sectio n 13.13 ; an d 4 . WHEREAS , pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . sectio n 13.13 , Slcetiic Aviation , Inc . state s th e foUowiag: a . Sceni c Aviatio n hereb y make s an admi ! sio n o f al l jurisdictiona l fiicts; an d b . Sceni c Aviatio n hereb y expressl y waive 8 tiieri^t t o fbuhe r

procedura l step s an d o f al l ri ^ t o judicia l review ; an d c . Scegai c Aviatio n b«Fd>yiDooiponite $ b y referenc e th e Notic e o f Ptoposc dCivi l Penalty (hercinafle r

'Notice*' ) date dJu t

e 3,2009 , an dfiittiier

acknowledge s diat th e Notic e ma y b e use dt o constru e th e 1 enn s o f thii s Consoi t

Oido ; an d d . Upo n executio n o f

tiiis Consen t

Order, ! iconi c Aviation , Inc . wil l file arequest wif t Hox i Administrativ e Law Judg e t o v i itiidraw tiio reques t

for aheaiing , an d request tha t th e cas e b e dismisse dwit h(irejudioe . 5 . WHEREAS , i t

i s di e nutiia l objectiv e o f bot hth e FAA an dSoeoi o Aviation , Inc . t o resolv e thi s matter ; an d NO WTHBREFOKE , th e FAA , b y an dduoug hhi s un dBisignedcounsel , an dSceni c Aviation , Inc. , b y an dthioog b it s uodenigne doonnsel , hereb y ag n e t o b e boun dli y di e following term s andconditions : ACCORDINOLY , i t

i s hereb y Ordere dan dAgree da s SETTLEMENT AGREEMEN T - Pag e 1 o f 5 ; bllows :12/07/201 0 13:2 0 425227100 7 AhM 7 PAG E 03/0 5

I . A Notic e date dJun e 3,2009 , wa s issue db y I t e FA A seeldn g advi i penal ^ again$ t Sceni c Aviation , Inc . i n th e amoun t o f $42,90 9 section s 9L413(b ) an d13S.24(ftX2) Sceni c Aviati mhereb y agree s t o pa y tiic FA A monthl y histanmeot s o f

Sl.OO O eac hmonth . A n additiona l $10,00 0 civi l penalty i s defeire i pBngn9h4below . 3 . B y issuanc e o f

thi s Consen t

Order , di e FA A a

j ree s no t t o see k fUilhe r civi l penalty actio n agains t Scoti c Aviation , Inc . and/o r civi l pen a o r employee s fo r

an y o f di e allege dviolation s Complaint , cxctp t

a s note di n th e Order . I , for a n allege dvioUttio o o f

1 4 C J.R . ten-dKrasan ddolhu s ($10,000.00) , h i bannin g Januar y 1,2011 , unti l pai dh i fiill. an dmay b e waive da s se t fodhi n i y o r certificatio n actio n agains t it s ofiElcer

s ;ite dh i tite Notic e and/o r

Amende d 4 . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . agree s t o revis e it s Apprdvo dAircraf t hospectioi n b y insertin g clarificatio n languag e concernin g th e

• A lUBchanica

l inc^larit y i n on e o f

it s Progmm(AAIF ) test s tha t i t wil l perfor mwhe n ther e 1$ : ivionic s systems .

• Removal an dInstallatio n t o ftcilitats o f ler maintenance . a . Thi s revise dAAI Pwil l b e submitte dwithi n 3 0 day s o f di e dat e thi s agreemen t come s mt o effec t

an dwil l b e consisten t

witi i FA A A C 43.6B . A s port o f tills submittal , Sceni c Aviation , Inc . woul di iclud e atabl e listin g al l o f th e avionic s coQ^xmoot s cuirenfl y installe di n it s fie^by raanuftctiireraodmodel witfa a correspondin g teat/inspectio n requirem e a t similar t o di e tabl e below . Thi s tabl e mus t matc hth e equipmen t

lis t fo r eac htircraf

t A n enm^it e o f

th e format

for tiiia submitta l i s attached . Hi e Sceni c Aviat i on , Lie . wil l twrititait

i fte tabl e i n a curren t statu s a s di e configuratio n o f di e aircraf

t i s changed , i.c . modifie db y Supplemental Typ e Certificate (STC ) o r otiier means . b . Sceni c Aviation , Inc' s FA A principl e i n specter s wil l hav e 1 0 busines s day s fiom di e time ofsubmjtta l t o approv e o r rejeci Sceni c Aviation , Ihc' s submittal . I f th e FAA doe s no t

repl y i n writin g (mai l o r

electronic ) witiii n thos e 1 0 bushies s days . Sceni c Aviation . Inc . wil l b e deeme dt o l^v e complie dwh hdi e term s o f thi s paragraph . c . Shoul dth e FA A rcijec t di e hiitial revise d Sceni c Aviation , Inc . wil l hav e 1 5 busin t s s revise dAAIP . Th e Sceni c Avhition , Inc . busines s day s t o approv e o r reject thi s AAI Psubmitta l fo r whateve r reason , day s t o prepar e an dresubmit anodie r ' s FA A principl e inqwctor s wil l hav e 5 iciioa dsubmittid . d . Sceni c Aviation , Inc' s FAA principl e m : pector' s wil l b e require dt o se t fottii i n specificity th e leastti afor di e rejectio n o ; require dt o wos k

i n goo dfiudi wtdt

Soeni : Aviation , Lio . b providin g guidanc e o n wha t constitute s asubmittal dia t woul < [ b e approved.

SETTLEMEN T AGREEMEN T - Pag e 2 o f 5 an y revisedAAI Psubmitta l an dar e12/07/201 0 13:2 0 425227100 7 AMM 7 PAG E 04/0 6

I f thi s secon dsubmitta l i s reacte dfor ] {oo dcaus e an dSceni c Aviation , Inc . i s notifie do f

thi s i n writin g (mai l o r

elecvonic ) with mthos e 5 days , di e FA A ma y asses s adeferre dpenalt y ii aa n amoun t no t t o excee d$10,000 . An y additiona l penalty s o assesse db y di e FAA wil l b ( i n an amoun t tha t di e FA A dcftermhie s i s proportionat e t o Sceni c Aviation , Inc* i i performanc e shortfidl . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . wil l pa y an y deferre dpenalty am am t widd n 6 0 calendar

day s following receip t o f th e FAA' s writte n determina i ion . An y defatre dpenalt y assesse dwil l b e pai dt o di e FAA an dmaile dt o th e FA/ . Nwdiwes t Mountai n Offic e o f

Regional Counsel , 160 1 Lin dAve . $.W. , Renttn , W A 98057 . Sceni c Aviatio n shal l retai n th e right t o appea l an y propose dcivi l p malt y issue dunde r

thi s subpaiagn^ h pursuan t t o th e Rule s o f

Practic e 1 4 C J ^R . Pa n 13 . I f th e revise dAAI Pi s approve db y inspector s o n cidie r

th e first o r secon d Se e li e Aviation . Inc' s FA A principa l ^tiempt , di e $10,00 0 shal l b e waived . Th e FA A agree s tha t

i t wil l no t propose dAACP . However , th e partie s authority o n vfba

t wil l b e approve d

unreasobabl y widihol do r delay approva l o f

th e I ndetstan dtha t

th e FA A i s di e final undjn ' Sceni c Aviation , tnc.' s AAIP . 6 . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . doe s no t admi t that i t violate d Regulation s cite di n th e Notic e and/o r Amendej l avoi dth e expens e o f

Utigation . Thi s Consen t

Orde r i s afull an dfinal icsohitiotl o f di e matte r

describe dmdi e Notic e an d Amende dConaplaint . 8 . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . agree s tiiat shoul di t hav e afoture violati minvohdn g th e testfaig following th e rqpat

r and/o r nmoval/utstallatio n o f

a n encodin g altimete r

and/o r transponder , tha t

di e FA A o r

an y adjudicativ e faod

y may conside r

thi s a s aprio r

violatio n histot y dutin g th e perio dconsisten t withfoe F

A A expungemen t

policy . an y o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Complaint , bu t

i s setdin g th e matte r

t o

Notwithstandin g pai«gra|ri i 8 above , th e Feder a (FARs ) cite di n th e Notic e an dAmende dComplain t vioUtio n b y th e FA A for

purpose s o f

dti s Consen t

Order . 10 . Eac hpart y retains th e right t o judiciaUy enforc e 

### I I Aviatio n Regulation s d o no t constitut e afinding o f th e provision s o f

dii s Consen t

Order . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . an dth e FA A agre e that e a: b party wil l bea r

it s ow n attorneys ' foes an dexpoue s an dodie r

cost s associate dwithdi i i matter . Aceordinf^y , Sceni c Aviation , Inc . agree s no t

t o file an y applicatio n for fee s o r i Justic e Ac t expense s pursuan t t o th e Equa l Acces s t o 12 . Soenl c Aviation , Inc . agree s tha t i t wil l no t administiativ e actio n o t

clai magahis t

th e FA A former official o r

employee s i n conneetio n wit h Agreemen t

SETTLEMEN T AGREEMEN T ^ Pag e 3 o f S comiaeno o o r

pursu e an y civil , criminal , o r an y o f it s otElcial s o r

employee s o r th e subjao t matte r o f dii s SettlemeD t c r12/07/201 0 13:2 0 425227100 7 A^M 7 PAG E 05/0 6

13 . Sceni c Aviation , Inc . agree s t o immediatety matte r t o (h e Achnhiistrativ e Law Judg e upo n v ( ididm w it s request for

bearin g o f

dii s Bxocution o f

thi s Consen t

Order . 

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- Morris , Esq . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Dated : Sceni c Aviation , Inc . 

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Esq . Aviation , Inc .

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