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GLEN N A . BARFIEL D B . GEOFFRE Y HULS E REBECC A B . KINSE Y WORT H T . HAITHCOC KI I HAITHCOCK , BARFIELD , HULS E & KINSE Y ATTORNEY S A T LA W , , 2 3 1 EAS T WALNU T STREE T POS T OFFIC E DRAWE R 7 GOLDSBORO , NORT H CAROLIN A 27533-000 7

TELEPHON E (919 ) 735-642 0 FA X (919 ) 734-629 6 

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### Mr . Jonatha n Cros s Federa l Aviatio n Authorit y Office o f th e Chie f Counse l Attn : FA A Par t 1 6 Airpor t

Proceeding s Docke t AGC-61 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 c ^

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Johnso n d/b/ aTw o Dog s Aviatio n v . Goldsboro-Wayn e Airpor t Authority , Docke t

No . 16-08-1 1 Dea r Mr . Cross : Enclose dpleas e findComplainant' s Respons e t o Reques t fo r Additiona l Information . Wit h warmes t

regards , HAITHCOQC , BARF

I By : G GAB/1 1 S E & KINSEY , PLLC

cc : Harrel l Everet t Pabl o Nuesc h Cleav e Wilkin sBEFOR E TH E FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINIST R

DELBER T JOHNSO N d/b/ aTW O DOG S AVIATION ,

Complainant , vs . GOLDSBORO-WAYN E AIRPOR T AUTHORITY ,

Respondent . AIRPORT/ENVIRONMENTA L LAW , AGC-60 0 FA A Docke t

No. : 16-08-1 1

RESPONS E T O REQUES T FO R ADDITIONA L INFORMATIO N NO W COME S th e Complainant , b y an dthroug h undersigne dcounsel , respondin g t o th e reques t o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n t o answe r th e followin g question : I . Whic h section s o f h e Airport' s Minimu mStandard s d o yo u beUev e shoul db e waive dfor

you r self-servic e fuelin g proposal ? Attache da s Exhibi t

A i s atabl e listin g b y sectio n numbe r an ddescriptio n th e "Minimu m Standards " th e Complainan t believe s shoul db e waive db y th e GWA A i n regard s t o th e Complainant' s proposa l t o instal l an doperat e acommercia l self-servic e avga s fuelin g station . In requestin g thes e waivers , th e Complainan t i s guide db y certai n relevan t considerations . First , th e very natur e o f

acommercia l self-servic e avga s installation mak e anumbe r o f th e "Minimu mStandards " inapplicabl e an dirrelevan t t o th e propose dbusiness . Th e purpos e o f a self-servic e facility i s t o allo w pilot s an daircraf t owner s t o safel y an dconvenientl y fuel thei r ow n aircraf

t withou t th e necessit y o r

cos t o f afull-tim e attendant . Second , th e GWA A ha s neve r actuall y require dany FB O t o conformt o th e purporte d"Minimu mStandards" , an dha s permitte d th e othe r FB O offerin g fuel sale s t o waiv e for itsel f any "Standard " with whic h i t doe s not wis h 1t o comply . Th e Complainan t shoul dno t

b e require dt o conformt o any se t o f "Minimu m Standards" , wher e n o othe r FB O ha s bee n require dt o d o so . Thirdly , th e GWA A ha s take n a positio n i n it s filing s i n thi s matte r that i t ha s waive dvariou s an dsundr y "Standards " for

SI G Aviation , particularl y th e requirement s tha t an FB O sellin g aviatio n petroleu mproduct s mus t provid e certai n othe r

services , o n th e groun dtha t thos e othe r

service s wer e alread y bein g provide db y othe r

vendor s a

t th e airport . Th e sam e reasonin g shoul db e applie dt o th e Complainant' s proposal , an dComplainan t shoul dnot

b e require dt o provid e an y service s whic h ar e alread y availabl e fro mothe r vendor s at

th e airport , includin g SI G Aviation . WHEREFOR E th e Complainan t submit s thi s respons e t o th e FAA' s Reques t for Additiona l Information . Thi s th e ni^a y o f

June , 2009 . HAITHCOCK , BARFIELD , Hl^S E & KINSEY , PLL C By : _ Glen n A . Barfield

/ Stat e Ba r No . Ulh o Attorne y fo r

Complainan t Pos t Offic e Drawe r

7 Goldsboro , N C 27533-000 7 Telephone : 919-735-642 0 Facsimile : 919-734-629 6 E-mail : barfield@hbhklaw.co mCERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E

Th e undersigne dattorne y hereb y certifie s tha t acop y o f th e foregoin g Respons e t o Reques t fo r Additiona l Informatio n wa s serve do n th e followin g partie s t o thi s actio n by : ( ) Federa l Expres s ( ) han ddelivery ( ) b y facsimil e transmissio n and/o r (X ) b y depositin g acop y o f th e sam e i n th e Unite dState s Mai l postag e prepai dan daddresse dto :

Cleav e Wilkins , Chairma n Goldsboro-Wayn e Airpor t Authorit y 24 0 Aviatio n Roa d Pikeville , Nort h Carolin a2786 3 Pabl o O . Nuesc h Elain e C . Lippman n Speige l & McDiarmid , LL P 133 3 Ne w Hampshir e Ave. , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 5 Harrel l Everett , Jr . Everett , Womble , Lawrenc e & Brown , LL P P O Drawe r

1080 9 Goldsboro , N C 27532-080 9 

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## EXHIBI T A

Sectio n 6.B .

6.E .

8.A .

8.B . Requiremen t Durin g al l fuel operations , th e aircraf t shal l b e bonde dt o th e fuel truck .

Self-fuelin g b y an y metho di s prohibite dwithou t

th e expres s writte n consen t

o f th e airport manager . Al l request s for self

fuelin g wil l b e reviewe dfor safet y an dEP A considerations . Approva l for self-fuelin g shal l no t

b e unnecessaril y withheld .

Al l fixe dbas e operation s a t th e Airport shal l b e full-time , progressiv e busines s enterprises , wit h manne doffic e facilitie s a t th e Airport durin g al l busines s hours .

Fixe dbas e operator s providin g sal e o f aviatio n petroleu mproduct s shal l als o b e require dt o mee t

th e minimu mstandard s an doffe r th e service s hste di n Section s 8.I. , 8.J. , 8.K. , 8.L . Suc h operator s may , at thei r option , engag e i n othe r aeronautica l activitie s b y qualifyin g t o mee t th e associate dminimu m standard s for

th e aeronautica l service s involved . Reaso n Thi s implie s that

refuelin g ma y onl y b e accomplishe dsafel y viaatruc k - th e metho d o f fuelin g SI G Aviatio n ha s chosen . W e inten d t o us e afiiel dispenser , credi t car dreader , an d larg e tank ; an industry standar dgroundin g cabl e wit h instruction s wil l adequatel y substitut e for

thi s requirement . Th e Airpor t

Manage r - SI G Aviatio n - i s als o th e competitor . Requirin g every custome r wh o wishe s t o acces s th e commercia l self-servic e installatio n t o obtai n writte n consen t o f th e competin g vendo r

present s an obviou s commercia l conflic t

o f interest . Suc h a requiremen t

woul dals o contraven e on e purpos e o f

aself-servic e installation, convenienc e t o th e customer . Thi s requiremen t

seem s intende dt o appl y onl y t o individual s bringin g fuel ont o th e airport for thei r ow n use , an di s no t

sensibl y applie dt o a commercia l facility . I t

i s als o not

apparen t tha t th e Airpor t

Manage r ha s any specia l expertis e with whic h t o evaluat e safet y o r EP A issues . Th e poin t o f self-servic e i s tha t

neithe r an attendan t no r th e associate dcost s are necessar y t o th e process . Th e "office " o f aself-servic e fuelin g operatio n woul db e th e hie l delivery pum p an dcredi t

car dmachin e itself ; i t

woul d not requir e an additiona l buildin g an dhuma n sittin g i n it , an dwoul db e availabl e 2 4 hour s pe r day . Personne l woul db e o n cal l t o provid e maintenanc e an drepai r

o f th e facility a s needed . No t require do f

SI G Aviation , an dsuc h service s ar e alread y provide db y othe r vendors , whic h th e GWA A ha s sai djustif y waivin g thes e requirement s for

SIG .8.C .

8.E .

8.1.1 .

8.1. 2

8.L3

8.1. 4 N o person s o r

fixe dbas e operator s othe r tha n th e operator s qualifyin g imder Sectio n 8.B . wil l b e permitte d t o sel l aviatio n petroleu mproducts . Al l othe r fixe dbas e operator s may engag e i n suc h othe r

aeronautica l service s a s the y may qualif y themselve s for

i n accordanc e wit h thes e regulation s an dthei r leas e agreements . Fixe dbas e operator s mus t sho w financial solvenc y an dbusines s ability t o th e satisfactio n o f th e Owne r

Har dsurfac e ramp spac e accessibl e b y taxiwa y with electri c pump s an d tan k storag e havin g acapacit y equa l t o th e minimu mtan k

truc k loa d deliverabl e for

100 grad e aviatio n fue l and , provid e standar dje t fuel . Properl y traine dlin e personne l o n dut y wh o ar e readil y accessible . Prope r equipmen t

for repairin g an d inflatin g aircraf

t tires , servicin g ole o struts , changin g engin e oil , washin g aircraf t an daircraf

t window s an d windshields , an dfor

rechargin g o r energizin g discharge daircraf t batteries . Adequat e towin g equipmen t an d parkin g an dtie-dow n are at o safel y an d efficientl y mov e aircraf

t an dstor e the mi n al l reasonabl y expecte d weathe r conditions . Se e above .

N o othe r FB O ha s bee n require dt o mee t financial standards , an da s state dthi s requiremen t

allow s th e GWA A impos e arbitrary judgment s withou t fonna l evaluatio n o r criteria . Th e GWA A firs t denie dmy applicatio n o n th e unsupporte dclai mo f lac k o f financial viability , but

ha s sinc e withdraw n tha t objection . In neithe r

objectin g o r withdrawin g th e objectio n was an y formal financial analysi s made . W e d o not

wis h t o provid e je t

fuel . Th e GWA A ha s justifie dh s waiver s for SI G o n th e groun dtha t

othe r vendor s provide dth e service s waived . SI G Aviatio n alread y provide s je t

fuel . Ther e ar e onl y 2 jet s at th e airport an don e i s owne db y SI G Aviatio n Self-servic e avga s doe s no t requir e lin e personnel ; th e credi t

car dreade r

an ddispense r ar e ver y wel l trained . Personne l fo r maintenanc e an dservic e woul db e availabl e on-call . Lin e servic e i s alread y provide db y SI G Aviation . No t require do f

SI G Aviation . Provide db y Wood s Aviation .

No t expecte db y th e publi c fo r self-servic e avgas . Al l publi c hangar

spac e ha s bee n lease d b y th e airport

t o Si g Aviation , Wayn e Communit y College, an dWood s Aviation . SI G Aviatio n ha s numerou s unfille dhangar spot s i n violatio n o f

8.G . "Lan davailabl e for commercia l aeronautica l activitie s i s avaluabl e8.1. 5

8. L 8.K . 8.L . 9.A . Adequat e inventory o f generall y accepte dgrade s o f

aviatio n engin e oi l an dlubricants . Aircraf t Maintenanc e an dRepair . [An dall subparagraphs. ] Fligh t Training . Al l person s conductin g flight

trainin g activitie s shal l provide : [An dal l subparagraphs. ] Aircraf t Charte r an dTax i Servic e [An dall subparagraphs. ] An y applican t

wishin g t o establis h an aeronautica l activity o n th e Airport shal l b e furnishe dacop y o f thes e minimu mstandards, a s amended , an dshal l mak e applicatio n i n writin g t o th e Owner , settin g fort

h i n detai l th e following : [An dal l subparagraphs. ] an dlimite dcommodity . I t i s th e polic y o f

th e Owne r tha t n o lan darea s o r

buildin g spac e i n exces s o f presen t an dforeseeabl e requirement s wil l b e lease dt o an y fixe dbas e operator . Additiona l area s wil l b e mad e availabl e t o operator s o n th e basi s o f

nee dan d availability. " W e shoul dno t b e force dt o subleas e unuse dhangar

spac e fro mSI G Aviatio n at

asubstantiall y highe r

pric e tha n SI G Aviatio n pay s t o mee t thi s requirement . No t expecte do f

self-serv e avgas . No t

provide d b y SI G Aviation . Provide db y Wood s Aviation . No t expecte do f

self-serv e avgas . No t

require d o f SI G Aviation . Provide db y Wood s Aviation . No t require do f

SI G Aviation . Provide db y Wayn e Aviation . Althoug h w e provid e fligh t training , thi s shoul dno t

b e required . No t require do f

SI G Aviation . No t

provide db y anyon e at th e airport

an dn o community requirement/marke t

exists . Althoug h not

require do f

an y othe r

busines s o n th e airport , require do f

m e an dcompleted .