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January 11,2011 

VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAIL 

Hearing Docket 

Federal Aviation Admirustration 

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Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk 

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RE: FA A V. MIDWES T HELICOPTER AIRWAYS . INC. 

Case No.: CP09GL0007 

Case No. 2: CP09GL009 

OUT File #: 09919 . 

Dear Clerk: 

Please find enclosed an original and one (1) copy of the Respondent's PreHeftring Legal Memorandum in the two above-captioned maners. Kindly Hie ttiis 

document with the Court. 

Thank you very much for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any 

questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call. 

Very truly yours. 

HOFF & HERRAN 

Jeff Clemeni 

JFOmss 

cc: Kate Barber, Esq. (one copy via facsimile and U.S. mail) 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin (one copy via facsimile and U.S. mail) 
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VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

INTHEMATTCROF 

MEDWEST HEUCOFTER AIRWAYS, INC 

FAA DOCKET NO. CP09G1J0O7 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

DMS No- FAA-2009-0B46 

IN THE MATTER OP 

MIDWEST HELICOPTER AIRWAYS, INC. 

FAA DOCKET NO- CP09GL0O9 

(Civil Pezialty Action) 

DMS No. FAA-2009-0973 

RESPONDENT'S PRE^HEARINC LEGAL NfKMORANDim^ 

Respondent, MIDWEST HELICOPTER AIRWAYS. INC. ("Midwest Helicopter"), by 

and through its couiuel, reapectfiiUy submits this Pre-Heaijag Legal Memonuiduxn setting forth 

iu position with respect to the factual and legal issues to be heard in the two-above cz^cned 

actions. 

NATURE OF THE MATTER BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT 

Hie Federal Aviation AdministraiioD C*FAA") has issued two separate and independent 

aaions and Civil Penalty Notices to Nfidwcst Helioopter. Both were initiated by ibe same FSDO 

Inspector from the Milwaukee FSDO. Mr. Michad Mecha. The Notices arise out of two Part 
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133 helicopter *1icli-lift" external-load "^ing" operations conducted by Midwest Helicopter on 

July 1-4, 2008 and October 31,2008. The July 14,2008 lift (FAA Docket No. CP09GL009) was 

conducted at the Alcan Packaging facility in Nccnah, Wisconsin (hereinafter the "Alcan Lift"). 

The October 31» 2008 lift (FAA Docket No. CPO9GL0O7) was conducted at the Quad/Graphics 

facility in Menomonec Falls, Wisconsin (hereinafter the '^Quad/Graphics Lift"). 

In both matters^ the FAA contends, through their FSDO Operations Irupector, Michael 

Mocha, y/ho does not himself have any '^cavy-liff* experieaoe or cv ^ a rotorciaft rating, that 

Midwest Helicopter violated Federal Aviation Regulations Pans 133.33(d)(1), 133,33(e) and 

9L13(a) because Midwest Helicopter did not submit a Congested Area Plan (CAP) to him prior 

to conducting said lifts, and because said operadons were alleged by him to have cieated some 

unspecified "hazard" to persons or property on the ground. The FAA has proposed to access a 

civil penalty against Midwest Helicopter in the amount of $20,000.00 for each lift (for a 

combined penalty of $40,000.00), 

It is the position of Midwest Helicopter diat neither lift required a CAP because neither 

lift ya s conducted over a "conq^*^^^ •f^^^ ** Furthermore, thete is absolutely no evidence that 

any hazard was crcaied to noxqiarticipaclng persons or property on the ground during the subject 

lifts, nor involved a violation of any FAR^ Theiefoie^ the proposed Civil Penalties must be 

dismissed. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS 

Midwest Helicopter is a certified Part 133 Excemal-Load Operator based in WiUowbrook, 

niinois. Midwest Helicopter spectalizes in conducting heli-lift operations for the construction 

industry. Throu^out its dfu- yi^n of opeiatiops and experience. Midwest Helicopter has a 

perfect safety reoOfd wlthQut a ainflc injury to anv member of the nonpfliticipatinp puhlic. 
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Midwest Helioses' utilizes its highly maneuverable Sikorsky S-58i helicopters in these 

operadoDs. Typically^ ^fidwest Helicopter is hired to lift/move/izistall heavy objects, such is. an 

HVAC. to or from various sites acioss the United States. Moreover, Midwest Helicopter has 

succestfiilly coonliuaud its operations with FAA Fli^us Standards District Offices (FDSOs) 

from across the oountry wifli a mutual respect for the type of operation and an ultimate concern 

for safety. 

The two subject acdons were not biotighi by die FSDO having "home" cognizance over 

Midwest Helicopter. Similarly, the two subjea actions did not result from a complaipt from anv 

membg- of ifae nonparticipating public. Raifaer, they were initiated solely at the whim of Mr. 

Michael Mecha, an Aviation Safe^ Inspeaor at die Milwaukee FSDO. Mr. Media ha5 stated to 

Midwest Helioopter that he considers *^anv area within the jurisdiction of the Milwaulcee FSDO" 

^ BSS^ s£ be a ^'congested area." According to Mr. Mecha, any lift conducted within said 

jurisdiction requires an advance notice to him personally, and a full and complete CAP. The law 

simply does not require that and Inspector Mecha's demand is both aibitrsry and capricious. 

Midwest Helicopter rejects Mr. Mecha's imsupported, overly broad and enonoous intcipietation 

of the Part 133 CAP dirccilves, and it has rejected compionuses that leave it without die judicial 

protection against Inspector Mecha. 

As Midwest Helicopter will demonstrate at the two Hearings in these matters, the two 

Subject lifts were conducted in &I1 cpofoimitr with alt the requirements of Part 133, as well as 

dte guidance provided by the FAA ftnm its own FSDO and the Agency in its suodiy 

implementation publications. On the odier hand, the position of the FAA in these matters is 

simply Q^ supported by any FAA regulation or published guideline. 
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ARGUMENTS AND AUTHORITIES 

The FAA has alleged that Midwest Helicopter violated die following regulations during 

the two subjea lifts: 

A) Part 133 J3(dXl) (feiluce to stibcnit a CAP for eKtertaal-Ioad operations over 

a "congested area"); 

B) Part 133.33(e) (external-load operatioQE creating hazards to penons or 

property on the gtound); and 

C) Part 91.13(a) (careless or reckless opeiuCion). 

Part 133.33(dXl> provides as foUowa'. 

**the holder of a Rotorcraft Extemal-Load Operator Certificate may conduct 

.„ lotorcraft ertcmai-Ioad operations over eongcatcd areas if those 

operations afy gn«nr^iftcd withont hazard to persons or property on the 

yirfar-^ ^ ^omplv witfi die following: 

(1) The opexatoT must develop a plan for each complete operation* 

coordinate this plan with the FAA Fli^ t Standards District Office having 

Jurisdicticm over the area in whkb the oper^on will be conducted, and 

obtain approval for the operation from that district office..." 

(emphasis added). 

As such, what constitutes a ''congested area" for a heavy lift helicopter operatioik differs 

markedly horn what constitutes a "congested area'' for fixed-wing operations, with whidi 

Inspector Mecha is more familiar. Moreover, under Part 13333(d), heti-lift extomal-Ioad 

operations may be conducted over congested areas if a Congested Area Plan (CAP) has been 

submiited to and spproytd by the local FSDO office having jurisdiction over 4ie operation. On 

the other hand, an external-load operation conducted over a "non^congested area" does not 

icquiie a CAP. 

Tb£ secmd regulation ai issue. Part 133 J3(e). states as follows: 

"(e) ... the holda of a Roioicraft Hxtemal-Load Operator Cextificate may 

conduct extcmal-load opcxatioiu), including approaches, depoxtures, and 
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load positioning maneuvers necessary for the operation, below 500 feet 

above the surface and closer than 500 feet (O persons, vessels, vehicles, and 

structures, if the operaticma are conducted without creating a hazard to 

persons or propgtv on the surface.** 

(emphasis added). 

Finally. Part 91.13(a) states that "[njo person may operate an aircraft in a careless or 

reddess manner so as to endanger the life or property of another." The Part 9M3(a) count is 

merely a '^tag-along" or "piling on** count sought by the FAA, and is not based on any 

independent factual allegations separate or distinct from the aforementjoned Part 133 counts. 

Therefore^ in the two above-referenced anions, the Court must determine the following 

issues: 

1. Were the subject lifts conducted "over" a congested area at the time of the 

denial lifts, theieby lequiring the prior submission and specific approval of a 

CAP? 

2. Can a heavy-lift helicopter opetator make a preliminary determination chat the 

area over which the lift will be conducted is (or isn't) a congested area? 

3. IMd the two subject heavy-lift opexationSf which were safeguarded against any 

people from entry, create a '^hazard*' to penons or property on the surface? 

4. Wete the subject lifts, in fact, careless or reckless? 

i* Midwest Belicopttr Properly Made the Detcnninatioq that it was Not Required to 

Submit a Congeated Azta Plan (CAP) Prior to Either Lift 

Fust, die FA A will be unable to establish diat Midwest Helioopter violated Part 

133.33(d)(1). because neither lift was, in fact, conducted over a ^congested area." Therefore, a 

CAP was simply aat lefljiicsd under die FARs for either lift. 

Pxeiiminaiily, it is impoitam to remember that the subject lifts were conducted utilizing a 

hi^ y maneuverable Sikoraky S-58t helicopter, not a fixed-wing aitcrafL Thus, the traditional 

concept of what is or isn't a "coDgested area" applicable to fixed-wing aircraft under Part 9 L U9 
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(i.e, an area defined on a sectional or class B chart as "yellow") is not applicable to the subject 

acdon. Due to their maneuverability, hehcopten are erplicitlv permitted by the FARs to operate 

over odierwise congested areas, as long as said operations are conducted without hazaid to 

penons or property on the gtound. See Part 91.119(d). As the NTSD noted in Engen v. Caiman. 

1986 NTSB LEXIS 173, *6 fiL 6, Order EA-2371, "due to the greater inflight maneuverability of 

helicopters over fixed wing aircraft, the FAR have never contained any objective standards for 

the hdicopccr mlnimTifrx pcitmssible lateral or vertical clearances near pcrscos or property/' 

Instead, helicopter pilots "must lely upon their own personal knowledge of their own experience 

and expertise when maintaining a measure of separation ibai will enstire safe operation.'' Id. 

citing ^riipiniRtrn^OT v. Revnolds. NTSB Order No. EA-1770 (1982). Inspector Mecha lacks 

any qualifications for biyn to have made a Imowledgeable determination. 

Similarly the concept of a "congested area" for the purpose of Part 133 external-load 

operations is strangely and ambiguously not defined by any Federal Aviation Regulatioa 

Instead, Part 133 operatms are left to rely l^on their own experience, and the limited guidance 

published by the FAA in its Advisory Circulars, as well as die guidance provided by the FAA to 

its Safety Inspectors in its Flight Systems hifoimation Management System Handbook (FAA 

Order 8900.1). Of course, the later two documents are "advisory only" and neither have the 

foice and cffea of law, unlike the FARs. 

a) Aih'isory Circular AC 133-2 A 

t h e FAA has published a single Advisory Circular pertaining to Pan 133 external-load 

operations. Advisory Circular AC 133-lA (replacing AC 133-1, dated 1977), published in 1979. 

See Exhibit R^B (exccipts). Midwest Helicopter has justifiably lelied on the guidance provided 

by this Advisory Circular, as well as how said Advisory Circular has been oonsisiently applied 
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by the respective FAA FSDOs, throughout its 404- years of accident and hazard free operation. 

Midwest Helicopter has wodccd out a close, cooperative working arrangement and understanding 

with their local FSDO and Rincipa] Operations Inspector. Only hispector Mecha has a problem. 

AC 133-lA notes that ''[»]pccifically, it was nccessaiy to provide an exception for 

coikgested area external-load operations and for extcmal-load operations over other than 

congested areas." StSS. Exhibit R-8, Page 3, Seaion 8(cXl) (emphasis added). It follows that 

cxtemal-load operations may be conducted over either (1) congested areas (whereby a CAP 

would be required) or (2) non-congested areas (whereby a CAP would not be required). As suclu 

Mr. Mecha" 8 unsupported statement that any lift conducted within the jurisdiction of Milwaukee 

FSDO would require a CAP is dearly efioncous. Certainly, the eatiie jurisdiction of the 

Milwaukee FSDO could not be considered "congested" for die purpose of helicopter extcmalload operations, contrary to his unsupported, arbitrary and capricious opinions. 

Funhermoie. AC 133-lA provides as follows; 

(2) ... For external-load operations, a factory with adjacent occupied 

padcing lots, filled with employees and vehicles, might be considered a 

congested area anlcaa the aarking tola and cmnloveea nrc vacated md 

r"fftT*TT Dcecanitions tnkai to Prevent vehtdea and oerBona tnm 

reentering the area," 

Sse Exhibit R-S, Pages 4-5, paragraph (aX2). 

These were exactly the factual conditions presem on the two subject heavy lift operations. 

Accordingly, the FAA, in AC 133-lA, has made clear that a factory "might" be considered to be 

"congested area*' unlesa all nonpai^paling persons ere vacated from the operational area and 

reasonable precautions are made to prevent reemry, thereby rendering a once potentially 

"congested area" non-congested. Operations over such a non-congested area do not require a 

CAP, TO require otherwise would render die express language of the Advisory Circular useless 
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and ineffective. Inspector Media has unreasonably interpreted this Advisory Circular to not 

apply if ... ^*\^BL if someone came in on the weekend when die factory was empty and lockeddown and ignored the signs or jumped over the tapcd-off area.** This is nonsense. 

b} FAA Ofd£rS900J.Ch. 51, Section 6. 

In addition, FAA Order S900.1, Ch. 51, provides guidance to FAA Aviation Safety 

Inspectors who evaluate part 133 external-load opeiatioas. See Exhibit R-12 (excepts). 

Although not binding on Midwest Helicopter, FAA Order 8900.1 oontaina the FAA's internal 

policy and procedures for evaluating Part 133 operations. Accotdiiigly, this document is relevant 

to the subjea determination. 

In the aforesaid document, "Congested Area Plan" is defined as "... a risk management 

documenL It is used to show that the risk assodated with an external-load operation will not 

create undue hazards to property and the noi^artidpatlng public because of certain, specific 

procedures used by the operator dpyinR the operatioiL** Exhibit B (emphasis added). But, this 

assumes that the risk of people in the aiea can't be eliminated, unlike the two matters in question. 

Punhezmore, '^congested area** is defined as foUows; 

"[tihe congested nature of an area is defined by what exists on die surface, 

not the size of the area. While the presence of the nonparticipatinp public is 

the most inqioitant determination of congested, the area may also be 

congested widi structuies or objects.. .However, the most important word 

in ttiis concept is over. Helicopter* gan operate over rgltiygly \rT\a)\ 

unconeestad areas because of their maneuvering abiliiies. 

See Exhibit B. 3-402<C)(2) (emphasis added). 

In conclusion, FAA Advisory Circular 133-lA and FAA Order 8900.1 make clear (and 

not subject to interpretation by inspector Mecha) that the relevant inquiry i^ whedier the subject 

hdi-lift extemal'load operation was conducted **over" an uncleared and **neuiralized" congested 

%rea at the time of die lift- not whether die lift was conducted "near^ or "in the vicinity of* an 

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Otherwise still congested area. If the specific operational area is not congested, a CAP is not 

required. Furthermore, opetations over a foctory whidi "migfat^ have normally or otherwise 

been occupied with woikets during notmal weekday operations and considered to be located in a 

"congested area" can be rendered non-congested if member!) of (he nonparticipating public are 

vacated from the operational area and safety pertmeter established by the landowner and 

helicopter operator prior to the lift fiffi Exhibit R-8. This was, in fact, what occurred in both 

heavy lift opettttlons and was ignored by Inspector Mecha, who dedded to press on. Finally, a 

CAP is used to define proccdmca taken ^ucag a lift (not beforg H lift;) that is to be conducted 

over a congested area to prevent under hazard, 

c) The Alcan Lift (FAA Docket No. CP09GL009) 

The Alcan Packaging Facility is located on private property in Neenah, Wisconsin. The 

operational area for the Alcan Lift was located over a much smaller portion of the large Alcan 

premises. The purpose of the Alcan Lift was co remove an old press strand air unit off the North 

Wardiouse Roof of the facility, and to lift a new HVAC air makeup tmit onto the North 

Warehouse Roof. In accordance with AC 133-lA, prior to the lift, the siycific oneratioiMl area 

where the lift was conducted was cleared of anv and all nonpartieipgtp^g personnel and vehiclea. 

Furthermore, reasonable precautions (cooes, tapes and signage) weic made to prevent reentry of 

nonpanidpating persons into the operational area. Among odier things, various portions of die 

premises were cooqiletely evacuated, entrances to said areas were blockaded- and caution tape 

and standa were used to blockade road access to the operational area. See ExhibitR-1, Statement 

of Thomas I^iudstrup: Exhibit R-4, Statement of Fergus Ponder. Clear evidence (not opinion) 

si^pottE this. 
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AC 133-lA expressly provides that a factory is a **non-congested area" if 'Jhe parkine 

lota and emploveca are vacated apd aec«CTarv DrecautlOM taken to preveot vehidef and 

personsftom ree^tgrlng the area.*' That is predsdv wHar fw^iirrcd prior to the Alcan Lift. 

Therefore, pursuant to the guidance of AC 133-lA, the Alcan Lift was conducted over a "noncongested area,** and a CAP arKl Inspeaor Mecha's blessing was simply not required. 

This well-established principal is fully understood by all other FS£X)s with whom 

Midwest Helicopter has conducted and coor^nated its operations over its '404> years of extetnalload experience. See Exhibits R-5, R'6 and R-7, R-16, R-17, correspondence Jrom Grand 

Rapids FSDO, North Florida FSDO, and Cincinnati FSDO. 

d) The Quad/Graphics Uft (FAA Docket No. CP09GIJ007) 

The Quad/Graphics Lift was conducted at the Quad/Graphics Distribution Center, private 

property located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The purpose of dte Quad/Graphics lift was the 

histallacioQ of an HVAC. 

Tile (^ad/Graphics facility is located in an area that is not readily accessible to the 

public The facility was under construction and was not operational (without factory workers in 

the area) at the time of the subjea lift. Furthetmore. the construction project was shut down 

during the lift, and all other trades were vacstcd from the blocked off area. The lift was 

pciformed from the South parking lot. The road to the South of the lot was similarly under 

construction and was barricaded by construction vehicles at the time of the lift. In fact, at the 

time of the lift, the only access to the construction site was a single lane gravel/dirt mad. The 

west side of the building is bordered by a large field and dien a bridge diat crosses over a railroad 

which borders the North side of the building. Tliere is an industrial area to the north of the 

tracks. East of th« building is a large open field with a small garage. South of the road on the 

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South side of the facility is a long pond. South of the pond is a thidc tree line. While there are 

some houses ftmhcr south of the tree line some distance away, persons occupying those houses 

would not be able to walk through the tree line and cross the pond and toad to reach the job site. 

Thus, the prescnco of houses south of the non-congested inaccessible operational area would not 

rcsder the area "congested." See e^g, Mickalich v. United Sutes. 2007 U.S. Dist LEXIS 288S2 

(the presence of a trailer pazk across the nearest road and to the north of the area did not convert 

the area into a "congested area**). Accordingly, there can be no doubt that the Quad/Graphics 

Lift was conducted over a "non-coogested" area. Stt Exhibit R-4, Statement of Geiry F. 

Ventrella. 

Furtbennore, despite its non-congested status, additional reasonable precautions were 

taken to asstue that nonparticipating penons could not and did not inadvertently enter the concongested area. In fact, personnel were positioned to intercept any pedestrians in the unlikely 

event that one would pass by. Exhibit R-4, Statement of Gerry Ventrella. Additionally, all 

persona were required to remain a minimnm distance of approximately 1,100 feet away ftom the 

opcntional area at all times. S£fiExhibitR-l (CP09GL007X Statement of Richards. Wut. 

Therefore, the FAA will be unable to factually demonstmte at the Hearings in these 

maaetfi that either lift waa conducted over a "congested area,*' at the time of die two lifts m 

question. Because the two subject lifts were eadi conducted S<^dy over a "non-congested area,*' 

a CAP and the approval of lospector Mecha was not required, and there was no violation of Part 

l33.33(dXl). 

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ii. Midwest HcUcoptcr Did Not Create a Hazard to Persons or Property during Either 

Lift 

In addition, die FAA will be unable to demonstrate that Midwest Helicopter violated Part 

133.33(c) because die FAA will be unable to factually identify any nonpaitidpaiing persons or 

property that were put at risk during the subject lifts. 

In FAA Order S900.1. "^without hazard^* is defined as 'lo operate without undue hazard 

beyond the risk posed by other aircraft operations to nonnartidpating public or property.'" See 

Exhibit R-12, FAA Order 8900.1, Ch. 51. Section 6, 3-4302(0(1). Therefore, in determining 

whether a hazard to persons or property on the ground was created per Pait 133.33(c), there 

must, in fact, be a showing that specific members of the ^'nonparticipatinE" public or specific 

items of ^'nonparticipating** property were put at risk. 

Regarding the Alcan Lift, the only observers noted by Mr. Mecha were the exempted 

individuals who were '^participating** in the lift as expressly permitted by the FARs and FAA 

guidance These persons weie posted on the south edge of roof 17 to observe the operation. Se£ 

BKhJbit R-1 (CP09GL009). In addition, diese Individuals were located 345 feet outside the 

operaiional area where die highly manevvcrable Sikorsky helicopter was operating. At no time 

did the Fan 133 operadon take place ^'over" these individuals, or even *'ovei^ the general area 

where ±ese individuals were located. Fuitheuxiore, at no time did any of the observers feel 

diemselvea in danger ftom the operation. Exhibit R-1 (CP09GL009). The only one who fcU 

there to have been danger was lospeccor Mecha. 

As to the Quad/Graphjcs lift, again, all persons present were there solely for the puipose 

of the lift as is penmtted. Regardless, these individuals were stiU required to remain a minimiun 

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c^tBDce of approximately 1,100 feet away from the operaticDal area at all times. See Exhibit R1 (CP09GU)07), Statement of Richard S. Wirt. Additionally, personnel were present and 

positioned to Intercept any nonparticipating pedestrians in the unlikely event that one would pass 

by and "neutralize** the area ftom there being a hazard. Exhibit R-4 (CP09GL007), Statement of 

Gerry Ventrella. The FAA's Answers to Int^rogatories fail to identify a smglc person or item of 

property that was put at risk. Moreover, the Inspector, Mr. Mecha, arrived on the lift scene after 

the lift had already taken place and had been concluded, and banters and tape temoved and 

conditions changes. Mr. Mecha inappropiistely and inaccurately based his report on the 

conditions present at that irrelevant post-lift time period. 

niercfore, the FAA will be unable to identify any member of the nonparticipating public 

who, is fact, was put at undue risk of harm during the two subject lifts. Without this, the FAA 

cannot establish a violation of Part 133.33(e). 

iii. Nfidwcst Hdlcoplci^ Did Not Violation Fart 9L13(a). 

Finally, the FAA has alleged a '^g-along** violation of Part 91,13(a) ("careless or 

reckleaa operation"). In these matters, the FAA has alleged no facts and cannot present any 

factual evidence giving rise to any *^careless or reddess act" beyond the previous alleged 

violations of Parts 133.33(d)(1) axui 133.33(e). Therefore, because the FAA will be unable to 

establish a violation of other Part 133.33(d)(1) or Part 133.33(c), die "tag-along" asseraon of a 

Fan 9L13(a) violation must shnilarly fail. 

CONCLUSION 

For the foregoing reasons. Respondent seeks a Hearing regarding these two matters and 

seeks the protection of the Administrative LAW Judge ftom the overzealous and overreaching 

hupector Media, who apparently doesn't know how the Part 133 ndcs wodc. Accordingly. 

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Respondent. Midwest Helicopter Airways, Jnc„ respectfully requests the Administrative Law 

Judge to enter an Order finding ^lat the FAA has failed to establish that it violated any of the 

aforementioned Federal Aviation Regulations during die two subject lifti, and to enter and 

further relief as the Administrative Law Judge finds just and proper 

Dated; January 11,2011 

Respectftdly submitted, 

HOES' & HERRAN 

JohnS.Hoff 

Jeff Clement 

Hoff AHetian 

135 Soudi LaSalle St., Suite 3300 

Chicago. IL 60603 

(312)346-8111 

(312)S53-392d(FAX) 

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CERTIFICATE OF ^RVICE 

I ceni^ diat on January 11, 2011, a copy of the foregoing was served upon the following 

via facsimile and by depositing said document in an envelope, sealed, fiist-class postage fvilly 

ptepaid and placed in the U.S. mail located at 135 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. Illinois 60603'. 

ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Adminisiracion 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building—Suite ZWIOOO 

FAX: 202^93-5142 

ONE COPY 

Kate Barber, Complainants Counsel 

Great Lakes Region, AGL-7B 

Federal Aviation Administration 

2300 East Devon Aveqme 

DCS Plaines. IL 60018-4696 

TEL: 847-294-7713 

FAX: 847-294-7498 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin. Admmistrattve Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

East Building Ground Floor 

Room £12-320 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL; 202-366-2139 Attonicy^Advisor 

202-366-5121 Legal Assistant 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

fAn^^r ^ 

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ADVISORY CIRCULAR 

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AVIATION uenuno K Mst 133 

1- MiUJOag* Thla advlaory clrtula r (AC) provS4*i isfonatlo a for ru'^on* 

jlnc«aafc«^ 'in applyiog for a Rotorcraft Eitarnal-l«»d Operator Certificate . 

2. CABCTUXTTQH. AC 131-1, dated July 15» 1977» la canceled. 

3» a»*-fcTm gEDMAL AVUTIOII •HCIILATlOllS (FAR)-

a* Part 21 - Cartlftcatloo Freceduttta lo r Product* and Partfl. 

t>. part 27 - Alra»rtlilnai» St««dard«i Nonial t;at«sery Hotorcraft. 

c . Fart 2« - Airworthlfteaa Standardaa Traooport Catagory Rotorcraft. 

d. Part 133 - Roc»teraft Extomal-^Lba^ OpaTaCton*. 

4, RACKOtOOUD- In May 1977, teaodMBt 153-6 w a annaoBccd 1T» the Fedaral 

Raglotar In^rporatlug the following changa* co Part 133i 

a« fiactioB 133.1» AfrpZl«»M"tyi •ThlB Part preacrlkea— 

*(«> Alrvortbtoaaa certlflcatioa n>laa for roeorevaft ua«d lai and 

"(b) OporatlttS and cartlfleaclon culea KOVcnlBg th« conduct of; 

Donpas«cnt«t-«Arryln8 cl*ll rotorcraft external-load oparatlna In tho Unltad 

Statea by any poraon <othor than «• OD air earrler). Howavar, this part doaa 

not apply t(k flperatloaa cooductad undar Part 375 of thla Title. " 

b. $«ctlon 133.11p Certificate Kqulr%d. 

"<*> Ho peraaa anbjoct to thio part Biy conduct rocorcrafc excomalload oporationa vithln the Halted statea vlthMt* or in viaiatlon of the 

tatBS of. a Kocorcraft Zxtenal-Load Oporator Cartlfleata Isanad bj tbo 

AdBlalacrator vodar Section 133.17.* 

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c. BactloD 133.13, Duzatloa of ecrtlflcat«i ia dtaexxaaed In parasraph 10 

of thlB AC. 

d« Sactlon 133.19^ Rotorcrafc 

"<*) The applicant muat have tha cxclualva use of at laact oaa 

rotorcraft that-

"(1) Uaa typa eertlflcatad undar, and Baet* tha requlroBaata 

of. Part 27 or 29 of thl* chapter Cbut not nccpaartly wltb extemal-'loadearxylng attachlnc aaana luatallatf), or la Sactlon 21.23 of Lhl« chapter for 

Che special purpose of rotoreraft cxtemal-load oparatloaa;** 

5. APPLICAIIOW IHaiJlUC-flOHa. Apiaxcation for a Rotorcraft Cxtaraal-Ioad 

Oparstar (Ifortlfleata ahould ba aubalttad In dupllcata to the Ceoaral Aviatloa 

I^lvtrlct Offica/PU^bt Standards Dlatrlct Offlca (QOO/F^O) having jurlsdlctloD ow r tha araa in vblch tha applicant* a prlacipal bualnaaa offlca la 

lacatad. PAA FoTB 8710-A, Rotorersft External-Load Oparator Cartlficata 

Application, should ba eovplatad aa llloatratod in Appendix !» paga I, 

a« Slgaaturas on PAA For» 8710-4 ahould bo aa followa: 

Cl> Application froa a person acting ss an indivldiial ahould be 

slRuad by the ouasr; 

(2) Application froft the partttarsbip abould be signed by all 

partaera; 

(3) Appllcarion froa a corporation ahould be tignad by rhe prasldent 

or such DCtisr officers as anthorlaod by tha corporata byla^a to alga for ch« 

cerpovatlon aAd cartlfiod by tha corporate aecratary attaatizkg to the 

authority o<f th« ladlvldualf to sign aucb a doevnanr; or 

(4) Application froM • coopasy^ clufa« or saaociatloa aboold ba 

signad by tha prasidant or aoch other officer or dlroctor a* authorlsad by 

tha oTganlxatlott's bylaws* and stttatad to by tha cscracsry, 

b* ttotorcrsft. All Part 27 or 29 rotorcrsft to ba nsad should ba listed 

on PAA Fo a 671(M aa llluatrated is Appendix 1, pago 1. 

Hotel Reatrlctcd catagoxT rotorcraft need not ba listed on the 

Rotorcraft Extamsl-tosd Operator Cartlf Icata. (See paragraph lOf.) 

c. Application for renewal or •wfiKbaipt of a Rotorcraft Extemal-toed 

Operator Certificate should ba conpletcd lit the aaaa naaner ae for the 

QTlglnal certificate axeapt that it ahould ba clearly Idcnclflad «s application for renewal or avendaent^ aa the case nay be. 

6. CERTIFlCATt FACSIMHE- Section 133.37(b) requires that a facalnlla of tbe 

Rotorcraft rxtemsl-Load Operating Certificate^ FAA For* 843<K2 (Appendix I, 

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page 2), be carried le cech rotorcreft engagad in oj^erattona suthoTlscd by . 

Che eeruflcars* The eertiflcata holder m y utUiae any reeaonaUe «c«n» to 

shos ceapllsaee with this re^inaant* Only rotorcraft Hated on the certify 

leaee ais shewn is i^pendlx 1. psga 3 (except tfaat» aa nantienad oa page 2, 

xeatrleted category elrctalt need not ba listed), nay be used wndsr Part 133, 

A ssppleneotal list of rotorersfe nsy be used MM lllsatrated la Appendix X, 

pages 3 s«d 4. 

7. KLOtB. Ssction l33.31(d>(4) prorldas that a pilot angaglns in extemalload oparatloaa bsve In bia/bar pccaonal poaseaaion, hla/har logbook coucainlag the appro^riste loed'-claas cenpacancy encn* or a Uttet of Conpetency 

(Appendix 1, pi«e 5) , signed by die chief pilot or tt FAA Cenerel Avlecloa 

Safety Inspector COperetlona). For convanletu;*, a Latter of Conpetency, cbe 

alza ckf a pilot certificate, nsy be uaod In. Ue u of the pilot's logbook. 

B« oo^^cgsTt^^ ARRA ppgRAiioMg. 

a» faction 133.31(f) aatabliahas the reeoirenants for conduering 

eictemal-'load opernclons over coitgcecad areas. Eeeb operation la raqolrad 

to be eonductod wnder a pLsn that nust be approved by the GAhO/FSOO having 

Jurisdiction wa r the eras in which dio eperstlon la to be conducted. It la 

not Intended that a aaparace plan ba required for each flight, oaa plan vlll 

anffiee for «a. operation that nlgbc ro^aln seeaxal flights to oonplate. Eeeb 

plan ehauld provide eafficlent Infonatlen for a tnelistlceraluatlon to be 

aade of ell aefeCy netters* A chart depietlna flight routes end altitudes 

ebeuld be Included in eecb operating plan* Aeronautical charts nay be uaad 

If the scale and datall is eafficlent for evaluation purposes. Paac viparlcBca bae ebown that city mapa distributed by oil cowpanlea are excellent Cor 

ttoagaatad area eparnting plans. Leek of adequata cboTca aay nak< Ic necas* 

snry te use e hand^drawn chert to tdentlfy routee over city st.ncta, railroad 

creeks^ riverbeds* etc. ' 1 B order that esch congeated erne operating plan aaj 

be properly evnlunted. It ehoold ho aubnirtod at leeat five working daya in 

advanee of tha propoaad operation to the appropriate office. 

b. Saetton 133»45(e> eutes, "Ho paraon nay conduct en «xtaxnal-load 

operation inuiar fchle part with a rotorcraft typa cartiflceted I D tha 

restricted cetagory ludar 3«ctten 21.25 of this cbaptor over e denaaly populated M.tmm.p in n congested airway or near e busy altpert uhoca pasaengar 

treasport oparatiosa era coaduetcd.* 

C* The £olloViAg coBaideratiens should be elaarly uodsrsCOOd by 

rcaxrSotad category helicopter operatorat 

(1> ZKiring the developwaac of FAR 133, it i^s nocesasry to consider 

tha applientlon of the congaaead acea rules of Section 91*79 aa tkmj would 

apply to flight oparatlons over eosgaared areas* Speetflcnlly, it M S oecaasery to provide an exception for congested area aKtacaal-load Dparatione and 

for exicmAl-load opnrations over other then congested areas. Tbe first was 

Accowpllahed in Section 133.3l(f>, which auchoriies congeated eren operattonfl 

under specified coadiclons for belicopter* type ecrtificated under Porta 17 

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or 29 (nomal cACagory «nd trsDaport category)* BojproilsloD t f -d e in 

Section 133>31(£) for con y ted eren externnl-load operations br TOtorernft 

certlf innted in the rastrlcted cetnxory under Part 21. A restricted cetegory 

(Part 2l) helicopter is inaliglble for use ever eengesced ereas during external-load operations* Secondly^ Section I33*3l(g) was deelgoed to eZlov for 

extemal*loed oferntiens below thonc altitude a otherwise prohibited by 

Section 91.79(c) whlcb do not create n becard to persons or property on the 

aurfsce. Thie tula is sppllcabln to nomsl end rcatricted eatagory 

faalicoptars alike. 

<2) Section 91.39(d) prohibita the operation of restricted category 

aircraft over densely popnlatod mreasv in congested airwnysB or nenr a buey 

ellport Vbeze pasaenger transport operetiona aare condactedp eadeept ^m aothor* 

iced by en apprepriste certificate of welvnr. BKtemal-load oesmtora ars 

eligible for each wnlvcrs epplicable to veatrleted category helicopters^ a> 

are the opnratore of eay other reeericted catogory aircraft. In the case of 

the exterikel*load operator, such a wlvar la eppUcahla to all eparatlons 

othamiee prohibited hjr Saetlon 91«39(d)» SBenpt ihsn thet operator ie 

engaged dlvectly la euemal-load operations* Section l33*4S(e> relnforcea 

the prohibition of Section 91*39(d) for extemel-load bpetetlena» and waiver 

provleloae are not aothorlaad. 

(5> Access rentes (iagress/cgrese) to the site of an external-load 

operation should net be conatmed to be a pare of the extemal-ioad operation. 

'Access to and fron the workslta^ not involving carriage of sstemel load, 

ahould be eonsxderad a Fart 91 operation. 

(4> To revlewi A reacrietad category helicopter nay not be nsad h r 

on external-lead operator for external-load operations ever coBgeeced ereea, 

over danoely populated arose i la congested airways, or near buay airporte 

where paeaangor taanapart operatloae ere conducted. 

9« JlSCroSIOW OF TBttla. 

a. Cnnxeeted Area. Tha te n ^cengeatad area' baa haan applied en a 

caae-by-caee basis ainoe It Hirst appeared in the Air c«e«aree Regulatioaa 

of 1924, no preciae •athaMatloal et ceogrsphic definition tas yet been 

developed. Tha terni.haa never, been ^flhed-la any ragulatioa* Howeverj the 

following guldelince have been applied by tbe Civil Aeronautics Beard (CAB) 

(noe national Ttanspercatlon Safety Reard) in attenpCing to give the tarn 

fair and aquitable effect i 

(1> Tha te n is adniniseered ao ee to proteer persons Aid property 

in anslta sparssly settled coanoolttee, es uell ns persona and property in 

Inrge nct:cepoXltan areaa« fron the haaerde end fro« tha noiaa of lew flying 

aircraft. Xhos« tbe sine of tbe area la not eontmUlbg^ and violations of 

tha ml c faBTs baen aestalned for operation of aircraft: (i) over e tmmH 

congeated etea conaiating of approxinstely 10 houaea and a aebool; (li) over 

the canptio of a imlversity; (ill) over a beach area along a highway; and 

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(lv> over a boys caap where there were nKsree s people on tha docfca and 

children a t play onshore. 

(2) the presnc e of peoplesia^in^rtant to.the detcmi^tlo n of 

whathar.s partleulax area la 'condeated*' Thus,, no TtolatlW Was found l a 

the case of a fligh t over A large shbp^bviidinir aii^^^^^^^^ ene-faniiy dwellings 

biuUMae; In-thewords'of. the CAB Ekanlnierp^'It was ta t knean lAether the 

dwalilngsLuwrn. occupied.*':' In that eas«p the area aerrom»Hng the bulldlnts 

was open^ flet , and seal-arid. For aateihiiti-loadVparaCt^ae^ > fii^cory witb 

edJaeaAt oc«ttpi*d parking letai. |iliad:ii^th: eapleg^ea and vebdclea, nish t be. 

considered, a contested, area. iaU:esp;;:th«'.-pfrklng lets imd e^piayees ere veceitod . 

snd.neceaaaxyffrecautione-taken to pri^at'veblciea'an ^ parsons. froB. 

reafcterlng this area-i '• "' 

(3) Tbe cam Is edainletered to pwoblblt overflights that cut the 

comers of large , heavily congeeted* reaidentie l areas* 

(A) As Stated la FAR 91,79, tha congested atee eonld be eny area of 

s city , tewn^ DT aattl«ttnt . IlDwaver, no preciae danai ^ of pepulatleoi 

ground traffic , or congeetlony or preciae description of tlie proxinity of 

bnlldinis or aueber of laaidseoaw, has yet been devised that wUl scblave 

both tha tatended ptoceccion of peeaoaa and property on the groixid, and fair 

application of cha rule to operators of aircraft* 

b . iienealar Ponnlated Areas. A danaaly popnlaCed area could be considered 

almost synoByaDus with a eongeated area. These arose of a city , town, or 

aettl^wnt * irtiloli ooBtela a large nnnber of ocoivied hcnaa, factories, stereo, 

schools,' imtveralty and boapital-typa bnildiagaa and other related buslaeao 

Btmceurea* alght be coHidered deoeoly populated sreae. Additionally, a 

densely popnlated area nay net coacain any bnildinge. but coold eonelat of e 

lerge gathering of pariona, aoch as oa a baaeh araa, an alrshew, s ball gane, 

feixgrouada* etc* 

c . Xaar a Busy Airport Mhere.Paasanaer Traasport Operatloae are 

Condected. Am. eaternal-Iend ooaratlon condected within nn airport craffio 

arae a^uld be conalderad 'near in tha appllQatlen of FAR l33.4S(e). External-loed operations eaanot be conducted within sueh an area when passenger 

transport eperationa (air carrie r and air taxi) ar e being conducted to or fso« 

thoae alrperea . Accordingly, the operator aast ha advised that sdvance coordination with the controlling air traffi c control facilitie s will be necessary 

to anaore the eatabliataent of proposed houn of «stemal-loed operation, and 

that adequate proeeduree will be utilise d to ensure that no extemal-lved 

operation l a conducted when paoaenger trenaport oparattoao to or froB the 

airport are m progress. Pnaaanger transport opemtione will be coneidered 

"in pra«Teae* whenever an aircraft angaBed la sueh eperationa is in cugh t 

witbtn tbe above defined ereas, and the operator in so advlaed by air tnf(i e 

control. 

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CHAPTER 51 PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS 

Section 1 Introduction To Part 133 ReUftd Taahs 

3-4081. EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS. Volume 2, Chapters 7, Section 1, Volume 3. 

ChHptct 5 U Soction 3 ihtoogh Section 6, Volume 5, Chapter 10, Section 1, and Volume 6, 

Ch^ter 5, Section 1 duough Section 3, conuun guidelines for certificatioii and surveillartce of 

Title 14 of the Code of Fcdenl Regoisiions (14 CFR) pan 133 Rotoreraft Exiemal-Load 

Opentors, 

3-4082. AMENDMENTS TO PART 133. Past ameadments to pan 133 are summazizcd as 

follows: 

A. CWO Opcratera. All civil lutoicnft exceniBl-load opcratots must be ceitifioated. 

B. Rcatricted Category Rotorcraft Part 133 pcnnits extenial-load operations with 

teatrictcd caiegoty xiDtorcraft except over ccatalii areas. 

C. Certificate ExpIntioB. Ccitificatea lasued undfir part 133 aie valid for a period of 24 

nfli^-firini* moothg. 

D. Conceited A m Opentloiu. Restricted cateflory rotorcraft are prohihitBd ftom 

cooductiiig extemal-load operations in congested airways, over densely popalated azeas. or near 

busy aiipoits vvfasTc paascogcr transport opecatioiis are conducted. 

£. New Load ClsH. A new Class D authorization has been estahUabed to permit the 

carriage of persons in a Fedecal Aviation Administiatioii (FAA) approved penomiel lilting 

device. 

F. Inatrumcnt Flight Rttlc«(IFR)Operationa. IFR external-load operations are 

pexmitted aa specified by the Administralor. 

G. OpfttatioDS Fli ^ Characierittic DcmonstratiDii. New operators are relieved of 

the xequixcments for an operational flight chotaoteristic demonstration if a dezzxynstration has 

already been parfocmed by the manufacturer. This information is contained in the rotoitxaft 

flight Toanoal for each rotorcraft. 

3-4083. CLASSES OF AUTHORIZATION. 

A. Class A Sxtenuil-Loadfl. Class A is an external-load that cannot move freely, 

cannot be jettisoned, and does not extend below the landing gear. An example of Class A 

operation is the catnip of stqipHes in an q)proved cargo rack, bin, or seat a£Bxed to the exterior 

of Ac aiccxaft A cargo rack may be certified with or without a cargo envelope. The FAAapproved flight maniuil supplcoieDt that is zequlied for ika cargo rack mstallation specifies the 

approved conflguratloa. Jf^im oaxgo catded is within the Qnvclopo specified in the flight TP^PI"! 

supplemmit. die roiomaft MAY BE operated in accoidanoe with port 91 or 135. If the cargo rack 

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CHAPTERS! PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD OFERATTONS 

SeetlOQ « Evalnate a Part 133 Congested Area Plan (CAP) 

3^4201. PROGRAM TRAC^ONG AND REPORTING SUBSYSTEM (PTR5) 

ACTIVITY CODE. 1332 

3*4202. OBJECTIVE. The objective of this ttsk is to detenninc if a CAP meets all 

Tftgulatocy and safety requirements. Successful completion of this taak results in either approval 

or disapproval of a CAP. 

3-4203. GENERAL. 

A. Authority. TKle 14 of titt Code of Federal Regulations (14 Cl^R) part 133, 

$ 13333(dXl)^) permits an operator to conduct cxtetnal-load operations over congested areas 

provided the operator docs ao without creating undue hazaxd to persons or property. Each flight 

must be conducted on a route and at an altitude that will allow a jettison able load to be released 

and the helicopter to be landed safely if an emergency ariaes. (Refennce subpuagnph CS.) Tide 

14 CFR $ I33.33(d)(]) lequiies the opcracoi lo develop a plan for cooh operation in a congested 

area. The plan must be qjproved by thn Fligitn Standards District 0£Eicc (FSDO) having 

jurisdiction over the area in nduch the opemtioo wfll be conducted. 

B. Backoroond. Ih e Federal Ayiotion Administration (FAA) has detennined that 

extemaZ-load operations azc in the public interest and. do not inherently pose an undue lisk to the 

public Hazards are prevented by liak management procedures sucixBsaCAP, andby fiequeat 

aurveillancc. Tide 14 CFR § 133.33(d)(1) desoibes the information that must be includnd in a 

CAP. 

C DeflnUona. For the purpose of opoations conducted under 14 CFR part 133 the 

following definitions apply: 

1) Wthout Hazard. This means to operate without undue hazsid beyond the risk 

posed by ofter aircraft opeiations to nonparticipating public or property. The noi^aiticipating 

public is expected to be protected from all the potential hazards associated widi external-load 

operations. Property should be protected as much aa possible. Potential hazard to propef^ alone 

should ZKX preclude conducting an external-load opemtiofl in accordance with a CAP. 

2) Congested Areaa vs. Densely Populated Areas, "niese two terms are used m 

reference to rotorcraft extemal^oad opciatians. Altiiough the teems describe similar areas, the 

meanings ore difilcretit The regulations require preparation of aCAP ferccngcsted aroaa. A CAP 

is also needed for densely populated areas, In addition, an uncongested, sparsely populated area 

may need a CAP because die area may quickly become congested with persons watching an 

extemal-load operation. 

a) ConBested Area, The coageat^ nature of an area is defined by what exists on 

the surface, not the size of tiie area. While thb presence of tfa^ nonparticipating public is the most 

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important determination of congested, the area may also be congested with structuies or objects. 

An area considered congested for airplane opcxetions could be equally congested fbr helicopters. 

If an aiipiene flying ovtt a congested area at less than 1,000 feet above ground level (AGL) is in 

viohition of 14 CFR § 9M19(b)» the atea may also be a congested area for a helicopter 

conducting extemal-load opeiations. However,.themost in^ottact-word in this concept is over.i' 

Helicopters can opecaie over relatively smalluncoiigt^ted ^ireas because of their maneuvering 

abilities. / ' ' 

b) Densely Populated Area. Tide 14 CFR §§ 91.313 and 133.45(d) use the term 

^densely populaxed" area. Those areas of a city p town, or settiement that contain a large niunber 

of occupied homes, factories, stores, schools, and other structures ate considered densely 

populated. Additionally, a densely populated area may not contain any buildings but could 

consist of a large gathering of petsoDS on a beach, at an airshow, at a ball gamfl> or at a 

fairgroiml. 

NOTE: While the presence of the nonparticipating public Is the most important 

dctonmnation of congested, this definition also applies to structures, buildings and 

personal property. The congested nature of an area is defined by what exists on 

the suziBc«!, not the size of Ae area. 

3) (>perational Area. An area, uikoccupied on the surface by the nonpaitio'ipating 

public. The opentional area is not part of the operation, but persona within this area could be 

injured, or property could be damaged by the extemal-load, or by the attaching means (Load, 

cables, books, etc.). 

4) Cotige^ted Area Plan. This C^APis a risk management documenL It is used to : 

show tiiatlhe risk associated with an cactenial^oad operation wiUnqt create undue hazards to 

property and the nonparticipating public because of certaixuiiipccifid procediues used by tbe 

operator during the operation. 

5) (Contractor. The person, corporation, or entity vfbo hired an operaior lo conduct 

the extemal-load operation. 

6) Appropriate Political Subdivision. This term des^bes local officials who may 

exercise the authority to exclude persons and property fi:om on area. These officials include die 

county <thft"'ff; city police department highway penoL fire deportment^ or securi^ guards acting 

for the political subdivision. In many eases local police will monitor an extemal-load operation 

but will Toquire tiie operator to supply sufftoient petsonnel to exclude pciaons and property &om 

the lift orea. 

7) Emergency Landing Site. Title 14 CFR § 133.33(d)(;2) requires tbe lotoicraft to be 

at an altitude that allows landing in on emergency without hazard to persons or property on the 

surface. Tlieie is no requirement that the cmergeocy landing be made without damage to the 

rotorcraft. An emogency landing she does not have to be an impco'wd aur&ce. The psiking lot 

at the pickup sitn or a loof top at the set site are examples of efflergency landing sites. 

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e Paosi November fi. 2000 

AUOMSI 

NiviNnbaf'6k21*» 

J&h'higaa' " ' • . , 

CoMnuabngrtRBoi 

Midv«al Heloaplar Abw^Sw litt. 

Dearfir: 

• CoTKamlno Ihe use of w v cdiT<t»y lo 01 old str maka iJp'psrf^ 

eHocMAga dtaofp ^ of t M apA^plonninfl helbra DM Mart, tha aatoiy ptnoauHonf we ttekfcr (he event and try, nbtos of^ttie 

swtrt. 

Thft in « m piaiuM4^ And ewicfcieted on July 18,2001 .Tnav^eifc to be compleM wna t ^ 

irtaiQaip ftom ou^, ttatkliMMieuBa ftoot «id I M flfflna of-ttis nsuv sbr mikeui) onb our >ronh Wonhouse r^oof. Thb lod Iv 

notatf es a2ft on the attached dkawho.shd la 22.200 aqff In size. 

1^a^Tns(<MiphbScfcidlnQlMWWMiand«l«tiipiViaspufoheisd UuasQtrssponslUafardeteimlnlno 

IhebOEtMfaytoostVwoMoqilpnwrtotfaidinenawsquliinvttcnbtM 

I met ^ Ih^ShMiTHW Uia-day bolbrv Ilia Ift anAJwfBmH hi-pinlvdbn raquhemoda b r worfcare bn (he roof and wlitf 

orasf wouldbsavaeuatodanddlPCka<ladduririglism tha«&RnVISUBMlatdtaehed, 

A^BS on ihi map tieiionatad aa la. 18.19,20,21, Zi, 29.24^26, and2d^mme4«oiiiHs4 and the antraneas« tfuaa anav 

xwrntldckadW. AUarrevlw«rihiBpeai«Bal^iheFAAnpm4iMltfe-W'ahov^ 

on(]r ew4Mch«^fiD r tjhae everb being ItiBt to 

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Rn peram.eiiM'PDbitbulBBttffiatUd^pDracm Mi d bsaspQSaaiof^ 

cnaarimfnmM h Akan PaQlciiQlh;i:aid lifu ^ 

At no itnw l U irieae dbssrava feel teniaalvaa In dtongar aom thii operatt^^ 

Ovrirni Utq Ift a fQiMienrAalhfe ftoffl the F M etiowtf (ip on tfie pinperty ^ ^ 

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Baptanb«r4,300l 

Fedonl Ariatlflo Adndi^itnklon 

FttgU StaodiidaDtttrict Offloa 

4913 South HeweUStroal 

Mi|ivia^kns.Wl S32D7 

ATTN: Mr. MU M a Maoha 

BKFlla«:00«gil3OO73 

DearMr.MHfan 

On Jidy 14,2001 ira« nhadolad IP 4r n otfenil load opvatlon ac Alcan rosfc^i^ 

Kaanal^vn. Aflg dtwtaring tha latjiui with tts txwiiaiaor and xawfaming aarial fhetea aftha 

abok it yvai datanuMl ID he I 

Prior n Itfidkf [ «lrdad iha daaliOttDd tndteg acea add at e dflbnainfas k ^ 

^ and padfli^in tnflle 1 cadinuad ths parl9l B ^ into iha derigitod area. FottowlBgawalk 

'thrnue^ofAa rta^blg Hwa. fiilB^ pai% and aqpipfaentplaeBnett araa 

wM (te r of peopi* and pnoHtSon had been nk a to lDBq» paepla ftom entnriag ^ 

HiH^a OOO&iiiad fiMB araa wtt noA-eangatad, I OQnpbtad tba p«t 1^^ 

Slnae the ana afltociad fay diB pridcct waa Boap«oaBaiie^ I don't ftot 1 did aqrtlaag contraiy to 

Fidsil AvitlfcmtflpiTitlnni. 

1 am avoMable fer ferflwr diacutrioa, ifnaetaiaiy. 

RaapeotfliDlKF 

FffgosPofidar 

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n o llf b plan «ufe«ia«ad by KlMiat aelteerndr Aia^Mya co eh« 

Sovnb aattd* nr^. P«DD, io t tbe Asariaaa tfaUf Mli^tnff i " 

•omdUirilla, 111. e« C-Aa-<«a« hns iMten swvipMtf.»v tkU elflne . 

•aaad OD ay panne oaU no yvu on; ahia flatn>-,s~n«na r**** tf»* **ffc 

and the gnat th»^-'n6eonsfteop^ipa 

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oonffaahed oree. lif t plea la ha^nixnil. Xi e{iy Ad tihe etaovo ntafcAd 

laata ehanga pi«e«« aoAtaat mt dimeuy.s o Mwt-^ipa'awa nnranga 

fov ttaa s«yaaw »t a ean^eatad araa plaa^ 

Hill Slldott 

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fah>y go woBk^a oehiFthMn thes e »aeyf« ^ fag tha Idgfc ^\ \ n^ i . 

^ h a iaMadiafaa agaa* 

X< yo4 bev« A,^ furtiMr qaaatloAa plaaa i c^ l free-ao fia^i isa. 

Will Blljlott 
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Riok virttb 

FiwK iisphaq HoQanda JamttnHiraMhaBooplafaaonl 

danti TkiaadMOtt0b«r2O.8oniSMPH 

Tat RUiftntti 

au^aetf NRft C AP ^ l^OIOieeD UARTIN 

Bi^a ftiwttdcd BMH^go: 

*nfri iMLitff**MMfii iinir 

DateOMlMiv.9USiSsini9T 

steva 

WoCat>iaiailuiradfcrihialtft.ThankagarthBhaadattp, 

Sink 

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OhMtDd By AVa - WHmr.aMB«Mn 

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m a c 1 Ui 1 

Ride Smith 

Fremi eisplian Ho0Mda tatsw^nl(hyerttielODpwa.oend 

Qcnt: 'nieaday.octoterso.20dai:SPidi 

Tee rMakSoM 

$(lhiact, Pwd; CA P - LOCKHEED MARTIN 

Begin fbiwarded in«a»BB: 

Rich; 

On November 15 ^ 2009 we will be coodueting on externa] load pperadon at the 

Lockheed Mvtia Cocpontloo aitiaiBd s( 3^00 Sand Lake Road, OrUado. 

Public acceaa ia pxebibited to the iha sod atepa will bo taken to seoire ihe paddng 

lot, which-will muaedat'dfeeMvog end emarg«ncyL2. Only eiMntial pcngDad 

wUtbeaUownduthla area during Ifae Uft The building will be completely 

evacuated, 

Thereqainmcnivaf MCFRpart 133 wlU be adhered to donngtbe opoutiott. 

Submitted ftar your review and cooaidczatloD. 

Sincerely. 

SBSVC Hollaed* 

OdefHlot 

hCdwad Hafieopiff Airwiyi, IKC. 

FL: 94l.79>g9» 

IL; 630*325-7«60 

FAX^(V-325-3313 

www.niidwesthdieQqtm.cqm 

atave@inidweathdiffn|neacom 

No virua leunq HI tMs rnoonring 

ClieaAttdtivAVQ'«MMr.svi.oom ^ 

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mis t K9/ OS 

reoBUL AvwnoN ADMIMBTRAHON 

FlfgW aiandtBda PMrid Office 

MBO HHBBHM iMfanal Drtve^ guKa aw 

Ortando^fLJgaJtt 

A'rreNllUN: OpeiaUena iMianfleui 

VMFACMUHJe: 4gr-MW7«D 

Cqulpineffrt: Siieniaicy S-MT NaiTMW 

PILOT INFO; NAME 

9TEPHENJ.H0UAMDB 

MltfS&IRIGQS 

aALER.01UTESMAN 

CCRtlPCATE NO.: JTKLttSF 

Of^eRATOR: MtOWBgr IffiUCOPTCIt AlflMAYV, INC. 

OS Eaecutlve Drfve 

WUoabma^ IHIROIS BOav 

(M0>Sl07H0O«loe 

(dM)«tg«i|Faeslm||e 

StwKtanlCataonry 

2599976 

2S87444 

37IM27g4 

JOB INFORMATION 

Jbe LOCtfUQN! LatiJieuJ JBifiR " 

9«nStfMl Lake Rood 

Oriando^PLgagl* 

•CHaXiLEWORKOATk 11/160009 

TIME: 7:30 AM 

AtT6RNATEW0RKtMT6: MfZUm 

-nXIE: 7:30 AM 

ND.OFLiFT& att DESGFHPnON: ClasnBIton^^^affodynamla WEIQHr: 4aM>lbs 

JOBOTECCirrACT: 

(CONTRACTOR) ^ftwobaF^olBttog 

UBETfER TO FOLLOW? ( )YES pog NO 

PHONE NO.; 407-»0-»S7 

POUCEDGPrrcONTACT: OnngaCouiAySharitra Offlca PHONE Na- 407'a98-43ff7 

LETTER TO FOLUOWr ( ) YES (XX) NO ^ 

''SHUtT: /P(elHpa^d«lh«iydk'blDdeBd4inatanwgn^indiqgareB^ """^ 

* « « ATTACHED PLAN* 

EtTMAnDLEMBTUaFATTAOgNflllEANa: lOOPEET 

WQHEBTFOHTABOVETHEBUILPINeLOAOMUBILlFTGD: ZOFEET 

NUMBBROFFLOOHSVACAtBD: MitMBatHaltoOplarwOoofdfsigirmrtfnOtliiitviaihabdUia).orpBctlheioor 

dfndiy aflUtad by oir optMona, ba Doeapiad oilLvtMft aumorizad paiaomeL 

Tha Job «A be perflMnwd at a lime iMten the araa la leart oonovtad Only peisorw diTVCtly Invnhied In tf^ 

pannttM bi tbe cvendlonal aiae, m oose or a pstemiai hazan^ tne iUludmon In dw landlnvM^ing ome hsa 

raapooalbMly tbreanlnMho tbs pM and apprtiino hM or tRo sltutfien. 

OK P«C 407-350^1010 

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Januaiy 23,2006 

M r Fallon 

MldvMst Haltaoptei'Airways inc. 

S25 ExaouthA Drt M 

WDlowbrook. IIHnola fi0627 

Doar Mr. Fallon: 

Upon ravtow of tha pIcoirM and lift plana you bavn aubmhtod, tor iha llfi oparatlons afc 

. B770 L B dajnl Blvd. Woat Chester. OH 

. 17S6 Wofi d WIda Blvd. Hobron, K f 

W e oonojr that these Iffte do not appoer to ba In « oongoBtod environment 

It la your iBeponalbilliy & meet any rgatrtcOona fiom the looal goviftiTinienl, aa well aa 

enaura that the Mfce )a kept storRe end dM « fwt beoome csnoaried. 

Should you havB any queettona, pteaas oomact thie office. An irtspactor rram this offioa 

may tie praaent at our option. 

8lnoeraly. 

SfaDFaske 

Principal M^ntengncft Inopso^ 

Exhibit 

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J. F. AMBRN Ca 

MKHAMCAL^ FlBC 

* P^TCcnoN CbmnMcnuw 

NStf W16743 Rldgewood Dtivc, Ste. 800 

Menomonee F«lb» WI53051-5666 

(262) 35^-5931 p • (262) 2^2^69271 

www.JfahccD.cooi 

Aiig|Ml23,2009 

Mi4weat HeliooptBr Alrwayik Inc. 

529 Bnootlvn Mve 

Wilkmbook^IL 60527 

RE: VAA 

QUAP/GBAnncS LiFTKkOl/OS 

To Wbom It May Coooem; 

My iiania to Dkk TOrt md 1 have boon in to HVAC buatoaaa &r ovflf 30 yeais, ^ 

toayae«w<rianafbrJ.F,>^(;^). riiallinyGapcrienoalntMafleld,Ihwebeanab|aia 

at the lift ftf «i«.Q|>^OnqpUc8 Diatribndon Center, locatad at N58 W15330 Slmwn CJmleL 

Maoomooee FaKa, WI on Oetober 31,200«. 

l^ftain^^ngaofinalnnggwattapeotalDia^hichidfaign^ 

2 ! S5IT^*^ ^ ^* * ^ ***^ *** eppiomnatoly 1,100' awi^. TWa greatly axceeda 

thoFAAffadetoatoboatlaastadlftanceoftOO^ftwiBr from the helicopter flight pafli,^ 

pointa, and all other operational ereaa. . iai«*«ui,wi 

At no tln» did I ftal the aiea of the Uft >w unaaft or 4at at any tiiDe there could be an iid w ordangpTTOitoationcana^ 

proteo^ I fi* tha im peraoitoBi i4wa profiBariond and provided a oafe env^ ^ 

witianalug the event 

^^yj» "*** " ^ *»«*» Mjmwtion, pleaae don't h^ ^ 

Sbwecely* 

XF.AHSRNCO. 

RkhacdS-Wiit 

CoiomSsaionhig Team Leader 

HVAC Department 

RSW/oag 

OMAIVMBBWA A * IMM * 

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KaBonains • Oh)Maa,[|.ao«|1'a7Bl » Phone 37a-7e3.7att * c^iphooeTTMai^TC* - En4tOu«iiMiaawUQin -

20Octobaf2009 

QUMltraphki Extaraal Uft OparaUon 

) am a fenncr Ftferst Avladon AdmlnUtrvtlon AvIiOon SafMy mpector (Opcrstlonf). I wac «nployod vt 

Dqpiga FUiht Stanttardi DftMct Offlca ftom ianusry ifiya throuah October 1979 and scptamber isa? 

tfireufh Saptamfaer 1969. iwocaliethaafileehallGopterepaGlBifat. Iwei Mined by Theo Moor*end 

Doftfel Mituilawitf InhaDcoptsropanttom. They were both eiperfencDdhalieDpterpiieti that 

perhimed marry dMF«efrt hdkapier oparatbsi n vratl as external lift*, i am also en cKperfenocd 

hattoapter pUot thvt ha« porfermed many dtftawn hedoopMr oparatient at wall a£ external nth. Wa 

weuM ivekiatc hetlcoptar opoator eMifoated ar u plant for aahlbf ooacarnlng the pubUc. 

The amgestcd area plan b a requlremem In on irea wtiera pedestrisns or uroricera may un&nowinsly 

plan thetnMlVes In haimt way beceuce of on axtomH lesd epawlwh 

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Firvtofailwewfllenmlnetfietefracoivaitadarai. kithecantastofaflMdwInBA'nyaftlttesnsrea 

tbatlsdaflnadonpaenloiiatprclaisBchtrtatvdfow. Analrcreftotfiorthsnahelleeptertnitft 

mafntam mbilnium aaft aWtuda bectuce of \lfs feaulrenient fore laiia space to land In an emergency^ 

The more manouverabW hofleaptar U OKarnpt The aiea we are addfBssbig for an aitteniilload mesra 

<ons««tad In ttia oontcHt of the puWte having aceati vvhoK tbav nwy ba in danger becataa of the 

«Memal load oparatkNi. When 1 jorvad » an Infpadar i monitorad marry •xcemal loaif oparatlons. 

Ihert Mvert numaroua epsratlow thai did not rcqdre a confcitBd area plan and dM net need 

fflonltDiliv heauM they wiere not a heard 10 ttte putllc I have alia Mrved aa s pJlee en oRterntt load 

opctitlefv. 

Peifcrming tWa typa oTopersUon slona public acceis sCracca requlrat a plan. The plan axplabit how the 

public «wni ba prevented from waiUnf near tbe load, K ahe outHnsa where ihe lead may be dreppad 1ft 

an «m«r«incv and wrhore tha heOdapter may land or even crath If dtebled, Theaa arMa muse be 

tuardadlaeaceorofrtonttaenprobfama. whaneparsdi^sianapubUeatrastBandaidewaDathaaivs 

nuirt be Uochad trarn public aeon. TTwa are alia loba that take place on buMni s that ere occv ^ 

A plan b ruauked to Indleau how the bitfdhif wDI be euacuatcd end tscured untU the lob H complaiSi 

Tha oaamaf (HI eperaden parfcrmed by MMiMft HBttcepter on 31 Oct 2Q0e at Quadgraphtef In 

^tenofnenoenDiiM'rcBQDdnwafatabiriidlnfthatwsfunderGPricntialon. ThabuttdMgwasnot 

oparattmal and Biwas In an area that la not raadhyacoaaalMe to the public. The peopfe present were 

there for the lob. T!tepDuitoptfatfortenianB9er,MrMarkBcnson«eiprauntatthelob9lte. He 

indloted he woi atthe pick up poliit Chalni tha operation and would be aUe to intero^ t padeitrlan 

In tha ta^lfarty Mara that oiM would happen to (M t by. 

The lift ororlc waa perfonned from the South partdng lot. Tbe read to the South of the hrt was not 

completed and tMSborrlttdsd. Tlui«wtiMBafthefau(Idlnf iibordtrnlfayalaraoneMandthMia 
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natural bamen prernitlng accau. "•~«nr Deeoiua orthe loeatlon oTiha bulldiv and the 

Plaaaa feel fNa to contact me ir vnu have any qiMnhww. 

Iw,«baoutofthaaeunby«nnil5J«,«ry20io. l«nbaie.chad.t,w,ntoiWft.a ^ 

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