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November 13, 2012

Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo, Chief

Air Carrier Fitness Division

Office of Aviation Analysis

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Application of Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair for a Certificate -

Responses to DOT Information Request of November 8, 2012

(Docket DOT-OST-2011-0216)

Dear Ms. Remo:

Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair (“Rhoades”) hereby submits the updated work

history of Mr. Robert Rust, Jr. in response to the Department’s supplemental

Information Request of November 8, 2012.

Rhoades’ application should be deemed complete, and the Department should proceed

promptly with the issuance of a Show Cause Order. Please contact me if the

Department has any additional questions.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert E. Cohn

Counsel for Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair

Enclosures

cc: Reese Davidson

Mary Ballard, POI, Indianapolis FSDO

Patrick R. Rizzi

Teimour Riahi, CEO, Rhoades Aviation, Inc.

Jonathan Echmalian
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Work History for Robert E. Rust, Jr.

December 1973-January 1976: Worked for Mr. Rust’s father building grass airstrip, shop

additions, hangars, and working on antique aircraft- Route 3 Fayetteville Ga.

January 1976-September 1978: Atlanta Sailplanes , Williamson, GA - Tow plane pilot

September 1978-June 1982: Academy Airlines, Hampton, GA. - DC-3 Co-Pilot/Captain (121

cargo)

June 1982-September 1982: Southern Flyers, San Juan Airport, P.R. - DC-3 Captain (135 cargo)

September 1982-December 1982: Planes Inc., Fulton Co., GA. - Captain Merlin Metro III

December 1982-March 1986: Rust Airstrip Inc., South Fayetteville, GA– self-employed antique

aircraft restoration and mechanic

March 1986-June 1986: Amerijet International Inc., Miami, FL - DC-3 Captain (135 cargo)

June 1986-August 1992: Eastern Metro Express, Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, GA. - CoPilot/Captain Jetstream 3100 (135 passenger)

August 1992- April 1996: Rust Airstrip Inc., South Fayetteville, GA. – self-employed antique

aircraft restoration and mechanic

April 1996-October 1996: Academy Airlines, Hampton, GA. - DC3 & DC-4 Captain (135/125

cargo)

October 1996-September 2000: Rust Airstrip Inc., South Fayetteville, GA. – self-employed

antique aircraft restoration and mechanic

September 2000-January 2005: Mountain Air Cargo, Maiden NC - Captain Fokker F-27

January 2005-February 2009: Rust Airstrip Inc., South Fayetteville, GA.– self-employed antique

aircraft restoration and mechanic

February 2009-January 2010: Pan Pacific, Clayton County, GA - Captain J3100 (Part 135)

January 2010-September 2010: Four Star Air Cargo, San Juan, Puerto Rico- Captain DC-3 (part

135)

September 2010-Present: Rhoades Aviation, Inc. - Captain/Check Airman/Chief Pilot CV-640

(Part 121)