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:)tPARTMENT OF 

•RANSPORTATION 

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2&il JAN 25 P 3^ 00 

AirKne Ti-ancport Pilot 

CFH, AStP 

Law Office of George E. Crow 

Aviation Law Firm 

Post Office Box 30 

Katy. Texas 77492^0030 V,' ' ave - ^ i 

TfeUpKono (iSl) 391-9275 '^^Amio •/- » 

Dcccmbi-.r??. 2010 

Attention: Hearing Dockei Clerk, AOC - 430 

Wilbui Wright Building, Suite 2W1000 

Federal Aviation Adniinisiration 

800 Independence Avenua, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

ViaCM/RRR 7102 3«2:i 0521 519? 1537 

mS\^omi ^°fi'Ooi.o 

REOIIRST FOR HKARING 

RE: 2009SW170129 

Dear Docket Clerk: 

Request is hereby made by Cisco Aviaiion, LLC (or a Jiill hearing on the maU^r set forth 

in the AdminiBti-ator's FINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CTVTT, PI-.NALTY dated December 16, 

2010, case number 2009SW170129. See Anached Notice. 

Request is made thai the hearing br h«W in Hoaiton. Texas. 

Sincerely. 

y/jj^, (M^ 

Geoifie £. Crow 

Attorney at Law 

cc: 

Yolanda Ayala Bernal, Atiomcy 

Oifice of Regional Counsel 
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Doclcet Clerk 

December 27,2010 

Pagii 2 of 2 

Federal Aviation Adminisirniion 

2601 Mcacham Blvd., Rm 663 

Fort Worth, J'X 76193-0007 

Vr?» e-maiL' Vnlainln ABernal/'^.faa.gov 

Via.CM/RB.R 7102 .1823 0521 5193 1544 

Cisco Aviation, LLC 

Via C-mail 
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L'.S. Oeparlcnent 

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Federal Aviation 

Administrntion 

Southwest Region 

ArttansBS, Louiaiena, 

N9>v Msxico, Oklahoma 

Tejss 

Ornce o' Regional counsel 

2601 Meacham Kouievafd 

Fort Worth, T)(.7ei37 

(817)22^50^9 

(817> 22J-5945/5092 FAX 

December 16.2010 

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Clyde H. Hailon, Manager 

Cisco Aviation, LLC 

16055 Space Center Blvd., Suite 235 

Hoasion, TX 77062-6212 

Caiic, No. 2009SWI7012y 

FFNAL NOTICF. OF PROPOSED CIVIL I'LZNALTY 

YoLi were odviijcd through i^Nntirr of Propo.^ed Civil Penalty, dated September 1, 2010, that 

the FAA proposed lo asscfm a civi) pmally in the amount of $30,800.00. We have con.sidered 

the information submillcd in response in tliat Notia:, 

Allcr considermg all the evidence in this matter, it appears that: 

1. Ai all times pertinent herein Cisco Aviation LLC, hereinafter rcfcTrrtf) to ?is Ci-sco. vva.<i 

not the holder of ai\ a^jricultural aircraft operator certificate i.^3ucd under Pari 137 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). 

2. At all timrs pertinent herein, Ci.sco was the registered owner of a Roll, model 47 

helicopter, civil airciTift no. N8420F.. 

3. On or about April 21, ?.009, Cisco cnterKd into a Subcontract Agrccmcnl with 

Continental Helicopters. Inc., a Part 137 operaior. 'to perform all of ConxincniarK uprayinf* 

work and other obligations" to the TcTcas Boll Wir.pvil F.radlcaiion Foundation, Inc. 

4. Cisco conducted auricultural aircraft opcraiionn without, or in violation of. an 

agricultural aircraft operator ccrtiilcHte issued under Part 137 of the FARs on fourteen 

(14) flighli? by opci^atijiB N8420E in the .'service of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication 

Foundation, Inc. in the vicinity of Wharton and Caldwell countici, in the stale oI'Tcxas. 

from May 12. 2009, tn .luue 5.2009. 

5. The pilot in rominand on the flights addres.ccd in para(a;raph A above, wvtis Jim 

Bartihill. 

6. By reason of iht- rorcgoing. Cisco vjolatcil Section 137.11(a) of the Federal 
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Aviation Regulations (Titlt; 14, Code of Fcrlrr^il Ri>gul,itioiis) in that Ci.sco conducted 

ayiCLilniral aircrafi operations without or [n vidlniicirv of ;ia agriculturiil aircraft operator 

ceiTiticate issued under part 137 of thr FARS. 

T Jnde.r 49 U.S.C. ?i46301, Cisco is subject to a civil pcna.lty for each of the violations noted. 

I'hr maximum penalty per violation is Si 1.000,00. By rea-wn of the foregoing fucLs and 

cincumstanees wc propose to assess ft civil pennlty for all of the violations noted in the total 

amount of S.30,S0n.OO. 

Unless you mciil or personally deliver, in writinij,, your reqiicet for a hetiring in this maner, on or 

before ]5 days after you receive this final notice, we wjjl issue an Order ASticssing Civil 

Penalty and you will liave no lurilier right to a hearing. If you do not submit a written requt:.!;t 

for a hearing, you must pay the proposed civil penalty. 

Your reque.'ii for a hearing must be mailed or ddivcred (u (he (Ir,aiin[j Dor.kKt. Fc.dcr.'^I Aviation 

Adrainisuation, WO Independence Avenue. SW. Wa.shingion, DC 20591. Attention: Hearing 

Dockei Clerk, ACTC-430. Wilbur Wnthi Building, Suite 2W1000, In addition, you provide t\ 

ctipy of your request for bearing to the undcr.'iigned FAA attorney. Your reque.it must be dated 

»nd signed. 

You may pay the proposed penalty by submitting a check or money order payable to the 

"Federal Aviation Administration," and mailed to the Htlontion ofiionny Rogers, 

FAA/MMA.C/AR, AM/-350-SW, P.O. Box 25770, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Please be 

sure to indicate the Cuse Number on the front of your check. We also accept payment by 

VISA or MasterCard. If you choose to make payment using the charge card method, please 

provide us with the credit card number, expiration date, and cardholder"s name. In the 

alternative, you may pay your civil penalty with a credit card over the Internet. I o pay 

electronically, visit the web site at http://f)av.tzov and click on "Agency Li^t" under "Whitt 

Federal Agencies Can I Pay:" then click "Federal Aviaiinn Aclniinistration" in the "A to Z 

indnc of (J.S. Onvrmnirtni Dep.trtmcnts and Agencies," which will bring yoii to the "KAA 

Civil Prn»lfy Psiymentu - FAA Southwest Region" page. You must then complete the 

requested information and click "submit" to pay by credit card. 

T.YNFTTF.WORD 

Regional Coun*;! 

Southwc.^V Rcjiion 

By, 

A 

Yolanda Ayala Bemal 

Aitomey 

Safety Hnforccmcnt Lirancli 

TCL: <817)22?-.';070 

FAX- (R17) 222-594'i or ^092 v-muH: YuUimlii.A.Bt.T,mlHvfimvmcc; George E, Crow, Lsq.