OANti.l- 0. JlOU.!NS (1910.1?n) 

SEl.MA IL ROl.l.!NS (I 913•1991) 

MYRON J. FOX (mfo~·t.w.eom) 

By Overnight Delivery 

Russ Maguire, Manager 

Norwood Memqrial Airport 

125 Access Road 

Norwood, MA-020'62 

Dear Mr. Maguire: 

Rollins, Rol1ins & Fox 

Attorneys At Law 

Wellesley Office Park 

60 William Street, Suite 220 

Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481 

711-419·l030 

FACSrMILB 781-489·1039 

June 13, 2011 

As you may recall, I ~ave been ret$led as counsel by Mil Aviation Services LLC, tenant 

at hangars 7 and 8 at Norwood Memori~ Airport ("Airport'~, an4 Boston· Executive Helicopters 

north 

LLC, the owner of helicopters ho~d in the these hangarS.' It is my understan~ that both the 

Federal 

and 

Airport 

south ramps at tho· A~rt wero reconstruote~ with fedom gr~t fund3 through the Improvement Pr9if.,:n, whereby~e Norwood Airport Commission is restricted 

by certain grant assurances, The if8llt assurances prohibit diso~tion against any class of 

aircraft without justification, and req1,1ire reasonable public access for all types of aircraft 

Boston Executive Helicopters LLC is a certified part 135 Air Carrier operating under the 

authority of the Federal Aviation Administration. A.3 a certified part 135 Air Carrier, Boston 

Executive Helicopters LLC hu contracts with third parties. Your recent statement that 

helicopters cannot operate on taxi·ways restricts the use of helicopters without cause, in violation 

my 

of FAA 

clients ~t 

and 

a3surances Sand 22, and my clien~' leases. If this uruawful discrimination ag~t 

clients. helicopter operttioru ooniinues, it will.have a devutating fm.ancial impact on my 

· 

Helicopters 

As you know, Christopher Donovan, Chief Pilot apd M~ger of Boston Executive 

LLC was a full time mediflight helicopter pilot. Mr. Donovan hu flown over 8,000 

hours, including Apache helicopter missions in Des~rt Storm, and maJntains all required 

certifications. He is an airline tra,n,sport pilot and instructor for airplanes and helivopters. 

Throughout his 25 yea;s an4 S,QQO. ho.ws of fUgllt ~~perienQe, Mr.J~onovan lw m~ntained a 

perfect safety record. Mr. Donov~ operates hel!Qopte;l .iri the sat'~st manner possible, and is well 

equipped to make safety dete~tions .. Should y~uconvey to any third party yo~ position that 

anyone associated with my ylients is operating utlSafely witbo1,1t Justification, your defamatory 

conduct will have grave financi~ implications to Boston Executive Helicopters 'LLC. 
hazard created 

Although you have nominally raised safety as a potential concern, there is no safety 

helicopters must 

by my clients' helicopters operating from taxi-ways. Like fixed-wing aircraft, 

runways and 

be allowed to operate safely from all areas of the Airport, including the ramps, 

all common areas. 

taxi areas. 

There 

My clients' hangar leases expressly state that they shall have access to 

runway or 

is no aircraft class restriction, and no limitation on the use of any ramp, 

taxi-way at the Airport. 

Demand is hereby made that you refrain from any further defamation of or discrimination 

the 

against 

grant 

my 

assurances. 

clients, and 

Your 

that you allow helicopters to operate at the Airport in conformance with 

clients, and 

refusal will result in significant damages and business losses to my 

they intend to hold accountable 

these damages 

those persons and entities responsible for causing 

and losses. 

cc : Thomas Wynne, Chairman, Norwood Airport Commission 

Michael J. Lyons, Chairman, Norwood Board of Selectmen 

Christopher Willenborg, Executive Director, MassDOT ·Aeronautics Division