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BEFORE THE DEJ>ARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Dickstein Shapiro LLP From: Bailey. Linda

In the matter ofthe cancellation ofthe Air Taxi authority issued to: Docket DOT-OST-2012-0022 VIH COUGARHELICOPTERS, INC.
VIH COUGAR'S OBJECTION TO THEAFFIDAVIT OF .JOHN LONGSTRETH Communications with respectto this document should be sent to:

David M. Nadler David Y. Yang Andrew E. Smith DICKSTEIN SHAPJRO 

### LLP 1825 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420-2200 Facsimile: (202) 420-2201 nadlerd@dicksteinshapiro.com yangd@dicksteinshapiro.com smitha@dicksteinshapiro.com 

### Counsel to VIH Cougar Helicopters, Inc.
Dated: March 28, 2012

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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Dickstein Shapiro LLP From: Bailey, Linda

In the matter ofthe cancellation ofthe Air Taxi authority issued to: Docket DOT-OST-2012-0022 VIH COUGARHELICOPTERS, INC.
VIH COUGAR'S OBJECTION TO THE AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN LONGSTRETH Pursuantto Rules 11 and 12 oftheRules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 

### §§ 302.11, 302.12) ofthe Department ofTransportation ("Department"), 

### Vlli CougarHelicopters, Inc. ("VIH Cougar") submits this motion asking the Department to deny interim access to all confidential information provided 

### by VIH Cougar until the Department rules on the Rule 12 Motion VIH Cougar submitted onMarch 16, 2012 requesting that the Departmentrelease such confidential infonnation to counsel and outside experts ofinterested parties only pursuant to a protective order underthe same terms and protections as those afforded under a protective order issued by the 

### U.S. Government Accountability Office for use inbid protestproceedings. VIH Cougarhas learned that JohnLongstreth, counsel for Petrolemn Helicopters, Inc., a competitor ofVIH Cougar, has filed an Affidavit ofCounsel with the Department for access to the confidential informationthat VIH Cougarhas submitted to the Deprutment in co1mection with the above-captioned proceedings over the past four years. As fully explained in our March 

### 16, 2012 Rule 

### 12 Motion, VIH Cougar believes that the affidavit procedures set forth in the
' Department's Orderto ShowCause are insufficientto adequately safeguard VIH Cougar's confidential proprietary information from third parties who are or may be engaged in competitive decision making on behalfofparties who are actual or potential competitors ofVII-I Cougar.

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Nor are the Department's existing procedures, in VIH Cougar's view, adequate for monitoring compliance and enforcing any violations ofthose protections. Accordingly, VIH Cougar respectfully requests that 

### the Departmenthold Mr. Longstreth's Aflidavit in abeyance and not release any confidential information to him (or to any other third parties who may also file affidavits) until the 

### Depattment has ruled on VIH Cougar's Rule 12 Vlotion, and 

### ifthat decision is adverse to VIH Cougar, until the matter has been tuled upon 

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Dated: March 28, 2012 

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### 1825 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420-2200 Facsimile: (202) 420-2201 nadlerd@dicksteinshapiro.com yangd@dicksteinshapiro.

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE f certify that I have on this 28th day ofMarch 2012 served the foregoing upon the persons listed below:
Susan 

### L Kurland Office ofthe Assistant Secretruy for Aviation and International Affairs U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE Room W96-495 Washington, DC 20590 Lauralyn Remo Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE Room W96-495 Washington, 

### DC 20590 Peter Lynch, AGC-300 Asst. ChiefCounsel for Enforcement Federal Aviation Administration 

### 800 Independence 

### Avc. S W Washington, DC 20591 William 

### J. Weber Certification Section Manager fAA AFS-900 45005 Aviation Drive Suite 131 Dulles, VA 20166 Roy Hardie Aviation Safety Inspector 

### Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 260 Renton, W A 98057

Andrew E. Smith

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