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IN THE MATTER 

### OF DARBY AVIATION, Respondent. FAA 

### DOCKETNO
. .cP08S00026 FAA CaseNo. 

### 2008S0090020

DMS NO. FAA 2008·1192
Administrative Law Judge Tsaac D. Benkin 

## RESPONDENT'S p.EPL

## YIN OPPOSITION 

## TO THE**FED~~AL** 

### AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S CROSS-MOTION FOR DECISION COMES NOW, Darby Avia.tion and for**it~** [Oeply to I,he FAA's Motion for decision, in accordance 

### with DUT Rule::. ofPractice,**~iS~<'-"Tts** 

### the follOWing: 

### I. PROCE))UML mSTORY The FAA filed its 

### compJaint. against DaTby Aviation 

### alleging that Blton 

### H. Darby, a Darby Aviation pilot., opt-TalOO Part 

### 13S flighIS in a Lear 

### Jet and a (iultStream b(..l,wccn October 

### 2007 and February 2008 without satisfying 1.bc rcquin::1l11."1lLS of 

### FAR 135.293 (a). 

### Darby ;Av.iation filed ito; Motion 

### tor Summary Disposition 

### requesting the Court 

### t.o dismiss the PAA claims: as a matter 

### of1aw pursuant to FAR 13S.Z93(c) because Elk"Jn H. DaTby**w~s** 

### permitted to $Ubstitute**hi~ achl~wl!).c:.nl**  

### of FAR 135.297 to 

### fulfill the requirement.;; t)f 

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FAA responded by asserting the**sam~** arguments it unsucccssful1y asserted bc::fore this Court in Tn the**~er** ofPafby Aviation, FAA Docket No. CPOSS00026, DMS No.**FAA-2008~** 1192and filing a cross motioD for decision requesting the Court**cn(~r** ajudgm(;!nt**,igain~t** Darby Aviation

w ith()uL 11 hearing because Judge Willialu A. Pope 

# n r.:.jcctcd this Court's previous decision in In tbe Matter.Qj Darby Avianon, FAA Dockl..1. No. CP08S00026, DMS No
..**FAA-200~;-1192** ruld ddennincd theregulations do notmean what they say.

The FAA requests this Court adopt Judge Popds findings of**~'act** as ()uUincd in the NTSB's Initial Decision datexlDeccmber 14, 2009, Docket No. S£,...18409. Interestingly, there
arc very few factual disputes hetween lhe parties. Instead, only legal issues andconclu::;ions arc at issue. With regard to the Lear Jet, Judge Pope {'bund tha.t Elton II. Darhy satis.6cd the requirements**ofFAl~** §§ 135.297 and 135.293(a)(2. 3) and that Elton I-L 

### Ih.rbyreasoIl<lhly relied upon the FANs approval of SimCom as a check 

### aiUIlaTl (Qr 

### Darby Aviation. (A-'O at p. 13.) Although a copy of this Court's order in Tn the Matter of Darby Aviation" FAA Pocket No. CP08S00026. DMS No. FAA-2008-1192 was provided it) Judge Pope. Judge Pope determined ootto adhere to stare**deci~is** and rejected this Court's opinion: The Respondent asserts tllat he wa:> current and authori7.cd to 

### fly the GulfstreEUll If pn January 28, 2008 because he ll<lo passed all
.. instrument proficiency test pursuant to FAR 135.297 in the: Gullfstream II given by SimuOilc onJanuary 12, 2007, which cvul<l he substituted fOT the general competency test $pcdfied ill PAR Section 135.293. But, wilhQut autn(lniy and in c.."'Iutra,vention of FAR 135293(0). the Administrator**argue~** that the in::JLTU1llent proficiency test cannot be substituted for the FAR 135.293 competency test check 

### that tlle Respondent is accused of mi"siug. In support ofthis proposition, the Respondont cites holdings by 

### an Administrative Law 

### Judge of 

### the Department of Transportation in a case eutitled 

### 1n lh.id 

### Matter of Dar'by Aviation. FAA Docket**)',~(\,** CPOSS00026,DMS No. fAA-200R-t.l92, to the effect that the pj,ain lan.bTUage ofPAR 13S.293(c) allows such a sl1bstituti(Jn. Lant,.'Uage of.an
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administrative law**il.ldg~** 

### fB

..a casebefore 3Dvther agency**1~** not <l precedent in a casebeto.re theNall()nal Trdnsportatlon Safety Board. 

### (A-IO, NTSB Dt:Ctmlb(,..'l" 14,2009 Initial Decision at 

### 1)1" 'J2-13). In contradiction /.()**lhi~** Court.'t' clct.-'lsion, AU Pope nlled that successful cOrrrp1c1.10n of FAR 135.297 cannot be sub:stitutcd for the reqtlirement.'l ofFAR 135.293 uWe$$ the pilot is also l.ested on each ofth¢ subjects ofFAR 135.293. 

### TIlCre i::. IIQ way**dc.~l.crmin(;l** 

### from the evidence of record 

### wb.al questions 

### were a.o:;ked by Romero during tlle 

### FAR § 135.297 check 

### on May 24, J..M7 [sicf, and there is nothing to indicate that they satisfied the requirements of § 135.293(j)(1) and (4) through (8), nor did Romero indicate that 

### they did. Therefore, I Hnd that pa.'1sing the SimCom. FAR §135.297 check given by Romero on May,24. 2007 

### [sic], did not satisfY t.he testing requirements of PAR §135.293(1) and (4) through (8), and canuot be substituted for a p:rotlcicncy check on the Lear 35 under F.AR §13S.293(a) OT (b). (A-IO. Pope, J. December 14, 2009 Initial Dcdsion). As thi!-> Cvwt 

### c:xplained. ALJ Pope's 

### intc::rprctation would effectivdy rcad §B5.293(c) out of the regulations. If one WCTe required to take both tosts, there would be no reason to I>ubstitute. The language of §13S.293(c) is clear and 1lD.ambiguous: It allows a pilot who has successfully cOlllpkicd an instrument proticieclCY chcck under § 135.297 to substitute that acWevemenl for successful completion ofthe gcn("'-ral proficir:mcy check lUld¢ § 135-293. Tbc..'l"1ol is nothing in the Janguage of paragraph (0) that suggests t.hat in order to use the -instrument proficiency check as 

### a substitute for the general proficiency check, the pilot mU$l have been tested on tl10:'-;C subjects, which although irrc1c::vant. to an jn:o:tnnuent proficienoy check. would be I>-ubjects tested during a general proticiency check.

1 The last a.nd boJded s'::nlCDO€ ofthls quote 11' contaiJ.led ill footnote 3, rad\el' than bciD.g pact ofthe body of the Initial Dt:CisiQQ as quoted het'eill.

, The SiJ.nut1ite check: was aerually given e;n J!ln1.l."U)' 12,2007. Tlle FAA argued in its bricft\lat Darby Aviation's M
....L1Qll for Summary Di,;position is "frau.ght with**in~cu.rIAcic~.** uIlSupp<lncd**a~~el'tiorl/;;,** ltDd faulty conclusions" because the**Clri~jnal** MOtiOll faxed to cou.o:>lll fQr the FAA**wa..~** a draftthat incoJToctly used May 24, 2007 lL:S O)r= dale of-the check and was**inuu.v~le-al1y** served. This error was cnn-ccted d1."It day, bet(:l(!" all: FAA**re~-pondcd,** and the C()ITect version was serve,I UPQD the .FAA and filed with the Court. The FAA apP<lr<:.ntly c;Qntinues to refer to the**d~** version IlIa!**Wa.~** superceded.
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# t (Darby A'fat'iCln, Motion 

### for Swmnary**l~i~'Position** and ,Brief in Support TIu
.. 'Tcof. Exh. 3, Denkin,..I.

## ~-26-09 Order, l:tt 

### p. 5.)

## NOl~ethcless. D¢y 

### Aviation can prove 

### ami 

### did prove that 

### EltonH. Darby actually 

### look <ll'ld !)iI..<;:>cd\tl:$ts covering 1hc**SUb~~cts** list.c:d ill FAR 135.293(3)(1) and (4) tllwuilh

# (In. exh. 4 and 

### S. !udge Pope first 

### found that the ·writb.."Il 

### tests satist'i¢d FAR 135.293(80)(1.) :.lnd (4)

# j<t4rOu~h (8):\ Exhibit R-40is an Ope:rali<)ns Manunl Te:;l given by Morrison to



### . the Respondent on 

### 4/02/07. The Respondent 

### passed with 

### a gTade of



### 100%.**Moni~n** 

### said it 

### is non-aircraft 

### spcci fie 

### ground test 

### that satisfies the 

### requi:remcnt ofFAR 135.293(a). Tbj:s is a tE;St kept ill 

### the pilot 

### book. Exbibit 

### R-43 is an examination givc..n conceming regulations. 

### and**appHc.~** t.(l any equiprncmt operatedby Darby AViation, and meets tho requirements ofFAR 135.293(a)(1) and (4) through (8). 

### (pope, 

### J. Dccetnbet" 

### 14,2009 Initial Decision 

### at p. 8). hldge 

### Pope later ruled, howover, that the tests were not givtm contem.poranoous'y with 

### the flight 

### portion of the competency 

### check and 

### Ulere[orc ignored the 

### d(.lcumel1tafY evidence. 

### l'bis ruling is contrary to 

### the FAA'R 

### published opinion letter (which was quoted by Judge Pope) tha.t provides that 

### oral or written tests do not have to be 

### 3iv(.:n contemporaneouslyWill, the**fli~t** portion ofthe §:293 competency check:. 

### When an opqator adopts 

### a. modular**appr<.~ach** for .to\.."'Urrt.."tlt traiIling, all ret.,"'UI;t'cnt trainillg 

### element.s and**even~** 

### must be groupoo 

### into 

### spool fie modules**t~'1** 

### be**adminil:JI.~'T.cd** and recOTd<::d 

### as a recurrc.."Jlt. iraining 

### cumeuJurn. The mod\lles for 

### P.ut 135 arc cvroposod of

### two parts. 

### Que part consists ofthe written**~)r** ora.! test elements, and

### the olhc..-:r part**consi,~s** 

### ofthe**f1i~1** 

### training and checking eVCl),ls. 

### Because 

### the gLQ.und and**f1h~** training,**~e:mc:nts** 

### are sepatate 

### and distinct parl.s. they 

### Play 

### be**com.pjc~** at 

### different times. Novortheless they cOl'I1:prise 

### a single tnodule. An opera1or 

### may record when**~h** 

### module is complete or may reco:rd when 

### all the modules are 

### complete, but it is not required to record when each elem(""Jlt ofa module is complete. (Exhihit 6. l';AA Opinion Letter at p. 1).



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Judge: Pope 

### then ruled 'l:rult 

### it is "self evident" from 

### the r<::;g1.11ations 

### that FAR 135.293(a)(t) and (4) through (8) must be; lCRl.cd ·t()r**~h** lype ()f aircraft flown by 

### the pilvL A q:uit;k rc(:l.ding of jhc actual regulation cstablislles that it is self evident that a pilot that flies 

### multiple; aircraft need only 

### be**t~ied** 

### on \.he 

### subje(..i:s covercd 

### in FAR 135.293(
.. )(1) 

### and (4) through (8) e'd.ch ycar on one type ofaircraft the pilot flies. As 

### explained below, this ruling. alld many**oth~rs** are contrary to the law and constituted 

### 'reversible error, 

### tor which Darby has requested relieffrom the full National Tnmsportation SafetyBoard. 

### A. ElLon Darby Was Current. and**Autb~)rize(J** 

### t2 Fly 

### the Gulistream on October 2001 tbrough Janllary 2008. 

### 1. Darby May Substitute His 

### Successful 

### Completion Of An lnstcument "Proficiency Check GivelJ Under § 135.297 For The Gcntoral Compctcl'CY Tcst Specified 

### Tn 

### § 135.293. Blion 

### Darbypassed the instrument profici¢Jlcy lest required 

### pursuant to § 

### 135.297 in the 

### Gulfstream on 

### Jan.uaxy 

### 12; 2007. 

### (Exh. 1). TIle 

### FAA bas not questioned the authority 

### of th.e ,Simuflite check 

### airman that oertified that 

### Darby passed both the oral and flight checks rcqulTC'-(l by 

### § 135.297. Tn

### ()te<u.i, without authority and ill 

### direct c(mLTadicti.on ('0 § 135.293(c), the 

### FAA w:gucs th'Lt the § 135.297 may not he substituted 

### for the § 135.293 oompelcncy check 

### that Darby is 

### accused 

### ofrnissing. Tn support ofthis faulty**conclu~ion,** 

### the FA1\ attempts 

### to argue ('1) the, § 

### 135.297 check expired in six months and could not be substituted. 

### tor the annual §135.293 rcquirements; (2) the**clJ(~ck** airman did 

### not check the box indicating a §135.293 test was given; (3) the §B5.297 lesl 

### did not cover aU of the 

### subjects required by §135.293(a); 

### and (4) StlCcesS:ful completion 

### of § 135.2971l'l.ay 

### only he substituted 

### to**satisfytb.er~quiremcnts** 

### of§13S.293(b). 

### First, there 

### is no regulation or 

### guidance that pr(lVidcs 

### that hecause the § 

### 1.15.297 in:-;tmment 

### proficiency oheck must be completed 

### in (jOt; 

### I.ype (.If

### ml'<.:r.:l.fi**ev~** 

### six months,**tbi~**

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check cannot be utilized to satisfy the annua.l requjrements of§135.293 [()r that type ofaircraft. Thi$ interpretation would effectively read §13S.293(c) out**orlhen~gulatio!ls_** 

### In fael, this Court JUL." already ruJe<.{ to the comrary. (See In t.he Matter**~Cl?ll!by.** Av;,ttion, FAA Docket No. CP08S0002G, OMS No_ FAA-2008-·1192). §

### J35.297 expressly provides that a. pilot that 11iC$


### more than one 

### airer-4ft**~ho:111d** 

### rotate the aircraft upon 

### which he is tested. Ifa pilot flies two types ofinstrument rated 

### aircraft, the piloL takes the instrument proficiency lcsl on one aircraft and six 

### months later takCl'l th(;; instrument proficiency check in the other aircraft. This rotatiou :-:a.Lisfks the requircm<:rlts of§ 135.293 for both !Ul"craO- pursuant to § j J5.2Y3(c). Also, the 8400,}0 Inspector's Handbook c:lCprcssly slates that the oral and writtC1l exam required to satisfy § 135,293(a) is not**ncc~ssary** if the pilot is also completing the instnunent pl'Otici(""llcy checkrequiredby § 135.297. PIC's due both a cornretency 

### check and an instrument,

### proficiency check must complete the it<..ms lisied in the colullllls marked ··tNST PROF" in figures 3.2.7.3 for airplanO!> mel 3.2.7.4. for helicopters. FAR 135297 requires PIC's 

### to complete instrument.pro.ficjcncY**check~** by rotating 

### aircraft type,<;.
. . 

### Inspector's Handh()ok 8400.10, 

### '1l 539 (f),**Jl~current** Category
.

. Fif,'Urc 3.2.7.3: referred to**~ove** and attached hereto**a.~** E::U:ribit 7, does not include 11 symbol for the PIC or the SIC3 under "lNST PROF' for Written or Oral Test:, FAR § 135.293. Instead, tbat table illustrates tlu:Ji the Pilot ill Command**i~** only required to CQmplete a written or oral lcst under FAR § 135.297. This 

### i::; consistent with the plain lanj,,'Uage permitliTlg a PIC to
substitute the § 135.297 test for the requirements ()

## r § 135.293. Second, this Court has already ruled thatit is notnecessary 

### tor ,he check airman to check the**~ox** indicati.tlg a § 135.293 test was given ifthe pilot is sub.f:tituting the iusLrument prol:iciency check fOT the requirements of §135.293. Cllccidng the §293 box would Indicate thai the §293

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### case ofIn 

### tb.e Matter of**D~Qy'** Aviation, 

### FA..A 

### Docket No. CP08S00026, DMS No.**FAA~2()08** 1192 and tllis Court ruled tbatlhcpilot and check aj.mum hl«l satis11ed theregulations. Third.just 

### as in 

### In the Matter ofDarby Aviation, 

### l7AA Do(;kcl 

### No. 

### CP08S00026, DMS No. 

### f**AA-2008~** 1192 the FA.A argut;;S that the § 135.297 instrumont proficiency test cannot he substituted 

### for 

### the § 135,293 test 

### because the § 135.297 instrtun<.;nt prolicicTJCY lest 

### did not eover all ofthe subjtX'Xs 

### tWIt are Nquircd Lu he tested under 

### § 135.293(a)(1-8), Ill. both**Cl1~~:S,** it i::: lhe FAA's position 

### that successful completioJl ()f the § 297 instrument profi("-Lcncy test docs nol 

### satisfy the requirements. of § 135.293(3) 

### unless the instrum"J.lt protjciellcy test 

### include:; all 

### elements ofthe 

### gencrailest under § 

### 135.293(a). ThIS Court disagreed with the 

### r'ANs interpretation am} 

### hdJ that § 13S.293(c) was Ruf(icicntly clear: It allow!> a pilot who has success1ully completed an in.!lt11llneL1t proiicj<:illCY check under § J35.297 to substitute tha.t achiCvc;Tnent for ffilcoessfuJ completion of the general 

### proficiency check 

### under § 

### 135.293. There is nothing in 

### the language of paragraph (:) lhaL suggC5IlS thal 

### in order. to lise 

### the mstrulDl.'llt proficiency**ch~k** as a suhstitute for thc general prvliciom.;y check, the pilot must have b¢on tested on those 

### subjects, which although irrelevant 

### to an iustrument profici(;:ncy check, wo\lld be subjccts tested during a general proficiency check. 

### l!t. at

### p. 5. TI\is Court also noted that, as a practical matter, The FAA cmm:-ld's interpretation would "read parngrapb (0) right out of the regula.tion!? rd. at p. 6_ This Coun explaintXi that l.hLTC would 

### be no**purpos~** 

### for § 

### B5.293(c) if

### the pilot

### had to pa.<;s a § 

### 2Y3(a) and a. § 297 

### test in order to substitutehis § 297 test for § 293. Id.:c He would have alreadytoken. b(.)th tests and wouldhave
no need t(.) subl>1itutc, SC't 

### Td. "Ifparagraph (c)**h~** any purpose, 

### it is to 

### avoid such unnecessary ·mu1l.iplc tCI,i!.lng.'· reI.

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Fourth, dlr::! FAA argues 

### r.hat the instrument proficiollcy test**~all** only bo:::**~ub~tituled** to satisfy 

### tbe**r~'\liremeuts** 

### of §135.293(b). 

### Rule;s of construction, however, establish that this ;:ll·gument is without 

### merit. As explained ill the 

### FAA published opinion 

### letter quoted above, 

### the competency check in § 

### 135.293 is 

### compri::;cd or 

### two paTts, 

### a wnttctl 

### or oral tc:::t and 

### a tliglH maneuvering test. This is also true ofthe 

### instrument proficiency check in §135297.**§t;l.~** FAR § 135.297(c). It makes n{) seose 

### toat the**in~tTum(,.."'T)t** proOc1cncy c.heck "in §297 -is eomp,;sc<:l 0 f
twu parL:::, l:I. kn<.)wk"dgc component 

### and <I flight component, but th.e competency check only refers 

### to the flight 

### maneuvering portion of 

### §293. Also, § 

### 135.293(c) rc::fc::rs. to the competency 

### check of "this l:te('-non." AU of 

### §293 is delined 

### as a section. ,If 

### the**draft~rs** 

### only intendj:;d for the instrument proficiency check to be substitutable for the flight maneuvering test in paragraph (b) 

### of scction 

### 293, they 

### woulo. have written of "for the 

### com.pcrcncy cheCK ofparagraph (h)," as I.he 

### dmfters did 

### in §297: Ifthe 

### pilOt in command is assigned to pilot more than one type of airCTll.fi, that pilot must take the instnunent proticiency cheek required by 

### l)aragnmh Ca.) of t},jS!**~ccr.lon** in cal:h 

### type of aircraft to which that pilot is assigned, in Totation, but not more 

### than one flight check during each**p(,.-ri()~** 

### descr?-bed in. paragraph 

### (a) of

### this section. FAA §135.297(e) 

### (emphasis supplied). 

### FAR § 135.337 

### also makes clear that all 

### of §293 is cOllsidered 

### a competency 

### check. Paral.,'Taph (0)(3) provides 

### that in order to 

### be a check airman, the 

### check airman must have 

### "satisfactorily completed the 

### proficiency Or C!oTIlpeb::ncy 

### checks that are required 

### to serve as a pilot in command in 

### operations**und~r** this 

### p,m." I'AR §135.337(b)(3) 

### (empbasis su.pplie<.[). Does the FAA 

### really contend that the 

### check airman d.(JCS not 

### have 1.0 

### satisty §293(a) in ()rder 

### to

, 

### be a check ainnan?

### CQulJ.;;~l 

### fonhe FAA argued 

### exactly the opposite 

### ofthil:J in In 

### the Matter of Paz:by.,(\.viali()rl, FAA.**D~cket** 

### No. CP08S0Ci026, 

### DMS NQ. FAA-ZOOS-lIn 

### aud brvught WI

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..:nfoT.ccmc.ot action because the check airman allegedJy did not satisry the requirements of §293(a). It is clear the FAA has contrivt:d these inconsistent allegations for the purpese of harassing Dathy Aviation. Rcspond(...'nL's Fxh. 1> we Gulls1ream Sinlufiite test, establishes that Elton D!:1:rhy passed the inst.rum,.ent proficiency check under 

### § 135.291 in the GultStream en January 12, 2007.**Th~** alleged unauthori:/,eJ 'flights occurred between OctohC.T 2007 and Janua,ty 200R, withiTl a year of the**t~t.** Just as 

### in Tn the Maller**orDarQy,{\:v~a~iol!.** Elton Darhy substituted his 

### § 297 im;tnlrncnt profidency test for the test required by 

### § 293. He did not need to take the 

### § 135.:293(a) test also oTtilere would be no 

### purpose fer § 293(c). 2. 

### parby And Morrison 'Iestifled 

### That DarbI Was 

### Orally Tested And Correctly Allswcred The Aircraft Spec:ific Questions In § 135.293(1&)(2-3) 

### At Simg8ite. § 135293(a)(2.3) provides: (a) No certificate holder may use a pilot, nor lll<.lY allY pt..-TsOn**serVj~** a.<; a pilot, unless since the beginning of the 12[/1 calendar mcnth before that service, thatpilot has**pa~ed** a \VT.itt\.-'ll ()r oral**lC~l"** g1vcn by the Administrator or an authori:l'.ed clleck pilot, on that pilot's knowledge io the following**<lI"e~** ­ 

### (2) For each type of aircraft to be. :t10VIID by the pilot, the aircraft pow¢:Iplant, major components and systems, m:;jor appliances, performances l:Il'ld operating limitations, 

### standard and emergency operating procedures, and the 

### contents of the approved Air("'Tall Flight Manual or equival¢l1t, as applic,able; (3) For eacIl type of aircraft to be flown by the pilot, the method of determining complian,cc with weighL and balanci;; liDlilationli fOT takeoff, landing and ell f()utc operatiens; John Morrison testified that he personally**witncss~d** SimuniLc ()T'dlly tcstin,? Darby Ul January 2001:

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Q. Okay. 

### k.d whal kind ofthings

- did you hear Mr. 

### Darby as he was being tested oral1y? 

### A. Yr::S. 

### I was ill the salUe room. Q. l\nd what kind of Lllillgs

- what kind of**que~tions** did they a::;k 

### Mr. Darby? A. Virtually**ev~;tything** about the air<'Lafi, inclusive or systems, ofengines, the whole airplane. Q. So they**~skcd** about G? cquipmcnt'l A. Yes. Q. Okay. And they asked about I::mcrgcnuy procedures? A. Yes. Q. Okay. And did MI. DaTby answer those qucstions' correctly? A. Yes. 

### he did. Q. Okay. And also, tell mG did thi;;y 

### ask about th.e. method of dctcnnin:ing compliance with weigh[ and balance limitations i()T lak.coD.? A. Yes. Q. Okay
. .And that was specific to the 02; isth.1.t correct? A. Well, he gave him a problem 

### with a simui-ate:d trip an.d a simulated fuel level and asked him to work out the weight and balance. Q. 

### So he actu.uly 

### asked him to calculate 

### it?
Q. And did 

### :r-.1r. Darby answer those que::.1ions correctly? 

### A. Yos, he did. Q. Okay. And did Simufljlc certify lhaliD fact Mr. Darhy was qUalified to 

### fly**th~** G,,);!

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A. Yes, they 

### did. '(11w18-09 

### Tr. at p. 19-20). Mr. 

### Dam), aloo testified that he 

### passed the (mil test at 

### Si..lllul1il.c on 

### his kllowledge 

### in the areas listed in § 

### 135.293(a)(2-3): Q. W

### hat is this? A. 

### This is: 

### the simulat(.)r check 8410 on the Gulfstrcam 2, Simutlite. Q. Iuld do you recall taking the training and the t<.,'SLN at 

### &imuflite that 

### is rel1ected bythis form.? A.**y~s.** Q. 

### And while you were tak.in:g

- did you have an oral test? A. Yes, 1did. 

### Q. And did that 

### oral test cover equipment. 

### ;tnd cquiprm':llt 

### systems ofthe 

### 02'1 A. Yes. Q. 

### Did it COVeT emergency 

### procedures? A. Yes. Q. Did**yO~1** have 

### any oml questions about weights and balances? A. Yes. 

### Q. OftheG2? A. 

### Yes. (11-18-09 Tr. at 

### p. 116). 3.**~t1!()ngh** 

### Not Copsistently, 

### Stmumtc Certified That 

### Darby Pa$!;cd 

### § 13S.293 On Tbe 

### Gulfstre:am. Although inconsistently, the Siml.1flite 

### Check .Airm.an's 8410-3 Jonn acluaHy indicates that Darby satisfactorily passt;d a 

### written (IT oral 

### Lcst undor § 1 35.293(a). Box # 1 js marked
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satisfactory, indicating Darby pa.'>sed the**writt~** 

### and oral tel:!t under § 135.293(<1), Y<:lL at the top 

### thc check ·airman**mark~d** 

### the hox that say.::; «297 only." When questiolled at the hearing ill Lhe Ad.l::qinistrator v. Elton H .**.Q~y.,** 

### Case No. SE-184091hc FAA declared lhaL**jt~ l)()~jtioll**  

### is that when. 

### a § 293(a) test is 

### successfully comph:ted, \he check airman 

### indicates the passing**grad~** 

### by inserting an "8" for "satisfactory" in box 1 ill the 

### left hao.d 

### coluron ofthe**fOIIU~** 

### which Simufiite did 

### for Elton Darby 

### on the Gulfstream. 

### Coronare Exh. 1 with 11-18-09 TT. <11. p. 

### H1. 

### ("IT1I1c regulation 293 is covered. under 

### paragrapb (1) on the left-hand 

### side of the form
....they would also put 

### an S fOT 

### paragraph mIt:: 

### lhr pl·el1igllt."). Silllutlite celtified 

### its form was COlTcct- 

### (S(;C) 

### Exh.l). The problem is tl-lat the FAA's 84lO-3 fonu is 

### int(.-mally inconsistent, as the NTSB court
ADMfNISTRA.TIV,E LAW 

### JUI)<.:m POPB: 'l'hc-rc 

### is: an ltlte:roaJ inconsistency in the form. But 1 don't know how we're going \.0**T~solve** that, 

### ospecially because the 

### Respondeat is not ill 

### a positioll to 'be able to resolve such an inconsistency. That's beLween the FAA and the check airman. (11-18-09 Tr. 

### aL p. 28). Respolldent 

### cannot be 

### held responsible 

### for the 1:-"AA's internally inevnsisLCTII. fhrm 

### or for thl: 

### check airma.n's 

### compl("1ion oftha,1. rorrn. (;ompQUll(Uo.g Lhe probJcm is that the FAA has failed to instruct its operators and check airmen. how to complete the fOnD. 

### Darby cannol

### beheld**Tc~;p(msibk** 

### The FAA'sc.ounsel claimed there were instructions somewhere, but he 

### was n(.:ver able 10 

### djrect the 

### Court to where those instmctions 

### maybe 

### tound: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE POPE: Well. <lre there instructions from the FAA LO check ainTlC'D on how 10 fiU ou.t the 8410-3'1 

### MR. VEATCH: Y<;IS, 

### YourHonor.

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ADMINISTRA'l'lVE Li\.W roPOl:: POPE: Well, would you l()ok at those and**S~** whether OJ: not**th~** shed any light on tIlis particular problem'! 

### MR. VEATCH: We will, Yow' Honor. ADMINJSTRATIVU LAW JUDGE POI'E: And 

### if it**docs~** l would like to see what the instru('1:ions t.o the check airmen say. If**Lhl~y** don't say anything that's relevant to it, well, that's 

### OkllY too. Mr. Veatch never c<m}e foJ:"Wl:U'o with a.ny docwnent showing inslnlcl.ioTl$ to check 

### airmI.:n, In Caut, Elton Darby, who 

### was a 

### <.:hcck ainmul on the Gulfsiream 

### and tbe T**~ar** Jet.,**testi~cd** that behad ncVor l'eccived.anY'instrllction on'how to completethe FAA fonn 8410-3. Q. Mr, Darby, you are a check ainn.clll; correct? You've answoel'ed that qucl:ltlon. A. 

### l was a 

### ch,eck iliIman_ Q. You were a check ilirroan. Correction_ Did 

### Mr. Blount. ever teU youhow to fill ()-ut the 84.1 0 fimn? A_ No. 

### Q. Did 

### Mr- Fox evertell you how to 

## rm out the 8410 fonn? A. 

### No_ 

### Q. Pr. 

### Mr. emil Cirone evc,,'T tell you how to 

### till out the 8410 form? A. 

### NoQ. Did**any~mc** at the: FAA tell you how Ii) 

## rm out an 8410 form'! A. No.**(11~18-09** Tr. atp. 145.)

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a. § 135.293 (a.) 0,4-8) Does Not Require Darby To Repeat TIl<:: Oral OrWritten Test Ii'or Each Type Of**~raft** Flown. f There**i~** no board precedent,. no policy and no 'FAA intcrprcla.jlon that**distiJlti::U1$he~** or altt.'1"'S § 13?293(a). which by its pla:in language only TequiTes testing on the equipment, the emergency pn)cc.<luTcs and thc welg11ts antI balances under (a)(2-3) for each type of ai.rcrafi fh)WD. §135.293(a)(1), (4-8) only require 1hcl'ilQt to be rested each year on one oflhc aircratl thatthe pilot flies: § 135.293(:a}: (a) No certificate holder mel), use a**pi1ot~** nOT ma.y any pcnH)n :1(::rV<:: ::t..'l a pilot, unless si,tJce the: beginning of1he 12th calendar month before 1hat ::;e.rvice, that pi10t has passed a 'written or oral lest, given by the Administrator or an authorized**ch~k** pilot, on that pilot's knowledge 

### il) the following areas ­ (1) The appropriate provisions of parts 61, 91, and 135 of**thi~** chapter and the operations spccillcatioILS and the manual of Ihe certificate holder; (2) for e,.clt type of aitclllft to be :flown 

### by the 

### pilot the air<mafi powerplant, major compononts and systculsJ major appliances, pert(mnaIICCs and**()p~rating** limitatiN1S, standard and 

### emergency operaling procedLlres, and 

### lhe COtlLenl,g 

# or (he 'approved Air<.--raft Flight Manual or eqllivalent, as applicable; (]) For ea..:h type of llirc[uft to be l1,9wn by tbe piJQ!, tbe method ofdctcnn.:ining compliance with weighl and balance limitations 'for takeoff, lllllding and en route operati<ms; (4) Navigation and use of air navigation aids appropriate to tile <'Tcratjon OT pilot aul.horj:r.at1oTl, including:, wben applioable, instrument apPl:oach facilities andprocedures; (5) Air 'traffic control procedures, including IFR procedures when. llpplicablo; (6) Metoorology in 

### gCIDCTal, inc.ludlng the principles ()f f.ontal systems, icing, fog, thul1deriaOTmS, and wind,'.;hcar, and, if 

### appropriate for tbe: o'P¢n'\tion of the**cc:rti.ficat~** holdc:r, high ahiLude**wcath~'l';**

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### f (



### (7) Procedures for­ (i) 

### Recognizing and avoiding f>evere 

### weather situations; (ii) 

### 13scaping .from**sever~** wcaLh"T 

### $1 Luati(")ll:=l? 

### in case of**jmt(Jvcrt~nlc:ncuul1ters,** 

### includillg low-altitude wind:;llear (except that l"Otor('Taft pilots are

### not required to bt: tc.'SLcd 

### on escaping from low-altitude wirldshear); and 

### (iii) Operating 

### in or near . thundcrslOml$ (inc.luding 

### best pc:netratj"g a.ltitudes), tmb111ent air (including doar air turbuJ.cn¢c). icing, hail, and other potentially**bai.::ardou~** 

### meteorological comUt.ions; 8Jld , (8) New equipment, procedure!.', OT 

### Icchni<'lucs, 3,...., 

### approptlate. ''It is**g~neraHy** pl'esumed 

### Congress acts intentionally and pUIposely whf.."U 

### it includes particular hmguage in one section ofI)lalule bUL omits it ill another." 

### See 

## u., Dean v. U.S., 

### 129 S. 

### CL 1849, 1H53 

### (2009); Curr-Spec Partners, 

### J;.,.P y, 

### C,I.R. 579 P.3d.391 (5TIo 

### Cir. 2009);

### ~ City of Vallojo, 408 B.R.**2g0~** 

### 296 (9di Cir. 

### BAP 2009). The same concept applies to § 135.293(a). 

### rf (a)(l). (4-8) were required 

### to be tested annually fVT 

### each typo of aircmft 

### to be flown. there would be 

### no N'd.son t() include illat particular 

### language 

### in (a) (2-3). Tt 

### W()\lId**hl:l.v~** been 

### included:in the 

### body of 

### § 293(a), 

### not included under 

### ooly two 

### items 

### it) the list. Any 

### other 

### reading would effectively read thc language «Por each type ofaira:aft. to be flown" out ()l'

### (8.)(2­ 1). There is no evidence that the drallcrs accidentally forgot to include 

### the particular language in 

### (.i)(l) (4-8). The regulation is not

# new ::md such 

### a cOIlulUlllio.C1 would 

### be absurd. blterostiugJ.y. l'Ither 

### than**again~t** 

### Darby, f.hcrc 

### is not a single 

### knowll NTSB case 

### where the FAA h3.!;; alleged or 

### the Board has determined that a pilot 

### is required 

### to 

### takt: 3. writlen 

### or ora1 lc:·n: 

### in (a)(1 )(4-8) 

### tor each type of aircraft tlown. in 

### fact, the 

### only known Board precedent for 

### any violation of § 293 involved pilots that hadn't 

### passed 

### § 293, § 291. or § 299 and argued the 

### flight in q'Ut:$tion wac:; not a Part 135 flight thatreq'uired thepilot to be qualified 

### under Part 1:35 orinvolved .l1ilsi ficalion ofrc:conls.



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Additionally. it makes sense that the draflers do not require a pilot to be lested en.ch year**t~l:l** 

### the general itClJ)s included in (30)(1), 

### (4-8) for each type 

### of 

### arn...Tdft flown. There is no document, leslimony> policy, 

### board prec;ooeut or any other tlIldillgS 

### that the questions 

### for (a)(l)(4-S) would be diftereut if asked regarding a Lear Jet or a Gulf-Stream. In 

### lact, the 111jpecror's Handbook. 8400.1 0, 

## '1 607 provides trutt some ofthe questions are general .::w.d do not have to be a..<:;ked fi))" each airplaT.u::, but tllat the equipment, em(..'rgcncy and weight::;**~l1d** balance (CSL" UTlti(..T 

### § 293«i)(2-3) ,U"C ri..x]u.ired to be tested for eac,h aircraft flown. According to the Tnspcct.or's Handbook 8100.10, the cheok airman has**di::;~retiQn** whether to ask qucsti<ms regarding each aiTcraft or wbetber**t~l** ask general questions wi.th regard tQ 

### (a)(4-8),**~400.10'** 

### ,r607; 11-17-09 

### Tr. at p. 

### gO 

### (Q. "Okay. 

### And 

### I'd like to ask you, 

### as a check airman do you 

### have discretion as to which questions you will 

### ask and which questiollS you win**a~k** and which questions

- how much tlct.l:Li1 to go into each subject? A Yes. I do. Q. And that authority is given to you 

### by the FAA; is thattl:ue? A. That is cOlTect.) There is no rea.. .on and no evidcr.w<=, tbat the an:::wcrs to questions about the manual (a)(l); the use ofnavigational ,uds including: instrument approach procedures (a)(4); a:ir traffic control pTOcedures (a)(5); meteorology (a)(6); weather (a)(1) or**n~w** equipment (a)(8) are reqlJired to be di

### rrcrCl)t for e.. ....ch type ofaircr.,rlt In fauL, Ole NTSB cow·t n::cog:n.L;ed that John Morrison orally tested Darby under (a)(1)(4-8) and 

### asked qucstioIlS that were broad enough to cover all aircraft flown by Dal"by. T 

### unuc::rstood lh<.: w:iLucss to be 

### saymg that he gave biannual, 

### by which I mean twice a year, training sessions to pilots for Darby Aviation, which included qtlestions that were hroad enough to apply to both the Turbo Jots and to the heHcopter. AdclilionaIly, the NTSB coun recognized that the check 1)i1ot would nol have to 

### a.sk**qu(:s.tion~** about liNery subject

# ror cach aircraft every year:

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"'Well, as 1 say, he doesn't have to ask every question at "verytiJ:ne, Twould :imppose." (Tr., 

### part 2 at 

### p_ (9). Darhy's oral and wriUcn k'it::; by an. au.thorized check ainnan on the Lcar Jft and the helicopt(,,'X :::ati:dlc8 th.e requirements fOT § 135.293(a)(J)(4-8) for every aircraft flown 

### by Dm-by, including the Gul£
..tream. Morrisoo testified that in April 2007 Darby passed a writtl':::ll and an o:r<1.1 tCSL on each

### subj~t covel;ed by 

### § 135.293(3)(1)(4-8). (Tr-, part 2. at pp. 73-78;

### R·40~ R-43), In lact, "Ed BlollUt ofthe Birmingham FSDO ;:md the FAA's reprc:.lcntativc, a.pproved the written tests for the purpose of satisfying 

### § 135.293(a) that Jobn Mor:rison gave the pllots of Darby Aviation. 

### (fr_ at p. 70). 

### Two successor inspectors following Mr. Bloul1t 

### also appmved 10Tm MoIIison giving Darby the written and oral te::.ts in order lO satisfy**th~** requir,em<.."ts of 

### § 135.293(a)(l)(4-8) for c<-lCh airoraft flown. by Elton Darby, including the Culfs(TC3JT1. For 10-. 15 YeatS, the inspectors have reviewed Darby's records and bl;lvc never**obj~cted,** corrcclcd or suggested tha1 Monison cOllld tlot give tht; oral or writt.en tc!;t to satisfy (a) (1 )(4-8) for all aircraft flown by Darhy_ Q. How long had 

### Mr- MQrtisoll been giving yQU yow- (a.)(l) and (4) through (8) ofpart 293 oral and written lest? A_ Approxinlately 1993-1994. 

### Q- .And. how IOllg has h{;'; beet) giving you your oral and written lests on**th~** G2 for (a) (1) and (4) thTough (8) ollly'! A. 

### Alk. we got the 

### G2 on our ops**sp(,.:c~,** it was in 

### '98 1 think, or around '98. Q. And have any ofyOIlr previous inspectors evertold you lllat 

### Mr_ Morrison was not pellnitted to give you oral ()T written tests On the G2 for (a) (1) lil:ld (4) through (8)? A. No.

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ADMINISTRATNE LAW JUDGE POPE: Sir, did the FAA, to yourknowledge, ever**in~p¢ct** the records ofDarby Aviation'! 

### THE WITNESS: Yc:x, 

### Sir. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE POPE: And W(.'TC thero records in Darby Aviation's filing syskm of the questions that MI'. Morrison 

### mayhave 

### asked you? THE WITNESS:**Ye~,** 

### Sir, there was. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE POPE: So they wen.: availahle for the Administratorto look at? THE WITNESS:**y~s,** Sir. (11-18-09 Tr. 

### at p, 121-22). 

### Darhy pas:-;e<.l oral 

### aud written tesl'( 

### covering 

### all subjects of § 

### 135.293 (a)" 

### including (a)(1 )-4-8). b. 

### § 13S.293(a) Does Not Rcqu.irc the Airmltn To Ueconl**Tllt~** 

### Q
...**~l** Or

### Written**Te~t** 

### 0" Tbe FAA's 8410-3 

### Form. 

### 14 C.R..F. 135.293(a)·provides that no person may serve as a 

### pilot ofVarL 135 operations unlcs!l within the previou:\ yar that person 1Ia.-. pa ..**~ed** a wI'itten or oral test on tl1at pilot's knowledge in eight listed areas. Nowhere in § 293 does it require that the pilot evidence his 

### passing ofthe oral 

### or written test on**~y** form, 

### let alone 

### on the 8410-3 issued 

### bythe 

### FA.A. When the COUrt asked the Administrator for authority for his olaiIll that Elton Darbymust.
cau:>e the check airman to use the 8410-3 form. the Administrator's cOWlscl could only direct tlle Court to § l35.63 This regulatiun, l\owever, docs not require the**\J~rtil1(:atc** hold<:r to uSe \)t retain an 8410-3 form, it merely req'aires the cerrlficatt:: hoMer to retain Lhe date and result of 

### each competencytest;

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§ 135.63 RECORDKEEPING REQUlREMJ£:NTS. (a) Each 

### ('.;CJ;1:iI1ca.1e holder shall keep at its 

### principal bUSiI:Lt:S$ office or at other pll:l.cel'i approved by tj)C 

### Adminis:trator, and shall 

### make available for inspection by

### the AdminiS\nltor 

### the following­ 

### (vi) 'Dle 

### date and result 

### 001' each of 

### the initial and recurrent competency tosts 

### and proficiency and rouLe 

### checks required by 

### this 

### part and the type vf
.

. <lin"Taft 

### flown during that 

### test Of

### check. Finally,**th~~** FAA's own 

### inspector handbook docs not Tequire the use ofthe**8410-~,alld** encourages 

### the operators to pcrsonaliz.<: the t(mn" 

### so long ClS it 

### complies with § 

### 135.63(a)(vi) above. 

### 1. Recording Checlcs. The checks·

### tor those op<"Tators 

### whose fhght 

### crew**mcmhcr~** 

### get all their checks from FAA 

### inspectors (single p:ilol, slllgle PtC, and 

### basic operalors) may be 

### recorded on FAA Fonn :.t410-3. 

### POI'g 

### should encourage 

### all ot.1:J.<..T, (1p(..TaLt)rs: lO create specifically 

### tailored fonns. 1.0 TCWr:d. Lhese chocks. which reflect the requircmen1.$ listed in the 

### operator's curriculum outline. See Inspector's Handbook. 8400.10, " 539 (1); lttfC<' 

### !J,t.sQ Id.,**~I** 

### 1809 (D) ("OperalOTs 

### may depersollalize 

### rsicl those recOl'ds not 

### requiTed by the rcgula.tl()TIs.). 

### Finally, the Administrator's counsel admitted 

### that there is no requirement 

### for the check allman.to ket:p**r~CQrds** oftht: particular quostions &..::ked 

### for the 

### oral or written test:



### . MR.. VEATCH: Your Honor, 

### there is 

### no such**requirem~t** 

### for a check

airm.an 10 ke"P separate rec.ords of the qtlestions they**askcd~** the 

### ora

### t or writt(ln 

### tel't thathe gavc. (ll-17-09 T:r. <It p. 86).


### B. Elton Darby 

### Was Curr.ent and Anthocized to Fly the Lear Jet 0111 

### February 

## 11. 2008. BUOD 

### Darbyhas conclur::ivcly**c~f.l:ibJisllcd** 

### !.hat he ha;;: satisfied the requiremellts of {} 13S.Z93(a) and has passed the oral and wriU<"'U 'lcsls under 

### § 29::1(1:1.) qu.ali fying him to 

### fly tIl<=:



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. Lear Jc..:t on February 11, 2008 under Part 135. First, as explained above, ,Darby's :-;utlccssful

passing ofthe § 297 flight check in the Lear J(.1; at SimCom may be**~ubstiLuted** by Darby to satisty tbe requ.irements of § 293(a). Second, Darhy passed the OJ'a] te..;;t given' by SimCoDl

. which expressly sa.t.is!ied (a)(2-3) according the R41**O~3** Ivmt complcted by SimCoIll. (R-3). Third, Darby**::iu~cc::;::;fully** prossed the Qral and 

### writt<..'ll tc.::sl.S giv(...'1l by Jobn Monl.st1n, wh() bas proven he: was rul approved check ainnan otl the Loar Jet atthe time ofthe test ill Apnl 2007. (R**Morri~on's** qUl?'stions CQvcrutl.al1 of

### § 135.293(a)(1-8). (Tr- at Pl'. 35-36, 

### n.-79.; R-40, 43). The Administrator merely ax-gues that (he fOm:Hl were not filled oot properly and that**1~9me:ro,** tbe check aimuu1. 

### a.t SimCODl, was not properly authorized 

### by Fox before conducting the 

### § 293(a)(2-3) tests. Both. ofthese arguments are without merit. As explained above, fonns
arc not required under § 293(a). NOileiliel¢ss, Moml;)on indkaled on the June 25,2007 form**tl~al** the oral or written tests were**pas~ed** 'and any 

### In<.;on&ist,."ncy iN L() he con:stru.cu (1gainst the FAA, which drafted the fonn, Also. Fox's testimony regarding his alleged lack of evidence was not credible, wa..;;**1nconsj~tcnt** with his previous tC'stimony and practice. and makes no scm.c. Finally. SimCom's. lettc.::rs conclusively eS1ablish that 

### rox's aI'!:"lIment'regarcling Romero, which was:first alleged during opening statements, cannotbereasonablybelieved and. was conl.Ta:ry to· the FAA's practice for maay years. 

### 1. Darby Passed the 

### Oral and W..-itLen Tests Given By Morris(LI!. Morrigoo restifioU that Darby**pQS~ed** the oral an.d written tests givellby Morrison in 2007 and the FAA can ofter no contrary evidence. (TI'., pad 2 at Jlp. 35-36, 72-78; R-40; R-43). Darby passed the Wlitten tests approved by EJ Blount and dated ApTil 2007 and the $410-3 signed by Dick Parker dated April 6, 2007 and June 25. 2007 show the recordings oftheso tests. The tests covered all subjects required under § 135.293(a). Morrison W?I
.... an authorizoo cbcc.:k
llinUaIl onthe'Lear Je1. This cvidL.'1lce is undisputed.


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2. Romero Was Authorized as I:l Chcc,k Airman for Dar'by Aviat[on. 

### Fox claims that he. did not autl.onze Rich<ud 

### Romero, an employee of SimCom. <'.Ii'> 

### a check airman for Darby Avia,tl()n. Fox, however, faxed written approval to Morrison while the Darby AviatiuIJ pilots 

### were at SimCOTIl f()t 

### trai:niug. 

### (Exh. S). During the first two 

### days ofthe 

### NTSB hearing, Fox testified that Monis<rn 

### called (lQd said 

### the Darby Aviation pilots 

### were in 

### OrJando, but that 8imCom would rH)t 

### begin training until receiving 

### aUl.b.orization from Fox. 1 7 0x. claimed) n()wevc::r, that 

### where the form**sl:l.y~** 

### to authorize the individual 

# as a check pilor.., 

### "sign below," that did 

### not refer 

### to the portion 

### below (hal**~ays** "approved 

### by the Principal Operation;::: lnl>'PeClOl'." 

### efr., part 2 at p. 24R). Instead, 1::'0-": claims (hat "be]ow" means "besid(,)" and that. 

### if he wert: approving '\.he individual as a check**airm~n** he would sign beside the individLI.al's name and if

### he were approving fue individual only 

### as an fnstmctol." Pilot, he wOllld 

### not sign b<:::;ide the munc, but wculd 

### only sign 

### below. (Tr. at pp. 81, 24S). Tills 

### testllT.lony, however,**wa~** 

### ekarly contrivc:d ailer the f."l.Ctalld 

### was proven not to 

### bo credible because Rc.<;pondent 

### introduced evidence that 

### Fox slgned 

### beside and below 

### even when only 

### approving the individual as atl. Instruclor Pilot. (A-I?). Fox's t.estimony that**h~** thQl.l.ght**MQrriSO~l** Wld D;u-by were asking**t~)[·** his npproval beforc taking Parts 61 and 91 testing is also not 

### YTedible. (i;cc Tr., 

### part 2 at 234)
.

. Q. Are you teStifying under oath that you did nol. know that 1huy were 

### down there to gettheir traiIllngaud 

### checking in 

### the Lear Jet'? A. 

### I didn 'I.**~ay** 

### that
.. '" (I 

### 1-18-09 Tl'. at p.**~4).** 

### Mon'isoD lCSLifioo 

### tha.t he called Fox an.d told him the pilots were there for their Pali 135 

### training and testing: 

### Q. Shortly bdore 

### you wore - 

### when you went down to SimCom did you have a conversalioll with MT. 

### F()x?

,- i 

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A. Yes, we did
.... Q. Did you tell him what kind oftraining and testing you were going t() SimCom to receive? A. Ce1tainly, 293.



### ADMINTST'RATTVE LAW 

### JUDGE POPE: Tho**qu~~Lion** 

### related to what cODversation did you have with him, 

### presumably by te1eph'):ne, from SimCom? What did you ask him to do? What did you say to him? What did he 

### say to you? BY THE WITNRSS: A. Okay. l'confitmed that he was availabl<: to receive a fax that, mdeed, had a list ofinstructors and check ailman on this 

### form that I needed his signarure,**'7~** well as 

# my own signaiUTc, to affect the completion oftht: requirements to l:Ittend class, 

### Q. And also to have your tests and your checks?
(11-18-09 Tr. at p. 113-'114). 

### No approval 

### from Fox is needed for 

### testing under Parts 61 and 91. (Tr. at p. 239). No approval from 

### Darby's Director 

### ofOpera6ons is nc?dcd for Parts 61 or 9] either. (Tr. at p. 240). It makes no sense that Morrison would have called and said that S:imCom would not start tTainillg under**T~art"** 61 and 91 until receiving an unnecessary approval from fmc. 

### Fox approved**Romero~** inducing Dam)' Avial.lon into sp<..'Uding $4000-$4500 for each of the four Darby Aviation pilolS to take their 

### § 135.297; § 135.293 training and tests. (8t:e Tr., part 2 at p. 11 g). Later, Fox con.trived this argument to**~LtteInpl** to .;;lUpport his cl:lim that Darby


### was not properly authorized 

### to conduct the Fchrw:try 

### 11,**200~** 

### Lear Jet 

### flight. The Administrator's claim lias flO merit and i:-; dUf;; to 

### be dismissed.

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WHEREFORE, PRnMISl!S CONSIDERED, Darby Aviation 

### respectfully roquests 

### tb.i$ Court grant**~ummary** 

### judgment in 

### its favor and 

### denythe Adrninistrator's 

### Motion for Decist()IJ.



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### J hereby certify lhat a 

### copy of 1bjs 

### Respondeot's Reply in 

### Opposition to the 

### Federal Aviation Administration's Cross-Motion for Decision has bec.."Il ::;crved ·upon the follotJ..'ing via facsimile aod by certified U.S. Mail, rerum 

### receipt rcqucstc-d: Raymond 

### Veatch
. 

## omc\.' ofthe Regional Counsel Federal 

### Aviation Administration 

### 800 Independence Avenue 

### S.W. 

### Washjng[on, DC 20591 Telephone; (2.02) 267-9676 

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## a:,. 

## rr 

# ta"fo Operations Mauual**Te~t**
1-

## ;~~: 

# ';::::::,:::d""" all flighL 

### crew members arewithin dress 

### code

## requiremen~' for. 

### r'!a.ch individual crewmember C. The Chil;fPilo1 D. Who cv'er It

### t.akes 2. When does the 

### Second in Command 

### assUnIo the 

### responsibilities ofthe Pilot in Comnumd7 A. 

### On Mondays 

### B. When he sits in the left seat C,When directed by the Captain ' 

# @ When the FHot in Command becomes**jncap~citatC!d** 3. Is smoking permitted in company aircraft? A. 

### Yes 

# lCiDNo

C. Only by 

### tlle ChiefPilo[ D, Only intlight with. the 

### cabin dept"cssurized 

## ( 4. How long after a blood donation 'must a flight crew

### membl.T 

### wait before accepting 

### flying status? 

### A 24 Hours B. 8 Hours lC;) 72 Hours 1'(.30 

### Days 5. Which is not a requirement to be briefed to passongers before takeoff? A. Smoking B. Location offire extinguishers C. Location ofemergency exits @Location offIrst aid kit 6. Darby Aviation has a sterile cockpitrule below what altirude? A. 

### 25,000 feet 3,000 

### feet 

### t0,000 feet D. Within 20 miles of.airport -;. What is the minimum altitude permitted for use ofan auto piJot? A. 500 

### feet B. On a non·precision**appro~ch.** 50 feet below MDA C. For 

### rLS approaches, SO feet 

### above the:: terrain 

# <t!3- All 0 f 

### the above



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8.**~o** find authorized areas**ofopetations~** what section ofthe operations**specificatiom~** woultI you 

### look? (**.~** 

### Part A



### . @JPartB C. Part C 

### D. PartD 9. To find authorized instrument approaches. what section ofthe {)pcrations sp¢cifications WI,)uld you look? 

### A. Part A 

## l:t: Pari B 

## © Parte D. Part D 10. To find requirements for Lower Than StandardTakeoffMinimums, what section ofthe operations specifications would you look?
. A. Part A 

# A PartB**~PanC** 

### D. Part D" 11
. Ifan aircra.ft
. 

### accident OCOllrs, 

### who will the Pilot in Command notlfy? A. 

### The FAA B. The Director 

### ofOperations C. The Chief'Pilot 

### .( 

# ® Both 

### B and C are correct 

### 12. DoeS Darby 

### Aviation carry**H~dous** 

### Materials?



# &**y~s** .



### B. No C. Yes, 

### ifproperly packaged and labeled 

### D. yes, but not nitroglycerin offresh sperm 13. Where would you find ifit is pennissible to dispatch a flight with an inoperable landing light? A. The. aircraft flight manuaJ The minimum equipment

### list C. The Director ofMaintenance D. The ChiefPilot 14. Which item.s ilre required to be on board the a.ircraft? A. Flashlights 

### B. Operations Manual 

# h Deferred maintenance Jog 

## «.fJ2J All ofthe above 

### 15. Men is 

### it permissible to fuel the aircrafi 

### with passengers on board? A. Never 

# tJj) On. 

### a..'1 Air

### A~;;u!ance fligh1 .\
. C. 

### At remote airports D. When using a ground power·unit

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16, At remote airports, i.':i it permissible to depart VFR and pick up a clearance later? 

# .4KJ Yes, ifclearancr; 

### iii pickcJ up ss soon as 

### possible
.



## n. No, it is not permissible 

## c. Yes, but clearance must be received within 3 miles D. Only on Lifeguard flights

'. l7. When maya Pilot in Command llSC Lower 1han Standard Taka OffMinimLJm5? f,.. 

### When needed D. After 100 hours as PIC 

### fc) After] 00 hours 

### as PIC 

### in make and model 

# '"6. On a bad day and 

### on

### ly in 

### Turbojet aircraft 1&. 

### When mU5t a 

### weight and ba1a.nce be .completed'! A.' When 

### passengers or cargo arc on bot'lrd

> B, When 

### passengers arc on board 

### (fD Always 

### when conducting a Part 135 

### flight 

## b. On hot 

### days and high altitude 19. What is the lowest allowable visibility for a NDB approach? A. Whatever is specified on the approach plate I mile

, >'. 3/4 mile

. 1/2 mile 20. Is Darby 

### Aviation authorized to conduct IFR operations outside controlled airspace? 

# CKJ Yes
. 

### B. No C: Only out ofcontinental U. 

## s. D. Only in Turbojet aircraft "01/25/2010 

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### P.029/039**DaIC'_~~p.L:~>d--\.-I.r-** _____ 

## Orr**.F~\r** 

### Test Pnrt 135 1. Ifflying from Los Angeies to Ontario at 

### 5>000 MSL, what wouid not be required to be briefed to the passengers before takeoff? A. Use ofseat belts B. Locariun·o

### f emergency exits Usc ofoxygen D. None ofthe above 2. What is a requirement for pressurized aircraft in 

### regards to 

### oxygen when above 25,000 

### feet? 

## @ A 10 minute: supply 

### for each**oc~upant** 

### . B.· A 

### 10 minute supply for the 

### piluts C. Oxygen for the duration ofthe flight D. 30 minute supply ifaircraft is above FL 410 3. Which statement is true rtgarding 

### flight time 

### limits?

.A. 500 hours it! 

### any quarter B. 800 hours 

### in any two consecutive quaItc::rs



### . C. 1.400 

### hours in 

### any calendar 

### year 

## @. An ofthe above are COrTcct 4. 

### Who is required

### to file 

### rnechnnical reHability reports? ( 

### A. The Pilot 

### in Command
. 

### The Director ofMaintenance (


### , The certificate holder

.. TheFSDQ 

### S .
.What are the requirements to be 

### VFR in uncontrolled airspace? 

### A. 1,000 - 3 

## @ .1,000- 2

C.**Cl~** 

### ofclouds D. 

### 2.000· I 

### 6. You depart BurbaIlk andthe weather is ceiling zero, and visibility 600 RVR; which is [nlc? 

### A. You

# are 3n violation ofFARs.**~.** 

### You mu:!lt have an alternate for y01..ll' 

### destination. C. Nav**light~** 

### must be on. 

# ® An alternate

### nHl.~ k within one. 

### hour. 7. What is the flight time limit for pilots? A. 8 hours within 24 hours for 

### singlepilot B. 10 

### hours within 24hours fOT 

### two pilots C 12 hours within 

### 24 hours for threepilots All ofthe above are correct01/25/2010 

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8. What is UIC rule regarding fuel requirements'{ A. IFR Destination 

### + 45 minutes 

### D. VFR

-- DestiIl::l.tion 

### + 30 minutes C. V.FR

-- Alternate 

### + 30 minutes 

# ( @ Both A & B are 

### correct 9, A Second in Command has a First Class Medical on November II, 19')0. Whell will hi::; medical expire?
. A. March 15, 

### 1991 

## (B. Nov, 30. 1991

C, April 11. 1991 D. April 30, 1992 10. A Pilot in Comtn.andhas a First Clas.."i Medical On March 15, 1991 When 

### will his medical expire? A. March 

### 15, 1992 

### B. March 31. 1992 C, September IS, 1991 

# @ September .30, 1991 ) L A pilot who 

### has not been to an airport 

### within the bast 90 days shall: A. Go there flrst. 

## U:'h 13ecomc familiar withavailable infomlation 

### first 

## C. Take a more experience experienced pilot D. ·Need nOl worry 12. A VOR check must be done: 

## f.&) Withinthe preceding 30 days 

### B. 30 days from last flight C. At 

### every airport with VOT 

### D. At 

### the annual inspection 13. Flying under in Class 8 

### akspace, the maximum spced is: A. 

### 250 k15 

# ® 200kts

C. 156 kts 

### D. 300 k'tS**14:~** airport has no control tower or markings, which 

### way should you 

### fly the pattern·to land? 't.Q.;) 

### Lefl



### B. Right C. Doesn't malter 

### D. Left on odd 

### days,. :right on even IS. 

### J:s special VPR allowed for 135 operations? 

## r{f;) Yes
.



### B. No C. Maybe 

### D. Sometimes01/25/2010 

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16. When would the Second in Command be in command ofa flight?



## EN When rho PIC 

### becomes incapacitated

### \~ When the. SIC is in the left !>cal 

### ('

- C. When the PIC assigns it 

### to the STC \ D. At the discretion ()fthe PIC 17. Are IFR operations 

### approved within uncontrolled airspace?



## A. No (QJ) Y¢s, 

### ifapproved 

### by the administrator

C.**Or~ly** ifmaking a approach to an airport D. 

### Yes. but only in foreign countries 18. Who is responsible to make Sure an ailCrafl is 

### airworthy for a 

### flight? A. The Director of

### Maintenance 

### B. The registered OwnCT The eertiticate holder tQJJ The Pilot in Command 19. When arc passengers allQwcd to consume booze? A. When 

### in dire need 

### B. Las Vegas flights 

# e Only when served by the crew D. OnJy whenjoined by the crew 20. You

### ar~ soheduled to' arrive SFO at 1650Z, lIt ]700, the airport is forecasted to be 7..ero. Whlchis 

### truc:? '**~** You cannot depart for gPO Al} You can depart for SPO

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### 16: 12 #451 P.032/039**~-.** aqo Indepl'.nd<mceNJe., S.W. U.s. Department Wl!lSllington. D.C. 20591 

## orTransportatiol"l Federal Aviation AdminIstration

Mr. Gregory S. Winton, Esq. 334 Oak Knoll Drive 'Rod(viJIc, Ml) 20R50 RE: Request for Interpretation ofFAA Order 8400.10 and Title 14 C.F.R. §§ 135.293 and 135.297 Dear Mr. Winton., This is in response to your letter ofMay 11,2006 requesting.an interpretation ofFAA Order 8400.10 and §§ 135.293 and 135.297 ofthe Federal AvjatiQTI Regulations. Spet?ifieally, you**a~kcd** ifrecurrent training 

### lS administered ill modules, must the operator: 

### J)'recol'd each element ofthe module as it is completed. 2) :record each module as itjs completed, or 3) n1(1ke one record when 

### all ofthemodules aTC complete. Youprovide the following example: in FebrualY 2005 a ("'-Tcwmcmber completes nIl initial training program and UlC airman.**co.ll1pete11(.~y** check required by § 135.29:1. One month later. the ainnan attends an FAA approved aviationtraining. ccnWi-l and completes the recurrent tra.itting required

### by § § 135.293 and 135.297.

### Ba.~e:d on thv.t 

### scenano, you asked ifthe operator 

### could make a single record ofthe entire curriculum in March 2005, or is the**o~n:J.tor** required to note 

### when each individual elcmc.,ilt or each individualmouule is completed'l Modu1ar Approach to RecurrentTraining
. As 

### you stated in yourletter., operators may administC'rthe required reCllrrent training ill modui(')s. \\Then an operator adopts a llWdular appToach for .recurrent training, all recurrent training e!emcTlts and evt:-nts must be grouped into specific m.odules 

## t.o be administered and recordc:d as a reCU11'ollt 

### training curriculllm. The

### lTlo(f"1.11es f()T 

### Part 135 are composed 

### of

### two parts. One part cOl1sh::t.s 

### ofthe written or oral test elements, and the other 

### pad consists**ofth~** Oig.ht lrainitlg .and checking events. Because the ground and t1ight training elements are distinct and separate parts, theymaybe compleled at differellt times. NcvCltheless, they cOlnprise a sing1e module. An op<"Talo! TIlay record wheu eachmodule:: is complete or mayrecord when all ofthl::**modul~** arc complete, but is not required. to record wh(:."1l each element ofa module 

### it) complete. Recurrent. Trainjng and Eligibility Period To 

### answer your 

### question, it is helpfulto 

### .first e;.l(plain recurrent training and eligibilityperiod. Recurn;nttraining is the 

### training conducted for .I1ight crcwmembers who havebeenpreviously trained and qualified bythe operaior, who arc C(mtinll1ng to**~erve;n** the same dutyposjtion <1nd

I Attem]:mce 

### at an FAA approve(l 

### aviation training center is p.-:mlittcd ifthe person comh!ctir\g the training is authorb:ed by the FAA. See 14 C.F.H.. 

### § 13.5.321 (a)(I) (2006). 

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# ..
<lircraIl r,Ype, and who m.ust receive recuning training and/or checking 'Within a**sp~~cific** eligibility period to lllalTl£ain currt-ncy. The eligibility period i::; a**thre:e~ll1onth** period compriste,j Ofillc month before the month in which training is due, themonth in which training 

### is due C'b.ase 

### Tn,,)ntb"), and the mOl1th a.£l:cr the mOlltl) in which trahring is due e"grace mouth',). Recurrent training or 

### checking that is cMnplctt:d any time during the eligibility period. is considered to hl:lve been**co;~npleted** durilJg thebasemonth. A crcWTn("'''ID.bcT who has not oompleted ,.Ill reCurrent training or**che(~king** rey,uin.;.rnents in the base month may be scheduled and continue to st"IVe in revenue**s~~rvice** during theremainder ofthe**~Jigibility** pttiod (i.e.. until tl1e end ofthe grace montJ), but may not Q:.orve after the end ofthe g.race ll1onlh. A 

### flight crewm.embc:r who fails to complet.e all n:quired tr<lining and 

### qualitiCl:!.tion modules before 

### the end of

### the cligibjlity period rnu::.1: complele 

### requalitl,:::atiOI1 tntining before serving 

### inrevenue**operation~_** Recurrent training may occurpcri(')dical1y throughout the. year, and the operator mustrecord the actual date that the training is completed. Howe.vcr, f<')f purpose:; ofca1culatjng when recu.rrent training is due ne)';x. the base month does not change as long as the trnining is completed**bd~)re** the end ofthe eligibilityperiod. 

### In the exmnple above, the pilot completed initial training 

### in .rebruary 2005. 

### Th<.,,"Xefore, thepilot's 

### base

### montll is February, and the pilot 

### must completerecurrent training no laterthan March 31, 2006 (i.e. [2 months plus the gracemonth). The pilot must**ai~o** complete the ill!>1ru.tncnt ptoficiency checkrequi.red by 

## S 135.297 no later than September 30. 2005 

### (i.e. six month.
.. pIns the grace month). 

### Ifthe pilot undergoes 

### recurrent training 

### in March 2{)0.5 after completing initial trainillg ill Fehruary. 2005, the oP(;"'Hl.torhas lWO optionS. The oreralor could change the ha:)c month from February to**Mare~** Clnd 'the pilot wouldhI.; required to**cQmpl~te** recurrent training again no lau.."T thm April 30, 2006 (Le. 12 

### months plus the grace month). The operator must record the actual date that the trnlning**i~ comph~{.~d>**  but should designate March as the ba<:e month for

### recuITCllt training. Altemativeiy. the operator could keep February as Lhc pilofSo base tnonth since

### initial training was**c()llJp1cl~<.l** 

### inthat month. In that case, thepilotwould berequired to complete recurrent training

### no laterthan March 31, 2006. Again, the 

### opcratonnust record the actual datethat the training was completed, 

### but would**dc:::;igna~** Febnl<u)" as the base month forrecurrent 

### training. ' Your second question involves whet11er a.ll operator

### may adjust a crewmember'sbase month 

### by administering recurrent trainingbefore

### it is du¢. As explained above, the Wl$Wcr to tbat question is yes. Operators may "rescc" the recurrent trairung clock at any time by giving recurrent training earlier 

### than 

### it 

### is requir(;."<i. The opcr'.d.tOt**n\U~t** ensure, however, that all required**recurr(~nt** training is completed within the 12 

### calendar monthtl preceding service

### in 

### 'Part 135 opc;:rations as 

### required by the regulations. F(Jr 

### example:, ifa pilot completes initial training in 

### Febnnrry 2005; the pilot would be due forrecurrent training no laterthan March 2006, However, the pilot could undergo rOCllIrcnt 

### in June 2005 a:Q.d change: the base Illonti) fmm 

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### ill JFR operation::: underpart 135.01/25/2010 14:08 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS 034/038 

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Rebecca MacPherson

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