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4 FAACaseNo . 2008SW29025 4 FDMSNo . FAA-2009-073 5 O n Monday , Nov . 30,2009, 1 receive d th e transcrip t fo r m y pre-hearin g telephone conference . Afte

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t need to b e remedied . Thes e errors , i n m

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y alte r th e context

of wha t should hav e bee

n recorded . Pg . 47 , lin e 16 , "ou t o f service , a s I jus t walke d by. " Shoul d read : "stewardes s I jus t walke d by (passe d by)" . Pg . 42 , lin e 9 MR . IVIU4ER : I mean t Jun e 29th . Shoul d read : "JUDGE : I meant... " 

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r o f Trevo r Mille r FA A Docke t No . CP09SW000

4 ^ o FAACaseNo . 2008SW29025 4 S '^^j"^^. , FDMSNo . FAA-2009-073 5 ^ p,:c , rn-.,. ; :T 3 A s th e responden

t i n thes e matters , thi s respons e lette r i s m y demurre r t o the FA A - ^ Complain t Lette r Date d Nov . 18,2009 . « , K ) C O , . I , Trevo r

Mille r (Respondent) , amrequestin g acomplete dismissal i n thi s matter . Th e first thre e violation s I woul d lik

e to defen d mysel f agains t are : c . Sectio n 121.317(g) , i n tha t I smoked acigarett

e whil e a"No Smoking " placar d wa s posted . ^_ , d . Section 121.^1^^) , in tha t I smoked i n a

n airplan e lavator

y whil e in flight, e . Section 121.317(k)' , i n tha t I failed t o compl

y wit h crewmembe

r instruction s give n t o m e regardin g n o smoking in th e lavatories . M y intentio n i s to respond to violation s (c) , (d) , an d (e ) togethe

r a s one . Fo r th e umpteent h time , I did not

smok e i n th e lavatory . I di d no t

smok e whil e in flight. I did no t smok e o n th e aircraft . I' mno t

sur e ho w I ca n b e mor e luci d abou

t this . I' msurprised t o find thes e accusation s stil l referred t o i n thi s complaint . A s wa s implie d by Judg e Yode r i n th e pre-hearing telephon e conference , thes e allegation s nee d to b e fiirther adduced . Th

e f smok

e detector s didn' t

go off , ther e wa s n o smok

e present , ther

e wer e n o report s of ' ^ cigarett

e remnant s (ashe s o

r butts) , and I ha

d n o lifte r

or cigarette s o n m

e a t th e time . ^ Th

e complain

t tha t I receive d states: " Whe

n Mr . Mille

r opene d th e doo

r th e smel l o f cigarett e smok e wa s 'immistakenable'. " Perhap s I di d smell lik e smok e bu t that' s no mor e o f acrim e tha n th e Complainant' s butchering o f th e Englis h languag e in th e previou s statemen

t fromhe r complaint . Th e next violatio n I wil l discus s is : a . Section 121.580 , wa s violate d whe n I , (Mr . Miller) , interfered wit h crewmembers i n th e performanc e of their dutie s aboar

d a n aircraf t bein g operate d imde

r Par t 121 . M y respons e to sai d instanc e i n thi s complain t i s simple . I di d no t

interfer e wit h crevwnember

s i n an y way . A s amatte

r o f fact , stewardes s (fligh

t attendant ) "C " help s to confir mthi s i n he

r statement . A s I wa s standin g i n th e entranc e o f th e lavator

y bein g publicly accused o f

endangering others ' live s b y smoking , stewardes s "C " state d tha t m y respons e a t th e time wa s a s follows , "I f I a mendangering live s and a

msupposed to sit down , ho w abou

t you let m e g o t o m y seat. " Sh e the n implie s tha

t I wen t straigh t t o m y sea t an d sa t down . Again , i n n o wa

y wa s I interfering wit

h an y o f th e crewmembers o n thi s flight . I wa s embarrassed an d defensiv e due t o th e allegation s bein g mad e agains t m e a t th e time , but

m y action s neve

r interfere d wit

h anyone . If

no t fo r th e fals e accusation s mad e by stewardes s "A " tha

t alleg e I wa s smoking , thi s woul d no t eve n b e a n issue .12/1/200 9 Pag e 2 o f 2 Th e las t violatio n requirin g m

y respons e is : b . Section 121.317(f) , wa s violate d whe n I faile d to faste n an d kee p fastened m

y safet y belt whil e th e "Fasten Sea

t Belt " sign wa s illuminated . M y respons e t o thi s i s no t

s o cu t and dry . Al l thre e flight

attendant s hav e atteste d tha t the, , ligh t wa s illuminated , an

d although I personall

y d o no t remembe r i f i t wa s on or not , I hav e difficult

y believin g tha

t i t wa s o n fo r severa l reasons . For

one , I a mno t new t o aviatio n an d i f th e ligh t ha d bee n illuminate d I wouldn' t

hav e gotten u

p unles s ther

e wa s a n emergenc

y tha t require d me t o do so . Also , stewardes s "A " failed t o mentio n anything abou t thi s no t jus t th e first time I walke d pas t

her , bu t th e second time a s well . Th e first time sh e ha d a n opportunit

y wa s when I walke d up to th e lavator y an d foim d i t t o b e occupied . Then , again , afte

r ama n exite d and I walked bac

k u p to lavatory , stewardes s "A " wa s stil l standing up , right outside th e lavatory , bu t

sai d nothin g t o eithe

r o f u s abou t the sea t belt sign . I en^^J^i e lavator

y and les s tha

n 3 0 second s late

r I heaf d aknoc k a t th e door . However , I coulchi' t ope n i t righ t awa y sinc e m y hand s wer

e bus y elsewhere . A s soo n a s I finished, I opened th e door , an d a s I starte d washin g m

y hands . I wa s tol d immediatel

y tha t I ha d pu t other s i n dange

r becaus e I wa s smoking . Nothin g wa s mentioned abou

t th e safet y bel t light , I a mcompelled t o believ e tha

t thi s sectio n of

th e complain t i s alas t resort , backstai

r attemp t to extor t mone y fromm e i n th e even

t tha t th e Complainant s can' t

mak e anything els e "stick" . Again , i f i t hadn' t hav e bee n fo r stewardes s "A " falsel

y accusin g me o f

smoking aboar

d tha t flight, thi s als o woul d no t

b e a n issue . Lastly , I notice d tha

t th e Complainan

t requeste d th e hearin g t o b e hel d i n Arlington , Tx . I f thi s cas e actuall y make s i t t o ahearing , I amrequestin g i t t o b e hel d i n St . Louis , Mo . The St . Loui s Federa

l Cour t i s abou t afifty-minute driv e fo

r me . I a mno t i n th e financial positio n t o driv e or fly al l th e wa

y t o Texa s to defen

d mysel f agains t thes e accusations , I a

moffende d by th e Complainant' s blatan t disregar d fo r m y financial situation . I hav e earned approximatel y $15,00 0 thi s yea

r fromMissour

i Unemploymen

t Insuranc e an

d m y only asset

i s a199 3 Chev

y Blazer . If

I sol d everything I own , includin g m y vehicle , i t

migh t equa l jus t enough to pa

y th e ludicrou s civi l penalty . I n addition , each letter , which I a

mcompelled by th e court s t o repl y to , require s anothe

r stam p tha t I can' t affor d t o purchase . A s a

n America n taxpaye r i n adow n economy , I a

msaddened to see ho w thi s governmen

t administratio n ha s waste d hard-earne d ta x dollar s o n thi s matter . 

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