# Mountains Air Hon. J.E. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, DC 20

## 5 90 January 27, 2015 RE: Endless Mountains Air, Inc. Docket No. FAA-2013-0848 Case No. 20 12EA050008 Dear Judge Sullivan, 

# SeamansAirport 65 Windsock Lane Factoryville/ PA 

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# FEB 02 2015 HEARING DOCKET As per your instructions in the referenced case, the following is my list ofwitnesses along with my exhibits. WITNESSES 1. William 

## J. Dobitsch, Jr., Presiden1!0wner, Endless Mountains Air, Inc., 65 Windsock Lane, Factoryville, PA I 8419, 570-945-5125. Mr. Dobitsch will present a narrative as to why Endless Mountains Air believed fuat the flights listed in the complaint were in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations; how this non-compliance with the letter ofthe regulations was solely a technicality; show how the FAA is also capable ofmaking technical errors with regards to flight checks; how Endless Mountains Air and its pilot did not in any way compromise safety by making said flights; how fue proposed $46,200 penalty is nnreasonahle and is impossible for Endless Mountains Air to pay and; how a January 18, 2012 meeting at the Allentown FSDO between 

## Mr. Dobitsch, 

## Mr. Palmer and FSDO representatives could have contributed to the FAA's strong sanctions and penalties against Endless Mountains Air. 2. Randy Palmer, Pilot, 63 Covell Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 570-947-6417. Mr. 

## Palmer will testify about his flight experience; his communications with the Allentown FSDO prior to the alleged violations; how he and Mr. 

## Dobiisch believed that they were complying with FAA regulations regarding the alleged violations; talk about his experience during a previous check ride wifu FAA inspector Harry Soudas and his reasoning ofthe above mentioned January 18, 2012 meeting at the Allentown FSDO.

### Ifyou have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me anytime. 

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## ' Sincerely,

## Index ofExhibits Exhibit A: FAA Form 8410-3, dated April18, 2011 ExhibitB: FAA Form 8410-3, dated November 25,2013 Exhibit C: FAA Form 8410-3, dated February 11,2011 Exhibit D: FAA Safety Briefing, July/August 2012 issue Title: "Adventure, Commerce, and Service" Author: John Allen, Director, Flight Standards Service

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### ment ca,.otures the essence and the heart o.fwl-1at the FAA Flight Standards Service is charged to do. llutletme take a moment to 

### talk aboutthe individual elements. 

### Advelltlllree Aviationis verymuch about adventure, and about having 

### fuu -thefocus ofthis issue of

### FAA Safety Bri'!fingmagazine. Much of what the FAA does is necessarily associated

### with

### comrnerdal aviation, 

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### put ''';aclve:nrure" right 

### at thebeg1n.nll1g ofILhe n:ilBslon:. E>t:ll.tement. l want to be sur-e ·we remember that
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### perso-nal flying is .ali.s;o animportantpart of tl1.e 

### 'Eii.!is a>iation safety 

### mlsston. 

### Comme:rrre:

### TI1e FAR's missionwith_ respect

### t-o 

### commereta! aviationis betterknown, and under."iandably 

### so, Civil aviation contributes $1.3 trillionto mrr 

### economyand_gerJ.erates 

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### United

### States alone. 

### Millions ofpeopletravel 

### by air each day, 

### -and. theworkwe do contributes to mak

### ing our aviation systemthe 

### envy offue vmrM.

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### theJ'\n1erican &-p.irit 

### -of :Serr;ice and vohmte-erism. Our safetywork enables and facilitates 

### til£ kind

### ofserviceperformed throughprograms like 

### BANs Young fiagies, Grace Flight, Pilots 'u Paws, and nu:ro.erous. o"irhers.

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### AssurLng safetymight seem to be the most

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### c DnlprQnent ofou:r mission srt.?tement, hut ! 

### ·want to 

### spend a !Jttle more fu--ue explah"rlng the mllirrces of our safety role. 

## EXHIBIT D Tile Fligl:o;: StiDlfl.aYds- Servicehas three mair.t safety functions: setiillg the certification standards for airmen and operators; issuing certification based 

### on those standards; and conducting 

### oversight and surveillance of certificate holdersto assure contin· ued operational safety. Thoughthe 

### FAA clearly

### has a sigrlificant role in assm:ing continued operational safuty, 

### everyone bears 

### that responsibility. TI1e FAA cannot "inspect 

### safetyi::"ltJ tb."e EWGtei!ll: 1 I

### tis the dutyofeachindividu.s1 &U·d f:a.ch mtsanizadon

### that we certificate to operate in acc!Jrd.ancewith tl1e established standards. The agency's role is to verify that (',ertificate holders continueto meet starrdards. Tl.1e FAA has a wide range oftools

### to perform the functions associated with continuedoperational 

### safety. Because E';nforcement is

### themost obvious tool, itis oftenthe first to be used. 

### My message to the 

### FMs

**h~spector** 

### workforce) though, is 

### that

**enforce~** ment maynot be the most effective means of

**achlev~** ing cmnpti:0.nee 

### and. moreimportantly,

### itmay notbe

**·~lil ~best**  'way 

### tv

**.af~-hi1~ve** our goal 

### (J..fpromoting

**safety~** ln fuet1 I bel-i.eve that 

### :menforcement-only approach 

### is counterp:rodnctive" It obscures 

### t...'he goal of

**acblev~** 

### L'lg safety c.ompliance.!tmlsses opportunities to educate. Itundern:lines efforts to develop a strong 

### safety cultrne. It 'irmstes FA..o\ andindustry resources. And 

### it dilutes ourability to focus onrealrisk. 

### My staffis working on updated guidance for 

### our inSpectors that outlhws a 

### more thoughtful approaCh. The key question .is whatbest serves ou:c safety

**~:wmotion** goaL Enforcement :s;hallid be res1r;:._r;;_red 

### f<C1r events crn.d illcident.s where 

### imtentional 

### 0is:regerd, flagrant B:afetyviolations: 1 

### :dangerous complf:u..:e:ncy, or ou.lxight 

### stupiditypose a 

### systemic threat to contii:.,.ued operational safety in aviation. For an u_njntentionai infraction, :V: want inspectors 

### to first seekresolution via

**positiv~** 

### corrective action that mostlikely would include additionaleducation and skills training. 'Th-.ank you fur th-e passionyouhave for aviation safety, and for helping tokeep the adventure, com

### mer~e, 

### -.md. 

### service ofaviation al:ii:ve and"\li!t'l:U.

### SERVICE LIST- BY U.S. MAIL ORIGINAL & 

### ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 1 

### Mr. Zachary 

## M. Berman Complainant's Counsel ONE 

### COPY Office ofRegional Counsel, Eastern Region Federal Aviation Administration 1 

### Aviation Plaza Jamaica, 

## NY 11434 TEL: 718-553-3258 FAX: 718-995-5699 

### Mr. William 

## J. Dobitsch, Jr. Endless Mountains 

## Air, Inc. Respondent Sean1ans Airport 65 Windsock Lane Factoryville, PA 

## 18419 TEL: 570-945-5125 FAX: 570-945-5953 Judge J.E. Sullivan U.S. Administrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington,DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-6941 FAX: 202-366-7536