BETTMAN N HOGU E & DiEDRICH. PROR LLC 

FRANK A. BETTMANNTINA M . HOGUEMICHAEL G. DIEDRICH 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

1506 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD. SUITE 101 

RAPID CITY. SOUTH DAKOTA 57702-4349 TEL (605) 348-8662 

FAX (605) 348-9086 

www. resultlaw.com 

October 14,201 

RECEIVED 

OCT19 20H 

HEARING DOCKET 

Appellate Docket Clerk . 

Room924rA 

Federal Aviation Admin. 

800 Independence Ave. SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Re: Federal Aviation Admin, v. Rushmore Helicopters, Inc. 

FAA Docket No. CP10GL0002 

DMS No. FAA-2010-0023 

Dear Clerk: 

Enclosed for filing pursuant to 14 CFR § 13.233, please find Respondent's Notice 

of Appeal in the above-captioned action. Service upon counsel for complainant is made 

by copy of this letter.. 

Sincerely, 

BETTMANN HOGUE & DIEDRICH, 

Professional LLC 

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FAB/mks 

Briana Martino (w/enc.) 

Client (w/enc.) 

The Honorabl e Richard C. Goodwin 

Experience • Integrity • Results 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNi^P^^PilAjlON^^ 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

Complainant, 

VS. 

RUSHMORE HELICOPTERS, INC., 

Respondent. 

FAA Docket No. CP10GL0002 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

DMS No. FAA-2010-0023 

NOTICE OF APPEAL 

Please take notice that the above-named Respondent, Rushmore Helicopters, Inc., 

by and through its undersigned attorney, does hereby appeal from the initial decision of 

Administrative Law Judge Richard C. Goodwin, llie Initial Decision was served upon 

the party by mail on Octobers, 2011. Respondent seeks review of (I) whether each 

finding of fact is supported by a preponderance of reliable, probative, and substantial 

evidence; (2) whether each conclusion of law is made in accordance with applicable law, 

precedent, and public policy; and (3) whether the Administrative Law Judge committed 

any prejudicial errors during the hearing that support the appeal pursuant to 14 CFR § 

13.233. 

RECEIVED 

OCT! 9 2011 

HEAI?/A,G DOCKET 
Dated thi isii day of October, 2011. 

BETTMANN HOGVE & DIEDRICH, 

Professional LLC 

By:. 

Frank A/Bettmann 

Attorney for Respondent 

1506 Mountain View Rd., Suite 10 

Rapid City, SD 57702^4549 

(605)348-8662 

BETTMANN HOGUE & DIEDRICH, 

Professional LLC 

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Dated this •" 7 day of October, 2011. 

Todd A. Love 

Attorney for Respondent 

1506 Mountain View Rd., Suite 

Rapid City, SD 57702-4349 

(605) 348-8662 

RusIiTiioreHelicopters, Inc. 

Mike Jacobs, President 

24564 Highway 16/385 

Custer, SD 57730 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned hereby certifies that he served a true and correct copy of the 

above and foregoing upon the persons herein next designated, all on the date below 

shown by depositing copies thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, in 

envelopes addressed to said addressees, to wit: 

Briana Martino 

Great Lakes Region, AGL-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

2300 East Devon Avenue 

Des Plaines, IL 60018-4696 

The Hon. Richard C. Goodwin 

Admin. Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Dept. of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dated this [^ day of October, 2011.