Lauri e L . Carson , Commissione r95 3 Campio n Stree t Robi n Bell , Commissione rEly , Nevad a 8930 1 Richar d Carney , Commissione r(775 ) 289-884 8 o r RaLeen e Makley , Commisssione r(775 ) 289-306 5 Gar yPeres , Commissione rFa x(775 ) 289-886 0 JoAn n Malone . Ex-Offici o Cler k o f th e Boar d ^I]tt B ^P^ttt ^ ffloUnl'g K^-p . OtT - l«l<1 5 - "Bf m \

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DOT-OS T 19995-36 1 Dea r Mr . Delan y an dMr . Swanson : A t ou r Commissio n meetin g Wednesday , Jun e 23 , th e Whit e Pin e Count y Commissio n vote dunanimousl y t o accep t th e recommendatio n o f

ou r Airport Advisor y Boardt o support th e proposa l submitte db y Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd . t o provid e ai r servic e t o Whit e Pin e Count y unde r th e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e program . Th e communit y ha s bee n please dwith th e servic e provide db y Grea t Lake s Aviatio n an d th e Commissio n believe s tha t th e highe r

pric e o f th e subsid y i s wel l worth th e adde d safety , comfort , an dpotentia l for growth i n ai r

service s represente db y th e 1 9 passenge r pressurize dBeachcraf

t 1900 D plane s an dth e flight s t o Denver . Th e County Commissio n appreciate s th e interes t show n b y McCall Aviation , Inc . However , w e shar e ou r

Advisory Board' s concern s regardin g th e limit s o f th e aircraf

t proposed . Becaus e o f

ou r altitude , th e unpressurize dPipe r Chieftai n canno t

provid e a saf e an dcomfortabl e passenge r flight. Whil e th e Beechcraf t B20 0 Kin g Ai r

i s pressurized , th e si x passenge r plan e limit s ou r

ability t o expan dus e o f

ai r servic e i n our are aan di s mor e susceptibl e t o cancellation s du e t o winte r weathe r condition s i n northern Nevad aan dUtah . I n th e past , we'v e foun dthat servic e t o Sal t

Lake City o n th e smalle r plane s ha s not

bee n successfu l in attractin g ai r servic e passengers .RaLeen e Makle y

Jun e 29 , 201 0 Pag e 2 I n supportin g th e proposa l fo r on e flight

pe r da y t o Denve r

b y Great Lake s Aviation , th e County Commissio n request s you r consideratio n o f

areturn to aschedul e o f tw o flights pe r day . Fligh t

schedule s wer e reduce dwhe n th e County coul dno t provid e adequat e security . W e hav e modifie dou r airport terminatio n an dno w hav e TS A service s in place . Historically , ai r

servic e ha s bee n bette r

utilize dwhe n passenger s hav e th e optio n o f tw o flights. Dat ao n enplanement s show s that whe n w e hav e ha dtw o flights pe r day , w e hav e substantiall y mor e us e o f th e ai r servic e an dmor e repeat

passengers . Whit e Pin e Count y ha s n o othe r

publi c transportatio n an dn o ca r renta l services . If

th e singl e flight

pe r day i s cancelled , visitor s t o th e are ahav e n o othe r mean s t o travel . Wit

h tw o flights pe r

day , passenger s gai n confidenc e that the y wil l hav e option s t o trave l t o an dfro mEl y o n schedule . Th e Denve r

flight provide s adirec t

link fo r asubstantial percentag e o f ou r travelin g publi c with federal lan dmanagemen t agencie s an dth e minin g industry . However , ou r

communit y hope s eventuall y t o regai n aflight connectio n withi n th e stat e o f Nevad at o provid e a

n alternativ e t o th e 5 t o 6 hou r driv e eac h way t o participat e in stat e meeting s an dwor

k withi n th e state' s busines s community . White Pin e County appreciate s you r continue dsupport

fo r th e need s o f

ver y rural communitie s suc h a s ours . W e appreciat e th e opportunit y t o provid e comment s o n th e tw o proposal s submitte dunde r Docke t DOT-OS T 1995-361 . an dw e hop e ou r insight s int o th e need s o f

th e traveler s i n ou r

are aare helpful . I

f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g th e County' s comments , pleas e don' t hesitat e t o contac t

me o r Kare n Rajal aat

775-289

- 306 5 o r th e Chairma n o f

ou r Airport Advisory Board , Jame s Adam s a t 775-289-8804 . Thank you . Sincerely^^^^^^^^^^ ^

RaLeen e Makley , Vic e Chairma n cc : Laur aM . Scott . Presiden t McCal l Aviation , Inc . Michae l O . Matthews , CF O Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd .