U . S . Department of Transportation Off i ce of the Sec r etory of Tran s po rtat i on 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC 20590

No v ember 21 , 2014 Mr . Aaron A . Goerlich Counsel for Aero dynamics Incorporated Garofal o Goerlich Hainbac h PC 1200 New Hampshire Ave . NW Washin g ton , DC 20036 RE : Docket DOT

- OST-2014-0114 , Application of Aerody namics Incorporated for a Certificate of Publ i c Convenie n ce an d N ecess i ty to engage in interstate scheduled air tran sportation of persons , property , and mail Dear Mr . Goerlich: This letter fo l lows the Department ' s email of N ovember 17 , 2014 , to A erodynamics Incorporated ( " AD I " ), regarding recent de v elopments in the air carri er ' s pending application for th e determination of its fitness to conduct interstate scheduled pa ss enger air transportation. I In o ur email , we noted that new inf ormation concerning a pre v iously disclosed compliance m atter invol v ing ADI ' s majority owner and CE O , Scott A. Beale , has recently come to our attenti o n. ' In light of ADI ' s p ending app lication , we requested that A DI pro v ide us w ith addition al information pertainin g to the matter . Specifically , we requested that ADI pro v ide ( 1 ) a cop y o f the complaint that wa s filed , ( 2 ) a cop y of the jud g ment that wa s i ss ued , and ( 3 ) an explanati o n of the status of the case in question . We also noted that w e had rec e ntly l earned that ADI had a new Chief Pilot and requested an updated re sume for the C hief Pilot and aske d for information regarding any other changes at the air carrier that might af fect i t s fitne s s. Af ter we requested this inf ormation , AD! f

i l ed Amendment N o. 5 to its application o n N o v ember 19 , 2014 . After re v ie w in g thi s information , w e find that the air carrier ' s s ubmi s si o n does not fully respond to our reques t for inf ormation . In th e supplement , ADI submitte d third-party verification of a $ ] million line o f credi t , as well as update d p ersonnel inf ormatio n . With respect to the compliance matter , AD! s ubmitted a brief discu s sio n of the s ituation , but did not submit cop i es of the documents requested b y DO T. We note that th e documents re que ste d pertain directly to the compliance disposition of one o f AD I ' s key personne l . There fore , a compl ete review of the f act s and circumstances of the matter is necessary for th e Department to m ake a compliance determination with respect to ADI 's f i tn ess . See attach e d e -mail d ate d Nove mb er 1 7, 2 01 4 . Se e Fli g ht T est Avi ation In c . v . B e al e , U . S. D i strict C o urt , Eastern Di stric t of Virgi ni a , Case o. I : 2 01 3c vOOI4 5 .2

In light of the above , we direct ADI to respond to each item listed in the attached Information Request . I ask that y ou respond fully to this request within 15 day s of the date of this letter . Your response should be mailed to U . S . Departme nt of Transportation , Docket Op eration s , ( M

- 30 , Room W12 -1 40 ) , 1200 N ew Jersey Av enue , S. E . , W e st Building Ground Floor , Washington , D.C . 20590 , or y ou may electronically f ile y our respons e at www .rezulation s . z o v , A s is th e Department ' s practice , further processing o f ADI ' s application w i ll be def erred pending receipt o f this material Lastly, we remind AD! that it is the applicant ' s responsibility to submit time ly upd ates to its application with respect to e v ents or changes af fecting it s fitness ( i. 

### e . , management , operatin g plans or financial condition , complianc e disposition , or o w nership ) w hile its applicati on i s under review b y the Department . If you have any questions re g arding this letter or the requested information , please contac t Katy O ' Toole o f my staf

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- 366-9721 or v ia e mail at C atherine . O ' T o ol e @ dot . g o v . 

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- 0114 Mr . Bruce C lamp Principal Operation s Insp e ctor , FAA Atlanta FSDOAERODYNAMICS INCORPO RATED REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 1 . In reference to Flight Test Av iation , Inc . v. Beale , U. S. District Court , E astern District of Virginia , Case N o 1 :2013c v 00145 , please pro v ide : a . a cop y of the complaint , b . a cop y of the judgment that was issued in this case , and c . an update of the status of this case. 2. Pl ease pro v ide current status of FAA i nvestigation 2015S065002. 3 . Pl ease provide c i tizenship information for Messrs. Anderson , Moreau , and Smithley .From: To : Subject: Date: O " t o ole, C a th e r i n e ( O ST ) A a r o n A . G o e rli c h RE : A OI f' l onday , No ve m b er 17 ,20 1 4 2 :25 :0 0 P M Also, i t appe ars t hat t here is a new C hie f P il ot a t A D I - -- we v o u l d n e ed a n updated resume for h im pos t e d to th e d o c k et (an d a co py s e n t to u s) . I f ther e a r e a ny othe r ch an ges t hat w e e e d to b e a w a r e o f , p l ease prov i de . K a ty

From: O'toole, Catherine (OST) Sent: Monday , November 17,2 0 142 : 19 PM To: Aaron A . Goe r l i ch Cc: R emo , Laura (OST) Subject: AD! H i A a ro n A que s t i o n has come u p regard ing t he ca s e th a t AD I d i sclo s ed to u s in it s a p p l i cation - C as e 1 : 2 013 C V 0 01 4 5 . W e u n d e rs t a n d that o n O cto b e r 2 4 , a j udg eme n t/o rd e r w a s i ssu ed re g a rd i ng t his c as e. C a n yo u p le a s e pro v i d e u s th e com pl a i n t th a t was f i le d , t h e jud g e ment t h a t wa s i s s u e d, a s wel l a s t h e s t a t u s of t h e c ase. T han ks K a ty Katy O ' Toole U.S . D e part m ent of Transportat i on Offic e of Av i a ti o n A n al ys is A i r C a rrier Fit n ess D i v i sion ( X- 56 ) phone : 202 . 366 . 9998 fax : 2 02 . 366 . 76 3 8 C a ther i ne . O ' Toole@do t . g o v