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### UNITED STATES 

### DE:PARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL A VlATION ADMINISTRATION 'WASHINGTON, DC 1;1] 006 P-'GE 04/08



### IN THE MATTER OF: CASE NOS.: 2014W?130012 & 

### 20147!1'130023 FEDERAL A

### VIA.TION ADMJNl:STRl>TlOl\f, Complainant,
V. 

### PACIFTC INTERNATIONAL SKYDIVING CENTER, Respondent.

COMES NOW, Requestor/Respondent, and pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### §13.35, et. seq., files this, its i\:n.swe.r to 

### the Complaint to be filed by 1he Administrator 

### in the above-styled
maners and states as 

### follows: 1. Respondent is without knowledge ofthe matters alleged 

### in Paragraph l ofthe Administrator's Final Notice and therefore denies the same, and 

### the same are hereby denied, and demtmds strict proofof

### =hand evezy allegation contained theJ:ein. 2. 

### Re:;;ponden.t is lNithout knowledge ofthe matters alleged 

### :in Paragraph 2 

### offue Adm.inistrator's Final Notice, and therefore denies the sa:rne, and the same are hereby den\ed, and demands strict proofofeach and every allegation cont.ai11ed therein.01/07/2015 07:42**F~l** 3107256816 ljj] 007 12/29/2Bld 2e:1E 3055'384842 

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3, Respondent is without knowledge oftbe matters alleged 

### in. Paragraph 3 ofthe AdministratD\"'s Final Notice and therefore denies ilie same, and the game ate hereby denied, ao,d demauds striot proofofeach and**ev~ry** allegation contained 

### therein. 

### 4, Respondent is without knowleclge 

### o{the matters alleged 

### in

### Ps.ragraph 4 ofthe Administrator's Final Notice and therefore denies ilie same, and the same are hereby denied, and demands strict proofof 

### each**m:~d** every allegation contained ilierein_ 5. Respondent denies the allegations ofParagraph 5 ofilie Administramr' s Final Notice, 

### ond the 

### sru:ue at:e 

### hexeby denied, 

### and dem>lllds strict proof of 

### each and every allegation contained therein. 6_ Respondent denies the allegations ofParag>:aph 6 of

### the Administrator's Pinal Notice, and the same are hereby denied, and demands strict proofofeach and 

### every allegation contained therein. 7. Respondent denies the allegations 

### tbm 

### it violated 14 C.F.R. §105.17 and the
same are hereby denied, and demands strict proofof said allegation. 

### 8. Respondent deu\es the 

### allegations that 

### it violated 

### 14 C.F"R**§9U3(~t)** a11,d 

### the Sll!ne are b,ereby denied, sud deruands strict proofofsaid allegation. 9. Respondent denies each and every oilier allegation contained in the Final Notice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty, and the same are here by denied, and dcmao.ds strict proofofeach and evc:zy allegation contained therein_01/07/2015 07:42 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141008 12/29/2614 28:16 3855984842 LAW OFFICES

AFflRMATIVE DEFENSES As and for its Affu:mative Defeuses to the Administrator's Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty, Requestor/Respondent would show as follows: 1. The**s~notions** imposed by the Administrator inthis case are excessive. 2.**The~e** is no supportingbasis forthe HnalNotice ofProposedCivil Pwaltyinfact. 3. There isno supporting basisfortheFinalNotice ofProposed CivilPe:nalty in bw. 4. There is no supporting**bas~s** 

### in fact to support a finding a violation of 14 C.F.R §105.17. 5. There 

### is no supportingbasis atlaw to support a 

### firu'Ung a viola.tion of 14 C.F.R. 

### §105.17. 6. There is no supporting basis 

### in fact to support a finding a violation of 1 4 C.F.R §91.13(a). 7. There is no supporting basis at J.awto support a finding a violation of 14 

### C.P.R. §91.13(a). 8. Any and all offu.e flights alleged inthe Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty to have been J:Uade, if 

### any there were, v.>ere conducted wholly by independent contractors. 9. 

### Any aud 

### all ofthe parachutejUlJlps alleged inthe Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty to have been made, if 

### any there were, were conducted wholly by independent contractors. 10. Recp:testor/Respondent did not COJ:!duct 

### any oftheparachute jumps aJJ.eged inthe Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty to have been made, ifany 'ther" were. 11, Any and all oftlle**p~achutejurops** alleged 

### in. the Fiua1 Notice ofProPQsed Civil01/07/2015 07:42 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 1{/] 009**12/29/201~** 20:15**2,1)55~84842** LAI4 OFFICES PAGF.: 07/BB

Penalty to have been made, 

### ifany there were, were made in compliance 

### with aJJ applicable Federal Aviation RegulatioiJ.S, 12. Because 

### of the nature 

### of the weather conditions, au 

### ac-: of God, Requestor/Respondentwas uuable to reasonably:predictthatany**F~d.cral** Aviation Regulations would be violated, as alleged in the Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty, ifany, 

### i.u fact, were. 13.
.**Becau~e** ofthe nature ofparachutejtuuping activities a.t. aud a.bove 

### ·tJ1e location sta.t.:d int.he FinalNotice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty, Requestor/Reo'pondent could not possibly exercise auycontro.l overtheparach1;1te jumping actiVities, as alleg<Od inthe Final Notice**ofPropos~<i.** Civill?enalty. 14. Requestor/Respondent's actiom, at 

### all times 

### material to this matter, were not careless 

### or reckless. 15. Requestor/Respondent's actions at all 

### time:J material to this matter with tespect to 

### any and all oftheparachutejumps alleged 

### in. theFinalN

### oti,ce**ofpro~;osed** Civil Penalty to have been made, if any 

### th= were, were 

### in compliance with all applicable Federal 

### Aviation Regulations. 16.**Requestor!Ro~pondeJJ.t,** at all times material to this matter, used

### its best efforts to control and ensure compliance byits independent contractors with 

### all applicable Federal A-v-iation Regulations. 

### 17. The Administre.tox' s position 

### in tbis cause aud the bringing ofthis action against the Rc:questar!Respondent is not substantiallyjustified. 'iVHEREFORE, i't is prayed 

### that the Co1rrt find !hat the imposition of any civil penalty •tgalnst the Requestor/Respondent is not appropriate, and 

### that the action be dismiBBed with01/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141010**12/29/.20J.~** 2B:16 3'855984842 LAW OFFICES**p.~GE** 08/08



### prejndice, 

### thatRequestor/Respondent's costs and expenses incurred 

### iu the defense aHbis action be**awa~·ded** 

### to it 

### under the Equsl Access to Justice Act, and 

### for such other and further relief as may be deemed appropriate. Respectfully submitted, 

# ·**2'~1<rc- ~**  

# '-**~obe;t** L. Feldman, Esquire 

### Attorney for Pacific Int=tional Skydiving Center 8900 SW 107 Avenue, Suite 203 Miami, FL 33176 Telephone; 

### 305-598-4841 Fmc**305~598-4842**



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