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The Honorable Michael Hue1ta ·Acting Administrator Federal Aviation Adminiso:ation 800 Independence A'lenue SW Washington DC 20591 Dear Administrator Huetta) July 11, 2012 

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### am writing you today to voice my support for the Living History Flight Experience (LHFE) program and my sincere hope 

### that the FAA will take no action to curtail or te1minate it. As you are aware, the LHFE provides current generations ofAmericans with ·a safe, hands-on introduction to the vintage military aircraft that helped previous generations ofAmericans preserve our freedom and our way of life. This type ofunique experiencejust cannot be replicated on the ground, in a**classroo~** while watching a flight demonstration video. This important link with our heritage might be lost, but for the existence ofthe LHFE. Although no form of air travel is without risk, the pilots and maintainers who comprise the LHFE community have compiled an impressive safety record. According to the Collings Foundation, an organization that has been flying restored vintage World War Two aircraft since 1989, no vintage roilitwy aircraft has crashed while performing at an air show since a Navy F4S Phantom 

### was lost in April2002; and that particular aircraft was being flown in a manner unlike aircraft participating in the LHFE by a pilot with insufficient hours in the airframe. Not only has the L:HFE beeJlproved safe, but the funds raised by ail'crews participating in the LHFE are crucial to the continued existence ofthe industry. As long as LHFE flights are piloted by experienced pilots and the passengers are duly informed of any risks inherent 

### in piUticipating in LHFE 

### flights, then LHFE aircraft should be pennitted to engage in reasonable aerial acrobatics and customers should be allowed reasonable ability to manipulate flight controls dming flight. The pilot's own vested interest in maintaining safe flight conditions provides greater protections than any l'Ule mandated by the FAA ever could. Thank you for your continued dedication to ensuring the safety and efficiency ofour nation,s air traffic systems. I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and I look forward to your response. With 

### warm personal regards, I am



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# . FAX COVER SHEET DATE: July:13,2012 TO: 

## Mr. Roderick.Ha11 OFFICE: FAA CongressionalLiaison

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