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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS l^t^r^PIAAP"^ 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ^ ^ <*« V-r t , T V d 2U i 

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IN THE MATTER OF {HgARING DOCKE T 

EVERGREEN HELICOPTERS OF ALASKA, INC. 

FAA DOCICET NO. CP09AL0010 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

DMS NO. FAA-2(K)9-0841 : ' 

COMPLAINANT'S RESPONSE TO RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY REQUESTS 

The Complainanl, though counsel, provides the following in response to Respondent's 

discovery request served on October 27, 2009: 

Request for Production No. 1: A copy of all such documents is attached. 

. ,Rcquest for Production No, 2:, A copy of all such documents is attached. 

Request for Production Np. 3: A copy of all such documents is, attached. 

,!|?Le,quest for Production No, 4;.,Complainant objects to this request. As stated it requests 

all documents in the possession of .the F.AA that relate to HGNVO training. The FAA is a large 

agency, and to ensure all docunri^nls responsive to this request have been located would require a 

manual search in unrelated files located in various offices throughout the country. This request 

is, therefore, overiy broad and unduly burdensome. The complainant has, however, located 

official guidance, and a copy of this guidance is attached. 

Request for Production No. 5: Complainant objects to this reque.st. As stated it requests 

all documents in the possession of the FAA that relate to compliance with § 135.63(a)(4)(vii) of 

the Federal Aviation R.egulations.. The F/iA is a large agency, and to ensure all documents 

responsive to this request have been located would require a manual search in unrelated files 

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located in various offices throughout the country. This request is, therefore, overly broad and 

unduly burdensome. Further, Complainant is not aware of any specific guidance responsive to 

this request. 

Interrogatory No. 1: The person responsible for considering and approving the training 

program was Aviation Safety Inspector William S. Schweizer. He also observed one of the 

initial training flights. Aviation Safety Inspector Emie Walker was the principal maintenance 

inspector. He checked the lighting installation in ihe cockpit, and ultimately approved the 

operations specification authorizing I-INVGO operations. Aviation Safety Inspector Dajmy 

Larson was the principal operations inspector. His primary involvement was to observe a 

portion of the ground training. All tliree of the above inspectors are assigned to the Anchorage 

FUght Standards District Office, 300 W. 36* Avenue, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99503. Also 

involved was Aviation Safety Inspector Nick Weber of the Boise Flight standards District Office, 

3295 Elder Street Boise, ID 83705. Inspector Weber approved the use of Ray Foss, Aviation 

Specialists Unlimited, as a check airman. We have no current address information for Mr. Fos.s. 

Interrogatory No. 2: During the period 2005 lo present, both Aviation Safety Inspectors 

Danny Larson and Maurice Hendrickson have been assigned as the principal operations 

inspectors. As such, each would have had responsibility to monitor Respondent's compliance 

vrith flight time limitations and recordkeeping associated with it. 

Submitted this 15"' day of December 2009. 

HOWARD L. MARTIN, JR 

Regional Counsel 

By:. 1=. 

Glenn H. Brown 

Senior Attorney 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Re: Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc. 

FAA Case No. 2008AL030019 

FAA Docket No. CP09AL0010 

1 hereby certify that on this date I served a copy of the COMPLAINANT'S RESPONSE TO 

RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY REQUESTS by hand delivery to: 

Marc G. Wilhelm, Esq. 

Richmond & Quinn 

360 K Street, Suite 200 

Anchorage, AK 99501 

I further certify that on this dale I have served the original of the COMPLAINANT'S 

RESPONSE TO RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY REQUESTS (without attachments) by 

postage-prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: 

Hearing Docket 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Attn; Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2W1000 

Washington, DC 20591 

Office of the Regional Counsel/ / / Date 

FAA Alaskan Region 

222 West 7th Avenue #14 

Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587