leading edge aviation crater lake helicopter tour proposal

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Leading Edge Aviation, Inc.

63342PowellButteHwy.

Bend,Oregon97701

(541)3838825

CraterLakeHelicopterTourProposal

June3,2009


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PURPOSEThisdocumentoutlinesthedetailsofatouroperationtobeconductedoverCraterLakeNationalPark.

AIRCRAFTTOBEUTILIZEDLeadingEdgeAviationoperatestheBell206seriesaircraftforallitscommercialoperations.The206was

firstflownin1966andsincethenhasbeenthemostwidelyutilizedhelicopterinitsclass.Thisaircraft

hasthelowestfatalityrateperflighthourofanyaircrafteverproduced.The206isproducedin2basic

configurations:

BELL206BIIIJETRANGER 420ShaftHPTurbineEngine 5placeopencabin 130MPHCruiseSpeed Producedfrom1968toPresent Mostpopularturbinehelicopter Superiorautorotationcharacteristics Flyovernoiselevelof65.2dB

BELL206LLONGRANGER 650ShaftHPTurbineEngine 7placeopencabin 140MPHCruiseSpeed Producedfrom1975toPresent Mostpopularturbinehelicopter Superiorautorotationcharacteristics Flyovernoiselevelof66.9dB

HELICOPTERAVAILABILITYTheseaircraftarecurrentlyonboththeDIOoncallandUSFScallwhenneedcontractsandhavebeen

configured and inspected to meet the requirements for both. This will enable the park to use the

helicopterstationedatBeaverMarshonanOnCallbasis tosupportoperations, to includebutnot

limited to: Search and Rescue, Fire Fighting and other missions as necessary to ensure efficient

operationsof thepark. Thisallows thePark tobasicallyhavean ExclusiveUsehelicopterwithout

having theongoingcostsof thatspecificcontractgreatlyenhancing thesafetyofoneofournational

treasures.

LeadingEdgecurrentlyhasanagreementwithDeschutesCountySearchandRescue,oneofthebusiest

in thestate, toassistwith theiroperations. Weconductseveraltrainingmissionsduringbothwinter

andsummermonthstoinsuresafeandeffectiveuseoftheavailableresources.


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CERTIFICATESLEAholdsthefollowingFAACertificates;wehaveattachedcopiesofthesecertificatesinappendixA:

FARPart135MultipilotAirCharterCertificate(No.L9QA350Y) FARPart133RotorcraftExternalLoadOperationCertificate(No.L9QL350Y) FARPart137AgriculturalAircraftOperationsCertificate(No.L9QG350Y) FARPart141PilotSchoolOperationCertificate(No.L9QS350Y) FAAPart145CertifiedRepairStation(No.L9QR350Y)

TherequirementstoholdthesecertificatesaredemandingandfurtherprovetheabilityofLEAtomeetand

exceedFAAregulationsforallflightoperations.AllofLEAoperationsareunderthesupervisionoftheFAA

FlightStandardsDistrictOffice (FSDO) inHillsboro,Oregon. Listedbeloware the inspectorsat theFSDO

responsibleforouroversight:

FAA/FSDO Portland

3180NW229th

AvenueHillsboro,OR97124

Inspector Title Responsiblefor:TimMoon PrincipalOperationsInspector FlightOperations

GaryBurns PrincipalOperationsInspector FlightOperations

BobMcMahon PrincipalMaintenanceInspector AircraftMaintenance

PaulLehman PrincipalAvionicsInspector AvionicsServicing

LeadingEdgeAviationisrequiredtoworkcloselywiththeFAAtobeabletomaintainourFARPart133,FAR

Part135,FARPart137,FARPart141andFAAPart145certificates.

LeadingEdgeAviationisrequiredtomaintainanapproveddrugandalcoholprogramforseveraloperations

weconduct.LEAconductsrandomalcoholanddrug testing forallpilots, instructors,and technicians for

bothFAAandContractCustomercompliance.

FAAPART136OPERATINGCERTIFICATETooperate in theNationalPark LEAwillobtain certificationunderFARpart136andbe issuedanother

operating certificate specifically for these tours. This oversight will ensure operational safety and

compliancewithspecificrequirementsforthesetours.

AnAir TourManagement Plan (ATMP) has not been developed for Crater Lake NP, therefore LEA will

requestanInterimOperatingAuthoritywhiletheATMPisdeveloped. AsoutlinedisCFR14FAR136.41this

interimoperatingauthoritycanbeissuedundertwoconditions,firsttheFAAhastodeterminetherearenot

anysafetyconcernsandsecondlytheDirectoroftheparkhastodeterminetherearenotnoiseconcernsfor

theproposedoperations.Wefeelbothoftheseconditionsaremetandsuggestconductingdemonstration

flightsoftheproposedrouteswithobserversfromtheparkonthegroundandarepresentativefromthe

FAA on board the aircraft. This flight would establish the correct altitudes and noise levels for this

operation.


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COMPANYPROFILEMISSIONToprovideapositiveenvironment for the successofour customers in theirquestofachievement in

aviation,tailoringourservicestotheirpersonalneedsandgoalswhilemaintainingourhighstandards.

HISTORYANDCAPABILITIESLeadingEdgewasfoundedin1989asanAvionicsserviceandinstallationcompany.Theoriginalbusiness

hadestablishedafootholdintheavionicsindustryanddevelopedrelationshipswithmostofthemajor

vendors. In July of 2005 Leading Edge Avionics was purchased by the present owners. Using the

foundationestablishedbytheoriginalLeadingEdgewehavebuiltthecompanytoincludethedifferent

businesssegmentswehave.SinceJulyof2005wehavegrownfrom4employeestothe30employees

wehavecurrently.

InJulyof2006LeadingEdgepurchasedanothercompany,AirtimeAviation,Inc.,forthesolepurposeof

obtaining the operational certificates required to conduct commercial operations. In 2009 we have

added4turbinehelicoptersand12pistonhelicopterstoourfleet.Theturbineaircraftarecurrentlyon

boththeUSForestServiceandDepartmentofInteriorcallwhenneededcontracts.Theadditionalpiston

helicopterswhereeither integrated intoouroverhaulprogramorutilized inourflightschool.Leading

Edgehasalsoopenedasatellitefacility inSalemOregonwherewewillconductbothflightschooland

commercialoperations.

LeadingEdgehasputconsiderableeffortintodevelopingabrandthatfocusesonprovidingbothquality

serviceandunparalleled customer service. Leading Edgebrand ismore than a logoor tagline it is a

culturedevelopedovertime.Wehavedevelopedandimplementedatrainingprogramforallemployees

toensuretheyunderstandtheexpectationsofthisbrand.

19+yearsofoperation LEAestablishedin1989 RobinsonHelicopterAuthorizedSales,Service,andOverhaulCenter FAAPart61FlightSchool FAAPart141FlightSchool FAAPart135MultiPilotHelicopterCharterOperation FAAPart133and137CertificatedHelicopterOperator FAAPart145CertifiedRepairStationforAvionicsandMaintenance Newfacilitybuiltin1999


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MANAGEMENTAfullystaffedmanagementteamand33employeesadministerallfacetsofoperation.Theabilityofthe

LEA management team to perform independently of each other and interdependently as a group

createsthesynergy forouroverallsuccess. TheLEAteammeetsonaregularbasistofacethemany

challengesofday todaybusinessaswellasnegotiating the changes inoveralloperationputbeforethem.

FlightDepartment FAAPart135ChiefPilot/DirectorofOperations FAAPart141ChiefFlightInstructor FAAPart141AssistantChiefFlightInstructor (10)FlightInstructorsallholdingatleastCFIIratings FAAPart141ApprovedTrainingCourseOutlineforPrivatethruCFI FAAMultipilotPart135CertificatedCharterOperator FAAPart133and137Certificated

AdministrationandAccountingDepartment (4)Fulltimeemployees AccountsReceivable/Payable/PayrollandGeneralLedgerBookKeeping LicensedCPAoversight FAAApprovedemployeedrugtestingprogram TotalFBOaccountingsoftwareadministration Networkedserverforcompanywidedataaccess Utilizescomputerizedschedulinganddispatchsystem(TotalFBO)

MaintenanceDepartment RobinsonHelicopterAuthorizedServiceCenterforR22andR44 RobinsonHelicopterAuthorizedOverhaulProgram RobinsonHelicopterAuthorizedComponentOverhaulFacility AuthorizedDealerandServiceCenterformostmajorAvionicsManufacturers FAA Part 145 Certificated Repair Station with Instrument, Radio, Airframe and Powerplant

Ratings

(15)CertifiedAirframeandPowerplantTechnicians QualityAssuranceProgram Fullystockedpartsdepartment Computerizedmaintenancescheduling&trackingsystem(TotalFBO)

MarketingandSalesDepartment RobinsonHelicopterAuthorizedSalesCenterforR22andR44 FullystaffedMarketingDepartment Cooperativeadvertisingwithseveralvendors Currentlyusingnewspaper,radio,promotionalDVD,LEAwebsite,andmailingsasadvertising

media

AggressivepayforclickGoogleAdwordsCampaign Salesofallmakesandmodelsofusedaircraft

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