4/11/12 Response from City of Or

4/11/12 Response from City of Ormond Beach regarding email I sent April 5 below

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Subject: FW: Questions about items related to the Ormond Beach Airport

Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:54:17 -0400

From: Emery, Ann-Margret <Emery@ormondbeach.org>

To: normanechelberry@earthlink.net

CC: Shanahan, Joyce <shanahan@ormondbeach.org>, Lichliter, Steven <lichliter@ormondbeach.org>, Kelley, Ed <kelley@ormondbeach.org>, Hayes, Randy <hayes@ormondbeach.org>

Dear Mr. Echelberry, below is the information you requested. If you have additional questions, please let me know. Thank you, Ann-Margret Emery

Question 1:

On March 6, 2010 (the date I found online) Ormond Beach filed a court injunction to stop an aviation School (Euro American School of Aviation) from flying planes because it was operating without liability insurance.

I could not find any follow up on this issue and am requesting to know if that requirement was met and how often this requirement is checked by the City of Ormond Beach? Also which Department checks it and has records for these documents for future inquiries?

The Euro American School of Aviation (EASA) has provided the City with evidence of compliance with the City's insurance requirements. The City Clerk maintains current insurance records for airport businesses, and regularly requests insurance renewal documentation in order to monitor compliance. The certificate of insurance is on file with the City Clerk and names the City as an additional insured.

Question 2:

July 9, 2011, a Euro American School of Aviation aircraft N9202C, crashed at the Ormond Beach Airport. According to NTSB’s current records the investigation results are still not released as of April 5, 2012. Will the City of Ormond Beach attempt to recover costs related to the crash (fire/police/etc.) from Euro American School of Aviation?

The City fire and police departments do not invoice for emergency services.

Comment and Question 3:

For the past several years I have been involved in complaints about noise and safety issues involving flight schools operating at the Ormond Beach airport. During this time I have accumulated hundreds and hundreds of photographs of aircraft, mostly flight schools flying in the area.

I have notice checking registrations lately through the FAA site, that several aircraft that were previously registered with the FAA as “Ormond Beach Aviation” or “Euro School of Aviation” are now registered in a “naming scheme” using “Fly 4 Fun XX Inc. (The XX being a different lettering system for each plane, such as “1D”, “75”, “5N”, etc.)

The address for all the Fly 4 Fun aircraft is 108 W. 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware.

When researching this address on the internet it is an office building with hundreds of corporations listed there, not all Fly 4 Fun and different types of companies. That address appears to be just an office for companies to use when filing as a corporation through it.

What I am concerned about, and others should be, is if one of the Fly 4 Fun aircraft crash, example into a nearby restaurant or the City sport fields off Hull Road, attempts to contact someone at this address or recover any damages or responsibility would be going back to the registered owner of the aircraft, which could be possibly an empty office used as a mailing address?

The City requires that the FBO, EASA, maintain a general commercial liability policy at required limits. There is no requirement that EASA own the planes used as part of its operation (perhaps the planes are leased) – although all planes must have certificates of airworthiness regardless of ownership. If there was an accident involving a plane operated as part of the EASA business, it is possible that both EASA and the owner of the aircraft (if other than EASA) could be held liable.

It is a function of the FAA to maintain the aircraft registration with owner and current address information. In the event of an incident involving an aircraft registered to a corporation, the FAA and the NTSB would be able to quickly determine the owner and responsible parties.

From: Emery, Ann-Margret

Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:48 AM

To: 'normanechelberry@earthlink.net'

Subject: FW: Questions about items related to the Ormond Beach Airport

Hello Mr. Echelberry, I received your inquiry and I will be happy to provide a response to you this week. Thank you, Ann-Margret Emery

From: Shanahan, Joyce

Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:12 AM

To: 'Norm Echelberry (Earthlink)'; Kelley, Ed

Cc: Vince Kinsler; Lichliter, Steven; Emery, Ann-Margret

Subject: RE: Questions about items related to the Ormond Beach Airport

Dear Mr. Echelberry:

I’ve forwarded your information to Asst. City Attorney Ann-Margret Emery for response.

Thank you.

Joyce Shanahan, ICMA-CM

City Manager

City of Ormond Beach, FL

Phone: 386-676-3200

Cell: 386-341-8931

From: Norm Echelberry (Earthlink) [mailto:normanechelberry@earthlink.net]

Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:05 AM

To: Shanahan, Joyce; Kelley, Ed

Cc: Vince Kinsler; Lichliter, Steven

Subject: Questions about items related to the Ormond Beach Airport

City Manager Joyce Shanahan,

I have three questions. I believe this may need to be sent to the Law Department/City Attorney but I could not find contact information on the City web site.

Question 1:

Question 2:

Comment and Question 3:

The address for all the Fly 4 Fun aircraft is 108 W. 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware.

Is there any significance to why they may be doing this for each aircraft to avoid liability or insurance?

Norman Echelberry
1032 Shockney Dr.
Ormond Beach, Fl 32174
386-677-9507

normanechelberry@earthlink.net

Cc: Vince Kinsler

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