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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

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   In the Matter of )

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   Alpine Aviation Inc. ) File No. EB-08-HL-0259

   Licensee of Aircraft Radio Station N198GA )

   Honolulu, Hawaii ) NOV No. V200932860002

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   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                                  Released: December 23, 2008

   By the Resident Agent, Honolulu Office, Western Region, Enforcement
   Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Alpine Aviation, Inc., licensee of
       aircraft radio station N198GA.

    2. On December 14, 2008, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Honolulu
       Office inspected aircraft radio station N198GA located at the Alpine
       Aviation Inc. hanger, on the south ramp of Honolulu International
       Airport, and observed the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 87.193: "Transmissions by emergency locator transmitters
   (ELTs) are intended to be actuated manually or automatically and operated
   automatically as part of an aircraft or a survival craft station as a
   locating aid for survival purposes." The ELT on board the aircraft N198GA
   was activated in the absence of any actual emergency situation.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Alpine Aviation Inc., must
       submit a written statement concerning this matter within 20 days of
       release of this Notice. The response must fully explain each
       violation, must contain a statement of the specific action(s) taken to
       correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a
       time line for completion of pending corrective action(s). The response
       must be complete in itself and signed by a principal or officer of 
       Alpine Aviation Inc. All replies and documentation sent in response to
       this Notice should be marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified
       above, and mailed to the following address:

   Federal Communications Commission

   Honolulu Office

   P.O. Box 971030

   Waipahu, Hawaii 96797-1030

    4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
       Requested and regular mail to Alpine Aviation Inc. at its address of
       record.

    5. The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that we advise you that the
       Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
       including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine what,
       if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any false
       statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
       punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Ryan Hagihara

   Resident Agent

   Honolulu Office

   Western Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   Cc: Alpine Aviation

   99 Mokuea Place

   Honolulu, HI 96819

   47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.

   47 U.S.C. S: 403.

   P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).

   18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.

   Federal Communications Commission

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                       Federal Communications Commission