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I have never known of a community that had decibel reading devices planted all over hell's half acre trying to find violators. Just sad.
Teterboro, New Jersey.
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I have never known of a community that had decibel reading devices planted all over hell's half acre trying to find violators. Just sad.
Same here, "Mr. B" on the East Side calls, on average, 15 times day. Many of the times he's called there is no traffic even remotely in the area. "Mr. B" has a website full of vitriol for the airport.
My favorite noise complaint record was of a lady who claimed that helicopters were circling her house and watching her shower. Couldn't be verified, of course.
Oh yeah I forgot: "Mr. B" claims that lead from avgas causes crime and low test scores in the neighborhoods and schools around the airport.
Here is one for you...she is FAMOUS in San Antonio...
http://www.youtube.com/user/theninthtrust#p/u/3/-vc-MJF1nTg
I have "heard" that the good helicopter guys from SAPD do in fact like to "patrol that area"...but I can't reveal my source...![]()
I was curious so I did a google search. That Bud Beachem prick seems like the old lady who wouldn't throw the neighborhood kids' baseballs back over her fence.
I sent him an email just to be an arse.
And to add to this, the people at Ormond, New Smyrna, and Massey and go "f" themselves.....especially new Smyrna. You don't know how many times I wish I had a G-II to do pattern work or late-night run-ups with.
Really, I've never had a problem at Massey. I don't usually fly too late though. New Smyrna has great controllers, but the noise abatement is kind of a pain. We wanted to do t&gs on a Sunday and were told you can't because of NA. We just went and did them at Massey instead.
< sigh >
For pilots everywhere let me just say 'thanks for your help'.
:whatever:
if you went to his site more than once, he'd ban your IP address.
True story man! I read the report once that they found that within 10 years there would surely be many more homicides than a realistic number of fatalities from plane crashes if they built housing where the airport was. One time I flew in and people were picketing at the mall in front of the runway. I rocked my wings and waved at them out the window.They wanted to close Reid-Hillview out in San Jose until they realized that when they replaced it with medium-density housing, it'd actually just extend the ghetto in which it sat in!
Love crime? Close that mid-town airport!![]()