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Quote of the Week: "I'm opposing this because it's at the end of a runway.
This clearly is a public-safety issue." Queens, N.Y. City congressman Gary
Ackerman commenting on FAA approval to build a 110 foot high garbage
transfer station at the end of a LaGuardia Air****t runway!!!
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Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter
#418.........................................................................March
4, 2007 Past newsletters can be accessed at:
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The PASSUR air****t
flight
tracking system at many major U.S. air****ts
http://www.passur.com/sites.htm
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Far Can An Air****t Be Heard?
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As Bill Sees It: (Editorial): How Far Can Air****t Noise Be Perceived? When
I
see glowing accounts from the news media about how expanding an air****t
will
bring more JOBS to a area, I wonder if these people really know what an
air****t brings. Don't they know that noise impacts from air****ts can be
perceived up to seventy miles!!! That's about the distance of Newark
Air****t
from Woodstock, New York, which has people complaining about Newark
Air****t
plane noise. The FAA never shows that on their noise maps. They only show
high noise impact areas close to the air****t...not the low impact areas,
The
map on the right (thanks to New Jersey's Robert Belzer) is from the New
York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project.
and shows planned routes and impacts miles from Newark Air****t. However,
the
actual impacts will go much further!!! I looked to see if I could find ANY
noise map that showed how far the noise impacts of air****ts really go.
Unfortunately I couldn't find one. Let let me know of any sites that show
the REAL impacts of an air****t.
Giant Garbage Transfer Tower To Be Located Near LaGuardia Air****t
Runway!!!
Despite warnings that the height of the 110 foot tower and the seagulls it
would attract would be a hazard to aviation, N.Y. City and the FAA seem to
be pu****ng ahead with this smelly plan. If it wasn't for the seagulls, I
would think that an air****t is an excellent place to bring garbage.
Plan For Waste Transfer Station Near LaGuardia Air****t Runway Stinks Says
Congressman!!! A federal agency (the FAA) has approved the city's plan to
build a 110-foot-tall marine-waste transfer station a short distance from
a
runway at LaGuardia Air****t, but the bistate agency that runs the air****t
is
wondering why. The ****t Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs
LaGuardia, is appealing the Federal Aviation Administration decision to
back
the Sanitation Department's proposed waste transfer tower, arguing that
the
structure could be hazardous to air navigation. "We believe it could
impact
air****t operations," said ****t Authority spokesman Pasquale DiFulco. "An
aircraft needs a certain amount of room in terms of its weight, and in
terms
of takeoffs and landings. We just want the FAA to take a closer look." The
city first submitted its proposal to construct the marine transfer station
in College Point, off the end of LaGuardia's easternmost runway, in early
2004. A year later, the FAA determined that the placement of the facility
was hazardous to air navigation, but last September the agency reversed
its
decision. http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/497254p-419164c.html
Study Suggests More Noise Near Reagan National: Residents living along the
flight path for Reagan National Air****t say aircraft noise near the
facility
has increased since the terrorist attacks of September 2001. The McLean
Citizens Association commissioned an analysis of government data from
sound
monitoring stations and flight records. The study suggest an average
increase of nearly four decibels in eastern McLean and more than two
decibels at Great Falls. The study found that total noise level at both
locations is 55 decibels. While the Environmental Protection Agency says
anything above that level unhealthy, the Federal Aviation Administration
sets 65 decibels as the acceptable maximum for aircraft noise. The
citizens'
group says many pilots still follow a flight path put in place when the
air****t reopened following the September eleventh terror attacks. That
requirement was dropped nearly five years ago. Editor's Note: Of course we
all know that the FAA rats know more about what's unhealthy than the EPA.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0307/402029.html
FAA Official Charged With Conspiracy And Fraud: A federal grand jury has
charged a local Federal Aviation Administration official with conspiring
to
unfairly award a $4.3 million contract for a new runway lighting system at
Seattle-Tacoma International Air****t. Rober Ferrell, an FAA contracting
officer, was indicted Thursday on illegally providing confidential bidding
information to PCL Construction Services and then awarding to PCL a
contract
to build a lighting system at Sea-Tac. Vicki Olson, the manager of the
FAA's
Acquisition Management Branch in Renton and Ferrell's former supervisor,
earlier this month pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count
of procurement fraud in connection with the same contract award. The
penalty
for each charge is up to five years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003598651_fraud03m.html
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Aviation News Stories This Week
****t Authority Balks At LaGuardia Waste Transfer Station
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/0228/features/019.html
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved a city
proposal
to build a 110-foot-tall marine waste transfer station near a runway at
LaGuardia Air****t, leaving ****t Authority officials shaking their heads
and
asking, "Why?"
The ****t Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates LaGuardia,
has
filed an appeal of the FAA ruling, charging the tower could be hazardous
to
air traffic. The station would be located in College Point, just off the
end
of LaGuardia's easternmost runway, more than a half-mile from the air****t,
authorities said.
"We want the FAA to take a closer look at the proposal," said ****t
Authority
spokesperson Pasquale DiFulco.
An FAA review of the proposal determined that the tower would not present
a
hazard to aircraft, an agency spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for Congressmember Gary Ackerman said the Queens lawmaker
begs to differ. Ackerman voiced his opposition to the project in a letter
to
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and has asked Governor Eliot Spitzer to
intervene in the decision.
Ackerman said the FAA determined that birds flying near the waste transfer
station would pose a real threat to aircraft leaving and arriving at
LaGuardia.
"The Congressman believes approval of the proposal is a public safety
issue," the spokesperson said.
Approval by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is
the next and final step required to allow construction of the tower, which
is slated to begin in 2008.
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