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Newport Beach seeks new John Wayne takeoff path to lessen jet noise
At John Wayne Airport, planes already take off at a steeper angle. If the city has its way, they'll also travel in an S-curve above Upper Newport Bay, away from homes. (www.latimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
SHhhh..... I hear rich people...
Try telling the spoiled brat Newport residents instead they will close the airport and they can just drive to LAX for a flight. See how fast their attitude changes.
I live 3 DME under the approach end of 22 at BWI just South of Baltimore.On final, traffic is a mere 500 ft, on departure traffic is a little higher with thrust and at other times it is the North South transition through the controlled airspace, so lots and lots of helicopters, business and medical heading for Johns Hopkins and Univ. of Md, Shock Trauma, never mind the traffic inbound to DCA at 10K decendind. Lets just say, mor air traffic than the average neighborhood. Nothing vibrates off my walls and I hardly notice air traffic at all. On the other hand, 3 DME from the end of 15R is a Lowes whose lawn and garden dept is directly under the departure route and you can't hear your own words in a conversation. Could it be the architecture causing some of the problems?
Well bless their pampered little hearts... and poodles too! THEY moved to the area, planes, noise, higher traffic... duh! Quit complaining just because you have nothing else to do with your time.
How about adding an additional (LARGE) ticket tax (perhaps TWICE the cost of the ticket) related to noise abatement takeoff requirements that could allow the city enough money to BUY out those complainers.
Out of the box idea, but it'll never work, at least not the way you suggest.
1. There is too much property and it's way too pricy for a ticket tax scheme be able to fund.
2. But if you tax all flights at 200% of cost, you will immediately destroy the entire market for both commercial and general aviation out of SNA. Rarely will you encounter someone willing to pay triple to fly out of SNA instead any number if airports a little further out.
3. If you only tax commercial aviation, then you'll only kill commercial flights and leave the private jet flights that some of your biggest opponents to SNA noise want anyway. No noise unless it's my noise.
1. There is too much property and it's way too pricy for a ticket tax scheme be able to fund.
2. But if you tax all flights at 200% of cost, you will immediately destroy the entire market for both commercial and general aviation out of SNA. Rarely will you encounter someone willing to pay triple to fly out of SNA instead any number if airports a little further out.
3. If you only tax commercial aviation, then you'll only kill commercial flights and leave the private jet flights that some of your biggest opponents to SNA noise want anyway. No noise unless it's my noise.