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Moving
on and forward.. That’s
us…… Fly-Low
is expanding outward. We
are now shipping to 12 States in the central USA.
Our coverage extends to Colorado and New Mexico.
In this issue, we cover a story about an airport in
Colorado (The Lion Sleeps at Night). The story seems far away in many ways. It is closer to us than you might expect.
It is unfortunate that we live in a society where our
lives may be governed and designed by one person and his/her
lawyer. Quoting
from the story that “it is safer for the public to have the
lights on the runway turned off” is unusual.
Safety to the pilot and general public would be better
served when the lights are to be used by the pilot landing at
the airport. If you
want to keep an airport quiet during certain hours, then turn
off the lights and report pilots who land on the dark runway to
the FAA. That
threat will stop night flights for sure.
But is it FAIR???
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I
still wish I could stop the train that blows the mega horn
continuously past my office 30 times a day.
You can’t stop a train, you can’t stop a US Highway,
but you can close down an airport.
I shall keep you posted on future updates as I get them.
As I remember, some years ago, North Little Rock had a
similar situation with noise from planes flying over homes.
It is the reason for “right pattern” at NLR. A check with FSDO, indicates that we have no such problem in
the State at this time.
All
the more reason to have good “airport pilots to city
residents” communication, don’t you think? As pilots we may
take for granted the airport and the noise.
It is always good to relay to the City/County officials
the positive benefits of your airport.
I fail to understand the position of officials who think
that no one uses the airport, or that the airport is only for
recreational activities, much like a boat dock. When an industry comes to your city, most likely they will
come to your city through your airport.
They won’t come on the Greyhound Line, I assure you.
The airport is the first impression new industry gets of your
city. The attitude
of the airport employees, the neatness of the building, the
length of the grass at the airport, the potholes at the airport
and any other eyesores will certainly count against the city. Therefore, the conflict at the airport is going to be a
factor in the judgment toward your city.
This is not guesswork it is proven fact.
Ask any Fortune 500 Company.
Ask any small industry who is looking for a new location.
One of the first questions the company will ask is what
kind of an airport do you have??
An
active pilots club will be one source of information.
A good open house will always bring people out to your
airport for an information fact-finding trip.
You can make flying and your airport interesting and
useful. Dispel the
myth that the “airport is where the rich people in the
community play.” In
reality, the cars most of the fine folks in the community drive
cost as much as or more than half of the planes at a small
airport. That is
not the opinion of the general public.
INFORMATION – that is the key.
Your local airport is a place where your city starts or
ends. City
officials must realize that to alienate potential new
residents/industry over a slight noise in the air above could be
very costly.
We
have to live together….
Trains, planes, trees, cars, lions, and lambs. |
