Others With Same Opinion Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise!!! Re: [MilCom] Anti-war Activists Call for End to Annual Blue Angels Airshow in S.F

[Ken]

Could very well pass!!!  Interestingly at the 50th Vermont Air National 
Guard celebration last year, the Burlington Vt mayor basically took the same 
stance about all the noise, AFTER the show, and basically seemed to nix any 
airshows again while he's in political office.

Also about 6 years ago at Schenectady County Airport in Scotia/Glenville, 
New York, the Blue Angels performed, and the aftermath (per someone I know 
living in the area) complaining about the noise, traffic, etc. basically has 
resulted in NO major military aerobatic team performing at the airshows that 
is/was the major annual fund raising event for the Empire State Aeroscience 
Museum.

Locally, here in Westfield, MA the 104 FW, is converting from A10's to 
F15's --  You would think that the world is coming to an end.   Surely, 
anyone who lives around an airport or on the approach/departure ends to the 
runways should expect some aircraft noise, that's the way it is.   Barnes 
ANGB has been around since the 1930's, and historically had fighter aircraft 
that produced much more noise than the F15's.   What I unsuccessfully tried 
to do with our local TV stations was to get them to take an indepth look 
into the past "noise" and also to really get an understanding about the 
typical F15 mission training/operational profile, which basically has the 
aircraft taking off and training elsewhere, so you get a burst of noise 
perhaps 10 times a day??

 If you compare that to Westover JARB (which I live fairly close to), you 
have C5 aircraft as well as many visitor aircraft who constantly do ILS 
approaches, touch/goes throughout the day and many evenings until 
approximately 2130 hrs local.     Here's another point.  Some of the folks 
that lived on the Runway 23 approach zone (Granby MA) actually got a 
monetary settlement from the government when the 439th switched from C130 to 
C5 aircraft.  What's even more interesting is I don't recall anyone on the 
Runway 5 approach zone (Chicopee), Runway 15 approach zone (Ludlow), Runway 
33 approach zone (S Hadley), getting any money.
http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/environmental/airport_noise/part_150/states/media/roa_massachusetts_012696.pdf
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dehe/morenoise/DoDOperationalNoiseManaulFinalREV.pdf

So unfortunately, this type of concern/action will continue in the future!!!

Ken



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason R" <jason_esva at yahoo.com>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:56 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Anti-war Activists Call for End to Annual Blue Angels 
Airshow in S.F


> Milcom List
>
> You will not belive this CodePink, Global Exchange
> and Veterans for Peace are working with Supervisor
> Chris Daly on a resolution that TRYS to stop
> the Blue Angels from doing flyovers durring
> Fleet Week in San Fancisco scheduled for October!!