Some might say, where there is money fraud will follow. The Pamcorp Hangars story is is a classic example of how aviation money leads to fraudulent schemes and eventual legal actions. The Appeals Court produced a detailed – and quite … Continue reading
8-15-2015 KPDX PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (3,000 acres) Portland, OR Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KVUO] 3 NW ; [KTTD] 9 E ; [KHIO] 15 W ; [KSPB] 16 NW ;(ave. distance: 11 nm) Total Based Aircraft:78 (17 single-props, 26 multi-props) (11 … Continue reading
Every year, industry representatives (including FAA and the lobbyists, of course!) meet at around this time, for the ‘Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium’. The event is traditionally held in the Palm Springs area, but is at Long Beach this year. … Continue reading
Three months ago, the ‘Dissecting NextGen’ presentation was made in Des Moines, to help people better understand the impacts of NextGen around Sea-Tac International Airport [KSEA]. Included within that presentation was discussion of ‘Hub Concentration’ and ‘Route Concentration’, as two … Continue reading
Three current satellite views that illustrate how different nations balance aviation commerce with residential quality of life. The images also show how backwards the U.S. FAA has become, with the widening failures to protect people from aviation impacts. The first image shows Austria’s … Continue reading
FAA is presently being sued by groups across the nation, due to their botched NextGen implementation. It looks like another lawsuit may be initiated, seeking relief for residents in Bethesda, MD. See the Bethesda Magazine article (archived copy below, in … Continue reading
Satellite-based (aka, NextGen) technologies have been in use for decades, and at most airports they have enabled minimization of distance flown and fuel burned. In fact, at the very few airports where NextGen is failing, the problem is not the … Continue reading
Here is an article worth reading: ‘Why the Phoenix Sky Harbor flight-path noise may drive you crazy’, by Caitlin McGlade, published in August 2015. A PDF copy of the article is provided in this Post, with highlights (and one footnote) … Continue reading
AZ: Phoenix Skyrocketing complaints due to impacts in the classic NextGen pattern: FAA allows early turns and lower altitudes, claiming the impacts will not be significant … then delays for years fixing the obvious problem. Meanwhile, profits expand for dominant … Continue reading
Skydive Oregon Airport is located one mile west of Molalla, and has a short north-south runway, just 70-feet from the edge of Hwy 211. The Form 5010 for this airport says there are hangars and roughly 20 aircraft based there, … Continue reading