"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Icebound" wrote in message
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... the school with which I fly prohibits circuits on long weekends.

I am not exactly sure whether that is the School policy or the *Airport*
policy..... but in any case, it appears that someone considered
long-weekend-noise-abatement a serious-enough issue as to have instituted
this policy.

That makes no sense.

Long weekends are when the greatest number of people have gone somewhere
else. If anything, it's the short weekends when the neighbors are around
to be annoyed.


It is possible that long weekends are more likely to have the outdoor Sunday
Afternoon family get-togethers with the out-of-towner in-laws dropping in.
All-day Pool-parties that stretch into the late hours.

Short weekends people are around, but its just the kids screaming in the
pool while Mom is gardening and Dad is in the garage. People are more
likely "working" at something and they won't notice the noise when they are
focussing. Or maybe they just complain less... by the time they think of
calling, its Monday morning and they have to go to work and forget about it.

Above is just my speculation.

Similarly, the number of training flights during a long weekend would
likely be lower than on regular weekends.


Could be. Although this school's twenty-odd training aircraft seem to be
booked pretty solid no matter what day it is.

I sure would love to hear the straight dope on the history of that policy.
It makes no sense.


I will see if I can find out.