On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:21:26 GMT, Jose
wrote in : :

Another approach to convince municipalities to continue to operate
their airports is to make them aware of the FAA's imminent intent to
implement the Small Aircraft Transportation System*.

But this is one of the reaons municipalites want to close the
airports... residents are afraid of jet noise. And they do have a point.


If the City Council members choose to deprive their city's residents
of the means of shuttling to the region's international airport so
that another strip mall can be built, that is their prerogative, but I
wouldn't re-elect them. :-(

And today's smaller turbofan powered aircraft aren't significantly
more noisy than piston powered aircraft especially when you consider
the shorter time they are nearby as they climb out on departure.