by Rachel Dec 8, 2005 at 04:50 PM


Skylune wrote:
by Rachel fakename@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dec 6, 2005 at 07:30 PM


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yawn I can't believe some people find GA-bashing to be exciting.

I find it amazing that people spend tens of thousands of dollars to fly
small planes in circles, or in search of hamburgers, for the thrill of
it.


To each her own, I guess, until they intrude on my rights.

Who is flying tens of thousands of dollars to fly small planes in search
of hamburgers? Maybe you shouldn't make assumptions about my piloting
experience.

By the way, stop driving your car. The emmissions are bad for me.

Ralph from the Honeymooners: "Rachel, you've come back!"

Listen, I have nothing against GA per se. I just think regs concerning
noise abatement need to be established. If I drive a 1000 feet from your
residence and I make a racket, your state or locality probably has local
noise statutues that would cause me to be ticketed. Doesn't matter if I'm
in a Fed Ex truck delivering supplies or a motorcycle or a car.
Ambulances, police cars and the like are generally exempted, for obvious
reasons.

GA planes are completely exempted from any noise restrictions. Some
people think that state or local noise statutes should not have an
exclusive exemption for GA.

And in this case the AOPA hides behind FAA "protections," while the FAA
itself is not really interested in noise abatement from GA. After trying
to negotiate a solution with some of the flight schools and pleasure
craft, and getting nothing but push back and FAR mumbo jumbo, some people
have become fed up.

I bet you wouldn't like it if I could legally ride a Harley with straight
pipes 1000' from your residence at any hour of the day or night. It's as
simple as that.