Roger wrote:
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:42:59 -0600, Rachel wrote:
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Cities, townships, and counties...even states pass laws and
regulations for which only the feds have the jurisdiction, but they do
it and get away with it until some one knowledgeable and with enough
money to be able to afford to take them to court and win comes along.

So they pass the laws and enforce them by default until some one slaps
their hands and gets in their pocketbooks. Then another city down the
road turns around and passes a carbon copy and it starts all over
again.

I think that was kind of my point. Sure, the FAA has jurisdiction over
air commerce, but that hasn't prevented states and cities from
regulating it. Illinois has (had?) a couple of rules on the books that
were directly out of the FARS...minimum safe altitudes is the one I can
think of specifically right now.

Regardless, I've seen a city bust a pilot on a noise ordinance
violation. I'm assuming he paid the fine and didn't care that they
didn't have the legal authority to do it. Anyone who says no one
control GA noise is just wrong.