Of course, being openly opposed to government subsidies, you won't
think of lobbying the FAA for inclusion in a program such as this: :-)
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AVwebFlash Volume 12, Number 27b -- July 6, 2006
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NEIGHBORS: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM ... BUY 'EM

(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#192644)
The FAA might not have money to hire inspectors or examiners these
days, but it's spending $59 million to buy 122 houses and
soundproof 1,000 more near Mississippi's Gulfport-Biloxi
International Airport. Another 1,300 homeowners will be paid
$3,000 for right-of-flyover privileges, a strategy that's meant to
ward off potential lawsuits, the Sun-Herald reported
(http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/14959875.htm) on
Monday. The FAA will not fund noise-mitigation measures for houses
built after 1998. After that, municipalities were expected to use
compatible zoning and land-use rules to prevent noise conflicts.
Still, airports around the country continue to spend millions to
buy up or soundproof nearby older homes.