AdminLB Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Grave Threat to Helicopter Industry - Need Industry to Take Action by June 24, 2010 Due to pressure from New York Senator Charles Schumer, the FAA is looking to pass new mandatory VFR flight corridors for helicopters over Eastern Long Island. This is being done SOLEY for noise abatement reasons. If this passes, this could be the one greatest threat to helicopter aviation in this history of modern flight. This could enable and empower the FAA to create restrictions on helicopter flights based on noise complaints. This has far reaching consequences. WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW AS AN OPERATOR, PILOT, or MECHANIC? Visit this website to learn more and fill out one simple petition form letter http://www.erhc.org/nprmpublic.asp Let your voice be heard on the issue, please fill out this online form BEFORE midnight of the 24th of June to voice your opinion. The form will take 2 minutes to fill out and will be sent as a petition to the FAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikemv Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I used to live on Long Island. I submitted my letter. Everyone get with it and submit now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67november Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 submitted my letter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Submitted my letter as well. To be honest, I thought this thread was spam, until I saw that Lyn posted it. On a serious note, GUYS, SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicated0721 Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Submitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edspilot Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Submitted! edspilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Hughes Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelebebbel Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 The FAA was created to regulate aviation.By letting this happen, they are giving up their mission and handing it over to politicians who know nothing about helicopters, flying, or flight safety. This will have consequences if it goes through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggbeater Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Done and done. Anything else we can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trans Lift Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Done and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
permison Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Sadly as EDSPilot and I can attest we have seen what this does already with the ADIZ and FRZ around Washington DC. These rules will be very damaging to the aviation community if they are approved and will set a horrible precedent around the country. If the rest of the country creates airspace like what is over DC, aviation in general as we know it will cease to exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
permison Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I also posted this to a couple of other pilot discussion groups I belong to. I recommend everyone else do the same. Spread the word! Don't let idiots like this guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA1hyqA6UTY) control our livlyhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmfish Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Done. It makes me angry that a vocal and ignorant minority equipped with yardsticks and video cameras can be taken so seriously... I'm afraid though, that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I think the aviation community needs more than a signed petition to combat this idiocy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithCyclic Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Done. "I also question the purpose of the NPR, as it specificly mentions helicopter traffic. I am a Commercial Rotorcraft pilot and CFI. As an aviation enthusiast, I have heard some airplanes, and many more seaplanes, as loud as helicopters." Kevin M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csw1000 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Did it. Seems like as a student I have enough to worry about already, let alone having someone's political agenda dictate how and where I can fly. Admittedly, here in KS I am fairly removed from this particular issue, and by submitting my petition I hope to keep it that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Signed the petition but I agree with palmfish that more should be done to combat the growing regulation of aeronautical navigation for political reasons. Pretty soon every homeowner's association in America will have no-fly zones over their neighborhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzchopper Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkyMtnHI Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Done, and posted to our facebook page.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkyMtnHI Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Done. It makes me angry that a vocal and ignorant minority equipped with yardsticks and video cameras can be taken so seriously... I'm afraid though, that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I think the aviation community needs more than a signed petition to combat this idiocy. I was thinking the same thing.. we are dealing with a similar, but much smaller issue, here in Colorado at one of our peripheral airports. People buy land right next to an airport, develop it, and then try to get the airport closed down (which in this case has been there for 50 years). Has anyone contacted AOPA on this issue, HAI, Magazines? I'll start with all of my contacts tomorrow.. the more people we can get paying attention to this the better... dp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW68 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Done !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500E Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 This was posted 1 October 2007 on another site To combat helicopter traffic, Senator Charles Schumer recently held a press conference where he announced his intention to submit legislation regulating helicopter traffic over residential properties. He proposes that all helicopter traffic fly over water only. The senator stated that helicopter traffic to the Hamptons has increased exponentially each year, a 30 percent increase this year over last year. It was reported more than 2,200 flights registered at Southampton Airport this year already. Senator Schumer wants a study conducted and, within 90 days, the findings of that report. He knows these flyovers affect the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of residents under the fly paths. According to the senator, helicopters have no minimum altitude requirements when en route, although they must maintain safe clearance from obstructions on the ground. In areas where airspace is congested, especially near commercial airports, the senator continued, the FAA does have some specified routes and altitude requirements designed to keep larger aircraft and helicopters at a safe distance. Helicopter pilots must comply with these prescribed routes or altitudes in certain areas. Senator Schumer's legislation also requires the FAA to study the possibility of requiring helicopter lanes over Long Island and whether or not to impose an altitude floor to force helicopters high enough to be out of earshot. The senator was expected to push his legislation as an amendment to the 2007 FAA Reauthorization bill, to be considered on the Senate floor. Senator Schumer believes the best way to reduce helicopter noise over Long Island's residential communities is for the FAA to establish an islandwide series of helicopter flight corridors that would divert aircraft away from homes, to preferably over the water. Schumer noted that emergency and news helicopters would certainly be exempt from any rules and regulations in an emergency. "Helicopter noise turns beautiful summers on Long Island into the ultimate headache. Long Islanders are constantly interrupted in their homes and their communities when helicopters can just as easily fly over water where they wouldn't be a burden," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Wow, 500E! What an infuriating read! Yes, let's have helicopters fly over water because we all know how well THAT will go in an emergency/autorotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChprPlt Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooner6767 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Submitted Hope we can get good response here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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