March 2001
The following comments and questions have been received by the Regional Airport Authority and consultant team and appear unedited in their entirety.
Questions and comments received through the Project Information Line, Project Website, and/or Public Information Centers will be forwarded to the RAA and responded to by the consultant team at the next Study Group Meeting, and posted on this site.
Elam Drive
Louisville, 40213
March 2001
Are there any plans for Preston Park, as far as soundproofing or acquisition?
Zurschmiede Drive
New Albany, 47150-4460
March 2001
I am 75 years old with exceptionally good hearing. I want to know about changing flight paths over U of L, Downtown New Albany, between Vencines and Highway 64, then curving out through Floyd Knobs. This complaint is about the proposed changes, not the current situation.
Larchmont
Louisville, 40215
March 2001
The planes last night were extremely loud. How come the planes don’t come over for a week or two then come over for 3 or 4 days at a time?
Lee Drive
Floyd Knobs, 47119
March 2001
We are continuing to have problems with late night flights low and loud over our house. The latest instance was Monday evening, March 12, 2001. The planes started at 11:45 PM and continued every few minutes until after 12:30 AM (or at least I got back to sleep at that point. If you would keep the traffic further north over the Knobs (which is much more rural) and not turn it south until I-65, it would help a great deal. Please let me know what we can do to get this problem solved. Our street address is 116 Lee Drive. We are slightly west of Grantline Road, HWY 111. There is a large cluster of houses at this location. We are very close to the radio towers and at one of the highest points on the electrical distribution transmission lines.
Honey Suckle
Louisville, 40213
March 2001
Lives in Edgewood and wants to know his status.
Durrett Lane
Louisville, 40213
March 2001
Helicopter flying over his house on Saturday at 10:00.
Minors Lane
Louisville, 40219
March 2001
From 0130 to 0600 this morning planes flying too low, they were flying lower than normal.
Audubon Parkway
Louisville, 40213
March 2001
It’s been some time since I’ve written, as there has seemed to be real improvement in fidelity to runway use policies since the first of the year. But in the last couple of weeks, several suspect instances of non-preferred north flow have arisen once again, directing the loudest operations over the most densely populated residential areas. This afternoon’s exposure was simply too much to ignore. Here are the on-field weather data for northbound departures observed
over just a two-hour period:
|
Time
|
Wind Direction
|
Wind Speed
|
Tailwind Component
|
| 1505 | 040 | 8 | 5 |
| 1520 | 050 | 9 | 5 |
| 1525 | 070 | 7 | 1 |
| 1530 | 060 | 12 | 4 |
| 1535 | 070 | 8 | 1 |
| 1540 | 060 | 10 | 3 |
| 1545 | 070 | 9 | 2 |
| 1550 | 070 | 9 | 2 |
| 1555 | 060 | 10 | 3 |
| 1600 | 070 | 8 | 1 |
| 1605 | 070 | 10 | 2 |
| 1610 | 060 | 10 | 3 |
| 1615 | 060 | 12 | 4 |
| 1620 | 060 | 8 | 3 |
| 1625 | 050 | 11 | 6 |
| 1630 | 050 | 10 | 5 |
| 1635 | 080 | 11 | 0 |
| 1655 | 050 | 11 | 6 |
| 1700 | 050 | 12 | 6 |
| 1702 | 060 | 10 | 3 |
| 1705 | 050 | 9 | 5 |
| 1707 | 070 | 9 | 2 |
| 1715 | 070 | 8 | 1 |
| 1717 | 060 | 7 | 2 |
| 1718 | 060 | 7 | 2 |
At no time was the seven-knot tailwind threshold crossed that would have justified these highly disruptive operations under agreed runway use procedures. It’s a real disappointment to get such an emphatic reminder of the pressing need for improved control measures.
Audubon Parkway
Louisville, 40213
March 2001
Airport appeared to be in north flow all evening, sending the loudest operations over the most populated areas of the community. I had only limited opportunities to check, but here are a few characteristic on-field conditions reported during these operations, on a dry and clear spring day:
|
Time
|
Wind Direction
|
Wind Speed
|
Tailwind Component
|
| 1745 | 010 | 7 | 7 |
| 1915 | 040 | 3 | 2 |
| 2035 | 010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2150 | calm | 0 | 0 |
The first reading is at least close to the over-seven-knots criterion, the rest not close. Additional vigilance welcome.
Iowa Avenue
Louisville, 40208
March 2001
Frequent, very low flight, over the 700 block of Iowa ave. High in noise volume, and frequently, esp. during 12-6AM times it rattles windows etc. Please evaluate passge and check your vectors on your noise study map. Thank you. Also I have been trying to get your phone noise reporting line and no one answers, nor does they recording come on, it just rings. I have been sick or I would have called and/or written ore often with complaints/reports of increased noise.