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I'm sick of small airplanes constantly flying over my house and property. They fly so low I can see the people inside. They rev and engine brake constantly some times make multiple passes over my property at a very low altitude, at ALL times of the day. They need to change their flight paths. I would like to know how they would feel if I drove a car with no muffler around their house at all times of the night.
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Acknowledged CTNewsJunkie.com (Registered User)
Hello,
Based on the map it looks like your home is across the road only a few dozen feet away from the end of the Skylark Airport runway. Is that correct?
This is a tough situation and off the top of my head I really don't know what your options are at the moment. However, let me ask around the newsroom here at the JI and see what I can come up with and get back to you.
Rusty Shackelford (Guest)
Stop Whining (Guest)
CTNewsJunkie.com (Registered User)
Tough situation here. The airport's been there for many many years and clearly offers very little activity these days. If anything, neighbors who have truly lived close by for a long time should be noting a significant decrease in aviation activity.
Here's a link that will allow you to download a document containing the state's rules on General Aviation.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/regulations/22a/22a-69-1through7.pdf
If you've got evidence of a violation, feel free to get in contact outside of this blog. Otherwise I'll expect you both to be civil and discuss a solution.
860-646-0500 x305
CTNewsJunkie.com (Registered User)
Good morning!
It occurred to me that I neglected to account for the possibility that a particular pilot may be at fault for circling a particular property too much, whether that might be out of malice or simply because the property provides a recognizable landmark on approach to Skylark.
If after reading the regulations anyone feels a general aviation pilot is violating any of the regulations, they should contact the Federal Aviation Administration's office in Windsor Locks at 860-654-1000 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Here's a link:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/bdl/contact/
Good luck!
Bob (Guest)
Rusty (Guest)
an old pilot (Guest)
Bob (Guest)
John Bodnar (Guest)
It apears that most of the nieghbors who complian
about the airport,knew full well about the planes
when they bought thier homes.
PJD (Guest)
rusty (Guest)
PJD (Guest)
FS (Guest)
Just about anyplace on Wells road is directly within the landing flight path for runway 28 at Skylark. Aircraft in this pattern wil be at 900' to 1000' above the ground in the downwind leg (heading East)of the pattern, lower on base (traveling North as far out as Broadbrook) and even lower on the final approach. Given that there is a pilot training center at Skylark, there is a fair amount of pattern activity, especially on weekends. There is also banner towing activities. Unless there is a traffic pattern conflict, aircraft will not be circling low in the traffic pattern.
Most aircraft engines will be throttled way back once they are opposite the point of runway touchdown, so, for the most part, engine noise shouldn't be an issue. If a pilot finds he/she is to low on any part of the landing approach, the engine rpm's migh incrrease a bit, but certainly not a lot.
Doug, as a pilot based at Skylark, I'll personaly take you for a flight in the area and demonstrate the landing procedures.
Doug Hardy (Registered User)
Hello...
I believe the individual who brought up the issue picked the address simply by using the map, rather than as a way to identify his/her whereabouts. Based on some of the vitriol above it was probably a good idea not to provide an actual address, at least for the purpose of discussion.
However, I provided the contact info for the FAA. I don't know that anyone other than the FAA is really going to be effective mediating this issue. On one side, pilots and residents seem to want to suggest that because the airport may pre-date the person's arrival, they should have known better than to buy the property.
On the other hand, it's entirely possible that there's a particular pilot who is violating some FAA rules with respect to the flight pattern or altitude, etc.
And, it may be that the pilot knows the complainant. The FAA should probably sort this out.
Anonymous (Guest)