They're Back!!!

[dmbwest]

Even after reading this I still think of those little gnatty bugs flying in clusters 'cause they just coming out too ... At least can spit these out.

aloha,
pog

[kalakoa]

malolo: exactly what I've been suggesting -- our "elected officials" should grab one or more "tour company owners" and make a surprise tour of lower Puna -- without any advance notice, so they can get a first-hand look at how things really are around here.

Not that it will change anything, you know, "war on drugs" and all that.

[Rene Siracusa]

Call the Hilo Airport tower and the FAA and lodge complaints. You need to get it on the public record. Just posting on a blog may relieve some of the stress, but it will never put a single nail in the coffin of intrusive overflights.

[kalakoa]

FAA enforcement is imaginary and/or theoretical, or something would have actually been done by now. For that matter, the LLEP bits in the County code should curtail the (even more intrusive) "enforcement" flights... and look how that turned out.

Since there's apparently no way to restrict the use of "public" airspace, let's simply levy an "annoyance fee" against the helicopters, and use it to fund Puna infrastructure improvements (especially those "private" roads, which are -- by some coincidence -- very common along the flight path).

Helicopters should also be a "mandatory disclosure" item in real estate transactions.

[Carey]

Have called in the past (only 3 times...) but they do not seem to be able to do anything. The last time I called I had what I thought was a good photo & called all the way up to Oaha (added: I was on hold sooo long on that Oahu call that I was able to search the guy I was holding for & found he is a small aircraft owner...& where his plane is...so unless you really believe that a call will make any difference...which I no longer believe... you are better off ...doing just about anything!...)...but..you need the craft #, which is high on the plane (it really seems unless you have a photo of the plane WITH the # - it really is a bother to them - oh & if you use a telephoto, well then they have nothing to judge the actual height)...

Every time I have called, everyone has been very nice, but busy with all of the calls...and they seem to know pretty much where the call is coming from....(much to the effect "We have been getting a lot of calls in HPP, which street are you on?...."

Since I have posted my concerns here about the low flying birds over the Keaau schools, most tours days they have not flown over here during school hours... so much that I actually figured out when the spring break began .... and was surprised with the little birds buzzing so low this week - and posted with only the second pass (used to take far more passes to tweak me.......)


So may posting here IS an answer....or enough people called to the FAA, or...I dunno