09-28-2015, 08:06 AM
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Originally posted by Ino
From Saturday's Herald-Tribune's calendar section;
Helicopter Noise Talk-Story With Richard Onishi this Weds.
Where;
Mountain View Elementary
1235 Volcano Highway
Mountain View
When; 6 pm Wednesday Sept.30th
Details; Let Onishi know how unbearable the helicopter noise is and ask him to help get relief......
If the helicopters flew at 1500' over my house, I know that they wouldn't bother me at this altitude and I wouldn't be posting this. But unfortunately they routinely fly between 100-300' AGL or above ground level and sometimes even lower. I have complained to the FAA......
I know that helicopter noise is a real issue so I am not trying to dismiss it out of hand. Generally however I am unsympathetic. Part of it is my personal life experience as a pilot. When I was getting my glider rating in 1979 my instructor related an experience with a local farmer a couple of miles from the field who insisted that the gliders were passing between the barn and the silo, below the level of the silo. He could not be convinced otherwise. He had seen it with his own eyes. In case anyone is wondering, that is complete bull**** unless the farmer was also reporting a crashed glider. So now I am supposed to believe that the trees around Ino's place are such a unique tourist draw that tour helicopters routinely fly BETWEEN them.