09-30-2015, 06:25 AM
Aloha AKPilot ( I have always enjoyed your posts) and MarkP, Have you read the Hawaii Island Air Tour Common Operating Procedure Manual?
http://tinyurl.com/mebxaz3
I would encourage you to read it! I would really like to hear your opinion of what you think the map means-Thank you and I do now have a copy of the manual.
There are rules of the road and there are rules of the sky. If you look on page 13 under Hawaii Island you will see a map. Where I live in Mountain View is clearly under a flight restriction area of 1500' AGL not ASL, highlighted in pink. Any aircraft that flies in this airspace is tracked by Dept. of Defense DOD radar and heights and times can be determined. I know from my extensive experience as a weather spotter that most if not all of the helicopters are flying way too low. Even the Flight inspectors have told me that the helicopters only have to be at 500' AGL. Maybe because there are no flight inspectors on this island they are unaware of their own rules. The FAA says I must have ID numbers, which by the way are on put on the sides of the aircraft usually dark color on dark color. What happened to the old ID way of dark letters on the white underside of the helicopter for easier identification?
I couldn't sleep last night thinking of all the things that are not quite right here with the helicopters. For 7 years I have awaken to helicopter noise at 7-8 am, I have had difficulties talking on the phone at times. Due to air traffic separation I have had to deal with 1 helicopter leaving my airspace and another one's on it's way leading to an almost constant noise.
I have had a roof panel torn off a shed. I can't sleep from 7-4 pm from the constant noise. I have had my metal roof panels slammed up and down from rotor wash so many times that I'm surprised they're still there. At times I have feared for my life and those of my pets, even so far as to having to take shelter in our low level garage. Can all these things happen from a helicopter flying 1500' over my house?
I live in an elevated house and have a commanding view of the surrounding area. From my deck I can actually see helicopters from a long way off. At times I have actually thought they were going to crash into my house. When I bought this house the helicopter noise was not disclosed. I have put up with it long enough! Please FAA and helicopter pilots follow the rules.
Tonight's meeting will be my last attempt to mediate the situation to effect change. I hope that Onishi can make a difference. No change in the current situation from the FAA or the helicopter pilots will lead me to pursue further action. Just like I can't drive down the middle of the road, helicopters can't fly lower than 1500' AGL over my house. Even the common weather exemption is not allowed over my area.
I know what Due Process is under the law and I believe I that have been denied this by the FAA by their cumbersome reporting requirements to make compliant. Unfortunately for them I know where I can be granted Due Process.
http://tinyurl.com/mebxaz3
I would encourage you to read it! I would really like to hear your opinion of what you think the map means-Thank you and I do now have a copy of the manual.
There are rules of the road and there are rules of the sky. If you look on page 13 under Hawaii Island you will see a map. Where I live in Mountain View is clearly under a flight restriction area of 1500' AGL not ASL, highlighted in pink. Any aircraft that flies in this airspace is tracked by Dept. of Defense DOD radar and heights and times can be determined. I know from my extensive experience as a weather spotter that most if not all of the helicopters are flying way too low. Even the Flight inspectors have told me that the helicopters only have to be at 500' AGL. Maybe because there are no flight inspectors on this island they are unaware of their own rules. The FAA says I must have ID numbers, which by the way are on put on the sides of the aircraft usually dark color on dark color. What happened to the old ID way of dark letters on the white underside of the helicopter for easier identification?
I couldn't sleep last night thinking of all the things that are not quite right here with the helicopters. For 7 years I have awaken to helicopter noise at 7-8 am, I have had difficulties talking on the phone at times. Due to air traffic separation I have had to deal with 1 helicopter leaving my airspace and another one's on it's way leading to an almost constant noise.
I have had a roof panel torn off a shed. I can't sleep from 7-4 pm from the constant noise. I have had my metal roof panels slammed up and down from rotor wash so many times that I'm surprised they're still there. At times I have feared for my life and those of my pets, even so far as to having to take shelter in our low level garage. Can all these things happen from a helicopter flying 1500' over my house?
I live in an elevated house and have a commanding view of the surrounding area. From my deck I can actually see helicopters from a long way off. At times I have actually thought they were going to crash into my house. When I bought this house the helicopter noise was not disclosed. I have put up with it long enough! Please FAA and helicopter pilots follow the rules.
Tonight's meeting will be my last attempt to mediate the situation to effect change. I hope that Onishi can make a difference. No change in the current situation from the FAA or the helicopter pilots will lead me to pursue further action. Just like I can't drive down the middle of the road, helicopters can't fly lower than 1500' AGL over my house. Even the common weather exemption is not allowed over my area.
I know what Due Process is under the law and I believe I that have been denied this by the FAA by their cumbersome reporting requirements to make compliant. Unfortunately for them I know where I can be granted Due Process.