Citizen Review of Noisy Cargo flights Takes Off
Maria Thi Mai
Early in 2005, Fred Stovel, Erwin Bergman, and Robin Denberg asked us for help on addressing the long-standing issue of cargo airplane noise.
Sam staffers Maria Thi Mai and Gordon Johnston brought together a group of citizens which in tandem with the Port of Portland became known as the Air Cargo Noise ad hoc Committee.
Sam and the Port asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test-pilot alternative flight routes away from highly-impacted neighborhoods. Turboprop Cargo Carriers (boxhaulers) AmeriFlight and Fed Ex/Empire Airlines volunteered their pilots and planes to this test day. Nearly 30 citizens joined in supervising the Saturday test flights (pictured above). FAA has stated it will pilot these alternatives early 2006.
Related Documents
- Cutting PDX Noise Download cutting_pdx_noise_122505.pdf
- Runway Safety Download runway_safety_121005.pdf
- Boxhaulers Take Flight Download boxhuaulers_take_flight_061305.pdf
- Citizens Noise Advisory Committee (CNAC) Hear from Boxhaulers
- Download citizens_listen_to_boxhaulers_051205.pdf
- Earfull of Noise Download earful_of_noise_031005.pdf
- Port of Portland Part 150 Study
Community Partners
- Port of Portland
- FAA
- AmeriFlight
- Empire Airlines
- Concordia University
- Portland Neighborhoods (Maywood Park; Rose City Park; Cully; Sunderland; East Columbia; Beaumont; Cully; Wilkes; Argay; Parkrose; Parkrose Heights; St. Johns; Kenton; Bridgeton; Concordia; Irvington; Alameda; Grant Park; Vernon; Woodlawn; Piedmont; Humbolt; Boise; Eliot; Hayden Island; and Sabin.)
Weblogs
Milestones
- June 18, 2005 - Sam and staff co-sponsor with the Port of Portland, FAA, and cargo operators to study noise impacts on more than 50 flight alternatives.
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on December 29, 2005
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