I used quotes in the title because it is not really an email but just a form i filled on a website. I have no aknowledge email back so far in my inbox. Let's see if if they answer and i am really curious what kind of lie are they gone come up with.
From: Date: Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Portland FSDO Information To: george.ion.email@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Ion,
Thank you for your e-mail with your question about local airplane traffic.
In regards to your question I am assuming you are starting and stopping your walks at your home. I looked up your address on Google Earth and counted up wards of a dozen airports, airstrips and airparks all within twelve miles of your address. I am also aware there are generally a lot of aircraft transiting the Lake Oswego area on their way to other airports in Northwest Oregon. With this in mind it appears you live in an area with a relatively high level of aviation activity. Regarding the engine noise you reported I can only guess the pilot or pilots may be performing practice maneuvers. There are a number of flight schools in this area and they perform flight training all the time. I happen to live in Forest Grove and frequently witness and hear flight training in the area near my house as well.
If you continue to have concerns regarding aircraft traffic in your area you might try calling the Portland Airport Noise Management Office at 503-460-4100. You can also reach them via the internet at: http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx
Hopefully my e-mail has provided some of the insight you requested.
Sincerely
Mike Harris Assistant Manager Portland Flight Standards District Office 3180 NW 229th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97124 Phone: 503-615-3220
We value your feedback. Flight Standards Service Quality Management System (QMS) Stakeholder Feedback: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/stakeholder_feedback/afs/field/sf_fsdo/
I should have put this one right away. But i did not like the fact that i became publicly involved with FAA especially right before the Memorial Day.
The facts are: The number of noisy planes after this letter had decreased in half. I thought i might have been because of the holiday. I thought they are going to eventually go away completely. I mean, 95% of the day, in long, contiguous periods, there is no noise.
By example, today @7 AM i went for a walk, driven by a few but unbearable synchronized stumps from my down stairs neighbour while i was having breakfast. I mean literally the food got stuck on my throat. So i went down on Eagle Crest towards Stephenson. One person passed me exactly where the broken branches i put on flickr are. He playfully went right into those and became sort of "entangled" http://www.flickr.com/photos/39325385@N07/8784999207/lightbox/ (when i came back from the walk i finally broke and cleared those). But when i almost reached Stephenson, 10 minutes later, a liner or corporate jet at higher altitude made a noise big enough to be heard in all area, for about 30 seconds, then went silent. But me, i knew what was going to happen. From around the corner, in my sight appeared a person with a dog, briefly, before going into an alley. It always happens like this. After i hear a plane, i see a person on the street. It's like a warning system, so they be careful for the grim guy from Romania is near. When i reached back home, a less intense, more prolonged noise announces: All clear.
While i was writing the above comment i heard three of them, like trying to "break" my theory. This is what they do, like the Borg, they adapt quickly.
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Date: Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Portland FSDO Information
To: george.ion.email@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Ion,
Thank you for your e-mail with your question about local airplane traffic.
In regards to your question I am assuming you are starting and stopping your walks at your home. I looked up your address on Google Earth and counted up wards of a dozen airports, airstrips and airparks all within twelve miles of your address. I am also aware there are generally a lot of aircraft transiting the Lake Oswego area on their way to other airports in Northwest Oregon. With this in mind it appears you live in an area with a relatively high level of aviation activity. Regarding the engine noise you reported I can only guess the pilot or pilots may be performing practice maneuvers. There are a number of flight schools in this area and they perform flight training all the time. I happen to live in Forest Grove and frequently witness and hear flight training in the area near my house as well.
If you continue to have concerns regarding aircraft traffic in your area you might try calling the Portland Airport Noise Management Office at 503-460-4100. You can also reach them via the internet at: http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx
Hopefully my e-mail has provided some of the insight you requested.
Sincerely
Mike Harris
Assistant Manager
Portland Flight Standards District Office
3180 NW 229th Ave
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-615-3220
We value your feedback.
Flight Standards Service Quality Management System (QMS)
Stakeholder Feedback: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/stakeholder_feedback/afs/field/sf_fsdo/
I should have put this one right away. But i did not like the fact that i became publicly involved with FAA especially right before the Memorial Day.
The facts are: The number of noisy planes after this letter had decreased in half. I thought i might have been because of the holiday. I thought they are going to eventually go away completely. I mean, 95% of the day, in long, contiguous periods, there is no noise.
By example, today @7 AM i went for a walk, driven by a few but unbearable synchronized stumps from my down stairs neighbour while i was having breakfast. I mean literally the food got stuck on my throat. So i went down on Eagle Crest towards Stephenson. One person passed me exactly where the broken branches i put on flickr are. He playfully went right into those and became sort of "entangled" http://www.flickr.com/photos/39325385@N07/8784999207/lightbox/ (when i came back from the walk i finally broke and cleared those). But when i almost reached Stephenson, 10 minutes later, a liner or corporate jet at higher altitude made a noise big enough to be heard in all area, for about 30 seconds, then went silent. But me, i knew what was going to happen. From around the corner, in my sight appeared a person with a dog, briefly, before going into an alley. It always happens like this. After i hear a plane, i see a person on the street. It's like a warning system, so they be careful for the grim guy from Romania is near. When i reached back home, a less intense, more prolonged noise announces: All clear.
While i was writing the above comment i heard three of them, like trying to "break" my theory. This is what they do, like the Borg, they adapt quickly.
This morning, especially after seeing the news, especially this one http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/executive_director_of_psychiat_1.html#incart_river_default, i was hesitating to continue this subject. But what the heck, after all this is the hospital (the older building) where they filmed the movie, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. http://georgesblogforfriends.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest.html
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