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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission
Minutes – December 19, 2017
Prepared by Massport Staff
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Mike Rosenberg at 7:00 p.m.
2. Announcements:
• The next HATS meeting is January 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm at Lincoln Town Hall.
3. Monthly Noise Reports: Amber Goodspeed presented the November Noise Reports and noted that:
In November 2017 as compared to November 2016:
7am- 11pm operations increased 12.9%
Singles (including touch and goes) decreased 5.1%
Turbo activity increased 12.5%
Jet operations increased 12.8 %
Helicopter activity increased 13.6%.
There was an increase in noise disturbance reports from 27 in November 2016 to 40 in November 2017, made by 11
callers
4. Capital Programs and Third Party Development Reports: Amber Goodspeed presented the Capital Programs and
Third Party Development reports and noted that:
• Contractors are installing exterior wall panels on Hangar 12A
• Technical analysis for the 2017 ESPR has begun
• ARFF & CBP facility designs are underway
5. Citizen Comments: Citizens commented on and/or asked about the following topics:
• Annual increase in aircraft operations; business jets
• Sports charter jets
• Hangar 12A expected opening in Summer 2018
• Possibility of T-hangar relocation in RFP for corporate hangars
• Vegetation management plan
6. Cargo or Scheduled Commercial Passenger Services
• No interest expressed
7. Minutes: Minutes from the November 2017 meeting were approved.
8. Other Business: The proposed date for the next meeting is January 16, 2018. The proposed date for the January HATS
meeting is January 25, 2018.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Attendees: Mike Rosenberg, Steven Ng, Christopher Eliot, Margaret Coppe, Thomas Hirsch, Amber Goodspeed, Kassandra
Marin, Chris Boles, Jennifer Boles, Patty Dahlgren