HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-09-20-HFA-min.pdf MINUTES OF THE MEETING
HANSCOM FIELD ADVISORY COMMISSION
September 20, 1988
In attendance
Lt Col Harold Olson H.A.F.B
Robert Domnitz Merriam Hill Assoc -Lexington
Rich Theriault N Lincoln House Assoc
Jack Taylor Lexington
Paul Roberts Concord
Michelle Matteo Bedford
Brian Levin Catskill Airways
Henry Wifholm Digital
Norm Fredkin Raytheon
Michael Dye Jet Aviation
Don Wilson H.P.A.
John McGovern Concord Pilot
Liz Banks Lexington Minuteman
Tom Brosnahan Concord Resident
Jane Fisher Concord Resident
Barbara Patzner Massport
Joyce Hals Massport
Francesca de Van Massport
Tom Champion Massport
1 Paul Roberts began the meeting by advising the members of the unfortunate
aircraft accident in Maine that killed Ed Farnsworth and his wife Farnsworth
was an HFAC representative as well as a member of the Hanscom Pilots
Association Roberts said a card would be sent to Farnsworth s family
Roberts also announced that he had received a resignation for personal reasons
from Jane Farmer and added that she would be sent a thank-you note for her
contribution over the many years
2 Minite9 Norm Fredkin asked to be added to the attendance sheet Roberts
asked to have included that as Chairman, he is responsible to all four towns
and the six user groups represented on the Commission.
3 Noise Subcommittee Report Two meetings were held in August and
September Bob Domnitz handed out a report from the meeting which was a
summary of the discussions presented by the members and users The meetings
discussed noise monitoring equipment and existing night noise rules
Additional meetings will be held.
Two residents from Concord reported that they have been increasingly
bothered by aircraft over the Annursnac Hill area and over their house
Massport explained that it is aware that during the summer there was increased
traffic in that area because there has been an increase in business jet
traffic and because IFR conditions called for the increased use of Runway 11
which brought arrivals in over that neighborhood.
4 PACE Tom Champion, Assistant to the Director of Massport, reviewed the
background of PACE (Program for Airport Capacity Efficiency), stressing it was
designed to enhance the capacity of Logan Airport He said that the program
is expected to divert 9 to 10 general aviation flights per day to airports
such as Hanscom They did not expect that business jets or commuter airlines
would move from Logan, but anticipated that twin and single engine aircraft
would divert The overall effect of the PACE program would be to reduce
traffic by 5% and reduce delays by 40%.
Champion reported that preliminary results show that delays have been
reduced comparing July 1988 to July 1987 However, a conclusion cannot be
drawn yet until more controlled circumstances are reviewed. When comparing
June 1988 to July 1988 there was an increase in delays due to weather The
effect of the program on commuter operations is neglegible It is expected
that there will be a gradual trend towards larger aircraft and fewer
flights There has been an overall decrease in general aviation traffic of
34%. The FBO s reported that jet revenues have not declined. Perception is
that the drop is in singles and twins Champion said that over the next
several months the data will be analyzed and the HFAC should have more
information about the impact on the regional airports, including Hanscom, by
year end.
Massport is still considering a general aviation terminal fee per
use However, the proposal will first go through a public review process
Massport is still waiting for a Department of Transportation decision on the
the PACE program.
5 Planning and Statistics Barbara Patzner informed the HFAC that Massport
has seen an increase in EXP over the past three months If it continues there
is the potential for the 1988 decibel level to reach 1 5 dB above the 1978
base level established in the Master Plan. Patzner told the HFAC that if this
occurs Massport will consider the mitigating measures listed in the GEIR.
Massport plans to study the cause(s) of the increase and will report back to
the HFAC
Joyce Hals distributed the monthly statistics reports for the months
of June, July and August The reports showed the effect of the increase in
some of the noisier aircraft types operating at Hanscom over the three month
period and also the general increase in all of the business jet groups The
number of single engine operations decreased during this period.
Hals also reported that there will be a pre-bid meeting at Logan
Airport on Monday September 26th, for the noise monitoring system. All HFAC
members interested in attending are welcome
Hals advised the HFAC that Massport was planning to rent the Menino
house to the Lincoln House Associates The new tenants plan to use it as a
temporary sales office to sell the housing units on the adjacent Lincoln
site The Town of Lincoln is aware of this plan.
The airport improvement program has started with the construction of
new tiedown areas on the northside of the West Ramp and other maintenance work
is underway
Hals explained that Budget Rent-A-Car requested permission to operate
at Hanscom. They plan to share counter space with Catskill Airways, and they
will keep about ten cars at Hanscom.
The Air Force is planning a change of command ceremony on
September 30th as Lt General Gordon E Fornell replaces Lt General Melvin F
Chubb, Jr who will retire Four A-4 aircraft will perform a fly-by on that
day for 10 to 20 minutes between the hours of 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
6 Catskill Airways Brian Levin, a Catskill representative, reported that
Catskill will make some changes in their schedule as of November 1 Among the
changes, it will cut several flights, including the Logan-Hanscom connection,
and it will begin serving LaGuardia and Washington airports Catskill s MEPA
certificate allows for 86 flights per week. The airline is cutting back
service to 70 flights per week. Michelle Matteo stated that the changes
differ from the original ENF and that there should be community input about
the new schedule She would like to know what would require a new MEPA
certificate There was a discussion about asking a MEPA representative to
attend an HFAC meeting
Massport reported that it had received a report from Clean: Harbors,
the contractor hired by Gillette to clean up a fuel contaminated area at the
site of the Cobey Hangar The Gillette Company previously owned the Hangar
7 Other. Paul Roberts said he would like an update of the work Massport
contemplates doing regarding the Greiner Report
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Minutes of the Noise Subcommittee Meeting - 9/13/88
Attendees Joyce Hals Massport
Henry Wilfholm Digital Equipment Corp
Alvan Berner Hanscom Pilot ' s Assoc
Robert Domnitz Merriam Hill Assoc -Lexington
Michelle Matteo Bedford
Norman Fredkin Raytheon Co
Jack Taylor Lexington
R Sanford Acton Aviation Assoc/NBAA
P Roberts Concord
Ken Klemmer Acton
Mel Berman Hanscom Pilot ' s Assoc
A proposal for revision of the night surcharges was
presented by Mr Sanford ( copy attached ) The discussion by
the group dealt with the following issues
1 Basis for Surcharge Consensus for basing surcharge on
aircraft noise, rather than weight as
under the current system
2 Number of Tiers Reluctant consensus for grouping
aircraft into 5 categories based on
noise
3 Position of Tiers No agreement on position of tier
boundaries Disagreement on whether
quietest aircraft should be exempt
from fees
4 $ per Tier Not discussed in depth
5 $ per Repetition Aviators prefer one doubling at five
operations ; non-aviators prefer at
least one additional increase to
prevent excessive nighttime opera-
tions, Look for a second. z7.ouiblitg
at prime annoyance hours.
6 Hours for Surcharge Consensus for keepidy hours tilt! same
( 11 PM - 7 AM)
7 Inflation Escalator Consensus for permanent indexing of
fees to inflation
8 . Disposition of Fees Not discussed.
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- - -' __ - _ -Airports Aircraft •Aviation Consultant
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Proposal for revision to Night Rules _ _- -
- Revise surcharge- rate structure to reflect -the
intrusion level generated by the night time event. - `
__ (2300-0700, local time) - '" -
_ Use as a basis of rate class segregation the FAA - -
Advisory Circular AC No 36-3(latest subscript) to _ -
- provide Estimated Airplane Noise Levels - in_ A-
- _ weighted decibels - _ `- --- --- -- -
Establish _ a minimum of five tate classes with " -
attendant surcharge fee (I =- _Quietest to V = -
Loudest)- - - - -- _ - -- -
Current night rule surcharges all-night-operations --
based upon a weight division only `- In this' -_ -- -
--rule's tenure several _ situations -occur where - ___ -_
aircraft are -charged 7 5 times as much as aircraft--- --- -
-making more noise.- _ _ - _ ;
- Use the arithmetic average of the listed-A-weighted _ .�_=_ ---7-7-___ ''-
sound levels for takeoff _and approach for the _ _ -
aircraft type in placing it within a rate_class -" - - - = _. - _-
-- :Suggested Class limits_and maximum surcharge fees ----
- - Class- _— _-- Surchirde _ __ _ --__ _. yJ.-=
- - Class I s;70 DBA No Surcharge- -` - _ _
-- - Class II 70-75 DBA - 120 00 per operation _- - - _.
- Class III 75-80 DBA -" $50 00 per operation _..-' -
_ - Class IV .80-90 DBA $150 00_per operation- - - __
- -Class V )90 DBA - _ $300 00 per-operation --- ��_�- ---
Above surcharge to apply to first 5 operations- only — _
- with a-"doubling of the -surcharge amount after_five _- - -
- operations in any calendar-year ---_ _ - _
ATC and weather-delays may be excused by-Massport ^�
_- ---- -- after written explanation by-the operator as in the -
current rule. --- - _ ._ - -
__- � _ Implementation -_ Massport admin-looks up aircraft- ::..l - - _, ------
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-- type in_FAA directory_ and assigns class based-on _ _�_
-- - - listing ` -- -- - �_ -- __ __
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SAMPLING OF ESTIMATED A-weighted DECIBELS
Aircraft Type T/O Approach Average
BAC 125 -800 69 7 85 0 77 4
1A-3A 83 9 98 6 ‘ 91 3
Cony 1A-3A 74.3 84 9 ,79 6
-400 83 9 98 6 91 3
Conv -400 77.8 85.1 81 5
-600 81 9 96 0 89 0
Conv -600 79 6 85.1 82 4
-700 79 6 85 1 82 4
Citation C500 67 0 77 7 72 4
C501 67 3 77 7 72 5
C550 62 6 79.3 71 0
C650 71 9 83 0 77 5
Falcon DA10 66.1 84.1 75.1
DA20 77 0 91.6 84.3
DA200 71 7 84 1 77 9
DA50 70 9 84 8 77 9
DA900 ? ? ?
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Gulfstream I 71.0 85 9 78 5
II 83 4 88 4 90 9
I1-B 82.5 86.1 89 3
III 82 5 86.1 89 3
IV ? ? ?
Beech 35 71 0 68 0 69 5
58 67 0 77 0 72 0
A100 62 0 74 0 68 0
C99 73 0 77.1 75 1
SuperB200 68 8 77 8 73 3
Cessna 150 56 0 59 0 57 5
152 55 0 59 0 57 0
172 61 0 61 0 61 0
182 70 0 56 0 63 0
310 68 0 73 7 70 9
402 68 0 74 0 71 0
Sabre 40 83 4 92 0 87 7
60 84.2 93 7 89 0
65 70.8 81 7 76 3
75 77 7 90 3 84 0
80 80.1 90 6 85.4
Canadair 600 66 9 81 7 74.3
601 66.4 80 4 73 4
Source:AC No: 36-3D dated March 27, 1986