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Home My WebLink About1988-05-17-HFA-min.pdf f Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Minutes of the Meeting May 17 , 1988 Attendance Susan Dreiband Hanscom AFB J M Bosch Bedford A Boehler Bedford Arlene Lynch Bedford Bob Lynch Bedford Jim Merageas FAA Henry Wifholm Digital Kevin Casey Cong Markey s Office Will Lunn Catskill Airways Graydon Wheaton CAPA Rich Theriault N Lincoln Asso Lt Col Greg Poston Hanscom AFB Col Charles Seifert Hanscom AFB Edward Farnsworth Carlisle Al Schmertzler HPA R D Sanford NBAA Michael Dye Jet Aviation Bob Lombardo Beechcraft Norm Fredkin Raytheon Liz Banks Lex Minuteman J E Taylor Lexington Liz Corcoran Lincoln Michelle Matteo Bedford Paul Roberts Concord Robert Domnitz Merriam Hill Assoc Jane Farmer LWV Mary Walsh Bedford Joanne McHugh Bedford John McGovern Concord Joyce Hals Massport Sara Arnold Massport Francesca de Van Massport r-- m ta- r, :;-74, cis r-) -'`. -tea Isa 1 Minutes - Approved 2 Air Force °Pen House, - Col Charles Seifert attended the meeting and gave a report regarding a safety zone, which has been designated to be clear of citizens during the air show The AFB, following a meeting with the Bedford Board of Selectmen, agreed to assist the homeowners by providing security service and several buses to take people directly to the Air Show Seifert also answered questions from several Bedford residents who will be affected by the show The Lexington High School graduation was also discussed because it will take place at the same time as the air show No definite commitment was made for any change HFAC members stressed that in the future, there should be better communication between the Air Force, the towns and Massport 3 1987 No se Exposer Leve R po - Sara Arnold presented the 1987 report on noise exposure at Hanscom She briefly described the history of the annual report and the meaning of EXP She compared all study years since 1978, including total noise exposure and average daily departures both with and without single engine aircraft Nineteen eighty-eight fell somewhere in between the highest and lowest years in each scenario However, 1988 did show the highest number of night operations for all the study years Bob Domnitz expressed his interest in the EXP for the General Aviation component with single engine aircraft In this case 1988 has the highest EXP of all study years, and is 5dB above 1978 4 Monthly Statistic Report - Sara Arnold presented the April statistics report The numbers of operations , both during the day and at night have increased over April, 1987 Comparing the EXP between April 1987 and April 1988 , there was a 1dB increase for all aircraft, including military and single engine piston Joyce Hals also advised the members that due to a cutback in available funds , Massport will not be able to build the addition to the field maintenance building 5 Noise Subcommittee Report - Richard Theriault distributed a copy of the report showing various options being considered for changes in the night surcharge Another meeting will be held to review the options in more detail The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th r-- scz, to L I7' c) 4:73 pp C7 c ^s 6 HATS IT Update Michelle Matteo reported on the May meeting, when Colonel Seifert reviewed plans for upgrading and expanding the air base facilities She said that the members were planning to report to their local boards and decide on what actions they would consider Colonel Seifert stressed the need for the towns , and all other parties , to act as a regional planning group, to help solve the transportation problems of the area Matteo also told the members that the FAA has indicated interest in the railroad spur, and that Lexington is reviewing the situation 7 Nominating Committee Jane Farmer, Michael Dye and Paul Roberts reported on the recommendations to fill expired terms for 1988-1991 A copy is attached Paul Roberts accepted the position of chairman for the coming year Matteo was given a big thanks for the good job done during 1987/88 r- c`o m h4 = fl C) a Report of ths Noi .e Subcommittee for the meeting 5. 11-88 Thc noise subcommittee continues to s amine recent trends and to • a sesS their potential for adverse noise related impacts These trunei" ha 'e been ureviou' lr documented and reported to the full HEAL They are as follows * Increase in Jet Activity *- increases in Night Operations * Increases in Noise Complaints The current nighttime activity is at an unacceptable level The impro 'ement in the surcharge collection program has not resulted in decreases in nighttime activity Thus adjustments are needed During the last meeting the following approaches were considered to address the increase in night operations 1 ) Increase the number of night surcharge categories beyond the current two lhis would create a finer scale and thus reflect more accurate] the noi ,e impacts ) Incrsae.e the nighttime surcharge cap beyond the current doubling after 5 operations With this approach the doubling would occur + Ar e. ample agiin at 10 and 2') operations This would have the Effect of reducing instance of higher repeat occurrences This is based on the fact that a significant portion of the zncrcass in nighttime operation iF due tc multiple occurence } Adiu t the nighttime surcharges based on inflation This would include a retro-acti adjustment and subsequent autom*tic. year ] adiustmeot This adjustment considers that the nighttime surcharge program wats effective prior to 1986 These aFcrcaches w' ll a other suggestions to achieve reductions in nighttime activity will be considered at the June meeting of the noise ub' ommittee Recommendation, from the subcommittee will be made at the June HFAC meeting Respectfully Submitted 1:AZA( Richard Theriault Chairperson Noise Subcommitteev HFAC Record GCATEG GTYPE GGROUP GSEL MIL 1 J C591 1 84 6 N 2 J C650 1 89 6 N 3 J C500 1 84 6 N 4 J BE40 1 84 6 N 5 J C650 2 90 B N 6 J C21 2 90 8 Y 7 J AW74 2 90 6 N 8 J CL61 2 90 B N THIS IS THE LIST OF AIRCRAFT USED 9 J H525-800 2 90 8 N 10 .7 LR35 2 90 8 N IN THE PASSPORT DATABASE PROGRAM 11 J CL70 2 90 B N THAT CALCULATES EXP THOSE 12 J CL60 2 90 8 N 13 J 5 2 90 8 N UNDERLINED ARE LISTED AS 14 J N265-65 2 90 8 N "REPRESENTATIVE TYPES" ON THE 15 J LR36 2 90 8 N 16 J 11525-700 2 90 8 N MONTHLY COMPUTER PRINTOUT THAT 17 J H525-125 2 90 8 N IS GENERATED TO SPEW E XP 18 J DA 10 2 90 8 N 19 J DA50 2 90 B N 20 J G4 2 90 B N 21 .7 N265-80 3 91 9 N 22 .7 DA20 9 91 9 N 23 J N265-75 3 91 9 N 24 J FFJ 3 91 9 N 25 J AC21 4 107 9 N 26 J BAH 4 107 4 N 27 J LR25 4 107 4 N 28 J LR23 4 107 4 N 29 .7 LR28 4 107 9 N 30 J LR24 4 107 4 N 91 J 13 5 101 9 N 32 J IL 5 101 9 N 33 J N265-40 6 102 7 N 34 J N265-60 6 102 7 N 35 J A10 7 104 0 Y 36 J T37 7 104 0 Y 37 J F16 7 104 0 Y 38 J A9 7 104 0 Y 39 J A6 7 104 0 Y 40 J T33 7 104 0 Y 91 J F111 7 104 0 Y 42 J C137 7 104 0 1 43 J F15 7 104 0 Y 94 J T38 7 104 0 Y 45 J 1.329-2 7 104 0 N 46 J B707 7 104 0 N C 47 .7 11525-6007 104 0 N 48 J M9707 7 104 0 Y 49 J UN 7 109 0 N 50 J H$25-400 7 104 0 N 51 .7 L329 8 105 3 N 52 J C140 8 105 3 Y 53 J T39 9 97 6 Y 54 J 0141 10 109 2 Y 55 W DC3 11 95 6 N 56 T F90 11 95 6 N 57 J M URBOHEAVY 11 95 6 Y 58 J T1 RHOHEAVY 11 95 6 N 59 W C7 11 95 6 Y 60 W C47 11 95 6 Y 61 J CSA 12 117 6 Y C 62 J 110135 12 117 8 Y 63 J I7}IELI 13 84 7 Y 64 J HELI 19 89 7 N L 65 J 09 14 99 1 Y 66 J '19 19 99 1 N 67 J B727 14 99 1 N C 68 J MC9 14 99 1 Y 69 J MB727 14 99 1 Y 70 J MDC9 14 99 1 Y C 71 J 8737 19 99 1 N 72 J T43 14 99 1 Y 73 T MTURBTWIN 15 72 8 Y ( 74 T TURBTWIN 15 72 8 N 75 T 744 15 72 8 Y 76 N 02 15 72 B Y C 77 5 SINGLE 16 83 8 N L I