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Home My WebLink About1988-09-20-HFA-min 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. Minutes: 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. 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: s 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. -doubling at prime annoyance hours. 6. !lours for Surcharge: Consensus for kuepii(y hours tlit sank (11 PM - 7 AM) . 7. Inflation Escalator: Consensus for permanent indexing of fees to inflation. 8 . Disposition of Fees: Not discussed. AAACTON _- _ -- _ VIATION : - -_ SSOCIATES - t -- _ _._ -Airports-St Aircraft !Aviation Consultant Proposal for revision to Night Rules: - -_� -v - _ - - 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 rate classes -with _ _ .` attendant_ surcharge fee -(I = Quietest to--V-= Loudest). - - _ -- - _ .w Current night rule surcharges ail 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 �^ __. _ "` sound levels for takeoff and approach for -the_ _ -- f--_ aircraft type in placing it within a rate_class. v _ __ _ - - Suggested Class limits maximum surcharge fees: _ _ _ _ - - _ -- - - Class-�- T - Surcharge _�-_` = '- Class I _ (70 DBA _�- No Surcharge -- - = - -- -_- Class II- 7__0-75 DBA - - - $20.00 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;T - ---=--- - _ _. type in-FAA directory ,and assigns class based--on_, ,,--,=----_______-_----- _ _ - _ listing. �-- _ `. r _-. "" _ _---_ 4 Emerson Drive, Acton�MA 01720 (508) 263 9691 _= i �. _ _ 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 Conv 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 ? ? ? Gulfstream I 71.0 85.9 78.5 II 83.4 88.4 90.9 II-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