Category Archives: Aircraft

Airport Noise Increases Risk of Heart Disease, New Study Shows

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Steven M. Taber

A new study recently published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine found that people living under flight routes and close to airports are at an increased risk of hypertension. http://bit.ly/2soF8Ze Specifically, the study concluded that “long-term exposure to aircraft noise, particularly … Continue reading →

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Mercatus Center’s Noise Complaint Report Is Illogical and Unreasonable

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Steven M. Taber

The Mercatus Center of George Mason University published a report entitled “Airport Noise NIMBYism: An Empirical Investigation” (http://bit.ly/2eNayTd) that comes to the conclusion that a small but vocal minority is affecting aviation noise policy. They come to this conclusion based … Continue reading →

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New Study Says “Concentrations” of Noise Complaints Skew Aviation Noise Policy

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Steven M. Taber

Using what they call “high concentrations” of noise complaints from a few individuals as a jumping off point, Eli Dourado and Raymond Russell of George Mason University’s Mercatus Institute conclude that “[i]t would be a mistake to allow the preferences … Continue reading →

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Court Overturns Aircraft Noise Small Claims Lawsuit Against San Mateo County

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Steven M. Taber

After enduring aircraft flying over his home at all hours, Adam Ullman, a resident of unincorporated Menlo Park, California, filed a Smalls Claims action against the County of San Mateo, the owner of the nearby San Carlos Airport for creating … Continue reading →

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Drones Figure Prominently in New FAA Reauthorization Bill

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Steven M. Taber

The newly announced H.R. 4441, the “Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthroization Act of 2016” (#AIRR) contained a lengthy section relating to “unmanned aircraft systems,” or drones, as most people know them.  Most of the legislation concerned codifying existing law.  That … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles City Attorney Files First Criminal Charges Against Drone Operator; Raises Questions of Federal Pre-Emption

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Steven M. Taber

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer filed criminal charges against two men for flying drones in the vicinity of a hospital and police heliports. They will be the first to face criminal charges under Los Angeles’ new drone restrictions, and … Continue reading →

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FAA Fails to Address Crucial Problems In Implementing “CatEx2”

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Steven M. Taber

On August 3, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration published its Final Notice to Announce Implementation of Section 213(c)(2) CATEX and Disposition of Public Comments in the Federal Register. http://1.usa.gov/1Kc2Eql.  This Categorical Exclusion was included in the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act … Continue reading →

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FAA is serious when it comes to enforcing hazardous materials regulations

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Steven M. Taber

Are you shipping hazardous materials by air?  Are you sure you are not?  Ever since ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades due to a fire in the cargo hold caused by a chemical oxygen generator, the The Federal Aviation … Continue reading →

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FAA Whiffs Again on “CatEx2,” Proposes Underwhelming Replacement to NAC’s “Net Noise Reduction.”

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Steven M. Taber

After the Congress put an aviation industry-friendly categorical exclusion into the FAA Reauthorization of 2012, the FAA could not figure out how to implement the provision that stated that in order for it to use the categorical exclusion, there had … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Noise Regulation Must Be Revised to Protect the Public Health and Welfare

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Steven M. Taber

On February 6, 2015, an aviation industry trade group published a letter (http://bit.ly/1zLsrzR ) it had sent to the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator regarding, among other things, the recent events in Phoenix and exhorted the FAA in … Continue reading →

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