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FAA’s solution to aircraft noise: voluntary changes and a technological miracle

October 15, 2026 Author: Sky Marshal Category: Uncategorized

Five years later, the agency still can’t define what excessive noise is. Since I last posted five years ago, we’ve gone from a Democratic president to a Republican one. Control of Congress has flipped. Governors have come and gone. The FAA has new leadership. But for people living under flight…

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Airport fees are the key to aircraft noise

November 22, 2021 Author: Sky Marshal Category: Uncategorized

Try if you can to think back to August of 2020. It was the year of the COVID pandemic. Arizona’s COVID cases had peaked the month before and the mood was improving. Severe and panic-driven lockdowns had given way to a more thoughtful and measured approach. Movie theaters were finally…

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How the FAA rigs the system in favor of aircraft owners and pilots

July 8, 2021 Author: Sky Marshal Category: Uncategorized

Ever wonder what would happen if you reported a flight safety violation to the FAA? Forget about Hollywood movies like Flight and Sully that portray commercial passenger plane mishaps and no-holds-barred investigations. Here’s a real-life example detailing the impossible hurdles the FAA demands before they’ll take action against a pilot….

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Why can’t aviation schools be awesome neighbors?

June 12, 2021 Author: Sky Marshal Category: Uncategorized

Local rancher, Steve Edwards, submitted an editorial—Why can’t aviation schools be awesome neighbors?—to our local newspaper of record. Steve is a resident of nearby Queen Valley, and was recently appointed by the Association for the Development of a Better Environment (ADOBE) to address aircraft issues. From the op-ed… I found…

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If a fleet of rumbling garbage trucks were to circle your home all day every day, you would call the police and put an end to it. But give those garbage trucks wings, elevate them a few thousand feet, and they become angels of commerce and utterly unassailable.

That aircraft should enjoy an absolutely unfettered right to make as much noise as they want, anytime they want, anywhere they want, is a right unparalleled in history.

Just one of CAE's many noisy toxic-lead-spewing planes flying under 2,500 feet doing loops over Northern Mesa (District 5) at 10 AM on a Saturday morning.
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This plane is essentially crop-dusting, only instead of pesticide it's lead, and instead of a field it's your home.
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