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The Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition is very pleased to announce and welcome its new Board of Directors:
President: Gerri Grove
Treasurer: Bob Canter
Secretary: Donna Berry
Vice President: Mitchell Strauss
Member: David Kosterlitz
The FAA is proposing a new rule on how drones will operate in communities across the U.S., which eventually means more low-altitude overflights affecting all of us. The proposal would allow drones to fly “Beyond Visual Line of Sight” (BVLOS), meaning operators could fly them long distances where they can’t be seen directly. This raises safety risks, relies on outdated noise metrics, and leaves out meaningful community input.
This email provides easy steps for an important action that we'd like all of our MCQSC members to take immediately.
Comments are due within the next 4 days to the FAA on a new internal rule they have published which would allow the FAA to significantly reduce its engagement with communities about noise issues.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS WILL ONLY TAKE 2-5 MINUTES.
Please follow the instructions below, courtesy of our partner organization, the Aviation Impacted Communities Alliance.
FAA presented on new GPS southflow arrivals procedure and declared pursuing Noise Abatement Departure Procedure (NADP-1) is not viable for DCA.
The FAA presented on its nationwide noise complaint portal and the agency’s health impacts research.
The Maryland/Arlington counties aviation consultant presented alternatives considered to mitigate noise from aircraft departing to the north. Two recommendations to ameliorate this noise were approved by the group. The FAA will study.
