No one ever asks why those homes are cheaper do they? If there's one thing that's market drive is real-estate pricing. Around here. housing is 35% cheaper under the flight path, all things approximately equal. Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On > Behalf Of Bahadir Acuner > Sent: March 15, 2002 9:24 AM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: National Can Resume All Flights <sorta> > > > The same thing is going on with the airports all around the > US. Here in Renton, and next-door at Boeing Field are crazy > about the plane noise. One time coming in downwind for Renton > airport with the school's Twin Comanche we had a backfire on > the left engine. By the time we were on the ground controller > told us that a lady called and said that there was a plane > explosion over her house and she was concerned that the plane > was going to crash on her house. > > It came to the point that people who buy houses next to > airports start to blame the airport. For instance, when a > c172 crashed into the house at Suburban airport in MD people > went nuts. Later it turned out that the developer who sold > the house to them said the airport would be closing soon. > > I am sure some people who bought houses at the extended > centerline of Potomac Field are really happy because of 9/11. > The airport is closed, and the people living there are > pressuring the government no to open it not because of > security reasons of course. > > The same thing is going on with Tacoma Narrows airport here > in Washington State because people who own houses there have > $$$$ to get the airport authority pants down. > > Now, here's the interesting thing.. When I flew for few weeks > in Henderson, NV, I saw the houses being built over looking > the airport. The person that I talked to mentioned this > family who complained about the airport noise the very first > day they moved there. It's unbelievable.. > > BAHA > Fan of AOPA trying to keep the airports open in US > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On > Behalf Of W Wilson > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:14 AM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: National Can Resume All Flights <sorta> > > > Repositioning in a Lear 24 a couple of times to/from DCA from > another local airport, I messed around a little flying over > where I live a couple springs ago...I didn't do it much in > the Lear 35....too quiet. > > Walter > DCA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Fuoco" <jfuoco@lynx.dac.neu.edu> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:41 > Subject: Re: National Can Resume All Flights <sorta> > > > > Clay...I am with you. These dummies either didn't know > what they were > > getting into (their own stupidity) or are just trying to abuse the > > foolish american law system into bullying money out of > airports with a > > lawsuit or threat of lawsuit. If I were a retiring pilot I > would fly > > my plane as low as I safely could over these dumb asses homes! > > > > Jim > > > > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 clay.wardlow@adic.com wrote: > > > > > I just want to smack the woman quoted here. She says, > "Who wants to > > > sit outside on their deck and hear the constant roar of planes?" > > > > > > DCA was there WAY before you moved there, honey! If you > don't like > > > the > sound > > > of airplanes, then don't live near an airport!!!! UGH!!!! Does > > > anyone > else > > > get ticked at these people like I do?? > > > > > > For example... there are people here in Denver that are > complaining > > > that > the > > > noise at the airport is too loud. Well excuse me! That > airport was > > > built > in > > > the middle of no-where. There were no neighborhoods, only > farms! Now > > > neighborhoods are being built and people moving into them are > complaining > > > about noise!!! I just want to smack these people so > bad!!! YOU KNEW > > > THE AIRPORT WAS THERE BEFORE YOU BUILT YOUR HOUSE!!!! YOU KNOW > > > AIRPLANES ARE LOUD!!! BUT YOU DECIDED TO MOVE THERE > ANYWAY, SO NOW > > > YOU HAVE TO LIVE > WITH > > > IT!!!! UGH!!!!! LOL > > > > > > Just had to let off a little steam! > > > > > > Thanks > > > Clay - DEN > > > >