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From: Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 1:34 PM To: ; evacation' Cc: Subject: RE: Gil noise issues Stage II =ets To Be Phased Out By Norwood A =cDaniel Ads by =oogle Private Jets in 10 Hrs www.Sentient.com/Private-Jet Guaranteed Availability - 365/24/7 Fixed Rates - =neway & Roundtrip Helicopter Charter www.heloair.com =/span>Management - Largest Helicopter Operator in the =id-Atlantic region Luxury Private Jet Rental BlueStarlets.com =/span>Prices start at $1,550 per hour Specials TODAY =66-538-8463 Legislation signed =nto law in 2012 not only authorized funding for operation of the =ederal Aviation Administration but also enacted a provision to phase =ut older Stage II jets. The phase out of these aircraft will benefit =as Vegas local residence at satellite airports surrounding McCarran =irport. Stage II Jet is a =eneric name for aircraft that have older jet engines at the time were =tate of the art in design. They had less efficient engines with raw =ower that provided enough thrust to carry airline and business jets =nto the air during takeoff. The =odernization and Reform Act of 2012 prohibits, ending December 31, =015, the use of jets that were exempted from the Airport Noise and =apacity Act (ANCA) of 1990. They are jets that weigh 75,000 pounds or =ess and do not comply with quieter Stage 3 noise levels. The exemption, =f passed then, would have limited aircraft noise to 65 =B. Congress and the FAA, when =onsidering The Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) of 1990, weighed =he right of communities to peace and quiet and the right of commerce to =ngage in free market enterprise, against the cost that must be paid to =rotect that right or to accord the other the courtesy to that =ight. The National Business =ircraft Association (NBAA) is an advocate of aircraft having the right =o fly into and out of public airports utilizing safe and proven =perating techniques. The objectives of the NBAA program, since 1967, =ave withstood the test of time and have been effective in reducing =oise exposure for citizens on the ground. Congress determined that =hirteen percent (13%) of U.S. citizens are affected by airport =oise. A benefit of owning a =tage 2 aircraft is the initial cost to purchase. This type of aircraft =aybe purchased for as little as $300,000 to $2,000,000. Owners, when =onsidering a purchase of stage II aircraft, weigh reduced cost of =nvestment against cost of operation. Many times it is best to purchase =n older aircraft. EFTA_R1_01707344 EFTA02551319 Government =egulations tend to discourage the use of older aircraft. The FAA's =ging aircraft regulation is one example of directing business commerce =nd satisfying the public concern of noise. Not that these aircraft are =nsafe. Older aircraft must comply with time honored FAA aircraft =nspections. Decline in use of these aircraft have been driven by EU =ountries, the FAA and implementation of noise =egulations. A Coalition of =irport managers around the country has championed an effort to =liminate the exemption since 2004. Noise sensitive airports known to =ilots are; Santa Monica, Teterboro, Carlsbad, John Wayne just to name a =ew noise sensitive airports. Bob Bogan, deputy executive director at =orristown Municipal Airport, a founding member of Sound Initiative has =pearheaded the push to eliminate stage II aircraft: A Coalition for =uieter Skies. Morristown New Jersey is known as a business jet airport =n the New York metropolitan region. The new law gives operators of what FAA registration records =ndicate are more than 850 Stage 2 aircraft until the end of 2015 to =edify their aircraft to meet new standards or discontinue their use in =S. airspace over the contiguous 48 =tates. Many Stage II aircraft =ave been modified to comply with local noise concerns and have =ttempted to meet Stage III compliance. Sadly most efforts have come up =hort which is why the 2015 law has been =assed. Pilots at local Las =egas airports desire to be good neighbors when flying business =ircraft. Pilots understand residence desire to have quite neighbors and =he local airport is part of the quite flying neighbor policy pilots =ave adopted. Pilots are trained to remain safe at all times and monitor =ocal ordinance restrictions when flying near =irports. In order to satisfy =oise restrictions pilots are able to implement a modified take off and =pproach aircraft configuration to comply with noise restrictions. =uring takeoff, with restrictions, aircraft pilots may select a reduce =ower and flap configuration to minimize takeoff decibel noise. When =anding, the aircraft landing flap configuration may be delayed and the =ircraft landing weight may be reduced in order to minimize decibel =evels. This procedure is recommended but safety and aircraft =erformance are the utmost concern. Either way passenger safety and noise is the =y-product. Norwood McDaniel has =raveled to most continents and countries. He manages business aircraft =or a variety of clients at his company at http://www.airgloball.com. You can contact him at managedaircraft@airgloball=com to learn about professional aircraft =anagement Best =egards, 2 EFTA_R1_01707345 EFTA02551320 www.bristolassociates.com This =essage may contain confidential and/or legally privileged =nformation. If you are not the intended recipient of the message, =lease destroy it. Any unauthorized dissemination, distribution or =opying of the material in this message, and any attachments to the =essage, is strictly forbidden. (c) 2011 all rights =eserved. Original Message From: =mailto Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 8:32 AM To: =e vacation Cc: Subject: GII =oise issues Jeffrey, I'm =raveling to Boeing now, / Sean can you find backup info to =his? Article regarding cease of ops for GIl stage II in =se jan. 2016,. May make a =oint that GIV will increase in value in next few years when =loser to stage II ban. Noisier jets to be phased out in Aspen, across =S. Janet Urquhart The Aspen Times Aspen CO Colorado 3 EFTA_R1_01707346 EFTA02551321 ARTICLE COMMENTS Email Print =o:p> ENLARGE The Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is crowded with =rivate jets on New Year's Day. Use of older, noiser jets has been on =he decline at the airport, but a new law will force them out of =peration by 2016. Janet Urquhart = The Aspen Times ASPEN — =egislation signed into law last week not only authorized funding for =peration of the Federal Aviation Administration but also enacted a =rovision to phase out older, noisy private jets — something =irport officials in Aspen and elsewhere have long =dvocated. The Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 prohibits, =tarting in 2016, the use of jets that were exempted from a law Congress =assed more than 20 years ago. They are jets that weigh 75,000 pounds or =ess and do not comply with quieter Stage 3 noise =evels. A coalition of airport managers around the country, =ncluding Aspen's, have championed an effort to eliminate the exemption =ince 2004. The airports include some of the nation's busiest for =orporate jet traffic. Noisy, =tage 2 commercial jets have been banned nationwide since 1990, but =Ider-model jets that weigh 75,000 pounds or less fly in and out of the =ocal airport as part of its general aviation traffic, according to Jim =lwood, aviation director at the Aspen-Pitkin County =irport. "Stage 2 are really the aircraft that, if =ou're outdoors, they're the ones that make you pause your =onversation," he said. They =re typically the offenders in the local airport's Fly Quiet program, =hich tracks aircraft noise and recognizes quiet operators while calling =ut the noisy ones. 4 EFTA_R1_01707347 EFTA02551322 "They are the airplanes that are perennially =n the noisy list," Elwood said of the Stage 2 =lanes. Those jets, however, are seen — and heard =#8212; less and less frequently. They are more costly to maintain and =ess efficient than newer jets and are increasingly being phased out of =se by their owners, according to Elwood. "The number of those aircraft operations at =he airport have been in decline for the past five or six years =nyway," he said. The =ush to prohibit them was spearheaded by Bob Bogan, deputy executive =irector at Morristown Municipal Airport, a founding member of Sound =nitiative: A Coalition for Quieter Skies. Morristown is among the New =ork metropolitan region's busiest corporate airports. Aspen is also a =ember of the coalition. Though =se of Stage 2 private aircraft is declining, the jets still account for = high percentage of noise complaints at some airports, Bogan said in a =repared statement. The =ew law gives operators of what FAA registration records indicate are =ore than 850 Stage 2 aircraft until the end of 2015 to modify their =ircraft to meet new standards or discontinue their use in U.S. airspace =ver the contiguous 48 states. The =ew law will not, however, address a propeller driven airplane that is =eeing increased use in and out of Aspen, and that has generated noise =omplaints. A =andful of neighbors in the airport's flight path met with airport =fficials last fall to discuss the Piaggio P180 Avanti, an aircraft that =as gained favor for its fuel efficiency but has generated noise =omplaints. The plane is actually quieter, in terms of decibels, than =ome jets, but some area residents say the pitch of its engine noise is =rritating. Elwood =aid Monday that calls to his office about the Piaggio have dropped off =ince the meeting in September. At =hat time, neighbors were told pilots of the aircraft would reduce the =ngine's power on approach during clear weather in an effort to address =he issue. In addition, a new propeller design that reduces the =ircraft's noise was in the testing stage, residents were =old. 5 EFTA_R1_01707348 EFTA02551323 Sent via BlackBerry by =T&T 6 EFTA_R1_01707349 EFTA02551324