Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Secures Transportation And Infrastructure Committee Review Of
Helicopter Related Complaints Above Los Angeles
At the request of Congressman Howard L. Berman’s (CA-28),
the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s
Aviation Subcommittee is convening a roundtable to examine
helicopter flight operations in metropolitan areas. As author of
H.R. 2677, the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Relief Act, Congressman
Berman sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking member of the
Aviation Subcommittee last month requesting the panel review the
issue of helicopter noise and safety concerns. The Aviation
Subcommittee’s roundtable is scheduled for 10:00 am ET on
Thursday, October 27, 2011.
“I have heard from many Valley
residents about the nuisance caused by intrusive, low-flying
helicopter traffic above their neighborhoods,” said
Congressman Howard Berman (pictured). “It’s time my
colleagues in Congress understand why it is necessary that the FAA
bring order to the skies above Los Angeles and at long last hold
helicopter operators accountable.”
Congressman Berman will testify at the Aviation
Subcommittee’s roundtable meeting where he’ll highlight
what he calls the "battle" Los Angeles area residents face against
intrusive and disruptive low-flying helicopter traffic above their
neighborhoods. Earlier this year, Congressman Berman introduced
H.R. 2677, the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Relief Act, to address
the growing safety and noise concerns among Valley residents caused
by low-flying helicopters above residential neighborhoods.
Congressman Berman’s bill would require the FAA to regulate
helicopter operations above Los Angeles within 12 months of being
signed into law. Specifically, the bill calls for the Administrator
of the FAA to set guidelines on flight paths and minimum altitudes
for helicopter operators in residential areas of Los Angeles
County. Exemptions would be allowed for law enforcement, emergency
responders, and the US military.
Berman says that San Fernando Valley residents suffer more than
most from the foundation-rattling flyovers due to the heavy
helicopter traffic in and out of the Van Nuys Airport. When
residents have attempted to address this disturbance, he says
they’ve reached a "dead end, unable to find a way to require
helicopter operators to change their behavior due to the
FAA’s refusal to set helicopter flight regulations above Los
Angeles."
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