The Barrow County Airport Authority is considering implementing noise abatement procedures even in the absence of noise complaints.
The VFR (Visual Flight Rules) noise abatement procedures tend to be guidelines that are followed on a voluntary basis, however some airports do enforce the rules and ticket pilots not in accordance. The authority is not interested in making the guidelines mandatory, simply looking to keep pilots out of congested areas where noise could be an issue.
Authority member Quinn Born has been researching how other airports in the area handle noise issues. Born was not present at last week’s meeting, but authority member Scott Miller has been assisting in the research process and briefed the other members on their progress.
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