If you're flying out of Philadelphia International Airport and look out the window as the plane is climbing, you might be startled to see the F-word written on the roof of a house. That's a message for Federal Aviation Administration from Michael Hall and Michaelene Buddy.
The Associated Press reports that the couple are very upset that recent changes by the FAA in the flight paths for departures out of Philadelphia now take those flights right over their home in Ridley Township, southeast of the city. So they have let the FAA know what they think of it by painting this message on their rooftop in 7-foot high letters: "(Fu*k) U FAA." The words are accompanied by a picture of a plane with a slash through it and "no fly zone" written next to it.
Hall says the noise is so loud he can only sleep if he wears earplugs. The couple valiantly tried to communicate their displeasure to the FAA through more traditional means, including calling the FAA's noise complaint hotline. But because the voicemail box was always full, they were unable to leave their message. So they grabbed a bucket of roof sealant and a ladder. "Just doing it made me feel better, but I'd still like to say what I wrote directly to the idiot head of the FAA," Hall told the Philadelphia Daily News.
The FAA had no comment. AP reports that the flight changes are part of a massive restructuring of the airspace over the congested corridor between New York and Philadelphia.
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4 comments:
People that buy houses near airports should expect noise.
I've worked as an air traffic controller for almost 20 years and it never fails to amaze me when people call and complain about the noise when they buy a house on Airport Road or live in base housing on a Naval Air Station.
Expeditious aircraft movment is the name of the game and flight paths change all the time to keep things moving.
Some airports have noise abatement procedures to avoid congested and noise sensitive areas. (read: hospitals, old folks homes, etc)
Sometimes the needs of many outweigh the needs of few. Someone will always be P/O'd.
Some airports close at a specific time at night due to noise ordinances. I believe I was told that the DC airport is one of those.
It is one thing to buy a house in the flight path but it is another to have the flight paths changed to go over your house.
Flight paths are changed all the time. Smaller airports generally have less restrictions due to the lower density of homes in the area but the larger airports were small at one time and were generally located in areas of lower population.
As areas grow, an airport that had farms all around it now have huge developments.
Jets were not very common when PHL was built and now are the norm. Adjacent airports, aircraft performance and separation from other aircraft dictate departure and arrival pats at all airports.
I wouldn't buy a house next to a firehouse and bitch about the siren. Why anyone would buy a house within 5 miles of a major airport is beyond me.
Dude, can we city residents that are freaking sick of Barrie Tilghman reigme paint FUBT on our roofs?
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