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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no community that is affected more by overuse of north flow operations than Prince George's County. I am only guessing that they are the ones intending to raise the issue of imbalance between south flow and north flow operations at the meeting this Thursday.

At issue for PG and Montgomery Counties are low flying airplanes starting their final descent. Currently, the ratio works in favor of Potomac in Montgomery County (procedure used approx. 35% of the time ) as opposed to Accokeek and Fort Washington in Prince George's County (used approx. 65% of the time and at much lower altitudes).

Any slight increase in southbound flights above the 35% typically due to the weather Adam D. Groce
 in complaints to the FAA from the Montgomery County delegation on the Working Group. The FAA shows empathy and promises action.

There is no evidence in the minutes from the Working Group meetings that anybody has ever pointed out to the committee members that any increase in south flow operations brings a welcome relief to residents in Prince George's County who are disproportionately affected by arrivals.

Perhaps the DCA Working Group that consists of community members, MWAA, FAA and industry representatives could now seize this opportunity to help ensure greater equity for all affected by airplane noise.

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Unfortunately, at last week's meeting nobody brought up the issue of imbalance between South and North flow operations. However when discussing arrivals from the north to runway 15 Montgomery county reminded the FAA of an option to switch to North flow operations in light southern winds instead of using runway 15. That would of course mean more noise for PG county.

I hope that comment will not be excluded from the minutes because it was so outrageous. Even the FAA responded that they would not be considering switching the flow for that reason alone.[/quote]

Did others react to the comment from MOCO? Why is everyone dumping noise on PG County?[/quote]

Because rich people in potomac can do whatever they want.[/quote]

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