BILLWOULD IMPOSE MINIMUMALTITUDE, MAXIMUM NOISE LIMITS ON AIR TOURS

摘要

Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) said Aug 28 that he will introduce legislation inthe U.S. House of Representatives to impose strict regulations on commercial airtour operations to include helicopters and small planes.Rep. Case’s proposed “Safe and Quiet Skies Act” would:1. Require that tour flights fly above the 1,500-foot altitude over actual groundat all times with very limited exceptions for emergencies and takeoff/landing;2. Require tour flights over occupied areas (including residential, commercial,and recreational areas) to be no louder than 55 dBA, the same level of noise commonlyallowed for residential areas;