BAC SP #2 Sharyn Parker Notes For Interview With GAO Representatives 0001

ShaWn Parker’s notes prepared for interview with GAO representatives: GAO Research Objectives: (1) What factors contribute to public perceptions about aviation noise? The public is not aware of any of these topics listed below and FAA does nothing to add to the public’s knowledge of important airspace issues, such as: e The complexity of regional airspace: Five airports in 100 miles: Sea-Tac (SEA), Renton (RTN), King County International Airport (BFI), Paine Field (PAE), McChord AFB (TCM). Congested airspace: Three airports within five miles with two separate airspace classifications: B & D. BFI is an ATC training center and still uses visual identification of aircraft; TRACON uses radar identification to sequence flights between BFI and Sea-Tac. This situation slows the volume of air traffic within five miles of three airports. That the FAA controls all national airspace; that the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution allows FAA to pre'empt all local decision-making, except the location of an airport . That the Interstate Commerce Clause of the US Constitution is interpreted as a “green light" for flights during night-time hours, no curfew$ and no caps on flight operations. Even the number of glass beads per inch painted as runway stripes is prescribed by the FAA; there is nothing that FAA doesn’t control at an airport, except staff hiring decisions. © e FAA demonstrates no interest in what the public thinks–and I worked closely with FAA Region tO officials continuously for 14 years as Noise Officer at BFI). (The FAA actually paid my…

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