Speaking of power quietly

[Ron Lockhart]

Good stuff here.
The more clubs that get pro-active about noise, the
more incentive there is for manufacturers to provide
quiet equipment.
Ron Lockhart

----- Original Message -----
From: WHIP23 at aol.com
Date: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:05 am
Subject: Re: Speaking of power

> In a message dated 5/30/03 6:39:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> gfowler at raytheon.com writes:
> > 
> > Good for FAI being 94 dB, but 96 is plenty low. While I was Pres 
> of my club we passed a noise ordinance rule, measured the same way 
pattern planes are.....limit is???? 103 dB!! And this was not 
politically easy,  but at least it now stops the monster screamers and 
now when someone has a loud plane EVERYONE questions is it and we 
measure. 94 dB is too low considering that an ARF trainer with a 
bb .46  is 95-96 dB. 
> > Getting a club noise rule in place is good, but for us a bit 
> late. The gassers already pissed off two neighbors and now the 94-97 
dB plane is a nusiance to them even though those planes had been flying 
near their houses for 5 years without any complaints. I suggest that 
all clubs get something in place  BEFORE the problem starts. We were 
proactive and had the rule voted on but not active when the first major 
complaint happened. Now it is an on going battle.  And like someone 
else mentioned...the loud plane disappeared...not come back  with 
a "real muffler"....just gone and that is fine with the entire 
Richardson club. By the way...we also banned props over 22" as they 
were a huge noise culprit.
> > 
> > Gray Fowler
> > Principal Chemical Engineer
> > Composites Engineering
> 
> I'll "chime" in here.  Everyone who thinks they don't have a noise 
> issue should read this and pass it on the their club officers, 
because the reality is that once you get noticed you can't be quiet 
enough.  This noise thing will be much easier if we are proactive.  I 
know this is not popular, but it is reality.  
> 
> Bob Whitacre

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