Speaking of power quietly

[T&C Brown]

Just a note for the Team Selection.......The sound check will be on grass
for this years Team Selection, so the limit will be 92db.

Terrance


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Lockhart" <ronlock at comcast.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Speaking of power quietly


> 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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