Re: Joe’s comment on ‘How low will they go?’

Thank you for the clarification, Joe.  Unfortunately, your explanation indicates that not much will change.  From what I understand about Canadian Aviation Regulations and certainly from your posting, it’s status quo with regard to the kinds of events Barry Lipton described.

The Toronto Port Authority itself inadvertently confirmed this in a February 8, 2010 news release that described the noise mitigation measures that the airport was looking at.  One highlight states, “- That the TPA and NAV Canada (the federal body that manages air traffic control) revise the current designations of Noise Sensitive Areas to account for new residential dwellings, and alter BBTCA flight procedures to reduce the impact of noise in those areas;”.  In other words, for existing Noise Sensitive Areas where there are no new residential dwellings, it’s business as usual.

Bob Kotyk