No Restrictions on Island Airport Overflights
Hello Richard,
Here is your quote - "These aircraft are flying way
outside of their restricted flight paths over Lake Ontario and more than 6
kilometres from the island airport with their bomb bay doors open and landing
wheels down."
Please confirm "WHAT" restricted flight path you are
referring to and where it is published?
For the record, as an Air Traffic
Controller of almost 20 years, I am not aware of ANY restriction affecting the
airspace on the approach to runway 08 (South Etobicoke)
An aircraft
maneuvering to land does NOT have to adhere to any minimum altitudes (since they
are trying to land).
If you are asking the pilots to turn in closer to
the airport so that they do not cross the shoreline then you are asking them to
potentially fly a shorter and more unsafe approach to land - then the people
near the airport will complain that Porter is unsafe.
The final approach
is a critical phase of the flight where the aircraft gets configured to land
safely. At all airports around the world, flight safety has and always will
trump any noise concerns.
Take Care!
Joe

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