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RE: KCA Site InspectionWe don't have any frangible poles that I know about. Sorry Fred A. Leistiko Airport Manager City of Kalispell P.O. Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903 406-250-3065 From: Jeff Walla [mailto:Jwalla@stellinginc.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:23 PM To: Fred Leistiko Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Fred, I didn't know that and will check it out. We have been taking pictures at different locations to find spots that work well for the cameras. The windcone behind Rosauers will not pickup runway traffic; only taxiway traffic. I have a camera on one of the signs right now and will see how that works. Ideally I would like to have a camera taking photos on each runway end to get good representation. We may need to install a frangible pole just outside of the RSA to get the right locations. Do you have any frangible poles we could use? Jeff Walla, PE Stelling Engineers, Inc. phone: 406-755-8602 ________________________________ From: Fred Leistiko [mailto:fleistiko@kalispell.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:37 PM To: Jeff Walla Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Jeff: Did you know there is a webcam on top of the sign at Scotty's Bar. You can pick it up on the State system. Fred A. Leistiko Airport Manager City of Kalispell P.O. Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903 406-250-3065 From: Jeff Walla [mailto:Jwalla@stellinginc.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:15 PM To: Fred Leistiko Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Fred, I attached a motion sensing camera to the windsock pole behind Rosauers. We are going to play around with the location of this camera over the next couple days to try and identify the best locations for photographing runway operations. Once we figure this out, I have two cameras that we will have in operation. The whole purpose of this effort is to identify the critical aircraft. So we will just be documenting twins, larger aircraft, helicopters, and special aircraft (gliders). Jeff Walla, PE Stelling Engineers, Inc. phone: 406-755-8602 ________________________________ From: Fred Leistiko [mailto:fleistiko@kalispell.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:48 PM To: Jeff Walla Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Yes they are, maybe we will have to count all sounds as an operation regardless if they exceed the 65 dB we are looking for on the noise study. You might ask the acoustical counter people if it will count all engine noises and then we would have both the movements and the noise levels. Fred A. Leistiko Airport Manager City of Kalispell P.O. Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903 406-250-3065 From: Jeff Walla [mailto:Jwalla@stellinginc.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:45 PM To: Fred Leistiko Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Once we start counting with the acoustical counter (AC), we will want to document as many visible operations as we can. I'm not sure how the AC would count the observations you witnessed. I believe the AC will count an operation for each acoustical reading it records that exceeds a certain dB threshold. We will have to explore the settings of the AC to see if there is a method to get the instrument to record multiple operations of this type. This may be one of the areas that we need to supplement with additional information. One idea is to request that the helicopter operators document these operations. I am assuming that these type of touch and goes are performed by based aircraft? Jeff Walla, PE Stelling Engineers, Inc. phone: 406-755-8602 ________________________________ From: Fred Leistiko [mailto:fleistiko@kalispell.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:33 PM To: Jeff Walla Subject: RE: KCA Site Inspection Jeff: The gate code is 12280, use all five figures. The gate opens at 8 AM and closes at 5 PM on the weekdays. It is closed on all weekends. Jane and I were at the airport for a meeting today and we watched a helicopter doing touch and goes from the middle of the runway. We counted six operations in five minutes and I wondered how we could get those six operations counted with the counters at both ends of the runway. Any ideas how we can cover all this. Fred A. Leistiko Airport Manager City of Kalispell P.O. Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903 406-250-3065 From: Jeff Walla [mailto:Jwalla@stellinginc.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:31 PM To: Fred Leistiko Subject: KCA Site Inspection Fred, I would like to scout out suitable locations for the acoustical counters and cameras at the airport. Do I have your permission to access the airport? Is the gate code 1228? Thanks Jeff Walla, PE Stelling Engineers, Inc. 1372 Airport Road Kalispell, MT 59901 phone: 406-755-8602 fax: 406-755-8710 email: jwalla@stellinginc.com <blocked::mailto:jwalla@jwalla@stellinginc.com>