FW: Low flying aircraft Sunday morning
Fred A. Leistiko
Airport Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-250-3065
From: Terry Roe [mailto:terryroe@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:59 PM
To: Fred Leistiko
Subject: Re: Low flying aircraft Sunday morning
Fred,
Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a tail number. I was bleary-eyed from being woken up so early (6:45). This plane looked like a trainer. I saw it
coming in from the south after an apparent refueling run, which it did a few times. It was flying very low, so the noise was quite excessive. It was difficult for me to see because
I have some trees in the way. I will try to get a tail number the next time, though.
Thanks for the apology even though it wasn't your fault. It's nice to know someone is thinking about and looking into this issue.
TR
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Fred Leistiko <fleistiko@kalispell.com> wrote:
Terry Roe:
Your message was forwarded to me by the City Manager to investigate. I also heard the same aircraft circling the area NW of the City that morning. I checked with Red Eagle Aviation
at the City Airport and they only had two flights on the schedule for Sunday and both where in the afternoon. As far as I can determine, this flight did not come from the City Airport.
Therefore, it had to come from one of the other airports in the area. I know for a fact, because I have flown with a GPI Instructor, that GPI and others use the west practice area
that comes as far south as the new High School. Unfortunately, the City does not have the resources to chase down all the low flying aircraft that come near the City limits. We do
however, rely on citizens like yourself to get us a tail number, if possible, and I can locate the owner of the aircraft on the computer and have a discussion with them about noise
abatement. I can assure you that the pilots based at the City Airport are very aware of our noise abatement procedures and try very hard to observe them. Unfortunately, takeoffs and
landings are a different story all together. Without more data, all I can do is apologize for the idiot at the wheel of that aircraft. They give us all a bad name.
Kindest regards,
Fred A. Leistiko
Airport Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-250-3065