Planes Over the Palisades in Washington DC

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<NEW> FAA investigating near miss between President's helicpoter and departing flight from DCA - see Recent Warnings and Dangerous Conditions at National 

<URGENT NEWS FROM 7-23-26 CWG MEETING> Yet another example of MWAA misleading the CWG and ignoring community priorities.  Fortunate for us that an extermal expert spoke up about the disruption of flight paths resulting from the 14th St. Bridge project  cranes.  He explained that aircraft relying on RNAV-GPS could no longer use this path to maintain an over-the-river approach.  These aircraft are now using the old LDA-Z radio path directly over residential areas - very disruptive!  See Good riddance to LDA-Z for more details on LDA-Z and RNAV-GPS

The expert  provided sound information while MWAA was mute.  MWAA obviously knew about the disruption to RNAV-GPS because they said that they observed more aircraft were using LDA-Z.  MWAA was totally cavalier about the effect of falling back to LDA-Z on community health.  We worked so hard for the successful RNAV-GPS routing.  The RNAV-GPS routing has kept more aircraft over the river and improved aircraft safety.  It has also reduced the effect of aircraft noise on the health of Palisades residents.  

MWAA claimed that it informed the CWG, but my search of summaries only found one mention about the potential effect of the 14th St. bridge project on DCA flights where. MWAA stated that it is “monitoring developments” - monitoring my ass! 

The trust is boken - time for a major revolt!

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<NEW> The FAA soliciting membership for its Aircraft Noise Advisory Committee.  Infiormation is posted in the  Federal Register.  As stated in the Federal Register Notice:

“The Committee shall comprise at least nine members, with at least one representative from each of the following stakeholder groups: engine manufacturers, air carriers, airport owners or operators, aircraft manufacturers, advanced air mobility manufacturers or operators, institutions of higher education, and representatives of airport-adjacent communities from geographically diverse regions. Members will serve for 2-year terms but may be reappointed. DOT is interested in ensuring membership is balanced fairly in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory committee.”

***Please note that nominations must be received by August 10, 2026.  Please email all nomination material to: aircraftnoiseadvisorycommittee@faa.gov 

<NEW> Planned Trump arch poses risks to National Airport flight paths and Washington airspace NY Times 

Roundtable of Roundtables

Recently I was appointed to represent the CWG on the Quiet American Skies Program "ROUNDTABLE OF ROUNDTABLES".  This group consists of representatives from major US airports with the objective of sharing information on Fly Quiet programs. Several airports also have efforts underway to address health concerns from aircraft emissions and noise.  <NEW> Please check out the Fly quiet program page to find out about the most recent meeting.

MWAA and CWG Meetings

The Community Work Group (CWG) Quiet Skies subgroup continued working on a proposed fly quiet program for DCA.  This is its priority initiative for mitigating noise affecting DMV communities.  

Notably, talking points were distributed to local representatives by the CWG on the program's status and MWAA implementation road blocks.  At the October CWG meeting, MWAA finally presented its DCA Fly Quiet Program plan.  CWG members, however, were not provided any time to review or comment on the plan prior to the meeting.  MWAA's plan is a disaster and a self-serving "poke-in-the-eye" to the CWG.  At he recent January meeting, the CWG pushed back on MWAA's plans and recommended it budget/fund a Fly Quiet program.

• <NEW> MWAA 2025 Annual Noise Report MWAA 

• 4/30/26 MWAA CWG Meeting summary was not approved because MWAA made unapproved edits (of course in its favor)

• 7/23/26 CWG meeting agenda 

• Read

  • the disasterous Fly quiet program proposed by MWAA. 

  • CWG proposal  

• Recent European studies linking aircraft noise and heart disease - Efforts in other countries 

• National and Dulles slammed by JD Powers in airport customer satisfaction survey  Fox News 

FAA policy survey results. The FAA site has useful lists and webinars to better understand its procedures and taxonomy. 

Don't just cover your ears - fight back!   Use Flightrader24  and the NIOSH noise tools to capture offensive aircraft.