Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter #472........................................................................March 16, 2008 Past newsletters can be accessed at: http://pages.prodigy.net/rockaway/ACNewsmenu.htm If you want to get the newsletter sent to you every week, sign up to AviationWatch. Bill Mulcahy rockaway@prodigy.net

Quote of the Week: "Private and business planes roam the night and early morning sky over Burbank, thundering over residential areas with impunity, as if oblivious to the fact that a community exists all around the airport." comment on a plan to impose a Burbank Airport nighttime curfew in a editorial this week in a Burbank, California newspaper

As Bill Sees It (Editorial): I'll Bet The Planes Aren't Going Over Buckingham Palace!!! The Queen of England is apparently a big supporter of aviation expansion and its pollution. I was surprised that the British newspapers, after all their editorials and stories about the health impacts of Heathrow expansion, didn't dare to criticize "her majesty" on her support for this environmental and health outrage!!!" Is this against the law in England? The media might be afraid to criticize the queen, but I'll bet a lot of Londoners this week wished that the English followed the example of the French when they got rid of their "royal" parasites. I would also bet there won't be many "God save the queen" toasts in some London areas anymore; especially late at night when the jumbo jets roar overhead and the "peasants" lose their needed sleep and their blood pressure soars. Apparently there is a close link with the royal family and the UK branch of the Aviation Cabal. Can America Survive 309 More Days Of George Bush? Dropping dollar value, increasingly higher cost of living, a costly, endless, war and of course expanding aviation pollution.

All of these disasters were predicted when dumb Americans voted to put President Moron in office for a second term. Unfortunately it has come true and he has 309 more days to make things even worse. Three New Jersey Girls Enter Video On Aviation Pollution In C-span Competition: Nadia Remedios, Saida Calle, and Natalia Ospina are three Union county high school girls researching the impact new FAA flight plans would have on Elizabeth, NJ. This video which aims to raise awareness about airplane noise in Elizabeth was entered into the national C-SPAN competition for students. It is 9 minutes and 40 seconds long and can be seen by clicking on the picture on the right. More Videos On The Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter!!! Don't be surprised if you see some (more) videos by me on this web site as I am very interested in using Internet video as our newest weapon against the Aviation Cabal. As you can see this is already happening as there is two videos in today's Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter.

Queen Gives Blessing To Increased Heathrow Airport Pollution!!! LONDON, March 14: Describing it as ‘a 21st century gateway to Britain’ the Queen officially opened on Friday Heathrow Airport’s controversial Terminal 5 constructed in about 66 months at a cost of £4.3bn. The extra-passenger capacity terminal to be operational from March 27 has been bitterly opposed since its construction began in 2002 by environmentalists who claim that it would lead to more flights and pollution. The Queen spoke of the “bright, airy space and clean, efficient layout”, as she declared the terminal ready for business. Sir Nigel Rudd, chairman of airports operator BAA, which has funded the terminal, said: “It will put Heathrow and BAA back where they belong — at the leading edge of global travel.” The opening follows a security alert on Thursday after a man with a rucksack scaled the perimeter fence and ran into the path of an aircraft. The man was arrested and a controlled explosion carried out on his rucksack. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7294618.stm

Colorado: City Of Aurora To Get More Roar!!! AURORA — City officials

are worried that a plan to reduce noise in neighborhoods near Centennial Airport could put more flights and noise over the skies of Aurora. Of the 12 recommendations the airport submitted to the FAA, Aurora officials are concerned about three. One of those plans would divert flight paths slightly east of current routes for jets at night. Under that plan, airport officials say flights heading north from the airport would turn at Cherry Creek State Park and not affect Aurora any more than they are now. And it would lessen noise in Greenwood Village and Centennial, they said. Complaints about aircraft noise near the airport have increased in recent years. But Karen Hancock, airport noise coordinator for Aurora, said by moving the path east, pilots could actually make their turn sooner and that would put them over south Aurora. "If approved, more aircraft will be flying over Aurora," Hancock said. "Pilots could make that turn at another location over the reservoir and at a different altitude. However, it has the potential, no matter when they turn, to affect the city of Aurora." The Federal Aviation Administration is taking public comment on the airport's recommendations through April 12, and the government is to make its decision in August. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8588044

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It explores flight plan's effect on Elizabeth

Film Internet Link: http://www.tvjersey.com/videos/547/

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

BY JONATHAN CASIANO

Star-Ledger Staff

When planes from Newark Liberty International Airport fly over Saida Calle's Elizabeth home, the roar is so loud her cats run into the corner and hide.

The noise rushes over her home about every four minutes, she said, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The only time she doesn't notice is when she's asleep.

"I can't even talk on the phone because of the noise," said Calle, 16, a junior at Elizabeth High School. "My family's getting used to it, but my cats aren't. They get scared every day."

The airport noise, and a controversial new flight plan that could make Calle's neighborhood even louder, are the subject of a short documentary she and two other Union County high schoolers recently produced to draw attention to the issue.

The 15-minute film, titled "The Future of Our City," features documentary-style footage of Elizabeth and interviews with residents, community leaders and elected officials, including Mayor Chris Bollwage and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D- 10th). It was initially produced in December as an entry for a student documentary contest called "Stu dent Cam" sponsored by C-Span, but the girls lost out to a group from Oklahoma.

Now, rather than scrap their work, the amateur directors are bringing their film back to Elizabeth to engage other young people in the fight against the plan recently approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

"If people don't interest themselves in issues like this, it's left up to the politicians, and if it's up to the politicians it just becomes about money," said Natalia Ospina, 17, a senior at Roselle Park High School. "The airlines have money. The FAA has money. The people have to speak up."

The redesign plan is a complicated restructuring of flight pat terns that essentially adds air lanes to accommodate more planes. It was approved by the FAA in September as part of an effort to cut the chronic delays at Newark Airport and other regional airports.

But critics have argued that the redesign will increase noise and air pollution over Elizabeth, Newark and Union County. They also contend it will increase the risk for ac cidents like the three plane crashes Elizabeth endured in the 1950s.

Elizabeth and Union County have sued the FAA in federal court in an attempt to block the plan's implementation, and New Jersey's two senators are holding up the nomination of a new FAA chief in protest.

But the city's objections have so far failed to deter the FAA, and residents in Elizabeth have been slow to rally behind the cause. City Councilman Manny Grova, whose Elizabethport district would be severely affected by the change, said the girls' documentary is an encouraging sign.

"It just goes to show you that our young community is as outraged about air traffic noise as we have been for the last 20, 30 years ... I take my hat off to them for doing what they did," Grova said. "If this can spark a grassroots effort to really mobilize people to come out in the thousands, that would surely help."

The girls admit they weren't particularly interested in airplane noise when they first embarked on the project. They drew quizzical looks from relatives when they tried to explain the concept of airspace redesign, and were blown off by classmates who didn't see airplane noise as a pressing concern.

"To be honest, people don't care about it," said Nadia Reme dios, 16, of Elizabeth. "They think it's something that's going to affect them in the future, not now."

But as they conducted research for the film, their passion for the issue grew. They learned that planes are bigger polluters than cars, and that airplane pollution disproportionately affects poor, minority communities. They also learned about Elizabeth's plane crashes half a century ago, and how the flight pattern used then is quite similar to the new plan approved by the FAA.

Michelle Doran McBean, CEO of the Elizabeth-based nonprofit Future City Inc., provided equip ment and guidance for the film and saw the girls' enthusiasm build firsthand. She now hopes the film can spread their passion.

"I think there are many other young people just like the three of them who would be equally interested and engaged if provided with the opportunity and support," said McBean, whose organization has an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of air pollution and other environmental issues in the Newark/Elizabeth "aerotropolis."

"Hopefully, they can serve as a nexus to bring people together on this issue," she said.

With the contest now over, the girls plan to produce an extended version of the documentary to show in local school and community forums. They would also like to translate their film into Spanish to help Elizabeth's large Latino population better understand the issue.

Ultimately, they hope to get it played on public access television so it can reach the widest possible audience.

"This is our breathing air," ex plained Ospina. "The city has enough asthma as it is. We don't need any more breathing problems."

Jonathan Casiano may be reached at (908) 527-4012 or jcasia no@starledger.com