Correct Mr Mog….
compile records of as much movement as can be shown 1972-2004.
sparse number of locals
Neil G
I really don’t want to put a negative damper on things but the situation must be clarified.
I understand your frustrations Mr G, it’s always a travesty when airfields are threatened like this, however, as a former incumbent of Monewden, I feel qualified to add that yes, you can compile records of aircraft movements as you ask above, but HFC has only been there these past few years and, furthermore, until then we never ever had a problem with the locals..
You must be very careful with your other quote, the ‘sparse number of locals’ include some very influential and high powered, national and international figures from all walks of life. They cannot be underestimated..
Three movements a week was about the frequency of usage up until HFC moved in, I guess the locals would like to go back to that. A bit of consultation up front would have worked wonders but there was none..
On a more personal note — whilst based at Monewden, I (and my aircraft) was the recipient of a letter from somebody purporting to be from HFC stating that the locals had complained about excessive aircraft noise and that the main culprits were the larger engined aircraft such as the Stearman – I took exception to this as I had been based there a number of years and had never had a complaint about my aircraft, in addition my aircraft had been out of action for a number of months and hadn’t flown, it therefore, had made no noise at all!!
I then found out that Sunday movements had gone up from half a dozen (pre HFC) to 26 on one Sun morning — I’m no expert but I guess that’s where the complaints came from…. 😉 😉
Like I said, it’s sad to hear of an airfield under threat and I do sincerely wish you the very best of luck in your battle….
🙂
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