[quote=jiggy]I have a question for flu: is it CONVENIENT to cut over homes on takeoff, often times at a very low altitude, rather than going an extra mile and a half to two miles to turn in order to lessen the potential damage from a crash? Several planes have crashed into the new $67 million golf course and the canyon. Can you imagine if those planes had veered immediately southwest over homes instead of flying the recommended “voluntary” route? I shudder to think of it. Many times it is better to be forget convenience when it is overshadowed by safety issues and doing the right thing! [/quote]
Well, personally I wouldn’t make the decision to buy a home that would be near a flight path or potential flightpath of an airport, planned or unintentional since I value the safety for my family versus trying to get a bigger home for the bang for buck … but that’s just me….
And it seemed like the city of CB really screwed up to allow permits to be around there so close, but it seems like considering the route is “voluntary” and if Palomar/FAA or whatever isn’t going to change the thing, what standing is there for getting things to change. It just seems like it would be a completely different situation if you bought your home and then the airport was built around it….I could see why you would be pissed. But the airport came before your home.
It seemed to me that for example a few folks that bought a home in Carmel Valley too near a powerline during the hype (and now are having a problem selling those homes because of suboptimal location because the more informed consumer think there there is some link between emf from power lines and leukemia) are sort of blaming the builder for not disclosing potential dangers of power lines when the obvious is sort of right in front of them (or i should say, right in their backyard).
The second point you make on the complaint is about the noise level, and quite hours. While I can sort of see the merits of the safety issue in your first point, I don’t see were #2 would be, considering again I don’t think Palomar was grandfathered into one of those airports that had mandatory curfews for takeoff or landing.
I’m not calling you an idiot or anything. It’s an honest question. Why did you buy near an airport?
