CAANSC Suggested Key Actions

WEBSITE FOR: Community Action Airplane Noise Sonoma County (CAANSC)

THIS PAGE: CAANSC SUGGESTED KEY ACTIONS

ARE YOU BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY RECENT
INCREASED LOW-FLYING COMMERCIAL JET NOISE
IN WEST SONOMA COUNTY?
So are we! And we’ve been learning what was changed
and what we can do to push back.

We are not powerless! AND this is a critical time to act!

AND we need more people speaking up now to have the most impact!

YES WE CAN!

The changes made in January or February 2024 moved planes significantly lower, and re-routed them from rural areas to new rural residential areas. Resident complaints notably increased! Homes that are nowhere near the airport, and were not on a flight path, are now experiencing many roaring loud commercial jet planes close overhead every day!
This is harming our peace and quiet, quality of life, relaxation and concentration, air quality, health — and property values!
Residents and others weren’t notified in advance of this drastic change to our lives, so we couldn’t object then! Even the airport was surprised by the change.
There are other route options. The planes could fly higher again. The FAA apparently failed to consider these options — or the impact of these changes of people living on the ground.

• ACTION #1: GET ON OUR EMAIL ALERT LIST.
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
Signup on this page: www.healthyworld.org/CAANSC-EList.html

• ACTION #2:

STATE YOUR OBJECTIONS TO THIS CHANGE TO THESE OFFICIALS
This is key to show how many people are impacted. That it matters to YOU and your neighbors. And to preserve our rights to object.
You can create one letter and send copies to the others. The content on this webpage can help you develop your key points. And maybe end all the letters with a general action line, such as, “I ask that you please use your authority and persuasion to help us get back our quality of life from this intrusion.”

A) COUNTY SUPERVISOR LYNDA HOPKINS (District 5). To show that this is an important local issue, so she can help speak up for us to the appropriate authorities. Also thank and encourage her action to get funding for a Cignus study to address our concerns. lynda.hopkins@sonoma-county.org • www.lyndaforsupervisor.com/contact.php

B) FEDERAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. To help speak for us with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).
* House. Find your representative and contact information here: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
The Representative for much of the west side of Sonoma County is Rep. Jared Huffman

and can be contacted here:

https://huffman.house.gov/contact
* Senate. See both California Senators and their contact links here: www.senate.gov/states/CA/intro.htm

C) FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
* FAA Noise complaints. This page includes how and what information to submit. We suggest that you don’t need to list all the flights; just discuss the patterns and impacts. If you submit specific complaints locally, mention that.

www.faa.gov/noise/inquiries. You can also email these FAA ombudsman -- REGIONAL: 9-awp-noise@faa.gov • FEDERAL: 9-AWA-NoiseOmbudsman@faa.gov.

Sandy Troxel advises -- Try Oakland FAA. 7-AWP-oak-FSDO@faa.gov. Do not make it a noise complaint but complain that the new RRHED route is causing your complaint and old route Charlie8 should be used. Otherwise they punt you back to STS [Sonoma County Airport noise complaints; see below].

* U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. Contact information is here: https://transportation.libanswers.com/faq/164211

>> See this webpage for our suggested talking points - both general, and to the specific folks mentioned above:
www.healthyworld.org/CAANSC-SuggestedTalkingPoints.html

• ACTION #3: REPORT JET PLANES THAT FLY OVER YOUR HOME.
* It's key that as many people as possible report the low and loud airplane flights over our homes.

This show

how many people are being impacted and thus the need for action. These complaints are summarized in monthly and annual reports. These statistics are then used for our actions and media coverage!
* Even submitting one complaint is useful! So that you are included in the ongoing count of impacted residences.
Once a month is better, so it shows in the monthly count.
And the more reported flights, the better.
* IMPORTANT: All flights need to be reported within ONE WEEK of happening.

HOW TO:

1) Report each event ONLINE at

https://flighttracker.casper.aero/sts. Bookmark it!
*

Go to the above link and click on "Continue". This will take you to a map flight tracker.

> OPTION A/Quicker
* Click on the envelope icon on the left side to submit a complaint. Then follow the prompts.
* It will save your contact information, making it faster to do next time.

> OPTION B/Almost as quick, and more useful: Report the specific flight too!
* First

find the flight.
a) If you're reporting it real time (at the time it's happening), you should see a plane on the screen near your house.
- Click on it. It will show you the flight information.
- Then click on the envelope on the left side. It will ask if you want to make a complaint about it.
- Click on Yes.
- Then follow the prompts.
b) If you're reporting a past event. (Perhaps like me you write or type a list as they happen, then enter them later.)
- Click on the date and time at the middle top. Edit it to the desired date time. You should see a plane on the screen near your house.
- Then follow the instructions for a), above here.
* IMPORTANT:

All flights need to be reported within ONE WEEK of happening.

2) CALL the Airport’s Complaint Line at (707) 544-4787. It will take your message 24 hours a day. The outgoing message gives instructions about what information to put in your message. Note that one call equals one complaint regardless the number of aircraft detailed.

There's also information here about what they do with complaints.

https://sonomacountyairport.org/business-and-community/neighbors/neighbor-faq

* KEY LINK - MAIN PAGE FOR CAANSC, to bookmark and share

www.healthyworld.org/CAANSC.html

And please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on this process! (My email is: INFO [at] healthyworld.org.)

Best - Patricia