Airplane noise has been a big issue recently and we wanted to let you know that Magnolia resident Robert Bismuth has been appointed to the roundtable committee for King county International Airport (KCIA) representing our area. The roundtable is a stakeholders board that meets monthly to discuss issues concerning the operation of KCIA and impact of SeaTac operations. Noise and other environmental impacts are a prime concern of the roundtable.
Robert is also a trustee of the Magnolia Community Club (MCC) and sits on its board. This is the first time there has been a close a connection between the roundtable and the MCC. Here is what Robert says:
What I’d like to do is make sure I represent what the views are in Magnolia and North Seattle and also convey to folks what is going on, how it is happening, what to expect, what to watch for, and a host of even simpler matters such as how to tell traffic headed into Boeing Field from traffic headed for SeaTac, the different types of aircraft and their noise profiles/footprints, etc.
Robert also wanted to share this information from the recent round table meeting:
UPS is about to start testing a continuous descent approach that can be used for the early morning flights. This approach has been designed by the FAA. It effectively allows a UPS cargo aircraft to descend into Boeing Field with engines idling until somewhere over Elliot Bay when they’d bring the power back up in case they need to abort the landing. The tests will take two to four months and if successful this approach could go into immediate service thereby providing early morning noise abatement for all the affected communities.
Robert wants to hear from you regarding any concerns you have about airplane noise. Leave your comments here or email him at airportnorth@gmail.com.


