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Residents urge Harris County to pursue FAA noise‑abatement steps after spike in training flights
Summary
Several Pine Mountain residents and pilots told the Harris County Board of Commissioners that training flights and aerobatic practice at Harris County Airport have increased markedly over the past year and asked the county to pursue FAA Part 150 noise‑abatement planning and other operational changes to reduce low approaches over homes.
Residents living near Harris County Airport told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 21 that pilot training activity has increased substantially in the past year and asked county officials to pursue changes aimed at improving safety and reducing noise.
Steve Howard, a Pine Mountain resident and former military pilot, told the board the rise in repeated training approaches from flight schools has created both safety concerns and a marked rise in noise for neighborhoods 1–2 miles from the runway. "We are requesting that the airport administration become part of the FAA part 150 noise abatement program," Howard said, adding that the FAA will assist and may provide funding for portions of the effort…
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