Reintroduced on Jan. 21 by Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) The bill would: 1.Direct the FAA to adopt National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations that will increase safety and reduce the community disruption of commercial air tours. 2.Require that tour flights fly above the 1,500-foot altitude over actual ground at all times with very limited exceptions for emergencies and takeoff/landing. 3.Require tour flights over occupied areas (including residential, commercial and recreational areas) to be no louder than 55 dBA, the same level of noise commonly allowed for residential areas. 4.Allow states and localities to impose additional requirements-stricter than the minimum national requirements called for in the act-on tour flights. 5.Prohibit tour flights over military installations, national cemeteries, national wilderness areas, national parks and national wildlife refuges.
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