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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, July 23, 2015 | 4 continued from p.1 Change of flight paths unrealistic, residents hear "This is not a Town or a Halton Region issue. This is a federal government issue, in conjunction with the corporation NAV Canada," said Knoll. "What we are doing as town councillors, and as members of the community, and as a municipality, is trying to find ways to influence this situation to help mitigate the circumstances. We don't have any official standing. We can't pass any kind of council resolution. This is completely outside our jurisdiction." Neither of Oakville's federal MPs was at the meeting despite being invited. A presentation, by north Oakville resident, long-time pilot and air noise expert Cpt. David Inch, examined the causes of airplane noise, some of which, he said, could be changed and some which likely would not change. Inch said there are three components to consider, when looking at airplane noise. These include the sound made by the airplane's engine, flaps or speed brakes; how far away the airplane is; and, how often the airplane is flying overhead. Inch suggested residents should probably forget about trying to reduce the number of planes passing through the area. "Because of the design of the STARS (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) in Toronto, there is limited opportunity to reduce recurrence (of the air noise)," said Inch. "We are not going to be moving airplanes off their current flight paths very easily and it is important we concentrate on the other pieces." NAV Canada regulations require aircraft flying over north Oakville to Pearson International Airport to reduce their altitude far too early while the plane is still a considerable distance from the airport, argued Inch. He said a plane that is 32 km from an airport can fly as high as 7,000 feet and still land at the facility safely. Planes above north Oakville are regularly seen flying about 3,000 feet as they approach Pearson. see Complaints on p.7 end of town since February 2012, when a downwind flight path to Pearson International Airport was moved farther south. The private capital corporation NAV Canada, which owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation service, said the change was made to meet new international design standards and provide better traffic flow. The change put the flight path directly over residential homes. Advisory group chair and Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll began the meeting by emphasizing that aviation is a federal jurisdiction. Oakville resident and pilot David Inch makes a presentation last Thursday at a public meeting about airplane noise in north Oakville. | photo by Michael Ivanin - special to the Beaver Voted the Best in Oakville We Invite you to find out why! Call today for your personal tour. We'd love to have you join us! Retirement Living 380 Sherin Drive, Oakville, Ontario (905) 847-1413 www.vistamere.ca At Its Best