Canyon noise

Noise is a problem that the helicopter operators face every day - some more than others. For business travel, flying over the Grand Canyon, is a struggle. Recently, National Park Service (NPS) new rules that limit the number of flights over the canyon and require the use of "calm technology" helicopter the next 10 years will be.

Operators understand and support the initiative to reduce noise in the park. Many upgrades to its fleet with quieter models like the EC130B4 Eurocopter (aka ecostar) but opposes limiting the number of flights. There is a little more than 400 flights per day on average, and the proposed new rules to limit the Many 364 operators to report double-digit growth, which makes the application easy to see the canyon from above.

It is difficult for people in the remote beauty of the land, without the test of our visit. For example, if some of the difficult areas in the valley took a bus tour to explore the road would destroy the natural state built landscape. Helicopter noise less leave permanent marks. I agree that the rest of nature must be zaschischeny.Vnimanie these areas should be given to reduce the noise is not reduced the number of flights, and therefore the number of people who can benefit from these areas.
In the coming months, NPS supports various social gatherings in Arizona, Utah and Nevada public hearing mnenie.Kommen tary ends June 6, 2011.