r i TOWN OF Telephone: (631) 283-6055 A TP TT L^i ''-'^"^*' Teleplione; (631)283-6U 

ANNA 1 HRONE-HOLST [^ OUTHAMPTO N ^ax: (631) 287-5708 

Supervisor 116 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY 11968 athrone-holst@southamptontownny.gov 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Docket Operations M-30 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Room W12-140 

West Building Ground floor 

Washington, DC 20590-0001 

RE: Docket Number FAA-2010-0302 

June 24,2010 

Thank you very much for proposing mandatory flight rules for helicopter operations over 

Long Island. We support the intent of the proposed rule to reduce the helicopter noise 

impact on Long Island communities. But we believe that the proposed rule does not 

adequately address the helicopter noise problem on the East End of Long Island, the 

destination for the great majority of helicopter flights originating in the New York 

metropolitan area, specifically to and from the East Hampton Airport (HTO), as well as 

Gabreski Airport (FOK), the Southampton Village Heliport (87N) and Montauk Airport 

(MTP), hereinafter referred to collectively as the "East End Airports." 

Since the FAA has found that the Long Island helicopter noise problem is uiuque, the 

present rulemaking must deal expressly with that problem as it relates to the East End 

Airports. Current and recent trends indicate that the burden of helicopter traffic centering 

on HTO will increase substantially in future years, further exacerbating the noise problem 

for the East End. 

Over the past three weeks a group of stakeholders from the Towns of Southampton, East 

Hampton, Shelter Island, Southold and Riverhead have met several times to review the 

proposal. Attached please find a letter signed by four of the Supervisors indicating their 

support for the attached recommendations. We believe that these proposed revisions are 

essential to carrying out the FAA intent for effectively and equitably reducing the impact 

of helicopter noise on East End communities. 

We sincerely appreciate your ongoing efforts on behalf of Long Island residents. If you 

have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Arma Throne-Hoist 

Supervisor 
OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR 

Town Hall 

P.O. Box 970 

38 North Ferry Road 

Shelter Island, NY 11964-0970 

James Dougherty Phone (631) 749-0015 

Supervisor Fax (631) 749-0728 

jdougherty@shelterlslandtown. us 

June 24,2010 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Docket Operations M-30 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

RoomW12-140 

West Building Ground Floor 

Washington, DC 20590-0001 

Dear J. Randolph Babbitt, 

This letter is to express the support of the East End Supervisors listed below for the 

final recommendations of the East End Helicopter Noise Stakeholders Group numbered 

1 through 9 attached to this letter. Docket 2010-0302. 

Helicopter flight noise has been an ongoing issue for the East End towns and villages. 

The efforts of Senator Schumer and the Stakeholders committee have our full support. 

Sincerely, 

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William Wilkinson James Dougherty Anna Throne-Hoist Scott Russell 

Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor 

Town of East Hampton Town of Shelter Island Town of Southampton Town of Southold 
06-21-2010 Revised Final Recommendations of 

East End Helicopter Noise Stakeholders Group 

in response to FAA proposal FAA Docket 2010-0302 

Recommendations: 

The following recommendations shall apply to helicopter traffic to and from East 

Hampton Airport (HTO), Gabreski Auport (FOK), Southampton Village Heliport (87N) 

and Montauk Airport (MTP), collectively the East End Airports. 

1. There should be two FAA mandatory designated routes for helicopter traffic to 

and from the East End Airports: a 'South Shore Route' and a 'North Shore 

Route'. This is essential in order to accommodate the important southerly 

transition routes from HTO and the other East End Airports and to equitably 

distribute the volume of helicopter traffic using the North and South Shore routes. 

2. The FAA should establish procedures in coordination with East End Airports to 

monitor and enforce compliance with the proposed routes. 

3. When departing from either of the two Shore Routes fransiting to/from any East 

End Airport or traversing the area between the two Routes, a minimum altitude of 

3000 ft. for any helicopter must be achieved as quickly as possible and maintained 

until within the approach area of the destination airport. 

4. The South Shore Route requires a 'helicopter only flight layer' at JFK between 

500-800 ft and above the current VFR corridor to encourage a fair portion of 

fraffic to take this Route. This layer would be similar to the current SFRA Hudson 

River Rules. 

5. The North Shore Route to HTO and MTP should only permit transit to the east of 

Plum Gut, then over water to the maximum extent possible, directly to and from 

HTO and MTP. 

6. Both North Shore and South Shore Routes should require helicopters to fly not 

less than one mile from the shore. 

7. All helicopter traffic using East End Airports must follow protocols and noise 

abatement procedures as established for each airport to manage helicopter traffic. 

8. HTO and FOK airports should be empowered either directly or via the FAA to 

manage flight concentrations and nighttime/early morning flights. 

9. The foregoing provisions are inter-independent and inseparable and are supported 

only if adopted in their entirety. 

June 21, 2010 

KC/DMK