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FAA-2010-0302 ; Notic e No . 10-O S T o Who mI t

Ma y Concern : W e ar e writin g today with regard s t o th e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g wit h th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n for

th e Ne w Yor

k Nort h Shor e Helicopte r

Route . A s abi-partisa n coalitio n o f Nort h Shor e electe dofficials , w e believ e tha t th e need s o f

ou r resident s ar e uniqu e an d shoul d b e take n int o consideratio n whe n makin g th e fina

l helicopte r

regulations . A t

thi s time , w e wis h t o collectivel y submi t comment s o n th e followin g summar

y portio n o f

th e Federa l Registe r

Vol . 75 , No . 10 1 publishe d o n Wednesday , Ma y 26,201 0 whic h read s a s follows : Thi s propose d actio n woul drequir e helicopte r operator s to w e th e New Yor k Nort h Shor e Route when operatin g i n tha t

are ao f Lon g Island , Ne^

v York . Th e North Shor e Rout e wa s adde d t o th e New Yor k Helicopte r Rout e Char t

i n 200 8 an dth e us e o f

tha t rout e i s currentl y voluntary . New Yor k publi c official s hav e continue d t o receiv e complaint s regardin g th e advers e impac t o f helicopte r

nois e o n thei r

communities . Th

e intende d effect o f thi s proposa l i s t o maximiz e utilizatio n o f th e existin g rout e flown by helicopte r traffi c alon g th e nort h shor e o f Lon g Islan dan dreduc e th e nois e impac t o n nearb y communities . Upo n readin g thi s propose daction , w e wis h t o submi t publi c comment s regardin g thi s matter . W e submi t that an y helicopter s tha t

ar e flying t o asout

h shor e destinatio n mus t

talc e th e sout

h shor e route . Thes e destination s includ e bu t

ar e no t limite dt o Eas t

Hampto n Airport

i n Eas t Hampton , Ne w York , Gabreski Airport i n Westhampton , Ne w York , an dth e Southampto n Heliport i n Southampton , Ne w York . I f ahelicopte r

i s travelin g t o anorth shor e destination , the n the y may tak e th e north shor e route . Fo r th e helicopter s tha t

ai* e travelin g t o anorth shore destinatio n o r asouth shor e route , w e recommen d tha t i n orde r t o mitigat e helicopte r

nois e an dsafety , the y mus t trave l ove r

th e wate r a t leas t on e mil e awa y fromth e nort h shor e a s thi s wil l not

presen t a n unfai r burde n o n helicopte r

operators .

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### I n addition , i f

ahelicopte

r i s seeking to acces s apoin

t on eitherth e sout

h or nort h shor e o f Lon g Island , w e respectfull y reques t tha t n o on e comniunit

y b e overburdene

db y aspecific route . W

e believ e tha

t wheneve r a helicopte r mus t travers e ove

r land , tha t th e Federa

l Aviation Administration implement s specific egres s point s and specific tim

e window s fo

r helicopter s to acces s are aairports . Tlii s measur e wouldeve

n out flights s o tha

t n o on e communit

y i s completel

y burdened wit

h helicopte r traffic . Furtliermore , i

t i s extremel

y importan

t t o not e tha t we reques t

tha t th e minimu

mfligh t altitude be increased firom250 0 fee

t t o 3000 fee t W e than k yo u i n advanc e fo

r you r tim e an d attentio n regarding thi s matte r an dlook forwar dt o the final regulation s wit

h regard s t o helicopte

r traffic ove

r th e Nort h Shor e of Lon g Island . Respectfully , 

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