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Dear Mrs. 

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httns : //wehma i Lnorwoodma
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### 12/21/2010

## r am . based 

## at Norwood MUnicipal Airport in NorW,Q
. Qd Mi;!ssach
. usetts (KOWD)
. This ai:z;port has receiveq fU,JiqJng :throl-!gh the A:IP prOgram 

### . and Federq.l and State

_ granlf:$. · I have several basic questions J;

**wa~** hcu:iing you could poss . ibl · e 

### help me with? I bel
. ieve the Jliirport Authority (through the Manager : or; . ¢ommi,s,sion) is the sponsor o,f the Ar : p grants. Under one or mor; · e · of the grant . s most 

### o.f the ma , in ramps

**h~re** q . t ' Norwood Airport
. we:i:e resu.rf'aced and lfe.i;>
. 1-lil
. t. The Town controls · several siria:ll portions · of the main ramps which they currently use : for
. tie · down 

## of small · aircraft. There is no "t · own" or PU!illic ramp space. There is m'lly 1
. FBO here at KQWD. Norwood has

. hag a part 16 compl.aint with a negaHve finding l;>y the FAA in Town Of Norw · ood V. Boston Air Charter. The TQwn ,has }Jeen 'fo\ihd iri vi ol

- aMon of several grant as!31.n;ancJ3s.
I have

**e~~ral** pi;isic questions ff 

### you . could help'? 

### 1. Is 

### it a **t'vnda,mentC~J t~q1,1Lremerit**  

### to have a

**·~public"** ramp area at . an 

### a.ir:pott. KOWD has 

### one FBO: and 

### no : ;;public"
. r ,

p,mp . : c!.lrre

_ nt-l_y?' · 

### 2. Must a.ll ';ramp"

**spac~ .**  **~lti c:h**  has receive ' d 

### AIP t\inding 

### be , av.ailable 

### for use to all Airport user'S? If the "ramp" is under l.ea , se tp i!-il.O.the:r' entity can this are . a be t):seii

**~Y ~he**  P\lblic? ;3. 

### can "ramp" space be restricte

- d by the 

### FBO, the Manilger or tlie Airport AuthOrity? 4
. Can the E"SO prohibit ce.rtai 

### n types 6f air
. r;;ra ft trom 

### u

_ sing it's "publ io" 

### or transient ramp . spa(;e? Can the FSO prohibit Helicopter-s f.rotn using it's

**ra~?** · · 

### 5
. Can anothe.r e.nt . ity

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rtl,

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**~;>n** a "ramp"
. spac::e 

### which ha:s be
. en 

### fun
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.

ed

**r:~der** 

### the AI?? 6
. can . the Airport Mana
. g ,

er · or Autl:lority deem an area or operation "unsa
. fe" and p - rohibit an operation in a certain area? Do they need

**~AA** approval to make this determinationi 7. The town · o · f Norwood haS' one , · ,.ramp'' parcel w.hich · :i,s !lOt under lease or agreement. Do they ha-ve

**~o** put t)1is "ta,inp'' or parcel out f:
. or bid t . o allow the public equal acc . ess to . obtain or l · ease · thi-s.

**pa~c.,e L?**  The Airport Manage. · r · 

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.

as p . rpp_o;;Jed

**J;~strictive** - and di · scr:iminatbry ruies 

### change-s whic , h woLi,:l.d single oat "Helicopter';

**o~~rat.tous an~**  **p~ ~v~nt**  heliC.o$)ters

**ei;th~'r** based 

## . at the {!'irport 

## o . r t£11-n
. sient
. fr.Om · using the ; AIP funded 'raxi

**!.!! tie~**  and · cex:tain '"ral'np" space. The manager 

### and Autho:J;:ity are using "safety" · as tii.e · reasoning 

### l:)'enind. t . hls proposed

_ action. Helico-pter operato . rs here arid transient ar-e asking 

### to
. be t ' reated fairly 

### and wit-bout
. discrimination in the operat.Lon
. of o1.1r · aircraft,
.. . The · **Manc;~ger** has "offered" · 1 'he'lic;e,pter ci-t
. cles" 

### as our only
. a1ternat
. ive tor helicopter ope · ra t
- ions · . These (.5 } · "oi
. rcles ' ir a-.r . e : ap.prQXii!late , ly 

### -one ·_ half rh1le fr:Om my hanger


### . l!-.n.d

**h~ve** no llg , hi::ing iit night and are · impassible when one "circle" is
. OCCUf!ied. He has

. **~rop:O'sed** 

### tha7 we 

### "t;rg" our 

### halicoptfiibl to the "ci.r

- cles". My cul;'
. :r:ent gJ;qund han<Ulng eqtapment 1s unable to meet 

### this unreasonable requirement. The Manager h

. as also proposed th
. at helicopters be prohibited from using ce,rt:ain "taxi 

### laries". On December 17, 2Cll
. O at **a,pp;ro:xi~t~ately** 5:30pm a a transient helicopter was prohibited by the c ' ontrol tower from landing


### . on t!:re "publ.i,

_ c ra;tllp'' here at Nor · wood Airport. The 

### FB
. 0 has g-1sQ

**pxo~o se.cl,**  

### wJ.t.h

. tne ' approval of 

### t:M Airport 

### Mana;ger 

### that no helicopter .operator opetate 

### oh AIP ramp space without
. writ
. ten pe

_ l:'mt-ssion of the' FBb and Manager? · I am in the · ; process M · obtaining my . part · 13$

**c;~l;' t;Hica,titm**  8,'!;1d feel I ' ari1 being
**ctiscr;im~Qa(e<;!: !'lga**  **ii:ls~** by the : FBQ

. arid the Alri'Jdrt Manager. Yout: as . sistance is app:t:e:t:iated.

\2!2ln0\0

# I feel that 

### inembers o · f 

### the Airport Conimission, the Airport Manager and th
. e Monopoly FBO are **con~pirinq** 

## to disc
. rimin
. ai:e q,gain:st helicbptel!'s · and our operation here at Norwood 

### Airport. Christopher Donovan
. President, 

### Boston
. Executive
**Helico~ters** 781-603 ' -9'186



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