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From: dqrtna.Witte@f<Ul.gov 

To: l"llUigllire@cl.rtori'.vood.ma~ 1.is 

Let'!? disc~ss, 

Donna R. Witte 

Airports Program S.pecip.lj..s,t 

FAA, Airports Division 

N-ew Engli:\nd R~gion, !U:Iit-~ ()0 

12 New Eni;l,land Executive Park 

Burlington, .t-fA 01~03 

Tel.: ieJ;-US-76't4 

FAX: 7 81..,238-7 608 

e.-mail: donna. w1 t~@ faa. gov 

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Mr. Donovano~r offi~e handles the formal aampl.aints unde·r H G:FR Eiax:t 1~. so_ my 

review ,a-nd coll)lt\EWt .on the qJ4es 1;.t:9!'\~ YOl.l ra;i . .!!e w~mJ,.d pr:.eclude m:~ fr.6m 

working Oli a f'oi;inal coniplaint if -one 'WE!re fi-ied. I bel'it\ve. :i\:: WQUlQ. be more appropriate for ~u r C.omplianQE!' Of.fic!'l.r in ·the r~g:i,.on, Doil.na Witte, to 

respond. I. have copied Ms. Witte O:h this r·es.ponse. 

Deancira :Broo)cs 

Airport co~pliance Speci.aiist. 

Federai Aviat.ion .1\dministratibl:l 

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Dear Mrs. -B·ro.oks ,. 

httns://wehmaiLnorwoodma.Q:ov/ZimbraJ 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 ~ue1 a,ir.c _rtl,_ft ~;>n a "ramp" .spac::e which ha:s be.en fun.d.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.,eL? 

The Airport Manage.·r· .h.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" ·

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'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. 

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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 

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