Regulations and Government
Helicopter Noise Becomes Election Issue in California

Less than two weeks before California’s June 5 primary election, some federal lawmakers in the state are again making helicopter noise in the Los Angeles area a campaign issue. In a letter sent yesterday to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, seven members from California’s congressional delegation are urging him to jump-start the public comment period of the FAA rulemaking process. Their goal is instituting more restrictive flight paths and altitudes for civil helicopters operating in the Los Angeles area in the name of noise abatement.

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