REFLECTOR: Exhaust noise

[Scott Baker]

Hi Tom,
Welcome to "seasonally warm" Florida!
As a northern California transplant, it only took 3 to 4-years to become 
accustomed to the humidity levels in Florida.
Looking forward to meeting up with you some time.
Scott B.
Sebastian, FL

On 7/13/2012 1:13 PM, Tom Cacek wrote:
> Torrance, TOA (in California) also has the same db. limit.  I went 
> there a while back to visit a friend who works at Robinson, but before 
> departure, I contacted noise abatement before and told them I would 
> contact them after TO to see where I was.  I was 91.5db. also, which 
> they said was over the single event limit, but I think since I 
> contacted them, they didn't send me anything in the mail.  Steve is 
> correct, but I have not been back to try it again because I moved all 
> my aircraft out of California to Florida (3FL0) where they don't have 
> an aircraft property, or state income tax.  Only problem flying there 
> in "flat land" compared to California, I have to look at the compass 
> to know where north is, and watch out for those pesky towers.
> TEC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve korney <s_korney at hotmail.com>
> To: Reflector Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Fri, Jul 13, 2012 9:59 am
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Exhaust noise
>
> Scott...
>
> I think KSMO has a 88 db. noise limit.... Your not even close to 
> meeting it... There are several airports in California that have 
> similar noise limits... So, try to use full power on initial takeoff 
> roll and then power back when your airborne until you leave the local 
> airport runway ... Then power back up again after about a couple of 
> mile away from the airport... Most noise sensors are very close to the 
> runway approach and departure ends ... They have been trying to close 
> that airport for years and noise is just one of the many ways the 
> neighbors of the airport have to use against us their...Works for me....
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> > Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:17:37 -0600
> > From: scott at tnstaafl.net <mailto:scott at tnstaafl.net>
> > To: reflector at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
> > Subject: REFLECTOR: Exhaust noise
> >
> > I'm using a Custom Aircraft exhaust which is fairly similar to the
> > factory supplied exhaust. Basically a 3 into 1 stack for each side with
> > the outlet pipe pointing straight down. The factory exhaust joins the
> > 3 together under the forward cylinder. The Custom exhaust joins them
> > under the middle cylinder.
> >
> > I got a noise ticket(warning) in the mail from the KSMO operating
> > authority last month. They have a 95db limit that they somehow
> > monitor. They said I put out 95.1 db on one of my departures that day.
> >
> > Anybody else experience this? Any solutions?
> >
> > Scott
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