| 1. |
Helicopters serve a useful and beneficial
purpose for which of the following? (please check all that
apply) |
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Law enforcement |
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Emergency medical services |
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News-gathering |
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Local and national defense |
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Other government services |
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Construction |
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Transportation |
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Business |
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Sightseeing |
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Recreation |
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I do not believe that helicopters provide a useful and beneficial
purpose |
| 2. |
How does helicopter activity in the metropolitan
Washington area impact your quality of life? |
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Negative impact |
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Positive impact |
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A negative impact, but if something were done to help mitigate
the noise impacts I believe helicopter activity would be
a positive and beneficial impact to my quality of life |
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No opinion |
| 3. |
Please provide a specific location/address
in the metropolitan Washington area where you consider helicopter
noise to be an issue. |
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Street Name:
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Nearest Cross Street:
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City:
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State:
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Zip:
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| 4. |
How many times per day (within
a 24-hour period) do helicopters disturb you at the location
noted above? |
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| 5. |
What time do these noise disturbances
generally occur? (please check ONE) |
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Morning (6:01 AM to 11:00AM) |
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Mid-day (11:01 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Evening (5:01 PM to 10:00 PM) |
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Night (10:01 PM to 6:00 AM) |
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Varies |
| 6. |
What is the noise disturbance at the location
noted above caused by? (please check ONE) |
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Helicopters enroute and transitioning through your area |
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Helicopters circling or hovering in the area |
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Helicopters landing/taking off in the general vicinity |
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Please provide a specific comment that will
help us better understand what the helicopters are doing
when they are creating the noise disturbance. |
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| 7. |
Can you identify the type of helicopter
that is creating the noise disturbance? If you don't know,
please use the photos to help you. (please check all that
apply) |
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Military (see
photos) |
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Government (see
photos) |
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News/traffic (see
photos) |
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Emergency medical (see
photos) |
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Business/commercial/training (see
photos) |
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Construction |
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Unknown |
| 8. |
How specifically does the helicopter noise
disturb you? |
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| 9. |
Did you know that the federal government
is the only governing body that can regulate and control
airspace? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 10. |
Did you know that helicopters often follow
special helicopter routes over highways and other easily
identifiable routes and landmarks? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 11. |
Did you know that there are visual helicopter
routes (to be used on a voluntary basis at the pilot's discretion)
established for the metropolitan Washington area? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 12. |
Which of the following established
helicopter routes, if any, are near where you are experiencing
the noise disturbance? |
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Route 1 - Over the Potomac River from National Airport
to Leesburg |
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Route 2 - Over Route 5 (Old Branch Ave.) from downtown
DC to I-495 |
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Route 3 - Over the I-495 Capital Beltway |
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Route 4 - Over the Potomac River from National Airport
to Fort Washington |
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Route 5 - Over I-395 from the Pentagon Building to I-495
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Route 6 - From National Airport to Andrews Air Force
Base |
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Route 7 - Over Leesburg Pike to The Dulles Airport Access
Road towards Dulles Airport |
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Route 8 - Over Old Branch Ave south to Waldorf |
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None of the above. |
| 13. |
Are there any helicopter landing
areas in your vicinity that are used routinely (either an
established helipad, hospital, or an open field)? |
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Yes |
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No |
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If yes, please provide an identifiable landmark,
specific location, or grid coordinates. |
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| 14. |
Please offer constructive suggestions to
help mitigate helicopter noise in the metropolitan Washington
area. Please keep in mind that the federal government
controls the nation's airspace and that certain helicopter
operations (law enforcement and emergency medical services,
for example) must be able to operate in all airspace and
at all altitudes. |
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| 15. |
(Optional) Please provide your contact
information so that we will be able to speak with you should
we need additional information. Your personal information
will not be used in the report or provided to anyone outside
of the Study Team. |
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First Name:
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Last Name:
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Street Address:
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City:
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State:
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Zip Code:
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Phone Number:
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E-mail Address:
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