NOISE ABATEMENT POLICY/RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO:
Runway 31R DEPARTURES -
make a 20 degree right turn to a heaÍding
of 330 degrees, at the airport boundary.
IFR DEPARTURES -
please give consideration to your noise impact. Climb
to 633 feet MSL before making any turns. High performance aircraft please
use optimum low noise settings.
ARRIVALS -
Aircraft approaching from the north and northeast (Sterling
Suites and Calaveras Reservoir), be alert for outbound aircraft turning
right for noise abatement and to avoid San Jose Class C Airspace.
A map of Palo Alto's noise sensitive areas is available here for your use.
SAFETY ALWAYS SUPERSEDES NOISE ABATEMENT
- No touch and go operations between 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. Local Time.
- No turns in traffic pattern that exceed 60-degree bank
- No formation or flight of two departures
- No intersection take offs
- No demonstration low level fly-bys
- All approaches and departures should be flown to enhance noise abatement and community relations
