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Noise Abatement Procedures

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McClellan-Palomar Airport

Gillespie Field

Ramona

Fallbrook

Borrego Valley

McClellan-Palomar Airport

Voluntary (Safety First) Procedures:

Runway 24 departures—

Jets fly 2500 ground track at best rate of climb until approximately 1/2 mile offshore. NBAA standard noise abatement departure procedures recommended.

Piston aircraft hold turns until 800 ft. MSL, North pattern preferred. On downwind leg climb to at least 1000’ AGL prior to initiating turn to desired course.

View graphic of Alpha departure

Arriving Aircraft:

√ Minimum Altitude 2000' AGL until 3 miles from the field

√ Maintain a cruise aircraft configuration (gear and flaps retracted; RPM no higher than cruise) until as close to the airport as possible.

√ Helos: Remain above 1000' MSL and over major roads until entering the airport traffic pattern.

√ Jets: Request ILS approach. Fly a slightly high approach if in VMC. Delay gear and flaps transition consistent with safety.

General: Voluntary procedures 2200-0700 (local)

√ Jet take-off and landing “Quiet Hours”.

√ Flight training operations such as touch-and-goes and multiple practice approaches are discouraged during Quiet Hours.

 

JETS DEPARTING RUNWAY 24
Best Rate of Climb on 2500 ground track until ½ mile offshore.

PROPS DEPARTING RUNWAY 24
Hold turns until 800’, North pattern preferred.

ALL DEPARTURES FROM RUNWAY 6
Hold turns until 800’, North pattern preferred.

  

Gillespie Field

Runway 09R -27L CLOSED dusk-dawn, not lighted.  Runway 17 preferred noise abatement departure when tower closed.  Formation departures available as traffic permits, limited to no more than 3 aircraft per formation takeoff.  PPR for VFR low approaches below 1000' AGL from airport director.

Pattern for touch and go runway 27L (Adobe Acrobat)

Fallbrook

Traffic climb straight ahead to 1200' MSL.  Runway 18 turn crosswind when abeam water tank 1.1 miles ESE of runway.  Runway 18 extend downwind leg to allow 1/3 mile final approach.  Fly downwind to east of high school.  Recommended helicopter traffic pattern is an approach and departure at 492' AGL from and to east at mid runway.

Ramona

On takeoff, climb on runway heading to 2000 feet MSL" (mean sea level) prior to turns.

Borrego Valley

Do not overfly elementary school SW of airport.  Aerobatic activity North side of airport during daylight hours from surface to 5000'. 


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