1985_10 The Daily Collegian October 1985

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NEWS
Oct 3,1985
Noise
ment Procedures" that control flying pat¬
terns and attitudes. These procedures are
published in the Jeppeson Pilots Manual
so pilots flying in have the information
available on what they can or cannot do
when landing at the Fresno Air Terminal.
/Ledford-said there are about 55 com¬
mercial flights a day and that number
remains "fairly JUtic." She said there were
204,000 air traffic control operation of
civil and miliury Landings and uke-offs
"We really dont have a noise problem
at this airport, we're really very lucky.
Compared to other airports, we're very,
very minor in the number of complaints
received," she said.
Ledford said the Fresno Air Terminal
was "born out of the need for a military-
type airport during World War II."
She said Chandler Air Field coiildnt be
expanded into a major military facility
because it was too near to the population
center of the city.
In 1941, she said the government leased
what was basically rural farm land, "far
removed from tbe population center,"and
built Hammer Army Air Base.
Ledford said the city took it over in the
late 1940s and purchased surrounding
Und area for future expansion of the air
terminal.
She said the Air National Guard came
to Fresno Air Terminal in 1954, when the
city entered into- a lease with the U.S.
Corp of Engineers.
Ledford pointed out the Army National
Guard, the Marine Air Reserve Missile
Training Detachment and the Forest Ser¬
vice also use space at Fresno Air Terminal.
According to Ledford. the Air National
Guard usually flies three times a day and
they usually send out three to four aircraft
at a time. She said their patterns vary in
terms of how many they send out and
when they do.
Ledford said Fresno Air Terminal "gets
a lot of complaints about the F-4s."
An F-4 Phantom can reach up to 1500
mph during level flights. It's the basic
interceptor, fighter-bomber and electronic
reconnaissance aircraft for all the U.S.
said, "We dont fly just because we're out
there anil want to fly. there's always a
training mission or a mission to be
accomplished."
He said their flight exercises are con¬
trolled by March Air Force Base. "We're
an air defense unit, we have certain areas
we have to protect."
According to an article in the Sept. 24
issue of the Fresno Bee, Federal Aviation
Administration regional director Homer
McCture, uid his agency will work with
the Fresno community "to develop safe
and quiet takeoff and approach patterns."
Stress
George Finley at
AirNatio
.1 Guard
best stress relief possible."
Haak had suggestions that almost
anyone could use in stress management.
Participating in noncompetitive sports,
reading, and creative writing, are among
the activities he recommended. Finding
time to do these things can be a problem
fora busy individual, but Haak said hefelt
that the benefits are worth the effort.
To fight stress mentally, Haak said that
he likes to keep his options open.
"1 have always felt that in order to
relieve stress I need to be prepared to do
something other than what I am doing
Haak said that if he could be guaran¬
teed success, he would drop everything to
Haak is a published author with one
book, "The Parable of the President," to
hiscredit. He said that the book deals with
"Laughter is the best stress
relief possible."
-Haak
a subject that he is all too familiar with; the
stresses of professionalism. He is pres¬
ently working on the follow up.
"I am writing the next book strictly to
be funny," said Haak.
According to his philosophy, that should
be a mode of stress release in itself.
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