Posted on 05/13/2010 9:21:35 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Villagers who suffer from the jet noise in the north end of town, and all those with sensitive ears only have to put up with the ruckus a little bit longer. The Dutch pilots who have been training at the Springfield-Beckley Airport with the 178th Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard will move to Arizona soon after September 2010.
The move was announced on Sunday, May 2, on the Web site F16.net and was confirmed this Tuesday by am Air National Guard spokesman.
Soon after the Dutch joined American pilots already training at the airport five years ago, some villagers complained of the increased noise, especially over the north end of the village. While the pilots were officially guided to bypass Yellow Springs, weather conditions sometimes caused incursions over the village, Commander Mike Roberts stated in a News article several months ago. The Dutch planes were also considered noisier than their American counterparts due to a different engine.
According to an article on the Web site, the Dutch had trained for 18 years in Tucson and came to the Springfield location when Tucson was already full with pilots from other countries. The Dutch have been at the Springfield airport for five years, training alongside U.S. Air Force pilots.
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Will these Dutch be at Tucson International airport, or Davis-Monthan?
Amen.
“Antioch College” is gone but the stinking hippies are not.
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