The clock is ticking on the comment period in response to the proposed 495,000-square-foot complex of hangars at Hanscom Field, off Hartwell…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission is requesting a formal commitment from the Massachusetts Port Authority to address issues of potential lead contamination…
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by Bob Dorer
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Hanscom Field Advisory CommissionTuesday, January 18, 2022, 7-8 p.m.Location: Zoom video platform Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, which…
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by Bob Dorer
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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 7-8 p.m. Location: Zoom video platform Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of…
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by Bob Dorer
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HFAC is a Massachusetts Legislature-created advisory commission that serves as a conduit between the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and Massport, which owns…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission Meeting
by Bob Dorer
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HFAC is a Massachusetts Legislature-created advisory commission that serves as a conduit between the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and Massport, which owns…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission Meeting
by Bob Dorer
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HFAC is a Massachusetts Legislature-created advisory commission that serves as a conduit between the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and Massport, which owns…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission Meeting
by Bob Dorer
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HFAC is a State Legislature-created advisory commission that serves as a conduit between the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and Massport. The commission…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission Members and FAA Representatives Met to Discuss Local Aviation Issues
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Local officials are reporting progress in sensitizing the Federal Aviation Administration on aircraft noise issues.
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Chair Christopher Eliot told…
Read MoreLook! Up in the Sky!
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Living in Bedford, one of four towns contiguous to Hanscom Field and Hanscom Air Force Base, residents are used to a certain…
Read MoreHFAC Short Takes for April 2021
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The Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) began its April 21 meeting by welcoming new member Barbara Katzenberg, town representative for Lexington, and…
Read MoreHFAC Continues its Consideration of Leaded Avgas
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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Chair Christopher Eliot asked during the March 16 HFAC meeting if Massport would be willing to test at…
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Port Authority says it is sympathetic to local residents’ complaints about aircraft noise, and it is trying to schedule a…
Read MoreAt their March 16 meeting, Hanscom Field Advisory Commission members learned that the pandemic is still battering flight activity at Hanscom Field. …
Read MoreRecently, the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) reviewed airfield impacts on local wetlands, wildlife, and water resources as described in Massport’s most…
Read More* Monday, March 15 is the deadline to answer FAA’s call for public comments on its research concerning: aviation noise impacts on…
Read MoreHFAC Member Margaret Coppe to Investigate Cost of Testing for Lead Contamination in Soil near Airfield
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A member of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission is investigating the details of a soil lead level testing service offered by the…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission learned from Massport at its February 16, 2021 meeting that the pandemic continues to depress air traffic…
Read MoreTakeoffs and landings at Hanscom Field during the pandemic year of 2020 were the fewest for any year since the Massachusetts Port…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) on Dec. 15 advised Massport that it would like to see improvements in correlating noise complaints…
Read MoreAircraft operations at Hanscom Field are leveling off after a partial recovery from pandemic-driven declines last spring. However, the November total is…
Read MoreA Concord resident has asked the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission if it can take steps to have the environmental impact of lead…
Read MoreIt started with a simple question by a resident during the October 20th virtual Hanscom Field Advisory Commission meeting with Massport: who…
Read MoreFlight Operations Recovery Stalls in Early Fall ~ Hanscom Field Advisory Commission ~ October, 2020
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The summer’s gradual recovery of general aviation at Hanscom Field from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed in September, with a…
Read MoreTopics discussed during the September Hanscom Field Advisory Commission included questions about the new Massport Air Noise Response System; decoupling the Bedford…
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