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Originally Posted by futuresooner
I live within 3 miles of Love Field, Oak Lawn to be exact, and when they take off to the south, which is about 65-70% of the time with the wind, planes are already pushing over 3,000ft above ground downtown. I know the FAA requires certain safety cushion benchmarks, but this is over a half mile south of the runway approach.
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Exactly. The FAA's initial response is a complete crock.
I'm sure Harwood International will not let the FAA's initial response be the last word on their Forum towers .... they have too much clout and influence in the City and region.
The Perot site (which has UNLIMITED height available to it) is literally across Woodall Rodgers Freeway a block south from where Harwood Forum will rise.
So how can Harwood Forum be a flight problem when UNLIMITED building height is permissible merely a block further south?
Makes the FAA look even more inept as the Federal Government is viewed as a whole.
I honestly think that the regional FAA office (which is based in Ft. Worth) is letting regional rivalry influence them on some of this because the wording they used for their response was actually pretty awkward and almost hesitant as if to say "no, but if you really want it and push hard to get it it could happen".
If Harwood International wants to build their supertalls it WILL happen.