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P RESIDENT ’ S V IEW BY P AT B ELANGER Hello PAPA family, For aerial photographers, we survive and thrive on altitude. And with helicopter photo flights, getting that lower angle translates to a premium clients are willing pay. But will that freedom to fly at any safe altitude last indefinitely? It starts with a noise complaint, that moves on to a politician up for election finding a platform with lots of bang but gets little resistance. On the next pages you will read about possible legislation barring low altitude helicopter flying. The legislation is aimed at the helicopter heavy Los Angeles county. For the rest of the world not so apt to have a celebrity sighting worthy of a swarm of ENG helicopters, we may feel safe in our free and open airspace, but what happens if this LA legislation passes? Will other cities and communities in the United States and around the world follow? We have heard the terms and heeded the warnings from our ATC and those painted on airport signage run-up area:
no loitering
noise abatement policies and procedures in effect
highly noise sensitive communities takeoff & approach
And now we must take heed of another warning sign taking place in Southern California. Read the information on the next page. See what we can all do let our voices be heard. All my best, Pat Belanger, President, PAPA International
Inside this issue: Low Altitude Helicopter Shoots Threatened
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E DITOR ’ S V IEW : Happy Holidays PAPA Friends, I’d like to know what you do for the holidays in your business... Do you send out Christmas/Holiday cards to your clients? Pat and I send out Holiday Cards to our clients, friends & colleagues. We design and print them up through our Pro Account on Shutterfly. It is personalized and sends a unique message that we hope will stand out and be remembered among the blizzard of cards flying about this time of year. With a service like Shutterfly.com you can send out individualized Holiday cards with the client’s own aerials on it!
Pat & Julie Belanger
Do you give Holiday gifts to your clients? We send out gifts to our best clients. Nothing extravagant, usually under $10, but something classy and memorable that will remind them that we appreciate their business. Do you think sending cards and gifts makes a difference? It makes a difference to us. In one case, I hadn’t heard from a very good client for a couple of months. I sent the gift anyway. I still didn’t hear anything. Hmmmmmm, so I summoned up my chutzpah (nerve) and sent an email “just checking to make sure she got the package.” THAT opened the door and she was again, one of our BEST clients of 2011. I have heard that only 1 in 7 correspondences are by snail mail. Make yours count! Let me hear what you do for the holidays in your business. Send your answers in an email to Julie@the111th.com We’ll share the results in an upcoming issue of PAPA Views. Happy Flying, Julie Belanger, Editor PAPA Views and PAPA eViews
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LOS ANGELES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS THREATENED BY LEGISLATION TO LIMIT LOWFLYING HELICOPTERS Could it happen in your town? This past October, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles have supported federal legislation to limit low-flying helicopters and cut down on noise from news and tour choppers in Los Angeles County. PAPA member, Sibylle Allgaier, sees this legislative action as a threat, not just to her livelihood and to the flying community of Los Angeles, but it could migrate and grow to affect other cities and communities across the country. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky recommended that the board support the bill by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, which would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to restrict helicopter flight paths and set minimum altitudes for such craft within 12 months. The Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act would apply specifically to Los Angeles County. Complaints from neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains about being inundated with news, tour and paparazzi helicopters have caused this action saying such flights “invade residents' privacy, raise safety concerns and create noise pollution that aggravates residents and disrupts performances at the Hollywood Bowl.� On its website, the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association warns that such legislation often creates more problems that it solves. "We caution lawmakers to give serious consideration with regard to potential unintended consequences associated with legislative initiatives that would affect the safe and efficient use of the airspace," the organization said in a news release posted on its website shortly after the legislation was introduced. "Such legislative acts can threaten the safety of those in the aircraft as well as those on the ground. By imposing restrictions on the available airspace, altitudes, and routing for helicopters, predicated upon no other consideration than noise, high intensity aircraft congestion can be created within confined airspace layers. This will result in conflicts not only between helicopters, but also between airplanes that are operating to and from the various airports or transiting the area. This could substantially decrease safety when many different aircraft types, which travel at different speeds, are no longer separated but are pushed closer together in the airspace. Careful consideration must be given to avoid forcing the helicopters over other communities which may be even more sensitive to noise than the existing operating areas." "The helicopter industry has gone above and beyond compliance with all regulations," working with the FAA to develop guidelines for "flying neighborly" and enhancing air safety, the group originally said in response to the news of the Berman bill. But Yaroslavsky said that despite what he called "lip service" about flying neighborly, operators have been "brazen and bragging" about the ability to fly low enough to see into residents' backyards. The sheriff's and fire departments had raised concerns that the bill does not require the FAA to exempt their operations. But Berman has agreed to amend the bill to make an exception for emergency, law enforcement and military activities mandatory. The legislation has been referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation for consideration. To contact our representatives on the transportation and infrastructure committee in the house click here: http://republicans.transportation.house.gov/singlepages.aspx/763 To contact your own legislators in your home state to let them know this is not something you want them to support. You can find your representatives and their contact information at this link: http://www.house.gov/ representatives/
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This is a letter written by Los Angeles based aerial photographer, Sibylle Allgaier to her congressman stating her concerns for the legislation. Her words speak clearly about her longtime knowledge of FAA rules and regulations as they apply to helicopters and fixed wing operations in the Los Angeles area and her intimate familiarity with the Los Angeles air space. Sibylle welcomes your calls & emails to talk about what we can do. She can be reached at: 310-766-2821 Sibylle @ heliphoto.net
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NEW BOOKS BY PAPA MEMBERS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! Leave No Trace: The Vanishing North American Wilderness Aerial Photography by Jim Wark & Essays by Roderick Nash North America’s pristine, remote, and very much endangered lands as seen through the award-winning aerial photography of Jim Wark. The expanse of North America seems boundless, and its wild lands encompass some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Though timeless in their majesty, some areas are at risk of vanishing or changing forever, and Jim Wark’s passion is to capture many of these beautiful regions before they are developed or environmentally impacted-and lost. From the lush coasts of the Great Lakes to the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, from the deep crevasses of Utah’s Canyonlands to the picturesque valleys of the Appalachians, this breathtaking volume captures these remote gems with glorious vistas and unique and detailed perspectives only available from the air. Piloting his high-wing bush plane for unobstructed camera work and unique low-level angles, Wark’s artistic eye for detail makes this book an incomparable trip to the last North American wildernesses.
America From Above By Jim Wark This bird's-eye-view volume of stunning images from pilotphotographer Jim Wark captures the awe-inspiring diversity of America--from rock-bound coasts to sunny beaches; from teeming cities to rugged mountains; from tropical paradises to arctic glaciers; from man-made wonders to the raw magnificence of the Grand Canyon. A soaring celebration of the country's vast spaces, spirit of freedom, natural beauty, and tireless industry, America from Above may look down on its subject, but only to better raise it up.
PAPA member Jim Wark has published 8 books including his newest books listed here and America Flying High, Discovering Lewis and Clark from the Air, A Field Guide to Sprawl, Colorado: An Aerial Geography of the Highest State. Editor’s Note: All of Jim Wark’s books can be purchased directly from Jim. Ask him to sign the books for you! Jim can be reached at airphotona@comcast.net The books are also available from Amazon.com
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The World of Mining Aerial Photography by Jim Wark In this truly unique celebration of mining, breathtaking aerial photographs by award-wining photograpers Jim Wark and Richard Woldendorp accompany ground-level pictures of mines, mine-side oddities, and mine communities. Informed but breezy narratives by mining experts John Trudinger and Karlheinz Spitz identify and explain the images. The World of Mining shows that mining and associated activities can be impressive, attractive, and even spectacular. The book illustrates most if not all aspects of mining and mineral processing, in all its varieties, and from different environments throughout the world. It illustrates the colorful history of mining and its importance to the development of civilization as we know it. It depicts the wide range of activities in modern mining, from exploration to mine closure, as well as traditional mining by skilled practitioners, using methods adapted to local conditions.
Crisscrossing America: Discovering America from the Road Aerial Photography by Jim Wark After purchasing his first motorcycle—a Harley-Davidson—in 2004, John Gussenhoven almost immediately planned an epic cross-country road trip, the kind that many dream about but few actually make. Crisscrossing America is a photographic journal of his two-year, two-leg journey crisscrossing the United States—from Mt. Vernon, Washington, to Naples, Florida, and from San Diego, California, to Eastport, Maine. In this truly unique celebration of the United States, breathtaking aerial photographs by Jim Wark accompany the many groundlevel photographs of small towns, roadside oddities, and beautiful scenery taken by Gussenhoven as he discovered America one mile at a time.
Chesapeake: The Aerial Photography of Cameron Davidson Nearly 10,000 years ago, rising sea levels filled a meteorimpact crater to form the Chesapeake Bay, North America's largest estuary, and the third largest in the world. The long tendrils of its watershed cover 64,000 square miles and span six states from Virginia to New York. Seventeen million people live within its boundaries. There are more than 100,000 streams, creeks, and rivers in the watershed, including 150 major rivers, with names that conjure ancient voices, such as the Susquehanna, Nanticoke, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock. These waters mix with the Atlantic Ocean in a brackish estuary that helped sustain Native Chesapeake can be purchased from Amazon.com Americans for centuries, but in recent years the bay has come under siege from the impacts of increasing population and industry, threatening this national treasure. PAPA member Cameron Davidson, based in Virginia, has published five books of photography. He shoots on assignment for a variety of publications, including Vanity Fair, National Geographic, and Smithsonian. Cameron can be reached at: cameron@camerondavidson.com
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