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Old 08-08-2008, 07:13 AM
 
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I don't doubt what you saw, but I do doubt that a C-5 was "mistakenly" trying to land at Stinson. More likely it was only shooting an approach, a common training tactic that they do all the time at Kelly. Sometimes it is a touch-and-go, where the landing gear actually hits the runway; and others the crew apply full power while still in the air (saves wear and tear on the landing gear, and also explains your "engines screaming like a banshee" comment). I wasn't aware that they also do that at Stinson; but the chances of it being accidental are very slim...

Cheers! M2
None of these are military, but landing at the wrong airport happens way more than I would like to think, and I doubt that Military pilots on visual approaches are any less susceptible to mistakes especially when the airfields are as close together as those two.

Wrong Way Landings By Commercial Airliners

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A couple of years ago a Continental flight landed on taxiway instead of the runway....

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Aviation mistakes happen...
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:21 AM
 
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I don't live near either airport (Lackland or SAT), but used to work near Lackland and heard - and felt - the military planes regularly. Everything shakes.

IME, the noise/shaking from those planes is much more significant than the commercial jets at SAT. I have no clue why, I know nothing about aviation, I'd guess it has to do with the type of plane and how they come in for landing...
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:23 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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None of these are military, but landing at the wrong airport happens way more than I would like to think, and I doubt that Military pilots on visual approaches are any less susceptible to mistakes especially when the airfields are as close together as those two.


Aviation mistakes happen...
I've flown in a Navaho Chieftan, King Air and some little Cessnas 182 etc. Also a Hughes 500 D Helicopter down to Freer chasing coyotes. I'm not a pilot, just along for the ride. I found it very difficult to recognize much from up there.
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:30 AM
 
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I don't live near either airport (Lackland or SAT), but used to work near Lackland and heard - and felt - the military planes regularly. Everything shakes.

IME, the noise/shaking from those planes is much more significant than the commercial jets at SAT. I have no clue why, I know nothing about aviation, I'd guess it has to do with the type of plane and how they come in for landing...
Two reasons, generally the military does not follow noise abatement profiles for landing and takeoff.

Also a lot of Airports have put rules in place limiting the ability of commercial operators to use jets with older loud engines, so Airlines have been upgrading for engine quietness, or buying new planes. The military has not had to do that....
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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Noise from big jets taking off and landing all the time would drive me nuts. So I just paid close attention to the way I flew in during the company relocation trip and remembered to look up a lot while checking out houses. Every once in a while we get a commercial jet in the general area, but it's not loud and really infrequent.
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Old 02-23-2011, 07:19 PM
 
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I hear the city of San Antonio will help pay for double pane windows to block out the noise if we live under a flight path. I am renting off of Wetmore in Stone Ridge and would like to suggest to the landlord that she replace the windows. Does anyone have any knowledge of this and how to get the City to help.
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Old 02-23-2011, 08:30 PM
 
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I hear the city of San Antonio will help pay for double pane windows to block out the noise if we live under a flight path. I am renting off of Wetmore in Stone Ridge and would like to suggest to the landlord that she replace the windows. Does anyone have any knowledge of this and how to get the City to help.
http://www.sanantonio.gov/Aviation/Environmental.asp
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Old 02-24-2011, 10:20 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Hmmm.... I guess I live in the flight path (landing), however I'm a good distance away. We live inside 1604 off of Bitters. The planes often come right over our house or 3-4 houses down. We can easily spot ours when landing! (the blue roof on Blattman Elem. makes it easy.)

Anyway, when we first moved in, I couldn't believe how loud it was. Now... I don't even notice it. (thank gawd!) So we're far enough away that it isn't a problem IMO.
Interesting.. My Brother lives off of Huebner and Bitters behind the IBC Bank and everytime I visit him, the planes flying over are loud and bothersom to me. Perhaps he is immuned to them.
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Old 02-24-2011, 10:54 AM
 
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Maybe I mean, I *do* hear them sometimes.... but it doesn't bother me. Or maybe I like my location enough that I don't let them bother me
And, my husband is a commercial airline pilot, so it would be very silly for us to complain about the sound of commercial jets. haha.
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:02 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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What a waste of taxpayers' money!
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