**IMPORTANT: THE
FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ARRIVALS AND
DEPARTURES AT PDK. HOWEVER,
THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO HAMPER SAFE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
AND COMPLIANCE WITH OVERRIDING
DIRECTIVES. **
1) Voluntary Night
Restriction
All operators are strongly encouraged not to fly between
the hours of 11p.m. and 6 a.m. local time.
Aero-medical and emergency operations are
exempt from this request. PDK Airport Security
monitors all arrival and departures
and provides a listing of aircraft registration numbers
to the Noise Abatement Information
Office. A letter of non-compliance will be mailed
to every operator that operates
during this period to further educate them on the problems
involved with using the airport
at night and requesting their compliance and consideration
in the future.
The aviation community is being given the opportunity to
demonstrate its
sensitivity to the airport's close-in neighbors and
communities. Your
cooperation is requested & appreciated.
2) Preferential Runway
Program
During hours that the ATC Tower is operation, tower
personnel will move
operations to a northbound flow whenever possible.
During hours that the tower
is closed, pilots are requested to DEPART on runway 2R when
wind conditions, traffic and
safety permits. IN NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD SAFETY
BE COMPROMISED IN THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF
RUNWAY.
3) Noise Monitoring Program
The PDK Noise Information Office operates a Noise and Operations
Monitoring System
(NOMS) to measure actual noise levels of aircraft using PDK.
Due to the effect on
the community, all operators who produce a high noise event at
a NOMS monitoring station,
may be contacted. Monitoring stations are located in
nearby residential areas.
4) Traffic Pattern
Altitudes
2000' MSL - Single Engine
~ 2500' MSL - MultiEngine
5) Touch and Go
Operations
Practice touch-and-go operations at outlying fields
whenever possible.
Touch-and-go operations are prohibited from 10 p.m. to
7 a.m. and Sundays between 11 a.m.
and Noon.
6) Maintenance Runups
Runups for maintenance are prohibited from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
7) Intersection Takeoffs
For noise abatement purposes, intersection takeoffs are
not recommended.
8) Use of Reverse Thrust
Limit the use of reverse thrust at other than idle power and
limit the use of
reverse thrust to perform early runway turnoff.
Full length taxiways are available.
9) Prior Permission
Required
Military aircraft must contact the Airport Director's
Office (770)
936-5440 prior to landing at PDK.
10) NBAA Noise Abatement
Procedures
For arriving and departing turbine business aircraft, PDK Noise
Information Office recommends utilizing the NBAA close-in arrival
and departure
procedures.
11) Noise Abatement
Arrival/Departure Profiles Fixed Wing Aircraft
The PDK Noise Information Office has published
procedures that include depictions of noise sensitive areas
and suggested
departure/arrival climb profiles that can be mailed or faxed
free of charge. Call
(770) 936-5440.
12) Recommended
Noise Abatement Instrument Approach Procedure
Attention instrument
pilots, please use the Runway 20L GPS/RNAV Approach Procedure whenever possible.
This is PDK's preferred instrument
approach for noise abatement. Click here for more information.
FAA
NOTICE - Primary Instrument Approach at PDK
FAA
NOTICE - Preferred Jet Departure Headings
Visit
the NBAA's noise website for further information
AOPA's Noise
Awareness Steps
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The Airport Facility Directory (A/FD) is
published by the U.S. Department of Commerce & the National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about every sixty
(60) days.