Pi1otguy
Pattern Altitude
This question is not so much about buildings being only x feet high or property values, but the apparent use of certain lands near airports that allow them to be used as a forced landing field of last resort with lower chances for loss of life on the ground and minimal property damage on the ground while maintaining some use of the land.
Do the city planners, airport designer (or who ever) arrange for the lands around some airports to be friendlier to overruns or short landings?
Do your local airports have such areas around them?
For example, look at LAX. The city of LA has few if any place for a heavy to set down without it turning real nasty. But, assuming west flow, a pilot forced to land short up to almost a mile will take out a lot filled with parked cars (no meaningful structures) or approach lighting in a grass field in addition to crossing 4-6 lanes of traffic. May not be a great outcome, but its lack of occupied structures make it a better outcome then if rows of houses or a mall existed there. Past the departure end there is another less traveled road and lots of dirt in the form of a butterfly sanctuary.
Another example is Riverside, CA (RAL). The airport contains more then 200' of dirt beyond the approach end of 27 and has a golf course past the departure end.
Do the city planners, airport designer (or who ever) arrange for the lands around some airports to be friendlier to overruns or short landings?
Do your local airports have such areas around them?
For example, look at LAX. The city of LA has few if any place for a heavy to set down without it turning real nasty. But, assuming west flow, a pilot forced to land short up to almost a mile will take out a lot filled with parked cars (no meaningful structures) or approach lighting in a grass field in addition to crossing 4-6 lanes of traffic. May not be a great outcome, but its lack of occupied structures make it a better outcome then if rows of houses or a mall existed there. Past the departure end there is another less traveled road and lots of dirt in the form of a butterfly sanctuary.
Another example is Riverside, CA (RAL). The airport contains more then 200' of dirt beyond the approach end of 27 and has a golf course past the departure end.
