I'd say lengthening the runway is one issue, as passenger gets cannot apparently land on YTZ's 1,216 m (3,990 ft) runway. However this is a false excuse, as Boeing 737s regularly use similar short fields, such as Brazil's 1,260 m Santos Dumont airport, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Dumont_Airport
Wouldn't it be better to just impose a dB limit on aircraft wanting to use the airport, rather than saying a particular technology choice is prohibited?
I'd honestly be quite surprised if small jets are louder than those Q400's that Porter flies. I've stood right next to the fence at the end of the airport, and those prop planes are LOUD!
If someone can make a quieter jet, why shouldn't it be allowed to fly there?
(or is the real issue the lengthening of the runway?)
I think there are aircraft that are louder than the Q400 that are allowed to land at the island....and there are certainly aircraft that are louder than c series jets that are allowed to do so.....but, no, it is much easier to just say "no jets".I agree with this, as I find the Dash8/Q400s to have an incredibly penetrating sound, especially when taxiing. I can recognize one taxiing from a couple kilometers away.
I would think runway length regulations are set or at at least approved by international organizations. Otherwise how can aircraft manufacturers and airlines spec their operations?If you assume that Transport Canada has the same runway length regulations as Brasil [sic], then yes, its a false excuse. But that is not the case.
If you've ever heard a Piaggio P-180 take-off you'll share my amazement that the same engines as the Q400 can make such as racket simply by their pusher and rear layout.I think there are aircraft that are louder than the Q400 that are allowed to land at the island....
I think its best to wait for the final INDEPENDENT report come out on the exact impact of this specific jet on the waterfront before we make any more claims or conclusions.
Sound is not the only issue. Particulate emissions from the engines are another concern (jets being much worse in this regard.). And lengthening the runway is a huge impact.
...I rather hear the roar of a jet than the sputtering of a prop regardless of the decibel. The noise pitch of a turboprop just irks me...