Originally Posted by
Gonzo
So if airport X consults on, for example, an RNAV departure trial, and 95% of respondants are negative, what happens? No trial?
Carrying out a consultation doesn't necessarily involve offering communities a veto over whether a trial does/doesn't happen.
Originally Posted by
Gonzo
I think this is what did happen with OF trials, but as I said Heathrow were receiving noise complaints specifically referencing Operation Freedom trials months in advance of them actually happening
The OF trials were also characterised by a series of confusing and sometimes contradictory announcements by HAL about what they would/wouldn't involve.
For example communities were told initially that arrivals on 09R were part of the trial and then (following a prolonged spell of easterly operations) that, well, no they weren't actually.
It should be a no-brainer that consultation on any trials, whether at LHR, LGW or anywhere should require the sponsor to be unambiguous about what is planned to happen.