SALFORDS & SIDLOW PARISH COUNCIL GATWICK AIRPORT ROUTE 4 IMPACT

Welcome and Introductions Chairman David Brown Welcome and Introductions

Meeting agenda Overview of Impact of Route 4 – Cllr Stuart Norton Council’s objective for Salfords and Sidlow – Cllr Stuart Norton Action taken to date – Cllr Jim Blackmore FairPlaynes – Nick Proctor Constituency Communications Manager for Crispin Blunt MP - Gareth Owen Questions and observations – Chairman David Brown Summary/ Close - Chairman David Brown

Cllr Stuart Norton

Gatwick’s nine Noise Preferential Departure Routes Salfords Sidlow Newdigate Norwood Hill Outwood Source: Gatwick Airport Flight Performance Team Annual Report 2015

Gatwick Statistics Gatwick has 9 Noise Preferential Departure Routes. Route 4 was introduced back in the 1960s and is 3 km wide. The Route handled over 37k departures in 2015 which is just under 40% of the total leaving Gatwick. This equates to an average of about 150 aircraft per day. The Route doesn’t operate when the wind blows from the east, which is about 30% of the time. The current average altitude of aircraft over Sidlow is between 5000 and 5500 feet and over Salfords is 5500 and 6000 feet.

The Pre 2012 situation Salfords Sidlow Newdigate Norwood Hill Outwood

Pre 2012 – Key points Pre 2012 -Conventional Standard Instrument Departure (SID) in use. Conventional SID - not precise, reliant on ground based beacons. Many aircraft flying outside Route 4 even though they hadn’t been vectored. Public’s perception - shared spread of overflying with no one being particularly disadvantaged. Crispin Blunt didn’t receive any complaints!

2013 to May 2016 situation Salfords Sidlow Newdigate Norwood Hill Outwood

The 2013 to May 2016 situation New technology for flight navigation PR-NAV1 (Precision Area Navigation) Sat Nav in the sky using way points CAA states that Route design was to replicate, as closely as possible, conventional SID, while at the same time not straying outside the blue 3km swath. It failed because the way points took aircraft on a more northerly direction outside Route 4 when turning through 180 degrees. Result - Communities were being over flown that had not previously been affected Plane Wrong formed and To70 appointed

The Post May 2016 situation Salfords Sidlow Newdigate Norwood Hill Outwood

Since May 2016 The radius fly by way point has been deliberately set to ensure a much earlier and tighter turn than previously, with the subsequent way points set along the centre line of Route 4 to minimise the risk of aircraft straying beyond its north edge. A 220 knot speed limit has been set to ensure aircraft fly a tighter turn. Aircraft navigation systems are set to fly over the centre line way points until they reach 4,000 feet where they can be vectored onto their destination route. Our communities broadly lie beneath the Route 4 centre line and so we are receiving much more overflying than before 2012, with aircraft often at a lower altitude.

The parish council’s OBJECTIVE For route 4 operations to replicate the pre 2012 situation whilst keeping within the 3 km wide route path

The Pre 2012 situation Salfords Sidlow Newdigate Norwood Hill Outwood

Action the parish council has taken We have attended meetings and spoken to:- Aviation Consultant Residents’ Groups MPs and Borough Councillors Aircraft Controllers

Nick Proctor FairPlaynes

Gareth Owen Constituency Communications Manager for Crispin Blunt MP

QUESTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS

CLOSING STATEMENT Complain to Route4@gatwickairport.com

SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER SALFORDS VILLAGE HALL 10:00AM TO 11.30AM LITTER PICK EVENT SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER SALFORDS VILLAGE HALL 10:00AM TO 11.30AM

AIP Charts CONVENTIONAL SID RNAV SID SINCE SUMMER 2013 – May 2016 RNAV SID SINCE MAY 2016

Gatwick departure routes Old conventional SID vs RNAV SID 2013-May 2016 (west & east) vs RNAV SID Since May 2016