The red tracks are from flights that created a noise event at the Brisbane noise monitor. The published FAA procedure was to fly to the waypoint, SEPDY and then turn west. The white tracks did not create a noise event greater than 65db. One could probably still hear the flight.

What does this mean:
- 100% of the flights that created noise events at the monitor, the red tracks, were turned before SEPDY. ie. vectored by the FAA controllers

In the long run it looks as thought the FAA has formalized the early turning over Brisbane by making the SSTIK waypoint half a mile closer to the airport. This leads to an increase in aircraft over Brisbane along with the attendant health and family safety issues. Clarke Conway has publicly said that he has been in situations where he has lost voice contact with his grand children when planes fly overhead.

The Santa Cruz area is up in arms about the change in flight path that is bringing flights directly over their populated areas. They are expected to make over 100,000 complaints in October. A year ago a month with high complaints was less than 3,000. Our politicians and the airport management have taken notice. Brisbane is suffering equally but with a much smaller population but an equally valid social justice cause.