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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 4:24 pm
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slawecki
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The wealthiest live to the north. in an effort to reduce their noise,

Up the first 10 or 15kts of wind, AM launch is to the south. PM arrival is from the south. when it really slows down, both arrivals and departures are to the south. this puts close to 70% of the flights to the south.
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