"Icebound" wrote in message
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Could be. Although this school's twenty-odd training aircraft seem to be
booked pretty solid no matter what day it is.

Has anyone said specifically that the policy is for noise abatement?

One possibility is that people like to travel somewhere, and so banning
circuits might be a way to encourage the airplanes to be left available for
those who want to fly somewhere.

Granted, it wouldn't be a perfect solution to that problem either, but it
would at least be a reasonably logical, partial solution. Of course, if the
policy explicitly states that it's for noise abatement, then obviously
Theory #2 isn't holding much water.

I sure would love to hear the straight dope on the history of that
policy. It makes no sense.

I will see if I can find out.

At least one curious mind is looking forward to what you find. Thanks...

Pete