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. seven aircraft at one time ludicrous and totally inconsistent with Mr. Weiman's initial explanation of its intended use. #2. This conditional use permit would become void if Mr. Weiman should sell or transfer the property or move the airstrip from its current location on his property. Our intent with this restriction was to have the new owner reapply for airstrip use indicating type of plane, flying credentials, etc. Mr. Weiman indicates the FAA controls airspace and that the air rights are passed on to the new owner. This may be true, but you, the Dane County Zoning Commission, control the use of the land. As to the location of the proposed airstrip, we feel it is already extremely close to our home and any further movement of an east-west runway to the south would create additional safety hazards. Although Mr. Weiman's current intentions as stated in his letter are not to move the airstrip, without such a restriction there would be nothing to prevent him from doing so in the future. To date, we have seen no safety evaluation made by any individual or organization qualified to evaluate such matters. In his letter of 6-5-86 to his neighbors, Mr. Weiman himself has expressed concerns for safety, asking that children, visitors, pets, etc. be kept away from the proposed airstrip. #3. All landings are to be made in a west to east direction and all takeoffs in an east to west direction. Again this restriction relates to safety considerations. If Mr. Weiman takes off from west to east or lands from east to west, that would place his aircraft extremely close to our home while in the air. We feel this poses an unacceptable safety hazard. Mr. Weiman cites the FAA regulations in regard to takeoffs and landings as dictated by wind direction and speed. However, he does not provide the regulation number that governs this. Further Mr. Weiman has not provided any recommendations from the aircraft's manufacturer as to short landings and takeoffs. Although we do not know the exact model or year of manufacture of Mr. Weiman's aircraft, we have enclosed sample copies of charts taken from a manual dated May, 1982 for the Cessna model 172P relating to short field landings and takeoffs. These charts are for paved, level , dry runways. However in the notes accompanying these charts, figures are given for calculating the distances on grass runways under various temperature, wind and weight conditions. Again these charts do not necessarily apply to Mr. Weiman's particular aircraft but they do point out that such information is available. Because Mr. Weiman's property is approximately 900 feet deep, we feel charts such as these would be useful in assessing the safety of the proposed airstrip. #4. Mr. Weiman will continue to hangar his aircraft elsewhere.