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This bit of information I find this interesting. I live at the south end of the main runway adjacent to Winslow Park softball fields. On Monday, January 30, 2012 around 1:30 PM I'm in my back yard with an excellent view of aircraft both departing and arriving on the main runway from the south.

I see this large (and noisy) military aircraft appearing to be making a landing and all of a sudden it ascends into the air and does a large 360 degree around the entire airport and attempts to land again and does the same thing, it ascends into the air and does a 360 degree around the entire airport

and repeats this procedure over and over.

Mind you, know commercial airlines are arriving and departing during this period for a little over an hour.

I contacted RIAC by email and a reliable source rsponded with this:

"They were performing practice approaches. The reason why they chose PVD is because PVD has airfield Instrument

Landing System components that we do not have a Quonset. They are practicing Category 3 approaches, which is

designed for operating in extremely low visibility conditions. Quonset is not capable of providing that level of

training."

What gives???

Anyway, regarding runway expansion at T F Green, we simply don't need it AND IT WILL NOT IMPROVE the overall economy in Rhode Island.

Airlines simply are not going to schedule non-stop flights to the west coast (I.E. Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego) because it it simply too expensive.

On another note, regarding the Winslow Park playing fields both softball and soccer, it is my understanding according to the FEIS the FFA has recommended and area off of Cedar Swamp Drive for the the new location.

This means nothing will happen between now and until the end of October 2012 if not later, for the fields to be re-located. I know for a fact the softball fields are used from approximately the third week in March until the third week in October by C.C.R.I., Toll Gate H.S. and of course the Apponaug Girls Softball League. Mind you, these fields at the new location must be ready and playable before the beginning of a new Softball and Soccer season. That should be interesting.