Plymouth is a fine example of people moving close to an Airport and complaining. The Airport has been there since 1927, and houses have built up along the boundary.
I noticed that! I have flown a C172 into Plymouth a few times and noticed how the houses have been built right up to the boundary of the airport. I think that if you’re going to live in a place like that you have to accept the noise. I cant stand NIMBY’s. I dont really get what they are trying to prove because come the summer they want to fly off on their holidays. I guess thats the only time they want a plane to fly. I find living near a main road is more annoying than aircraft noise as it goes on all day and night.
When I flew from Truro in Cornwall the local bee keeper used to complain on a weekly basis. He went so far as to blame our aircraft for his bees not producing honey and even said that one day a helicopter flew over and his wife hid under a table. I dont suppose that it ever occured to him that he was just rubbish at keeping bees and his wife maybe easily scared, much easier to blame the airfield of course.
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