As a resident near Ripple , I can tell you that when I visited Heathrow last week to collect an item of freight the noise those jets make is awful. Interesting though that they have to actually have bird wardens who love the noise so much they nest in the grass. Apparently they even have to have areas for the hedgehogs and there is a badger set too.
Incidently have a chat to some of the residents in Ripple and ask if they object to the little planes already landing at a farm strip just down from the church. I understand its a well loved part of the community and well liked for the community get togethers that are held.
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They will be landing small planes on a glorified farm airstrip not Boing 747 freighters! Get real, channel your objections and environmental concerns to the huge plans for housing developments on greenfield sites in Deal and Sholden.
I should add, I ran through the farm yesterday. Nature didn't seem to be winning, trees cut ground bulldozed.
I'm afraid you're missing the point. We're going from zero, currently there isn't 3750 flights zooming over our homes.
Why would we want this, what possible benefit is it to us or the local environment?
You miss the point, a light aircraft passes in seconds, the lawn mowing goes on for much longer and lawn mowers from distant gardens drown out the aircraft noise. Those who are opposed to light aircraft exaggerate the noise issue to push their agenda. All I do is put it into context.
Hello Keith
Do you mow your lawn 7500 times a year?
Having lived under the approach path at one of the UK’s busiest GA airfields I have come to the conclusion that the only people who find light aircraft noise annoying are those who want to be annoyed as they don’t seem to be annoyed by the noise of lawn mowers and other garden machinery that is capable of drowning out the noise of a light aircraft and persists for far longer. I was asked on numerous occasions to join the local anti noise group but was not happy with the people who seemed to want to use any petty excuse to further their obsession . The conclusion that I came to was that the issue with the campaigners was not the noise but a need to fill their own life’s with an purpose and as they did not understand the reason people like to fly light aircraft and considered them privileged had decided that somehow private flying was an activity that was unnecessary and should be stopped.
Hi Andrew, I disagree. If the only noise I hear at my house is birdsong and the wind in the trees, then aircraft noise at 500ft is a disturbance. And even more of a disturbance for those people that will be flown over at a lower height.
Do you live near an airfield, and have first hand experience of the noise created?......or are you a pilot who only experiences the airfield when they are there enjoying their hobby, and then head off home away from the airfield. Those who live in the community will be affected by the airfield noise as long as it operates. They don't have a choice, other than to object.
I maybe wrong, but I also understand that airfields are protected from noise complaints, providing they are operated within the planning consents. So the community would have no recourse.
Finally, the FAA in America has done some research on noise from aircraft, finding that people consider it to be more annoying than other noises.
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Sir Jets will NEVER EVER be landing at a grass strip. The planes flying from this strip will be small, light aircraft. Most with very quiet rotax engines. It has been proven that a light plane flying overhead at 500 feet, ie on climbout, makes less noise than a car going past your house at 30mph. Stop using noise as an excuse, it is not a valid one.
So, you live 'near' Ripple and you went to Heathrow (where you happened to learn all sorts of fascinating information regarding hedgehogs and badgers) and then, 'incidentally', you understand that someone flies a plane over your house 'near Ripple' every once in a while and people are all thrilled by it and... your point is what exactly? Fiction?
As Ripple is a private airstrip with 2 planes and one owner based there, comparing Ripple to Mongeham proposal isnt really valid.
However comparing maypole with Mongeham is..........so I paid a visit.........had a chat with some residents............wasn't what I would call a ringing endorsement for living close to an airstrip
Dear sir.
Exactly what is your point? I don't think jets will be landing on a grass strip. Although I have known to be wrong in the past.