@Joe Edwards I can't argue with that. It's an open forum. Different opinions are what it's all about. Agree about the cork in the sherry bottle. Disagree about the other stuff obviously 😄

I'm no expert in equine husbandry either, but I've seen enough horses down these narrow country lanes to know that they don't like loud noises, things that are out of their sight line and lead pumping airbourne surprises! As for no airbourne predators. You might want to put the cork back in the sherry bottle.

All that's missing is an ugly airfield.

The imagery, green; the language, green; the claims, green. The reality, urbanisation. They should be ashamed of themselves.

@Keith Jones I'm a straight forward sort of bloke so, please, considering the area that would be impacted by the proposal, and the apparent lack of any benefits to the surrounding community, define reasonable.

@jgsrambler Could not agree more. The wildlife in this area is precisely what makes this area so precious.

@jgsrambler Spot on.

@andy Hello mate, thought I'd throw my tuppence worth in and tell you that I think you are missing the point. I genuinely admire the fact that you are prepared to post on here and share your thoughts (however daft) in support of the bods behind the application (no one else does). But my advice is, choose your battles because you've definitely lost this one.

@quietflyer1907 Geezer! You should be a comedian. Do you have any idea what that comment says about you?

@quietflyer1907 Well, I don’t know about anyone else, but I was gripped. The first 20 minutes were blinding, mate.

@quietflyer1907 Sorry to butt in mate, but seriously. That’s an awful lot of wordage to say absolutely bugger all. Rather than flail about drawing absurd comparisons between jet aircraft and ‘virtually noiseless’* light aircraft landings, maybe you need to focus a bit on the point that everyone else was making. I’ll make it easy for you. The proposed airstrip will bring nothing good to the local community. And your response is… *Lol.

@Jelly tots Spot on!

Grammar is your friend, Andy.

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?

@peterjspencer Mate, it really doesn't.

@andy How disappointing.

@andy Oh, for a moment there, I thought you might treat us all to a pithy haiku. How disappointing.

@kevin So, just to be clear, you are saying that the Mercury went commando and dreamt up the quotes from Mr Ledger regarding electric planes? I quote, "As battery technology improves there will be little doubt that aviation will go the same way. It's extremely exciting to know that my land is now in line to play a major role in this move to turn private flying even greener." I was particularly impressed by the words, 'major' and 'role'.

Is there a train full of football hooligans on it's way? I only ask because our community doesn't have a football pitch. Perhaps you have an application for one?