Yeah...LOL...just saw it on the news...couple of old moaning prats.  Did you see their house?  They didn't need any money!

Hey there Crazy, and while you are at it, make sure some of the ordnants dont 'fall away' and completley flatten those people and their mansion.......


Man this subject really gets me sometimes. The ONLY people who have a right to complain about aircraft noise are the people who are in their senior years, as chances are, the airfield was there a long time before they were, and even bigger is the chance that they moved to that area knowing full well that there was an airfiled in close proximity.
If they dont like it, simple......move. The majority of RAF airfileds have been around since before WW2.

Better get down from my soapbox before i start on the heathrow 'Hacan clear skies idiots'.......

It's the sad state of things today.  People are unable and unwilling to take any responsibility for their own lives.  They constantly look for others to blame their misfortunes on.  I should sue my school of nursing 'cos the pressure of the course that I completed damaged my relationship with my wife.  I could also sue them for putting me on a ward with a very attractive nurse that caused the breakdown of my marriage.  I could make a fortune LOL.

Will

WAY too much temptation.  Dresses, black stockings.  Enough said.

Will

if i really sued every1 i said i would i school,if be richier than bill gates

Guys we all know that people like this are muppets, and not really worthy of the gift of life, I know I've lived next door to a few people like this, but please tone the language down a little.
Oh and Craig, drop some napalm on their lawn for me. It smells like victory! Just kidding, what they should have done was ask him to go and fight in the next war in their stead as they hadn't had enough training... I sometimes wonder what goes on in side peoples heads, in the case of farmers living in 16th century manors in Cambridgeshire, not a lot!

Ozzy

That's not half as bad as one I heard.
Southwest Airlines is know for their fun and perky air staff. They often use rhymes and such to cheer up passengers. One day an innocent young stewardess said "Enie Minie Miny Mo, pick a seat we've got to go" to try and get people to take their seats. Southwest is now being sued by two African American women who were apauled at the use of this rhyme because of its "racial origins." The stewardess did not know about the rhyme's racist origins. You older guys will know how the rhyme may be concieved as racist.

youve lost me on the ryme ??? ??? ???

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Sorry to sound a slightly discordant note guys.

Actually the house had been there for hundreds of years before the base and as I recall, most aircraft movements had been reduced or even terminated in recent years until there was a decision to reactivate with the Harrier training.

Problem was they were using the house to line up the trainee pilots, continuously overflying it and as I recall (although I can't be sure) flying outside of the agreed hours to the extent it was affecting the lives and business of the residents.

Sorry folks, when I saw the recent TV news report I initially felt like most of you but when I heard the full details my sympathies were with the people. Looks like the authorities felt the same way also.

Surely quality of life is more important than the right to fly whenever and wherever you want - especially when there are so many closed airfields in the UK that could be reactivated for the purpose while affecting almost no one.

I'm sure as an occasional posting guest I'll get some flack on this one, but it's too easy to get hysterical if you don't know (or want to know) the facts.

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Good luck, it isn't like schools are doing all that well, you wouldn't make much

i wont go into the ins and outs of the MOD my dad works for them and ya never know who maybe readin this, but according to the MOD a number of soldiers commited suicide by shooting themselves in the head twice. so i would never trust them, but this couple must have known about this flight line before they moved in no matter how long the house has been there
i am gonna go on the whole old fart of a judge idea

hey they could buy some good ear defenders now they have all that money:)

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Well, the house was built in 1678 so it's been there much longer than the airfield. The present owners moved there in 1963 when activity was confined to conventional aircraft. They had no objection to that & all was fine until the Harriers started operating there in 1967. If you've ever heard a Harrier landing you will know just how noisy they are. I don't usually have much time for people who complain about aircraft noise but have a certain sympathy with the owners in this instance.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4622483,00.html

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Hi Hagar/All...!

My local airfield, (Shobdon EGBS), has VERY, VERY strict rules regarding over-flying the villages and sensitive areas surrounding the airfield, and everyone obeys these rules to the letter.
It is EXTREMELY important NOT to antagonise any locals, but to encourage them to visit and enjoy the hospitality of their local airfield.
Small airfields, at least, need all the good press that they can get, to prevent them from being closed down, which they surely will be if local residents complain too much...!
...seen it happen lots of times... ...!
Noisy aeroplanes and the general public don't mix very well...

Cheers all...
Paul.
(England).

nor do the complaining general public and fast low flying jets with big bombs under their wings
actually at the middle wallop airshow they used to have a really funny trick they would play,(i think i have told ya about this before) but they would send an assistant to the car park and note down the number plate of a really nice car and then they would have a helecoptor bring in an old car and then accidently drop it from a large height, they would then have the announcer come over the PA and ask the the owner of said car please goto the nearest info booth we have accidently picked up the wrong car for our display. then they would, get a bottle of bubbly for not sueing after finding out it was a joke
maybe they should do that to these people and give them a little heart attack instead of bubbly:)

Don't get me wrong. I always liked the Harrier & love seeing them displayed at the local airshow. The display aircraft & pilots are most likely based at RAF Wittering. The noise is incredible & almost painful. I would soon get fed up if they were constantly flying over at zero feet at all hours. Much as I love aircraft it would be beyond a joke. I strongly object to the local police helo using my house as a landmark for practice with their FLUR gizmo or whatever they're up to after midnight. LOL
I just spotted this on the official website. "The nature of the tasks undertaken generates a very high level of aircraft activity within the Wittering local area and, on average, nearly 100 movements are flown every day".

are you sure they are only practising?? well i know where i am moving then they may not like it, but hey thats cool and yes thinking about it not everyone does like the noise as woodlouse said.
but hey i have put up with it all my life it may aswell be something cool like harriers

Some of you guys are really lucky to see aircraft daily. I'm lucky to see the occasional cessna on a weekly basis where I live.

Fozzer if those helis happen to be Augusta 109s in particular white ones with a blue stripe, then those boys are working v.hard and you should wave nicely to those hard working lads...

Ozzy

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The one that annoys me is a blue & yellow MD903 Explorer. This is the offending object.



Not so noisy as their previous Bo105 but I still shake my fist at it on a regular basis. Helos were never my favourite type of flying machine, especially when they insist on hovering over my house. 

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It's odd what noise nuisance will do to people. I had a workmate who lived on the boundary of Gatwick Airport. His family had lived there since well before the airport existed. This guy worked in the industry & was the most amiable & inoffensive person you could ever wish to meet. He confessed to me once that if he had a gun he would have happily shot at the aircraft in frustration at the constant noise. I'm sure he would not have done so but this demonstrates the effect of constant noise pollution. People have murdered their neighbours at far less provocation.

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Or a bloody parakeet........

I'd love to see anyone do that around here. Right now the US has 24/7 air patrols around here, because I live in the DC Metro area. I'm sure if anyone did complain at F-16's going full blower at 1AM they'd get a treat the next night hehe.

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Would that be Bf 109s? Plenty of them round here in the 40s. Not only creating a noise nuisance but also shooting at you.  

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Would that be the 1840s with all those dang flintlocks, Hagar  

BTW see you've nearly clocked up 2000 in your new persona - hope you're not going to retire on us again!