Airplane noise Friday

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Someone posted a comment that aircraft noise had increased over Davis recently. Today, I was sick in bed and I thought I was going to go insane. An aircraft flew over my house every minute, no kidding, all day long from 5am this morning.

I'd really appreciate it if fellow Davis Square readers who dislike noise especially from aircraft could make a complaint to Logan. Please don't flame the thread if you think airplanes are cute or you simply love noise.

Unless we speak out, even a little, no one will give a damn. I spoke to the airport people and they said they will act and possibly re-route or stagger flight paths but only if they get complaints.
Apparently, ever since a new runway went in, they have received an increase in complaints. 
http://www.massport.com/logan/airpo_noise_comcom.html
Thanks.

Call (617) 561-3333
or
This is the link to report a complaint: http://www.massport.com/logan/airpo_noise_form.aspx

Comments

Re: NIMBY? or NIABY?

[spatch]

If the noise bothers you, why live here as opposed to central or western Mass, or New Hampshire?

For years, Westover AFB in Chicopee has been the reserve base home to the fleet of C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft. These planes are huge -- put it this way: At 121 feet, the cargo compartment alone is longer than the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight. Its wingspan is 222 feet. It is powerful enough to make a successful takeoff loaded with 840,000 pounds. And when it flies over you, brother, you know it. Even when they're so high up they don't look big at all.

As one from Western Massachusetts who grew up with these planes constantly overhead: Pfeh, indeed. An Airbus A300 on a Logan approach is peanuts compared to the sound and the fury of the C-5s.