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Old 22nd Jul 2009, 19:08
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ShyTorque

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I fly helicopters for a living. After thirty years of professional aviation (and living near an airfield, as already stated) I'm already aware of the aviation noise issue, as are all the other regular contributors here.

I also ride motorcycles for recreational purposes. If I were the one to "scream up and down" on my bike the loudest thing anyone would hear would be the "clunk" of the gearchange. I have foregone more performance and more fun for the sake of less noise.

I try to consider those on the ground below when I'm flying, in a similar way. I really cannot give much time or patience to those who try to tell us we will be banned, or legislated away just because they don't like what we do for a living.
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