Nimby's
Dear KHorne
I agree entirely!
I take comfort in the fact that he his actions have almost certainly put a blight on his property ie. the risk of serious financial grief if he sells, fails to disclose and the truth emerges?!
What we want people to do is think twice about picking up the phone.
An idea is forming here -
When a call is received the caller can be told - I will send you details of our planning consent and how to complain/ log on to our website.
I think it would only be neighbourly(!) to advise complainers that they may blight their property if they wanted to make it offical as opposed to the airfeld treating it as a 'friendly enquiry only' ??!!
Lets be clear - if you don't like planes (and there are such people about!) the noise can be irritating.
It is just a question of degree.
I operate out of a farm strip in the Midlands - I understand that there hasn't been a noise complaint in anybody's memory. However, I do vary my circuits - never do any circuit practise there and never fly over the villages.
It is clear at Turdy that some visitors acknowledge that they are aware of the Noise Abatement Procedure yet actually haven't quite worked it out and are too proud to clarify it over the radio.
The result is a groan from the tower - all avoidable - the complainants, circuits and min heights are marked on a local area map there.
The procedure is simple if unusual.
However, what we have here with this (insert your own explative!) is a hidden agenda.
Maybe someone at Turdy has diddled his missus?? Come on guys - own up! (The beer goggles will definately be required !)
BB