NIMBY here living in the Surrey Bagshot/Windlesham/Lightwater triangle since 1977.
I had zero aircraft noise issues with the pre-trial system. Aircraft were, as pax britanica says, spread out and we all, including Virginia Water residents, got a SHARE of the noise.We are used to noise here, be it from Heathrow or the nearby M3 motorway and ,yes, we do benefit from living close to those area of transport.
BUT, we now find ourselves living under a new narrow flight path for all LHR Westerly traffic to France, Spain and the late night heavies to South Africa. Even the new trial routing to Southampton (SAM) gives us noise we didn't previously get. I have become a great fan of FR24!
The locals have been bending the ear of our man in Westminster, Michael Gove. Maybe he will help sort this out - if his lot are still in power after May 2015