Where is airplane noise not a huge issue in DC metro? Does this place exist?

[Anonymous]

Palisades, judging by the listserve, has also had quite an uptick in active crime.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need to move. An increasing number of us would not live under a flight path and have resisted the temptation to buy there. There is an increasing awareness of the associated science.

The guy in the article did everything he could and then sold up after reducing the sales price. There's a testimony and a video of what it's like in the article link.

The Potomac river is an approach from both upstream and down stream. Dulles rules out most of what is left of Fairfax and McLean. That's all leaving out military and helicopters. Good luck trying to avoid it.

We moved to western Loudoun (west of Leesburg) partly to avoid plane noise, after living in a different area of northern Virginia that was absolutely horrible for it.

[Anonymous]

This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

Have friends in Avenel, and the plane noise there is surprising. We live in McLean by the ALB, and it's not like that. Not sure why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need to move. An increasing number of us would not live under a flight path and have resisted the temptation to buy there. There is an increasing awareness of the associated science.

The guy in the article did everything he could and then sold up after reducing the sales price. There's a testimony and a video of what it's like in the article link.

The Potomac river is an approach from both upstream and down stream. Dulles rules out most of what is left of Fairfax and McLean. That's all leaving out military and helicopters. Good luck trying to avoid it.

Not in the flight path for Dulles. Consult a map.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

I've lived in Old Town, Arlington, Fairfax, and Baltimore and never had a problem with plane noise. Obviously you need to expand your search.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in McLean, close to where Balls Hill Rd crosses Georgetown Pike. Never hear airplanes (or the Beltway). Lots of helicopters and lawnmowers. I think it's odd that the OP hears so many airplanes.

It must really depend, because you could see the planes in a line going to DCA if you are running errands in DC downtown and from downtown parking lots I couldn't hear as much noise as from the house that's in a wooded area further from DT, but they fly in a liine, so a lot of areas along the Potomac river that are up to 2 miles in would hear it, this makes some areas of Mclean/GF/Arlington lucky enough to be far enough to avoid it. But interestingly, the most expensive huge homes on acres of land are close to that noise and apparently the owners don't care?

So I wrote that comment that the person responded to. Was out walking my dog today, and happened to see the "line of planes" that people have mentioned. There are lines of planes. Oddly enough, I could see them but not hear them from my neighborhood, which, as I mentioned, is close the intersection of Balls Hill and Georgetown Pike. It was quiet, I could hear birds chirping, nature sounds, normal neighborhood things. And still clearly see the planes bound for DCA. Acoustics are weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

I've lived in Old Town, Arlington, Fairfax, and Baltimore and never had a problem with plane noise. Obviously you need to expand your search.

Actually, plenty of people in Old Town, Arlington, Fairfax and Baltimore have problems with plane noise. I know, because I've sat-in on multiple FAA community roundtables in the past five years where people from all of those communities were represented. You were lucky enough to live in pockets where it wasn't a problem. Those are all big areas - just because you didn't experience a problem in the specific area where you lived, doesn't mean other people in the community didn't. The definition of a problem is not it only exists if it's happening to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

I've lived in Old Town, Arlington, Fairfax, and Baltimore and never had a problem with plane noise. Obviously you need to expand your search.

Actually, plenty of people in Old Town, Arlington, Fairfax and Baltimore have problems with plane noise. I know, because I've sat-in on multiple FAA community roundtables in the past five years where people from all of those communities were represented. You were lucky enough to live in pockets where it wasn't a problem. Those are all big areas - just because you didn't experience a problem in the specific area where you lived, doesn't mean other people in the community didn't. The definition of a problem is not it only exists if it's happening to you.

This is obviously a mission for you. Five years and you're still complaining? Why haven't you moved? There are always people upset with something. That's life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a problem in the DC area. I recently sold my home in Potomac because I could no longer handle the insane plane noise in Potomac. I couldn't open the windows to my house it was so bad. I've been house hunting in the DMV for a neighborhood with tolerable plane noise, and it is very, very difficult to find. I've probably looked at 25 neighborhoods thus far in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and all of them had plane noise.

Some many parts of the DMV are becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to the amount of plane noise growing here every year. And yes people are complaining - both IAD and DCA have had record levels of noise complaints in the past few years, but the FAA ignores them. The FAA exists to insure airlines make money, not that people on the ground have a decent place to live.

I've know talked to several people trying to get out of Potomac because they cannot stand the plane noise anymore. Bethesda isn't much better.

If you come live near us poors in Aspen Hill / Glenmont / Eastern MoCo, it's not so bad. I maybe hear jets heading toward BWI once a day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Airplane noise is not an issue anywhere in the city.

I lived in the Palisades for years and years, I know exactly what it's like in the "worst" part of DC for airplane noise, and if you actually think it's a serious problem you either need therapy for histrionic personality disorder or you need to go enroll in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters because you've got hearing previously unequaled in human history.

It’s in fact a very serious issue for those who aren’t hearing-impaired. Georgetown, Palisades, Glen Echo, and other neighborhoods near the river have been rendered uninhabitable by next gen and the constant helicopter noise. The noise keeps getting worse as flight paths move further inland and planes fly directly over these areas at low altitudes, every 3 minutes or so. And no one can reasonably fight the FAA, so the problem isn’t going anywhere.

Uninhabitable you say? In that case please forward me the info of literally anyone selling their house in the Palisades. I'll buy it for $1. It would be a steal for them if the area is actually uninhabitable. They'll be begging me to buy it for $1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Airplane noise is not an issue anywhere in the city.

I lived in the Palisades for years and years, I know exactly what it's like in the "worst" part of DC for airplane noise, and if you actually think it's a serious problem you either need therapy for histrionic personality disorder or you need to go enroll in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters because you've got hearing previously unequaled in human history.

It’s in fact a very serious issue for those who aren’t hearing-impaired. Georgetown, Palisades, Glen Echo, and other neighborhoods near the river have been rendered uninhabitable by next gen and the constant helicopter noise. The noise keeps getting worse as flight paths move further inland and planes fly directly over these areas at low altitudes, every 3 minutes or so. And no one can reasonably fight the FAA, so the problem isn’t going anywhere.

Uninhabitable you say? In that case please forward me the info of literally anyone selling their house in the Palisades. I'll buy it for $1. It would be a steal for them if the area is actually uninhabitable. They'll be begging me to buy it for $1.

Oh, and you know why I don't live in the Palisades anymore? Because I wanted to upgrade from my one bedroom apartment and EVERY SINGLE HOUSE COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS so I had to move away to afford more space.

Show me an "uninhabitable" area where so many people want to live there that every house costs over a million dollars and I'll show you a delusional lunatic who has no idea what "uninhabitable" means.

[Anonymous]

We moved to western Loudoun (west of Leesburg) partly to avoid plane noise, after living in a different area of northern Virginia that was absolutely horrible for it.

My druthers, airplane noise beats school boards that encourage and promote rape in high school restrooms.

[Anonymous]

It's like a faint rumble of thunder in the distance. I can't understand how anyone is bothered by this, unless you previously lived in the middle of nowhere with any outside sound ever. And yes, I live very very close to an airport.

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Potentially dumb question. We live in McLean and I’m always curious as to what the majority of helicopter traffic is from. Military? Corporate/personal? Anyone know the major takeoff/landing spots?