Would you buy a house under a flight path?

[Anonymous]

Any one live near to GWU in Foggy Bottom and willing to share how noisy the planes are percieved from National Airport? Or Georgetown West near FB? Thanks very much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, no. I'm one of those affected by the awful NextGen flight path changes (about 6 miles from DCA) and I'm so pissed. Planes roar overhead every 45 seconds for hours at a time, anytime between 5:30 am and 1 am. They changed the paths AFTER we bought the house and I never would've bought it had those paths already been established, because it sure as heck is loud enough to jerk me out of sleep and the white noise machine, it does nothing. We also now have a horrible time doing anything outside because when DCA is sending planes along that path, you have to converse in 20 second bursts between the loudest roars. All that said, the extra four miles you mention may make a difference because the planes should be higher in the sky. But I'd be wary. Planes are a lot louder than a car - we live next to the GW Parkway as well and the car noise is not a problem (it's also steadier, not soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet-soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet like the planes are). All these idiots piously complaining about people bothered by plane noise do not live under a flight path and have no idea what they're talking about, trust me. I never knew how bad it could be either til it happened to us.

Do you live in Va?

[Anonymous]

I'm PP who mentioned traffic helicopters: I live kind of close to NIH/Beach Dr bwt the Connecticut and 355 exits so its for 495 and I guess almost the 270 split. We get a little I guess from the naval hospital flight too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure. We're in a major metropolitan area. Lots of flight paths here. I'm not crazy though like those homebodies who complain nonstop about flight noise near Reagan. We sleep with white noise.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, no. I'm one of those affected by the awful NextGen flight path changes (about 6 miles from DCA) and I'm so pissed. Planes roar overhead every 45 seconds for hours at a time, anytime between 5:30 am and 1 am. They changed the paths AFTER we bought the house and I never would've bought it had those paths already been established, because it sure as heck is loud enough to jerk me out of sleep and the white noise machine, it does nothing. We also now have a horrible time doing anything outside because when DCA is sending planes along that path, you have to converse in 20 second bursts between the loudest roars. All that said, the extra four miles you mention may make a difference because the planes should be higher in the sky. But I'd be wary. Planes are a lot louder than a car - we live next to the GW Parkway as well and the car noise is not a problem (it's also steadier, not soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet-soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet like the planes are). All these idiots piously complaining about people bothered by plane noise do not live under a flight path and have no idea what they're talking about, trust me. I never knew how bad it could be either til it happened to us.

Do you live in Va?

PP said she lives next to the GW Parkway so the answer is obviously yes she lives in VA.

[Anonymous]

I live in Rosslyn so we obviously hear the planes quite a bit. Some are louder than others, particularly if they cut the corner instead of curving to follow the river. It doesn't really bother us. We can hear them in the house, sometimes at night, but I've never been woken by a plane or felt like I can't function in my house as a result of the noise. It really depends on personal noise tolerance and expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, no. I'm one of those affected by the awful NextGen flight path changes (about 6 miles from DCA) and I'm so pissed. Planes roar overhead every 45 seconds for hours at a time, anytime between 5:30 am and 1 am. They changed the paths AFTER we bought the house and I never would've bought it had those paths already been established, because it sure as heck is loud enough to jerk me out of sleep and the white noise machine, it does nothing. We also now have a horrible time doing anything outside because when DCA is sending planes along that path, you have to converse in 20 second bursts between the loudest roars. All that said, the extra four miles you mention may make a difference because the planes should be higher in the sky. But I'd be wary. Planes are a lot louder than a car - we live next to the GW Parkway as well and the car noise is not a problem (it's also steadier, not soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet-soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet like the planes are). All these idiots piously complaining about people bothered by plane noise do not live under a flight path and have no idea what they're talking about, trust me. I never knew how bad it could be either til it happened to us.

Do you live in Va?

PP said she lives next to the GW Parkway so the answer is obviously yes she lives in VA.

It makes sense that planes are much, much, much louder than cars.

[Anonymous]

I lived in Rosslyn for several years, on the top floor of a 6-story apartment building. We were right under the flight path, and we did notice. But it wasn't that bad. One day we were bored and we counted how often the planes came in - it was something like every 4.5 minutes that day. But most of the time it was white noise. And there are time restrictions on when you can fly in/out of National, which helps.

[Anonymous]

11:58 - I lived in Foggy Bottom for a couple of years and never really noticed the planes.

The loudest I've heard (outside of Gravelly Point) is at Long Bridge park. The kids playing soccer actually get distracted because some of the planes fly so low overhead.

[Anonymous]

Huge no from me. I've lived near Dulles twice now and will NEVER live under/near a flight path again. I'm so happy to be living away from planes in our current house, it's like a weight has lifted. DH and I are both pretty sensitive to noise, I know for others it's not the issue it is for us.

[Anonymous]

Can barely hear anything inside my house in Glen Echo Heights. Outside, yes.

[Anonymous]

I live on a flight path and its fine. Houses in my neighborhood sell for high amounts in a few days so there seem to be buyers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live on a flight path and its fine. Houses in my neighborhood sell for high amounts in a few days so there seem to be buyers.

What neighborhood, PP?

[Anonymous]

Depends. Bethesda, DC or Arlington, yes. Chantilly, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends. Bethesda, DC or Arlington, yes. Chantilly, no.

What's the difference?