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

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What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

You sound seriously crazy OP. And backwards.

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Anonymous wrote:Falls Church, no airplanes, lots of helicopters.

Same in n Arlington near McLean.

Yup, same with Capitol Hill

[Anonymous]

OP, you said you get 30 seconds of peace between planes. Did you not hear it when you toured the home before purchasing?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you said you get 30 seconds of peace between planes. Did you not hear it when you toured the home before purchasing?

No, it's the crazy thing, it wasn't nearly so bad when we bought. And we also remodeled, so we didn't live in it for a while, but I remember only occasional plane, not this constant flow of air traffic. Some days it's not that bad, planes aren't that frequent and you can even enjoy the deck. But these last few days had been terrible. It's not in the flight path, so what gives?

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

You sound seriously crazy OP. And backwards.

You have clearly never lived directly under a flight path.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you said you get 30 seconds of peace between planes. Did you not hear it when you toured the home before purchasing?

No, it's the crazy thing, it wasn't nearly so bad when we bought. And we also remodeled, so we didn't live in it for a while, but I remember only occasional plane, not this constant flow of air traffic. Some days it's not that bad, planes aren't that frequent and you can even enjoy the deck. But these last few days had been terrible. It's not in the flight path, so what gives?

It's driving you crazy because you're choosing to focus on it.

I could FEEL airplanes taking off in Alexandria when we first moved. After a few weeks, I didn't even notice it anymore. Ditto for the sound.

The neighbor's barking dog however, that's another story. I hate that stupid dog.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you said you get 30 seconds of peace between planes. Did you not hear it when you toured the home before purchasing?

No, it's the crazy thing, it wasn't nearly so bad when we bought. And we also remodeled, so we didn't live in it for a while, but I remember only occasional plane, not this constant flow of air traffic. Some days it's not that bad, planes aren't that frequent and you can even enjoy the deck. But these last few days had been terrible. It's not in the flight path, so what gives?

I looked at the Flight Aware app and there are no planes anywhere near McLean. Reston and Springfield are the closest areas with planes. It seems odd that you are hearing such frequent planes but they aren’t commercial airliners. And every 30 seconds seems unsafely close together.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

You sound seriously crazy OP. And backwards.

You have clearly never lived directly under a flight path.

I live walking distance (maybe running distance) to National Airport. It's seriously no big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

You sound seriously crazy OP. And backwards.

You have clearly never lived directly under a flight path.

I live walking distance (maybe running distance) to National Airport. It's seriously no big deal.

Are you routinely directly under a flight path? It makes a big difference. I live near BWI and regularly tune out the airport noise. However, certain weather conditions or runway repairs can change the normal flight patterns making planes take off or land directly over our house. Takeoff is the worst. You cannot tune this out.

[Anonymous]

We live in Fort Hunt area, south part of Alexandria. I see planes during the day, but I guess they are high enough and don't cause much noise. Planes are definitely not an issue here. I hear occasional helicopters, but that's maybe once every 2 weeks or so.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? You get used to it. I live under a flight path (Brookmont) and I'm listening to a plane right now. It's not ruining my quality of life. People around here worry way too much about flight paths.

How many planes per minute do you hear all day long? It's incredibly disturbing, more so than the hum of the highway, which is more like white noise. I think it's the frequency that's making this so bad. I can tolerate a plane or a train every now and then, even once every 10 min would be ok for a plane to fly overhead. But 1-2 every single minute NON STOP, I cannot get used to this. Especially since I wanted to escape to a quite place and hear sounds of nature. I don't get bothered by construction noises, barking dogs, kids playing at a playground, even occasional sirens and helicopters. They go away, airplane traffic just never ceases whenever they have the days where every single plane is routed over our area.

You sound seriously crazy OP. And backwards.

You have clearly never lived directly under a flight path.

I live walking distance (maybe running distance) to National Airport. It's seriously no big deal.

Are you routinely directly under a flight path? It makes a big difference. I live near BWI and regularly tune out the airport noise. However, certain weather conditions or runway repairs can change the normal flight patterns making planes take off or land directly over our house. Takeoff is the worst. You cannot tune this out.

Yes, I am. I can FEEL the planes taking off if I truly focus on it.

But if I go about my business, it's like they're not even there. You get totally and completely used to it.

I honestly think those of you that are bothered by this are nuts or have some really odd kind of noise affliction. Or you live in someplace that is so insanely quiet that you can't *not* focus on it.

There are so many other sounds that are infinitely more annoying.

[Anonymous]

I lived on the North side of Old Town for fifteen years. Morning takeoffs would shake my place, especially when cloudy. I could occasionally smell jet fuel (a smell I actually love). And I heard almost every plane. And not once did it ever bother me a bit. It was like background noise you'd forget.

OP, you need to get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Capitol Hill, although I'm sure lots of people will volunteer lots of other reasons why Capitol Hill is the WORST PLACE ON EARTH (TM).