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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I seemed to have re-opened the can of worms!

I respect everyone's opinion here - even the one who wrote "I love when I’m flying over you complainers comfortably in business class, looking down with an Old Fashioned, heartily laughing."  I guess that would be one way to handle it (Hey, if you can't beat 'em..only I would be in economy plus and swap the Old Fashioned for a vodka tonic)

I know other neighborhoods get it worse (Georgetown, Old Town, Palisades, Foggy Bottom etc.) But I swear, it's LOUD here in Kalorma too - maybe it's this particular block?

I am NO stranger to all kinds of noise - 54 years of living in New York City. I videotaped some of the planes from our house, and sent the videos to many of my NYC friends and they ALL said "That's insane!" or  "That would drive me crazy!" It's really ridiculous. I can hear them now, inside, with all the windows shut and a white noise machine on. And there are SO MANY of them. It's ENDLESS (yes I know, it's an airport) I wish I could post a video here - I promise you, they are loud.

I am now aware of the North/South flow of planes at Regan. I didn't understand it before moving here. When the planes are landing in our direction and departing South (Over Alexandria)) it's not a noise issue in this area- But the opposite seems to be mostly true. In the past 12 days they have departed South only once. I was told by someone at the airport it was about 65%/35% North/South, but since we have been here it's been 92%/8%

I definitely want to put this into perspective - I certainly understand it's a privilege to live in any of these neighborhoods, and everything is a trade off. I guess everyone has to decide what they can tolerate and what they can't.

[b]Hey I'm just really disappointed. 
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I can totally relate, nothing is more annoying than having loud airplanes fly one after another with a few seconds break. Especially if you bought in a quiet leafy neighborhood FAR from the airport and miles away from the river. it was quiet before flight changes with occasional air traffic, nothing like what it is now with lines of airplanes in the sky like one entire runway starts sending every single plane in one direction in a beeline for hours on end. This was horrible, days of this. I would sit with windows closed in my office and hear it miles away from the airport and the river.  It later got a bit better with these pathways utilized for 1-2 hours vs many hours a day.  If I hear a few airplanes one after another (few seconds apart) and then nothing for 20 min I can deal.  I would think if I can hear a plane every 10 min I'd probably not notice, nbd.  How about spreading them out so that nobody has to bear constant noise for hours and pollution that comes from it.  [/quote]

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