> if you knowingly purchase a residence under a flight path, you lose any privilege of complaining about the noise.
Honestly, this line really grinds my gears. Let me explain:
First, people don't always know. Actually I think people frequently don't know. It's not like estate/rental agents are known for their outstanding honesty.
Also remember that the loudness and frequency of air travel can change a lot. An airplane every few hours and none during the night? That's probably okay. An airplane every 15 minutes for 24/7? Probably not.
But the most important point is that it's a bit of a discussion stopper; in the end, no one really wants to live under a flight path, and we all have to live on the same planet. I'm not saying we can always accommodate everyone, but dismissing people's real daily struggles with this out-of-hand is probably not great, especially as there are many important details missing.
I had a noise problem at my previous apartment. I lived about 20 metres from a church repurposed as a "community and arts centre". Turns out, that this is code for "we will do rave parties where we literally pump out 100dB of bass until 5am every weekend during the winter season". I wouldn't have minded if it was the occasional thing, or if it wasn't literally 100dB (that was their limit, which by their own admission they also breached sometimes), or if it wasn't every weekend. I complained but they were very dismissive about it. It's one of the reasons I ended up moving.
My point is, there are many factors: loudness, frequency, time of day, etc. In a lot of airports the total loudness may be less (I'll take your word for it), but the frequency and time of day has definitely increased in many cases, as people are flying much more.
Honestly, this line really grinds my gears. Let me explain:
First, people don't always know. Actually I think people frequently don't know. It's not like estate/rental agents are known for their outstanding honesty.
Also remember that the loudness and frequency of air travel can change a lot. An airplane every few hours and none during the night? That's probably okay. An airplane every 15 minutes for 24/7? Probably not.
But the most important point is that it's a bit of a discussion stopper; in the end, no one really wants to live under a flight path, and we all have to live on the same planet. I'm not saying we can always accommodate everyone, but dismissing people's real daily struggles with this out-of-hand is probably not great, especially as there are many important details missing.
I had a noise problem at my previous apartment. I lived about 20 metres from a church repurposed as a "community and arts centre". Turns out, that this is code for "we will do rave parties where we literally pump out 100dB of bass until 5am every weekend during the winter season". I wouldn't have minded if it was the occasional thing, or if it wasn't literally 100dB (that was their limit, which by their own admission they also breached sometimes), or if it wasn't every weekend. I complained but they were very dismissive about it. It's one of the reasons I ended up moving.
My point is, there are many factors: loudness, frequency, time of day, etc. In a lot of airports the total loudness may be less (I'll take your word for it), but the frequency and time of day has definitely increased in many cases, as people are flying much more.