Save Our Silence
07/05/08 19:17 Filed in: Politics
The plans by the National Air Traffic Services
to increase the traffic above Cambridgeshire are up for consultation. These
plans put many more aircraft in the skies above the rural areas and
threaten the relative tranquility of those areas. As if it wasn't
enough to have cars and lorries charging along the smaller country
roads, they now want to make more noise above us.
Well, take it from me, they will be noisy. I live in Gamlingay and there are aircraft now flying across the village towards Luton on a regular basis and they make a noise. When the holds are moved to above the village, the noise will get much worse. Although the holds are set at 7,000ft and above, airliners flying at that height are still instrusive, especially if they change power settings. And there will be nothing to stop them descending below those heights when they are cleared to do so to make their approach to Luton.
So, if you care about the amenity of relative quiet in your countryside, have a look at the Rural Peace website. It will tell you some of the facts about the changes to air traffic above our countryside and let you understand what is behind the arcane language and noise graphs on the NATS website; it should prompt you to do something about it before it's too late.
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Well, take it from me, they will be noisy. I live in Gamlingay and there are aircraft now flying across the village towards Luton on a regular basis and they make a noise. When the holds are moved to above the village, the noise will get much worse. Although the holds are set at 7,000ft and above, airliners flying at that height are still instrusive, especially if they change power settings. And there will be nothing to stop them descending below those heights when they are cleared to do so to make their approach to Luton.
So, if you care about the amenity of relative quiet in your countryside, have a look at the Rural Peace website. It will tell you some of the facts about the changes to air traffic above our countryside and let you understand what is behind the arcane language and noise graphs on the NATS website; it should prompt you to do something about it before it's too late.
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