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Originally Posted by Fourpar

That airport was there (Destin) long before you bought your house.

It's interesting to note that of all the places I've previously lived...

Brockton, MA 1946-49 * Fort Lauderdale 1950-66 * No. Virginia/Bailey's Crossroads 1967-69 * North Lauderdale 1970-72 * Coconut Creek 1973-87 * St. Louis 1988-89 * Woodbridge, VA 1990-96; Manassas, VA 1997-98 * Leesburg, VA 1999-2000 * Destin, FL 2001-08 * The Villages - Amelia

...you would guess Destin to be the problem airport. You must know its' reputation. Yet you defend it?

In fact both were there long before your subdivision was created. When you buy next to an airport, guess what... there will be noise.

The earliest adjacent subdivisions were approved by the County prior to the existence of the airport.

The point is the airport has grown to an incompatible proportion SINCE that time, with the number of flights (low flying inconsiderate jackasses included) becoming many multiples of what it was 20years ago.

The airport has grown to excessive size in the wrong spot. It has been growing SINCE the population around it was established.

The arrogant few who believe the pilots have every right to fly however they choose in that existing sensitive environment "because they were there first" is what earns the labels "arrogant" and "inconsiderate." There would be less concern for the airport having grown in size if "some of the few" who are selfishly obsessed with their hobby were more considerate. There is an airport 20 miles away where they can perform their flying gymnastics over a much smaller population.

Once again: I am ecstatic that there is no active airport near TV.

For those who love to defend aircraft noise, I know a few air force bases you might want to live next to.