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Originally Posted by gfmucci

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.
Yes I do, and I also know that reputation depends on who you ask. I am pretty sure those who condemn the airport are in large majority, people who live in newer neighboring subdivisions (like yours).



The earliest adjacent subdivisions were approved by the County prior to the existence of the airport.
True, but not yours. :-)

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.
Let's see, population booms, but transportation is supposed to stand still? That makes no sense at all. And I don't know how you define "incompatible", but it probably is different from mine and good many others...As "in the eye of the beholder".

The airport has grown to excessive size in the wrong spot. It has been growing SINCE the population around it was established.
How can an airport grow in a different spot? Yes it has been growing, as the population has boomed in the entire Panhandle area. (And a lot of that growth has been moving closer and closer to the airport, eliminating previously empty ground.) That is only to be expected.

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.
The pilots you refer to are, I am sure, the T-28 pilots, and their flights are well within the established rules of flight operations. That is neither arrogant, nor inconsiderate. They have rules of the road, just like we do on the highways and I don't think they would fly outside the legal parameters more than once. If they did, they would run afoul of the federal aviation cops (FAA) real quick.

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

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

Aircraft make noise. There is no way around that. Those who choose to live in the immediate area of an airport (or AFB) cannot expect otherwise. Buyers/Renters need to pay attention to their surroundings. After all, airports are not really inconspicuous. Due diligence isn't that difficult.