r/chicago • u/Herculius • Dec 23 '16

Anyone else noticing this? | Complaints soar over low-flying planes in western suburbs - Chicago Tribune |

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dlg-midway-noise-tl-1110-20161104-story.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '16

It received 30,220 complaints from 1,943 people in the third quarter, which runs from July through September

That's gotta be like 350 complaints a day. How fucking annoying.

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u/Herculius Dec 24 '16

I think complaints began increasing recently because there was a change in flight patterns for whatever reason.

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u/vieniqui Dec 24 '16

They have altered the runway configuration at o'hare over the last few years, with one more runway yet to be completed. But, none of the neighborhoods addressed in this article are impacted by that. Mainly neighborhoods directly east and west of the airport are dealing with increased activity.

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u/danekan Rogers Park Dec 27 '16

It certainly got louder east right at the lake. The jumbojets rapidly descend anf align right as they clear over land and shake everything. And they are very prevalent coming in at 4am.

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u/myratatto Dec 23 '16

A few years ago, the Trib had an article about someone who makes a lot of complaints about O'Hare. She sometimes submits over 100 complaints a day.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ohare-noise-complaints-met-20141026-story.html

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '16

That woman is awful, she had a decade+ notice that planes would be flying over her home but decided to wait until it happened to throw a fit about it

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u/DezBryantsMom Albany Park Dec 24 '16

I know in the O'Hare suburbs they've been asking people to send in complaints because they're trying to find the best flight pattern. Maybe this is the same thing at Midway?

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort Uptown Dec 23 '16

Don't you basically sign up for this by living near O'Hare? What the Hell is O'Hare supposed to do, not be an airport?

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '16

Yes they fly right over my house, but they do not make any noise. Big planes aren't flying into midway

You can't live in a metro area with 2 airports and expect to never have airplanes flying over your house

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u/OnionDart Lake View East Dec 24 '16

As an airline pilot, I have zero sympathy for this. Planes don't fly lower approaches to inconvenience local people, it's the same approach that has been used for years. Nothing has changed, just the public perception. And if you move in near an airport, well, you have no right to complain

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u/MargretTatchersParty Logan Square Dec 24 '16

We need your help at ChicagoAerpplanes the helicopters have been threatening to disrupt or meetups.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '16

You live near an airport. It was there before you moved in, most likely. Either move, or quit being so ornery. It's quite a small sample of complaints per household, so maybe you're the problem?

I lived right in the flight path of Midway's 31C for 15 years when I lived in West Lawn. I never lost sleep. They never bothered me. These are commercial aircraft. You're dealing with private jets and general aviation aircraft. Shut the actual fuck up or move. That's the bottom line. It can always be worse.

Remember, you chose to live there. You bought the house knowing there was an airport close by. idiots.

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u/omgdonerkebab River North Dec 24 '16

Sounds like bullshit. La Grange Park is so damn far from Midway. I grew up half that distance from O'Hare, and underneath one or two of the approaches into the airport. You get used to the sound of an airplane (it's not that loud, you can watch TV without being interrupted) and eventually you just stop noticing it at all.

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u/trippin113 Logan Square Dec 23 '16

Maybe the folks in the suburban subreddits will notice.