Circling planes

TristanPeter

Is it just me or does anyone else find the light aircraft continuously circling over Galway city very irritating? That constant drone is really getting on my nerves. I'm trying to work goddamit :rolleyes:

gordongekko

TristanPeter wrote: »

Is it just me or does anyone else find the light aircraft continuously circling over Galway city very irritating? That constant drone is really getting on my nerves. I'm trying to work goddamit :rolleyes:

yep

Mrs OBumble

I'd never noticed before, but they really spoiled a romantic stroll down Nimmo's Pier on Sunday evening.

ben.schlomo

First world problems.

sgthighway

Saw this over the last two days. I saw people parachuting from it on Monday and on Tuesday I saw what looked like same plane climbing up very high.

bumper234

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I'd never noticed before, but they really spoiled a romantic stroll down Nimmo's Pier on Sunday evening.

That was the paparazzi following you

galwaycyclist

ben.schlomo wrote: »

First world problems.

Oh no! Is the Celtic tiger back?

gordongekko

ben.schlomo wrote: »

First world problems.

no not really , it was just interfering with my naked sunbathing.

Storm 10

You have little to worry about if thats all thats bothering you, at Weston in Dublin they are in the air all day and at clonnmelouge its a sport.

gordongekko

Judging by the success of the park and ride the airport may not be open much longer anyways.

kraggy

Where are the skydivers landing?

Storm 10

They land on the green areas at the Airport, the Airport which is doing very well with general aviation, Coastguard and Air corps helicopters and aircraft and private jets owned or hired by major companies in Galway bringing in senior exs, so things are not all doom and gloom out there, lets hope that some day we will see flights to the UK again

ratracer

kraggy wrote: »

Where are the skydivers landing?

I'm no expert, but I'd guess on the ground maybe??
( I'll get my coat)

ronnie3585

That constant drone is coming from the aircraft that is parachuting.

kraggy

ratracer wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I'd guess on the ground maybe??
( I'll get my coat)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGphGbJool4

gordongekko

Storm 10 wrote: »

They land on the green areas at the Airport, the Airport which is doing very well with general aviation, Coastguard and Air corps helicopters and aircraft and private jets owned or hired by major companies in Galway bringing in senior exs, so things are not all doom and gloom out there, lets hope that some day we will see flights to the UK again

no need for flights to UK from there. Knock and Shannon are only an hour away and Dublin is only 2.30 away. No need for it there.

dilallio

kraggy wrote: »

Where are the skydivers landing?

ratracer wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I'd guess on the ground maybe??
( I'll get my coat)

I stupidly asked a skydiving instructor
"If the main parachute doesn't open, how long have you before you need to pull the emergency parachute?"

His answer - "The rest of your life"

DieselPowered

TristanPeter wrote: »

does anyone else find the light aircraft continuously circling over Galway city very irritating? That constant drone is really getting on my nerves.

Its great to see and hear aircraft in the air
if you're at work, well, it may become a bit irritating.

Kazooie

It's the bear partrol keeping our city a bear free zone. Would you rather the place be over run with them?

Storm 10

gordongekko wrote: »

no need for flights to UK from there. Knock and Shannon are only an hour away and Dublin is only 2.30 away. No need for it there.

And Carnmore is 10 minutes away. Competition.

kraggy

Storm 10 wrote: »

And Carnmore is 10 minutes away. Competition.

Except commercial jets can't use Carnmore.

And those companies that use the type of plane that can use Carnmore, aren't competitive enough to offer decent prices.

Storm 10

Well I flew twice from Galway to Malaga on a BAE 146 which carries 100 passengers, that is a commercial aircraft,
it flew to Malaga very Saturday and Lorient via Waterford midweek, great service you could arrive 30 minutes before departure and board. it ran for three years and operated by Aer arann with a leased aircraft, A few years ago a British Airways one came in for the races and there was one there last year

kraggy

The 146 is pretty much the only sizable jet that's run commercially now that's capable of using Carnmore but there aren't many left. It's on the way out.

Even at that it's not very big. More importantly, none of the popular airlines use them. They all use either 737s or airbus 320s or 321s. None of them can fly into Galway. Ryanair only has 737s. Are Lingus only has airbuses, as do easyjet.

Without a runway extension, Carnmore is a dead duck. Even with an extension, it doesn't stand much of a chance of attracting commercial business.

Storm 10

Galway Airport very busy to day lot of private and Air Corps activity similiar yesterday

jased10s

its great to see the airport busy , and they are more noisy than normal flights as they really have to gun their engines to get to their jump height with a full load.

antoobrien

kraggy wrote: »

Where are the skydivers landing?

On the airport grounds.

snubbleste

There was one circling around the western part of town today.
It was really really loud to the point of drowning out a conversation! They should fit a muffler on their engine thingyimajik or feic off over the bay

Gremlinertia

snubbleste wrote: »

There was one circling around the western part of town today.
It was really really loud to the point of drowning out a conversation! They should fit a muffler on their engine thingyimajik or feic off over the bay

Loud pipes save lives...

(Don't worry, i'm getting my coat..)

Discodog

Why are they circling over the town causing a noise nuisance & a safety risk?

Why not circle over open country or the sea?

buzz11

Discodog wrote: »

Why are they circling over the town causing a noise nuisance & a safety risk?

Yesterdays plane was an Air Corps spotter plane which provides aerial cover to cash in transit deliveries to the banks, it happens almost every Monday.

http://www.military.ie/air-corps/fleet/cessna-172/

antoobrien

Discodog wrote: »

Why are they circling over the town causing a noise nuisance & a safety risk?

Why not circle over open country or the sea?

In the normal course of events a plane will land into the direction of the wind (more of a breeze these days). When they have to circle they will do so down wind so as to fly into the wind when landing. Unusually the wind/breeze has been coming from the east lately so the planes will circle to the west of the airfield so as to land into the breeze - putting them over town.

CrowdedHouse

I arrived in Oranmore about 2:30, there have been planes circling since then(7 pm now), the noise is driving me mad it's like listening to a demented bluebottle. Is there any noise nuisance regulations for planes ?

Storm 10

They are a licenced parachute club, its a very popular sport , Friday is charity jump days I work not far from the Airport dont bother me.

antoobrien

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I arrived in Oranmore about 2:30, there have been planes circling since then(7 pm now), the noise is driving me mad it's like listening to a demented bluebottle. Is there any noise nuisance regulations for planes ?

God help you if you were around a few years ago when the Aer Aran planes used to land, that was loud.

Storm 10

Like you anto I just keep having to respond to posters giving out about aircraft in Galway , I have a friend in Dublin living near the Airport and under the flight path, in Summer plane every few minutes non stop all day and like Heathrow Dublin does not close for night flights so its 24/7. Wonder how these people would manage in Dublin or near Heathrow where you have a plane over your house every minute.

CrowdedHouse

antoobrien wrote: »

God help you if you were around a few years ago when the Aer Aran planes used to land, that was loud.

The Aer Aran planes were very quiet

antoobrien

Storm 10 wrote: »

Like you anto I just keep having to respond to posters giving out about aircraft in Galway , I have a friend in Dublin living near the Airport and under the flight path, in Summer plane every few minutes non stop all day and like Heathrow Dublin does not close for night flights so its 24/7. Wonder how these people would manage in Dublin or near Heathrow where you have a plane over your house every minute.

Storm 10 I know the feeling, I lived under the southerly approach to Dublin airport for a while. It was loud at first, but you got used to it fairly quickly and just ignored it - a bit like the early morning trains going through Renmore.

antoobrien

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

The Aer Aran planes were very quiet

May I ask where were you when these "quiet" planes were approaching the airport, because if you think they were quiet then you must have been stone deaf (or got the hearing aid repaired/replaced).

CrowdedHouse

No need to be a prick

antoobrien

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

No need to be a prick

Considering I have lived under an approach for Dublin airport and live in the vicinity of the airport here, your whining about a sound that is barely noticeable is sounding ridiculous.

Redhairedguy

Alright guys. Stop with the baiting and antagonising. It's not helping anyone. Please continue this discussion with a bit more civility

gordongekko

antoobrien wrote: »

Considering I have lived under an approach for Dublin airport and live in the vicinity of the airport here, your whining about a sound that is barely noticeable is sounding ridiculous.

its not barely noticeable. Aer arann planes did not sound like an out of tune Honda 50 roaring over your head half the day during the only fine spell since 1995.

antoobrien

gordongekko wrote: »

its not barely noticeable. Aer arann planes did not sound like an out of tune Honda 50 roaring over your head half the day during the only fine spell since 1995.

It is barely noticeable, I only hear the thing when it's landing/taking off (whichever direction takes it near home).

TristanPeter

I like how on here just because some people are not annoyed by it, it therefore means no one should be annoyed by the sound of these planes, and Gordongekko is right, it's a completely different sound to the Aer Arann planes, and also, Aer Arann used to just land and take off...they didn't continuously circle overhead. I have no problem with the planes themselves, the people who use them, or events they are used for etc. I just don't like how they have to keep circling the city any fine day we have.

antoobrien

TristanPeter wrote: »

I like how on here just because some people are not annoyed by it, it therefore means no one should be annoyed by the sound of these planes, and Gordongekko is right, it's a completely different sound to the Aer Arann planes, and also, Aer Arann used to just land and take off...they didn't continuously circle overhead. I have no problem with the planes themselves, the people who use them, or events they are used for etc. I just don't like how they have to keep circling the city any fine day we have.

The air corps helicopters is also a very different sound and also fades away fairly quickly. comparisons of a plane circling at several thousand feet with a honda 50 revving at the back door are laughable. The squad cars/ambulances that tore out past briarhill last night made more sustained noise than the weekends parachuting activity.

johnsds

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

The Aer Aran planes were very quiet

Damn right ATR 42 and ATR 72 type aircraft are very quiet and economical.

johnsds

antoobrien wrote: »

God help you if you were around a few years ago when the Aer Aran planes used to land, that was loud.

L O L

johnsds

TristanPeter wrote: »

I just don't like how they have to keep circling the city any fine day we have.

Well the Airport is close enough to the city so that circling will take them over the city as the aircraft climbs slowly in a large climbing circle pattern ( Loud Droning Engine Noise ) and the turboprop aircraft needs to get to its optimal parachute height usually anything above 2,000AGL and needs lift so the wind direction is a factor there and it also needs to be at a right spot in the sky for the parachutists to safely navigate to the Airport once they have exited the aircraft, also the aircraft is laden with fuel and parachutists so it will essentially take a while to climb to whatever safe jump height they have determined for their relative jump.

Discodog

Circling over any built up area is wrong both from the aspect of noise & safety.

There is a lot of open land & sea available. Maybe the pilots choose to circle over the town as it's more appealing to the paying passengers?

I once lived near a gliding club. They had a rota for towplanes to ensure that there wouldn't be over flying of the same areas.

antoobrien

johnsds wrote: »

L O L

Ever under them when they came in?

vkid

johnsds wrote: »

Damn right ATR 42 and ATR 72 type aircraft are very quiet and economical.

Economical maybe. Quiet - you gotta be joking. Was on one last week and was in Shannon yesterday when they were taking off and landing.