Noisy airplane flight
Discussion
Last weekend, had my first flight on a plane with props. An ATR 72-600 flown by FlyBe, from Southend London airport. Impressed by it's performance, but it was dam noisy. Had seat 5F, right alongside the prop. An app on the mobile phone recorded 90db average noise level, with peak at 112db. The fight was just over 1hr. Personally. I found this to loud. At that sound level, in the engineering industry I worked in, ear defenders would be obligatory. Anyone have thoughts on this?
Propellor aircraft are noisy, but that sounds excessive.
I would suggest a politely worded email to the customer relations department of said airline would result in a discount voucher for a future flight and may even prompt them to investigate if there was an issue causing the noise to be higher.
It is possible that the aircraft may have had some maintenance done and some insulation was not fitted correctly.
Unlikely, but not impossible.
It may also be down to conditions, it is very noticeable on some aircraft that they are noisier at different power settings or even if there is a slight mismatch on the engines power / pitch setting.
I would suggest a politely worded email to the customer relations department of said airline would result in a discount voucher for a future flight and may even prompt them to investigate if there was an issue causing the noise to be higher.
It is possible that the aircraft may have had some maintenance done and some insulation was not fitted correctly.
Unlikely, but not impossible.
It may also be down to conditions, it is very noticeable on some aircraft that they are noisier at different power settings or even if there is a slight mismatch on the engines power / pitch setting.
They are loud I flew Heathrow to Aberdeen a couple of weeks
Ago and was a bit surprised to find my Flybe plane had propellers- it was
Small noisy and quite a slow trip - but you get what you pay for and it was a cheap flight.
Much better than the drive back which took 10 hours due to idiots causing delays on the motorways...
Ago and was a bit surprised to find my Flybe plane had propellers- it was
Small noisy and quite a slow trip - but you get what you pay for and it was a cheap flight.
Much better than the drive back which took 10 hours due to idiots causing delays on the motorways...
RosscoPCole said:
The Trislanders that used to fly between the Channel Islands and the mainland were loud. The pilot regularly said to the passengers before take off that the aircraft was not designed for speed or comfort and handed round a big box of earplugs.
Are the Dorniers much better?I used to fly from City to Luxembourg on Luxair's little prop planes. We learned to avoid the seats in line with the prop (as you've discovered, very loud), you either went for the front or the very back.
Small planes are much more fun in turbulence, proper little rollercoaster. Great fun.
Noise cancelling headphones help a lot if you're going to make a habit of it.
Small planes are much more fun in turbulence, proper little rollercoaster. Great fun.
Noise cancelling headphones help a lot if you're going to make a habit of it.
Yipper said:
Love Southend Airport. It's like the airport time forgot. Tucked away in a residential corner of London with a great rail link.
Same with East Midlands Airport, such a convenient airport to get to from central London. I often hesitate whether to fly from City Airport or EMA.Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff