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My daughter is looking at buying a house approximately 500' west of the approach end of runway 35 at Parker County Airport (KWEA). She's wondering about plane traffic/ noise being that close. I, of course, told her the more airplane noise the better, and I could walk to her house from the airport when I come to visit...

Anyway, if you have input about how busy the airport is and an opinion on potential noise level issues please let me know. It looks like the house should be inside the left traffic pattern for 35, so that's a plus.

Thanks!
Tom
 
500 feet? She's going to hear airplanes.
 
Buy her a handheld radio to monitor CTAF - should drown out the aircraft noise.
 
So off the departure end of 17. That will be a little louder, and for a lot more days of the year.
 
TomRV4 said:
My daughter is looking at buying a house approximately 500' west of the approach end of runway 35 at Parker County Airport (KWEA). She's wondering about plane traffic/ noise being that close. I, of course, told her the more airplane noise the better, and I could walk to her house from the airport when I come to visit...

Anyway, if you have input about how busy the airport is and an opinion on potential noise level issues please let me know. It looks like the house should be inside the left traffic pattern for 35, so that's a plus.

Thanks!
Tom
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Nice Airport just east of Weatherford Texas. I have driven thru that neighborhood nice homes they should be recent builds and have good insulation. The traffic I see in and out of KWEA are small general aviation, no kerosene burners. The homes I haves seen there are thru the fence operations and some have hangers
 
Most GA planes on final are pretty quiet. We hired teenagers thriughnthe county tomhelp mow aling the runway and stood with them in the grass by the numbers, backs turned towards final, while a couple landed and they were surprisingly quiet to me. This was a demo for them to keep their eyes open, pay attention to the wind, and always face into the wind near the runway, because you won't hear landing traffic.

So the question becomes, which runway has more activity? The approach end is generally pretty quiet, the departure end is not . . . .
 
I have lived close to a few airports. The constant speed props are loud, especially when the folks flying have no though about noise abatement.

Someone leaves at 5am, prop(s) full forward and throttle(s) to take off power, prop(s) super sonic until 1000 agl and the whole neighborhood will be awake.
 
I've taken off on a hot day on 17 and thought to myself, man, that house needs a new roof! It is fun when buzzing the highway landing on 17 though! It seems to be a fairly active airport, but like living close to a train track, she'll eventually tune the planes out.
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Van Johnston said:
So off the departure end of 17. That will be a little louder, and for a lot more days of the year.
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What he said. In Texas we have a higher percentage of days favoring 17. Looks like a great little airport.
 
Lowflynjack said:
I've taken off on a hot day on 17 and thought to myself, man, that house needs a new roof!
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^^^ That's a fact. There's that one brief period when departing from Rwy 17 when -- if the engine quits riiiigght ... now -- then you're landing in that guy's house that's right off the end of the runway. I've often wondered if that home owner realizes that his north-facing room is basically the EMAS for Parker County Airport. :D
 
Swimming pools on Megan lane on center line short final/upwind - those aren't ideal for peaceful living. Texas is a pretty big state. If she's worried about noise, for the pilots' sake, she should pick someplace else.

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Ryanb said:
Or get a community petition to close the airport down..:stirpot:
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Which is what people have done, repeatedly, at my two closest airports. New subdivision. Buyers sign docs acknowledging airport and noise. After moving in, start petition to close airport.

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Zeldman said:
I have lived close to a few airports. The constant speed props are loud, especially when the folks flying have no though about noise abatement.

Someone leaves at 5am, prop(s) full forward and throttle(s) to take off power, prop(s) super sonic until 1000 agl and the whole neighborhood will be awake.
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Yeah those damn pilots trying to get off the ground safely, how dare the disturb the dumbass that got a cheap house by the airport.
 
Paulie said:
Yeah those damn pilots trying to get off the ground safely, how dare the disturb the dumbass that got a cheap house by the airport.
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:lol::lol::lol: I understand what you are saying and agree. I just try to practice noise abatement when taking off and/or over houses by pulling the prop(s) back to climb setting as soon as it is safe to do so instead of a by the book pilot. Some days when the density altitude is 10,000 it is hard to pull power while trying to get away from the ground. Then again I am a professional pilot and I understand how prop tips going super sonic can rattle the teeth out of grandpa when going over the house. On the other hand I would not expect a private pilot to fly as I do and would rather the PP be safe instead of trying to be quiet.

Most if not all non aviation home owners near an airport do not understand that an airplane needs to climb at a certain airspeed to be safe and do not understand traffic patterns. All they understand is those planes that fly over my house are too loud. I just try to be friendly when I can and not raise the shingle off their roof. But safety first.
 
Airnav says no transient student pilots and limits gross weight to 7500. It won't be as bad as some airports.
 
Shepherd said:
Get her massive amplifiers and speakers and listen to "Grand Funk Railroad" the way it's supposed to be played.
Aircraft will then complain about the music noise.
So will people in Montana.
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Still performing too. Great show if they're ever in your area.
 
It's a nice little airport. I got stranded there early in my flying life to wait out a t-storm. Guy in one of the very nice houses along the runway let me borrow his Jeep to go in and get some dinner. He had a Baron, a Mooney, and a really nice restored 'vette.

I doubt the air traffic volume would bother her and more than the highway noise.
 
Shepherd said:
I saw them at a concert in Colorado in 1969 or 70. My ears still bleed occasionally from it.
Totally worth it. :cornut:
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Yeah they were loud before loud was invented, or something like that lol. Unfortunately Mark Farner, guitar, writer, & singer, has his own group, while the drummer and bass man carry on as GFR. Both put on great shows though, seen both in recent years.
 
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