Low-flying planes, are you concerned?

[kkearthling]

Do any of you who resides in SJ/USJ/surrounding areas hear of the deafening sound of low-flying planes especially in the middle of the night. It is quite frequent almost every night nowadays.

A few months ago, my 2yr-old toddler woke up crying because a plane was flying so low and the noise was extremely loud, in fact, i thought it was going to crash in our area, at that moment i was only thinking about not having written a will yet, .....

I thought Subang airport is no longer in use.

A staff at Subang airport mentioned that Subang airport is
still in use, but for aircrafts (a certain commercial airliner)
that are in need of maintenance, major repair, and the like. No wonder those low-flying planes are making strange noises, sometimes they sounded like they were having difficulties climbing, making a turn, etc

Questions (fellow forumer, pls provide your input)
- How safe is this practice, i.e., low-flying aircrafts (worsen by the fact that these aircrafts are in need of maintenance or repair) in high density/populated residential areas. Has there been a law enacted in relations to this?
- Can residents file noise complaints, to whom and how
(Which body regulates airspace, etc).

Or perhaps this issue has been highlighted before, kindly provide a link if there is any (current only please, i.e, after KLIA replaced Subang airport)

[jeya]

I live in SS14, i have not heard of anything maybe my bedroom is soundproof

[kwchang]

Strange, I live very near your area but no such incident at the current time.
Are you new in USJ?

Before KLIA, we lived through all takeoffs from Subang and no we were not concerned although we were in the flight path most times. A lot of intercontinental flights take off near midnight to optimise customer time (sleep on flight and arrive in the morning) so imagine the thunderous take offs after 11pm ! Did anyone complain then? In fact the USJ population boomed - people were also queueing up for new houses especially in USJ11.

Although KLIA is operational, I did remember hearing that Subang may cater for cheap flights in future. Something like a city airport?

[Voter]

Aircraft requiring maintenance are those coming for regular checks and preventive maintenance. These aircraft are just like our cars being sent for regular servicing. They are not falling apart. The only concern perhaps are those low flying airforce jets as a few incidents have happened in Kuantan side, but I do not think they carry out difficult maneouvers over populated areas. Remember Kai Tak Airport of Hong Kong. The aircarft coming to land are "scrapping" the tops of the buildings over Kawloon, yet none had hit the roof top.

[fRaNkY]

I do not hear anything during the night recently , other than my neighbour's cats meowing in their cage!

Well, I use to open the curtains to watch the planes passing my window before they move to KLIA, nice to watch especially around midnight.

Perhaps you can note the time, date and any info and complain to DCA - Dept of Civil Aviation. They should have an office at Subang or KLIA.

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[cskok8]

I think the MAS maintenance facilities are still at Subang so they need to fly the planes from KLIA to there for servicing. They are not exactly falling apart. When Subang was KUL the traffic volume must be at least 100X more. Anyway one of my pilot friends commented that it is probably safer under the flight path as any crash is more likely to be away from that. BTW he lives in SS 19.

[patrick]

I have lived here in Subang Jaya for the last 30 odd years. The airplane noise that we get these days...I'd like to treat them more like music! Boy, if only you folks get to live here around that time, then you will know what a plane noise is really all about!

Rgds.

[isarahim]

I'd like to treat them more like music!

I've taken that approach as well...I had too, since I lived very close to Heathrow for several years...oh whenever the Concorde came by, blizz, and you could set your watch to it.

It never ceases to amaze me how the Brits always integrate old and new, on the slope up to the actual runway, they keep sheep (!), though I wonder what they use the wool for, it must have been soaked with jet fuel.

[jeya]

Boy, if only you folks get to live here around that time, then you will know what a plane noise is really all about!
Wrote; Patrick

Why the windows panes and the house would vibrate and my little kids would run for shelter....................the noise was frightening, thundering.....the huge planes use to fly so low.

Cheers

[patrick]

And you would remember jeya, how all coversations come to a halt whenever the plane flew overhead? Thinking back...it was so funny!

Rgds.

[stefanie]

Im from Subang Perdana Court and I do hear the loud plane flying sound, its after midnight bout 3am or later… if I m not mistaken.
Only hear it when not sound asleep and it never did wake me up before.

[isarahim]

Originally posted by patrick And you would remember jeya, how all coversations come to a halt whenever the plane flew overhead?

Patrick, is there anyway a virtual version of this feature can be introduced in this forum?

Could have been useful in some of the recent threads...

[jeya]

Yes Patrick,agree with you also very embrassing in front of visitors lah......we old residents of SJ went through hell during that period.
Cheers

[satish]

The national airline's planes do not fly at low altitude.
It cud be the Airforce doing some low flying training.
Noise did not bother me..must be immune by now.

CHeers!

[patrick]

satish are you sure it's not hearing problem arising from age?? I was joking of course!!

Rgds.