This blog entry is a report by Tim Walker, No Respite From Aircraft Noise, a study of double overflight when both London City Airport approaches and London Heathrow approaches overlap with only 1500 feet of vertical airspace to separate them.
Campaigning for Relief from Plane Hell over South East London
You were very lucky, I live in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9.,and every day from 7am, I have up to FOUR planes at once passing over my bungalow. 7am first one from London city airport, screaming engines ,directly above us . Then another huge four engined plane above the lowest plane going into London Heathrow every four minutes, then above those two planes , another huge jet heading into London Gatwick, finally the fourth plane ,for unknown reason, turning into STANSTED, 25 MILES AWAY, 4 engines jet !!