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You never get to hear what these planes sound like in these promo videos
Electric aircraft that use normal propellers are significantly quieter than their combustion counterparts. Here's a short video of some takeoffs and landings from both.[1]

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXm4TnaXDWc

Thanks for this!

My local airport is so freaking annoying with all the Cessnas flying over our heads. I can't wait for electric to be the better choice.

I don't think most pilots realize how annoying they are in disturbing the peace.

I live near an airfield that has been in operation for over a century. If I found airplane noise particularly annoying, I would have chosen somewhere else to live. I find loud cars & motorcycles to be worse, so I prioritized being away from busy roads.

I think pilots are of a similar mindset. New airfields are rarely built near populated areas, so what usually happens is that nearby land gets developed, people move there, then they try to get the airfield restricted or shut down. It's a similar story for other noisy businesses like outdoor gun ranges or race tracks. I can see how that creates resentment for those who enjoy such hobbies. They're probably thinking something like, "We were here first. Why should we have to change or leave?"

I do dislike that leaded gasoline is still common in general aviation, so I look forward to a future full of electric aircraft.

Funny (stupid) story.

Denvers original airport was built in the "middle of no where", for noise reasons. Continue on for 30 years and lots of housing built up around it. People start complaining about noise. City decides to move the airport. Moves it 30 miles away, in the middle of no where (now DIA). Yep, you guessed it. People start building close to the airport, and then complain about the noise. I fully expect it to move again in 15-20 years

Laguna Seca, a fairly famous California race track, was opened in 1957 built out in the middle of nowhere. In 2024, people that moved near the racetrack sued to get it shut down.

I know there's some level of caveat emptor when buying a house, and realtors are guaranteed to not have any showings when it's noisy, but maybe just spell it out and the purchaser needs to be made aware.

> Laguna Seca, a fairly famous California race track, was opened in 1957 built out in the middle of nowhere. In 2024, people that moved near the racetrack sued to get it shut down.

“I swear, the race track just materialized out of nowhere!” -A wealthy liar living in California

I assume it was dismissed immediately since Laguna Seca is almost 70 years old.

Hey! I’m one of the people who moved to that area. I could sit on my back patio and watch a line of planes land at night.
One of the electric flight niches might be landing at night in areas that otherwise would be restricted for noise reasons.
I'd be more worried about all the leaded gas that GA planes use.

Oh no, there are all these old engine that can't use unleaded gas. The hobby pilots just have no choice but to continually dust the surrounding area with lead vapors. They certainly can't be forced to update their engines/aircraft. Cry me a river.

The reason they use old engines and leaded fuel is mostly due to FAA rules, not personal preference. Pilots spend a lot of time around airfields & avgas, so they want to get rid of lead additives as well.
Truth, they could have totally taken the opportunity in that video to demonstrate how much quieter it is, but unfortunately it has a soundtrack on it.