Eurofighter coach via Parchim: Noise pollution and exercise use!

Eurofighter coach via Parchim: Noise pollution and exercise use!

Waidhofen/Ybbstal, Österreich - The background noise over Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is mixed up vigorously these days. At the air base Laage, two Eurofighter started a training flight, which is not only an exciting challenge for the pilots, but also for residents in the area. At speeds of up to 950 km/h, the jets pulled across the landscape and thus caused a lot of excitement. As the Nordkurier , the route of the machines from Sternberg, via Parchim and Crivitz, ran towards Neustadt-Glewe. These daily training flights are part of the comprehensive exercises that take place regularly in the region.

Not only the noise of the aircraft brings everyday life out of balance. The military practice in one of the largest coherent military exercise rooms in Germany, the MVPA 401 (Military Variable Profile Area). This extends from the island of Rügen in the north to Wittstock in the south and from Schwaan to Anklam in the east-west extension. An exciting place where the air force and other military units train their flight skills at the same time.

intensive use of airspace

In 2023, the exercise room recorded 571 hours of use and was activated 220 times. The jets completed a total of 543 military flights. The high frequency also has its dark side: 524 noise complaints received from residents, while there were 579 symptoms the previous year. But there is reason for the all-clear, because as the Nordkurier were not determined.

The Eurofighter training includes various maneuvers: from the aerospace strategy to night flights and air detections. A key function has the tactical air force squadron 71 "Richthofen" from Wittmund, which also uses the area. It becomes particularly exciting when you consider that the machines not only serve as a target representation for other combat aircraft, but can also carry out fast interception maneuvers.

limits of overs sound training

A completely different scene is Waidhofen/Ybbstal in Austria, where the Federal Armed Forces trained the skills of its Eurofighter pilots between May 25 and June 5, 2020 with daily superfly flights. In these exercises, which took place during the day between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., the focus was on intercepting maneuvers over uninhabited areas. The aim was to guarantee airspace monitoring and at the same time respect legal requirements for noise reduction, such as the My district explained.

At speeds that start at around 1,200 km/h, Eurofighter shock wave -like noises produce that do not remain unnoticed by the rural population. However, in order to minimize the noise pollution, the training flights adhered to strict requirements, including short acceleration phases and avoiding flights in metropolitan areas. The cooperation between military pilots, radar leading officers and civil air traffic control is essential and serves to ensure the security of everyone involved.

Wherever you look, the Eurofighter provide a mixture of fascination and discomfort about German and Austrian airspace. The military exercises are not only crucial for security, but also a permanent challenge for residents. Complaints about aircraft noise can be directed to the hotline of the Bundeswehr airline in Germany. Contact information can be found on the number 0800 - 8620730. In Austria the contact point is located at the Military Command Lower Austria.