RESIDENTS have voiced their frustrations about the noise level of low-flying planes in Ryedale.

People have said that the persistent noise of the aircraft, which are RAF planes typically flown from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, can be heard all year round and they are urging RAF officials to alter the flying schedule.

Martin Gloyens, who lives in Norton, said that since moving to Malton four years ago he has heard planes flying overhead almost every day.

He said: “It is like the noise of a buzzing mosquito coming towards you and then going away.

“I accept that they have to train and that training is vital, but I don’t see why they can’t look at the problem and train over the sea some days and alternate where they are training. It becomes incredibly wearing.”

Mike Lumsdon, flight lieutenant from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, said that it was the Tucano and tutor aircraft, both two-seater aircrafts, which are likely to have been flying over Ryedale and pilots are permitted to fly down to 250ft above ground level.

He said: “The whole of the UK is open to low-flying military aircraft in order to spread the disturbance as thinly as possible.

“However, there are some exclusion zones where low-flying is not permitted, such as over towns with a population of more than 10,000.

“It is inevitable, therefore, that people living in more rural areas, such as Ryedale, will see some low-flying by military aircraft.”

The Tucano aircraft, used to train RAF and Royal Navy pilots, who will eventually go on to fly military fast-jets such as the Typhoon, do not fly at weekends.

However, the tutor aircraft, which is used to train members of the Universities Air Squadron at Linton-on-Ouse, are flown throughout the week and on weekends.

Tim Boardman, of Pickering, said that he can hear the planes most days, even when inside his house.

He said: “I’d like to negotiate with the RAF and ask them to talk to the people around Ryedale who it is bothering.

“If it was just planes flying overhead it would be fine, but this becomes a very intrusive noise.”

However, Lieutenant Lumsdon said that flights operate all year round and that other aircraft from bases elsewhere could also be flying across Ryedale.

He said: “All recent flying from RAF Linton-on-Ouse has been routine flying training as part of our pilot training regime that we operate all year round. “However, it is the case that other RAF aircraft types based elsewhere would also fly over Ryedale.”