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NASA Wants to Know if Air Taxis Will Annoy You

Los Angeles, Dallas, and New York City are to be featured in tests to measure noise levels.

NASA has officially started plans for studying community reaction to AAM aircraft-generated noise by seeking public comment on planned testing. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • NASA is initiating a remote psychoacoustic study (VANGARD) to measure public tolerance to noise from Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft like air taxis.
  • The study will involve 360 participants from high and low ambient noise urban areas (e.g., Los Angeles, New York) who will rate their annoyance to various AAM sounds.
  • The objective is to understand how human annoyance to AAM noise varies by existing ambient noise and geography, providing data to the FAA for future noise policy development.
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NASA is initiating plans to test the noise tolerance of people living in areas likely to see the biggest uptick in advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft such as air taxis in an effort to mitigate their effects.

The agency published on Friday a federal register notice requesting public feedback on the study, including ways it can be improved or whether it is practical or necessary. Comments will be incorporated in a follow-up request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget.

John Gallagher

Based in Washington, D.C., John specializes in regulation and legislation affecting all sectors of transportation. He has covered rail, trucking, maritime, and aviation since 1993 for a variety of publications based in the U.S. and the U.K. John began business reporting in 1993 at Broadcasting & Cable magazine. He graduated from Florida State University, majoring in English and business.

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