Flight of fantasy – on being able to sleep

The idea is that Windsorians should be allowed to sleep at night. But not in the early hours of Thursday, August 18.

The background noise level at night in Windsor can be in the low 30 decibel range.

Then at seven minutes past midnight an incoming flight spiked the noise level to 71 decibels.

It is the change in noise level that disturbs sleep. A 30-plus decibel change is huge.

Then it happened again at 13 minutes past midnight.

And again at 19 minutes past midnight. There was then a chance to get back to sleep – but not for long.

At 40 minutes past midnight – another incoming flight. Then, a rousing 71 decibels at 43 minutes past midnight.

A total of five flights, all past midnight. Please Heathrow – could you let us sleep

at night? ANDREW HALL

Windsor