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[i]Roberto Vittori's dogged persistence single-handedly increased the number of noise complaints in DC by a factor of five. He spent countless evenings and weekends in 2015 filing noise complaint after noise complaint like a little old lady who has the bad fortune of living next to a rowdy fraternity house. "This is already as I am describing it, you can have the flavor, a full-time job," Vittori, a 52-year-old Italian citizen and resident of Washington, DC, said. It wasn't always like this. In 2013, when Vittori moved his family from Italy to Washington, DC, he thought his wooded neighborhood nestled behind Georgetown's campus was idyllic. He bought the house knowing full well there would be some noise overhead, but at the time it wasn't something to complain about. And then it got worse. Shortly after Vittori moved, Reagan International shifted to a new flight navigation system known as NextGen. This multi-billion-dollar upgrade was developed to help cut carbon emissions and reduce how much fuel is used by providing airline pilots with more direct routes between origin and destination. The NextGen system plotted a new route for planes coming in and out of the DC airport that was closer to Vittori's backyard. "From my bedroom I can see all the planes, and I can very easily identify them by sight," Vittori said. "However, I can also identify them by the noise," he added. The Boeing 737's are the worst. Vittori compared the engine noise to having a vacuum cleaner next to your bedside. "Can you sleep when a vacuum cleaner is turned on?" he asked. "You cannot. You wake up."[/i]
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