A COMPLAINT about pilots performing aerial acrobatics near a resident's home is to be investigated by the UK's civil aviation regulator.

Susan Pratt has sent video footage to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as evidence after twice recording aircraft performing manoeuvres close to her home in Spring Coppice, Lane End.

The video apears to show aircraft "looping the loop".

The CAA has confirmed its legal department is studying the footage and a formal compaint has been lodged by Mrs Pratt, one of the organisers of the Wycombe Air Park Action Group.

The 63-year-old said the noise when the planes were performing "barrel rolls" was "unbearable."

And she said it was "totally unnecessary" for pilots to fly so close to residential areas when the park is surrounded by open space.

The two videos, which have been posted on YouTube, were recorded on July 24 and 29.

The retired furniture company owner said: "I was amazed that they would do it directly over the house.

"I wouldn't say I was scared, I just thought this is deplorable. I never thought a plane performing these type of manoeuvres would do it over a house."

The CAA has confirmed that its legal team will be looking over the footage to see if any rules have been broken.

But CAA spokesman Jason Wakeford said: "Doing acrobatics is perfectly legal as long as it is not within 500ft of buildings or people."

Mrs Pratt said even if the planes were outside the 500ft zone, that it was "unnecessarily low".

She and her husband Alan have lived in their home for 16 years, but she said that in the last three years planes had been regularly flying over the house.

Mrs Pratt was one of the organisers of the Wycombe Air Park Action Group, which has about 100 members.

WAPAG is calling for less noise, a ban on weekend flying and better monitoring of flights and complaints.

Another resident who lives close by said he also heard the planes performing the acrobatics, although it was not over his house.

Peter Jennings, who was a managing director of an electronic company before retirement, said planes flying over his home were a common problem.

He said: "The light aircraft fly over every two or three minutes. It has grown over the years more and more."

But Tim Orchard, managing director of the air park, said that Wycombe District Council's records show 96 per cent of the planes flying from the airfield are within the voluntary noise routes.

He said he has not yet seen the footage, but has no reason to believe the plane flew over her house and that the video wouldn't clearly show how far away it was.

Mr Orchard said: "If that flying did take place it would have been within the rules.

"I can absolutely assure you that we take great pride in not breaking any rules or regulations."