Some Whitestone residents say the sound of loud helicopters flying overhead is ruining their quality of life.

"You feel like you're in a war zone," said resint Doreen Ellis. "I have things rattling in my house. It's crazy. And I'm petrified that one of them one day is going to land in my yard."

In 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated helicopter tour operators to travel along the North Shore between New York and the east end of Long Island. Although it's been an issue in Whitestone for years, many residents say it's gotten worse this summer.

"Sometimes, every 30 seconds. Sometimes, they come in twos and threes," said George Mirtsopoulos. "And you can hear one flying over right now."

Resident Daniel Aronoff is so fed up, he created a website where neighbors can file helicopter complaints. It's called www.airnoisereport.com. He says it's received more than 1,700 complaints in about two months.

"There's no governing agency that collects the complaints regarding helicopter noise over Whitestone, so I thought there was a gap in governance and tracking of the issue that these were causing," Aronoff said.

Once the complaints are filed on the website, the information is sent directly to local elected officials, including state Senator Tony Avella and Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz.

"And the question we all have is, why do you have to go over the residential neighborhood? Go over water," Avella said.

Elected officials plan to share the complaints with the FAA.

"They need to step in and regulate this more," Simanowitz said.

The FAA cites multiple reasons for selecting the route, including environmental and safety factors. The agency's documents also note that technology advancements will make helicopters less noisy over time.