Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
It amazes me that people live around Air Force Bases or Air Stations, especially off the extended runway centerlines. There's a reason these places started life out on the middle of nowhere. When I had my engine failure on takeoff in the Hog, I couldnt get rid of my munitions for this very reason and had to struggle to keep the jet airborne. Although if the jet is going to crash anyway, it might not make a difference.........only geographically.
I know. When I was working line at a joint use airport people would call and complain to us all the time about the noise of engine runs and hogs coming and going. It was funny because they were calling the FBO to complain about the guard ops sometimes. It was always fun when the F-15's and F-18's would drop in on their x/c's and then do full burner takeoffs. We usually didn't engage too many of the complainers but I was able to shut up one of the regular complainers by asking him when he moved in. I then told him well, the airport has been here a few of decades longer than you have, so what's your point again. He never called back again.