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> And if you have fighter jets buzzing by, the least of your problems is noise. Growing up in the DC area in the post-9/11 era fighter jets were quite a common
by jdavis703 5y ago
> And if you have fighter jets buzzing by, the least of your problems is noise.
Growing up in the DC area in the post-9/11 era fighter jets were quite a common experience. Except for 9/11 every other time there was really nothing to worry about. Obviously this might be different if you live in say Syria or Palestine.
- bdamm 5y agoThey do need to train in the airspace. Would you want pilots unfamiliar with the terrain to show up when they’re needed in a hurry?
- celrod 5y agoI assume they were responding to: And if you have fighter jets buzzing by, the least of your problems is noise. I.e., they meant their primary concern with pilots familiarizing themselves with the terrain is the noise, rather than any risk of imminent danger.
- WalterBright 5y agoWhen I lived in Germany in the late 60s, it was commonplace to see NATO fighters hedge-hopping over the countryside. My dad said the Germans didn't complain about it, they knew why the fighters were training that way.