Quote Originally Posted by bmccasland View Post
Being an AirForce Brat, I grew up with annual air shows by the USAF Thunderbirds, and locally the Navy Blue Angels. I have to admit, I like the smell of jet fuel in the morning. My dogs on the otherhand, never did like their low level fly by's.

I remember riding my bike around the back side of the base to get closer to the runway to watch the Thunderbirds practice before an airshow when I was a kid living on base in Michigan. The trick was to not get too close and get caught by the MPs. (military police)
Same here! I still try to ID jets by sound.

I remember when my dad was lower level enlisted, we lived in the Base Housing at the end of the longest runway (aka the B52 runway)! Nothing could jump start the adrenaline like a B52 taking off a hundred feet over your roof.