To the best of my knowledge, there's no supersonic test airspace in existence. Most likely, there is airspace nearby that has no supersonic flight restrictions, a rare thing in modern times. As a kid, growing up near Holloman AFB, NM, I heard numerous sonic booms a day and was thrilled by them. Found my passion for the Phantom one day walking alone the two blocks to school in the first grade. A flight of four buzzed our neighborhood at low altitude. That was my first conscious thought at six years old of “I'm going to do that”. At age 31, after three years in the T-33 and surviving three North Dakota winters in the F-106, flew my first training sortie in the F-4D at Homestead AFB, FL. The love affair was complete.
Yes, could have been it....they were testing F22, and breaking the sound barrier,so...you know me and CODE speak.. Either way...they were Booming! They got too many complaints, as the region was really growing up(populations). They ended it in 2008 or so. Was sort of in fly way from Knoxville,Tn south to Atlanta,Ga.Just West of mountains(Smokeys and Cherokee Natn. Forrest.
Yep...I was same way..only the knees werent on same wave length...bastages
Most fun being stuck in traffic....Atlanta, durring severe Thunder Storms! Well after actually, they must have been WAY behind? Had 2 hours of absolute NON STOP take offs, and were stuck right under the flight paths
Not as sexy as an F-4...but they were Air Planes
Like 50 in an hour..I quit counting at 35
