Uh-Oh, Some JO (Junior Oficer) headed to the boat

[RoadKingLarry]

When did they put the kibosh on supersonic over,the US? When I was a wee lad dad was stationed at NAS  Fallon(Naval Auxiliary Air Staion at the time) with the Air Force. Sonic booms were a multiple times a day event.
That would have been the late '60s.

[French G.]

There's a difference between the US where people want to live and Fallon.  I've got great news though, place probably hasn't changed much since you were there.

[Jamisjockey]

When did they put the kibosh on supersonic over,the US? When I was a wee lad dad was stationed at NAS  Fallon(Naval Auxiliary Air Staion at the time) with the Air Force. Sonic booms were a multiple times a day event.
That would have been the late '60s.

Plenty of supersonic corridors, mostly out west or over the water, but it's not widely allowed everywhere.
Fallon is surrounded by ranges, it's probably allowed out there still, not much out there.

[BobR]

There's a difference between the US where people want to live and Fallon.

And here I was thinking of doing my final move to Fallon, either that or Pahrump. Neither one is exactly a garden spot. :)

bob

[Fly320s]

And here I was thinking of doing my final move to Fallon, either that or Pahrump. Neither one is exactly a garden spot. :)

bob

Pahrump has a pyramid scheme gun club and long, straight, flat roads which are good for setting speed records.

[Ben]

Huh. Until you guys brought it up, I didn't even realize that I can't think of the last time I heard a sonic boom. Used to hear them regularly as a kid when I lived 20-60 miles from offshore whiskeys and an NAS and AFB.

I think maybe the last time I heard a boom was the space shuttle coming into Edwards.

[French G.]

Still plenty of supersonic out in Fallon. We used to slick up one aggressor bird with no tanks or pylons and when the students were well and truly occupied at 10K with the rest of the bogies this one would zorch in from 40K at 1.5mach.

[Ben]

Still plenty of supersonic out in Fallon. We used to slick up one aggressor bird with no tanks or pylons and when the students were well and truly occupied at 10K with the rest of the bogies this one would zorch in from 40K at 1.5mach.

I've driven past Fallon on numerous occasions, and there may have been some booms that I didn't hear because I had the music up too high.  

[BobR]

Pahrump has a pyramid scheme gun club and long, straight, flat roads which are good for setting speed records.

And those are the reasons Pahrump has a substantial lead in retirement destinations. :)

bob

[230RN]

A little late to express my appreciation:

"This may cause trouble now, but consider the long term economics. They will never have to pay for a drink again. And if Mattis says he didn't laugh a little, lies!"

and thanks.

After all, it takes some daring-do and leg rocks to fly one of those things into battle.

First sonic booms I heard were after I moved out to CO, early 60s, from NYC, with its dozens of airports.  Never took notes as to when they quit out here, though.  (I believe I may have heard one or two after that while camping up on the Pawnee Grasslands at night, though.)

[Pb]

You know, this seems like much ado about nothing... I don't think these men deserve any punishment... if I had seen that it would have made my whole day.   

[zxcvbob]

You know, this seems like much ado about nothing... I don't think these men deserve any punishment... if I had seen that it would have made my whole day.   

It made the whole day of those being outraged, too.  People love being outraged; it's our national pastime.  Because Trump or something.

[Triphammer]

Huh. Until you guys brought it up, I didn't even realize that I can't think of the last time I heard a sonic boom. Used to hear them regularly as a kid when I lived 20-60 miles from offshore whiskeys and an NAS and AFB.

I think maybe the last time I heard a boom was the space shuttle coming into Edwards.

Last Tuesday. Happens here every once in  a while. Don't know if they're supposed to but it's kept over the mountains & no one seems to notice. 

[230RN]

It made the whole day of those being outraged, too.  People love being outraged; it's our national pastime.  Because Trump or something.

That's why I was wondering who actually complained.  Probably from seeing it online, though, since the actual trails wouldn't have lasted all that long.  Good thing nobody was filming a Western movie somewhere, with that in the sky.  Or a romantic movie.

But yeah, because Trump or something.