I remember one crisp, blue, fall day many years ago when my wife and I
stopped there during a motorcycle ride. The north runway was in use, and we
climbed up that hill and lay there on our backs as the jets would scream
over us coming in to land. They looked like they couldn't have been more
than 100-200 feet over us since the approach end of the runway was only 1/4
mile or so from where we were lying. It was a windy day and after they
passed overhead you could see how much of a crab angle they had relative to
the runway.

That was a neat day.

Mary and I have been on that very road, in that very spot. It's an
awesome place to watch planes land -- and it was the first place I
ever *heard* vortices generated by the wingtips of airliners. It's
an eerie sound that continues for quite a while after the plane has
landed...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"