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reminds me of when I was stationed at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. My quarters were on one side of the runway and my office on the other side. I would ride my bicycle around the perimeter road to get to and from work. The F-4s would be awfully close to the ground as they crossed the perimeter road. I soon learned that if the plane was on the downwind leg I could make it around the end of the runway before the plane got on the glide slope, but if the plane was already on the cross-wind leg, I'd better hold up and let it land.

10 posted on 10/08/2015 5:04:47 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( book, RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY, available from Amazon)

The perimeter road on Maxwell AFB used to have a traffic light so no one was supposed to drive in the approach area when a plane was landing. The stop light was controlled by the ATC in the tower.

11 posted on 10/08/2015 5:15:04 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")