[Willie Green]

It always gives me pause that this is a sound most of the younger generation in this country has never heard

If they're not TOO close, the sound is actually quite comforting when you're reminded of exactly who is up there and what they're doing.
I used to enjoy trying to spot them if you could still hear the engine after the initial boom. It wasn't easy --- you had to look waaaaaaay out ahead of where the sound was coming from. More often than not, they were already out of sight. But whenever you could catch a glimpse, it was well worth it.

[steve86]

you had to look waaaaaaay out ahead of where the sound was coming from.

I remember that.