[Kalbo]

Yes, Nellis Air Show is Veterans Day weekend. Free and open to the public, just need to park at the Speedway if you don't have an ID to get on base.

[PinkString]

Who needs to go see the airshow when you can just come to my back patio and see it without the long lines and crowded buses?

[lisdol]

Haha I don't know if I will be going anywhere NEAR the main base on that day then!

[KKVegas]

Originally Posted by ChrisKLAS

These aren't jets from Nellis. McCarran has been departing to the north (runways 1L and 1R) for the past couple of days, and westbound departures will make a sweeping left turn immediately after departure (to avoid Nellis airspace) and eventually climb out to the southwest directly over your area.

1R/L departures are common during north winds and will become even more common as we move into winter. Those runways are used 50-60% of the time during the winter months but rarely see action during other times of the year.

EDITED TO ADD: Jet aircraft are also noticeably louder when the relative humidity is higher, and it's been up there for the past couple of days. We're pretty luck here most days of the year with very low humidity, but on the more unstable days the planes will seem quite a bit louder.

Thank you very much. Your explanation makes a lot of sense.

[bledsoe3]

Originally Posted by PinkString

Who needs to go see the airshow when you can just come to my back patio and see it without the long lines and crowded buses?

Then you make a killing selling lemonade at $4 a cup.

[trekwars2000]

Originally Posted by Kalbo

Yes, Nellis Air Show is Veterans Day weekend. Free and open to the public, just need to park at the Speedway if you don't have an ID to get on base.

Correct. Also just to add about the Jet noise, the Thunderbirds will be practicing locally at Nellis vs. Indian Springs for the next few weeks for the Air Show. It is their last show of the year and they always practice at Nellis AFB this time of year.

As for the McCarron noise, as others have said, the normal departure off of the 1's is to make a hard left turn. Also, (working at Nellis AFB), I just saw a Southwest jet in Nellis airspace - I assume due to weather they are getting waivers to fly around the thunderstorm cells for approach.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by PinkString

Who needs to go see the air show when you can just come to my back patio and see it without the long lines and crowded buses?

OK. What will you be serving? I don't drink domestic beer.

[dynimagelv]

JET NOISE......THE SOUND of FREEDOM

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

OK. What will you be serving? I don't drink domestic beer.

Water. lol

[MadManofBethesda]

Originally Posted by KKVegas

We live in Spring Valley (near Tropicana and Buffalo),

Hey, we're practically neighbors! I'm off of Trop between Buffalo & Durango. This is O/T, but I absolutely despise the light at Trop & Buffalo! I realize that this is hyperbole, but I seem to get caught at that light 90% of the time, regardless of the time of day or night. I wish that the powers that be would install a traffic sensor at that intersection so that it would only be tripped when there are cars waiting to enter Trop from Buffalo. It is highly aggravating to sit at that light when there is no cross traffic.