Looks like this happened a while back. But I had not heard of it.
Sounds like a cut and dry case of flathatting to me. No amount of tearjerking "I was that poor little kid with a dream..." crap would change my opinion.
There are some things in aviation we dream of doing, but never actually act upon. This is one of them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jetfighter19oct19,1,6082532,full.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
Sounds like a cut and dry case of flathatting to me. No amount of tearjerking "I was that poor little kid with a dream..." crap would change my opinion.
There are some things in aviation we dream of doing, but never actually act upon. This is one of them.
A Super Hornet's Nest
War veteran Richard Webb stirred up trouble when he buzzed an airport. The reaction shows how much times have changed.
By James Ricci, Times Staff Writer
SAN LUIS OBISPO — At a quarter past noon on Jan. 21, a U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet jet fighter flown by a combat-tested pilot named Richard Webb appeared over the Edna Valley and streaked toward San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport.
On its first pass, the Super Hornet screamed along at more than 650 miles an hour, just 96 feet above the main runway. Soon it circled back, touched down on the tarmac for an instant, then went into a steep climb, afterburner roaring, and disappeared in the skies.
Blake Medeiros, a student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo who fuels planes at the airport, was in his employer's office when he heard the jet. He ran outside and clambered atop a 15,000-gallon fuel tank to watch. He had seen such displays of aerial might at air shows. But for such a sight to appear out of nowhere during his workday was awe-inspiring.
Ernie Sebby was in his house less than a mile from the airport. He ran to the front porch and caught a glimpse of the aircraft. It appeared to be painted in gray primer. He could make out no identifying numbers.
More.......see the link
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jetfighter19oct19,1,6082532,full.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true