Originally Posted by
WallyInDSM
Thanks for the information. Very strange. I know the Iowa Air National Guard does a lot of drills out of DSM, but there have been times when we have taken off right after/before the fighter jets take off/land.
They're not blasting around with afterburners on doing crazy maneuvers when they're taking off and landing.
Tom Cruise never asks for clearance in Top Gun; air traffic control just keeps everyone not part of the exercise out of the way.