We are currently ON Nellis. With Red Flag and the Thunderbirds, we get a variety of scenery in the sky.
The most entertaining people are those who walk out of the exchange or commissary and jump when one flies over low.
The North Las Vegas airport has 600 flights a day of small planes. It got surrounded by houses (not too close - there is a drive-n theatre next to it and a Wal Mart in the flight path) that people keep buying.
There were 2 crashes there in the last 2 weeks.
The 1st one hit a house less than a mile away killing the pilot and both residents. The 2nd one tried to land one the road but hit power & phone lines. He crashed about a mile and a half away between houses and was the only one killed. Both pilots knew they were going down and tried to miss people.
But recently the National Guard training area across the freeway from Nellis removed their opposition to a new casino next to them.
The base commander at Nellis did a firepower show
a few years ago for the decision makers in Las Vegas & North Las Vegas. Afterward, they redrew the area where residential would not be allowed.