The airport runways run North to South. I live to the West, So I just hear them most of the time. The news copters take off going in all directions-

I have learned my lessons about 'chasing crashes'. When I was a kid I went to the corner to meet my sister who was coming home from school. I heard a thump and saw smoke start to rise from where the plane hit.

Some friends and I ran to the spot and as I was running up to the building I came to the pilot's body, still in the seat, about 30 feet away....That spooked me for months afterwards.