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Originally Posted by HHI944
Anyone know what the FAA fine is for breaking the sound barrier over land?
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Very few civilians own a jet that can break the sound barrier. The fuel usage alone is staggering. There was a guy at the local airport where we keep our airplane that had a retired Czechoslovakian Air Force jet that could do it. He would fly down to the gulf and go far out enough to go over Mach 1. It was a real pain to do because coming back in to US airspace in a fighter jet gets lots of attention from the FAA and the USAF. He would file a flight plan of course but it was usually a big hassle.