I live very close to Gatwick airport. I can look on flightradar24, watch a plane take off, then see the actual plane moments later through the window!
When the wind is in the right direction I can hear the planes take off, but the flight path isnt over the village so almost never hear planes flying overhead.
Yes,same here,my wife seems less impressed than me!!..I find it amazing,,but then i am 55 and can see technology moved on a great deal,,and im bit of a plane spotter
One of my better discoveries was hearing a small plane flying over my area one night for hours, checked the reg number and did some research, it was the EA laser scanning flood prone areas