Because you're doing 200mph 2" off the ground, and 2 feet from a concrete wall.

Speed needs a reference point to be properly appreciated.

I've flown in some pretty fast aerobatic aircraft, but they all had props.............. nothing with afterburners.

That's why goharley's idea was so good. You'd be about the coolest mo'fo on earth if you got to do both. It might be worth saying goodbye to the jewels.
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