I live under the approach path to EHAM's 18R and 18C
When i bike to school (8km towards EHAM) and the wind's trying to push me back home, i love watching those KLM 747's and especially the many 777's, from Delta and United.
I love the 77W when it has those huge GE90 engines
Another cool story, this time by me:
My neighbour is a pilot, well... He did the KLM academy but for 4 years he didn't get employed. Last week he rang my doorbell to tell me that he was offered a job on the 777. Now that's luck for a young pilot.