During my last trip to the Bay Area I got a ride in Mesa’s SL-C. It’s a unique and outstanding build which gave me a case of tire envy — his 405s make my 345s look emaciated.
During my most recent visit I invited him to watch Fleet Week from our deck. As you’d expect, the Blue Angels were outstanding. If you ever get a chance to watch it from a roof deck there, it’s worth it. In years past they’ve flown even closer to the buildings, but it’s still a visceral experience because it’s loud enough to feel. The vibrations were setting car alarms off, some of which you can hear at the end of the video.
The pictures and video below were taken on an iPhone and with all of the glare on the screen it was impossible to determine if the planes were in the frame. There were lots of flybys, but most of my video was of open sky… so the following is the best we managed to capture.
