This was a real treat! I used to live in San Diego and remember watching a lot of fighter jets land at North Island from Coronado Beach (my dog’s favorite beach btw). This is the first time I’ve seen a cockpit view, and a touch and go to boot!

Boy that brought back memories. Stationed at NAS North Island in the late ‘60’s when the test line for F4 and F8 was off to the left of the runway. No hangers all out in the open. Worked out of building 865 ( no longer there) filling the F4’s and F8’s with liquid oxygen. Also, was an aircrew man with backseat time in the Phantom II. The break over the field and coming around to land was done many times during my time there. Thanks for the footage.

As a kid raised in Chula Vista I'd seen a lot of time at the Coronado city beach. Then it was the F4',A4s, F8s,A6s ect....what a time!

One of the best ways to spend a couple hours. Thank you for making and sharing this video. Different perspective on San Diego.

Pattern work of an F-18 POV video; a blessing...Thanks so much! :)

Indeed, a very well done touch-n-go by this pilot!!👏👏👏👌👍❤💯

Consider the joy most of us having watching this; then think about the feeling of the guy riding it! :) Having a private F-18 and a beach house like those on close to where it's parked at would be my high-end materialistic dream.

I had the opportunity to fly the F18 simulator at San Diego one day, it was great. On my first takeoff with the gear still down, I rolled the airplane at 500 ft. 👍

Hey! I think that I know your driver. Thanks for showing the world my poor landing pattern skills. ha!

Thanks for keeping the natural sound!!! Awesome.

Very beautiful!! Also, great view of North Island. Thanks again.

Awesome footage like always, you really spoil us with these frequent uploads, Jell-O. Unpopular opinion, but I love two seater navy jets, I really wish we had a two seat Hornet in DCS.

I was born on Coronado! My dad worked on the S3 A Vikings, at NAS.

Played the north island course a few time. Quite the sight to be teeing up on that par three and have a jet on final a few hundred feet above

That is one hell of an office you've got.

I use to see this view from my barracks at the end of golf course!! Miss those days

That did it!! In my next life, I'm gonna be a pilot! Or.............a Rock Star?

Amazing clarity at 1080 60fps clip. How I wish, I could be in the cockpit. Oh well, I’m just happy to be a legal immigrant of this great country. If I were born here, I would’ve done my best to be in the service and be like you guys. Flying my powered paraglider and working as an infrared specialist flight crew fighting wildfires for the gov will suffice for my age and experience at this time. Besides, the glamour of you guys profession, I sincerely thank you for your service to the greatest country in the world.

Fantastic. Looks like a nice golf course too 😎.

Thanks for another great video

Thank you for sharing. I’m sure no one has ever told you what an awesome job you have. Ha!

Man, I like this kind of stuff. would like to take a ride in the back seat. I know it's never gonna happen, but dreams are free, right?

Great video - thx sir!!

That touch and go goes alot faster in that plane then it takes me in a cessna 172 lol. I want to fly the f18

show this DCS's Matt Wagner, maybe he recognizes the fun of a double seater hornet and maybe we finally start getting such familiar beautiful sceneries like San Diego. Hawaii would be nice too, any takes from kane ohe ? thanks for this wonderful ride.

My Dad used to be stationed at North Island back in the 90s with the S-3s when they were still there. I have a lot of memories at Coronado.

Great Work ! The f18 is my favorite jetfighter

Miss flying and landing there myself. 1997-2000

Almost as cool as me in a Cessna 182...

Wow! Amazing to share that experience.

Vincent, Did you shoot all these videos with the FPP in mind, or is it just a series of fortunate circumstance's? I do really enjoy them, and it makes it easier to sell the FPP to others.

Nice to see this view after watching from the beach.

So that’s what the backseater really does, video imagery

Pensacola? And there is the Golf Course....I shot an 83 today, my back is killing me! Time for a vacation off we go to WDW! Retiree life in Florida.

Love the scenery

I live by Pt Mugu when i was a kid and loved going to see the Tomcats and Hornets fly in

Huh. I wasn’t aware that touch-n-goes were part of the Navy repertoire. Nice.

It's on the base approach that the line division hears you and prepares to catch the bird. ;)

Ah the country of Coronado my home town 🤙🤙rad video thanks 🤙🤙🇺🇸

Playing that golf course is always fun watching them land/takeoff. Not 100% what hole but I could feel the heat from the AB when they took off. Always thought what would happen if I drove the golf cart onto the runway.

Great video, as usual :)

I understand everything, thanks to DCS

nice view/shot of the Hotel Coronado.

Very cool views!

Woww!! Being a common man, this video really gives very unique feeling, by the way what was the max speed diring flight and during landing ?

1:57 EXTREME BUTTER.

Jello. Thanks so much for your great videos. Short question. You've no doubt made a few hundred landings. Do you ever switch off the power nowadays and think "Phew, I made it"?

Freaking awesome thx

at this airport, fighter jets come in really slowly like airliners

2:29 I see a Blue Angel! Also, I noticed on final that there wasn't a field "carrier" painted on the runway, however I think I see the "Ball" on the left side of the runway, is this just to get used to seeing that equipment?

Very cool

Very smooth..

Perfect place for a golf course.

The Fighter Pilot Podcast ,Rudders toe in is in all envelope of flight or just with landing gear down?ALSO rudder toe out is with pushing the stick? How many degrees?

Isn’t this kinda considered “classified” to show the Coronado base??? Feels like I’m siting in the cockpit 😁

Forgot to ask. On a 2 seater F/A-18, is the rear crewmember in charge of avionics and weapons?

Damn I love these jets. That hornet is a good looking attack aircraft.

Sounds like it's running on a flat at the end..."Whomp whomp whomp whomp.."

Coronado and Point Loma looks so small from above.

he didn't pull up the nose right before the plane touches down on the runway?

What's the cruising speed? Power to throw away! Two jet engines with wings attached.

My dream right there. I have dreamed my whole life of being able to fly fighter jets. F-18 super hornets, F-16 , and my all time favorite the beautiful F-15 Eagle. I'd take any opportunity any challenge to handle anything a jet couple put me through. My dream is to fly at 80k feet, curvature of the earth below me soace above me and listen to pink Floyd - learning to fly. I could die happy then. I'd give anything to fly. But unfortunate as never had the opportunity to have the education needed as moved around to much growing up barely got out of high-school with diploma. Not smart enough for college lol. Kudos to all doing this. My next life will be different. Maybe coke back in mear future so can space travel as pilot

Do some of those runway white bar markings represent the wires on a carrier so you can practice hitting that spot?

Sick 🤙

North Island

Which one is your house Jell-O? Nice day for flying...

They are not allowed to say cockpit anylonger!

The Fighter Pilot Podcast ,in dogfights the mirrors are used?

Not much flare required with those it seems , strong gear

stay classy sandiego...

Air force 4 Eva!!

shit i wish I could have a ride with these guys !

Coronado?

Nice

Is the backseater in a hornet not called a RIO?

Good day at the office

No Butter.

If they would just start selling rides to the public !!!!

# Beats taking public transport ....

Why bother w the runway? How bout the beach or a fairway?

nails is canopy bow looks dangerous

What happened? See landing n took off again! !!!

So the F18 can also land on a normal runway 😂😅

5 hours of circuits was the most boring part of getting a licence

Why does my job suck?

Indonesia hadir

That's crazy you have rearview mirrors to see enemy planes in the rear ha ha they dont show that in tops gun maverick.

If you fold back your mirrors you can get better fps.

North island

Tell us about UFO encounter

What I wouldn't give to experience this. I love San Diego wish I could afford to live there, and too bad the liberals are destroying California..

I can see my house.

Das koo

CFYLHF JYF VJKJLFZ ХОРОША))

Coronado. Is. Beautiful. And. Quite. Trendy, great. Place. To. Land. Take. Care. Of. My. F-18.