Coming home from San Francisco to Heathrow (passenger) I always seem to come off 27L, over the peninsular spine to the Pacific, turn right up the coast then through the Golden Gate so I get a tour whether I want it or not!
With one exception - listening to channel 9 on a 777 the controller asked if we could do a Shoreline 9 departure. The immediate answer was in the affirmative. The controller then asked "are you sure?". A short delay and the answer was still yes. If felt like a full power take off which got us off very quickly followed by an immediate right turn to keep us inside the Bay. Very sprited!
Last edited by Hartington; 3rd May 2021 at 19:02.
Reason: wrong runway