I recognise that I regularly make mistakes and miss things; thats one reason why there's 2 of us up there. Briefings before ToD can be really effective or pointless depending on if you are just regurgitating plates or chatting through the 'how' you are actually gonna do something; what you are looking for and some what-ifs?
PFO is a long day out, but flying out there is only half way in to that long day (stating the bleeding obvious but hopefully you are not that fatigued to be drained after 3.5hrs) and the visual on to 29 was good fun; but I always had the ILS tuned too so a quick glance at that as I swung round on to finals backed up what my eyes were telling me.
Isn't it military to the north of the rwy hence the taxiway that side?
Would never comment on the guys as aviation is a great leveler.