September 17th, 2021. (Uploaded here in April of 2024).
-Trip Report, solo Vlog, POV recording, photo slideshow, editing, Iphone SE, GoPro Hero 2018.
-Same video on my main YouTube, 5keeper7ful: https://youtu.be/7CNd-HWDfWg
-Previous trip/flight to San Diego (PHX to SAN) in December '18: https://youtu.be/O5IB2x-U8Dc
-Music: "Clouds Gather" (Disney's Animal Kingdom) by Richard Bellis.
-San Diego, California to Phoenix, Arizona.
-San Diego International Airport (formerly Lindbergh Field) to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
-SAN to PHX. SAN-PHX.
-Boeing 737-700, -800, and MAX aircraft.
-Fun solo day round trip. Left home in the East Valley AZ in the morning up to Las Vegas with brief layover and then down/across to SoCal, back home in AZ that late afternoon! A very short first leg, followed by the official connecting flight to destination.
-This is my return home trip, before was the outbound trip: Phoenix, AZ (PHX) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to San Diego, CA (SAN).
-Daytime, morning to late afternoon.
-Inside the gate, taxi to runway, Takeoff (climb & ascent to cruising altitude), flight attendant announcements after surpassing 10,000 feet.
-Snack and drink service, Landing (descent & final approach), touchdown on runway, flight attendant "welcome" announcements, taxi to the gate, parking. Departure and arrival!
-Photos of souvenirs (fridge magnets, tickets, T-shirts) and boarding passes are shown at the end.
-Awesome views [behind the wing, window seat] of: Lindbergh field runway/control tower/terminals, Point Loma, La Jolla in distance, SeaWorld park in distance, North Island & Coronado Bridge, Downtown San Diego, Zoo & Balboa Park in distance, San Diego Bay, Interstate 5 freeway, Interstate 15 freeway, Chula Vista, Interstate 8 freeway, El Cajon in distance, San Miguel Mountain, Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea in distance, El Centro, Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area/Imperial Sand Dunes (Tatooine in 'Star Wars Return of the Jedi' in 1983), CA/AZ State line, Yuma & Kofa, Highway 95, Gila River, Woolsey Peak, Buckeye, Skyline Regional Park & White Tank Mountain Regional Park, Goodyear & Avondale, Interstate 10 freeway, Estrella Mountain, Luke Air Force Base/Surprise/Sun City/Peoria/Glendale all in distance, Loop 202 freeway, South Mountain, Downtown Phoenix, Sky Harbor airport runways & terminals, Camelback Mountain & Papago Park in distance, Chandler/Gilbert/Mesa, Loop 101 freeway, Fountain Hills in distance, Scottsdale, Tempe (Salt River & ASU Campus).
*My return to the San Diego area after three years (since December 2018). I had just returned to the Burbank/Hollywood area in August '21.
*Construction on the new Terminal 1 concourse (30 gates) to replace the old one, to open in phases from 2025 to 2028.
-Airplanes, aviation, planes, seats, tray tables, flaps, landing gear, terminals, passengers, pilots, traffic, cars, boats, trains. Fall season, cooler weather.
-Star Trek Experience at the Hilton (extinct), Tropicana (extinct), Sin City, Hard Rock Café, High Roller Observation Wheel, MSG Sphere (Madison Square Garden arena).
-Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Navy/Air Force/Coast Guard/National Guard, US military, ships & aircraft carriers & submarines, freight/shipping/trade, Pacific Ocean, West Coast of United States of America, Safari Park (Wild Animal Park), LEGOLAND, theme parks, marine layer (fog), breezy/windy, Seafood, aquatic life, swimming, surfing, sailing, cruising, harbor/port/bay, Mission Bay, smog/haze, Padres (baseball team), Chargers (football team), Baja California (Tijuana, Mexico), English & Spanish languages.
