we take off and head out to oakland
(16 sec)

we ride along the cliffs south of ocean beach
(26 sec)

more of those sunny cliffs
(12 sec)

swell moves and breaks along a pier, as seen from above
(28 sec)

quick shot of turbulent surf
(5 sec) *

more footage along the dramatic california coastline. features my sticking the camera out the window of the helicopter. dave cautioned me not to drop it, lest it get sucked into the tail rotor.
(22 sec)

overview of the Mavericks setup
(20 sec) *

mavericks from above
(6 sec)

big wave surfing, as seen from the aircraft video monitor... and my knees.
(6 sec)

mavericks working
(13 sec)

more mavericks working
(14 sec)

mavericks overview at sunset
(4 sec)

cockpit - sunset - pete
(23 sec) *

back in the city - mt. cross to mt. sutro
(22 sec)

panning shots of the city, heading east back toward downtown
(23 sec) *

panning shot of the bay bridge at night
(10 sec) *