“good morning everyone, hope you enjoyed your breakfast. we’re going to spend the fifteenth hour of this flight trying to land at SFO.”

#SFO was running on a single runway for most of the day. Wind pushed both departures and arrivals to RWY 10 (already a rare condition) but 10R is closed for repairs. Luckily once the worst of the wind started mid-afternoon, the direction had changed enough to move arrivals to 19L/R—with an obvious relief in the voices of the controllers.

But still a fun afternoon hanging out with the resident seagull population of the Tanforan Target parking lot. #planespotting #avgeek

@midendian That last photo is brilliant. If SSF had any marketing savvy they’d license that for a poster. ( cc @kyleve )
@tylerstone @kyleve home of industrial-strength seagulls.
@midendian But really, are there any other kind? (Cc @kyleve)