Flying Around San Francisco in our Helicopter

When we bought a 2007 Robinson R44 Raven II the goal was to have a helicopter that could comfortably carry our family to interesting destinations. In this video, we fly our helicopter on a tour of San Francisco, California. What does San Francisco look like from the sky? Watch and see! #MicahFlies
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0:00 San Francisco Helicopter Tour
2:23 Golden Gate Park
6:21 Downtown San Francisco
8:20 Oracle Park
9:30 Embarcadero
10:33 Pier 39
11:52 Alcatraz Island
13:49 Treasure Island
14:45 Marina District
15:28 Presidio
16:09 Golden Gate Bridge

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

My iconic San Francisco movie is Dirty Harry. "You've got to ask yourself one question...Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?"

[@TheSeg]

Glad you got to see our city and enjoyed it! I do have one note at @9:18 in the video: What you're seeing in the foreground is the western (San Francisco) span and is mostly the original construction 1936. The damage to the bridge from the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on the eastern (Oakland) span of the bridge. Since then it's replaced with a self-anchored suspension bridge and two viaducts. Each direction of traffic is parallel to each other until the tunnel on Yerba Buena Island.

[@MicahMuzio]

Thanks for the point of clarification, John!

[@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio]

Two great San Fran films come to mind: Dark Passage with Humphrey Bogart and Vertigo with Jimmy Stewart (directed by Alfred Hitchcock).

[@mariowhyte2816]

Absolutely spectacular!!! Thank you for taking us along for the ride Muzio family!!! Happy New Year to all of you!!!

[@MicahMuzio]

Thanks for joining us, Mario! And a happy new year to you too.

[@Jeannified]

My favorite San Francisco movie is "Mrs. Doubtfire." LOVE IT! I also love Bullitt, The Birds, Dirty Harry, Vertigo, etc. That area of California is just so spectacular! FANTASTIC video, Micah! Love that it was a family affair!

[@zzzzondi]

This is my favorite helicopter tour of yours so far but as an SF resident, I am a little biased. My drone will never be able to capture the footage you have here so bravo and thanks for loving my city. As for SF and Bay Area movies, my faves are The Rock, Mrs. Doubtfire, all Dirty Harry movies and of course Shang-Chi. Despite the bad wrap SF gets, it’s a beautiful place to live in! Cheers.

[@georgesf7857]

Favorite San Francisco movie: "What's Up Doc" starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and introducing the late great Madeline Kahn. The City is truly the star of this movie.

[@waynesimpson4081]

Neither a real fan of Streisand or O'Neal, but that movie is a PERFECT screwball comedy redux. & SF and Kahn are the true stars.

[@jeffmorse645]

I had no idea you could fly a private helicopter over a place like San Francisco. You flew over my old neighborhood in the Outer Sunset (between the zoo and GG Park). Yeah, I grew up in Stanislaus County 90 minutes east of The City and it was a real treat on hot summer days in the valley to drive over and do touristy stuff.

[@MicahMuzio]

It is remarkable how much freedom we have as pilots.

[@ludovicoc7046]

Vertigo is the quintessential San Francisco movie.

[@nicholasfield6127]

The Princess Diaries is my San Francisco movie 🤣 love the city.

[@AdamShaiken]

I used to live in Walnut Creek and Danville and we would regularly trek into SF with my family on the weekends to entertain visiting friends and relatives as well as on school field trips to places like the the Aquarim, Museum and Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, the Maritime Museum , Fort Point, Alcatraz, the Exploratorium(when it was located in the Palace of Fine Arts) etc. etc....Seeing this all from the air is magical !!!! Thanks for the ride.

[@UniversalWorldx]

I went to San Francisco for the first time in October of last year. It's one thing seeing it from the ground, and another from the sky. I loved seeing it from the ground, but these are some absolutely spectacular views from the sky! I saw a few of the streets/places I went and it just took me back to such a great weekend. I have to go back soon!

[@subaru4me]

Thank you for sharing this video. Grew up in the City and this brings back a ton of memories. No movie but watched "The Streets of San Francisco" as a kid.

[@SuperHapDog]

Favorite San Francisco movie: What's Up Doc.

[@itstimmer]

My favorite San Francisco “movies” are the vintage “Rice-A-Roni, The San Francisco Treat” commercials. The jingle was catchy and I enjoyed singing it along with the commercials. As a child of the midwest who never traveled anywhere, the fascinating imagery of the cable car with people aboard going up and down the hilly roads of San Francisco was fun and fantasy-like.

[@danwatt3247]

Wow this is a great video of San Fransisco 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@A_English_Gent]

My friend lives in the area of San Francisco and it so cool to watch and great video.. so day i will have to go. hope you and your family have a great 2022 Micah

[@MicahMuzio]

Here's wishing you a happy 2022!

[@jonathankleinow2073]

I'll nominate two movies, Sneakers (1992) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). "Well, double dumbass on you!" Pier 39 is a tourist trap, BUT it does have a place where you can check your luggage for the day. It came in handy when family dropped me off to fly back to the Midwest while they drove home to Oregon, and I got to explore the city for a few hours before taking BART out to Oakland for my flight.

[@thevillagepepper3384]

Ok, a few things. As a Bay Area native, I really appreciated the flyover tour. We at PTV have had the opportunity to stand on top of the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was great seeing that same space from the air…same with Alcatraz. And to answer one of your questions…my favorite film - “What’s Up, Doc?”

[@angelsolis5256]

The film I think of is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” . Great video btw

[@tarotbyclayton5510]

My favorite movies of San Francisco are Mrs doubtfire and just like heaven. My favorite tv series are charmed

[@alvinshuh7449]

As a "LA" (pomona) native going to school in the Bay, you've now flown over my high school, house, new city, and college (in the distance) without me making a single request! Well done!

[@janetr5929]

I’m so excited to see this video! Thanks for flying over my old home town. It was an awesome city to grow up in during the 60s. My folks would take visitors to Fisherman’s Wharf and if you got lucky, the cable cars would be running. It really is a beautiful city

[@MarshaAndJon]

The movies 'Foul Play' and 'Mrs. Doubtfire' are set in San Francisco. I think of them when I think of San Francisco. But then I also could say 'The Rock', 'The Presidio', 'San Andreas' and 'What's Up, Doc?'.

[@sebastianpepunkt3497]

New York would be awesome. Great Video. Thank you.

[@MrDre61]

Hey! Great video. I'm born & raised bay area and you really did a great job of showing San Francisco! Thank you!

[@MicahMuzio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@per-ericjonzon9979]

Thank you so much for this flight!

[@NewFrontierAerospace]

The Muzio family Flying Eyes promo was the first time I've ever enjoyed a KZbin commercial - well done 🙂

[@bdc2178]

kiddo is very brave!! as a person who hates heights - im very impressed! - great views!!

[@MicahMuzio]

It's wild how comfortable she feels in the chopper.

[@barryg4927]

I’m gonna say my San Francisco movie is the towering inferno from the early 70s with Steve McQueen… Absolutely awesome!

[@patrickbell5086]

Just brilliant. My last time there was one year before the earthquake in 1988. It’s been way too long. Magical city.

[@lexnite22]

When I think of Alcatraz I think of the movie The Rock. Love your vids and your traffic reporting, lol

[@holidaygiftmall2517]

The movie I think about when I'm thinking of San Francisco is the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie Alcatraz. That was a great movie! 😊

[@spedzu]

Such beautiful footage! I wished you would have mentioned more about The Presidio. Great job and I love the helicopter tours!

[@araknd]

Great video, Muzio Fam! In the early 80s I worked for the only helicopter company with permits to fly and land in San Francisco proper. Our base was down at China Basin at the end of one of the abandoned piers. We flew Bell JetRanger's on charters, tours and scheduled flights from SFO and OAK to China Basin. I would often get to fill a seat for flights that needed weight and balance. I loved that job. Too bad the FAA didn't like my boss and pulled his certificates and he had to close. Little know fact about the city administration at the time was that even though there were helipads on the tops of many of the high towers, they would not allow helos to land or take off because of noise ordinances. Happy flying! 😁

[@MicahMuzio]

Wow. What a cool experience, Lance. I feel the same way when I see all the unused helipads on buildings in downtown LA.

[@barbaraganschow1478]

We all loved seeing beautiful SF above it all. Thank you.

[@jetwirejason3289]

My favorite movie with San Francisco has to be James Bond - A View to a Kill. The ending with the Blimp at the Golden Gate Bridge is unforgettable! Awesome video!!

[@magnussvensson5304]

Thanks for a fantastic video and nice seeing the whole family. I have been in SF 2 times and a very special city. Greetings from Sweden.

[@ethanfield5473]

What a good video and amazing city.

[@Earlywinters09]

Vertigo!

[@martinreiman5438]

I don't think I have enjoyed a 'commercial' more than the Flying Eyes commercial in the video.....well done! Too bad I don't need glasses right now.

[@blackpaw254]

❤️ the 🚁 footage with the fam. Fly safe and Happy New Year 🎆

[@dudeman7157]

I lived on Treasure Island during the 80s when it was a Navy Base. The eastern span of the bay bridge was the one that collapsed. That bridge no longer exists. I remember the day it collapsed and was stuck on the island for about two weeks.

[@RevolutionaryThinking]

If it weren’t so expensive I’d do it in a heartbeat

[@FLYBOY123456789]

Epic flight...and very nicely done...bravo. HNY...

[@pete4563]

Great video. Great views and fun commentary. More flying videos please 👍🏼👍🏼

[@BenHodgeThemeParkEndeavor]

That was so awesome, thanks for the video guys.

[@MicahMuzio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@7728abbott]

What a beautiful fly-over video of San Francisco, guys. Stunning to watch, and so artistic! Great work!

[@josephpiskac2781]

I am not the most sophisticated tourists. Back in the 1970s I simply want to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. Over the years I think I have crossed it more than 18 time and at time only because I was lost. I have taken a tourists boat ride underneath it. In 1996. I flew from Tokyo Japan to Las Angeles and the 747 entered the United States airspace by flying over the Golden Gate. Truly I have bused the Bridge from ever altitude and direction.

[@CR4ZYHOR5E]

Great video, thanks for taking us with you and your fab family. High 5 from the U.K 🇬🇧

[@MicahMuzio]

Sending a mega hi5 back your direction!

[@marcusespinoza2961]

I find it so awesome you make a living on KZbin and always include your family. It’s so refreshing, like that little girl is going to have SO MUCH life experience, she’s very fortunate!! Good job mom and dad 👊🏽

[@OakvilleLad]

California was my second home in the last century. Your current flyovers are for me, a trip back to places I remember from back in the 70's thru 90's. Cheers from Toronto and all the best to your family. Thanks!

[@Just_Donte]

"Maximum Sweetie" that was great lol

[@MicahMuzio]

We're shooting in 4k 24fps these days.

[@juandenz2008]

Great tour !

[@01FozzyS]

Thanks for the areal tour of our beautiful City, Muzio family! Dark Passage is one of my favorite SF films.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Fantastic video!😸

[@pattyberan4523]

Vertigo 🎬

[@lacarlousjackson8]

Beautiful city in the world ❤❤

[@edmorse8654]

Great video ty!

[@robertschaefer3223]

Great video!!!!!!

[@tootsiegirl]

So neat. I found you on my Morro Bay Facebook group. Have already watched the Morro Bay. Spectacular!. Thanks for sharing.

[@lisacalderon3367]

Beautiful

[@robertlandry5676]

Spectacular 😎

[@murraydeeth7834]

OMG!!!!😱 Only spent 4 days there in 2019, but that was enough to absolutely fall in love with everything about it. Favourite city in the world & if we could afford it, we’d be there tomorrow 🧡🌉🧡 Thanks for the memories 🙏🏻

[@ScottiDucati]

Spectacular footage keep up the good work. I look forward to more adventures from the Muzio family in 2022.

[@dporrasxtremeLS3]

YES!!!

[@MicahMuzio]

Thanks so much, Scotti!

[@sodobson]

one of your better flights. absolutely beautiful. Thanks folks

[@MicahMuzio]

Thanks for watching!

[@cynthiadameron1399]

This is a great video!

[@Bravo2Zulu]

Cool beans! Great job on the aerial video of SFO. High 5's to the Muzios.

New chopper !! Nice

[@tarotbyclayton5510]

San Francisco is the best decision I’ve ever made xxxx

[@idontmindifisaid]

Beautiful video. I lived in SF all my life and I know it is beautiful, however, from the air it looks majestic !

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Take the kiddo on the ferry, see the city from the bay. Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio. If you walk the GGB, wear ear plugs...it's LOUD from the cars. Great movie: Dark Passage. With Humphrey Bogart, came out 1947.

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Hey Micah and fam, thanks! Im from SoCal but live in Marin County now. Love all your travelling videos of CA. In one, you flew over a friend's apartment building, literally, right over it! Good stuff! I did the Hwy 1 drive in November 2020. It was beautiful. It was SO windy at the Bixby Bridge, it was ridiculous. It was sunny, so there was that.

[@harshasathi2858]

I loved the ad.... Evie is awesome.

[@gregjohnson8859]

Another great video! And I’ve ordered some Flying Eyes! 🤙🏼

[@MicahMuzio]

Thanks so much, Greg. Let me know how you like them!

[@MiguelAngel-rg4xg]

for sure this is a cool experience, perfect day to fly for a while,

[@RT-vw6yw]

Mrs. Doubtfire! :) Also, The Presidio is simply gorgeous, and I especially enjoyed hiking the trails above Marshall's beach this past summer.

[@williamborges3914]

Movies filmed in The City? How about "Presidio" with Sean Connery and Mark Harmon? It truly captures the special damp, foggy atmosphere of the Presidio when it was an Army base. BTW, Spain founded the base in 1776 and one of the original buildings, the former officers club, is still there.

[@kiwisunshine9631]

OMG that was amazing! Never been to San Francisco, let alone see it from the air. What a stunning view!

[@pmande83]

Loved seeing you all experience San Francisco from the air. Excited to see the USS Pampanito at Pier 39! Definitely the chase scene in What's Up Doc, it still cracks me up 😆.

[@dporrasxtremeLS3]

What a Beautiful family! One of your Very Best videos! I Love L.A. this is better though. Your family put Flying Eyes on the Map! I will have to go shopping for some Flying Eyes sun glasses! What an Amazing helicopter!!! Thank you for this breathtaking video! Super Wow!!!

[@MicahMuzio]

I have to agree. San Francisco has a singular charm.

[@user-op1ri1ht7h]

miss fly helicopters so much .miss sfc so much !like your videos

[@heliscat]

Fantastic video. Thanks so much for sharing! And my SF movie would be the original Dirty Harry. Cool to see 70's SF in high quality film.

[@cameroncooper3065]

Very cool video of a city I am grateful to have lived in for 20 years! Fun Fact: At 6:28 you fly over our home. On our roof deck you can see my surfboard and a plastic bin that we keep our toddlers stinky/dirty diapers in for the days before garbage pick up. Better there than having them stink up the garage!!! 😂

[@MicahMuzio]

That's awesome! Glad I stumbled on the perfect moment to show the belly cam. 😁

[@howiemuzika9131]

"Family Friendly Helicopter" is the name of my new band.

[@kevinnguyen8923]

Awesome video 👍👍👍

[@MicahMuzio]

Thank you, Kevin!

[@locked3313]

hope Muzio tribe had a great Christmas & new years thank you for the upload

[@MicahMuzio]

We did indeed. Happy new year!

[@robertramberg8219]

Thank you for the views we will never see without your videos !

[@CmdrDuncan]

When I was young and my family would visit San Francisco Sutro tower used to scare the crap out of me. It look like an alien attacking the the city. Yes, I was young and watching a lot of Ultraman and Godzilla. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@joespittle1]

Love to see my home town beig featured :). Might be fun to do a national park series

[@eric31769]

The Presidio takes place in SFO and Interview With The Vampire starts off there, as well.

[@joeyspizza8]

3:32 Golden Gate Park is still all torn up from Outside Lands! lol

[@RR-fg2rl]

Great video visited last April from NYC and showed some people around Love SF I think Boston is 2nd most beautiful city in USA I visited

[@terrytomlinson8772]

Used to live in Tiburon - enjoyed the video

[@JumboShr1mp]

Rock

[@trashit71]

Awesome to fly over Oracle Park!!!

[@mikekemsley1531]

Nice perspective. I got to ride motorcycles around the Bay Area in the 80/90s. It's cool seeing it from a different view. Flying along the shore from the GGB to Seal Rock would be interesting. Love San Francisco!!

[@garypeacock5919]

Brilliant video, thanks for posting. We're in Glasgow, Scotland, can't wait to get back there after all the restrictions the past 2 years. San Francisco movie would definitely be Pacific heights 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

[@MicahMuzio]

With luck you’ll be able to visit San Francisco before too long…and I’ll finally visit Scotland. 🤞

[@jennifermcdonald7453]

Wonderful video! Favorite San Francisco movie: Vertigo.

[@MicahMuzio]

I'm realizing there are a zillion San Francisco movies I've just forgotten about. Gotta add Vertigo to my watch list. Thanks for the reminder!

[@jennifermcdonald7453]

@@MicahMuzio It's as if SF is one of the characters in the movie. Enjoy! Thanks for taking us along for the ride in your 🚁!

[@jaspergray8835]

Catalina Island!

[@bluesky4385]

Very enjoyable video. I haven't been to San Francisco since 2005. Before that I was briefly stationed there in the military. The city has a beautiful setting, but in all honesty I had enough of it in the military. I know today and I saw in 2005 how dirty it had gotten, and I understand now days has some very serious issues going on. My favorite San Francisco movie would be Bullitt with Steve McQueen. Thanks for the nice tour and Happy New Year to You and your nice family.