* * * * * Reluctantly, on the evening of 25 th October 1987, I departed San Francisco for Honolulu – looking at a flying time of 4:48 hours. It was the captain’s leg, giving me the opportunity to “sightsee.” And what I viewed was truly spectacular. SFO Runways One Left and One Right. We launched our 747 off Runway One Right (010°/190° magnetic, NE/SW) at SFO; shooting us out across the bay. For noise abatement purposes, Departure Control radar vectored us in a curve; having us follow the bay around to the Golden Gate Bridge. From there we took up a course for Honolulu. Time lapse shot of departures off Runways One Left and Right. Being a clear night, the dazzling lights of San Francisco off my left an...