From one thousand feet above the San Francisco Bay, the city unfolds like a postcard, stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge to the downtown skyline; it's a view unlike any other.

For pilot and Army veteran Gregory Colyer, it's also home.

"When I'm loitering before I start the show, I'm just taking in the scenery and getting my mind in the game," he said, describing the calm moments before his aerobatic Fleet Week routine begins.

This year marks Colyer's 15th time flying in the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, an annual celebration that brings thousands of spectators to the waterfront. For him, it's not just another performance. It's a return to the skies that first inspired him as a kid.

"To honor the history of our services and the history of the aircraft that I fly, and then hopef

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