Patrolling the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade Route

12/30/2004 This was a very special event for me, patrolling the sky in a Pasadena Special Operations Division Air Support helicopter! I got lots of aerial photos and videos of Pasadena, NASA JPL, as well my school and the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade Route.

Here I'm getting help boarding the helicopter

I'm inside a Bell Jet Ranger - ready for takeoff With Chief Pilot George Ramos

Luckily the rain stopped for my flight

Close up of The Rose Bowl from above

The view was spectacular

Approaching NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories)

Circling around JPL was interesting

Flying over my school and play ground

Patrolling the Rose Parade route Corner of Colorado Blvd and Orange Grove Avenue

The Television and Press area looks secure

Pasadena California sure is a beautiful City!

Inspecting areas of downtown Pasadena

Back to the Rose Bowl

It was a nice day to fly

Post flight briefing with Sergeant Mike Ingram

Checking out the other helicopters was also very interesting

Memorial for Lieutenant Tom Oldfield

I love my new Tee Shirt

This was a day I will never forget

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