Okay, let’s tell it straight: Bernal Hill isn’t a great place to watch the Blue Angels during Fleet Week. Sure, it’s comfy if you want a wiiiiiiide perspective, but most of the action happens near Fisherman’s Wharf, so the Navy’s F-18s look like little bugs zipping across the skyline. Plus, Bernal is so far south, we don’t even get many good flyovers during the airshow. (PRO TIP: F-18 flyover aficionados should try taking in the spectacle from the green on Treasure Island. Whooooosh!)

Yet for fans of “Fat Albert,” the lumbering C-130 transport plane the Blue Angels deploy to haul their gear, Bernal Hill is a prime viewing spot. Fat Albert uses Bernal Hill like a giant pylon as it loops around the City, and that means lots and lots of dramatic flyovers. In that respect, despite the fog that cut the airshow short on Sunday afternoon, Fleet Week 2011 did not disappoint. Hi neighbor!

Here’s Fat Albert with that mysterious giant shrub thingy on the northeast part of Bernal Summit — together at last:

Oh, just in case you’re wondering what it’s like in the cockpit of Fat Albert as it zooms around like it does, this video should satisfy your curiosity. Just buckle in and follow the bouncing hula girl on the dashboard:

Hey Hey Hey! See you next year…

PHOTOS: Top two images, Ben Buja. All others, Telstar Logistics