There's low flying, and then there's this! Join this US Navy pilot in the cockpit of his F/A-18 Hornet as he flies at ultra-low level through the canyons of Northern California, before crossing into Oregon towards the end of the video. The route the pilot is flying is known as VR-1251 and is used for low level target penetration training as it starts over the Pacific and ends at NAS Fallon, Nevada, after flying over the Cascade and Sierra mountains.

You'll almost certainly never get to do this yourself, but that's okay - thanks to this HD footage giving you a pilot's eye view, you can experience the next best thing. Strap in, and enjoy the ride.