STRESSFUL FLIGHT INTO BAD WEATHER! - Single Pilot IFR flight from Atlanta to Miami
There are some flights that you would rather not do and this was one of them. Managing the risks is all part of being a pilot and my decisions where put to the test on this flight.
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This was really a good video! I'm 62 years old and a non-current private pilot. Just older and moved on to other things and no longer have the bug. This is just and excellent lesson in judgement. You have a plan. You know the weather is iffy. You have a plan to bypass it. Then, ATC wants you to go another way. There is a period of uncertainty, but, knowing you can turn around if need be you utilize all your resources, including the space between your ears, and monitor the conditions, and minimizing the risk for a successful trip. Always safety first. For those out there who have aspirations and are training to become aviators these videos are simply invaluable. This technology was not available in the old days. Man, if I were coming up I'd be glued to this channel. Your essentially logging unofficial flight time from the comfort of your own home. Knowledge is power and I think that's why Steveo is doing this. Kudos!
Very well said, couldn't agree more with your take on this video!
Controllers have a much wider view of the situation, a sort of hive mind if you will, so put some faith in them :)
You are a real pro for giving props to ATC. They are extremely helpful every day.
GIVING PROPS ??? What is it ?
Thanks for talking through your weather decisions! Enjoyed the meet-up in the Bose tent at OSH!
I'm really enjoying your videos! The headset sounded great by the way. I haven't flown in decades. Got my private and commercial single engine back in the 80's, left aviation to be a teacher (physics!). Now retired and wishing to get wings again, but your videos will have to do! Love the detail and you explain everything so clearly. Keep the videos coming! You got lots of fans out here!!
I see you learned a valuable lesson on that flight, ATC was right about the route even tho you had a hard time figuring out why but you were smart enough to be a good listener. Some times the ones that think they aren't ever wrong pay dearly for not taking advice ;-/ Good job Steve!!!
Nice, above standard for all your brilliant videos. The best pilot youtuber
Outstanding video Steveo! Clear voice, excellent detail and remarkable piloting. Thank you so much for such a great flight and lesson in tough weather. All the best
Outstanding video Steveo. Impressive how calm you are no matter what comes your way. The mark of a great and experienced pilot. Fly safe. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks
I love how Steve has a greater urge to live and to get there safe rather than to just get there. And he clearly explains how he feels..hes not a robot that doesnt worry about anything.
great video, esp with showing all the descision making going on. Avoiding get-there-itis. And the high value of working together with ATC. Everyone was doing a very good job.
Best video so far. Love to see how you handle the weather and how much work it is. litte radar course while youre at it. kinda amazed that youre had the time for us. Thanks Steveo.
I really enjoyed that, it brought back many memories. I love the set up of cameras as they make me feel as though I'm right in the cockpit. You're calm demeanor and flying skills are beyond reproach.
Great job, humility is one of your best traits, that we should all learn from.
2:10. I like that hidden message on the FBO building
good eye
Good spotting, :)
Wow, hadn't seen that! Hawkeye!
I can’t believe what that says. Someone should get arrested for that
Its obvious your just trying to point it out
Another fantastic video Steve! It is easy for us to sit behind our screens and work through the challenges of your flights, but watching you do it, and do it with such ease and composure is amazing!
The best video choreography ever, a great balance between showing data on the right and the real-time cockpit view. Excellent job.
Wonderful videos, I admire you how you as a single pilot do it all together with your explanations Greetings from Austria
As always Sir Great job single pilot fun. Safe travels and continue to have the time of your life ..
Fabulous video 👍 Thanks for taking the time to put all of this together.
Watching a pilot at work is so satisfying especially pressing/turning so many buttons and knobs and knowing what/when to press is something amazing and satisfying! salute to all the pilots out there!
Another great teaching moment for us low timers Steveo. Oh, music was awesome match!
Sounds that bring me joy in life... 1 - My daughter laughing 2 - PT-6 spooling up
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I know lots of people that would argue your order
@@BonanzaPilot🤣🤣🤣
Great job Steveo! I like the way you keep things real and it shows pilot want-to-be's to never have a false sense of security. You show us that flying is not for the faint of heart. Keeping calm and not panicking is paramount if you want to be a pilot.
Wow! Terrific work there between you and everybody else! Great sound on the start up. I'm glad we can hear a little bit of the engine sound, too. Incredible cooperation from all towers. I'm so glad you show them the thanks they deserve. I don't think they get nearly enough recognition, so keep up the great work. Thanks.
I have a grand total of about 10 minutes of fixed wing time but from what I've seen in your videos, the TBM must be a real joy to fly. Well done!!
Always love the engine shut down at the end that others leave off, sorta concludes the flight :)
Whirlynerds ah... good point. I should do that!
My favorite aviation channel. Glad you pulled through. Stay blessed Steveo.
I just started IFR training this week. I was at the edge of my seat watching you going through the storm. Awesome video.
Great decision making and love the commentary and how you explain everything
hi Niko!
Niko my friend , I also love your videos , Your a BOSS
Niko Rocks it 2!!!!
Thanks for sharing.....I used to live in Atlanta and have done that flight several times down to Miami....Once the pilots said "buckle up and hold on" ...."don't even think about getting out of your seats"..
That was the best lesson I’ve seen in a long time. How to make good decisions. Great for new IFR pilots and us old bucks alike
Love this vlog. Your honesty and enthusiasm is amazing. Congratulations on your ability to entertain and educate us. Stay safe and thank you from Brisbane, Australia. 😎
I read on one of the aviation sites I follow the following rule of thumb about weather radar, "Green takes the bugs off. Yellow takes the paint off. Red takes the wings off." The alternatives often are not safe/sorry, rather safe/smoking hole in the ground. You're a pro, that's why I follow your channel.
That rule of thumb rings true. Even standing on the ground in 'Yellow', can actually get hard to breathe... there is so much water, at velocity, it almost replaces the air. (Here in Oz I see a few Red/Blacks on the BOM radar, very small and short lived thankfully).
Started flighttraining last week :) extremely satisfying living my childhood dream 😊
How's it going 2 years later?!
Outstanding. Excellent to see your strategic vs tactical planning regarding wx avoidance. Also that “get-there-itis” was mentioned, & put to sleep early. A really great instructional KZhead in single pilot IFR management. Thanks so much.
Thank you Steveo for another great video. I really liked seeing the Sikorsky S-76 landing at Peach Tree, brings back lots of memories from my pre-retirement days at Sikorsky WPB.
Love the Hendrix bumper music! You find the greatest music for us old guys!
I love it. too. But that's a clear copyright infringement, and people do get sued over this stuff. I know of several podcasters who have been hammered in the 6-figures for posting pics from Google on their website. I love Hendrix, but not THAT much!
Grest job Steveo. Shout out to Atlanta for making the right call.
Thank you, Steveo, for the VERY informative videos! I've passed my ground school written but at my age have not proceeded past 10-11 hours in the left seat. My flight enjoyment comes from Microsoft Flight Sim Steam edition which can be flown as simply or as complex as one wishes. I've learned most of my advanced work from watching videos like this one. In addition to my commercial class (long ago), by watching your videos, and then go to my simulator and try it. I now enjoy flying through bad Wx, and perform DME arcs, ILS, RNAV and GPS approaches and when you show us an approach plate, I know exactly what I'm looking at! For a disclaimer (for 'other' eyes that may be reading this): I understand that Steve's videos are not for formal instruction purposes but for entertainment only.) I appreciate your simple, direct explanations of your tasks as you're doing them. Love Mr. Schappert's instructions, too, but he gets very wordy and the point is lost in his over-explanations. I have his book and enjoy his videos, too. Thanks again for the GREAT videos, Steveo, looking forward to more.
Your videos are beyond inspirational good sir. Thanks for the past 3 years of my life - they have been a wild few.
On 02:10 i saw that in the back there Steve :D Nice Video as always !
When I learned to fly in 1990 in Sanford FL I would build time for my commercial by flying almost exclusively at night building 190 hours solo flight time. My favorite route was Sanford over to Fort Myers and then across the everglades to Miami. Those everglades look like a black hole at night. Putting along in the C152s I would always spy the areas of open water as emergency landing spots at night....thoughts of surviving a water landing at night only to become gator food filled my mind...yet I did it night after night. LOVED IT SO MUCH!
Eastern airlines 401..
Lol! Love it!
First you would be food by mosquitoes
Excellent flying skills on full display today. That was a very good lesson in communication between you and the guys on the ground. Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed this flight. You deserve a big thumbs up 👍for the entire trip.
This is a great Vlog! Keep up the great work and fly safe!!!!
One of the best-selling pilots I've seen on KZhead. I would fly with him any day.
Well flown Steveo, brilliant information, your verbal explanation is top shelf even for seasoned aviators. I urge all new and those who wish to fly to get your friends and colleagues to watch this aviator in his office.
Great video, Steveo! Good to see how you handled a tough flight without showing the stress.
Another phenomenal episode Steve. Thanks for being you!
Hi Steve, I’m enjoying your videos, especially the ones with cb’s. I’m retired now, I use to fly CRJ/Q400’s, based in Canada. My best memories are the stormy day flights. Dodged lots of cb’s between Toronto and gulf coast, Houston, Austin, New Orleans. I discovered the best way to read weather radar was to paint ground. My favourite saying was “ground is good”. It’s the best way or the only way to measure attenuation. The more ground you can paint means less precipitation attenuates the radar pulse. CB’s are easy to recognize, they cast long shadows, but, this method is also very good for depicting shadows created by stratus rain and even dry cloud. The more ground you can paint it one direction is the best direction to go. I know this method is contrary to how most pilots operate weather radar, they like to eliminate ground returns, but it works better to paint ground, especially when your dealing with embedded CB’s. It helps to learn the lay of the land by using your weather radar on clear days, get familiar with how far you can paint ground, identify the land marks on your routes, the Smokey mountains north of Atlanta, the Great Lakes, the Gulf coast, etc. Keep producing the videos, they’re great entertainment, happy flying.
Great job handling those adverse conditions Steve-o, I know I wouldn't have been as calm and honestly would've probably aborted the flight or landed at a nearby alternate to wait for the weather to pass. Guess that's where your experience comes into play. Very well played sir.
Steve thank you for all of your hard word sharing your flying with all of your fans
STEVEO! Recently discovered your channel, been doing some binge-ing. GREAT STUFF. I can’t imagine dealing with tstorm alley without that incredible service ceiling the TBM has. This particular vid shows real-time decision making at its best.
You catch that shoutout at 27:25 Steveo? Haha! Great video as always man!
And at 30:54 when the tower says 'welcome back'.
Ha! I caught that, too!
Happened twice actually. Feels like home I guess )
Did I miss something here?
I came across that and had to replay it just to make sure, yes someone said "steveo!" Good laughs XD.
Steveo.. I absolutely love your videos, I watch every single one as soon as you upload them. You should consider getting a go pro and zoom it in on your weather radar. I notice in most of your videos, you reference the weather but we are unable to see what you're pointing at. Just a suggestion. I think it would be a great addition to your videos. Stay safe!
Cant stop watching you dude. Keep going for the rest of my life and your life :) Greetings from South Germany
Fantastic Steve, great job, thanks for sharing
Waooo, I just watched the whole video unintentionally. Very interesting, good job.👍
Your best videos are those in which you subvert the nasty weather. :)
So beautiful going through those clouds! Thank you!
Great job Steveo,your video brings back memories when I flew for Flight Express out of orlando executive. I see A lot of instruments have changed since I last flew, love how you can see the airplane and where your at,nice. Looking forward to your next video.Hal Hatmaker
Glad you listened to the Controllers, your decision would have left you SOL. Keep safe.
I really like watching these bad weather videos that you put up. I've seen a lot of those Aviation Accident Case Study videos, and I see you have good aeronautical decision making for situations that brought down those other pilots. One huge one is how the Nexrad is on a delay. Also how you aren't affected by "Gotta get there-itus"
Great job, steveo....excellent video as always 👍👏👏👏
Really enjoyed this one! Great decision making and great content as always! 👍🏻
Like the way you pronounce the word 'three' like a Jamaican. Reminds me of my very first flight instructor back in Jamaica, we used to dodge the storms as we flew around the island.🛫
For controllers the correct pronunciation of 3 is “tree”.
@@willyt7241 That's how I was taught to say it in the Navy for proper radio technique. Five was "fife", and nine is "niner".
Awesome video as always! I just dont understand why the thumbs down from people. You explain your flights from start to finish, as always thanks for sharing ...
Those people shouldn't even be on here
@@georges924 I agree
Great Video Steveo, I always learn something new with each one!! The weather is so much more challenging on the east coast compared to what I flew in on the west coast most of the time!
Always cool to watch you work. Calm and focused!! Great job!
I really enjoyed this video and appreciated the way you handled navigating the weather. Also, was that a Dornier 328 on the ramp at PDK? They're such cool looking planes.
yeah it was a Dornier 328
Wow Steve-O you are amazing! I was getting nervous for you! We have been having some really nasty weather over Central Florida the past couple of weeks! I always say to my wife those Pilots are really earning their pay today! Keep them coming my friend, and stay safe! Can't wait to see you next video!
How do you avoid those bumps i see you fly through??
I would be scared to death!
Great videos Steve. Haven't watched many lately. Just started up again. You and 310 Pilot are my f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e-s. Love the footage of the clouds and ground cover.
Great job and a great help to us all in learning how to access wx situations and make good decisions.
Im a flight sim pilot I just bought the Hotstart TBM 900 for Xplane11 there's a livery call Steveo!! Nice..
Student pilot and just got it myself
When you were talking about speed limits I imagined some police helicopter hovering somewhere and pointing radar guns at planes.
@JSRJ B LMAO
Thanks for taking us along Steveo.
The mic works great, Steve, very clear! 👍🏼 I was anticipating an interesting flight, but glad everything worked out. Awesome flight, despite the uneasiness of the situation.
Sounds like bad weather but once you get above those clouds the view is amazing
I'm a simple man, I see a new steveo1kinevo video I click and watch.
Just came across your page in “recommendations”, had to subscribe! Great video! I’m in school for AMT but have always been interested on what happens from engine start to shut down! Looking forward to watching your other videos! Thanks!
I really appreciate your willingness to make a 180, set down and wait it out if needed. That is an attitude that keeps pilots alive.
There's something you don't see every day 2:07 ! A Dornier 328-300 !! Cool beans.
G Crauwels I was wondering what that was, it looks like a mini BAE 146
G Crauwels Reminds me of the BAE 146 with two engines. The BAE has four engines I'm sure you know that lol
@@briantampabay7403 Got to fly in an Air France Bae 146 a couple times in UK.. pretty cool regional jet.
G Crauwels I have taken the BAE 146 out of London City about 3 years ago.
There’s a firefighting company where I live that has dozens of them.
Is it possible to explain the operation of the cabin pressure controller? I've never used that type before.
Ron Valiant He explains it many times in other videos. Just keep watching.
Plus, he very rarely ever answers a question for some reason...
Really enjoy this flight Stevo So mush fun. Thank for this upload.
Always learn something from you on your flights. Great flying and great video!
Next time in Atl at PDK you should do a interview with Pat Epps. at Epps Aviation! A ledged in Ga Aviation! He saved a p38 from the Polar Ice cap! Great story. His father sold Orville and Wilber Wright air planes at start of Aviation in GA! Viewers probably would love the stories.. Just Saying! Cheers!
Glacier Girl! Heluva good story.
@@b1bmsgt Pat Epps and Epps family legends in GA aviation! Sweet Tea , Pecan Pie and airplane's at PDK, EPPS style!
27:24 "SteveO!"
Excellent video Steve, thanks More inspiring IFR flights that Im just not doing enough of!! Go well.
Great Video Steve! Love the 850!! BLESSINGS FOR FUTURE GREAT AIRTIME!!
Steveo great vid however you have a basic misunderstanding of upper level weather. Storm tops are in the same air mass you are and the tops are moving at the same time you are. Hence unless your looking far into the distance ie 100nm plus the radar picture is correct. So you dont need to look left or right based on crab as the weather around you is moving as well. Hence onboard radar view directly in front is clear so you are clear irrespective of wind as the weather is influenced ie moving as well. We use the HUD on the 787 when visual for weather avoidance in addition to radar and can predict to within 1 wingspan if you will clip a cloud. Obviously we give storms a far wider birth but the basics are the same weather is in the same air mass you are so you are flying in so they move to. Great vids and entertainng viewing keep em coming. TBM looks like a great little aircraft enjoy it!
I was kinda wondering the same thing. I'm no pilot, but I get what you are saying.
I think I get what you're saying. That's interesting. You can look left all you want on the radar, but it's the weather in front of you that shifts left (just as you are) that you want to worry about.
But if your nose is pointing for example 30 degrees to the left to compensate for the wind which is going from left to right then you should look 30 degrees to the right at the radar screen right? Cause that's where you're going? Or do I miss something here?
the-dutch-Hollander no...if you are laying off 30 degrees of drift the weather around you is also under the influence of that very same wind as well. Storms move just like aircraft move across the ground under the effect of the same winds. So drift is what your laying offf because you to fly a track relative to the ground. If the weather ie storms where stationary then yes however the storm tops around you are moving with that very wind as you are. A great example is if you are laying off drift and your Nav display is painting a storm on track ie right on your magenta(Boeing) or green(Airbus) line. So by the time you get to where the weather WAS its no longer there it will have moved off in the direction of the wind. The only contrary weather style to that is orographic storms which generally are caused by air rising because of mountains so they tend to just sit there as they are powered by wind rising after being forced tonrise by high terrain. Free standing cells move with the wind and weather system hence where you are pointing is what concerns you.
If you are using RNAV/GPS or navigating on an airway, you are not drifting with the clouds or wind. You will crab with a crosswind. You stay the course and the weather upwind of you will slide into your path. Using weather radar is a skill that must be learned. In my commercial airline days, we each had separate weather controls. I could look up, down, sideways, range and gain while my FO could be looking elsewhere. One sweep was mine and the next was the FO's. It was important to continually move the view. All the technical stuff was good to understand but not much help when in actual weather.
Thanks for the ride along! 🤙🤠
Thanks for the ride!
Great airmanship Steveo, well done.
Great video Steve. I am not a pilot but have flown to a large lump of the planet commercially and always appreciated that the guys up front really earned their pay check when the weather or ground conditions were challenging.
My instructor is definitly gonna yell at me if I say " Here comes the flash" lol
Usually Steve uses the correct terms. He used to say "in the box" until he caught so much shit for it. Flash isn't too bad of an aviation slang. It's actually pretty accurate. But yes, don't say that stuff around a CFI and never say it on a check ride with a DPE.
00UncommonSense00 Is there a correct term? Other than repeat what ATC ask for?
@@StrikerFin Yes. When they say "squawk 1234" you read back "squawking 1234" instead of "1234 in the box". Many will use that slang instead of the correct way. Same with "Ident" you say "Ident" not flashing. Just proper etiquette
You don’t need to say “ident” or “with the flash.” The ident IS your acknowledgment. Also, when they they identify your position with radar contact, you don’t need to respond. All unnecessary comms.
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Im 12 and I would really love to do this job!!! The TBM850 looks like a cool and fun plane to fly! Where I live we can go to flight school at 12 or 14 I can't remember and they will let us learn about planes, what the instruments do and how to use them and lets us fly the planes (With adult supervision of course, and also in the right seat) Any tips on how I can get started and rack some hours so I can be prepared for actual flight school and get my private flights license?
Water. ; I’d suggest completing your medical requirements, and ground school before beginning flying lessons. I got that perspective from Jason Schappert at MzeroA.com. He’s got over 10,000 hours, and is very accomplished. Good luck!
Water. First save up $10,000 for training. Go from there.
Great Flight. Info Bravo. You got this Steveo.
Great video, thanks we are enjoying your expertise & more and now have subscribed and looking forward to watching more.
Steveo, I’m not the least bit familiar with turbine engines, so this may be a dumb question. When you start the engine, you always take us thru the starting procedures, and how you are watching for a hot start. How often does a potential hot start happen, and if you have to abort a start, can you retry it immediately?
With FADEC controls, it does not happen as often as it did without them, back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. The usual wait time for cooldowns was about an hour for Garretts. And obviously an look over for any problems before trying again.
@@dannyversmoren1284 Danny, correction, it would be nighthawke that said "70's, 80's, and 90's."
@@tjf9948 TY, I've edited it!
Several conditions can cause it. A weak start battery which yields insufficient rpm while fuel being introduced. Recently shut down motor that’s still hot. Tail wind pushing hot air into the compressor. Extreme high ramp ambient temps. Failing fuel control or nozzles. Cut fuel. Motor to cool and wait a while. Each acft is a little different.
It would be cool if the GPS and radar could talk, and show you a ground track line on the radar display...
Absolutely, you should make it a startup !!
More advanced avionics do that.
Garmin has several different models of that very tech for aviation and marine use.
@@teddyballgame4823 yep. It's just 851TB is an older aircraft that doesn't have the newer tech which is integrated. The newer 850s and other models have Garmin glass cockpits which overlay the onboard radar on the nav display. The 850s starting in 2008 came with the G1000 cockpit and the newer models I think use the G3000 suite.
@@CAPFlyer Thank you for the info.
Watching your videos just makes me wanna fly...You kept your cool through the flight...great job!
Wow man. That was stressful. Congrats. I just enjoyed the whole video, as many others in your channel. Greetings from Spain! Good to discover you 2 years ago