@@elky82 I think i'd have the alternate gene replaced also. Sounds like it has a bad bearing, the ford generators are bad about winning and the bad thing is, when the bearings go, you don't know they are going because the whining noise covers up the failing bearing.
Steveo cool video mate and super interesting perspective of a single pilot IFR at night in abnormal ops. May I please offer some advice with my Air Traffic Controller hat on. If you’re rolling your eyes and thinking “whatever ATC just clear me to land bro and drink your damn coffee” that’s totally cool! If you’re still reading then awesome! As an ATC I’d be SUPER SUPER KEEN (deliberate caps) to know that you’re not ops normal. You might not consider it an emergency and you obviously don’t have to declare a PAN if you don’t feel it’s warranted (it’s ALWAYS the Captains decision) and therefore not want to announce it to the world but I can assure you that I’d treat you a wee bit differently if I knew you were dealing with an in-cockpit irregularity. Me personally I’d give you less time critical control instructions or group them in order to allow you more time to resolve what ever it is you’re dealing with, that sentiment is probably shared with the vast majority of Controllers. Unless it’s turned into a full blown emergency and you need to hold for a while it’s more than likely not going to effect you position in the landing sequence or forecast landing time. I acknowledge the ‘Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, Administrate’ mantra within pilot community. As such I come at the end of the initial ‘actions on’ for abnormal ops but I’d still keen to hear from you that something isn’t quite right. You don’t have to give the full details of course just a little “Approach I’ve just got a light going off in the cockpit I’m just going to run a checklist” and I’ll be totally cool with that. I’m not going to jump backwards through my own bum, hit the crash and roll out the emergency services. At worst I’d just speak to the Tower and let them know you’re working through something and to treat them with kid gloves. Hope that helps or offers a different view, happy to discuss further.
Not related to this topic...but Bobby from sailing/flying doddles channel is in Exumas and need a lift from there to TX for his sick dog Maverick. Know anyone who can fly him and his dog?
Stevo you are a phenomenal multitasker - Dealing with what could have turned into a fairly significant emergency during the busiest part of the flight, didn't miss a radio call or instruction, AND continued the show, calmly explaining what was happening and what you were doing to fix the problem to us viewers. Glad everything worked out. Keep the great videos coming!
I am 60 years old and have flown with my father quite a few times. My father is deceased now but was in the Canadian Air Force flying many aircraft including a Lancaster bomber then onto an air ambulance pilot for many years followed by Transport Canada and then Canadian International Development agency in Barbados and retired and flew charters for a while and managed a local Flying Club in Saskatchewan. I could see how much professionalism is involved and I really enjoy your videos! My father survived a crash in a Harvard just to get up very soon afterwards and continue his career. You sir have a very professional cool calm matter and I appreciate you taking the time to explain things. Before I lost my leg to cancer above-the-knee I took some lessons and had 9 1/2 hours of logged instruction without Ground School. I was able to do so many things in those nine and a half hours but I did not continue flying and instead made artificial limbs for my career before I retired. My joke was that I was a male prosthetist. Very very cool video and thank you😊👍👍👍
A few years ago, I was flying from Louisville KY to Dallas TX on an Airbus jet, one of those smaller, older passenger jets. I was lucky enough to get the seat right in front of the main door, by myself, and was responsible for the door in an emergency. Sure enough, I noticed the entire flight how the jet seemed to be leaning to the left the whole time, as if we were constantly turning. I could hear alarms up in the cockpit, since I was right up front. The flight attendant tapped me on the shoulder, and said "Sir, I'm gonna need you to be aware that the plane is having hydraulic problems, and you need to be prepared to open that door if needed." I confirmed, looked back, and they were moving people to the right side to try and balance it out. Luckily, we landed safely.
@11:55 Yes, I have seen the "green flash". Once as a child in my single digits on a flight with my parents in our 172XP/RG, and once in my mid 20s with my wife on the Oregon coast. It takes some very special atmospheric conditions to create it, and I am incredibly blessed to have seen it twice. Many people go their whole lives and never see it at all. I credit my life's experiences and the amount of time I have gotten to spend in the air and on the water. I sincerely hope my daughter will get to see it in her life.
I am instrument rated private pilot, owned a Lance T tail with DME, fully loaded in 1990. Live in Largo, Florida flew to the Bahamas and mountain certified in Colorado. I am 82 and can't fly anymore except with you guys. I enjoy flying with you. Thanks for the memories.
I agree …you are trained ad as commercial pilot; as an ATP pilot and flying as an Executive pilot, I spent too much money and time to prepare for emergencies at all times … EASY MONEY is a poor description for any commercial pilot …
You handled it really well. Kept cool, didn’t drop any radio or tasks, and tried a few times, checked emergency checklist. At no time did I think you didn’t have it all in control, and backup plans. Im a student pilot, and loved your running commentary on the flight. Grew up as a kid as a passenger with my dad who was a private pilot, and I too always loved night flights the most. Thanks for sharing this I’m glad I found it.
It was 22 years ago yesterday that my dad, an RAF flight engineer on Lancasters, died. On the 21st of Janury 1951, he was almost killed in a night time crash when he lost three out of four engines in a Lancaster bomber. Unable to restart them, and with a full load of primed bombs, they crash landed on the runway, near the munitions store, and the pilot was killed outright. Sitting right next to him, my dad was trapped by his left ankle. Thankfully, even during the severe danger (the aircraft full of bombs was on fire) the navigator went back and pulled my dad free. It would, I'm sure, be a dreadful thing to watch but how technology that wasn't available then has moved on. It was great to see and hear your calmness in handling that situation Steve. Welll done.
May he rest in peace, Mr. Neale. I often am reminded of my dad's generation of MATS, flying C-124's out of Hickam AFB. Hauling incredible loads, incredible distances, incredibly slow, with incredibly unsophisticated avionics, compensated by incredible pilotage and crew skills! Imagine landing one of those beasts with two engines feathered, or the Nav hitting the block within 15 seconds from Tachi to Johnson by sextant!
@@snoopstp4189 Most pilots loved the Lanc as it was actually a powerful aircraft. You wouldn't put a 10 ton bomb on a plane that could barely fly with all engines working even in the depths of a war. Yet 10 ton bombs did get flown during WW2 and only on the Lancaster.
In 2009, I walked away from aviation as a fully certified MEI. Watching videos like this makes me want to get right back into it. Thanks for the quality content, really like your channel's style. Cheers from Denver/Seattle.
What would have been really "dicey" is a blanked out instrument panel from total generator(s) failure. All this sophisticated electronics is great until a big malfunction occurs. Like sailing a super cat & both the chart plotter & GPS fail while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Very few "peeps" know what a sextant is let alone know how to use one.
@@robertfrederick9061 ASA 105 & 106, and their RYA equivalents, cover celestial navigation in detail. Commercial captains' licenses even more so. All electric aircraft instruments and systems essential to flight are required to be on separate battery backup systems with at least 30 minutes of power. Hope this helps.
Hey Stevo I volunteer to fly right seat with you! This is a perfect example of how an "easy" flight can turn into work overload and the "snowball" effect. I teach about this type of event. Great video, good job handling the situation. Thanks for sharing.
@15:20 I always get the feeling of being in a cozy, comforting, snug little place in a nighttime cockpit. Bad weather or severe clear, it just feels.... good. Hell, FLYING feels good, but night flying is special. At least it is to me.
Great job handling the emergency generator problem. It only takes one emergency to make all of your flying experience payoff. You handled it like a PRO!
Captain Steveo, truly you deserve to be made a "flying" ambassador to the Bahamas; but it doesn't stop there, Steve-O. Your videos allows a lot of people young and old flyers and hanger flyers to enjoy and experience of the "Ride-along" with you owned each episode. Your professionalism, and obvious great flying skills, well being paired with a great personality and humble attitude, makes you a winner with everybody that watches and follows you. The extra stuff you throw in after the flight is over is really the kicker!! Everybody I sure your videos with says the same thing, "SUPER COOL". Your work makes the other guys look sadly boring. Do you put these videos together or is that done by company?? Which GoPro series would be right for me to use while skydiving. I just started checking them out on eBay about a week ago. Have no knowledge of them @ all. May GOD bless you, my frd!! (Please advise me when you've got a new release coming out)!!!
Well done Stevo. Nice to see you give a quick glance to the emergency procedures section on camera and left it in during post editing. All that aside, what a beautiful view in the office for this flight.
You are to be commended on your professionalism. As a pilot for 30 years, with more inflight emergencies than I care to remember, I was impressed with how you handled your emergency. You maintained a professional composure and continued to FLY THE AIRCRAFT while dealing with the problem. Well done. A side note, I would highly recommend that you never tempt Mr Murphy with "easy money" again. I look forward to continue to enjoy your videos. Cheers.
"What a mess!", yet I didn't pick up any tension in your voice. Stayed in control, worked the problem, landed the aeroplane. Bet your pulse didn't go over 80. Nice work.
WOW!! What a great job making what could have been an emergency into a minor sqwak on the ground. I liked your response to the problem and your commitment to keep flying the airplane. What an awesome example to us all.
Just found your channel. I never thought I would like watching someone fly aircraft but it is actually amazing to see what you guys do. Now I want to be a pilot haha.
Stevo was the man who got me into aviation and now I'm working on my pilots license. He does a fantastic job at flight vlogs and I still watch every episode
@robgoald I’d also recommend Aviation101, CitationMax, FlightChops, The Finer Points, MzeroA, and Mentour Pilot. All are amazing pilots and have a wide range of experience, C172 to 737.
Steveo - Thank you for all your hard work publishing your videos. My boys and I always look forward to watching. They are 7 and 10 years old - you are helping a dad inspire their kids to become a pilot. My 7 year old says "Coffee Time" every time he see's a cup of coffee... Many blessings this new year Steve.
I feel sorry for your kids. By the time they are old enough to become pilots, AI will control all commercial aviation. In the whole spectrum of aviation, the weakest link is the pilot - the human factor. As AI continues its breakneck pace of development, it will soon outpace human cognition by leaps and bounds. Unmanned aircraft control, (as is the case with self-driving cars) will be far safer than with human pilot control. Flying for pleasure will always be with us, but commercial aviation will look vastly different in ten years than it does now. Just a head's up for your boys and their future.
Jim Rogers I am pretty sure human pilots will always be in the loop for the foreseeable future. I think AI will impact combat aviation to keep more pilots out of harms way as we already do this with sophisticated drones.
I used to fly B727 200's and I gotta say you are an ace pilot. All checks and calls done on cue, all gauges on the dot, balanced flight. Keep up the good work pal.
I have always been a aviation buff. I really enjoy watching you prepare, fly, and follow thru. I grew up with a best friends dad flying. He would tow gliders into the air in Alice Springs, Australia. Back in Virginia, USA he had a flying club. His son and I worked for the US government. Our branch we worked with had some cool King Airs the we flew in quite a bit. We liked flying in my buddies dad's Cessna 310 twin. My buddy retired and now flies for a missionary. Unfortunately I never made the time to get my pilot license. I really want to commend you on letting you know how greatly appreciated it is that you tell us exactly what you are thinking and doing while flying. There is a calmness that is generated from this. I like to learn. Thank you for taking the time to explain what's happening. It's sorta cool that I watch you quite alot that now I know some of the things you are going to do before you do them. I am getting better at understanding the radio garb so to speak. How is you new part time flying job going? How is that new TBM?
I've been wanting to become a pilot since I was 5 or 6 - I gave up around 15 or 16. Your videos have brought back my interest so much that now at 28 I'm finally taking lessons - at 4 hours at the time of writing this. You make flying seem like so much fun and what you do is my ultimate dream job, flying around Florida and the Caribbean and getting paid for it. I didnt really know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, but I think your videos have answered my question! Florida + planes, the two things I love most in life lol
Glad to hear you're back at it. I started flying when I was 16. Life got in the way and I never finished it until I was 43. Sure glad I did though! You will too!
Steve - excellent video! Not only was it a beautiful night flight, but your commentary and instruction on the instruments and what you were doing was terrific. I'm a new PPL and find videos like this so so helpful. Plus, of course, us viewers got the "bonus" of observing a great pilot calmly handle a real electrical failure (you don't need to do this for us, btw!). Great job all around, and very glad the issue was handled fairly easily.
Outstanding Steve-O !!! You appeared Totally Calm - wonderful Job Of flying the aircraft!! I was amazed how calm you remained and knew the aircraft and systems so well You performed admirably!
Wow, good job Steveo, I could hear the stress level in your voice kick in when that generator crapped out. You had your hands full, busy airport, ILS approach, emergency check list and you didn’t miss a beat. Great job, kind of prophetic how you just mentioned the importance of always flying the airplane first right before the incident. Impressive.
Outstanding poise and cockpit management with the inflight emergency and load shedding from the main generator failure. I have watched several of your flights and particularly enjoy how you cockpit manage. Great stuff! Kind of makes me miss the glass cockpit. Would love to fly with you some day.
Great job handling that failure. You were extremely calm and even kept on narrating the video without a hitch! Very impressive! Glad to see you made it down with no other issues. 👍
I wonder if having the video keeping the mind occupied helped a little - I know that if I had an imaginary group of people to vocalize my train of thought to, even if just for the video, I'd have an easier time keeping things straight.
@@GP1138 ..a “double-edged” sword of sorts. Some couldn’t handle the ADDED pressure from cameras MUCH LESS actual passengers. MOST actually. Steveo’s shown numerous times he’s VERY capable..
I am not a pilot, but kudos for being a single pilot flying at night mostly IFR I guess, handling an emergency situation while keeping ATC comm alive, and still calmly commenting on every step you're going through to make this a great video on TH-cam.
That happened to me in a 172RG but I didn't have the convenience of an additional alternator. ATC saw a blip from the 7600 before loosing electrical. I announced my intentions on the GNS430 which was completely out and then realized the KX155 was solid state and it worked for about 2 transmissions. I pumped the gear down and prayed they would hold. It was in December so when I landed I had to stick the flashlight out the window (cloudy night) just to see the runway strips so I could taxi back to the FBO. My hand was aching with pain from the cold. Good times.
When I heard the words, "Easy money," the first thing I thought was "Famous Last Words!" There's an old Irish superstition about saying aloud something is good bringing on bad luck. All that aside, it's good that we see these hiccups and see how you handle them. The thing I love about your videos is your running dialogue on what you're doing and why you're doing it! You have a natural talent that has been refined over these past several years in explaining the "whats" and the "whys."
If you want to see people get upset, try going into a hospital emergency department on a quiet night and saying aloud: "oh, it's so quiet in here tonight!" LOL
Steve, I've really enjoyed following your flights and was a 25 year avionics technician in the Air Force... so it's really enjoyable to watch those ILS and in flight instruments working. (retired in 1995 E7) been following you for a couple of years and it's really entertaining to me to watch all your escapades !!!!
I lost both vacuum pumps ferrying a Ce 340 back in 94 over Canada arriving at night Imc into Iqualuit airport ..partial pannel for 1,3 hours ..man that was stressfull..proper flying and training got me safe to destination..
Steveo, there’s just something great about your videos, always makes me smile when a new one comes out! What a great job you did under all that stress - losing main electric power at night over the ‘glades, good grief. And you kept up the narration of your flight thru the whole thing! I would have been like “uh folks, too busy to chat, see ya!” I don’t know if you ever worked as a CFI but you’d be a great one. Glad you’re safe and sound, and THANK YOU for letting us share your piloting experiences. Happy New Year!
What a beautiful video in spite of the generator malfunction. The camera views and clarity great. The pilot constant commentary made this video priceless so a viewer can retain interest and understanding of everything occurring. I would have like to seen instrumentation overlay in the lower right corner as constant display, compass, add altimeter. I was wondering who determines when to start the downward glide path. Is it calculated to achieve the most fuel efficiency?
Nice video to show pilot load and calm and collected way to deal with problem during flight Steve. You make it look too easy, some people can't understand the raise in stress and load when something goes wrong. But having clear knowledge and verifying with emergency checklists are essential to keep on top of the situation. Always it's so important to be prepared and have clear options for when things don't go as planned. Nice video, and excellent demonstration of dealing with problems calmly to achieve a safe and controlled flight and landing. Good to see you made it back safely!
Hi, that must have been a very tough flight. Everything looked good from take off till the generator failed! You handled the situation very well! Especially as a single pilot.
This just goes to show, that ANYTHING can happen during flight. A pilot must be able to mobilize his/her resources rather quickly to rise to the challenge.
Steve, after 27 years of flying Army, I have found that when those hours of boredom are interupted by a distraction....why is it our voices all rise a 1/2 octave? NIce job, single pilot, night time....oh yeah...nice job. Love your vids.
Stress. Our voices are deeper when our vocal cords relax, and higher when they're tensioned. Like your shoulders or your jaw, your muscles in your neck react to stress by getting tense.
Somehow I missed this one. Steveo seemed to handle this with the calm of a real professional, after all, he is. Though he himself admitted this was less than ideal circumstances, to say the least, Steveo operated following the old adage that, "when you are up to your neck in alligators, you must remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp". I'm not a pilot but this was very instructive, Thanks. Ps. As a old Chief Engineer in the Merchant Marine I know what a sudden increased load can do to a generator. When you mention lowering the gear my heart skipped a beat and I held my breath. Gotta love it when back-ups just kick in. Thanks.
Generator failure at night during an already high-workload phase of flight where any distraction threatens to put the pilot behind the plane. Thankfully no adverse weather to add to your load. You handled the challenge with aplomb! A great video lesson with a good outcome. Thanks for sharing.
I remember your Instagram story when this happened. I've been waiting for this video to come out. Man, you made that look easy. Like you just blew through an ILS capture or something. Very nice job! Thanks for sharing!
If things are going to quickly. First rule: Always keep fly the aircraft, communication comes second. One of the easiest ways to give yourself more time, is by simply slowing the aircraft down. Keep in mind that while you are slowing the aircraft down, you keep vigilant about unwanted behavior of the aircraft. If the speed reduction are causing other issues (new vibrations or sounds) notify ATC that you are experience some issues with the aircraft. Electrical issues can cause all kind of weird issues. Luckily on these smaller aircraft, most important systems are mechanical. Most EFB applications can also essentials information like speed, heading and general altitude (all calculated from GPS) and can help you navigate if the primary instruments go dark due to power issues.. Still wondering why comms and the orimary 6-pack often do not have their own emergency battery, so they keep working in case of power loss..
Yes, I have seen a green flash. Former Coastie as well! Did an EastPAC patrol, and had the opportunity to see a green flash in the Pacific. Quite a sight, but it happens fast.
That whine you hear is the same pitch that I hear on a constant basis. That being said, I love how you were still able to enjoy the beauty of the lights of South Florida...
I saw a green flash once when I was in the Coast Guard, I think you've got a better chance seeing it close to the water but who knows? We looked almost every night so they're rare!
Hey Niko, I saw you handle an in-flight emergency very professionally also!!! The arçing of the wire could have gone the other way for you. Glad it didn't!!!
great piece of machinery and well flown. As an auto sparkie and long time aircraft home builder, I am always surprised to see the old technology alternators still used by the large piston and small turboprop industry. The units are from the car industry of the 1970's and the lack of reliability from using external regulators etc is still there.
About 40 years ago, I had the joy of being a passenger on a Cherokee 6, when it lost all electrical power. What made it fun, as we were over the Appalachian mountains at the time. We did not even have power for the radio, so we flew into the airport at 3 am, with zero electrical, no lights, no radio and no way to contact the airport. Fortunately, the pilot was up to the challenge. But it did make for an interesting trip.
Steveo, you handled that situation like a pro. Very important to stay calm and keep a clear mind. Happy you didn't smell smoke. That's never a good thing in flight. Love the videos bro. Keep them going!!!
Excellent job Steveo! I generally don’t like music in flying vids, BUT for some reason that OLD song was spot on in the intro. Great choice. Edited to add: You handled that “high workload” with ease brother..awesome piloting skills as usual.
Love your channel. I've been fascinated with airplanes since I was a little kid. Now that I'm a old man, I'm flying through you. I really like the way you explain things and not just make it a sightseeing trip. Thanks for the videos and stay safe.
Hey Bro........your right. Not easy single pilot.......sometimes even in day VFR it is challenging. It gets more complex the more things are added to the plate. I remember the days of flying the Caravan for FEDEX Feeder and all that could have gone wrong there. Fortunately nothing ever major ever did. You did.a spectacular job. Systems knowledge is everything and you make it look easy. Still watch all your vids. Looking forward to watching you handle some EICAS messages in the 747 sim
During my flight training over 15 years ago, I lost the engine in the climb out and landed in a farmer's field. On my solo (Piper Cherokee 140), 3 circuits with the instructor and let loose by myself, on my second circuit the engine temp was headed near red on downwind, on final it was off the scale with the smell of burning oil. Called Pan, Hobson's choice for a solo student, try and glide it in without power, yolo it and get as much power before I lost it or land on a very busy motorway. With an 800 ft restriction because of an expertly placed electricity pylon on final, I decided to push it and cut the engine to glide it down once I passed the power lines. Landed on one wheel at about 100 kts and rolled out and off the runway safely. Clearly, stressed out from this, the controller calmly said 'Well done! Now taxi what is left of your aircraft to back the control office' LOL - turns out the A/C had been snagged the previous day for a faulty oil pump and the log of that fault was only seen by my instructor and yet it had been cleared for flight, went on as a near-miss - he was not happy! My logbook still states 'sh*t!'.
On my very first solo flight the day after taking and passing my solo check ride, I had my Beechcraft Musketeer's engine decided to die at 600 feet on final (fuel pump figured I needed a small heart attack apparently and died I found out later) was very glad at that point, that my flight instructor had been a former Alaskan bush pilot with a thing for simulated in flight emergencies, so it was just one of many engine out on approach landings I had performed. When I was training with him I use to hate the simulated emergencies, after that solo I was happy he had been my instructor ;-)
Way to stay calm and continue the approach while troubleshooting, amazing. We don't want you to have problems, but other pilots benefit from seeing how you handle them. Gotta love the era of GoPro and TH-cam! Speaking of which - what camera equipment do you use to capture that great nighttime footage?
You've got the Right Stuff. Stopped flying in 1999 so I enjoyed the heck out of this. Thanks! This video should be used in basic ground school. "This is what flyin' looks like." That's all I can say.
It's been years since I've flown (got too expensive on a schoolteacher's salary) but I still enjoy riding along vicariously. I appreciate your professionalism in this video, and how your self-control allowed you to make an uneventful approach and landing despite equipment failure. Any pilot who follows the example you demonstrated in this entire video will be able to manage such an incident without losing composure or control of the aircraft. THANK YOU for your good example. p.s. Once upon a time, I had a starter stay engaged with the flywheel due to a Bendix failure during takeoff from the old, grass SCE. I noted slow climb performance, 150 rpm less than normal, and extreme low voltage (since the starter was now a generator, but reverse polarity!) I pulled the master breaker when the smoke started, and headed for UNV which had CFR facilities and longer, wider runways. That was the longest 5 miles I ever flew!
Very impressive. You did an awesome job of flying the plane while doing commentary. I have a number one rule while doing something very critical, never say "easy" anything. Safe travels.
@Derek Schumaker He had a back up generator. No huge deal. If I drop one of my forks on the floor I can still eat with the other one. Now if they both fail and the cockpit goes black at night that would be scary.
@@jennydiazvigneault5548 if that happens he still has a flashlight. or should anyway. Actually, its less losing the lights, and more worried about losing the radio. That, is, scary. especially in airspace as crowded as the miami area.
Beautiful Sunset. your dash is super sharp looking in the dark. Man your kewl when you lost the generator, you were programmed to go in to emergency mode
I did celestial navigation in the Navy. I saw Manny a green flash. Actually, I was in Guam and for 10 seconds everything went totally green at sunset. Hope you get to see the green flash! Love your videos!
Update on the problem. They replaced the Starter / Generator with a new refurbished one and it’s been working good since.
So at the end of the video under the engine cover that car alternator looking thing is the backup generator that was making the whining noise?
What was the problem with the one that failed?
@@elky82 I think i'd have the alternate gene replaced also. Sounds like it has a bad bearing, the ford generators are bad about winning and the bad thing is, when the bearings go, you don't know they are going because the whining noise covers up the failing bearing.
Steveo cool video mate and super interesting perspective of a single pilot IFR at night in abnormal ops.
May I please offer some advice with my Air Traffic Controller hat on. If you’re rolling your eyes and thinking “whatever ATC just clear me to land bro and drink your damn coffee” that’s totally cool!
If you’re still reading then awesome! As an ATC I’d be SUPER SUPER KEEN (deliberate caps) to know that you’re not ops normal. You might not consider it an emergency and you obviously don’t have to declare a PAN if you don’t feel it’s warranted (it’s ALWAYS the Captains decision) and therefore not want to announce it to the world but I can assure you that I’d treat you a wee bit differently if I knew you were dealing with an in-cockpit irregularity.
Me personally I’d give you less time critical control instructions or group them in order to allow you more time to resolve what ever it is you’re dealing with, that sentiment is probably shared with the vast majority of Controllers. Unless it’s turned into a full blown emergency and you need to hold for a while it’s more than likely not going to effect you position in the landing sequence or forecast landing time.
I acknowledge the ‘Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, Administrate’ mantra within pilot community. As such I come at the end of the initial ‘actions on’ for abnormal ops but I’d still keen to hear from you that something isn’t quite right. You don’t have to give the full details of course just a little “Approach I’ve just got a light going off in the cockpit I’m just going to run a checklist” and I’ll be totally cool with that. I’m not going to jump backwards through my own bum, hit the crash and roll out the emergency services. At worst I’d just speak to the Tower and let them know you’re working through something and to treat them with kid gloves.
Hope that helps or offers a different view, happy to discuss further.
Not related to this topic...but Bobby from sailing/flying doddles channel is in Exumas and need a lift from there to TX for his sick dog Maverick. Know anyone who can fly him and his dog?
Stevo you are a phenomenal multitasker - Dealing with what could have turned into a fairly significant emergency during the busiest part of the flight, didn't miss a radio call or instruction, AND continued the show, calmly explaining what was happening and what you were doing to fix the problem to us viewers. Glad everything worked out. Keep the great videos coming!
I am 60 years old and have flown with my father quite a few times. My father is deceased now but was in the Canadian Air Force flying many aircraft including a Lancaster bomber then onto an air ambulance pilot for many years followed by Transport Canada and then Canadian International Development agency in Barbados and retired and flew charters for a while and managed a local Flying Club in Saskatchewan. I could see how much professionalism is involved and I really enjoy your videos! My father survived a crash in a Harvard just to get up very soon afterwards and continue his career. You sir have a very professional cool calm matter and I appreciate you taking the time to explain things. Before I lost my leg to cancer above-the-knee I took some lessons and had 9 1/2 hours of logged instruction without Ground School. I was able to do so many things in those nine and a half hours but I did not continue flying and instead made artificial limbs for my career before I retired. My joke was that I was a male prosthetist. Very very cool video and thank you😊👍👍👍
A few years ago, I was flying from Louisville KY to Dallas TX on an Airbus jet, one of those smaller, older passenger jets. I was lucky enough to get the seat right in front of the main door, by myself, and was responsible for the door in an emergency. Sure enough, I noticed the entire flight how the jet seemed to be leaning to the left the whole time, as if we were constantly turning. I could hear alarms up in the cockpit, since I was right up front. The flight attendant tapped me on the shoulder, and said "Sir, I'm gonna need you to be aware that the plane is having hydraulic problems, and you need to be prepared to open that door if needed." I confirmed, looked back, and they were moving people to the right side to try and balance it out. Luckily, we landed safely.
@11:55
Yes, I have seen the "green flash". Once as a child in my single digits on a flight with my parents in our 172XP/RG, and once in my mid 20s with my wife on the Oregon coast.
It takes some very special atmospheric conditions to create it, and I am incredibly blessed to have seen it twice. Many people go their whole lives and never see it at all. I credit my life's experiences and the amount of time I have gotten to spend in the air and on the water. I sincerely hope my daughter will get to see it in her life.
I am instrument rated private pilot, owned a Lance T tail with DME, fully loaded in 1990. Live in Largo, Florida flew to the Bahamas and mountain certified in Colorado. I am 82 and can't fly anymore except with you guys. I enjoy flying with you. Thanks for the memories.
New addition to the pre-flight checklist:
"Do NOT utter the phrase 'Easy Money' at ANY point during the flight."
Lol ;)
Murphy's Law or " No extra Innings" means extra innings.
I agree …you are trained ad as commercial pilot; as an ATP pilot and flying as an Executive pilot, I spent too much money and time to prepare for emergencies at all times … EASY MONEY is a poor description for any commercial pilot …
...or if your on a final leg of your trip, don't say, "This is my final trip..." or "This is my last trip..." ;-)
Negative on "Piece of Cake" "No Problemo" and "Easy Money"
Cops are absolutely forbidden to say the word 'quiet' in almost any context at work for the same reason.
You handled it really well. Kept cool, didn’t drop any radio or tasks, and tried a few times, checked emergency checklist. At no time did I think you didn’t have it all in control, and backup plans. Im a student pilot, and loved your running commentary on the flight. Grew up as a kid as a passenger with my dad who was a private pilot, and I too always loved night flights the most. Thanks for sharing this I’m glad I found it.
Steveo: "This is what they call easy money."
Airplane: "Hold my generator."
Right!!! 😂😂😂
Fabulous!!!
SO overused
@@SaltyWonton "WAAAAAAAAAAAA! That guy got a couple of laughs and almost 500 thumbs up!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
It was 22 years ago yesterday that my dad, an RAF flight engineer on Lancasters, died.
On the 21st of Janury 1951, he was almost killed in a night time crash when he lost three out of four engines in a Lancaster bomber.
Unable to restart them, and with a full load of primed bombs, they crash landed on the runway, near the munitions store, and the pilot was killed outright. Sitting right next to him, my dad was trapped by his left ankle.
Thankfully, even during the severe danger (the aircraft full of bombs was on fire) the navigator went back and pulled my dad free.
It would, I'm sure, be a dreadful thing to watch but how technology that wasn't available then has moved on.
It was great to see and hear your calmness in handling that situation Steve.
Welll done.
May he rest in peace, Mr. Neale. I often am reminded of my dad's generation of MATS, flying C-124's out of Hickam AFB. Hauling incredible loads, incredible distances, incredibly slow, with incredibly unsophisticated avionics, compensated by incredible pilotage and crew skills! Imagine landing one of those beasts with two engines feathered, or the Nav hitting the block within 15 seconds from Tachi to Johnson by sextant!
Thanks for sharing this with us, sir.
I remember pilots saying those things could barely fly w/ 4 working engines.
@@snoopstp4189 Most pilots loved the Lanc as it was actually a powerful aircraft. You wouldn't put a 10 ton bomb on a plane that could barely fly with all engines working even in the depths of a war. Yet 10 ton bombs did get flown during WW2 and only on the Lancaster.
@@cjmillsnun They "loved it"? Or did they just not want to fly the worst plane in WWII, the Stirling.
In 2009, I walked away from aviation as a fully certified MEI. Watching videos like this makes me want to get right back into it. Thanks for the quality content, really like your channel's style. Cheers from Denver/Seattle.
Spoke too soon on that “easy money” there Steveo! You handled it like a boss though 👌🏼
Eeeeeeeasy money !
Commentator's curse!
Easy money best saved for post flight! 🤣
What would have been really "dicey" is a blanked out instrument panel from total generator(s) failure. All this sophisticated electronics is great until a big malfunction occurs. Like sailing a super cat & both the chart plotter & GPS fail while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Very few "peeps" know what a sextant is let alone know how to use one.
@@robertfrederick9061 ASA 105 & 106, and their RYA equivalents, cover celestial navigation in detail. Commercial captains' licenses even more so. All electric aircraft instruments and systems essential to flight are required to be on separate battery backup systems with at least 30 minutes of power. Hope this helps.
Hey Stevo I volunteer to fly right seat with you! This is a perfect example of how an "easy" flight can turn into work overload and the "snowball" effect. I teach about this type of event. Great video, good job handling the situation. Thanks for sharing.
@15:20
I always get the feeling of being in a cozy, comforting, snug little place in a nighttime cockpit. Bad weather or severe clear, it just feels.... good. Hell, FLYING feels good, but night flying is special. At least it is to me.
Great job handling the emergency generator problem. It only takes one emergency to make all of your flying experience payoff. You handled it like a PRO!
Captain Steveo, truly you deserve to be made a "flying" ambassador to the Bahamas; but it doesn't stop there, Steve-O. Your videos allows a lot of people young and old flyers and hanger flyers to enjoy and experience of the "Ride-along" with you owned each episode. Your professionalism, and obvious great flying skills, well being paired with a great personality and humble attitude, makes you a winner with everybody that watches and follows you. The extra stuff you throw in after the flight is over is really the kicker!! Everybody I sure your videos with says the same thing, "SUPER COOL". Your work makes the other guys look sadly boring. Do you put these videos together or is that done by company?? Which GoPro series would be right for me to use while skydiving. I just started checking them out on eBay about a week ago. Have no knowledge of them @ all. May GOD bless you, my frd!! (Please advise me when you've got a new release coming out)!!!
..spot on post. Steveo’s piloting AND editing skills are A+ across the board..
I admire your calmness and professionalism in handling the generator failure.
Well done Stevo. Nice to see you give a quick glance to the emergency procedures section on camera and left it in during post editing. All that aside, what a beautiful view in the office for this flight.
You are to be commended on your professionalism. As a pilot for 30 years, with more inflight emergencies than I care to remember, I was impressed with how you handled your emergency. You maintained a professional composure and continued to FLY THE AIRCRAFT while dealing with the problem. Well done. A side note, I would highly recommend that you never tempt Mr Murphy with "easy money" again. I look forward to continue to enjoy your videos. Cheers.
"What a mess!", yet I didn't pick up any tension in your voice. Stayed in control, worked the problem, landed the aeroplane. Bet your pulse didn't go over 80. Nice work.
I would have had dirarea!
Aneta Johnson a new generator and a new seat pls
Steve is a professional through and through. Very impressive.
..Steveo’s a ‘Blue Ribbon’ pilot, he’s a great ambassador for GA flying that’s for sure.
@@samdajellybeenie14 …absolutely.
WOW!! What a great job making what could have been an emergency into a minor sqwak on the ground. I liked your response to the problem and your commitment to keep flying the airplane. What an awesome example to us all.
Just found your channel. I never thought I would like watching someone fly aircraft but it is actually amazing to see what you guys do. Now I want to be a pilot haha.
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Stevo was the man who got me into aviation and now I'm working on my pilots license. He does a fantastic job at flight vlogs and I still watch every episode
You better sell that boat before you buy a plane.
Me MyselfandI haha I cant sell the boat! It’s too fun!
@robgoald I’d also recommend Aviation101, CitationMax, FlightChops, The Finer Points, MzeroA, and Mentour Pilot. All are amazing pilots and have a wide range of experience, C172 to 737.
Steveo - Thank you for all your hard work publishing your videos. My boys and I always look forward to watching. They are 7 and 10 years old - you are helping a dad inspire their kids to become a pilot. My 7 year old says "Coffee Time" every time he see's a cup of coffee... Many blessings this new year Steve.
Tell your boys I said hi! Thanks for following along.
I feel sorry for your kids. By the time they are old enough to become pilots, AI will control all commercial aviation. In the whole spectrum of aviation, the weakest link is the pilot - the human factor. As AI continues its breakneck pace of development, it will soon outpace human cognition by leaps and bounds. Unmanned aircraft control, (as is the case with self-driving cars) will be far safer than with human pilot control. Flying for pleasure will always be with us, but commercial aviation will look vastly different in ten years than it does now. Just a head's up for your boys and their future.
@@grunthum110154 Thanks for looking into your crystal ball and telling us the future.
Ronald Orosz No need for crystal ball my friend. A simple Google search will do.
Jim Rogers I am pretty sure human pilots will always be in the loop for the foreseeable future. I think AI will impact combat aviation to keep more pilots out of harms way as we already do this with sophisticated drones.
I used to fly B727 200's and I gotta say you are an ace pilot. All checks and calls done on cue, all gauges on the dot, balanced flight. Keep up the good work pal.
I have always been a aviation buff. I really enjoy watching you prepare, fly, and follow thru. I grew up with a best friends dad flying. He would tow gliders into the air in Alice Springs, Australia. Back in Virginia, USA he had a flying club. His son and I worked for the US government. Our branch we worked with had some cool King Airs the we flew in quite a bit. We liked flying in my buddies dad's Cessna 310 twin. My buddy retired and now flies for a missionary. Unfortunately I never made the time to get my pilot license. I really want to commend you on letting you know how greatly appreciated it is that you tell us exactly what you are thinking and doing while flying. There is a calmness that is generated from this. I like to learn. Thank you for taking the time to explain what's happening. It's sorta cool that I watch you quite alot that now I know some of the things you are going to do before you do them. I am getting better at understanding the radio garb so to speak. How is you new part time flying job going? How is that new TBM?
I've been wanting to become a pilot since I was 5 or 6 - I gave up around 15 or 16. Your videos have brought back my interest so much that now at 28 I'm finally taking lessons - at 4 hours at the time of writing this. You make flying seem like so much fun and what you do is my ultimate dream job, flying around Florida and the Caribbean and getting paid for it. I didnt really know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, but I think your videos have answered my question! Florida + planes, the two things I love most in life lol
Glad to hear you're back at it. I started flying when I was 16. Life got in the way and I never finished it until I was 43. Sure glad I did though! You will too!
Handled like a true Pro!! And so calm. Well done Stevo!
Nice video.It's always an inspiration to see an experienced and competent person in action making the extremely difficult look easy.
Steve - excellent video! Not only was it a beautiful night flight, but your commentary and instruction on the instruments and what you were doing was terrific. I'm a new PPL and find videos like this so so helpful. Plus, of course, us viewers got the "bonus" of observing a great pilot calmly handle a real electrical failure (you don't need to do this for us, btw!). Great job all around, and very glad the issue was handled fairly easily.
Outstanding Steve-O !!! You appeared Totally Calm - wonderful Job Of flying the aircraft!! I was amazed how calm you remained and knew the aircraft and systems so well You performed admirably!
Wow, good job Steveo, I could hear the stress level in your voice kick in when that generator crapped out. You had your hands full, busy airport, ILS approach, emergency check list and you didn’t miss a beat. Great job, kind of prophetic how you just mentioned the importance of always flying the airplane first right before the incident. Impressive.
Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate. Well done on handling the emergency. It's where the sim time pays dividends.
Again, awesome music. I love these videos. No fluff, just flying, ATC, radio, explaining simply what your working and why. Keep them coming!
Outstanding poise and cockpit management with the inflight emergency and load shedding from the main generator failure. I have watched several of your flights and particularly enjoy how you cockpit manage. Great stuff! Kind of makes me miss the glass cockpit. Would love to fly with you some day.
Beautiful Decision Making on your end. I really appreciate you reflecting on the flight and what you identified as potential hazards.
Great job handling that failure. You were extremely calm and even kept on narrating the video without a hitch! Very impressive!
Glad to see you made it down with no other issues. 👍
I wonder if having the video keeping the mind occupied helped a little - I know that if I had an imaginary group of people to vocalize my train of thought to, even if just for the video, I'd have an easier time keeping things straight.
@@GP1138 ..a “double-edged” sword of sorts. Some couldn’t handle the ADDED pressure from cameras MUCH LESS actual passengers. MOST actually. Steveo’s shown numerous times he’s VERY capable..
Appreciate you describing every step you make, i.e., start-up, operating the auto pilot, etc.
…dude’s solid. A GREAT pilot for sure…
I am not a pilot, but kudos for being a single pilot flying at night mostly IFR I guess, handling an emergency situation while keeping ATC comm alive, and still calmly commenting on every step you're going through to make this a great video on TH-cam.
That happened to me in a 172RG but I didn't have the convenience of an additional alternator. ATC saw a blip from the 7600 before loosing electrical. I announced my intentions on the GNS430 which was completely out and then realized the KX155 was solid state and it worked for about 2 transmissions. I pumped the gear down and prayed they would hold. It was in December so when I landed I had to stick the flashlight out the window (cloudy night) just to see the runway strips so I could taxi back to the FBO. My hand was aching with pain from the cold. Good times.
Nice work! Single pilot turbine ops, plus night IFR, plus generator emergency, plus running commentary while keeping it calm.
19:50 lost generator
thank you
28:57 - Gets out of plane hurrily, places camera on floor, climbs into plane again, walks out **GLAMOROUS**!! 😎
Same as 1:13
and then battery goes dead for having to open/close door 2x
Hey, BOSE ain't payin' for duh mundane!... GOTS ta be GLAM-o-ROUS!... focus-group it on chixx named Candi and Brandi... ;')
..such cool thinking and great skills..
...you the rocket man....way to go Steveo...
Whether it’s Steveo1 OR someone else..WHOEVER does the editing, etc in these vids (I really don’t doubt it’s Steveo himself)..THEY DO A SUPERB job!
When I heard the words, "Easy money," the first thing I thought was "Famous Last Words!" There's an old Irish superstition about saying aloud something is good bringing on bad luck. All that aside, it's good that we see these hiccups and see how you handle them. The thing I love about your videos is your running dialogue on what you're doing and why you're doing it! You have a natural talent that has been refined over these past several years in explaining the "whats" and the "whys."
If you want to see people get upset, try going into a hospital emergency department on a quiet night and saying aloud: "oh, it's so quiet in here tonight!" LOL
Steve, I've really enjoyed following your flights and was a 25 year avionics technician in the Air Force... so it's really enjoyable to watch those ILS and in flight instruments working. (retired in 1995 E7)
been following you for a couple of years and it's really entertaining to me to watch all your escapades !!!!
I lost both vacuum pumps ferrying a Ce 340 back in 94 over Canada arriving at night Imc into Iqualuit airport ..partial pannel for 1,3 hours ..man that was stressfull..proper flying and training got me safe to destination..
Steveo, there’s just something great about your videos, always makes me smile when a new one comes out! What a great job you did under all that stress - losing main electric power at night over the ‘glades, good grief. And you kept up the narration of your flight thru the whole thing! I would have been like “uh folks, too busy to chat, see ya!” I don’t know if you ever worked as a CFI but you’d be a great one. Glad you’re safe and sound, and THANK YOU for letting us share your piloting experiences. Happy New Year!
What a beautiful video in spite of the generator malfunction. The camera views and clarity great. The pilot constant commentary made this video priceless so a viewer can retain interest and understanding of everything occurring. I would have like to seen instrumentation overlay in the lower right corner as constant display, compass, add altimeter. I was wondering who determines when to start the downward glide path. Is it calculated to achieve the most fuel efficiency?
Steve: "Bare in mind you still have things that could go wrong with the airplane"
5 Minutes Later
The Main Generator: Ight Imma Head Out
Yup. Be careful what you ask for...
Nice video to show pilot load and calm and collected way to deal with problem during flight Steve. You make it look too easy, some people can't understand the raise in stress and load when something goes wrong. But having clear knowledge and verifying with emergency checklists are essential to keep on top of the situation. Always it's so important to be prepared and have clear options for when things don't go as planned. Nice video, and excellent demonstration of dealing with problems calmly to achieve a safe and controlled flight and landing. Good to see you made it back safely!
Stressful for you, but very compelling to watch. You handled that issue like it was a routine thing, good job, your skill level shone through.
Hi, that must have been a very tough flight. Everything looked good from take off till the generator failed! You handled the situation very well! Especially as a single pilot.
Steveo: "This is what they call easy money."
Airplane: "Did you just challenge me?"
This just goes to show, that ANYTHING can happen during flight. A pilot must be able to mobilize his/her resources rather quickly to rise to the challenge.
Simulated Reality Best answer to a grammar Nazi ever and 100% truth.
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@@737simviator Uh oh, Triggered.
@@737simviator How fitting that you have "88" in your handle…
Steve, after 27 years of flying Army, I have found that when those hours of boredom are interupted by a distraction....why is it our voices all rise a 1/2 octave? NIce job, single pilot, night time....oh yeah...nice job. Love your vids.
Stress. Our voices are deeper when our vocal cords relax, and higher when they're tensioned. Like your shoulders or your jaw, your muscles in your neck react to stress by getting tense.
Somehow I missed this one. Steveo seemed to handle this with the calm of a real professional, after all, he is. Though he himself admitted this was less than ideal circumstances, to say the least, Steveo operated following the old adage that, "when you are up to your neck in alligators, you must remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp". I'm not a pilot but this was very instructive, Thanks. Ps. As a old Chief Engineer in the Merchant Marine I know what a sudden increased load can do to a generator. When you mention lowering the gear my heart skipped a beat and I held my breath. Gotta love it when back-ups just kick in. Thanks.
Generator failure at night during an already high-workload phase of flight where any distraction threatens to put the pilot behind the plane. Thankfully no adverse weather to add to your load. You handled the challenge with aplomb! A great video lesson with a good outcome. Thanks for sharing.
I remember your Instagram story when this happened. I've been waiting for this video to come out. Man, you made that look easy. Like you just blew through an ILS capture or something. Very nice job! Thanks for sharing!
Steve-o managing in flight emergency and comms like a boss meanwhile other pilot can't respond to ATC : D
If things are going to quickly. First rule: Always keep fly the aircraft, communication comes second. One of the easiest ways to give yourself more time, is by simply slowing the aircraft down. Keep in mind that while you are slowing the aircraft down, you keep vigilant about unwanted behavior of the aircraft. If the speed reduction are causing other issues (new vibrations or sounds) notify ATC that you are experience some issues with the aircraft. Electrical issues can cause all kind of weird issues. Luckily on these smaller aircraft, most important systems are mechanical. Most EFB applications can also essentials information like speed, heading and general altitude (all calculated from GPS) and can help you navigate if the primary instruments go dark due to power issues..
Still wondering why comms and the orimary 6-pack often do not have their own emergency battery, so they keep working in case of power loss..
aviate, navigate, communicate. In that order.
I’ve been watching you for a while now Steve and you have one of the best aviation channels on TH-cam! Cheers from South Carolina!
Yes, I have seen a green flash. Former Coastie as well! Did an EastPAC patrol, and had the opportunity to see a green flash in the Pacific. Quite a sight, but it happens fast.
That whine you hear is the same pitch that I hear on a constant basis. That being said, I love how you were still able to enjoy the beauty of the lights of South Florida...
Taking bets on Steveo not using the term EASY MONEY again while flying.
I saw a green flash once when I was in the Coast Guard, I think you've got a better chance seeing it close to the water but who knows? We looked almost every night so they're rare!
Would be cool to see it one day!
Seen the Green flash a few times. Pure luck. Great to see.
you can also see it ontop of mountains when looking out over the ocean. I got to see it from an observatory in Chile
The mysterious green flash. So what do you guys think it is?
@@williegillie5712 as the sun dips below the horizon, the rays shoot through the sea for a split second
Great job handling the situation and staying calm.
Hey Niko, I saw you handle an in-flight emergency very professionally also!!! The arçing of the wire could have gone the other way for you. Glad it didn't!!!
great piece of machinery and well flown. As an auto sparkie and long time aircraft home builder, I am always surprised to see the old technology alternators still used by the large piston and small turboprop industry. The units are from the car industry of the 1970's and the lack of reliability from using external regulators etc is still there.
Glad to hear it was not a short in the wiring that can be difficult to locate sometimes
That whine on the line reminds me of alternator whine on my ham radio in my car... Ferrite beads usually do a decent job at filtering that out...
“Easy money".....you sure earned it tonight, Steveo! Good job.
Wasn't( Easy money) the name of a uh67 gunship in Vietnam.
Do a vid on the REPAIR/REPLACEMENT/FIX!
YES!!
Agreed!
Yes. Was it the Generator or the wiring, relay, etc.
Yes!
A true professional. Remained calm and managed the problem by the bullet points. Well done.
About 40 years ago, I had the joy of being a passenger on a Cherokee 6, when it lost all electrical power. What made it fun, as we were over the Appalachian mountains at the time. We did not even have power for the radio, so we flew into the airport at 3 am, with zero electrical, no lights, no radio and no way to contact the airport. Fortunately, the pilot was up to the challenge. But it did make for an interesting trip.
You handled that like a routine Tuesday afternoon sim session! Great job!
You handled that perfectly Steveo. Calm and cool as a cucumber.
I lost my alternator in a piper warrior a few months ago. Resetting it didn’t work, so I immediately reduced load and landed safely.
Awesome brooksville is where i did my first cross country way cool , ive seen the green flash only on st john in the virgin islands a few times
Steveo, you handled that situation like a pro. Very important to stay calm and keep a clear mind. Happy you didn't smell smoke. That's never a good thing in flight. Love the videos bro. Keep them going!!!
Training makes all the difference. Well Done.
Amazing!!! It was all going swimmingly until you Jinxed the flight yourself 17:41 Not even a sign of panic in your voice though. Great Job Steveo
Damn, that is one clean engine bay.
Well done. You have considerable aptitude under pressure. Most important skill for any pilot in command.
Excellent job Steveo! I generally don’t like music in flying vids, BUT for some reason that OLD song was spot on in the intro. Great choice. Edited to add: You handled that “high workload” with ease brother..awesome piloting skills as usual.
Took my first flight lesson at brooksville when I was 9. 23 years later I’m still in aviation.
Can you show the repair? Good job using the backup..
I've heard old salts talk about the green flash but in my 12 years in the guard, I never saw one either.
I was on the USS Midway aircraft carrier for 5 years,I saw many green flashes. More visible just prior to sunup.
In Hawaii you can see one every few months at sunset.
@@hawaiirealmedia5610 I've seen them from Wheeler AAFB, but too dumb to know what I was seeing. I always thought it was my imagination!
Love your channel. I've been fascinated with airplanes since I was a little kid. Now that I'm a old man, I'm flying through you. I really like the way you explain things and not just make it a sightseeing trip. Thanks for the videos and stay safe.
Hey Bro........your right. Not easy single pilot.......sometimes even in day VFR it is challenging. It gets more complex the more things are added to the plate. I remember the days of flying the Caravan for FEDEX Feeder and all that could have gone wrong there. Fortunately nothing ever major ever did. You did.a spectacular job. Systems knowledge is everything and you make it look easy. Still watch all your vids. Looking forward to watching you handle some EICAS messages in the 747 sim
"A good pilot is ALWAYS learning." Nice job. Lessons for us all: Use your checklists, rely on your training.
Michael McConnell you need the finger snap...
@Jeffrey Jensen You beat me to the punch! Lol
During my flight training over 15 years ago, I lost the engine in the climb out and landed in a farmer's field. On my solo (Piper Cherokee 140), 3 circuits with the instructor and let loose by myself, on my second circuit the engine temp was headed near red on downwind, on final it was off the scale with the smell of burning oil. Called Pan, Hobson's choice for a solo student, try and glide it in without power, yolo it and get as much power before I lost it or land on a very busy motorway. With an 800 ft restriction because of an expertly placed electricity pylon on final, I decided to push it and cut the engine to glide it down once I passed the power lines. Landed on one wheel at about 100 kts and rolled out and off the runway safely. Clearly, stressed out from this, the controller calmly said 'Well done! Now taxi what is left of your aircraft to back the control office' LOL - turns out the A/C had been snagged the previous day for a faulty oil pump and the log of that fault was only seen by my instructor and yet it had been cleared for flight, went on as a near-miss - he was not happy! My logbook still states 'sh*t!'.
On my very first solo flight the day after taking and passing my solo check ride, I had my Beechcraft Musketeer's engine decided to die at 600 feet on final (fuel pump figured I needed a small heart attack apparently and died I found out later) was very glad at that point, that my flight instructor had been a former Alaskan bush pilot with a thing for simulated in flight emergencies, so it was just one of many engine out on approach landings I had performed. When I was training with him I use to hate the simulated emergencies, after that solo I was happy he had been my instructor ;-)
Great job steve-O, 😁👍 glad you’re back, hope you had a good new year
Way to stay calm and continue the approach while troubleshooting, amazing. We don't want you to have problems, but other pilots benefit from seeing how you handle them. Gotta love the era of GoPro and TH-cam!
Speaking of which - what camera equipment do you use to capture that great nighttime footage?
You've got the Right Stuff. Stopped flying in 1999 so I enjoyed the heck out of this. Thanks! This video should be used in basic ground school. "This is what flyin' looks like."
That's all I can say.
Steveo: What a mess!! \*proceeds to mop the mess right up and carry on as normal\*
Hey S1K! Yessir, The tough get goin' when the goin' gets tough. Poised, responsive, impressive.
Steveo: "easy money"
TBM: "hold my beer"
These "hold my beer" comments are really boring now...
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@@epictetus9766 Jealous much?
Jürgen Erhard jealous of what exactly? 🤨
@@epictetus9766 : board of an over used meme.
Me: hold my beer!
It's been years since I've flown (got too expensive on a schoolteacher's salary) but I still enjoy riding along vicariously. I appreciate your professionalism in this video, and how your self-control allowed you to make an uneventful approach and landing despite equipment failure. Any pilot who follows the example you demonstrated in this entire video will be able to manage such an incident without losing composure or control of the aircraft. THANK YOU for your good example.
p.s. Once upon a time, I had a starter stay engaged with the flywheel due to a Bendix failure during takeoff from the old, grass SCE. I noted slow climb performance, 150 rpm less than normal, and extreme low voltage (since the starter was now a generator, but reverse polarity!) I pulled the master breaker when the smoke started, and headed for UNV which had CFR facilities and longer, wider runways. That was the longest 5 miles I ever flew!
Very impressive. You did an awesome job of flying the plane while doing commentary. I have a number one rule while doing something very critical, never say "easy" anything. Safe travels.
Pilot: "Easy Money. This is Easy Money right here..."
Main Generator: "Am I a joke to you?"
@Derek Schumaker He had a back up generator. No huge deal. If I drop one of my forks on the floor I can still eat with the other one. Now if they both fail and the cockpit goes black at night that would be scary.
He staged it all - for pay rise ....
Joseph Wohlmuth , great product particularly the stairlifts and the hard top
@@jennydiazvigneault5548 if that happens he still has a flashlight. or should anyway. Actually, its less losing the lights, and more worried about losing the radio. That, is, scary. especially in airspace as crowded as the miami area.
Well done, glad everything and you are safe ;)
That head shake at the end summed it up.
Beautiful Sunset. your dash is super sharp looking in the dark. Man your kewl when you lost the generator, you were programmed to go in to emergency mode
I did celestial navigation in the Navy. I saw Manny a green flash. Actually, I was in Guam and for 10 seconds everything went totally green at sunset. Hope you get to see the green flash! Love your videos!