ATL: Storm Poppin' Wasp-Ridden Super Klutz Calamity

Sunday, 5/31/2015 - Oh BOISES! Gives you an idea of how backed up my video production is right now. So we ended May w/a calamitous bang. On what was intended to be a storm/aviation combo, we find ourselves in combat w/wasp horde of massive proportions. Cinco storm shelters infested & lens splatter nightmares. Luke & "Shoehands" Grant fought for survival w/me. But I still left the airport in critical condition. Severe Sunday Grumpies. Perhaps the worst ever. Why, you might ask? Just stay tuned & find out next.
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[@willf_aviation]

Good show Matt, I just got back from a scout trip to philmont so we flew in and out of denver then drove to Philmont which is a backpacking ranch in New Mexico. The flight to and from Denver was on an MD90. I was in row 30 going out and 31 coming back. Going out of ATL we were on the northside and we were racing star alliance lufty who was on the southside down the taxi way. That was the only cool thing we saw in ATL. But in Denver there were two 727s sitting rotting away on the ramp and you wont believe this. I SAW A UNITED EXPRESS E140/145 IN THE OLD BLUE AND WHITE COLORS. IT WAS NOT IN UNITED CONTINENTAL COLORS. I WAS SHOCKED. There were also United contitnental ATRs out there which were neat to see. Now for weather you would have liked: when we were out on the trails at Philmont we hiked into a thunderstorm mainly just thunder but we got some good lightning bolts here and there but it also produced pea and a half diameter hail. It was wicked. Keep up the good work Matt

[@BilalFilms11]

I love your commentary! Nice work Matt!

[@christopherpiggin8374]

I don't watch much aviation videos I prefer to be on on the camera myself taking photos but I do love your commentary so I try to watch all of your new videos you're a legend

[@lukeniekamp3595]

Man what a thrill when all of the Euro originaters coming in on the north all at once with a storm what could be better? Great video Matt. Fun hanging out and stormchasing

[@utubesam51]

This was one bittersweet video, numerous go arounds, severe weather, then a new insect terrorist organization, and losing a cell phone. MAN! What an episode!

[@Fuzzxxxcore]

Thank god for your radar to real life reconciliation or else I wouldn't know what to do. This video is one for the ages. I'm wondering if any of the local news agencies are opening a weatherman position for you. Good job tracking the rain cores and boils and pop ups. The end really had me excited. Matt, you are the fucking Bob Ross of aviation enthusiasts. Always catching the happy accidents. I'm interested to see your trip to the AT&T store, and to also see what the time lapse camera captured.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

DUDE!!! I'm back and I'm LUVin' it!

[@ethanuy2250]

Great storm footage, that takes a lot of dedication to stand out there in the rain and film for your viewers, appreciate it Matt! ☔️😄

[@ethanuy2250]

Oh and I'll try to find your phone 😜

[@CentralPASpotter]

Nice! Weather and planes makes an epic video! Two of my favorite things.

[@samgagnon109]

Wonderful video! That is some awesome weather! We had lightning and strong rain up in NH! I could only see twenty feet because of the rain!

[@ASAviation]

SUPER-LIKE from me! Dang them wasps!! And awesome storm action!

[@eugeneglenn4696]

nice videos with a voice in the background telling us the 768-777-757 of the planes nice to know you have the knowledge to reconize each plane or experience

[@Bryguy10201]

That must suck to lose your smart phone. Hopefully next time you won't get too overstimulated and lose this one at the airport LOL! Awesome video as always!!

[@brianjreintjes]

Watching this video on 7/1 whilst tornado sirens are going off in Kansas City, got to have ones priorities straight

[@geminijetssfi5393]

Awesome video Matt! going spotting there on Friday! Keep it up!

[@MyAlexrocks]

What an awesome video as always! Sorry for not commenting in so long. Idk why I havent commented but now i will start again! But yea I wish we got storms like that here in So Cal, we could only hope for that to happen here lol. Sucks you lost your phone :(

[@DELTAMD88FAN]

Great show Matt! I really enjoyed the video! Have you been to the Delta airlines museum before? They got some classys! Mad dogs made it rain. Liked it and loved the mad doggery.

[@gimp6019]

Great cathc of the go arounds and the pattern change. That weather looked nasty.

[@HamburgAirport]

The LH A343 you filmed there is already painted in Star Alliance livery now. Along with 5 others.

[@michaelparker5059]

Great stuf keep up the cool plansspotting..

[@Sesho8]

Hey Matt. Just in case you didn't know an Airbus a350 is scheduled to land at 300 pm 1500 tomorrow at the airport. It will depart again wed to ewr. Not sure where it's coming in from.

[@George_Henshaw]

Great video!.

[@jasonstandley5474]

Great Video Matt! It sucks that you lost your phone lol!

[@jakoradeable]

Good ol matty you need to film my flight on July 18 DL 2315 from Cvg also great video loved the storms

[@drewnrob]

Thank you matt for all you cool recordings I loved the storms this time hope you got a new phone and you like it may be sometime you can call me and we can talk

[@theadventureofjordan]

The weather seems very similar to DFW. Still can't wait to meet you soon at DFW. It looks like my best friend and brother are excited to meet you as well. Let's see if you come up with funny names of Qatar and Etihad Airways. Haha, hope to see you soon.

[@irish00011]

Lightning rain storms at the airport make you giddy, just like a parent giving you a five dollar bill in currency for your fifth birthday. Did you carry any loss insurance for your smart phone, or is the insurance itself to expensive? If nothing else ended up being a positive, the video itself, though a calamity, was extremely entertaining. Your assistants didn't push any of your 'buttons'. Hmmm; No Bobby! Did your combi. cameras both survive the deluge? The stinging insects probably have peaked your interest in provided yourself, an aerosol can of wasp and hornet spray. You can stand back 20 ft. or more, spray the nest, and eliminate the problem. The wet spray does linger for a couple of days. We all understand how radical weather affects all of us. Here in my neck of the woods, we had experienced 11.98 Inches of rain, just for the month of June. A storm last Saturday, which included wind-sheer, and micro-burst straight line winds. wiped out enough trees. electrical power poles, and downed power-lines, for 32,000 residents in the area. The last 2% of those just received their electrical service back on today the 1st. of July. Mother Nature doesn't ever want to play nice with the flights of long haul aircraft. Here is a link to a story about a Delta 747-400, which is a former 'Northwest Airlines' aircraft dubbed 'The Spirit Of Beijing', which was battered by playing 'dodge-ball' with ice balls in a hail storm; some 3 hours in time distance from the Incheon Airport in Korea. Link: www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/gaping-hole-battered-jumbo-jet-5980058

[@Scovilletech]

What app is that on your phone showing the planes and radar? Awesome!

[@justinsinanan9557]

Hey Matt, what do you use to take your videos? Keep up the great work!

[@TrizityTraveling]

Dude, your phone! All is recovered by now I hope?

[@youngavaitor]

love the videos have been watching them all day today just a question what is with your aversion of spirit i mean dont get me wrong they suck holy ass but whats your beef with them

[@Flightbudy2channel]

Barest video. I keep meaning to tell you this podcast that you maybe interested, it's called the airline pilot guy show, and he's a Delta MD80 Captain based out of Atlanta. Does a really good podcasts and you might be interested in listening to him on your way to and from the airport.

[@SunSkipper360]

Dude I wanna come to ATL!!! Spotting at the end of 27L at London Heathrow is starting to get a lil boring now.

[@SunSkipper360]

PS - Most 'spotters' on YT just stand there in silence watching the same approach for like hours. You commentate on the days events and actually make a trip to the airport hilarious!! Keep it up!! and don't stop talking!!

[@MichaelJ843]

Jonny England Heathrow would be a spotters dreams with all those heavies that come there.

[@keyshawnaviation]

Cool

[@jacobflippo9645]

Not bad Matt. Tell your fiance i felt bad for her in that storm.

[@jakemiller7010]

It's a cumulonimbus boil

[@JustinLHopkins]

"The string of Reginald's" LMAO! I take it you don't like regional aircraft?

[@MichaelJ843]

Airbus 350 in the ATL today.

[@coreyf8052]

Are you serious!

[@brianjreintjes]

You need a spotter assistant.

[@Whydoineedthisbro]

i have flightaware on my computer i love it

[@IndianapolisAirportSpotter]

Great video! I started some spotting my self so check my stuff out!