KENNEDY STEVE: RUSH HOUR!

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[@danielobrien7738]

Love it when Steve says "Yes, plane"

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

what does GND mean stand for?

[@chrisgeimke1371]

Marc Dufresne Ground. AKA Kennedy Ground

[@nlknok77]

Heh, Kennedy Steve is a beast. Nice work on the backlog

[@6teezkid]

Daniel O'Brien - Was brilliant. Laughed mao! Ken/Steve sure is quick on the draw. 😂

[@jacksycz]

Ground... aka (Controller coordinating ground traffic at the airport you're at)

[@LIPDProductionsInc]

Always love when he copies the tug's transmission clarity.

[@sarhtaq]

I love the fact both parts usually understand each other clearly, despite the quality of transmission :)

[@Hide.the.Salami]

Especially that one, jesus... that instruction to go right alpha was all vowels.

[@toemblem]

That's a crack up.

[@AussieVet]

lmfao

[@tonytheantony]

I was having a good giggle, but right at the end were those tug Comms! Absolutely bloody hilarious! 🤣

[@antwonsmith70]

7:12 😂😂 Random Plane: "Ground?" Ground: "Yes plane...?" I lost it, this dude is the best!

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Im not ATC, but do deal with emergency service radios. Kenedy Steve pretty much has made me through my radio traffic and phone calls. "Im not going to make your problem mine" is a new one. Ive this when a unit calls in but cuts out their identification number (i do know their voices but thats beside the point). Breaks up the monotony of "recieved, go ahead, unit call in". Entertainment. Especially when you can guid an officer without and give landmarks freaking them out.

[@Astro95Media]

There was another one where the pilot transmitted "Kennedy Ground" and Steve responded "Yes, Kennedy Plane?" Classic.

[@ChefAnthony123]

Can’t stop laughing how he copied the tug and the tug understood him too! I couldn’t hear any of it! 😂😀

[@N0616JCProductions]

I bet it's their inside joke.

[@hallejohn]

07:53 I've listend all the previous uploads, but here, Mr. Abraham outdid himself. I did not understand him for the first time, imitating a TUG driver. Bravo. Well done Kenney Steve.

[@RobinHagg]

It is their inside joke. He told.inna interview

[@juliannechan7282]

@H89SA Are you actually Kennedy Steve? How could you possibly tell what he was saying?!! Even that tug guy sounded more clear 🤣

[@riciy]

you can really notice once the coast gets clear and he starts cracking jokes again

[@bridgecross]

"That's SO unimportant right now." SMACK!!!

[@michaelhall9138]

I remember working the tower one day and the GA runway had a string of arrivals lined up and I couldn't get anyone out for a few minutes. At the same time a bunch of departures wanted to go. I told everyone to standby and I'd get back to them in a minute or two. I got things cleaned up and asked who was #1 at the runway. No body answered so I said someone had to be #1... A Cessna said they were #1 so I told him to taxi into position and hold. He came back and said he couldn't get around the Citation in front of him. I said we'll then I guess you're not #1 are you and his reply was.... Well no one else answered so I figured I would! 🙄🙄

[@jbreezy101]

ROFL!

[@andreashutterer4740]

They really ask who is first? Shouldn't the ATC have that information?

[@jeffreysdavis]

there's different stations. Ground is managing the movement to and from the runways, but another ATC is strictly clearing for departures, and yet another for arrivals. When they get backed up it's probably just easier to communicate with the pilots who each know their position, than to ask another ATC to find that one plane out of the dozen or so on their list every time

[@jide7765]

That Cessna pilot sounds like Chuck ;) www.chickenwingscomics.com/comics/oshkosh-approach-2/

[@DesertStarr]

what is or does citation mean?

[@bigbluemsp]

BOOM Steve walks in, fixes the mess and walks out like a BOSS.. He is the OG of the JFK

[@H89SA]

+BigBlueMSP Veni. Vidi. Vici. :)

[@unusualbydefault]

my exact thoughts! BOOM like a fucking boss ^^

[@SuAva]

_"Ground?" - "Yes, plane?"_ We miss you, Steve. I'll be flying to and from JFK this december with KLM/Delta and I'll be sad to know you're not the one telling my pilots to monitor 123.9 :'(

[@2199SPUDMAN]

Man, Steve just goes into BEAST MODE! Pushin' tin everywhere! Just amazing how he can keep all that straight with no mistakes and STILL crack jokes! Absolute legend!! 🙂

[@thomaskjemtrup]

Ground? Yes, plane! :))))))))))

[@Musikur]

Love how intelligible the British Crews always sound, they're nearly universally clear and confident, a lot of the american pilots are mumbling into their beards

[@donnafromnyc]

The JetBlue pilots are uniformly professional. JFK major hub and HQ. The absolute worst is Turkish. Steve picks them clean. Even more so than Air China and Aeroflot.

[@owenabz]

Loved the ending with the JetBlue Tug 😄

[@mikeneal12]

yes!!! :-D

[@GhostHostMemories]

garble garble barble

[@VaelaarGaming]

owenabz He's such a troll hahaha.

[@stefanpetersson636]

He always did this with the tugs

[@12345fowler]

Actually I wonder how he does that ? Just position the mic differently or change his voice ? That is freaking hilarious.

[@rcslyman8929]

"The ramp said they want us to move out." "That's nice. I really don't care what the ramp wants to do." Rare moment that KS could make the ramp's life miserable, for a change. Rather than the other way around most days.

[@niceguy2171]

You can tell when KS got swamped, he stopped joking around and tried moving traffic quickly, but still found time to mess with some of the Tugs lol. Great videos, and we appreciate your work H89SA

[@ScottJackson117]

It's a tug. You always mess with tugs.

[@joshw1687]

In the interview he did with Captain Joe he said tugs are are the bottom of his list of importance lol😂

[@anatoleh1]

@7:13 "Ground? - Yes, plane?" xDDD

[@glenatkinson1230]

I've no real interest in aviation other than flying to my holiday destination. However I discovered Kennedy Steve by accident. He is a classic man. Hats off to the ATCs and pilots. These men and women are amazing.

[@keokiracerhalsteren]

"Yes plane?" and the Jetblue Tug XD Thanks for the videos man, they're awesome :D

[@H89SA]

+keokiracerhalsteren Thank you for watching! :)

[@OriginalMrE]

Steve always shits on the tugs. It's great.

[@kennethjohnson9169]

At the risk of sounding foolish, JUEBLU TUG1, that would be a pus back tractor?

[@RedPuma90]

yes tug = push back tractor. This one belongs to the company JetBlue. Steve shits on every tug except Delta Tug 2 which is his favorite tug.

[@nicopoulosp]

it's actually Delta Tug 4

[@casimirkonrad9590]

Steve speaks clearly and not too quickly. He was one of the few controllers i could easily understand even though I am German. Thank you, Steve!

[@chrish.950]

Just casually doing some jokes where anybody else would struggle to get anything moving... what a legend!

[@oc2phish07]

I have always loved listening to Kennedy Steve but of all his great comments the one I love most is his response to "Ground?", "Plane?". LOVE it.

[@HalfShelli]

My god, this man should be enshrined as a national treasure.

[@daveluttinen2547]

I would love to sit a shift with this guy. I've sat in towers before and really learned a lot, but this has to be one of the most situationally aware human beings I have ever heard on the radio. The guy is a freaking genius - and he has a sense of humor, something the FAA is not known for. The vids are wonderful ways to let down my stress of the day. Thanks!

[@nasanierulastname2997]

GND: *consuming mic* JETBLEW TAWG WON, RAHGG AWH ALPHAW JetBlue T1: Right on ALPHA, JetBlue TUG1

[@givmi_more_w9251]

+Nasanieru has no name I totally died at this one. But I am impressed that the tug actually understood him, because I sure didn't XD

[@nasanierulastname2997]

I was impressed the TUG understood him. I heard "FOXTROT" and not "right on ALPHA" a few times

[@anatoleh1]

he did say FOXTROT lol

[@beckyroy6519]

That just freakin cracked me up.

[@moze_-]

7:52 Yes, exactly what I wanted xD Also the "Ground?" "Yes, plane?" Was hilarious

[@nikolatesla5553]

I just pulled up a map of JFK airport and taxiways to get an idea of how and where each plane gets in line. This had to be something that evolved and wasn't planned. It's an insane layout for a busy airport.

[@socalgal714]

I miss Kennedy Steve. I hope he's enjoying his well earned retirement.

[@AppealPlay]

Another battle in Kennedy Steve's eternal war with ramp control at 7:17

[@davecrupel2817]

AppealPlay the war rages on

[@niceguy2171]

The struggle is real, and I hear that is most busy airfields.

[@kateym7836]

AppealPlay n

[@martintheiss743]

why would you reject a plane and have it go back to the ramp

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

@@martintheiss743 Because 9.14*10^69 airplanes are already cluttering up the taxiway.

[@holywells]

Nobody....absolutely NOBODY, was better than Kennedy Steve !!

[@Atlas_Redux]

Enjoy your retirement, Steve. You're the boss!

[@railwayman100]

WHOA WAY HOLD UP how the HELL did Jetblue Tug 1 understand Steve's instruction to go on Alpha? Even I couldn't make THAT out....nice work my friend :o)

[@Chapali9a]

+Andy Mooring the sounds on their headphones are clear of noise, unlike the one we hear here on the videos.

[@railwayman100]

+Boutazzout Samir that's true but then they are used to Steve's voice even when distorted.

[@H89SA]

+Andy Mooring Thank you Andy! :)

[@jbreezy101]

It may be clearer in real time than thru the archive. Steve does know that the tugs are barely readable sometimes and he adjusts accordingly

[@rcslyman8929]

Kennedy Steve speaks fluent Tug.

[@canadianplanespotter]

Kennedy Steve: making entertaining ATC recordings possible for our listening pleasure :) and of course YOU do such a good job coordinating the subtitles and sharing it with us!! Thanks a lot! I appreciate the hard work

[@H89SA]

+Canadian Plane Spotter Thank you very much! :)

[@Rasscasse]

I heartily agree with your comment sir. 👍

[@miketackabery7521]

Me too!

[@M134mai]

I've only just begun watching these series of ATC with Steve, and I can't help but laugh at the snark he's constantly... CONSTANTLY showing the ground tugs! SUCH SNARK! xDD

[@flutetubamorg]

It's like listening to a Bach sonata. Bravo Maestro, bravo!

[@burningisis]

I do love when he does Yes Plane!

[@MrShadow1617]

"Not gonna make your problem my problem" xD Best one for me in this video. Especially since you can apply that one on just about anyone else, anywhere else xD

[@joshw1687]

I gotta use that line at work sometime

[@blagradad]

and he still messes with the tugs, I love it! haha

[@nicholasmulder4874]

I live in New York, I have been going to Kennedy for a long time, and I love this guy and your videos, I never knew how hard it was to be a ground controller until a couple of years ago in a simulator, I have huge respect for these guys handling hundreds of planes every day, they really do a great job

[@H89SA]

Thank you very much for watching! :) Kennedy Steve is a special class.

[@ex59neo53]

KS is doing one of the most demanding job in the world ,but he almost makes us forget how stressfull it must be . :)

[@H89SA]

And this one is my favorite so far! Thank you for watching, thank you for being here, thank you for everything. 13000 subscribers - ✈✈✈ :) I'm exhausted, so please share this one! :)

[@GhostHostMemories]

indeed that was a great one. man he handled that traffic like it was his job :-)

[@givmi_more_w9251]

+H89SA You bet I share that, that was awesome, the ending was brillant!

[@H89SA]

+shades921 Haha! Thank you for watching! :)

[@H89SA]

+Courier6 Thank you very much! :)

[@LPUrsLP]

+H89SA awesome stuff, very nice to hear some longer tracks! Thanks for sharing this with us: :)

[@jamesweber1827]

Amazing how Steve keeps everything organized!!

[@Shadow-jw1kt]

GROUND? YES PLANE? Lmaoooooo I’m dead af.😂😂😂

[@utopiafire]

love how he is still able to troll when dealing w heavy traffic

[@gabbiesmeemee]

Lol, how does he remember all of the things going on? Omg I couldn't do it. Steve does an amazing job, making it look easy. Good job Steve.

[@stanwill]

Steve is amazing. Full control of the situation no matter what happens.

[@johnritcher8920]

Sometimes when you fly they let you listen to the traffic radio. At JFK I would want to listen in to the ground frequency just to hear this guy. Friggin awesome.

[@michellejohnson3867]

Love the way he muffles his voice at the end speaking back to the tug! So funny lol xx

[@harryhibberd8712]

Love the mimicking the tug at the end! Nicely done Steve.

[@Kaynos]

I'm dying the way he talked to the tugs.

[@dynamicsolution8166]

One of these days God is going to bless use all with a tug with a hot mic after Steve blows them up!!!!

[@CavZippo]

I've been listening to these videos pretty much non-stop for the past day and a half, and while an inside look is always a learning experience, this explains so much about the why and how delays happen that I couldn't even be annoyed the next time I have to sit on the tarmac for a spell.

[@briansavage932]

God, I love this dude. He's like the Don Rickles of ATC

[@gwechoochoo]

I am a CTC Tower Operator for KCS. I always tell people I am a ATC for trains. Steve is my idol and who I always wanna be at work. Unfortunately, any ass hat with a pulse can be a railroad engineer and so it is like talking to a 2x4 and expecting it to become plywood.

[@Kilt_Bilt]

Classic!!! Garbled drhet blah tugun go ri pha garbla Meaning: (GND: Jetblue tug 1, go right Alpha)

[@svenskavapes8558]

Hahaha, this man 🤣🙏 More of him please .. Have seen the most, just love the woice 🤣 so funny.. Greetings and love from Sweden ❤❤

[@pw6498]

Happy Monday !! Lmao !! With all your videos, Kennedy Steve will always be an aviation legend.... You'll never find another one one...... Also, he still needs a wiki page...... :) Stay safe, stay warm, fly safe and be well !! :)

[@SlicerVorzakh]

If only controllers could do this with car traffic.

[@mgoblue0970]

A good start would be with slow drivers staying out of the left lane.

[@Wolfeson28]

"Toyota Tug 1, a little more youthful enthusiasm would be greatly appreciated, and if you could put away the cell phone, please."

[@k1productions87]

mgoblue0970 And then for dangerous speed demons to stop swerving back and forth in the slow lanes, barely missing my front bumper by inches. I know this because I felt my car SHAKE as he whooshed by.

[@gabbiesmeemee]

My father used to be an air traffic controller in the military. I remember a couple different times him being able to take us up to the top of the tower and watch the airplanes come in-and-out. What an amazing feeling it must be to be able to organize such a mass of craziness that can come in at 1 time . unfortunately Due to the fact that my father had been a crew chief prior to going to air traffic controller school. the towers Were unfortunately a badd choice because my dad's hearing loss from being a crew chief on AC130 made it impossible for him to be able to hear the calls coming in from the Aircraft. I know that was one of his favorite jobs was making sure that everybody got in safe. He was very disappointed that he had to choose a different career until he was too retire, 5 years later at 20 years of service. Unfortunately due to my dad's exposure to agent orange in Vietnam, my dad suffered 3 strokes back to back. He's 74 years old now and only has a few memories left since he developed early stages of alzheimers detected last summer. Here had gotten lost on the way too the grocery store. He is an amazing veteran and is just trying to survive. He's blessed to have my sister to look after him these days. Hopefully Steve you won't have to worry about those things interfering in you're life. Take care God's best to you. Deb

[@davidrestrepo3721]

Idk if i'm just tired because its 4am but that made me laugh more than it should have. Ground? Yes, Plane? 😂😂😂

[@2004JETTA]

Would love to see more of these rush hour videos, Kennedy Steve will be sorely missed when he retires *salute* keep up the great work!

[@H89SA]

+2004JETTA It takes too much time to edit, but I'll try to upload rush hour video maybe once in a month.

[@garyd.7372]

+H89SA - Whatever you can collect and upload, we'll watch and we'll enjoy. Thanks a lot!

[@H89SA]

Gary D. Thank you! :)

[@xuploads]

That day finally came last year on September 1st. He was given several recognitions and rewards for his work. One of, if not, the best ground/tower controllers in the history of ATC.

[@a420man2]

Wow! What a mind melting job. Kudos to all ATC and GND.

[@sonshinelight]

always fun to hear him troll the tugs, lol

[@turbo2ltr]

OMG, i'm rolling on the floor at the end with the tug.

[@737driver]

"Delta Tug 1, what do YOU need?"

[@ThatBobGuy850]

And here I am in April of 2024, literally laughing out loud at Steve's antics that would probably get any other controller disciplined. Thing is, we pilots "get" it, but non-aviators would probably not understand 1% of what makes Steve such a legend. To them it would surely sound like rapid-fire gibberish. I'm sure that if my family ever walked into the room and overheard Steve, and heard/saw me laughing at the things he was doing, they'd go, "Dang, Bob's really gone off the deep end now. Time to call Shady Pines!" God, I miss Steve.

[@Tricia_K]

51 year old non-aviator here (who's yet to even fly as a passenger!) but a KS stan anyway😍😁

[@ikarlhd1]

'What do you need?' ah KS and the Tug love story! thanks again

[@eblalgen]

I almost spit my food out at the end with the tug. 😄😂 You should put a disclaimer not to be eating when watching a funny video.

[@H89SA]

+eblalgen Hahah! :D Thank you for watching! :)

[@platemod8465]

Thats exactly what keeps us coming back...

[@Sarah.Riedel]

I'm literally howling with laughter lol, "Well why don't you stay there and wait til you get your numbers and call me back, how's that?" 😂😂😂

[@LosGatosNYC]

Lmaooo JetBlue tug 1 at the end there was perfect.

[@dalton.streams9288]

5:41 “We’re doing it.” 😂

[@lawrencewestby9229]

I know this is a couple of years old but I just had to comment. Listening to Steve call out for those wishing to taxi reminded me of being in a New York deli at lunch time. The deli guy takes 10 complicated orders at once without writing them but you know when you get yours it’s going to be correct.

[@mgytitanic1912]

Do you reckon the tugs sit there cursing him as he makes them wait endlessly?

[@DrJonez]

No. Those dudes get paid by the hour and they're sitting down.

[@xuploads]

They aren't responsible for keeping things on schedule so I doubt they care. I feel bad for the regular tugs that don't have an enclosed driver's seat. I know that nowadays a lot of them do, and maybe they're all like that now at airports in the north like JFK, but I do know that non-enclosed ones are still used at airports in the south with warmer climates. If the weather's calm and warm obviously there's no issue but on days when it's raining... that has to suck.

[@MrJaiimez]

Not really there is a hierarchy or priorities at the airfield of what gets to move first they know they're at the bottom.

[@MarcKalfsbeek]

Oh i miss those days of frequent and new updates on our favorite controller. Hail to the King.

[@watson956]

I've listened to and/or seen a bunch of these, but this is probably the funniest so far!

[@gmainglad3036]

It was very good and I hope for more from Kennedy Steve.

[@H89SA]

+Jamie Lofthouse Thank you! :)

[@robsmith8715]

He was great at the sarcasm and one liners. Brilliant

[@fhuber7507]

Kennedy Steve... the magician at making traffic jams disappear.

[@tomsktrials]

this guy is a legend, give him a TV show. I wonder if he is aware of these videos and how popular he is

[@not2day646]

probably not. He's too busy trolling the tugs ;)

[@gregellis3859]

Thanks for the great audio. The response to the last tug was priceless!!!!

[@H89SA]

+Greg Ellis Thank you! :)

[@danni1993]

I'm sure some pilots get angry at Kennedy Steve, but he's a hoot. I miss him. I hope he's enjoying his retirement!

[@TheStoneWhisperer]

the end totally cracks me up with he intentionally distorts his mic with JetBlue TUG1...this guys is INSANELY good at his job!! 😂👌

[@Danofcanada]

I've been listening to these for a while now, i'm curious what Steve's work station looks like while he was working.

[@garysimmons3002]

Now that was an awesome gift for hanging in until the end. I just kept double tapping on the left and laughing.

[@danni1993]

Ahhh...how I miss Kennedy Steve.

[@Kilt_Bilt]

Ground? Yes, plane? Bwahahaha

[@taeminkim9524]

First he was serious Steve, then whenever the chaos is over he is back to normal chillin Steve :D Thanks for the great video though I enjoy it a lot!

[@H89SA]

+Tae Min Kim Thank you very much for watching!

[@HH2NYC]

Almost choked on the last one xD Thanks for your good clips and efforts in making us laugh!

[@H89SA]

+HH2NYC Thank you for watching:)

[@drumbasher]

Steve is a BEAST, what a great man!

[@societyschild6055]

All of your tireless efforts to entertain us is greatly appreciated. Thank you H89SA..

[@H89SA]

+societyschild 54 Thank you for watching! :)

[@carrtrubl]

Kennedy Steve and the mic clipping communication with the tugs, always top bants

[@kurth.4867]

How to work a pile-up :-) ham operators will understand what I mean...excellent!

[@AaronRenner]

Had to make my way through a few of those last weekend during the Field Day operations. N8ACR

[@theswaff699]

"Ground?" "Yes plane?"

[@lekoman]

I think what really sells “Yes, plane?” is how chipper he is about it.

[@thomaskjemtrup]

PLEASE continue,,,love his voice. I sofar listend and watched ALL your videos with him. Awesome guy ;) Btw,,,love when he puts the mic to his mouth to make fun of the SuperTug's :))))

[@H89SA]

+Thomas Kjemtrup Thank you, I will. :)

[@scottbarrett988]

the clarity micky take on the tug at the end is hilarious.

[@justanotheraviator2357]

I always loved him messing with the tugs feedback

[@pyronei]

I have absolutely no idea what any of these guys are saying, but it's certainly interesting to listen to. I didn't realise there was so much work just to get planes to move around the port, let alone get them into the air. I'll definitely keep it in mind next time I fly and there are a few delays 👌

[@martintheiss743]

complex equation. this guy just did monitoring of planes on taxi or gate service. essentially the main job is to push planes through the various stopping points like a radio stop signal and not to jam the system by telling enough planes at once to push off or start engines to be either expensive or congested or both.

[@Jono.]

I appreciate how he likes to mess with the TUGS lol

[@GreencampRhodie]

I would love to meet this guy, what a fella!

[@Thunder_Dome45]

He did an interview with captain Joe on his channel. Maybe that's close to meeting him.

[@patton303]

He always trolled the tugs. Lololol.

[@illogicmath]

I have no idea what I'm doing here nor do I understand a thing but I have more than 5 minutes hooked to this video.