MOST STRESSFUL FLIGHT of 2016

[@BaronPilot]

From a pilot's perspective, probably your best video yet.

[@WillFastie]

Agreed, also from a non-pilot. Very interesting and a well-done video.

[@sandrocaparelli3854]

Yes Agree 100%

[@TravisNelsondjcrome]

yeah especially single pilot, very impressive and great decision making. luv it

[@radioace318la]

I have to agree. This video was awesome.

[@justicemoody]

From a non-pilot's perspective, probably your best video yet.

[@kewkabe]

I'm a controller and have to say you have great radio skills (brief and to the point). Thanks for that.

[@nickj1663]

As a fellow pilot, I can say that you did a stellar job in difficult conditions, especially single pilot in IMC. Your forward planning was exceptional, your handling of the aircraft was great, and your communication skills great as well. Stay safe, all the best.

[@kingstonwhite8935]

good on you

[@orangebetsy]

i applauded at the end. edge of my seat.

[@berndheiden7630]

Nick J The most important take home lesson was when you planned ahead for a missed approach, saw where standard procedure would take you and told ATC you would not accept standard go around. The pilot decides, what he and the aircraft can do and what he feels safe with. And ATC will have to come up with a solution, which they did! Since you did all that calmly and quietly it may not show right away, but that was excellent airmanship at it‘s best!

[@billiondollardan]

I'm not a pilot but I'm addicted to these videos. I feel like I'd be pretty well terrified of flying at who knows how many knots with no visibility

[@berylrosenberg704]

Man SteveO! You deserve a twin engined jet with a 45K ceiling and 430kt top speed with full glass cockpit to get around all that nonsense weather! Great professional piloting and thank you for all the teachable moments and lessons!

[@JGSJW]

It was good to see you nervous in real IMC . It sold me on your videos. I am an old Air Taxi Pilot who delivered employees to daily assignments back when there was no GPS and we hand flew all of our ILS approaches. In wintertime we did mostly Night or IFR and occasional zero zero takeoffs. Now I can watch a young pro like you in modern equipment Showing what it is really like in today's world. Keep it up!

The actual physics though haven't changed one bit… :D

[@ChiDraconis]

Oh no; if that little plastic screen says you can take it through Anvil Head Cloud at FL 600 u- just sit back and relax

[@ryanwest538]

Were you on of the slow kids? Required to wear a helmet and had your name stitched on every garment? My bet is yes.

[@ryanwest538]

Ohhh! An internet tough guy! What a surprise.

[@bluemtnsman]

Wow. I got stressed just from watching you deal with that mess. Well done sir.

[@mrtrusty101]

agree 100%, I was hanging on too hahaha

[@MrDanjacs]

bluemtnsman I was hanging on and then he did an amazing landing (for the conditions)

[@jayzenitram9621]

I think the weight of SteveO's balls helped a little with those gusts. Otherwise he would have been toast. :)

[@mrtrusty101]

yeah that would be awesome

[@jjames3469]

Nerds!

[@steveo1kinevo]

Here is a good video and example of why you don't just trust your NEXRAD Weather. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmTYp36Nf7hlpdU

[@GoulartSPbr]

Tks steveo1kinevo. I'm going to watch now.

[@markusupa]

when you said we didn't look nervous, we were not. but a few minutes later, I'm I feel like I'm sweating bullets with you riding shotgun. great video and great flying.

[@GoulartSPbr]

The case presented in this link is very similar an accident that killed a candidate for president of Brazil (Mr. Eduardo Campos) in august/2014, flying to his campaign in a Cessna 560xl.

[@4randosutube]

steveo1kinevo Our safety Lt. has presented several of the AOPA videos at one time or another. This presentation was used just a couple months ago and coincided with the seasonal Wx changes we typically have. These AOPA videos are an excellent resource and provide the opportunity to learn from mistakes or misfortune of others. Hopefully a similar scenario can be avoided by other pilots. Thanks for sharing.

[@steveo1kinevo]

I agree, I wish AOPA would make more of these videos. I learn a lot from watching them.

[@jfavignano]

Really glad to see the recognition your channel deserves man, you are growing like crazy! Amazing!!

[@steveo1kinevo]

+Jeff Favignano thanks Jeff! I appreciate you watching and supporting the channel.

[@totallynotkix-5432]

OMG JEFF I LUV U WE SHOULD FLY ON VATSIM XPLANE 11 ONE DAY

[@josephharrington6522]

Oh that's cool my two favorite KZbinrs watch each other. I just started flight school. Flew for the first time last Thursday was awesome. Took off and landed on my own.

[@nyzeemwinrow9709]

Same jeff i love your channel and it is good when u look up to others then yours

[@sweetdollmsp632]

Reallyglad tosee the recognition Iipn

[@theVRpilot]

Subbed! I'm a controller at MIA. Pretty cool to see your end of view with all that weather.

[@daviator4720]

Hey smartcocker, I often fly a TBM from Canada down to your neck the woods and over to the Caribbean . You guys are the greatest... Good controllers are the pilots best friend. I hope you see see this comment. Thanks for your help, and I mean it. Thank you Steveo and for the free advice re eAPIS...

[@fingerhorn4]

Very cool under pressure. Well done. As long as there was one escape route (in this case behind you) the flight was always within reason. I'm impressed by your quick thinking and even quicker operation of ATC, Navs, ILS, Autopilot, Weather Radar and talking us through it all at the same time. That is something only great experience can allow. An amateur pilot, however good, would have been doubtful to manage all of this will such coolness. A very educational video and probably your best one yet. Glad you got down!

[@paternotaboada4037]

Don't cancel the vfr man I want to see what's commin up next

[@sopilote56]

Thanks for taking us along. Great job asking Center if planes were getting in on the arrival at your altitude! AND Great job thinking two steps ahead and asking for non-standard missed approach due to weather! Superior piloting skills using ATC to help. Wondering if you ever watched the King Schools videos way back when .... Happy Holidays :-)

[@steveo1kinevo]

+sopilote56 Thanks Stuart! Happy Holidays to you and your family as well.

[@sopilote56]

Class Bravo MIA is 7 miles south with arrivals coming in from the north. Class Charlie FLL is 12 miles northeast and there is an antenna farm with 7 towers higher than 1000 feet AGL less than 4 miles north of the OPF ILS 27R localizer. --- Opa-Locka is wedged between a rock and a hard place. Miami Approach has lots of experience routing planes around nasty thunderstorms (that occur daily in summer) if you are ready to work with them. Steveo showed us he is expert at working with them.

[@jmflyer55]

First video of yours I've seen, stumbled onto your channel. Great video, and great audio quality also. Thanks for sharing. As a pilot myself, I'd like to applaud you on honestly conveying some of those feelings encountered when the task load starts to build suddenly. It helps the novice to understand that no matter what your experience is, and no matter how nice an aircraft you're flying, its still never just a black or white, cut an dry task. Also, you showed its important to know that you, as PIC, are flying the plane, which means when necessary, you should not hesitate to tell the controllers what you need to do, instead of blindly following instructions, or even feeling intimidated by them as some pilots do. Great flying btw, and what a plane! Wow....i fly a Bonanza "V" tail. Thanks again. JM

[@SuperDoublebogey]

Wonder about your decision-making in even starting that flight - over- confidence? Good execution tho!

[@StanleysStudio]

14,000 hour retired corporate jock. ATP, typed in MU-300 & BE-400. Flew turboprops for years single pilot. Sometimes things can get pretty busy when you're by yourself. Wish I would have had all the modern avionics back then. Really enjoyed tagging along with you Steve. Good job!

[@rkmacdonald]

Excellent flight! I've been flying single pilot IFR for 45 years, and I've had several memorable flights just like yours. You're right - you learn something new from every flight. Some you learn a lot more from than others. Love your videos!

[@briansmobile1]

Thanks 4 the heli footage!

[@michae8jackson378]

Totally agree with your decision to disengage the AP, hand flying is the best way to know if something untoward is happening.

[@markflyer]

Great flying and great forward planning with the alternate missed approach. Not easy making those decisions quickly.

[@rnzoli]

I think the most underrated moment of this video is when he said "let's pre-plan this". Above all, this enabled the approach safely!

[@kayakutah]

Maganpilota, I agree.

[@spoofer20]

"You never stop learning" Is the correct attitude for life. I face so many problems trying to teach people who feel like they've learnt enough.

[@robdavis1176]

Man you owned it. Good pilot's make it look easy. You prepared, had you're escape route planned and you took control early on the approach. Fantastic job.

[@finnnation]

Nearly 80,000! Nice one. Your vids are awesome. I fly all day and come home and watch your vids! You must be doing something right! Merry Christmas mate.

[@steveo1kinevo]

+bincepilot my goal is 100k! :) Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you as well.

[@jdwlds]

bincepilot

[@prorobo]

Also I'm in love with the Signature secretary on the right at the end.

[@RickAtlanta]

That was great. I was glued to the screen the entire time. Although you said it was stressful, you sure didn't show it. You looked cool and calm the entire time. Your video didn't show the least bit of turbulence, but that's probably the image stabilization working! I would be very comfortable flying with you. Thanks for making the video.

[@jamescarroll6954]

RickAtlanta performance under stress-be a duck: calm and unruffled on the surface; paddling like hell beneath.

[@aviovintage]

Wow, lot's of respect. Doing this all single pilot in such conditions, I think these are the moments a co would be nice for comms etc. Thanks for taking us along!

[@Transportation-Chris]

I'm not even a pilot but much respect! To think they temporarily closed the airport after you safely landed, is testament to your talent and ability... hoping you have continued success.

[@Jia1337]

You made this dangerous flight look like a piece of cake... a symbol of having great pilot skills.

[@phillipmckie4913]

But there was a violation of the Sterile Cockpit rule. I thought that making a video while handling IMC conditions add to pilot workload and compromise safety. Good Single Pilot operations however.

[@sweetdollmsp632]

You madeyhis dangerous Fflightlook

[@grandpa1955]

Nice flying and interesting video. Nice airmanship! I could hear the tension in your voice on that one. Reminds me of an approach I made when I was flying out of Shaw AFB SC. Although I had been flying the plane for 7 years at other bases, I was new to Shaw and this was my first night flight at Shaw in the F-16. We were flying a night intercept mission over the Atlantic, and on the way back to base weather moved in quickly and closed Shaw. We had to divert to Myrtle Beach and we were racing the weather before our alternate got socked in. So here I was, single seat, at night at an unfamiliar airport, in the weather, running low on gas! We didn't have fancy tablets with scores of information at our fingertips. We had paper charts, and paper approach plates in the dark. We didn't have an autopilot either. We had a simple wing leveler and heading hold feature, but we were essentially hand flying. I flew an ILS into Myrtle and broke out of the weather right at minimums and was fortunate enough to land. The vis half way down the runway went to ZERO as a line of showers and thunderstorms swept over the field. I remember the sensation of taxiing through a curtain as I entered the sheet of water. I kissed the ground that night happy to be on the ground. I was the last plane to land that night.

[@jonis591]

RAM55 were u wid da 34thFS? Every fighter jockey goes thru such close calls and it sucks every bit out you. Worth it all the way!!!

[@ConservativeGangstR]

@@jonis591 you started your comment out with ebonics and quickly changed to proper english. Wtf?

[@SlcpunkNJ87]

you should probably write a book.

[@paternotaboada4037]

Dam, Mar, miami terminal control fr center to tower ground control mar, we 2 hear

[@jonj3233]

@@SlcpunkNJ87 I think you should write book.

[@Shmey]

To paraphrase my sister-in-law, "Nigerian, we made it!" I haven't seen all of your videos, but this is certainly the most affected by stress I've seen you. This video is well-named!

[@julieredmon1521]

That actually was super cool to fly along with you, watching you deal with changing conditions and handling very real concerns. I felt engaged in it with you, listening to your thought processes, concerns, and watching you deal with it all the way to touchdown. Loved it. Thanks for sharing.

[@flyboy6443]

Always like your videos. Although I am a VFR pilot only I did come into IMC for about 5 min. Nerve wracking but I trusted my instruments, knew where I was, knew the terrain and descent 300fpm and broke out. Like you say learn something on each flight. Cheers and thanks for doing your part in help keeping the rest of us safe.

[@captmoonbeam]

Live to fly another day. That's what it's all about.

[@brucecampbell2546]

captmoonbeam zz

[@aeromagnumtv1581]

Amen to that!

[@kendesjarlais7577]

thats why i like my nordhavn yacht

[@sweetdollmsp632]

Live toflyano ther day. Thatswhat

[@likebotting784]

any landing you can walk away from is a good one

[@patrickphippspa584]

Wow....just discovered your channel. FANTASTIC! You're a natural! New Subscriber for sure and thumbs up!

[@steveo1kinevo]

+Patrick PhippsPA Welcome Aboard Patrick!!

[@RadioBambiluna]

Patrick PhippsPA thxs!

[@patrickphippspa584]

Steveo: Thank you buddy! You hit a number of buttons of mine. A) I got my pilot's license in my early 20's, have not flown for years but used to go out of El Monte airport in California; B) I now live in Broward County, Florida so your flight was meaningful and, C) the weather, especially the hurricane related events impact me greatly. Thanks for an awe inspiring Christmas. I love this video! Can't wait to see more. Thanks for you efforts. You nailed that one!

[@donstuck7111]

Patrick PhippsPA n

[@engineclinic]

3:56. It always made me leery when a pilot says "let's try it" reminds me of a military pilot. Lol

[@FutureWorldOrchestra]

Thanks for posting your vlogs Steve. It brings back good memories of my flight training at KAPF. To me it shows you're not only a good pilot but also an inspiring teacher and excelent videomaker. Happy landings. Best from the Netherlands.

[@Theo-hc5ob]

So much for preferring paper logs over I pad logs. Glad there were no glitches for you. Mighty good flying, Steve. Yeah, it looked Extremely bumpy coming in

[@Fer-zw7lp]

"I just want to wish you good luck, we're all counting on you".

[@jm1551701]

Steveo you are officially my favorite Pilot, I would fly with you any where my friend.

[@smilinglynn9584]

Same here.

[@louiseogrady9911]

lol, I love this guy! Used his skateboard to get to his plane. Beats walking, I guess. 😂 💖

[@charlesburnett9209]

Excellent video, especially taking control of missed approach contingency planning.Most pilots going missed would have failed to anticipate turns into a thunderstorm.Telling ATC what you will need (esp.need to avoid) epitomizes professionalism & situational awareness.I enjoyed listening to your weather avoidance strategy & exploiting both realtime & Nexrad presentations.Agree that they talk real fast in FL.

[@slinky7355]

Your ability to monitor the radio with one ear open amazes me.

[@dmwn]

Great job. Been there and know how you feel. After words, you feel great!!

[@paternotaboada4037]

Hard catching with this guy s, so I take the radar and radio

[@christopherolsen113]

Steveo, I saw you commented on Sailing La Vagabonde (of which I also subscribe). Now that looks like a great life! And, how jealous of Riley are we?

[@steveo1kinevo]

Riley is a Lucky man indeed!

[@grant2053]

Hey Steve!! If you ever fine your self near 54J (Defuniak Springs), you should drop me a line, I would love to see your TBM in person. Fine flying sir! :3

[@scheusselmensch5713]

We've entered the depths of the winter flying season here in Northern Manitoba, high winds (usually across the damned runway), blowing snow, -35C on the ramp while refuelling, moderate to severe ice up to two eight oh, and I'm thinking where is this heaven I'm watching here hahaha.

[@rileyslawinski3768]

scheusselmensch I’ve found a fellow Manitoban 😁

[@danwallace5541]

Second time I've watched that one. Great job. Some awesome teaching points about skirting the storms with both Nexrad and on board radar. The biggest lesson though was not making things worse going missed into a red cell. Again, great job!

[@sonnydean3187]

I've been a subscriber of steveo1kinevo's channel for about year now. I'm not an aviator, but I have totally enjoyed being the cockpit with Steveo from my couch! He has a very calming demeanor about him that really makes it fun to watch him in the cockpit. Not to mention the fun that he has when he gets to where ever he's going. Notice that he didn't share his thoughts about being over his head until he was on the ground. Typical Steveo!

[@AviateNavigateCommunicate]

Great Video of our South Florida weather! Curious as to what your alternate airports plans were that day since the East Coast was soaked in.

[@steveo1kinevo]

+Aviate, Navigate, Communicate I had enough fuel onboard to do a U-Turn and fly another 3 1/2 hours. Many options

[@AviateNavigateCommunicate]

steveo1kinevo thanks! safe travels Steve.

[@piralph]

I also wondered what your options were. Even the "alternate" missed approach would take you in the bad weather (290°, if I remembered), don't you think ?

[@eliohernandez3673]

+steveo1kinevo I just got my IFR rating last month and I learned something new with this video when you said to the controller about flying a missed approach different than the one published since it put you on bad weather..... interesting!!!! Thanks!!!!

[@Joel07zx6r]

Thats true . I never thought about making my own based on bad weather

[@Husker68135]

Me too and I just passed my IFR checkride a few weeks ago as well. :)

[@C322C]

youre the PIC...

[@AusNav09]

I don't know why you do these videos. If it is to illustrate the beauty in flying then I salute you. You don't come across as some snob who wants to rub it everyone's faces like some other channels.. ;) Thankyou for gifting us with these great vids. They inspire aviation in people. I think that is a really great. I love aviation, one day I'll fly my own aircraft :)

[@AusNav09]

Cheers to whoever liked my comment. Shoot high Brothers and Sisters..

[@TheTonyosiris]

This is one of the best flight videos I've seen in a while.. It's long but shows cockpit management at it's best... nice job Steveo

[@joncomas]

I love the turning up and shutting down sequences. Good job out there.

[@zabamaz103]

Please steve, let that mic (in the end of the video ) on in some of your videos when you start up the engine , we love that start up sound

[@tequihua]

My flight instructor always said "better to be a chicken pilot than a dead pilot".

[@skyhigh6]

My most distressful flight was returning from a long trip, I noticed the windsock indicating or favoring Runway 4L-R as did the information that wind was 040 at 10 knots, but the tower was using RWY 22 R-L A large thunderstorm was brewing to the northeast. I request runway 4L, the tower denied my request and cleared me to land on 22R. As I started to flare the tower shouted "WINDSHEAR Alert" runway 4R-L Wind 040 at 25 gusting to 40 knots, I was committed, it was too late to go around. With a lot of rudders and sheer luck, I managed to get the big 206 on the runway, but I was fighting with the wind at my back, then off the runway at taxiway Bravo, I had to literally use all my knowledge to keep the wind from flipping over the plane. Thirty years in the cockpit had paid off. Needless to say, my passengers were white as a ghost. Luckily I had the 8,000-foot runway.

[@glenswada]

Steveo, as a non-pilot I can only admire your concentration, multitasking skills and generosity in making video's like these. Well done sir.

[@MethosFilms]

Lots of practice. Im a budding pilot myself.

[@mikem.3412]

That was Excellent! Brilliant display of airmanship.

[@BiggieTSkinny]

Great video. You make it look so easy. (-:

[@zzodr]

Man that ATIS readout was 100mph.

[@TheRealSlimShady509]

zzodr ikr like seriously. They should go closer to AWOS speed

[@Ichibuns]

For some controllers, it seems like it's a race. I have to listen 2 or 3 time sometimes because it will all just blend together

[@smokedpickles4471]

Nailed the landing! Very impressive.

[@Ronald7077]

Brilliant.... and not messed up with music!! Gould clear recordings. Always enjoyed viewing your footage.

[@sheepdogwatchnyou1688]

Looks to me like you killed it! 👊 I’m not a pilot & no nothing about aviation but, also addicted to your videos! Thanks for sharing them

[@Designandrew]

1:27 lol forgot your chocks buddy!

[@steveo1kinevo]

+Designandrew at FBO's you get in the airplane and then give the ground crew the hand signal to remove the chocks.

[@Designandrew]

And pass your camera into the plane for you :)?

[@patrickwilliams6464]

superspeeed, or you think ahead in you video planning and re open the door and go out and get the camera and edit out that bit. Awesome.

[@mettahuttravels3183]

Ok dude I'll fly with you any day...:-]

[@sweetdollmsp632]

Okdude llflywithyou anyday

[@amc3]

You got BALLS Steveo......others would have diverted.

[@freecapitan1]

smf333 As Pic and as a human being if u don't trust your decision making, who would? Every day is a learning experience! Well said!

[@thenorthlinerfoundation9885]

There are old pilots, bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.

[@pug2858]

The Northliner Foundation actually captain sully

[@JetDriver1111]

You are very much correct !

[@Cwra1smith]

Divert to where? All of South Florida was socked in. Fly up to Tampa?

[@emylrmm]

An excellent flight with an abundance of good teaching moments including Nexrad versus on-board radar and staying ahead of the flight all the way.

[@wmayott1]

Wow. I know the stress you must've felt going into that approach, and also the relief you must've felt getting wheels on the ground. I've been on KZbin for years, and you just got my first 'like' ever with this awesome video. Well done, and thanks for sharing.

[@Windtee]

Great flight, packed with wing-rockin' aviation-fueled drama! Just another day in the life of a pro pilot.

[@sweetdollmsp632]

Greatflightpacked with wing Rrockin

[@dhitodwhiteholic]

Hey Steve, what do you use to record the atc digitally?

[@juliannolucien7638]

Bambang Nardhito Hutomo i

[@jokum2019]

grammer nya kacau .. pantes ga direspon ...

[@NiKevinSa]

Joko Umbaran Grammar bos. Klo mo koreksi orang yakinin situ paling bener dlu.

[@chillout1109]

+steveo1kinevo As always, another great video. Question though : Is it because the TBM850 is a turboprop that you were trying so much to route around the bad weather? How do jet powered aircraft of similar size cope in such weather (e.g. Cessna Citation II, Beechjet 400, Dassault Falcon 100, Embraer Phenom 300)? Do such jets route around bad weather too, or are they more powerful and more sophisticated that they just fly through such bad weather?

[@gordondean2110]

Jets handle weather perhaps even a bit better than recipe a/c because they have more available power....and they often have the ability to avoid weather by going over it or around it. The weather type that needs to be avoided always is thunderstorms.

[@mgoblue0970]

Actually, the notion of power is relative here... the TBM is going to respond to the throttle better than a jet. In this weather and these altitudes, any type of performance difference between the TBM and the light jet is negligible. Physics and mother nature affects the aircraft the same ways. I don't know why people think props are inferior to jets these days -- they're not

[@n7565j]

My neighbor fly's the Airbus A320 for AA's, he tells me that he stays away from all convective weather, he say's he can't stand the smell of vomit in the cabin, and even though the aircraft might be able to take the bumps in stride, the passengers cannot ;-) So yes, even the heavy iron would have routed around the cells Steveo was seeing on his radar.

[@huracan200173]

Gordon Dean you can't go around a CB, they usually go up till FL400 and even higher

[@thenorthlinerfoundation9885]

The FAA recommends circumventing CBs by at least 20 nm. Thunderstorms do have three stages, and in the Cumulus Stage (beginning) they will still be below the upper flight levels.

[@pacoloco2439]

Great work Steveo1! As always camera shots, narrating, piloting and safely landing that 5 million dollar airplane all simultaneously was impressive...

[@donald1056]

I like this guys commentary while flying - tells you what he's doing and the reason for it - very good

[@richardmackino6983]

Your port side chock is still on the wheel

[@glishskiii]

Cool story bro

[@BaronPilot]

Don't give away the movie magic! LOL

[@geoffeg]

You mean he doesn't just leave a GoPro at every FBO he visits?

[@GoulartSPbr]

LOL! Continuity error, normal in Hollywood movies...

[@paulhodge4840]

Richard Mackino I love the effect of getting into the plane but very difficult to taxi with a chock in place.......ha!

[@JoeAchilles1]

Amazing video, my first new sub for 2017 :-)

[@sweetdollmsp632]

Amazingvideo myflrst new subfor 2017

[@kylejonas3875]

ATIS if afp95

[@sm214]

Every pilot has a story like this flight. It never gets less stressful. Great job

[@paulspinks4065]

Great video. I was a ME IFR instructor and made the decision to walk away from flying 20 years ago. I still miss it today.

[@colonybud]

And I'm still struggling with stalls

[@craigbrownell1667]

the On Purpose or Accidental Stalls?

[@AndrewsAviation]

Keith A it'll come to you soon! Trust your CFI and he will get you through them and eventually you'll look back and realize how simple the demonstration is! If you need any technical help feel free to message me! -Your friendly neighborhood CFI

[@dmitrisivanov]

could you tell me please which model of this airplane?

[@gewglesux]

TBM850 i THINK..

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

Daher TBM850

[@Amtjohn5150]

As an A&P I've made several charter flights primarily on Cessna 421 to fix other aircraft. I can totally relate as I've had some pretty hairy weather experiences on those flights. You mentioned that you were almost in over your head at the end of the flight. At the beginning you mentioned you weren't going to make the trip but changed your mind. From a planning perspective what influenced you to make the decision to go anyway? Any regrets?

[@shoop4040]

Great stick and rudder work. staying ahead of the aircraft and weather preparation was key. And yes the camera did show how bumpy it was.

[@thomasv-p8839]

Congratulations on hitting over 1 million views. You deserve it and I am absolutely amazed how much this channel has grown over the years. You helped me so much in getting closer to my dream of flying. Thank you!

[@steveo1kinevo]

+Thomas V-P Thanks Thomas! I was pretty excited to have a video roll over 1 million views. Good luck to you in your training and flying!

[@br1an_235]

Man they talk real fast

[@bluegull1541]

We have clearance Clarence roger Roger What's are Vector Victor

[@planesimple8619]

Blue Gull15 I love that movie

[@sabre22b]

Blue Gull15 who's on first base? Sorry, wrong room.

[@Kodos2024]

Warrioraps

[@michaelschmutz8169]

Probably the wrong day to stop sniffing glue...

[@rhagedorn]

If JFK jr. had this pilot's skills he probably still be around.

[@JetDriver1111]

This isn't really about pilot skills, it's about good judgement...Part of that is deciding whether to fly or not...If you are landing on a runway and the storm is coming down the tarmac, that was way too close...We've all done it...Some us are still here, and some of aren't....NO pilot will beat Mother Nature....trust me...

[@SidestickPilot]

JetDriver1111 good judgement makes a good pilot.

[@andrews640]

Great work Steve. You are the luckiest man around because everyday you can live your passion. Keep it going.

[@Gagnon4234]

A little tight but safe and well executed Stevo. A hat tip to you on that one my friend. I think I learned as much from the flight as you did. Thanks!

[@stephenmilden9754]

As someone who learned to fly instruments before glass, digital charts and satellite weather, I appreciate the additional situational awareness the new tech provides. You did a great job capitalizing on what is now available to us in the cockpit. The only suggestion I can offer (and I know you were loaded up at the time) would to have made your request for a non-standard missed approach to the approach controller before going to tower and, given your view from NEXRAD and on board radar, tell them what you wanted. Honestly I'm not sure, given the workload, if I would have anticipated the need to do so but as a result of watching your flight will have that in mind should the circumstances arise for me. Again - great job!

[@reneblanco1]

Good job my friend, good judgment, good planning. It is my technique to query ATC more often to continually compare with rapidly changing weather. Fly safe!

[@billkinzler3773]

One Cool Cat. You kept up with all the information (weather, traffic, ATC) and continually had vocalized your escape plan and narrated to boot. Impressive. Steveo “aviates, navigates, communicates, AND NARRATES!👍

[@Tmanaz480]

I wonder if he finds himself talking through situations out loud even when he's not vlogging/

[@RogerThat1]

Really well done and perfect timing! Sour socks sucks... Solo thrill of the year, I guess! Thanks for sharing! Kind regards, Oslo, Norway!

[@frgpilot]

1. It did look bumpy even through the camera 2. You flew that entire thing like a boss-wish you taught IFR up here in NY. Nice flying.

[@jerrymcshan1636]

steveo, that was one of your more eye opening video's to date, I am a follow your blogs, this is when I personally felt you should have commented on the go don't go rule. your concern for getting in over your head with additional comment would have been greatly appreiated,good job steveo.

[@nosupervision]

Speaking of learning lessons, i had a complete left engine failure at less than 200 feet in a Piper Seminole on takeoff whilst doing my commercial training before Christmas here at ATP in Daytona (it was due to a ruptured oil filter). But we handled it exactly as we were supposed to and i'm still kicking because of my training. Great pilots are the ones who never stop learning and that was my best lesson so far. Now as a Multi-engine commercial pilot i'll be starting my CFI training this week!

[@joecarpenter4522]

Steve, nicely done man. Awesome thinking about the possible missed approach and telling tower that you weren't going to fly the pub missed. I'll def stow that one away for next time.

[@shatteredsquare]

alright, 22:56 just made me understand the relief you can hear in pilots voices after landing. I thought I was going to die and I'm watching on a phone

[@itzajdmting]

Great video SteveO. thanks for sharing this flight with us. just like others have said this was my favourite video yet.

[@johnabbottphotography]

Thanks for posting and sharing. I think the most helpful videos for flying are the ones where you see an experienced pilot dealing with not-so-great weather.

[@jeffsmith6187]

Hey there Steveo. Just wanted you to know i've been watching your videos for the past two days and they are addictive. Your the best man. Take Care Buddy Jeff S.

[@dwebster50]

Pilot is very cool here ,,,,amazing work and knowledge of his aircraft and instruments...FANTASTIC ride!

[@larryjones6359]

Great Job Capt.Steve, I was riding along with a nervous stomach, a great experience for a flight sim pilot such as I am. LMJ

[@sbuzzkill]

Awesome video for the end of 2016 dude. You definitely had my adrenaline going for the last bit of the video. Happy New Year!