Survey Pilot SWEARS AT HIS OWN AIRCRAFT on frequency!

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[@VASAviation]

Worst hot mic ever? 😂

[@danyockey1230]

Not even close. Ever heard the SWA pilot rant?

[@tenpiloto]

Absolutely not--there have been many worse.

[@RogerAlan]

“You ain’t a man if you ain’t rollin f’n coal”

[@DropdudeJohn]

I heard two guys for the outfit I worked for spend about three minutes on frequency bad mouthing the the chief pilot, he was on frequency listening at the time

[@danyockey1230]

@@RogerAlan No no, the other, far worse SWA rant. About the 3 G's?

[@mehere8299]

They were probably laughing too hard to say anything.

[@VASAviation]

They were indeed. This event was reported to me by the ATC

[@mehere8299]

@@VASAviation 🤣🤣🤣

[@iananderson8363]

@@VASAviation that makes sense, It sounded like ATC had to stifle a giggle for the other plane.

[@SupernovaSpence]

I know I wod have been laughing too hard to let him know

[@SonicBoone56]

@@VASAviation lmfao

[@Falcon-um7vo]

The controller probably didn't mention it due to safety reasons. The pilot might literally die from embarrassment and crash.

[@user-bf7vy3ub9c]

Hahahaha wtf

[@RelativeWind]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@patrickd9551]

Well truth to be told, they do need to fly pretty low for high resolution pictures. So yeah, best not to disturb them

[@Dan737MASTER]

This is the most survey thing I’ve ever heard. I could feel his rage on a spiritual level.

[@epoch71]

a spirit level even?

[@meeksdigital]

lol it does not surprise me at all to find you in the comments on this one Daniel!

[@Dan737MASTER]

@@meeksdigital dude I could not stop laughing at this, I listened to it like 7 times and was dying every time

[@Michael-ig8ne]

Same lol

[@Michael-ig8ne]

WHAT THE MOTHERFUCK! That’s the one that got me 😂😂😂😂

[@smartycummins2500]

Hahaha you know that survey pilot is sick of flying lines for 5hrs straight, in some ragged out Navajo, with a crap auto pilot, just trying to get to that 1,500hrs tt. Controller is probably laughing their asses off

[@VictoryAviation]

🤣😂🤣 “I just need 400 more *** ******* hours!”

[@dannenp3110]

“Shoulda gone for the restricted ATP”

[@fontana101]

The "What in the mother F**K!" had me dying lol. Edit: I made that my ringtone.

[@Mark-pp7jy]

Hilarious!

[@sarahalbers5555]

Nice!

[@fontana101]

Thanks!@@sarahalbers5555

[@sbdreamin]

No way! Lmao

[@LouseGrouse]

The awkward slow zoom starting at 1:36 is amazing

[@Vpmatt]

@Maxwell Mabardy Using the word "twas" twas a nice touch.

[@ryanp6999]

I agree lmao

[@andyl5134]

As a pilot I can say I've had similar "discussions" with my aircraft a time or two. Thankfully I didnt have the mic button pressed.

[@ssundgaard]

…as far as you know.

[@austinfarley4971]

That you know of.

[@grayrabbit2211]

Any pilot who hasn't muttered similar at their aircraft at some point is lying.

[@sts1243]

Haha, me too, quite usual choice of words when it comes to hot-starting our Piper Arrow or Bonnie when its vapor-locked again

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

@@grayrabbit2211 Especially when a lot of us are training on 1970s Cessna 172s! 😂

[@pigeon4208]

I have personally been around survey aircraft from 4 different companies now, I can confirm that they are flying rust buckets most of the time

[@bragr_]

Could be worse. Could be a literal bug bucket. Look up the "MEDFLY" flights in southern california.

[@jdmillar86]

@@bragr_ I read Ron Rapp's description of flying for them, sounds... interesting.

[@calcmandan]

OMG i laughed so hard. the other pilot and the controller both seemed to get a kick out of it. you could hear their smiles.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

That's the kind of pilot I want flying me. Not afraid to call things out for what they are. 🤣

[@Zion7HS]

Passenger: May I have another bag a peanuts please? Pilot: Goddammit, what in the mother FUCK!

[@lovejetfuel4071]

I know how he feels, have had many heated moments in the cockpit when things are not working out.The rage is uncomparable

[@Copilotdave]

😂😂😂😂oh ya

[@Ozgrade3]

I feel your pain - had the same thing myself.

[@Rebel_808]

That wasn’t a hot mic, that thing was on fire 😂

[@Redbikemaster]

I'm a trucker and have had similar conversations with my truck. Thankfully an open mic on the CB isn't nearly as big an issue lol

[@-108-]

Sheeeeeeit, an open mic of cussing on the CB would probably clean up a channel quite a bit!

[@PetrolHeadBrasil]

I understand... I do that all the time with my old car.... LOL

[@thunderturbine8860]

Hahaha yeah true 😂😂😂 if aeronautical engineers had pilots licences, they'd be having a hot mic situation all the time 😂😂

[@MarkRose1337]

Adam Sandler wrote a "love" song about his car. Google for it. Someone needs to change the lyrics for a survey plane.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Yep. The driving is a bitch, but lining up for that parking space is a real crusher.. I refer to the scrapes on the right side of my car as "custom modifications".

[@andy_in_colorado7060]

@@MarkRose1337 "Ode to My Car", track 3 on What the Hell Happened to Me? I was listening to the song just the other day so this comment cracked me up.

[@billb7876]

Keep driving that old car, my 30 year old Ford is much better than the shite they sell these days lol

[@davidparis2690]

Anyone saying they haven't yelled like this at their airplane simply can't be trusted. 😂

[@MoparNewport]

"November 3589 Xray are you declaring an emergency at this time?" "Negative, not until i get on the ground." "Copy that."

[@haroldk724]

LOL...priceless

[@skippynj1979]

The skywest pilot was happy they don't have to fly survey anymore and can sit in relative comfort of their CRJ.

[@thomascharlton8545]

As a retired Aerial Mapping Pilot . . . I can relate. There's a lot of complex equipment in the back of the aircraft that all needs to play well together. Plus the airplane and all of its stuff. You finally get the weather you need over the project and . . . some small glitch with the LiDAR or camera isn't working right. Crew may offer up some bad words. Hopefully not with a hot mike.

[@jqxok]

Do you know how they are sending maps to ATC?

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

@@jqxok I believe they said email in the video. I do similar work with uas. I would imagine that they just screenshotted the mission planning software with the grid lines overlaid on a base map so ATC could see where they would be flying. They might have overlaid some Iat/ lon coordinates as well.

[@thomascharlton8545]

@@jqxok Hi jqxok, Most larger ATC facilities have a position called “Plans and Procedures”. Whoever was that person would be who I coordinated our projects with. I think most ATC facilities are/were averse to working with email due to concerns about software malware. So sending a project map via FAX was the normal way to communicate. Also made many in-person visits with approach control facilities. Almost always enjoyed working with various ATC folks. They usually worked hard to help us get our project accomplished safely. Lot’a good folks work there.

[@rovers141]

Do you normally fly alone or do you have someone there to help with operating the equipment?

[@thomascharlton8545]

@@rovers141 Always have a Systems Operator in the back of the airplane. Sys Op is a very complex job position with a great deal of responsibility. Many Aerial Mapping companies are looking for and have job openings for people with the needed skills and capabilities.

[@Veritas1992]

I’m not saying it’s ok. All I’m saying is I understand. 🤣

[@TrentEngineFan]

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at an ATC communication

[@MSRTA_Productions]

Someone's mad Here have a Snickers

[@saxmanb777]

Hahaha. I did survey work many moons ago. I remember those days, usually having to land to reboot the computer and so it could realign. That’s probably what he’s cursing about.

[@Zacck66]

Having to reboot them in the air then fly straight and level for 5 mins 😂😂

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

After a VERY frustrating call with ISP tech support - they were dead wrong, I could prove it, and they wouldn't listen - I hung up and slammed down the phone and yelled to my empty house, "lady, you are an IDIOT and you do NOT know what the hell you're talking about!!" Naturally, I missed the END button, and she was still on the line.

[@gilmello8296]

I made the same mistake after dealing with a tech support call, but with much more colorful language 😂

[@grayrabbit2211]

Better than what happened here. One of our accountants was having a "spirited" discussion with a client. They missed the phone cradle and instead plowed the receiver right through the phone's LCD screen. I came into my office after lunch and found said phone on my chair with a note, "This is my phone. I broke it. I'll pay for it. - - (name)". After I found out the story and recognized the client as a grade #1 a-hole, I told him not to worry about it. I expensed the phone to the client over the next two years in extra copy costs.

[@BlueberryWizard]

@@grayrabbit2211 seems illegal, ngl.. you should be careful who you say that to.

[@grayrabbit2211]

@@BlueberryWizard the a-hole ultimately committed suicide over 10 years ago. Not exactly worried about it.

[@sturvinmurvin9408]

They were busy the other day lolol. Was fun watching them scramble to get this done when they only had a day of nice flying weather. Welcome to Michigan Chaps.

[@hscollier]

“Patience is a virtue, Possess it if you can, Found seldom in a woman, And never in a man.” :)

[@londonyes1380]

Poor aircraft being insulted like that. ☹️

[@Strahan740i]

I don't think the aircraft is the thing being cursed at, rather the surveying equipment

[@GuardedDragon]

Notice everyone always asks why the plane isn’t doing what it’s supposed to but never how it’s doing!

[@MoViesDProductions]

@Jim M You'll get your line when you FIX THIS DAMN DOOR!

[@lemonator8813]

She likes it

[@treedugger4747]

@@lemonator8813 bro what

[@SlipShodBob]

Sounds more like he was swearing at the mapping hardware and software it is probably a good thing tractors don't need to have radios for an Ag version of ATC given the dropouts especially with RTK when seeding

[@NETBotic]

What happens if you lose RTK? Stop the tractor?

[@chester8420]

I was thinking the same thing!!! Every farmer that has RTK guidance can DEFINATELY relate! Trimble is a curse word on our farm at times!!!

[@SlipShodBob]

@@NETBotic if you are lucky and notice you stop straight away a slightly wavy line if you don't and you have autosteer you have a lot more cursing especially when sowing though even when just spreading fertiliser it will make you sweat especially at the moment as either some parts will have to little or some will have too much you'll have also likely crushed a some of the crop as it will veer off the tramlines. If you have a variable rate spreader it will mitigate some of it though even those can only work to a certain degree and also work off the gps so where you were and where it thinks you were won't be right

[@lemonator8813]

@@SlipShodBob I never realize how complicated farming is until I hear a farmer talk about it. If you stop your tractor right away can you go off mag course or how do you continue properly?

[@SlipShodBob]

@@lemonator8813 as long as you have a correction signal like RTK either through signal amd SIM card or base station if you pause it or stop it you can go back within an inch and if you have the implement with variable rate it will apply from where it finished or you stopped and went to carry on. Most systems like commercial passenger jets will also use other components like accelerometers and gyros to further improve accuracy as GPS even with a correction signal won't take into account the contours of the ground. You have different levels of accuracy depending on the system and if there is a correction signal being used with some the costs will negate the benefits and they'll use a basic system that basically cross-references their position via the various constellations but the accuracy will range in practice from 20cm to several metres and if you stop in one place you see the position walk after that you have varying correction signals you can subscribe to either from the tractor manufacturer or direct from the GPS manufacturer which improves accuracy down to RTK which you can use by setting up your own correction signal via a base station but even with that the costs can vary depending on if you need a broadcast licence. It is why here they are the most common thing to get stolen as often they are left on the machines overnight as after long hours you just want to sleep I believe John Deere tried to prevent this by integrating the system into the cab roof of their new guidance enabled tractors rather than external mounted receivers so thieves have taken the whole roof from some tractors.

[@djo9c1]

2:17 About 8 or 9 years ago I once heard the exact same thing on a local fire dispatch frequency. Similarly, nobody responded to that either.

[@softy8088]

Loved the dramatic slow zoom to build suspense.

[@mytmousemalibu]

He must be flying the car I have!

[@RipRoaringGarage]

Who hasnt cursed at a plane? I mean, I would curse out my 558 ALL. THE. TIME. It was a pos, but now, I get a bit misty eyed when I see her flying still, after all these decades. And even off in Japan now. Good plane.

[@paulh6395]

That sounded like every garage having to work on the modern motor car.

[@timeispreciousliveasgoodas8652]

I love it...I cuss like a sailor especially at shitty equipment.

[@Ridejumpfly]

It’s good the controller didn’t have a hot mic when he realized there were going to be 3 photo takers in his way.

[@uditabhattacharya2824]

why?

[@wadesaxton6079]

Been there…. dumped a bunch of fuel in a Learjet to get to landing weight more than once because the mapping system computers had a problem.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

I needed this laugh today! Thank you, whoever you are !

[@Steel3]

He’s not mad at the airplane he’s pissed at the camera.

[@OvidiuH252]

This guy woke up and decided to be a legend.

[@zacharytaylor190]

I once ironically called the winds on approach "sussy" in my imitation of the meme voice. Very glad that I didn't have a hot mic at that time. I've gotten in the habit of doing a radio off check just in case occasionally.

[@-108-]

Hahahaha!! Thanks for this! Got a great laugh before going to work. Awesome! "F'N PIECE OF SCHESSE!!!" hahaha

[@highflyerl23]

Mechanics yell at planes way more

[@jamesflores6889]

“God dammit what in the mother fu-“ got me dying

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

THANKS :)

[@2004JETTA]

Ann Harbor is spelled Ann Arbor :), its a town outside of Detroit. Love your videos!!

[@vk2ig]

And "Ann Arbor Ground" is pronounced Annarborground ... :)

[@SonicBoone56]

Honestly sounds exactly like me when something goes horribly wrong.

[@sm3xym3xican76]

Ah it makes me feel good seeing the area i fly in show up in VASAviation :D I fly out of ann arbor and work at willow run

[@GainesMediaInc]

Man that was epic!🤣🤣🤣

[@harrycojones4273]

This guy is a hero!! 👍 ✈️

[@deephorizon1365]

I literally said this today to myself (without hotmicing lmao) today so seeing this got me kinda concerned 😂😂

[@londonalicante]

Hey! That thing once did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs!

[@emjeebutterz4405]

Hahaha! This is in my area, in fact my university's town was mentioned at 0:52: "Just to the northwest of Ann Arbor..." (yes, it's not Ann Harbour by the way)

[@hughjardon5101]

Well he is in a PA31... I fully understand his frustrations 🙂

[@billcallahan9303]

So what? I had a Beech 18 on an old Emery Air Freight contract that was a real dog. Bought it from Hankins in Jackson, MS eons ago. N68393. As long as you only carried Air on board as cargo, you were okay. Two boxes of Kleenex & you'd signed your own death warrant. Over & Back. Amazon. 4.7 stars.

[@bhawkpilot4714]

I hope he has been given the link to this video. Awesome.

[@whiffy506]

I feel that man in my soul. I NEVER had an issue starting up the Cherokee I always fly at my school. Fast forward to my final checkride and the mf did NOT want to start....I had to take a deep breath, the examiner laughed, loudly. That broke the ice and made things better. I never had to crack the throttles to start it prior to that. It's like planes know stuff.

[@mxslick50]

Similar..I just did my first motocross race in over 9 years..on the gate for my last moto of four that day and my bike did not want to start....I was trying to start the bike and get the gate operators attention at the same time and the bike finally lit off at the last possible second... I swear that mechanical a-hole was laughing at me for the entire first lap...

[@kateorman]

Sounds like me trying to do pretty much anything on my laptop or phone

[@DavidPrObooMBer]

The device performs or the device gets the wall!

[@kateorman]

@@DavidPrObooMBer Out the window with you!

[@pavelavietor1]

Hello I do that but no on frequency. Talking too a machine I am operating it helps me too perceive my reality. Tremendas gracias Saludos Iberian

[@megamilyon6111]

Sounds like me in freeway traffic every day.

[@KD0LRG]

Yelling help keep the blood pressure down, my doctor says it's normal 🤯. 🥃

[@Volkaer]

Would be more funny if it was a passenger aircraft and pilot accidentally queued the announcement speaker instead :P

[@randyogburn2498]

We once had radios where I work. There was the occasional hot mic, but nothing this colorful.

[@Northerngulf]

Remembering the day my instructor said don't ever talk bad about your plane....

[@skippynj1979]

I think the controllers know what 40 to 60 year old P.O.S. planes those survrey planes are.

[@asylumkid100]

Yeah, he was not swearing at his aircraft, probly swearing at the survey software which was glitching.

[@elmin2323]

Legend

[@icun2212]

At least it was not insulting others 😂

[@LOVETHATGUY12345]

He still got it to grab faster than everyone else which is even funnier

[@haroldk724]

I do not a lot in my car....but at a few 1000 ft, brings new level to road rage 🙂

[@alexhuckins5201]

The vocals of aerial surveying! 🤣

[@jacobwong2230]

No swearing on my Christian Aviation sever

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

I always wondered where Christianity came up with the prohibition on swearing. Swearing using the words "God" and "Jesus" I get - that's Biblical - but does anything in the Bible actually say you shouldn't call your cat an a**hole or your car a useless f*cking sh*tbox?

[@abnunga]

@@DaddyBeanDaddyBean Yeah, so far as I can tell the prohibition is on "taking the lord's name in vain". I figure they're called "swear words" because they were words that you would use to swear a serious oath. Somehow these days people mostly ignore the actual swear words and focus on words that are simply vulgar.

[@vk2ig]

Christian Aviation sever? Is that where anyone caught swearing gets the chop?

[@chunkychuck]

Trying to get the autopilot to work in FS2020 👀

[@RedWolf50]

They look like Air Roombas

[@mikeschultze3135]

You have your inside head voice and your outside voice. This pilot got those confused. But really, haven't we all been there. I'm sure ATC could tell you some stories too. They know N numbers after awhile on radar, day after day.

[@transamkeith4160]

Now, that was funny as hell!

[@a318snose4]

2:36 you hear that atc laughed indeed lol

[@Hokieredneck]

We've all had one of those days in life...

[@keegangidley2071]

Good for him haha

[@lex1945]

Burn it, burn it to the ground, LOL!

[@gerrypaolone6786]

Lol luckily was on the ATC frequency and not in the cabin xD

[@jamesmorris913]

My guess would be, that his "side-hustles" are: Anger-Manangement-Counselor, and Youth-Pastor.

[@BradyBaseball13]

I used to do aerial survey work 😂😂 we have all been there on a long day and the equipment doesn’t work right

[@AaronBarthol]

Hahaha. I completely get it.

[@OldDistantHermit]

Looks like this guy was right about that plane, N3589X was totaled in August 2023 when the engine caught on fire mid flight. Pilot was able to divert just in time and jump out but the plane was destroyed.

[@kaijohnson5033]

Wow I’ve never heard someone sounds so much like me while flying!🤪

[@TheCarnivalguy]

Some choice expletives in that rant.

[@soylentteal]

“Welcome aboard Expletive Airlines! We hope you enjoy your f*ing flight!”

[@bigdogboos1]

Straight up Bill O'Reilly moment right there LOL

[@Lunarpollo5622]

Why is this making me laugh so hard 💀💀💀

[@disturbed4733]

Wish that had happened with Kennedy Steve at JKF. Would have been epic. :)

[@tspencer227]

I've got an old Navy buddy who's now flying survey flights out of the midwest, and this sounded a little bit like him...I'm reaching out to see if this is him or not...

[@markhinton250]

My, my. Temper, Temper... 😆😆😆

[@RealJ8]

I can't stop laughing oohhh ohh😂😂😂😂 hahaha

[@boahneelassmal]

departure was very amused :'D

[@gtm624]

He’s gonna know now if his survey buddies didn’t tell him 😂

[@midwestflying3461]

LOL. At first I thought, must be a 'rental'... on my check ride day at KSUS, the mic button was messed up and almost had to return for repairs. I didn't get upset like this guy. wow..

[@eazhe3716]

This guy is probably up at some god-forsaken hour, flying an old plane held together by the bare minimum maintenance, and hopes and dreams. Also with equipment that all has to work together perfectly, which in this case didn't.

[@CapStar362]

im curious how D21E did not even alert him to the hot mic. ive heard plenty of hot mics in ZTL airspace, Approach and Departure, towers, not once have i ever witnessed it going un-answered. not with language like that.

[@colinpapenhagen1799]

I can confirm this is accurate

[@dublj57]

can someone explain exactly what they are surveying? been seeing them all the time lately.

[@Nitephall]

This could be me driving my 2000 Ford Escort.