One of the most dangerous flights you can do is when an aircraft is fresh out of annual/phase maintenance. Good job troubleshooting it to give maintenance as much data as possible. Great VLOG. Definitely shows the side of flying the public often doesn't get to see.

@mikeairbiscuit

4 жыл бұрын

My first post-annual flight is always solo day VFR within proximity of the airport. I use it as a chance to practice the basics like slow flight and ground reference maneuvers. Close it out with a few T/L for good measure. This routine has revealed squawks a few times over the years. Loving the helo training vids btw👍

@flexairz

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. I myself had that several times picking up an aircraft and during pre-flight noticing some loose odds and ends..

@silasmarner7586

4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see you out and about among some of the other flyer's youtube pages C.W. Have a great weekend sir!

@Acepilot1312

4 жыл бұрын

flexairz you guys are so lucky you get to fly private airplanes! In my country you can’t have/no one yet has a private airplane, even not a Cessna-172. Only helicopters are there but their owners don’t fly it, they have other pilots to fly them. And let alone anyone thinking about owning a fixed-wing aircraft. :(

@bluenetmarketing

4 жыл бұрын

cwl - There should be an FAA requirement that the mechanics are onboard for the first flight out of any kind of maintenance check, especially an annual check.

One of my flight instructors once said "Landings are mandatory, but take-offs are optional." If things aren't right, you don't have to go! You're teaching a very valuable lesson here. Thank you for posting this video!

@jayit6851

4 жыл бұрын

Hell not even all landings are mandatory. If you still have you're not in an emergency and an airport isn't going to work, go somewhere else.

@andytaylor1588

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayit6851 the ONLY time landings are not mandatory is when you go into outer space. Even low earth orbit decays.

@jonathankent5898

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayit6851 Your'e right, you can always go around and try again, or go to an alternate airport. But, the aircraft will have to land somewhere, eventually...

@CreekyGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I get into a discussion about flying, the question usually comes up about what is the most dangerous part of the flight. I ALWAYS tell them that a plane has to land, it doesn't have to take off. When a pilot is bargaining with God, he/she almost always wants some altitude to trade for distance.

@ahmedbilal760

4 жыл бұрын

@@andytaylor1588 Planes can't fly that high, not even jets...

Probably one of the most important videos you’ve ever made Steveo. Especially for young/new pilots to watch. Making good decisions is one of the most important things a pilot can do.

I am a professional auto technician and I feel guilty when somebody isn't happy with the $1,000 repair. Imagine spending $93,000!!!!

@check4twenty

4 жыл бұрын

A&P’s say, never feel sorry for a person that owns an aircraft...they’re like boats...money pits.

@wb6anp

4 жыл бұрын

I used to work on corporate jets, phase 1 inspection was a minimum of 300k

@acs197

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being an honest technician. I was lucky to find a very honest mechanic years ago in my area. You guys are hard to find, it seems. :(

@michaelklein95

4 жыл бұрын

We just did a C inspection on a large cabin Falcon the bill ended up being 1.2 million.

@SSaugaCriss

4 жыл бұрын

it's not a lot. probably charters for around $3000/hr so can be recovered in a month np

I think this might be the most important video you’ve made. It shows that when you’re going through your run up checklist and checking the gages you’re not just going through the motions. You’re actually determining if it’s safe to fly. Good Job

@BreezeAvery

4 жыл бұрын

One of his best videos. Yes, we don't often get to see behind the scenes why a take off was aborted. Thank you for showing GA the finer points.

@w4terb0ttl38

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like he actually caught it on the take off roll, not the run up.

@applec2400

4 жыл бұрын

@@w4terb0ttl38 but still important that it was caught before liftoff. Also glad he didn't try to go w/ it not working right or even had it started after a couple tries.

Arguably a more interesting vid because of the prop problem and the way you attempt to diagnose the issue, then cancel the flight. Good call Steveo - not even a hint of 'getthereitis' !

@steveo1kinevo

4 жыл бұрын

Believe me, I wanted to complete this flight but you definitely have to make the correct decisions. Going back to the hanger I was thinking how glad I was not dealing with any issues in the air and I was safe on the ground.

@johnrogers1491

4 жыл бұрын

If it is going to break, outside of Daher's shop isn't the worst place

@atubebuff

4 жыл бұрын

Is there a checklist of items that were performed to "checkout" the plane? It's pretty incredible they did not even test that the engine could make the max RPM or that the governor could reliably hold the RPM. Aircraft mechanics can lose their license for something as basic as this.

@vanallen9453

4 жыл бұрын

.so good to see you again...really glad to see how quickly you made your decision to abort..thanks for sharing...love how you always call out your numbers and readings as you start, runup, and prepare for takeoff..such a great place to have this happen...right at the Service Center..maybe they missed just one little extra test down there...just before delivery..stay safe...

@pilot1906

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveo1kinevo I hear that! Better to be on the ground, wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.

Far too many pilots don't do the due diligence needed prior to takeoff, I think it's one of the reasons we see so many events that could've been prevented. That said, you caught it, that gets you a well done. My avatar is me at 12, soloing the Stearman. I had already soloed a Super Cub and Cessna 185 taildragger, which we flew regularly. Fast forward a few life times and I was doing a side line of buying/selling aircraft, whatever I could get, some from government drug auctions, whatever, did good for awhile. I purchased a Aztec in beautiful condition, for a price no one here would believe, but no logs, no maintenance history. Later found out the power plants were factory new. Those drug dealers had no spending limits I guess. The aircraft was at Opa-Locka and I needed to ferry it to Miami Ex., Tamiami then , where I home based. Preflighted, drained and re-filled fuel, you name it, checked it over good. Took off with a close friend and decided to run up and down the beach a bit for the late afternoon view, all was well, so we headed to Ex. Everything was so great , you just knew something had to go wrong. Well, no green, on the gear, on final ! The one thing we never checked. We spent the next 30 minutes doing flybys of the tower, it was almost dark and they couldn't be sure of anything, so we went out west a bit to burn off some fuel. Miami-Dade Air Rescue 1, was airborne, came on the radio and volunteered to get close and use their spot light to see if they could help. They cleared the airspace, so we did several attempts. Also Ex. had no foam trucks, so they brought them in, needed a little time. We did a few low speed tries, but nothing was concrete. Just then out of the corner of my eye, I caught a small plane approaching, way too close, had to do an emergency bank and climb, yelling at Air Rescue to do the same. They dove. We never found out who that was, doing VFR, at night, never paying attention to the radio, if they had one. That was it, I was not going to be responsible for two aircraft and all of us taking a hit, we went to do the emergency landing, hoping the gear held. It did, best landing I ever made. Found out days later, the drug dealers had installed a rheostat on the gear light indicators. So many things could have gone different, could have changed lots of lives. I take no credit, I had Divine help that day. All the same, never, never take flying so cavalier , even small things can result in major disasters. Most of the time, you don't get a do over. Sorry for the book, was a lot longer that night.

Great to see some fresh content covering good aeronautical decision making.

@hyronharrison8127

3 жыл бұрын

Reading PHAK ADM now, LOL!

steve's face at the end of the video shows how we can be frustrated when things don't go as we plan. But as a professional pilot he did it correctly and came back! As a commercial pilot when those things happen you also have to deal with passengers frustration and sometimes anger. But SAFETY is our main goal and Steve show us how GA pilots must deal when things are not 100% okay. Congrats!

@davecrupel2817

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I'm going to fly freight. No patience for the GP, after dealing with 7 years of them in retail. Shit happens. I am ok with that. The General Public is not.

@jerrykorman7770

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Crupel yep the GP is clueless but, at the same time, “expert” at every subject

“It wasn’t me I swear”. Love that controller

@bcgrittner8076

4 жыл бұрын

And, I could actually understand that controller.

@fhturner3

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was enjoying as well. Having a little bit of fun w/ it!

@dejanbrice8774

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else find him sounding like Kennedy Steve?

@rickyalcoser6052

4 жыл бұрын

Had me cracking up nice to hear people still having a good sense of humor

@jpjourdonnais

4 жыл бұрын

@@dejanbrice8774 Maybe when he retired from JFK ground he went to Pompano Ground as a retirement job XD

Like the old saying: “better to be on ground wishing to be up there than being in the air wishing to be on the ground”... or “taking off is optional”

@mrcoffeeman3333

3 жыл бұрын

Taking off is optional, but landing isn't.

@milanstevic8424

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrcoffeeman3333 yes it is. you just don't want it to be.

@FentonWorksDE

3 жыл бұрын

CapFreddy My Paragliding instructor told me the same... I had this one time, my smile disappeared due to heavy turbulence

Love seeing your full flight vlogs, but seeing some of the unplanned stuff is invaluable. Thanks for showing this side of aviation!

I love seeing video's when things don't go as planned. I had to declare my first ever emergency last month. I wish I had video of that.

@steveo1kinevo

4 жыл бұрын

What was the cause of your emergency?

@DavidFekke

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveo1kinevo I went to put the gear down of my 177RG, and the gear light never came on. I did a bulb test, and the bulb was working, so I knew either the gear was not down and locked, or a sensor had failed. Fortunately it was just a bad sensor, but I made the softest field landing I have ever done in my life.

@Malkus1

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidFekke good job mate :)

@DHSimulations

4 жыл бұрын

David Fekke glad it all ended up ok!

@andytaylor1588

4 жыл бұрын

It's like a shot of cold urine to the heart!

If every pilot were Steveo, nobody would have a fear of flying. Competent, cool, calm, and professional. Decisions like these are why you live to fly another day.

@Zancarius

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about exactly this the other day. I'd have no qualms flying with Steveo. He's cautious, thoughtful, and absolutely puts safety first. So much so that he emphasizes it on every video. He's a great guy.

My last flight was on a beat up old AA MD-80 (an MD-88 I believe) out of Dallas Ft. Worth. We pushed back, the engines started and we began our taxi. All the sudden we stop, the pilot kills the left engine, restarts and we sit for a minute....then the dreaded announcement: *folks, this is your captain. We have an engine gauge that's not reading what it should. So, we're going to head back to the gate and have maintenance take a look at it. I know it's frustrating and inconvenient, but your safety is our number one priority* We then head back, the maintenance guy goes up to the flight deck, and 10 minutes later we're deplaning. We then had to haul ass across the state of Texas to the furthest gate away to get on another one. Of course there were many grumbling and belly aching. But I for one would much rather be late than be dead. Much preferred....

@charlesdale5965

4 жыл бұрын

Better late in this world, than early into the next.....

@tommo01

4 жыл бұрын

What on earth does "deplaning" mean?!

@racheljennings8548

4 жыл бұрын

Better to be down there than up there wishing to be down there

@Homeskillet-mk6bj

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommo01 it means to exit the aircraft.

@aj742

4 жыл бұрын

Minor observation, probably was an -82 or an -83, AA never operated -88s. They all look the same with very minor differences. Also have had a "go-back-to-the-gate" moment, United Express E-175 operated by Republic, EWR-DFW in March this year (pre-lockdown), got pushed back from the gate, started engine #1 fine, then waited and waited. You know that feeling that the second engine's not started and it's not because of a single-engine taxi midway to the runway? Yeah... 5 minutes later, one of the pilots came on and said the #2 engine wouldn't start. So we taxied back to the gate, Republic maintenance showed up, and 10 minutes later we were going back to the terminal. Not what we were expecting, but as the old adage goes, better late than never. Three hours later, UAX got us another E-175 that came in from BNA, and we got to DFW fine.

Great job Stevo, so good for a low time pilot to see how professionally you handled this situation...Keep up with the great videos....

Great call, Steveo!! In 1976, I was out for a VFR solo flight (during my solo time) in a PA-28-180 Piper, and I ignored mag2 when it started missing and rough running. With both mags it ran great, so I took off for some touch and goes. Second time on downwind the engine just quit. Switched to just mag1, no joy. Base and final no problem, cleared the fence by 8 inches and touchdown was uneventful, except for that blaring stall warning. Broke the land speed record getting to the bathroom. All good. Something in the engine let go, and it had everything to do with the magneto’s drive train. Should have paid more attention. I’ll tell you about the time I used a Cessna 172 to mow down some corn stalks. Another engine failure in flight. That’s another story. Thanks for a great video!!

@jayit6851

4 жыл бұрын

Yikes, that's a big no no. When doing my run up on my first solo cross country, the left mag exceeded the max drop by double what it was supposed to and ran roughly. I didn't even check the right mag before I called in to my flight school.

@Nighthawke70

4 жыл бұрын

That was a close one that's for sure. An old friend of the family had a Cessna go *ping* on him while on final. he wound up putting it into a plowed field. Cost him a new set of landing gear and a fresh prop. Fuel filter got blocked up, bad gas. Some vendor got chewed out.

@CRAFT7445

3 жыл бұрын

My dad and I had an oil pump hose fail in-flight with a Piper Tri-Pacer. Other than oil all over the windscreen and picking a good Kansas pasture to land in all went well. Pipers are great at gliding.

It's great that you uploaded this one anyway, as flying can teach you a number of things even if you don't leave the ground. This one is a great video for reinforcing the axiom that pilots have to know their aircraft systems as intimately as aerodynamics, how to detect an issue, and whether or not an abnormality has exceeded tolerances. And you did it while preparing to takeoff - a phase in which too many unfortunately assume the flight is committed to the air. I enjoyed this.

Good job, Steve. Unreal the aircraft had a problem straight out of a major maintenance check - it happens across the board in whatever area of transport you work in, down to driving trucks, too!

Thanks for including this video Steve, its good to see what problems can happen and how you diagnose. Great to see you got it on the ground, you dont want issues cropping up when you're already airborne. Always worth doing a full and extra checks after maintnence just to make sure everything is running perfect. Enjoy your videos, keep safe and looking forward to your next evening return.

NEVER apologize, Steve-O. Yet another great video, very insightful how you catch that underperforming prop RPM. Great catch, who knows, maybe even a lifesaver. Thanks man, save flights.

Good catch Steve. I’ve been there with a helicopter fresh from mx. Definitely frustrating but as you said, better to be on the ground with a problem than in the air. Still a solid vid. 🤙🏻

@steveo1kinevo

4 жыл бұрын

Love bringing in a perfectly good working airplane to not be able to fly it after a required maintenance inspection.

@mr.martintorres5804

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveo1kinevo They should knock a little off that $93K tab.

@dominykaszemaitis9048

4 жыл бұрын

@@mr.martintorres5804 they will probbably add A LITTLE BIT...

@andytaylor1588

4 жыл бұрын

@@dominykaszemaitis9048 a new prop governor on a turbo prop. Whooooooeeeeee!!!!

This is and EXCELLENT video! This is a great example of knowing your aircraft, procedure, and decision making. Not letting anything distract you from what is important like making a video, trying to be on time for passengers, or anything that makes you complacent! Fantastic!

Way to be safe and smart, too many pilots would say "close enough" and fly anyway.. I'm glad to see you being responsible. Great video. All student pilots should watch and see that there are reasons we have checklists and limitations.

$93K, and a broken prop governor, I would request a re-review of the maintenance, for a higher level of confidence.

@marsgal42

4 жыл бұрын

I had a significant squawk after an annual a couple of years ago and the shop did in fact revise their procedures. Good shops do that.

@dkd1228

4 жыл бұрын

I hope that they fixed this gratis. You can buy a lot of burritos for $93k. What sort of work was done to the aircraft that drove this cost?

@xheralt

4 жыл бұрын

@@dkd1228 They'd probably be embarrassed enough that this one got by them that they'd offer it up front, Steveo probably didn't even have to ask.

@TheReadBaron91

4 жыл бұрын

DK D122 engine work I’d bet.

I really liked this. It's an important lesson to see your decision making process to call off the flight. Good reminder for me as a student pilot.

Great video. Really appreciate seeing a flight where things don't go as planned. I recently made a 180 and returned to the airport because of a minor issue (something much less serious than a prop governor) and it's frustrating but the right thing to do. Your face at the end said it all, though.

Glad you caught it on the roll, love seeing this side of flying! I once had a seemingly similar problem doing my complex checkout, though that turned out to be a faulty tachometer

Steve0 great job here. As someone who has already crashed a plane due to engine failure on downwind, that is something you NEVER want to experience. You made a great catch. Bravo!

A perfect example of consistently honing superior skills prior to recognizing, avoiding, or rapidly adapting to situations requiring those superior skills. 🇺🇸✈️😎👍

Stevo, as always safety is more important than getting the boss in the back seat to the destination on time, as I'm sure the boss appreciates not being splattered. I took my truck in for some work and after an order of magnitude, or 2, less money, it won't shift into 5th. Great work. Keep on trucking. oz

"Have u tried turning it off and on again?"

@Exposingscammers

3 жыл бұрын

Press the windows key and the letter R. That'll fix it :D

@omarzaifulizan3064

3 жыл бұрын

CS majors say this shit all the time😂

@metaljorzy8368

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@vermin1970

3 жыл бұрын

reboot your systems :-D

@christophercurry5513

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, remove the coaxial cable first, then unplug the power cord. Let it cycle for 30 seconds.

That just proves Steveo is allways on top of his game. Nicce call

That ATC sounds like the now retired Kennedy Steve!

@Nighthawke70

4 жыл бұрын

He's jumped into the ground/company dispatch disconnect with both feet, and joined Delta. I think they are getting whipped into shape even as we speak.

@bobbycone2

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing.

Many videos from aviation KZreadrs such as yourself only show the shiny, fun side of aviation. Steveo, I have significant respect for you showing what can go wrong and that it does happen. Understandably, it was evident that you weren't thrilled about the outcome of the flight. Thank you for showing us how to remain professional and deal with the situation. Also, props to the controller for lightening the mood! Keep up the great content.

Excellent video! Bravo Steveo! An impromptu training video on go-no go decision making. Every new pilot should watch this video!

i'd love to hear an addendum to this, if the governor had went out after takeoff, what are the in-flight procedures for that type of casualty?

@steveo1kinevo

4 жыл бұрын

You would pull out the emergency checklist. Reduce aircraft speed to maintain 2000 RPM, land as soon as possible, and do not perform a go around as that would damage the engine reduction gearbox.

@jayit6851

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveo1kinevo in other words you would have to perform a damn good approach

@traceycopeland6922

4 жыл бұрын

steveo1kinevo what all was needed for annual? $93k is a lot it seems.

I wasn't disappointed at all with this video. I like watching someone who knows what he is doing, especially when things become challenging. I've been flying with you for a while and I really like how you explain everything and you fly as if you had a large plane full of passengers; very responsibly. I have a little trouble following when you read back so fast, but the tower always understands you. I have been intrigued with the Pilatus planes for many years. Thank you for giving us a ride along. BTW, after you disclosed the price of the Annual, I realized that was more than the cost of a small bush plane!! And you didn't even choke up when you told us! I would have trouble getting my tongue to work and say that number.

Thank you for posting this video. It's so hard some times to say "no" to the voice in your head that tells you "let's just go, it'll be fine" especially in commercial ops where there is a lot of pressure to make schedules. It may not have as MUCH content as a "successful" flight video but the content it has is very important.

Great Video Steve! Appreciate you sharing, even though things didn't go as planned! Just had my first emergency last month when I lost a cylinder just after hitting pattern altitude. Wish it was something I could have caught on the ground! Thanks for sharing!

Can't even find a good car mechanic these days. Good thing Steveo knows that plane so well.That plane was working perfectly when you flew it in there. Fantastic video of that by the way.

Steve, This video is more important than a sunset flight. Great job on catching the low RPM's before rolling, then keeping an eye on it just after starting the roll. It is never fun to have to keep it on the ground to check it out, but it is a hell of a lot safer than trying to troubleshoot something in the air. Glad to see you post it. Things can/do go wrong.

Nicely done! Amongst all your other "perfect" flight videos, it's good to see how to correctly handle a less than perfect situation.

Very important video. Love the way you handled this issue. Good catch!

"It wasn't me, I swear" LOL. Your DepCon has a real sense of humor down there, and that's always awesome to see. Buy that guy a beer some time. I'm actually really glad that you caught that on the ground and not airborne. That basically kept a gremlin from turning into a major midflight emergency and from flying with my dad for engine-out drills, I can say those doth sucketh royally. It looks like you handled this exactly right - a lesser pilot may not have caught that shot prop governor in time. It was a wonderful illustration of what my pop used to tell me: The most important decision any pilot will ever make is whether or not to *stay on the f'n ground.* (Or as he used to say, "Stay Oscar Tango Foxtrot Golf.") Make the right decision, it can save your life!

@johnmatheson7127

3 жыл бұрын

Go Stevo! You Done Well ! Great example to us all!

Great video as always. Kinda like going into the shop to get your car aligned, they find ten other things to fix, you get a $1000 bill and the car still pulls to the right. Well, not really, but I know I have had that same face of disappointment many times. You're a great pilot!

Thanks for sharing. That was as instructive as almost any video out there. Important to be vigilant and proactive after maintenance as any other time.

The controller sounds a whole bunch like Kennedy Steve

@kc5402

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same thing, and then I saw your comment!

@stevenkennedy3911

4 жыл бұрын

Almost😉

@Bassman7E7

4 жыл бұрын

That was my first thought when i heard that voice!

@travislincoln4498

3 жыл бұрын

First thing i thought as well.

Steve- you’re killing me ! Please tell us all Mikes’ award winning story.

Glad you chose to upload this, it's and important lesson that if things just don't seem right it's better to just stay on the ground and get it checked than risk something happening when you're in the air.

thanks Stevo, its nice to see videos when something doesnt work right and what the procedure to try to resolve is with these complex airplane.

This video is as interesting as the others, even if something went wrong. Seeing how a good pilot should behave in such circumstances is the best thing to learn from this video, well done.

As one of my flight instructors once told me, and I’ve never forgotten: ‘Better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here’. Nice video.

Love the videos. I am a Piper Archer Pilot and have never flown a turboprop but enjoy learning through your videos. You always talk us through the startup procedures, including looking for hot starts or cold starts but I have not seen the shutdown procedures, maybe you could cover this in a future video.

Thanks for the upload! A great vid that highlights the importance of knowing your aircraft, paying attention, and not being foolhardy continuing or afraid to abort when something looks just slightly off.

Bummer, but good to catch it when you did. I've only rejected a takeoff (for real) once, a dragging brake. I've had a plane fail run up a couple of times. The most memorable was on my check ride, a hard but perfectly correct decision.

@steveo1kinevo

4 жыл бұрын

Good thing you caught that. I have seen brakes catch on fire if they drag to much.

@JohnBaleshiski

4 жыл бұрын

I've only rejected once as well, at an untowered airport when an airplane was lining up for final on my runway (going the wrong way with a tailwind). I called out aborted takeoff due to an airplane lining up on the active the wrong way. They quickly moved and set up for a downwind on the right runway. So far no mechanical problems (knocking on wood).

@josiahsmith9038

4 жыл бұрын

Lol for my check ride I had to abort takeoff as well haha

@REDMAN298

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveo1kinevo I had to call the grouchy examiner ,at another airport, and tell him My rental airplane didn`t pass run up. I was trying to fly there and get my check-ride done. He waited for me to get another airplane. Thanks BUU. If their airplanes didn`t burp at least once, while you used it you were lucky.

@jayit6851

4 жыл бұрын

I had a failed run up on my first solo cross country. Bad mag. Was a great learning moment though.

Did he really just say $93k for a service? I'm going to stick to FS2020

@zorbalight3933

4 жыл бұрын

Not a problem if you had the 4 mil to buy it in the first place.

@harpoon_bakery162

4 жыл бұрын

you can buy a nice Textron-Cessna 172 fully loaded for that. www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/pistons/flying-four-fours/

@diaphanoux

4 жыл бұрын

@@zorbalight3933 That's right. Although some people whether with cars or planes invest in one only to later find out they can't cope with the maintenance cost.

@WebWolf89

4 жыл бұрын

@@harpoon_bakery162 Yeah, but this plane is (probably) making enough money to cover the cost, at least in regular circumstances. That Cessna is cheaper, but would probably make less.

@harpoon_bakery162

4 жыл бұрын

@@WebWolf89 you mean that this is used for profit-making? Is that what you're saying? Seems like overkill for hauling people to and from places for 4 million. I thought this was just used for business flights / personal flights of wealthy business person.

Hey Steveo... I had that one time back in 83 or 84 coming out of Lancing, MI with a C55 Baron a load of Heater Cores for GM/Harrison Radiator at Night! Just after rotation the right RPM Needle fell off, it was pulling straight and the manifold pressures were matched so I elected to take it back to Buffalo. It ended up being a "Tach-Generator", Good call on the "Early Roll Abort Sir!

a great video. Learning is so much easier when the mistakes, broken parts and all the other stuff that can possibly happen is included in the video. Nice work and thanks for sharing..

Been there done that.. Right out of inspection. My dash lit up like vegas after dark.. .Anything that wasn't supposed to be on was on !!!🤣

I find it extremely interesting at 4:32 where you can see how the picture of the ADI is generated: First the blue/brown is painted and then the screen blanks and only prints the scales. The human eye is too slow to notice and merges that together, but the camera made it obvious :)

@CaptainPim737

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting so I could notice it too :)

Mate, that of been highly frustrating after an annual. Handled the situation like a pro, glad you were still on the ground! Good on ya Steve! From 🇦🇺

Excellent airmanship. Keep up the good work!

this was fascinating! no "go fever" for you!

👍 This was a good little video to watch : things not going as planned ... !!! 👍

Glad I got to see this, going back to flying after a bit of a break and always good to remember sometimes it don’t always go to plan! Good call! Several pilots will be safer because of this video.

Nice catch steveo. The plane I fly just had an engine overhaul down for 6 months and was the first to break it in on a long cross country. Was waiting for something to happen. Fly safe.

Damn straight you gonna upload this video! we want to see the failed flights as well as the successful ones steveo

Passes annual maintence inspection with a broken governer .[. sounds legit.

@thespaceelefant2441

4 жыл бұрын

lol right? thats kinda shady.

@bluehornet6752

4 жыл бұрын

I guess that would have cost $94k?

@erikhaw7313

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta break the 100k mark otherwise it’s not worth it 😭😭😭

@rileymannion5301

4 жыл бұрын

94k for them to miss something sounds like a rip off😂

@wilsjane

4 жыл бұрын

@@rileymannion5301 It could simply be that 1,900 rpm was set during part of the engine setup and not reset to the maximum afterwards. During setup, their is a lot to do and also a lot can go wrong if the simplest thing is overlooked prior to handover. A final inspector should have checked everything following a major service.

It shows you just how diligent a pilot has to be and I know it wasn't good for you but it was good for us to see and the process in action. As always a great video.

You have been doing this so long Steveo and I have been watching your 850 start ups for several years now it’s awesome when you get to a place where the routine is so precise that you definitely know it by heart. You know exactly what to look for on the start of the TBM. It’s like magic and it works so orchestral like. Safety is key. I wonder what a pilot with itching to get home or a pilot needing to make an appointment would do. Would they risk it ? It’s awesome as always safe travels to you and may you continue to have the time of your life.

Well things happen! 😊 On one flight, during my flight-school training, I had gear failure issue. I was practicing emergency landings in a P28R, I was down to getting the gears out, when nothing happened to tried again still nothing. So started to let the eyes roll over each gauge, and noticed that the amp needle were blown all the way to the right edge of the gauge. Then I flew back towards EKRK, Roskilde, Denmark, made the emergency checklist. Asked the tower for a visual inspection that all wheels were down and then made the land after that. - What I later found out was, there had been a leakage in one of the window seals at the baggage area, so there was slight standing water in one small corner back there, and obviously also the place where a wire and it’s protection had come off. So that was the culprit of my first real situation.

@GregiiFlieger

4 жыл бұрын

LightYear hopefully that didn‘t happen after you just had an annual inspection done.... Still, good job getting back on the ground!

Why wasn't this caught in the $93k yearly ?

@genegade

4 жыл бұрын

If other parts were replaced, sometimes it triggers other things failing later. Still, agreed. Pretty lame.

@truckerhershey7042

4 жыл бұрын

Or something they did/checked caused it. Leave a small socket inside somewhere during an inspection?

@jetdoctn

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Greene Or it checked good on the post Mx checks but failed on the first flight, it happens.

@andytaylor1588

4 жыл бұрын

@@jetdoctn too frequently to be coincidence, but it's been known to happen.

@rogerblackwood8815

4 жыл бұрын

@@truckerhershey7042 You would think a shop like that would have proper procedures in place to prevent that type of incident? Shadow boards, tool counts, parts bins etc are all designed to make sure everything is where it should be when you finish the job! There was a case a few years ago of a YAK 52 coming out of maintenance and there was a rogue tool left in the cockpit, a screwdriver I think? Well the pilot went and done dome aero's and the tool became lodged in the flight controls and locked the elevators resulting in a fatal dive!! So it is a matter of extreme importance. You really need to do all your checks and pay attention whilst doing them! I think over on CPL's channel a few months back he reported a case of a Private Jet taxiing all the way to the active and lining up to take off without doing one full and free check. The plane ended up in a heap at the end of the runway with some occupants fatally injured because they didn't remove the control lock! Honestly how can that even happen?

Great video! Glad you decided to post this one

Great job Steveo! I could tell you were disappointed for not getting to show us that flight, but you did the right thing for sure, and I definitely found the troubleshooting interesting and informative. Just as awesome a video if not more so!

8:32 - Perfect example of Pilot-in-Command decision making in action. Very instructional video, on many levels. And.... get the credit card out!

gotta love picking up from maintenance and having an immediate failure...

@socomon69

4 жыл бұрын

usually when it happens.

@cokeforever

4 жыл бұрын

it is so wierd that the FBO doesnt perform a test flight after annual check... or at very least a set of engine runups - *uck them, what are they charging you for?!

@acar3615

4 жыл бұрын

Well things love to shit the bed at times like that. We had a fan bearing for a Hughes 500D that decided to hitch about 45 mins after coming out of its annual. Shredded the belt and just about gave me a heart attack.

@a20axf

4 жыл бұрын

socomon69 I can vouch for that one! Brown leather moment in the climb!

@NateTrucker92

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent job catching the issue Steve-o, I must admit I'm still a new pilot and I get complacent sometimes and don't watch all my instruments on takeoff. This video makes me want to correct that habit.

Thanks for this video. It is very important that not every single video is a perfect flight. This was a great opportunity to teach people caution and safety over trying to make something happen that just isn't going to.

Yikes. Glad you caught it! I'm just a student, but I had one not long ago on run-up. Engine was making valve-ticking noises. Couldn't figure it out, Instructor couldn't figure it out. Plane was 2 hours out of annual. Temps/pressures all in the green. Never did find out what it was. Plane went back and they fixed whatever it was. So glad we decided to abort and you did too. Be safe!

This is probably one of the best video's, great decision process. Mic Drop...

Honestly - this is one of my favorite vids. For some reason I get lulled into a false sense of security because so many things go correctly so often. I like that you showed what happens when they don't and glad you caught it before take off.

What a great video showing what happens when things don't go as expected, which is as much a part of flying as flying is. This video emphasizes the old adage, "I would rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air than being in the air wishing I was on the ground."

Thank u for these insights; excellent videography I’ll try to show where I InLine skate up to my flights 😅

That's rough. 93k and its broke. I hope they have a warranty on the repairs.

@mrbob92679

3 жыл бұрын

You call that a come back. All mechanics hate a come back.

Loved seeing a video that shows how you handle unexpected deviations. Well done.

Recently joined this channel, I’m a massive flying enthusiast and love flying, unfortunately I only have 1 hour under my belt, and due to financial situations I couldn’t fly anymore, but I did get my home flight sim up and running again, and loving it, thanks for the great videos, Really keeps me close to the air 👍🏻. Cheers all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa

Kind of video that let's your company know the plane is in good and professional hands. Excellent video SteveO! Stay safe

You don't need to apologize to us for not taking off in a broken plane bruh. Honestly I was slightly shocked that you were hoping to "fix" it and then take off. I would've abandoned that thing at the first sign of trouble.

"Broken airplane. I swear it wasn't me" haha controller has jokes

@courtlandblake48

4 жыл бұрын

arrowshot3000 Sounded like Kennedy Steve.

I think it is so important that you chose to upload this video for 2 reasons: 1. Know your airplane! Each plane operates uniquely, and it is your duty as PIC to understand the systems in the one you are flying. 2. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you fly, things can, and will, go wrong. Even a world-renowned content creator flying one of the most sophisticated aircraft has stuff break. Thank you for uploading such a realistic video that we can all learn from. I know I did.

@jerrykorman7770

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%

Fascinating seeing what happens when things go wrong. Love the video Steveo!

$93K just became $100K!

@42dunbar

4 жыл бұрын

Shabbir Khambatti Nah, prop governors for a PT6 aren’t that expensive. Only a few thousand dollars plus labor to install it.

93K for an annual is eye-wateringly expensive whoever owns that plane has awfully deep pockets

@jeffreyjones7529

4 жыл бұрын

My thought as well, and then you have an issue after it was completed. Major frustration!

@qbw8834

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyjones7529 Question is what inspection did they do if the plane passed thr insp. and has an issue afterwards...

@TheEric1203

4 жыл бұрын

@@qbw8834 Right... I would hope it's extremely thorough for that kind of money

@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions

4 жыл бұрын

I would be pissed that I pay $90K for a inspection and they dont tell me that the engine is not coming up to speed. What the heck was the inspection for?

@Biscuitchris7again

4 жыл бұрын

@@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions Wiper fluid.

I had the exact same thing happen in a TBM 700, in FL as well, just a few days after this happened to you. Identical - after successful prop overspeed test, aborted takeoff with prop not making 2000rpm, and still decreasing. Took SWA home and waiting to go back down to get it when prop governor work is done. Good early catch and video.

Nice to catch a problem prior to take off. Glad you showed this video. People who do not pilot a plane would never understand that this happens.

Good thing you were still on the ground!

Steve, long time viewer here, I think that was the first time I have ever seen you visibly unhappy.....

Good, great, correct call. No matter how strong the urge, there is always tomorrow with better safe than sorry! My wings come out of the annual with a Garmin G3X upgrade next week! This video will be on my mind. Cheers and blue skies!

Props (ha!) to Steveo for showing that stuff can and will happen to the best of them, and that each decision you make has the potential to have life-altering consequences.

Stevo loved the video! One question, is this your privately owned aircraft or do you work for someone?

@SSaugaCriss

4 жыл бұрын

i think he's the ferry pilot