As a north GA resident, here are two random fun facts about the Southeastern Smokey Mountains many do not know: 1), they are the oldest mountain range on earth (above the ocean), and 2), the "smoke" which is seen as a blue-grey haze is really organic compounds given off by the plant life in them which is scattered by sunlight into those hues.
I used to think Blue Ridge was oldest mountain range also, until I googled it. Makhonjwa Mountains in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, 3.5 BYO, South Africa is oldest. Blue Ridge is 1.2BYO.
Hey Steveo...I live in Knoxville. Too bad I wasn't at the airport when you came in. I'd like to meet you one day. I hope you enjoyed Knoxville. I like it here so much I've been here for better than 34 years! I also enjoy flying with you on your TBM850!
Welcome to TYS. This fan learned to fly in FL, TMB, now live in Knoxville. Wish I’d known you were coming. Been happy to show you around but looks like you found your way. That big white building on short final is a new Amazon distribution center. Stay safe. Enjoy your videos.
Knox is my home base, and live just a down the street(129) but wish could be at a private uncontrolled airport,when I was a young person flying with my dad , he used to tell me of following the lights to navigate this was way back early 50's didn't have to talk to anyone I listen to the engine those were the days!
Ah good ole TYS - one of my home airports! Lotsa good fishing for ya at Douglas Lake. Love my E TN flying! the haze of the Smoky Mountains was always our visible VOR when coming back home almost anywhere in the area.
Thanks Steveo for having us along! I love the NC/ Tennessee mountains! Citation Max almost had an aborted takeoff once when he forgot his cookies at the fbo and he didn't realize it until he was on the runway.
Just flew for the first time ever yesterday. Did an intro flight at my local airport in a little piper cherokee. Got to takeoff and fly the whole way until landing. Had a blast! Thank you for inspiring me to follow the flying dream
Steve, I was a flight paramedic for the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for many years, predominantly on night shift. Unfortunately, you have to come unbuckled at times in that business. I've been knocked to the floor many times and had to stay there the entire way back to the hospital. The mountains make the air really rough around here. Thanks for the visit to my hometown.
Cirrus jacket, Knoxville, extended stay luggage, someone is getting a vision jet type rating. Well done Stevo, let me know when you want to sell the 850. Love the videos, cheers.
i got some bruised ribs here on that one Stevie ..wooooo .. looks like a beautiful area .. drove through nashville on the way down to Florida on my move across the US from Seattle . stopped for the day in Nashville to see the sights ..catch some music .. good times
When it's turbulent I find it easier to enter tower/ground/ATIS frequencies into the G530W by going to the waypoint page, highlighting the frequency, then enter to put it into standby. Enjoy your videos.
Awesome. I never get bored of your videos. And I always enjoy seeing you shut down the plane and show a bit of where you've flown to. Your videos really are very good.
Steve, You are my favorite Pilot channel which I used to share with Corporate Pilot, also a cool guy, but he moved on to to a more administrative position. Your great personality and professionalism are so evident. I would never hesitate to fly with you, you exude confidence , whether you feel that way or not:) Turboprops are fantastic planes, they fly them between Bellingham, WA airport and SeaTac. I live in Ferndale, WA, quite close to the airport. They are quite a bit larger that your beauty, but are great for shuttles. I remember that fighter Jet you flew, but I get the feeling that what you fly now is perfect for you. Cheers, Rik Spector
We're in Knoxville about once a month or so. They have a great Zoo and children's museum and it's a short hop from our home base at KAVL, which also is a gorgeous airport to fly in and out of and has a fabulous Signature FBO. Just sayin' ;-)
Hey Steve. You almost always explain the engine start up procedure, but once the engine runs, you hit a set of 10-13 buttons/ switches really quickly. Would be nice to also know what they are for. 😊 Maybe for one video, pass through/ ignore explaining the engine start and slow down and explain the other buttons/ switches you hit after the engine starts?.
Thank you as always Steveo for taking us along on one of your flights, always a pleasure being a passenger on a journey with you, and yes, it did look a bit turbulent 🌬️🛩️
Steve-o, I´ve been watching your videos since you started the channel and now I´m excited starting to fly a TBM myself. Hope to become as chilled as you flying the airplane.
Welcome to Knoxville and East Tennessee! Not sure on the date you filmed this, but I do remember a few really windy days back a couple of weeks ago. Great video, thanks for showing off our beautiful are of the world.
If you don't like turbulence turn your upper body into an accordion.... Speaking from experience two years in Tanzania bumping around in a Toyota Hilux ended up being pure joy 😊
I'm glad to see that your body responds to turbulence like any other human being's does. Back in the late 1970's I was flying to KLGA via KPIT on a MacDac DC-9-30 equipped with the old Bendix monochrome radar. That radar displayed the outline of the storm but unlike today's color radar, it displayed no information about the storm's intensity. Our Captain had been advised for caution by approach control: to expect severe storms in the vicinity of the airport. And that is exactly what our Captain flew us into. In all my years of flying, I have never witnessed any flight attendant that needed to use 'the bag.' This time one did. To make matters even worse, I was in the port-side window seat and our aircraft got struck by a lightning bolt on the leading edge of the port wing right outside my window. The flash was blinding and the plane shook from the BOOM. The passengers were going out of their minds. When we finally landed (safely) and taxied to the gate, the Captain came out to address his 'geese.' The captain was tall, bald and a dead ringer for 'Daddy Warbucks' from the Broadway Play 'Annie.' Captain Warbucks said in a big, booming voice "Well... How was that? Did we all have fun???" The thought crossed my mind 'There are 104 of us and one of him. If he is lucky, he just might live to see tomorrow.' It took me more than 10 years of regular flying to overcome that godawful experience. I imagine I wasn't the only one that suffered as a result of 'Captain Warbucks' macho decision to avoid flying a pattern for 20 minutes until the storm cell passed, and instead fly straight into the 'willies.' Banzai! As you have pointed out repeatedly: in flying, discretion is often the better part of valor. Thank you for this video and your honest narrative.
Great read! I grew up in the 1970s/1980s with two neighbors who flew for Southern Airways in DC-9s. They both knew the crew who died in the SA Flight 242 crash (landing) after flying through a hail storm that their Wx radar showed was an area of lower intensity activity than the surrounding areas (known as the attenuation effect). They were ex-military guys and I flew with them both during my PPL training. One of them told me there were always those senior captains who scared junior FOs by taking unnecessary risks. Sounds like your experience was one of them. Keep in mind that was long before CRM training that several tragic crashes finally gave birth to.
on commercial flight when a tornado sucked us at its top portion. it tossed us around like a toy. the captain made a fast life saving decision that saved all our lives. he too greeted all of us as we unboarded our magical ride!
Yeah Steve, the mountains are beautiful but the wind does blow some in the area. As I watched this I remember thinking I heard you at TRI back then but said no way and couldn't tell for sure when I thought I heard you. . LOL. You did good riding the float down. Great video Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Glad that you like flying in our region (I'm near RHP in Western NC). The mountains sure are beautiful, but turbulence can be bad at times, especially when the winter cold fronts come through.
Hey Steve, Bummer I missed you at Greeneville Airport. I have a place at the airpark 5 miles east of Greeneville municipal. Actually own a plane that you flew and did several videos of in the Bahamas. Was N245CP, Cirrus SR22T, (one of the 7 Thousand series) now N812MT. Fly it back and forth from Pa. to Tn. ( Papa Kinevo is still in the phone contact list, lol) Great to see your videos, keep it up.
Great video. So jealous, not of the bumps, but the flight itself. Thanks for sharing the flight and your tour of Knoxville. Always neat to see other places. Take care.
Love watching your videos!! Cool stuff!
Steve, thanks for taking me along. Always fun!!
The best cockpit videos on RUclips!
Fun flight - thanks for taking us along Steveo ! See ya soon !
As a north GA resident, here are two random fun facts about the Southeastern Smokey Mountains many do not know: 1), they are the oldest mountain range on earth (above the ocean), and 2), the "smoke" which is seen as a blue-grey haze is really organic compounds given off by the plant life in them which is scattered by sunlight into those hues.
Bestest time ever, driving through, staying in Gatlinburg, doing a hike. Would love to live there.
I used to think Blue Ridge was oldest mountain range also, until I googled it. Makhonjwa Mountains in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, 3.5 BYO, South Africa is oldest. Blue Ridge is 1.2BYO.
Hey Steveo...I live in Knoxville. Too bad I wasn't at the airport when you came in. I'd like to meet you one day. I hope you enjoyed Knoxville. I like it here so much I've been here for better than 34 years! I also enjoy flying with you on your TBM850!
Great as always, luckily I didn’t need the sick bag with those bumps!!😂😂
I love your videos. I would love to come fly with you a day. Looks like so much fun
May your skies be smoother.
Fun ride! Special thanks for the University of Tennessee shots!
Best video yet. When I moved from HKY to TYS years ago, I'm only a few miles from the airport.
Welcome to TYS. This fan learned to fly in FL, TMB, now live in Knoxville. Wish I’d known you were coming. Been happy to show you around but looks like you found your way. That big white building on short final is a new Amazon distribution center. Stay safe. Enjoy your videos.
Awesome to see you in my neck of the woods as well as getting to hear our local atc guys on the vlog. A bit sporty here that week!!
I've always had trouble spotting the field at distance. Even in this video when you spotted the field I did not see it.
Always happy to smash the like button for you Steve
Nice to see Knoxville again...lived their for about 10 years.
Fun flight. Thanks for giving a tour at the end of video much appreciated. 👏
Great flight! You know its bumpy when your teeth hurt afterwards.
I am a professional helicopter pilot, in Saudi Arabia, and i love your videos!
A big howdy from KTRI, hope you enjoyed your visit. Go big orange!
This was a great one. Even though they all great. Cool to see how you handled the bumps!
Knox is my home base, and live just a down the street(129) but wish could be at a private uncontrolled airport,when I was a young person flying with my dad , he used to tell me of following the lights to navigate this was way back early 50's didn't have to talk to anyone I listen to the engine those were the days!
I learned how to fly in Tennessee and in the summer it’s always a little sporty. lol and another great video Steveo!
Ah good ole TYS - one of my home airports! Lotsa good fishing for ya at Douglas Lake. Love my E TN flying! the haze of the Smoky Mountains was always our visible VOR when coming back home almost anywhere in the area.
Pilot Institute? Nice. I am a great admirer of their channel, as yours. That Glide Advisor is such a cool idea!
i can see the excitement in your voice and face.
I always enjoy your scenery video after sign-off, a great way to end your flights....Looking forward to the next one. Have Fun!!!
Thanks Steveo for having us along! I love the NC/ Tennessee mountains! Citation Max almost had an aborted takeoff once when he forgot his cookies at the fbo and he didn't realize it until he was on the runway.
Just flew for the first time ever yesterday. Did an intro flight at my local airport in a little piper cherokee. Got to takeoff and fly the whole way until landing. Had a blast! Thank you for inspiring me to follow the flying dream
I like that you take us all the way to the ramp and beyond. Nice, relaxing video with good music.
Steve, I was a flight paramedic for the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for many years, predominantly on night shift. Unfortunately, you have to come unbuckled at times in that business. I've been knocked to the floor many times and had to stay there the entire way back to the hospital. The mountains make the air really rough around here. Thanks for the visit to my hometown.
I can honestly say I can feel your pain in this one we we were flying the 182 in the same area around the same time and it was BUMPY!!!!
Coffee with Steveo in the morning.....nice
glad to see you flying near my hometown! live just up the road in Kingsport and fly out of TRI a lot!
Nice fight. Knoxville looks like a very interesting place. See you next time Steveo.
Really enjoyed the Knoxville area!
Knoxville and East Tennessee are GREAT places! Come visit us sometime!
Cirrus jacket, Knoxville, extended stay luggage, someone is getting a vision jet type rating. Well done Stevo, let me know when you want to sell the 850. Love the videos, cheers.
This flight reminds me of a lot of my instrument training. Bumping around the afternoon thermals of the Shenandoah Valley with foggles on 😂
Another Trade Mark video Steveo. I can still visualize you getting of the plane with your skateboard 😂
Great way to start your day… flying with you. As always another great video
i got some bruised ribs here on that one Stevie ..wooooo .. looks like a beautiful area .. drove through nashville on the way down to Florida on my move across the US from Seattle . stopped for the day in Nashville to see the sights ..catch some music .. good times
Love your narrative style Steveo. Don’t change it, been watching you for several years and still love it!
That was fantastic Steve-O. Made me want to spend some time near those Tennessee mountains, gorgeous views.
How funny my sister just moved to Greensville Tenn (from Calif) 3 months ago 😊
GREENVILLE, also known as Greenvull! Just like Knoxville/Knoxvull, Sevierville/ Seviervull etc...
@@brucebelitz3451LOL In my haste to comment, I actually meant Greenville Kentucky, not Tenn.
Nice flight, as always, Steveo!!!
When it's turbulent I find it easier to enter tower/ground/ATIS frequencies into the G530W by going to the waypoint page, highlighting the frequency, then enter to put it into standby. Enjoy your videos.
By far , the best aviation channel on YT. Thank you!
Steve, the next time you go to Knoxville and have the time go to Oak Ridge for the tour. Very cool.
Awesome. I never get bored of your videos. And I always enjoy seeing you shut down the plane and show a bit of where you've flown to. Your videos really are very good.
Thanks!
Thank you! 🙌🏼 That is very generous of you. I am glad you enjoyed the video!
Greased it viewing from the sunny island Crete Greece today, you certainly deserved a smash on the thumbs up!
I love it there. So beautiful.
Steve,
You are my favorite Pilot channel which I used to share with Corporate Pilot, also a cool guy, but he
moved on to to a more administrative position.
Your great personality and professionalism are so evident.
I would never hesitate to fly with you, you exude confidence
, whether you feel that way or not:)
Turboprops are fantastic planes, they fly them between Bellingham, WA airport and SeaTac.
I live in Ferndale, WA, quite close to the airport.
They are quite a bit larger that your beauty, but are great for shuttles.
I remember that fighter Jet you flew, but I get the feeling that what you fly now is perfect for you.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Hangar Smash ! 👍
Way to grease that landing with the crosswind. Excellent work, as always!
Many Thanks for the ride along Steven 😊😊
Steveo, really enjoyed the vid, thanks for posting & keep up the good work !!
Steveo, I really appreciate that you are showing clips of the area after you land. It's nice to see the areas around the airports!
Escapism at its best. Thank you!
My home base is KTRI. Nice to see you around my neck of the woods!
Steveo1Kinevo. thanks for taking us along. professionalism at its finest 👍
We're in Knoxville about once a month or so. They have a great Zoo and children's museum and it's a short hop from our home base at KAVL, which also is a gorgeous airport to fly in and out of and has a fabulous Signature FBO. Just sayin' ;-)
You never get used to turbulence. Thanks Steveo.
Hey Steve. You almost always explain the engine start up procedure, but once the engine runs, you hit a set of 10-13 buttons/ switches really quickly. Would be nice to also know what they are for. 😊 Maybe for one video, pass through/ ignore explaining the engine start and slow down and explain the other buttons/ switches you hit after the engine starts?.
Thank you for taking the additional time to make these video's. Love following along with you.
Talk about bumpy rides. This reminds me of a hard tail Harley Bobber on Hwy 50. That was bump city all the way. A good landing with all the wind.
I would let my Only Son fly with Stevo .
Man know his checklist 🔥.
Great flight Steve, and have a great weekend. Happy early Father's Day to all the dads out there!
Thank you as always Steveo for taking us along on one of your flights, always a pleasure being a passenger on a journey with you, and yes, it did look a bit turbulent 🌬️🛩️
SteveO, great video you got to love the turbulent mountain flying. I love the TBM aircraft nice turboprop. 😊
Steve-o, I´ve been watching your videos since you started the channel and now I´m excited starting to fly a TBM myself. Hope to become as chilled as you flying the airplane.
My home field, KGCY. Cool. Was a turbulent couple of days.
Awesome as always. Thanks for the ride-a-long!!!
Welcome to Knoxville and East Tennessee! Not sure on the date you filmed this, but I do remember a few really windy days back a couple of weeks ago. Great video, thanks for showing off our beautiful are of the world.
Just check tail number in foreflight. It will show when he was in the area unless his client blocks that info for priivacy.
Looks like it was May 2nd, I live in Knoxville myself. Used to work with the helicopter tours in Sevierville.
@@Duck01740 we had some crazy windy days in May, that’s for sure.
The wind must have been really kickin, blew the letters right off that hanger at the beginning 😜🤣
Nice! Flew right over our house on Douglas Lake.
If you don't like turbulence turn your upper body into an accordion.... Speaking from experience two years in Tanzania bumping around in a Toyota Hilux ended up being pure joy 😊
That airspeed indicator was jumping!
Steve. Did you consider flying into Downtown Island Airport? Pretty approach. Go Vols
Great job handling everything so well despite the turbulence!
I'm glad to see that your body responds to turbulence like any other human being's does. Back in the late 1970's I was flying to KLGA via KPIT on a MacDac DC-9-30 equipped with the old Bendix monochrome radar. That radar displayed the outline of the storm but unlike today's color radar, it displayed no information about the storm's intensity. Our Captain had been advised for caution by approach control: to expect severe storms in the vicinity of the airport. And that is exactly what our Captain flew us into.
In all my years of flying, I have never witnessed any flight attendant that needed to use 'the bag.' This time one did. To make matters even worse, I was in the port-side window seat and our aircraft got struck by a lightning bolt on the leading edge of the port wing right outside my window. The flash was blinding and the plane shook from the BOOM. The passengers were going out of their minds. When we finally landed (safely) and taxied to the gate, the Captain came out to address his 'geese.' The captain was tall, bald and a dead ringer for 'Daddy Warbucks' from the Broadway Play 'Annie.'
Captain Warbucks said in a big, booming voice "Well... How was that? Did we all have fun???" The thought crossed my mind 'There are 104 of us and one of him. If he is lucky, he just might live to see tomorrow.'
It took me more than 10 years of regular flying to overcome that godawful experience. I imagine I wasn't the only one that suffered as a result of 'Captain Warbucks' macho decision to avoid flying a pattern for 20 minutes until the storm cell passed, and instead fly straight into the 'willies.' Banzai!
As you have pointed out repeatedly: in flying, discretion is often the better part of valor. Thank you for this video and your honest narrative.
Great read! I grew up in the 1970s/1980s with two neighbors who flew for Southern Airways in DC-9s. They both knew the crew who died in the SA Flight 242 crash (landing) after flying through a hail storm that their Wx radar showed was an area of lower intensity activity than the surrounding areas (known as the attenuation effect). They were ex-military guys and I flew with them both during my PPL training. One of them told me there were always those senior captains who scared junior FOs by taking unnecessary risks. Sounds like your experience was one of them. Keep in mind that was long before CRM training that several tragic crashes finally gave birth to.
on commercial flight when a tornado sucked us at its top portion. it tossed us around like a toy. the captain made a fast life saving decision that saved all our lives. he too greeted all of us as we unboarded our magical ride!
Hi, Pidgeon Forge, is where Dolly Parton is from.
All the best Shaun of NYC
I’ve flown to that airport! Have a picture of my kids in front of the Greeneville Airport sign.
Yeah Steve, the mountains are beautiful but the wind does blow some in the area. As I watched this I remember thinking I heard you at TRI back then but said no way and couldn't tell for sure when I thought I heard you. . LOL. You did good riding the float down. Great video Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Nice flight! Didn’t fell the bumps! Good job!👍
Omg I went there when I was in class from France, I spend 10 days in Tennessee, so much souvenirs !
That was great. Great to see you again. Looking forword to next time.
🎉always a pleasure on a flt with you Stevo.
Despite the turbulence, you are a smooth sailing pilot!!!
Hey steveo, what ever happened to the newer TBM 930? was it something your boss was looking to purchased and backed out?
keep the shinny side up !
Smooooooth landing, Steveo!
Good to see you in the air again Steve-O !
Very nice bumpy flight. Great job Stevo.
That was bumpy, I,m glad to be back on the ground, I was feeling a little green toward the end of the flight ! Cheers.🤑
Glad that you like flying in our region (I'm near RHP in Western NC). The mountains sure are beautiful, but turbulence can be bad at times, especially when the winter cold fronts come through.
Man I live in pigeon forge and I always enjoy seeing videos like this, love the hometown.
Glad you enjoyed our city. Please come back!
Always make it look easy Steveo! Nice job. Always enjoy your videos!
Hey Steve,
Bummer I missed you at Greeneville Airport. I have a place at the airpark 5 miles east of Greeneville municipal.
Actually own a plane that you flew and did several videos of in the Bahamas. Was N245CP, Cirrus SR22T, (one of the 7 Thousand series) now N812MT.
Fly it back and forth from Pa. to Tn. ( Papa Kinevo is still in the phone contact list, lol)
Great to see your videos, keep it up.
Great video. So jealous, not of the bumps, but the flight itself. Thanks for sharing the flight and your tour of Knoxville. Always neat to see other places. Take care.
Gotta Love that TBM just think I used to like PC 12 silly me TBM all the way. Another Awesome Video Thank You