INAUGURAL FLIGHT on Silver Airways (Greensboro to Nashville)
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Күн бұрынWatch this video to fly onboard Silver Airways’ Inaugural Flight from Greensboro, North Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee.
Silver is a regional airline operating ATR-72 Turboprops from Florida, the Caribbean, and the Southeast United States.
I was over-the-moon excited to grab a ticket for this service. I was even the first passenger to ever check-in with Silver Airways!
There’s not a lot of services or features onboard, but we’ll still explore them all.
We’ll even give the experience a JebScore! We modified the Lounge score to better reflect an Economy Experience by focusing on the Ground Experience with things like boarding, communication, etc.
Unfortunately, Suzanne couldn’t join me on this trip, but she’ll be back soon!!
0:00 Introduction
2:24 Water Canon Salute
3:45 Departing Greensboro
6:31 JebScore
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Music:
Amore estivo - Duke Herrington
Break Times - Phello
UP2U - Twelwe
The Path to Innovation - Airae
Power Break - Bastien Slice
Never Stop Reaching for the Stars - Airae
Amore estivo - Duke Herrington
@CarTalesCrew 10 ай бұрын
I appreciate the fact that you declined to have them compensate you for making this video because people would feel the need to lie. As always great job.
@ChrisHockman 10 ай бұрын
And mentioned it. A lot of people just wouldn’t have. That’s why I appreciate this channel
@GeeBee212 10 ай бұрын
I appreciate it too but since the airline knows who he is and knows his influence, he is more likely to receive their very best customer service experience.
@cgreen186 9 ай бұрын
I also appreciate that he turned it down. You do such a great job and are one of the honest straight forward persons.
@philnaegely 9 ай бұрын
@@GeeBee212 true but still like the transparency
@ScottRothsroth0616 9 ай бұрын
Rough timestamp 1:38 .
@sla31 10 ай бұрын
I saw my head a couple times! I’m famous 😂! Always fun sharing flights with you my friend!
@GreenerGrass 10 ай бұрын
You rock! It was awesome to chat with you. Hope to see you again soon!!
@cpardun 10 ай бұрын
Love that you're as excited about a super cheap, no-frills flight as much as that first class long separate bedroom flight you and your wife took recentely. Love these videos!
@rachfish 10 ай бұрын
Those people probably still haven't recovered from the shock of you declining the free ticket. 🤯 Your integrity for your channel is unrivaled. ❤
@kiwibeast2162 10 ай бұрын
I like the idea of smaller regional airports I live near a small regional airport, and it makes flying to bigger cities much easier without the hustle and bustle of an international airport
@canislupus3849 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing more of these "smaller flight" videos! I know you had mentioned in the past that they aren't as popular as your first class ones, but for those of us who travel domestic and a bit more on the cheap...it's nice to see what they're like. Enjoy the next ones.
@Aviationclips737 10 ай бұрын
Such a cool livery! Jeb you should do Avelo’s Inaugural flight from SLE to LAS in October! It will be Salems first commercial flight in over 15 years!
@Waffleishere1 9 ай бұрын
YES
@diannewi 10 ай бұрын
It's great to see smaller airlines with good equipment flying to "out of the way" places. What a gain for Greensboro, flights to BNA and TPA. Thanks for another sweet trip report.
@dom12011 10 ай бұрын
That’s cool to see that silver is expanding. Growing up in Florida. I would definitely remember them going from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas and Jacksonville and Orlando as well.
@armyavi8tor 10 ай бұрын
I used to fly the B1900 and Saab about 10 years ago for silver. Very unique operation for sure. Glad to see they’re still going, I know Covid hit them hard and hopefully they’re getting their business in order as they’ve had a bumpy ride. It was some of the funnest flying I did in my airline career, definitely exceptional!
@dcFaddy 9 ай бұрын
Silver is a roach. Won’t go away as much as you try
@droe1021 7 күн бұрын
No you didn’t.
@beardown6574 10 ай бұрын
Congrats Silver! Inaugural flight very cool. And even better from your home airport.
@gfrede1 10 ай бұрын
I’m glad you flew Silver. I was a pilot there for a long time and one of the first line pilots to get typed on the ATR there. Who were your flight attendants? It’s such a great airline. Very small, family and service oriented. Thank you for highlighting them. I hope you fly on them again!
@MrLemonz 9 ай бұрын
Worked with Silver Airways at Greenville (GSP). Mainly the ATR 42-600, although once in awhile the 72 would come. Loved it! For how small they are, they are so loud but easy to work with.
@andyasumtneer1978 10 ай бұрын
It's been years since I've been on a turbo prop! Glad to see they are still used
@BATTLEBISCUIT1 10 ай бұрын
As a Floridian in the situation, I am so excited because I can fly out of Orlando to Greensboro very soon
@TheRareVideosXL 10 ай бұрын
I appreciate your honest and unbiased reviews and I also like the new addition of the ground experience for economy class flights.
@jeffp2142 10 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching you a while and just have to say that your energy and enthusiasm is the realest on KZfaq. Thank you for the great videos and truly keeping it real! ✈️ ♥️
@cgreen186 9 ай бұрын
The clouds are beautiful and the green scenery below.
@lgreen8777 9 ай бұрын
Thank you posting this. I've been wanting to go to Winston Salem for a few years. I'm so glad there's a direct flight now!
@ColtonFromTexas 10 ай бұрын
As always, the content is much appreciated! Boarding a plane brings out the child in me every single time, never gets old! Flying to Boston from Texas in a few weeks and I am looking forward to it. Cheers from Texas.
@williamgriffis8733 10 ай бұрын
Great video Jeb. Love the turbo props. I always appreciate how transparent you are in giving reviews. Not taking anything from the airlines you fly and giving your honest feedback. Keep up the great work. As always, fly safe😊
@cyberguypr 10 ай бұрын
Bravo on the transparency. One of the big factors that keeps me coming back for your content.
@blossomct 10 ай бұрын
I'm from Mebane but live in CT now. I always love it when you fly out of Greensboro as I miss that area so much! Hope Silver will fly up here so I can come home to visit.
@andrewjohnston6841 10 ай бұрын
These regional airlines are vital for the movement of people across any nation. Good to see your home town is now accessible.
@AN-tp4rs 10 ай бұрын
Love that your doing Ground Experience now!
@hunterhurley5245 10 ай бұрын
Glad Silver is expanding! They've been serving my airport (TLH) for many years and have a great reputation.
@markveals2915 10 ай бұрын
We lived near Winston Salem from 2011-2021, and now in Burlington since 2022. Love flying to/from GSO/PTI.
@soniayoung7531 10 ай бұрын
Hi Jeb,thanks for sharing your experience with us, for so short a flight and the cost not bad ,stay safe
@billnj4923 10 ай бұрын
Another well done video. Thank you
@kanwasengupta6814 10 ай бұрын
Flied silver connecting at tpa with united as ewr-tpa-tlh. Was really charmed by the no fuss boarding and flight. Really happy that it connects tlh through united to other destibations!!
@MrKevinH 10 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thank you for featuring PTI...I loved flying out of there when I lived close to Greensboro.
@jonkemp4325 10 ай бұрын
My home airport too and I love flying out of GSO! Glad to have Silver Airways serving us!
@TammyMullins-jv8wm 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for visiting Tennessee 😊
@michaelp8794 9 ай бұрын
I live just east of PTI on horse pen creek. I keep hoping i run into you shopping one of these days. And yes this airport is so nice and easy to fly in and out of! Love it.
@Muddog-md7ob 8 ай бұрын
I have to say Jeb, you are one of the most articulate and polite people I’ve ever seen. Forever subscribed! Also, showing my family your website as we love to explore new ways to travel😁
@timothyb949 10 ай бұрын
How fun! I always enjoyed flying on turboprops... Keep up the good work Jeb!
@atthemoment14 10 ай бұрын
I love your videos. Not many regional mainline airlines, like Silver or Avelo. Gotta appreciate them.
@lemonmerrengue 10 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work man! Supporting these smaller airlines is key to connecting parts of the country that would otherwise be excluded.
@bensparrenberger3910 10 ай бұрын
Great Video Jeb! I really appreciate you love for Aviation. It was good to see you and Suzanne on Airline Videos Live the other day!
@tripp540 10 ай бұрын
Great review! Thanks for sharing
@SouthernBelle19715 9 ай бұрын
Jeb you're making me homesick I'm a Greensboro, NC girl in California and I love seeing our town represented. Thank you for the awesome videos and enjoy your next adventure
@PatriciaRoggero 10 ай бұрын
I have binge watching all of your videos love them all really love your rail travel thank you
@ianschiller9612 10 ай бұрын
Great change of pace
@animal16365 10 ай бұрын
I love looking out the window from a airplane. So much to see
@weath3rch4rt31 10 ай бұрын
I was wondering if you were going to be on that flight! Glad you were! I experienced my first Inaugural Flight in June when Westjet came to the DC Area. Such an incredible time!
@angusmcdonald7944 10 ай бұрын
Having seen Silver in the Bahamas and knew that they and Seabourn are related, flying up to Greensboro is smart for them especially in hurricane season and connected PTI to Nashville.
@nickmooreHDR 10 ай бұрын
Love relaxing and watching your videos on the weekends
@robertkadow3367 9 ай бұрын
You do an awesome job - always watch your videos
@Mattthewanderer 9 ай бұрын
I live in Nashville and THIS is the first time I have heard of Silver Airlines. I will be checking out their website as soon as this video wraps up.
@fva299 10 ай бұрын
My favorite airline from Tampa to Key West! They are awesome, comfy seats and great crew!!! Not to mention its a beautiful flight leaving Tampa over the Gulf coast! Great video...
@davecesa 10 ай бұрын
Reminds me of taking the Skybus inaugural flight from Greensboro to Gary back in 2008. Deplaning an A319 via aft airstairs!
@brentshepard3925 10 ай бұрын
Very first aircraft I ever worked on the ramp in MGM was an ATR-72. A lot of people complain about them and CRJs, but they reserve a special place in my heart.
@jeffreyfritz5866 9 ай бұрын
Great job, guys! A transatlantic voyage is definitely on our bucket list. Oh, BTW. Don’t let the crew hear you refer to this as a “boat.” It’s a ship!
@TheShootinStar 10 ай бұрын
I was looking for my hometown, Johnson City, TN. Great video!!
@renardfranse 10 ай бұрын
Flew silver many times from MIA to EYW (key west) many times before AA started using the CRJ. In fact at one time I was able to fly UA to KW on a NON STOP from EWR. The ATR was a bit more bouncy than the CRJ and was 15 minutes longer, BUT when you are flying to KW for vacation it is ALL GOOD.
@munchie3310 10 ай бұрын
Being at a lower altitude the view is awesome Jeb!
@Atlridesharejay 10 ай бұрын
I didn’t know you were a Greensboro native. I grew up there and my dad was a big booster of PTI when he was working at the Daily News. It’s nice to see the airport getting more use. It was a great place to grow up.
@Paylorek 9 ай бұрын
They are really clever for working around the Avianca livery, i knew that looked familiar. Great little airline all around :D
@ck4426 10 ай бұрын
Love your inaugural flight videos!!! Thank you!!!
@cleopatrabonz 10 ай бұрын
Love your enthusiasm Jeb, the plane is very nice.
@dznutz217 10 ай бұрын
When I saw your video, I was really happy because I live in Orlando and it is a great no-thrills airline to go to the Bahamas and the Keys. With their great prices, I can make quick trips up to Greensboro and then drive to Charlotte to see my daughter. She used to live in Burlington and that would have been amazing! Hope they add Charlotte as a stop. Most importantly, Thank You for all of the awesome and informal videos you share with us!!!!
@htoddgriffin4787 9 ай бұрын
I grew up in Greensboro and had to move to Raleigh in '95 to be closer to an airport because I travelled for work. PTI is a great airport and I did my flight training there in the early '80's. GBO should have been equal to Charlotte but they waited way too long to build the new terminal and they lost a lot of time/traffic to Raleigh and Charlotte. Mostly I miss Piedmont Airlines. It was always nice getting on a flight after being in NYC or Boston for a week and having the flight attendants sound like home.
@mdavisgunter 10 ай бұрын
Great to this starting from PTI. My former home was just a few miles west… I produced news at WXII.
@Clarence_Oddbody 10 ай бұрын
Deregulation killed most of the true regional airlines like Mohawk and Piedmont. You could fly Piedmont from Wilmington to Asheville in a few hours with stops in Fayetteville and Charlotte. It’s nice to see regional flight service returning to the SE.
@stevekassel3301 8 ай бұрын
Deregulation reduced fares.
@CaptainStevenMarkovich 9 ай бұрын
Nice trip report. The Pink Flamingo is popular here at TPA 👍
@DaveInLAS 10 ай бұрын
Awesome video as always but we missed Suzanne, please give her our best and tell her we were asking about her.
@roberthodgins5740 10 ай бұрын
great video and always great to see new airline up and running
@Perthling-kh7we 9 ай бұрын
I come for the travel and scenery. I stay for the watch collection. Thanks, Jeb.
@TheBub2015 10 ай бұрын
Such a cool looking plane. Great review as always!
@richardsmith4187 10 ай бұрын
Nice review of your flight and honest opinion of the service and aircraft. Now not only trains, but plane reviews ... how cool is that !! Come visit Tampa as it has probably one of the best airports in the country and lots to do here. Keep up your great videos.
@marcusdamberger 10 ай бұрын
Nice video highlighting the ATR-72. I last flew on one with SAS from Hannover to Copenhagen early morning during the summer, flying over the Baltic Sea. Flying lower than a conventional jet let's you see so much more activity below. Like you mentioned you enter from rear, allowing you to get up close to the aircraft. I love the noise of the props on the ground as they taxi and change pitch, or when they shut down and you get that raspy lower tone and they wind down. It's a little more vibration and a little more noise, but not too much more than a jet.
@danielksimmons 10 ай бұрын
I live in Sanford, NC, so RDU is my airport. I haven’t flown out of PTI since 1999. Airport looks great. Love that front porch!
@nick.4783 4 ай бұрын
They just announced they are coming to West Palm today with 5 new routes beginning in March, considering giving them a try.
@GrumpyForester 10 ай бұрын
I live in Central Oregon where our small regional airport (RDM) generally serves as our gateway to bigger places to get on bigger airplanes; most of the airlines fly Embraer E-175's or CRJ's (although Alaska has started flying 737's on a few flights). My favorite trips have always been on the Alaska/Horizon De Havilland Canada Q400 Dash turboprops. Sadly, they have been replaced with E-175's - which are, to be sure, fine regional jets (especially compared to the CRJ's) - but I really miss the pocket-rocket race car feel of take-offs and landings in the old Dash 8. Yes, they were a bit noisy, and, no, there was limited cabin service and no in-flight entertainment, but I have always traveled with my tablet loaded with movies, TV shows, and e-books, so that never seemed like a problem...Thanks for taking us along!!!
@Grayson_Phillips 10 ай бұрын
I am a photographer based at KBNA, I got the chance to catch this first flight in. Very cool to know that you were on this plane!
@thomasbohls2539 10 ай бұрын
I'm from Greensboro! We saw you on a news interview, and have been waiting on this inevitable video to be released!
@SweeneyJeffreyJ 8 ай бұрын
The ATR reminds me of the Dash 8 and q400’s. They sip fuel. I used to be a flight attendant and we operated Dash 8’s all over the East Coast including Greensboro.
@Clearofprop3430 10 ай бұрын
I saw that ATR-72 leave Orlando when I was plane spotting before it went up there before you saw it!
@kevindavis900 10 ай бұрын
I have work in Winston next week and almost took Silver from PTI to Orlando for a weekend trip. The price was fair, but as a Charlottean, it was a better deal to take Allegiant out of Concord round-trips to Orlando-Sanford. (Which I prefer since my grandparents lived in Sanford and I have fond memories of going to an airport board meeting many years before they added commercial service to the former military base.). As a veteran of old Dash-8 flights between Gainesville, Fla. and CLT/ATL I miss the turboprop experience with the fast loading planes and lower altitudes. I’ve never been a big fan of PTI what with having the clean, modern, non-stop convenience of RDU on one side, and the American Airlines monopoly hub at CLT that at least gets you almost anywhere on the planet with zero to one stops. But good for you, Jeb, for repping your hometown airport. The growth of parcel services, HondaJet and hopefully Boom there are really good for NC’s economy.
@pollytiks3885 10 ай бұрын
That view alone is worth the ticket price!! 🤩 I generally prefer puddle jumpers to the big airlines. Thanks for taking us along! ✈️
@BradleyBoardwine 10 ай бұрын
I love silver. I live in Tampa and they always have at least 1 plane there everytime I go to TPA. I flew silver from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Greenville to Tampa, and I’ve had great experiences
@genettec 8 ай бұрын
I stumble across your videos every once in a while and didn’t realize PTI/GSO was your airport. I’m with a different airline but it would definitely be cool to meet you on one of my flights! Safe flying!
@patrickbone4 9 ай бұрын
I seen this airline and similar planes fly over my house several times. It would be fun to fly that route one day and see my area from up their. It’s cool to see the pink up there. They have pink and black planes too. Cool video.
@blind_gamer16 10 ай бұрын
I've flown with Silver as well. I've flown their Ft. Lauderdale/Tampa route and it felt good to get from one part of Florida to another.
@ugafan1779 10 ай бұрын
Would love to see Silver in places like AGS or more from GSP. I know it is hard to get a foothold in ATL but would love to see some competitive regional flights from ATL on Silver. Great video.
@LitlPoot 10 ай бұрын
Atlanta really needs a second airport ...
@jamesf791 10 ай бұрын
Great video Jeb. I'm happy that you didn't allow the airline to possibly persuade your opinion on them but you were able to buy your own ticket. At the end of the video we got to see "Counter Airlines" maybe they will be a new video coming soon to a KZfaq near us.
@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions 10 ай бұрын
This one flys right over my house at 9,500 ft now, the first flight was the only one that I saw that ran at 18,000 for some reason. pretty cool to see a plane cruising that low, as it means it is visible for me to see.
@ryanfrisby7389 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic video as always Jeb!
@Caluminous406 10 ай бұрын
Back when I was in college a few years ago, I made the flight from Tampa to NW Florida on Silver and returned the same way. It was a decent enough journey, but the only complaint I had with the smaller prop planes back then was the fact that the plane didn't have air conditioning while boarding, which quickly grated on passengers nerves in the 80-95 degree Florida heat. They're usually pretty good service though, I do agree with that. Might need to take a flight with them down to Orlando in a while, so it'll be interesting to see how they differ this time around.
@yamoshigodofsaiyans1569 10 ай бұрын
Jeb you and suzi q are so honest ❤ not many people would say no to free for thier reasons being "we don't need it and we are setting an example as a lesson." As a viewer I acknowledge your vision of free advice over free admitities. My family and myself love you guys always
@collinmsu 10 ай бұрын
I took Silver from St. Maarten to San Juan last year on one of those ATRs. It was booked as Delta surprisingly.
@johndornoff 9 ай бұрын
I Flew Silver last November from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale, and it was a good flight and I would fly them again.
@ernestojr.acosta972 10 ай бұрын
I’m flying out of MCO to my home in GSO this Monday via Silver. I have to admit. I’m excited.
@stephenk2193 9 ай бұрын
Loving the vids. Keep them coming. Next time you are in tbe UK you have to do the shortest commercial flight in tne world. Lots other cool things to see in Scotland as well
@uxb2001 10 ай бұрын
miss seeing your better half, great video
@carolsmith5531 10 ай бұрын
PTI is my favorite airport because it is laid back and not as stressful. Thank you another informative video. I have friends in Nashville and I might try this airline just to avoid Atlanta!!!
@Cloud9DST 10 ай бұрын
Interesting plane, nice to see.
@JayCla2212 10 ай бұрын
I really wish I would’ve been at work on the day you made it to Nashville! I probably would’ve geeked out. Team BNA!!
@topb30 10 ай бұрын
Flew into Nashville hours earlier...was thinking about possibly seeing u there...then u upload a video later
@GoOregonDucks 10 ай бұрын
Always making great content! Keep it up! I think you would like alaska airlines flight from Seattle/los Angeles to Belize city it is very beautiful there and their service is pretty good
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