My First Flight Back After Brain Surgery

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Stefan Drury

Stefan Drury

2 ай бұрын

Flying a Cirrus SR22 at sunset over Melbourne, my first flight back since brain surgery. Watch us flying around the bay, over container ships, across to Melbourne's CBD and around the city at sunset on My First Trip Back. Hear ATC radio calls, watch the take-off and landing, and see inside the cockpit on what was, at times, a DIFFICULT 1st Flight Back on the Job.
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@luis-qu1go
@luis-qu1go 2 ай бұрын
Its amazing to see you up in the skies again. As a young teen who is an aspiring pilot, you have showed that as long as you push through you will get there in the end.
@StefanDrury
@StefanDrury 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Luis, there are more steps to take for me but I'll share the journey and I'm glad to hear you're keen to get into aviation as well. I wish you all the best with your flying.
@Skywolf76
@Skywolf76 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful shots of Melbourne. I wanted to tell you something: During the height of the pandemic, one of your videos convinced me to finally pull the trigger and learn to fly. It took me far longer than I had hoped it would, but yesterday, my RPLA was in the mailbox. Thank you very much.
@StefanDrury
@StefanDrury 2 ай бұрын
Oh man, congratulations SkyWolf! That's a massive milestone for you, I bet you're really proud of yourself. I'm so glad I helped nudge you in that direction, but the hard work is all yours. Well done, I hope you always enjoy your flying.
@johnfitzpatrick2469
@johnfitzpatrick2469 2 ай бұрын
G'day Stef from Sydney. I don't know what to say. Do you drink tea? 🌏🇦🇺
@Neoburner
@Neoburner Ай бұрын
To jump on this, it’s the same for me, I’m starting back my PPL again mainly due to the passion Stef shows, it brings out a side which must be followed! My local is EGKA in the UK, which is where a few videos ago Stef himself flew into finding the fun of the UK airspace at its finest, good luck with the pursuit!
@becsterbrisbane6275
@becsterbrisbane6275 2 ай бұрын
How stunning is Melbourne at that time of dusk??!! Gorgeous! And shoutout to Steve for bringing our man back- great to see you in the skies again, Stef!
@richardsuttill54
@richardsuttill54 2 ай бұрын
With a tear in my eye I say welcome home, what a great friend to do this and the earlier flight for you.
@chrisvowell2890
@chrisvowell2890 2 ай бұрын
Said through my teary eyes too. Well done. Welcome back!!
@GlenAndFriendsCooking
@GlenAndFriendsCooking 2 ай бұрын
1:20 Nothing wrong with being an over dramatic scaredy cat - Welcome back to the sky!
@beagle7622
@beagle7622 2 ай бұрын
“I’m good, I’m good ,really good: Thank you!” It was obvious those words were from the heart . Thank you Stefan fantastic video.
@anthonyingram4848
@anthonyingram4848 2 ай бұрын
Stef - your unbridled joy is infectious. So glad that your journey back continues.
@Tourn4x4
@Tourn4x4 2 ай бұрын
Who’s cutting up onions around me?, glad to see you back in the sky Stef!
@barrydraper
@barrydraper 2 ай бұрын
It's so nice to see you getting back in the saddle, or at least beginning the process. Very smart move to rent out EYZ while you're not able to use her. It will all be worth it, in a very short time...
@kevincollins8014
@kevincollins8014 2 ай бұрын
I'm so glad to see you're healing up nicely. It's also wonderful to see you already back in your aircraft for a beautiful evening flight. Thanks for sharing us along.
@markbrown4442
@markbrown4442 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see the smile back, Stef. As further encouragement, I had NavEx 2 on Saturday. A TnG at Moorabbin then Essendon via Albert Park. And you helped that, mate. 3 years ago, I started watching the channel and in a couple of months, I'll be able to meet you at Melton for coffee ex-YMAY. I'll be able to thank you in person. And it's all because of you. So do what needs to be done, take it slowly but surely so I can film you landing in EYZ. All the best, mate.
@Peacewind152
@Peacewind152 Ай бұрын
Attaboy Steph! Welcome back home. I know if I was in your shoes, I would be doing the same thing. Fighting for that space in the sky to stay mine. Hopefully your recovery is speedy and you're back as PIC soon!
@emmaisapilot
@emmaisapilot 2 ай бұрын
It's so great to see your humour and joy back in full swing, and it won't be long until you're back in the left hand seat.
@ThatBobGuy850
@ThatBobGuy850 Ай бұрын
Ohhhh, great video, Stef! Your smile at the mere prospect of going flying is brilliant and speaks volumes of your love for aviation. We wish you a speedy recover and return to being PIC. Your flight did illustrate something good. Around Christmas, a lot of pilots like to go up and view Christmas lights. I've found that if you go up right at sunset, before it gets pitch-black, you can see the lights clearly but still see the surrounding terrain. It makes for a very special experience. Anyway, I'm happy you got to go flying again in EYZ. We look forward to seeing you again in the "proper" seat.
@aggonzalezdc
@aggonzalezdc Ай бұрын
The only kind of surgery that isnt a serious surgery is one happening to someone else. Especially on such an important area. Never feel ashamed for being concerned about it. Im glad to see you back at it. Best wishes on the rest of your recovery.
@Neoburner
@Neoburner Ай бұрын
Being an avid viewer of your channel for many years, and heavy into flight simulation as well as real world myself, it’s honestly wonderful to see you back where you belong, here’s to a speedy recovery all round to you get back to leaning that mixture yourself soon 👍 - from a rainy, low cloud United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@psuter80
@psuter80 Ай бұрын
welcome back in the air stefan, so glad to see you "back home" i wish you a speedy recovery so you can get your medical back soon. thanks for taking us along
@haniff4277
@haniff4277 2 ай бұрын
Stef, God bless you with a quick recovery
@BarneyLeith
@BarneyLeith 2 ай бұрын
Hooray for your recovery and hooray for good friends!
@eoinshimizu967
@eoinshimizu967 Ай бұрын
Hey Stefan! I'm SO DELIGHTED to see this video. I didn't know anything of your situation when we went flying and to me it was just such a fun day out, doing something we all loved and in very good company. I can't even imagine the emotions you must have been feeling. Thanks for a wonderful trip. Now, seeing this, I'm excited that it might happen again when everything all aligns 😁😁 take care and wishing you a safe, steady, speedy recovery.
@jezkemp712
@jezkemp712 2 ай бұрын
Congrats Stef on making this significant milestone in your recovery process.
@papics
@papics 2 ай бұрын
Glad and happy to see you back where you belong, Stef!
@lukemolloy2971
@lukemolloy2971 2 ай бұрын
Massive milestone Stef... Sunset, mates, and EYZ... What's not to love??
@tjjoseph333
@tjjoseph333 2 ай бұрын
So Happy for you Stefan and selfishly happy for us!
@pcoussa
@pcoussa 2 ай бұрын
I caught myself smiling when you were smiling! Welcome back Stef and Steve.
@Chrisamic
@Chrisamic 2 ай бұрын
You might not have had a tear in the eye Stefan, be we did. Welcome home.
@DWNMC
@DWNMC 2 ай бұрын
I’ll let Jamie know you made it back up into the sky like the star you are. ⭐️ Recover well and know we are thinking of you. You’ve got this. Jamie was so happy to talk to a fellow craniotomy patient. Be well xx
@marvinsmith4322
@marvinsmith4322 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you back in the air, no tears maybe but the smile said everything, ‘welcome home’
@rudipack1551
@rudipack1551 2 ай бұрын
Welcome back to where you belong, thank you for making me smile
@tomg6214
@tomg6214 2 ай бұрын
Welcome back to flying in the beautiful skies in EYZ! What wonderful friends you have like Stephen!
@jasonrwilkinson9216
@jasonrwilkinson9216 2 ай бұрын
Nice one Stef and big shout out to Steven for helping you and taking you flying. Aviation is a great community of different people from so many different walks of life and experience so it's nice when we all come together to support each other.
@melissanoonan3301
@melissanoonan3301 2 ай бұрын
Our city is really quite beautiful at dusk 💗nicer from the sky. Great to see you back up there Stef - onward and upward!
@reallynotpc
@reallynotpc 2 ай бұрын
It would have been tough having so much time to anticipate the operation. With the best advice and doctors in the world, it still gives you time to wind yourself up unless you are extremely careful. I had a heart aneurysm, found on a Thursday and fixed the following Tuesday so no time to get scared, which was much the best way. Now that you know they re-fitted you with the non-exploding brain, you'll be PIC before you know it!
@garettbartos6764
@garettbartos6764 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see you back in the sky!
@scottymack7523
@scottymack7523 2 ай бұрын
Stef, your approach to aviation content is so unique and truly inspiring. In fact, your videos helped motivate me to purchase my first plane and get my certificate last year. So glad to see you back in the sky! If you ever make it to Texas you've got a wing man waiting for you!
@caltitude
@caltitude 2 ай бұрын
Welcome back to the sky Stef! Glad that you are recovering well and your positivity is wonderful. Class act mate.
@Laz_Arus
@Laz_Arus Ай бұрын
Thanks for the view of my city. I did a similar lap of the bay about 45 years ago with a pilot friend and still remember that thrill. The landscape has matured a lot since then! So good to see your head didn't explode, though it would have increased the view numbers considerably. Looking forward to seeing the episode when you're PIC. 👍
@lexhofstetter
@lexhofstetter 2 ай бұрын
Stefan, your presence is truly inspiring and your kindness shines through. It's a reminder for all of us to be gentle with ourselves and cherish each moment as we navigate our existence in this vast world. The views of Melbourne are mesmerizing; I could stare at them for hours.
@hualani6785
@hualani6785 Ай бұрын
One of the wonderful blessings of those who work as professional commerical pilots- twice a year complete and thorough physicals are indeed required for ALL commercial passenger pilots! No passenger should EVER have the fears that thier cockpit crew have health problems, they dont.
@eileendoyle6537
@eileendoyle6537 2 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back in your happy place. I'm glad you know that you still have to take it nice and easy to end up flying again.
@andrewl3655
@andrewl3655 2 ай бұрын
Great footage and editing as always Stef. Great to see you felling better too!
@rmd4209
@rmd4209 2 ай бұрын
Very nice to see you back in the sky after your surgery. 😍😍
@anil_taneja
@anil_taneja 2 ай бұрын
Stefan, stay strong! So excited to see what the future holds for you.
@odril
@odril 2 ай бұрын
Great to have you back in the blue. If I wasn't on the wrong hemisphere, I'd take you up any time. Make sure to get your medical back, soon!
@rogerclarke3291
@rogerclarke3291 2 ай бұрын
Hi from the UK. It has made my day to see you back in your plane. Well done. Praise the lord.
@ludgerschlotmann8111
@ludgerschlotmann8111 2 ай бұрын
Good to see you back in the plane again 🙏 I wish you a speedy recovery and all the best. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 D-EYCD
@TOPCyber
@TOPCyber 2 ай бұрын
You will get there Stefan! No doubt about it! But it is a process you need to go through. My partner had a CVA (brain attack) 2 years ago and he had to learn everything again. But he is doing fine now. And so will you. I know that for you being in the air is almost everything, your happy place. One day you will be the pilot in command again and that will mean the world to you
@joecastro2153
@joecastro2153 2 ай бұрын
So happy for you Buddy! Keep it coming little by little and you will make it!! We miss you
@152clive
@152clive 2 ай бұрын
welcome back home stef its good to see you again .
@bluedog1052
@bluedog1052 2 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff Stef, it's just great you're able to get back up in the air, baby steps and you'll have your dreams and freedom back. I have to say though, after living on and off, in Melbourne, for a combined 8 years, looking at that traffic below, I am seriously grateful I don't live there anymore although the city does look beautiful from the air at dusk. Good onya mate! And a shoutout to Steve for doing a solid for Stef and all us fans.
@CalebICT
@CalebICT 2 ай бұрын
Good to see you flying again & soon enough you’ll be back at the controls. And your head didn’t explode!
@derrick021
@derrick021 2 ай бұрын
ah your music choice, it is always so happy and soothing
@markjones2781
@markjones2781 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant!!
@chrisreagan8651
@chrisreagan8651 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your journey. I've enjoyed your previous videos but this one reminds me even more, what a privilege it is for us to be able to fly and how quickly it can be taken away. Live for the moment and fly every chance we get. I can't wait to see you controlling EYZ again in the future. You are such an inspiration!
@flyingkah7223
@flyingkah7223 2 ай бұрын
Good to see you back in the air.
@Mara3560
@Mara3560 2 ай бұрын
I am VERY HAPPY to see you back again on the air! All best wishes!
@darkofc
@darkofc 2 ай бұрын
👍👍 Good to see you back in cockpit - and well and happy !
@James_12497
@James_12497 2 ай бұрын
Incredible to see you flying again. You are an incredible inspiration Stef! Glad you are doing well!
@PeggySnowdenEurope
@PeggySnowdenEurope Ай бұрын
Great to see you flying again Stefan.
@maxwellbenjamin5476
@maxwellbenjamin5476 4 күн бұрын
Welcome back! everything is going to be ok!
@Garythefireman66
@Garythefireman66 2 ай бұрын
Great to see EYZ up in the air
@kevchilton908
@kevchilton908 2 ай бұрын
Grrat to see you in the skies again, Stef 👍🏻
@jenskoning7687
@jenskoning7687 Ай бұрын
Happy to see you up in the air again, Stefan!
@reneklein6049
@reneklein6049 2 ай бұрын
Glad that you are doing well, and are allowed to be a flight passenger. It's very cool. Wishing you a continuing recovery. You'll be flying solo before you know it. 😊
@bmkay
@bmkay 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you in the air again! I enjoyed the conversation between you and Stephen.
@damiencooper1050
@damiencooper1050 Ай бұрын
So happy you’re back in the air! And it’s great you’re making content again around our beautiful city
@rustyknight6190
@rustyknight6190 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see you back in the skies!
@krisdevalle
@krisdevalle 2 ай бұрын
When you get down over Aspendale/Edithvale I could immediately recognise it - that strip of the Nepean where there's a ladder of streets heading down to the beach with only about 4-6 houses on each 'rung'. Nice part of Melbs.
@spiro5327
@spiro5327 2 ай бұрын
Another 7 weeks pilot in command and owner will be flying to a secluded location for a spot of lunch coffee and a chat with subscribers Thanks Stef 😊
@JonMulveyGuitar
@JonMulveyGuitar 2 ай бұрын
Congratulations Stephen! Very happy to see you back in the air! Come to the states and I will give you the controls.😎✈️
@oziflyer
@oziflyer 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant. I smiled all the way through that video. Welcome back, mate.
@TimNjiru
@TimNjiru Ай бұрын
I am jazzed . Home is where Echo Yankee Zulu is. Welcome back Stefan!
@mikeforslund7375
@mikeforslund7375 2 ай бұрын
Super happy for you Stefan. Love to see it!
@berniebrown9115
@berniebrown9115 2 ай бұрын
This brings me so much joy. God bless
@lesleywallace5748
@lesleywallace5748 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you flying again , enjoy and take care
@Hola-ri9lz
@Hola-ri9lz Ай бұрын
Glad you’re all okay again.
@RH-og2qy
@RH-og2qy 2 ай бұрын
So Glad you are back at it! Always moving forward.
@rimmington01
@rimmington01 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you up in the air again!
@Michael-oy3pz
@Michael-oy3pz Ай бұрын
Welcome back Stef, fabulous news that you’re recovered and are back flying ✈️
@tonybeam
@tonybeam 2 ай бұрын
What wonderful news, Stef. Really exciting!
@Pumuggl64
@Pumuggl64 Ай бұрын
So good to see you back in the air, Stef, even if it's in the right hand seat. Many more steps to come, for sure, but now you can tick THAT step off your list. And be sure that the community is with you pressing thumbs and knocking on wood for you! Have a good recovery, and hoping to see you in control of EYZ soon again. But of course, don't rush it but take all the time you need. Best wishes from the other side of the globe, Joe @EDDF
@loveplanes
@loveplanes 2 ай бұрын
So happy for you! Blue skies!
@Ian.Jarmos
@Ian.Jarmos Ай бұрын
MANNNNNN, I am so so so happy for you, you were in my prayers, glad you're good now
@generickiwi
@generickiwi 2 ай бұрын
I have whiplash of the finger from clicking like so fast. Totally worth it. Love seeing you back in the air mate.
@StefanDrury
@StefanDrury 2 ай бұрын
Haha, that's very kind, thanks for the support.
@cavok1984
@cavok1984 Ай бұрын
Welcome back into the air. One little step closer and it's great to see your recovery is going well. 👍👍
@stewarttaylor5522
@stewarttaylor5522 2 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back up there. 👍
@johnshares
@johnshares Ай бұрын
Welcome back Stefan, good to see you up in the air again. Regards
@PedroPepeDk
@PedroPepeDk 2 ай бұрын
Welcome back , you will be just fine 😎🙌🤗🤙
@TomAV75
@TomAV75 2 ай бұрын
So happy to see you back in the air!
@ranh71
@ranh71 2 ай бұрын
Nice one, great to see you in the air, yes take it easy!! Great video, Melbourne looked amazing especially with all the lights. Good old Steven!!
@rkmyersuk
@rkmyersuk Ай бұрын
Bless you, it’s genuinely made me happy to see you back in the air! You’ll be back in the right seat before you know it 🤞
@theflyingfrog
@theflyingfrog 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you back in the air!
@WingsOverTO
@WingsOverTO Ай бұрын
Good to have you back!
@ChadMauger
@ChadMauger Ай бұрын
Welcome back to the skies, Stef!
@user-do5uc3dn7z
@user-do5uc3dn7z 2 ай бұрын
Stefan….. I’am happy for you….. from Chile..!!!!
@bubbavonbraun
@bubbavonbraun 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you back in the air!!
@Mitch_hunter055
@Mitch_hunter055 2 ай бұрын
So good to see you up flying in the air again Stef, Melbourne is pretty ❤
@ehvisuals
@ehvisuals 2 ай бұрын
So very happy to see this for you Stef! Keep up the great recovery!
@foxiedogitchypaws7141
@foxiedogitchypaws7141 Ай бұрын
milkshake may need to get her pilot's' licence in case you are flying and pass out. She's been on a lot of trips so she's a good one to trust. You may have to go for facial reconstruction with your smile from ear to ear ! your happiness is very clear for your love of flying. 🤗🤗🐮🛩🦊 BEAUTIFUL flight!!
@jonaspilot
@jonaspilot Ай бұрын
Nice to see you back Stef💪✈️
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