James Gets in Trouble While Airship Carvanning | Top Gear
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2010
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James's airship caravanning adventure hits the rocks as he drifts into Norwich airport's airspace while Richard, unsure of which caravan park James will actually end up in, undertakes a tour of the South East in the Lamborghini Gallardo! Go to / topgear to see a full list of all high quality videos available on the Top Gear RUclips channel and don't forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
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James: "Mayday"
ATC: "Avoid the airport"
James: "I can't avoid the airport"
ATC: "I'm calling police"
karen
@@Boypogikami132 No, NPAS was there to assist james
@@doggsumodo4591 I was wondering, there is no way this was staged above an active airport.
@@waterbottle5332 They probably reserved the airspace
@@waterbottle5332 "there's no way this was staged" 😭🤣 oh ok then mate.
I always laugh when James May said.
“I may be about to get a colossal aviation bollocking.”
Subtitles: "Bulletin"
There is something silly about James calling MAYday..
+Michi Scholl i was just about to comment something about that before i saw yours
James MayDay.
Omg
Michi Scholl I
HHHHHHAAAAAA 😂🧐
In real life, the controller would have been fired and probably prosecuted for ignoring a mayday call!
i think he just yelled mayday to the topgear camera/mic, not over the radio
mayday has to be called 3 times and can only be used in life threatening situations in international airspace so I guess he didn't say it over the radio just to the camera crew
al J he called it 3 times
al J A mayday can be called at any time of the pilot feels it is necessary
also in real life you'd have to land before the wind gets too strong or before you get too close to the busy airspace.
lol "Please don't call the police"
Lol hammond couldnt even see over the dashboard
Well, only just
Frank Einstein kid
I ment ikr
Am I the only one impressed that
1. James May can fly!
2. Its a caravan airship!
3. Its Top Gear
HOLYYYYYYYYYY SHIIIIIIT!
Allan T He also flew a small plane across Europe in an episode, so i'm not impressed that he can fly.
***** ok party pooper good for you
Allan T hehe... you said poop
Hammond can fly too, he flew a helicopter in one episode
+Given name Surname they need to make a heliplane
That they were able to build an airship from a caravan and get it legally passed and safe to fly will always amaze me. It's not a production line plane where they can test it for years and ensure the best possible safety. It was a one-off and they got it approved by health and safety.
It’s easier to get a one off approved for obvious reasons. Ur not producing and selling it.
yeah things like those are pretty easy to get approved, though you still need to strictly follow guidelines for the thing that you will be flying, there's that one guy that made a wingless plane from scratch, modded planes, and engine swaps, the smokey nagata of aviation
Not sure about the UK, but in the US it's actually fairly easy to build your own airplane and have it approved to fly. Most are built from kits (think giant Erector set/Mecchano, come to think of it totally something James would do), but some are built from plans, and a few people build them to their own design. These planes have to be inspected basically for build quality or glaring issues, then go through a lengthy flight-test phase (40 hours if I remember right) with only essential crew (usually only one person) and within a designated area. Once that's done, if it hasn't crashed by then, it's regarded as safe enough for private use, cannot be used for hire but otherwise can do pretty much anything a factory-built airplane can. I've flown and ridden along in many such aircraft, most feel totally safe to me, safer than a poorly-maintained factory-built plane. I don't know how the rules are in the UK, I've always gotten the sense they're less permissive with aviation overall, but I'm certain I've seen homebuilt-aircraft with British registrations (G-), so it's allowed in some way or other.
5:05 cops are like “we dunno what your doin just stop it”
Please stop it or we shall simulate gunfire 😂
"THIS JUST IN! James May shot down and arrested over wind"
This is the only show that makes me forgetting that everything is staged. Its just so entertaining and credible, I love it!
Well not everything , apparently the races are real with a location scout and what they say is loosely scripted so it’s sort of semi scripted, incidents like when the Ferrari deano blew up was real , so was the Toyota hilux
@@Webcamboat Yeah, but in this instance the whole, "James entering Norwhich airspace and the police helicopter circling him" bit was completely staged. I'm sure of it.
@@camward9293 They had arial shots of the blimp, so they must have either had helicopters or drones filming, either of which would be able to avoid the airport and therefore wouldn't be able to follow.
Edit: looking over the shots it seems somewhat possible they could do it from a sufficient distance with zoom. Alternatively they could have said "fuck it" and followed the blimp anyway since the blimp was already holding up air traffic. So yeah idk
@@abbyalphonse499 3y haha As As
Rizwan Choudrey you having a fucking stroke?
James May is by far the most adventurous and intelligent of the trio. I think he is a true Renaissance Man, able to do virtually everything!!
Nice try May, we know this is you.
I mean Hammond just finds ways to almost kill himself.
Except drive fast...
Jeremy has a doctorate degree, and Richard also holds a helicopter license. So all 3 are pretty good.
Lol James is so boring
I may be about to get a colossal aviation bollocking. LMAO, i love James
"When you have a minute, grab a pen, we've got a number for you to call."
Correct me if i'm wrong, but shouldn't the ATC operator not be ignoring the mayday alert?
+RaygrHD yep, i highly doubt this was real... as you said couldn't ignore mayday and, plus, the helicopter of the camera crew was in there as well, so...
they record aerial shots mainly using drones
maybe not back in 2010
Well yes. The ATC operator should not have ignored a mayday alert. Perhaps the fact that this is a staged television show and the vast majority of people are not aware of ATC procedures enabled this technicality to slip past most viewers thus adding to its entertainment value.
Angus Aikman well thats just to record in the air I guess
4:47 "Please don't call the police" made me laugh out loud. I freaking love May, that's the kind of guy I'd like to sit down to an elegant dinner with and spend hours discussing the pros and cons of flat six engines, and digging deep into the turbocharger v. supercharger debate (that is, admittedly, becoming academic with the engine management systems of today).
Reading that comment made me so bored I died of boredom
+RandomTXDude210 smooth reply
??
So in other words your a bugger?
Flat six engines are way to interesting to James May. He would rather prefer talking about how to repair a 1920's vacuum cleaner...
1:37 "So what you're telling me is that you've just been blown around Britain?" 😂😂😂
6:35 Hindenburg crashing (lakehurst, NJ may, 8th 1937 colorized)
Oh the humanity!!!
it was actually the 6th of May...
My dads an ATC Operator and laughed at the way that this ATC controller handled the situation
"Blowin around Britain"
It's my new gay porno
in which you actually fix the boiler?
I'm surprised the airship didn't catch fire when james was cooking lunch
It's a hot-air airship, so no hydrogen to catch fire. The burner that James used to cook his lunch is what keeps the airship floating.
''like shaking hands with an old friend'' wow, that's beautiful words
That feeling when half the comment section thinks Top Gear is reality TV.
*7 Nation army plays in the background*
Battlefield 1 new trailer
I was feeling so bad for James and then at the end I was laughing to tears! I just wish these wonderful challenge videos were posted in full.
its a "MAY"day !
*Ba* *Dum* *Tssss*
I thought I thought up the best pun ever ,but u already took it :(
I remember seeing this driving past the airport 😂😂 I was extremely confused what was going on
You were there?
@Marty Fourre Not everyone had phones with cameras on back then
was if for battle bus training
I bet the controllers and KLM pilots had a ball. Obviously, actual air traffic wasn't at risk, so staging this must've been a laugh riot.
Its a bird. its a plane. no its JAMES MAY
some say he's still being dragged along by the blimp.
All we know is they call him, The Stig!
I heard that Do Me A Favour theme playing in the background... Nice Touch.
Bloody hell James! The poor pilots of the KLM Cityhopper were delayed due to your flying caravan that flies backwards.
Legend has it the airship still hasn't stopped to this very day, despite James' pleas.
This is a clip I'll remember forever! Like so many great moments from the old top gear....thank you guys!
I’ve watch this quite a few times and I’ve only just realised that Hammond is going to Suffolk and May is stuck in Norwich which is in Norfolk 😂😂😂😂😂
Bloody hell. I literaly DREAMED of that. Travelling the world in an airship, landing where i want to...
But airships, even small ones, are just too expensive..
If only this minute was 1 minute longer, I would had been able to see hammond's reaction.
Damn you, TopGear editors. :(
lol
6:50 😂😂 oh bloody hell stop stoppp!
OH THE HUMANITY!
OH, THE HUGE MANATEE!
OH, THE HUGH MANNY TEA
Your profile pic matches...
Nice HOI4 reference my friend
Man never expected all this to happen at my local airport lmao.
This episode is from series 14 ep.3
can't believe people take the stuff they do (like this) seriously. it's all made to be as entertaining as possible, and it is.
Shut up its funny
they weren't even insulting it kid, no need to be an ass
Thegamingkid that was kind of the point of his comment, maybe your young brain cannot comprehend that
i like fish
Jake It's both, but without being serious.
I remember the first time I saw this episode I laughed till I just about fell out in the floor. These guys are great ❤️
I thought I'll die of laughter when May entered airport airspace xD
3:19 Probably the most intense moment ever recorded on Top Gear
1:53 stop nitpicking will you 😂
I realized the interaction with air traffic control was staged when he tried to divert a mayday call. A mayday call would take priority.
I really wonder how much Top Gear has had to pay in damages and fines in it's existance.
Awesome as always! They need to show Top Gear on BBC America at the same time as the regular BBC. This year delay sucks!
This was one of my fave episodes ever
Ahhh the old days nice to watch this
Hindenburg Disaster, 1937, colourized.
LOL XD
5:16 did the music form Friday Night Dinner confuse anyone else?
Strange how it's not the music they use in this same clip at the same moment ruclips.net/video/hGSqq6R5hm8/видео.html
Yea lol.
Miss this so much.
This, the trains they made and the Toybota are my 3 favourite TopGear creations.
I remember this. Crashed near my village and we were all helping him out lmao
How long was he dragged like this?
@@earlofsmeg 100km
Wow. It actually could be a cool idea if it, y'know,... worked.
god the airship and the sunset behind it so beautiful
I missed these guys
"STOP NIT PICKING WILL YOU!"
I wonder if this is the reason why airship caravanning hasn't cached on yet HAHAHA.
teunis broere caught*
aw i love top gear & their mad challenges & races xD
I love how TG editors would put pieces of amazing British music in the background randomly. Like this one featuring Arctic Monkeys - Do Me a Favour
"Oh bloody hell stop, stop!" LOOL
AH it's always May Day with James around!
At 2:27 the trees in the background look like they're in the shape of a long neck dinosaur :D
this show never stops to entertain me
May shouting MAYday!!!!
When the Police helicopter showed up I had racing game flashbacks:
"We have suspect on scope, he's not getting away! Moving the level up to condition 4!"
2.8 million views later, and not one person has pointed out that they said "carvanning" instead of "caravanning"
Stuff like this used to be quiet normal for topgear. It was the quality you expected and why it was so popular worldwide.
Poor May, I fill kinda bad for him.... Although: He couldn't get into a more hilarious situation 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
God i want this to be real so much.
Global Headline: *British TV host shuts down international airport in an airship ran amok*
Can't stop watching this. It's so funny
"it's very well cooked on one side"
I. Could. Not. Stop laughing.
I wish people who say GT was less scripted than TG would actually watch the behind the scenes footage, surprising HOW little scripted TG actually was.
How do u caravan in a Lamborghini Gallardo
RUclips King well you got a pre-built cooker in the back, a comfy seat(ish) and a beautiful sound to fall asleep to
The caravan episodes are the best ones
Yup, it does that in every more direct car which has it's gear stick connected to a gearbox when applying or stepping off gas
That's not an airship, it has burners. It's a hot air balloon.
Quite fake ignoring a mayday call is a volatile of the whole job of the air traffic controllers I'm the case of a mayday ( i have been in one ) all of the air traffic was diverted to another area and I was given a full runway and lots of other tools to land safely including the rising of a safety net incase I had to eject so it would catch the plane. All in all air traffic was suspended for nearly 25 minutes just at the mere mention of mayday.
wait a safety net to catch a plane! rubbish. ahah what plane do you fly and at which airport was this particular event at. when us pilot's go through emergency landing procedures a safety net is never taken into consideration as a plane has a tendency to smash through it hahah
Jordan Hard The net is at the very end of the runway past the line and is raised when in an emergency and it is used so that the plane doesn't go far. this was at the point cook RAAF base in Australia. also even if the net breaks it will still slow down the plane considerably and i was in a F/A-18
***** True
apparently this airport sequence was all filmed with cooperation from the airport itself and James didnt fly in like that, the footage was taken as the airship took off. They just added in the associated audio to give it the drama we see. Still was entertaining just didnt go down that way
kineticdeath Ahh i suspected that it was fake. nice to know for sure
OMG I love these guys! The look on James face at 3:32 is Priceless!
6:14 what a scenic view! very epic!
"It feels like shaking Hands with an old friend!" Maybe one of the best explonations of a gearbox i have ever heared!!!! Thats why TOP GEAR is the CAR-Show!!But just the OLD one, with the real hosts! The new one sucks!
A 2wd Lamborghini with a stick😍
I would take this over the huracan. The 2008 facelift models have beautiful lines, a stick and the 2wd in the balboni is epic.
The Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera with a stick is also awesome
Is there a part two? There needs to be a part 2.
4:35 Isn't James May supposed to say, "Blimey, it's the rozzers" at that point?
I think he was a bit preoccupied.
“You’re just being blown around Britain.”
I see what you did there Hammond 😏😏
love the phone charger in the lambo!
LOL I loved this video! Suspense, Unbelievably Funny and Thats One Hot Lambo!
what's the song called at 2:20. please can someone reply as I have wanted to know for aged and it is really annoying me.
Go though the songs of ludovico einaudi, I'm sure it's one of his plays :)
+Red Petal www.tunefind.com/show/top-gear-uk
Do me a favour AM
Oh come now, we airship-lovers all know that airships are the safest mode of travel, these guys were just having a spot of fun. Besides, it was all staged anyhow, including the "crash." Nothing that wasn't intentional was done.
James May flying over Norwich International Airport in a Carvairship reminds me of Lawnchair Larry, who in 1983 attached helium balloons to his lawnchair and set off, hurtling to 16000 feet and inadvertently flying over LAX 😂
Yeah, Jerry built aircraft rarely if ever go well!
*The* most awesome thing TopGear has ever done.
My dad work
at norwich airport
my friends dad works at the KLM hanger
at that exact airport
RIP James May
Thank you very much!
Yeah, they tend to do that when shifting between acceleration and motor breaking (using friction in the motor to decelerate, i.e lifting your foot from the gas).. if that made any sense
Do you actually need a licence or an approval for an airship?
James may is a trained pilot.
DWRcreative OK,I know but I'm talking if I were to build an airship,would I require a licence for it?I'm not building an airship btw,don't worry XD
Hendlton I don't think you need a license to build a airship, or even a car, the problem is, you need to register that thing, witch might become a problem. If you fly a unregister aircraft i think the Airforce could even shot you down.
brunoraoni not exactly. here in canada atleast if you are a small aircraft chances are you might not get noticed by the airforce or what we canadians and americans call NORAD but get caught and charged by transport canada or the FAA. same with the UK.
if you are a larger unidentified (easily seen on radar or taken off from a aerodrome) aircraft (UFO) you will be intercepted. by the airforce or if you are in the USA the air national gaurd. they will preceed to identify your intentions and if you are deemed hostile they will shoot you down.
and if you re intercepted and you have no numbers on you espionage o fuselage or they dont register in the database well you just got caught
*phew* that was long
Dassault Aimpoint I think in the UK you can do what you want below 250m as long as you stay away from government or public facilities, so almost anywhere inhabited. In the 90's someone built a huge airship shaped like a flying saucer and used it to freak people out around the countryside.
what kind a gallardo is this?
Guus V Thanks. I skipped some parts and i saw a manuel gear stick and was like : O.o
Gallardo with a ventedor headlight
the kind i can't afford.
nubserver :(
I think it was a SV
lol, this will maybe be of my favourit topgear video , at the end is really funny XD
This is fantastic!
was that airport scene a set up? or did he really fly into restricted airspace with a hot air balloon and a caravan?
I dont think it was set up he flew into controlled airspace with out permission from norwich ATC so he would probably get in to pretty big shit
Purvess 90-100% chance it was staged. He was being followed by camera chase planes; there's no way they didn't see this coming. And regardless, once someone declares a Mayday, they basically override all the other traffic in the area, ie all take offs are postponed and all landings are waved off.
Beyond which, traipsing into an airport isn't the sort of thing you and the authorities just have a chuckle over, then they send you on your way. No no, many men with large guns are going to invite you down to their office, and have a sit down to discuss with you how your day's been going,
Definitely staged. You could see there was a cross on the runway where the Fokker F-100 was on which means it's a closed runway
Its confirmed that it was fake but do I care? No. It's an entertainment show.
Mitchell Theobald he actually drifted into restricted airspace, that part was not scripted.