Remember when Top Gear was good?

[toptobottom]

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Looks like it's about to get better... Starts Sunday 23rd at 20:00 on BBC2.
Anyone own up to being the pilot before then? Hope your Rule 5 exemption is ready :E
TTB

[RVDT]

Do you need Rule 5 to land on an airport as well?

Poor sods.

[Need money]

I thought it was Q from HeliAir

[Hughes500]

Why rule 5 exemption, looks like he is going to try and land, but is it normal aviation practisce ? :ok:

[FLY 7]

Looks like a caption competition ;)

Apparently there's another item where they drop a car from a helicopter - do you need a special exemption for that?

[yme]

You need to be flying a real aircraft for rule 5:E

[ShyTorque]

Apparently there's another item where they drop a car from a helicopter - do you need a special exemption for that?

If you're talking UK rules.....take a wild guess...... :ok:

[RVDT]

Top Gear,

Pointless yet entertaining!

[Tarman]

I thought that it was only gliders that needed a tow to get airborne :}

Tarman

[oldbeefer]

I remember when we used to drop a car on every families day at Odious, always preceded by " will the owner of red whatever please remove his car, or it will be airlifted away". Ah, the things you can get away with when flying military registered!

[topendtorque]

Looks like it's about to get better...


It may do, yes it may do. No helmet on the pilot, looks like the limo is already loaded up with camera gear and a reasonably heavy landing apparatus on top as well. For the size of that car a fair load to lump onto it, probably would put it beyond its max AUW. Attach points of the apparatus don't look speccie either, but a bit hard to see.

I hope fopr the sake of the helicopter owner that he has his t's crossed if it goes pear shaped.

I wonder what that helicopter does for it's day job, with an instrument panel that would look more at home in a mack truck, and those landing lights, be gees,the pilot must have a night vision probelm?

[Pandalet]

Actually, if that's the R22 I think it is, I believe it's used for training. It's one of the old IMC trainers, although only used for VFR these days. I may even have done some training in it a year or so back.

[ShyTorque]

Shy
I remember when we used to drop a car on every families day at Odious, always preceded by " will the owner of red whatever please remove his car, or it will be airlifted away". Ah, the things you can get away with when flying military registered!

Oh, what I would give to be able to fly under military rules once more - how much easier my job would be (yours too, probably).

[500e]

Idea for New London heliports ?

[readgeoff]

From the picture here that is almost certainly Q from HeliAir in G-OCOV which is owned by HeliAir and currently based out of Wycombe. Looks like a fun challenge... wonder if it was in autorotation which would have made it considerably more difficult.

[787-1]

From the picture here that is almost certainly Q from HeliAir in G-OCOV which is owned by HeliAir and currently based out of Wycombe. Looks like a fun challenge... wonder if it was in autorotation which would have made it considerably more difficult.

I thought it was G-DMCD which has the IFR panel?:
Heli Air | Robinson Sales - Pre-owned | G-DMCD R22 Beta (http://heliairsilverstone.com/Default.aspx?id=486099)

[readgeoff]

Hmmm it could well be.

Its hard to tell in the picture whether its a big black jacket that Q is wearing or the large instrument panel. To me it looks more like a jacket.

Ill see if I can find out when I am in on Saturday.

[JimBall]

As the organiser for this shoot, can I just step-in before the barrack room spins out of control?

Car manufacturer design engineers (VW) consulted on loadings, mounting points, CoGs etc. Platform built and installed by the world's best film "action vehicles" engineers. CAA consulted and approvals obtained.

(The Yeti, by the way, I would buy tomorrow. Excellent strength and load capabilities. No additional strengthening was needed and the "pad" bolted direct into the pillars that go straight into the main monocoque of the chassis. Standard roof loading no problem.)

Whole exercise rehearsed successfully in incremental stages several weeks ahead. Speeds agreed. Course agreed. 2-way radio contact between car & heli. Agreed "break, break" procedure controlled by observer in camera car talking to pilot direct.

So, topendtorque, hope you enjoy the real facts. And the 22 is an Instrument Trainer (no longer made) which spends its active life in instruction. The lights are a requirement by the UK CAA for night-flying by 22s. 44s also have similar kit for night.( When the 22 was first allowed to fly in a UK night it had to have a flare kit!)

[wokkaboy]

Well said JimBall, at least somebody knows what they are talking about...

:D

[pumaboy]

Top Gear

Would be better if the Hamster was removed he knows nothing about cars and the stuff that comes out of that gob is remarkable!!!!!!!:ugh::ugh:

[manitoubrian]

Ah Pumaboy, if it wasn't for Richard Hammond and James May providing some balance for Clarkson the show would be unwatchable. The Hamster is very funny in his own right....

[pumaboy]

I mean Hamster should be replaced by that German Girl she knows more than him.

Oh and she is better looking and funnier.

[Infern0]

Puma: At least you're not stuck with American Top Gear's presenters.

[theaceofblades]

Get over yourself, he's a petrol head just like many of us and I believe he's qualified to fly an R44.

[oldpinger]

Or Australian!!!!!:ugh:

[pumaboy]

:oh:Ya his head is full of petrol explodes with just smallest bit of excitment.

:eek::eek:

[Uncapeez]

Quite right.. it is Q..

[FLY 7]

Cars are getting tedious.

Surely it's only a matter of time before Top Gear moves away from driving to flying.

Clarkson is a real aviation enthusiast, May has a fixed wing PPL and owns G-OCOK, Hammond has an R44 RII, G-OHAM, and even Sabine Schmitz flies helicopters. They just need The Stig's 'test pilot' cousin.

Oh, and of course, there'd be the 'fastest lap in a reasonably priced helicopter' - for Jay Kay

It's clearly the future :)

[heli-cal]

a reasonably priced helicopter

Wot's one of them? :confused:

[JTobias]

Is this not normal aviation practise ?
I use this method regularly to avoid the 28 day rule.
Doesn't everyone ?

Joel :ok:

[pumaboy]

Jkay do you not think they will have to learn how drive cars first before flying Helicopters especially the Hamster he scares me.

:eek::eek::eek:

[toptobottom]

Hmmm... Well, a smirking Q in DMCD was entertaining but, disappointingly, the rest of it was mediocre at best, plain silly at worst. At least there were two helicopter appearances to keep our attention :ok:

[BobbyBolkow]

PUMABOY

If your hinting at the beautiful, foxy Sebina Schmitt (her wot took the 'Tranny' round the Nurnburgring), she'd get my vote as well. :ok:

Certainly like to see more of her.


..............Oooops! Said that out loud didn't I :O

[SilsoeSid]

I wonder when his plane will be on e-bay?

http://www.wellesbourneairfield.com/jmaygocok12jul08.jpg

G-OCOK (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detail&owner=may&dataindex=35)

:rolleyes:

[toptobottom]

Has nobody realised that most of these things are stunts and planned?

Surely not? :eek:

[Capetonian]

There obviously are people who take them seriously.

I still think it's the best programme on TV, in fact the only one worth switching the idiot box on for on a regular basis.