Bahrain Grand Prix Flyby
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Bahrain Grand Prix Flyby
Out of interest (because I used to live there and knew several GF pilots) can anyone tell me who was on the flightdeck for the A340-300 fly by at yesterdays Bahrain Grand Prix.
I have seen a couple of the photographs and it looked very impressive. Wish I'd been there - on the flightdeck would have been even better!
I have seen a couple of the photographs and it looked very impressive. Wish I'd been there - on the flightdeck would have been even better!
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I heard that GF pilots are not allowed to do stunts like this, and that a professional pilot from Airbus was brought in just for this.
Hope someone will be able to post those pics to a website or at least post them here.
Hope someone will be able to post those pics to a website or at least post them here.
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I was there and yes it was spectacular, both the race and the fly past. As far as I know three captains were on board: Captain Yakoob Al Askari (Chief Pilot A340/A330), Captain Nozar Mehta (A340 D.E.) and Captain Iraj Fatimi (Airbus test Pilot)
I have one or two good pictures that I could send.
Please send me an email ([email protected]) with “F1” as subject and I promise that I will email the pictures that I have back to you.
I have one or two good pictures that I could send.
Please send me an email ([email protected]) with “F1” as subject and I promise that I will email the pictures that I have back to you.
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Check out the picture in last weeks Autosport. Awesome 
Or you can get it at this link Autosport, Simple Reg required
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Thanks to everyone for the responses. The Autosport photo has got to be the best of the lot. I guess it was taken from the helicopter.
How about that for an ad for Gulf Air. What is it they say - "priceless!"
Still wish I'd been on the flightdeck (nashing of teeth and muttered curses)
Thanks again everyone.
How about that for an ad for Gulf Air. What is it they say - "priceless!"
Still wish I'd been on the flightdeck (nashing of teeth and muttered curses)
Thanks again everyone.
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plenty of pictures here
a pilot told me that airbus pilots came for the low pass because they had to program the computer for the pass
send me an mail at [email protected] and i will send them
later
a pilot told me that airbus pilots came for the low pass because they had to program the computer for the pass
send me an mail at [email protected] and i will send them
later
