Flying Like A Bloody Idiot! Bonhomme Cursing In His Plane

[slickstrings]

i think its hillarious, these guys, he's appologising 'flying like a bloody idiot' meanwhile he's upsidown or on an edge. Nothing out of the ordinary

[dewky1234]

wtf its ilegal to swear on a aviation radio

[MrMimojr]

LOL

[johno1066]

Had the priliege of flying with him in an Extra during his proteus days at White Waltham, jammy git is an understatement.

[geetarwanabe]

damn that looks scary as hell.. i wish they showed more in-cockpit views during races to see the true speed and skill these guys have...

[leoguimaraes91]

paul rocks

[Mihka]

Poul is a fantastic Pilot!

[MetalJaXtA666]

Haha least he apologized for swearing!. I saw Paul Bonhomme taxi'ing past my plane during my lesson at Jandakot Airport here in Perth a week before the 2010 Red Bull Air Race not long ago. Managed to catch it on film too haha!

[TheFighterpilot93]

cambridge boy all peopel around cambs talk like this lol Im from cambs to. Good luck pual for 2010.

[Parent33w]

nice video

[barkon]

first, more than any other Red Bull video I've seen so far , that gave a truer sense of the speed and maneuvering that goes on in an air race.

Secondly, I have a more respect for a professional who can recognize that he's having an off day. He would have been truly a "F***king wanker" if he didn't admit he'd screwed up.

[njdeputter]

Not required in any aerobatic aircraft, just in any aircraft where "aerobatic" maneuvers are flown as defined by pitch +/- 30degrees and bank +/- 60degrees. Even in a Cessna 172 you need to where a chute if you are in the utility category and plan on doing spins.

[FlyinandDrivin]

Unless those spins are for training with a CFI.

[Immaculite]

high on red bull.

[mercury46]

did he hit a pylon??

[BlastedNation]

Stupid question: If it is a parachute, why is that necessary if they doesnt have ejection seat :S?

[stevethepilot]

You can still bail out of an aircraft without an ejection seat. A 5 point harness can be quickly undone, along with a hinge latch on the canopy.

Ejection seats themselves are dangerous. I'd rather take my chances jumping.

[broadblik]

Actually in most aircraft they have a canopy release, which rather than the canopy opening, it just comes off, standard in alot of civvy aircraft.

[broadblik]

As a glider pilot, one of the first things we get taught is how to bail out safely. You don't need an ejection seat, although one will certainly expeditite the process.

[cobaltjones]

yeah because it would be nice to not have a meeting with the vertical stab.

[SymonGredge2]

sounds like he's saying "sorry about that ONE" but the G's push 'ONE' back down his throat

[R1Kyle]

There is no "one" spoken there... It is just him grunting as a result of tensing his abdomen harder to control the blood flowing away from his upper body while pulling harder.

[Iamgoodongarageband]

Stop trying to sound smart

[cjracer1000]

he swears like ozzy! lol jk

[AtoZ0to9123456]

like the smooth britishness :L:L

keep up the tradition lad :P

[64Aggressor]

is that a parachute on his back?

[grako76]

no its his packed lunch i think

[Assaiki]

Most likely a vest that he doesn't drown. A parachute won't help if you're a few meters above the ground :-)

[skrape110]

no it is a parachute

they are required for any aerobatic type aircraft by law

it is not for a race-water crash, but rather for the uncertain types of disasters that could occur after take off and before/after the race itself

better safe than sorry

[fijifilms3]

haha wow, o well i couldnt do any better

[superfoncho2]

jajajaja.... LOL.. ^_^

[BlastedNation]

lol He's funny!

[drummerdude6485]

If that's cruising, then I better not watch him doing crazy stuff!

[alexjustalex1]

air race isnt crazy?

[drummerdude6485]

I know it's not. The flying part is though!

[Brewdison217]

Cursing* :P

[drummerdude6485]

that is what i meant. but i wrote that like 5 months ago!!!

[zaction]

I love these Brits. Even when they get pissed off they are proper. Wish I were that good at being angry. LOL

[Darkdorment]

even the best can have a off day :P