A REAL LOOK inside the F1 race FLYOVER

This was filmed during the rehearsal of the 2024 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix flyover.
I want to thank Gulf Air, the Bahrain International Circuit and everyone else involved in helping to make this happen.
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[@ucaerospace8553]

That's a great caption pilot there. Immediately gave credit to the crew instead of himself.

[@leme3503]

No such thing as a 'captain pilot', it's just 'captain'. (quoting 74 Gear) Then again I now read that you wrote 'captiOn pilot' so maybe I'll just leave this entirely...

[@gerpie392]

​@@leme3503dont take life so serious

[@spotsrl5944]

​@@leme3503🤓 jfc

[@tripwire3992]

@@leme3503yes leave the typo. Dont be a prick :)))

[@SeekingSaudades]

I realize this is the wrong thing to take away from the video, but the cabin of that Gulf Air 787 looks incredible. Thanks for sharing such a unique experience with us!

[@Donuts_random_stuff]

As an avgeek ill tell you that’s the best thing to take away from this video 😂

[@RichardinNC1]

Most US fly-overs are military jets, especially when close to military holidays. But I have to say flying a 787 like that, and riding in it, is unique.

[@cpcxgsr]

well Gulf Air is owned by the government of Bahrain. So Bahrain can do whatever they want.

[@BaxterretxaB]

I’ve done a flyover like this in a private jet carrying last year’s champion for a particular race. Won’t disclose who or where though for reasons but it was badass.

[@michaelbauer8778]

F1 does no longer allow military fly overs. So “commercial”, in the Arab states obviously all state owned, airlines do this job (:

[@blackness.]

max?@@BaxterretxaB

[@ocscmike]

I would imagine the number of people who have ever been on a 787 while "Bank Angle, Bank Angle" blares out from GPWS is a very short list. Amazing video Michael!

[@Harrison-hg2vs]

True but I’ve been on an a380 that had bank angle blare out

[@jennyius]

Ex Gulf Air cabin crew here!! Thanks for making this video...as crew we have seen the sea and island 1000s of times coming home to Bahrain after days of flying and work...but they didn't have the race track when I left...so yay, thanks for this awesome video...

[@aquagamer1212]

Hearing the dashboard go “BANKING, BANKING” was….i can’t truly describe it to be honest haha. It’s wild 💕

[@timothyjohns3561]

Bank Angle is what the aircraft is "yelling" at the pilots... ie: WTF are you guys doing !!! :D

[@tuskeddragon9147]

Bank Angle* hazardous turining angle

[@filmingle6227]

Dashboard r/hmmmmmm

[@shadowamazon]

Now I know how my MSFS passengers feel about my flying.

[@Harrison-hg2vs]

Lol same

[@heatherlforrester]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!! I don't know how you managed to score that, Mike, but that's a POV that NOBODY gets. Thank you!!!

[@moofey]

Man those guys are legends. To be able to pull that off at that angle, speed and altitude? Incredible. Steep enough angle that it trips the "bank angle" warning. What a way to start the F1 season though.

[@TheRickRatedShow]

What? No Barrel Roll??? (See: Tex Johnston demo the Boeing 707/Dash-80) 🤣 But seriously, that is pretty darned awesome! Gotta love the Dreamliner!

[@ratkinzluver33]

This is incredible. It’s hard to imagine staying calm while hearing BANK ANGLE BANK ANGLE and GWPS warnings. Amazing view.

[@charinacupcake3436]

OMG! My husband and I watched the race yesterday and thought it must be incredible to see the track from that flyover. Today here you are in my KZbin feed, living the dream. Thanks so much for making it happen and taking us along on this journey. This brought us pure joy!

[@marijuanas]

Woah nice, just managed to refresh at the right time! You always go to some awesome places, thanks for taking us along!!

[@DownieLive]

My pleasure!

[@menevermind2612]

OMG. Thank you for taking us on the great adventures. Your amazing. And I love that o can truly feel your excitement. Wow.

[@PokeGamer025]

“Boeing 787 widebody” shows A320 narrowbody

[@jonmurphy2564]

yes, but actual plane as he drives up is a 787

[@Robee131]

Flight GF9787 (BAH/BAH). B789 reg. A9C-FB wearing 70th Anniversary / Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix stickers.

[@brianbeach3024]

I’m against clapping when landing… except in this one, very specific case. Well performed maneuver by the crew, and what a unique experience!

[@jessiebullock]

Great job with the logistics on this one. I can’t even imagine where to start to try and get something like this put together. Excellent work! I loved the video!

[@rickdownie1908]

Wow Mike, awesome, remarkable and you were there! I hope all your viewers appreciate the very special acccess you had.

[@Christian.Pierson]

Just discovered you and watched your video from last year before this. I really enjoyed your content and hope to continue to. What an incredible experience you got to share with us!

[@DownieLive]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Amm17ar]

Been watching him for a while, genuine human being with a kind heart and amazing content. I recommend him to everyone I know. Plus being an F1 fan, just makes the recent race-inspired content that much more perfect lol. Glad to have you along for the ride!

[@merrileeheard3889]

Mike is FANTASTIC! I've been watching for a few years, and he ALWAYS has interesting content plus, he's so genuine😊

[@John_Fugazzi]

What a great surprise !

[@wonjoomin]

Perfect timing, six hours before the start of the first GP of 2024! Hope you get to enjoy the race and look forward to more F1 content!!

[@DownieLive]

LET’S GOOOO!

[@louisebrislane6607]

Well I am so glad to do it via my computer screen as I don't think I would have handled it as well as you did, especially after what the pilot said!!

[@italiana626sc]

What an amazing experience!! Thanks for letting us be there with you!!

[@Amm17ar]

Just keeps on setting the bar higher and higher haha! Hopefully we get a good Mercedes finish tomorrow! I love your constant search for amazing experiences. I know all of us appreciate all the work you do to bring us content like this! Thanks Downie!

[@DownieLive]

Thank you so much!

[@itsnotme07]

Now THAT is some cool stuff and connections there!! Laughed at all the alarms going off in the cockpit during that 500 ft banked turn. Every sensor on the plane yelling at the pilot.

[@gorthaur1231]

I think my favourite thing about Mikes channel is that he sees a thing I would be like "I wonder what that's like" and then he does it. Some real vicarious living going on here. Awesome stuff.

[@DownieLive]

That is exactly how I think!

[@BluestreakAviation]

What an incredible opportunity! Thanks for takin us with ya!

[@DownieLive]

Any time!

[@musingwithreba9667]

Wow! How the heck did you manage to pull that one off? 😳 Holy jumpin! That was amazing

[@DownieLive]

🤷🏼‍♂️😅

[@OutlierConcepts]

It definitely involved saying "Please"

[@musingwithreba9667]

@@OutlierConcepts 🤣🤣

[@pattir9591]

What an experience! Incredible! Thank you for that quick behind the scenes look at the flyover. Kudos to the pilots too!

[@varaderoafull]

The logistics behind that is crazy

[@HausFit]

You are so damn lucky to go again! Now your a veteran! Last year vs this year comparison video?

[@DownieLive]

Coming up!

[@georgeattala7640]

Wow!!! That was bad ass!!!!! Thanks for taking us along!! ❤❤❤

[@jisenstadt1]

That was so cool. Thank You for taking us along. 😊

[@iamcoreilly]

So great they let you go along on practice run. How fun! I'm sure, if you looked, there was a barf bag inn the sesatback pocket! HAHA I would have loved it. So cool.

[@user-fw8qy5ef5j]

As an aviation geek myself, I think it is so cool to fly at low at altitudes

[@heidimarie1198]

I am epically jealous !!! Planes and F1. All you need is a train and you have an episode called " Trains, Plane and Automobiles " !!!

[@MattNav]

What could be better than combining F1 with aviation and crazy unique experiences! Awesome job Mike, so cool 😎

[@DownieLive]

Couldn't agree more!

[@saltinochang]

Its so crazy you've managed to do this.

[@DownieLive]

Honestly, it's SO CRAZY!

[@KeeksAU]

That was great, thanks Mike!

[@tompsu9536]

Have you ever been videoed by an F1 driver? Well, now you have by VB!

[@DownieLive]

Hahaha! I guess so!

[@fourthnebula9195]

The Bank Angle warnings are giving me anxiety lol.

[@longhaulcaptain9474]

Incredible experience.

[@xRicCi]

Wow! Hope to see you in Montreal this year!

[@Supakoopaparatroopa]

AMAZING!! I’m so in love with F1 right now - I’m so happy we get to see these kinds of experiences through you!! A total treat! You taking in other F1 stops? I hope so - I’m here for all of it!!!

[@andywillis2650]

Wow Mikie, just wow !! That is all :)

[@deloresthomas5624]

Mike this video was truly awesome!!! Thank you so much.

[@DownieLive]

Very welcome!

[@rikkiechambers4959]

Really remarkable 😮 what a fascinating trip this has been .

[@CindyGerend]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 WOW, huge thank you!!! Getting to video that ride, took work, be proud Mike, we’ll done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Nazar.Abubaker]

Next year - Race Day!

[@MannySMG]

Incredibly weird that I found your channel from going through the standedge tunnel in my home town and now your doing this 🤣 Great video as always fella

[@braxtoncarroll5133]

Really appreciate the effort you and your team put into making this happen. Really cool experience, awesome to see it being the scenes!

[@Carbonated_13]

That was AWESOME

[@stevenstrassberg3776]

Yea, I definitely would have thrown up. That was pretty sick,pun intended.

[@Danioo552]

This needs to deserve more views because this is super wonderful and super interesting to watch!

[@nicolepeters6660]

Awsome!! I watched it go over before the race so that was a real treat, thank you ❤

[@bradyaldous2847]

Wow! Just WOW

[@mastanick]

Hell yea that fly over made me rock hard!

[@MrLittlegeorge1004]

Please keep the great works going! Good luck in HKG too! 👍🏻

[@DownieLive]

Thank you! Will do!

[@JimmyFremgen]

Lights out is in 6 hours and this is exactly the hype vid I needed.

[@mandarbivalkar9881]

wow that was really unexpected great video, as always mr.downie and F1 is a treat!

[@DownieLive]

The best!

[@lynfl9814]

Wow! What an honor to be given the privilege to fly on this plane for the trial run for this event. That had to be an awesome feeling to experience in a commercial jet that you would never want to experience if you fly on a commercial airline because in that case it would not be good thing whatsoever. That was really cool, Mike. Thanks again for taking us along on your incredible journey. Hats off to these three talented pilots.

[@get2dachoppa249]

0:34 Downie... That's an Airbus A320. Its almost the exact opposite of an 787. The only 787 in that shot is the outer right wing of the one that you are sitting in, lol. Glad you had that opportunity. I'm on the fence about F1 this year, high chance its going to be a repeat of last season, so I might follow my NYYankees & Mets this year.

[@marlenemacfarlane6199]

That was amazing

[@DeborahAiles]

I've been in a helicopter over Kauai and we banked over the ocean! It was AWESOME! You can't be afraid to fly. LOL Stay safe!

[@BilltheTulaneGuy]

Incredible

[@BilltheTulaneGuy]

This will have millions of views. #perfectperspective

[@kevinwells4986]

Such a great post!!!!!!

[@Sim0nTrains]

That was a epic view if the race track, great video

[@Noah_The_Magician]

NICE!!! man i really do enjoying your videos. ❤❤❤

[@DownieLive]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Noah_The_Magician]

@@DownieLive it was so brilliant watching the plane going around the race track and doing the sharp turns❤️ it was also funny how you said we don’t have to wait for others to exit the plane. Next second. “Excuse me” “sorry” 😂

[@DownieLive]

@Noah_The_Magician I guess it was a force of habit 😂

[@Noah_The_Magician]

@@DownieLive 😭😂

[@fiwalker6690]

Just love your content your awesome. Loved this cheers from NewZealand

[@DownieLive]

Thanks so much!

[@sdbelland]

That was great! Thank you 😊

[@DownieLive]

You're so welcome!

[@patriciafuchs5970]

This was nuts

[@aczi.]

always been one of my favorite parts as an avgeek

[@paulchappell]

Beyond cool!

[@nobillclinton]

Very kewl. you never cease to amaze. original and exciting. Godspeed Downie.

[@cardiac19]

That was ONE hell of an awesome experience man! Cudos for getting this set up.

[@101jtag]

Sweet ! A long time ago i assisted the GF pilots by providing google earth overlay of their path for the flyby, so they had some visual reference points (the landscape goes by pretty fast in one of these : a blink to the instruments and a couple miles hv passed underneath). Great stuff. Go Gulfy !!

[@kellybryson7754]

Very interesting. Made me tear up for some reason. You get to do some amazing stuff, Mike.

[@bobtuckey2409]

That was awesome Mike! I can’t imagine how you managed to get on that plane. 😊

[@DaniMacYo]

This video was awesome. And those pilots are awesome dudes. Thanks Michael for getting this video together. Many of us won’t get to see this behind the scenes stuff so this is real cool to see how it’s done. ✈️🇧🇭🏎️🏁

[@buckeyesniderm]

Not a big F1 fan but I watch this live on ESPN. My first thought was … Wow, in the USA we have military aircraft fly over after the national anthem; in the Gulf they have luxury commercial aircraft fly over!!!! How cool is that?!?!

[@BotFansUnited]

Love this!

[@LennartIsHere]

The view was stunning, loved it

[@annabellehicks578]

Fantastic! You are very blessed to have such an incredible experience and I am grateful you shared this unique view. Thank you!❤

[@DownieLive]

Thank you very much!

[@sheilaathay2034]

Very fun! Thanks for the treat!🍭

[@summercarrot]

Wow! Nice job. Hope you enjoyed the race.

[@jacobrich7785]

You show us the absolute coolest stuff!!

[@rolandfromearth]

Thats awesome! This time we watched from below. 😄

[@asphelite]

Id like to thank you for your efforts to making this possible

[@thewolfethatcould8878]

I am blown away by your adventures Mike!!!

[@Jon.g87]

Dude you're killing it

[@donut_iii5289]

yoooo thats so sick

[@redhenpics]

That was incredible Michael, thank you! You have amazing connections, love your adventures👍

[@DownieLive]

My pleasure!

[@BalsamicPork]

Well, I’ve been dreaming to attend an F1 event. What a cool experience.

[@SwissooI]

"BANK ANGLE BANK ANGLE"

That was excellent, thanks for doing this video, very well done, and brilliant to watch.

[@TubeJonny]

Amazing.

[@OutlierConcepts]

I like that everything at that circuit is somehow compact yet open. All the seating and team buildings are all in the same place but nothing feels crowded. Defo gives a unique view from the air.

[@baloolamo1725]

Nice appetizer for whats to come.

[@hadleywooten3689]

I was waving to you when you came on the screen! Awesome experience!!!!

[@rikspector]

Mike, Thank you for arranging this awesome flight and my sincere thanks to those great pilots who shared this with all of us! Cheers, Rik Spector