Airship Carvanning | Top Gear

[@MattNorrish]

I remember when he did this, ended up signing autographs in my village for an entire afternoon. Thanks James

[@fixt100]

Who doesnt love him though?

[@mrmr_zoomie]

Cheese

[@piedynasty]

@@mrmr_zoomie 🧀

[@dreadedland540]

@@piedynasty Cheese

[@bernardschmitt6389]

I find it funny how so many people in the comments “live” in that very village

[@chrisburn852]

"Just wondering if you have facilities for someone arriving by airship" Hahahahaha

[@gavinkemp7920]

erm are you a member of the campsite club ?

[@mylifeasmanta]

@@gavinkemp7920 caravan club

[@gavinkemp7920]

@@mylifeasmanta caravan usually stay in camp sites in europe

[@neoandstuff4396]

I would love to hear the story of this from the guy working at the park when he told the boss 😂

[@samthehikingman9484]

@@gavinkemp7920 In Britain caravans usually keep circling around in the air before being allocated a campsite space..

[@thefevasailor]

He actually crashed about half a mile from my grandparents house and apparently the whole village was there helping him out!

[@resadzz3843]

Wow! Amzing story bud!

[@ethank5681]

matt hill did he died?

[@DireShorts]

@@ethank5681 no

[@kalebbruwer]

@@ethank5681 yes

[@ryanlu6103]

so your granny's saw James may aka captain slow

[@Starman064]

“So honey, how was your day today?” “I escorted a flying campervan out of an airport”

[@adamchmielewski6162]

“How does that sound normal?”

[@tomgamer1755]

“Okay honey don’t worry you don’t have to tell us “

[@Kezajaws01904]

"I may be about to get a colossal aviation bollocking." - James May

[@S_P_A_C_E_DD]

Does anyone know what ended up happening to james or the bbc for this happening?

[@philipmunene3255]

@@S_P_A_C_E_DD Nothing, it was staged

[@Slarti]

Did you notice how there was another aircraft /drone/helicopter filming his blimp from above. That's a clue that it was staged.

[@andreash7688]

Slartibartfast i mean i could have been staged but just because May did not have any sort of control or clearances doesnt mean that the helicopter that filmed everything didnt have it, the heli was flying quite a bit higher and had to zoom in quite much so that tells us that it flew on the border to the controlled airspace

[@Slarti]

@@andreash7688 good points, I may see if there is any information available that explains what happened.

[@MASTERJJ1995]

James MayDay

[@SuperCompany007]

lol

[@soduno596]

MASTERJJ1995 Good one :-)

[@mk2bangz186]

JJGAMESTER I

[@Dazzletoad]

😂

[@vulcan6153]

lol

[@Usmodlover]

And that's why in the age of lighter than air travel, they had ground crew and ropes lol

[@danielmahon1589]

kind of sad this technology didn't stay afloat

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

@@danielmahon1589 It kinda went out with a bang.

[@MyKillerson]

@@itsonlyafleshwound9024 Underrated

[@fredsmith9714]

The US government had been looking into a hybrid airship in like 2015. They had planned to go ahead and purchase several but I'm not sure what happened because I heard about them for 2 or 3 years and then nothing. I think the future vertical lift program may have canceled the purchase. The airship was really cool and was supposed to be fuel efficient. Instead, it looks like they will purchase either a smaller, newer tiltrotor or a dual, coaxial rotor with push prop helicopter. While expensive they're far more practical

[@adamchmielewski6162]

@@danielmahon1589 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@RedCard94]

Legend has it that, to this day, James is still being dragged along and shouting "STOP!"

[@beachturkey7643]

Some say...

[@msmaria5039]

And he ended up in Japan.

[@Godxillaaa]

“This gearbox it just feels like shaking hands with a old friend” we all liked that

[@سریرارسولی]

Ye thats an expensive friend😆

[@kangarookicker6995]

a dead friend. they don't make them anymore because lamborghini's buyers are all lazy old ugly men.

[@ninetwoeight928]

Its a shame they've stopped making proper episodes of the Grand Tour. Love every single one of 'em.

[@play_sports_and_read_books]

Table321 well they will still make a show of the 3 of them together but not in the name of the grand tour. So it might be a new exciting experience or a disappointing one

[@aidan7089]

@@play_sports_and_read_books itll be the GT but it won't be in a tent, just specials, such as Mongolia or Africa

[@play_sports_and_read_books]

George George man this is even better. Those were the best parts of the grand tour. And the parts where they did custom cars like the ambulance ot the electric car

[@teunw6699]

Abd Palistine p

[@blackfire_x2964]

Yea i’ll miss conversation street

[@JWLZPLM]

I like how Hammond said that shifting the Lambo is like shaking hands with an old friend.

[@literalcarman6455]

It definetely looked like this

[@duncan_d0ugh]

I really enjoyed the pilot jargon

[@fishhisy]

Watch flying videos for more

[@lucasc5622]

@@fishhisy unfortunately, most of them have neither james may or a floating caravan

[@rendrix6826]

@@lucasc5622 Darn.

[@spacemonkeys4987]

Sounds like you’d like Airforceproud (providing you’re still around)

[@Zyrdalf]

Flight simulator! Welcome to steam edition

[@linkfan95]

GroundPound69

[@Jeagles]

‘We’ve just had a caravan with a balloon attached buzz the tower at 500kts

[@Zyrdalf]

Air control tower to police helicopter, we need you to intercept a hot air ballon caravan doing 500kts

[@linkfan95]

It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside knowing we're all on the same page.

[@zoeygonnago_e]

What did that airship say its call sign was? Air Force One. Of course...

[@MilesPrower1992]

I want to know how he got permission to fly that thing

[@burgersnchips]

MilesPrower1992 Because Top Gear

[@MM-vs2et]

@@burgersnchips No, May has a pilot's licence, I guess that's enough to fly one of those

[@noambelder5850]

James is a private pilot, they probably closed the airspace for the show that day

[@luminescentlion]

May does have a Pilots license and was flying for parts but the airport section was staged and there was a professional onboard for difficult maneuvers.

[@michaelkeeble1480]

Who Mr Bean lol

[@jacobbahr9316]

3:26 the air traffic controller refers to James' airship caravan as Golf Tango Oscar Papa Golf Golf = G (prefix for British registered aircraft) Tango Oscar Papa Golf = TOP G (Top Gear) Subtle Easter Egg there

[@i-dislike-handles]

Everybody gangsta til a biplane with two machine guns starts flying suspiciously close to him

[@cleverusername9369]

Might I ask if you're a Sabaton fan?

[@i-dislike-handles]

@@cleverusername9369 yes, I am

[@darioad9313]

@@i-dislike-handles lol of course

[@cleverusername9369]

@@i-dislike-handles HIGHER!

[@kusada3035]

@@cleverusername9369 KING OF THE SKY, HE'S FLYING TOO FAST AND HE'S FLYING TOO HIGH

[@cattleman6420012000]

I love this. Drifting into Norwich airport's airspace was quite something !!!!!!

[@ryanv1279]

Such a freaky situation to imagine yourself in! Frantically dodging fast moving planes

[@Cladcreeper]

How dare he tell the almighty KLM Cityhopper Fokker 100 to stay where it is lmao.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Cladcreeper Are you sure it's not a 70?

[@Cladcreeper]

@@TraustiGeir Nope. I can tell it's an F100 because it has 2 emergency overwing exits where as the F70 only has 1 overwing exit.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Cladcreeper Ah, gotcha. I just noticed the 100 is longer as well.

[@wkdravenna]

British Top gear is so much better then the American Knock off.. I say that as a proud american.

[@KookoCraft]

we do not care

[@doctorninetytwo3300]

remakes are never as good tbh

[@airsoftspeedrunner4524]

Here ye here ye

[@akllls617]

wkdravenna there’s an American top gear?

[@seanharvey1250]

Andi Sanchez yep and a Australian one too

[@bramsnz2539]

Anyone else impressed how well james talked with air traffic control

[@c63w204W]

He is a pilot, so he knows

[@tomcat9727]

@@c63w204W It is impressing though.

[@c63w204W]

@@tomcat9727 I think James' helicopter registration is even more impressive, G-OCOK

[@rogueuniversities6866]

The ATC was ridiculous though. Although James wasn't clear on what the emergency was, he clearly declared an emergency and stated he had no control. The ATC muppet then told him to somehow magically have control and avoid other traffic.

[@mantabond]

@@rogueuniversities6866 All ATCs seem like that; even in my country.

[@jackmcdonald8355]

4:48 "Golfpapagolf I will attempt to clear your airspace at this altitude, a police helicopter is not necessary golfpapagolf. Please don't call the police."

[@duckmaster4326]

G P G It’s the NATO phonetic alphabet

[@clutched77]

@@duckmaster4326 just shut up

[@DaMatchstick]

@@clutched77 no need to be an arse hole, he is just sharing a mildly interesting fact

[@clutched77]

@@DaMatchstick fuck off m8

[@clutched77]

@Kenta lmfao anime, kill me

[@saudsheikh9007]

I saw the caravan landing

[@yuriismywaifu203]

Like in real life? Did you get to meet the guys?

[@ObliviousMiner]

with a name like Django Fett, i wouldve thought you wouldnt be a racist

[@eliteexpression]

@@ObliviousMiner how is he a racist?

[@Ben.N]

ObliviousMiner with a name. Like that you wouldn't think I'd be oblivious to what you mean.

[@eclipsefox31show52]

Saud Sheikh did you really

[@LalainMashood]

“are you actually a member of the caravan club?” i dont know about james may but jay cartwright sure is

[@Sii6X]

Barely gets time to go there, busy playing for West Ham U13.

[@timfagan816]

"Nice crisps Mrs cartwright" "Yeah she opened the packet herself"

[@DieselthePilot]

“So what you’re telling me is you’re being blown around Britain?” This has no business being so funny

[@tomsonrk]

with this May Day has gotten an entirely new meaning

[@gavinabrahams5242]

Man these guys have done what most of us can dream of even if its crazy , stupid stuff what a adventure ! Who knew the Grand tour would still come

[@MissesWitch]

true comedy.. love that end scene where he's getting dragged along by the airship

[@nozyspy4967]

"Hello!" Are you ringing from the grave?" xD

[@tacticalant3841]

@6:39 LOL, understatement of the year! Love the British humor, all hell is breaking loose, life and limb is at eminent risk, and you down play it by saying “I may be going sideways slightly”. 🤣

[@marksolomon969]

Top Gear is a proud addition to the pantheon of brilliant British comedies like Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and Keeping up Appearances.

[@blockbreaker8839]

Don’t forget The Mighty Boosh

[@billbryson161]

Back when my licence fee was worth paying

[@lawdpleasehelpmeno]

Oi, Roight, you got a loicence for that opinion?

[@frooty6049]

Ben r/wooosh you melon

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

@@frooty6049 nope u r the melon

[@Ziporis]

Anyone else notice when James says "its going down" is actually from the episode of the channel crossing

[@jayswarrow1196]

There's mah man! Their soundmen actually known for theese kinda mischiefs.. It became down to levels of pathetic in the latter series, like the sound of w123 Mercedes stalling in the 'feed the world' episode, was the same "generic" sound, everyone heard in the 70's movies. -I also noticed some enhanced soundtrack.. -Neeeeeeuu, we never do that! (c) Scirocco commercial episode

[@Ziporis]

@@jayswarrow1196 Yeah no doubt, still entertaining though lol

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Wow how did you notice that

[@michaelramsey82]

Thanks, I never noticed that before and now I can't unhear it

[@perspii2808]

This has to be one of the funniest top gear segments

[@cuidadocomomatheus]

0:08 I thought i could smell it, but was just my house on fire

[@D4RKDJBJ]

HAMMOND CAN BARELY SEE OVER THE DASH

[@hughstark4882]

It would be so funny being in an airport and seeing a caravan in the sky's fly past you

[@ryanhickey4011]

lol I just had a grand tour ad on this video

[@stibba4286]

"and here we are in the village of...here" lol

[@Mr_King_D]

6:29 “It’s going down… nooo!!!”😂😂😂

[@MrFlamesFan12]

Ahhh, the great moments of Top Gear.

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

I can't believe that the Royal Air Force wasn't called when James got close to Norwich Airport I believe it was!! This was hilarious, just imagine if Jeremy were piloting the blimp!!!!! He'd have been yelling POWER come on POWER!!!!!

[@LiveVocal]

Iv watched top gear so many times I’m in 2020 still watching eps over and over again lol

[@ultrajd]

"You're being blown around Britain." I dont know why but I always giggle at that.

[@denniskalter8554]

Haha I am a flight attendant at KLM Cityhopper (the blue airplane he was flying over) and I flew to Norwich a couple of times. I can only imagine what it would be like sitting on my crew seat watching out the window and suddenly seeing this airship caravan flying right over my plane😂

[@markb8467]

This is one of the funniest segments in the whole of top gear, I’m amazed James didn’t get a colossal aviation bollocking

[@robert57097]

"Oh bloody hell, STOP!" LOL

[@Coldbreezed]

Hey Robert 6 years later

[@injeolmi6]

@@Coldbreezed Not Robert, but I hope to say hey to you in six more years!

[@sand-7938]

When he was going sideways, I was laughing so much :))

[@Breakfast__Burrito]

5:03 *James hovering 15ft over runway* Send in the helicopter!

[@northdkt7088]

6:36 'I maybe going sideways slightly' I lost it when he said that while swaying violently scraping the ground all along xD

[@charliep04]

3:00 That’s actually Sandy Heath Transmitter which broadcasts Top Gear to TVs across Bedfordshire

[@antoy384]

You know the stern voice from Air Crash Investigation? I’ve seen enough Mayday episodes yo know that the presenter would burst out laughing if he had to cover a James May crash.

[@moralester]

Top Gear needs a "Behind the Scenes" more than any other show or movie lol. I have so many questions about the James May Airship story

[@alexandergunn5143]

1:55 Do me a favour, and break my nose

[@riowarner0617]

was looking for this and do me a favour and stop asking questions

[@harrynoke6458]

Instantly,recognised it, what a crossover haha

[@WojtekW80]

N126 - The Legend of polish caravaning :)

[@MODERNFLEX]

Noooooo, stay where you are man😂😂 this was so funny

[@Jonny94669]

They filmed the crash just down the road from where I lived. Clarkson and Hammond were driving around talking to people in the village for most of the day

[@WinstonSmith685]

They need to add the Hindenburg, the USS Akron and the R101 to the new Flight Simulator. Those things were deathtraps but by god they were utterly majestic.

[@kpb811]

“Kids playing Flight Simulators and messing about” Movie NOW IN COLOUR

[@rogehmarbi]

They just need a completely rubbish ATC eating the microphone to make it complete

[@taiming71]

Truly one of the greatest shows ever!

[@arifkamal6870]

When James may says it's time for aviation bollocking you know it's gonna last an eternity

[@lightsaberlordp373]

James: Golf Papa Golf, please don't call the police!!! 😅😅😅😅

[@picobyte]

James,you may do anything but stall A dutch plane.

[@jroc2201]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen

[@Poisonofmemory]

4:00 did the controller say right-left?

[@jasontzimas7861]

+TheNigerianTiger he was referring to the direction of the incoming aircraft ( from left to right)

[@joedavies7691]

The were coming from both sides

[@Slemoster]

From right to left, indicating direction of travel of incoming aircraft.

[@bondi2194]

James May: *has a fear of a heights* Also James: *has pilot’s license*

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

That’s when James accidentally went into the airspace of Norwich airport

[@marcuspenn9282]

I live in that village richard drives through its quite nice

[@T25de]

57 people were delayed in the airport by that

[@manfredvonrichthofen5501]

These lads are absolute legends

[@TheGriphon]

James, did you lost your Pilot-license with this ?? ^^

[@luminescentlion]

it was staged with a professional in all aircraft involved

[@luminescentlion]

@Roger Dodger I know that, but he's not a professional airship pilot and was not flying during the encounter.

[@xanpenguin754]

@@luminescentlion They aren't that hard to get once you have your privates. Plus there was a profesional PIC.

[@luminescentlion]

@@xanpenguin754 That's not my point, I was just saying James was not the one flying in that scene and the entire thing was staged.

[@xanpenguin754]

@@luminescentlion umm I replied to the wrong comment. Whoops

[@alexnadeau22]

smooth landing, textbook perfect

[@dameanz]

anyone notice the gear leaver moving back and forth as he accelerates and idles? is that normal? at around the 50 second mark

[@Kushothe]

11 months later, i have came to answer your question. Yes, it's normal.

[@xDarkPrototypex]

Kushothe 3 months later, I have *come* to correct your grammar.

[@townsey5612]

Yes sir. The gear linkage is after all connected to the gears!

[@mercedesbenzformula1]

This looks like a lot of fun

[@first-offfinally9941]

welcome to England, at least its not Florida

[@WarhammerWings]

Lmao at "I may be about to get a colossal aviation bollocking!"

[@MB-ey6vv]

How the cocking nora did I miss this!

[@MentePerturbadora]

the best tv show EVER TOP GEAR......and Finally HD reached Top gear XD

[@antonik2674]

I was on that KLM flight...

[@mdgfb05]

what was your pilot doing on a closed runway then?

[@ylf_nac_i]

@@mdgfb05 could be converted to a taxiway tbh

[@ylf_nac_i]

@@mdgfb05 most of heathrow is dead runways

[@TheAtomicANetwork]

Highly doubt that, since the aircraft was rented for the day. and carried no passengers at that moment, at 5:14 you can also see the same KLM Cityhopper being parked.

[@mcmew3427]

This was the first episode of the show I ever watched. Needless to say...got hooked immediately. Been a fan of these brilliant bozos ever since!

[@isabella2472]

When you know someone who saw the police helicopter circling may... he’s lucky they weren’t too NFN!

[@AwesomesMan]

Man that Gallardo looks nicer than any I've seen. It actually makes the car look not ugly.

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Does anyone know if the airport part was genuine? Either way it was damn entertaining.

[@dash8brj]

Terrain Terrain! Pull Up Pull Up! oh, he can't hahaha poor James :)

[@Baba_Yaga_87]

I live near where he landed. I saw it

[@mikekean8344]

WHAT A NORBERT.😁

[@Heep_Purple]

All three of them are better off without HD.

[@nespokesman]

That guy James May has got some balls........ I've done some stupid shit in my time but man, this is royalty.

[@deanhannon8447]

they do a lot of things with caravans dont they

[@tennisguy96]

thankyou for the HD upload!!

[@mattd6931]

***** Quote: *All I'm saying, is British TopGear is so successful it doesn't deserve to have a UK stuck on the end of its name.* And yet, you writing "British Top Gear" does exactly the same thing as putting the UK after it - it identifies a specific series (the original) from all of the spin-offs.

[@ebl36]

can you imagine looking out the window of your Flybe window on the way to Ibiza and discover James May in an airship floating past?

[@Brecconable]

How did he lose control of an airship and drift into Norwich ATC airspace?

[@brundonsmith3830]

+Brecconable because he's Captain Sense-Of-Direction

[@mindlessgonzo]

+Brecconable Because blimps don't steer well.

[@panosa2502]

Because it is in the script. He pretends to be captain clueless so as per the scenario he has to drift away to somewhere where there is supposed danger. Also back at the time this was projected, there was still some talk of reviving the airship technology with modern versions but of course there were numerous and highly powerful interests against that, hence it is not at all accidental they were given this scenario to do, i.e. creating a ridiculous airship (not really an airship but a hot-air-balloon) with a caravan strapped, piloted by Captain Slow and heading into an airport.

[@toniopotonio3925]

Panos A thanks for ruining the joke

[@panosa2502]

+Tonio Potonio I still like it as a joke, yet I know there is also an underlying reality behind some of the most popular television shows.Now in this occasion one may claim that there is not necessarily any clear propaganda, yet in the case of the Tesla Roadster - what was back then the world's most advanced electric car - it is clear-cut that the "petrolhead" TG team hated the idea of an electic car that put to shame their best gasoline ones in acceleration and thus resolved to defame the car in the most digusting way, i.e. faking failures.

[@Muserings]

..... captain slow couldn't even beat the gentle breeze :-) You can see the stig's pants searching for love if you go to "Top Gear - pants on holiday" or press muserings above.

[@Aarminmusic]

Legend says hes still being draged by that zeplin

[@kevinprior3549]

This was so floored

[@klanny22]

Anyone know the music at 3:20 and 4:30?

[@niallwoods1724]

Kieran Lancaster kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpzNpp-dn7-EsLM, or can look up “bad company 2 chase music”

[@grahamiasmort2663]

The reply won't load for me, does anyone know what the music is?

[@sLHakon]

James is the king of caravans!

[@JustAGuyProduction]

"Oh the humanity!" #zeppelinadventure

[@ericwps]

as you lower the clutch pedal, the level will always shake a bit as the transmission gears lock more firmly together than they were when the clutch was half in

[@cadenashworth1753]

Jesus loves you all so much!!🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@m812395350]

Love this episode