Thanks so much to The Red Arrows and Starrship for making this happen!
@tommyrichards15896 жыл бұрын
Matt and Tom oh did starship have some input in making this happen? 😂
@theminecraftNinja1526 жыл бұрын
Matt and Tom the US equivalent is the blue angels
@SeanBZA6 жыл бұрын
South Africa Silver Falcons.
@PointBlank656 жыл бұрын
mr_kruchten We have 2 groups, the Blue Angles are navy with F-18's and the Thunderbirds are the Air Force with F-16.
@variancewithin6 жыл бұрын
Matt and Tom when did you start snapping a lot?
@hotelmario5106 жыл бұрын
"If you see your pilot leave the plane, you should follow." That is such a quaintly British way of putting it. Brings to mind Protect and Survive films.
@kylosalvesen6 жыл бұрын
It's like the "I am a bomb disposal technician. If you see me running, try to keep up" t-shirt, only for pilots!
@akshaypatel92855 жыл бұрын
You get told if you do an air experience flight with the air training corps if your pilot goes unconscious you have to physically open the canopy open seat belt and jump off the edge of the wing so...
@MrTarmonbarry4 жыл бұрын
Aparantly there was a civilian who was given a flight for some reason , not straped in tight enough and during a manouver got lifted in his seat , he reached down and grabbed something to pull himself beck down . Yes , the ejector seat handle , wooooosh
@theghosthd10064 жыл бұрын
david thomas it was with the french air force
@iAmTheSquidThing6 жыл бұрын
I feel like we're witnessing Tom's gradual transformation into an adrenaline junkie.
@sophiemunt88264 жыл бұрын
Most extreme way to turn into an adrenaline junkie XD
@senza45914 жыл бұрын
Gradual?
@waterhail77553 жыл бұрын
Question is when will the meth phase start
@jacobbass64373 жыл бұрын
His new channel is that so far!
@clairemckinley6912 жыл бұрын
Happy to report from 2022 that Tom is a certified roller coaster enthusiast now!! Transformation complete
@Tmhlink6 жыл бұрын
To keep with your color/colour theme, Matt should fly with the US Navy's blue angels.
@oliverwalters95336 жыл бұрын
Tom Link true
@alyssashih28956 жыл бұрын
Aye Blue Angels 👍🏼
@NotesfromtheBenchRWDP6 жыл бұрын
It's colour ;)
@cybergeek112356 жыл бұрын
@@NotesfromtheBenchRWDP nah, we changed it to "color" back in 1776, when we kicked u out ;)
@thomaszinser87145 жыл бұрын
@@cybergeek11235 1806, actually. Also, the US declared independence in 1776, but certainly didn't have Britain kicked out at that point.
@nad129856 жыл бұрын
Next video: "And this is the time I went into space and didn't bring Matt."
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
Matt is far more likely to apply when ESA next open for astronaut candidate applications.
@jetseekers4 жыл бұрын
I think Matt would throttle him if that happened. Like a loving mate, but throttling none the less.
@Vousie4 жыл бұрын
You mean the Zero-G plane that Tom *actually* did go on & didn't bring Matt? 😂🤣
@North_West1 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkjaMatt ‘s size dimensions would likely disqualify him. His a tall guy.
@wea11176 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else starting to get the feeling that various governments are starting to try and one up eachother using Tom Scott videos?
@fizyk11016 жыл бұрын
And hence, 25 years after the end of the cold war, the Tom Scott wars began to shake the nations.
@clockworkkirlia74755 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a fantastic military/spy thriller. Tom Scott: Weapon of War.
@quadc00144 жыл бұрын
this is the new kind of war no guns, violence or politics just who can find the best way to one up each other
@kwibloupthesomething3 жыл бұрын
UK's already won, Tom lives there
@ProminentCorpse3 жыл бұрын
Not for long, the Americans aren't against kidnapping
@houdin654jeff6 жыл бұрын
Adam Savage had the opportunity to be a passenger with the Blue Angels (the US Navy's flight demonstration team who use F/A-18 Hornets) while filming Mythbusters. He did not wear pressure pants so he had to learn clenching, vomited multiple times due to his motion sickness, passed out briefly on camera during a high-G maneuver, and still maintains it was one of the greatest experiences of his life and he'd do it again in a heart beat. So jealous of both of you for this... you lucky bastard. :)
@BlackSlimShady4 жыл бұрын
@@Gigi-cz8sr Pressure pants somehow cause unintended movement?
@Vousie4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackSlimShady Yes, because they inflate, pushing your legs a bit. Maybe it's just enough to move the controls a millimeter or so, which could be enough to cause problems if you're extremely close to other planes.
@em__14 жыл бұрын
What are pressure pants? Those are inflating trousers
@hazeltree77383 жыл бұрын
@@em__1 Okay so- I'm guessing this isn't serious, but I'm autistic so I really can't tell, so Pressure pants apply pressure to your legs to help nullify the effect of g-force when you fly so you don't have to stress as much
@alicecold6 жыл бұрын
"It was never my dream, because a dream is something that could happen" is a weirdly inspirational quote :D
@trippydrew84926 жыл бұрын
Words can't comprehend the amount of jealousy I feel. The Red Arrows are legendary.
@tommyrichards15896 жыл бұрын
DrewPeacock69 TrippyDrew69 when I saw his Instagram post, I was so jealous. And you can tell who wrote the description?
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the description and the pinned comment were definitely not written by the same person.
@jruonti6 жыл бұрын
You were invited to the red arrows. I think we can all agree without a doubt that "you have made it". You are no longer just a random youtuber.
@ArgoIo6 жыл бұрын
He's more like a modern adventurer by now.
@VivienneGucwa6 жыл бұрын
Ok, who is going to make a montage of Tom Scott slo-mo walking around in various ridiculously epic circumstances?
@Xapper06 жыл бұрын
Slo-mo 'one take' montages.
@MrHSX6 жыл бұрын
With some badass music of course
@peachierose33562 жыл бұрын
cues youtube poop
@Xiroxys4 жыл бұрын
"If you see the pilot leave the plane, you should follow." That one got me
@WaveWarrior986 жыл бұрын
Here in america we have the Blue Angels, famous for flying so low that once, they chopped the top of a tree off. In my yard... Bloody bastards. Glad you got to do this Tom.
@Blockio19994 жыл бұрын
Tell more
@brendancross27674 жыл бұрын
And here in canada, we have the snowbirds They use trainer planes, so they're not as fast as the blue angels (not sure about the arrows) and I honestly prefer them, because you can actually see what they're doing for longer
@TheHollowBodiesBand4 жыл бұрын
Here in Mexico we have some pretty kites we fly every once in a while
@Khronogi4 жыл бұрын
I've seen blue angels, thunderbirds, and snowbirds. All pretty lit.
@flixusflexus4 жыл бұрын
and here in Germany we have, if we are lucky planes
@keepXonXrockin6 жыл бұрын
"not all of you will exit the plane" - well put.
@hamnavoeper6 жыл бұрын
"I'm never going to get to do this again" says Tom. *2 weeks later* Um, hi, Tom? we didn't get the right shots, can you come and do it again?
@tommyrichards15896 жыл бұрын
When I watched the video I couldn't stop humming "High way to the danger zone"
@eken816 жыл бұрын
ThompsonJohnson I started to whistle the Top Gun Theme, seconds before the slow walk.
@Tomikos9956 жыл бұрын
Wtf, I turned on the radio just after reading this comment and danger zone was playing.
@empdisaster104 жыл бұрын
"Everyone has to turn away in the one in a million chance I might detonate" Is a terrifying statement to have to say
@Shadow819896 жыл бұрын
Whenever Tom gets to do something special, I keep thinking that that's it, that's the limit of how cool stuff he gets to do. And every single time, just a few weeks or months later, he gets to do something WAY more special! ...and does an absolutely brilliant, informative and fun video about it.
@OrigamiMarie6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the other day that if rides to orbit (or even higher) get down to the $20K range while Tom is still a popular KZbinr, he's going to get invited on one.
@clockworkkirlia74755 жыл бұрын
@@OrigamiMarie That is *incredibly* true and I can't wait.
@treborely6 жыл бұрын
Toms acting like he has a crush on the red arrows :)
@Howtard6 жыл бұрын
You don't?
@lachlanbrowse69396 жыл бұрын
treborely I’m presuming your not British then
@GryphLane5 жыл бұрын
You say that like it's a bad thing?
@Sergeantmajormario4 жыл бұрын
Future Tom: And that was the happiest day of my life! Tom Jr.: What about when I was born? Tom: Not even close!
@LeonardChurch336 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine the sentiment about the Red Arrows in the UK is very similar to that of around the Blue Angels in the US. You're right when you say that an average person going for a "ride along" is not a dream, it is an outright impossibility. I'm jealous beyond words that you got to do this.
@joshrogan45256 жыл бұрын
"Don't pull that unless you really have to pull it" *Points at crotch*
@torgranaelАй бұрын
In fairness, if you know your number's up, you may as well.
@redmeansstopftw6 жыл бұрын
“It nearly didn’t happen” seems to be a recurring theme in the big cool things Tom gets to do...
@STARRSHIP6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Lovely to see you still so happy 😀 The name badge was organized by Flight Lieutenant Marcus Ramsden!
@jamesyeoman7946 жыл бұрын
Is there going to be any footage from Tom and/or including Tom on the channel any time soon?
@STARRSHIP6 жыл бұрын
Yep - we're filming another 2 or 3 videos with him in the next two weeks :)
@jamesyeoman7946 жыл бұрын
STARRSHIP Nice. I'm glad that there are STEM project galore nowadays. I just wish it was like that about 10 years ago when I was in year 3/4 because it could have had a lot more impact on not just me, but the entire generation.
@STARRSHIP6 жыл бұрын
Completely agree!
@STARRSHIP6 жыл бұрын
There is now! :)
@SteelSkin6676 жыл бұрын
Maybe Matt would fit in one of the Patrouille De France's planes. Plus, they are _blue_ .
@MrSupful6 жыл бұрын
Water "soaking" into a waterproof jacket either means it needs to be washed, or it's lost the exterior hydrophobic coating (like DWR). Either way, water still won't soak all the way through it.
@pegleg29594 жыл бұрын
Oh thats good to know. Cheers
@PotaJoe4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: That one bird: *[TWEETING INTENSIFIES]*
@pokemaniacqolem64954 жыл бұрын
This is so wholesome to see Tom as "Tom" instead of "Tom Scott"... like, I appreciate all the content from Tom Scott, but Tom is just so fun to see :D
@Vousie7 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. I actually kinda feel like even the actual flight video he did would've actually be even more enjoyable if he just paused the script for a bit and just enjoyed the flight. I'd have loved to see him do that. Him being in this amazing plane and just basically having to ignore the amazing experience in order to get the script out was a bit annoying.
@diarya55736 жыл бұрын
Tom is such a kid..... so cute.
@danielpetersen83606 жыл бұрын
At this rate it's pretty safe to say Tom is going to space at some point.
@philipwhiuk6 жыл бұрын
"I want to do it again" So in other words: "Red 5 Standing By"?
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
Philip Whitehouse Red 5 is Flight Lieutenant Dan Lowes, according to their website. “Red 11 [the lowest number not currently assigned to anybody] standing by”?
@historymysteries41345 жыл бұрын
Nillie It’s a reference to Star Wars: A New Hope
@megadynamite6 жыл бұрын
The Blue Angels should invite just Matt so we're left with Tom arguing for the Red Arrow and Matt arguing for them.
@ShroudedWolf514 жыл бұрын
Why are the angels being asphyxiated?
@sophiew7576 жыл бұрын
Tom can I just say I am astounded by your professional ability - casually delivering a script to the camera during a once-in-a-lifetime experience where most people would simply be quietly squealing!
@MaraK_dialmformara6 жыл бұрын
You look good in a flight suit, and I'm impressed that you had the intestinal fortitude to actually do this thing. (I suspect I never could.)
@sgnosymfoemos4 жыл бұрын
Does that come after intestinal thirtynineitude?
@KusaneHexaku4 жыл бұрын
@@sgnosymfoemos wahey!
@BigAdam20506 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott, the jammiest of gits.
@Cruzz9996 жыл бұрын
I guess the only thing that'll top this is a visit to the ISS.
@AthAthanasius6 жыл бұрын
Well, there'd be going up sub-orbital with either Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin as an intermediate step.
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
And the only way to top _that_ would be to go to the Moon, whether it's "just" Lunar orbit or actually landing.
@iaincampbell54536 жыл бұрын
Well, fewer people have flown a red arrow than gone to space, so I'm not sure!
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
Are you sure, Iain? Not all "Spaceflight participants" are tourists. Many of them, among them Helen Sharman, are cosmonauts from non-Soviet nations.
@volbla6 жыл бұрын
What about being lowered into a volcano!
@AgentWaltonSimons6 жыл бұрын
Tom, you're a lucky bugger. Congratulations
@CBG232x56 жыл бұрын
First the Teasmaid, now the Red Arrows. I am looking forward to the next bit of Tom doing British Things (tm)
@cathallawlor9896 жыл бұрын
No one is better than the Irish Air Force with our couple Cessnas 172H. Yes. We do use them.
@johnbeauvais31596 жыл бұрын
Was hoping you'd mention Douglas Bader the WWII pilot with no legs and how since blood couldn't go to this legs he was able to fly harder than most people
@BadlyPaintedMinis Жыл бұрын
Tom’s video of the red arrows is playing at the national museum of flight in Scotland next to one of the hawk jets.
@SeanBZA6 жыл бұрын
Good old Martin Baker, the one product that you really really do not ever want to use, absolutely never ever want to use, and definitely it will do it's darndest to kill you if used. However, if you do use it, you do get a tie pin from Martin Baker absolutely free. Friend of mine, now in the UK, used to work on them, and he was very proud when one was actually used, and did work perfectly. Yes the pilot was 10cm shorter from compressed vertebrae, and in pain, but he did survive. Note that once you have ejected, you are going to be only able to do it one more time, and then will be medically boarded, or transferred to a non fighter wing. Remember air show pilots are typically the coolest people you will ever meet, no show off’s there, all have to work together as a perfect team. Solo air show pilots can be show boaters, but typically only mess up once.
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
The point of an ejection seat isn't so much that it's _safe_ (as Tom says in the video, it's not even necessarily _survivable_ ), but that it's _safer_ than going down with the crashing plane.
@mikecowen65076 жыл бұрын
SeanBZA Did Martin Baker go on the cheap? I'd always heard if you had occasion to fly one of their seats, you got the whole silk tie, not just the pin.
@SeanBZA6 жыл бұрын
Don't know, but there were one or two pilots with the pin next to the medals on their dress jackets. As they were wearing the standard issue military tie I guess they might have had the MB tie as well, but it was not part of formal dress.
@peterfireflylund Жыл бұрын
He no longer hates rollercoasters.
@ncc74656m6 жыл бұрын
BTW, I have to say Tom, you look REALLY good in the flight suit. It suits you well.
@project0146 жыл бұрын
He looks kinda attractive in in I don't know how but do you get me
@SeanBZA6 жыл бұрын
It's all the straps, it acts like a massive corset.
@erinlee59366 жыл бұрын
girlwiththespecs he does wear it well. The flight suit is Tom’s version of a perfectly tailored suit.
@kathyh80476 жыл бұрын
True it suits him silly well
@volbla6 жыл бұрын
He could be a bit more buff, but otherwise yes.
@witchychlo4 жыл бұрын
god the loop above the clouds was beautiful
@atompilzsammlah6 жыл бұрын
i'm not from the uk but i feel so damn happy for you just watching this. congratulations man!
@MamaMidwifeHeather4 ай бұрын
I’m just here to add more love for Tom and this awesome experience. It is not lost on me that this and other opportunities are being granted to someone who truly appreciates and understands their significance. Gracious and humble, and looking great with that swagger! ❤😂
@andiwaters18883 жыл бұрын
So I'm way late here, but Tom's swagger was hot.
@dougsundseth23036 жыл бұрын
Ejector seat training discussion was fun. When I was doing my training before my T-37 orientation, I was told that I should pull the levers before the third "Bailout", because after that I'd be logging solo time. 8-)
@GroundHOG-20106 жыл бұрын
The Red Arrows are a flight display team for the RAF. Some other flight display teams include the Frecce Tricolori (Italy), Blue Angels (Navy), Thunderbirds (USAF), Black Eagles (South Korea), ect. The UK actually had a very weird way of getting to having a display team compared to the US. Until 1965 there were display teams in quite a few squadrons and some would become the official display team. Some examples of these teams were the 111 Squadron (Black Arrows, flying Hawker Hunters), 92 Squadron (Blue Diamonds, Hunters and later English Electric Lightnings), 74 Squadron (Tigers, Lightnings) and 56 Squadron (Firebirds, Lightnings). Later display dutes were handed over to the training squadrons/school and this resulted in the Jet Provest equipped Red Pelicans and Folland Gnat equipped Yellowjacks. It was only after this mess of display teams that one was created, which inherited the Folland Gnats from the Yellowjacks, called the Red Arrows though some teams such as the Red Pelicans would continue until 1973 (Oil Crisis). This also explains why the Red Arrows use the advanced trainer of the RAF instead of the major fighter aircraft. Side note, one of these earlier teams has the record for most aircraft in formation loop with 22.
@robertwilloughby80504 жыл бұрын
And don't forget the FAA's "Fred's Five" and "Simon's Sircus" (can't remember what squadrons they were - please tell me) that flew - Sea Vixens! (cue Ride of the Valkyries music)
@theblackwidower6 жыл бұрын
"I might be doing some more stuff with the RAF." What? Are you planning to invade Kewait?
@dhkatz_6 жыл бұрын
Kuwait*
@Near_Void6 жыл бұрын
Where is kewait🤔oh you mean Kuwait
@theblackwidower6 жыл бұрын
Blame the KZbin app for not having the built-in spell check enabled in the comment box. We don't all have geography degrees, you know. Some of us are software developers.
@nlknok775 жыл бұрын
@@theblackwidower some of us do parking management and traffic control. Also know how to write Kuwait.
@theblackwidower5 жыл бұрын
@@nlknok77 Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I didn't know that. I'm glad to know that. Thank you very much. Also, don't be an ass.
@Perifroog5 жыл бұрын
“No-one knows the identity of the red arrows” Jersey Air Display Brochure holds those secrets, sadly they haven’t come to Jersey for the past 2-3 years though :(
@charliespinoza19666 жыл бұрын
Living vicariously through Tom Scott, priceless. For everything else there’s Master Card.
@dsvollmer6 жыл бұрын
Tom, It never ceases to amaze me how you end up getting the opportunities you do. Continue to make the most of them and thank you for sharing them with us!
@rogueshadowunit4964 Жыл бұрын
I really hope Matt and Tom do more Park Bench bits. This videos are such a different pace dork Tom’s main channel and I love it!
@theyoutubeguy15 жыл бұрын
All British people must have that time in their lives where they randomly see the red arrows flying over head in formation.
@Epinardscaramel6 жыл бұрын
"They rang me" *mic drop*
@MishaNem5 жыл бұрын
One day we'll see Tom go to the ISS.
@aquasmashau6 жыл бұрын
In Sale, Victoria, Australia the Australian Roulettes (Red Arrows equivalent in Aus) fly around the area practising their manouvers. They are based at the RAAF East Sale site, which they also use to do alot of training for pilots etc.
@skylark.kraken6 жыл бұрын
If you are 13-17 and live in the UK, go to the Air Cadets/Air Training Corps - you get to fly, not hawks but you do get hands on experience flying and you do get to see the air in a completely different way (flying around a cloud was incredible) - I have also done a loop and a barrel roll over my house which is some serious cred. Also if you do want to go into the military (or commercial) it does help and you can get to meet people through the ATC which can further your career.
@connormurphy85796 жыл бұрын
Skye Murphy 1. Good surname 2. I like the PR plug for the Cadets 3. It's not ATC any more it is now the RAFAC (Royal Air Force Air Cadets)
@Jay-to7yz5 жыл бұрын
we have air cadets in canada as well. we also have army cadets and sea cadets
@joshuahadams2 жыл бұрын
@@Jay-to7yz and the Junior Rangers in more rural places. Still a bit surprised they finally replaced their SMLEs tbh.
@ncc74656m6 жыл бұрын
Super jelly, Tom. The smile on your face is amazing.
@coolguyhino924 жыл бұрын
"This is not a dream come true. This can't happen" It's a glitch in the Matrix.
@topmark996 жыл бұрын
I'm in awe of your luckiness. You deserve this though, probably more than you realise. Have really enjoyed your account of the experience.
@safflower_s6 жыл бұрын
the footage of Tom flying makes me smile a lot. maybe it's like contagious happines
@nathangathercole68884 жыл бұрын
coming back to this after 2 years of this video, I grew up going to every air show I could and loved the red arrows. And after living in Cyprus (the base for the red arrows for some of the year) and being able to get next to the jets and talk to some of the crews ihave loved them even more.. I am, like many other, very jealous of you Tom.
@TheGreatSteve6 жыл бұрын
"The RAF: We drop explosives on bad people."
@lachlanbrowse69396 жыл бұрын
The Great Steve but also fly cool planes
@DenisRyan6 жыл бұрын
The video was amazing, listening to Tom discuss it here was great. Thanks for sharing this experience.
@whattodo98016 жыл бұрын
SO JEALOUS! *Slams head in table*... Ehh, I know this will never happen but now I want to see a Citation needed while you guys are getting thrown about in the backseats :)
@oliverharder90574 жыл бұрын
Lived in Lincoln many years ago and we would see them fly over regularly. Great to watch them train.
@johnbeauvais31596 жыл бұрын
Every time you said clear your ears a reflexively did it, years of flying and diving at work
@rovaan573 жыл бұрын
Tom got to live my literal dream! What an amazing experience, even just watching the retelling of events filled me with an excitement I haven't considered since I was a child.
@bottlekruiser4 жыл бұрын
10 years later: Tom flew with the ISS crew
@Ephoros3 жыл бұрын
At 16:50 it finally hit me. That small DIY plane model i had as a kid was a freaking Red Arrows plane!
@iriscandy63774 жыл бұрын
I love these guys so much
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
The reason they "went easy on you" is that you're not trained to handle high _g_ force loads (like the proper breathing and how to tense the right muscles and things like that), and they wouldn't want to pull that on anyone who hasn't got the proper training. The "ear clearing thing" is called the _Valsalva manoeuvre,_ and in a spacesuit where one can't reach one's nose with one's hands, there is a little piece of foam called a "valsalva device". I would hardly call the ejection seat _safe,_ but it is _safer_ than going down with the plane.
@johnbrown91816 жыл бұрын
> I would hardly call the ejection seat safe, but it is safer than going down with the plane. They're certainly a hell of a lot safer than the older (bang-only) ones. In case you don't know about this, modern seats use a small explosive charge to fire the seat clear of the tail - this is where the very high G load comes from, and use a small solid rocket motor to give the seat some more speed to allow ejections at low speeds/altitudes. The old seats only had the explosive and it was significantly larger, causing many more serious injuries.
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
Well said, Mr Brown. "Safe" is definitely relative in this context. In a similar vein, this is how Tim Peake described the launch escape system on the Soyuz rocket: "I say 'survivable' and not 'safe because the crew could be exposed to acceleration forces in excess of 20 g during some phases of an aborted launch - and there's nothing safe about 20 g."
@johnbrown91816 жыл бұрын
Thanks, though there's one important thing to note about SAS (Soyuz LES, Russian abbreviation): you're lying on your back, rather than sitting straight up. Cosmonauts have (as far as I've heard) no issues at all with the 4-5G experienced in a normal maintained for several minutes, without a G-suit. So 20G towards your back maintained for many seconds is still obviously dangerous, but not nearly as much as if you were sitting up.
@Jsfun6 жыл бұрын
I don't even care about planes in the slightest, but I'm still jealous.
@UrbanPanic6 жыл бұрын
Next step, space. Although you probably need an honorary military title. I suspect something between Captain and Colonel would do.
@ragnkja6 жыл бұрын
As long as his mission follows the Chris Hadfield version and not the original David Bowie version, because I don't want him to end up on an EVA gone wrong.
@megarockman6 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Shaw It's gotta be Captain. It absolutely must be Captain Tom.
@elbowsbuns18963 жыл бұрын
@@megarockman with him singing and doing the voice again.
@MontyD3 жыл бұрын
@@megarockman *mad
@stormbob6 жыл бұрын
It's heartwarming to watch Tom live this "not a dream." This definitely goes in the highlight reel of his life! As far as your snide comment about the USAF Thunderbirds, everyone knows the US Navy Blue Angels are the premiere flight demonstration team in the world. Their F/A 18 Hornets would fly donuts around the Reds!
@osvaldaslt15856 жыл бұрын
Footage from your training is really good quality, it looks like you're in a badass war movie, from the costume to the lightning.
@MSI2k6 жыл бұрын
They should just invite Matt everywhere Tom goes. These two have such a chemistry.
@Her_Imperious_Condescension6 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I can quite comprehend your glee since I don’t live in the UK and have never heard of these guys until this video.
@AllTheArtsy6 жыл бұрын
Awww I love videos like this so much where Tom is just super excited and happy but I feel slightly bad for Matt who's almost always just hearing about it... I mean, of course Tom is the face and his channel is the popular one but still..
@rainedrop126 жыл бұрын
seeing someone like you, get to have an experience like this, reminds me that there are still some good things in the world.
@benjotod936 жыл бұрын
It's just been announced that the pilot has survived and is receiving treatment but the engineer has died. Thoughts with the family.
@milksheihk6 жыл бұрын
We have had the Red Arrows do pre-race shows for a car race in Bathurst, Australia but more usually it's their RAAF equivalent, The Roulettes.
@markroper92696 жыл бұрын
I used to go to the Joint Forces Open House at Andrews Air Force Base. The thing you walk away from that event is.......we have the BEST hardware in the world. The people that fly in that event are amazing. It sounds like you now have a similar view of the Red Arrows!! It makes your chest swell with pride....and I wasn't even in the aircraft! So jealous! Congrats!!!
@jocax1887235 жыл бұрын
"I think they went easy on me." Well, Tom, you do kind of have a reputation at this point...
@ragnkja4 жыл бұрын
They _had to_ go easy on him, because he hadn’t gone through the training needed to safely withstand the most strenuous manoeuvres. Everything was still standard Red Arrows manoeuvres, but it was a subset, limited to only the ones they could do with untrained passengers.
@hazeltree77383 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja Still answering comments this long after the video was released? I'm... Impressed, honestly
@NinF372 жыл бұрын
I could listen to these two talk to each others for hours on end
@EdwardCree6 жыл бұрын
"If you're ever in Lincoln, sometimes the Red Arrows just... display." OK so my story isn't as good as Tom's, but the Red Arrows used to be based at Cranwell, which is about a mile from where I grew up. So when I was at primary school, sometimes you'd be outside at break or lunchtime or whatever, and you'd just see them practising nearby. Also, the village is pretty much directly under the holding pattern used for the Waddington Airshow, which meant you got quite a lot of good flypasts back when there were more than three aircraft displaying at the airshow. Lincolnshire is a great place to live if you love 'planes.
@thehaprust63123 жыл бұрын
OK, so Tom can do more than 3.6 with a g-suit.
@skyeplaysgames67346 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite memories was seeing the red arrows in Bournemouth in August 2016.
@Summer-uq1vr3 жыл бұрын
Tom scott is a fanboy I now feel slightly better about rewatching all his vids repeatedly
@Nesserris6 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how the other plane is visible in Tom's visor during the above cloud loop
@TheShmoey6 жыл бұрын
Matt's plug at the end was one of the best parts of my day!
@gizmostudioshd4 жыл бұрын
This is my third watch through. I always come back to this when I want to feel good. Such a great story. Just currently watching a documentary series about the Arrows. Not to mention my recently rekindled love for aviation. Thanks for this!
@ltmundy11642 жыл бұрын
Life less ordinary. Keep living it, boyos.
@icedragonair3 жыл бұрын
Is there anything this guy hasnt done? His life has been hella exciting.
@HochMusiker4 жыл бұрын
I'm a couple years late, I realize, but if Tom has the opportunity I would love to see a comparison between the RAF and other prominent air forces around the world, particularly around the WWII era. I'm from the US and I do think the RAF is superior, or at the very least was superior during wartime, but I would like to see a more detailed comparison and explanation!
@y_fam_goeglyd6 жыл бұрын
The comment about cutting legs off if one needs to eject reminds me of David Gunson's What Goes Up. It's an after dinner speech by an ex-pilot and air traffic controller. It's also from the 1980s so some of the humour is a tad dated (especially if you're particularly easily insulted - if you grew up in the 70s that wasn't good for keeping one's sanity!), but generally speaking it's fecking hilarious! So glad you enjoyed yourself, Tom. I can't even begin to imagine how wonderful it was for you. You'll have to try the Lightning jet in S Africa (you must have seen Profs Brian Cox and/or Iain Stewart in it! If not, find their videos.) Though I'm sad to say I'm watching this the day after the fatal accident in Valley. My heart goes out to all of the families and friends to the lost engineer and injured pilot. It's such an unusual event especially under 'normal' flight circumstances. Yet the Red Arrows should continue, if only out of respect.
@ralexcraft9903 жыл бұрын
“If you live in lincoln they just display” “Because that’s where they train” I GO TO LINCOLN