I tried aerobatics with Jay Foreman and neither of us could handle it | Tom Scott plus

I used to hate the idea of loops and G-forces. These days, things have changed: so I invited @JayForeman to join me at the British Aerobatic Academy, to see if either of us had the Right Stuff. Spoiler: we really didn't.

Series Producer: Cambria Bailey-Jones
Assistant Producer: Sophie Newton
Editor: Pierre Blanc
Camera Operator: Grant Stevens
Executive Producer: Guy Larsen

A huge thank you to the folks at the British Aerobatic Academy for all of their help: Joe Watson, Maciej Kulaszewski, Aidan Grimley, and Marc-Antoine Vanhove.

The BAA team politely asked us to add this disclaimer: This video has been edited for the purposes of the story, and is not reflective of the hard work put in by the British Aerobatic Academy to make our experience as safe as possible. They have strict protocols to follow as pilots, which may not be represented accurately here. This video should not be used for educational purposes.

[TomScottGo]

So here's the new channel! Thanks to all the team who worked on getting this ready. Videos every other Saturday, 6pm UK time. I have no idea if this is going to work: It's experimental, it's collaborative, and I'm nervous about it because it's different. But here goes!

[TBSkyen]

"I'm going to teach you how to do a loop, all you have to do is-->INCOMPREHENSIBLE STATIC<"

[wug]

This is just Tom making his weekends tax-deductible.

[WhaleMilk]

"That's not where the sky normally is"
Jay's quick wit can withstand even 4 Gs

[cactusguy]

I love British dry humor. "Oh that's not where the sky normally is". Genius.

[hardrocknerd]

Jay: "Can I f*** up?"
*cut*
Instructor: "Yep."

Brilliant editing.

[insertnameheretf]

If this is not scripted, Jay's wit is really something else.

[crispyrice]

Jay has such a strong old-timey TV presenter personality

[unakamillasteinsen]

So many times Tom said "I'm fine" while looking absolutely not fine

[grahamgrigsby]

I love content like this where it's two unprofessionals acting like idiots in front of worried professionals.

Please continue!!

[edtow]

Jay "That's not where the sky usually is" Foreman was absolutely the right 'plus' for this, and a great start to the new channel!

[tristansoendergaard]

I like how Jay says “can I f*ck up?” And the next thing we hear is “yes, -“

[zetaruler]

I love that Jay's humour is exactly the same even in an unscripted video

[jmckendry]

Loving how Tom's look of deep existential crisis is occasionally broken by a few seconds of childlike joy.

[PineappleLiar]

Tom: “I can take one more then I’m done.”
The pilot: “And I took that personally.”

[taylothysmith]

I love seeing Tom in a more relaxed, unscripted environment

[lennardodavinci]

“Is it at all possible for me to endanger us?”
“PARDON!?”

[boabuin]

Tom ages like 15 years whenever he's in anything G-Force related

[niamhoconnor]

What I like about Tom and Jay is that they show us that you can be geeky, nerdy and awkward yet still be cool and charismatic. It's truly inspiring. I'm drunk btw

[mikemontanye]

I love that the snippet of music Jay sings at takeoff is "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines." Wonderfully appropriate for the moment.