Flying the Typhoon Through the Mach Loop at Low Level

Filmed from the backseat of an RAF Typhoon flown by 2013 display pilot Jamie Norris on an ultra-low level sortie through the Mach Loop and the Lake District.

[kickyourmum]

This guy wakes up he be like; "Good morning, bed sheets retracted, legs down, we're up, aaaand walking to bathroom. Toilet seat up, cleared for urine dump, dumping.... dumping.... dumping... check weather on smartphone, 4G, weather is good".

[johnwoody]

A few years ago me and my mate (we were both nearly 60 were taking a break on a ridge overlooking a Welsh valley on a long motorbike trail ride. We were eating our sandwiches when we saw a couple of fighter jets coming along the valley towards us. That were level with us and about 50 metres away, the lead pilot saw us and gave us a friendly wave. They were so close, not going that fast really. So there was me and my mate enjoying a cross country trail ride and here was a young man in his fighter jet, all of us enjoying ourselves, sharing this planet. How cool was that?

[the_useless_photographer]

"8G weather looks beautiful", love that. I black out putting my socks on.

[noone-tylz]

I spent 2 weeks mountaineering around Snowdonia (Wales). When your climbing 2 -3 thousand feet you start to the think you're in a world of your own up in the clouds, then all of a sudden the RAF come roaring past you out of nowhere. Amazing experience to see these guys training and how cool the pilots remain as they weave though the mountains and valleys of North Wales.

[Dagger]

I'm an American Private Pilot with 37 years experience in aviation. I enjoyed this video immensely. Pilot was extremely precise in comms and control inputs...just what I would expect from the RAF.

[SpiderPigggg]

You know the guys English when he compliments the weather every 2 mins

[marcrtaylor]

Can't believe how quickly he went from Wales, into the Lake District and up to Carlisle. That's like a 4 hour drive!

[RickGuitarPRS]

To be able to fly low and give a running commentary on everything you do as it happens shows why we have top pilots in the RAF.

[MADelectriCITY]

House for sale: Nestled in a quiet valley awaits your dream home far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

[DarkNog]

0:32 doing an 8G overbank at 40, 000 ft would make most people projectile vomit a lung, but this cool bastard only sounds like he is lifting a moderately heavy box off the floor.

[snowflakemelter]

I could have been a fighter pilot but I'm needed at ASDA to collect up the trolleys, I can't let them down.

[taylor]

I flew backseat in a Jaguar doing a similar sortie through the Scottish mountains. Scary AF! We actually lost an American pilot, Capt. Buteau, when his Jag did an uncommanded roll in one of the valleys I flew down. He ejected correctly upwards, but his trajectory was interrupted by a huge rocky outcrop before he left the seat! Very sad day because it was our first Jag pilot loss and I was part of the Guard of Honour at his funeral.

[siblacklockhughes]

Had to defrost my phone, it couldn’t deal with the amount of chill displayed by the pilot.

[DEADmetal]

This pilot is awesome and i don't mean his skills. His speech... is so informative, clear, intonative and yet calm. It was a pleasure to watch this video.

[jacobreed]

I am an American and I love my country's jet planes. But the British RAF Typhoon is a masterpiece of engineering. So is the Tornado. Great job mates!

[tonyradmilovich]

The calmness and matter-of-factness of his commentary in such an adrenaline rich environment is amazing. Years ago, I worked at an FBO that had a contract to fly over a series of LNG pipelines in the region. I would fly right seat with a former USN Hornet driver in a C182T and let me tell you, we would get WAY down in the dirt to see any potential issues. When we did, it was my job to hang out the door and photograph questionable sections. Since Jerry was kind enough to bank over at about 40 degrees (at a couple hundred feet AGL) so I could get good, clear shots, my adrenaline level wouldn't permit me to speak quite as calmly as this pilot.

[Concorde]

He is not just flying a badass jet aircraft, he is doing it with style. You Brits are awesome.

[pootlingalong]

I've been walking in the Lake District and had these things come out of nowhere ... and then they are gone. Beautiful, powerful, flown by the best.

[thedude]

imagine him in a warzone: "incoming missile... impact confirmed.. wings down.. too low to eject.. have a good day..."

[mentorofarisia]

The only time I noticed his voice fluctuate was near the end at 6Gs, and just for a second. Professional. Brits still have great pilots, I'd say.