- You know, the G 700 is still
an experimental aircraft.
It's going to be certified next year.
So how about we go on a real ride
on a G 650 Extended Range, which is our flagship,
and we take a nice ride above Doha?
- How can you say, "No,"
when someone offer you a Gulfstream flight?
- I know. - Let's do it right.
- Right. - All right, let's go.
(electronic music)
Excited to try out the G650 ER.
Let's go guys.
Hello, and how are you?
- Good, how 'about yourself?
Very nice, first time on board this aeroplane.
(electronic music continues)
- So hi, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard.
This is the 650 E R Gulfstream aircraft.
Me, myself, my name is Captain Leo.
With me, captain Muhammad.
So today we're going to do an
a special flight with special guests on board.
We're going to be drawing very special
symbol on the sky of Doha today.
We're going to take off southbound
from Doha international airport,
and we're going to go over the sea and do our manoeuvres.
So the flight will take about two hours
and just sit back, relax,
and let's see what surprise we have for you.
(electronic music continues)
- Here is the highlight flying executive jets.
You have influencer, all beautiful ladies.
What's your name?
Tell us where you're from.
- My name is Daniela I'm from Cuba and Colombia.
- From Cuba and Colombia? - Yeah.
(speaks Spanish)
- Señorita. (laughing)
Okay, I heard you say something,
you just told me you want to show me something.
- Yeah, look at this.
You're ready?
- Ready to put a surprise.
Wow, what is this?
- Magic.
- Magic, a lady with magic,
she knows more Gulfstream than I do.
The table is self-folding, oh, wow, nice.
- Now left up, now left down.
Right down.
- I just met that lady, Daniela, and I scared her away
and now I'm sitting here with his brother.
What's your name?
- My name is Ernesto.
- Ernesto? - Yeah, I'm from Cuba.
Viva, viva la Cuba.
- Viva.
(toasts in Spanish)
- Also Captain Hossam here with us
and promise a surprise.
I think everyone can see the surprise,
it's on the screen there.
Something is there.
(laughing)
Yeah, this is a joy man.
It feels like a family when you were sitting here.
(jet engines whirring)
- Seven zero zero, ready for take off.
All set, last check.
All set, everything's aligned.
(jet engines roaring)
(electronic music)
- Beautiful, powerful takeoff.
But I want you to hear this.
It's not, its really different,
because normally after taking off,
you hear engine roaring noise, background noise.
So quiet here, isn't it?
- You're right, Sam.
Actually, we're sitting
right next to the engine, by the way,
and this is, this is the quietest.
This is the bedroom.
We can change it to this,
into the bedroom, obviously,
And most of the most important people that we fly,
the VIPs and the VVIPs and
and the ultra high net worth individuals,
they come on board with us to rest, to sleep.
This is why they do.
- It's unbelievable, they pay
hundreds of thousands of dollars
to come asleep inside a Gulfstream
because is quiet.
(electronic music)
- So we have a cucumber slice
with Gorgonzola and pomegranate seeds.
We have the crab salad with wasabi,
salmon avocado linguine,
and the mini caprese skewer,
and homemade hummus with vegetables on the side.
(electronic music)
- This is our surprise for you.
Actually, we are flying at
flight level one-five-zero right now and
listen, that's not a surprise.
Now we are flying the letter of the Q-E,
the Qatar Executive.
Actually we are, we going to to fly it like this,
It will be the drawing of the Q-E letters and
later on it should be nice and clear for you.
So wait for it, and then we'll see you later guys.
(electronic music)
(electronic music conitnues)
- Two of my favourite thing, very happy here.
On a Gulfstream
and a buffet onboard.
Let's eat, guys.
(electronic music continues)
So how was their experience so far on the Gulfstream?
- Really amazing.
I told you.
- Yeah?
That's it only amazing, that's it?
- Yeah.
- Everything is good?
(speaking Spanish)
- I have no idea what she said,
I think something good, right?
- Yeah, of course.
- Of course you see the cockpit and here,
all these marble floor surface spaces.
You have a crew rest here.
See, this is a crew rest,
sits perfectly here.
This is as good as it gets,
like a first class suites on a commercial airliner.
Your own private enclosure.
And the seats goes flat and full privacy.
Not only one bathroom at the end,
there's the second bathroom here.
So this is second bathroom, you can see here.
And of course the crew are very busy gal-
working in the galley here.
It looks like a home, you have,
this is oven?
- This one is microwave.
- This is a microwave?
Wow, a Gulfstream microwave.
- And over here is the oven.
- So this is where you heat up the food, oven?
- Right.
- It looks like a home kitchen, like home oven,
not like the aeroplane oven.
- And here is-
- Uh huh, you're work table?
And this is of course the most important, espresso machine.
This is the second bathroom,
a little bit bigger than the first one.
You got sink and everything.
And even better you have access,
in flight, to the cargo hold.
This is where the cargo hold is, everything,
and the supplies at the back.
So there you go.
- Today. We have a special day.
Once you enjoy the meals, pick up some kilos.
We going to take you to a place that you never been before.
If you're always flying airliners,
you've definitely flown 40, 45,000 feet above ground.
And today we're going to set a record.
So please have that in your notes.
We're going to take you up to 50,000 feet.
- Wow. - [Woman] What?
- 50,000 feet.
- Now we're at, what flight level?
- Fly level 4-9-9 on our way to flight level 5-0-0.
- We're at 37 feet short flight level 50,000.
I haven't been this high for a very long time.
And so what's next now,
going to skydive jumping out of the plane?
- Skydive down, yeah, all the way down to Doha.
- Yeah, this is one very mean machine, very powerful.
(speaking Spanish)
- [Daniela] Wooh!
- This the Captain speaking.
My name is Hossam.
We're now at 50,000 feet, five zero, above sea level.
- The ground speed is now showing 888 kilometre per hour.
That's about 500 miles an hour.
- That's right.
- Were we climbing and, uh, yeah.
- It's a testament to the ability
of the Gulfstream aircraft.
It's a very powerful aircraft, even at a very high altitude.
Top speed is well above point Mach point-nine-oh.
We're just shy of the speed of sound.
It's incredible that this high with the air is so thin that
we can be still travelling so fast.
We can cross continents and just a few hours time.
- And we were in the airspace of Qatar only.
And as soon as we climb up high,
because of the dynamics of the aeroplane
and the air is less dense,
so whenever the aircraft turns, the turn is actually wider.
So at 50,000 feet, we were flying over
the Iranian airspace, Bahrainian space,
back to Qatar airspace.
Although we're in the same place,
it's just the aircraft turn is way wider than 15,000 feet.
That's what makes it beautiful.
This is what is all flying is about.
- Now we're descending.
- Everyone wants to go there.
- Yeah.
- Is a completely differently for me.
This is something I told the tourists,
I don't want to fly anything else
for the rest of my life than private jets.
(electronic music)
- [Computer] 30, 20, 10.
(beeping)
- We just landed back at Doha.
Today was a very high day.
I haven't been on this high,
50,000 feet on a Gulfstream of Qatar Executive.
It was a ultimate experience,
privacy, luxury, the food,
but the best, the performance of the aeroplane.
Thank you very much. - Thank you so much.
- And it was a pleasure. - Enjoy.
- And I know you guys worked extremely hard
on this short flight.
You had to serve the meals and drinks
and nonstop going around,
but thank you for the hard work.
Thank you, Captain.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you, it's been a great day.
- Thank you so much, sir.
- Thank you.
(jet engines whirring)