He's the kind-hearted pilot whose good manners and even temperament ultimately failed to win over The Bachelorette, Hannah Brown.

But having been unveiled as her successor, The Bachelor Peter Weber is soothing his broken heart by throwing himself into filming the show's new season.

And on Saturday the commercial pilot unleashed his Top Gun side in a brown leather bomber jacket as he showed off his flying skills to the beauties competing for his heart on their first group date.

The Bachelor EXCLUSIVE: Peter Weber unleashes his Top Gun side as pilot dons leather bomber jacket to film new season in California on Saturday

Move over Tom Cruise: Looking like a modern Maverick in the classic combo of denim jeans and white T-shirt, the clean-cut Californian grinned as he lived it up at an airport

Inspiration? Peter, right, looked to have taken note of Tom Cruise's role in the 1986 movie

Looking like a modern Maverick in Tom Cruise's classic combo of denim jeans and white T-shirt, the clean-cut Californian grinned as he lived it up at an airport.

Clearly in his element, Peter watched as the contestants, all dressed in green flight suits, competed to win the chance to be his copilot for a one on one date.

The women were seated on chairs as the rules of the game were explained to them, before the game began.

The next Mrs Weber? Peter watched as the contestants, all dressed in green flight suits, competed to win the chance to be his copilot for a one on one date

Flight school: The women were seen being spun around on chairs before having to run to airplane seats and put on their life jackets

They were then seen being spun around before having to run to airplane seats and put on their life jackets. They raced up an inflatable slide and ran across a slippery floor, fighting against giant fans.

Peter looked delighted as the slimed girls ran towards the finish line, running alongside them, cheering them on and offering moral support as they struggled against the fan.

At the end of the course was a model windmill, perhaps a reference to Pete's infamous night with Hannah where they confessed to having sex four times on their fantasy suite date.

Cheer team: Peter gives encouragement as the women compete for a one on one date

Slimed: The women raced up an inflatable slide and ran across a slippery floor, fighting against giant fans

Peter was seen touching the windmill as he ran past it.

After being announced as the leading man for Season 24 of the show, Pete admitted to host Chris Harrison 'This is crazy. This is life-changing. I have truly, my entire life, looked forward to finding my girl, and that first person that I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with.'

A fan favourite from Season 15 of The Bachelorette, Peter is a 27-year-old commercial pilot from Westlake Village, an upscale suburb that's not far from The Bachelor mansion in Southern California.

Ready for love: After being announced as the leading man for Season 24 of the show, Pete admitted to host Chris Harrison 'This is crazy.'

The next Charlie? Peter is hoping one of the contestants will become his future wife

He's a catch: A fan favourite from Season 15 of The Bachelorette, Peter is a 27-year-old commercial pilot

Local: The pilot hails from Westlake Village, an upscale suburb that's not far from The Bachelor mansion in Southern California

Slimed: The girls got dirty as they competed

Hoping for a repeat? At the end of the course was a model windmill, perhaps a reference to Pete's infamous night with Hannah where they confessed to having sex four times on their fantasy suite date

His social media presence - under the account name Pilot Peter - skyrocketed through his time starring on The Bachelorette with more than 1.1million followers just on Instagram.

On Hannah's season, Peter was the runner-up to contestant Tyler Cameron. Hannah ultimately chose contestant Jed Wyatt, though after a dramatic reveal in which he was found to have had a girlfriend at home, she broke off the engagement.

The new season of The Bachelor with Peter will premiere on ABC in January 2020.