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The Aviators
Overview
The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots."
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 3
Episodes
WWII Pilot Training T-6 Texan
Rob Reider, Air show announcer; Aircraft panel makeover; WWII pilot training: T-6 Texan
WWII Pilot Training P-51 Mustang
Journey of a bag, Airline baggage handling; WWII pilot training: P-51 Mustang
Black Diamond Jet Team
Winter flying; Boeing 787 Dreamliner; Black Diamond Jet Team - Civilian jet demonstration team
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
Night time flying; Fairchild PT-19; United States Air Force Thunderbirds
B-29 Fifi
Guardian angels - ATC helps our pilots out of an emergency situation; USAF Thunderbird for a day; B-29 Superfortress - Fifi
Anatomy of a Commercial Flight
Oxygen deprivation lab; Anatomy of a commercial flight - Behind the cockpit door
Very Light Jets
T-28 Trojan; Naval commemoration of the War of 1812; Very Light Jets (VLJs)
Aviation Career Choices
DC-3 turbo conversions; Aviation careers - You can become more than just an airline pilot
Aerostars
Start-up and run-up - Before-flying to-do's; Weather makers; Aerostars Aerobatic Team
Hot Air Balloons
John Mohr, Barnstormer; T-45 Goshawk; Balloons
Road America Fly Over
TH-57 Ranger; Mitsubishi MU-2; Road America flyover - The Air National Guard adds a real punch to the end of the anthem
Learning to Fly: Rock Star Edition
F-22 Raptor; Light Sport Aircraft (LSA); Learning to fly - Rock star edition (Part 1) - Vince Neil of iconic heavy metal band Motley Crue begins his flight training
Skytypers
Learning to fly - Rock star edition (Part 2) - Vince's instructor surprises him by unexpectedly calling for his first landing; Civilian aerial dogfighting; Skytypers
Top Cast
Anthony Nalli
Himself
