The Aviators Season 3

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Season 3

Air date: 2012-09-17

Episodes: 13

Episodes

E1: WWII Pilot Training T-6 Texan

Rob Reider, Air show announcer; Aircraft panel makeover; WWII pilot training: T-6 Texan

Air date: 2012-09-17

E2: WWII Pilot Training P-51 Mustang

Journey of a bag, Airline baggage handling; WWII pilot training: P-51 Mustang

Air date: 2012-09-24

E3: Black Diamond Jet Team

Winter flying; Boeing 787 Dreamliner; Black Diamond Jet Team - Civilian jet demonstration team

Air date: 2012-10-01

E4: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

Night time flying; Fairchild PT-19; United States Air Force Thunderbirds

Air date: 2012-10-08

E5: B-29 Fifi

Guardian angels - ATC helps our pilots out of an emergency situation; USAF Thunderbird for a day; B-29 Superfortress - Fifi

Air date: 2012-10-15

E6: Anatomy of a Commercial Flight

Oxygen deprivation lab; Anatomy of a commercial flight - Behind the cockpit door

Air date: 2012-10-22

E7: Very Light Jets

T-28 Trojan; Naval commemoration of the War of 1812; Very Light Jets (VLJs)

Air date: 2012-10-29

E8: Aviation Career Choices

DC-3 turbo conversions; Aviation careers - You can become more than just an airline pilot

Air date: 2012-11-05

E9: Aerostars

Start-up and run-up - Before-flying to-do's; Weather makers; Aerostars Aerobatic Team

Air date: 2012-11-12

E10: Hot Air Balloons

John Mohr, Barnstormer; T-45 Goshawk; Balloons

Air date: 2012-11-19

E11: 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

Air date: 2012-11-26

E12: 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

Air date: 2012-12-03

E13: 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

Air date: 2012-12-10