Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 8, 2010
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 81
Networks: PBS
Genres: Documentary

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The Aviators(2010)

TMDB Rating: 3.2 (2 votes)

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." The Aviators premiered on the Global Television Network on Saturday, September 4, 2010. It could also be seen on CHEK-TV in Canada and is distributed to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in numerous markets starting in September 2010. On September 1, 2010 the producers announced that a deal had been signed with Discovery Channel Asia that saw the series broadcast overseas in the spring of 2011. In the first six months after its premiere, the show aired almost 8,000 times across North America - an average of over 40 times a day. The Aviators launched on Hulu in February 2011 and was viewed over 32,000 times in just two weeks. In March 2011 producers announced some changes for season two including the addition of country music singer George Canyon to the cast as a guest host for the season. The current season's premiere date is September 16, 2013. Production for a fifth season has begun, and is planned to air in North America in September 2014.

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Season 1

13 episodes • 2010

#	Episode	Air Date
1	One of the biggest airshows on Earth	Sep 8, 2010
2	Newest and coolest affordable helicopters	Sep 15, 2010
3	How to land an Airliner	Sep 22, 2010
4	Sun N' Fun Florida	Sep 22, 2010
5	The Airbus A380	Sep 29, 2010
6	Light-Sport Aviation	Oct 6, 2010
7	Air Traffic Control Towers	Oct 13, 2010
8	Building Your Own Aircraft & Learning About Life Saving Backup Instruments	Oct 20, 2010
9	Air Traffic Control Centre	Oct 27, 2010
10	Ultra-Light Aviation & Airfract Auctions	Nov 3, 2010
11	Onboard the Goodyear Blimp	Nov 10, 2010
12	Life of a Boeing 737 Pilot & All About Airlines	Nov 17, 2010
13	Cross-Border Flying	Nov 24, 2010

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Season 2

13 episodes • 2011

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Aviation 101	Sep 12, 2011
2	ATC Gibberish	Sep 19, 2011
3	$100 Hamburger	Sep 26, 2011
4	Private Pilot / Miramar	Oct 3, 2011
5	Day in the Life of an Air Show, Pt. 1	Oct 10, 2011
6	Day in the Life of an Air Show, Pt. 2	Oct 17, 2011
7	Aopa Summit	Oct 24, 2011
8	Remote Control Aircraft	Oct 31, 2011
9	Dream Flight / Joe Nall / Aeroshell Aerobatic	Nov 7, 2011
10	Aircraft Ownership	Nov 14, 2011
11	Aircraft Engines	Nov 21, 2011
12	AOPA / LAPD / Pete McLeod	Nov 28, 2011
13	Cessna 195 / World's Busiest Tower / Aviation Camping	Dec 5, 2011

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Season 3

13 episodes • 2012

#	Episode	Air Date
1	WWII Pilot Training T-6 Texan	Sep 17, 2012
2	WWII Pilot Training P-51 Mustang	Sep 24, 2012
3	Black Diamond Jet Team	Oct 1, 2012
4	U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds	Oct 8, 2012
5	B-29 Fifi	Oct 15, 2012
6	Anatomy of a Commercial Flight	Oct 22, 2012
7	Very Light Jets	Oct 29, 2012
8	Aviation Career Choices	Nov 5, 2012
9	Aerostars	Nov 12, 2012
10	Hot Air Balloons	Nov 19, 2012
11	Road America Fly Over	Nov 26, 2012
12	Learning to Fly: Rock Star Edition	Dec 3, 2012
13	Skytypers	Dec 10, 2012

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Season 4

13 episodes • 2013

#	Episode	Air Date
1	FLS Microjet, SR-71, Sean D. Tucker	Sep 16, 2013
2	Zenith 801, Legacy Flight, ILS Testing	Sep 23, 2013
3	Float Planes, Buying an Aircraft, Aircraft Boneyard	Sep 30, 2013
4	Civil Air Patrol, AWACS, B-17	Oct 7, 2013
5	Radial Engines, Aerial Refueling	Oct 14, 2013
6	Cobra, Team AeroDynamix, Tank Killer	Oct 21, 2013
7	Landings, Seabee, Varied Aviation Training	Oct 28, 2013
8	GlasAir, Legend Cub, Terminals	Nov 4, 2013
9	Savannah, Huey, Formation Flying	Nov 11, 2013
10	How to Fly an ILS Approach, Airplane Parachutes, 777-300ER	Nov 18, 2013
11	Aircraft Mods, Soaring	Nov 25, 2013
12	F-4U Corsair, Aerobatics	Dec 2, 2013
13	Goodyear Blimp	Dec 9, 2013

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Season 5

13 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Best Of The Aviators	Sep 15, 2014
2	Deconstructing An Air Show Routine, Flight Attendant School (Part 1)	Sep 22, 2014
3	Flight Attendant School (Part 2), Hangar Flying – Fighters	Sep 29, 2014
4	Jet Man, Volunteerism	Oct 6, 2014
5	World War II Advancements In Aviation, Pearl Harbor / Tora, Tora, Tora	Oct 13, 2014
6	Air Show Pyrotechnics, Hangar Flying – Bombers	Oct 20, 2014
7	100 Years Of Commercial Flight	Oct 27, 2014
8	Epic Aircraft, Jet Truck	Nov 3, 2014
9	Aircraft Tires, World’s Highest Control Tower, Maintenance	Nov 10, 2014
10	Air Show Radio Chatter, Hangar Flying – General Aviation	Nov 17, 2014
11	Challenger 605, Navigation	Nov 24, 2014
12	Bell 407 Helicopter, Wing-Walking	Dec 1, 2014
13	Building Engines, Air Tractor	Dec 8, 2014

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Season 6

10 episodes • 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A pilot without arms, Aircraft profile – Pitts Special	Nov 20, 2015
2	L-39 and Upset recovery	Nov 20, 2015
3	Flying again, Aircraft profile – Aviat Husky	Nov 20, 2015
4	Space flight	Nov 20, 2015
5	Anatomy of a journey, Ground control	Nov 20, 2015
6	WWI aviation	Nov 20, 2015
7	Eclipse 550, Should you turn back to the airport?	Nov 20, 2015
8	It’s the Franken-glider, Tuskegee airmen	Nov 20, 2015
9	Skytyping, Personal jet	Nov 20, 2015
10	The beloved Cub	Nov 20, 2015

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Season 7

6 episodes • 2017

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Air Navigation Systems, Ultralights	Nov 22, 2017
2	Paragliding, Applied Aerodynamics	Nov 22, 2017
3	Air Rally 1	Nov 22, 2017
4	Air Rally 2	Nov 22, 2017
5	Pipistrel Sinus	Nov 22, 2017
6	Thunderstorm	Nov 22, 2017

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