Season 1

Episodes • 1986

Course No.44

1. Course No.44

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Instruction begins for the military test pilots in Fixed Wing Course 44 and Rotary Wing Course 23 and Empire Test Pilot's School.

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High Speed, Low Level

2. High Speed, Low Level

min

The students test various failure scenarios, including cabin pressure failure, engine failure, and a helicopter's 'avoid curve'.

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We Never Use the Word Dangerous

3. We Never Use the Word Dangerous

min

The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.

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On Trial

4. On Trial

min

Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.

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Finals

5. Finals

min

The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.

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The Right Stuff

6. The Right Stuff

min

Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.

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