A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader. Entrepreneurs reviving a 1940's airframe land on ice to prove it can be the future of bush flying. Trainee plane mechanics face a crucial test, and an airport night guardian calls time on a 30-year career.
Aired: Oct 27, 2024In the next episode, a young bear cub finds a new forever home after being or...
Aired: Nov 3, 2024Next episode, a military jet's crucial mission is put at risk when a breakdow...
3. The Flight Before Christmas
Aired: Nov 10, 2024A severe snowstorm wreaks havoc on Christmas travel in Anchorage, while bush ...
Aired: Nov 17, 2024Next episode, a Coast Guard pilot faces a crucial test of her flying skills, ...
Aired: Nov 24, 2024A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a...
Aired: Dec 1, 2024Scientists fly to save Anchorage from avalanche destruction. Border agents st...
Aired: Dec 8, 2024A DC-6 flies into fuel-freezing weather to deliver vital medicine. A rookie ...
Aired: Dec 15, 2024Two pilots try to build a new bush plane from 70-year-old designs. The Army g...
Aired: Dec 22, 2024A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader. Entrepreneurs reviving a 1940's a...
Seasons: 5
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Production Country: United States
Genres:Documentary
