Test Pilot
1986
Follows the students at Empire Test Pilots' School at Boscombe Down from selection to final flying exam.
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
January 12, 1986
Last Aired
February 16, 1986
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Course No.44
Air date: 1986-01-12
Instruction begins for the military test pilots in Fixed Wing Course 44 and Rotary Wing Course 23 and Empire Test Pilot's School.
E2
High Speed, Low Level
Air date: 1986-01-19
The students test various failure scenarios, including cabin pressure failure, engine failure, and a helicopter's 'avoid curve'.
E3
We Never Use the Word Dangerous
Air date: 1986-01-26
The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.
E4
On Trial
Air date: 1986-02-02
Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.
E5
Finals
Air date: 1986-02-09
The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.
E6
The Right Stuff
Air date: 1986-02-16
Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.
