7Mate has started to advertise a new program called Outback Pilots no air date has been released as yet.

The following date has some info, if interested

http://palatineproductions.com.au/ne...for-discovery/

First episode Tuesday 16th at 2130 following Outback Truckers

7Two Sat 13/05/17
18:30 - 19:35
Mighty Planes

Trump 757

Note: Filmed 2012 (Pre Prez)

New show out of the UK

Plane Resurrection

As the name suggests it looks at the restoration of old planes.

Series 1 6 eps includes, P-51, Hurricane, Fokker DR-1 Dreidecker, Percival Q6, Harvard & Stearman

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

The 3rd series of behind the scenes at Heathrow has started on ITV in the UK.

https://www.itv.com/hub/britains-bus...ow/2a3168a0007

Hopefully someone local will pick it up.

TV
 

Watched the first episode of Outback Pilots this week. Quite enjoyed it.

for those who have watched Outback Truckers, it's the same style/format.

New QF Doco from UK

The Secret Life of the Long Haul Flight

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...view-channel-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyklo64ku4

Watched this weeks episode and noticed the F50s stored at ASP.

They have since been sold.

Later tonight on Ch7.

Murder in Sky - Germanwings 21:35 -22:35
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow 22:35 - 23:45

Time may change.

Secrets Of The Long Haul Flight
 

On SBS 3 tonight at 8.40

From SBS:

Each year, over 300 million passengers fly over 10 billion kilometres on long-haul flights - epic daily journeys made by some of the world’s biggest planes. This engaging and revealing documentary delves into life in the skies, following one of the longest flights in the world - from London to Sydney on one of the biggest planes in the world, the A380. With exclusive behind the scenes access, stories and secrets from passengers and staff are revealed, uncovering the hidden world of air travel.

From the QANTAS:

https://www.qantas.com/gb/en/promoti...t-secrets.html

For ACI fans Season 15 3DVD Set will be released on 02/08.

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-...son-15/464484/

Tonight (Wed) on SBSOne 20:30 - 21:30

HIJACKED

4part series

City in the Sky

Commences next Tue 22/08 on ABCOne from 21:30 to 22:35.

Runs for three weeks

At any one time there are a million people flying above our heads. But what does it take to run this city in the sky? This series explores the inner workings of the facilities that keep this global network functioning.

Ep1 - Departures

What does it take to get a million people & their luggage off the ground & up in the air? Dallas Campbell & Dr Hannah Fry go to extremes to get under the skin of the remarkable story of departure.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/city-in-the-sky/

That slot is a dumping ground for a range of repeats, but this one is worth a rewatch (if you haven't already several times with your 9yo son, or maybe that's just me :) )

Great cockpit footage of landing an A320 in Bhutan in one ep!

New series airing in the UK

EasyJet: Inside The Cockpit

Documentary following trainee pilots from simulators to first flights

Ep1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6536JMmHts

Ep2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDWEJp_TnU

Interesting that Easyjet pilot cadets are initially trained in NZ

For those who missed it in the 787 the

Tonight, 19th November, Channel 7 have a one hour special at 9.10pm "First Flight - Secrets of the Dreamliner"

9GEM on Monday nights starting at 19:30

AIRPORT SECURITY: COLOMBIA

Security and anti-narcotics units in Bogota's El Dorado Airport work to ensure the safety of passengers, control immigration, and find/seize illegal drugs and contraband as passengers make their way through the airport.

20:30
AIRPORT 24/7: MIAMI

Signs of Danger
A bus crashes into an underpass and the MIA team faces one of the worst disasters in Miami Airport history.
Customs agents uncover a massive drug shipment and reveal the undisclosed location where confiscated narcotics go.

21:00
AIRPORT 24/7: MIAMI
Fight or Flight
A plane arriving from Argentina taxis into its gate and clips the tail of a parked plane destined for France. All the officials from the airport, including all emergency services, head out to the site to assess the situation.

Alaska Air Crash Investigations

ONE 20:30 Wednesdays

One plane crashes every two days in Alaska, and it's the last place you'd want to crash.

ACI Season 18 is about to start airing:

The first episodes are reportedly:

Ep Title Flight

s18e01 Nuts and Bolts Emery Worldwide Flight 17
s18e02 Blown Away Tranasia Flight 222
s18e03 Deadly Distraction Delta Airlines Flight 1141
s18e04 Deadly Airspace Malaysia Airlines flight 17

Also QF72 is believed to be part of Season 18.

On the 1st of April the RAF celebrated it's 100th anniversary.

To make the event the McGregor brothers were let loose on some classic aircraft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT6C_VeIlZ4

For the night-owls.

Keep an eye out for Skippy s1e32 Ten Little Visitors.

Early in the episode the chopper flies into YSSY (late 60's). In the background are a number of QF B707's, BOAC B707, DC-3 as well as a RAAF Herc taxying behind the chopper.

Since this series is on high rotation, it should reappear every couple of months.

Just finished in the UK is a 3 part series "Britain's Biggest Warship" it tracks the building and first sea trails of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The last episode shows the RN F-35Bs in the US training including ski jump takeoffs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)


Worth a watch.

Tonight on Ch9 at 20:30 - 21:37

MH370 - The Situation Room.

Not sure if it is a repeat of the 60mins special shown several weeks ago and/or an extended version of the 60mins special.

Season 18 has restarted airing new episodes.

This weeks episode was s18e07 Free Fall, the story behind QF72

The latest series (s4) of Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport has just finished airing in the UK.

The last ep (6) is of interest as it shows the B789 QF9 arrival as well as a new tug being designed by BA. This tug is electrically powered and reportedly only requires one person to perform the push back.

Channel 10 Sat 30 18:30 - 19:30

Planes Gone Viral

Air accidents caught on mobile.

ACI Season 16 is due for release on DVD on 1/8/18

The Horn on Netflix is worth a watch. Something very different to the norm.
Check out “The Horn” on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/802338...rkid=252305651

Just finished watching it. A stunningly beautiful and dangerous place to do what they do.

Tonight on Ch7
20:50 - 21:55
Flights from Hell: Caught on Camera

Tomorrow night (29/7)

SBS1

20:30 - 22:17 - Ewan and Colin McGregor - RAF at 100
22:17 - 23:32 - Secrets of a Long Haul Flight (QF 380)

Sun Night 09/09 SBS1

Two part Concorde doco starting 20:30

Sun Night SBS1 9/12

Secret Life Of The Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta has been the world’s busiest airport for the last two decades.

With privileged access to every part of the airport’s operation, this feature-length special uncovers the hidden people, amazing technology and complex systems in a way that the viewer has never seen before.

SBS 8:40PM - 10:05PM

Sunday 16th Dec SBS Viceland
 

Sunday 16th Dec 1830 SBS Viceland -
High Tech Airport
High Tech Airport is a fascinating glimpse into how Roissy-Charles-De-Gaulle airport is able to welcome, check in, and board over 230,000 passengers a day with as little turbulence as possible.


Sunday 16th Dec 1935 SBS Viceland -
Ultimate Airport Dubai
The new concourse is trialed to test if it's on schedule to receive 15 million passengers and 33 of the mighty $389 million-dollar Airbus A380s.

Sunday 23rd Dec 18:30 SBS Viceland

The Great Boeing 787

To prepare for its first flight with a French airline, we’ll take you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of one of the most advanced airplanes in the world.

In stunning 3D images, and with unprecedented access, you’ll see how in just a few weeks - from the delivery of the plane to its first commercial flight - pilots, mechanics, and engineers learn to operate this unique flying machine.

Sunday 30/12 18:30 SBS Viceland

Boeing 777 - Heavy Check

Sunday 13/01 18:30 SBS Viceland

The A350: Star Of The Skies

Cleaner, quieter, and more comfortable than any plane before it, the A350 has taken off.

After 10 years of tests and 12 billion euros invested, the state-of-the-art Airbus jumbo jet completed its first commercial flight in January 2015 and will gradually enter into operation worldwide by 2020.

Sunday 20/01 18:40 - 19:35 SBS Viceland

How To Start An Airline

Meet Kazi Rahman, a Muslim entrepreneur from the East end of London.
Having already conquered the Arabian perfume scene, we spend a year following Kazi from his lock up in Whitechapel as he attempts to launch Britain's first Sharia friendly airline.

However, in today's climate, not everyone is on board.

Sunday 27/01 18:35 - 19:35 SBS Viceland

Do Planes Need Pilots?

When news hit on March 24th, 2015 that a Germanwings Airbus A320 had crashed in the French Alps, no one could have guessed the cause.

The co-pilot, 28-yr-old Andreas Lubitz, had deliberately flown the plane into the side of a mountain to kill himself and the other 149 people on board.

It was a terrifying act that triggered questions about the safety of air travel and the reliability of pilot testing.

ACI Season 19 has commenced airing, the episode list is shown below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mayday_episodes

The first episode is a Cathay Pacific A330 with an Aussie Crew