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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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: One of the biggest airshows on Earth▶ PLAY
E2: Newest and coolest affordable helicopters▶ PLAY
E3: How to land an Airliner▶ PLAY
E4: Sun N' Fun Florida▶ PLAY
E5: The Airbus A380▶ PLAY
E6: Light-Sport Aviation▶ PLAY
E7: Air Traffic Control Towers▶ PLAY
E8: Building Your Own Aircraft & Learning About Life Saving Backup Instruments▶ PLAY
E9: Air Traffic Control Centre▶ PLAY
E10: Ultra-Light Aviation & Airfract Auctions▶ PLAY
E11: Onboard the Goodyear Blimp▶ PLAY
E12: Life of a Boeing 737 Pilot & All About Airlines▶ PLAY
E13: Cross-Border Flying▶ PLAY
Season 2 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: Aviation 101▶ PLAY
E2: ATC Gibberish▶ PLAY
E3: $100 Hamburger▶ PLAY
E4: Private Pilot / Miramar▶ PLAY
E5: Day in the Life of an Air Show, Pt. 1▶ PLAY
E6: Day in the Life of an Air Show, Pt. 2▶ PLAY
E7: Aopa Summit▶ PLAY
E8: Remote Control Aircraft▶ PLAY
E9: Dream Flight / Joe Nall / Aeroshell Aerobatic▶ PLAY