''Dangerous Flights'' is a
documentary-style
reality
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television show
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that airs on the
Discovery Channel. The show follows the pilots of
C.B. Aviation as they
ferry light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft co ...
to their new owners across distances the aircraft weren't designed to fly and often over routes that are generally considered to be dangerous by the aviation community.
Cast
*Cory Bengtzen (season one-)
*Marcio Lucchese (season one-)
*Brad White (season one-)
*Pete Zaccagnino (season one-)
*Randy McGehee (season one-)
*Dave "Super Dave" Mathieson (season one-)
*Kerry McCauley (season one-)
*Stu Sprung (season one- )
*Yasmina Platt (season one-)
*Bob Raskey (season one- )
*Alex Pichler (season two)
*Claire McCauley (season two)
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
Season 2 (2014)
Incidents
On 24 February 2013, cameraman/director
John Driftmier
John Driftmier (November 24, 1982 – February 24, 2013) was a Canadian documentary director. His works included '' Dangerous Flights'', ''Licence to Drill'', and '' Ice Pilots NWT''.
Early life
Driftmier was born in 1982 in Calgary, Alberta to ...
and conservationist Dr. Anthony King were killed in a plane crash in Kenya. Driftmier was shooting footage for ''Dangerous Flights'' when the plane, an
Aeroprakt A-22L ultralight
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...
(registration 5Y-LWF) crashed into the east face of
Mount Kenya. Although only a preliminary report has been published thus far, it is believed that a large downdraft forced the ultralight into an unrecoverable descent into the mountain. Driftmier and King were the only occupants.
Broadcast Airings
Repeats of the series are currently airing on the digital broadcast network
Quest.
See also
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Flying Wild Alaska
''Flying Wild Alaska'' is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012.
The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations from ...
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Ice Pilots NWT
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Alaska Wing Men
''Alaska Wing Men'' is an American documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel. The show primarily follows the daily lives of bush pilots that fly to and from various small rural villages throughout Alaska. The series premi ...
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Bush Pilots (TV series)
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Mayday (TV Series)
References
External links
''Dangerous Flights''on
Discovery Channel''Dangerous Flights''on
Smithsonian Channel
The Smithsonian Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its media networks division under MTV Entertainment Group. It offers video content inspired by the Smithsonian Institution's museums, research facili ...
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Dangerous Flights Canada
{{Aviation reality television
Discovery Channel (Canada) original programming
Documentary television series about aviation
2010s Canadian reality television series
2012 Canadian television series debuts
2014 Canadian television series endings