[Dave W]

It shows on Channel 4 catch-up.

[Lockhaven]

Just seen there is a third episode

How did you manage that?

After watching episode two on catch up it showed there was a third one this Sunday.




Edited, sorry Dave didn’t realise you already answered the question.

[Ian Melville]

Looks like it caught up and overtook

[stevelup]

Episode 3 is on this coming Sunday. It is showing up on 4oD or whatever they're calling it now, but you can't watch it until it has been on though...

Lockhaven said "I've seen that there is a third episode" which is quite different to "I've seen the third episode"

There are four episodes in total.

[Cessna57]

I have discovered a show called "The Aviators" on an otherwise awful channel called MyTV (Sky 191).
There are 7 seasons of 10 episodes each and MyTV are knocking two out every evening at 21:00 and 21:30. The last episode was dedicated to Sun 'n' Fun at Lakeland and was engaging enough to make me want to visit.

The Aviators is an award-winning weekly TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, the coolest technology and the best fly-in destinations. It’s action, intensity, and adrenaline mixed with education, entertainment, and beauty. The Aviators is all-things aviation – for everyone who has ever gazed skyward.

https://www.theaviators.tv

and also available on ForcesTV on Freeview.

(Where I have it series linked along with Starsky and Hutch !)

[kanga]

As a bonus, 'The Aviators' is made by a Canadian company. Although much of what they cover is on location in the US, they seem to bre inclined to mention non-US developments or history when pertinent, unlike many of the US-made aviation programmes on PBS America or Forces TV.

[ninja-lewis]

The Aviators, season 1 can be watched with Amazon Prime and the other seasons can be bought.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Onboard-the-Go ... e+aviators

[stevelup]

The passwords for season one to four are easily found with a bit of googling...

You then just go to the ‘members area’ on the website. They hardened the security after S4!

[Melanie Moxon]

I have been watching this show with interest, it’s been fab so far, as others have said his enthusiasm is infectious and he comes across really well on TV.

I tend to get most of my aviation related “TV” from YouTube these days. I enjoy the FlightChops channel, nice mixture of aircraft types and sometimes non-flying but aviation related content too, I shall have to seek out some of the other ones mentioned

As for ForcesTV, I have been watching Airwolf re-runs recently and it is whetting my appetite for swapping my PPL(A) for a PPL(H) but every time I look at it my wallet runs and hides somewhere as the cost of an hour and a half in rented R22 is three and a half hours in the syndicate firefly (incl the monthly fixed fee); I should probably stop watching Airwolf

[Spooky]

I have been watching this show with interest, it’s been fab so far, as others have said his enthusiasm is infectious and he comes across really well on TV.

I tend to get most of my aviation related “TV” from YouTube these days. I enjoy the FlightChops channel, nice mixture of aircraft types and sometimes non-flying but aviation related content too, I shall have to seek out some of the other ones mentioned

As for ForcesTV, I have been watching Airwolf re-runs recently and it is whetting my appetite for swapping my PPL(A) for a PPL(H) but every time I look at it my wallet runs and hides somewhere as the cost of an hour and a half in rented R22 is three and a half hours in the syndicate firefly (incl the monthly fixed fee); I should probably stop watching Airwolf

Try a gyrocopter

[Melanie Moxon]

I have been watching this show with interest, it’s been fab so far, as others have said his enthusiasm is infectious and he comes across really well on TV.

I tend to get most of my aviation related “TV” from YouTube these days. I enjoy the FlightChops channel, nice mixture of aircraft types and sometimes non-flying but aviation related content too, I shall have to seek out some of the other ones mentioned

As for ForcesTV, I have been watching Airwolf re-runs recently and it is whetting my appetite for swapping my PPL(A) for a PPL(H) but every time I look at it my wallet runs and hides somewhere as the cost of an hour and a half in rented R22 is three and a half hours in the syndicate firefly (incl the monthly fixed fee); I should probably stop watching Airwolf

Try a gyrocopter

Still rather hard on the poor wallet, the local schools seem to want a £5000 bond for training (unless you provide your own aircraft), refundable at the end, but its a serious chunk of change to put up front.

[Spooky]

How much!?!?

I wouldn’t have confidence in paying any flight school that much upfront.

[Melanie Moxon]

How much!?!?

I wouldn’t have confidence in paying any flight school that much upfront.

It is part of a bond paid to offset any damage incurred during training rather than pre-paid training funds. Once you qualify or if you decide to stop at any time it is refunded. But it does go against the thing every student pilot seems to get told "don't pay big sums of money up-front", I got told that and I say the same to anybody that says they are thinking of doing their PPL.

Anyway, thread diversion alert

[Dave W]

It is part of a bond paid to offset any damage incurred during training ...

Traditionally, schools use insurance for that, surely?

[kanga]

.. but I gather, from a relatively recently qualified gyro (not prior Fw) pilot, the insurance premia and excesses on ab initio gyro pilot training are much higher than on fw. I have no idea whether this difference is now actuarially justified, with schools using modern factory built machines, at least one of which has been cleared for night and Aerial Work. Perhaps the samples are still too small for the underwriter world to judge.