Season 1 Episodes
1. Course No.44
January 12th, 1986
Instruction begins for the military test pilots in Fixed Wing Course 44 and Rotary Wing Course 23 and Empire Test Pilot's School.
2. High Speed, Low Level
January 19th, 1986
The students test various failure scenarios, including cabin pressure failure, engine failure, and a helicopter's 'avoid curve'.
3. We Never Use the Word Dangerous
January 26th, 1986
The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.
4. On Trial
February 2nd, 1986
Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.
5. Finals
February 9th, 1986
The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.
6. The Right Stuff
February 16th, 1986
Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.
