About this season
Follows the students at Empire Test Pilots' School at Boscombe Down from selection to final flying exam.
Episodes (6)
1. Course No.44
Aired 12 January 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
Aired 19 January 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
Aired 26 January 1986
The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.
4. On Trial
Aired 2 February 1986
Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.
5. Finals
Aired 9 February 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
Aired 16 February 1986
Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.