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