Follows the students at Empire Test Pilots' School at Boscombe Down from selection to final flying exam.
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Season 1
1986
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01. Course No.44
1986-01-12
Instruction begins for the military test pilots in Fixed Wing Course 44 and Rotary Wing Course 23 and Empire Test Pilot's School.
02. High Speed, Low Level
1986-01-19
The students test various failure scenarios, including cabin pressure failure, engine failure, and a helicopter's 'avoid curve'.
03. We Never Use the Word Dangerous
1986-01-26
The students try out the dangerous - and normally forbidden - art of spinning and then recovering in an aircraft.
04. On Trial
1986-02-02
Students begin actual test-flying and writing definitive reports.
05. Finals
1986-02-09
The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.
06. The Right Stuff
1986-02-16
Students give their final joint presentations and the graduation dinner is held.
