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Armless pilot kicks off new season of The Aviators

By General Aviation News Staff · October 22, 2015 ·

FourPoints Television Productions will release the sixth season of The Aviators to PBS Oct. 23. The series will be available on iTunes Oct. 24. (See a trailer of the new season below).

The award-winning series kicks off the season featuring Jessica Cox, a pilot who will attempt to land an airliner despite having been born without arms.

The new season also features World War I aviation; the legendary Piper Cub; the Tuskegee Airmen; the history of the space program; and the return of the popular emergency simulations.

Episodes of The Aviators have aired on more than 85% of PBS stations in 42 states to as many as 10 million Americans a week. The show is also available on Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, Google Play, Vudu by Walmart, Playstation Network, Xbox, and iTunes.

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  1. Eddie Hunter says

    October 23, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    I love the show. I would like to have the info on when every week the show comes on in my area. I live in Tampa Florida (33612) and have the Dish network set up. Please email me so I can tape the episodes to watch when I miss one. Thank You very much……….Eddie Hunter

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