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Throttle Jockey

4 episodes 89%4KCC

Chelsea Smith steps into high-risk aviation jobs far beyond the cockpit stereotype.

Join Chelsea Smith as she looks behind the stick at the many jobs working pilots do, from crop dusting to offshore ferrying. Each episode pairs new aircraft with the people who fly them, revealing the skill, risk, and motivation behind every role. It is a smart, hands-on way to see aviation from angles most viewers never encounter.

Episode guide

4 episodes
1
1Cropdusting
In the middle of nowhere West Texas, Chelsea gets into the weeds of a cropdusting operation and meets Terry, over 40 years of cropdusting flying.
32 min
2
2Pork Choppers
With the wild hog problem, the state of Texas allows for helicopter hog hunting. Chelsea visits with Emmitt Webb, a helicopter pilot who runs a hunting outfit named Pork Choppers out of Abilene, Texas.
41 min
3
3The Forefather of Aerobatics: David Martin and the Bucker Jungmeister
David Martin is an airshow aerobatic pilot. Chelsea visits with him and the historic Bucker Jungmeister as they prepare to fly in the SUNnFUN airshow. Will weather prevent the Jungmeister from flying? Chelsea finds out and discovers what goes on behind the scenes at airshows.
36 min
4
4Airventure Special
Chelsea finds working pilots at the biggest airshow in the world: EAA Airventure at OshKosh, Wisconsin. She talks to a 707 sim instructor, a part 135 corporate pilot, a missionary seaplane pilot and more!
41 min
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