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Alaska Wing Men (2011)

January. 10,2011

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Alaska Wing Men

Alaska Wing Men is an American documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel. The show primarily follows the daily lives of bush pilots that fly to and from various small rural villages throughout Alaska. The series premiered on January 10, 2011

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Alaska Wing Men

2011

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 2 : 2012

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Suicide Sled Race

January. 02,2012

The pilots offer aerial support to teams competing in the 2000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race across rugged Alaskan terrain in the Season 2 opener

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Episode 2 - Ski Chopper Daredevils

January. 09,2012

Helicopter pilot Dustin Carroll drops pro skiers atop mountains for a movie they're filming on the extreme slopes of Alaska. Meanwhile, another pilot helps a young Texan find a remote spot to propose to his girlfriend.

Episode 3 - Sky Fishing

January. 16,2012

Sac-roe herring season opens in Sitka Sound, and fishermen hire pilots to spot fish from the sky and point their boats in the right direction.

Episode 4 - Grizzly 911

January. 23,2012

Pilot Keller Wattum flies to Kodiak Island to help a hunter transport his prize kill: a huge Kodiak brown bear that could be of record-breaking size. Elsewhere, a student pilot practices glacier landing

Episode 5 - Convict on Board

February. 03,2012

Small Alaskan towns like Noorvik face challenges when it comes to overcrowded prison cells, so pilot Zaz Staheli must transport an intoxicated female prisoner to the nearest jail.

Episode 6 - Escape From Bear Island

February. 10,2012

It’s time for Don Lee to teach his student, Amy - a former peace studies major - the finer points of gunplay and how to shoot and kill a charging bear!

Episode 7 - Deadly Descent

February. 17,2012

Untamed terrain and dangerous beauty draw people to Alaska from all walks of life, but it takes highly skilled bush pilots to fly people in and out of its remote wilds.

Episode 8 - High Voltage Hazard

March. 02,2012

In Alaska’s untamed wilderness even the simplest jobs can be filled with danger, and it takes expert pilots like Drake Olson, Dustin Carroll, and Jag Garrard to make sure the state’s most basic services keep running.

Episode 9 - Fire Fight

March. 09,2012

The arrival of summer brings drastic change to Alaska and our pilots, as they cater to seasonal tourists, fight wildfires, and access the tallest peak in North America..

Episode 10 - Man Down

March. 16,2012

Ryan McCue is transporting supplies and personnel to a desolate mining site on Prince of Wales Island when bad weather forces him to weigh the risks of a forced landing. In Kodiak, Keller Wattumm is spotting fish from the sky for the crew of the Crimson Beauty during the annual herring fishery. Meanwhile, Don Lee helps a group of aviation enthusiasts in Talkeetna rebuild an old Cherokee Six airplane from the 60's, before supplying his buddy and Alaskan bush resident, Willy Ivey, with an Alaskan staple.

Seasons 1 : 2011

3 Episode