Ice Pilots of NWT Series on History Channel this Fall!

[Nordyne Herder]

Anyone know how some of my friends in Europe and the US can watch the episodes over the internet?

They keep getting a message that it is not available in their country.

Without going into details, may I suggest they Google 'Canadian Internet Proxy.' Obviously this program is not licenced for distribution outside of Canada, and this is why they are getting the "not available" page...


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[hawker driver]

Thanks for the info.

My friends in Europe said they love the show and would like to go and see the NWT for themselves.

[ragbagflyer]

Anyone know how some of my friends in Europe and the US can watch the episodes over the internet?

They keep getting a message that it is not available in their country.

They could try installing VPN software so that they are displaying a Canadian IP address. "thefreeVPN" may work.

[Freddy_Francis]

Just curious if anyone knows what the payscale is for the people at Buffalo. Was watching the bio-videos on the website and a couple of them kept saying "good pay".

[godsrcrazy]

Was there a new episode last night i can't find a new one on the internet.

[Lowjack]

Was there a new episode last night i can't find a new one on the internet.

It was a rerun of the first episode.

[mel gibson]

Hi folks,

I just started watching this series.

It brings back a lot of memories of flying the north.

I have compiled a list of my thoughts in no particular order.

It is good to have a good person as cheif pilot, Arnie seems to be a good guy.

Airlines exist to make money, not to fulfill dreams of flight for pilots.

Life is not fair, females getting priority in the flight line etc., a lot of recent accidents in the U.S. , there has been a lot of chatter talking about
getting on with other airlines on the taxi out or inflight, focus on the current flight with discipline, that other person is probably brutal anyways , and it will probably catch up with them
sometime in their career.

"Buddy" swearing , and getting pissed at his first officer who obviously was a "deer caught in the headlights," was probably sh*t on when he was a a first officer.
You will not get hired by a major airline with this attitude, and most likely you will be used by that first officer in his/her interview question of,
"have you ever worked with a difficult crew member?" "How did you handle it?" "I did nothing and took it in the a$$ because that is what a beat down unassertive copilot is supposed to do!!"
"Do I get the job???"

When Joe gets struck down by lightning (that is why he never really goes down south in summer where thunderstorms are, especially Red Deer, I heard he has two rampies carrying lighting rods beside him) , his kids will probably run the business into the ground.
I have seen it before in family run operations.

Wrecking your back to prove that you are a hard worker is wrong.

Those guys that are in their late 20's are aging rapidly, you can see it in their faces.

Most guys reflect fondly on their time in the north years later for about 5 minutes, reflecting on how they did their tour of duty, did not bend any metal, made good friends.

What most pilots in this country have to do to get started in their careers is amazing, I wish flight attendants had to do a stint in the north (less whining).

You can tell when you fly with someone who has flown the north ,they have good hands and feet and do not really get fazed by much.

I will keep watching, good production.

Fly safe.

Mel

[Meatservo]

Does Buffalo Joe really have an irrational fear of lightning? Well, I guess if you're going to be afraid of something, lightning is as good a thing as any.

[Stearman]

Maybe they didn't show that episode cause it made TC look bad.

[4hrstovegas]

Anybody know what these guys are doing now? Bigger and better, or waiting for somebody to shoot Season 2?

[kiloindiapapa]

Love how the show makes things so dramatic. Like the description of the next show. "The crews set off on a cross Canada trip in the dead of winter with no deicing equipment."

Isnt that what they do everyday up north with the vintage planes they fly? Dont us general aviation guys do that all winter long?

Good show though.

[302sc]

the DC-4 land tankers 15 and 02 operating on forest fires from hay river originally were to be aired in the latter part of the series but a source from the production company confirmed to me that none of the sequences shot on ground will be aired as the air shots part was not authorized . and since shot from the cockpits during firebombing were not approved the whole enchilada will not be aired ..
too bad for those waiting to see DC-4 bombing a side of flying not commonly seen .all there is , is a short youtube clip "buffalo air dc-4 water bombers " that's it ..

[4hrstovegas]

Too bad. Frickin' government.

[Finn47]

The northernmost airport where I´ve landed my single engine piston lies at a bit more than 71 degrees North (I checked). Now can I start using "Grand Hero of The Far Away Frozen North" as my signature ?



... Mehamn, Norway so I guess not

[North Shore]

Too bad. Frickin' government.

More likely insurance...

[Indanao]

Insurance? Why would any insurance company care? That is more of a Cop Out.

Most T.C. inspectors live South of 50 ( or close ), and not only have to justify their
existance, but would hate for the majority of Canadians ( who live within a couple
of hundred miles of the 49th ) to know more than they do about what the North is
all about.

It is a great show, and it would be very nice for some of our new Canadians, e.g.: Vancouver
residence, to learn something about this country.

Not to mention that they will screw up a documentary.

[North Shore]

Insurance? Why would any insurance company care? That is more of a Cop Out.

'Cause it's perceived as being risky flying, therefore a greater risk of a payout, and thus easier to just say "no passengers."

[Indanao]

and the fact that the flight is long over without mishap means nothing. When did Insurance Companies become Cops?

Anyway they, "Screwed the Pooch" again. ( T.C. )

[North Shore]

Indanao, sorry looks like my reedin comprehenshun wasn't up to the task! I read it that the camera crew wasn't allowed in the tankers at all, not that they were, but then cut the footage.

[dstechnical]

It is amazing anyone would want to fly in the north after watching this show. Here you have joe running a courier service on rampie slave wages. I bet you the fed ex guy would not work for the wages these guys get. Kiss ass to get ahead or suck c k to get ahead. You got to wonder about a business that is built on the backs of low wage employes afraid to say boo. Who has the right attitude gets ahead. Who works for free and smiles whiles he is bent over gets ahead. I wonder how profitable Joe would be if he actually had to py real waes for real work. Especially in YK.
by the way been an engineer and pilot for 30yrs. I have seen it all. My son became an electrican and actually made decent money during his apprenticeship.