Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode Guide

Rhino Run

S1 E1
A rookie pilot flies passengers for the first time, airport staff battle to prevent bird strikes, a helicopter carries a heavy load over Johannesburg, and Africa's most skilled helicopter pilots fly low to protect rhinos from poachers.

Racing The Sun

S1 E2
A mysterious engine fault delays a new airliner; scientists fly into the bush to hunt a killer disease; a broken-down plane closes a major runway, and a snake hunt across the airport ends in a face-off with a spitting cobra.

Sky Cat

S1 E3
A baboon invasion on a runway threatens to cut off a remote safari lodge, engine faults wreck airline flight schedules, a wild cheetah gets a first taste of flying, and a rare first civilian Blackhawk helicopter takes on a firefighting mission.

Tight Turnaround

S1 E4
A wildlife invasion delays a flight, a massive airliner attempts a night landing at a bush airport, cargo handlers rush to deliver flowers in time for Mother's Day, and a patrol plane discovers fires raging through Kruger National Park.

Fire Season

S1 E5
An airliner dodges thunderstorms flying to a cyclone-damaged island; aerial firefighters cross the country to battle infernos; daredevil chainsaw operators hang underneath helicopters and mechanics build an anti-poaching patrol plane from scratch.

After The Storm

S1 E6
A K9 anti-poaching squad flies into action, a heavy-lift helicopter flies emergency supply missions across a storm-ravaged island and an airliner races to reach its destination before a power outage plunges the airport into darkness.

Lions Above and Below

S1 E7
An engine fault threatens to ground an airliner, scientists and pilots team up to protect cattle from lion attack, damaged runway lights plunge a busy airport into darkness, and South Africa's top aerial display team wows crowds.

Point Of No Return

S1 E8
A medical helicopter flies over rush hour traffic to collect a patient, the search is on for a lost elephant, engineers race to fix a chopper, and airline pilots fly to one of the world's most dangerous runways.