''Dangerous Flights'' is a

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-style

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that airs on the

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. The show follows the pilots of

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as they

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to their new owners across distances the aircraft weren't designed to fly and often over routes that are generally considered to be dangerous by the aviation community.

Cast

*Cory Bengtzen (season one-) *Marcio Lucchese (season one-) *Brad White (season one-) *Pete Zaccagnino (season one-) *Randy McGehee (season one-) *Dave "Super Dave" Mathieson (season one-) *Kerry McCauley (season one-) *Stu Sprung (season one- ) *Yasmina Platt (season one-) *Bob Raskey (season one- ) *Alex Pichler (season two) *Claire McCauley (season two)

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2014)

Incidents

On 24 February 2013, cameraman/director John Driftmier and conservationist Dr. Anthony King were killed in a plane crash in Kenya. Driftmier was shooting footage for ''Dangerous Flights'' when the plane, an Aeroprakt A-22L

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(registration 5Y-LWF) crashed into the east face of

Mount Kenya Mount Kenya (Meru people, Meru: ''Kĩrĩmaara,'' Kikuyu people, Kikuyu: ''Kĩrĩnyaga'', Kamba language, Kamba: ''Ki nyaa'', Embu language, Embu: ''Kĩ nyaga'') is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the Highest mountain peaks of Africa, second-highe ...

. Although only a preliminary report has been published thus far, it is believed that a large downdraft forced the ultralight into an unrecoverable descent into the mountain. Driftmier and King were the only occupants.

Broadcast Airings

Repeats of the series are currently airing on the digital broadcast network

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References

External links

''Dangerous Flights''
on

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