Flying to the Ends of the Earth

[Butch]

A great new flying documentary on SBS tonight.......Flying to the Ends of the Earth.

 

Just finished watching episode 1 about Marine Arthur Williams who is a paraplegic flying around the Himalayas in Nepal into some really tight airstrips.

 

The scenery is unbelievable and the flying is on the edge ! He even goes for a fly in a Foxbat through the mountains......big mountains.

 

If you missed it take a look it should be on SBS on demand, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

 

Next weeks episode is in Australia , the shorts showed cattle mustering in the outback and some interesting chopper work.

 

cheer's Butch

 

 

[Marty_d]

I just caught the last 15 minutes. Brilliant. Looked him up, he's also done a doco about D-Day and another on the Mosquito. He's also restored a Cub and got his pilot's licence since being disabled.

 

 

[red750]

For those with Foxtel, Ep 2 of Plane Resurrection is on the History Channel at 9.30 tomorrow night. This episode is the Red Baron's Fokker Triplane, "Return of the Baron".

 

 

[DGL Fox]

Yes just watched Flying to the Ends of the Earth, it was good..it will be interesting in Australia and Papua next week...

 

David

 

 

[Soleair]

I enjoyed it too. But I wonder how he operates the rudder pedals - must take a lot of modification to make them hand activated.

 

Bruce