FRONTLINE PILOTS

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SUMMARY:
Using real-time mission profiles and live cockpit audio, witness a ground-breaking military-aviation series that puts viewers in the cockpit of a formidable array of military aircraft during thrilling air-to-air combat sequences.

DOCUMENTARY / MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, 5 x 60 Minutes, 1998

DETAILED SYNOPSIS:

Episode: Ground Pounders

There are pilots... and then there are the ground pounders. They live inside the threat ring delivering close air-to-ground support of battlefield ops. This is where the AAA and SAMs fire point blank... and thereâs no place to hide. Fly fast or fly armor ö you had better know how to take a hit. Go below deck with the pilots of the F-16 Falcon, A-10 Warthog and Av-8 Harrier for flying lessons that take place under the hottest conditions around.


Episode: Enemy Intercept

For the pilot who goes air-to-air, precise situational awareness and split-second tactical response translates into pure advantage. Once radar confirms a Hostile, itâs full afterburner to the merge with guided AIM missiles armed and ready to lock on. The battle is won or lost in a matter of seconds... usually beyond visual range. Yet air superiority always comes down to one factor... pilot skill. The mission is to own the sky. Get the air combat experience with the Pilots of the F-15C, F-14, F-16, and F-18 as they press for the decisive edge.


Episode: Blue Water Ops

As part of a rapid deployment package, the Navy pilot projects US military air power anywhere, any time. Flying off a moving base, day or night, in all weather, is the most demanding job in aviation. The cat launch, the task-out and recovery. Every pilot must be in perfect sync with his air wing. Using real-time mission profiles and live cockpit audio, you will experience the intense pressure of the carrier flight deck, and see first hand why the pilots of the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat and A-7 Intruder are the best of the best.


Episode: Canopies Up!

Americaâs finest pilots tell you first hand ö original flightline footage, from assignment night to combat. See and hear the world of military aviators as if you were there yourself... directly from combat cameras... the KC-135 that had two engines torn from its wing, an A7 that takes a barricade landing and, in possibly the most dramatic air-to-air audo ever, an F16 pilot as he prepares to punch out over Iraqi territory.


Episode: Deep Interdiction

Pilots who fly interdiction strike at the enemy's ability to make war. It's a mission that depends on meticulous planning, intense concentration and complete mastery of the most advanced guidance technology. Inertial navigation gets you in. Infrared sensors acquire the target. And laser designators put the ordinance home. You only get one chance. This is war through the gun cameras and electronic displays of today's strikers. Climb into the cockpit of the formidable F-111, the scud-hunting F-15E, the F-117A Stealth and see what it takes to make the hit.

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