Kelly wants to meet Buffalo's clients especially to soothe feelings after the Christmas cargo dustup.
As they compete to rise up the ranks, they cope with ice storms, forest fires, treacherous landings and legendary owner “Buffalo” Joe McBryan’s famous temper.A day in the life at Buffalo Airways, as a rookie co-pilot faces an emergency landing, a hot-shot young flyer gets thrown into the hot seat and the boss' son gets in hot water. Ice Pilots NWT is back. As they compete to rise up the ranks, they cope with ice storms, forest fires, treacherous landings and legendary owner “Buffalo” Joe McBryan’s famous temper.This season we follow a treacherous transatlantic journey in the middle of winter as crews attempt to deliver two Canadair CL-215 waterbombers to their new owners in Turkey. Engineer Adam Smith must gut it out in minus 40 when he and AJ find themselves with a broken engine push rod on a remote airstrip. When a power failure leaves Rankin Inlet exposed to the brutal northern elements, DC-4 captain Justin must pull out the stops to try to get two massive generators up to the remote community before sundown.
Co-pilot Scott Blue slogs it out on the Buffalo ramp to prep the vintage Curtiss C-46 Commando for its daily supply run. The final episode covered a parachute jump over the D-Day remembrance period of June 2014.Seasons 1 through 5 each have 13 episodes. And Jeremy is determined to make it onto the next course and beat co-worker Audrey into the co-pilot's seat. Then, tragedy. Season One of Ice Pilots NWT repeats on Thursdays and Sundays on Canada's History Television, check local listings for show times. And after a visit from his mom, fate throws Scott an unexpected curve ball. The course is sobering; the stark dangers of what they are about to do are sinking in. Hungry to make his move into the co-pilot's seat, but stuck in the Hay River hangar paying his dues, Jeremy is unhappy and uncensored – whether he's starting frozen vehicles at 4am, fighting the wind as it unfurls an engine tent, or struggling with courier packages that weigh more than he does. But the trip turns into much more than either of them bargained for when a faltering engine and low fog force one of the toughest landings of their lives. Ironically, the raging winds hampering rescue efforts give the Buffalo boys their long-awaited tailwind.
Buffalo needs a new DC-3 co-pilot, and contrary to expectation, he's getting a crack at it. And after the crew works all night to install gas tanks in the DC-4, hotshot new co-pilot Alex joins captain Justin Simle on a tricky fuel haul. Scott pulls out all the stops to secure a new contract flying practically to the North Pole, which will get him back in the pilot's seat. But these aircraft are neither designed to fly in winter conditions nor configured for flying over larges bodies of water. And when the client reports an on-site incident, Joe goes on the warpath. Every setback brings out more of Jeremy's frustration. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of Ice Pilots NWT with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at TVGuide.com But first, he's got to pass the test of flying with Joe.After her husband's acrimonious departure from Buffalo, Kelly has a confrontation that decides whether she, too, will quit. Every setback brings out more of Jeremy's frustration. "It kinda bugs me that Audrey and Wilf are going to get the nod before me, but I keep telling myself 'suck it up buttercup I'll be fine.'" Jump to navigation Jump to search. But a string of bad luck threatens to spoil the day and the naughty birthday surprise Kelly has waiting back at the hangar. And after the crew works all night to install gas tanks in the DC-4, hotshot new co-pilot Alex joins captain Justin Simle on a tricky fuel haul. But has the move come too late to do him any good? But for the Turkey team, it's finally a go. But the next day, en route to Portugal, crew #2's right engine fails. But his rival is also interested in this new dream job flying the C-46 to Eureka, a tiny research station at the top of the world.
And now that the Turkish waterbomber deal has gone through, it's up to lead mechanic Cory Dodd to turn two lightweight, summertime planes into aircraft able to withstand the rigours of a North Atlantic flight in the middle of winter. Hungry to make his move into the co-pilot's seat, but stuck in the Hay River hangar paying his dues, Jeremy is unhappy and uncensored – whether he's starting frozen vehicles at 4am, fighting the wind as it unfurls an engine tent, or struggling with courier packages that weigh more than he does.