Ice Pilots NWT
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ice Pilots NWT |
| Original title | Ice Pilots NWT |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2009-2014 |
| Production company |
Omni Film Productions |
| length | 40 minutes |
| Episodes | 73 in 6 seasons |
| genre | Documentation , reality TV |
| Theme music |
America : Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away Europe : David Usher - Airplanes |
| production |
Gabriela Schonbach , Michael Chechik , David Gullason |
| First broadcast | November 18, 2009 (Canada) on History Television |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 19, 2011 on Servus TV |
Ice Pilots NWT is a Canadian reality TV -Dokuserie of Omni Film Productions , which in since 2009 Northwest Territories in Canada is rotated.
action
The series accompanies the actual existing airline Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife , and its employees, who operate passenger and cargo aviation in the Arctic Circle with museum-quality propeller aircraft from the time of the Second World War, in their everyday pilots.
characters
- Joe McBryan as Senior Airline Manager as "Buffalo" Joe McBryan
- Mikey McBryan as junior manager
- Rod McBryan as Head of Maintenance
- Arnie Schreder as Former Chief Pilot (deceased May 5, 2012)
- Kathy McBryan as the manager of Hay River
- Justin Simle as Chief Pilot
- Scott Blue as co-pilot
- Devan Brooks as a pilot
- AJ Decoste as chief pilot
- Brian Harrison as a pilot
- Chris Staples as Rampie
- Will Dyer as Rampie
- Graeme Ferguson as co-pilot
- David Alexandre as copilot
- Cory Dodd as a mechanic
- Chuck Adams as a mechanic
- James Dwojak as a mechanic
- Adam Smith as a mechanic
Aircraft types
The following well-known historical aircraft types are shown in the documentation:
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-4
- Curtiss C-46
- Lockheed L-188 Electra
- Canadair CL-215
- Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A Canso
Awards
The series won one prize at the Gemini Awards in 2010 ( Best Sound in an Information / Documentary Program or Series ) and two awards in 2011 ( Best Original Music for a Lifestyle / Practical Information or Reality Program or Series and Best Photography in an Information Program or Series ).
Web links
- Ice Pilots NWT in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official page
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report to CBC-Canada (English, accessed on May 26, 2012)
- ↑ Gemini Awards 2011