Skies Above Britain
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A look at the hidden world of the skies above us. Air traffic controllers guide a passenger jet with a major technical fault safely back to the ground.
59:00A look at the hidden world of the skies above us and the stories of people who spend their life in flight. This episode explores how our skies are safeguarded.
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The job with the highest pressure at NATS is keeping everyone safe entering or leaving London's airspace, one of the busiest patches of sky in the world. Up to four thousand people can be in the hands of just one controller at any one time. Tom and Tim, two of the thousands who aspire to be the next generation of air traff... 59:00 Expired
Racing champion Martin is a member of the oldest flying club in Britain, the Royal Aero Club. He is preparing to compete for the Schneider Trophy, where 14 pilots will fly wing to wing around outlying islands in Alderney in the Channel Islands. The hair-raising race attracts an eclectic mix of pilots, from Geoffrey, a baro... 58:00 Expired
For thousands of recreational pilots, uncontrolled airspace - the skies beyond commercial routes - are a place of freedom and adventure and for many, flying in them can become an obsession.