Outback Pilots: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Suspended in mid-air, inches from hivoltage power lines, these deathdefying pilots have an incredibly tough job to do. From working on remote power line transmission towers and hovering just inches from the live wires, to dropping off farm workers into croc-infested swampland for crocodile egg collection.From providing 24-hour aeromedical emergency services to remote and regional residents, to bombing the bushfire flames with thousands of litres of water or foam from above, during Australia's hot, dry summers.They are Australia's Outback Pilots, men and women risking their lives through some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet. Out here only one thing matters, getting there and back alive!

Series details

• Title: Outback Pilots
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-01-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-02-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Quest
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23490
• TVDB ID: 322052

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-02; final listed air date 2017-02-20; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Outback Pilots on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.