Climbers landing on a glacier follow in the footsteps of aviation pioneers

Top of the World

Season 7

Volcano Preppers

A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency. A leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover. Rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks, and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates.

Jumbo Crisis

A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness. A rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island. A seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business, and customs agents.

Life Beyond Zero

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

My Foggy Valentine

Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.

Winter Heat

Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator. In Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten The Internation Ice Carving Championship and a high-tech airframe inspection on a Boeing 737 undercovers a poten.

Attack of the Yeti

The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures. In Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs. In Talkeetna, pilots fight ice to deliver supplies to a homesteader's cabin in a.

Moose vs Helicopter

Pilots put the world’s first fly-by-wire helicopter to the test in Fairbanks.

Thanksgiving Day Delay

A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to a tiny island just 2.4 miles from Russia.

Edge of Today

Pilots fly supplies to farmers as seismic activity around Mount Spurr heats up.

A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight flowing, and passengers flying, all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.

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