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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 8

Every episode of Mayday Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 8!

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Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mayday Season 8 Episode 1 - System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)
    7.3/10(101 votes)

    S8:E1

    1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision, 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, Avianca Flight 52, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, Überlingen mid-air collision. This special looked at the role of air traffic controllers in the airline industry, and took a look at the Next Generation Air Transportation System, a new technology meant to eliminate mid-air collisions by reducing overall dependence on radar and radio, as well as delegating some of the air traffic controllers' tasks to computers on board each plane.

    Director:Larry Bambrick
    Writer:Christopher Blow

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  2. Mayday Season 8 Episode 2 - Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)
    7.3/10(105 votes)

    S8:E2

    Southern Airways Flight 242, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, American Airlines Flight 1420, British Airways Flight 9. This special looked at the role of bad weather in disasters and examines the US Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to see how information on weather is transmitted to pilots in the sky.

    Director:Larry Bambrick
    Writer:Christopher Blow

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 8. It scored 7.3/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Larry Bambrick and written by Christopher Blow, it aired on 6/10/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)".