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    Darkness Falls

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Jan 28, 2008
The students are entering the tactical training phase. This is the time when jet pilots must become jet fighters.

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Season 1, 8 episodes

Season 1
   
The Rookies,
First up is ground school, where the students are introduced to the 858 page CF-18 Hornet Flight Manual.
45m Jan 7, 2008
   
Members Only,
The students are about to fly the F-18 Hornet for the first time. But even before taking a single flight, one of the rookies calls it quits.
45m Jan 14, 2008
   
Blood on the Page,
It is summer in Cold Lake, Alberta and the temperature on the tarmac hits 100 degrees. Up higher, under the transparent canopy of the F-18 Hornet, a pilot can feel like a bug pinned under a magnifying glass.
45m Jan 21, 2008
   
Darkness Falls,
The students are entering the tactical training phase. This is the time when jet pilots must become jet fighters.
45m Jan 28, 2008
   
Flight's On,
This is the midway point through training and the pilots are about to take on dog fighting.
45m Feb 4, 2008
   
Dream Killer,
At 410, every course sees at least one pilot who can't cut it. This course has already seen two.
45m Feb 11, 2008
   
Do or Die,
At this point the instructors are hell bent on driving home a single message to the rookies - death can happen to you!
45m Feb 18, 2008
   
Bombs Away,
The fighter pilot rookies are in the homestretch, just a few short weeks away from graduation. But that doesn't mean they can relax.
45m Feb 25, 2008
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