Ice Pilots NWT
Ice Pilots NWT

Ice Pilots NWT

2009 6 Seasons 73 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary Reality

Ice Pilots NWT is a reality television series broadcast on History Canada that portrays Buffalo Airways, an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Buffalo mainly flies WWII-era propeller planes year-round in the Canadian North. It premiered on November 18, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season with filming completed on August 2nd, 2010. The season premiere was aired on History Television January 12th, 2011. Season 3 was greenlit on August 18th, 2010 and began airing on October 12, 2011. In the UK, season 2 was shown on Quest commencing May 2011. The episodes in season 4 have been shown on the Discovery Channel in the UK. Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011. Both Season 1 and 2 have aired in Australia on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD and currently air on the digital channel 7 Mate.

Ice Pilots NWT is a reality television series broadcast on History Canada that portrays Buffalo Airways, an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Buffalo mainly flies WWII-era propeller planes year-round in the Canadian North. It premiered on November 18, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season with filming completed on August 2nd, 2010. The season premiere was aired on History Television January 12th, 2011. Season 3 was greenlit on August 18th, 2010 and began airing on October 12, 2011. In the UK, season 2 was shown on Quest commencing May 2011. The episodes in season 4 have been shown on the Discovery Channel in the UK. Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011. Both Season 1 and 2 have aired in Australia on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD and currently air on the digital channel 7 Mate.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Buffalo Air

Rookie co-pilot Scott faces his worst nightmare when a faltering Curtiss C-46 Commando engine and low fog force a scary

EP 2

Pre-Christmas Rush

Christmas is just around the corner, but Buffalo's crucial food and mail runs come to a halt. An engine seizure strands

EP 3

Birthday From Hell

A string of bad luck turns chief pilot Arnie's 66th birthday run into the flight from hell – and threatens to spoil hi

EP 4

A Big Deal

When a power failure leaves Rankin Inlet exposed to the brutal northern elements, captain Justin races to deliver an eme

EP 5

40/40/40

Mechanic Cory races against the clock to turn two short-haul waterbombers into trans-Atlantic aircraft for the epic jour

EP 6

On the Move

A charter flight falls through the cracks after the McBryans attend a wild family wedding, and an irate Joe pulls captai

EP 7

Suspension

A furious Joe fights against a federal suspension that will prevent him from carrying passengers for the first time in 2

EP 8

Cause for Celebration

AJ and Candace get married in the Ice Castle. A frustrated Chuck tries to get the Electra to pay her way. A flummoxed Mi

EP 9

Transatlantic Crossing

The Turkey crew makes the critical jump over the North Atlantic. But en route to Portugal, one crew is forced to turn ba

EP 10

Thin Ice

Joe gets a lucrative late-season contract to fly mining equipment to an airstrip on a frozen lake, sending C-46 and DC-4

EP 11

The Crash

Across the world in spectacular Izmir, after thousands of hours of painstaking preparation and life-risking flying, a te

EP 12

Change of Seasons

Cargo manager (and unofficial Buffalo den mother) Kelly has problems enough when Jynelle's holiday leaves her shorthande

EP 13

Up in the Air

After her husband's acrimonious departure from Buffalo, Kelly has a confrontation that decides whether she, too, will qu

EP 1

Frozen Four

Joe fights the feds while Justin and his crew are stranded in the High Arctic.

EP 2

Fire and Ice

When a deadly fire destroys a northern outpost a week before Christmas, Kelly puts aside her personal dilemmas to rally

EP 3

Under Pressure

Roommate pilots Devan and Scott experience a mysterious rise in oil pressure that could destroy one of the C-46's engine

EP 4

The Right Stuff

Mikey goes on a Venezuelan treasure hunt for a rare CL-215 waterbomber, and new pilots Andrew and Graeme face their toug

EP 5

The River Lift

Buffalo launches an all-out campaign to airlift 100,000lbs of essential goods to cut-off northern communities, Justin he

EP 6

Don't Muck with Chuck

Crusty mechanic Chuck scrambles to ready the Electra for a mission to the High Arctic, and former rampie Audrey returns

EP 7

The Finish Line

A multi-stop mission to the Far North pits Devan, Scott and Adam in an ongoing battle for fuel and oil as they circuit t

EP 8

Ski Plane

Young pilots AJ and Andrew get the chance of a lifetime to fly the DC-3 mounted on snow skis, and tension mounts across

EP 9

Buffalo Scores

Buffalo flies the Stanley Cup on a tour of the North, and a licence suspension has Joe looking for a captain to replace

EP 10

Special Delivery

Chief pilot Arnie lands the DC-3 on a homemade sand strip at a remote lodge. Electra expert Chuck faces off with a stubb

EP 11

Yukon

When thunderstorms and a shaky engine threaten a charter to Whitehorse, Joe pulls out all the stops to get the passenger

EP 12

British Invasion

A potential Electra plane purchase in Coventry, England has Joe showing Mikey the ropes of international business. New d

EP 13

Arnie Calls It

While training pilots for the upcoming fire season, chief pilot Arnie makes an unexpected announcement. Joe and the whol

EP 1

Under New Management

Joe hires outsider Duane Hicks to help Buffalo navigate the future and coach Mikey. Gord and Sean's DC-3 delivery missio

EP 2

Dambusters

Buffalo gets into the stunt flying business when veteran pilot Arnie flies the DC-4 for the re-enactment scene of a famo

EP 3

Chuck Walks

Critical of the many stops and starts in the Electra program, and frustrated with the constant drama at Buffalo, Chuck q

EP 4

Gear Up, Gear Down

Frustrated with her lack of flying and stuck in a rut as a courier driver, Audrey decides her time at Buffalo is over. D

EP 5

Big Boost

When a ferry breakdown causes a gasoline shortage in Yellowknife, new manager Duane begs Chuck to return and prepare the

EP 6

Power Struggle

Duane lands a huge contract for the Electra and puts enormous pressure on mechanic Adam to prep the plane without the he

EP 7

Top of the World

The Electra flies to Alert, the northernmost settlement on Earth, forcing Adam and new senior manager Duane to work thin

EP 8

Last Days

Sparks fly when Joe discovers Gord has taken a job with a rival airline after completing expensive training on one of th

EP 9

Push Comes to Shove

Trying to make his mark at Buffalo, Duane lands two more Electra contracts. But his over-zealous efforts result in a cla

EP 10

The Doghouse

Duane's decision to leave the Electra crew unsupervised while he spends time at home jeopardizes the completion of a maj

EP 11

Ice Strip

Mechanic Jimmy is sent to a northern mining camp to create an ice landing strip on a remote lake where AJ will have to l

EP 12

Expect the Unexpected

Engine troubles on the C-46 during the valley run force Devan to shut down an engine. High winds wreak havoc for Devan a

EP 13

Coming Home

Rookie waterbomber pilot Scott gets his first taste of action when Buffalo responds to an emergency callout to fight fir

EP 1

Dark Skies

Joe performs stunt landings for a film crew; new employee Ryan tries to prove his worth in Hay River; a dental hygienist

EP 2

Shut Down

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Buffalo Airways; Joe clashes with inspectors; the Electra crew flies to Sa

EP 3

A Tale of Two Pilots

Weighed down by the responsibility of training a new rampie, and struggling to get out of Joe's doghouse, DC3 co-pilot T

EP 4

Ice Jam

After taking command of an intense airlift, and dealing with the ugliest Electra load he's ever seen, Scott takes a scar

EP 5

A Very Buffalo Christmas

A week before Christmas, Buffalo agrees to lend a hand to an RCMP initiative to fly toys to isolated communities in the

EP 6

Crash Landing

Just months from retiring, Electra captain Ray Weber leads his crew on a multi trip mission that requires landing on a

EP 7

For Sale By Owner

When South Korean buyers come to Buffalo to look at a water bomber, the pressure is on mechanic Cory to get the plane re

EP 8

Over Seas

Buffalo has to get a CL-215 water bomber to buyers in Korea. So Justin and Cory fly the plane to Vancouver Harbour, wher

EP 9

Water Wings

In South Korea, Cory and Justin meet the ship delivering Buffalo's water bomber plane to new buyers there. But the boys

EP 10

Meltdown

As spring arrives and Ray's retirement day approaches, Sean surprises everyone by leaving Buffalo for a job with the com

EP 11

North Atlantic Convoy

Greenland's Narsarsuaq airport – known as one the world's most dangerous approaches – looms on the horizon as Cory a

EP 12

Sunk

Joe and Mikey hire a helicopter for a salvage mission to retrieve the rare tailpiece from a Lockheed 10A that crashed

EP 13

Turkey or Bust

Justin and Cory are stranded in Croatia while trying to complete the delivery of two CL-215 water bombers to Turkey. Met

EP 1

Cold Start

Mikey gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he's invited to host a classroom discussion with Commander Chris Hadfield,

EP 2

Shootout

Buffalo Airways is still reeling from the recent accident – especially mechanic Chuck. Mikey tries to lift spirits by

EP 3

Snowplane

Joe preps for a race in an antique snowplane – a 1940s ancestor of the snowmobile, powered by an airplane engine and d

EP 4

Gear Lock

After a breakdown uses up the last of Joe's spare DC-3 engines, he enlists former Buffalo pilot Devan Brooks to ferry an

EP 5

Aussie Ace

Following almost a year of repairs after its crash landing, Buffalo Airways' Electra returns home to take on an urgent m

EP 6

Rock Stars and Rampies

Joe's stress over the state of his water bombers, currently being stored in Wales, sparks an angry blow up with Cory, pu

EP 7

Ice Camp

Mikey joins the Canadian Rangers for an extreme outdoor training experience farther north than he's ever been. While he'

EP 8

Frozen Solid

It's Joe's 69th birthday and he's never flown a helicopter before. So Mikey plans a special gift of chopper flight lesso

EP 9

Power Crash

The Electra has become Buffalo's winter workhorse – the one plane they need to keep flying. During a High Arctic deliv

EP 10

Breakdown

Co-pilot Graeme Ferguson gets the biggest opportunity of his short career when Buffalo needs to train a second Electra c

EP 11

Target Practice

The Electra is still working around the clock and Buffalo is ready to pick up another, the second of its new British acq

EP 12

Air Show

Mikey and Joe visit the Hamilton air show where Mikey has planned a major surprise for Father's Day. Joe is going to rid

EP 13

Five Seasons

It's been a wild five years for ICE PILOTS NWT. To celebrate the milestone, we pull back the curtain for an inside glimp

EP 1

A Ball O'Snags

It’s Buffalo’s busiest winter yet, and they roll out the C-46, TXW, to fly all the freight up the Mackenzie Valley.

EP 2

Ice Storm

Chief Pilot AJ Decoste is flying up the Mackenzie Valley with Buffalo’s newest Electra, XFC, for the first time. Mecha

EP 3

Old Dogs

When Buffalo’s newest Electra, ZFE, lands in Yellowknife with only three functioning engines, mechanic Chuck Adams com

EP 4

Checkflight

Buffalo Joe has been a captain on the daily sked for 34 years and his 70th birthday is next week. Joe might have to stop

EP 5

Second Chances

Newly minted copilot Jeff Tapper is excited for his first revenue DC-3, but his inexperience shows when he botches the a

EP 6

Big Plans, Bad Luck

Mikey talks to a 15-year-old aviation buff in England via Skype, who has discovered that Buffalo’s DC3–WZS–flew on

EP 7

Dogfight

Mikey shows a veteran Buffalo’s DC-3, WZS, Buffalo’s very own vintage plane from the Second World War. It is being f

EP 8

D-Day

The Buffalo boys gather in Red Deer for Mikey’s D-Day tribute jump. Joe and Sam scout out the designated military drop

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Michael Daingerfield
Michael Daingerfield
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