This episode of The Aviators includes the following segments: AOPA Summit (the annual event of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association); LAPD (inside the aerial unit of the Los Angeles Police Department to see how the world's largest police fleet helps to catch bad guys); and Red Bull Air Racing (Jeff talks to Red Bull Air Racer Pete McLeod about life as a high-adrenalin, competitive flyer).

This episode of The Aviators includes the following segments: AirVenture, America's Largest Aviation Celebration; The U.S. Air Force's C5M Supergalaxy; The Tiger Moth Biplane; Miracle on the Hudson Hero Jeff Skiles; and Flat Spin Survivor.

Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

"As a girl, Amelia Earhart aspired to a future that would take her beyond the family and medical problems of her younger years, as well as the restrictions imposed on her because she was female. Widely celebrated for her long-distance flights, she also set records for altitude and speed, and helped develop passenger airline service. As a writer and magazine editor, Earhart also further advanced the cause of flight and of women in aviation. Her disappearance...

"A biography of Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly across the Atlantic"--

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s -- and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi?day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots...

Separated from his favorite toy pilot action figure, young Jack envisions his lost friend's brave journey back home across the ocean, in a story complemented by a glossary of pilot terms.

A history of African Americans in aviation and space cites the efforts of black men and women to promote integration by entering the military, breaking transcontinental records, and joining the space program.

A biography of the first person, man or woman, to fly alone across the Atlantic nonstop from England to North America, from her childhood in Africa to her record-setting flight.