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About Police Stop Nervous Pilots Over The Holidays | Dangerous Flights

It's the finale of Dangerous Flights. Out father-daughter pilot team are heading through Brazil on Christmas day when a lack of staff means they get stopped by the federal police instead of the regular customs, and things are off to a shaky start for their festivities. Not all flights are a smooth ride to a tropical destination. These pilots have the dangerous job of delivering small aircraft all over the world, pushing these machines to their limits and facing the harshest conditions that nature throws at them. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

Police Stop Nervous Pilots Over The Holidays | Dangerous Flights is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 46 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a crime & justice documentary, Police Stop Nervous Pilots Over The Holidays | Dangerous Flights uses police, nervous, pilots as its central frame. Crime and justice films often combine testimony, investigation and institutional access. Sensitive claims deserve careful attention to evidence, chronology, legal context and the difference between allegation and established fact.

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Title
Police Stop Nervous Pilots Over The Holidays | Dangerous Flights
Runtime
46 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Wonder

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