A Day In The Life of a Pilot Flying Supplies To Remote Tribes | Air Pressure | Episode 8

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They call it the most dangerous place to be a pilot… We take you on a visually jaw-dropping and dramatic tour into the world of young British pilots flying around some of the most breath-taking, remote and dangerous locations on earth...

Indonesian airline, Susi Air, offers novice pilots who have as little as 250 hours of flying time an opportunity to rack up enough flying hours to land them a safer higher paying commercial airline job back home.

The pilots have to fly in the enormously testing outer regions of Indonesia, where the weather is constantly unpredictable, the runways are cut into the side of mountains and the remote airstrips are separated by miles of dense jungle.

...so are the risks worth it?

In this episode, Captain Matt Dearden has to land on a runway where the approach is covered in cloud. Once landed, a dispute erupts with villagers arguing over money on the runway. In the air Captain Ashok faces a thunderstorm. He also visits Banda Aceh which was left devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami of the 2004. Later Matt’s thoughts turn to his future, and he has to negotiate with villagers when too many of them want to board his plane.