The Red Arrows
2006-08-28 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.5
Documentary which goes inside the selection process for the best formation flying team in the world, the Red Arrows. Two pilots are selected to join the Arrows from a shortlist of nine elite RAF candidates. In order to be selected they have to perform a number of tests, from backseat flying, to close-formation manoeuvres, to socialising, to face-to-face, formal interviews.
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