In Harm's Way Episode 1.07 Test Pilot

How does the U.S. Navy determine that its pilots have the skills to test military aircraft, ensuring our nation has the best fleet in the sky? They recruit the men and women who find out the hard way whether or not an aircraft is ready for combat by testing to its maximum every system in the plane. In this episode, Hunter Ellis, a former Navy fighter pilot himself, takes viewers inside the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School for an exclusive first-hand look at the lives of pilots who put their lives on the line to test and fine-tune U.S. military aircraft and weapons for optimum safety, efficiency and performance.