How real are the repossessions shown in discovery channels. Keith rider built a number of successful racers in the 30s starting with the r1 san francisco i in 1931 powered by a menasco c6 and was a successful little racer. Airplane repos ken cage denies show is fake, fights for. Keith ryders r4 design had some success in 1936, then sat until bill schoenfeldt bought and raced it in 1937, but it had teething issues. Grab the airplane and go how to repossess an airliner without getting shot, or thrown in jail, or beat up, or slammed into a wall, or kevin lacey, here with a repossessed citation vii, gets the job done by striking an effective balance between folksy and wily. Discovery channels airplane repo back for second season. Has the future of airplane repo season 4 been decided. Discovery channel orders new airplane repo reality series october 30, 2009 airplane repo has landed at discovery channel. Do you need someone to steal a jet, catch a crocodile, or skydive in to extract venom from a king cobra.
I watched the latest episode of airplane repo, or something like that. Schoenfeldtrider r4 firecracker, menasco cs4 550 hp, nx261y, tony levier won greve trophy, cleveland 1938. Meet the real crew behind discoverys airplane repo written by male standard on october 12, 2014 from daredevils to stunt pilots, the cast and crew of airplane repo do much more than just repo airplanes. Airplane repo is a tv show on australian national television from go.
Aircraft exhibited included an original, nonflying replica of hughes h1 racer. Airplane repo is available to watch and stream on discovery channel. For discovery channel, joseph boyle is executive producer with sydney clover as associate producer. We want to be heard and we know the power we have when we all stand together. Schoenfeldt rider r4 firecracker, menasco cs4 550 hp, nx261y, tony levier won greve trophy, cleveland 1938.
The airplane repo crew are back for another season as they continue to scour the ends of the earth to hunt down and recover highvalue toxic assets from the nations wealthiest 1%. Meet the airplane repo man with nerves of steel, mike kennedy. The airplane repo fan club is calling all of the fans into action. Discoverys airplane repo set to return in august with. Reality star who lost king cobra wants charges tossed.
Airplane repo men chase luxury planes for big dollars, but are the rewards worth the risk. Airplane repos ken cage denies show is fake, fights for second season 11th december 20, 5. Apr 20, 2017 do you need someone to steal a jet, catch a crocodile, or skydive in to extract venom from a king cobra. The original episode that showed real airplane repositions conducted by sagepopovich, where a team assembles the correct legal paperwork and the local authorities are notified in advance was not too fictional.
Up close and personal with the cast of airplane repo. Airplane repo men chase luxury planes for big dollars, but are the rewards worth the. Updates, connections and more for the show will be done here. With ken cage, danny thompson, kevin lacey, mike kennedy. I noticed that the guy taking the king air 200 opened a compartment and said something like great, got the books the book he was talking about sure looked like a jepp book of approach plates and not the maintenance logbook. Returning for the second season is ken cage and danny thompson, who have more than 1,500 repossessions between the two of them. Watch airplane repo online full episodes of season 3 to 1. The official page for ken cage from the tv show airplane repo. The airplane repo crew are returning to the discovery channel aug.
Airplane repo is produced for discovery channel by undertow films, where matt renner, dan ilani and ethan prochnik are executive producers with chris kugelman as coexecutive producer. The original episode that showed real airplane repositions conducted by sagepopovich, where a team assembles the correct legal paperwork and the local authorities are notified in. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show airplane repo anytime, anywhere. Apr 10, 2020 the airplane repo crew are back for another season as they continue to scour the ends of the earth to hunt down and recover highvalue toxic assets from the nations wealthiest 1%. Dirty jobs producer developing new airplane repo man reality series july 1, 2009 with the economy going down, the amount of airplane repossessions are taking off and will soon be the focus of a new reality series.
The repo world is small, and in this cutthroat business it will take more than just luck and a few tricks to separate the rich from their toys. Watch airplane repo episodes online season 1 20 tv guide. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Airplane repo tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Standing in a tight circle in front of the press headquarters tent at eaa airventure in oshkosh, wisconsin, the cast of discovery channels airplane repo looked like they could be casing the joint for an escape route in case they needed to repossess an airplane or two. Airplane repo season 4 premiered on discovery on july 15, 2015. Jul 29, 2014 the airplane repo crew are returning to the discovery channel aug. The airplane repo agent has been tracking this prey for weeks. Fake show is fake example so i just caught an episode and it happened to involve telluride. The eaa young eagles program takes you from a free introductory flight for youth into the world of aviation. The star of discovery channels hit reality show airplane repo is a phony, in the opinion of two former business acquaintances. Mikes rider firecracker rider made a series of 6 or 7 racersall evolvements of the one winning design. A fullsize action figure in his late 50s, mike stars in airplane repo on the discovery channel. Airplane repo star branded as a fake other recovery agents speak out against the reality star.
Being an airplane repo man and meet an airplane repo man plus the discovery channel has even created a reality tv series called airplane repo where repo men chase multimillion dollar jets across america. Sep 26, 20 airplane repo is available to watch and stream on discovery channel. Dirty jobs producer developing new airplane repo man reality series with the economy going down, the amount of airplane repossessions are taking off and will soon be the focus of a new reality series. Regardless of what you may think of the show, kevin lacey of airplane repo makes some very genuine, downtoearth videos about airplanes. Jul 29, 20 the star of discovery channels hit reality show airplane repo is a phony, in the opinion of two former business acquaintances. Watch full episodes of airplane repo and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Official fan page of mike kennedy, as seen on discovery channels airplane repo. A young pilot named tony levier applied for the job of piloting the firecracker but another pilot was given the nod. Reality star who lost king cobra wants charges tossed cbs news. Upon arrival at cleveland, a test flight was made and schoenfeldt told tony to see how fast the firecracker can go. Yea i know,everybody is unbelievably cynical when it comes to these type of shows. We have written a couple of times about the airplane repo business see risky business. There are few people working in aviation who can say they are the star in their own television series.
The national air race museum narm was a shortlived 19931994 aviation museum featuring the golden age of racing and the reno air races, located in sparks, nevada. Sitting on the ramp is his prize a pristine, latemodel piper malibu with a gorgeous paint job and perfect leather interior. The keith rider r4 schoenfeldt firecracker 1938 racer. His next racer was the r2 san francisco ii powered by a menasco c4s, and was all successful.
View used and repo or repossessed aircraft for sale by make and model for amazing savings. In some cases, up to 50% or more on the final price. Banks dont want to repossess the airplane and i dont want to repossess the airplane. Dec 27, 2014 the original episode that showed real airplane repositions conducted by sagepopovich, where a team assembles the correct legal paperwork and the local authorities are notified in advance was not too fictional. In this series, a group of highflying daredevils is hired by financial institutions to hunt down and recover highvalue assets, such as airplanes, as payments for overdue accounts. Flying the firecracker by pat halloran roadrunners internationale. Ive lived in telluride and ive played a large amount of fsx so im pretty tuned into the area. However, just how real is the discovery channels airplane repo show. In each episode of airplane repo, these experts are hired by banks to repossess highend and enormous luxury assets from wealthy individuals behind on their payments. We need to show discovery that airplane repo has the support it needs to go farther than just season 3. Regardless of what you may think of the show, kevin lacey of.
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