I try to steer clear of "reality" shows because most of them have drama that appears manufactured and dialogue that sounds scripted. I found this show a long time ago on cable and watched only because of the old planes. Watching the mechanics work on them and the pilots fly them in the Northern Territories was a LOT of fun. But then the humans got in the way.
If the scenes with Buffalo Joe and mechanic Charlie are to be believed these two have to be the most simple guys you could ever meet. Not a brain between them. As for the rest of the crowd, there is not a decent manager among them. Even the outside manager they hire (Duane) is an idiot. They don't know how to manage projects; they don't know how to manage people. No wonder they have a hard time keeping good people working for Buffalo,
One thing that tells me it must be fake is that you are there for important drama - e.g. How does the camera crew know that Gord is going to get a call from an outside airline with a job offer? If it plays like they show it, they can't possibly know ahead of time. So what we saw was a recreation - if in fact there was a job offer in the first place and the whole thing wasn't just that Gord wanted off the show. That's the thing. You can't really know.
So just ignore the manufactured drama and enjoy the scenery and the flying. Everything else is a waste of your time.
If the scenes with Buffalo Joe and mechanic Charlie are to be believed these two have to be the most simple guys you could ever meet. Not a brain between them. As for the rest of the crowd, there is not a decent manager among them. Even the outside manager they hire (Duane) is an idiot. They don't know how to manage projects; they don't know how to manage people. No wonder they have a hard time keeping good people working for Buffalo,
One thing that tells me it must be fake is that you are there for important drama - e.g. How does the camera crew know that Gord is going to get a call from an outside airline with a job offer? If it plays like they show it, they can't possibly know ahead of time. So what we saw was a recreation - if in fact there was a job offer in the first place and the whole thing wasn't just that Gord wanted off the show. That's the thing. You can't really know.
So just ignore the manufactured drama and enjoy the scenery and the flying. Everything else is a waste of your time.