Pan Am (2011– ) 6.4
Period drama about the pilots and flight attendants who once made Pan Am the most glamorous way to fly. Creator:Jack Orman |
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Pan Am (2011– ) 6.4
Period drama about the pilots and flight attendants who once made Pan Am the most glamorous way to fly. Creator:Jack Orman |
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| Christina Ricci | ... |
Maggie Ryan
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Margot Robbie | ... |
Laura Cameron
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Michael Mosley | ... |
Ted Vanderway
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Karine Vanasse | ... |
Colette Valois
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Mike Vogel | ... |
Dean Lowrey
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Kelli Garner | ... |
Kate Cameron
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Jeremy Davidson | ... |
Richard Parks
(14 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Kal Parekh | ... |
Sanjeev
(7 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| David Harbour | ... |
Roger Anderson
(6 episodes, 2011-2012)
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Period drama about the pilots and flight attendants who once made Pan Am the most glamorous way to fly.
As a retired international pilot at Trans World Airlines I was very disappointed in the casting of a cockpit crew which exhibited very unprofessional behavior on the flight deck and acted like silly fraternity boys. In the 1960's the pilot in command of an international flight was almost certainly a World War II veteran, often a chain smoker and a no nonsense type. John Wayne in the High and the Mighty looked much more like the old Captains.
In the Pan Am show the Captain made all the radio communications while flying the aircraft- a duty which the First Officer or the non flying pilot traditionally does. During takeoff all attention is given to the instruments and the aircraft. Pilots do not exchange gleeful looks with each other at such critical moments. They also do not ask Air Traffic Control or Gander Oceanic to find out from their company where their missing purser is. They would be laughed out of the sky.
No airline pilot would leave a layover hotel to look for his girlfriend in uniform. Pretty amateurish.
I did enjoy the footage of the great vintage aircraft. The rest was mindless soap opera material.