I really hope I'm not reposting an old thread here.... if so shut me down!

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2 ... pilot.html

Reality check: New TV series seeks ‘bush pilot’

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By Dan Namowitz

When is someone going to search for a rugged, outdoorsy general aviation pilot to play a part in a TV reality show?

Someone has.

You may be just the pilot the casting crew is looking for—and with apologies to The Beatles, all you’d have to do is act naturally.

You might even get to fly an airplane on TV.

The call has gone out to cast a bush pilot—loosely defined—to become one of 12 people who will be brought together “in a remote area of Alaska,” where they will rely on their own resourcefulness while collectively building a homestead in a new Discovery Channel series tentatively called The Frontiersmen. At the end of the series, the top operator in the group gets the homestead.

Executive producer for the “social experiment” series is Thom Beers’ Original Productions, known for the reality shows The Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, and The Colony, said Los Angeles, Calif.-based casting producer Hilary Manners of Metal Flowers Media.

“The participants will live together on a remote piece of land in the Alaskan wilderness. Here, they will re‐imagine their lives, and have the chance at a new life. Participants must be willing to engage fully in this experiment for the entire 30 days of filming,” said a news release. “The reigning craftsman will be given the title to the homestead, where he will start his new life.”

This cast will include “a wide range of professionals, each with a different skill, and all motivated to create a new life for themselves.”

A bush pilot came to mind because that’s someone “used to being in that kind of weather” and comfortable meeting challenges head-on, said Manners.

Alaskan bush pilots take note: You may not need to apply. What the show wants is a person who wants to be you, but right now can only be a weekend bushwhacker.

In any case, possible cast members are “people who want to move to Alaska, who enjoy the outdoors, and who can use a hammer,” she said.

With filming scheduled to begin next spring, finding the right individuals is on the fast track, with all cast spots to be filled by the end of December.

Interested bush pilots—especially those with an aircraft to match—can contact Manners by email.

Sounds awesome! Wonder what my wife will say.

mountainmatt wrote:Sounds awesome! Wonder what my wife will say.

She'll say win the damn thing and justify those bush wheels you tricked me into.

Sounds kinda fun, I'd try it. I wonder how crappy they are going to make the conditions to weed people out in 30 days?

Blu wrote:I wonder how crappy they are going to make the conditions to weed people out in 30 days?

And here we have the reason you won't see me on a reality show. I've only seen one reality show that wasn't hyped up - Pioneer Quest. They actually picked people who were suited to the task of trying to homestead in Manitoba and didn't create artificial garbage "excitement".

mckim wrote:

Blu wrote:I wonder how crappy they are going to make the conditions to weed people out in 30 days?

And here we have the reason you won't see me on a reality show. I've only seen one reality show that wasn't hyped up - Pioneer Quest. They actually picked people who were suited to the task of trying to homestead in Manitoba and didn't create artificial garbage "excitement".

That was a pretty cool show...in 2003, after showing up one day late after they closed the in persons interviews, I was selected to participate in a reality show that depicted the Chilkoot Trail from Skagway to Dawson and I said Yes "Klondike Quest for Gold"..I was going to get paid $10,000 and it was during the summer (I was a school teacher at the time so perfect timing to get in shape!) Turns out I was called out to go to a Training Academy so never made it It was a great success on tv and a buddy of mine who did the show eventually starved half way so he hunted ptarmigan for survival...that part aired on tv and someone complained that he had been hunting without a license and was subsequently charged.



Now lets just hope that Matt gets the lead on this Alaska tv show!

It sounds interesting. I think it would be fun , but these shows don't seam to want to have people with knowledge or cominsents living in the woods. They want some one from the city with little or no experience in the woods. It leaves me out.. lol

Ken in Alaska