Amer The concept of this show is brilliant. It is not intended for aviation geeks which I appreciate. My only problem is that the execution is poor most of the times; doesn't mean I won't watch it. The acting in the early seasons shouldn't be called acting. I have a problem with mistakes like an aircraft rotating when the pilot calls V1. Sound effects are awful most of the times. It's disappointing because you can get better sound effects using a simulator. I wish they did not voice act the CVR recordings and the ATC conversations, at least not in every episode. The show actually can help some people overcome their fear of flying. They show the aftermath of the accident and how findings prevent further accidents. The interviews are well made. I noticed that most of the time they show rare footage. It's also nice that they sometimes present incidents in which nobody got injured; if you don't already know the story and skip the show's annoying intro, it's nice when you find out that everyone came out alive. If you like aviation, you already know this show. If you fear flying, try it, it might help.

Robert W. Anderson I didn't get to see any of the episodes of this great show when it was in it's first run. The episodes I've seen were all in rerun on the National Geographic Channel. This is an amazing well done show. There aren't any well know stars in any of these episodes but the subject matter is so compelling that's a big part of the success. In the cases where there were survivors those people have inserts into the story to elaborate on the telling of the story. These shows are very gripping; you get drawn right into these stories. You find yourself pulling for people literally praying that their character will survive what ever is going to happen. I hope National Geographic will run this who series again on NAT GEO. It's high caliber entertainment.

jacksondzerio Now I'm going to include the episode of Seconds from disaster air crash episode in this preview.I like this series,I never thought that air disaster can be very unique and have so many culprit.This series can developed phobia towards air travel,but I think every episode makes air travel faster.Pilot can learn a lot of thing from this series as some episode reveal that a simple mistake can cause plane to crash.For example pilot who watch this show would know how to react to rudder reversal,a blocked pitot tube scenario,not to use rudder aggressively in wake turbulence and much more.The reenactment of the actor is also good as it shows the passenger and crew turn upside down when the plane is rolling in mid air.And there are so many mistake and culprit that cause plane to crash.Some episode are quite repetitive but others crashes are more difficult to solve.The acting and investigation always keep me interested.The series also get better after season 3 as they focus more on investigating rather than the reenactment and with new intro.I also think that any people who involved in airliner company will be more aware towards aircraft maintenance and pilot will be more aware from making any mistake after watching this show.Overall both ACI and SFD plane crash increase aviation knowledge as well develop a bit of phobia.Worth watching.

nomad472002 I like this series. Being a pilot, I'm aware of when an aviation related program is nonsense or not, and most of the facts presented in this program are fairly accurate. It's a relief that it isn't all nonsense.The facts seem to be presented in such a way that the average non-pilot can understand what happened.Seeing this program makes you want to stay home and not travel, although statistically speaking, if one must travel, air travel is the safest way to go, with the exception (in North America) of the train.One episode you'll want to avoid is 'Blow Out', unless you want a headache. It's an hour of mostly camera shaking, when it is unwarranted.