I USE MY ROKU PLAYER to surf and stream all kinds of TV shows. Of course, some of the most interesting involve a general aviation theme. Take the Discovery Channel's Airplane Repo, which shows the adventures of a band of bounty hunters who specialize in snatching airplanes from those behind in their loan payments. There's lots of planning behind the ruses to keep the targets clueless, find the airplane, and fly it away. Lots of sneaking around dark airports, breaking into hangars and airplanes, and action-packed engine starts and takeoffs. Sometimes, the airplane is snatched right from under the hapless debtor's nose. It's no surprise that the show is a fictionalized documentary. It's all an act. They're repo men, but in the show they're actors. The snatched airplanes, the sneaking around, the tense getaways-it's all part of a script. The production values are high. Moving and setting up the scenes for the film crew and its gear must take a lot of time. All of this to drive home the moral of the story: Keep up with your payments!
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