Episode 1
Aired Feb 17, 1997
The Principal
Lauren Allen's privileged existence grinds to a halt when the wealth she's always known dries up after the death of her father; left with a legacy of debt and the pain of his deception, she goes with her only option and sells off the business.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 17, 1997
Navstar
Jimbo dangles over the edge of a harbour bridge by his ex-girlfriend Stacey's brothers as she demands that he pay her back $5000 he owes. If he doesn't pay by this afternoon she'll drop him off the Harbour Bridge.
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Episode 3
Aired Feb 24, 1997
The McCourt Faily
Chris and Lexie arrive at an Outback airstrip to collect a farmer, James McCourt, and his two young children who are heading into the wilderness on a camping trip.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 3, 1997
It Only Takes One
There's trouble at Big Sky, as Lauren tries to improve the balance sheet, meantime fighting a rear-guard action to quell the rising dissent and anxiety from the troops.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 10, 1997
Growing Pains
When his best mate Shane is jilted, Scotty commits to cheering him up. He moves Shane into his flat and takes him for his first parachute jump. The boys are playing hard and Scotty thinks Shane is handling the break up well.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 17, 1997
Good Luck Baby
Chris and Lauren head for a weekend at Sir Douglas Ogilvie's, a wealthy industrialist and friend of Lauren's considering investing in Big Sky. Jimbo is stuck minding his girlfriend's dog Baby, who he doesn't like.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 24, 1997
No Turning Back
Chris is surprised when his ex-wife, Robbie, turns up on his doorstep, terrified; her date turned violent when she tried to break off their relationship. Chris moves into protective mode, and lets her back into the house.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 1, 1997
Lost and Found
Forced to spend the day with his father after being sent home from school, Chris's son Jack (Joshua Smith) crashes a plane in the outback.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 1, 1997
Coming to Terms
Chris and Robbie panic when their son Jack goes missing. They spend a few anxious hours searching before he turns up on Chris' doorstep, wanting to live with his dad now.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 8, 1997
Balloon Girl
Jimbo dreams of a woman in a hot air balloon, and is astounded to meet her in real life. Smitten, Claire also quickly develops feelings for him and their whirlwind relationship takes off.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 13, 1997
Duke of Yarrigul
Scotty is having a bad day; his girlfriend Jen tells him she's leaving him for another woman; an angry producer of a film rushes to accuses him of running cocaine to the cast and crew and threatening the whole shoot.
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Episode 12
Aired Apr 15, 1997
Great Expectations
Lauren is about to secure a contract flying prized Yellow Fin tuna from the south coast to connect with international flights to Tokyo, when a practical joke grounds Chris's plane, putting the deal in jeopardy.
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Episode 13
Aired Apr 22, 1997
Sweet Revenge
Love is in the air at Big Sky. Lexie and Lauren discover they have not only fallen for the same guy but that he is using them to carry out a robbery. The women set a trap for the traitor only to find themselves trapped.
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Episode 14
Aired Apr 29, 1997
Mortal Stakes
Jimbo and Lexie take shots of a waterfront mansion. Next door, a politically sensitive meeting is taking place. Later, the Big Sky office, Lexie's and Jimbo's flats are all ransacked, and the photos stolen.
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Episode 15
Aired Apr 29, 1997
The Sky is Calling
When Lauren insists Chris takes a wealthy woman for flying lessons he is less than impresse, but Gillian is friendly, timid and self deprecating. He's disappointed when she ends the lessons abruptly.
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Episode 16
Aired May 20, 1997
Simple Twist of Fate
Accompanying Lauren to an aviation event, Chris becomes drawn to Kate Vernon, the PR person for the venue; the following day, during a joy flight with Kate, he learns that her husband recently passed away; attraction builds between them.
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Episode 17
Aired May 27, 1997
Mile Low Club
The death of a pilot that he trained with throws Jimbo. It is the second death in eighteen months and even Jimbo's teflon coating can't protect him any more.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 3, 1997
Triskadelaphobia
It's Friday 13th and nobody is around, so Big Sky is closed for the day. It also happens to be Lauren's birthday. Unfortunately, she spends it tied to a chair with Chris while Peruvian gangsters hold guns on them.
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Episode 19
Aired Jun 10, 1997
Mac's Time
Jimbo, stunned, witnesses a robbery in the street with his old school friend Mac as the getaway driver. Jimbo agonizes over whether to report his friend to the authorities, when Mac suddenly appears at the base.
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Episode 20
Aired Jun 17, 1997
Boxed In
A fight between Chris and Lauren escalates to the point where Chris resigns at the same moment as Lauren sacks him; he is surprised to discover that she has taken his action seriously and has hired a new chief pilot, Jane.
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Episode 21
Aired Jun 24, 1997
Paradise
Scotty and Lexie make an emergency landing in a remote area. Injured, they are taken in by a hippy community of women. They discover their presence in the seemingly idyllic society has upset the status quo.
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Episode 22
Aired Jul 1, 1997
It's No Secret
The day to day hassles of trying to run Big Sky with too little capital are taking their toll on Lauren.
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Episode 23
Aired Jul 8, 1997
The Return of Jimbo James
Jimbo runs into an old girlfriend, Jodie, and is stunned to learn he is her young son Max's father. Jimbo is sceptical, given he's been told he is infertile.
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Episode 24
Aired Jul 15, 1997
Fly Me to the Moon
Chris, carrying a load of money back to Sydney from a country race track, receives an odd distress call and diverts to land; suddenly, lights blind him, and he sees small creatures' silhouettes behind the brush.
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Episode 25
Aired Jul 22, 1997
Future, Past and Present
An old man, Fred Morgan, dies on Jimbo's plane. Using clues garnered from a trunk Frank was to collect, Jimbo and Chris unravel Fred's story.
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Episode 26
Aired Jul 29, 1997
The Ticking Croc
Chris is hurt; Robbie has rejected his proposition that they go out to celebrate their wedding anniversary; feeling left behind and forgotten by his ex-wife, Chris takes his feelings out on Scotty.
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Episode 27
Aired Aug 5, 1997
Down the Slot
Lexie flies to a coal mining town; the miners have run amok with their wives away shopping in the city; three of them have lost a bet, to be paid off by flying naked to the beach.
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Episode 28
Aired Aug 12, 1997
Have a Little Faith
Jimbo is flying when one of his engines gives out, and then the other; he tries everything to get them going, to no avail.; as he plunges to earth, prayer seems the only option.
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Episode 29
Aired Aug 19, 1997
You Must Remember This
Chris wakes in a strange room on a farm, unsure of how he got there. A woman informs him that they are husband and wife. Chris struggles to regain his memory, despite the efforts of the two women living there to keep him in the dark.
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Episode 30
Aired Aug 26, 1997
The Right Thing
Chris discovers environmental damage to a wetland area; the locals attribute the problem to various causes, all legally permitted; Chris' frustration mounts as he meets a young girl who has a fatal illness due to the pollution.
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Episode 31
Aired Sep 2, 1997
Fade to Black
Chris damages an eye playing with his kids, and tries to ignore the resulting obstructed vision.
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Episode 32
Aired Sep 9, 1997
Blind Spot
Chris is diagnosed with a detached retina and enters surgery, but rejects Lauren's attempts to comfort him; when Chris is given the all clear for his operation he initiates a romance between Lauren and himself; Scotty dates an older married woman.
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Episode 33
Aired Sep 16, 1997
Getting Warmer
Shay happily plans an upcoming trip to Bali with her girlfriends, but her father's sudden heart attack shoves all her plans aside.
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Episode 34
Aired Sep 23, 1997
Searching for You
A distraught woman, Shelley, appeals to Shay for help in escaping what appears to be a case of domestic violence. Touched by her predicament, Shay arranges for Jimbo and Lexie to take Shelley to her sister's house in Merimbula, a nearby coastal town.
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Episode 35
Aired Sep 30, 1997
Wishing and Hoping
Jimbo is seduced and then double-crossed by a troubled woman; Lauren is convinced she is in love with Chris only to be disappointed.
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Episode 36
Aired Oct 7, 1997
The Choice
Scotty lands to offer assistance at a car accident on a deserted road; he finds two men, one unconscious and cuffed, the other an undercover cop in a hurry; Scotty wants to fly the criminal to hospital.
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Episode 37
Aired Oct 14, 1997
Dark Horses
Paula and Lauren have a flutter at a country picnic race and win; the local bookie tries to refuse paying out the sizeable amount, until Lauren threatens to go to the police.
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Episode 38
Aired Oct 21, 1997
Edge of Reality
Lauren is shocked to see a man who looks like her supposedly dead father getting into a limousine; she is further puzzled when the limo company tells her the car was hired by a Mr D Allen; Chris laughs it off as a strange coincidence.
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Episode 39
Aired Nov 4, 1997
Just Between Us
Scotty is given the unexpected job of transporting a dead body and is terrified when it starts making noises mid-air, unaware this is normal. Jimbo enjoys Scotty's discomfort, who is furious with landing such a lousy job.
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Episode 40
Aired Nov 4, 1997
Phase Five
Chris is shocked when man leaps to his death during a flight, Chris narrowly missing being able to save him.
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