Skyhawks

One of the "shorts" this show had was one of the SH characters giving aviation tips to its (presumably) young viewers. Info on aviation weather, license ratings oxygen requirements at altitude ect. Seemed to assume its viewers aspired to become flyers.

A lot of airplane shows & movies seem to have been made by somebody who doesn't know an airplane from a roller skate.They sometimes have pseudo-technical jargon that's almost tatamount to jibberish. Almost like just an attempt to sound technical with enough jargon to indicate they heard some genuine terms, but using them in a way akin to Charlie Sheen/Ditch Brody's attempt at Russian in Terminal Velocity. I mean the part where Brody's being awarded by the Russians & saying "The busses don't work here I'm an @&$ h01e" I think there's some tendancy to assume genuine aeronautical terms would whiz over people's heads.

It was ironic to see a kid's cartoon seem to almost lead the way in bridging the gap between aviation & the viewers of a show about the same. A lead few aviation dramas seemed to have followed since.

I feel privileged growing up at a time when, after eons of wishing to, mankind finally sets foot upon the moon. Now it seems to be a ho-hum event which perplexes me. I don't think I can meet the requirements of being an astronaut but always loved to watch aircraft. As a youngster, I loved to watch this cartoon. I liked it so much that I wrote the Mattel toy makers at that time and suggested they make a Skyhawks Picture Maker Kit. After all, Barbie and Hot Wheels, I believe, had one. Of course, they wrote back stating they are happy for the feedback from consumers but could not follow through on my request. I now get my kicks on Microsoft's Flight Simulator and fly "cyber" Cessnas but like to think back to the time, as a kid, when drawing them seemed to be really cool.

The sister program to Hot Wheels, it was about a family of flying aces from all generations. From biplanes to jets, the Wilson Family would fly into our Saturday mornings and make our imaginations fly outside where we'd play we were one of the characters of the show and sing the theme song as we'd swoop our toy airplanes all over the back yard. "Fly with us we're the Sky Hawks!"

Skyhawks was one of my favorite cartoons, though it was on all too briefly. The producers really knew their stuff, as it was quite accurate and informative for young viewers. Being an aviation nut when this show was on, I couldn't get enough of it. I really hope this show turns up on DVD soon.

Does anyone know where I can get a recording of the theme song? It really ROCKED and to this day I love it. I have a recording of the closing version of the song which I made with a cheap cassette recorder off of the even cheaper three-inch TV speaker. I'd like to find a higher fidelity version, and the version of the opening theme (which included lyrics -- the closing theme was instrumental). Can anyone help me? Thanks.

Carolyn was my first crush as a kid! i loved this show,watched it religiously and got very upset if it was ever preempted. one of my favorite things about Skyhawks was that it was so realistic!{no magic,super-powers or talking animals!}just competent pilots with good planes that could be injured or killed if they were,nt careful. the characters were so real that i felt like i could actually fly over to San Marcos airport and actually meet them{and fall in love with one for sure!}cap was a fine leader,and all others were very professional airmen. Carolyn was pretty,brave,and man,could she fly! i have made a large collection of models of all a/c appearing in the show along with others{corporate jets,larger helicopters,and heavy jetliners}in skyhawks colors indicating"moving up in the world" and becoming a big operation. to fellow fans-some episodes can be obtained at toontracker on VHS/DVD,and i would pay a good price{in gold!}to have the entire series. one of my most cherished childhood memories,i would be proud to fly with them anytime,i still burn a warm candle in my soul for Carolyn and always will. keep em flying! AC,captain,COAir