Final Descent is a 1997 Thriller/Action film, starring Robert Urich and Annette O'Toole, directed by Mike Robe.
Plot: An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out, unless some desperate measure succeeds in bringing the nose down.
Plot: An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out, unless some desperate measure succeeds in bringing the nose down.
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00:00:00You
00:00:30You
00:00:52Hello, hi Cindy, well, he's doing his homework
00:01:00At least he better be I'll get him
00:01:17She's ready Frank the wing pitch ought to be perfect
00:01:21I
00:01:28Sing are you in that barn again?
00:01:39Go ahead. You're the oldest
00:01:46Of course it's your barn
00:01:51I
00:02:21I
00:02:25Is anything broken
00:02:29Yeah, the wing struts
00:02:33Not enough wind
00:02:36insane
00:02:37Frank or her and I know Glenn's crazy, but I thought you had more sense. No, ma'am. I don't
00:02:43She's right gun. That was nuts
00:02:45I'll tell you what you are Glenn singer. You are flat-out lucky. Lucky
00:02:58Physical that's my job. You gotta run tonight. Remember? Oh, I
00:03:04Never mixed business with pleasure. Oh and here I thought your business was your pleasure
00:03:15I
00:03:19Mean for it. All right. I'm in all the way
00:03:28Hey, I know that's why I need the blanket
00:03:35You just scared me to death, you know
00:03:39When
00:03:40Just now when I told you how I really feel
00:03:43Just for one second. I thought you were going to tell me how you really felt
00:03:54Well, I'll tell you how I feel there's a line of thunderstorms running the length of the Rockies my flights gonna be delayed
00:04:00Let's go back to bed
00:04:02wrong, I
00:04:04Called operations 15 minutes ago. You go out on time. Oh
00:04:08And guess who your co-pilot is. Yes, I don't want to guess
00:04:12Cast him not casting that guy is so boring not casting
00:04:17Lammert is it Lammert? I
00:04:20Don't want to hear any more about the Internet. I hate the Internet
00:04:29What
00:04:34Finally
00:04:42Hmm
00:04:54Honey come on. I'll drive. No, I want to go to my house when we get back tomorrow. Hey, come on
00:04:59They're actually gonna let us fly together
00:05:02Don't be mad. I'm not mad
00:05:06How long have we been on this ride of ours
00:05:09Almost a year. I
00:05:12Love the ride lucky. I've just reached the point where I want to know we're going somewhere
00:05:18We're going somewhere Dallas
00:05:23Hilarious does Letterman know about you Connie. Come on. We have the whole trip to talk about it
00:05:30Come on
00:05:37So, how'd you pull it off
00:05:40Luck of the draw. Yeah some draw for a pilot with two years in the right seat two years and three months
00:05:46Thank you. Look you're a terrific pilot and you've got zilch for seniority
00:05:51What'd you do buy Bouchard a box of candy? You have 600 co-pilots. Maybe it was just the odds. Yeah, right
00:05:58George Bouchard and I are strictly business. You know that I know that does he don't make this about me
00:06:03He just wants you to fly his way
00:06:07Look it is about you and I don't fly a glass cockpit
00:06:10I actually work the flaps
00:06:11if you think I would take advantage of a very old very dead relationship with the chief of pilots just for the chance to
00:06:17fly with
00:06:22He cut a deal I fly with you tonight and
00:06:27and
00:06:28So does he oh
00:06:30No, Connie. Oh, he said you're due for a check ride. Oh, come on
00:06:36check ride with Darth Vader
00:06:38Bye-bye, honey. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you
00:06:54Bye-bye, honey. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you
00:07:01Wait five out of mommy don't let him talk you into sugar mark
00:07:09Adam don't open that
00:07:12My phone
00:07:16Are you okay?
00:07:21All right phone this
00:07:39You
00:07:43Know what? This is about they're raiding every pilot
00:07:47Takeover thing. Yeah, if when takeover is going to happen and when it does I'm out a chance. You're the best they've got
00:07:55Like a game is that what you think I should do?
00:08:00What if they let you off?
00:08:02Then Bruchard will have you all to himself serious. What would you do? I
00:08:06Can always go back to flying the pipeline in Alaska, I'll find something
00:08:11And what will I do? I'm not gonna lay off a woman pilot looks too good on the diversified employee record
00:08:21I'm nobody's token
00:08:36I
00:08:51We're the waters elementary band group
00:08:55Yes, ma'am
00:08:58You got yourself put her to there
00:09:01They've got me our principal offered to come along maybe I should have taken her up
00:09:08Freddy stop pushing you'll fly with the baggage. I swear
00:09:14Mom I have to go to the bathroom again. I'll tell you father
00:09:19It's his first flight and the band's first competition
00:09:26And I thought I was having a bad day
00:09:30Whoa
00:09:32Hey headed with this
00:09:34We're going to Dallas. Yeah, that's true. Are you the pilot both of us?
00:09:39Got a good idea for you. Tell the lady at the counter
00:09:41He wants special handling for that symbol and put it someplace where it won't get bent
00:09:45special handling
00:09:47cool
00:09:49See you on board
00:09:52Did I tell you I know the pilots
00:10:01Oh tank captain oil fine, too. Thanks Harlan
00:10:05Oh
00:10:26Gee lucky I never thought of that oil your pencil
00:10:30Do they write faster that way?
00:10:32Evening George could be
00:10:34You might want to use this to grade my flight tonight. I assume you're gonna be doing a lot of writing
00:10:39Oh, no, thanks. I got three pens of my own for this trip
00:10:43Incidentally, my ship has dedicated instruments to read oil pressure. You might want to copy that in your log
00:10:49It's not your ship. It's my ship and I don't trust instruments
00:10:55They break
00:10:58She's a brand-new Gallant 270 she cost 60 million dollars and at that price nothing breaks no kidding
00:11:06Yes, southeast air is gonna get a refund on their 270 that went down an acreage
00:11:28You
00:11:41Never see sir. Thank you
00:11:48Where do I file a flight plan around the corner sir, you're headed north there's rain
00:11:54$77,000 worth of IFR instruments whether it's not a problem
00:11:57Credit cards of a log book top me off. Okay
00:12:07$77,000 worth of instruments in a whopping 200 hours of flight time
00:12:17My brother-in-law extended his visit one
00:12:20So don't add to my misery. No way. We're having a great day boss. We closed nine right to fix the runway legs
00:12:27How about with the traffic got three out there now don't get too far ahead or you'll have my job
00:12:35We lost I went over for
00:12:38Always tomorrow. Yeah, I'll probably go over five
00:12:42Tango alpha Foxtrot four to eight
00:12:47Hey Connie, hi George for you doing wonders for that uniform
00:12:53You
00:12:55Know I remember the first time you were in that seat
00:12:59You were very nervous. Can you help me a lot? I'll always be grateful. Oh
00:13:04Grateful, why don't we pass grateful? You and me? No George
00:13:08We've talked about this. I
00:13:10Made a mistake. I never should have but you should
00:13:17I'm sorry. You just got me at a weak moment. I was
00:13:21Mad at
00:13:24Someone else and you were there
00:13:27someone else
00:13:28You know, he's still pulling the pencil routine
00:13:32It's his way of being thorough thorough
00:13:35What sort of a pilot do you know?
00:13:38Who uses a pencil to measure oil on a gallon 270?
00:13:43He carries a tire gauge to check the air pressure next thing
00:13:46You're gonna know he's gonna break into the Texaco jingle right in front of the passengers
00:13:51Well, at least they'll know they're in good hands. No, no, no, no, they will think they are in good hands
00:13:57Connie
00:13:58John Wayne is dead. You got to get past this guy. You got too good of a future
00:14:04You're right
00:14:07Lucky's old-fashioned
00:14:09Compulsive stubborn trouble is I like that in a man
00:14:21I
00:14:26Want you to fly by the wire tonight Peter Pan flies by a wire well, then
00:14:34Seriously it's computers tonight
00:14:37It's a rumor. I heard true George what rumor who's gonna eliminate Connie's position? What women ain't the first officer?
00:14:44That's what I heard. Are you gonna put a German Shepherd in the right seat? Really?
00:14:48Yeah, the dogs aren't going to actually fly the plane
00:14:51They're just going to bite the pilot every time he reaches for the controls. Very funny fly the box tonight
00:14:56I can fly the computer George. I can also fly the airplane, which is what I prefer
00:15:01Listen, we want you and all the other pilots state-of-the-art. Yeah, but what you get are pilots who are bored to death
00:15:07That's what causes pilot error
00:15:08No
00:15:09Pilots cause pilot error and they fail four times more often than the system and give them a reason to stay awake
00:15:15Let their gut do some work the people in the back seats want to know that a human being is in charge look lucky
00:15:20I wanted auto flight tonight. What happened to you George used to be a flyer not Bill Gates
00:15:24I grew up I joined management and I left barnstorming to history now fly by the wire
00:15:30Look, why don't we drop the pretense here? All right
00:15:33This airline is being downsized and you'd love to see me go
00:15:36So why don't you write all the little red marks you want on that chart, but I'm flying the damn airplane. Okay
00:15:42Lucky lucky lucky what happened to your ambition? You're gonna spend the rest of your life in a cockpit. God. I hope so
00:15:59You just gave him permission to lay you off. Oh, he doesn't need my permission and you don't give a damn
00:16:04What do you want me to do? How about join the real world?
00:16:07Tell the line for once like the rest of us accept some responsibility shall I go on I
00:16:13Don't understand the problem. Let me spell it out for you
00:16:16I'm tired of how did you say it?
00:16:19Staying awake and letting my gut do the work in this relationship because if we have a future I don't like the direction
00:16:25Connie the last time I planned a future it cost me a lot a lot of pain a lot of sleep a lot of alimony
00:16:31I'm not much good at futures
00:16:37I
00:16:41Let's go to Dallas
00:16:50Whatever 9748 Charlie you've got broken clouds at 6,000 winds 5 to 10 gusting to 20 and an icy level at 7,000 feet
00:16:59Roger dispatch. I can take this burden to areas of known icing. We're certified
00:17:04I'm sure you are sir. I'm just reporting conditions in the Sigma
00:17:19Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Jill Zimmer your chief flight attendant
00:17:24We'll be underway shortly on quest Airlines beautiful new gallon 270 aircraft
00:17:29Please make sure all carry-ons are safely stowed in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you
00:17:35Should you require any help or if you have any questions?
00:17:41Stop it. Enjoy your time with us and that you have a safe and happy flight Adam. Don't stare
00:17:55Can I help no
00:17:58They cram so many seats into these planes nowadays
00:18:02They flies a lot of people but they sure don't care about passenger comfort. I
00:18:07Remember the last time that I flew please man. Oh, you can call me back
00:18:12Patty
00:18:14I'll tell you about my last trip. I
00:18:16sat there
00:18:18Minded my own business
00:18:19Didn't hear one word from my seatmate about their job their destination or their family. You know, what?
00:18:25It was perfect
00:18:29I
00:18:39Mr. Cox my office reserved you knew what do you call it flying conference room? Yes, sir
00:18:47Mr. Cox we have your reservation, but you'll have to sit in your seat for takeoff
00:18:50Oh, look the seats here have seatbelts. I got a bitch of a schedule. How about you relax the regulations?
00:18:58Justice once
00:18:59No
00:19:01Like you people care
00:19:11November 9 7 4 8 Charlie requesting intersection departure
00:19:21Roger 9 left
00:19:24Control quest 19 heavy a gate 10 request pushback
00:19:30Roger quest 19 heavy cleared to push from gate 10
00:19:47No, no, no Sharon I can't stay at the coach house in Squaw Valley
00:19:50It doesn't have a gym. How many times do I have to tell you look me at the region?
00:20:05West 19 clear to taxi quest 19 heavy
00:20:21I remember 9 7 4 8 Charlie pulling an intersection for clearance
00:20:27November 9 7 4 8 Charlie hold that intersection for heavy jet freedom 86
00:20:35Control 9 7 4 8 Charlie. I don't see any traffic to my left. Here you go freedom 86
00:20:50I
00:20:52I
00:21:16Was 19 heavy remember 9 7 4 8 Charlie
00:21:22Roger rolling
00:21:52What the hell are you guys doing opening nine, right? I'm not even not that stripped yet
00:22:02West 19 heavy clear to take off course 19 heavy rolling
00:22:14Tighten your seatbelt
00:22:22I
00:22:29Said thrust
00:22:4180 knots no flags
00:22:48V1 rotate
00:22:52I
00:23:05Remember 9 7 4 8 Charlie turn right heading 0 4 0 Roger turning right 0 4 0
00:23:22Oh
00:23:27That's 19 turn right immediately right turn
00:23:33What the hell is he doing Charlie turn right immediately
00:23:40Right turn
00:23:52You
00:24:09God what was that?
00:24:23It's a bomb
00:24:34West 19, what is your status full power?
00:24:39Climb right 2900 feet per minute leveling
00:24:47Don't change
00:24:52Please acknowledge
00:25:04Everyone listen up until then. I want each of you to take your neighbor's hand
00:25:15What was that hit yeah, what do you mean hit you know the feeling okay hit
00:25:22He's like hydraulic number one. What's 19? What is your status?
00:25:27He select number two
00:25:34Banking right deal around over
00:25:44Banking left
00:25:47I
00:25:49Get on the pedals with me left first and now
00:25:56Right full pedal now
00:26:02Please pass any requests to us
00:26:11To explain stand by fall back to 1 4 0 9
00:26:16Oh
00:26:28We're gonna stall
00:26:39Normal all systems check the back
00:26:46We're cabin everybody in one piece back there
00:26:49Shaken up, but secure what happened? We don't know yet any damage
00:26:54Just food spilled everywhere structural damage
00:26:57It's hard to tell
00:26:59There's no holes that I can see look. I want everybody in their seats. I want everybody strapped in
00:27:04Okay
00:27:15Ladies and gentlemen
00:27:18At this time we recommend that you stay securely fastened in your seat belt
00:27:23Control, this is quest 19. I have no response on our pitch or yaw
00:27:28Ailerons are working below 1 5 0 knots. I have stalled warnings and heavy vibrations
00:27:33I have marginal control over our attitude. We can only climb. I can't get the nose down
00:27:39Repeat I cannot get the nose down. I'm guessing that our elevators are jammed in the up angle
00:27:46All we can do at the moment is maintain a climb
00:27:57West 19, this is Jack Everly airfield manager
00:28:01Captain we're getting reports of a light aircraft breakup in your space presume a possible collision. We'll stand by for you
00:28:08Feel free to brainstorm
00:28:13You said that you knew the feeling of being hit
00:28:17Is is that how you got hurt? Yes
00:28:21What else do you want to know? Huh? My social security number my blood type. It's a positive
00:28:27Remember it you may be asked
00:28:29Ladies
00:28:34And gentlemen, this is the captain I understand your concern
00:28:37Please stay calm the impact you felt was from contact with a smaller aircraft. We have damaged but don't worry
00:28:44We are solidly in the air to sit in your seat with your seat belt fastened and I'll get back to you in a minute
00:28:49with an update
00:28:50We'll try to have you all home for dinner
00:28:59I'll they'll be home. All right, they'll be home the hard way knock it off. I'm sure
00:29:03Get out of this Connie. You just need a minute to think it through you can think until you're blue in the face
00:29:07But there's nobody in this cockpit who is trained to bring down a crippled aircraft lucky
00:29:11We are ascending at 300 feet per minute at that rate
00:29:14We're gonna climb right out of the density that keeps this plane up and then I guarantee you
00:29:18We're going to go into a spin that you're not gonna be able to correct. I'm aware of that
00:29:21We are burning fuel like a bonfire
00:29:24If you have to keep these turbines in sustained overspeed, they're gonna blow apart
00:29:28So you passed physics? Is that what you want me to tell the passengers that the computer failed?
00:29:32It's up to us now. Shut the hell up you two. We have enough problems without you turning this into a cockfight
00:29:41He's right lucky we need help
00:29:48Take the wheel
00:29:50Control I want a phone patch with the following people ASAP
00:30:06Roger working on it. What is your fuel endurance captain?
00:30:16Two hours and 25 minutes to a flame out Roger that
00:30:20The airport is clear. All flights diverted captain. You have our full attention
00:30:25Suggest you spiral as you climb and stay in our airspace
00:30:45There's an emergency call for you
00:30:48Actually, they they asked for the chief engineer, but I thought what is it Margaret a
00:30:55270 has been involved in a midair collision
00:30:59My god another
00:31:04Assemble the crash team the plane still in the air sir get them
00:31:14I'll be right back
00:31:18I
00:31:22Don't Frank I heard here
00:31:28Thank you on
00:31:31Figured next time I heard you'd be over beer
00:31:36Gallant
00:31:37This is the in price chairman of Gallant Aviation speaking from Bristol, Connecticut
00:31:42At my side is the chief engineer and designer of the Gallant 270 Henry Gibbons
00:31:47This is captain lucky singer
00:31:49My first officer is Connie Phipps. Captain George Bouchard is in the jumpseat
00:31:54Patched in from Idaho is lieutenant colonel Frank Ahern
00:32:01We're now passing through eight thousand seven hundred feet
00:32:05150 knots at nearly full power visibility one half mile
00:32:09All we can do is climb at the current burn rate. We will be out of fuel in two hours and ten minutes
00:32:16Turbine temps are rising fast. So we are in danger of blowing up the engines. I need all the ideas you've got I
00:32:23Need them now
00:32:25For everybody on this airplane. It's got a big problem
00:32:45You
00:33:02Passing through 9,000 feet. Let me tell you gentlemen a story
00:33:07It was once a flight with 90 coin collectors on board sitting way in the back
00:33:12When the plane took off I like a good story as much as the next man captain
00:33:16But right now we want to track your fuel displacement. Let me finish when the plane took off the nose popped up
00:33:23Just wouldn't handle right at all
00:33:25So the pilot turned around and landed but he couldn't find anything wrong
00:33:29Till he realized that every one of those coin collector fellas was carrying over 60 pounds of precious coins in their carry-ons
00:33:37This is fascinating lucky I have time for smoke Frank Frank, listen, that's over
00:33:445,000-foot weight in the tail of the airplane it upset the center of gravity
00:33:47Once they spread those collectors out the plane took off by a captain unless there's a point to this we got to do the same
00:33:53thing
00:33:54We've got to get everything heavy forward. I got to get the nose down. Otherwise, we're gonna keep climbing until this plane vaporizes
00:34:01How?
00:34:04Air-to-air transfer heavy tools and saws we cut up the galleys the seats anything
00:34:14Did you say an air-to-air transfer
00:34:17Roger, we don't have the necessary tools on board, but you can't open a door on a 270 in flight
00:34:24The hatch here in the cockpit
00:34:27It's the craziest idea I've heard up since the barn back in Kansas
00:34:32I work in theory
00:34:37Hell I like it, let's hope it adds up all you people work on it
00:34:41I'm gonna move my passengers forward and check on the damage
00:34:51Lucky what are you gonna tell him right now as little as possible?
00:34:54Possible
00:34:59Bringing heavy equipment to the escape hatch at 10,000 feet. Don't you think this is maybe just a little impractical?
00:35:07An air-to-air transfer with a passenger jet
00:35:10Never been attempted even if we knew how to do it, which we don't there isn't enough time
00:35:16Where were they cut? Does this pilot think he's a structural engineer? Well, what's our idea?
00:35:22We don't have one yet, but the answer is not gonna come from this guy. He's not a tactician. He's a cowboy
00:35:29Maybe but he's our cowboy now
00:35:32God, it's Anchorage all over again. No, sir
00:35:36With all respect Anchorage was never proven to be a design flaw
00:35:39Not yet
00:35:40It won't be and clearly neither is this forget the pilot if we have to rewrite the book it has to come from us
00:35:46Well, I suggest you find a pen and start writing now
00:35:51Yes, sir
00:35:58Get me PR
00:36:06I'm traveling with ten children that are not my own. What should I tell?
00:36:13What have you told him so far to try to stay calm to listen to what the captain said to have faith
00:36:22Well, ma'am, I'd say just trust in yourself because that's the right thing to do
00:36:29What's your name crystal, this is my son Adam
00:36:35What's your mom tell you to do when you're in a tight spot
00:36:38pray pray
00:36:41That's good. You know what I do
00:36:45I go to work
00:36:48So, what do you say we both do our thing I'm sure it'll be fine
00:37:01I'm telling you I'm standing on nine right and the guy buzzes me at a hundred feet
00:37:06It came out of the Romeo intersection had to if you guys really think this runway is closed
00:37:12Someone's way screwed up son of a bitch
00:37:16That idiot took off from nine, right
00:37:19Nobody in this tower knew that plane was on nine, right? Did they because if they did I want to know about it now
00:37:28He was my blip Jack
00:37:31He requested an intersection departure and I cleared it I
00:37:36Know I never said right Jack. I didn't mean right and I never said, right?
00:37:42All right, then that's it joy. Yeah, you've called a break
00:37:48It could happen to any of us, it's all right
00:37:55You all right, all right, listen up move everyone as far forward as possible fill any empty seat
00:38:00Excuse me, sir. The captain needs all of the passengers to move forward
00:38:23What's the projection you've estimated the structural damage and put it into the program, let me see it
00:38:30I
00:38:40Run it
00:39:00Oh
00:39:07Cockpit Connie pull back on the throttles a bit
00:39:20Okay, put it back where it was what is it
00:39:27I'll be right up
00:39:31You
00:39:51Start over
00:39:53Program in a radical change of the center of gravity to mimic a massive shift in the load weight forward say
00:39:5910,000 pounds
00:40:30You
00:40:35The power is pushing us one way drag on the tail pulling the other
00:40:42This airplanes coming apart
00:40:46We're being ripped in half
00:41:00You
00:41:12Excuse me, excuse me captain
00:41:15You should stay in your seat, sir. Listen, I got my crew on board
00:41:19There's three of us. We're all riggers down in Canada. These boys know how to take care of themselves
00:41:25Anything we can do to help
00:41:29Maybe what's your name Tim?
00:41:39Jim another one of these in the red galley get your men and meet me there, right?
00:41:46My what big eyes you have
00:41:49And the wolf said all the better to see
00:41:54There are reports of a possible midair collision
00:41:57Witnesses say that parts of a private aircraft fell from the sky less than an hour ago and officials believe a second plane
00:42:04Quest Airlines flight 19 was involved in the incident and is still in the air. The question seems to be for how long?
00:42:20Let's go boys captain needs our help
00:42:26I
00:42:33This handling is cosmetic but underneath there are hydraulic lines running horizontally, so we have to be careful
00:42:56I
00:43:02Take a look
00:43:13She's buckling
00:43:26Yes
00:43:31Captain sir, I've got to get to the cockpit. We're under control. Excuse me captain. Don't give me that
00:43:36You got Jack squat under control. Wait a minute, please
00:43:39Please what I want to know is what is an army helicopter with a 30 millimeter chain gun doing off our left wing?
00:43:52What's your name Duke Houston, excuse me, mr. Houston
00:43:57Check it out
00:44:04Are we gonna crash? Yeah, I'd say there's a very good chance of that
00:44:14Connie pass me through to control. Well, that's not very fair. You know, I
00:44:21I
00:44:23I've been dead for 10 years. I just divorced and now now I have to die for real
00:44:32Not fair I
00:44:35Know about carrying dead weight
00:44:39Life's not fair. That's for sure
00:44:42What the hell are you guys doing
00:44:44You put another aircraft into this space and our turbans blow it take him down with us
00:44:48The military wants to help that helicopter is the closest ship to you. It's pretty dark, but they could try to assess any damage they can see
00:44:56All right. All right. Give us a report Roger
00:45:00You said a chain gun, right that's right. How come you know so much about a 30-mil I flew choppers in Vietnam
00:45:06I
00:45:08I
00:45:09I
00:45:11I
00:45:13I
00:45:15I
00:45:17I
00:45:19I
00:45:21I
00:45:23I
00:45:25How come you know so much about a 30-mil I flew choppers in Vietnam
00:45:30I'm going to say has to stay between us for right now
00:45:36This is Patty
00:45:39She's all right
00:45:43Yes
00:45:45Sir, hear me out Duke
00:45:48This ship is coming apart
00:45:50The collision jammed the elevators to pull up the jangle that means we can only climb right and the dragon the tail is pulling her
00:45:56apart
00:45:58How big a hole would a 30-mil put on our covering size your fist
00:46:05Do you think that pilot
00:46:07Could shoot some holes on our outboard flippers reduce the drag slow the turbines maybe even bring the nose
00:46:20I
00:46:29Think if he's got the animal we shoot some more holes in this aircraft
00:46:50You lucky we have company
00:47:04West 19 army choppers captain singer do you read?
00:47:08555 West 19 you have any live ammo on board. That's affirmative, sir. You pulled us off an exercise
00:47:15You know what I mean when I refer to our elevators
00:47:17I'm fully qualified to fix wings, sir. And from what I can see your flippers are locked in the up we figured
00:47:24Here's what I want you to do. I want you to shoot some holes through our elevators
00:47:28I want the wind to whistle Dixie throne, but you got to do it without hitting our trim tabs. I might need him later
00:47:35Standby shoot at our tail my god singer. Okay, I've got to reduce the drag of the turbines are gonna blow up any minute
00:47:41Yeah, but what if he misses what if he hits the fuel tank George go ahead and calculate the odds
00:47:45But it's my call and I'm making it
00:47:48Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking
00:47:51If you look out the left side of the plane, you'll see a military helicopter
00:47:55Do not be alarmed. I'm going to coordinate an unusual maneuver with this aircraft
00:48:00I'm going to ask him to create some holes on the tip of our plane by shooting his gun
00:48:06Once we produce the dragon this way
00:48:08One step closer to home
00:48:11Give your seatbelts an extra tuck
00:48:13Hang on never said I had a gun again
00:48:16What's 19 clear to shoot? What's 19 fire?
00:48:27Never say never
00:48:41Oh
00:49:11Oh
00:49:26Captain standby, we've got a fire hit the dial sir
00:49:41You
00:49:57Stand by keep reporting to me. It's not going out. What the hell's going on?
00:50:01The flame retardant must be flowing out the tail. That means it there's a leak sucking it outside instead of instead of to the fire
00:50:11Okay, we're hitting the second bottle hit the other bottle
00:50:23Where's your hand extinguisher
00:50:42Oh
00:50:49Fires out. Oh, thank God
00:50:58What's that smell
00:51:04Pastor Primavera you're standing in dinner
00:51:11Oh
00:51:19Folks this is the captain fire is out. I repeat the fire is out
00:51:28Lucky look at the airspeed
00:51:31185
00:51:32Yeah, and the nose attitude down five degrees
00:51:36Yes
00:51:37The climb rate is down to a hundred feet per minute
00:51:40Okay, pull slowly back on the throttle till you get a stick shake
00:51:46Then bump it up a bit
00:51:52RPM stop, that's good
00:51:58Well Gallant, we got the nose down some what have you got
00:52:01Bad news
00:52:03Captain the computer model shows that your weight transfer plan won't work
00:52:09Well, I suggest you stop telling us what won't work and come up with something that will damn it and quick
00:52:31Oh
00:52:33Folks you probably felt our nose come down some we're looking better every minute still headed up
00:52:39So don't change your plans for that dinner. I'll keep you updated
00:52:44He's the pilot what's he gonna do tell us the truth
00:52:52It's now or never what I'm going to the washroom
00:53:01Oh
00:53:05His kidneys are working gives me hope for his brain
00:53:22How'd you get yourself into this one hot shot
00:53:31Oh
00:53:38You know what you are you are lucky
00:54:01You
00:54:15Richard help me get this hatch open
00:54:24Going down the oxygen hole. Yeah
00:54:32What are you gonna do I'll lock the seal on the wheel well you will there's nothing wrong with the nose gear
00:54:47Yes
00:54:53What what
00:55:01You
00:55:10Control
00:55:13Is everybody on price
00:55:16We're here captain singer, right?
00:55:19Yeah, I'm here lucky ten minutes to take off on my way to you. Oh, hold on. Hold on. Listen
00:55:24There was something fundamental missing from my center of gravity idea
00:55:28Simplicity now listen to this the wheel well on this bird is basically airtight, especially at this altitude
00:55:34Now here's what we do. We fill your tanker with water
00:55:37We make an air-to-air transfer of water and fill the nose compartment
00:55:41The weight will bring the nose down without compromising the structure of the aircraft
00:55:45We'll have to purge the fuel from two tanks and pick up water, but it might work damn, right
00:55:50It will bring the hose for the hatch here in the cockpit down to the wheel
00:55:54It's a routine Air Force air-to-air refueling mission only with water one problem captain
00:55:59If the nose does come down when you try to land you won't be able to bring it back up
00:56:04You'll plow right into the runway. That's the beauty of it
00:56:07We wait for the last second to bring the nose gear down the doors open the water spills out the nose flares
00:56:13Bingo, perfect landing hell with it. It'll work your timing will have to be perfect
00:56:17This is not the time to question my flying ability. Mr. Price
00:56:21No, no captain, I don't mean to offend don't worry. Mr. Price. There's no known way to insult captain singer
00:56:29Gibbons here. What altitude are you at right now?
00:56:33passing
00:56:3422,000 there's very very little pressure outside by the time we set this up
00:56:38You're gonna be even higher when you blow that emergency hatch above your head
00:56:42It'll be about 30 below up there a hundred knot wind is gonna cut through that plane like a knife
00:56:48You'll freeze to death inside two minutes
00:56:54Arctic suits
00:56:56Standard Air Force issue. You got any Frank? I can have a lot of mothballs in five minutes
00:57:02Okay, can you attach the suits with the hose to your solid boom?
00:57:06Flying to us in the same path
00:57:09Maybe I have to defeat the fuel boom interlock
00:57:11But if I rig a little drogue shit on the end of the water hose, she might just fly
00:57:15What about oxygen will you have enough?
00:57:17The supply is only meant to last until a pilot can dive below 12,000 a minute or so
00:57:22But it'll take you several minutes to do all this. Look, I can't solve all the problems
00:57:27What the heck would you guys do work on it? In the meantime, let's get the tagger rigging in the air
00:57:31What do you say Frank? I'm on my way
00:57:40I'm concerned about their altitude
00:57:43220 people use a lot of oxygen
00:57:46Get busy figuring out how much and how fast
00:57:56Folks this is the captain
00:57:58Working out a landing plan down with the airport. I'm going to dim the lights down the cabin to help everyone relax
00:58:05I'll get back to you
00:58:15I
00:58:45I
00:58:49Larry we're told it is this front landing gear well that they hope to fill with 12,000 pounds of water
00:58:54Which will in turn bring down the nose of the disabled airliner?
00:58:59Of course, they're doing all this at 180 miles per hour at nearly
00:59:0328,000 feet in the air and with over 200 people on board
00:59:16You
00:59:23Well this work you bet money in the bank lucky
00:59:33Answer my question
00:59:37No, Connie
00:59:39You better believe it. Well with every boner our body
00:59:43We don't stand a chance
01:00:04Where's Connie she's in the oxygen hold
01:00:08She wanted to study the controls and the distances for the rendezvous to the hell of a violent
01:00:16You got yourself a keeper there lucky
01:00:38I hope they remember to clip the brass connector off the hose Connie. What is it?
01:00:47There are 200 people up there depending on me
01:00:52My whole life has been about protecting them I know that
01:00:57Maybe that's why I've trained myself to back off
01:01:00Not to let anything personal get in the way of the work
01:01:04What are you saying?
01:01:06I love you, Connie
01:01:11If I haven't said until now, I'm a fool so much going on if if we get down no, no, no, listen, there's a catch
01:01:19I've got to put you in real danger now. I want you to fly the airplane during the transfer
01:01:28Is that what this is about I
01:01:30Can fly the damn plane captain wait, I'm not bribing you you could die we could all die
01:01:37I need you to fly the plane while I get the Arctic suits into the cockpit
01:01:40I could get Bashar to do it
01:01:42But I need a flyer down here someone who knows his way around who could handle the water hose
01:01:47I'm gonna put you in that seat unprotected the cold will be monstrous
01:01:53We're gonna get down but you could die do you understand I don't want to do this but I have no choice
01:02:01I understand
01:02:07I'll handle it
01:02:13Now you tell me I just leased an apartment
01:02:22We've run and rerun the calculations it is what it is
01:02:27There just isn't enough oxygen supply on board to keep
01:02:30220 passengers and crew conscious for the time it will take to transfer the equipment in water. Why not?
01:02:37We can't be expected to design for every fancy accident in the universe sir. No, it's just real accidents
01:02:45Please God tell me you have a solution
01:02:47The oxygen flow is regulated by directional valves in the hold below the cockpit
01:02:52It can be directed to certain parts of the passenger cabins all to the front cabin or all to the rear the oxygen can be
01:02:57Directed yes to make it last longer in one area because once they depressurize
01:03:02By the time the pilots do all their work and dive to 12,000 feet where they can breathe the oxygen for
01:03:09220 people will have run out
01:03:12We could however sustain
01:03:15approximately
01:03:17180 people during that time
01:03:20Are
01:03:21You suggesting I move 40 people to the rear cabin and cut off their oxygen supply
01:03:2740 people are gonna suffer from lack of oxygen one way or the other some may die
01:03:31Yes, and you want me to pick the people who will die. It's going to be hell up there
01:03:37Freezing cold powerful wind and probably a controlled crash landing at best the old and the weak will not be this is a decision
01:03:44For the captain to make he's ultimately responsible for those people
01:03:49Sakes you can't burden him with this now. He has enough to do
01:03:57So you want me to play God someone has to
01:04:02You
01:04:16The tanker will trail a net with the Arctic gear a Frank will dangle the net above the cockpit when it's in place
01:04:22I'll pop the hatch when that happens
01:04:25The force of the wind and the drop of the pressure will be so great that you guys will have to fight your way in
01:04:30We'll have one minute to get the net into the hatch unload get the suits on before we get frostbite or worse
01:04:37one minute one minute
01:04:39Fortunately, we will crew bottles of O2 for all of us during that minute Connie will fly the plane
01:04:44So the priority is to get me into a suit and flying the plane so you can yank her out of the seat and get
01:04:50her into a suit
01:04:51otherwise
01:04:52She will freeze to death
01:05:00All right, here's the drill I will direct the tanker at the position the tanker will thread the hose through the hatch
01:05:06You gentlemen will take it and guide it into the hold where captain Bouchard will offload the water
01:05:11But once the water is offloaded
01:05:12I want you to get the hell out of the cockpit because when the tanker pulls the hose out of the plane
01:05:16It's gonna fly around like a steel snake. It'll take a swipe at everything in its path
01:05:20Now Connie and I can control the plane, but once I blow the hatch I can't repressurize
01:05:26There's a limited amount of oxygen
01:05:28So I have to get the plane down quickly
01:05:31otherwise
01:05:33We're all gonna die anyway
01:05:36Any questions?
01:05:40All right, let's go aft to talk to the passengers explain what's going to happen smile make it sound like a piece of cake
01:05:49Come on smile
01:05:52Let's do it
01:05:55I'll clear a path
01:05:58Hey George
01:06:00Listen
01:06:02Having that hose is gonna be a bitch if you want I can get one of the riggers to do it
01:06:09No, I'll do it
01:06:13Flying by your gut, huh?
01:06:16Yeah
01:06:28West 19 this is quest 19. Go ahead
01:06:33This is chief engineer Gibbons in order to ensure the oxygen supply to both cabins. You have to open the directional valve
01:06:41Directional valve. Where's that below in the oxygen hold? There's an orange lever marked aft cabin
01:06:48pull it to the far left far left and
01:06:51May I suggest that you move the old and weaker passengers to the rear cabin the cold and force of the wind
01:06:59Will be minimized there
01:07:01Good idea. We're on it George
01:07:08Yes
01:07:10Gallon Aviation says to move the orange lever marked aft
01:07:13Cabin to the far left to open the floor of oxygen to both cabins. All right far left affirmative
01:07:22I
01:07:23Take the mask come down
01:07:24Move your nose and mouth and breathe normally have a sweater or a jacket. I suggest you put it on now captain
01:07:31first officer
01:07:35Yeah, yeah, I'll suggest we put the older and weaker passengers in the aft cabin should be less wind and cold fine
01:07:42Lucky what let's move the children to with their parents good idea
01:07:47Will the weight matter some but it's not worth the risk freezing some kids feet I'll take care of it
01:07:54All right, we'd like the children and the seniors to move to the back of the airplane it'll be much warmer there
01:08:02No shoving no running
01:08:05You
01:08:13Captain the first officer says the tank is two minutes out and closing on my way
01:08:22Here I can help you
01:08:34You
01:09:04About
01:09:134,000 gallons
01:09:21Honey fuel time about 30 minutes left altitude
01:09:35I
01:09:37Like
01:09:39Captain singer have the older passengers been moved to the aft cabin stay off the radio
01:09:44They must be moved sir. Yes, they've been moved stay off the radio
01:09:48Ladies and gentlemen, this is captain singer. I'm now going to drop the overhead oxygen mask
01:09:53Slip them on as the cabin attendants have instructed and breathe easy
01:10:17Okay
01:10:25Okay, Frankie's are down
01:10:38That's good, you're okay keep your speed right there Mikey hold steady
01:10:43Mikey
01:10:45Something's wrong
01:10:46What?
01:10:47Gallant sent me down here to change the flow of oxygen to both cabins. So what you had me move the aft cabin lever to
01:10:55the left
01:10:56The hell you talking about think about the valve should already be open to the whole plane
01:11:01It would only need to be changed to close the flow of oxygen not to open it
01:11:06But there are passengers back there children. Why would we cut the flow? Why would we?
01:11:13Oh my god, they're going to sacrifice those people what the lever closes the valve it doesn't open it
01:11:21Price tell me I'm hearing this wrong
01:11:28The computers say we can't sustain everyone to the 12,000 foot level captain there isn't enough oxygen for everyone
01:11:34We had to choose we've done the responsible thing like hell you have
01:11:38You have no idea how fast I'll get this plane down
01:11:40There's no possible way for you to know how thin the air will be from this moment on because it's in my hands
01:11:46They're my passengers and I am NOT going to let them die. Do you read me?
01:11:52I read you loud and clear
01:11:59Richard turn that valve back
01:12:04Oxygen open lucky. Thanks George
01:12:08I
01:12:38I got both
01:12:48So you're ready almost
01:12:58Sir
01:13:04Ready
01:13:08Oh
01:13:38Come on
01:14:08Yeah
01:14:38They have less than 30 seconds to get those suits on or they will begin to freeze and if the pilots become dysfunctional from the
01:14:44cold, of course
01:14:45We're being told there's little chance of survival
01:15:08Get her up
01:15:32Is she all right
01:15:38Oh
01:16:09Oh
01:16:17That's good
01:16:39Oh
01:16:56Six minutes the water should be flowing into the wheel well at a rate of 500 gallons a minute if the extra weight doesn't force the
01:17:03nose down
01:17:08Oh
01:17:28Where's the cockpit
01:17:30Yes
01:17:37Okay
01:17:39You know, I can stay
01:17:56Baby come on. Come on nose down
01:17:59Nose nose
01:18:06The nose should definitely have started to come down by now what the hell's going on
01:18:29Oh
01:18:59Come on baby. Come on. Come on. Come on. Nose down. Nose down. Nose down. Nose down
01:19:01Nose down
01:19:27More water
01:19:31Oh
01:20:01Oh
01:20:31Oh
01:21:02What's happening
01:21:05Then you think it'll work
01:21:07It ain't over yet
01:21:37Oh
01:22:07We're going down
01:22:22It'll take them two minutes to dive to 12,000 they won't last that long
01:22:37Oh
01:23:07Oh
01:23:37Oh
01:24:02Still luckiest thank you. I know
01:24:07All right, that's better put them on finally
01:24:17George
01:24:20George I'm coming
01:24:26You all right, I'm fine just get us down
01:24:33Is he gonna make it don't ask me for any guarantees
01:24:37I don't know how I can get this thing down in one piece
01:24:42Duke your attitude sucks
01:24:47Sucks I
01:24:49Got that from my daughter
01:24:57Carl quest 19 at your plane
01:25:00You don't want me Jack the hell I don't you're the best we've got the most experienced
01:25:06But if you can't handle this you tell me now
01:25:23Quest 19
01:25:26Cleared for straight-in approach power. I've got a time to gear down exactly
01:25:31Can you count down my altitude for me, I'm not sure these instruments are correct anymore Roger that
01:25:36You're about four miles out 4,800 feet
01:25:40visibility five miles
01:25:41Broken clouds we have emergency vehicles on the way
01:25:52Ladies and gentlemen, please assume the emergency landing position
01:26:00In front of you, what do you think we should go?
01:26:05I'd say now George
01:26:09now
01:26:10Let's do it
01:26:12Landing gear down
01:26:15Please gear down
01:26:18Oh
01:26:23West 19 will confirm visually on
01:26:26One I need confirmation of geared down as she approaches Roger. I'll call as soon as I see her out of the sky
01:26:44I see her I see her
01:26:48Oh, it's the gear down gear down and water flushing out of the nose wheel like Niagara
01:26:56Quest 19 visual confirmation. Your gear is down. Yes, I can feel it. The nose is coming up
01:27:04He's coming in too fast
01:27:08She's coming in too fast too fast quest 19 you're coming in too fast
01:27:13Maintain visual
01:27:17300 feet you're gonna hit hard
01:27:47Oh
01:28:17Oh
01:28:31Duke are you all right?
01:28:33What's that happen before we land
01:29:03It's two o'clock in the morning don't you folks have anything better to do nothing more important than this
01:29:33You're a really good team you and me I prayed really hard. Hey couldn't have done it without you
01:30:03I
01:30:10So, what do you want to do now
01:30:14Dinner breakfast garage sale. I
01:30:20Want to go home with you captain Sam, well, that's tonight. What about next June?
01:30:30What are you suggesting
01:30:33Marriage to each other
01:30:39But forget next year, um, how's your weekend I
01:30:45Think I'm free
01:30:48You know, my mother always said I was lucky
01:31:02You
01:31:32You