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-Hello.
- Hi, Mrs. Singer.

-Hi, Cindy.
- Is Mike home?

Well, he's doing
his homework.

At least, he better be.
I'll get him.

She's ready Frank.

The wing pitch
ought to be perfect.

Glen Singer, are you
in that barn again?

Go ahead you're the oldest.

Of course, it's your barn.

All right.

Meet me at the pasture Frank.

Glen!

Glen!

Is anything broken?

Yeah, the wing-struts.

Not enough wind.

Insane. Frank O'Hearn,
I know Glen's crazy

but I thought you had
more sense.

No, Ma'am, I don't.

She's right Glen, that
was nuts.

I'll tell you what you are
Glen Singer

you are flat out lucky.

Lucky, Lucky,
get up!

No need to get physical.
That's my job.

You got a run
tonight, remember?

I never mix business
with pleasure.

Here I thought, your
business was your pleasure.

You're in for it now.

I'm in for it alright.

I'm in all the way.

Hey, it's cold in here.

I know, that's why I need
the blanket.

You just scared me to death
you know?

When?

Just now, when I told you
how I really feel.

Just for one second,
I thought you were

going to tell me how,
you really felt.

Well, I'll tell you how I feel
there's a line of
thunderstorms,

running to the length of
the Rockies,

and my flight's
going to be delayed.

Let's go back to bed.

Wrong... I called operations
15 minutes ago

you go out on time.

Oh, and guess who your
co-pilot is?

Guess. I don't wanna guess.

Caston? Not Caston.
That guy is so boring.

-Not Caston.
-Lamort?

Is it Lamort?

I don't wanna hear anymore
about the internet.

I hate the internet.

-You caught a break, Ace.
-Who?

What?

Hey!

Finally!

Honey, come on I'll drive.

No, I wanna go to my house
when we get back tomorrow.

Hey come on, they're actually
gonna let us fly together.

-Don't be mad.
-I'm not mad.

How long have we been on
this ride of ours?

Almost a year.

I love the ride, Lucky.
I've just reached the point

where I wanna know we're
going somewhere.

We are going
somewhere, Dallas.

Hilarious. Does Letterman know
about you?

Connie come on. We have the
whole trip to talk about it.

Come on.

Okay.

So how'd you
pull it off?

-Luck of the draw.
-Yeah.

Some draw for a pilot
with two years

in the right seat.

Two years and three months,
thank you.

Look you're a terrific pilot,
and you've got

zilch for seniority.

What'd you do?
Buy Bouchard a box of candy?

We have 600 co-pilots,
maybe it was just the odds.

Yeah, right.

George Bouchard and I,
are strictly business.
You know that.

I know that, does he?

Don't make this about me. He
just wants you to fly his way.

Look, it is about you.
And I don't fly a

glass cock-pit.
I actually work the flaps.

If you think I would take
advantage of a very old

very dead relationship
with the chief of pilots

just for the chance to
fly with...

He cut a deal.

I fly with you tonight and...

And?

So does he.

Oh, no Connie.

He said you're due for
a check ride.

Oh, come on.

Check ride? With Darth Vader?

Bye-bye honey.
I'll see you tomorrow.

I love you.

Wave bye-bye to Mommy.

Don't let him talk you
in to sugar, Mark.

Adam, don't open the...

My bone!

Are you okay?

All right.

Bone lives.

You know what this
is about?

They're rating every pilot.

If there's a takeover thing...

Not if, when.
Takeover is going to happen

and when it does, I'm out.

Not a chance, you're
the best they have got.

Just play their game.

Is that what you think
I should do?

What if they lay you off?

Then Bouchard will have you
all to himself.

I am serious, what will
you do?

I can always go back
to flying the pipe-line

in Alaska.
I'll find something.

And what will I do?

They're not gonna lay off a
woman-pilot.

It looks too good on their
diversified employee record.

I'm nobody's token, Lucky.

Flight 756

Non-stop service...

-Is there a meal Ms. Dupree?
-Yeah, in the barf bag, Tasha.

Settle down Freddie.

Hi, we're the
Waters Elementary band group.

Is Flight 19 on time?

Yes, ma'am.

You've got yourself quite
a platoon there.

Yeah, but they've got me.

Our principal offered
to come along.

Maybe I should have taken
her up.

Stop pushing.

Freddie, stop pushing.

You'll fly with the baggage,
I swear.

That's exactly where
you belong.

Mom, I have to go
to the bathroom.

Again? Go tell your father.

It's his first flight.

And the band's
first competition...

And I thought I was having
a bad day.

Woah!

Where are you
headed with this?

-We're going to Dallas.
-Yeah? Us too.

-Are you the pilot?
-Both of us.

I got a good idea for you.

Tell the lady at the counter,
you want special handling

for that cymbal.

We'll put it someplace
where it won't get bent.

Special handling? Cool.

See you on board.

Did I tell you I know
the pilots?

Full tank, Captain.
Oil's fine too.

Thanks, Harlan.

Gee, Lucky, I never thought
of that.

Oil your pencil.

Do they write faster that way?

Evening, George.
Could be.

You might wanna use this
to grade my flight tonight.

I assume you're gonna be
doing a lot of writing.

Oh, no thanks.

I got three pens of my own
for this trip.

Incidentally, my ship has
dedicated instruments to

read oil pressure.

You might wanna copy that
in your log.

It's not your ship,
it's my ship.

And I don't trust instruments.

They break.

She's a brand new
Gallant 270.

She cost $60 million and at
that price nothing breaks.

No kidding?

I guess Southeast Air is gonna
get a refund on their 270

that went down in Anchorage.

Have a good flight, Sir.

-Hey Captain.
-Hi.

-Your seat Sir.
-Thank You.

Where do I find a flight plan?

It's around the corner, Sir.

You're headed North,
there's rain.

I got $77,000
worth of instruments.

Weather's not a problem.

Credit card is my log book.

Top me off okay?
I'm going for coffee.

$77,000 worth
of instruments and

and a whopping two hundred
hours of flight time.

Swell.

My brother-in-law extended
his visit, Juan.

So don't add to my misery.

No way, we're having a great
day Boss.

We closed 9 right to fix the
runway lights.

Better get some cars over
there to help out with
the traffic.

We got three out there now.

Don't get too far ahead, or
you'll have my job.

Who the hell wants
your job?

Good evening, Carl.
Good game today?

We lost. I went 0 for 4.

Ah, well there is
always tomorrow.

Yeah, tomorrow we'll probably
go 0 for 5.

Tango. Alpha. Foxtrot.
Four. Two. Eight.

-Hey, Connie.
-Hi, George.

Oh, you do wonders
for that uniform.

Thank You.

You know, I remember the first
time you were in that seat.

You were very nervous.

And you helped me a lot.

I'll always be grateful.

Oh, grateful.

Aren't we passed grateful,
you and me?

Oh, George,
we've talked about this.

I made a mistake,
I never should have...

But you should have.

I'm sorry. You just got me
at a weak moment.

I was, mad at...

Someone else, and...
you were there.

Someone else?

You know he's still pulling
the pencil routine of his.

It's his way of
being thorough.

Thorough?

What sort of a pilot do
you know

who uses a pencil
to measure oil

on a Gallant 270?

He carries a tire gauge
to check the air pressure.

Next thing you're gonna know
he's gonna break into the

Texaco jingle, right
in front of the passengers.

Well, at least they'll know
they're in good hands...

No, no, no, they will think
they are in good hands.

Connie...

John Wayne is dead.
You got to get past this guy.

You got too good a future.

You're right.

Lucky's old-fashioned...

Compulsive, stubborn...

trouble is, I like that
in a man.

Lucky, I...

I want you to fly by the
wire tonight.

Peter Pan flies by wire.

Well then...

Seriously, it's
computer's night.

Is the rumor I heard
true George?

What rumor?

I heard you're gonna eliminate
Connie's position.

What?
Eliminate the first officer?

That's what I heard. Heard
you're gonna put a German
shepherd in the right seat.

Really?

Yeah, the dogs aren't going
to actually fly the plane

they're just going to
bite the pilot every time

he reaches for the controls.

Very funny.

Fly the box tonight.

I can fly the computer,
George. I can also fly the
airplane,

which is what I prefer.

Listen, we want you and all

the other pilots to
stay to the order.

Yeah, but what you get are
pilots who are bored to death.

That's what causes
pilot error.

No, pilots cause pilot error.

And they fail four times more
often than the system.

Then give them a reason
to stay awake.

Let their gut do some work.

The people in the back seats
wanna know

that a human being
is in-charge.

Look, Lucky, I want it
auto-flight tonight.

What happened to you George?

You used to be a flier,
not Bill Gates.

I grew up.
I joined Management

and I left barn storming
to history.

Now fly by the wire.

Look, why don't we drop
the pre-tense here alright?

Lucky.

This airline is
being downsized

and you'd love to see me go

so why don't you write
all the red marks you want

on that chart?

But, I'm flying the damn
airplane, okay?

Lucky, Lucky, Lucky...

What happened to
your ambition?

You're gonna spend the rest of
your life in a cock-pit?

God, I hope so.

You just gave him permission
to lay you off.

Oh, he doesn't need
my permission.

And you don't give a damn.

What do you want me to do?

How about join the real world?

Toe the line for once like
the rest of us,

accept some responsibility,
shall I go on?

I don't understand
the problem...

Let me spell it out for you.

I am tired of, how did you
say it, "staying awake

"and letting my gut do
the work in this

"relationship..." because
if we have a future

I don't like the direction.

Connie, the last time
I planned a future

it cost me a lot.

A lot of pain, a lot
of sleep

a lot of alimony.

I am not much good at futures.

Well, then I'll quit worrying
about it.

All right, let's go to Dallas.

Number 9748 Charlie.
Clouds at 6000.

Winds five to ten,
gusting to 20.

There's an icy level at
7000 feet.

Roger dispatch.
I can take this.

We're certified.

I'm sure you are, Sir. I'm
just reporting conditions.

Good evening
ladies and gentlemen.

I am Jill Zimmer, your
chief flight-attendant.

We'll be underway shortly
on Quest Airline's

beautiful new Gallant 270
aircraft.

Please make sure all
carry-on's are safely

stowed in the over-head bin
or under the seat

in front of you.

Thank you.

Or if you have any questions

one of our cabin crew will be

happy to assist you.

Stop it.

And that you have a safe,
happy flight.

Adam, don't stare.

-Can I help?
-No.

They cram so many seats into
these planes nowadays

and it flies a lot of people
but they sure don't care about

passenger comfort.

I remember the last time,
that I flew...

Please Ma'am...

Oh, you can call me Patty.

Patty.

I'll tell you about my
last trip

I sat there, minding my
own business

didn't hear one word from
my seat-mate about their job

their destination or
their family. You know what?

It was perfect.

I'm Mr. Cotts, my office
reserved a new a...

what do you call it,
a flying conference room?

Uh, yes Sir.

Mr. Cotts we have
your reservation

but you have to seat in
your seat for takeoff.

Oh, look the seat's here
have seat belts

I got a bitch of a schedule...

How about you relax the
regulations just this once?

No.

Like you people care.

November. Nine. Seven. Four.
Eight. Charlie. Requesting
intersection departure.

Intersection departure
approved.

Winds fly to 15.

Taxi to position Bravo,
intersection runway 911.

Roger, nine left.

Control.
Quest 19 heavy at Gate 10.

Request push-back.

Roger Quest 19 heavy cleared
to push from Gate 10.

I made reservations for you at
the Coach House for Thursday.

No, no, no, Sharon
I can't stay at

the Coach House at Squall
Valley. It doesn't have a gym.

How many times do I
have to tell you?

Book me at the Regent.

Okay I'll call the Regent
but the last time you

stayed there you said
you hated the concierge

and to never book
you there again.

So I thought at least at the
Coach House they had...

Push 19. Clear for taxi.

Cross 19 heavy.

I got my N9748 Charlie
pulling at intersection

for clearance.

November, 9748, Charlie,
hold at intersection for
heavy jet, Freedom 86

Control. 9748 Charlie,
I don't see any traffic

to my left.

Here you go.

Freedom 86, Clear to take off.

Freedom 86 Rolling.
Thank You Sir.

Quest-19, have you pulled
short of nine left?

Quest-19 heavy.

November-9-7-4-8-Charlie.

Prepare for takeoff
middle section.

Roger. Rolling.

Ground four and eight.

Yep, go ahead.

What the hell are you guys
doing, opening nine right?

I'm not even off
the strip yet.

What? Let me locate
the supervisor.

Quest-19 heavy,
cleared for takeoff.

Quest-19 heavy, rolling.

This is cool.
Tighten your seat belt.

Right.

Set thrust.

Set.

80 knots. No flags.

100.

120.

V, one, rotate.

November-9-7-4-8-Charlie,
turn right.

Heading 0-4-0.

Roger that. Turning right
0-4-0.

Quest-19 turn
right immediately.

Quest-19, right turn.

What the hell is he doing?

Wait, 48 Charlie,
turn right immediately.

-Warn. Warn.
-Climbing.

-Again, turn right
immediately.
-Right turn.

Right turn.

My head!

Good god. What was that?

It's a bomb.

Quest-19, what is your status?

Full power.

Climb rate?

2900 feet per minute.

Leveling.

No change.

Nose up.

Quest-19, what is your status?
Please acknowledge.

No change.

We'll be fine.
We'll be just fine.

Hang on to me.

I want my mom.

Everyone listen up.

The pilot will tell us
what happened.

Until then, I want each
of you to take your
neighbor's hand.

-Breathe.
-Help.

-What was that?
-We've been hit.

Hit? What do you mean, hit?

I know the feeling,
okay? We've been hit.

Deselect hydraulic number one.

Quest-19, what is your status?

Deselect number two.

Damn.

Banking right.

Banking left.

It's turning.

Get on the pedals with me.

Left first.

And now.

-Nothing.
-Right full pedal, now.

Nothing.

Quest-19, I observe
an erratic flight path.

Please pass any request to us.

Trim.

-Nothing.
- Quest 19, what is your
status? Please acknowledge.

I don't have time to explain.
Standby.

Pull back to 1-4-0-9.

We are going down a knot.

We're going to stall.
Maximum thrust.

Steady at 1-4-5.

Put it back after 1-5-0 knots
and turn off those
damn alarms.

Start. Hydraulics.

-Normal all systems.
-Check the back.

-Rear cabin.
- Everybody in one piece
back there.

Shaken up, but secure.
What happened?

We don't know yet.
Any damages?

Just food spilled everywhere.

Structural damage?

It's hard to tell.

There's no holes,
that I can see.

Look, I want everybody
in their seats.
I want everybody strapped in.

Okay.

Ladies and gentleman.

I've just spoken
with the captain.

At this time, we recommend
that you stay securely
fastened with your seatbelts.

Control, this is Quest-19.

I have no response
on our pitch or yaw.

Eight alarms are working.
Below 1-5-0 knots.
I've stall warnings,

and heavy vibrations.

I've marginal control
over altitude.

We can only climb.

I can't get the nose down.

Repeat.
I cannot get the nose down.

I am guessing that our
elevators are jammed in the
up angle.

All we can do at the moment
is maintaining

climb in nearly full throttle.

We have 290 souls on board.

Weighing more than
500,000 pounds.

Quest-19, this is Jack Eberly,
Airfield Manager.

Captain, we are getting
reports of a light aircraft
break up in your space.

Presume a possible collision.

We'll standby for you.

Feel free to brainstorm.

You said that you knew the
feeling of being hit.

Is that how you got hurt?

Yes.

What else do you want to know?

My social security number,
my blood type.

It's A+.

Remember it. You may be asked.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the Captain.

I understand your concern.

Please stay calm.

The impact you felt was from
contact with smaller aircraft.

We have damage, but
don't worry.
We are solidly in the air.

Just sit in your seat with
your seatbelt fastened,

and I'll get back to you
in a minute with an update.

We'll try to have you all
home for dinner.

They'll be home all right.
They'll be home the hard way.

Knock it off Bouchard.

We'll get out of this Connie.

Just need a minute
to think it through.

You can think it
till you are blue in the face.

But there's nobody in this
cockpit who is trained

to bring down
a crippled aircraft.

Lucky, we are ascending
at 300 feet-per-minute.

At that rate, we're going to
climb right out of the density
that keeps this plane up.

And then I guarantee you

we're going to go into a spin
that you are not going to be
able to correct.

-I'm aware of that.
-We are burning fuel
like a bonfire.

If you have to keep these
turbines in sustained
over speed

-they're going to blow apart.
-So, you passed physics.

Is that what you want me to
tell the passengers, that the
computer failed?

-It's up to us now.
-Shut the hell up you two.

We have enough problems
without you turning this
into a cockfight!

He's right, Lucky.
We need help.

Take the wheel.

Control, I want a full patch
with the following
people ASAP.

Chief Engineer at
Gallant aircraft.
They're in Connecticut.

Lieutenant Colonel Frank
O'Hearn at Malcolm Air Force
space, in Idaho.

- Hurry it up. We're burning
fuel like...
-Call this in now.

Roger. Working on it. What is
your fuel endurance, Captain?

Stand by.

Way we're going, we figure
we'll be dry at 0-5-2-5-Zulu.

2 hours and 25 minutes to a
flame out. Roger that.

The airport is clear.
All flights diverted.

Captain, you have our
full attention.

Suggest you spiral as you
climb and stay
in our airspace.

Roger.
Beginning a five mile turn.

Why yeah. That'd be a good
idea. Also I'd like
to add Bakersfield.

Mr. Pryce.

There's an emergency
call for you.

Actually they...they asked for
the Chief Engineer,
but I thought...

What is it Margaret?

A 270 has been involved
in a mid-air collision.

By God.

Another?

Assemble the crash team.

-The plane's still
in the air sir.
-Get them.

Colonel, telephone.

I'll be right back.

Colonel Frank O'Hearn here.

Captain Singer, we have
the three-way hookup now.

We've briefed them
on your situation.

-Frank, you on?
-Yeah, Lucky, it's me.

I figured the next time
I heard from you it'd
be over a beer.

I owe you one, Frank.

Gallant?

This is Ian Pryce, Chairman
of Gallant aviation, speaking
from Bristol, Connecticut.

At my side is
the Chief Engineer

and designer of the
Gallant 270, Henry Gibbons.

All right.
This is Captain Lucky Singer.

My first officer is
Connie Phipps.

Captain George Bouchard
is in the jump seat.

Patched in from Idaho
is Lieutenant Colonel
Frank O'Hearn.

An old friend of mine.

The best flier
I've ever known.

We're now passing
through 8700 ft.

At 1-5-0 knots,
at nearly full power.

Visibility, one-half mile.

All we can do is climb.

At the current burn rate we
will be out of fuel in
2 hours and 10 minutes.

Turbine temps are rising fast,
so we are in danger of
blowing up the engines.

I need all the ideas
you've got.

I need them now.

Or everybody on this airplane
has got a big problem.

Come on, baby.

Passing through 9,000 ft.

Let me tell you gentlemen
a story.

It was once a flight with
90 coin collectors on board.

Sitting way in the back.

- When the plane took off
-I like a good story as much
as the next man, Captain,

but right now we want to
track your fuel displacement.

Well, let me finish.

When the plane took off,
the nose popped up.

It just wouldn't handle
right at all.

So, the pilot turned around
and landed.

But he couldn't
find anything wrong.

'Till he realized that
every one of those
coin collector fellows

was carrying over 60 pounds
of precious coins
in their carry-ons.

This is fascinating, Lucky.
Do I have time for a smoke?

Mike, Frank, listen.
That's over 5,000 pounds of

unreported weight in
the tail of the airplane.

It upset the
center of gravity.

Once they spread those
collectors up, the plane
took off fine.

Captain, unless there's a
point to this...

We've got to do the
same thing.

We got to get
everything heavy, forward.

I got to get the nose down,

otherwise we're going to keep
climbing until this
plane vaporizes.

How?

Air to air transfer.

Heavy tools and saws.

We cut up gallies, the seats,

anything heavy, and move it
forward along with
the passengers.

Did you say an
air to air transfer?

Roger. We don't have the
necessary tools on board.

But, you can't open a
door in a 270 in flight.

Nope. We're going to have to
pop the emergency hatch
here in the cockpit.

It's the craziest idea I've
heard of since the barn
back in Kansas.

It'll work in theory.

-Hell I like it.
- Let's hope it adds up.

All you people work on it.

I'm going to move my
passengers forward and
check on the damage.

Lucky, what are you
going to tell them?

Right now,
as little as possible.

Bring in heavy equipment
through the escape hatchet
at 10,000 feet?

Don't you think this is maybe
just a little impractical?

An air to air transfer with
a passenger jet.

Never been attempted.

Even if we knew how to do it.

Which we don't.
There isn't enough time.

Where will they cut?

Does this pilot think he's
a structural engineer?

Well, what's our idea?

We don't have one, yet.
But the answer is not going
to come from this guy.

He's not a tactician.

He's a cowboy.

Maybe.
But, he's our cowboy now.

-God, it's Anchorage
all over again.
-No.

Sir, with all respect.

Anchorage was never
proven to be a design flaw.

-Not yet.
-It won't be.

And clearly neither is this.
Forget the pilot.

If we have to rewrite the
book, it has to come from us.

Well, I suggest you find a
pen, and start writing now.

Yes, Sir.

Get me P. R.

We're just gonna take a look,
we're under control.
Everything's fine.

Captain?

I'm traveling with
10 children that
are not my own.

What shall I tell them?

What have you
told them so far?

To try and stay calm.

To listen to what
the captain said.

To have faith.

Well, ma'am, I'd say
just trust in yourself.

Because that's the
right thing to do.

-What's your name?
-Crystal.

This is my son, Adam.

Hey, Adam.

What's your mom tell
you to do when
you are in a tight spot?

Pray.

Pray.

That's good.
You know what I do?

I go to work.

So, what do you say,
we both do our thing and...

...I'm sure it'll be fine.

Captain, can you tell us
anything, Sir?

I'm telling you.
I'm standing on nine right.

And the guy buzzes
me at 100 ft.

It came out of the
Romeo intersection.

Had to.

If you guys really think
this runway is closed,

someone's way screwed up.

Son of a bitch!

That idiot took off
from nine right.

Nobody in this tower knew
that plane was on nine right,
did they?

Because if they did,
I want to know about it now.

He was my blip, Jack.

He requested an intersection
departure and I cleared it.

I never said right.

Jack, I didn't mean right,
and I never said right.

All right, then that's it.

Joy, give Carl a break.

Carl, it could happen to
any of us aside.

You all right?

All right listen up.

Move everyone as
far forward as possible.
Fill any empty seats.

Excuse me Sir.
The Captain needs all the
passengers to move forward.

-What's the projection?
-I've estimated the
structural damage

-and put into the program.
-Let me see it.

Run it.

-Cockpit.
-Connie.

Pull back on the
throttles a bit.

Okay.

Put it back where it was.

What is it?

I'll be right up.

Start over.

Program in

a radical change in the
center of gravity
to mimic a massive

shift in the load
weight forward.

Say, 10,000 pounds.

The power is pushing
us one way.

The drag on the tail
pulling the other.

This airplane is coming apart.

We'll be ripped in half.

-Excuse me, Captain?
-You should stay in your
seat, Sir.

Listen, I got my crew
on board.

There's three of us, we're
all riggers down from Canada.

These boys know how
to take care of themselves.

Anything they can do to help?

-Maybe, what's your name?
-Tim.

Tim, there's another one of
these in the rear galley.

-Get your men and
meet me there.
-Right.

My, what big eyes
you have grandma!

And the wolf said all the
better to see you with.

There are reports of a
possible mid-air collision.

Witnesses say that parts
of a private aircraft

fell from sky less
than an hour ago.

And officials believe
a second plane,
Quest Airlines flight 19,

was involved in the incident
and is still in the air.

The question seems to be,
"For how long?"

Let's go boys, Captain needs
our help.

-All right
-Now this paneling is
cosmetic, but underneath

there are hydraulic lines
running horizontally. So,
we have to be careful.

Here we go!

Keep the weight under 100
pounds and bring everything
that will cut, bend or shred.

On a double gentlemen
your grandmother could be
on that airplane.

Let me take a look.

-Damn.
-She's buckling.

-Captain!
-Sir, I've got to get to the
cockpit. We're under control.

Excuse me, Captain!
Don't give me that.
You can check squadron.

-Wait a minute.
-Please! Please!

What I want to know is,
what is an army helicopter

with a 30mm chain gun
doing on our left way?

-What's your name?
-Duke Houston.

Excuse me, Mr. Houston.
I'll check it out.

-Are we gonna crash?
-Yeah, I'd say there's
a very good chance of that.

-Cockpit.
-Connie pass me through
to control.

Well, that's not very fair,
you know.

I've been dead for ten years,
I just divorced and

now I have to die for real?

Not fair.

I know about carrying dead
weight. That's not fair,
that's for sure.

-Quest 19, this is Jack Eberly
-What the hell are you
guys doing?

You put another aircraft into
this space, our turbines blow,
and we take 'em down with us.

The 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 could see.

-All right, all right. Give us
the report.
-Roger.

-You said a chain gun right?
-That's right.

-How come you know so much
about a 30mm?
-I flew choppers in Vietnam.

What I'm going to say has to
stay between us right now.

This is Patty,
she's all right.

-Miss.
-Sir.

Hear me out Duke, this ship
is coming apart.

The collision jammed the
elevators in a full up-pitch
angle.

-That means we can only...
-Means you can only climb.

Right. And the drag, in the
tail is pulling her apart.

-How big a hole would a 30mm
put in our covering?
-The size of your fist.

Do you think that pilot could
shoot some holes in our
outboard flippers?

Reduce the drag,
slow the turbines, maybe...

Maybe even bring the
nose down.

What do you think?

I think if he's got the ammo,
we shoot some more holes
in this aircraft.

Lucky, we have company.

Quest 19 to army chopper,
this is Captain Singer.
Do you read?

-5-5-5 Quest 19.
-Do you have any live
ammo onboard?

That's affirmative, Sir!
They pulled us off an exercise
for this.

Do you know what I mean
when I refer to our elevators?

I'm fully qualified to fix
wings, Sir.

And from what I can see your
flippers are locked in the up.

You figured.
Here's what I want you to do.

I want you to shoot some holes
through our elevators.

but you've got to do it
without hitting our trim tabs.

I might need 'em later.

-Stand by.
-Shoot at our tail?
My god, Singer.

Lucky?

We've got to reduce the drag,
or the turbines are going
to blow up any minute.

Yeah, but what if he misses,
what if he hits the fuel tank?

George, go ahead and
calculate the odds, but it's
my call and I'm making it.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the captain speaking.

If you look out the left side
of the plane, you'll see a
military helicopter.

Do not be alarmed. I'm going
to coordinate an unusual
maneuver with this aircraft.

I'm going to ask him to create
some holes in the tip of our
plane, by shooting his guns.

-Holes?
-Once we reduce the drag
in this way,

we'll be one step closer
to home.

Give your seat belts and extra
tug, and hang on.

-Quest 19, clear to shoot.
-Quest 19, fire at will.

Never say never, huh?

Okay, here we go, folks.
Brace yourselves.

It's okay, you'll be
all right.

-Captain.
-Fire! We have a fire in
the galley.

Standby. We've got a fire,
hit the douser.

-It's not stopping, Lucky!
-All right, stay back.

Lucky, this thing is
growing fast.

The galley is going.

Stand by, keep reporting
to me.

It's not going out.
What the hell is going on?

The flame retardant must be
flowing out the tail.
That means there's a leak!

Sucking it outside,
instead of to the fire.

-It's not stopping, Lucky!
-Okay, we are hitting
the second bottle!

Hit the other bottle.

It's okay everybody.

-Where's your
hand extinguisher?
-It's right up there.

The fire is out Lucky.
The fire is out.

-Fire is out.
-Oh, thank God.

What's that smell?

Pasta primavera. You're
standing in dinner.

Folks, this is the Captain.
The fire is out,
I repeat, the fire is out.

-Lucky, look at the air speed!
-25.

-Yeah, the nose.
-Down five degrees!

Yeah mamma, yes!

The climb rate is down to
100 feet per minute.

Okay, pull slowly back
on the throttle.

'Till you get a stick shake,
then bump it up a bit.

RPM's down. That's good.

Well, Gallant, we got the nose
down some. What have you got?

Bad news Captain,
the computer model shows

that your weight transfer
plan won't work.

Well, I suggest you stop
telling us what won't work

...and come up with something
that will dammit, and quick!

Hello folks, you probably felt
our nose come down some.

-We're looking better every
minute.
-We're still headed up.

So don't change your plans
for that dinner.
I'll keep you updated.

He's the pilot, what's he
gonna do? Tell us the truth?

It's now or never.

What?

I'm going to the washroom.

Well, his kidneys are working,
gives me hope for his brain.

How'd you get yourself into
this one, hot shot?

You know what you are?
You are lucky!

Bouchard, help me get
this hatch open.

-You're going down
the oxygen hold?
-Yeah.

-What are you going to do?
-Unlock the seal of
the rear wheel.

-Rear wheel?
-There's nothing wrong with
the nose gear.

Yes!

What?

Contol, I've got an idea
how to get us out of this!

-Is everybody on, Pryce?
-We're here, Captain Singer.

-Pryce?
-Yeah, I'm here Lucky,
ten minutes to take off.

-On my way to you.
-No, hold on.

Listen! There was something
fundamental missing from my
center gravity idea.

Simplicity, now listen to
this: the wheel well on this
bird is basically airtight.

Especially at this altitude.
Now here's what we do.

We fill your tanker with
water. We make an air-to-air

transfer of water to fill the
nose compartment.

The weight will bring the nose
down without compromising
the structure of the aircraft.

We'll have to purge the fuel
from two tanks to pick up
water, but it might work.

Damn right it will!
Bring the hose from the hatch
here in the cock-pit

down to the wheel well.
It's a routine air force
air-to-air refilling mission,

-only with water.
-One problem captain.

If the nose does come down
when you try to land, you wont
be able to bring it back up.

-You will plough right
into the runway!
-That's the beauty of it!

We wait to the last second
to bring the nose gear down,
the doors open,

the water spills out,
the nose flares,
bingo! Perfect landing!

-Hell with it, it'll work!
-Your timing will have to be
perfect.

This is not the time
to question my flying
abilities, Mr. Pryce.

No, No, Captain, I don't mean
to offend.

Don't worry Mr. Pryce,
there's no known way
to insult Captain Singer!

-Gibbons here, what altitude
you are at right now?
-We're passing 22,000

There is very little
pressure outside, by the
time we set this up.

you're gonna be even higher.
When you blow that emergency

hatch up above your head
it will be about 30 below
up there

A 100 knot wind is gonna cut
through plane like a knife

you'll freeze to death inside
two minutes.

Arctic suits.

Standard air-force issue.
You got any, Frank?

I can help you out of
mothballs in five minutes.

Okay, can you attach the suits
with the hose to your
solid boom?

Fly it to us in the same pass.

Maybe, I'll have to have to
defeat the fuel boom
interlock,

but if I rig a little drogue
shoot on the end of the water
hose, she might just fly.

What about oxygen?
Will you have enough?

The supply is only meant to
last till a pilot can dive
below 12,000 a minute or so.

But it will take you several
minutes to do all this.

Look, I can't solve all the
problems, what the heck you
guys do?

Work on it. In the meantime
let's get the tanker rig
in the air.

-What do you say, Frank?
-I'm on my way

I'm concerned about their
altitude.

220 people needs a
lot of oxygen.

Get busy figuring out
how much and how fast.

Folks this is the captain.
We are working out a landing
plan now with the airport.

We're going to dim the lights
now in the cabin to
help everyone relax

I'll get back to you.

Larry, we're told it is this
front landing gear well
that they hope to fill

with 12,000 pounds of water
which will in turn

bring down the nose of the
disabled airliner.

Of course, they're doing all
this at 180 mile per hour,

at nearly 28,000 feet
in the air,

and with over 200 people
on board.

Excuse me. Stewardess?

-Will this work?
-You bet.

-Money in the bank.
-Lucky?

Answer my question.

I don't know, Connie.
We better believe it will.

With every bone our body,
or we don't stand a chance.

-Where's Connie?
-She's in the oxygen hold.

She wanted to study the
controls and the distances
for the rendezvous.

She's a hell of a pilot.

You got yourself a keeper
there, Lucky

Yeah.

I hope they remember
to clip the brass connector
off the hose.

-Connie.
-What is it?

There are 200 people up there
depending on me.

-My whole life has been about
protecting them.
-I know that.

Maybe that's why I've
trained myself to back off.

-Not to let anything personal
get in the way of work.
-What are you saying?

I love you, Connie!

I haven't said it till now,
I'm a fool.

There's so much going on,
if we get down.

No, no, no,
listen there's a catch.

I've got to put
you in real danger now.

I want you to fly the airplane
during the transfer.

Is that what this is about?

-I can fly the damn plane,
Captain, you don't have to...
-Wait.

- ...have to bribe...
-I'm not bribing you!

-You could die.
-We could all die!

I need you to fly the plane
while I get the arctic suits
into the cockpit.

I could get Bouchard
to do it but,

I need a flyer down here,
someone who knows
his way around.

Who can handle the water hose.

I've got to put you in
that seat unprotected.

The cold will be monstrous.

We're gonna get down.

But you could die, do you
understand? I don't want to
do this, but I have no choice.

I understand.

I'll handle it.

Now you tell me,
I just leased an apartment.

We've run and rerun
the calculations,
it is what it is.

There just isn't enough
oxygen supply on board
to keep

220 passengers
and crew conscious

for the time it will take
to transfer the equipment
and water.

Why not?

We can't be expected to design
for every fancy accident in
the Universe, sir.

No, Mr. Gibbons, just
real accidents.

Please, God, tell me you have
a solution.

The oxygen flow is regulated
by directional valves in the
hold below the cockpit.

It can be directed to certain
parts of the passenger cabin,
all to the front cabin

-or all to the rear.
-The oxygen can be directed?

Yes, to make it last longer
in one area.

Because once they depressurize

by the time the pilots do all
their work and dive to 12,000
feet, where they can breathe.

The oxygen for 220 people
will have run out.

We could however
sustain approximately

180 people during that time.

Are you suggesting I move
40 people to
the rear cabin and

-cut off their oxygen supply?
-40 people are going to suffer
from lack of oxygen

one way or another.
Some may die, yes.

And you want me to pick
the people who will die?
It's going to be hell up there

freezing cold, powerful winds
and probably a controlled
crash landing at best.

-The old and the weak will
not be...
-This is a decision for

the Captain to make,
he is ultimately responsible
for those people.

For God's sakes you can't
burden him with this now!
He has enough to do.

So you want me to play God?

Someone has to.

The tanker will trail a net
with the arctic gear.

Frank will dangle
the net above the cockpit.

When it's in place, I'll pop
the hatch.

When that happens

the force of the wind and
the drop in the pressure will
be so great that you guys

will have to fight
your way in here.

We'll have 1 minute to get
the net into the hatch

unload, get the suits on,
before we get frostbite
or worse.

-1 minute?
-1 minute.

Fortunately we will have
2 bottle of O2 for all of us.

During that minute, Connie
will fly the plane.

So the priority is to get me
into a suit and flying
the plane.

So you can yank her out
of the seat and get her
into a suit.

Otherwise she will
freeze to death.

Alright, here's the drill.

I will direct the tanker
into position.

The tanker will thread
the hose through the hatch.

You gentlemen will take it
and guide it into the hole
where Captain Bouchard

will offload the water.
Once the water is offloaded,
I want you to get the hell out

of the cockpit because when
the tanker pulls the hose out
of the plane it's going to

fly around like a steel snake.
It will take a swipe
at everything in its path.

Now Connie and I can
control the plane, but

once I blow the hatch,
I can't repressurize.

There's a limited amount
of oxygen.

So I have to get
the plane down quickly.

Otherwise, we're all going
to die anyway.

Any questions?

Alright, let's go aft.

Once I've talked to
the passengers

explained what's going
to happen, smile, make it
sound like a piece of cake.

C'mon, smile!

Let's do it.

I'll clear a path.

Hey, George?

Listen, umm

netting that hose
is going to be a bitch.

If you want

I could get one of
the riggers to do it.

No, I'll do it.

Flying by your gut, huh?

Yeah.

-Quest 19?
-This is Quest 19, go ahead.

This is chief engineer
Gibbons.

In order to ensure the oxygen
supply to both cabins,

you have to open
the directional valve.

Directional valve,
where is that?

Below, in the oxygen hold

there's an orange lever
marked "Aft cabin".

-Pull it to the far left.
-Far left.

And may I suggest, that you
move the old and weaker
passengers to the rear cabin?

The cold and force of the wind
will be minimized there.

Good Idea, we're on it.
George?

-Yes?
-Gallon aviation says to move
the orange lever marked,

"Aft Cabin" to the far left to
open the flow of oxygen
to both cabins.

Alright, far left,
affirmative.

When the masks come down,
put them over your nose and
mouth and breathe normally.

If you have a sweater or
a jacket, I suggest, you put
it on now.

Captain? First officer.

-Yea, Connie?
-Gallon, suggests we put
the older and weaker

-passengers in the aft cabin.
Should be less wind and cold.
-Fine.

-Hey, Lucky?
-What?

Let's move the children too,
with their parents.

-Good idea.
-Will the weight matter?

Some but it's not worth
the risk freezing some kid's
feet. I'll take care of it.

Alright, we'd like
the
children

and the seniors to move to
the back of the airplane

it'll be much warmer there.

Keep your partner's hand,
no shoving, no running.

Captain, the first officer
says, the tanker is
two minutes out and closing.

On my way.

Ma'am?

Here, I can help
you with that ma'am.

About time Air Force,
never can find a waiter when
you need one.

Yeah, there was a backup at
the bar, I hear
you need a drink.

Yep, about 4000 gallons.

-Is that with
an olive or without?
-No olive.

-Not shaken. Not stirred.

-Releasing the valve.
-Make it quick!

-Connie, fuel time?
-About 30 minutes left.

-Altitude?
-Approaching 27,000.

I'm gonna have to drop this
thing like a stone.

C'mon baby, try for papa,
try for papa!

All right, Lucky,
I've dropped.

Captain Singer, have
the older passengers been
moved to the aft cabin?

Stay off the radio.

-They must be moved, Sir.
-Yes, they've been moved,
stay off the radio.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is
Captain Singer

I'm now going to drop
the overhead oxygen masks.

Slip them on as the cabin
attendants have instructed and
breathe easy.

We're doing fine.

Okay, Frank, ease her down.

That's good, you're okay.

Keep your speed right there,
Lucky, hold her steady.

Lucky? Something's wrong.

What?

Gallant sent me down here to
change the flow of oxygen
to both cabins.

-So what?
-He had me move the aft cabin
lever to the left.

The hell you talking about?

Think about it,
the valve should already
be open to the whole plane.

It would only need to be
changed to close the flow of
oxygen, not to open it.

But there are passengers
back there, children,
why would we cut the flow?

Why would we...?

...Oh my God, they're going to
sacrifice those people.

-What?
-The lever closes the valve,
it doesn't open it!

Pryce tell me I'm hearing
this wrong.

Tell me, you bastard,
you're not sacrificing
a single person on this plane!

The computers say we
can't sustain everyone to the
12,000 foot level, Captain.

There isn't enough oxygen for
everyone.

-We had to choose. We've done
the responsible thing.
-Like hell you have!

You have no idea how fast
I'll get this plane down.
There's no possible way

for you to know how thin
the air will be from
this moment on.

'Cause it's in my hands,
they're my passengers!

And I'm not going to let
them die, do you read me?

I read you loud and clear,
Captain.

Bouchard,
turn that valve back.

Oxygen open, Lucky.

Thanks, George.

Hey Frank, ease it back
two degrees.

Two degrees.

Hold that altitude.

Ease back on the power,
we'll hold steady.

-Steady!
-Too fast Frank!

It's okay, it's okay.
It's on screen.

Hang on, folks.

Decompression is coming
in a few seconds.

Tim, you ready?

Almost.

Set!

Ready?

Now!

C'mon!

Grab it!

Get him out, get him out.

C'mon, reel it in or you'll be
colder than the Mayor's ass
in Idaho.

Pull on the hose.

Grab it!

I got it!

They have
less than 30 seconds
to get those suits on

or they will begin to freeze.

And if the body becomes
dysfunctional from the cold
of course.

We're being told that there's
little chance of survival.

Connie!

Connie!

I can't get her up!

Connie?

Connie?

Connie?

Is she all right?

Tanker, what's happening
with the hose?

We're fighting a head wind
Lucky, just hold on.

-Lucky! Lucky!
-Force back, force back.

C'mon!

That's good, keep it coming.

C'mon!

-Now!
-Now!

Water, water, water.

-How much
passenger oxygen is left?
-Six minutes.

The water should be flowing
into the wheel well at the
rate of 500 gallons a minute.

If the extra weight doesn't
force the nose down.

-She okay?
-She ain't moving.

I'm fine.

Where's the cockpit?

-Are you alright?
-I'm okay.

-Get out.
-I can stay.

Get out, I don't want you
in here when the hose goes
flying out.

C'mon, baby, c'mon, c'mon

nose down, nose down,
nose down.

n ose down,
nose down baby, c'mon.

C'mon.

The nose should definitely
have started
to come down by now.

What the hell's going on?

Lucky, it's almost full.

Nothing, I've got no
effect here.

All right, keep it coming,
keep the water coming.

Keep the water coming Frank,
more water, more water.

C'mon baby, c'mon, c'mon,
c'mon, nose down, nose down,
nose down, nose down.

Dammit, down, nose down!

More water.

-Lucky!

Got him.

Grab him!

The nose is coming down!

Okay, take care of him!

-Yeah!

What's happening?

-It's coming down.
-Then you think it'll work?

It ain't over yet.

Stop the water, Frank.
Retract, retract.

Get down!

The computers are out!

-Cockpit.
-No oxygen.

-No, oxygen.
-There's no oxygen
in the back!

Whatever it takes,
we're going down!

Go on dammit, down!

It'll take them 2 minutes
to dive to 12,000.

They won't last that long.

Down, come down!

Oh, baby!

You did it!

Breathe deeply, ladies
and gentlemen,
breathe!

Still the luckiest dang kid
I know!

All right that's better.
Put them on final.

Nice work hard head,
have a drink.

-George, George?

I'm coming!

-You all right?
-I'm fine, just get us down.

Is he gonna make it?

Don't ask me for any
guarantees.

I don't know how he can get
this thing down in one piece.

Duke, your attitude sucks.

Sucks?

I got that from my daughter.

That's affirmative,
they are on approach now.

Carl? Quest 19,
it's your plane.

-You don't want me, Jack.
-The hell I don't.

You're the best we've got,
the most experienced.

But if you can't handle this,
you tell me now.

Current air speed,
approximately five miles west.

Quest 19 cleared for
straight in approach.

Tower, I've got to time
the gear down exactly.

Can you count down
my altitude for me?

I'm not sure these instruments
are correct anymore.

Erm, roger that, you're about
four miles out, 4800 feet.

Visibility five miles.

Broken clouds. We have
emergency vehicles on the way.

Ladies and gentlemen,
please assume the emergency
landing position.

That's it sir,
cross your arm, brace yourself
on the seat in front of you.

When do you think
we should dump?

-I'd say now.
-George?

-Now.
-Let's do it.

Landing gear, down.

Please go down.

No light, I don't have a light
to affirm gear down,
Lucky, I think

the water maybe interfering.

Quest 19,
we'll confirm visually.

On it, Juan,
I need confirmation of
gears down as she approaches.

Roger, I'll call as soon as
I see her out of the sky

I see her, I see her.

Is the gear down?

Gear down and water flushing
out of the nose wheel
like Niagara.

Quest 19, visual confirmation,
your gear is down.

Yes, I can feel it,
the nose is coming up.

She's coming in too fast.

She's coming in too fast.
Too fast!

Quest 19,
you're coming in too fast.

-Reduce speed,
maintain visual.
-I can't control her.

300 feet.

-You're gonna hit hard.
-Stay in one piece baby!

Duke, are you alright?

Duke?
Duke, are you alright?

My leg won't move.

Who'd have said
that before we landed?

It's 2 O'clock in the morning,
don't you folks have anything
better to do?

Nothing more
important than this.

We were a really good team,
you and me,
I prayed really hard.

Hey, couldn't have done it
without you.

So what do you want to do now?

-Dinner?

-Breakfast? Garage sale?

Oh, I want to go home
with you, Captain Singer.

Well that's tonight.
What about next June?

What are you suggesting?

Marriage, to each other!

I'd figured next June.
Umm, how's your weekend?

Ahh, I think I'm free.

You know,
my mother always said,
I was lucky.