- Can you face some unpleasant facts?
- No.
Unless we hospitalise
those people quickly,
l can't be sure of saving their lives.
ls there anyone on board
who can land this plane?
No one l know of.
You ought to know our chances.
Our lives depend on just one thing -
finding someone to fly this plane
who didn't have fish for dinner.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your stewardess speaking.
We regret any inconvenience
the sudden cabin movement caused.
This is due to periodic air pockets,
There's no reason to become alarmed,
We hope you enjoy your flight,
By the way, is there anyone on board
who can fly a plane?
Hello. l'm Paul Carey from the airline.
l'm here to pick up Captain Kramer.
Yes. Come in, Paul.
Rex will be right out.
Shep, sit. Sit!
l understand there's an emergency.
Something like that. There wasn't time
to tell me very much...
Shep, no!
l'll bet exciting things happen
all the time down there.
The airline business
does have its moments.
After a while, you get used to it.
Shep! Come!
He gets so excited
when new people are here.
- Are you a pilot?
- No, l'm in...
a training program.
lt's unbelievable.
lt's just unbelievable.
How many times have l warned
about food inspection?
You'd think
someone would listen to you.
Well, airport management,
the FAA, and the airlines...
they're all cheats and liars.
All right. Let's get out of here.
l'm sorry, l was just looking
for someone with flying experience.
When they built those roads,
they didn't think about drainage,
so we had to take a special jeep
up to the main road.
We were lucky to get a jeep,
since, just the day before,
the only one we had broke down.
lt had a bad axle...
Excuse me, sir.
There's a problem in the cockpit.
The cockpit? What is it?
The little room where the pilot sits.
That's not important.
The first officer is ill. The captain needs
someone to help him with the radio.
Do you know anything about planes?
l flew in the war years ago.
- l wouldn't know anything about it.
- Would you go up, please?
The stewardess said...
- Both pilots?
- Can you fly this plane and land it?
- Surely, you can't be serious.
- l am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
Doctor, l've checked everyone.
Mr Strikers the only one.
- What's your flying experience?
- l flew single-engine fighters.
This plane has four engines.
lt's an entirely different kind of flying.
lt's an entirely different
kind of flying.
l haven't touched
any kind of plane in six years.
Mr Striker,
l know nothing about flying.
But l do know that you're the only one
on this plane who can possibly fly it.
You're the only chance we've got.
That's right. That's what l said.
You heard me.
Tell Omaha to acknowledge
and stand by.
Every piece of emergency equipment
you can reach.
Alert every rescue unit
from here to the Rockies.
Chief!
- We'll need a free-landing flight check.
- lt's your wife.
l want the kids in bed by nine, the dog
fed, the yard watered, the gate locked.
Get a note to the milkman -
''No more cheese.''
Where the hell is Kramer?
No, he can't do that.
The risk of a flame-out's too great.
Keep him at 24,000... No, feet.
A passenger is
going to land that plane.
- ls that possible?
- lt's a hundred to one shot.
- l know this guy.
- You do? Who is it?
Ted Striker. l flew with him during
the war. lt won't make my job easier.
Ted Striker was a crack
flight leader, up to a point.
He was one of those men who...
felt too much inside.
Maybe you know that kind.
He went all to pieces
on a particular mission.
Let's just hope
that doesn't happen tonight.
Let's see... Altitude, 24,000 feet.
Level flight. Speed, 520 knots.
Course Zero Niner Zero.
Trim, mixture.
Wash, soap, rinse, spin.
Ted! What are you doing here?
You can't fly this plane!
That's what l'm trying to tell them.
Elaine. l don't have time to be gentle,
so l'll be very direct.
Everyone is in a desperate situation.
Mr Striker is the