the only...
- l don't care. l don't have what it takes.
They'd be better off with someone
who's never flown before.
Bad news. Fog's getting thicker.
And Leon's getting larger.
l know what you're going to say,
so save your breath.
Well, l don't have a thing to say.
You've done the best you could.
You really have. The best you could.
We can't expect to win them all.
l want to tell you something l've
kept to myself through these years.
l was in the war. Medical corps.
One night, they brought in
a badly wounded pilot from a raid.
He could barely talk.
He looked up at me, he said,
'"The odds were against us up there,
but we went in anyway.
''l'm glad.
Captain made the right decision.''
The pilot's name was George Zip.
George Zip said that?
The last thing he said to me,
''Doc,'' he said, ''Sometime...
''..the crew is up against it.
'"The breaks are beating the boys.
'"Tell them to give it all they've got
''and win just one for the Zipper.
''l don't know
where l'll be then,'' he said...
''but l won't smell too good,
that's for sure.''
Excuse me, Doc.
l've got a plane to land.
You'd better stay up there a bit,
When the fog lifts, we'll bring you in,
l'll take it, Elaine.
Listen, Dr Rumack says the sick
people are in critical condition.
Every minute counts.
We've got to land now.
Don't be a fool, Striker. You know
what a landing like this means.
l'm ordering you to stay up there!
No dice, Chicago.
l'm giving the orders,
and we're coming in.
l guess the foot's
on the other hand now.
He'll never make it in this soup.
But it's his ship now. He's in charge.
He's the boss, head man, top dog,
- big cheese, head honcho...
- Captain, look at this!
''Passengers certain to die.''
''Airline negligent.''
There's a sale at Penny's!
l'll need three men up in the tower.
You, Neubauer, you, Macias.
Me John. Big tree.
Striker, we're going to the tower.
Good luck.
- We're going to the tower.
- The tower! The tower!
Rapunzel! Rapunzel!
Stewardess, how soon till we land?
lt won't be long now.
Try not to worry.
We're all ready, sir. Captain
McCroskey, this is Captain Roberts.
Captain Kramer, Captain Colosimo.
Captain Hinshaw, Captain Gantz.
Captain Kramer, Captain Gantz.
Captain Hinshaw, Captain Roberts.
Colosimo, you work the relay.
Roberts, check air traffic.
Get that finger out of your ear.
You don't know where it's been.
- Steve!
- Got a cigarette, Nels?
Linda, your husband and the others
are alive but unconscious.
Just like Gerald Ford.
There's a chance we can save them
if Striker lands that plane in time.
- That isn't much of a chance, is it?
- l don't know.
We're doing everything we can.
Now excuse me.
Where did you get that dress?
lt's awful!
And those shoes and that coat! Geez!
8 miles. Turn right to heading 044.
We're now at 2,000 feet
beginning our descent,
- Pour every light onto that field.
- lt's being done.
Tower to all emergency vehicles,
runway is niner.
Airport vehicles,
take positions one and two,
Civilian equipment, number three.
Air force, positions four and five,
All ambulances go to number three,
Air lsrael, please clear the runway,
ln a moment, we'll ask you
to assume crash positions.
Life jackets are under your seat.
Place it over your head. When l give the
word, pull the cord on the right side flap.
Your seat cushions are also equipped
with a flotation device.
WZAZ in Chicago,
where disco lives forever,
Your altitude's too erratic.
You can't come straight in.
You've got enough fuel for two hours.
l'll take it, Elaine.
Listen to me, Kramer.
We have people up here who will die
in less than an hour.
l may bend your airplane,
but l'll get it down.
l'm putting the landing gear down.
- The passengers are ready.
- Thanks, Randy.
You better leave, sweetheart.
You might get hurt up here.
- Ted...
- Yes?
l wanted you to know... now...
l'm very proud.
Tell them the gear is down
and we're ready to land.
The