watching this guy fly.
What's with Knotcher?
He almost started
a new career...
... as a hood ornament.
He should just land on the
fool and get it over with.
Don't you feel like flying today?
Flying, yes.
Dying, no.
That's not the main road.
A road's a road.
That'll take 10 minutes
off his time.
He's cuttlng through on the flre road.
No way you can beat hlm now.
It ain't over yet.
You're coming up on Devil's Face.
That's where Jlmmy Branson bought lt.
You did it!
Come on!
Reggle, would you
glve me a break?
Pull up!
Man, you're toying with death.
You know that, right?
Keep jamming to the tunes.
You're zooming!
Smoke's pouring out of your manifold!
I'm losing oil pressure.
Shut her down!
You'll seize your engine!
Wonder what a Cessna looks
like splattered on the rocks.
What did you do
to his engine, you freak!
Knotcher made me do it.
He had me adjust his oil cap.
Packer loosened your pressure cap.
Land the plane!
Land the plane!
Stop acting crazy!
You'll get killed!
Easy.
Coming up on Knotcher.
I can beat him.
Don't be a fool!
Just land!
Land the plane.
Don't stall on me now.
Go! Go! Go!
You got him!
Now take it home!
Shit.
Rough landing, flybaby?
It was just a joke, man.
It's pretty funny.
You could've killed me.
What?
I said you could've killed me.
Couldrt hear you.
Can you hear me now?
Doug, you've got to
come with me now.
It's your dad.
You got to get back to the base.
He's been shot down.
Jesus.
They just found out about it.
Come on.
- We got to get Matt.
- I'll get Matt. You go.
When will they release him?
They don't know.
Didrt they tell you why
he was flying so near the coast?
The general said...
...they couldn't tell me.
I'll be back in a minute.
Is Colonel Blackburn in there?
You can't go in there!
Who do you think you are?
Lighten up. I just want
to talk to Colonel Blackburn.
I suppose you want some answers.
Nobody's telling us
what's going on.
I figured since you and Dad
have been friends for so long...
...you'd tell me the truth.
What'd they tell you so far?
Just that Dad was flying
over the Med when he got jumped.
And then something crazy
about a trial.
It's kind of
a complicated situation.
Hell, it's a bunch of nonsense!
Some countries play a little
different than we do.
Come on. Stick on
my heels for a minute.
I'll get in trouble...
...for showing you this,
so keep your mouth shut.
We fly navigation
exercises to establish...
International airspace.
My dad told me that.
He wasrt in their territory.
Why'd they fire on him?
They claim 200 miles...
...about out to here.
We only recognize 12.
They usually don't mess with us,
but this time...
...they caught us with our pants down.
Your dad didn't have a chance.
But he waxed 3 of them before he bailed.
What's this about a trial?
They're full of shit!
We asked for a carrier!
They said they couldn't cooperate.
It's nonsense!
Get Admiral what's-his-nuts
on the horn.
Tell him the general
wants to talk to him.
I'm sorry, Doug.
I'll tell you one thing:
I don't like the way the State
Department's playing this.
We're holding the aces, and they act
like we only got a pair of twos.
We thought a carrier
off their coast...
...might put a fire up their butt.
They denied our request.
They say they're negotiating.
Will you please tell me what's going on?
He's being tried for violating
their territory.
We know it's bullshit.
Washington knows it's bullshit.
The State Department
thinks it's a bluff.
They think they're
using him as a bargaining chip.
For what?
They're what's called a "pariah nation."
They're probably using this to get us to
lift our trade embargo.
What's going to happen?
I don't know yet.
We hope to hear
what they want tomorrow.
Till then, there's not much
any of us can do...
...since the suits in the White House
have tied our hands.
You'll have to be patient.
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