:53:00
upon leaving the terminal.
:53:02
This guy has no airline experience.
:53:05
He's a menace to
everything in the air.
:53:08
Yes, birds, too.
:53:09
OK, he's a terrible risk,
but what other choice have we got?
:53:13
That's the whole story, Rex.
Everything we know.
:53:17
Let's face a few facts.
:53:19
I flew with Striker during the war.
:53:22
He can't afford to worry about those
times when... things weren't so good.
:53:26
- Right now things aren't so good.
- Let me tell you something.
:53:30
Striker was a top-notch
squadron leader long ago.
:53:33
Get on the horn
and talk that guy down.
:53:37
Let him get the feel
of that airplane,
:53:40
then you'll have to talk him
right down to the ground.
:53:46
Very well.
Put Striker on the speaker.
:53:49
Use my radio.
:53:52
I took the wrong week
to quit drinking.
:53:57
You can work them direct
from here, Captain.
:54:02
Striker? Striker, this is
Captain Rex Kramer speaking.
:54:10
Yes, Captain Kramer.
Read you loud and clear.
:54:17
All right. It's obvious
you remember me.
:54:20
What do you say we forget about
everything, except what we must do?
:54:24
Let's not kid each other, Kramer.
:54:27
You know I've never flown
a bucket like this.
:54:30
- I'll need all the luck there is.
- Stand by, Striker.
:54:33
Our one hope is to build this man up.
I've got to give him confidence.
:54:38
Striker, you ever flown
a multi-engine plane?
:54:42
- No, never.
- Shit! It's a goddamn waste of time.
:54:45
There's no way he can land it!
:54:47
You got to talk him down! You got to!
:54:49
Route him into Lake Michigan.
At least avoid killing innocent people.
:54:53
You're the only chance they've got.
:54:58
All right.