1 00:00:09,342 --> 00:00:10,343 Hey. 2 00:00:10,969 --> 00:00:12,804 -What's up? -Hello. 3 00:00:12,887 --> 00:00:14,431 -How you doing, Nathan? -Good. 4 00:00:14,681 --> 00:00:16,433 -Thanks for coming in. -Of course. 5 00:00:16,516 --> 00:00:19,894 So... Yeah, the scene is... is gonna be on a plane, 6 00:00:19,978 --> 00:00:24,816 and your role would be "Passenger Number Seven." 7 00:00:24,899 --> 00:00:27,819 So, when the flight reaches cruise altitude, 8 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:29,988 there's gonna be like a drink service. 9 00:00:30,071 --> 00:00:33,074 And your line is gonna be, "Diet Pepsi, please." 10 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:35,285 -Okay. -Okay, so that's the... 11 00:00:36,411 --> 00:00:37,537 Diet Pepsi, please. 12 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:41,875 Awesome. Okay, great. Thanks. 13 00:00:41,958 --> 00:00:43,376 Can I have water with ice, please? 14 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,753 Black tea with lemon. 15 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,005 -A water with no ice, please. -I'll have a black coffee. 16 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:48,590 I'll have coffee with sugar, no cream, please. 17 00:00:48,673 --> 00:00:49,716 I'm good, thanks. 18 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:51,342 Orange juice and a club soda mixed. 19 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:53,636 Can I have a cranberry juice, please? 20 00:00:54,345 --> 00:00:55,346 Perfect! 21 00:00:55,472 --> 00:00:59,309 And just so you have the context, the scene is gonna take place 22 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:02,437 on a real Boeing 737. 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,607 And I'm gonna be one of the two pilots 24 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:06,816 in the cockpit. 25 00:01:07,358 --> 00:01:10,612 However, I will be the one who is flying the plane. 26 00:01:10,695 --> 00:01:12,447 -Interesting. -Yeah. 27 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:15,408 And I just wanna be clear, so there's no confusion, 28 00:01:15,492 --> 00:01:19,454 this is gonna be a real flight. And I will be flying the plane. 29 00:01:20,371 --> 00:01:21,414 -Okay. -Okay. 30 00:01:21,498 --> 00:01:22,499 Okay. Okay. 31 00:01:22,664 --> 00:01:24,334 I know this is a little unconventional 32 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:25,752 for an acting role. 33 00:01:25,835 --> 00:01:28,588 -Yeah. -So, you know, if any part of you 34 00:01:28,670 --> 00:01:33,093 feels even the slightest bit hesitant or uncomfortable with this, 35 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:35,345 I just want you to know it's totally fine 36 00:01:35,428 --> 00:01:37,388 if you wanna opt out or not participate. 37 00:01:37,472 --> 00:01:39,598 I would not be offended in any way. 38 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:45,313 Yeah, this seems fine. Yeah. 39 00:01:45,854 --> 00:01:48,399 You know, this whole thing is about making aviation safer, 40 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:52,070 so the last thing I would want is anyone participating 41 00:01:52,152 --> 00:01:54,030 to feel unsafe. 42 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,616 Yeah, I'm not... No. I'm in. 43 00:01:57,450 --> 00:02:00,995 You know, sometimes... No, I... Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. 44 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:03,081 Okay. 45 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:04,249 Yeah. 46 00:02:05,291 --> 00:02:07,669 Speaking of which, how... how many people have 47 00:02:08,419 --> 00:02:11,506 outright said, "No, I don't wanna be a part of this"? 48 00:02:11,923 --> 00:02:13,216 -Nobody. -Nobody... 49 00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:15,927 -Yeah. -Wow. Actors. 50 00:02:18,638 --> 00:02:19,681 Yeah. 51 00:02:33,528 --> 00:02:35,488 Pitot tube cover. 52 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:39,659 Remove. Check. 53 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:43,121 Magnetos, off. 54 00:02:44,329 --> 00:02:46,875 Parking brake, set. Avionics... 55 00:02:48,918 --> 00:02:51,212 off. Master, on. 56 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:02,932 Pull rod, counterweights... 57 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:07,187 -What'd I miss? -Tire? 58 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:09,314 The main? On the... 59 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:13,026 -Clear prop! -Cleared! 60 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:24,662 -One-six right... -Alpha Charlie. 61 00:03:24,746 --> 00:03:26,122 -Repeat it back? -Yeah. 62 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:28,166 One-six right, Alpha Charlie. 63 00:03:28,666 --> 00:03:30,752 Thank you. Thank you? 64 00:03:31,836 --> 00:03:33,504 Are you supposed to say "thank you" to them or... 65 00:03:33,588 --> 00:03:34,839 -No. You just have to... -You don't? 66 00:03:34,923 --> 00:03:36,841 -...every time... -He said, "Thank you." 67 00:03:38,927 --> 00:03:43,223 When I first began this project, I had decided there was no better way 68 00:03:43,305 --> 00:03:46,851 to understand pilots than to become one myself. 69 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:47,977 Okay, so I'm gonna... 70 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:49,978 -You're gonna go full power. -Pitch... I'm gonna pitch up? 71 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,522 -No, no, no, no. -Oh, no, no. Full power. 72 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:52,607 Full power. 73 00:03:52,690 --> 00:03:57,153 But it became clear very quickly that I was not a natural at this. 74 00:03:58,446 --> 00:03:59,572 Okay. 75 00:03:59,656 --> 00:04:02,367 Especially when it came to landing the plane. 76 00:04:04,953 --> 00:04:06,329 No, no, no, no. 77 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:15,546 I was told that most students 78 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:18,966 master their landings and are able to fly solo 79 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:22,637 after about ten to 30 hours of flight time. 80 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:28,268 But for me, I was seven months in and had over 120 hours in the sky, 81 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:30,853 and I still couldn't do it to their satisfaction. 82 00:04:45,827 --> 00:04:48,204 I was apparently such an abnormal case 83 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,541 that they started passing me around to different instructors 84 00:04:51,624 --> 00:04:54,460 in an effort to diagnose what was going on with me. 85 00:04:54,544 --> 00:04:56,212 Nose down. Nose down. 86 00:04:56,254 --> 00:04:58,589 -Make sure no brakes. -Okay. 87 00:05:00,008 --> 00:05:01,426 -My controls. -Your controls. 88 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,763 I was learning that flying 89 00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:09,225 was a lot more of a mental game than I initially thought. 90 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:14,439 Hey, I... I... 91 00:05:16,899 --> 00:05:19,485 They told me to do a thing called "chair flying." 92 00:05:23,948 --> 00:05:27,285 Where you close your eyes and envision yourself encountering 93 00:05:27,368 --> 00:05:31,122 every challenging scenario and handling it perfectly. 94 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:35,793 But I could never shake that nagging thought 95 00:05:35,877 --> 00:05:39,088 that if one thing ever goes wrong, you're dead. 96 00:05:41,924 --> 00:05:43,051 -Oh, shit. -One sec. My controls. 97 00:05:43,134 --> 00:05:44,719 -Your controls. -Turning to the downwind, 98 00:05:44,802 --> 00:05:45,887 eight-November-Delta. 99 00:05:46,637 --> 00:05:49,140 There were a few crashes, like, since I've lived here, like, 100 00:05:49,223 --> 00:05:52,185 four or five people have died in this area from flying planes. 101 00:05:52,268 --> 00:05:53,895 That's way too steep a turn in the pattern. 102 00:05:53,978 --> 00:05:55,855 -We gotta make this shorter. -Okay, yeah. 103 00:05:55,938 --> 00:05:57,231 Or we gotta just turn earlier. 104 00:05:57,315 --> 00:06:00,568 One day, while I was in the sky above the airport, 105 00:06:00,651 --> 00:06:02,945 a student pilot and his instructor 106 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:06,741 crashed and died after reporting engine trouble. 107 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:11,913 After that happened, 108 00:06:11,996 --> 00:06:14,916 I decided to take a month off of real flying 109 00:06:14,999 --> 00:06:17,335 and just pretended to fly instead. 110 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:20,421 Second notch of flaps. 111 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:24,050 From my chair, 112 00:06:24,133 --> 00:06:28,388 I imagined myself as a pilot who wasn't afraid of anything, 113 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:32,183 who was confident in every decision he made. 114 00:06:34,477 --> 00:06:37,647 For this pilot, landings were easy. 115 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:41,692 And I even went as far as visualizing bragging 116 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:44,487 about my perfect landings to other pilots. 117 00:06:44,570 --> 00:06:47,323 I'm... I'm fine with crosswinds. 118 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:49,534 I feel like I can land those perfectly. 119 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:54,580 And then something just clicked. 120 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,752 -That was it? -That's all you gotta do. 121 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:00,837 Wow. 122 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:05,508 And they finally allowed me to fly solo for the first time. 123 00:07:05,883 --> 00:07:06,884 Okay, bye. 124 00:07:09,429 --> 00:07:12,348 Six-one-eight-Delta-Hotel at CFI bench. 125 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:16,394 Student pilot first solo request taxi for takeoff. 126 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:20,356 November-six-one-eight-Delta-Hotel, Van Nuys Tower. 127 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,442 Runway one-six left, cleared for takeoff. 128 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:35,163 There's something freeing about flying all alone. 129 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,041 You don't have to rely on anyone else. 130 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:44,213 And if you ever make a catastrophic error, 131 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:48,593 at least the only person you're hurting is you. 132 00:07:49,635 --> 00:07:52,388 Eight-Delta-Hotel, runway one-six left, clear to land. 133 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:55,224 One-six left, clear to land. Six-one-eight-Delta-Hotel. 134 00:08:09,697 --> 00:08:10,698 All right. 135 00:08:15,786 --> 00:08:16,996 Good job. 136 00:08:17,079 --> 00:08:18,456 -Thanks. -Finally. 137 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:23,711 With that, I was welcomed into the fraternity of pilots 138 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:25,630 and all the traditions that entailed. 139 00:08:29,425 --> 00:08:32,511 My instructors told me I was the slowest learner 140 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:34,054 they had ever taught. 141 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:38,142 But I never gave up. And over the next year, 142 00:08:38,226 --> 00:08:41,562 I was able to get my private pilot's license, 143 00:08:41,645 --> 00:08:45,608 an instrument rating, a multi-engine license, 144 00:08:45,691 --> 00:08:48,945 and become a certified commercial pilot. 145 00:08:53,991 --> 00:08:57,578 For many of us, the solitude becomes addictive. 146 00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:01,499 Miles away from any other human. 147 00:09:03,876 --> 00:09:05,419 But when you're alone with your thoughts 148 00:09:05,503 --> 00:09:08,548 for long enough, you start to get ideas. 149 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:13,010 Big ones. And even if Congress wouldn't listen to me 150 00:09:13,094 --> 00:09:15,721 about what was going on with us pilots, 151 00:09:16,305 --> 00:09:18,641 I knew one man who still would. 152 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:21,894 I've never seen you in plaid before. 153 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,440 I usually dress in solid colors. 154 00:09:26,524 --> 00:09:28,109 Is this... So, is this a new look you're trying? 155 00:09:28,192 --> 00:09:29,860 -Or... -No, I've had this for a while. 156 00:09:30,111 --> 00:09:31,153 Looks good on you. 157 00:09:32,113 --> 00:09:33,155 Thank you. 158 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:34,991 I'm starting to feel 159 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:38,119 that maybe Congress isn't the right path to get... 160 00:09:38,202 --> 00:09:39,370 attention for this thing. 161 00:09:39,453 --> 00:09:42,039 They... That horse you have to bring to the water 162 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:43,624 and see if you can make him drink. 163 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:45,668 -That horse? -Yeah, Congress. 164 00:09:45,751 --> 00:09:48,754 -I have to bring them to me? -Right. Or to the issue. 165 00:09:48,838 --> 00:09:50,631 The issue being the well. 166 00:09:50,715 --> 00:09:52,466 Part of it is like, it's so hard to find out 167 00:09:52,550 --> 00:09:53,843 what's actually going on in the cockpit 168 00:09:53,926 --> 00:09:55,303 because pilots don't wanna talk about it. 169 00:09:55,386 --> 00:09:56,387 And they don't want cameras. 170 00:09:56,470 --> 00:09:57,680 They don't wanna talk about how they feel. 171 00:09:57,763 --> 00:09:59,807 They don't wanna say if they're uncomfortable, 172 00:09:59,890 --> 00:10:01,517 because they could actually get in trouble 173 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,436 -or lose their license. -Yeah. 174 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:06,731 No one sees all the nuances of communication in there. 175 00:10:06,814 --> 00:10:09,108 -Right. -How subtle it is, the disconnects. 176 00:10:09,191 --> 00:10:10,318 They're only analyzing 177 00:10:10,401 --> 00:10:11,444 -scratchy audio. -Right. 178 00:10:11,527 --> 00:10:13,946 There's all these silences. No one knows what's happening. 179 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:16,198 -No one knows. -What I'm thinking is 180 00:10:16,782 --> 00:10:17,992 a real flight, 181 00:10:18,784 --> 00:10:24,415 in a 737, with real passengers, at 25,000 feet. 182 00:10:24,498 --> 00:10:27,168 And for the first time, cameras in the cockpit 183 00:10:27,251 --> 00:10:28,753 for the entire time. 184 00:10:28,836 --> 00:10:33,215 And I know I can get them in there because I will be the pilot. 185 00:10:34,216 --> 00:10:36,886 That's a big bite of the apple you're trying to get. 186 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:39,639 And I think it may be a fruit. 187 00:10:39,722 --> 00:10:41,098 -All right? -A fruit. 188 00:10:41,182 --> 00:10:42,808 If you can show that it's something 189 00:10:42,892 --> 00:10:44,810 that routinely occurs on every flight... 190 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:47,271 -The miscommunication. -The miscommunication. 191 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:50,483 That will drive the people in control or in power, 192 00:10:50,566 --> 00:10:52,360 like the FAA or the companies, 193 00:10:52,443 --> 00:10:55,738 to change the training process to eliminate those disconnects. 194 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,574 All right, so what is your experience? 195 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,077 -With what? -With flying a big airplane. 196 00:11:01,744 --> 00:11:02,745 Well, I don't... 197 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:04,705 I don't have an experience with a big airplane, 198 00:11:04,789 --> 00:11:06,916 but how different is it than, like, a smaller one? 199 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:10,211 It's a big difference. I mean, the difference is huge. 200 00:11:10,628 --> 00:11:12,588 So you think it would be hard for me to do? 201 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:15,758 -How long have you been flying? -Almost two years. 202 00:11:16,425 --> 00:11:18,928 How many hours do you have? You fly once a week? 203 00:11:19,011 --> 00:11:21,806 -What do you fly... -Like, 270, 280 hours? 204 00:11:21,889 --> 00:11:23,265 To be an airline pilot, 205 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:26,686 initially you need 1,500 hours just to get considered. 206 00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:28,437 But do you need that to... 207 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:31,440 Yeah, that's what's required now, 1,500 hours. 208 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:34,485 But I... I think you can go private pilot, 209 00:11:34,610 --> 00:11:35,945 -instrument, commercial... -Instrument. 210 00:11:36,028 --> 00:11:38,698 ...you can go right to a 737 type rating. 211 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:41,117 And if you're not technically working for an airline... 212 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,202 -That's correct. -You can... 213 00:11:43,285 --> 00:11:44,662 -So there's a loophole, right? -Yep. 214 00:11:44,745 --> 00:11:47,707 Well, but you're not gonna fly passengers with that. 215 00:11:48,415 --> 00:11:50,418 Well, you can't fly paying passengers. 216 00:11:50,501 --> 00:11:51,502 Right. 217 00:11:51,585 --> 00:11:54,505 But if the plane is filled with actors, you can do it. 218 00:11:55,464 --> 00:11:56,757 Yep. 219 00:11:56,841 --> 00:11:57,925 -Right? -Yeah, that's right. 220 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:00,761 -Because... -Yeah, there is a loophole for that. 221 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:02,346 But I'm willing to take that risk, you know? 222 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:06,142 I have my qualifications, but if I talk about my feelings 223 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:08,394 and, you know, I'm being too transparent 224 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:12,106 and I lose my license, okay. Because I'm not, you know, 225 00:12:12,189 --> 00:12:14,191 I don't... I don't need to do this as a career. 226 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,943 But if it means I can prove the point 227 00:12:16,026 --> 00:12:18,863 that we're trying to make, maybe that'll be worth it, no? 228 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:20,823 Right. 229 00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:23,033 But it's not gonna be easy to accomplish. 230 00:12:29,206 --> 00:12:31,375 Gonna sit and think about that for a while. 231 00:12:36,630 --> 00:12:37,631 Okay. 232 00:12:46,682 --> 00:12:50,019 Throughout my time talking with hundreds of pilots, 233 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:53,898 I've become convinced that this cockpit communication issue 234 00:12:53,981 --> 00:12:56,609 isn't just an occasional occurrence. 235 00:12:57,359 --> 00:13:00,613 I believe it's happening, in some form, 236 00:13:00,696 --> 00:13:03,240 on every single airline flight. 237 00:13:04,950 --> 00:13:08,120 We've all been in a transportation situation 238 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:11,123 where we wanted to say something, but didn't. 239 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:16,003 We convince ourselves that nothing bad will happen, 240 00:13:16,086 --> 00:13:19,673 and it's not worth upsetting the person at the controls. 241 00:13:21,842 --> 00:13:24,595 Most of the time, nothing does happen. 242 00:13:25,262 --> 00:13:29,141 So we never stop to consider the risk we actually took. 243 00:13:30,726 --> 00:13:32,394 But as a pilot myself, 244 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:35,773 I can say that we are no different from you. 245 00:13:36,857 --> 00:13:39,902 We're all just people in the back of an Uber 246 00:13:40,402 --> 00:13:43,155 trying to avoid an awkward conversation. 247 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,242 And I intend to prove that. 248 00:13:50,538 --> 00:13:52,206 All right, well, here's the classroom. 249 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:54,875 -Okay, great. -Go ahead and grab a seat. 250 00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:59,213 If everything goes down on you, you'll have essentially five buses. 251 00:13:59,296 --> 00:14:02,716 The switched hot battery bus, the battery bus, the standby buses... 252 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,596 The closest FAA-approved facility for 737 training 253 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,974 was in the city of Henderson, Nevada, 254 00:14:10,057 --> 00:14:14,353 which was only a 19-minute drive to the Las Vegas Strip. 255 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:17,231 And as someone who had a bit of a gambling problem 256 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:19,733 when I was younger, I was a little concerned 257 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:23,320 about living so close to Vegas for a full month. 258 00:14:23,904 --> 00:14:25,698 But it was a while ago, 259 00:14:25,781 --> 00:14:29,285 and I didn't feel it was a thing that affected me anymore. 260 00:14:30,452 --> 00:14:33,289 But when I found out the entirety of training 261 00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:37,084 to fly a 737 is done on a simulator, 262 00:14:37,167 --> 00:14:40,337 I began to wonder if this was more of a gamble 263 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:42,089 than I had initially thought. 264 00:14:42,172 --> 00:14:44,300 So, pilots go straight from the simulator 265 00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:47,720 to, like, flying an airline flight with passengers? 266 00:14:48,053 --> 00:14:49,054 Correct, yeah. 267 00:14:49,138 --> 00:14:51,223 So, they don't even get practice on a real plane 268 00:14:51,307 --> 00:14:52,850 before there's passengers in there? 269 00:14:52,933 --> 00:14:55,769 Not to my knowledge. Everything's done in simulators. 270 00:14:55,853 --> 00:14:57,521 So it's that good, it's that real? 271 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,857 -It is. -All right, wow. That's... 272 00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:02,735 I was in awe. 273 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:05,404 A simulation so good, 274 00:15:05,487 --> 00:15:08,949 they were willing to bet every passenger's life on it. 275 00:15:09,783 --> 00:15:11,911 It was the ultimate rehearsal. 276 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:14,038 If there's any kind of security incident, 277 00:15:14,121 --> 00:15:16,206 they're gonna call the captain. If there is... 278 00:15:16,290 --> 00:15:18,250 If somebody's having a heart attack or whatever. 279 00:15:18,334 --> 00:15:20,794 I was overwhelmed by how much would ride 280 00:15:20,878 --> 00:15:23,797 on my shoulders as the captain of an airliner. 281 00:15:23,881 --> 00:15:27,927 The captain is the final authority of what the airplane does. 282 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:29,762 Let's say the co-pilot's taking off, 283 00:15:29,845 --> 00:15:31,597 and he's just really gotta go to the bathroom. 284 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,515 The captain could say at that point, 285 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:37,061 "No, I need you to wait until we're above 10,000 feet." 286 00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:38,729 So, the captain will say, "Auto throttle," 287 00:15:38,812 --> 00:15:40,397 and he'll push the button, disengage. 288 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,524 -Bank angle. -Shoot. What's that mean? 289 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:45,486 -Sorry. Sorry. -There is a bird checklist. 290 00:15:45,569 --> 00:15:46,695 If you hit birds? 291 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:48,072 -Yes. -Oh, wow. 292 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:52,076 Passenger lights on. Descend rapidly as possible. 293 00:15:52,159 --> 00:15:53,410 Speed brake, out. 294 00:15:53,494 --> 00:15:55,704 So the fire handle is gonna turn off your fuel. 295 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:58,207 It's gonna turn off your hydraulics. It's going to... 296 00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:01,585 But I've always believed that if you rehearse long enough 297 00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:02,962 and hard enough... 298 00:16:03,045 --> 00:16:06,757 Outflow valve, to close. Passenger oxygen, on. 299 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,884 ...nothing will be left to chance. 300 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:11,136 This is called your segment one climb. 301 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:12,471 Is category B... 302 00:16:12,554 --> 00:16:14,473 Category B is a repair category. 303 00:16:14,556 --> 00:16:15,849 -Rudder trim. -You rudder trim. 304 00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:17,017 There is rudder trim, 305 00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:18,644 which is right over here... 306 00:16:18,727 --> 00:16:21,271 Pneumatic system applies power to this valve here. 307 00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:23,941 Every once in a while, the handle will not come out. 308 00:16:24,024 --> 00:16:26,151 There are some issues with it. There is a button... 309 00:16:26,235 --> 00:16:27,903 -Flare. -Twenty. Ten. 310 00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:30,406 -Sorry. -It's all right. 311 00:16:30,489 --> 00:16:31,490 Sorry. 312 00:16:31,573 --> 00:16:34,952 When a fault is detected in one of the engine fire detector loops, 313 00:16:35,202 --> 00:16:37,371 between A and B, which one do you think? 314 00:16:38,622 --> 00:16:39,999 Probably B? 315 00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:43,877 -That is incorrect. -And it was actually A. 316 00:16:44,962 --> 00:16:47,256 But because large jets are designed 317 00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:51,719 to be flown by two people, the biggest adjustment for any pilot 318 00:16:51,802 --> 00:16:54,221 is learning how to work with another person. 319 00:16:54,304 --> 00:16:56,432 What if there's, like, a... a disagreement 320 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:59,059 between the captain and the... the first officer? 321 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:02,271 Is there a setting in the simulator to practice for that? 322 00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:04,397 No. No, that's just personalities. 323 00:17:05,357 --> 00:17:09,819 I've always known that recreating the real-life dynamic with a co-pilot 324 00:17:09,903 --> 00:17:11,195 wouldn't be easy. 325 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:15,159 But according to John, for me, it might be extra difficult. 326 00:17:15,242 --> 00:17:17,786 I would think, and this is just thinking 327 00:17:17,869 --> 00:17:19,038 on the spot almost, 328 00:17:19,579 --> 00:17:22,833 that having you in the pilot seat with them 329 00:17:22,915 --> 00:17:26,127 may change the dynamics. Because you're low time. 330 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,007 But I... I may be wrong. 331 00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:33,427 One of our Wings of Voice judges, Aaron, 332 00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:37,473 had over 5,000 flight hours on a Boeing 737. 333 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,183 Unfortunately, you're not moving on. 334 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:41,018 -Okay. Okay, thank you. -All right. Thank you. 335 00:17:41,435 --> 00:17:44,813 But there was also something that made our dynamic unique. 336 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,815 He aspired to produce television. 337 00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:48,400 We're flying alone one day and we were like, 338 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,110 "Why aren't we documenting any of this?" 339 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:52,196 So we decided to start bringing GoPros. 340 00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:54,823 I learned that Aaron was making YouTube videos 341 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:57,451 that documented his adventures in the cockpit 342 00:17:57,534 --> 00:18:02,790 outside his job at Alaska Airlines. And I got a sense that he viewed me 343 00:18:02,873 --> 00:18:06,543 as somewhat of a captain in the field of entertainment. 344 00:18:06,627 --> 00:18:09,713 The goal for that is getting the pilot episode 345 00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:13,634 produced and then pitched to see if someone 346 00:18:13,717 --> 00:18:15,928 -wants to take it further. -Right. 347 00:18:16,011 --> 00:18:18,013 -Excited to see it when it's... -Yeah. 348 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:19,556 -...when it's all done, I guess. -Yeah. 349 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,767 I think it'll turn out great. 350 00:18:21,850 --> 00:18:23,811 A man with Hollywood ambitions 351 00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:27,856 might feel he has something to lose by offending me. 352 00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:30,651 And that alone might be all I need. 353 00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:36,073 Besides, of course, a 737. 354 00:18:36,156 --> 00:18:40,494 What happened with the... the plane that was from the Congo? 355 00:18:41,036 --> 00:18:43,831 You know, I have no idea what's going on with that airplane... 356 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:47,292 Every large passenger jet in good working condition 357 00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:49,920 is usually owned by an airline. 358 00:18:50,003 --> 00:18:53,924 But because of my relative inexperience as a pilot, 359 00:18:54,007 --> 00:18:57,010 the only people who would even consider renting a plane to me 360 00:18:57,094 --> 00:18:59,471 were brokers on the secondary market. 361 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:01,640 And what's... How's the condition of this? 362 00:19:02,891 --> 00:19:05,561 It'd take some work to get it back up and flying. 363 00:19:07,896 --> 00:19:10,899 So, I often had to put my training on hold 364 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:13,610 to travel to faraway places 365 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,821 to check out planes that have been sitting 366 00:19:15,904 --> 00:19:18,699 in an aviation boneyard for years. 367 00:19:18,782 --> 00:19:22,661 That's a low-time aircraft. Only 15,000 hours on it. 368 00:19:23,203 --> 00:19:24,538 Fifteen thousand hours on it? 369 00:19:24,621 --> 00:19:26,331 -Yeah. -Is that a lot? 370 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:27,583 No. 371 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:30,711 It was one of the trickier things for me to navigate. 372 00:19:30,794 --> 00:19:35,424 This is a Boeing 737-200 series. 373 00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:38,468 As the captain, the airworthiness of a plane 374 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:40,220 was my final call. 375 00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:44,183 Meaning I had to decide if it was safe to fly. 376 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,398 -All right. -All right, okay. 377 00:19:51,481 --> 00:19:53,066 -Watch your step. -Okay. 378 00:19:54,067 --> 00:19:55,569 So, you're saying this is... 379 00:19:55,652 --> 00:19:57,654 this is basically, like, ready to fly? 380 00:19:57,738 --> 00:19:59,072 Yeah, yeah. 381 00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:03,202 'Cause it looks sort of like a little beat up, you know? 382 00:20:03,285 --> 00:20:06,538 -Nah. It works. -But this doesn't have to be fixed. 383 00:20:06,622 --> 00:20:08,207 This can be just like this when you fly it? 384 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:10,500 -It can be just like that. -Okay. 385 00:20:10,584 --> 00:20:12,127 And that's how it's supposed to look? 386 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:14,004 Yeah, that's normal for it. 387 00:20:14,087 --> 00:20:16,673 Most of this right here would come out 388 00:20:16,757 --> 00:20:19,551 and be replaced with more modern radios. 389 00:20:19,635 --> 00:20:22,512 -Okay, but can it fly like this? -Yeah. Oh, yeah. 390 00:20:22,596 --> 00:20:25,349 -So, this is fine as is? -Yeah, yeah. 391 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:27,434 Well, why... What is this piece that's just sitting here? 392 00:20:27,517 --> 00:20:28,894 'Cause it's not connected to anything. 393 00:20:28,977 --> 00:20:30,229 That is... 394 00:20:32,481 --> 00:20:34,608 that's nothing, that happens all the time. 395 00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:41,657 Nope. Not gonna do it. 396 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,248 -I'd take this out. -And it will fly fine without it? 397 00:20:49,331 --> 00:20:52,042 Fly... You'll never know it's not there. 398 00:20:53,627 --> 00:20:54,711 Okay. 399 00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:58,090 When you're an HBO show with money to spend, 400 00:20:58,173 --> 00:21:01,677 the challenge of deciphering the truth can be difficult. 401 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,554 -Am I doing it right, or... -Yeah, you're doing it right. 402 00:21:05,305 --> 00:21:07,307 -It should take this much effort? -Yeah. 403 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:11,103 You sort of just have to look at someone and decide 404 00:21:11,186 --> 00:21:13,730 whether to take them at their word or not. 405 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:19,861 I've been all over this aircraft. And it is in very good condition. 406 00:21:21,446 --> 00:21:24,574 Would I fly in it? In a heartbeat. 407 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:29,121 If I had a family, I would say, "Yes, they can fly in it." 408 00:21:29,913 --> 00:21:32,040 -Okay. -That's saying a lot. That's... 409 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:34,501 Among mechanics, that is... 410 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:41,675 kind of a proof of your confidence in the condition. 411 00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:44,052 Is if you would fly your family in it? 412 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:47,514 -Yeah. -Is that a bird's nest up there? 413 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:52,853 It could very well be. 414 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:56,773 Is it normal to have a bird's nest like that, or... 415 00:21:56,857 --> 00:22:00,277 It's not unusual. There's a bird's nest up there. 416 00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:03,613 Eventually, I was put in touch with a broker 417 00:22:03,697 --> 00:22:07,284 who invited me to check out an off-service 737 418 00:22:07,367 --> 00:22:10,495 at an airfield in San Bernardino, California. 419 00:22:10,620 --> 00:22:12,497 We got 33... 420 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:15,250 33 times six, 421 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,252 that's how many seat... seats you got. 422 00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:20,005 -Thirty-three times six? -Yeah. 423 00:22:20,088 --> 00:22:21,631 -Yeah. -So, what is that total? 424 00:22:23,508 --> 00:22:24,634 How many? 425 00:22:26,303 --> 00:22:28,930 I didn't think it had that many seats. 426 00:22:29,890 --> 00:22:30,891 Six... 427 00:22:32,142 --> 00:22:34,102 It'd be 189, wouldn't it? 428 00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:39,941 The company that owned the plane did not want to be identified, 429 00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:43,528 but it was by far the best looking 737 430 00:22:43,612 --> 00:22:45,238 that anyone was willing to lease me. 431 00:22:45,655 --> 00:22:48,158 So, I decided this would be the one. 432 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:53,872 Later that week, I completed my required training 433 00:22:53,997 --> 00:22:56,458 and became the least experienced person 434 00:22:56,541 --> 00:23:00,128 licensed to fly a 737 in North America. 435 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:05,509 To treat myself, 436 00:23:05,592 --> 00:23:08,553 I decided to make the drive to the Vegas Strip 437 00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:10,055 to see a magic show. 438 00:23:17,145 --> 00:23:19,523 They say one of the hardest parts of magic 439 00:23:19,606 --> 00:23:22,484 isn't learning the sleight of hand itself. 440 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:25,320 It's making the rest of your movements look natural 441 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,656 while you're performing the trick. 442 00:23:27,739 --> 00:23:29,449 Has anyone ever seen one of these? 443 00:23:29,991 --> 00:23:31,034 Yes. 444 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:32,119 -What is it? -Me! 445 00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:33,620 -Money! -Money? 446 00:23:33,703 --> 00:23:36,832 When I was 13, I became interested in magic. 447 00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:38,291 Two, three. 448 00:23:40,335 --> 00:23:41,545 Wow. 449 00:23:41,628 --> 00:23:42,754 You made it grow. 450 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:47,926 But people would always be suspicious of my performance 451 00:23:48,009 --> 00:23:50,679 because they said the way I moved and gestured 452 00:23:50,762 --> 00:23:52,013 didn't look right to them. 453 00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:55,559 That there was something off about me. 454 00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:58,186 ...nothing. But what you actually did... 455 00:24:01,398 --> 00:24:04,484 So, I studied how other people would move, 456 00:24:04,568 --> 00:24:08,572 regular people on the street, and started copying them. 457 00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:11,908 And it helped me become a better magician. 458 00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:17,414 But when you practice being other people for long enough, 459 00:24:18,498 --> 00:24:21,501 you can forget to learn about yourself. 460 00:24:27,674 --> 00:24:31,428 The last thing I had to do before flying a 737 461 00:24:31,511 --> 00:24:34,973 was complete my annual FAA medical clearance. 462 00:24:38,518 --> 00:24:40,687 It's something every pilot does. 463 00:24:40,770 --> 00:24:43,565 You have to fill out a mandatory questionnaire 464 00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:47,068 disclosing any and all conditions that you have. 465 00:24:47,944 --> 00:24:51,406 If you lie on this form, it's a felony offense, 466 00:24:51,531 --> 00:24:54,409 with a maximum sentence of five years in prison. 467 00:24:59,831 --> 00:25:03,126 I've never been officially diagnosed with anxiety, 468 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:05,754 but I've definitely felt the emotion. 469 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:07,297 A lot, actually. 470 00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:11,009 And I've been feeling it for months about this upcoming flight. 471 00:25:12,052 --> 00:25:14,137 Also, this word "etcetera" 472 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:16,681 at the end of the sentence confused me. 473 00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:20,060 What else did they mean by "etcetera"? 474 00:25:26,983 --> 00:25:28,944 So, before completing the form, 475 00:25:29,027 --> 00:25:32,322 I went to see a doctor who'd allow our cameras inside 476 00:25:32,405 --> 00:25:33,865 to be sure I was representing 477 00:25:33,949 --> 00:25:36,535 my current state of health accurately. 478 00:25:36,618 --> 00:25:40,288 Many people are anxious. That isn't necessarily abnormal, 479 00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:42,666 it may be just the way you are. 480 00:25:42,791 --> 00:25:44,334 I mean, it's... it's complicated because, 481 00:25:44,417 --> 00:25:48,380 you know, as an entertainer, I find that, like, 482 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:51,591 having a little bit of anxiety can be a good thing, 483 00:25:51,675 --> 00:25:53,927 'cause it adds, like, an energy to your performance. 484 00:25:54,010 --> 00:25:56,012 -For sure. -But, you know, as a pilot, 485 00:25:56,096 --> 00:26:00,267 it's... it's a very, like, it seems like it might be illegal. 486 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:04,563 Any potential problem area is only something reportable 487 00:26:05,313 --> 00:26:08,817 to an agency when it interferes with your capacity 488 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:10,860 to perform adequately. 489 00:26:10,944 --> 00:26:13,947 The doctor first went through a verbal questionnaire with me. 490 00:26:14,114 --> 00:26:18,743 "How often do you have thoughts that something awful might happen?" 491 00:26:21,538 --> 00:26:23,039 Awful? I mean... 492 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,592 This is someone who's anxious. 493 00:26:33,675 --> 00:26:36,177 What we're looking at is different parts of the brain 494 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:40,307 that are now connected into this anxiety process. 495 00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:43,935 Doing the scan, you come up with a potential diagnosis. 496 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:48,398 Dr. Jordan told me he uses something called an "fMRI machine" 497 00:26:48,481 --> 00:26:49,899 that scans your brain 498 00:26:49,983 --> 00:26:53,194 and can detect many of the neurological conditions 499 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:54,904 on the FAA medical form. 500 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,782 You can look for OCD, 501 00:26:57,907 --> 00:27:02,329 attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, autism, 502 00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:04,789 a thought disorder like schizophrenia. 503 00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:06,374 -Autism? -So, we come up with... 504 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,127 -Well, if someone had autism... -How does it test for that? 505 00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:13,715 You can see things with autism that are fairly characteristic. 506 00:27:13,798 --> 00:27:16,468 Obviously, in... At least some individuals with autism, 507 00:27:16,885 --> 00:27:19,763 it might impair your ability to pilot an airplane. 508 00:27:19,846 --> 00:27:21,723 And, obviously, that endangers not just themselves, 509 00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:23,391 but everybody else. 510 00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:25,602 And there... there may be other issues. 511 00:27:25,685 --> 00:27:26,978 You know, some people might have... 512 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:30,065 So, like, I... Can I choose what we test for or no? 513 00:27:30,148 --> 00:27:31,441 It's all done at the same time. 514 00:27:31,566 --> 00:27:32,692 -It's not... -So, one scan, 515 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:33,985 you can diagnose everything? 516 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:35,862 It's all included. 517 00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:38,406 And again, I always have to reassure people, 518 00:27:38,531 --> 00:27:42,619 whatever we find, it's all good. Because we're gonna... 519 00:27:42,702 --> 00:27:45,497 we're gonna learn something that's unique to you. 520 00:27:45,580 --> 00:27:47,832 And it... I'll tell you, having done this 521 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,835 many thousands of times now, 522 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:53,296 it's a journey that people love to go through. 523 00:27:55,298 --> 00:27:56,466 I'm Roxanne. How are you today? 524 00:27:56,549 --> 00:27:58,468 -Good. How are you? -Good. I'm great, thank you. 525 00:27:58,885 --> 00:28:00,345 And here's a locker for you. 526 00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:02,639 -It's right over here. -I just have my phone. 527 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:05,225 Today we're gonna be doing an fMRI, 528 00:28:05,308 --> 00:28:08,019 which is a functional MRI, which is a study of the brain. 529 00:28:08,269 --> 00:28:13,066 You're gonna see a black screen with three sets of words or phrases. 530 00:28:13,149 --> 00:28:17,153 It might be "lose family," "become a burden," "go hungry." 531 00:28:17,779 --> 00:28:19,447 So, select one of those phrases 532 00:28:19,572 --> 00:28:21,908 and I want you to feel what that would feel like. 533 00:28:21,991 --> 00:28:23,493 -"Lose family"? -Yeah. 534 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,621 -And then pretend I lost... -So, pretend. 535 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,123 -My family died? -Yeah. 536 00:28:28,206 --> 00:28:29,499 -Something. -All of them? 537 00:28:29,624 --> 00:28:31,000 -No. Whatever comes to mind. -Just one... 538 00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:32,544 -Whatever comes to mind. -One family member. 539 00:28:32,669 --> 00:28:34,796 -Yeah. Whatever comes to mind. -One or two? Okay. 540 00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:37,257 But I want you to feel what it would feel like. 541 00:29:17,088 --> 00:29:18,757 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 542 00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:23,636 All right, that is it. We are all done. 543 00:29:24,053 --> 00:29:25,472 -Did you see anything? -I'll exam... 544 00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:27,390 Well, I'm not the doctor. I'm the photographer. 545 00:29:27,474 --> 00:29:28,808 I'm the technologist. 546 00:29:29,350 --> 00:29:31,186 So, I'm not giving you any type of results. 547 00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:33,772 Dr. Jordan will do that. It's a long exam. 548 00:29:33,855 --> 00:29:35,565 They have a lot of data they have to put together. 549 00:29:35,899 --> 00:29:37,567 How long does it take to get the... 550 00:29:37,650 --> 00:29:39,736 It could take a couple weeks, a month. I'm not sure. 551 00:29:39,861 --> 00:29:41,404 -A couple weeks or a month? -Yeah, yeah. 552 00:29:41,488 --> 00:29:43,948 So, it's not like a regular physical MRI. 553 00:29:44,032 --> 00:29:45,366 -Sure, yeah. -So, it's a lot of data 554 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:47,285 they have to collect and put together. 555 00:29:47,368 --> 00:29:50,413 It's just that I'm gonna be flying a 737 556 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:55,335 in a few days filled with, you know, people. So... 557 00:29:55,627 --> 00:29:57,879 -It's like a regular MRI... -I was... I was hoping to, like, 558 00:29:58,004 --> 00:29:59,506 you know, get the results before that. 559 00:29:59,589 --> 00:30:00,590 Yeah. 560 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:03,593 Do you work for an airline or private? 561 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:05,678 No, I'm... 562 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:09,182 I mean, I'm mostly a comedian. 563 00:30:09,349 --> 00:30:11,810 So... Yeah. But... 564 00:30:12,936 --> 00:30:15,355 Yeah. I don't think you're gonna get the results 565 00:30:15,438 --> 00:30:16,815 in a couple of days. 566 00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:19,692 -Yeah. -Yeah. 567 00:30:24,030 --> 00:30:27,617 The San Bernardino flight had taken months to organize. 568 00:30:28,618 --> 00:30:30,995 And if it was delayed for any reason, 569 00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:34,874 we'd lose our window and the flight wouldn't happen at all. 570 00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:45,426 I looked up how other pilots deal with this type of ambiguity, 571 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:48,972 knowing what to disclose when you're not exactly sure. 572 00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:56,396 I found a thread where someone posted that their friend 573 00:30:56,479 --> 00:31:01,109 was a regional first officer who was just diagnosed with autism. 574 00:31:12,787 --> 00:31:16,374 In the responses, all the pilots were perplexed 575 00:31:16,457 --> 00:31:19,502 as to why he would get tested in the first place. 576 00:31:24,007 --> 00:31:28,720 They said you can lose your license by disclosing something like this. 577 00:31:34,684 --> 00:31:39,814 I mean, with the knowledge I had, I'm fit to fly. 578 00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:47,864 So, I guess I'm fit to fly. 579 00:32:38,164 --> 00:32:42,377 Okay, I just wanna be clear about what's gonna happen on this flight. 580 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:46,172 Okay, I'm trying to demonstrate how hard it can be for any pilot 581 00:32:46,255 --> 00:32:50,176 to say what they're thinking in a cockpit environment. 582 00:32:50,259 --> 00:32:54,013 And this dangerous phenomenon that leads to planes crashing, 583 00:32:54,097 --> 00:33:00,311 I truly believe happens in some form on every single airline flight. 584 00:33:01,104 --> 00:33:04,107 Now, obviously we want this flight... 585 00:33:04,190 --> 00:33:07,110 I don't wanna let anything unsafe happen. 586 00:33:07,193 --> 00:33:09,904 So, the second I see my co-pilot 587 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:11,906 thinking something that he's not saying, 588 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:13,366 you're gonna get to see that. 589 00:33:13,449 --> 00:33:19,998 And then I'm gonna quickly jump in and ask him about how he's feeling, 590 00:33:20,081 --> 00:33:23,292 so he can share that with me and be comfortable sharing that, 591 00:33:23,376 --> 00:33:27,380 and nothing will be left unspoken. Okay? 592 00:33:27,463 --> 00:33:31,467 And, obviously, this is gonna be very safe 593 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:34,303 because I'm someone who's uniquely attuned 594 00:33:34,387 --> 00:33:37,390 to this issue, I've been studying it. So, there really... 595 00:33:37,473 --> 00:33:38,975 And I'm gonna be in the captain's seat. 596 00:33:39,058 --> 00:33:41,144 So, there's really nothing to worry about. 597 00:34:08,755 --> 00:34:09,755 Thank you. 598 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,317 -Morning. -Hey, how are you? 599 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,652 -Good, how are you? -Good. 600 00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:15,196 You wanna do your pre-flight flows 601 00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:18,157 -and I'll do the walk around? -Yeah, that works. 602 00:35:18,241 --> 00:35:19,909 -Okay. Okay, great. -It's perfect. 603 00:35:49,897 --> 00:35:52,984 -All right. Looks good. -Perfect. 604 00:35:53,067 --> 00:35:54,694 -Start switches. -Continuous. 605 00:35:54,777 --> 00:35:58,156 -Electrical. -Generators on. 606 00:35:58,239 --> 00:35:59,282 APU. 607 00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:03,578 -APU is off. -Probe heat. 608 00:36:03,661 --> 00:36:06,080 Probe heat is not required. 609 00:36:06,664 --> 00:36:07,748 Or is it off? 610 00:36:07,832 --> 00:36:08,958 -On. -It's on. 611 00:36:09,041 --> 00:36:10,626 -Yeah. -Oops. 612 00:36:12,503 --> 00:36:16,382 Nearly 150 actors would be joining us. 613 00:36:16,465 --> 00:36:19,010 Their only purpose was their presence. 614 00:36:19,844 --> 00:36:24,015 To simulate any psychological effect that a plane full of humans 615 00:36:24,098 --> 00:36:27,101 might have on the pilots in the cockpit. 616 00:36:28,978 --> 00:36:33,107 I was thinking about it, in all the aviation movies 617 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,194 or shows that I've... I've seen, 618 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,488 I don't think the actor's ever actually flown the airplane, 619 00:36:39,572 --> 00:36:41,991 so I was wondering if this is the first time... 620 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:44,452 -of this size. -Like me being the actor. 621 00:36:44,535 --> 00:36:45,745 Yeah, like you being the actor. 622 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:49,790 Like, you not having to have someone else come fly 623 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:52,043 for you or go in a simulator... 624 00:36:52,126 --> 00:36:54,003 -Yeah, I mean... -...to make the show. 625 00:36:54,086 --> 00:36:55,379 Right. 626 00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:58,382 I mean, I'm a pilot too, I guess. 627 00:36:58,466 --> 00:37:01,802 Yeah, that's why it was hard to phrase it because it's not... 628 00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:07,850 'Cause you're a pilot but you're also... 629 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,812 -This is your production too. -Yeah, yeah. 630 00:37:11,938 --> 00:37:14,232 You know? But you're an actor too. 631 00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:19,695 So, I guess this is the way... I've... I've never seen that... 632 00:37:21,113 --> 00:37:23,115 Someone that's an actor that's a pilot, 633 00:37:23,199 --> 00:37:26,535 that's able to actually fly the airplane like this. 634 00:37:28,037 --> 00:37:30,581 Yeah, that crossed my mind this morning. I didn't... 635 00:37:31,123 --> 00:37:32,833 I hadn't really thought about it beforehand. 636 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:34,669 -Okay, yeah. -Yeah. 637 00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:37,755 Yeah. 638 00:37:40,508 --> 00:37:42,718 Let me check to make sure everyone's all good in the back. 639 00:37:42,802 --> 00:37:44,011 Yeah, sounds good. 640 00:37:54,313 --> 00:37:57,692 I'll be doing the takeoff, I'll be doing the landing, 641 00:37:57,775 --> 00:38:02,113 unless for some safety reason I'm not able to or I'm incapacitated. 642 00:38:02,238 --> 00:38:04,073 And in the unlikely event of a water landing, 643 00:38:04,156 --> 00:38:05,992 the life vest is located under your seat. 644 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:08,286 The safety information card in your seat pocket 645 00:38:08,369 --> 00:38:09,912 details use of the life vest. 646 00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:12,123 Upon directions from your flight attendant... 647 00:38:40,818 --> 00:38:43,070 -Clear on the left. -Clear right. 648 00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:44,989 -This guy's holding for us. -Okay. 649 00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:55,207 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. This is your captain speaking. 650 00:38:55,291 --> 00:38:57,460 My name is Nathan. I'm joined on the flight deck 651 00:38:57,585 --> 00:38:59,420 by my co-pilot, Aaron. 652 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:04,467 On behalf of your entire flight crew and, of course, HBO, 653 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:08,137 we welcome you aboard this lovely Boeing 737. 654 00:39:09,055 --> 00:39:11,307 Your flight time today will be approximately 655 00:39:11,390 --> 00:39:12,975 two hours and ten minutes. 656 00:39:13,601 --> 00:39:14,727 We're gonna be taking off 657 00:39:14,810 --> 00:39:17,313 from San Bernardino International Airport, 658 00:39:17,396 --> 00:39:19,857 headed out east towards the Nevada border, 659 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:21,609 and then we're gonna be turning around 660 00:39:21,692 --> 00:39:24,236 near the Nevada border, and heading back 661 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,989 to San Bernardino International Airport. 662 00:39:27,656 --> 00:39:28,949 Thank you so much. 663 00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:32,244 Flight attendants should now be seated for takeoff. 664 00:39:34,163 --> 00:39:37,333 San Bernardino tower, I'm ready for IFR departure. 665 00:39:39,460 --> 00:39:42,421 Runway two-four, wind calm, clear for takeoff. 666 00:39:42,505 --> 00:39:44,423 Runway two-four, clear for takeoff. 667 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:47,718 -Clear right. -Cleared left. 668 00:40:08,906 --> 00:40:10,282 -Ready? -Yeah, ready. 669 00:40:25,965 --> 00:40:28,259 -Stable. -Set takeoff thrust. 670 00:40:31,303 --> 00:40:32,304 Power set. 671 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:45,818 -Eighty. -Checks. 672 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:52,950 V1, VR. 673 00:41:00,749 --> 00:41:02,209 -Positive rate? -Gear up. 674 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:28,652 Is everything okay? 675 00:41:36,410 --> 00:41:37,953 -Aaron. -Yeah? 676 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:39,205 Everything okay? 677 00:41:39,288 --> 00:41:41,582 Yeah, everything's fine. You all right? 678 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:43,918 Well, yeah. Yeah, you didn't answer me there for a sec. 679 00:41:44,001 --> 00:41:45,127 What did you ask? 680 00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:47,505 -Yeah, if everything was okay. -Oh, yeah. 681 00:41:47,588 --> 00:41:48,756 -Okay. -Yeah, everything's fine. 682 00:41:48,839 --> 00:41:50,049 -Okay, good. -Yeah. 683 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:52,301 All right. 684 00:41:56,472 --> 00:41:59,308 Cookies? Pretzels? Almonds? 685 00:42:00,226 --> 00:42:01,227 Thank you. 686 00:42:02,144 --> 00:42:03,270 -If there's... -What do you think? 687 00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:05,439 Oh, no. If there's anything on your mind, you can tell me. 688 00:42:05,523 --> 00:42:07,650 No. No, there's not much. 689 00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:09,777 Okay. 690 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:13,030 Nice day to be out... flying around. 691 00:42:13,113 --> 00:42:14,698 -Okay. -What do you think? 692 00:42:14,782 --> 00:42:16,492 Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, of course. 693 00:42:17,117 --> 00:42:19,161 No, I thought you were thinking of something 694 00:42:19,245 --> 00:42:20,621 -when you didn't answer me. -Oh, no. 695 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:22,665 -Okay. -I didn't hear you say anything. 696 00:42:22,748 --> 00:42:23,749 Okay. 697 00:42:25,918 --> 00:42:26,919 You all right? 698 00:42:27,503 --> 00:42:28,921 Yeah, I'm good, yeah. 699 00:42:30,798 --> 00:42:33,259 Just, yeah, you went like this with your eyebrows for a sec, 700 00:42:33,342 --> 00:42:34,760 -so it looked like you were... -Like what? 701 00:42:34,885 --> 00:42:36,387 Like you sort of did that with your eyebrows, 702 00:42:36,470 --> 00:42:38,847 -like you were concerned about or... -I think I... 703 00:42:38,931 --> 00:42:40,849 -...stressed about something or... -No. 704 00:42:40,933 --> 00:42:42,393 -Okay. -I'm not stressed about anything. 705 00:42:42,476 --> 00:42:43,811 -Okay, okay. -I think sometimes, like, 706 00:42:43,894 --> 00:42:45,980 if I'm squinting or looking, like I... 707 00:42:46,981 --> 00:42:48,482 I think I... I do that. 708 00:42:48,649 --> 00:42:49,900 -But, no, I'm not... -You do what? 709 00:42:49,984 --> 00:42:52,278 Go... Do that. What you were saying, like... 710 00:42:52,361 --> 00:42:53,737 When you're what? When you're... 711 00:42:53,821 --> 00:42:55,864 -When you're looking at something? -Yeah, like, trying to... 712 00:42:55,990 --> 00:42:58,033 Like, I was looking out at those... At those solar... 713 00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:00,160 -Those bright solar lights. -Ah. 714 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,745 And, yeah, I was looking out that way. 715 00:43:01,829 --> 00:43:03,038 I don't know. I'm not... 716 00:43:03,998 --> 00:43:05,165 I'm not stressed. 717 00:43:07,209 --> 00:43:08,377 -Okay. -Yeah. 718 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:26,687 Beverage? 719 00:43:26,770 --> 00:43:27,813 Diet Pepsi, please. 720 00:43:32,901 --> 00:43:34,862 -There something stressing you out? -What? 721 00:43:34,945 --> 00:43:36,822 Is there something stressing you out? 722 00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:38,824 No, just... I... I... 723 00:43:40,534 --> 00:43:43,787 I was like wondering if you're not saying something. 724 00:43:43,871 --> 00:43:47,249 So, I was like a little, maybe, anxious about that. 725 00:43:47,333 --> 00:43:49,418 -Oh, no. -I like... I think... 726 00:43:49,501 --> 00:43:51,420 I just want... You know, you can say whatever. 727 00:43:51,545 --> 00:43:52,921 -Oh, yeah. -We can say what we're thinking 728 00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:54,256 in here and it's okay. 729 00:43:54,340 --> 00:43:56,508 Maybe we should just do that. Just, like, say what we're thinking, 730 00:43:56,634 --> 00:43:58,677 so we're not misreading or anything. 731 00:43:58,761 --> 00:44:01,055 Yeah, no. If something comes to mind like... 732 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:04,350 -that needs to be said, I'll say it. -Okay. 733 00:44:39,718 --> 00:44:41,762 Attention passengers, 734 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:43,847 you may notice a small aircraft 735 00:44:43,931 --> 00:44:47,059 off the left side of the plane flying very close to us. 736 00:44:47,768 --> 00:44:51,647 Don't be alarmed. They're... They're with the TV production 737 00:44:51,772 --> 00:44:54,358 and they're just getting shots of us for the show. 738 00:44:54,900 --> 00:44:55,901 So, all good. 739 00:44:56,735 --> 00:45:01,073 I decided to let Aaron fly for a bit, so I could be on the lookout 740 00:45:01,156 --> 00:45:05,619 while the aerial photography plane was getting shots of us in the sky. 741 00:45:05,744 --> 00:45:07,996 -Your aircraft. -All right, I have the airplane. 742 00:45:11,750 --> 00:45:13,919 Little unnerving with how close they get. 743 00:45:14,002 --> 00:45:15,087 Yeah. 744 00:45:17,631 --> 00:45:19,925 Trying to be as exact as possible. 745 00:45:25,723 --> 00:45:28,350 Aaron started making little comments to me 746 00:45:28,434 --> 00:45:31,854 about how close the other plane was getting to us. 747 00:45:31,937 --> 00:45:33,021 Holy moly. 748 00:45:37,776 --> 00:45:40,738 I wasn't sure if he was trying to tell me something, 749 00:45:41,864 --> 00:45:43,657 but I didn't wanna make things weird 750 00:45:43,741 --> 00:45:46,702 by asking again if everything was okay. 751 00:45:47,786 --> 00:45:49,705 So, we just kept flying. 752 00:45:50,664 --> 00:45:53,208 -Where'd they go? -They're over here. I got 'em. 753 00:46:27,159 --> 00:46:29,369 Can we try something that I think might help 754 00:46:29,453 --> 00:46:31,038 -the communication? -Yeah. 755 00:46:31,997 --> 00:46:33,749 It's normally something I'd do on the ground, 756 00:46:33,832 --> 00:46:36,168 -but I just didn't expect... -Yeah. 757 00:46:36,251 --> 00:46:39,880 Are... Are you comfortable, like, playing a character? 758 00:46:41,882 --> 00:46:43,675 I don't know if I've ever played a character. 759 00:46:43,759 --> 00:46:45,969 -I mean, do you want... -Like... Like... 760 00:46:46,053 --> 00:46:47,387 Do you want me talking more? 761 00:46:47,471 --> 00:46:49,515 -Or not just looking out the window? -Well... 762 00:46:49,598 --> 00:46:52,226 No, no. I... I mean, yeah, but try... 763 00:46:52,309 --> 00:46:54,686 -Yeah. -...like, pretend you're... 764 00:46:54,770 --> 00:46:57,064 So, your character name would be "First Officer Blunt." 765 00:46:57,147 --> 00:46:58,732 -First... yeah. -Okay. 766 00:46:58,816 --> 00:47:00,150 -And you sort of get it, right? -Yeah. 767 00:47:00,234 --> 00:47:02,861 So, First Officer Blunt, like, his character traits 768 00:47:02,945 --> 00:47:05,614 are he loves speaking his mind, and he's very honest, 769 00:47:05,697 --> 00:47:08,116 and he has no problem sharing anything he's thinking. 770 00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:09,910 -Yeah. -And I'm gonna play a character 771 00:47:09,993 --> 00:47:11,453 called "Captain Allears." 772 00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:14,957 Okay, and Captain Allears loves getting feedback. 773 00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:17,876 And he's very open to any criticism... 774 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:19,378 -Yeah. -...that you might have. 775 00:47:19,711 --> 00:47:21,380 Open the lines of communication 776 00:47:21,505 --> 00:47:22,714 -type of thing? -Yeah, yeah. 777 00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:25,133 Just so it might help us just with, generally, 778 00:47:25,217 --> 00:47:27,511 -like, communication in the cockpit. -Yeah. 779 00:47:29,179 --> 00:47:30,180 Yeah. 780 00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:32,766 Yeah, we can do that. 781 00:47:35,394 --> 00:47:36,854 I mean, I don't know. I... 782 00:47:37,646 --> 00:47:39,815 I feel like if I got something going through my mind, I... 783 00:47:39,898 --> 00:47:42,150 I usually... say it. 784 00:47:42,943 --> 00:47:45,153 Okay, good. Yeah, that's all you have to do. 785 00:47:45,237 --> 00:47:47,072 -Yeah, I mean... -It's pretty easy. 786 00:47:47,155 --> 00:47:49,533 Most of the time it's nonsense, so... 787 00:47:49,616 --> 00:47:50,617 -Okay. -Yeah. 788 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:52,160 Well, the nonsense is fine too, 789 00:47:52,244 --> 00:47:53,787 even if you're not sure of the thought. 790 00:47:53,871 --> 00:47:56,456 -Yeah. -If you think it might be important. 791 00:47:56,540 --> 00:47:58,876 -So, I'm here to listen. -Yeah. 792 00:47:58,959 --> 00:48:00,586 -Yeah. -I love the feedback. 793 00:48:02,963 --> 00:48:04,756 Do you want feedback from the departure 794 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,925 out of San Bernardino? 795 00:48:07,009 --> 00:48:11,054 -Sure. Did I mess something up? -No, we just... We forgot... 796 00:48:12,139 --> 00:48:15,559 I ended up retracting your flaps on... on time... 797 00:48:15,642 --> 00:48:17,060 -I forgot to call out. -...on schedule. 798 00:48:17,185 --> 00:48:19,396 Yeah, you forgot to call "flaps 1" and then "flaps up." 799 00:48:19,521 --> 00:48:20,606 -Right, right. Okay. -Yeah. 800 00:48:20,689 --> 00:48:21,690 Thank you. Yes, yes. 801 00:48:21,773 --> 00:48:25,193 I appreciate, and, you know, you can tell me in the moment 802 00:48:25,277 --> 00:48:26,904 -if I forget anything. -Yeah. 803 00:48:26,987 --> 00:48:29,031 I love knowing what I do wrong. 804 00:48:29,156 --> 00:48:30,198 Yeah. 805 00:48:31,074 --> 00:48:32,492 Yeah, I mean, it's always... 806 00:48:32,868 --> 00:48:34,411 It doesn't matter how long you do something, 807 00:48:34,494 --> 00:48:35,746 you can always learn something. 808 00:48:36,788 --> 00:48:38,123 -Yeah. -Right? 809 00:48:38,206 --> 00:48:39,666 Of course. 810 00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:42,794 So, we're gonna be landing at San Bernardino, runway six. 811 00:48:42,878 --> 00:48:44,338 The localizer? 812 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:47,424 Yeah, I'm still... I can't get the weather quite yet. 813 00:48:47,507 --> 00:48:48,508 Okay. 814 00:48:48,926 --> 00:48:50,886 -Three miles. -Yeah, you have to cut in... 815 00:48:50,969 --> 00:48:54,264 -It'll be like a steep turn. -Pretty tight left base, yeah. 816 00:48:54,348 --> 00:48:56,016 Should I do it? Should we try it? 817 00:48:56,099 --> 00:48:58,185 -I don't know. What do you think? -We can try it. 818 00:48:58,268 --> 00:48:59,394 You want level change? 819 00:48:59,895 --> 00:49:01,521 -There you go. Yep. -Thank you. 820 00:49:02,105 --> 00:49:03,273 Glide slope alive. 821 00:49:04,191 --> 00:49:05,317 Gear down. 822 00:49:05,609 --> 00:49:06,818 Flaps 15. 823 00:49:08,820 --> 00:49:10,197 Speed brake armed. 824 00:49:25,128 --> 00:49:27,673 How do you feel about me landing this thing? 825 00:49:27,756 --> 00:49:28,799 I'm confident. 826 00:49:29,549 --> 00:49:30,842 -Yeah? -How about you? 827 00:49:30,926 --> 00:49:32,010 -Are you? -Yeah. 828 00:49:32,094 --> 00:49:33,178 Based on what? 829 00:49:34,012 --> 00:49:36,807 I don't know. I feel like you can kind of tell if... 830 00:49:36,890 --> 00:49:38,767 someone's capable or not pretty quick. 831 00:49:38,892 --> 00:49:40,769 And I feel like you're plenty capable. 832 00:49:43,230 --> 00:49:45,148 This land's the same as the sim, right? 833 00:49:45,524 --> 00:49:47,109 -The simulator? -What? 834 00:49:47,192 --> 00:49:49,152 This land's the same as the simulator, right? 835 00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:51,571 Yeah. 836 00:50:03,417 --> 00:50:06,545 -What are the winds? -And wind check. 837 00:50:06,628 --> 00:50:08,463 Wind calm. Runway six, clear to land. 838 00:50:08,547 --> 00:50:10,632 Clear to land, runway six. 839 00:50:12,718 --> 00:50:14,511 Have you been doing flaps 40 landings 840 00:50:14,594 --> 00:50:16,513 in the sim and stuff? Okay. 841 00:50:17,097 --> 00:50:18,473 -Oh, in this one. -Okay. 842 00:50:32,863 --> 00:50:37,367 There's 500 feet, runway six, and landing checklist, speed brake. 843 00:50:37,451 --> 00:50:39,161 Landing check... Oh, yeah. Armed. 844 00:50:40,078 --> 00:50:41,163 Landing gear. 845 00:50:41,830 --> 00:50:44,291 -Three green light. -And flaps. 846 00:50:45,292 --> 00:50:47,210 -Five hundred. -Flaps 40. 847 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:49,379 Landing checklist complete. 848 00:50:49,463 --> 00:50:50,464 Okay. 849 00:50:51,923 --> 00:50:52,924 Landing. 850 00:51:06,646 --> 00:51:10,067 Fifty, 40, 30... 851 00:51:11,318 --> 00:51:12,319 20... 852 00:51:13,153 --> 00:51:14,237 ten. 853 00:51:16,281 --> 00:51:17,532 Speed brake. 854 00:51:28,251 --> 00:51:29,294 T lights. 855 00:51:30,879 --> 00:51:32,047 Let me know 80. 856 00:51:33,298 --> 00:51:34,299 Eighty. 857 00:51:47,145 --> 00:51:49,106 -All right. -Nice. 858 00:51:50,065 --> 00:51:51,441 -Thanks. -What did you think? 859 00:51:53,568 --> 00:51:55,695 I don't know. I've never done this before. 860 00:51:56,655 --> 00:51:58,198 -The landing was great. -Really? 861 00:51:58,281 --> 00:51:59,574 -Yeah. -Thanks. 862 00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:08,792 Even though none of these people saw what happened up there, 863 00:52:08,875 --> 00:52:11,086 all this applause made me feel 864 00:52:11,169 --> 00:52:13,421 like I had achieved something important. 865 00:52:13,505 --> 00:52:14,840 You were the bomb! 866 00:52:14,965 --> 00:52:17,050 Takeoff, landing, excellent. 867 00:52:17,175 --> 00:52:18,301 -Solid. -Okay. 868 00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:21,304 Maybe this is why pilots do it. 869 00:52:23,181 --> 00:52:26,017 No one sees what goes on in the cockpit. 870 00:52:26,643 --> 00:52:29,646 And as long as you get everyone down safely, 871 00:52:29,771 --> 00:52:32,274 that's all it takes to be their hero. 872 00:52:32,357 --> 00:52:33,692 Are you gonna keep flying now? 873 00:52:33,775 --> 00:52:35,569 Just gonna get a plane? 874 00:52:36,987 --> 00:52:38,113 I don't know. 875 00:52:39,614 --> 00:52:40,782 I don't know. 876 00:52:40,866 --> 00:52:42,534 -You should! -Maybe. Maybe. 877 00:52:42,617 --> 00:52:43,869 You're really good at it! 878 00:52:43,952 --> 00:52:45,036 -Yeah. -Okay. 879 00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:48,081 It's been an emotional, months-long journey. 880 00:52:48,165 --> 00:52:51,459 Over a thousand hopefuls from across the country 881 00:52:51,710 --> 00:52:53,461 have been narrowed down to two. 882 00:52:54,087 --> 00:52:55,172 The pilots voted. 883 00:52:55,255 --> 00:52:59,676 And the winner of Wings of Voice is... 884 00:53:01,511 --> 00:53:02,929 Isabella Henao! 885 00:53:04,514 --> 00:53:06,016 -Oh, my God! -Yeah. 886 00:53:07,392 --> 00:53:09,311 Oh, my God! 887 00:53:09,978 --> 00:53:11,771 Isabella, how do you feel? 888 00:53:11,855 --> 00:53:14,858 This is insane. This is crazy. 889 00:53:14,941 --> 00:53:19,029 I... It's been a crazy journey, a lot of travel. 890 00:53:20,238 --> 00:53:21,740 It's just crazy. 891 00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:25,827 Well, Isabella, the stage is yours. 892 00:53:25,911 --> 00:53:26,953 Thank you. 893 00:53:51,061 --> 00:53:57,025 How can you see into my eyes 894 00:53:57,150 --> 00:54:00,528 Like open doors? 895 00:54:00,904 --> 00:54:06,826 Leading you down into my core 896 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:11,289 Where I've become so numb 897 00:54:12,249 --> 00:54:16,127 Without a soul 898 00:54:17,337 --> 00:54:22,384 My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold 899 00:54:22,467 --> 00:54:25,553 Until you find it there 900 00:54:25,637 --> 00:54:32,352 And lead it back home 901 00:54:32,727 --> 00:54:33,853 Wake me up! 902 00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:36,314 -Wake me up inside -I can't wake up! 903 00:54:36,398 --> 00:54:38,900 -Wake me up inside -Save me! 904 00:54:38,984 --> 00:54:41,486 Call my name and save me 905 00:54:41,569 --> 00:54:43,947 -From the dark -Wake me up! 906 00:54:44,030 --> 00:54:46,533 -Bid my blood to run -I can't wake up! 907 00:54:46,700 --> 00:54:48,952 -Before I come undone -Save me! 908 00:54:49,035 --> 00:54:54,040 Save me from the nothing I've become 909 00:54:54,207 --> 00:55:01,047 Bring me to life! 910 00:55:01,798 --> 00:55:02,966 Whoa! 911 00:55:03,466 --> 00:55:08,763 Frozen inside without your touch 912 00:55:08,847 --> 00:55:12,892 Without your love, darling 913 00:55:12,976 --> 00:55:18,815 Only you are the life 914 00:55:18,982 --> 00:55:23,320 Among the dead! 915 00:55:23,403 --> 00:55:25,697 -Wake me up! -Wake me up inside 916 00:55:25,780 --> 00:55:28,283 -I can't wake up -Wake me up inside 917 00:55:28,366 --> 00:55:33,038 -Save me! -Life! 918 00:55:33,163 --> 00:55:38,501 Wake me up, wake me up! 919 00:55:38,585 --> 00:55:39,586 Save me! 920 00:55:39,669 --> 00:55:44,549 Save me from the nothing I've become 921 00:55:44,674 --> 00:55:48,386 Bring me to... 922 00:56:14,662 --> 00:56:16,373 -V1. -V1, rotate. 923 00:56:16,456 --> 00:56:18,208 During my spare time, 924 00:56:18,291 --> 00:56:21,002 I started working as a pilot for a company 925 00:56:21,086 --> 00:56:26,424 that relocates empty 737s wherever they are around the world. 926 00:56:29,386 --> 00:56:32,806 Sometimes, I'd have to be transported by a soldier 927 00:56:32,889 --> 00:56:35,850 to a military airfield in rural Ecuador, 928 00:56:35,934 --> 00:56:40,313 where a 737 that had no seats in it would have to be flown 929 00:56:40,397 --> 00:56:43,733 across the Amazon rainforest in the middle of the night, 930 00:56:44,067 --> 00:56:46,945 -to an airstrip in Brazil. -Gear up. 931 00:56:49,531 --> 00:56:51,908 For some reason, they trusted me. 932 00:56:53,034 --> 00:56:55,578 I was one of two pilots in the cockpit. 933 00:56:56,454 --> 00:56:59,624 And sometimes, when they'd be on a bathroom break, 934 00:56:59,707 --> 00:57:01,251 it was just me in there. 935 00:57:03,086 --> 00:57:06,214 Flying over the Atlantic Ocean for hours 936 00:57:06,881 --> 00:57:10,385 until the welcoming sands of Namibia come into view. 937 00:57:14,264 --> 00:57:17,142 They only let the smartest and best people 938 00:57:17,225 --> 00:57:19,394 fly a plane of this size... 939 00:57:20,603 --> 00:57:22,856 and it feels good to know that. 940 00:57:22,939 --> 00:57:24,065 Set takeoff thrust. 941 00:57:25,275 --> 00:57:29,529 No one is allowed in the cockpit if there's something wrong with them. 942 00:57:31,531 --> 00:57:34,451 So, if you're here, you must be fine. 943 00:57:34,993 --> 00:57:36,161 One hundred.