1 00:00:09,467 --> 00:00:11,928 -NATHAN FIELDER: Hey. -What's up? 2 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:12,971 Hello. 3 00:00:13,054 --> 00:00:14,431 -How you doing, Nathan? -NATHAN: Good. 4 00:00:14,514 --> 00:00:16,099 -Thanks for coming in. -ACTOR: Of course. 5 00:00:16,181 --> 00:00:17,767 -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: So, um... 6 00:00:17,809 --> 00:00:19,936 Yeah, the scene is-- is gonna be on a plane, 7 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:24,816 and your role would be "Passenger Number Seven." 8 00:00:24,899 --> 00:00:27,819 So, when the flight reaches cruise altitude... 9 00:00:27,902 --> 00:00:29,988 -ACTOR: Mm-hmm. -...um, there's gonna be like a drink service. 10 00:00:30,071 --> 00:00:33,116 And your line is gonna be "Diet Pepsi, please." 11 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:35,410 -ACTOR: Okay. -Okay, so that's the... 12 00:00:36,411 --> 00:00:37,537 Diet Pepsi, please. 13 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:41,916 Awesome. Okay, great. Thanks. 14 00:00:41,958 --> 00:00:43,376 Can I have water with ice, please? 15 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,794 Black tea with lemon. 16 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,005 -A water with no ice, please. -I'll have a black coffee. 17 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:48,631 I'll have coffee with sugar, no cream, please. 18 00:00:48,673 --> 00:00:49,758 I'm good, thanks. 19 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:51,342 Uh, orange juice and a club soda mixed. 20 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:53,636 Can I have a cranberry juice, please? 21 00:00:54,304 --> 00:00:55,346 Perfect! 22 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:57,932 And, um, just so you have the context, 23 00:00:57,974 --> 00:01:00,643 the scene is gonna take place on a real, uh, 24 00:01:00,685 --> 00:01:02,479 -Boeing 737. -Mm-hmm. 25 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:05,648 And I'm gonna be one of the two pilots 26 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:06,983 -in the cockpit. -ACTOR: Mm-hmm. 27 00:01:07,025 --> 00:01:10,320 Um, however, I will be the one who is flying the plane. 28 00:01:10,361 --> 00:01:11,821 Mm, interesting. 29 00:01:11,863 --> 00:01:13,406 -NATHAN: Yeah. -(LAUGHS) 30 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:15,492 And I just wanna be clear, so there's no confusion, 31 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:19,662 this is gonna be a real flight. And I will be flying the plane. 32 00:01:20,330 --> 00:01:21,414 -Okay. -NATHAN: Okay. 33 00:01:21,498 --> 00:01:22,499 Okay. Okay. 34 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:24,334 NATHAN: I know this is a little unconventional 35 00:01:24,375 --> 00:01:25,794 for, uh, an acting role. 36 00:01:25,835 --> 00:01:27,712 -Yeah. -NATHAN: So, you know, 37 00:01:27,795 --> 00:01:30,673 if any part of you feels even the slightest bit hesitant 38 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:33,051 or uncomfortable with this, 39 00:01:33,134 --> 00:01:35,345 I just want you to know it's totally fine 40 00:01:35,386 --> 00:01:37,430 if you wanna opt out or not participate. 41 00:01:37,514 --> 00:01:39,515 -Mm-hmm. -I would not be offended in any way. 42 00:01:40,140 --> 00:01:41,518 Um... 43 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:45,771 Yeah, this seems fine. Uh... yeah. 44 00:01:45,854 --> 00:01:48,399 You know, this whole thing is about making aviation safer, 45 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:52,112 so the last thing I would want is anyone participating 46 00:01:52,195 --> 00:01:54,030 to feel unsafe. 47 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,448 Yeah, I'm not-- no. 48 00:01:55,532 --> 00:01:56,616 Um, I'm in. 49 00:01:57,325 --> 00:01:58,743 (LAUGHS) You know, sometimes-- 50 00:01:58,827 --> 00:02:00,995 No, I-- Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. 51 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:03,206 Okay. 52 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:04,249 Yeah. 53 00:02:05,291 --> 00:02:08,336 Speaking of which, how-- how many people have 54 00:02:08,377 --> 00:02:11,840 outright said, "No, I don't wanna be a part of this?" 55 00:02:11,881 --> 00:02:13,216 -Nobody. -Nobody... 56 00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:14,384 NATHAN: Yeah. 57 00:02:14,425 --> 00:02:16,052 Wow. Actors. 58 00:02:18,638 --> 00:02:19,681 Yeah. 59 00:02:23,935 --> 00:02:25,520 -(DOOR CLOSING) -(CLICKS TONGUE) 60 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:30,150 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 61 00:02:33,528 --> 00:02:35,488 Pitot tube cover. 62 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:39,659 Remove. Check. 63 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:42,996 Magnetos, off. 64 00:02:44,329 --> 00:02:45,582 Parking brake, set. 65 00:02:45,665 --> 00:02:46,875 Avionics... 66 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:49,752 off. 67 00:02:49,793 --> 00:02:51,212 -Master, on. -(SWITCH CLICKING) 68 00:02:52,547 --> 00:02:55,550 ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 69 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:02,932 Pullrod, counterweights... 70 00:03:03,474 --> 00:03:04,517 Uh... 71 00:03:05,435 --> 00:03:07,145 -What'd I miss? -Tire? 72 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:09,230 -Uh-- -The main? On the... 73 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:11,941 NATHAN: Clear prop! 74 00:03:11,983 --> 00:03:13,109 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Cleared! 75 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:16,321 (ENGINE SPUTTERS, REVS) 76 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:22,785 ATC: (OVER RADIO) 77 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:24,787 -One-six right, uh-- -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Alpha Charlie. 78 00:03:24,829 --> 00:03:26,122 -Repeat it back? -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Yeah. 79 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:28,583 One-six right, Alpha Charlie. 80 00:03:28,625 --> 00:03:30,793 Thank you. Thank you? 81 00:03:30,835 --> 00:03:31,961 ATC: 82 00:03:32,003 --> 00:03:33,463 Are you supposed to say "thank you" to them or-- 83 00:03:33,546 --> 00:03:34,589 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: No. -You don't? 84 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,966 -You just have to, every time-- -He said "thank you." 85 00:03:37,008 --> 00:03:38,801 ♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪ 86 00:03:38,843 --> 00:03:41,095 NATHAN: When I first began this project, 87 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:43,180 I had decided there was no better way 88 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:46,726 to understand pilots than to become one myself. 89 00:03:46,809 --> 00:03:48,311 Okay, so I'm gonna-- 90 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:49,978 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: You're gonna go full power. -Pitch-- I'm gonna pitch up? 91 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,689 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: No, no, no, no. -Oh, no, no. Full power. 92 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:52,649 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Full power. 93 00:03:52,732 --> 00:03:54,859 NATHAN: But it became clear very quickly 94 00:03:54,942 --> 00:03:57,237 that I was not a natural at this. 95 00:03:58,488 --> 00:03:59,572 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: -Okay. 96 00:03:59,656 --> 00:04:02,617 NATHAN: Especially when it came to landing the plane. 97 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:04,869 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: 98 00:04:04,953 --> 00:04:05,995 No, no, no, no. 99 00:04:06,037 --> 00:04:07,080 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: -NATHAN: Oh. 100 00:04:10,959 --> 00:04:13,670 (ATC SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 101 00:04:13,711 --> 00:04:15,546 NATHAN: I was told that most students 102 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:19,007 master their landings and are able to fly solo 103 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:22,637 after about ten to 30 hours of flight time. 104 00:04:22,679 --> 00:04:24,973 But for me, I was seven months in 105 00:04:25,014 --> 00:04:28,268 and had over 120 hours in the sky, 106 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:30,853 -and I still couldn't do it to their satisfaction. -♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 107 00:04:32,897 --> 00:04:34,565 ♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 108 00:04:34,649 --> 00:04:35,775 Um... 109 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:40,947 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: -NATHAN: 110 00:04:43,658 --> 00:04:44,701 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: 111 00:04:45,743 --> 00:04:48,204 NATHAN: I was apparently such an abnormal case 112 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:50,373 that they started passing me around 113 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:51,541 to different instructors 114 00:04:51,624 --> 00:04:54,419 in an effort to diagnose what was going on with me. 115 00:04:54,502 --> 00:04:56,212 -Nose down. Nose down. -(ATC SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 116 00:04:56,254 --> 00:04:58,589 -Make sure no brakes. -Okay. 117 00:04:58,673 --> 00:04:59,757 -(RUMBLING THUD) -NATHAN: Ooh. 118 00:04:59,841 --> 00:05:01,426 -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: My controls. -NATHAN: Your controls. 119 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,763 NATHAN: I was learning that flying 120 00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:09,058 was a lot more of a mental game than I initially thought. 121 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:14,147 Hey, I-- I-- 122 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,569 NATHAN: They told me to do a thing called "chair flying." 123 00:05:23,948 --> 00:05:25,283 NATHAN: Where you close your eyes 124 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:27,285 and envision yourself encountering 125 00:05:27,368 --> 00:05:31,205 every challenging scenario and handling it perfectly. 126 00:05:31,247 --> 00:05:33,082 ♪ (MUSIC TURNS TENSE) ♪ 127 00:05:33,124 --> 00:05:35,793 NATHAN: But I could never shake that nagging thought 128 00:05:35,877 --> 00:05:38,004 that if one thing ever goes wrong, 129 00:05:38,087 --> 00:05:39,088 you're dead. 130 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:41,883 ATC: 131 00:05:41,924 --> 00:05:43,092 -Oh, shit. -One sec. My controls. 132 00:05:43,134 --> 00:05:44,761 -NATHAN: Your controls. -Uh, turning to the downwind, 133 00:05:44,844 --> 00:05:46,554 eight November Delta. 134 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:49,140 There were a few crashes, like, since I've lived here, like, 135 00:05:49,223 --> 00:05:52,226 four or five people have died in this area from flying planes. 136 00:05:52,268 --> 00:05:53,936 That's way too steep a turn in the pattern. 137 00:05:53,978 --> 00:05:55,897 -We gotta make this shorter. -Okay, yeah. 138 00:05:55,938 --> 00:05:57,273 Or we gotta just turn earlier. 139 00:05:57,315 --> 00:06:00,610 NATHAN: One day, while I was in the sky above the airport, 140 00:06:00,651 --> 00:06:02,945 a student pilot and his instructor 141 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:06,783 crashed and died after reporting engine trouble. 142 00:06:06,824 --> 00:06:08,951 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 143 00:06:10,286 --> 00:06:11,954 NATHAN: After that happened, 144 00:06:11,996 --> 00:06:14,957 I decided to take a month off of real flying 145 00:06:14,999 --> 00:06:17,335 and just pretended to fly instead. 146 00:06:18,795 --> 00:06:20,380 Second notch of flaps. 147 00:06:22,799 --> 00:06:24,092 From my chair, 148 00:06:24,133 --> 00:06:28,805 I imagined myself as a pilot who wasn't afraid of anything, 149 00:06:28,846 --> 00:06:32,225 who was confident in every decision he made. 150 00:06:34,477 --> 00:06:37,647 For this pilot, landings were easy. 151 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:41,692 And I even went as far as visualizing bragging 152 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:44,487 about my perfect landings to other pilots. 153 00:06:44,570 --> 00:06:47,281 I'm-- I'm fine with, uh, crosswinds. 154 00:06:47,323 --> 00:06:49,992 I feel like I can land those perfectly. 155 00:06:50,034 --> 00:06:51,744 ♪ (THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 156 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:54,497 NATHAN: And then something just clicked. 157 00:06:54,539 --> 00:06:55,581 (SOFT THUD) 158 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,335 -Oh, that was it? -That's all you gotta do. 159 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:01,170 Wow. 160 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:05,508 And they finally allowed me to fly solo for the first time. 161 00:07:05,591 --> 00:07:06,843 Okay, bye. 162 00:07:06,926 --> 00:07:09,345 ♪ (THRILLING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 163 00:07:09,387 --> 00:07:12,348 NATHAN: Six one eight Delta Hotel at CFI bench. 164 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:16,686 Student pilot first solo, uh, request taxi for takeoff. 165 00:07:16,727 --> 00:07:19,147 ATC: November six one eight Delta Hotel, 166 00:07:19,188 --> 00:07:20,356 Van Nuys Tower. 167 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,400 Runway one-six left, cleared for takeoff. 168 00:07:22,483 --> 00:07:24,026 ♪ (THRILLING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 169 00:07:31,492 --> 00:07:33,077 NATHAN: There's something freeing 170 00:07:33,161 --> 00:07:35,872 about flying all alone. 171 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:39,041 You don't have to rely on anyone else. 172 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:44,213 And if you ever make a catastrophic error, 173 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:48,593 at least the only person you're hurting is you. 174 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:50,553 ATC: Eight Delta Hotel, 175 00:07:50,636 --> 00:07:52,388 runway one-six left, clear to land. 176 00:07:52,430 --> 00:07:53,890 NATHAN: One-six left, clear to land. 177 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:55,224 Six one eight Delta Hotel. 178 00:07:55,308 --> 00:07:56,851 ♪ (THRILLING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 179 00:08:09,655 --> 00:08:10,948 All right. (SIGHS) 180 00:08:11,699 --> 00:08:12,742 (SIGHS) 181 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,038 -♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Good job. 182 00:08:17,079 --> 00:08:18,456 -Thanks. -FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Finally. 183 00:08:18,539 --> 00:08:20,291 -♪ (DARING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: With that, 184 00:08:20,374 --> 00:08:23,753 I was welcomed into the fraternity of pilots 185 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:26,214 and all the traditions that entailed. 186 00:08:29,425 --> 00:08:32,511 My instructors told me I was the slowest learner 187 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:34,054 they had ever taught. 188 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:36,557 But I never gave up. 189 00:08:36,599 --> 00:08:38,142 And over the next year, 190 00:08:38,226 --> 00:08:41,604 I was able to get my private pilot's license, 191 00:08:41,645 --> 00:08:45,608 an instrument rating, a multi-engine license, 192 00:08:45,691 --> 00:08:49,028 and become a certified commercial pilot. 193 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,950 ♪ (DARING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 194 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:57,578 NATHAN: For many of us, the solitude becomes addictive. 195 00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:01,499 Miles away from any other human. 196 00:09:03,834 --> 00:09:05,461 But when you're alone with your thoughts 197 00:09:05,503 --> 00:09:08,548 for long enough, you start to get ideas. 198 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:10,591 Big ones. 199 00:09:10,633 --> 00:09:13,010 And even if Congress wouldn't listen to me 200 00:09:13,094 --> 00:09:16,222 about what was going on with us pilots, 201 00:09:16,305 --> 00:09:18,641 I knew one man who still would. 202 00:09:18,724 --> 00:09:19,976 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 203 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:21,978 NATHAN: I've never seen you in plaid before. 204 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,482 JOHN GOGLIA: I usually dress in solid colors. 205 00:09:26,524 --> 00:09:28,150 Is this-- So, is this a new look you're trying? 206 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:29,860 -Or... -No, I've had this for a while. 207 00:09:29,944 --> 00:09:31,279 NATHAN: Looks good on you. 208 00:09:32,113 --> 00:09:33,155 JOHN GOGLIA: Thank you. 209 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:34,991 NATHAN: I'm starting to feel 210 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:37,743 that maybe Congress isn't the right path to get... 211 00:09:37,827 --> 00:09:39,370 -(JOHN GOGLIA HESITATES) -...attention for this thing. 212 00:09:39,453 --> 00:09:41,998 They-- That horse you have to bring to the water 213 00:09:42,081 --> 00:09:43,665 and see if you can make him drink. 214 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:45,668 -That horse? -Yeah, Congress. 215 00:09:45,751 --> 00:09:48,671 -I have to bring them to me? -Right. Or to the issue. 216 00:09:48,754 --> 00:09:50,464 The issue being the well. 217 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:52,466 Part of it is like, it's so hard to find out 218 00:09:52,508 --> 00:09:53,884 what's actually going on in the cockpit 219 00:09:53,968 --> 00:09:55,511 because pilots don't wanna talk about it. 220 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,680 -And they don't want cameras. -NATHAN: They don't wanna talk about how they feel. 221 00:09:57,763 --> 00:09:59,849 They don't wanna say if they're uncomfortable, 222 00:09:59,890 --> 00:10:01,601 because they could actually get in trouble 223 00:10:01,684 --> 00:10:02,768 or lose their license. 224 00:10:02,852 --> 00:10:03,894 Yeah. 225 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:06,731 No one sees all the nuances of communication in there. 226 00:10:06,814 --> 00:10:08,065 -Right. -How subtle it is, 227 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:09,233 the disconnects. 228 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:11,485 -They're only analyzing scratchy audio. -Right. 229 00:10:11,527 --> 00:10:13,946 There's all these silences. No one knows what's happening. 230 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:16,198 -No one knows. -What I'm thinking is 231 00:10:16,782 --> 00:10:18,701 a real flight, 232 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:24,373 in a 737, with real passengers, at 25,000 feet. 233 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:27,209 And for the first time, cameras in the cockpit 234 00:10:27,251 --> 00:10:28,711 for the entire time. 235 00:10:28,794 --> 00:10:30,630 And I know I can get them in there 236 00:10:30,713 --> 00:10:33,841 because I will be the pilot. 237 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:36,761 That's a big bite of the apple you're trying to get. 238 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:39,597 And I think it may be a fruit. 239 00:10:39,680 --> 00:10:41,098 -All right? -A fruit. 240 00:10:41,182 --> 00:10:42,808 If you can show that it's something 241 00:10:42,892 --> 00:10:44,810 that routinely occurs on every flight-- 242 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:45,895 The miscommunication. 243 00:10:45,978 --> 00:10:47,355 The miscommunication. 244 00:10:47,396 --> 00:10:50,524 That will drive the people in control or in power, 245 00:10:50,566 --> 00:10:52,401 like the FAA or the companies, 246 00:10:52,443 --> 00:10:55,738 to change the training process to eliminate those disconnects. 247 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,574 All right, so what is your experience? 248 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,077 -With what? -With flying a big airplane. 249 00:11:01,744 --> 00:11:02,787 Well, I don't-- 250 00:11:02,870 --> 00:11:04,747 I don't have an experience with a big airplane, 251 00:11:04,789 --> 00:11:06,540 but how different is it than, like, a smaller one? 252 00:11:06,582 --> 00:11:08,209 JOHN GOGLIA: Oh, it's a big difference. 253 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:10,711 I mean, the difference is huge. 254 00:11:10,753 --> 00:11:12,588 So you think it would be hard for me to do? 255 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:14,256 How long have you been flying? 256 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:16,342 Almost two years. 257 00:11:16,425 --> 00:11:18,928 How many hours do you have? You fly once a week? 258 00:11:18,969 --> 00:11:21,806 -What do you fly-- -Like, 270, 280 hours? 259 00:11:21,889 --> 00:11:23,265 JOHN GOGLIA: To be an airline pilot, 260 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:26,686 initially you need 1,500 hours just to get considered. 261 00:11:26,769 --> 00:11:28,437 But do you need that to-- 262 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:30,147 Yeah, that's what's required now, 263 00:11:30,231 --> 00:11:31,440 1,500 hours. 264 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:34,610 But I-- I think you can go private pilot, 265 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:35,986 -instrument, commercial... -Instrument. 266 00:11:36,070 --> 00:11:38,948 ...you can go right to a 737 type rating. 267 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:41,117 And if you're not technically working for an airline... 268 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,119 -That's correct. -You can-- 269 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:44,662 -So there's a loophole, right? -JOHN GOGLIA: Yep. 270 00:11:44,745 --> 00:11:48,374 Well, but you're not gonna fly passengers with that. 271 00:11:48,457 --> 00:11:50,459 Well, you can't fly paying passengers. 272 00:11:50,501 --> 00:11:51,502 Right. 273 00:11:51,585 --> 00:11:53,462 But if the plane is filled with actors, 274 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:54,630 you can do it. 275 00:11:54,672 --> 00:11:56,757 -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -Yep. 276 00:11:56,799 --> 00:11:58,634 -Right? -JOHN GOGLIA: Yeah, that's right. 277 00:11:58,676 --> 00:12:00,803 -NATHAN: Because-- -Yeah, there is a loophole for that. 278 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:02,346 But I'm willing to take that risk, you know? 279 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:06,142 I have my qualifications, but if I talk about my feelings 280 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:08,436 and, you know, I'm being too transparent 281 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:10,688 and I lose my license, okay. 282 00:12:10,771 --> 00:12:12,148 Because I'm not, you know, 283 00:12:12,189 --> 00:12:14,191 I don't-- I don't need to do this as a career. 284 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,985 But if it means I can prove the point 285 00:12:16,026 --> 00:12:18,654 that we're trying to make, maybe that'll be worth it, no? 286 00:12:19,238 --> 00:12:20,823 Right. 287 00:12:20,865 --> 00:12:23,033 But it's not gonna be easy to accomplish. 288 00:12:29,206 --> 00:12:31,041 Gonna sit and think about that for a while. 289 00:12:36,505 --> 00:12:37,590 Okay. 290 00:12:40,885 --> 00:12:45,222 ♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 291 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,935 NATHAN: Throughout my time talking with hundreds of pilots, 292 00:12:50,019 --> 00:12:51,520 I've become convinced 293 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:53,898 that this cockpit communication issue 294 00:12:53,981 --> 00:12:57,276 isn't just an occasional occurrence. 295 00:12:57,359 --> 00:13:00,529 I believe it's happening, in some form, 296 00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:03,115 on every single airline flight. 297 00:13:04,992 --> 00:13:08,120 We've all been in a transportation situation 298 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:11,123 where we wanted to say something, but didn't. 299 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:16,045 We convince ourselves that nothing bad will happen, 300 00:13:16,128 --> 00:13:19,673 and it's not worth upsetting the person at the controls. 301 00:13:21,717 --> 00:13:25,304 Most of the time, nothing does happen. 302 00:13:25,387 --> 00:13:29,141 So we never stop to consider the risk we actually took. 303 00:13:30,726 --> 00:13:32,394 But as a pilot myself, 304 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:36,482 I can say that we are no different from you. 305 00:13:36,565 --> 00:13:40,319 We're all just people in the back of an Uber 306 00:13:40,402 --> 00:13:43,155 trying to avoid an awkward conversation. 307 00:13:44,114 --> 00:13:46,367 And I intend to prove that. 308 00:13:46,408 --> 00:13:47,785 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 309 00:13:47,868 --> 00:13:50,412 ♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 310 00:13:50,454 --> 00:13:52,164 INSTRUCTOR: All right, well, here's the classroom. 311 00:13:52,248 --> 00:13:53,290 NATHAN: Okay, great. 312 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:54,917 INSTRUCTOR: Go ahead and, uh, grab a seat. 313 00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:57,086 If everything goes down on you, 314 00:13:57,127 --> 00:13:59,088 you'll have essentially five buses. 315 00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:00,548 The switched hot battery bus, 316 00:14:00,589 --> 00:14:02,716 the battery bus, the standby buses... 317 00:14:02,758 --> 00:14:05,594 NATHAN: The closest FAA approved facility 318 00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:07,596 for 737 training 319 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,974 was in the city of Henderson, Nevada, 320 00:14:10,057 --> 00:14:14,353 which was only a 19-minute drive to the Las Vegas Strip. 321 00:14:14,436 --> 00:14:17,147 And as someone who had a bit of a gambling problem 322 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:19,775 when I was younger, I was a little concerned 323 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:23,612 about living so close to Vegas for a full month. 324 00:14:23,654 --> 00:14:25,739 But it was a while ago, 325 00:14:25,781 --> 00:14:29,285 and I didn't feel it was a thing that affected me anymore. 326 00:14:30,411 --> 00:14:31,829 But when I found out 327 00:14:31,912 --> 00:14:34,957 the entirety of training to fly a 737 328 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,084 is done on a simulator, 329 00:14:37,126 --> 00:14:40,296 I began to wonder if this was more of a gamble 330 00:14:40,337 --> 00:14:42,131 than I had initially thought. 331 00:14:42,172 --> 00:14:44,216 So, pilots go straight from the simulator 332 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:47,761 to like, flying an airline flight with passengers? 333 00:14:47,803 --> 00:14:49,054 Correct, yeah. 334 00:14:49,138 --> 00:14:51,223 So, they don't even get practice on a real plane 335 00:14:51,307 --> 00:14:52,808 before there's passengers in there? 336 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:55,728 Not to my knowledge. Everything's done in simulators. 337 00:14:55,811 --> 00:14:57,521 So it's that good, it's that real? 338 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,857 -It is. -All right, wow. That's... 339 00:14:59,940 --> 00:15:01,317 ♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 340 00:15:01,358 --> 00:15:02,610 NATHAN: I was in awe. 341 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:05,362 A simulation so good, 342 00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:08,949 they were willing to bet every passenger's life on it. 343 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:11,869 It was the ultimate rehearsal. 344 00:15:11,952 --> 00:15:14,038 If there's any kind of security incident, 345 00:15:14,121 --> 00:15:16,165 they're gonna call the captain. If there is-- 346 00:15:16,248 --> 00:15:18,250 If somebody's having a heart attack or whatever. 347 00:15:18,334 --> 00:15:20,836 NATHAN: I was overwhelmed by how much would ride 348 00:15:20,878 --> 00:15:23,797 on my shoulders as the captain of an airliner. 349 00:15:23,839 --> 00:15:26,425 The captain is the final authority 350 00:15:26,508 --> 00:15:27,927 of what the airplane does. 351 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:29,803 Let's say the co-pilot's taking off, 352 00:15:29,845 --> 00:15:31,639 and he's just really gotta go to the bathroom. 353 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,515 The captain could say at that point, uh, 354 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:37,061 "No, I need you to wait until we're above 10,000 feet." 355 00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:38,729 So, the captain will say, "Auto throttle," 356 00:15:38,812 --> 00:15:40,397 and he'll push the button, disengage. 357 00:15:40,481 --> 00:15:41,482 AUTOMATED VOICE: Bank Angle. 358 00:15:41,523 --> 00:15:42,608 NATHAN: Shoot. What's that mean? 359 00:15:42,691 --> 00:15:44,234 -(CLATTERING) -NATHAN: Oh! Sorry. Sorry. 360 00:15:44,318 --> 00:15:45,527 INSTRUCTOR: There is a bird checklist. 361 00:15:45,569 --> 00:15:46,695 If you hit birds? 362 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:47,905 -Yes. -Oh, wow. 363 00:15:47,988 --> 00:15:52,076 Passenger lights on. Descend rapidly as possible. 364 00:15:52,159 --> 00:15:53,410 Speed brake, out. 365 00:15:53,494 --> 00:15:55,704 INSTRUCTOR: So the fire handle is gonna turn off your fuel. 366 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,122 It's gonna turn off your hydraulics. 367 00:15:57,206 --> 00:15:58,374 It's going to... 368 00:15:58,457 --> 00:16:01,585 NATHAN: But I've always believed that if you rehearse long enough 369 00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:02,962 and hard enough... 370 00:16:03,045 --> 00:16:06,715 Out full valve, to close. Passenger oxygen, on. 371 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,884 ...nothing will be left to chance. 372 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:11,136 INSTRUCTOR 1: This is called your segment one climb. 373 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:12,513 Is category B-- 374 00:16:12,554 --> 00:16:14,473 -Category B is a repair category. -NATHAN: Oh. 375 00:16:14,556 --> 00:16:15,933 -INSTRUCTOR 1: Rudder trim. -Oh, you rudder trim. 376 00:16:16,016 --> 00:16:17,101 INSTRUCTOR 1: There is rudder trim, 377 00:16:17,184 --> 00:16:18,686 -which is right over here-- -Oh! 378 00:16:18,727 --> 00:16:20,229 INSTRUCTOR 2: Pneumatic system applies power 379 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:21,397 to this valve here. 380 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:22,606 INSTRUCTOR 1: Every once in a while, 381 00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:23,941 the handle will not come out. 382 00:16:24,024 --> 00:16:26,151 There are some issues with it. There is a button... 383 00:16:26,235 --> 00:16:27,778 -Flare. -AUTOMATED VOICE: Twenty. Ten. 384 00:16:27,861 --> 00:16:29,071 -(LOUD THUD) -(NATHAN GROANS) 385 00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:30,364 -Sorry. -INSTRUCTOR 1: It's all right. 386 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:31,448 NATHAN: Sorry. 387 00:16:31,532 --> 00:16:32,741 INSTRUCTOR 1: When a fault is detected 388 00:16:32,783 --> 00:16:34,952 in one of the engine fire detector loops, 389 00:16:35,035 --> 00:16:37,162 between A and B, which one do you think? 390 00:16:37,246 --> 00:16:40,165 -♪ (MUSIC SLOWS) ♪ -Um, probably, uh, B? 391 00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:42,418 AUTOMATED VOICE: That is incorrect. 392 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:44,837 INSTRUCTOR 1: And it was actually A. 393 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,256 NATHAN: But because large jets are designed 394 00:16:47,297 --> 00:16:49,174 to be flown by two people, 395 00:16:49,258 --> 00:16:51,760 the biggest adjustment for any pilot 396 00:16:51,802 --> 00:16:54,263 is learning how to work with another person. 397 00:16:54,304 --> 00:16:56,432 What if there's, like, a-- a disagreement 398 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:59,101 between the captain and the-- the first officer? 399 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:00,644 Is there a setting in the simulator 400 00:17:00,728 --> 00:17:01,812 to practice for that? 401 00:17:01,895 --> 00:17:04,815 Uh, no. No, that's just personalities. 402 00:17:04,897 --> 00:17:07,317 -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: I've always known that recreating 403 00:17:07,401 --> 00:17:09,819 the real-life dynamic with a co-pilot 404 00:17:09,903 --> 00:17:11,195 wouldn't be easy. 405 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:15,159 But according to John, for me, it might be extra difficult. 406 00:17:15,242 --> 00:17:17,786 I would think, and this is just thinking 407 00:17:17,869 --> 00:17:19,454 on the spot almost, 408 00:17:19,538 --> 00:17:22,833 that having you in the pilot seat with them 409 00:17:22,915 --> 00:17:26,127 may change the dynamics. Because you're low time. 410 00:17:26,670 --> 00:17:27,713 Uh... 411 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,466 But I-- I may be wrong. 412 00:17:30,507 --> 00:17:33,469 NATHAN: One of our Wings of Voice judges, Aaron, 413 00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:37,473 had over 5,000 flight hours on a Boeing 737. 414 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,183 Uh, unfortunately, you're not moving on. 415 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:40,309 -Okay. -AARON: All right. 416 00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:41,727 -SINGING CONTESTANT: Okay, thank you. -Thank you. 417 00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:42,978 NATHAN: But there was also something 418 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:44,813 that made our dynamic unique. 419 00:17:44,855 --> 00:17:46,982 He aspired to produce television. 420 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,400 We're flying alone one day and we were like, 421 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,152 "Why aren't we documenting any of this?" 422 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:52,196 So we decided to start bringing GoPros. 423 00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:54,823 NATHAN: I learned that Aaron was making YouTube videos 424 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:57,493 that documented his adventures in the cockpit 425 00:17:57,534 --> 00:18:00,662 outside his job at Alaska Airlines. 426 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:02,831 And I got a sense that he viewed me 427 00:18:02,873 --> 00:18:06,543 as somewhat of a captain in the field of entertainment. 428 00:18:06,627 --> 00:18:09,713 The goal for that is getting the pilot episode 429 00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:11,048 -produced... -Uh-huh. 430 00:18:11,131 --> 00:18:13,675 ...and then pitched to see if someone 431 00:18:13,717 --> 00:18:15,761 -wants to take it further. -NATHAN: Right. 432 00:18:15,844 --> 00:18:16,845 Excited to see it 433 00:18:16,929 --> 00:18:17,971 -when it's, uh... -AARON: Yeah. 434 00:18:18,013 --> 00:18:19,556 -...when it's all done, I guess. -AARON: Yeah. 435 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,809 I think it'll turn out great. 436 00:18:21,850 --> 00:18:23,852 NATHAN: A man with Hollywood ambitions 437 00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:27,940 might feel he has something to lose by offending me. 438 00:18:28,023 --> 00:18:30,859 And that alone might be all I need. 439 00:18:30,901 --> 00:18:32,569 (AIRPLANE ENGINES ROARING) 440 00:18:32,653 --> 00:18:36,031 NATHAN: Besides, of course, a 737. 441 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:37,699 What happened with the-- 442 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:40,536 the plane that was from the Congo? 443 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:42,287 BROKER: (OVER PHONE) You know, I have no idea 444 00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:43,872 what's going on with that airplane... 445 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:45,707 NATHAN: Every large passenger jet 446 00:18:45,749 --> 00:18:49,878 in good working condition is usually owned by an airline. 447 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:53,924 But because of my relative inexperience as a pilot, 448 00:18:54,007 --> 00:18:57,052 the only people who would even consider renting a plane to me 449 00:18:57,094 --> 00:18:59,471 were brokers on the secondary market. 450 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:01,557 And what's-- How's the condition of this? 451 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:02,850 BROKER: Um... 452 00:19:02,891 --> 00:19:05,060 It'd take some work to get it back up and flying. 453 00:19:05,894 --> 00:19:07,771 ♪ (MUSIC TURNS SUSPENSEFUL) ♪ 454 00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:10,899 NATHAN: So, I often had to put my training on hold 455 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:13,569 to travel to far away places 456 00:19:13,610 --> 00:19:15,863 to check out planes that have been sitting 457 00:19:15,904 --> 00:19:18,740 in an aviation boneyard for years. 458 00:19:18,782 --> 00:19:20,284 BONEYARD BROKER: That's a low-time aircraft. 459 00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:23,078 Only 15,000 hours on it. 460 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,580 Fifteen thousand hours on it? 461 00:19:24,621 --> 00:19:26,290 -BONEYARD BROKER: Yeah. -Is that a lot? 462 00:19:26,373 --> 00:19:27,583 -BONEYARD BROKER: No. -Oh. 463 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:29,585 It was one of the trickier things 464 00:19:29,668 --> 00:19:30,752 for me to navigate. 465 00:19:30,794 --> 00:19:35,424 BONEYARD BROKER: This is a Boeing 737-200 series. 466 00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:38,468 NATHAN: As the captain, the airworthiness of a plane 467 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:40,262 was my final call. 468 00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:44,183 Meaning I had to decide if it was safe to fly. 469 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:47,102 -♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ -(DOOR CREAKING) 470 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,231 -BONEYARD BROKER: All right. -NATHAN: All right, okay. 471 00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:52,316 BONEYARD BROKER: Watch your step. 472 00:19:52,399 --> 00:19:53,400 NATHAN: Okay. 473 00:19:54,067 --> 00:19:55,611 So, you're saying this is-- 474 00:19:55,652 --> 00:19:57,654 this is basically, like, ready to fly? 475 00:19:57,738 --> 00:19:59,781 Yeah, yeah. 476 00:19:59,823 --> 00:20:01,742 NATHAN: 'Cause it looks sort of like, uh, 477 00:20:01,783 --> 00:20:03,285 a little beat up, you know? 478 00:20:03,368 --> 00:20:05,162 Nah. It works. 479 00:20:05,245 --> 00:20:06,538 But this doesn't have to be fixed. 480 00:20:06,622 --> 00:20:08,248 This can be just like this when you fly it? 481 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:09,458 It can be just like that. 482 00:20:09,541 --> 00:20:10,626 Okay. 483 00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:12,127 And that's how it's supposed to look? 484 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,962 Yeah. That's normal for it. 485 00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:16,673 Most of this right here would come out 486 00:20:16,757 --> 00:20:19,551 and be replaced with more modern radios. 487 00:20:19,635 --> 00:20:21,303 Okay, but can it fly like this? 488 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:22,596 Yeah. Oh yeah. 489 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,349 -So, this is fine as is? -Yeah, yeah. 490 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:27,392 Well, why-- What is this piece that's just sitting here? 491 00:20:27,476 --> 00:20:28,936 'Cause it's not connected to anything. 492 00:20:28,977 --> 00:20:30,354 BONEYARD BROKER: That is... 493 00:20:32,481 --> 00:20:34,566 That's nothing. That happens all the time. 494 00:20:38,987 --> 00:20:41,657 Nope. Not gonna do it. 495 00:20:43,450 --> 00:20:44,701 (RATTLING) 496 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:47,496 BONEYARD BROKER: I'd take this out. 497 00:20:47,537 --> 00:20:49,331 NATHAN: And it will fly fine without it? 498 00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:52,042 BONEYARD BROKER: Fly-- You'll never know it's not there. 499 00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:55,170 Okay. 500 00:20:55,212 --> 00:20:58,131 -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: When you're an HBO show with money to spend, 501 00:20:58,173 --> 00:21:01,510 the challenge of deciphering the truth can be difficult. 502 00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:02,678 Am I doing it right, or-- 503 00:21:02,719 --> 00:21:04,263 BONEYARD BROKER: Yeah, you're doing it right. 504 00:21:05,305 --> 00:21:06,848 It should take this much effort? 505 00:21:06,890 --> 00:21:08,350 -BONEYARD BROKER: Yeah. -(NATHAN GRUNTS) 506 00:21:08,433 --> 00:21:10,352 You sort of just have to look at someone 507 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:13,730 and decide whether to take them at their word or not. 508 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:16,149 BONEYARD BROKER: I've been all over this aircraft. 509 00:21:16,191 --> 00:21:19,820 And it is in very good condition. 510 00:21:21,488 --> 00:21:24,533 Would I fly in it? In a heartbeat. 511 00:21:24,616 --> 00:21:29,705 If I had a family, I would say, "Yes, they can fly in it." 512 00:21:29,788 --> 00:21:32,040 -NATHAN: Okay. -That's saying a lot. That's-- 513 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:34,543 -(NATHAN MUTTERS) -Among mechanics, that is... 514 00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:38,213 (SIGHS) ...kind of a proof... 515 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,382 -(NATHAN HESITATES) -...of your confidence 516 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:42,050 in the condition. 517 00:21:42,092 --> 00:21:43,885 Is if you would fly your family in it? 518 00:21:43,927 --> 00:21:44,928 Yeah. 519 00:21:45,012 --> 00:21:47,556 Is that a bird's nest up there? 520 00:21:47,597 --> 00:21:50,017 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 521 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,978 BONEYARD BROKER: It could very well be. 522 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:56,773 Is it normal to have a bird's nest like that, or-- 523 00:21:56,857 --> 00:21:58,608 It's not unusual. 524 00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:00,569 There's a bird's nest up there. 525 00:22:00,652 --> 00:22:02,863 -♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: Eventually, I was put in touch 526 00:22:02,904 --> 00:22:07,242 with a broker who invited me to check out an off-service 737 527 00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:10,495 at an airfield in San Bernardino, California. 528 00:22:10,579 --> 00:22:15,250 We got 33, uh, 33 times six, 529 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,753 that's how many seats-- seats you got. 530 00:22:17,836 --> 00:22:19,921 -Thirty-three times six? -Yeah. 531 00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:21,673 -Yeah. -So, what is that total? 532 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:26,094 Uh, how many? Oh. 533 00:22:26,136 --> 00:22:28,930 I didn't think it had that many seats. 534 00:22:29,890 --> 00:22:30,891 Six... 535 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:34,102 It'd be 189, wouldn't it? 536 00:22:35,645 --> 00:22:36,772 Hmm. 537 00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:38,273 NATHAN: The company that owned the plane 538 00:22:38,357 --> 00:22:40,400 did not want to be identified, 539 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:43,528 but it was by far the best looking 737 540 00:22:43,612 --> 00:22:45,614 that anyone was willing to lease me. 541 00:22:45,655 --> 00:22:48,158 So, I decided this would be the one. 542 00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:51,453 -(ELECTRONIC WHIRRING) -NATHAN: Later that week, 543 00:22:51,495 --> 00:22:53,914 I completed my required training 544 00:22:53,955 --> 00:22:56,541 and became the least experienced person 545 00:22:56,625 --> 00:23:00,462 licensed to fly a 737 in North America. 546 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:02,756 -(INDISTINCT CHATER) -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 547 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:05,634 NATHAN: To treat myself, 548 00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:08,470 I decided to make the drive to the Vegas Strip 549 00:23:08,512 --> 00:23:09,930 to see a magic show. 550 00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:14,559 (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) 551 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:19,523 NATHAN: They say one of the hardest parts of magic 552 00:23:19,606 --> 00:23:22,484 isn't learning the sleight of hand itself. 553 00:23:22,526 --> 00:23:25,362 It's making the rest of your movements look natural 554 00:23:25,445 --> 00:23:27,656 while you're performing the trick. 555 00:23:27,697 --> 00:23:29,783 Has anyone ever seen one of these? 556 00:23:29,825 --> 00:23:31,034 -KID 1: Uh-uh. -KID 2: Yes. 557 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:32,327 -What is it? -KID 3: Me! 558 00:23:32,369 --> 00:23:33,662 -KIDS: Money! -Money? 559 00:23:33,703 --> 00:23:36,998 NATHAN: When I was 13, I became interested in magic. 560 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,543 -Two, three. -(KIDS ROAR) 561 00:23:39,626 --> 00:23:41,586 -(ADULTS EXCLAIM) -Wow. 562 00:23:41,670 --> 00:23:44,840 -You made it grow. -(APPLAUSE, CHEERING) 563 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:48,009 NATHAN: But people would always be suspicious of my performance 564 00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:50,720 because they said the way I moved and gestured 565 00:23:50,804 --> 00:23:52,013 didn't look right to them. 566 00:23:53,140 --> 00:23:55,642 That there was something off about me. 567 00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:58,145 ...nothing. But what you actually did... 568 00:24:01,481 --> 00:24:04,484 So, I studied how other people would move, 569 00:24:04,526 --> 00:24:09,281 regular people on the street, and started copying them. 570 00:24:09,364 --> 00:24:11,950 And it helped me become a better magician. 571 00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:17,456 But when you practice being other people for long enough, 572 00:24:18,498 --> 00:24:21,501 you can forget to learn about yourself. 573 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,379 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 574 00:24:24,421 --> 00:24:25,797 ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 575 00:24:27,591 --> 00:24:31,553 NATHAN: The last thing I had to do before flying a 737 576 00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:35,015 was complete my annual FAA medical clearance. 577 00:24:35,056 --> 00:24:36,099 (KEYBOARD CLACKING) 578 00:24:38,518 --> 00:24:40,729 NATHAN: It's something every pilot does. 579 00:24:40,770 --> 00:24:43,565 You have to fill out a mandatory questionnaire 580 00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:47,861 disclosing any and all conditions that you have. 581 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:51,490 If you lie on this form, it's a felony offense, 582 00:24:51,573 --> 00:24:54,409 with a maximum sentence of five years in prison. 583 00:24:59,748 --> 00:25:03,126 I've never been officially diagnosed with anxiety, 584 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:05,712 but I've definitely felt the emotion. 585 00:25:05,754 --> 00:25:07,297 A lot, actually, 586 00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:09,090 and I've been feeling it for months 587 00:25:09,132 --> 00:25:11,009 about this upcoming flight. 588 00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,137 Also, this word "etcetera." 589 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:17,182 at the end of the sentence confused me. 590 00:25:17,265 --> 00:25:20,101 What else did they mean by "etcetera?" 591 00:25:26,983 --> 00:25:28,985 So before completing the form, 592 00:25:29,069 --> 00:25:32,405 I went to see a doctor who would allow our cameras inside 593 00:25:32,447 --> 00:25:34,115 to be sure I was representing 594 00:25:34,157 --> 00:25:36,618 my current state of health accurately. 595 00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:38,286 DR. JORDAN: Many people are anxious. 596 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:42,666 That isn't necessarily abnormal, it may be just the way you are. 597 00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:44,459 I mean, it's-- it's complicated because, 598 00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:49,047 you know, as an entertainer, I find that, like, 599 00:25:49,130 --> 00:25:51,633 having a little bit of anxiety can be a good thing, 600 00:25:51,675 --> 00:25:54,094 'cause it adds like an energy to your performance. 601 00:25:54,135 --> 00:25:56,012 -For sure. -But, you know, as a pilot, 602 00:25:56,096 --> 00:25:57,472 it's-- it's a very-- 603 00:25:57,556 --> 00:26:00,308 like, it seems like it might be illegal. 604 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:02,477 DR. JORDAN: Any potential problem area 605 00:26:02,519 --> 00:26:06,856 is only something reportable to an agency 606 00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,984 when it interferes with your capacity 607 00:26:09,067 --> 00:26:10,819 to perform adequately. 608 00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:12,279 NATHAN: The doctor first went through 609 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,114 a verbal questionnaire with me. 610 00:26:14,155 --> 00:26:16,449 "How often do you have thoughts 611 00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:18,743 that something awful might happen?" 612 00:26:21,496 --> 00:26:22,872 Awful? I mean... 613 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,550 DR. JORDAN: This is someone who's anxious. 614 00:26:33,633 --> 00:26:36,177 What we're looking at is different parts of the brain 615 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:40,348 that are now connected into this anxiety process. 616 00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:43,935 Doing the scan, you come up with a potential diagnosis. 617 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:46,479 NATHAN: Dr. Jordan told me he uses something 618 00:26:46,521 --> 00:26:49,774 called an "fMRI machine" that scans your brain 619 00:26:49,858 --> 00:26:53,236 and can detect many of the neurological conditions 620 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,030 on the FAA medical form. 621 00:26:55,071 --> 00:26:57,866 You can look for, um, OCD, 622 00:26:57,949 --> 00:27:02,495 attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, autism, 623 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:04,789 a thought disorder like schizophrenia. 624 00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:06,416 -Uh, autism? -So, we come up with-- 625 00:27:06,499 --> 00:27:09,127 -Well, if someone had autism-- -How does it test for that? 626 00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:13,590 You can see things with autism that are fairly characteristic. 627 00:27:13,673 --> 00:27:16,760 Obviously, in-- At least some individuals with autism, 628 00:27:16,843 --> 00:27:19,804 it might impair your ability to pilot an airplane. 629 00:27:19,888 --> 00:27:21,056 And, obviously, that endangers 630 00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:23,183 not just themselves, but everybody else. 631 00:27:23,224 --> 00:27:25,602 And there-- there may be other issues. 632 00:27:25,685 --> 00:27:26,978 You know, some people might have-- 633 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:29,731 So, like, I-- Can I choose what we test for or no? 634 00:27:29,773 --> 00:27:31,524 It's all done at the same time. 635 00:27:31,566 --> 00:27:32,734 -So, one scan... -DR. JORDAN: It's not-- 636 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:34,069 ...you can diagnose everything? 637 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:36,404 -♪ (GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -It's all included. 638 00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:38,448 And, again, I always have to reassure people, 639 00:27:38,531 --> 00:27:41,326 whatever we find, it's all good. 640 00:27:41,409 --> 00:27:43,745 Because we're gonna-- We're gonna learn something 641 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:45,413 that's unique to you. 642 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,916 And I-- I'll tell you, having done this 643 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,835 many thousands of times now, 644 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:53,129 it's a journey that people love to go through. 645 00:27:55,298 --> 00:27:56,591 I'm Roxanne. How are you today? 646 00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:58,718 -NATHAN: Good. How are you? -ROXANNE: Good. I'm great, thank you. 647 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,387 -And here's a locker for you. -(LOCKER OPENING) 648 00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:02,055 -It's right over here. -I just have my phone. 649 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:05,266 Today we're gonna be doing an fMRI, 650 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:08,144 which is a functional MRI, which is a study of the brain. 651 00:28:08,228 --> 00:28:09,854 You're gonna see a black screen 652 00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:13,149 with three sets of words or phrases. 653 00:28:13,233 --> 00:28:17,153 It might be "lose family," "become a burden," "go hungry." 654 00:28:17,821 --> 00:28:19,447 So, select one of those phrases 655 00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:21,574 and I want you to feel what that would feel like. 656 00:28:21,616 --> 00:28:24,452 -"Lose family?" -Yeah. 657 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:26,454 -And then pretend I lost-- -ROXANNE: So pretend. 658 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:28,123 -My family died? -Yeah. Mm-hmm. 659 00:28:28,206 --> 00:28:29,582 -Something. -All of them? 660 00:28:29,624 --> 00:28:31,251 -No. -NATHAN: Oh. 661 00:28:31,292 --> 00:28:33,044 -Whatever comes to mind. Whatever comes to mind. Yeah. -Just one-- One family member. 662 00:28:33,128 --> 00:28:34,587 -Whatever comes to mind. -NATHAN: One or two? Okay. 663 00:28:34,629 --> 00:28:36,673 ROXANNE: But I want you to feel what it would feel like. 664 00:28:37,465 --> 00:28:39,884 (MACHINE PULSING) 665 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,931 ♪ (MUSIC TURNS WISTFUL) ♪ 666 00:28:46,683 --> 00:28:48,977 (MACHINE BEEPING, WHIRRING) 667 00:29:14,210 --> 00:29:16,087 (MACHINE WHIRRING, PULSING) 668 00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:18,840 -Thank you. -ROXANNE: You're welcome. 669 00:29:19,549 --> 00:29:20,842 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 670 00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:22,510 ROXANNE: All right, that is it. 671 00:29:22,552 --> 00:29:23,845 We are all done. 672 00:29:23,887 --> 00:29:25,513 -Did you see anything? -ROXANNE: I'll exam-- 673 00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:27,515 Well, I'm not the doctor. I'm the photographer. 674 00:29:27,557 --> 00:29:29,184 I'm the technologist. 675 00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:31,186 So I'm not giving you any type of results. 676 00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:33,772 Dr. Jordan will do that. It's a long exam. 677 00:29:33,855 --> 00:29:35,815 They have a lot of data they have to put together. 678 00:29:35,857 --> 00:29:37,567 Uh, how long does it take to get the-- 679 00:29:37,650 --> 00:29:39,736 It could take a couple weeks, a month. I'm not sure. 680 00:29:39,819 --> 00:29:41,362 -A couple weeks or a month? -ROXANNE: Yeah, yeah. 681 00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:43,907 So, it's not like a regular physical MRI. 682 00:29:43,990 --> 00:29:45,366 -NATHAN: Sure, yeah. -So, it's a lot of data 683 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:47,327 they have to collect and put together. 684 00:29:47,368 --> 00:29:51,080 It's just that I'm gonna be flying, uh, a 737, um, 685 00:29:51,164 --> 00:29:52,874 in a few days filled with, you know, 686 00:29:53,833 --> 00:29:55,376 um, people. So... 687 00:29:55,418 --> 00:29:57,378 -It's like a regular MRI-- -NATHAN: I was-- I was hoping 688 00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:59,672 to like, you know, get the results before that. 689 00:29:59,714 --> 00:30:00,715 ROXANNE: Yeah. 690 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:03,593 Do you work for an airline or private? 691 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:05,678 No, I'm... 692 00:30:07,430 --> 00:30:09,224 I mean, I'm mostly a comedian. 693 00:30:09,307 --> 00:30:11,810 So... (HESITATES) Yeah. But... 694 00:30:12,936 --> 00:30:15,396 Yeah. I don't think you're gonna get the results 695 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:16,648 in a couple of days. 696 00:30:18,566 --> 00:30:19,734 -Yeah. -ROXANNE: Yeah. 697 00:30:20,944 --> 00:30:23,863 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 698 00:30:23,905 --> 00:30:25,740 NATHAN: The San Bernardino flight 699 00:30:25,782 --> 00:30:27,617 had taken months to organize. 700 00:30:28,576 --> 00:30:30,995 And if it was delayed for any reason, 701 00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:32,372 we'd lose our window 702 00:30:32,413 --> 00:30:34,833 and the flight wouldn't happen at all. 703 00:30:40,922 --> 00:30:42,924 I looked up how other pilots 704 00:30:42,966 --> 00:30:45,426 deal with this type of ambiguity, 705 00:30:45,468 --> 00:30:48,930 knowing what to disclose when you're not exactly sure. 706 00:30:52,725 --> 00:30:55,436 I found a thread where someone posted 707 00:30:55,478 --> 00:30:58,439 that their friend was a regional first officer 708 00:30:58,523 --> 00:31:01,276 who was just diagnosed with autism. 709 00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:04,362 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 710 00:31:12,745 --> 00:31:16,457 NATHAN: In the responses, all the pilots were perplexed 711 00:31:16,499 --> 00:31:19,460 as to why he would get tested in the first place. 712 00:31:24,048 --> 00:31:26,342 They said you can lose your license 713 00:31:26,426 --> 00:31:28,761 by disclosing something like this. 714 00:31:34,601 --> 00:31:39,689 I mean, with the knowledge I had, I'm fit to fly. 715 00:31:44,277 --> 00:31:47,822 So, I guess I'm fit to fly. 716 00:31:57,540 --> 00:31:59,167 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 717 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:01,085 ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 718 00:32:35,411 --> 00:32:36,788 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 719 00:32:38,247 --> 00:32:40,041 Okay, I just want to be clear 720 00:32:40,083 --> 00:32:42,335 about what's gonna happen on this flight. 721 00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:46,255 Okay, I'm trying to demonstrate how hard it can be for any pilot 722 00:32:46,339 --> 00:32:50,093 to say what they're thinking in a cockpit environment. 723 00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:53,888 And this dangerous phenomenon that leads to planes crashing, 724 00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:57,225 I truly believe happens in some form 725 00:32:57,308 --> 00:33:00,895 on every single airline flight. 726 00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:04,107 Now, obviously we want this flight-- 727 00:33:04,190 --> 00:33:07,068 I don't wanna let anything unsafe happen. 728 00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:09,904 So, the second I see my co-pilot 729 00:33:09,946 --> 00:33:11,906 thinking something that he's not saying, 730 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:13,449 you're gonna get to see that. 731 00:33:13,533 --> 00:33:16,953 And then I'm gonna quickly jump in and, uh, 732 00:33:17,036 --> 00:33:20,039 ask him about how he's feeling, 733 00:33:20,081 --> 00:33:23,292 so he can share that with me and be comfortable sharing that, 734 00:33:23,376 --> 00:33:27,422 and nothing will be left unspoken. Okay? 735 00:33:27,463 --> 00:33:31,551 And, obviously, um, this is gonna be very safe 736 00:33:31,592 --> 00:33:34,303 because I'm someone who's uniquely attuned 737 00:33:34,387 --> 00:33:36,264 to this issue, I've been studying it. 738 00:33:36,305 --> 00:33:37,432 So, there really-- 739 00:33:37,473 --> 00:33:38,933 And I'm gonna be in the captain's seat. 740 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:41,019 So, there's really nothing to worry about. 741 00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:47,275 ♪ (UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 742 00:33:56,325 --> 00:33:57,994 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 743 00:34:08,629 --> 00:34:09,714 NATHAN: Thank you. 744 00:34:35,864 --> 00:34:37,909 ♪ (MUSIC SWELLS) ♪ 745 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,359 -Morning. -Hey, how are you? 746 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,152 -Good, how are you? -Good. 747 00:35:13,194 --> 00:35:15,363 You wanna do your pre-flight flows 748 00:35:15,404 --> 00:35:18,199 -and I'll do the walk-around? -Yeah, that works. 749 00:35:18,241 --> 00:35:19,450 -Okay. Okay, great. -It's perfect. 750 00:35:19,534 --> 00:35:21,786 ♪ (UPLIFTING MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 751 00:35:35,341 --> 00:35:36,801 (ALARM RINGING) 752 00:35:38,594 --> 00:35:39,971 (RAPID BEEPING) 753 00:35:49,856 --> 00:35:51,858 -All right. Looks good. -♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 754 00:35:51,899 --> 00:35:53,025 Perfect. 755 00:35:53,067 --> 00:35:54,861 -Start switches. -NATHAN: Continuous. 756 00:35:54,902 --> 00:35:58,156 -Electrical. -NATHAN: Uh, generators on. 757 00:35:58,239 --> 00:35:59,282 APU. 758 00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:03,536 -NATHAN: APU is off. -Uh, probe heat. 759 00:36:03,578 --> 00:36:06,455 Probe heat is not required. 760 00:36:06,539 --> 00:36:07,790 -AARON: Uh... -NATHAN: Or is it off? 761 00:36:07,874 --> 00:36:09,041 -AARON: On. -NATHAN: Oh, it's on. 762 00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:10,751 -Yeah. -NATHAN: Oh. Oops. 763 00:36:10,793 --> 00:36:12,503 -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 764 00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:16,299 NATHAN: Nearly 150 actors would be joining us. 765 00:36:16,382 --> 00:36:19,677 Their only purpose was their presence. 766 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,346 To simulate any psychological effect 767 00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:25,766 that a plane full of humans might have on the pilots 768 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:27,101 in the cockpit. 769 00:36:28,895 --> 00:36:33,107 I was thinking about it, in all the aviation movies 770 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,777 or shows that I've-- I've seen, 771 00:36:36,819 --> 00:36:39,447 I don't think the actor's ever actually flown the airplane, 772 00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:41,657 so I was wondering if this is the first time... 773 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:44,452 -of this size-- -Like me being the actor. 774 00:36:44,535 --> 00:36:45,786 Yeah, like you being the actor. 775 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:48,080 Like, you're not having to have someone else 776 00:36:48,122 --> 00:36:51,876 come fly for you or go in a simulator... 777 00:36:51,959 --> 00:36:54,003 -Yeah, I mean-- -...to-- to make the show. 778 00:36:54,086 --> 00:36:55,546 Right. Um... 779 00:36:56,631 --> 00:36:58,466 I mean, I'm a pilot too, I guess. 780 00:36:58,507 --> 00:37:01,719 Yeah, that's why it was hard to phrase it because it's not... 781 00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:05,181 'Cause you're a pilot, 782 00:37:06,515 --> 00:37:07,850 but you're also... 783 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,854 -This is your production, too. -Yeah, yeah. 784 00:37:11,938 --> 00:37:14,232 AARON: You know? But you're an actor too. 785 00:37:15,191 --> 00:37:16,776 So, I guess this is the way-- 786 00:37:16,817 --> 00:37:19,695 I've-- I've never seen that... 787 00:37:21,030 --> 00:37:23,157 Someone that's an actor that's a pilot, 788 00:37:23,199 --> 00:37:26,577 that's able to actually fly the airplane like this. 789 00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:30,665 Yeah, that crossed my mind this morning. I didn't... 790 00:37:30,748 --> 00:37:32,833 I hadn't really thought about it beforehand. 791 00:37:32,875 --> 00:37:34,752 -Oh, okay, yeah. -Yeah. 792 00:37:36,712 --> 00:37:37,755 Yeah. 793 00:37:39,340 --> 00:37:42,718 Uh, let me check to make sure everyone's all good in the back. 794 00:37:42,802 --> 00:37:43,970 Yeah, sounds good. 795 00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:47,431 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 796 00:37:54,313 --> 00:37:55,690 NATHAN: I'll be doing the takeoff. 797 00:37:55,731 --> 00:37:59,694 I'll be doing the landing, unless for some safety reason 798 00:37:59,735 --> 00:38:02,238 I'm not able to or I'm incapacitated. 799 00:38:02,321 --> 00:38:04,198 And in the unlikely event of a water landing, 800 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:05,992 the life vest is located under your seat. 801 00:38:06,033 --> 00:38:08,286 The safety information card in your seat pocket 802 00:38:08,369 --> 00:38:09,912 details use of the life vest. 803 00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:12,164 Upon directions from your flight attendant... 804 00:38:12,206 --> 00:38:14,625 (AIRPLANE ENGINE RUMBLING) 805 00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:16,585 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 806 00:38:40,818 --> 00:38:43,112 -Clear on the left. -AARON: Clear right. 807 00:38:43,195 --> 00:38:44,989 -This guy's holding for us. -Okay. 808 00:38:51,245 --> 00:38:52,580 NATHAN: (OVER INTERCOM) Ladies and gentlemen, 809 00:38:52,621 --> 00:38:55,249 welcome aboard. This is your captain speaking. 810 00:38:55,291 --> 00:38:56,375 My name is Nathan. 811 00:38:56,417 --> 00:38:59,420 I'm joined on the flight deck by my co-pilot, Aaron. 812 00:39:00,421 --> 00:39:03,090 Uh, on behalf of your entire flight crew 813 00:39:03,132 --> 00:39:04,467 and, of course, HBO, 814 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:08,929 we welcome you aboard this lovely Boeing 737. 815 00:39:08,971 --> 00:39:11,432 Your flight time today will be approximately 816 00:39:11,474 --> 00:39:12,975 two hours and ten minutes. 817 00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:14,810 We're gonna be taking off 818 00:39:14,894 --> 00:39:17,229 from San Bernardino International Airport, 819 00:39:17,271 --> 00:39:19,857 headed out east towards the Nevada border, 820 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:21,525 and then we're gonna be turning around 821 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:24,278 near the Nevada border, and heading back 822 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,864 to San Bernardino International Airport. 823 00:39:27,448 --> 00:39:29,617 Thank you so much. 824 00:39:29,658 --> 00:39:32,286 Flight attendants should now be seated for takeoff. 825 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,333 San Bernardino tower, I'm ready for IFR departure. 826 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:42,338 ATC: Runway two-four, wind calm, clear for takeoff. 827 00:39:42,421 --> 00:39:44,382 Runway two-four, clear for takeoff. 828 00:39:45,132 --> 00:39:46,133 AARON: Clear right. 829 00:39:46,759 --> 00:39:47,843 NATHAN: Cleared left. 830 00:39:49,011 --> 00:39:50,513 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 831 00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:10,157 -Ready? -AARON: Yeah, ready. 832 00:40:25,965 --> 00:40:28,092 -Stable. -Set takeoff thrust. 833 00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:32,263 Power set. 834 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:45,693 -Eighty. -Checks. 835 00:40:51,323 --> 00:40:52,950 V1, VR. 836 00:40:58,038 --> 00:41:00,583 ♪ (MUSIC TURNS DRAMATIC) ♪ 837 00:41:00,666 --> 00:41:02,251 -Positive rate? -Gear up. 838 00:41:27,568 --> 00:41:28,652 Is everything okay? 839 00:41:36,368 --> 00:41:37,912 -Aaron. -Yeah? 840 00:41:37,995 --> 00:41:39,246 Everything okay? 841 00:41:39,288 --> 00:41:41,582 Yeah, everything's fine. You all right? 842 00:41:41,624 --> 00:41:43,584 Well, yeah. Yeah, you didn't answer me there 843 00:41:43,626 --> 00:41:45,127 -for a sec. -Oh, what did you ask? 844 00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:47,379 -Yeah, if everything was okay. -Oh, yeah. 845 00:41:47,421 --> 00:41:48,672 -Okay. -Yeah, everything's fine. 846 00:41:48,756 --> 00:41:50,674 -(LAUGHS) Yeah. -Okay, good. 847 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:52,301 All right. 848 00:41:54,637 --> 00:41:56,347 ♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ 849 00:41:56,430 --> 00:41:59,350 Cookies? Pretzels? Almonds? 850 00:42:00,267 --> 00:42:01,268 Thank you. 851 00:42:02,228 --> 00:42:03,354 -If there's-- -What do you think? 852 00:42:03,437 --> 00:42:05,481 Oh, no. If there's anything on your mind, you can tell me. 853 00:42:05,564 --> 00:42:07,775 No. No, there's not much. 854 00:42:08,609 --> 00:42:09,777 Okay. 855 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:13,072 Nice day to be out... flying around. 856 00:42:13,113 --> 00:42:14,657 -Okay. -What do you think? 857 00:42:14,740 --> 00:42:16,951 Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, of course. 858 00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:19,286 No, I thought you were thinking of something 859 00:42:19,328 --> 00:42:20,621 -when you didn't answer me. -Oh, no. 860 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:22,540 -Okay. -I didn't hear you say anything. 861 00:42:22,623 --> 00:42:23,791 Oh, okay. 862 00:42:25,918 --> 00:42:27,419 You all right? 863 00:42:27,461 --> 00:42:28,879 Yeah, I'm good, yeah. 864 00:42:30,756 --> 00:42:32,132 Oh, just, yeah, you went like this 865 00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:33,342 with your eyebrows for a sec, 866 00:42:33,425 --> 00:42:34,635 -so it looked like you were-- -Like what? 867 00:42:34,677 --> 00:42:35,678 Like you sort of did that 868 00:42:35,761 --> 00:42:36,804 -with your eyebrows, like... -Oh. 869 00:42:36,887 --> 00:42:38,556 ...you were concerned about, or... 870 00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:40,140 -I think-- -...stressed about something, 871 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:41,308 -or... Okay. -No. 872 00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:42,434 I'm not stressed about anything. 873 00:42:42,476 --> 00:42:43,811 -Oh, okay, okay. -I think sometimes, like, 874 00:42:43,894 --> 00:42:46,105 if I'm squinting or looking, like I... 875 00:42:47,064 --> 00:42:48,482 I think I-- I do that. 876 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:49,817 -But, no, I'm not-- -You do what? 877 00:42:49,900 --> 00:42:52,111 Go... Do that. What you were saying, like... 878 00:42:52,152 --> 00:42:54,154 When you're what? When you're-- When you're looking 879 00:42:54,196 --> 00:42:55,656 -at something? -When I'm-- Yeah, like, trying... 880 00:42:55,698 --> 00:42:56,824 Like, I was looking out at those-- 881 00:42:56,865 --> 00:42:57,992 at those solar-- 882 00:42:58,075 --> 00:43:00,327 -those bright solar lights. -Ah. 883 00:43:00,369 --> 00:43:01,829 And, yeah, I was looking out that way. 884 00:43:01,912 --> 00:43:04,957 I don't know. I'm not-- I'm not stressed. 885 00:43:07,209 --> 00:43:08,544 -Okay. -AARON: Yeah. 886 00:43:08,627 --> 00:43:10,921 ♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 887 00:43:21,515 --> 00:43:23,684 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 888 00:43:25,311 --> 00:43:27,730 -Beverage? -Diet Pepsi, please. 889 00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:34,945 -Is there something stressing you out? -What? 890 00:43:35,029 --> 00:43:36,614 AARON: Is there something stressing you out? 891 00:43:37,406 --> 00:43:41,577 No, just-- I-- I, uh, I was like 892 00:43:41,660 --> 00:43:43,871 wondering if you're not saying something. 893 00:43:43,912 --> 00:43:47,333 So, I was like a little, maybe, anxious about that. 894 00:43:47,374 --> 00:43:50,085 -Oh, no. -I like-- I think, I just want-- 895 00:43:50,169 --> 00:43:52,046 -You know, you can say whatever. -Oh, yeah. 896 00:43:52,087 --> 00:43:54,131 We can say what we're thinking in here and it's okay. 897 00:43:54,214 --> 00:43:55,215 Maybe we should just do that. 898 00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:56,508 Just like say what we're thinking 899 00:43:56,550 --> 00:43:58,761 so we're not misreading or anything. 900 00:43:58,844 --> 00:44:02,389 Yeah, no. If something comes to mind that needs to be said, 901 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:04,350 -I'll say it. -Okay. 902 00:44:12,107 --> 00:44:13,651 ♪ (MUSIC SWELLS) ♪ 903 00:44:20,282 --> 00:44:22,701 (ENGINE RUMBLES) 904 00:44:39,718 --> 00:44:41,595 Uh, attention passengers, 905 00:44:41,637 --> 00:44:43,806 uh, you may notice a small aircraft 906 00:44:43,889 --> 00:44:45,432 off the left side of the plane, 907 00:44:45,516 --> 00:44:47,267 uh, flying very close to us. 908 00:44:47,309 --> 00:44:50,104 Uh, don't be alarmed. Uh, they're-- 909 00:44:50,187 --> 00:44:53,232 They're with the TV production and they're just getting shots 910 00:44:53,273 --> 00:44:55,734 of us for the show. So, all good. 911 00:44:56,735 --> 00:44:59,446 I decided to let Aaron fly for a bit, 912 00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:01,115 so I could be on the lookout 913 00:45:01,156 --> 00:45:03,325 while the aerial photography plane 914 00:45:03,409 --> 00:45:05,661 was getting shots of us in the sky. 915 00:45:05,744 --> 00:45:07,996 -Your aircraft. -All right, I have the airplane. 916 00:45:11,583 --> 00:45:13,961 Little unnerving with how close they get. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) 917 00:45:14,002 --> 00:45:15,003 Yeah. 918 00:45:17,589 --> 00:45:19,925 Trying to be as exact as possible. 919 00:45:25,681 --> 00:45:28,475 NATHAN: Aaron started making little comments to me 920 00:45:28,517 --> 00:45:31,895 about how close the other plane was getting to us. 921 00:45:31,979 --> 00:45:33,147 Holy moly. 922 00:45:37,818 --> 00:45:39,445 NATHAN: I wasn't sure if he was trying 923 00:45:39,486 --> 00:45:40,696 to tell me something, 924 00:45:41,697 --> 00:45:43,657 but I didn't wanna make things weird 925 00:45:43,741 --> 00:45:46,702 by asking again if everything was okay. 926 00:45:47,828 --> 00:45:50,581 So we just kept flying. 927 00:45:50,664 --> 00:45:53,250 -Where'd they go? -They're over here. I got 'em. 928 00:46:01,759 --> 00:46:04,052 ♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪ 929 00:46:19,985 --> 00:46:21,945 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 930 00:46:27,117 --> 00:46:29,369 Can we try something that I think might help 931 00:46:29,453 --> 00:46:30,537 the communication? 932 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:31,914 -Yeah. -Um... 933 00:46:31,997 --> 00:46:33,707 It's normally something I'd do on the ground, 934 00:46:33,749 --> 00:46:36,084 -but I just didn't expect, uh... -Yeah. 935 00:46:36,168 --> 00:46:39,797 Are... are you comfortable, like, playing a character? 936 00:46:41,840 --> 00:46:43,717 I don't know if I've ever played a character. 937 00:46:43,801 --> 00:46:46,053 -I mean, do you want-- -Like, like-- 938 00:46:46,094 --> 00:46:47,346 Do you want me talking more? 939 00:46:47,387 --> 00:46:50,140 -Or not just looking out the window? -Well... No, no. 940 00:46:50,224 --> 00:46:52,226 I-- I mean, yeah, but try... 941 00:46:52,309 --> 00:46:54,686 -Yeah. -...like, pretend you're, um... 942 00:46:54,728 --> 00:46:57,105 So, your character name would be "First Officer Blunt." 943 00:46:57,189 --> 00:46:58,732 -(LAUGHS) Of course, yeah. -Okay. 944 00:46:58,816 --> 00:47:00,067 -And you sort of get it, right? -Yeah. 945 00:47:00,108 --> 00:47:02,903 So, First Officer Blunt, like, his character traits 946 00:47:02,986 --> 00:47:05,614 are he loves speaking his mind, and he's very honest, 947 00:47:05,697 --> 00:47:08,325 -and he has no problem sharing anything he's thinking. -Yeah. Yeah. 948 00:47:08,408 --> 00:47:11,954 And I'm gonna play a character called "Captain Allears." 949 00:47:12,037 --> 00:47:13,288 Okay, and Captain Allears 950 00:47:13,372 --> 00:47:14,957 -loves getting feedback. -(CHUCKLES) 951 00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:17,751 And he's very open to any criticism... 952 00:47:17,835 --> 00:47:19,586 -AARON: Yeah. -... that you might have. 953 00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:21,463 Open the lines of communication 954 00:47:21,547 --> 00:47:22,756 -type of thing? -Yeah, yeah. 955 00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:25,175 Just so it might help us just with, generally, 956 00:47:25,259 --> 00:47:26,927 like, communication in-- in the cockpit. 957 00:47:27,010 --> 00:47:28,053 Yeah. 958 00:47:29,137 --> 00:47:30,138 Yeah. 959 00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:32,808 Yeah, we can do that. 960 00:47:35,352 --> 00:47:37,604 I mean, I don't know. I... 961 00:47:37,646 --> 00:47:39,815 I feel like if I got something going through my mind, 962 00:47:39,898 --> 00:47:42,776 I-- I usually say it. 963 00:47:42,860 --> 00:47:45,279 Okay, good. Yeah, that's all you have to do. 964 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,155 -(LAUGHS) Yeah, I mean-- -(LAUGHS) It's pretty easy. 965 00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:49,575 (LAUGHS) Most of the time it's-- it's nonsense, so... 966 00:47:49,616 --> 00:47:50,617 -Oh, okay. -Yeah. 967 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:52,160 Well, the nonsense is fine too, 968 00:47:52,244 --> 00:47:53,871 even if you're not sure of the thought. 969 00:47:53,954 --> 00:47:55,455 -Yeah. -If you think it-- 970 00:47:55,497 --> 00:47:56,582 it might be important. 971 00:47:56,623 --> 00:47:58,792 -So, I'm here to listen. -Yeah. 972 00:47:58,876 --> 00:48:00,544 -Yeah. -I love the feedback. 973 00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:04,840 Uh, do you want feedback from, uh, the departure 974 00:48:04,923 --> 00:48:06,967 out of, uh, San Bernardino? 975 00:48:07,050 --> 00:48:09,219 Sure. Did I mess something up? 976 00:48:09,303 --> 00:48:12,014 No, we just-- we forgot, um, 977 00:48:12,097 --> 00:48:15,559 I ended up retracting your flaps on-- on time... 978 00:48:15,642 --> 00:48:17,144 -Oh, I forgot to call out. -...on schedule. 979 00:48:17,185 --> 00:48:19,479 Yeah, you forgot to call "flaps 1" and then "flaps up." 980 00:48:19,521 --> 00:48:20,522 -Right, right. Okay. -AARON: Yeah. 981 00:48:20,606 --> 00:48:21,815 Thank you. Yes, yes. 982 00:48:21,857 --> 00:48:25,152 I appreciate, and, you know, you can tell me in the moment 983 00:48:25,235 --> 00:48:26,904 -if I forget anything. -AARON: Yeah. 984 00:48:26,987 --> 00:48:29,072 I love knowing what I do wrong. 985 00:48:29,156 --> 00:48:30,198 Yeah. 986 00:48:31,033 --> 00:48:32,784 Yeah, I mean, it's always-- 987 00:48:32,826 --> 00:48:34,369 it doesn't matter how long you do something, 988 00:48:34,453 --> 00:48:35,746 you can always learn something. 989 00:48:36,788 --> 00:48:38,165 -Yeah. -Right? 990 00:48:38,248 --> 00:48:39,666 -Of course. -♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 991 00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:42,628 So, we're gonna be landing at San Bernardino, runway six. 992 00:48:42,669 --> 00:48:44,880 -AARON: Mm-hmm. -The localizer? 993 00:48:44,963 --> 00:48:47,424 Yeah, I'm still-- I can't get the weather quite yet. 994 00:48:47,507 --> 00:48:48,842 Okay. 995 00:48:48,884 --> 00:48:51,011 -Three miles. -Yeah, you have to cut in-- 996 00:48:51,094 --> 00:48:54,181 -It'll be like a steep turn. -Pretty tight left base, yeah. 997 00:48:54,222 --> 00:48:56,433 Should I do it? Should we try it? I don't know. 998 00:48:56,516 --> 00:48:58,185 -AARON: We can try it. -What do you think? 999 00:48:58,226 --> 00:48:59,853 -You want level change? -Oh. 1000 00:48:59,895 --> 00:49:01,396 -There you go. Yep. -Thank you. 1001 00:49:02,105 --> 00:49:03,398 Glide slope alive. 1002 00:49:04,149 --> 00:49:05,192 Gear down. 1003 00:49:05,651 --> 00:49:06,777 Flaps 15. 1004 00:49:08,820 --> 00:49:10,489 Speed brake armed. 1005 00:49:10,530 --> 00:49:12,699 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 1006 00:49:25,128 --> 00:49:27,047 How do you feel about me landing this thing? 1007 00:49:27,714 --> 00:49:28,757 I'm confident. 1008 00:49:29,549 --> 00:49:30,884 -Yeah? -How about you? 1009 00:49:30,968 --> 00:49:32,094 -Are you? -Yeah. 1010 00:49:32,177 --> 00:49:34,554 -Based on what? -(CHUCKLES) I don't know. 1011 00:49:34,596 --> 00:49:36,556 I feel like you can kind of tell 1012 00:49:36,598 --> 00:49:38,809 if someone's capable or not pretty quick. 1013 00:49:38,892 --> 00:49:40,769 And I feel like you're plenty capable. 1014 00:49:43,188 --> 00:49:45,399 This land's the same as the sim, right? 1015 00:49:45,482 --> 00:49:47,234 -The simulator? -What? 1016 00:49:47,275 --> 00:49:49,152 This land's the same as the simulator, right? 1017 00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:51,613 Yeah. 1018 00:49:52,322 --> 00:49:54,324 ♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 1019 00:50:03,333 --> 00:50:06,545 -What are the winds? -AARON: And, uh, wind check. 1020 00:50:06,586 --> 00:50:08,588 ATC: Wind calm. Runway six. Clear to land. 1021 00:50:08,672 --> 00:50:10,549 AARON: Clear to land runway six. 1022 00:50:12,759 --> 00:50:14,594 Have you been doing flaps 40 landings 1023 00:50:14,636 --> 00:50:16,888 in the sim and stuff? Oh, okay. 1024 00:50:16,930 --> 00:50:18,598 -Oh, in this one. -Okay. 1025 00:50:19,725 --> 00:50:22,227 (ENGINE RUMBLES) 1026 00:50:30,110 --> 00:50:32,779 ♪ (MUSIC SWELLS) ♪ 1027 00:50:32,863 --> 00:50:35,115 There's 500 feet, runway six, and, uh-- 1028 00:50:35,157 --> 00:50:37,451 oh, landing checklist, uh, speed brake. 1029 00:50:37,492 --> 00:50:39,161 Landing check-- Oh yeah. Armed. 1030 00:50:40,120 --> 00:50:41,621 Landing gear. 1031 00:50:41,663 --> 00:50:44,291 -Three green light. -And flaps. 1032 00:50:45,167 --> 00:50:47,252 -GPWS: Five hundred. -Flaps 40. 1033 00:50:47,294 --> 00:50:48,420 AARON: Landing checklist complete. 1034 00:50:49,379 --> 00:50:50,464 Okay. 1035 00:50:51,882 --> 00:50:53,050 Landing. 1036 00:50:53,133 --> 00:50:54,509 ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC OVERLAPS) ♪ 1037 00:51:06,521 --> 00:51:10,067 GPWS: Fifty, 40, 30, 1038 00:51:11,151 --> 00:51:13,820 20, ten... 1039 00:51:16,364 --> 00:51:17,532 AARON: Speed brake. 1040 00:51:28,293 --> 00:51:29,336 T lights. 1041 00:51:30,754 --> 00:51:32,089 Let me know 80. 1042 00:51:33,173 --> 00:51:34,257 Eighty. 1043 00:51:39,262 --> 00:51:41,264 ♪ (MUSIC SWELLS, FADES) ♪ 1044 00:51:43,892 --> 00:51:45,685 ♪ (UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 1045 00:51:45,727 --> 00:51:49,689 -(EXHALES) All right. -Nice. 1046 00:51:49,773 --> 00:51:51,441 -NATHAN: Thanks. (CHUCKLES) -AARON: What did you think? 1047 00:51:52,692 --> 00:51:55,112 Uh, I don't know. I've never done this before. 1048 00:51:55,195 --> 00:51:56,446 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 1049 00:51:56,530 --> 00:51:58,198 -The landing was great. -Really? 1050 00:51:58,281 --> 00:52:00,534 -Yeah. -Thanks. 1051 00:52:00,617 --> 00:52:04,955 -(CROWD CHEERS, APPLAUDS) -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1052 00:52:05,038 --> 00:52:06,998 NATHAN: Even though none of these people saw 1053 00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:11,044 what happened up there, all this applause made me feel 1054 00:52:11,128 --> 00:52:13,463 like I had achieved something important. 1055 00:52:13,547 --> 00:52:14,881 ACTOR 1: You were the bomb. 1056 00:52:14,923 --> 00:52:17,050 Takeoff, landing, excellent. 1057 00:52:17,134 --> 00:52:18,718 -ACTOR 2: Solid. -Okay. 1058 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:21,221 Maybe this is why pilots do it. 1059 00:52:21,263 --> 00:52:23,098 (CROWD APPLAUDS, CHEERS) 1060 00:52:23,181 --> 00:52:26,560 NATHAN: No one sees what goes on in the cockpit. 1061 00:52:26,643 --> 00:52:29,688 And as long as you get everyone down safely, 1062 00:52:29,729 --> 00:52:32,232 that's all it takes to be their hero. 1063 00:52:32,274 --> 00:52:33,733 Are you gonna keep flying now? 1064 00:52:33,775 --> 00:52:35,527 -Just gonna get a plane? -NATHAN: Uh... 1065 00:52:36,945 --> 00:52:38,071 I don't know. 1066 00:52:39,614 --> 00:52:40,866 I don't know. 1067 00:52:40,907 --> 00:52:42,576 -ACTOR 3: You should! -Maybe. Maybe. 1068 00:52:42,617 --> 00:52:43,869 ACTOR 3: You're really good at it. 1069 00:52:43,910 --> 00:52:45,036 -Yeah. -Okay. 1070 00:52:45,078 --> 00:52:47,914 It's been an emotional, months-long journey. 1071 00:52:47,998 --> 00:52:51,585 Over a thousand hopefuls from across the country 1072 00:52:51,668 --> 00:52:53,336 have been narrowed down to two. 1073 00:52:54,045 --> 00:52:55,130 The pilots voted. 1074 00:52:55,213 --> 00:52:59,593 And the winner of Wings of Voice is... 1075 00:53:01,428 --> 00:53:03,471 Isabella Henao! 1076 00:53:03,555 --> 00:53:04,764 -(CHUCKLES) -(JUDGES APPLAUD) 1077 00:53:04,806 --> 00:53:06,141 -Oh my God! -HOST: (CHUCKLES) Yeah. 1078 00:53:07,309 --> 00:53:09,269 -CONTESTANT: Oh my God! -(CHUCKLES) 1079 00:53:09,895 --> 00:53:11,646 Isabella, how do you feel? 1080 00:53:11,730 --> 00:53:13,148 (LAUGHS) This is insane. 1081 00:53:13,231 --> 00:53:16,318 This is crazy. I-- Oh! 1082 00:53:16,401 --> 00:53:20,071 It's been a crazy journey, a lot of travel. Uh... 1083 00:53:20,113 --> 00:53:23,617 -It's just crazy. (LAUGHS) -Well, Isabella, 1084 00:53:23,658 --> 00:53:27,120 -the stage is yours. -Thank you. (CHUCKLES) 1085 00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:32,918 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 1086 00:53:37,088 --> 00:53:40,592 (BREATHES DEEPLY) 1087 00:53:40,634 --> 00:53:43,303 ♪ (PLAYS "BRING ME TO LIFE" BY EVANESCENCE) ♪ 1088 00:53:51,102 --> 00:53:56,983 ♪ How can you see into my eyes ♪ 1089 00:53:57,067 --> 00:54:00,904 ♪ Like open doors ♪ 1090 00:54:00,987 --> 00:54:06,993 ♪ Leading you down Into my core ♪ 1091 00:54:07,035 --> 00:54:11,206 ♪ Where I've become so numb ♪ 1092 00:54:12,290 --> 00:54:16,086 ♪ Without a soul ♪ 1093 00:54:17,212 --> 00:54:22,342 ♪ My spirit's sleeping Somewhere cold ♪ 1094 00:54:22,384 --> 00:54:25,553 ♪ Until you find it there ♪ 1095 00:54:25,637 --> 00:54:32,519 ♪ And lead it back home ♪ 1096 00:54:32,560 --> 00:54:33,853 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Wake me up! ♪ 1097 00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:36,356 -♪ Wake me up inside ♪ -♪ Can't wake up! ♪ 1098 00:54:36,439 --> 00:54:38,817 -♪ Wake me up inside ♪ -BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Save me! ♪ 1099 00:54:38,858 --> 00:54:41,528 ♪ Call my name and save me ♪ 1100 00:54:41,569 --> 00:54:42,862 ♪ From the dark ♪ 1101 00:54:42,946 --> 00:54:43,989 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Wake me up! ♪ 1102 00:54:44,030 --> 00:54:45,407 ISABELLA: ♪ Bid my blood to run ♪ 1103 00:54:45,490 --> 00:54:46,616 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Can't wake up! ♪ 1104 00:54:46,700 --> 00:54:47,909 ♪ Before I come undone ♪ 1105 00:54:47,993 --> 00:54:49,077 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Save me! ♪ 1106 00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:54,082 ISABELLA: ♪ Save me From the nothing I've become ♪ 1107 00:54:54,165 --> 00:54:56,710 ♪ Bring me ♪ 1108 00:54:56,793 --> 00:55:03,383 ♪ To life, woah ♪ 1109 00:55:03,425 --> 00:55:08,722 ♪ Frozen inside Without your touch ♪ 1110 00:55:08,763 --> 00:55:12,892 ♪ Without your love, darling ♪ 1111 00:55:12,934 --> 00:55:18,732 ♪ Only you are the life ♪ 1112 00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:23,153 ♪ Among the dead ♪ 1113 00:55:23,236 --> 00:55:24,404 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Wake me up! ♪ 1114 00:55:24,487 --> 00:55:25,864 BACKING VOCALISTS: ♪ Wake me up inside ♪ 1115 00:55:25,905 --> 00:55:27,073 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Can't wake up ♪ 1116 00:55:27,157 --> 00:55:28,742 BACKING VOCALISTS: ♪ Wake me up inside ♪ 1117 00:55:28,825 --> 00:55:32,954 -♪ Save me! ♪ -♪ Life ♪ 1118 00:55:33,038 --> 00:55:38,460 ♪ Wake me up, wake me up! ♪ 1119 00:55:38,543 --> 00:55:39,586 BACKING VOCALIST: ♪ Save me! ♪ 1120 00:55:39,627 --> 00:55:44,632 ♪ Save me from the nothing I've become ♪ 1121 00:55:44,716 --> 00:55:48,762 -♪ Bring me to... ♪ -♪ (SONG FADES) ♪ 1122 00:55:48,803 --> 00:55:51,097 ♪ (MELLOW INTROSPECTIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 1123 00:55:53,308 --> 00:55:54,893 (INAUDIBLE) 1124 00:56:14,662 --> 00:56:16,456 -NATHAN: V1. -737 CAPTAIN: V1, rotate. 1125 00:56:16,539 --> 00:56:18,291 NATHAN: During my spare time, 1126 00:56:18,333 --> 00:56:21,002 I started working as a pilot for a company 1127 00:56:21,086 --> 00:56:24,964 that relocates empty 737s wherever they are 1128 00:56:25,006 --> 00:56:26,508 around the world. 1129 00:56:29,386 --> 00:56:32,305 Sometimes, I'd have to be transported by a soldier 1130 00:56:32,389 --> 00:56:35,975 to a military airfield in rural Ecuador, 1131 00:56:36,017 --> 00:56:40,480 where a 737 that had no seats in it would have to be flown 1132 00:56:40,522 --> 00:56:44,067 across the Amazon rainforest in the middle of the night 1133 00:56:44,150 --> 00:56:45,985 to an airstrip in Brazil. 1134 00:56:46,069 --> 00:56:47,070 Gear up. 1135 00:56:49,531 --> 00:56:51,908 For some reason, they trusted me. 1136 00:56:53,034 --> 00:56:56,246 I was one of two pilots in the cockpit. 1137 00:56:56,329 --> 00:56:59,582 And sometimes, when they'd be on a bathroom break, 1138 00:56:59,666 --> 00:57:01,501 it was just me in there. 1139 00:57:03,086 --> 00:57:04,963 Flying over the Atlantic Ocean... 1140 00:57:05,004 --> 00:57:06,673 -(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) -...for hours 1141 00:57:06,714 --> 00:57:10,385 until the welcoming sands of Namibia come into view. 1142 00:57:13,138 --> 00:57:14,222 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 1143 00:57:14,305 --> 00:57:17,183 NATHAN: They only let the smartest and best people 1144 00:57:17,267 --> 00:57:19,477 fly a plane of this size. 1145 00:57:20,562 --> 00:57:22,689 And it feels good to know that. 1146 00:57:22,730 --> 00:57:24,065 Set takeoff thrust. 1147 00:57:25,191 --> 00:57:27,527 No one is allowed in the cockpit 1148 00:57:27,569 --> 00:57:29,529 if there's something wrong with them. 1149 00:57:31,406 --> 00:57:34,826 So, if you're here, you must be fine. 1150 00:57:34,868 --> 00:57:36,161 GPWS: One hundred. 1151 00:57:38,455 --> 00:57:40,623 ♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 1152 00:58:18,745 --> 00:58:20,288 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪