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[THUNDER]

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ANNOUNCER: THIS IS THE

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TEAM OF ISLAND AIR.

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EVERY DAY THEY RISK EVERYTHING.

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THE KODIAK PEAKS AND WICKED SEAS

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MAKE THE ISLAND THE WORLD'S MOST

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TREACHEROUS PLACE TO FLY.

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THESE ARE THE TALES OF ALASKA'S

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ULTIMATE BUSH PILOTS.

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[MUSIC]

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>> [UNCLEAR]

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>> SAY BYE-BYE.

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>> BYE-BYE.

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>> ARE WE GONNA GET ON

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THE PLANE?

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>> YEAH.

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>> YEAH?

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PETER: ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY

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TO LOAD UP?

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>> WHENEVER YOU ARE, YES.

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ANNOUNCER: ISLAND AIR IS MORE

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THAN JUST AN AIR TAXI SERVICE

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FOR KODIAK.

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THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE

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WELL-BEING OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND.

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PAT: ISLAND AIR, THEY ARE

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DEFINITELY A LIFELINE BECAUSE WE

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HAVE NO SERVICE THAT GOES AROUND

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THE ISLAND AND DELIVERS GOODS.

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THIS IS HOW PEOPLE GET THEIR

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MAIL, THEIR FOOD, SO THEY ARE AN

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INTEGRAL PART OF OUR ECONOMIC

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ENGINE HERE.

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[MUSIC]

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PETER: THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU.

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BOB: EVERYTHING YOU MOVE IN A

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CAR DOWN SOUTH, AND YOUR TRUCK,

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AND YOUR DELIVERY VEHICLE, IT

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ALL MOVES IN AN AIRPLANE OR A

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BOAT IN ALASKA.

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>> CARGO!

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ERIK: I'VE BEEN ON A FEW

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DIFFERENT SEARCH AND RESCUE

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TYPE FLIGHTS. I'VE PICKED

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UP PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD

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HEART ATTACKS, BURN VICTIMS, AND

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A PRETTY WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL

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EMERGENCIES.

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BOB: IT'S THE INTERACTION

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BETWEEN EVERYONE OUT IN THE BUSH

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AND HELPING THEM AND HELPING

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THEM HELP US.

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IT GOES BOTH WAYS.

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>> CAREFUL, PETE. [UNCLEAR]

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PETER: THANKS, JIM. YEAH.

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THIS IS AWESOME.

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BENEFITS OF BEING THE MAILMAN

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OUT IN KODIAK.

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ANNOUNCER: THE PILOTS SERVE A

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WIDE RANGE OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING

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THE WATCHMEN AT ALASKA'S CLOSED

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DOWN CANNERIES.

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LANCE: I'M A PRESENCE ON SITE.

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I JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS.

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I ENJOY ALL THE FISHING AND

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HUNTING AND IT'S JUST BEEN A

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HOOT SINCE I'VE WORKED HERE.

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THRILL A MINUTE. [LAUGHTER]

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ANNOUNCER: FOR SOME CARETAKERS,

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ISLAND AIR IS ONE OF

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THEIR ONLY LINKS TO THE OUTSIDE

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WORLD.

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LANCE: HEY, PETE.

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ISLAND AIR BRINGS THE MAIL HERE.

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THEY BRING MY GROCERIES ON

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THE MAIL PLANE.

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THEY'RE KIND OF A LIFELINE.

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SO HOW'S WEATHER IN TOWN?

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PETER: IT'S STARTING TO LOOK

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KIND OF NASTY OUT TO

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THE NORTHEAST.

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LANCE: YEAH.

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PETER: THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

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THAT I'M THE ONLY GUY THEY SEE

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EVERY WEEK FOR MONTHS AT A TIME,

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SO YOU KIND OF GOTTA GIVE THEM

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FIVE MINUTES, LET THEM TALK TO

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SOMEBODY FACE TO FACE.

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LANCE: ALL RIGHT. [UNCLEAR]

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THANKS, PETE.

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HEY, I FOUND SOME GRAFFITI ON

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THE WALL YOU MIGHT BE

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INTERESTED IN SEEING.

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PETER: YEAH?

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LANCE: YEAH.

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PETER: COOL, LET'S LOOK.

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LANCE: OK.

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PETER: YOU REALLY KIND OF GET TO

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DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH

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THESE GUYS, AND IF THEY DON'T

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WALK DOWN TO THE DOCK OR WALK

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DOWN TO THE BEACH WHEN YOU PULL

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UP, THAT CAN BE SCARY.

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I HAVEN'T HAD THAT HAPPEN YET,

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BUT YOU ALWAYS HOPE THEY'RE

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GONNA BE THERE WAITING FOR YOU

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WHEN YOU PULL UP.

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[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, LANCE,

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WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT.

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LANCE: SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, MAN.

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PETER: [UNCLEAR]

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LANCE: OH, YEAH.

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THE BUSH PILOTS ARE MY HEROES.

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ANNOUNCER: SOMETIMES KODIAK'S

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VIOLENT WEATHER PREVENTS THE

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PLANES FROM LANDING, HALTING

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DELIVERY OF VITAL GOODS AND

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MEDICINE.

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BOB: THIS WEATHER MAY DICTATE

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WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WHERE WE'RE

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GETTING INTO.

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>> THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY

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DOWN THERE IS GREAT, IT'S JUST

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THE WIND.

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ANNOUNCER: WHEN LARGE OCEAN

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SWELLS ARE THE ONLY ISSUE,

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THE PLANES HAVE ANOTHER

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WAY TO DISTRIBUTE SUPPLIES.

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PETER: ALL RIGHT, DROP.

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BOB: THE BEAVER ITSELF HAS

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GOT A CAMERA THAT'S UP

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UNDERNEATH THE BELLY, SO IT'S

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POSSIBLE TO LIFT UP THE DOOR IN

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FLIGHT, FLY OVER A SPOT, AND

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THROW ALL THE EQUIPMENT OUT THAT

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YOU CAN.

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ANNOUNCER: TODAY ERIK WILL BE

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TEACHING PETE HOW TO USE THE

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CAMERA HATCH FOR TARGET

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PRACTICE. IT'S ANOTHER PAGE IN

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THE TRAINING MANUAL FOR ALASKA'S

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ULTIMATE BUSH PILOTS.

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ERIK: WE GOT THE ORANGE TAPE.

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WE'LL KIND OF SET UP SOME

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TARGETS WITH THE ORANGE TAPE.

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AND THEN GOT A COUPLE CUPS OF

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FLOUR IN EACH ONE OF THESE.

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THAT WAY EVEN FROM THE

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AIRPLANE WHEN IT HITS WE'LL SEE

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IT SPREAD OUT.

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THAT'LL GIVE US A PRETTY GOOD

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IDEA OF HOW CLOSE OR HOW FAR WE

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ARE FROM OUR TARGET.

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PETER: COOL.

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ANNOUNCER: CONSIDERED THE BEST

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BUSH PLANE EVER MADE, THE BEAVER

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WAS DESIGNED FOR THIS TYPE

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OF USE.

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[MUSIC]

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PETER: IT'S JUST A COOL MADE

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AIRPLANE.

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THEY WERE REALLY THINKING WHEN

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THEY PUT THIS THING TOGETHER.

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ANNOUNCER: ERIC AND PETER WILL

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TRAVEL TO THREE SAINTS BAY, 20

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MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BASIN.

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WITH ITS LONG STRETCH OF BEACH,

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IT'S THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR

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THE TRAINING.

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ERIK: YEAH, SEE, YOU'RE GONNA

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WANT TO BE DROPPING IT BEFORE WE

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ACTUALLY REACH OUR TARGET

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BECAUSE IT IS GONNA HAVE THAT

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FORWARD VELOCITY, YOU KNOW?

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I GOT THE HATCH SET UP, PETE,

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SO LET'S SET UP OUR TARGET.

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ERIK: [UNCLEAR]

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PETER: YEAH.

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WE'RE ALSO PLAYING

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WITH THE WIND FACTOR HERE.

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MAKE IT THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT

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FOR PETER TO HIT THE TARGET.

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ERIK: [UNCLEAR] THE BEACH

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AND THEN LIKE A 3, 2, 1, DROP

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OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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ANNOUNCER: PETER'S FIRST PASS

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WILL BE LOW, JUST A FEW FEET

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ABOVE THE BEACH.

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PETER: ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE LINED

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UP WITH OUR TARGET.

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I CAN SEE THAT X PRETTY GOOD.

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ALL RIGHT, 3, 2, 1. DROP.

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ANNOUNCER: PILOT PETER

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ROSENTHAL IS LEARNING HOW TO

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DELIVER SUPPLIES OUT OF THE

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BEAVER'S DROP DOOR.

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PETER: SEE THAT X PRETTY GOOD.

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ANNOUNCER: EVEN WITH GUIDANCE

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FROM VETERAN PILOT ERIK HOWARD,

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PETER'S FIRST DROP WAS OFF

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THE MARK.

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PETER: 3, 2, 1. DROP.

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[LAUGHTER]

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THINK THAT ONE'S

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GONNA BE A LITTLE LONG.

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ALL RIGHT, SO AT 300 FEET.

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DROP.

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ERIK: I'M READY.

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YOU JUST TELL ME.

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PETER: A LITTLE SLOWER HERE.

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DROP.

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[LAUGHTER]

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ERIK: THINK THAT ONE

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WAS JUST A LITTLE SHORT.

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ANNOUNCER: WITH A FEW DROPS

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UNDER HIS BELT, PETER WILL NOW

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CLIMB IN ALTITUDE TO 500 FEET

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ABOVE THE BEACH.

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INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL MAKE

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IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BE ON

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TARGET.

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PETER: ALL RIGHT, SO WERE LINED

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UP. 3, 2, 1. DROP.

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HOW ABOUT THEM APPLES?

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ERIK: WE BETTER DO IT AGAIN AND

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SEE IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOOD OR

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IF YOU'RE JUST LUCKY.

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PETER: YEAH. [UNCLEAR]

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ANNOUNCER: PETER WILL

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NOW JUMP TO 700 FEET IN

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ALTITUDE AT FULL AIRSPEED.

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PETER: KIND OF LIKE TRYING TO DO

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A SLAMDUNK. DROP.

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[LAUGHTER]

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ANNOUNCER: HE PROVES

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HE IS THE REAL DEAL

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BY DROPPING JUST TWO FEET AWAY

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FROM THE TARGET.

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PETER: NOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY

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THAT I'M GOOD AT THIS, BUT...

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[UNCLEAR]

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THIS IS THE HARDEST PART,

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TURNING AROUND BACK IN HERE.

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ERIK: YEAH, JUST KEEP IT WIDE.

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IT'S GETTING A LITTLE GUSTY

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IN THERE, SO--

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PETER: THINK OUR "X" IS ABOUT TO

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GET BLOWN AWAY.

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ANNOUNCER: WITH WIND SPEEDS

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INCREASING, ERIK AND PETER NEED

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TO HEAD BACK TO THE BASIN,

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BUT NOT BEFORE THEY HAVE A

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LITTLE FUN WITH THE REST OF THE

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BAGS OF FLOUR.

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ERIK: ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW

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MANY WE CAN DROP OUT IN ONE GO.

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PETER: YEAH. 3, 2, 1.

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START DROPPING.

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[MUSIC]

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ERIK: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT.

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GOOD JOB, PETE.

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YOU GOT IT DOWN PRETTY GOOD.

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ANNOUNCER: IT TAKES HOURS OF

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INTENSE TRAINING TO GET TO ERICK

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AND PETER'S LEVEL OF SKILL.

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SOME WOULD SHY AWAY FROM THAT

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MUCH WORK. OTHERS EMBRACE IT.

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DAVID: YEAH, IF I COULD FLY ALL

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DAY, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.

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ANNOUNCER: DAVID IS A NEW PILOT

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TO ISLAND AIR.

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ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA, THE

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CALL OF THE LAST FRONTIER WAS

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TOO STRONG, AND HE MOVED TO

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ALASKA A FEW MONTHS BACK.

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DAVID: COMING OUT TO ALASKA

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WAS AN EASY DECISION.

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THE FLYING IS COMPARABLE TO

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NOWHERE ELSE I THINK.

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ANNOUNCER: BOB ONLY HIRES

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EXPERIENCED PILOTS WHO HAVE

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FINISHED TRADITIONAL FLIGHT

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SCHOOL.

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BOB: WE HAVE THE NEW GUYS THAT

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ARE COMING IN ALL THE TIME.

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THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF ENERGY.

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THEY HELP GET US OLD GUYS OFF

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THE COUCH.

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BUT I'VE FOUND THAT AS I LOOK

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OVER ALL THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE

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HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF

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TIMES IT'S IN THOSE PILOTS THAT

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ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.

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THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOOD TO PUT A

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LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN GOING NO,

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IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU.

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I'M LOOKING JUST FOR WHETHER YOU

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KNOW THE BASICS.

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ANNOUNCER: SO TODAY DAVE AND BOB

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ARE HEADING TO CALCIN BAY

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TO SEE IF DAVE'S GOT WHAT IT

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TAKES TO MAKE THE ISLAND AIR

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TEAM.

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BOB: WE'RE GONNA CLIMB UP, DO A

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60 DEGREE BANKED TURN, STABILIZE

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IT, AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE YOU

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GO TO A 60 DEGREE BANKED TURN IN

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THE OTHER DIRECTION.

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DAVID: GOT IT.

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HE KNOWS WHAT FAULTS TO LOOK FOR

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IN A PILOT,

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AND HE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THEM.

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BOB: SO ONLY HAD ONE PERSON FAIL

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THE INTRO RIDE, AND THAT PERSON

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ACTUALLY ENDED UP DYING IN AN

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AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT A YEAR AFTER

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HE FAILED THAT INTRO RIDE FOR

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THE VERY THING I FAILED HIM FOR.

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DAVID: IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE,

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IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR

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PASSENGERS ALIVE, IF YOU WANT TO

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LIVE, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE

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COWBOYS OUT THERE. WE'RE

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GONNA KEEP THINGS SAFE, SO--

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BOB: HOW MANY Gs DO WE

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HAVE IN A 60 DEGREE BANKED TURN?

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DAVID: 60 DEGREE TURN IS

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TWO Gs.

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BOB: OK, I WANT YOU TO MAINTAIN

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THE ALTITUDE YOU'RE AT.

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WE'RE AT 2,600.

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GO AHEAD AND ROLL INTO A

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60 DEGREE BANKED LEFT TURN.

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STABILIZE IT.

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ALL RIGHT, RIGHT TURN.

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60 DEGREE BANKED TURN. GO ON.

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ANNOUNCER: BEING ABLE TO FEEL

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THE TIGHT TURN AND FLY BY THE

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SEAT OF YOUR PANTS...

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BOB: OK, LEFT TURN.

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ANNOUNCER: IS SOMETHING YOU

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LEARN THROUGH TRAINING.

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BOB: I'M NOT PRESSED BACK INTO

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MY SEAT.

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ANNOUNCER: AND MORE TRAINING.

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BOB: I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW

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YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

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DAVID: YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M NOT.

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BOB: HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE IT?

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YOU'RE TOO HIGH.

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ANNOUNCER: BOB IS ON A ROUTINE

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TEST FLIGHT WITH ISLAND AIR'S

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NEWEST PILOT DAVE.

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BOB: DO A COUPLE CLEARING TURNS.

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ANNOUNCER: AND HE'S TAKING EVERY

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OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THIS ROOKIE

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THROUGH HIS PACES.

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BOB: OK, LEFT TURN.

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GOTTA MAKE A QUICK TURN.

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YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN HERE.

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DAVID: YEAH.

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BOB: SO YOU DON'T REALLY SEE IT.

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YOU GOTTA PULL IT BACK TO

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FEEL IT.

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IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN

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YOU GET IN A PASSENGER LOOKING

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OUTSIDE.

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NOW, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS

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KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL.

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DAVID: KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL.

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HE LIKES TO SEE IT WHEN WE START

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SHAKING IN OUR SEAT, LITERALLY.

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HE LIKES TO KIND OF PUSH US TO

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OUR LIMIT, SEE IF WE'RE GONNA

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CRACK. AND THAT'S PART OF HIS

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DETERMINING IF WE'RE GONNA BE

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A GOOD PILOT FOR HIS CREW.

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BOB: IF WE HAD TO PULL THE POWER

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FROM RIGHT HERE, WOULD YOU

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MAKE IT?

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DAVID: YES.

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BOB: YOU JUST LOST YOUR ENGINE.

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DAVID: ROGER.

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BOB: I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW

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YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

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DAVID: YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M NOT.

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BOB: HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE IT?

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TELL ME RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE THE

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PILOT. LENGTHEN IT OUT.

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LENGTHEN IT OUT.

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LENGTHEN IT OUT AND GET TO 80.

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YOU'RE TOO HIGH.

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ANNOUNCER: A 60 DEGREE BANK

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CAUSES THE PLANE TO LOSE

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ALTITUDE, SO THE PILOT MUST

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CONSISTENTLY CALCULATE, FEEL,

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AND COMPENSATE.

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BOB'S TRAINING PUTS PILOTS IN

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SITUATIONS TO TEST EMERGENCY

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PROCEDURES OF ALL KINDS--

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A STALL,

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THE AIRPLANE LOSING LIFT,

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IS A SITUATION THAT EVERY PILOT

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WILL FACE EVENTUALLY.

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BOB: I'M GONNA PULL OUR POWER.

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ANNOUNCER: IT'S BETTER TO

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PRACTICE NOW AND FEEL IT SO WHEN

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IT HAPPENS YOU INSTINCTIVELY

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KNOW HOW TO REACT.

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BOB: NO POWER. WE'RE JUST

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FLYING. WE'RE STARTING TO FEEL

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THE STALL RIGHT NOW.

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DAVID: YEP.

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BOB: WE'RE COMING IN DO IT.

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[UNCLEAR] NOSE KIND OF

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FALLS OFF. FULL STALL.

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YOU'RE GOOD.

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OK, YOUR AIRPLANE.

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DAVID: MY AIRPLANE.

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I FEEL IN TUNE WITH THE

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AIRCRAFT, BUT I'M HUMAN.

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I'LL GET SCARED.

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BOB: MOST EMERGENCIES PEOPLE

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WILL INEVITABLY FREEZE FOR THE

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FIRST COUPLE OF SECONDS.

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DAVID: THAT'S RIGHT.

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GOTTA HAVE OUR PROCEDURES DOWN

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SO I JUST DO IT AUTOMATICALLY.

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BOB: IT'S EASY TO GET

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COMFORTABLE, ISN'T IT?

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DAVID: SURE.

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BOB: THAT'S WHEN IT GETS US.

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SO A GOOD THING TO DO IS

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CONSTANT TRAINING.

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DAVID: THAT KEEPS US SHARP.

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BOB: YEAH, IT DOES.

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DAVID: I CAN ALREADY TELL I WAS

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RUSTY ON THAT [UNCLEAR].

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BOB: YEAH. OK, HEAD BACK.

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DAVID: ALL RIGHT.

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BOB: YOU CAN EITHER FLY OR YOU

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CAN'T WHEN THEY COME TO ME.

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I GO OUT AND FIGURE THAT OUT

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REALLY QUICKLY.

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WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT

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THEY THINK.

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AND WE WALK YOU THROUGH THE

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SCENARIOS TO TEACH YOU HOW TO

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APPLY THEM FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.

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DAVID: HE KNOWS OF ALL THE

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DANGERS, ALL THE ACCIDENTS THAT

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HAVE OCCURRED UP THERE.

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HE KNOWS HOW TO AVOID ALL OF

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THOSE THINGS.

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SO HE GETS A BRAND-NEW PILOT

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LIKE MYSELF AND HE'S GONNA JAM

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THIS NEW INFORMATION INTO

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MY HEAD.

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BOB: TOOK A CHECK RIGHT ONCE.

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[UNCLEAR] I STARTED TO DROP

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THE FLAPS.

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DAVID: BAM.

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BOB: BONKED HIM ON THE HEAD.

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I LOOK AT HIM AND GO,

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WELL, HAVE A FAILED IT YET?

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[LAUGHTER]

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DAVID: I DON'T THINK THERE'S

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ANYBODY QUITE LIKE HIM OUT HERE.

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BOB: YOU PASSED IT.

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YOU GOTTA KEEP WORKING.

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DAVID: ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THE

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TOUGH LOVE.

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BOB: PART OF FLYING IS YOUR

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PREPARATION. LOOKING AHEAD.

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WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT?

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OR WHAT CAN GET ME IN THE

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SCENARIOS WE FLY AT?

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THINGS START HAPPENING PRETTY

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QUICK.

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LET'S GO ON DOWN AND WE'LL SEE

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HOW YOU DO.

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ANNOUNCER: RIGOROUS TRAINING IN

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THIS ENVIRONMENT IS CRITICAL.

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BOB: ADD A LITTLE POWER.

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CUT IT. CUT IT. CUT IT.

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ANNOUNCER: EVEN EXPERIENCED

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PILOTS WILL RUN INTO THE

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UNEXPECTED IN KODIAK.

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>> THEN IT STARTED TO DO THE

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FULL BACKFIRE. POP.

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ANNOUNCER: BOB KNOWS FIRSTHAND

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THAT COMPLICATIONS ON THIS

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ISLAND HIT WITHOUT WARNING.

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BOB: IT WAS LATE WINTER.

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I HAD LOADED UP TWO PASSENGERS.

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WE BACK TAXIED OUT OF PAUL'S

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LAKE IN THE OCEAN.

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AND THE WAY THE WIND WAS, I HAD

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TO TAKE OFF TOWARDS THE SHORE,

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IF YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE INSIDE

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OF A HORSESHOE.

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AND WE BACK TAXIED WHAT I

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CONSIDERED WAS PLENTY OF ROOM.

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I WAS GONNA DO A SINGLE FLOAT

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TURN, GET AIRBORNE, JUST

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CONTINUE MY TURN RIGHT AROUND.

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AND I SIMPLY STARTED TO RUN OUT

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OF ROOM.

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BUT I WAS AT A POINT IF I TRIED

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TO PULL MY POWER, I KNEW I WAS

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GONNA WRECK THE AIRPLANE.

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I INSTANTLY WENT TO I HAVE TO

519
00:17:24.777 --> 00:17:27.079
USE EVERY SINGLE INCH OF THIS

520
00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:31.216
SPACE THAT I HAVE.

521
00:17:31.216 --> 00:17:33.852
I ENDED UP JUST WITHIN 10 FEET

522
00:17:33.852 --> 00:17:37.222
OF A ROCK WALL.

523
00:17:37.222 --> 00:17:38.323
IF YOU SCREW UP THE LANDING,

524
00:17:38.323 --> 00:17:39.658
YOU'RE GONNA WRECK THE AIRPLANE.

525
00:17:39.658 --> 00:17:40.926
IF YOU SCREW UP THE TAKEOFF,

526
00:17:40.926 --> 00:17:43.195
YOU'RE GONNA GET KILLED.

527
00:17:51.503 --> 00:17:53.605
MOST ALASKAN BUSH PILOTS HAVE

528
00:17:53.605 --> 00:17:55.541
EXPERIENCED THEIR FAIR SHARE OF

529
00:17:55.541 --> 00:17:58.310
TROUBLE IN THE AIR.

530
00:17:58.310 --> 00:17:59.511
BOB: YOU SCREW UP THE LANDING,

531
00:17:59.511 --> 00:18:00.846
YOU'RE GONNA WRECK THE AIRPLANE.

532
00:18:00.846 --> 00:18:01.847
IF YOU SCREW UP THE TAKEOFF,

533
00:18:01.847 --> 00:18:03.816
YOU'RE GONNA GET KILLED.

534
00:18:03.816 --> 00:18:05.217
ANNOUNCER: AND BOB IS NO

535
00:18:05.217 --> 00:18:07.820
EXCEPTION.

536
00:18:07.820 --> 00:18:09.188
BOB: AND WE BACK TAXIED WHAT I

537
00:18:09.188 --> 00:18:12.524
CONSIDERED WAS PLENTY OF ROOM.

538
00:18:12.524 --> 00:18:13.859
I WAS GONNA DO A SINGLE FLOAT

539
00:18:13.859 --> 00:18:17.896
TURN, GET AIRBORNE, JUST

540
00:18:17.896 --> 00:18:20.933
CONTINUE MY TURN RIGHT AROUND.

541
00:18:20.933 --> 00:18:23.335
AND I SIMPLY STARTED TO RUN OUT

542
00:18:23.335 --> 00:18:25.304
OF ROOM.

543
00:18:25.304 --> 00:18:27.739
I ENDED UP JUST WITHIN 10 FEET

544
00:18:27.739 --> 00:18:30.075
OF A ROCK WALL.

545
00:18:30.075 --> 00:18:32.411
TURNING IN AN ACCELERATED STALL.

546
00:18:32.411 --> 00:18:33.745
I COULD FEEL IT STARTING TO GO,

547
00:18:33.745 --> 00:18:35.180
AND I HAD TO JUST KEEP IT ON THE

548
00:18:35.180 --> 00:18:36.415
RAGGED EDGE.

549
00:18:36.415 --> 00:18:38.150
AND I ENDED UP TOUCHING THE

550
00:18:38.150 --> 00:18:39.485
WATER, STALLING, AND STAYING

551
00:18:39.485 --> 00:18:41.286
PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROCKWALL

552
00:18:41.286 --> 00:18:46.191
AT THE SAME TIME.

553
00:18:46.191 --> 00:18:48.427
AND WE BOUNCED THROUGH THE

554
00:18:48.427 --> 00:18:51.096
LITTLE REEF AREA IN THE WATER,

555
00:18:51.096 --> 00:18:53.132
AND I WAS ABLE TO JUST KEEP THE

556
00:18:53.132 --> 00:18:55.134
PLANE MOVING AND FLYING AND

557
00:18:55.134 --> 00:18:56.435
FLEW BACK.

558
00:18:56.435 --> 00:19:01.940
I TORE UP ONE FLOAT PRETTY GOOD.

559
00:19:01.940 --> 00:19:04.076
AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE

560
00:19:04.076 --> 00:19:09.148
MOMENTS I--I ASKED MY MAKER.

561
00:19:09.148 --> 00:19:11.950
WE HAD A LITTLE CONVERSATION.

562
00:19:11.950 --> 00:19:13.819
BUT I WAS--I WAS VERY UPSET

563
00:19:13.819 --> 00:19:15.621
AT MYSELF, AND I TOLD THEM

564
00:19:15.621 --> 00:19:17.222
I CAME VERY CLOSE TO

565
00:19:17.222 --> 00:19:20.225
PUTTING THEM INTO AN ACCIDENT.

566
00:19:20.225 --> 00:19:23.862
SO I'VE LEARNED THAT HEALTHY

567
00:19:23.862 --> 00:19:27.699
AWARENESS IN MY FLYING IS NOT

568
00:19:27.699 --> 00:19:29.301
TO RELAX AND KEEP ASKING

569
00:19:29.301 --> 00:19:30.802
YOURSELF WHAT COULD GO WRONG IN

570
00:19:30.802 --> 00:19:37.476
THE NEXT SITUATION?

571
00:19:37.476 --> 00:19:39.278
ANNOUNCER: BOB HAS HAD A NUMBER

572
00:19:39.278 --> 00:19:41.480
OF CLOSE CALLS OVER THE YEARS.

573
00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:43.081
BUT WHAT IS THE VETERAN PILOT

574
00:19:43.081 --> 00:19:45.184
MOST AFRAID OF?

575
00:19:45.184 --> 00:19:47.219
BOB: WHAT FRIGHTENS ME?

576
00:19:47.219 --> 00:19:49.488
IF MY WIFE'S NOT HAPPY.

577
00:19:49.488 --> 00:19:52.724
THAT FRIGHTENS ME.

578
00:19:52.724 --> 00:19:55.093
FIRST JOB IN AVIATION, AND IT

579
00:19:55.093 --> 00:19:58.130
WILL BE MY LAST JOB IN AVIATION.

580
00:19:58.130 --> 00:19:59.831
BOB'S WIFE JEN HAS HELPED HIM

581
00:19:59.831 --> 00:20:01.466
MAKE SENSE OF THE DANGEROUS

582
00:20:01.466 --> 00:20:03.769
PROFESSION HE'S CHOSEN.

583
00:20:03.769 --> 00:20:06.338
BOB: SHE WALKED INTO OUR OFFICE

584
00:20:06.338 --> 00:20:07.873
OVER AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

585
00:20:07.873 --> 00:20:10.008
I LOOKED AT HER AND WAS

586
00:20:10.008 --> 00:20:11.610
IMMEDIATELY SMITTEN.

587
00:20:11.610 --> 00:20:12.611
I SAID, "HEY, JOEL, I'LL GIVE

588
00:20:12.611 --> 00:20:15.047
YOU A QUARTER FOR YOUR SISTER."

589
00:20:15.047 --> 00:20:16.748
AS I REMEMBER, HE SAID 50 CENTS,

590
00:20:16.748 --> 00:20:18.183
AND I REACHED IN AND I PAID

591
00:20:18.183 --> 00:20:21.520
HIM RIGHT THERE.

592
00:20:21.520 --> 00:20:22.588
AND WE WERE MARRIED SIX MONTHS

593
00:20:22.588 --> 00:20:24.256
LATER. I THINK MY WIFE'S PRETTY

594
00:20:24.256 --> 00:20:25.357
GOOD LOOKING.

595
00:20:25.357 --> 00:20:26.491
JEN: YEAH, YOU WEREN'T HERE THE

596
00:20:26.491 --> 00:20:27.459
DAY THE GUY GAVE ME A HUNDRED

597
00:20:27.459 --> 00:20:28.694
DOLLAR TIP.

598
00:20:28.694 --> 00:20:29.528
BOB: WHEN SHE'S GETTING A LITTLE

599
00:20:29.528 --> 00:20:30.629
TOO MUCH ATTENTION FROM THE

600
00:20:30.629 --> 00:20:32.164
GUYS, YOU KNOW,

601
00:20:32.164 --> 00:20:34.266
I JUST COME BACK, AND I JUST

602
00:20:34.266 --> 00:20:36.401
GIVE HER A LITTLE SQUEEZE.

603
00:20:36.401 --> 00:20:39.972
I JUST MARK MY TERRITORY.

604
00:20:39.972 --> 00:20:41.173
JEN: IF YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE

605
00:20:41.173 --> 00:20:42.474
"THE CRONKS," THEY'RE HAVING

606
00:20:42.474 --> 00:20:43.709
EARTHQUAKES AND THE ROCKS ARE

607
00:20:43.709 --> 00:20:45.010
FALLING, AND THE DAD JUST

608
00:20:45.010 --> 00:20:47.212
REACHES OUT AND PUTS HIS ARMS

609
00:20:47.212 --> 00:20:49.348
AND HIS BODY OVER EVERYBODY TO

610
00:20:49.348 --> 00:20:50.315
PROTECT THEM.

611
00:20:50.315 --> 00:20:51.917
AND THAT IS BOB.

612
00:20:51.917 --> 00:20:53.485
I REMEMBER I STARTED CRYING IN

613
00:20:53.485 --> 00:20:55.387
THE MOVIE BECAUSE THAT--

614
00:20:55.387 --> 00:20:56.688
THAT WAS YOU.

615
00:20:56.688 --> 00:20:57.923
AND LYDIA AND I LOOKED AT EACH

616
00:20:57.923 --> 00:20:59.391
OTHER, AND I WAS LIKE, THAT'S

617
00:20:59.391 --> 00:21:01.860
DAD. SHE GOES YEAH, THAT'S DAD.

618
00:21:01.860 --> 00:21:03.262
HE'S VERY, VERY PROTECTIVE OF

619
00:21:03.262 --> 00:21:04.763
HIS FAMILY.

620
00:21:04.763 --> 00:21:10.869
WE'RE--IT'S HIS WORLD.

621
00:21:10.869 --> 00:21:12.404
ANNOUNCER: BOB SHOWS THAT SAME

622
00:21:12.404 --> 00:21:14.006
FIERCE LOYALTY TO THE PEOPLE

623
00:21:14.006 --> 00:21:15.941
THAT WORK FOR HIM.

624
00:21:15.941 --> 00:21:17.042
>> MY FAMILY UP HERE IS

625
00:21:17.042 --> 00:21:18.543
DEFINITELY THE STANFORD FAMILY,

626
00:21:18.543 --> 00:21:20.746
AND EVERYTHING GOOD THAT

627
00:21:20.746 --> 00:21:22.547
HAPPENS FOR ISLAND AIR I AM

628
00:21:22.547 --> 00:21:23.882
REALLY HAPPY ABOUT.

629
00:21:23.882 --> 00:21:25.951
BOB: WHEN YOU HIT THE WATER,

630
00:21:25.951 --> 00:21:28.253
I'LL COME IN.

631
00:21:28.253 --> 00:21:29.988
>> EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER

632
00:21:29.988 --> 00:21:31.590
LIKE A FAMILY. EVEN OUR

633
00:21:31.590 --> 00:21:33.925
CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED LIKE

634
00:21:33.925 --> 00:21:34.993
FAMILY.

635
00:21:34.993 --> 00:21:36.561
BOB: SO THIS IS SHOWING 4.2 ON

636
00:21:36.561 --> 00:21:38.263
ALPHA KILO.

637
00:21:38.263 --> 00:21:40.165
ERIK: AFTER FLYING FOR BOB FOR A

638
00:21:40.165 --> 00:21:41.300
NUMBER OF YEARS, HE'S PRETTY

639
00:21:41.300 --> 00:21:42.801
MUCH BECOME LIKE FAMILY.

640
00:21:42.801 --> 00:21:43.802
HE MAY NOT BE A FRIEND, BUT HE'S

641
00:21:43.802 --> 00:21:45.504
DEFINITELY FAMILY.

642
00:21:45.504 --> 00:21:48.140
BOB: GOOD JOB.

643
00:21:48.140 --> 00:21:49.574
YOU WIN THE LOTTO.

644
00:21:49.574 --> 00:21:50.809
I DON'T GIVE GREAT JOBS UNLESS

645
00:21:50.809 --> 00:21:51.810
IT IS A GREAT JOB.

646
00:21:51.810 --> 00:21:54.112
DAVID: AW, MAN.

647
00:21:54.112 --> 00:21:55.781
BOB: A LOT OF LIVING GOING ON

648
00:21:55.781 --> 00:21:58.317
AROUND THIS COMPANY.

649
00:21:58.317 --> 00:21:59.618
I GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM PILOTS

650
00:21:59.618 --> 00:22:01.219
WHO WANT TO COME UP.

651
00:22:01.219 --> 00:22:03.755
MY JOB IS TO FIND THAT

652
00:22:03.755 --> 00:22:05.724
COMMITMENT, AND THEN HE CAN JOIN

653
00:22:05.724 --> 00:22:07.793
OUR FAMILY.

654
00:22:07.793 --> 00:22:09.461

655
00:22:09.461 --> 00:22:11.063