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ANNOUNCER: THIS IS THE TEAM OF

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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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BOB: BEAR WITH A BOW.

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PRETTY AWESOME.

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ANNOUNCER: ISLAND AIR FLIES

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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE

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ISLAND OF KODIAK EVERY YEAR.

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BOB: WE GOT HIP BOOTS AND

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DEFINITELY GOING TO WANT THOSE

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ON.

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ERIK: I'LL BE BACK IN 40

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MINUTES.

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EMILY: HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT,

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THANK YOU.

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BOB: WHO'S THE NEXT VICTIM?

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ANNOUNCER: THE TEAM WORKS

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TOGETHER LIKE A WELL OILED

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MACHINE.

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CAMERAMAN: WHAT ARE WE DOING?

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PILOT: MAIL GROCERIES.

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BOB: LIVING THE DREAM.

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PETER: HEY, EMILY, TURN ON THE

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RADIO.

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EMILY: WE'RE WINDY HERE AND THE

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PILOT'S THINKING THAT WE SHOULD

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RESCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW.

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BOB: I MEAN IF WE DO GET THOSE

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HUNDRED MILE AN HOUR, NOT IF,

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WHEN WE GET THEM.

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PETER: RIGHT.

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BOB: WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO

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RATCHET THIS THING TO THE DOCK.

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I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT

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WORK AT OUR COMPANY. YOU KNOW,

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WE'VE GOT A, WE'VE GOT A MIX OF

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EXPERIENCE, IT'S A GOOD

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BALANCE, IT WORKS. IT MAKES IT

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FUN TOO.

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CHECK ON THE WEATHER. I

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AIN'T GOING, I CAN'T TAKE IT

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ANYMORE.

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BEN: IT'S ALL YOU, BOB.

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(LAUGHTER)

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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. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE

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THE FUTURE, THEY'RE THE NEXT

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WAVE. YOU KNOW, THEY DEFINITELY

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HAVE THE YOUTH AND THE STAMINA

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TO GRIND IT OUT AND IT'S, IT'S

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LONG DAYS.

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SO HOW MANY ARE WE GOING TO

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NEED?

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ERIK: TWO, TWO PILOTS.

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ANNOUNCER: EVERY POTENTIAL NEW

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PILOT IS INTENSELY SCRUTINIZED.

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BOB: WE LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY

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THAT'S ACTIVELY, YOU KNOW,

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FIGHT INSTRUCTING, YOU LEARN A

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LOT FROM FLIGHT INSTRUCTING,

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TRYING TO TEACH SOMETHING, IT

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DEFINITELY IS A LITTLE

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DIFFERENT THAN JUST DOING IT

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YOURSELF. SO WE LIKE TO SEE A

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FOUR YEAR DEGREE AND DESIRE TO

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BE IN ALASKA BECAUSE IT'S KIND

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OF LIKE AFRICA. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE

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WHO COME HERE ARE PEOPLE WHO

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WANT TO FLY IN ALASKA.

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ANNOUNCER: THIS GRUELING CAREER

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CHOICE ISN'T A GOOD FIT FOR

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EVERYONE.

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PETER: YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TRY TO

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SUGAR COAT IT, WE TELL THEM

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THAT YOU KNOW YOU WORK HARD.

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UM, LONG DAYS. WHEN YOU GET

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DONE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU

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PRETTY MUCH EAT, GO TO BED,

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WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND DO IT

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ALL OVER AGAIN.

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ANNOUNCER: BECAUSE BOB INVESTS

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AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME

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TRAINING UP A NEW PILOT, HE

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WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE

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RIGHT PILOT.

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ERIK: SO THIS IS THE MAIN GUY

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I'VE BEEN TALKING TO, THE ONE

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I'M MOST INTERESTED IN,

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JEREMY'S HIS NAME. HE'S FLIGHT

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INSTRUCTING, LIVING IN

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CALIFORNIA, HE'S GOT A FOUR

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YEARS DEGREE.

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BOB: NOW WHAT ABOUT UH --

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THE GUY DAVID WAS UH --

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ERIK: THE GUY, DAVID'S FRIEND

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WAS LIVING DOWN IN CALIFORNIA

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ALSO, BUT HE HASN'T FLOWN FOR A

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YEAR.

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BOB: YOU KNOW HE SHOULD GO GET A

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LITTLE FLIGHT TIME. JUST TO GET

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YOUR HANDS BACK ON THE STICK.

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ERIK: YOU KNOW HE'S GOT A WIFE

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AND KIDS TOO, SO A LITTLE

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TOUGHER MOVING ALL THE WAY TO

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KODIAK. SO I'D SAY WE PURSUE

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THIS JEREMY GUY MOSTLY.

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YOU KNOW, IF JEREMY DOESN'T WORK

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OUT THAN GIVE AARON A CALL AND

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SEE WHAT HE'S UH, GOT GOING ON.

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ANNOUNCER: BEING A BUSH PILOT IN

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ALASKA IS CONSIDERED THE

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PINNACLE OF SUCCESS FOR MANY

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AVIATORS.

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BOB: IT'S A GOOD WAY OF LIFE UP

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HERE, IT'S NOT EASY. THERE'S A

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CERTAIN MYSTIQUE AND CHALLENGE

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OF THIS. YOU DO A LOT OF

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LIVING, FLYING IN THE BUSH OF

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ALASKA.

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(MUSIC)

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ANNOUNCER: ONE OF ISLAND AIR'S

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NEWER HIRES IS PILOT, BEN HAUG.

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BEN: I WAS USED TO FLYING IN

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SANTA BARBARA WHERE IT WAS

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SUNNY EVERYDAY, CAME UP HERE TO

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KODIAK AND IT WAS ABOUT AS

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OPPOSITE AS YOU CAN GET.

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BOB: IT'S PRETTY HARD WHEN YOUR

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PLANE'S BOUNCING AROUND AND

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YOU'VE GOT TWO FOOT BREAKERS ON

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THE BEACH, YOU KNOW YOU'RE

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GOING TO FIND A WHOLE NEW, UH,

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SET OF ISSUES YOU'RE GOING TO

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HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT YOU

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DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON

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THOSE FLOAT -- ON THE WHEEL

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PLANES.

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ANNOUNCER: BEN HAS SPENT HOURS

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FLYING BESIDE OTHER ISLAND AIR

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PILOTS. TODAY HE'S READY TO GET

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BEHIND THE STICK WITH PETER.

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BEN: TRAINING WITH PETER'S

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GOING TO BE GREAT. HE'S SMOOTH,

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HE'S CALM, HE HAS A GREAT WAY

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TO TEACH YOU WITHOUT GETTING

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YOU ALL WORKED UP.

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PETER: IT ALL STARTS ON THE

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DOCK. YOU KNOW THIS IS WHERE

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YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE HERO ON

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THE DOCK LOOKING LIKE A BAD

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ASS.

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ERIK: I GOT THIS.

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PETER: BEN'S GOING TO DO GREAT

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IN THE FLOATS. HE'S GOT A GOOD

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HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS. WE'RE

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GOING TO START PUMPING FLOATS.

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ERIK: YOU MEAN WE DON'T HAVE

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DOCK BOYS?

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PETER: WE DO A LOT OF OUR OWN

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WORK, BEN.

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(LAUGHTER)

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BEN: I THINK YOU STUCK A HOSE IN

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THE HOLE JUST SO YOU CAN WATCH

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ME WORK OUT HERE.

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PETER: YEAH. LOOK HERE, SEE THE

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BACK OF YOUR FLOAT THERE.

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BEN: OH YEAH.

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PETER: THAT IS ALL THAT KELP, SO

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IF I WERE YOU, I'D CRAWL OVER

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THERE AND KICK THAT OFF, IT'LL

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MAKE YOUR LIFE A LOT EASIER.

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BEN: GOTCHA. YOU PLANTED THAT

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FOR ME, DIDN'T YOU?

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PETER: OH YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO

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THROW SOMETHING IN HERE.

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BEN: THAT'LL WORK.

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PETER: BEING ABLE TO TEACH THIS

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TO BEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT

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FUN, WE'RE GOOD BUDDIES AND I

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CAN HARASS HIM A LITTLE BIT

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MORE THAN A NORMAL STUDENT. SO

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JUMP IN THAT FRONT DOOR THERE,

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BEN, GIVE HER A WHIRL.

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TODAY'S NICE AND EASY FOR HIM,

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YOU KNOW HIS FIRST DAY, BOB

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KIND OF THREW ME UNDER THE BUS

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THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO DO

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THIS.

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BOB: IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT UH,

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TEENAGER THAT JUST LEARNED TO

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DRIFT MOM'S CAR.

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(LAUGHTER)

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SO WE GO OUT AND WE PUT THE

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SHOCK COLLAR ON YOU NOW AND

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THEN, LIGHT YOU UP. YOU KNOW,

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DO THEY ALWAYS LISTEN? NOPE. SO

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WE LIGHT THEM UP AGAIN.

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(LAUGHTER)

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PETER: IT MIGHT TAKE AWHILE, BUT

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ONCE HE CUTS YOU LOOSE, YOU GOT

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TO KNOW THAT HE'S, HE KNOWS

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YOU'RE READY FOR IT.

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THE THING ABOUT THE BASIN IS

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THIS ISN'T UNCONTROLLED,

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UNCONTROLLED SPOT, THERE'S

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NOBODY DIRECTING TRAFFIC HERE

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SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING BOTH

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WAYS AS WE CROSS THE STREET

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BASICALLY WHEN WE'RE PULLING

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OUT INTO THE WATER. SO YOU GOT

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TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL.

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BEN: TURN IT RIGHT IN.

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PETER: SWINGING IT AROUND, SEE

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IF HE UH --

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ALL RIGHT, IT'S A GOOD FIRST DAY

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IN THE BEAVER, YOU KNOW, I

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DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING I NEEDED TO

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REALLY WHOOP YOU ABOUT. YOU

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KNOW, IT'S THE FIRST DAY SO I

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CAN'T BE TOO HARD ON YOU.

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BEN: YEAH, IT'S FUN. I'M LOOKING

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FORWARD TO IT.

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PETER: OH YEAH, COOL.

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BEN: NEW CHALLENGE.

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PETER: YEAH, NEW CHALLENGE.

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BEN: FLYING A BEAVER IN KODIAK

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IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

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THIS IS DEFINITELY MY DREAM

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JOB.

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ANNOUNCER: BY NEXT SEASON, BEN

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WILL BE READY TO FLY FLOAT

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PASSENGERS ALL AROUND KODIAK.

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RIGHT NOW, THE RESPONSIBILITY IS

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ON THE OTHER PILOTS, A HEAVY

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BURDEN, BUT ONE THEY CONSIDER AN

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HONOR.

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EMILY: TO COME TO ALASKA, TO DO

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A TRIP LIKE THIS, PEOPLE SAVE

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FOR YEARS. AND SO IT'S EXCITING

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THAT WE GET TO TAKE THEM OUT.

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ANNOUNCER: TODAY ONE OF ISLAND

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AIR'S MANY TRIPS IS DROPPING

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HUNTERS OFF AT AN UNUSUAL

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LODGE.

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A 46 FOOT BOAT, THEY'LL CALL

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BASE CAMP FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

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HUNTER: IT'S A TRIP WE'VE

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LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR THREE

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YEARS, WE PLANNED THIS THREE

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YEARS AGO.

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ANNOUNCER: THE TRIP OF A

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LIFETIME FOR THIS CLOSE KNIT

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GROUP. BUT THE EXPERIENCE IS

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BITTER SWEET.

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HUNTER: LAST YEAR UH, NOVEMBER

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6TH, I LOST A REALLY DEAR

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FRIEND OF MINE, HUNTING BUDDY

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IN A PLANE CRASH. AND SO HE'S

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GOING WITH US ON THIS TRIP IN

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SPIRIT.

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ANNOUNCER: THE BOYS ARE HEADED

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TO SULUA BAY, ABOUT 77 MILES

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SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND AIR.

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EMILY: WE ARE TRYING TO GET

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THINGS MOVED QUICKLY TODAY SO

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THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET

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EVERYTHING DONE BEFORE THE

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WEATHER STARTS COMING IN.

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YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT THE STORM

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THAT'S IN THE ELEUSINIAN CHAIN

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AT THIS POINT?

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HUNTER: REALLY BIG.

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EMILY: YES, BIG STORM.

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HUNTER: BIG STORM. BIG SEAS OUT

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THERE?

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EMILY: PRETTY POSSIBLY, YES.

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ANNOUNCER: BIG SEAS MEAN BIG

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WINDS, THE FLIGHT WILL NOT BE

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AN EASY ONE.

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ANNOUNCER: IT'S BEEN A BUSY DAY

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AT ISLAND AIR.

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BOB: TIME TO ROCK AND ROLL.

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HUNTER: GOOD JOB, BOB, THANKS.

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BOB: YOU BETCHA.

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(MUSIC)

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BOB: THEY HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED

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WHERE THEY'RE GOING YET, HIDDEN

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LAKE OR MELINA.

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(MUSIC)

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EMILY: WE HAVE A FEW TRIPS

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GOING, ONE OF THEM IS, WE'RE

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GOING TO A BOAT. THEY'RE GOING

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TO BE TAKING SIX GUYS OUT,

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THEY'RE GOING TO GO HUNTING

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FROM A BOAT AND TRAVEL AROUND

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THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND.

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ANNOUNCER: THE GROUP IS HEADED

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TO SULUA BAY ABOUT 77 MILES

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SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND AIR.

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EMILY: YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT THE

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STORM THAT'S IN THE ELEUSINIAN

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CHAIN AT THIS POINT IN TIME?

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HUNTER: BIG SEAS, WE'RE GOING TO

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HAVE BIG WIND? BIG SEAS OUT

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THERE?

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EMILY: PRETTY POSSIBLY, YES.

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HUNTER: YEAH, IT'S ALL OUR FIRST

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TIME ON A FLOAT PLANE.

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EMILY: FIRST? ALL OF YOU -- NONE

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OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON A FLOAT

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PLANE BEFORE? YOU GUYS ARE IN

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FOR A TREAT, IT'S MY FAVORITE

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WAY TO FLY.

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PETER: FLYING PEOPLE THAT HAVE

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NEVER BEEN FLYING IN A FLOAT

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PLANE BEFORE IS ALWAYS PRETTY

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EXCITING BECAUSE THEY EITHER

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REALLY, REALLY LIKE IT OR

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REALLY, REALLY HATE IT.

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EMILY: LET'S GET YOU GUYS LOADED

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UP AND GET YOU ON, DOWN TO THE

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BOAT.

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HUNTERS TOGETHER: LET'S GO,

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WE'RE READY. LET'S GO.

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(MUSIC)

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(INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION)

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ANNOUNCER: THE GROUP OF SIX

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WILL SPLIT UP INTO TWO FLOAT

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PLANES. PETER WILL TAKE HALF

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AND PILOT, KELLER WADDUM, THE

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OTHER HALF.

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KELLER: WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT

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OF EASTERLY WIND, IT'S JUST

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BEEN REALLY NASTY.

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HUNTER: OH MAN, THIS IS NUTS.

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KELLER: COME ON IN, GET

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COMFORTABLE AND SUCK IT IN.

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(LAUGHTER)

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CONNECT TIRE BEAVER NOT A LOT OF

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FUEL ON THE BASE, SOUTH BOUND,

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GOT NOVEMBER AND UH, 600.

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RADIO: (UNCLEAR) TRANSITION

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APPROVED.

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HUNTER: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT

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WE'RE FLYING OUT ON A FLOAT

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PLANE TO A BOAT. THIS IS CRAZY.

360
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(CHEERING)

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TAKING OFF IN THE SMALL

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AIRPLANE.

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OH MY!

364
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(LAUGHTER)

365
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MAN THAT'S AWESOME.

366
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(LAUGHTER)

367
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I GOT HIM.

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NO, I WAS OKAY, I WAS HANGING ON

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TO STEVEN.

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YEAH.

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(LAUGHTER)

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AMAZING.

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OH THE GOATS.

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SEE THOSE GOATS? THOSE THINGS

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ARE AWESOME.

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THAT'S COOL.

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YEP, THOSE ARE BUFFALO.

378
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(LAUGHTER)

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THAT WAS AWESOME, YEAH.

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MY NECK IS GOING TO BE SORE FROM

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JUST BEING ON A SWIVEL, I DON'T

382
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KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

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ANNOUNCER: UNFORTUNATELY THEIR

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SUNNY OUTLOOK MIGHT SOON TURN

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DARK, THE PREDICTED STORM IS

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NOW A REALITY.

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EMILY: THE BOAT DROP OFF, WE ARE

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HEADED DOWN HERE TO SULUA BAY,

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AND THE STORM THAT'S COMING IN,

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IS COMING FROM DOWN HERE. UM,

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SO I MEAN, IT'S NOT FAR OFF

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FROM US AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW

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WHEN IT'S GOING TO HIT.

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PETER: WITH THIS PRESSURE SYSTEM

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COMING THROUGH, THERE'S REALLY

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NO TELLING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO

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GET IS BETWEEN HERE AND THERE.

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KELLER: HEY, HOW WAS IT UH,

399
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GOING THROUGH EAGLE HARBOR

400
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THERE?

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PETER: UH, IT'S GOOD I WENT

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THROUGH IT AT ABOUT 1,800.

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KELLER: I GOT YOU. WELL WE MIGHT

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GET A FEW BUMPS IN HERE. YOU

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GUYS HAVE YOUR SEATBELTS NICE

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AND TIGHT?

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OH YEAH.

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ANNOUNCER: ONE OF THE BIGGEST

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CHALLENGES KODIAK PILOTS FACE

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IS FAST CHANGING WEATHER

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CONDITIONS.

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KELLER: DUDE, YOU GUYS IT'S

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FREAKING CRAZY OUT, MAN. WE

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TRIED GOING THROUGH EAGLE

415
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HARBOR THERE AND IT'S CLOSED,

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COMPLETELY CLOSED IN. HE WENT

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THROUGH AT 1,800 FEET AND SAID,

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IT WAS WIDE OPEN. WE JUST TRIED

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GOING DOWN, IT WAS CLOSE ALL

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THE WAY TO THE GROUND.

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SO IT CHANGES PRETTY FAST AND

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IT'S HEAVY RAIN EVERYWHERE

423
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TODAY. LOOK HOW HIGH THE TIDE

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IS, MAN, UP TOP.

425
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YOU CAN SEE THE WAVES ON THE

426
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BEACH, THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE

427
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MUCH FROM UP HERE, BUT, IT'S A

428
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PRETTY BIG SWELL FOR A PLANE.

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THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.

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PETER: YEAH A LITTLE RAIN.

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KELLER: IS IT SUPPOSED TO BLOW

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40 STILL?

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PETER: UH, THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE

434
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CALLING WITH THAT LOW.

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KELLER: YEAH, THIS IS WAY MORE

436
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THAN I EXPECTED.

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HUNTER: OH I KNOW.

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PETER: HEY, KELLER ARE YOU UP?

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(MUSIC)

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SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

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HEY, GUYS, BE QUIET.

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ANNOUNCER: PETER CAN'T REACH

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KELLER BY RADIO, KELLER'S PLANE

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IS BANKING HARD TO THE RIGHT

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AND PETER DOESN'T KNOW WHY.

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HUNTER: OH MY, OH MY GOD.

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ANNOUNCER: WHILE PETER AND

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KELLER ARE DROPPING OFF A LARGE

449
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GROUP OF HUNTERS.

450
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PETER: LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE RAIN

451
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AHEAD, HUH?

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ANNOUNCER: A STORM HAS MADE LAND

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FALL ON KODIAK, DRAMATICALLY

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REDUCING VISIBILITY.

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KELLER: WE TRIED GOING THROUGH

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EAGLE HARBOR THERE AND IT'S

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CLOSED, COMPLETELY CLOSED IN.

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PETER: HEY, KELLER, YOU UP?

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(INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION)

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HEY, GUYS, BE QUIET.

461
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HEY, KELLER, YOU GOT ME?

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ANNOUNCER: PETER HAS LOST RADIO

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CONTACT WITH KELLER AND HIS

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PLANE IS BANKING HARD. WITHOUT

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COMMUNICATION, PETER DOESN'T

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KNOW IF THIS IS KELLER'S FLIGHT

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PLAN OR IF HIS FELLOW PILOT IS

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IN TROUBLE.

469
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HUNTER: OH, OH MY GOD.

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PETER: HEY, KELLER, YOU GOT ME?

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HUNTER: THE OTHER PLANE, OH MY

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GOSH.

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OH THERE THEY ARE, WOO HOO!

474
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(LAUGHTER)

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YEAH! WOO!

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ANNOUNCER: KELLER BANKED HARD

477
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BECAUSE HE SPOTTED THE BOAT

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BELOW AND DIDN'T WANT TO OVER

479
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SHOOT IT.

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KELLER: I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO

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THE OTHER ONE, PETER.

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PETER: ALL RIGHT.

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KELLER: AS SOON AS THE WIND

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COMES THE OTHER WAY, IT'LL LIE

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DOWN WAVES LIKE FAST. COMING

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DOWN. THERE'S THE BOAT.

487
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ALL RIGHT.

488
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HUNTER: WE'RE HERE. WOO HOO!

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(MUSIC)

490
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THAT'S ACTUALLY A FAIRLY GOOD

491
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SIZED BOAT.

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OH MY.

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00:14:11.984 --> 00:14:12.751
ALL THESE YEARS AND WE'RE

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FINALLY HERE.

495
00:14:13.686 --> 00:14:18.324
(LAUGHTER)

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ABOUT READY TO TOUCH DOWN.

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PETER: GIANT TOY, ISN'T IT

498
00:14:23.229 --> 00:14:24.263
FOR YOU?

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00:14:24.263 --> 00:14:28.434
HUNTER: YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.

500
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THAT'S AWESOME. WELL PLAYED,

501
00:14:29.935 --> 00:14:30.870
WELL PLAYED.

502
00:14:30.870 --> 00:14:33.205
(MUSIC)

503
00:14:35.307 --> 00:14:37.176
WE CAN SWIM THAT FAR, PROBABLY.

504
00:14:37.176 --> 00:14:39.445
WOO!

505
00:14:39.445 --> 00:14:40.112
NICE.

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I THOUGHT THE HUNT WAS GOING TO

507
00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:42.715
BE THE BIG DEAL, BUT UH, BUT

508
00:14:42.715 --> 00:14:46.218
THE PLANE RIDE WAS FANTASTIC.

509
00:14:46.218 --> 00:14:47.253
IT FELT LIKE WE COULD REACH OUT

510
00:14:47.253 --> 00:14:49.822
AND TOUCH THE, THE UH

511
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MOUNTAINS AS WE WERE FLYING BY

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THEM, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

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PETER: HAPPY HUNTING, GUYS.

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HUNTER: THANKS, PETE FOR THE

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GREAT FLIGHT.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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HEY, THANKS AGAIN. EXCELLENT.

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GREAT RIDE.

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PETER: GET SOMETHING ON THE

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GROUND AND WE CAN TAKE SOME

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MORE PICTURES.

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HUNTER: ALL RIGHT! OH YEAH!

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GUARANTEED.

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PETER: RIGHT ON.

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(MUSIC)

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ANNOUNCER: TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE

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BUSH PILOTS INFINITELY SAFER.

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KELLER: WE HAVE GPS NOW WE KNOW

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WE'RE AT, IMAGINE IF YOU DIDN'T

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HAVE THIS. AND WE'RE FLYING

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THROUGH THIS VALLEY, IF ALL OF

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A SUDDEN IT CLOSED UP ON US,

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THE ONLY CHANCE YOU WOULD HAVE

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BACK THEN WOULD BE TO HOLD YOUR

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HEADING AND JUST HOPE THAT YOU

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MADE IT OUT WITHOUT HITTING

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ANYTHING.

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ANNOUNCER: MANY OF KODIAK'S

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OLDER PILOTS COULD HAVE

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BENEFITED FROM THIS NEW

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TECHNOLOGY.

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(MUSIC)

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DAVE OBERG, BOB'S FRIEND AND

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FELLOW PILOT HAS BEEN FLYING

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AROUND ALASKA FOR NEARLY 40

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YEARS.

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DAVE: I WAS HIRED TO WORK FOR

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ISLAND AIR SERVICE DOWN IN

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KODIAK, BOB HAD GOTTEN THERE A

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COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE I DID, SO

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WE WERE BOTH A COUPLE OF YOUNG

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PILOTS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO

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BREAK INTO THE ALASKA FLYING

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WORLD.

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ANNOUNCER: NOT AN EASY TRAINING

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GROUND FOR A NEW PILOT.

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DAVE: KODIAK IS A TOUGH PLACE TO

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FLY BECAUSE OF UM, YOU KNOW,

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CHALLENGING TERRAIN, AND EVEN

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MORE SO IS THE CHALLENGING

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WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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WITHIN A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES

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YOU CAN GO FROM SUNSHINE TO UM,

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NEARLY ZERO, ZERO AND FOG.

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ANNOUNCER: A QUICKLY CHANGING

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WEATHER PATTERN WAS TO BLAME

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FOR ONE OF THE WORST DAYS IN

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DAVE'S LIFE.

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DAVE: JULY 13, 1989, I WAS GOING

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ON DOWN TO A FISH CAMP NEAR

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MOSSIER BAY TO PICK UP SOME

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FOLKS AND BRING THEM BACK INTO

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KODIAK. AND ON THE WAY BACK, AS

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I WAS GOING ALONG SHERATON

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MOUNTAIN, AS SOON AS I GOT TO

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THE TOP OF THE PASS I WAS IN

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THE CLOUDS. NOW I DON'T KNOW

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HOW LOW I'M GETTING. TO ME, THE

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THING THAT'S MOST FRIGHTENING

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IS WHEN I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M

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GOING.

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BUT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO I SAW

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A PATCH OF GRASS OFF TO MY LEFT,

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AND I REALIZED THEN THAT I WAS

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CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAIN THAN I

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THOUGHT I WAS. I WAS SCARED TO

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DEATH. SO I JUST CUT THE POWER,

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STARTED PUMPING FLAPS. I'M

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GOING TO CUT MY LOSSES HERE AND

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MAKE SURE THAT TOUCH DOWN UNDER

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CONTROL. YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULD

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BE SURVIVABLE. AND SO THAT'S

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WHAT I DID, I SET IT DOWN ON

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THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND WE

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SLID ALONG FOR JUST 40 OR 50

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FEET AND THEN THE PLANE SLID

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SIDEWAYS DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND

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THEN WE HIT A GULLY. BOTH THE

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FRONT SEATS RIPPED OUT OF THE

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FLOOR, OF COURSE I WAS KNOCKED

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UNCONSCIOUS. WHEN I CAME TO,

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ABOUT THAT TIME THE MALE

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PASSENGER SAID, DAVE, IT'S ON

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FIRE.

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ANNOUNCER: KODIAK, ALASKA BRAVES

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SOME OF THE WORLD'S WORST

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WEATHER.

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BOB: YEAH, WHEN THE WEATHER

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COMES IN HERE, IT'S REAL FAST,

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IT'S UH, AND IT'S OVER A VERY,

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VERY SHORT DISTANCE. MOTHER

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NATURE IS A FORCE TO BE

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RECKONED WITH.

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ANNOUNCER: PILOT, DAVE OBERG,

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HAS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF

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KODIAK'S DEADLY STORMS.

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IN 1989, HE WAS PILOTING A BUSH

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PLANE THAT CRASHED INTO THE

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SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

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DAVE: I REACHED DOWN, YOU KNOW,

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BETWEEN MY LEGS, GRABBED THE

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HANDED IT TO

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HIM AND HE PUT THE FIRE OUT. SO

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I HAD THREE ADULTS AND ONE TWO

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YEAR OLD, LITTLE GUY IN THE

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BACK SEATS. UM, WHO RECEIVED,

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JUST, JUST BUMPS AND BRUISES. I

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BROKE BOTH ANKLES HAD MY HEAD

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SPLIT OPEN. I KNEW THAT 10

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MINUTES GETTING HELP MIGHT BE

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THE DIFFERENCE IN SURVIVING OR

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NOT SURVIVING.

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THEY MANAGED TO LIFT US OFF THE

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MOUNTAIN THAT EVENING.

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(MUSIC)

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I HAD A FEW DAYS TO LAY THERE IN

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THE HOSPITAL THINKING ABOUT

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WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND TIME TO

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ANALYZE IT AND I UNDERSTOOD

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WHERE I'D, YOU KNOW WHAT

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MISTAKES I'D MADE. WHEN THE

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ACCIDENT HAPPENED, I HAD ABOUT

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7000 HOURS OF FLYING ON KODIAK.

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I WAS PRETTY EXPERIENCED.

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WHEN YOU START GETTING TOO

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COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE YOU ARE

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IN AVIATION, THEN YOU START

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GETTING THIS VOICE IN YOUR

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HEARD SAYING, THINK ABOUT WHAT

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YOUR DOING. YOU KNOW, WHAT

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COULD GO WRONG HERE? AND SO

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IT'S MADE ME A MORE CAREFUL

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PILOT. I DON'T FLY IN WEATHER

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NOW THAT I FLEW IN, IN KODIAK,

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I WONT DO IT.

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BOB: THERE'S BEEN ACCIDENTS

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OBVIOUSLY ALL OVER ALASKA. I AM

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A FIRM BELIEVER IN DISSEMINATING

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THAT KNOWLEDGE AND I DON'T HOLD

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BACK MY MISTAKES, I, I STILL TO

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THIS DAY CALL, I'LL CALL GUYS

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IN AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

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HEY, THIS IS WHAT I DID TODAY

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AND THIS IS WHY IT WASN'T A

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GOOD THING TO DO.

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(MUSIC)

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ANNOUNCER: BOB STANFORD'S

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MISSION IN LIFE IS TO TEACH NEW

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PILOTS HOW TO NAVIGATE KODIAK'S

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CHALLENGES.

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BOB: YOUNG PILOTS, NOT HAVING A

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LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH FLYING

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THE ALASKA BUSH, EVERY AREA HAS

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IT'S OWN UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES AND

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THERE'S ONE PASS, AKKAR PASS

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THAT I FLEW DOWN ONE DAY AND IT

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UH, I HAD SUNSHINE BEHIND ME,

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JUST LIKE YOU SEE HERE,

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BEAUTIFUL. AND I FLEW DOWN THE

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PASS JUST LIKE WE'RE GOING

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THROUGH RIGHT HERE DOWN TO THE

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WATER, UNLOADED THE HUNTERS,

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CAME RIGHT BACK AND THE SQUALL

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WAS COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, AND

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IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEADING

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OR MOVING MAP, GPS, LIKE WE HAVE

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HERE, YOU CAN JUST END UP

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RUNNING RIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF

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THE HILL.

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ANNOUNCER: TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE

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FLYING THIS TERRIFYING

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LANDSCAPE SLIGHTLY LESS

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DANGEROUS.

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BOB: WHAT'S IMPROVED IN THE

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LAST, IN MY TENURE OF40 YEARS OF

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DOING THIS, IS NOW WE HAVE A

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MOVING MAP GPS. AND SO NOW THE

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PILOTS, THEY CAN SIT AND

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INSTANTLY SEE WHERE THEY'RE

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GOING. WHOEVER INVENTED THE GPS

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SYSTEM, IN MY BOOK, HE GETS THE

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NOBEL PRIZE, HE HAS SAVED A LOT

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OF LIVES.

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ANNOUNCER: EVEN WITH MODERN

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ADVANCES, BOB BELIEVES NOTHING

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BEATS GOOD OLD FASHIONED

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TRAINING.

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BOB: WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE

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THE STANDARD. YOU KNOW AND

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THAT'S UH, THAT'S IMPORTANT. I

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MEAN I CAN'T TELL YOU COUNTLESS

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GUYS THAT HAVE SAID, I THOUGHT

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I KNEW HOW TO FLY. YOU KNOW AND

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THEN YOU START THROWING IN

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REALLY SHORT STRIPS WHERE YOU

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HAVE TO HIT THE FIRST 10

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PERCENT OF THE RUNWAY, HIGH

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GUSTY WIND SHEER SITUATIONS, I

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MEAN, IT'S AMAZING ACTUALLY.

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HONESTLY, I THINK UH, ALL THE

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PILOTS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH

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HERE, WHEN I'M TRYING TO TEACH

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THEM, THEY'RE TEACHING ME AT

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THE SAME TIME.

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