Four of you have passed.
There's one person that didn't pass.
Oda. You didn't pass.
Why?
- Chisato! - Tezuka! Leave her.
But...
Please wait! This is not right.
- Rules are rules. - But Chisato out of all the people.
She's the person with the best results and she's the best at flying an airplane out of all of us.
She's also the one that wanted to become a pilot more than anyone else.
Everybody, including me, were able to come this far because of Chisato.
I can't let someone that might start panicking become a pilot.
Panicking?
She didn't make any mistakes during the instrument flight.
Then she prepared for landing.
That's when she noticed another airplane 5 miles ahead that was heading towards us.
Thus the alert went off.
November 5 8 2 November Delta, Radar.
Traffic, training aircraft at 1 o'clock, 5 miles westbound at 3000.
Go let them fly around. Just continue your checkpoint.
Roger that.
Today is your lucky day.
Let's keep going.
You're banking. Straighten it up.
You're in a bank angle, you need to even...
Chisato. What's up?
What's the matter Oda?
Oda!
- Eric. You have. - I have.
Nothing went wrong because the instructor took over the controls.
And yet she went all blank.
That can't be...
Then that landing...
Eric did it instead of her.
- All right! - On the mark!
She went blank before because the same kind of thing happened before, right?
What?
2012 May 28
TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC
What's this?
Over there.
It's a near miss, isn't it?
This is what they call a near miss, isn't it?
We have enough distance between us to avoid a near miss.
Turn to the right.
All right.
That's left.
I'm sorry!
Just calm down!
You're flying a little bit rough. Just try to keep it level!
OK.
Chisato, maybe you should have taught her right from left first.
But that happened a long time ago.
Yes. It means that she had a problem for a long time
and couldn't overcome it while she didn't tell anybody about it.
Oh, man. I finally finished packing.
Well done. Do you want to eat?
I'm not really hungry but I think that I'll have a beer.
Do you have any beer?
Yes.
Huh? Why are you guys not having one too?
Why don't you do that for the occasion?
We're not really in the mood to do that.
Are you doing that because of me? Please don't do such a thing.
I'm not bothered by it. It's something that is done already.
Roy. Beer for everyone all around please.
You got it.
- But... - Have at least one beer with me.
All right. Let's have one.
You're right. There's no point in feeling down all the time.
That's right.
All right then. You guys still have the final test ahead of you
but you've passed the biggest obstacle
so I'm sure everything will be fine. Congratulations to all of you.
- Cheers. - Cheers!
- That's good. - That tastes good.
Could we please decide if we're going to act like adults here or start making noise and have a fun time?
Otherwise, I also can't figure out how to act around you guys.
- You're right. - Right.
Let's do one or the other. Which one do we do?
I guess both are difficult to do. I'm sorry.
I'll drink this in my room. You guys still have to study after all, right?
It would be easier for us to talk to her
- if she would act disappointed. - Yeah.
You'll fail right here if you don't pass.
You'll be asked to get your stuff together and head back to Japan right away.
Hello. Yes.
What? Oda did?
I'm sorry. It's my fault.
- Hello? - I'm listening.
All right. That's unfortunate.
But there's no need for you to apologize.
Please take care of her.
She probably never experienced such a setback in her life.
All right.
About her transferring to a general position.
I haven't talked to Oda about it. Can I ask you to do that?
Of course. That's my task. See you.
- Oh. Shinozaki-san. - Huh?
I hear this from my douki just now.
Is it true that you retracted your request to fly after the retirement age?
Well... Yes.
The values of the physical examination that I did privately were higher than normal.
- Is there something wrong with you? - No. There's nothing wrong with me.
I'm easily within the limits that the company has set and I still have one year until I retire.
Then there is no reason to retract your request for an extension.
Let's fly for another five years.
- I still want you to... - Don't worry about me.
Worry about your trainees. Alright? See you.
Haru.
Let's go.
Thank you.
How am I supposed to face my mother now?
What?
I did come here by going against my mother's wishes after all.
But she might actually be happy about this.
- May I ask you a question? - Sure.
Why didn't you come talk to me?
I always went to you when something was bothering me.
I wished that you would have come to me if something was bothering you.
I'm sorry.
I heard from the kyokan that the cause was the alarm that went off.
The original cause for that is because of a mistake that I made, right?
A while ago when the alert went off I made a sudden turn...
That's not correct. You have nothing to do with this.
I started panicking when I saw the other aircraft.
I apologize that I didn't come talk to you.
This happened before but I was too scared to talk about it.
I was scared that people would think of me as pilot unworthy if I would talk about this to anybody.
Let's go back.
Please retake the test.
That's impossible. You can only take the test twice.
That's just the policy of the company, right?
There are other ways to become a pilot.
Do you realize what you're trying to say?
I don't want you to give up!
You should become a pilot no matter what.
Wasn't it your dream to become a pilot like your father?
I'll do anything for you.
I'll even take days off from my work to help you practice.
Stop saying stupid things like that. I'm not bothered by it anymore...
- That's a lie! - It's not a lie!
It's not your fault that I failed.
I already gave up on it so leave it already!
I'm sorry that I shouted at you.
But I'm really all right.
I'm actually pretty satisfied at the moment.
I was able to spend a good time with all of you
and I was able to fly hundreds of times.
My mother often told me after the divorce that my father chose to fly instead of his family.
That's why I always wanted to know what kind of world this is,
that my father chose instead of his own family, from when I was little.
I wanted to be in the cockpit at least once to see the world that my father chose.
I was able to fulfill that goal more than enough.
That's why I'm really satisfied.
Can we stop acting this sad already?
Let me enjoy this until the last moment.
I'm sorry. You're right.
I feel like drinking a lot with just the two of us.
Then let's get the kyokan and mechanics together
and have a good time together. I'll make futomaki.
- Let's have a good time together. - That sounds good.
A party? That sounds good.
Then let's make it a fun event.
To be honest, it would have been really awkward if something like that wouldn't happen.
I'll let the kyokan and the others know about this.
- Please. - We're going to start soon
- so get dressed quickly. - All right.
Chisato. Close your eyes too.
How's the view from the sky? Over.
The view is excellent. I can even see the mountain ridge clearly.
Always keep the wind in mind when you adjust for vertical speed.
And don't forget to do the instrument cross check. It's really important.
Haru. Are you even listening to me?
Sorry. Say again.
You should have just attended the party.
I'm sorry that I'm annoying until the last moment.
Yes, you are.
I informed them in Tokyo that you're coming on a earlier flight.
Head back with your head up high.
All right.
Oda.
Um... I'm sorry.
I already had a suspicion that something was wrong with your flights.
I didn't want to confront you about it directly but throughout the training I wanted you to...
I knew that already.
That's why I was a little nervous every time you wanted to talk to me.
But... If you would have confronted me on my shortcomings earlier,
I think that I would have failed much sooner.
Isn't that how a woman's heart is?
I'll be all right from here.
But you still need to get your ticket and so on.
I'm a employee of a airline company after all.
I'm showing you that I'm actually a nice person. So don't refuse...
It's all right. I'm really going to be all right.
Let me go home by being emerged in my sentiment by myself.
You're so annoying.
Isn't it cute?
Be careful going home.
See you.
- She departed already? - She said that she's happy for what you guys
are doing for her but she wants to be by herself and get her feelings in order.
So she still doesn't feel like having a party with us.
This is from Oda. She asked me to give it to you.
She said that you're the only one that she's worried about for the final test.
Thank you.
Go and ask how Haru is doing again.
Again? She said that she wasn't hungry the last time I spoke to her.
It must have been quite a shock to her.
She was talking about the party the whole time during training after all.
I'm going to go take a look how she's doing.
Stop meddling with her.
But...
Haru, are you all right?
- There was a letter from Chisato. - What?
- A letter? - There was a message written to us
at the end of this notebook
- A message? - What did it say?
"To everyone in the team"
"I'm very sorry that we couldn't do a farewell party together."
"There were many things that I would have liked to talk about with all of you."
"But at the moment I have to get my feelings straight first
so I have decided to head back to Japan earlier."
"I would like to share my feelings a little bit"
"by giving everyone some advice, from what I have observed from you guys, before the upcoming final test."
"It might be arrogant of me
to do this as someone that has failed
but I want all of you to pass, therefore I wrote this."
- "Kishii Taiji." - Me?
"You are strong in all fields
and to prove that you were the first to pass the test."
"I didn't expect anything else."
- It's not such a big deal. - "But you have the habit
of aligning to the left of the center line on your final approach."
- Oh. - "You will need to correct yourself
at the end if you do that
so you should do something about that habit."
She observed you well.
"And I think that you should also correct your habit
of not coming to a conclusion and trying to postpone things."
"I think there are people around you that are at a loss."
- I feel sorry for Suzu-chan. - Shut up.
"There is a chance that people won't start trusting you anymore
if you keep doing that."
"The most important thing for a pilot is trust."
That's so accurate.
- "Kotori Sho." - Yes.
"You are nice, humble and a hard worker and I was always
- very envious of you for being like that." - What?
- Didn't she write the wrong name there? - Just keep listening.
"The only thing that worries me about you is that you are too nice."
"You will get swayed in your flights if you keep trying to be considerate of the people around you."
"I think that at times it is important for a pilot
to have the courage and confidence to make a decision."
- "Yamada Kazuo." - All right! Here it comes!
- "Can't you be a bit more quiet?" - What?
"Your cheerfulness and positivity is something to be envy of
but I'm sure that you will become a pilot that is loved by everyone if you would add prudence to that."
"And please try and monitor your vertical speed more carefully."
- Oh. - "I think that your flights will become more stable that way."
- She also saw right through you. - You're right.
- "Moroboshi Maya." - I can guess
what's written there without you reading it.
"You are a sarcastic person and somewhat always cold towards people."
- Just like I thought. - "I think that you are the one
that isn't good at working together in a team out of the five."
That's right. You can't imagine how tough it was for me as his buddy.
You should just be quiet.
"But after coming to America you started to
get involved with the team out of your own will, right?"
"That is something that made me happy. I believe that
the experience that you have gained here will raise you into an excellent pilot."
- "Kunikida-kyokan." - Me?
"Sorry for making trouble until the last moment."
"You will just say that this is annoying
if I wrote some words of gratitude
- so I will leave it out." - So you left it out?
"The thing is that I would have liked to become a pilot like you."
"I have felt the same way since I flew with you on the first flight experience."
"I am glad that you were our kyokan."
- "Roy." - Roy too?
"Thanks for the nice meal."
"Call me when you come to Japan."
You're welcome.
That's all.
What? What about yours?
- It's there but I won't read it out. - Why?
Because the message to me is very personal.
- Isn't it kind of unexpected? - What is?
That Chisato was looking at us so well.
But she's looking down on us as usual.
She was always like that from the moment we met her.
She's a sports-minded person after all.
But I wonder how she felt while she was writing this.
What?
She must have had enough things on her mind already with her own things.
You're right.
Maybe... we're the ones that weren't looking at her enough.
Chisato-san never showed her weaknesses after all.
That's the weakness of Oda.
She once went completely blank because something unexpected happened during a flight.
- Chasato did? - Yes.
But she didn't tell anyone about it
so she tried to gain as much knowledge as possible so that you guys wouldn't realize it.
But no matter how much knowledge you have at your disposal, things that don't workout just don't workout.
Flying above thirty thousand feet with hundreds of passenger on your shoulder
with Mach speed. That's what a pilot is about.
You can't be a pilot unless
you're a person that can talk to your fellow members about your weaknesses and the things that are bothering you.
I wasn't able to convey that to her.
I'm the one to blame.
We're just as responsible for this.
We didn't realize it ourselves.
Don't you feel a little disappointed in yourself?
Because now...
we're able to listen to the things that was bothering her.
That way Chisato could have also passed like us...
The whole team could have passed that way...
I didn't expect her to be the first one to come back.
I heard that it was her own choice to come back one day earlier.
This is again information that I got from Taiji's friend Koiwai-kun.
- Oh, really. - I wonder what's going to happen now.
Yeah... Being a pilot is quite a specific job after all.
I think that she'll be transfered to a general position right away.
But I think that she would quit the company if that happens.
Do you think so?
Well... Um...
I would be happy if you could welcome her with open arms so that such a thing doesn't happen.
- Yes. - Of course.
There they come.
Hey, Sho. Start drinking water.
All right... Thank you.
- Huh? What's this? - She wasn't there, right?
- Oh, hey. Is this everyone? - Yes.
"Yes"? What about our trainee, Oda-kun?
Oda-san?
- Give me her ticket information. - All right.
- This is it. - All right.
There's nobody on board with this ticket number.
She didn't get on board...
Yes, hello.
Oda did?
What's going on here? Didn't you see her off?
- Did she check-in? - I only brought her
- until the entrance of the airport... - Why didn't you
see her off until the gate?
I told you to take care of her, didn't I?
- But she said... - No matter what she said,
you should have done this.
You knew that she was feeling down.
I'm sorry.
Do you know why I chose you as their kyokan?
Because I believed that you would understand the feelings of each trainee
and make a good team out of them.
And what is this result!?
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that.
It's all right.
She might be still in America.
Could you do what you can over there?
All right.
Did something happen to Chisato?
Could you check the passenger lists of all our North America flights?
- All right. - Oh, and
I'll be grateful if you could also get in contact with our partner companies.
All right.
Oh, and there might be a chance that she took a flight
from a nearby airport like Fargo or Minneapolis.
- Please check also from those places. - Understood.
Excuse me. Did you see a Japanese girl?
- Do you know Chisato Oda? - No.
Chisato Oda. She's a Japanese lady.
Hey, Michelle. Did you happen to see a little Japanese girl running around?
I'm looking for a Japanese woman. Her name is Chisato Oda.
Excuse me.
Please contact me as soon as you see her.
- No luck here. Let's go. - OK?
We had no luck at any of the hotels.
Roy said that he would go looking for her
at places that are still open at this time of the day but he hasn't contacted us yet...
She probably isn't in this city anymore.
It seems that she might know quite some people over here.
So that means...
that finding her will be quite difficult.
We have no other choice but to discuss this with the headquarters and file a missing persons report.
- Do you mean to go to the police? - Yes.
Hello. Yes. Yes.
Understood. Thank you very much.
Yes. Yes. Thank you.
- Did they find her? - Yes.
They found Oda's name on the passenger list of a direct flight
from Minneapolis. They also confirmed that she entered Japan.
- Thank god. - Were they able to get in contact with her?
No, not yet.
Her mobile phone is off and she hasn't showed up at home or at the dormitory.
So doesn't that mean that we haven't found her yet?
Yes.
But doesn't this mean that things will be all right?
You're right. She'll be safe now that she's in Japan.
But why did she
- change her flight? - Huh?
She arrived in Japan on the same day anyway, right?
Is there any point in changing her flight?
Maybe she didn't want to face the people waiting for her at the airport.
In any case, all we can do now is to leave this to the staff members that are in Japan.
Shinozaki-san is also desperately trying to find her.
You guys still have a test ahead of you. Go to bed already.
Go on!
All right.
- Thank you for your efforts. - Good night.
Tezuka.
I can't do this anymore. I'm going to look for Chisato.
Hold on. What do you mean with "going to look for her"?
I'm going back to Japan.
What do you think you're saying? You still have the final test to do.
- Are you going to give up on becoming a pilot? - Then what are you
going to do if something happened to Chisato?
I can't take the test while I'm worried about her.
- I would fail anyway if I would take it like this! - What can you do
- by going back!? - Isn't this all my fault!?
I was the one that suggested to have a party.
If only I didn't put unnecessary pressure on her...
- I understand how Haru feels. - Sho.
There must be something wrong for her to change her flight.
Something must have been bothering her so much.
- You're right. - But still...
Is it all right for you to sacrifice your final test for this?
That's right. You've worked hard for the last three years for this.
Those that want to take it should take it. I can't.
You can't do this. I won't let anyone else fail anymore.
I'll make all of you into pilots.
But what would you do if you were in our shoes?
Are you able to ignore a fellow team member?
You're the one that said that this is all a collective responsibility!
If I say you can't do this, it means that you can't do this!
You guys have to stay here no matter what.
You have to stay here and become a pilot for her sake.
None of you are to blame that she left us.
It's all my fault.
You'll make Oda even more troubled if any of you would give up on becoming a pilot.
I have the responsibility to prevent her to be driven into a corner even more after what I did to her.
I beg you.
Please don't quit. Do it for her.
- Haru... - Tezuka!
I wish that I could have been born with your personality.
I feel that I could hand over the controls to someone who's as honest as you.
So you have trust in me as your buddy?
I hate to admit it.
All right!
It was all a lie.
You were lying when you said that you trusted your buddy.
Why did you disappear without telling me how you really feel if you trusted your buddy?
If this is what was going to happen
you should have shouted at me and said that you didn't want to have a party.
She might have done the mature thing to do as an adult,
but in the end everybody is just going to suffer.
She said that she was satisfied because she was able to fly so many times
but I don't think that's the case.
Chisato was unbelievably disappointed in herself.
Her desire to become a pilot was hundreds or even thousands of times greater than mine.
You were so desperate to become better than your father.
- Why did you say all that nonsense! - I got it. I got it already.
Why... Why did you leave your buddy behind?
Why did you disappear by yourself?
Tezuka.
You can take a day off today.
If you still feel the same way.
Then call me.
I... won't go back to Japan.
I think it's exactly like you said.
If I would give up on becoming a pilot
Chisato will just be more troubled.
Because she left that notebook behind
so that I can do my best until the end, right?
Chisato will definitely be all right. I have trust in my buddy.
All right. I understand.
Shinozaki-san. She's here.
Chisato-chan's mother has arrived.
All right.
It has been a while...
2013 March 15 Final Test
Tezuka Haru,
The view that I saw with you was the best view
that I have ever seen in my whole life.
Your Buddy.
Are you ready for this?
Let's do this.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Roy.
You're welcome.
I hear we're getting a new group of students in today.
Yes. A whole new group of "Say again, say again".
Thankfully that is your job and not mine.
"Tobe"
There they are!
- Welcome back. - Thanks.
Welcome back Taiji!
- I'm back. - Welcome back.
- Congratulations. - Thank you very much.
- Were you guys doing good? - Yeah!
"Request For Resignation"
Why are you quitting the company?
Preview of next episode
Weren't you happy that the annoying girl isn't there anymore?
It's my fault.
I was better in the practical skills and the theory than anyone else.
Why did I have to fail?
Then do as you want.
She must have been so disappointed in herself.
This is a Boeing 767.
This is the airplane type that all of you will be flying once you become a pilot.
Should I just work while being jealous and envious of you guys becoming pilots?
All six of us are forever buddies, right?
- You sound like we'll never see each other again. - I don't think that we'll ever see each other again.
Don't disappear after coming this far.