Let's go, 3- 1- 4- 2.
Let's go.
- Do I turn this off? - Yes.
6, 2, 8, 8... 52, report clearing 3000.
Start switches?
- Low ignition. - Transponder.
- On. - Strobe light.
"Connectated"
- the girls? - "Seatated"
- Did you seat them? - No, you.
Cabin crew, prepare for take-off.
Taking off, one, two.
Taking off.
Move over, Adrian, or I'll run over you.
- No, no, no, no... - who's next?
What the hell is going on?
Good morning, follow me.
I don't know what it is, but everything is ok.
Eighty knots.
Holding short, good evening, 1-5-7-7.
Good morning.
Ready?
Let's start.
It's 3:55 am, and it's pouring...
over buenos aires. The storm will be clearing by sunrise.
Cut it out.
- Congratulations, captain. - Thanks.
Weather is fixed, good weather.
How much do you want?
- What's our alternate? - Córdoba.
- Passengers? - Sixty-two.
- Cargo? - None.
- Make it ten thousand - eight. - A thousand - eight?
- Ten thousand - eight. - Oh, ten thousand - eight.
Captain!
Congratulations!
How wonderful!
Would you take a picture?
Let's show the stripes. I'm a captain, right?
- Captain. - Everything ok?
Yeah. Hydraulic leakage in a flap.
Maintenance says it's within tolerance.
Anything else?
The APU starts false fire alarms.
They said not to use the fire-extinguisher.
Yeah, right...
the company grows and uniforms shrink.
- Are we giving these out? - Yes, why?
Look.
"Four planes close to collision."
I guess not.
- Gordo? - Yes.
Request start up, there are delays.
- Where's the purser? - No idea.
Aeroparque, one-five-zero requests start up.
Hey, come here!
- Hey! - What?
We're number nine for start up.
- The fire-extinguisher is empty. - We don't have any in stock.
I can't fly without it.
It's been like this for a week.
That's not my problem. Get me a fire-extinguisher.
Leave it to me.
Captain, what's your estimate for boarding?
When we finish refueling and we get the fire-extinguisher.
Captain, there's no coke.
- Can't we board while refueling? - No.
Gordo, tell catering to bring the coke.
And the papers are missing.
Sandra, block it off before somebody trips.
Traffic requests boarding.
I've just spoken to them.
Fire-extinguisher dealt with.
- Are you ok? - I'm great.
- To board, I mean. - Of course.
"Dear madam,
I'm writing to you because something unexpected occurred,
and I would like you to know.
I guess I should introduce myself,
and I should start by telling you my name.
But I won't since I doubt you'll remember me.
So I'll introduce myself otherwise.
We went to the same school,
and I took bus number one...
with the famous driver, "cholo".
Nothing could beat the feeling,
of passing by you on my way to the back.
This was the best part of my day.
No doubt, looking at you for a few seconds...
was worth the ride.
I remember an event, which gave me vague hope...
that your indifference wasn't such.
I was talking to luigi...
- do you know Marcela Fabbri? - No, why?
She told me that you knew each other.
- She really said that? - Yes, why?
Well... it's just strange!
Well done! Great! You guys are fantastic!
Why don't you just sit down, chat and forget the game!
"We lost because of that goal,
but I felt like a winner
after years of loving you in silence,
here at last was a sign that you had noticed me.
Adolescence wasn't easy...
and I went through many things,
including an indelible love.
The love I had for you."
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you? - Fine.
- How did it go? - Fine.
Request descent.
Mendoza, 150 calling.
Go for blind transmission.
Mendoza, 150 transmitting blind,
no DME.
Estimating 55 miles out, request descent.
VOR doesn't work either.
Tune in to radio Nihuli, see if we get a bearing.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking.
The air traffic control of the Argentine air force...
with its usual efficiency,
is apparently in a complete power failure.
We have no radio contact or assistance,
and we'll keep flying in a holding pattern.
If we can't establish contact within the next 20 minutes,
we'll have to proceed to our alternate airport.
A fax from com. Trapattoni, of the air regions command.
He's very upset, and the boss wants you to apologize.
Tell the commodore to fix Mendoza's VOR...
so I don't have to use a broadcasting to find the airport.
First flight as a captain and you already raised hell.
- I did nothing! - They set you up?
Come on, Adrian, you know how it is!
We started here together.
- But now I'm your boss. - And the beard?
- What about it? - Look at yourself.
- Up to 3mm is ok. - De Angelis doesn't like it.
I don't want to argue with you.
The company is growing, and we have to help!
Could it be swelling, not growing?
Maybe this isn't the company for people like you.
Is that a compliment?
I thought a promotion would stop silly comments.
Your tickets. You're leaving on monday for the simulator.
And this is the latest operations bulletin.
Ok.
Did you read the bulletin?
- No. - Here. Read it.
"No doubt we will achieve it. With our efforts,
and god's help, we'll be able to show a 99% fulfillment...
and a very high efficiency level.
We have plenty of human resources. Just make an effort.
Let's go for it!"
- But this is crazy...
imagine the passengers' faces...
knowing that we need God's help to fly.
We could pray the rosary before take-off.
Or three our father to save fuel.
- Luigi, I'm going with you. - Fine, let's go.
- Bye, Gordo. - Bye, guys.
We're going to simulator training to rio.
Why to Rio?
We don't have simulators here.
Why?
Stop drinking!
No, we go every six months.
You snore very loud.
- You'll snore when you grow up. - No, I won't.
Why did you get divorced?
Because...
She was mean, and she hit me.
Come on, why?
Because 95% of all marriages don't work out.
- Mom and Dad worked out. - They must be in that 5%.
Who broke up, she or you?
- She did. - Why?
I'm not sure.
I think she doesn't like pilots.
As soon as I know something I'll call you, ok?
Are you sad?
Dad says to lock the door...
and take the keys.
We can't be flying like this. Have you read the operations bulletin?
Of course.
Don't be dumb. Just do your job.
Shut up and be more diplomatic.
Don't be a fool.
Before you start fighting, consider what's at stake.
Very well, apologies accepted.
Make sure it doesn't happen again.
Commodore...
with all due respect, worse things are happening.
What do you mean?
Mendoza had a total electrical failure.
What if I needed to make an emergency landing?
What do you expect? We're in argentina.
"More than becoming a pilot,
I wanted to marry you. Nothing, absolutely nothing,
could beat the feeling,
of that november 28, 1969.
You turned to me, so naturally,
and trapped my mind and senses with this question:
"Which book do you use?"
Your words had the greatest impact on me.
I didn't quiver, no, my whole body was shaking.
I couldn't believe my ears. You were talking to me.
If I had to choose among the best moments of my life,
this would be one of them.
When fantasy meets reality, it's normally disappointing.
But sometimes fantasy is contained in a wish so strong...
that reality becomes fantastic.
That night, reality and fantasy seemed to meld.
I decided we would live in Patagonia,
by a lake at the foot of mount Tronador.
Just you and me. Nothing would get in the way of our happiness.
Despite my father's opposition,
whose parents had died in a plane crash,
I had already decided I'd become a pilot."
Let's go, let's go.
Let's go, 3, 1, 4, 2.
Let's go.
- Do I turn this off? - Yes.
6, 2, 8, 8. 52.
- Sure you don't need help? - I'm sure. Thank you.
What is it?
- Engine one failed. - Restart it!
Restart it!
Dead, no reaction.
Sorry, I couldn't freeze it on time.
Why was the only working engine burned?
You didn't reduce thrust!
You must set maximum continuous in the operating engine.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Can we do it once more?
Ok... your turn now.
So, what happened?
What happened...
you saw what happened. I crashed.
That's what happened.
I'll go back to being a co-pilot.
The manuals are in english.
They throw them at you and say "learn them".
That's all the ground school you get.
I know they do that, but...
can't you study on your own?
Don't forget, I didn't go to a bilingual school.
The mexicans get translated manuals.
At Aerolineas they get english courses.
What can I do about this mess?
I can't set standards that the company doesn't.
Hello, captain.
How are you?
I have an appointment with the human resources dept.
Just a minute, please.
Are they there?
Three.
Yes.
"Dear madam, I'm writing to you...
because something unexpected occurred, and I would like you to know.
I guess I should introduce myself,
and I should start by telling you my name.
But I won't..."
He asked me if I wanted to leave a number, I said yes.
Then I realized that it would be hard to understand.
I said I'd write a letter instead.
That's what I'm doing.
It was the last day of school.
We talked the whole way I hadn't slept much.
I had to do something to cope with such joy.
You got off, and summer began. 3 months without you...
and the end of elementary school.
Summer wasn't a problem, since I had waited for years.
What worried me was how we would resume our conversations.
Because in high school there was no school bus.
Walking up the Tronador or by the lakes, I planned the reunion.
My three main activities were to plan,
think of you, and love you madly.
After 3 months of planning, I made my decision.
On the first day, I'd go to the station,
wait for you and, using all my charm, say:
"Do you know what time it is?
Marcela, do you know what time it is?"
I later knew that your parents had sent you to another school.
This letter is a tribute to my childhood...
to yours, and to a one-sided romance.
- 3140, operations. - Continue.
Adrian speaking.
If there's a fire alarm in the APU,
don't use the extinguisher, it's probably a false alarm.
How do I know if it's for real, or not?
Just don't use it in fl ight.
What if both generators fail and I need to use it?
Or if it catches fire on ground, what shall I do?
Operate with caution.
- I can't believe it. - What are you going to do?
Have you heard the story of the shepherd and the wolf?
Standard take-off, run-way three-one. From zero to eighty knots,
we will abort by any alarm, from eighty to v1...
only engine failure, aircraft unsafe or unable to fly.
- 80. - Crosscheck.
Positive climb, gear up.
316, direct to Rosario.
Hello.
I'm Marcela Fabbri from Alya consulting...
we're here for an internal survey.
Let's see...
- Roberto? - Yes, here.
Hello.
Luciano...
Viviana...
Lucrecia...
I'm one short...
oh, the gentleman...
right... well... I need you...
to fill out these forms...
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Please explain this to me.
I don't know. I know as much as you do.
- Be careful with the cable. - What a situation, right?
- I guess you got my letter? - Of course.
The nicest letter I've ever received.
- Really? You liked it? - Yes, very much.
That you'd set eyes on me.
- I mean, when I was a kid. - Well, I still do.
I swear... I was moved.
I couldn't stop reading it.
I loved it.
I'd love to keep talking,
but I have a meeting, I have to go.
Well.
Bye.
Could we have lunch some day?
Sure! Yes! Bye.
Don't you like real food?
Yes, when I have the time.
Why are you always busy at noon?
We usually have evaluation meetings at 1:30 p.m.
What do you evaluate?
The company's image.
You think they will like what you don't?
I don't think they'll like it either.
Poor Gonzalo.
That brazilian overdid it.
It wasn't so bad.
You saw it was no wind shear,
it was a simple failure.
A plane is one thing, a simulator's another one.
APU fire switch, pull and rotate. APU off.
Get the APU fire checklist.
Declare an emergency, set the transponder to 7700.
And request clearance to Aeroparque.
Request all emergency services upon arrival.
Now you've grounded an aircraft.
We had to endorse all tickets to other airlines.
Your joke cost us 25,000 dollars.
It was an APU fire!
I told you it was a false alarm.
A mess for no reason.
You're screwing us up.
You can't request fire services for a false alarm!
Alarms call for execution not discrimination.
Books are not reality.
This is a low-cost carrier in expansion that needs a hand.
We're screwing it up. I checked 100 technical reports.
In four months, we've had 96 false alarms.
This is risky. I'm serious.
Look, kid. You need good judgment.
That's what makes a captain.
Do as everyone else does or you'll have a hard time.
I won't say it again.
Hurry up, you have the Iguazu flight.
Hi.
Gonzalo with four stripes?
Is he flying as a captain?
He went with Adrian to the simulator, now he's a hot shot.
No log entries. Write failures on a napkin...
and pass them on to maintenance.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- Any problems? - No, absolutely nothing.
Thank you.
Everything ok?
We have no APU. The gyro my side doesn't work,
a pack's out of order and both DME's are inoperative.
Does Mel allow us to fly like this?
Yes, but...
- before start, checklist. - Will you fly like this?
Gordo... don't be a pain in the ass. If it's legal, I fly,
...if not, I won't. - I wouldn't.
I didn't ask you. Before start, checklist!
Excuse me, captain.
Emergency exit lights.
- No smoking, fasten seat belts. - On.
- Window heat. - On.
And we requested this meeting because we want to make it...
absolutely clear...
you have our full support in this case.
Thank you very much.
In any case, you have been indicted.
No interview was requested...
and this isn't a meeting.
Anyway, I want to call your attention to our concern.
Some lobbies want to end our control over civil aviation.
I don't follow you.
No, just a second, please.
What I mean is... we're a bit worried...
with the course of the investigation.
You should be worried.
- Ok, I forgive you. - Thank you.
Hi, anything to drink?
No, thanks. Have you seen the waterfalls?
- How are things? - Fine, not many people.
This blond girl in the aisle, bring her in.
Come on, Gordo, stop messing around.
- Hi... excuse me... - how are you?
Hi, what's up?
Cool! So many instruments!
Yes, have you seen this?
Do you remember them all?
We study all the manuals.
What's that?
A finger.
Hey, Gordo. Don't you feel the pedals vibrating?
I'm serious... check it out.
Yes, I can feel it.
Is everything ok?
Yes, go back to your seat. We'll be landing shortly.
Fine, thank you.
You might end up floating in the river
I'm sending you this from maintenance. Recognize it?
Did you feel the vibrations?
They sent you out with a crack on the tail fin.
This could have killed you.
Things are worse than you think.
File a report: The repair's listed in the maintenance log.
The owner hires air force staff as pilots.
When there're problems, they cover for each other.
Get it?
Guess what they called the latest plane.
Anillaco.
It's crazy, we're going to crash and nobody gives a damn!
- What are you doing about it? - Nothing.
Well, I wrote some reports.
Boss, with all due respect, this is a serious issue.
Yes, I know, I know.
- We could have been killed. - You're right, absolutely.
But this guy is still out there certifying planes.
Let me give you some advice.
Don't argue with maintenance. They'll win in the long run.
- You know they hate pilots. - This guy nearly killed us.
- Let me talk to them. - Fine, but...
take it easy, I'll handle it.
- Are your vacations up to date? - Yes.
- Sure? - Yes.
Why do you think pilots are given days off?
Safety reasons, a tired pilot is a safety hazard.
- Recognize this? - Yes... that's my file.