Flight

Whip: When I say, I want you to retract the flaps, retract the gear, trim us nose-down, okay? But everything's gonna be opposite, so make sure you trim us nose-down. Evans: Trim down? What are you gonna do? Whip: [to Margaret] Margaret, when I tell you, I want you to push these forward, full throttle, can you do that? Margaret: Okay. Evans: What do you mean, sir? What are we doing? Why would I trim down?

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Anderson: As you know, when a plane goes down, the NTSB sends a Go Team to the crash site immediately. Whip: They find the flight data recorder? Anderson: They did. It's perfectly intact. Whip: Oh, great. Great, great, great. Then that solves everything. So, why do we need a lawyer from Chicago? Anderson: Well, Hugh specializes in criminal negligence. Whip: Criminal negligence? Lang: Death demands responsibility. Six dead on that plane, someone has to pay. Whip: Yeah, but that's a plane that fell a part at 30,000 feet. Anderson: The airline will try to prove equipment failure, which is gonna make the manufacturer responsible. The manufacturer, in turn, is gonna try and prove poor maintenance of the equipment by the airline. Lang: Or pilot error. Whip: I flew the plane inverted, Hugh. That means upside down. You get the picture? A hundred people, upside down, 500 feet off the ground. Do you have any idea what that's like? Lang: I do. I, uh, heard the black box recordings last night. Whi

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Lang: You can see on initial impact, the left wing hit the ground. Think if it would have sheared off completely, everybody would've walked away from this plane. Whip: Wing snapped off, drove the engine cowling into the rear fuselage. Lang: You were sitting in the last six or seven rows it was like being hit by a train. Listen, clearly there was a mechanical issue with this plane. Whip: Clearly. Lang: Yeah. But what you and I know, this was an act of God, and I'm going to fight to get the NTSB to add "act of God" as one of the probable causes. Whip: Whose God would do this? Avington Carr: I never wanted that fucking airline and neither did my brother, it was my father that wanted it. I like baseball. Lang: Oh, I like baseball. Len Caldwell: Everybody in Georgia likes baseball. Anderson: The whole country likes baseball- Carr: Cut the crap. So what’s the deal, Lenny? Is your union going to survive this one? More importantly, how big of a check do you think I’m going to have to write? Le

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Block: Mr. Whittaker, I want to talk about the days leading and the hours leading up to the accident, but before I do, I want to remind you that you are under oath and that any testimony you give here today will be considered admissible in any subsequent hearings or criminal proceedings. Do you understand what that means? [Whip nods] Captain Whittaker, for the record I need you to verbalize your answer. Whip: Uh, I'm sorry. Yes, I understand. Block: On the days leading up to the accident, Tuesday, October 11, Wednesday, October 12, or Thursday, October 13, did you consume any alcohol or any other intoxicating elements? Whip: No, I did not. Block: On the morning of the accident, Friday, October 14, did you consume any alcohol, or ingest any chemicals or drugs that may have impaired your ability to perform your job? Whip: No. Block: Mr. Whittaker, do you now, or have you ever had a problem with alcohol dependency, alcoholism, or drug addiction? Whip: No, I have not. Block: Okay, Mr. Whit

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