Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984 TV Movie)
Bruce Wright: Officer Roger Petit
Quotes
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First Officer Roger Pettit : This is it. This is a losing battle trying to de-ice these things. It gives you a false feeling of security, that's all it does.
Captain Larry Wheaton : Yeah, but it satisfies the Feds.
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[fatal take-off scene]
Washington Air Traffic Controller : Palm 90, cleared for take-off.
Captain Larry Wheaton : Palm 90, cleared for take-off.
Washington Air Traffic Controller : No delay on departure if you will. Traffic's two and a half out for the runway.
Captain Larry Wheaton : Okay.
First Officer Roger Pettit : [referring to the engine gauges] God! Look at that thing. That doesn't seem right does it? Ah, that's not right!
Captain Larry Wheaton : Yeah it is.
[referring to the airspeed indicator]
Captain Larry Wheaton : There's 80.
First Officer Roger Pettit : Nah, I don't think that's right.
[pause]
First Officer Roger Pettit : Maybe it is.
Captain Larry Wheaton : 120!
First Officer Roger Pettit : I don't know!
Captain Larry Wheaton : V1! Easy! V2!
[the stickshaker starts]
Captain Larry Wheaton : [yelling] Forward! Forward! We only need 500! Come on! Come on! Just barely climb!
First Officer Roger Pettit : [struggling with the controls] Come on, baby! Come on!
[pause]
First Officer Roger Pettit : Larry! We're going down!
Captain Larry Wheaton : I know it.
[crash]