Glen “Lucky” Singer (Robert Urich) and F/O Connie Phipps (Annette O’Toole)If you are a fan of air disaster movies like me, you probably noticed some are good, some are goofy. Here is an in- depth analysis of a great air disaster movie where a small prop plane and a heavy airliner collide in mid- air.
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This made- for- TV movie was first broadcast as a World Premiere Movie on CBS in October 1. It is inspired by the novel The Glass Cockpit by Robert P. Davis. Plot summary. It’s a sunny day in Seattle. Captain Glen “Lucky” Singer (the late Robert Urich) and his girlfriend Connie Phipps (Annette O’Toole) prepare for a routine flight on Quest Airlines to Dallas on a brand- new aircraft: the Gallant 2. On board is also a check pilot, Captain George Bouchard (John De.
Amazon.com: Final Descent: Robert Urich, Annette O'Toole, John DeLancie, Jim Byrnes, Ken Pogue, Michael Robe, Michael O. Gallant: Movies & TV. Directed by Mike Robe. With Robert Urich, Annette O'Toole, John de Lancie, Jim Byrnes. A commercial pilot is forced to keep a plane aloft that was struck in midair by another plane to keep it from ripping apart even as the.
Lancie). About 2. As usual, the passengers are a little “unique”: in First Class, a pregnant woman with her husband, a no- nonsense businessman, also in First Class, and on coach, a woman travelling with a music band, a trio of construction workers, a divorced woman travelling alone, sitting next to an arrogant veteran. Another plane also prepares for departure: a general aviation aircraft flown by a businessman with no consideration for risk. Both planes are scheduled to depart at the same time amid confusion, as the pilot of the small prop plane takes off from the wrong runway. Seconds later, Quest 1. ATC Screen showing QST1. N9. 74. 8C about to collide.
The moment Quest 1. The controller quickly tries to herd the two planes away from each other. Quest 1. 9 makes a rapid right turn. However, the prop plane, in addition to taking off from the wrong runway, starts his turn too late. Soon enough, he sees the Gallant 2.
He lets out a scream and is powerless. The wing of his prop plane collides with the airliner’s stabilizer.
The latter swiftly banks due to the collision, and carry- ons stowed in the overhead storage compartments suddenly fall. The cabin shakes, the passengers scream and. The elevators are jammed in a climb position. A solution must be found to bring the nose down before the plane climbs to an altitude where the turbines will explode and the plane will vaporize.
I won’t tell you the rest of the movie. The solutions to bring the nose down are creative and brilliant. Appreciation. Passengers Duke (Jim Byrnes) and Patty (Gwynyth Walsh)The movie depicts with great detail all of the steps of a typical flight and covers the reactions of most passengers. There is no obvious overacting.
The visual effects are the best I have ever seen in this kind of movie, even though some of them were obviously computer- assisted. I liked the fact that we see a woman in the cockpit. Too bad the mid- air collision plot is a little far- fetched. This is the only major flaw I detected in the movie. I give this movie 9 out of 1. It is excellent for a made- for- TV air disaster movie.
A must- see! Things to notice. Final Descent is overall a technically accurate movie. However the following inaccuracies in continuity have been found. There are no runways 9. L- 2. 7R or 9. R- 2. L at Seattle (instead, it’s 1.
L- 3. 4R or 1. 6R- 3. L). That’s in Vancouver, where the movie was filmed. When the helicopter shoots at the tail of the plane, a close- up shows the holes passing through the wrong side. When the decompression occurs, the point of decompression is forward, but the objects are blown backwards. The emergency vehicles read “Dulles Municipal Airport”, even though the airport is Seattle. You may be interested to know that. As a matter of fact, footage of Canadian Airlines aircraft (including a three- engine DC- 1.
The logotype of the airline, “Q”, could be a subtle reference to John De. Lancie’s role of “Q” in the Star Trek series. Gallant Aviation, the fictional builder of the Gallant 2. Gallant 2. 60 and Gallant 2. Michael O. Gallant.
The cockpit of the Gallant 2. Boeing 7. 77’s. The passenger cabin and the overall exterior design are unique, but because of the distinct shape of the nose, it appears to be inspired by the Airbus A3. Boeing 7. 57. The registration N9. C was used in many movies and TV series up to now, such as Dallas, the made- for- TV movie Free Fall and the TV series Peter Benchley’s Amazon. It is a “reserved fictitious tail number” by the Public Affairs office of the FAA. The planes. Quest 1. Gallant 2. 70 (fictional plane model), flying on a SEA- DFW route (Seattle Sea- Tac – Dallas Fort Worth).
N9. 74. 8C is a private prop plane (probably a Twin Cessna, although I’m not sure). Movie links. Specifications. U. S. A. Produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia Tri.
Star. Directed by Mike Robe. Starring Robert Urich, Annette O’Toole, John De.
Lancie, Gwynyth Walsh, Jim Byrnes, Kevin Mc. Nulty, Ken Pogue. Also known as Choc en plein ciel (French), Aircrash – Katastrophe beim Take Off (German). One more thing. Please read the sub- article comparing the movie and the book.