Wow what a unique plot idea


A pilot is incapacitated, or dies, and inexperienced people have to land the plane. Who thought up this genius plot?

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don't know but i love these kinds of stories. is this one by chance based on a true story? that's always a good boost.

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I think I remember reading that it is.

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Surely, you remember read this story before.

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a quick google search suggests to me it is.

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Well, it was inspired by an actual event. https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/

Of course they changed a lot of things. Doug White (the father) actually had a pilot's license, he was not completely inexperienced as he was in the film. They were not able to remove the dead pilot from the left seat. I guess the film producers did not want a corpse on scene for most of the film instead of Heather Graham.

The weather was good and White had few problems coming in for a landing while being talked through it by those on the ground.

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God? Since it's based on a true story?

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I thought it was based on "Airport 1975".

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have you ever seen a grown man naked?

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Well, most of the events of the film actually happened. Someone did write a script though. What parts did you not like?

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