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Surrender, Wester.

I thought the guest of honour was supposed to win.

When I get this paint off before the wedding, you're in real trouble.

Not me, mate.

You're the one getting married.

luck in the world, all right?

Because I know how important it is to you, dig it?

You dog!

You called me a stripper! No, no, no!

I'm not going to tell you the obvious here, mate. I just don't want to pass on

some words of wisdom. I'm sorry.

Mr Cooper.

Is Debbie all right?

She asked me to give you this.

I'm sorry, mate.

I always liked her.

What's that?

She's called the wedding off.

Now remember, dive down, all right?

Push with your legs.

Oh, Shane, I want you to meet Chief Pilot Chris Manning. Chris. How do you

Shane? Good. And this is Lexi Charny. Lexi. Hi.

She's going to be flying us.

Good luck.

She's first.

Hope you got your nappies on.

You scared?

Do I look scared?

Pretty well terrified.

Yeah, well, that'd be right.

Back in a tick.

Shane, I heard what your girlfriend did.

Like, hello, what was she on? Does that suck or what?

Sorry about that.

It's okay.

Okay, now look, make sure you hold on to your pilot's chute cord when you jump,

okay? That way, no matter how scared you are, you're going to pull it.

Ready?

Let's do it.

My first jump, I thought, I'm going to chuck.

Dead set.

And I pulled on the cord, and like you said, the tug, like a bungee.

Oh, wow.

Mate, you get that adrenaline rush every single time.

What the hell were you doing?

Oh, free fall. I've been doing it for a while, mate. I've been trying to break

the magic 1 ,000.

Magic? What?

Why magic?

Well, you're not supposed to be able to free fall past 1 ,000 feet, mate. That

was exactly 1 ,000. Next time, I'm going under.

You're going to kill yourself.

Ah, whoa!

Yeah!

I

feel

like a drink at the Aero Club.

No, I really should do this.

Yeah.

I didn't think so.

I can never work these things out. Do you sell a wedding present for that?

Oh, what about the ring?

Oh, she keeps it.

No.

Oh, I couldn't.

Well, I bought it for her in the first place.

It doesn't matter.

I'll get the last box.

Yeah.

Poor guy.

I never liked her. I told him to.

Good. You know, he's better off without her.

Well, you reckon.

Uh, CDs and tapes?

Uh, add them to the collection, mate.

All right.

I'm going to go.

Thanks.

See you, Shane.

Bye.

Do you reckon he's all right?

Yeah, he's okay.

She's all right.

I'm surprised you're not under that.

She's not my type.

Okay, what's it going to be, mate?

Area club, dance party, what?

Pizza and a video.

Shane, you are a free man. Get out there and show them what you're made of.

You're a bloody deadlock. What happened?

I was just feeling a bit pissed, that's all.

Mate, she's all over you like a cheap suit and you want to go home.

I just...

Kept seeing Deb in my mind. She did look a bit like her.

They all do.

G'day, brother.

20 bucks?

Could be me someday.

Hey.

You're going to be all right, mate.

It's happened to guys before, mate, and years later, they're glad, okay? They

marry somebody else.

Not me.

Hey.

Hey! How about I marry her?

Eh?

Shut you up?

Yes.

Yeah, no worries. You got it?

What's he got?

I'm taking the chiefs and it's not full.

Oh, you two hurling yourselves at the ground again?

Shane is.

I'm driving.

This time I know how to do it.

Left!

All stations, tomorrow, Charlie Tango Delta is overhead tomorrow at 1 -0

Parachute operations, canopy release in 30 seconds.

Keep all gawkers right back, okay?

Sorry, sir, you can't come any closer. He's a mate of mine. I was the pilot.

Hello,

Big Sky.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye. Like what's wrong?

He's got his friends, thank you.

Where's Chris?

Downstairs.

Shane Webster. He was 23 last month.

Going to get the parents to ID the body?

It'll be dental records for sure.

You were right, mate. I can get a car to take you back.

Um, I know I'd appreciate a look through his parents' place. I'd like to be the

one that tells them.

I'll take you, mate.

Scotty! You beat me to it!

Don's just made you boys a huge suit. We were going to drop it round.

I'm glad you're on your own.

We can have a talk.

How is he?

You won't talk to me about it.

Mrs. Webster.

Scotty, what's the matter?

There's been an accident.

We were skydiving.

He got such a buzz the first time.

He was a natural.

He went up again today.

I was driving the plane.

The chute didn't open.

It would have been instant.

He's dead.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Type of aircraft, altitude, flight adjustment.

Left, I pulled left.

Shane yelled it out. It was all routine up until then. That's when I started the

spiral descent.

I kept looking for him. I couldn't see him.

And you did the ten count?

Yes.

Yes, then the air pocket.

Yeah, I got all that. I checked the gear myself, right, then I rechecked it.

Scotty, it was an accident.

It's a terrible thing, but it was an accident.

It will be a coroner's inquiry.

That's all you need.

I can count.

I hurried it.

Then I had an air pocket.

It could have been Shane.

You didn't need him, did you?

Well, I looked for him.

I mean, I thought it was showing off. It was a free fall. I was bragging to him

about it last night.

But did you see him?

Yeah, I think.

Yeah, I would have. I mean, I must have.

Wouldn't I?

10 ,000 feet. That takes two, two and a half minutes to reach the ground.

I don't have a long time to think about dying.

Sorry. The police are here.

Don't want to see you, Scotty.

When was his chute packed?

This morning. Packed it myself.

Was it checked again before the jump?

Yeah, checked it then too.

So you checked your own pack?

How would you describe his mood in the plane?

He was fine.

And his health?

Great, perfect.

Any money worries?

Not that I know of.

Do you know of any bad news he may have received recently? A death in the

family, anything?

His wedding was cancelled last week.

A mutual decision?

No, it was his fiancée. She called it off. She sent him a note.

And how did he take it?

Well, how do you reckon? He was pretty cut up.

Did he write anyone a letter explaining his feelings or intentions? Did he leave

a note?

What do you mean, did he leave a note?

We've got a witness saying they saw your plane bumping about up there.

Yeah, I hit an air pocket.

You're sure it was an air pocket?

The hell are you getting at?

So, you hit the air pocket just after Mr Webster jumped?

Yes.

Right.

Thanks very much.

Oh, we may need to speak to you again.

Did you hear that, bastard?

Go home, Scotty.

if you and Shane would like to come over for a party at our place on Saturday.

We're all meeting at the Royal Oaks first.

Call us back.

Bye.

It's me, mate.

Listen, I just wanted to explain.

It's just... It's all my fault.

Anyhow, when I met Deb, I thought my luck had finally changed.

She made me feel pretty special.

No!

It would be better coming from you.

Could you tell them that I... I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I found these the other day.

Look.

There you are.

Year seven.

You were so tiny.

Look, that's the day he won the final.

They were smoking.

Oh, I know.

They were lovely boys.

Oh, my boy.

I watched him grow up and I wanted to watch him die.

Mrs. Webster, there's something I've got to say. Oh, Scotty.

He loved you too.

You were really important to him.

And I'm glad you were with him at the end.

Mrs. Webster, on that last flight, Shane... He loved parachuting.

He rang me after the first one, raving about it.

You gave him that, Scotty.

Well, I've got to go, all right?

Who is it?

Hello?

Lee, I have to talk to you.

Oh, Scotty, look, it's not a very good time.

Shane kills himself.

Look, my best friend killed himself and I helped myself. Why don't you come

parachuting with me? That'll take your mind off things.

Sure did.

Have you got a drink?

I think you've had enough.

Let me call you a cab and we'll talk first thing tomorrow.

I want to talk now.

He looked at me, he looked at me.

What's going on?

Who's this guy then?

He's just a friend.

Sorry, I shouldn't have come then, huh?

No, no, it's okay. Wait one second, I'm coming down now. No, forget it, alright?

It's okay.

I'm looking for Scott Gibbs.

Know where I can find him?

What's it about?

I've got a subpoena for the inquiry into the parachute death.

Just give it to me and I'll give it to him later.

He's not at his home.

Any idea where he might be?

Scotty, wake up.

Scotty, you have to get up. There's cops here.

Scott Michael Gibbs.

You're subpoenaed to appear at the coroner's inquest.

I told you guys everything.

There's an awful lot of unanswered questions, and you're the key witness.

I don't know why. I'm just going to tell you the same thing. What are you guys

having a go at me for? One question.

After your mate jumped, how long did you wait before you went into a spiral?

Ten seconds.

Oh.

What? Thank you.

Thanks very much.

I don't believe that. They're implying it's all your fault.

That's not fair.

Shut up about it.

How dare they do that?

Look, Scotty.

I'm really sorry about last night, huh?

I had a no -no about it. Yeah, I know. Look, I said shut up about it, okay,

Lexi? Don't worry about it.

Forget it.

Sorry! Come back!

You're a bit idiot!

Sorry!

Come on Ace, it's me.

Get back here.

now, you know that.

This is a big mistake. Return to base now.

I don't think that you were to blame.

I was just saying that they think that, not me.

Chris!

God, he's just taken off in the chieftain. Look, he's really upset.

He's been drinking all night and the cops just dumped this on him. How bad is

he? Oh, he's a complete mess.

He thinks the cops are blaming him.

Careful, don't identify and catch the tower with him.

Hello, Ace.

You know who this is. Can you hear me?

Chieftain taxi for 06, the active runway is 24. Please identify and advise your

intentions.

Chieftain taxi for 06, hold short of the runway threshold. Do you have another

aircraft on a final?

Chieftain taxi for 06, hold immediately. We have a Cessna 206 on final. You are

in conflict with that aircraft.

That's been Scotty. Echo Hotel Lima, we have a possible conflict. You are not

clear to land.

Echo Hotel Lima, I'm too bloody low. I'm committed to a landing. God, he's got

to talk to them. What's he doing?

What?

What the hell's going on?

Who was that idiot?

We haven't identified him yet. Did you see his rego numbers?

Negative. A little preoccupied for guns, mate. Chief to Department Headquarters,

Runway 06, return and land immediately.

Report to tower. Do you understand?

Any aircraft in the area able to identify Chieftain to the north of the

please respond.

We'd really like to get this moron.

That's it.

Now he's in real trouble.

Why would he do anything so stupid?

I'm sorry about his friend, I really am, but this is going too far.

I'd say.

Hey, Scotty, I'd get out of here if I were you.

This man had penance done, and penance more will do, my lord.

You shut up.

What the hell do you think you were doing?

What do you mean?

You put yourself at risk, the other pilot, the aircraft, and this company.

Nothing happened, yeah? They'll suspend your license.

They might even kick you out. Do you understand that?

They didn't identify the plane. Get out of my sight.

Trouble. Anyhow, you've been good, Mimi. You've been real good. You've always

been there for me, always helping me out. I mean, like taking me jumping,

I loved it. I loved it.

That's why I couldn't think of a better way to go.

Mate, would you tell Mum and Dad?

I'm sorry to do this to you, mate, but I'm better coming from you.

Can you tell them that I... I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

What do you expect?

With the recent spate of light plane crashes and the loss of four lives, the

Premier's Department has been besieged with calls for an investigation into

airline safety.

That means every small aviation company is going to get a good going over.

The ARP will turn us inside out.

We're top of their list.

Should we tell them it was us?

No, we can't risk it.

No, Big Sky will be all right. They're after Scotty. Yeah, that's what I mean.

Come on, let's do it.

Hello, Big Sky Aviation. Brian, what a surprise.

Chris, Brian Chambers, Lauren Allen.

How do you do? Miss Allen, I heard a lot about you.

And what can we do for you?

I'm here to look at your logbooks.

and we're checking on yesterday's near -miss, trying to find the lunatic who

caused it.

How's the investigation going?

We're confident.

I'd like to talk to each of your pilots.

Scotty!

We're just talking to people, pilots, about that near -miss yesterday.

Do you know anything about that?

I've read it in papers, that's all.

I heard about your bad luck with that skydiver.

I thought you'd probably take compassionate leave after what happened.

What did happen?

What do you mean, yesterday?

Your friend, the skydiver.

There'll be a coroner's inquest.

I'm sure it'll all come out.

I'm sure it will.

Tell me about the traps. You're a very good pilot.

Do you think you are?

Yes, I do.

So, this runway incident, how would you have handled it?

You're taking off, and all of a sudden, in your direct field of vision, is

another plane dead ahead. What would you do?

Evasive action includes going over, around, or under other aircraft.

Yep. In this case, which one would you choose?

I'm not sure.

Take a chance.

Over.

That's exactly what he did.

Do you know he cut off radio contact?

You ever done that?

Why would I?

I'm now asking you officially.

Were you in that plane yesterday morning?

No.

Did you fly at all yesterday morning knowing you might still be under the

influence of alcohol?

No.

Settle.

I haven't got any flights.

You're grounded, Scotty.

What do you mean I'm grounded? I've got to get my hours up.

I decided he flies around here, and right now you're grounded.

Thank you very much.

Any time.

I'm closing down three of your aircraft.

The Cherokee, the Cessna 206, and the 210.

On what grounds?

Both planes are mechanically perfect. Body registration letters aren't legal.

You're joking.

Letters don't comply with Regulation 18 -1G.

They're two centimetres too small.

Who measured them?

I did.

If there's anything else you want to discuss, just give me a call.

And I'm telling you, she's up there sticking her neck out for you, and what

you doing? Give it up, Scotty. Call the ARC.

No. The longer you leave it, the worse it's going to look. For you and the

company. For you.

They will slaughter me.

Look, I'll be lucky if they let me drive a car again, let alone a plane.

I've got to fly, Chris.

It's all I've ever wanted to do. I mean, it's who I am.

Don't you understand?

Yeah, I understand that.

But you can't just pretend it'll go away.

Think about it, Scotty.

I can go in there and tell them it was you. I can do that any time I like.

So why don't you? Because you've got to accept responsibility for what you've

done.

And it seems to me, if you haven't got the guts to own up, then you haven't

earned the right to fly.

What else can they do?

Lights. They're just getting warmed up.

Just to get at Scotty? Yep.

I'm going to have to fire him.

I think he's still pretty choked up over his mate's death.

We ought to give him a chance to own up.

And in the meantime, the business falls.

Tell him I want to see him.

Chris, search and rescue. Some kid's lost off the coast. They want everyone

Okay.

Jimbo, we've got an SAR. You take the command chair.

We're going to finish on time. Let's go.

You grounded me, remember?

You're not a fly. You're a spider.

Just wait here, and I'll see what I can do.

Chris,

this is Drew Spencer, the boy's mother. Can she come with you?

Sorry, Lawrence. Not the way we do it around here.

Mrs. Spencer, I'm sorry.

It's better if you stay on the ground. Look, I promise I won't get in the way.

No, I'm sorry. Look, please, I can't just stay here. I'm going to go mad.

He's my only child.

Please.

Control, this is Echo Whiskey Victor. We're just about to start our third

Nothing yet.

Roger that. Echo Whiskey Victor on your third sweep.

How old's your boy?

Thirteen.

He was never any trouble before.

Thirteen's a tough age.

Why do you think he did a runner?

Oh, his mates stole a car.

Police came around and questioned him.

He swears he had nothing to do with it.

You believe him?

He's my son.

All stations search and rescue. This is control.

The police have found his friends and they think they know where the boy is.

The search has been terminated. Return to your respective bases. Thank you for

your help.

Well, that's good. They've called the search off. They think your boy is with

his mates.

Well, they're wrong.

He told me he wasn't going to see them anymore.

Mr. Spencer is more likely to be hanging out with his mates than taking off in a

boat. Please, I know he's taken the boat. He's done this before.

It didn't hurt.

One more sweep.

What's that down there?

Can't you see, Brett?

Oh, my God, no.

Mrs Spencer, there's not much more we can do. I'm going to have to... There he

is.

Control, Echo Whiskey Victor, we've located the boy.

He's at position 34 degrees, 10 minutes out and 151 degrees, 20 minutes east in

Overnight. We're going to need a chopper here real quick.

Echo Whiskey Victor, Control confirmed your mouth breath spits out. The

helicopter is half an hour away.

An hour? He's gone!

Kick the damn boy out.

We'll end up looking for the both of you. Well, what else are we going to do?

Look, I'll free fall. I'll get to them a lot faster than a chopper would.

I've made it to 900 before deploying.

900? You're crazy.

You pulled that cord early.

Wouldn't dream of it.

Get a little closer.

That's it, people.

Scotty.

some information about that rescue this afternoon.

A young pilot today put his life on the line in a successful attempt to save

a drowning youth.

Scotty Jeff.

Scotty.

How do you feel about being a hero?

Oh, it's just a jump, mate.

But you did an accurate free fall landing just beside him. I mean, why

you just guide your parachute down?

Well, there wasn't time.

We also have with us today Brian Chambers, representative of the Aviation

Regulatory Commission.

Brian, a big win for aviation?

Yes, we're very happy. The guidelines established by the ARC facilitated a

successful rescue outcome.

But from what we know, the sea search had been called off.

If Gotti Gibbs hadn't stretched the rules a bit, then you might have had

tragedy on your hands.

Yes, well, he did a very good job.

Still here?

Yeah, if you're all right.

Why aren't you at hospital?

I'm all right.

I've been thinking.

So have I.

I'm going to call the ARC.

Let them know that it was me on the runway.

Good.

He's getting there.

Scott Gibbs.

You have breached a number of regulations of the Civil Aviation Act.

Under normal circumstances, the penalty of a Dutch breacher is license

suspension or revocation.

However, the court notes that the pilot has come forward and taken full

responsibility for his actions.

As well...

The references and testaments from Mr. Chris Manning and Miss Lauren Allen

indicate a young pilot of exceptional flying skills.

As well, his professionalism and courage have been demonstrated by the

successful sea rescue last week.

It is therefore the decision of this panel that Mr. Gibbs keeps his license

under the proviso that he undergo further supervisory training.

Then after school, Shane had a couple of jobs that took him out of town.

I was pretty caught up with my flying, so we didn't get to see much of each

other.

But when we did, it was like we'd never been apart.

We were so close. So when he did what he did, I thought...

I thought that I should have known.

I should have stopped him.

I thought it was my fault.

I didn't know what to do.

But I've learned that

you've got to be responsible for yourself.

For your actions.

I owe him that.