aimxae As a licensed aircraft mechanic, with over 20 years of experience working on commercial aircraft including the Boeing 727, where do I begin to point out the technical errors in this movie, but I'll take a swing at with my top 10. 1. This aircraft is designed to protect its occupants from lightning strikes. A lightning strike taking out the pilots is a ridiculous premise upon which to base an air disaster movie. 2. The controls for the autopilot are above the center console, where both pilots can reach it. Not above the captain's control column. 3. The auto pilot gets "scambled" and is guiding the aircraft into a imminent crash into the airport. The autopilot is electronic and must have power to function; if you want to disengage it, pull the circuit breaker that's readily available in the flight deck. Pull the breaker and there's no more power for the system that is guiding it into the ground. 4. The Boeing 727 has 3 engines, there were only 2 thrust control levers in the movie's flight deck. 5. Air traffic controller (ATC) was left to give instruction and technical details about the aircraft, no pilot or technical personnel were brought in to help. 6. Air-to-air fueling boom was manipulated sideways, not possible. Cannot even maneuver in horizontal direction from the aircraft and it would have been torn loose long before fill extension. 7. Nose wheel well pressure panel, through which 3 persons were evacuated, only had 4 screws in it. such a panel would require at least 20 screws and is much smalller than was shown. 8. ATC said the autopilot was in the back of the aircraft. Auto pilot computer is in the E & E bay, located behind the nose wheel well, which is exactly where the pressure panel they removed would have lead. (oh, since I am anready in the wheel well, I might as well remove the autopilot computer to prevent us from crashing into the airport.) 9. Only 1 pilot was flying the tanker, there are 2 pilots. (Gee, one of those pilots could have been transfered to the B727 to land it.) 10. Any ATC would have known that the readios on an aicraft used for voice communications is called a communications radio or comm radio for short, not a communicator (or was this really a Star Trek episode).

ohickadee52 Well... I was up early and channel surfing when I came across this movie. No wonder they show it during off hours. It is pathetic and clear that it was produced on a very low budget. One might think the acting was so awful that the actors needed a refresher course in acting, but in reality, I think the blame really falls on a bad script and whoever directed and produced the film.An example of this would be when the girl lands the plane. The plane is fast approaching the runway and the camera cuts to her parents and tower crew as they watch her singlehandedly try to land and stop this fast moving plane. They stand there and watch the plane soar past them but their heads never shift with the plane as it passes by them at breakneck speed. Instead, they stand there staring straight ahead - eyes focused, never moving with the moving plane. If I were asked whether I recommend this - I would say don't waste your time, however, that said - there are people who have enjoyed it so in the end I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

vickie Anyfilm that bears the unfortunate status of being able to make a seven year old guess the ending should be burned. That is why I am so mistified as too why this balding slice of turgid nonsense is still being sold in video shops. I sat down with my dad and my brother about five years ago, I was twelve and my brother was seven. they spent the main bulk of the film trying to figure out how to put a hole in the side of the plane so that they could get the girl out or something(I can't remember exactly) It took a while for someone to already realise that the reason that the plane was in trouble oin the first place was that there was a hole in the plane. The traffic controller then said to the dad( who pointed out the obvious) Now I know why you're the million dollar man. In that case we should all be billionaires! "You have too destroy the auto pilot" "But how" "It's quite complicated I will give you instructions" (About twenty minutes later) "Wait I have an idea"(smashes it with a base ball bat.WELL DUH!!!!!!!!! The worst action thriller(if you can call it that) that I have ever seen

emjayone I was round at my mate's house earlier, and he insisted on watching this DVD which he BOUGHT. Yes, I did say bought. I have never seen such a load of crap in my entire life. I would rather watch paint dry than watch this movie. We were clearing out his garage - these are some other videos he has - STARS IN THEIR EYES SPECIAL and a CHRISTMAS EASTENDERS TAPE from 10 years ago. This is worse than the time he made a shitty track on Dance ejay (to which one of my other friends commented: "A sixty-year old could DJ better than you".)STEAR CLEAR OF THIS MOVIE!!!!!