飞行员专业英语_Nova_Transcript.pdf

NOVA | Transcripts | The Deadliest Plane Crash | PBS Page 1 of 20 THE DEADLIEST PLANE CRASH PBS Airdate: October 17, 2006 Go to the companion Web site NARRATOR: Blinded by thick fog, two fully loaded 747s race towards disaster. ROBERT BRAGG (Pan Am Flight 1736 First Officer/Survivor): Get off! Get off! Get off! NARRATOR: In 1977, the worst accident in aviation history killed nearly 600 people. KAREN ANDERSON (Pan Am Flight 1736 Passenger/Survivor): It was a survival mode that kicked in, and it was just, get out of that airplane. KLAAS MEURS (KLM Flight 4805 Co-Pilot/From Flight Voice Recorder): And were now... CAPTAIN JACOB VAN ZANTEN (KLM Flight 4805 Pilot/From Flight Voice Recorder): Were going... NARRATOR: Blamed on pilot error in low visibility, the accident was a wake up call. JOHN NANCE (Network Aviation Analyst): I think every airline pilot knew there was something here that probably had made this an accident waiting to happen. NARRATOR: But now, 30 years later, near misses on runways continue to occur. Technology exists to warn controllers and pilots of impending collisions, but only a few airports have it. The governments top safety bureau warns that it may only be a matter of time before a major collision happens. MARK V. ROSENKER (Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board): Weve been operating on luck. We cant continue to do that. Safety is not a lucky system; its a system of science, analysis and fact. NARRATOR: Are we doomed to repeat history? AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER (Tenerife): Standby for takeoff. I will call you. ROBERT BRAGG: Were still taxiing down the runway. NARRATOR: What will it take to make our runways safer? Ther