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That plane? and he says "yes, im on the plane. ill tell you all about it, but i cant talk now." >> the nightmare flight is over. >> yeah, good job! good job! thank you! >> as i was exiting the plane, i actually got a wonderful shot of the landing gear completely shaved in half. >> when barbara arrives home that evening, dave shows her the message he taped. >> i love you, and everything is going to be groovy. >> i felt really special, and i understood that he loved me, so i was very thankful to h...

Believe that we have a malfunction with our landing gear." >> malfunction, not the kind of word a passenger likes to hear. dave snaps to attention and turns on the tv in the seatback in front of him. >> the jetblue airliner the one youre looking at on your screen apparently sent out a distress call. >> so all of a sudden, there is some coverage of a plane in trouble, and im thinking, wow, the poor folks on that plane. >> this plane took off from burbank airport, shortly after 3:00 p.m. it was he...

>> yeah, good job! good job! thank you! as i was exiting the plane, i actually got a wonderful shot of the landing gear completely shaved in half. >> when barbara arrives home that evening, dave shows her the message he taped. >> i love you, and everything is going to be groovy. >> i felt really special, and i understood that he loved me, so i was very thankful to have him sitting there next to me on the couch. whoa! >> two years later in august, 2007, the landing of a china airlines flight in...

What the television shows. sparks and flames erupting from beneath the plane. >> as we came in and the plane finally stopped, there was this moment of almost silence, and then all of a sudden somebody yelled out -- >> right on! >> whoo! >> and then we all just erupted. >> flight 292 jetblue has landed at l.a.x. safely. >> meanwhile barbara is a wreck. >> i wasnt able to get to a television, so the first thing i did was dial daves phone number. i dialed it a few times. that was the worst ten minu...

Ordeal on live television, but the news manages to reach her. >> i made a phone call to a friend of mine, and he abruptly tells me he doesnt have time to talk to me because hes busy watching this plane story on the television, and then i realize that that was the plane that dave was on. >> jetblue flight 292 is getting ready to land. >> flight 292 on its final approach for an emergency landing. >> the moment is horrifying for those watching live. but nothing compares to the terror on board. >> b...

Ordeal on live television. but the news manages to reach her. >> i made a phone call to a friend of mine and he abruptly tells me, he doesnt have time to talk to me because he is busy watching this plane story on the television. then i realize that that was the plane that dave was on. >> jetblue flight 292 is getting ready to land. flight 292 oen on its final approach for emergency landing. >> the moment is horrifying for those watching live. but nothing compares to the terror on board. >> bruac...

Interrupted by commotion in the cabin. >> i was agitated and the fellow came own and said, we believe that we have a malfunction with our landing gear. >> malfunction, not the kind of word a passenger likes to hear. dave snaps to attention and turns tont v in the seat back in front of him. >> the jetblue airliner, the one you are looking at on your screen, apparently sent out a distress call. >> so all of a sudden, there is some coverage of a plane in trouble. and im thinking, wow, the poor folk...

Of the my life because i had no idea what was going on. >> at last barbaras call goes through just as the plane grinds to a stop. >> he picks up the phone and i hear in the background, "yay!" [ applause ] and i just thought, are you on that plane? and he says "yes, im on the plane. ill tell you all about it, but i cant talk now." >> the nightmare flight is over. >> yeah, good job! good job! thank you! as i was exiting the plane, i actually got a wonderful shot of the landing gear completely shav...

Tired because my girlfriend and i had been in a big argument the night before. >> i dropped him off at the airport about 2:30, and i was very angry, and i said, "see ya." >> dave tries to sleep as the plane lifts off, but his nap is interrupted by commotion in the cabin. >> people were agitated, and the fellow came on and said, "we believe that we have a malfunction with our landing gear." >> malfunction, not the kind of word a passenger likes to hear. dave snaps to attention and turns on the tv...

Up there and lean against the thing, or you can put -- lean down and put your head between your knees. but just the fact that im considering what position do i want to crash in was very scary for me. >> luckily, barbara is spared the horror of watching the ordeal on live television, but the news manages to reach her. >> i made a phone call to a friend of mine, and he abruptly tells me he doesnt have time to talk to me because hes busy watching this plane story on the television, and then i reali...