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Lax, los angeles international airport. >> when flying in uncontrolled air space, you don't necessarily have to talk to an air traffic controller, you don't necessarily have to have a transponder. but if you're going to operate anywhere in controlled air space, you have to have permission to operate in that air space. you can't just fly into it without permission. >> the dc-9 crew believed they were in protected air space, and they were. but unbeknownst to them, the piper strayed into their air space. >> the general aviation airplane struck the tail, taking off the vertical and horizontal stab...

>> one of the things we love about here is just the ability to go anywhere. i can grab one of my kids and head to orlando and go to the parks. >> don't have to stop at an airport and check luggage. >> there's no security lines at the airport. there's no getting in your car and showing up two hours early. you just get in your plane and you go. >> walk out the backdoor, go flying, and we're in the bahamas 45 minutes later. it's fantastic. >> you leave out of your house, and you're there, from your house. >> when security means just coffee and snacks for your kids. i mean, to be 20 minutes away f...

A pilot deployed his chute over the pacific ocean when he had a fuel problem inch 2009, a chute brought this plane down safely into a d.c. suburb. >> you pull down, and then with two hands you pull straight down, about 40, 45 pounds of pressure. and the parachute, which is in the back of the plane, will deploy. >> reporter: it's a standard feature in barry goldberg's 2015 cirrus. >> ultimately the parachute is a safety feature of last resort. i have one more tool in my bag as a pilot to ultimately end a situation successfully. >> reporter: the parachute maker says its devices have saved at lea...

Going to make it based on what he was telling us with the amount of fuel that was in his tanks and the speed he was getting. i knew it was going to be close. >> after flying side by side for 90 minutes, it becomes obvious he's not going to make it. but will the pilot survive the crash into the open seas? >> it's a very dangerous scenario. luckily, his type of airplane is capable of flying very slow, it's very light, it really is the ideal type of airplane to ditch into the water. >> modjeska gives the cessna pilot instructions on how best to prepare to ditch the plane. >> the big item's making...

We'll have a -- we'll just talk, okay? just come on down. >> reporter: after about an hour in the air, grant is finally convinced to land thanks to that stranger on the radio. >> since you've kept me company, i'll just make it easier for you. i'll just come down. >> these are extraordinary people and when certain things happen that are extraordinary they come to the rescue as fast as they can. >> reporter: as he turns back to the airport, grant tells that controller he knows he's in big trouble. >> i've already committed enough felonies. i can't believe i'm never going to get to do this again....