Eject eject eject.... oh wait Steve don't eject yet!! Man I think I may have been gone after he said the first "eject"!!!
I don't hear that line anywhere in the vid.
I make it:
Yeah
Ah we're goin alright.
You want to try and just to ... turn us to the right a little?
Right, around, keep it commin round ..
OK keep commin, keep commin around
Here it goes that there it goes .. all flat, all flat, all flat and then just about NOW there's a hill there, little hill there
yeah
- aim at that hill,
Fly me to that hill.
Fills me with the utmost in confidence [Obviously a big
BANG here - not heard on the intercom tape
]
FCUKIN HELL - I HAVE CONTROL I HAVE CONTROL
JESUS CHRIST STEVE
This is not good
No, we're right, we're right.
...
OK Steve, we've got a severe engine vibration, mate.
Uh huh
OK Things are not looking good
Uh huh
"Kaitaia traffic, MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY Falcon two zero, severe engine vibration t ... hidden through uh Kaitaia"
OK RPM, (Pitch RPT?)
OK Steve whe.. where abouts are ya?
About, uh about 10 miles north of Kaitaia, Church.
North of Kaitaia, OK I've got a Kaitaia plate out, elevation of 270 feet, NDB's "KT" 2..3..8
*mutter* 2..3..8
[Morse code "Kilo Tango" begins]
Fcukin Hell, What is that NOISE?
Are you with me Steve?
Yeah, I'm Just ****tin' myself, quite quietly
What are the symptoms first?
Say again Church?
Go ahead the symptoms?
OK RPM stood at uh 78%, sorry 68%, I've got a severe rumbling noise. I can feel the vibration through the whole aircraft - it's an extremely loud grumbling roaring sort of noise.
Roger that, OK maintain absolute or not?
Affirmative but, when I put on more power the noise gets worse and worse
Roger leave it at a minimum power setting, 85% is probably the best for er non vibes. We'll just see if you can get to [hurs] Kaitaia with what you've got at the moment
Affirm Church. Slowing down drastically but I'm actually not be able to holdmaintain maintain height
OK Whereabouts are you now?
OK Steve just north of Kaitaia ah ... north west of Kaitaia
West of Kaitaia, Right were comming down 90 mile beach. Probably about 10 miles to the north, 250 feet
OK I'm inland of the coast
...
All right there, Steve?
Yeah, I'm just going to shut up and let you fly the plane, OK
All right
Oh RPM is good
Anything changes cosmo, I'll tell you .... You just keep flying.
OK Church I can't get any more RPM, I've only got 72%
I'm slowing down, I'm unable to maintain height
Roger where are you now?
Just north of Kaitaia
Understood
[Alarm]
Now below 100 feet
Right, I'm 12 miles to the north of Kaitaia
OK now West of Kaitaia, north west of Kaitaia.
OK Church I'm going down, the jet is not going to go, I'm ejecting ejecting
I'd like to [dum] eject seats
In position.
Righto Steve, that understood
EJECTING EJECTING NOW [This comment on the radio, rather than a command to eject, I would think]
OK Steve? On command I WANT YOU TO EJECT, MATE? YOU READY WITH ME?
OK, GET READY
EJECT EJECT NOW!