VICTORIA
Ian Fitch, the pilot accused of endangering the lives of 376 passengers last April, goes on trial
today.
MALCOLM
And could you explain to us exactly what happened?
IAN
My wife had a Pilates session that afternoon, so I figured it was a good idea to invite my son Daniel to um, come and spend some quality
time with his dad instead of sitting home playing video games all day.
MALCOLM
And did he spend the whole flight in the cabin with you?
IAN
Of course.
MALCOLM:
So did you give controls of the aeroplane to a 10 year old boy?
IAN:
Oh yeah, but Daniel has a Game Station X3 -D at home and it has the flight simulator with the exact same aircraft and he plays it all the time.
MALCOLM:
And you felt that was sufficient reason to let a ten-year-old boy in charge of an aeroplane with 376 passengers on board?
IAN:
Of course not! It would be stupid to think that he could handle the whole flight. He only did the landing.
MALCOLM:
Um, and now, back to the studio.