Pan Am (TV Series)

Unscheduled Departure (2011)

Michael Mosley: Ted Vanderway

Quotes 

• Charles Moore : You're letting a stewardess talk to the control tower?

  Ted Vanderway : Do you speak French?

• Charles Moore : [flips switches from the left seat]  The wind has increased on our tail and the temperature has dropped. We can't take off.

  [moves back to his seat] 

  Ted Vanderway : Cut the pep talk, Chuck.

  Dean Lowrey : [bursts into the cockpit and takes the left seat]  How's our fuel?

  Charles Moore : We've lost 6,000 pounds. Add that to our garage sale and we're down to about 200,000 pounds.

  Ted Vanderway : [straps himself in]  Still not enough to fit into our prom dress.

  Charles Moore : We need to burn more fuel - a lot more.

  Dean Lowrey : No, there's no time. Setting brakes.

  [sets the brakes] 

  Dean Lowrey : Setting takeoff thrust.

  [sets thrust to maximum] 

  Ted Vanderway : Takeoff thrust set.

  Charles Moore : Captain, it is my duty to tell you that based on FAA rules and regulations, it is too dangerous to take off!

  Dean Lowrey : Yeah, noted.

  Ted Vanderway : We've taken off from aircraft carriers shorter than this!

  Charles Moore : In a fighter jet. A 707 isn't designed to take off like this!

  Dean Lowrey : Fighter jets don't have four engines.

  Charles Moore : If we don't blow an engine first!

  Ted Vanderway : You need to change your diaper, Chuck. I mean, you're embarrassing the navy here.

  Charles Moore : Ted, I'm just trying to...

  Ted Vanderway : It's not Ted - it's First Officer Vanderway and sitting next to me is Captain Lowrey. He makes the decisions on this aircraft without ANY interference from you! Am I understood?

  Charles Moore : Yes, sir!

  [Ted and Dean exchange looks]