120 secondes - Les forces aériennes suisses ne sont disponibles que pendant les heures de bureau
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0:02 - 0:07120 Seconds: Special Guest Interviews
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0:07 - 0:11[Host] We're revisiting the hijacking
of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing -
0:11 - 0:13yesterday morning in the Geneva airport.
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0:13 - 0:17After the crisis was over, we learned that
jets from the Italian and French armies -
0:17 - 0:22escorted the plane, the Swiss Air Force
being unavailable until 8 A.M. -
0:22 - 0:28So, we had hoped to talk to the air force
chief of staff, but he couldn't join us. -
0:28 - 0:31[Guest] No, because it's not
8 A.M. yet. [chuckles] -
0:31 - 0:34[Host] And so Lieutenant-Colonel
Karl-Heinz Inäbnit is here instead. -
0:34 - 0:39[Inäbnit] Yes, Chief of Staff Müller
is a good friend of mine. -
0:39 - 0:40He sends his regards.
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0:40 - 0:41[Host] Thank you.
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0:41 - 0:45[Inäbnit] I ate dinner with him yesterday
at 6 P.M. and he explained to me -
0:45 - 0:48how all this works, so I can answer
your questions. -
0:48 - 0:51[Host] Great. So you confirm that
the air force starts working at 8 A.M.? -
0:51 - 0:56[Inäbnit] No! Work starts at 7:15 A.M.
First we have to start up the -
0:56 - 1:02computer, which takes 2, 3 minutes since
we use Windows 95. -
1:02 - 1:07Then we see if we received any e-mails,
such as e-mails declaring war or whatnot. -
1:07 - 1:12After that, we have to move the planes
out of the garage, do a little "psh psh" -
1:12 - 1:16on the windows, and after that we
have some coffee, and then we're ready. -
1:16 - 1:20[Host] Yesterday, the air force's
spokesman also confirmed to the Geneva -
1:20 - 1:23Tribune that the Swiss jets
could not fly until after 8 A.M., and then -
1:23 - 1:24only until noon -
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1:24 - 1:25[Inäbnit] Yes.
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1:25 - 1:29[Host] - then again from 1:30 to 5:00,
so basically during office hours, right? -
1:29 - 1:31[Inäbnit] Yeah, because at noon, there's
a break - -
1:31 - 1:32[Host] Mhm.
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1:32 - 1:33[Inäbnit] - for lunch.
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1:33 - 1:38Then at 5:30, well, obviously, we have to
do a little "psh psh" again and then -
1:38 - 1:44put the planes in the garage for the night
to make sure no kids come to break off the -
1:44 - 1:47side mirrors or slash the tires, you know.
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1:47 - 1:52[Host] So if we total it up, Colonel,
that's 7.5 available hours out of 24. -
1:52 - 1:56[Inäbnit] Yes.
[Host] So our skies aren't protected -
1:56 - 1:59for 2/3 of the day, then.
[Inäbnit] Oh no, they're always protected, -
1:59 - 2:05but obviously, we outsource protection
during the night, obviously, -
2:05 - 2:07and during breaks as well.
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2:07 - 2:11[Host] So, in these days when the Swiss
people fight against mass immigration, -
2:11 - 2:16it's a prickly issue, this story, because
who can imagine more massive immigration -
2:16 - 2:19than that done by foreign jets -
[Inäbnit] Yes. -
2:19 - 2:22[Host] - especially if they come
attack a plane in Swiss air space. -
2:22 - 2:26[Inäbnit] Yeah, all that, that's because
of money. The army needs more dough -
2:26 - 2:30obviously, we don't have enough cash,
because, you see, it's expensive to -
2:30 - 2:37have teams available 24/7. It's also for
that reason that we need to buy Gripens. -
2:37 - 2:39Obviously, we need the Gripen.
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2:39 - 2:45[Host] Advocates of the Gripen are using
this incident to push for buying new jets. -
2:45 - 2:50[Inäbnit] Yeah, because the Gripen has
a pilot's seat that's fully reclinable. -
2:50 - 2:54Like in first class. And there's also
footrests that you can raise, so -
2:54 - 2:57you can sleep in the plane, you see.
[Host] Is that so? -
2:57 - 3:03[Inäbnit] Yeah, and there's also an alarm
clock in it, so if there's a hijacking -
3:03 - 3:08or a declaration of war, the pilot can
wake up and head into the skies. -
3:08 - 3:12[Host] I see.
[Inäbnit] And then there's also a tray -
3:12 - 3:15that comes up for you to put lunch on.
[Host] Oh, so you don't have to go -
3:15 - 3:18somewhere else to eat it.
You can just eat in the cockpit. -
3:18 - 3:23[Inäbnit] Yeah, a flight attendant
brings the lunch, you take the lunch - -
3:23 - 3:25[Host] Beef or chicken...
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3:25 - 3:27[Inäbnit] - and the pilot can eat
chicken or beef. -
3:27 - 3:31[Host] Got it. The Gripen has another
advantage, which is it's better suited -
3:31 - 3:34for night-flying, right?
[Inäbnit] Yes, because the Gripen has -
3:34 - 3:37lights and reflectors on the back.
[Host] Oh. -
3:37 - 3:39That way, if another plane comes up behind
the Gripen - -
3:39 - 3:41[Host] They see it?
[Inäbnit] They see it. -
3:41 - 3:43[Host] Right.
[Inäbnit] Right. -
3:43 - 3:48So obviously, if you wish to fight the
immigration of French and Italien pilots, -
3:48 - 3:52on May 18th, you must, logically -
[Host] Vote for - -
3:52 - 3:55[Inäbnit] Vote "yes" for the Gripen.
We need the Gripen. -
3:55 - 3:59[Host] I think your message is very clear -
[Inäbnit] The Gripen is indispensable - -
3:59 - 4:01[Host] Gripen is great.
[Inäbnit] Gripen is great! -
4:01 - 4:05[Host] Lieutenant-Colonel, thank you
for coming on today and explaining -
4:05 - 4:08the inner-workings of the Swiss air force,
I hope you have a great day. -
4:08 - 4:13[Inäbnit] Ah, look, in five minutes,
the sky will be ours once again. Ha ha! -
4:13 - 4:16[Host] Ha ha.
[Inäbnit] How delightful. -
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