#freemartinsavidge Takes Flight in 777 Simulator

MOTION WENT FOR THE STORY. >> HE'S BEEN GLUED TO THIS FLIGHT SIMULATOR, ORDERING SHARP TERMS AND STEEP DESCENTS. >> KIND OF A DIVE. >> Reporter: FOR SO MANY DAYS, SOMEONE START STARTED #FREEMARTINSAVAGE. THE PHRASE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE SHAPE OF AN AIRPORT. SOMEONE TWEETED BLINK THREE TIMES IF YOU'RE BEING HELD AGAINST YOUR WILL. >> DON'T WORRY. >> Reporter: HEARTEN AND THE PILOT SITTING BESIDE HIM HAVE DEMONSTRATED ALARMING SITUATIONS, EVEN THE SERIOUS SUBJECT MATTER HASN'T STOPPED A PUBLIC FASCINATION WITH THE PLAID SHIRTS MITCHELL ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE WEARING. MITCH'S PLAID SHIRT EVEN STARTED ITS OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT. >> THE PLAID SHIRT THING, IT'S NOT ME, MAN. >> Reporter: ENCOURAGED TO COVER UP THE WHITE T-SHIRTS HE PREFERS. A PILOT TRAINER WITH TWO BUNNYS FOR PETS. A GUY WHO'S GUN SHY ABOUT BEING ON TV. NORMALLY THE CANADIAN SIMULATOR IS RENTED OUT BY NOVICES FOR FUN. >> BASK IN THE SENSATION OF A COCKPIT OF A BOEING 777. CNN RENTED IT OUT. >> THIS IS OUR WORLD. >> Reporter: THERE'S ONE SCENARIO CNN WOULDN'T SHOW, A SIMULATION OF A PLANE HITTING THE WATER. >> IT WAS SO DISTURBING WE AGREED WE WOULD NEVER SHOW THAT ON THE AIR. >> Reporter: THERE WERE REPEATED DEMONSTRATIONS OF A PLANE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. >> IT WILL FALL TAIL FIRST. I THINK WE'LL STOP IT RIGHT THERE, THE REST OF IT YOU GET. >> Reporter: WHAT DO THEY DO BETWEEN LIVE SHOTS? SOME DAYS THEY HAVE HOURS OF TIME ON THEIR HANDS. >> I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO FLY. >> Reporter: MITCHELL HAS BEEN TEACHING MARTIN. THE MACHINE CAN SIMULATE LANDING AT 24,000 AIRPORTS. SO FAR, MARTIN HAS LANDED AT AIRPORTS RANGING FROM PARIS TO AKRON, OHIO. >> CLIMBING, IS THAT RIGHT. >> Reporter: MITCHELL TALKING HIM THROUGH IT. HE MANAGED TO RETURN WITHOUT INCIDENTS. >> AND THE THRUSTERS.