A Plane is Down in the Hudson River!

essayons89 · Jan 15, 2009

Originally Posted by nanner

Holy smoke!

The plane came down right near my apartment building!

This pilot apparently had time to make a decision to slow down and make a very controlled landing in the water, and kudos to him. With high-rises all around, it could have been disastrous.

And kudos to the flight attendants, because it looks like everyone got out alive. We're watching at work, but I haven't heard for sure.

The pilot did a fabulous job landing the plane. He and the rest of the crew are heroes in my eyes for averting a potential tragedy.

I forgot about the emergency responders. Great job by everyone involved.

nanner · Jan 15, 2009

Originally Posted by Essayons89

The pilot did a fabulous job landing the plane. He and the rest of the crew are heroes in my eyes for averting a potential tragedy.

I forgot about the emergency responders. Great job by everyone involved.

And all the private water-taxi/ferries/water transport people

breal76 · Jan 15, 2009

All I know is I want that pilot to be the one on every plane I take in this lifetime.

He did an amazing job, nothing short of a miracle. The rescue crews did an amazing job as well. Kudos to them.

I hope the pilot gets a medal or a raise or something! I really can't believe no one died. It's just shocking. That plane should have been torn apart when it hit that water.

alleygirl · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by Breal76

All I know is I want that pilot to be the one on every plane I take in this lifetime.

This is why I don't fly. I have an extreme phobia. If I had to choose though, this plane would be a good one, since it was a controlled water landing, rather than an actual crash where the plane was torn up.

momofmany · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by Breal76

He did an amazing job, nothing short of a miracle. The rescue crews did an amazing job as well. Kudos to them.

I hope the pilot gets a medal or a raise or something! I really can't believe no one died. It's just shocking. That plane should have been torn apart when it hit that water.

News reports last night talked about the fact that they train pilots on a water landing thru a simulator, but it has never really been done and no one really thought it was possible. This was a miracle! The captain is a true hero!!

If anyone had been injured I wouldn't say this, but this came to mind last night as I lay in my post-surgery drug induced state watching the coverage: The plane was taken down by terrorists. The birds worked for owlquaeda.

gemlady · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by Momofmany

News reports last night talked about the fact that they train pilots on a water landing thru a simulator, but it has never really been done and no one really thought it was possible. This was a miracle! The captain is a true hero!!

If anyone had been injured I wouldn't say this, but this came to mind last night as I lay in my post-surgery drug induced state watching the coverage: The plane was taken down by terrorists. The birds worked for owlquaeda.

Amy, those meds were gooooooood!

ckblv · Jan 16, 2009

Those passengers were blessed to have the pilot they had.

Now I hear the blood sucking lawyers are out in force already. Only in America.

Read about this hero of a pilot here:

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/01/15...-sullenberger/

Anyone want to take bets on if the pilot will be sued personally along with the airlines for saving all those people's lives. Because, of course, the geese MUST be someone's fault.

sarahp · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by Momofmany

News reports last night talked about the fact that they train pilots on a water landing thru a simulator, but it has never really been done and no one really thought it was possible. This was a miracle! The captain is a true hero!!

If anyone had been injured I wouldn't say this, but this came to mind last night as I lay in my post-surgery drug induced state watching the coverage: The plane was taken down by terrorists. The birds worked for owlquaeda.

Oh Amy!

katiemae1277 · Jan 16, 2009

I heard the pilot was a former Air Force fighter pilot- he definitely deserves some major commendation for keeping all 150 passengers and 5 crew alive

From what I heard, birds got caught in both engines and shut them both down

ckblv · Jan 16, 2009

Yes, he was in the USAF back in the day, stationed at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada among other places, including Europe. He flew F-4's which my brother worked on. My prior post has a link in it that gives oodles of info.
My brother was a Crew Chief on the Flight Line at NAFB during the same time Sullenberger was there.

http://grandrants.wordpress.com/2009...as-no-miracle/

That account will give you chills.

going nova · Jan 16, 2009

I saw on a news program that one of the pilots gave his dry shirt to a man who had gotten completely wet.

jcat · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by ckblv

http://grandrants.wordpress.com/2009...as-no-miracle/

That account will give you chills.

More chills of awe than anything else. One of the news programs here had an analysis of water landings, and footage of ones that went wrong.

Even with his experience and skills, it was an incredible accomplishment.

essayons89 · Jan 16, 2009

Originally Posted by jcat

More chills of awe than anything else. One of the news programs here had an analysis of water landings, and footage of ones that went wrong.

Even with his experience and skills, it was an incredible accomplishment.

That it is. I know pilots go through simulator training at least once a year to prepare themselves for all sorts of dangerous scenarios including water landings. The simulator is one thing, human reaction and how a person reacts during the real thing is something else entirely. Amazing job.

wellingtoncats · Jan 17, 2009

Like in most countries probably this story made 6pm news here. What an amazing job that pilot did and how terrifying!

laureen227 · Jan 17, 2009

Originally Posted by Breal76

All I know is I want that pilot to be the one on every plane I take in this lifetime.

won't happen. i wasn't surprised to hear his age - the pilots that make these types of amazing landings are usually quite old. the one that landed that broken airplane in hawaii was, too.
he's 3 years from losing his license - pilots are required to stop flying commercial aircraft at age 60.

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