Plane Sucks In Birds, Crashes in Hudson, All Passengers Safe

Here's a little more background on the pilots training and expirence:
Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_us/plane_in_river_pilot)

This guy needs to teach a class that all current and future pilots must attend. He is a hero in the truest sense of the word.

The fact that this plane some how floated saved probably half if not more of these people onboard. With the water temps and that swift current if people had to enter the water and get pulled away from the plane it would have made the rescue take alot longer. With those water temps people only have about 20 min. before hypothermia sets in and if the passengers got spread out alot of them would not have survived. Here in our area this past Tuesday we had a boat flip with six guys thrown in the water and even though the CG was there in 20 min. two men still died and three are still in the hospital.

The fact that this plane some how floated saved probably half if not more of these people onboard. With the water temps and that swift current if people had to enter the water and get pulled away from the plane it would have made the rescue take alot longer. With those water temps people only have about 20 min. before hypothermia sets in and if the passengers got spread out alot of them would not have survived. Here in our area this past Tuesday we had a boat flip with six guys thrown in the water and even though the CG was there in 20 min. two men still died and three are still in the hospital.

Device helped ensure US Airways plane would float -- Newsday.com (http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-lifloa166000583jan16,0,7833423.story)

Wow, what a great happy ending. I always thought those emergency pamphlets were mostly to make us feel good (http://www.foxmovies.com/fightclub/flightcard_med.jpg) not for practical reasons.

Summo, I want that pilot as my avatar

[quote=cpayne5;520808]Device helped ensure US Airways plane would float -- Newsday.com (http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-lifloa166000583jan16,0,7833423.story)[/quote

Thanks for that link and thats the first that I have heard about that after all the news I watched last night.

Wow, what a great happy ending. I always thought those emergency pamphlets were mostly to make us feel good (http://www.foxmovies.com/fightclub/flightcard_med.jpg) not for practical reasons.Wow, that just brought back some memories. That pic was the background on my computer during my first sememster at college back in 2000. Neato.

Seriously though, Sulley's a hero.

I just have a sinking feeling the media is trying to find some dirt on this pilot. If they find it trust me they will advertise it!

I just have a sinking feeling the media is trying to find some dirt on this pilot. If they find it trust me they will advertise it!

I doubt that, although there may be a made for tv movie about the crash and rescue that somehow brings out dirt.

Here is the tape of the cockpit conversations
Yahoo! (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11885439&ch=4226716&src=news)

Wow. They sound way calmer than I imagined.