"Miracle On The Hudson" 10 Years Ago, Today

[hemi71x]

As an aviation enthusiast i have been keeping track of the thread Who Likes Aircraft, on the forum.

It's now the 10th anniversary of the landing of now whats known as the Miracle On The Hudson, of the Airbus A320 jet, that the captain Chesley Sullenberger, and co pilot Jeff Skiles expertly put that jet down on the waters of the Hudson River.

Everyone got thru that incident without any loss of life.
What an accomplishment.

My "bucket list" would be to meet those guys and shake their hands, and give them a big salute.
"Sully" was an F-4 pilot in the Air Force, and i sure would have liked to have been his crew chief on the flight line.
I hold you guys in high esteem.
Thank you all.

 

[khryslerkid]

True heros

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549

 

[Dennis H]

See the movie “Sully” if you haven’t. Well done.

 

[Tim Chavez]

The communications between sully and the air traffic controllers is on YouTube and let me say it’s pretty neat (and kinda funny) to hear sully tell them he’s not going to try and make it back to the airport.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Doesn't seem like 10 years ago.

 

[Gone]

10 years? How time seems to fly as we get older.

 

[Richard Cranium]

10 years? How time seems to fly as we get older.

And in another 15 years, I'll be as old as you!

 

[Gone]

And in another 15 years, I'll be as old as you!

Said to the "Twilight Zone" theme playing in the background.

 

[Ron H]

Sully had his armchair critics, the 'experts' that weren't sitting in the cockpit when he was making life or death decisions. Suppose that's the drill; but he kept his composure with so many souls in his hands. Incredible man.

 

[Gone]

Sully had his armchair critics, the 'experts' that weren't sitting in the cockpit when he was making life or death decisions. Suppose that's the drill; but he kept his composure with so many souls in his hands. Incredible man.

Absolutely. I use the word "hero" very sparingly. That man is a hero.

 

[Ron H]

I get a kick out of guys that 'say' how heroic they'd be in a life or death situation; but never have been in one. I'd trust the guys more who say "Don't know; hope I'd do the right thing."

 

[mmissile]

That was a set of skills, along with good timing and locations...that worked out perfectly. So many things could have been different. I was in awe of that whole deal.

 

[Photon440]

And a report on the problem that caused it: Bird Strikes https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-ye...ticle&utm_campaign=10-for-today---4.0-styling

 

[Gone]

Bird strikes. Just one more of many reasons that I no longer fly. Since I retired a year ago I have not been on an airplane. Fortunately, anywhere that I need to go or anyone who I need to see is within driving distance.

 

[Speedbird]

He also saved the log book.

 

[Tim Chavez]