17.01.2009, 20:08
Great piloting skills 
NY Plane Crash
17.01.2009, 20:16
the pilot was awarded the Hero title later that day you know. 
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The pilot who crash-landed a US Airways Airbus 320 plane in New York's Hudson River has been hailed as a hero after all 155 people on board escaped alive. |
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The pilot who crash-landed a US Airways Airbus 320 plane in New York's Hudson River has been hailed as a hero after all 155 people on board escaped alive. By James Quinn in New York Last Updated: 6:32PM GMT 16 Jan 2009 US Airways passenger plane crash-landed in Hudson River after hitting what is thought to have been some form of obstruction. ; http://link.brightcove.com/services/...ctid8287226001 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.js...nel=1139053637 The Airbus A320 made the crash-landing at about 8.30pm GMT on Thursday, minutes after taking off from the city's La Guardia airport. It is thought that both its engines were disabled when it flew into a flock of geese. All 155 passengers and crew were rescued, with one suffering two broken legs and 78 being treated for other injuries. They were collected by local ferries and New York police boats and divers, who took them to rescue stations on the New York and New Jersey banks of the river. The plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, was hailed by politicians, passengers and bystanders after managing to down the plane flat in the freezing waters of the river, rather than crash-landing in the city. He missed the George Washington Bridge by 300m. Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York, commended the former US Air Force pilot, who has flown with US Airways for 29 years, for his bravery and skill. Mr Bloomberg said: "He was very careful in what he talked about and I think that's the sort of training you'd expect in a veteran pilot. They don't speculate. "We are very lucky. The pilot certainly did a masterful job of landing and everybody worked together. It is terrible that it happened at all but if it was going to have to happen, this outcome is as good as you could ever hope and pray for." He added that the pilot had walked the length of the plane twice to make sure everyone was off. In theory placing a mesh over the engine could decrease the possibility of birds being sucked into the engine, but this has been ruled out because it would also cut the airflow the aircraft needs. David Paterson, the Governor of New York, praised "the heroic pilot who saved himself and 154 others". "We have had a miracle on 34th Street. I believe now we have had a miracle on the Hudson," Mr Paterson said. "I think that in simplicity, this is really a potential tragedy that may have become one of the most spectacular days in the history of New York City's agencies." "This was the most perfect emergency landing I ever saw in my life," Danita Johnson, a sanitation worker who had watched it from a nearby pier, told a local New York news channel. "If you know you are facing a ditching, the crash-landing of an aircraft on water, it is crucial that you land the plane absolutely level," said David Learmount of Flight Global magazine. "You must not try to keep the plane airborne and if you land it too slowly you will drop out of the sky. It is quite clear that he got everything absolutely right." Passenger Jeff Kolodjay, who was sitting in seat 23A on his way to North Carolina for a golfing holiday, agreed. "About three or four minutes into the flight, I was sitting in 23A, and the left engine just blew. "Fire and flames coming out of it and I was looking right at it because I was sitting right there. " Mr Kolodjay, who said that people went silent and started praying when the captain told them brace for impact, hit his head on impact with the water, but said he was "fine." "You've got to give it to the pilot he made a hell of a landing," he added. Some eyewitnesses admitted it could have been much worse, reminiscing about Flight 90 in 1984, when an Air Florida flight crashed into Washington DC's 14 Street Bridge immediately after take-off because of heavy snow, killing all but five of its 79 occupants. US Airways Flight 1549 was towed by tug-boats south down the Hudson, to the base of Manhattan, from where it will eventually be pulled out of the river to be inspected by flight safety investigators. A family assistance centre was set up at the Crowne Plaza at La Guardia airport for family members of those on board, with US Airways asking those seeking information on family to call a toll-free (in the US) number at 1-800-679-8215.
17.01.2009, 21:07
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17.01.2009, 22:56
yeah it was a very good landing i remember the african hijack when they landed on water the plane spilt in half and lots of people died 
was this terroism?
was this terroism?
17.01.2009, 22:59
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yeah it was a very good landing i remember the african hijack when they landed on water the plane spilt in half and lots of people died
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17.01.2009, 23:35
well as they say Small Birds can destroy Huge Engines like Planes
17.01.2009, 23:52
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18.01.2009, 09:37
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21.01.2009, 15:59
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Would you kill dem babies? -cry-
21.01.2009, 17:13
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Why the fuck did he turned down 2 'on land' landings, as Westie said. If he really turned those two down, then, IMO, he just wanted to be a hero and try to land it on the water no matter what. A little bet ? and this WAS terrorism! 2 kamikaze birds right to the engine! |
Its like jumping from a window and knowing that there is a 99% chance you'll die if you land on the sidewalk...versus a 50% chance you'll die if you land on the grass.
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