Saturday, January 17, 2009

US Airways in the Hudson River


Kudos to Capt. Sullenberger & FO Skiles for good airmanship when faced with a double engine failure out of New York. Airline pilots go through a lot of training, but nobody trains for dead-sticking a jet into the Hudson. When I got home that night (from a ORD-EWR turn) all I could think about was what it must have been like for these guys when they came to the realization that they had to ditch in the river. Yikes, not a comfortable thought.

YouTube Video:
Raw Footage of Hudson River Landing