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‘Helps to be a glider pilot—which Sully was...


11 posted on 01/15/2016 6:59:14 PM PST by Does so (Europeans had better start "overstaying their visas" in the USA. ==8-O)
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Sullenberger’s glider experience had no correlation.

US 1549 was not deadstick, and even if it was, the only thing it shares with a glider is having wings.

1549 had 35% thrust on the left engine, and 10% on the right.


13 posted on 01/15/2016 7:40:50 PM PST by Tzfat
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