[txroadkill]

There was a brief hard jolt, a rapid decel and we were stopped. It was much milder than I had anticipated. If the jolt had been turbulence, I would have described it as moderate. Thinking about it later on, I realized it was no worse than a carrier landing.

Interesting account from an AA pilot and former Navy Pilot.

[QBFimi]

And so, boys and girls, now you know why I got the “big bucks” all those years. Thank G-d I only had to go through the drills and not the real thing! Three cheers for the crew! Prepare to repel slimebag lawyers and Monday morning quarterbacks!

QBFimi (Retired B-767 Captain; wife is currently a B-767 Captain flying the Pacific)

[BuckyKat]

Good story. Thanks for posting.

[GVnana]

Nice find!

[HerrBlucher]

I am still amazed at how this flight went and that everyone survived. It truly is inspirational.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

I’ve been on enough flight to be able to tell the difference between a Navy pilot and a Air Force pilot.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Captain Sullenberger typifies (in spades) everything that’s RIGHT with America. The reports we got last week about the rumors of survivors wanting to sue US Airways typify (again in spaces) everything that’s WRONG with America. And you probably couldn’t pick either out from a crowd. I find that interesting.

[par4]

She has flown the 727, F100, A300 and now the 767.

Funny, but no Navy aircraft mentioned unless the Navy flew F100's. Must be an oversight.

[festus]

“A few seconds later, there was a bit of smoke and the stench of burning bird that seemed to confirm my guess.”

Is there any technical explanation for how a pilot/passenger in first class, well forward of the motors, could under any circumstances recognize the smell of burning birds in a jet with forward momentum ?

I’m a bit skeptical of that one.