Posted on 02/05/2009 9:05:40 AM PST by jwparkerjr
As an aviation buff I can only think of a line from a favorite movie of mine..."there are several thousand questions I'd like to ask you"...
Did you have any favorites among those classics?
Oh, and absolutely, thank you for your service.
Regs say enough rafts for everyone on board plus two extra rafts. Where are all of those rafts?
I can see how this might be read the way you interpreted it, and I can’t write for pfflier, I don’t even know Him/Her, but I don’t think there was any malice intended in this post towards the other service branches you cite by their omission. The comment of ‘Air Force Training’ applies to this situation in particular because Captain Sullenberger is a USAF veteran. I am not a pilot, but I have flown millions of miles as a passenger and it is widely known that most airline pilots are former military pilots from all branches of the armed services and the Coast Guard. All veterans deserve our respect regardless of how they served, BECAUSE they served. Have a great day...
>> Question for you. What really struck me was the way the controller at Teterboro stepped in and said they could take the plane, and give him runway #1 immediately. There was litrerally no time...how was that possible?
The recording you hear was everything the LGA departure controller said or listened to, both on the departure control frequency and on the land lines. He talked to the TEB approach controller on the landline, who, since he was controlling TEB traffic, knew “real time” who was where in his airspace (and on the TEB runway). Notice the controllers first give Cactus a landing into the wind (the preferred way), but when Cactus says “no”, give him anything he wants.
Under the wing. ;-)
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HERO of the Hudson
Many thanks...
Everything you said, and then some.
Most don’t have a clue as to what’s going on as they are speaking, either. Sully is looking at air charts, his speed, altitude, slats, flaps, trim, weight & balance, managing his fuel, the distances he might need to glide to, doing the math, coordinating with his 2nd, who was, himself, busy, thoughts of family, and the “souls” on board...he was, I’m sure, extremely busy during those 90 seconds!
And yet, he was calm and focused like a laser beam.
>> Where are all of those rafts?
The escape slides are considered dual use devices - rafts on water and slides on land.
Thanks! That was much better. The Yahoo site wasn’t working for me.
>> thoughts of family, and the “souls” on board.
Nope - one of the characteristics of a good pilot is the ability to compartmentalize his life. In this situation, the last thing any airline pilot would be thinking about is Momma and little Timmy. Souls on board? Only as a number to be relayed to the controllers.
Well, I must not have been a good pilot then. I’m human.
>> I don’t think there was any malice intended in this post towards the other service branches you cite by their omission.
Yes, I think you’re right. Sorry.
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Thanks for the ping. The tower operators were also very cool and professional.
Thanks! Great audio!
When the captain was asked if he wanted to land in Teterboro, his “Yes” didn’t sound very confident. Thank goodness he kept his presence of mind to reject this idea quickly. If he had made that right turn, there could have been a catastrophe.
Some are crediting his glider experience with his ability to realize his choices were the river or disaster. I would sooner think it was his years and years sitting in that left seat, landing thousands of times, with the power all but off and knowing by the seat his pants how far that aircraft could go. It was just another final approach to the seat of his pants, and he could look out the window and know exactly how far he could go. Thank God, literally, it wasn’t his FINAL approach!
I would like to know from someone who has flown both gliders and heavy jets if there’s any similarity between them.
Believe me, I am in no way detracting from the job he did that day! My grandmother used to tell me when I was kid that when it’s your time to go you’re gone, period. I wonder who it was on that flight whose time hadn’t come yet?
One of the best series to ever hit TV and it is a shame they discontinued it after the second season. It seem as if you need a brain to appreciate a TV series, that the show won't continue!
You know I have heard that from a lot of church goers, but there is on quote you very seldom, if ever, hear about the bible, I can't quote chapter and verse but there is a statement in the new testament that says " Don't be a fool and die before your time!". This implies that you can, indeed, die before you are called to your destiny. This brave and cool Captain of this aircraft needs to be commended on saving many souls that might have gone before their time. The old adage about, "When it is you time to go, you will go", is BS, you can die before you are supposed to.
If one those crashes has your name on it, then you’re doomed. However, it is the ones that are addressed “to whom it may concern” that I seek to avoid.
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