U.S. Airways Jet Down in Hudson River

[Cat Driver]

most professional pilots would get a hard on

Only because most professional pilots are male, the rest would get a wide on.

[Rudder Bug]

My hat off to Sully! I wish I could send him mine!

[Rockie]

Who's Bill Yarber? Certainly not an Airbus pilot because he knows next to nothing about them.

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Don't ask how I got these...just enjoy them because it ain't often anyone is blocked in by an Airbus that has double parked next to you...

[taylor498]

a couple other ones

[Sheila]

The jet looks in good condition, isn't that right?

The safe landing was truly a miracle that day.

I was wondering if anyone remembers seeing any reports by the passengers saying "the plane hit a flock of birds, and the engine went out"? I couldnt find any such reports but I probably didn't search properly. It's kind of interesting that the passengers didn't realize the plane hit a flock of birds, is it likely they didn't hear it or feel the collision when it happened?

[alpha1]

"Anatomy of a Miracle"

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/feature ... ways200906

[Widow]

Passengers on the plane that ditched into the Hudson River in January have told a federal safety panel that it was a flight attendant - not a panicked passenger - who opened a rear door on the aircraft, sending water rushing into the cabin.

The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled three days of hearings next week on safety issues arising from the forced landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson between New York and New Jersey on Jan. 15. The first two witnesses are the flight's captain, Chesley Sullenberger, and passenger Billy Campbell, who was seated in the second-to-last row of the Airbus A320.

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"While there may be conflicting reports regarding the exact actions of what happened immediately after crashing, the bottom line is that everyone was evacuated," Corey Caldwell, a spokeswoman for the union, said in a statement.

(Full article here: http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1236222.html)

[linecrew]

Must be related to a lawsuit against the airline. Just another "point against" for the lawyers to exploit and turn into cash.

[Vortex_driver]

All jets are equiped with life raft in the front and back doors. Now Boeing and Airbus may realise that the ones in the back should instead be on the overwing exits... If the ferry boats had not been there, they would have been screwed, as all rafts were full and half of the people were still on the wings... It's important to know what happened precisely so it may save other lives.

[Widow]

Captain Leads Off at Flt 1549 Hearings

[Vortex_driver]

My mistake, I didn't know slide rafts existed. So do you mean that these rafts cannot be separated from the aircraft? in that case, they would sink with the plane eventully, which doesn't make sens... I know they were not required by regulation to have rafts, but I tought it was just standard on these planes...

have a good one!

[Widow]

As an avid reader of safety cards in the aircraft pockets, there should be a knife attached for disconnect ... here is a quote from another website:

In the most unlikely event that there are no flight crews available in your slide raft, there are always instructions near the attachment point such as these:

A. Lift up flap marked "FOR DITCHING USE ONLY"
B. Pull disconnected handle. If slide does not drop, release line manually.
C. Cut the static line with knife attached.

If the aircraft sinks before the static line is cut, the line will break.

http://www.askcaptainlim.com/index.php? ... &Itemid=35

[Galaxy]

I just had the pleasure of reading Sully's book - "Highest Duty." I think it's a must read for all flight crew members. What a remarkable story and man. It's sad to see and read how much aviation has changed over the years. Albeit still very safe, there's a lot of work to still be done. Good to see Sully is taking a stand and speaking out about current conditions.

Check it out!

[BTD]

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