Plane down in hudson river

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From the looks of the pictures I wouldnt call that a crash but a controlled water landing. Must be one heck of a pilot.

[Daisy and Delilah]

From the looks of the pictures I wouldnt call that a crash but a controlled water landing. Must be one heck of a pilot.

That's exactly what some newscasters are calling it. The pilot was very well trained and skilled. He did an awesome job!!

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Is there any video of the landing?

[Karen]

Is there any video of the landing?

Yes, check any of the major news sites.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/hud...eos/index.html has several, I don't know which would have the actual landing. Lots of people watched it from their "river view" offices!

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Dang videos aint loading for me on Opera or safari.

ETA, thanks for the link.

[Alysser]

I'd much rather land in water then land! My Dad was in Brooklyn today for work not Manhattan so he didn't witness it. If I witnessed that I think the first thing that would pop into my head would be 9/11!

Both coastguard and airplane workers handled the job fabulously!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Both coastguard and airplane workers handled the job fabulously!

US Coast Guard, NYC Police Boats and FDNY Fire Boats all played vital roles
in the overall rescue effort ...

But the real "First Responders" in this case were the civilian operated
"Water Taxis & Ferry Boats" who were in some cases already moving on the river
at the moment the plane ditched. They all rushed over to the plane and
began recovering passengers from the plane - utilizing the Boat Passengers as
volunteer rescuers to assist the Boat Crews. An OUTSTANDING response
by "Civilians" that most certainly had a positive effect
on the very successful rescue mission.

GOOD JOB - EVERYbody!!

[Grace]

From the looks of the pictures I wouldnt call that a crash but a controlled water landing. Must be one heck of a pilot.

From the NY Times -

Airliners are not meant to glide, although occasionally they have to. The pilot of this one, Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III, is certified as a glider pilot, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.

Captain Sullenberger, known as Sully, flew the F-4 for the United States Air Force for seven years in the 1970s after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He joined USAir, as it was called at the time, in 1980 and became a “check airman,” training and evaluating new pilots or those changing to new aircraft or moving up to captain. He also was an accident investigator for the union, the Air Line Pilots Association.

And from CNN -

His resume -- posted on the Web site for his safety consulting firm, Safety Reliability Methods, Inc. -- lists piloting procedures, technical safety strategies, emergency management and operations improvement, as areas of industry expertise.

He served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, according to a biography on the site. He participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations, and worked with NASA scientists on a paper on error and aviation, his site says.

Sort of reminds me of Captain Al Haynes, and the crash in Sioux City, Iowa, back in 1989. There were fatalities with that crash, but the pilot was a hero, nevertheless.

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Ild just like to see if he did a stall touchdown with no forward momentum the way some bush pilots have to land, or a splash while under forward momentum.

[K9karen]

The pilot and crew are true heroes. He even walked through the plane twice to make sure everybody was out. Is there an Oscar for pilots?

My girlfriend is a flight attendant and it's really hard work. They have to put themselves last. Recently, a passenger fell on her during turbulence (don't know why the pax was out of her seat) and broke her foot.

[smokey the elder]

I think there's a trip to the White House and other kudos in the pilot's future. If this whole thing were pitched as a screenplay, no one would believe it! The shot of the one guy pumping his fists was priceless.

[RICHARD]

The shot of the one guy pumping his fists was priceless.

Was it the black guy in the blue shirt?

Check out the video if you can. He was jumping up and down and smiling.

Great stuff and glad to see that some of the people decided to help out as opposed to talking pictures with their cell phones!

Many heroes.

I wonder what Chesley's middle name stands for and will it fit on a medal?

[lvpets2002]

Well I am Proud to state that our Hero Pilot was from Denison Texas.. Oh by the way I just read that they are pulling the plane out now & said the Whole Engine is Gone.. They have divers try to sonar locate in the river bottom.. This is not good.. I am wondering how many birds ending up in the engine..

[JenBKR]

Such a miracle, and a true American hero!

[joycenalex]

CNN just played the FAA tapes of the water landing. listening to the air traffic controller and the pilot gave me chills. that pilot has ice water in his veins, one very calm cool dude. (this is an aside...on my last flight into columbus on late night 12/18 there was an ice storm/sleet over the city, we were already 6 hours late getting back due to the storm covering big chunks of the US. the SW pilot had to abort the first landing, pull up and come round again due to ice on the runway maybe....i was clenching eileens hand by the way...and he swung the plane round once more to try to land us in columbus, otherwise we're off to st louis for the night. he put us down nicely on the second try. as i was getting off the plane, shuffling by the pilot who was standing in the cockpit doorway. i burst out with..."dude you rock!" huge laugh from him and the flight attendants. gotta wonder what the conversation between my plane and the tower was.....and i'm glad i don't know