Plane down in hudson river

[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..

[Taz_Zoee]

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..

Oh, he's from your state (awesome!) and is currently living in Danville, CA which is just down the highway from me. Poor family is surrounded by media. They can't even leave the house. I know if I ever saw him and recognized him I'd want to shake his hand or give him a hug.

Oh, and I heard the flock of geese they hit was large enough to show up on radar. (Not sure how big that'd have to be, but it sounds BIG!)

[Karen]

There's now video from a surveillance camera that shows the splashdown:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/usa...deo/index.html

Hope this works for you, blue!

[blue]

There's now video from a surveillance camera that shows the splashdown:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/usa...deo/index.html

Hope this works for you, blue!

Thanks for the link, it worked.

Can I say that was a amazing landing.