Plane down in hudson river

[k9krazee]

Paul said yesterday, "that must have been so hard to figure out out of context! I imagine one of the controllers was trying to figure out which nearby airport had a runway labeled Hudson, or next to the Hudson, before realizing - 'Oh! He means the Hudson RIVER!"

Oh, I didn't think of it like that, but it's very true!

[Randi]

The pilot did an amazing job there, and I can hardly believe how calm he remained. I hope he gets a medal!

Here's is a two-minute section of the conversations between the cockpit and control tower. The crew says they're likely going to end up "in the Hudson":

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...au.html?csp=34

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/