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Title: Hudson River Plane Crash Pilot: "Obvious to me...this was a critical situation." "Brace for impact."
Added: Feb 8, 2009
Author: jbranstetter04
Duration: 10:15
Description:
Captain Sullenberger; The right man, in the right place, at the right time. We should all try to be just a little more like this man. We need more men like Sullenberger—men of great character—in the world today. He was one cool cookie when most of us would have been freaking out. He did his job most likely as good as anyone in the world could have done; he was 100% professional, calm, cool, and collected. Like he said, his entire life was in preparation to handle that one particular moment.A few days after the crash he called the library to inform them that he was not going to be able to return a book that he had checked out because it was still on the plane, and that he was sorry. The library wouldn't tell anyone the name of the book, but they did reveal the subject matter...it was professional ethics. He must have been honing up his character traits; trying to make himself a better man. jbranstetter04Hudson River crash recordings reveal calm of Captain SullenbergerHis quick thinking under pressure has already been hailed across the world. Now transcripts of the final communication from the aircraft that crashed on the Hudson reveal how its pilot calmly radioed air traffic controllers that he was planning to land in the river next to Manhattan. The audio recordings from the stricken jet, released yesterday, reveal that air traffic control met the news with disbelief. Were going to be in the Hudson, Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger told the tower in a deadpan voice. Im sorry, say again, an air traffic controller responded. There was no answer from the aircraft. Captain Sullenbergers splash landing saved the lives of all 155 people aboard US Airway Flight 1549 from New Yorks LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 15. The former US Air Force pilot walked through the aircraft twice to check that all passengers had got out before he abandoned the aircraft, in a feat dubbed The Miracle on the Hudson. Investigators have confirmed that birds struck both engines of the Airbus A320 just after takeoff. The National Transportation Safety Board has released a photograph of a grey-black feather recovered from the jets left engine after it was lifted from the river-bed. The feather bolstered the theory that the aircraft was hit by a flock of Canada geese. Organic remains from inside both engines and the wings are being sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington for analysis before a final report is made. The radio recordings show that Captain Sullenberger immediately reported that a bird strike had taken out both aircraft engines. Less than two minutes after reporting that he had reached 5,000 feet, Captain Sullenberger radioed the tower: Ah this is, uh, cactus fifteen thirty nine hit birds we lost thrust in both engines were turning back towards LaGuardia. The tower halted flights to prepare for an emergency landing. Then Captain Sullenberger reports that he cannot make it back to the airport. Were unable. We may end up in the Hudson, he said. Im not sure we can make any runway. Oh, whats over to our right. Anything in New Jersey. Maybe Teterboro, he added. Air traffic controllers tell Captain Sullenberger how to get to Teterboro airport in New Jersey, and put it on alert. Captain Sullenberger announced: We cant do it. He then breaks the news that he plans to ditch in the Hudson River. Captain Sullenberger, in his first public comments since the splash-landing, has described it as surreal. In an interview with the ESPN sports network, he said that while he was gliding the aircraft into the river he felt calm on the outside, turmoil on the inside. It was very quiet as we worked, my co-pilot and I. We were a team. But to have zero thrust coming out of those engines was shocking — the silence, he said. Captain Sullenberger is to give a more detailed account of his ordeal in an television interview with CBSs 60 Minutes on Sunday. His wife, Lori, says that the couple have been opening letters from wellwishers every night that are so emotional — it allows both of us to express emotion about it all. We both sit there and cry. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5670675.ece
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Youtube Comments: 1116
TheSportsnetwork101 Says:
Apr 22, 2012 - one word...BEAST!!!
TracyAndersonFoxhunt Says:
Apr 25, 2012 - Couric keeps asking the same question over and over. idiot
charissamarluk Says:
Apr 25, 2012 - this is so amazing and miraclulous... it brings tears to my eyes
jbranstetter04 Says:
Apr 26, 2012 - I know what you mean. I don't even watch my own video that I uploaded anymore, as it makes me cry too much. But don't tell anyone.
Zilentification Says:
Apr 26, 2012 - The only single thing I could fault this man for was saying "brace for impact" without giving the crew/passengers any hint of what kind of landing it would be (IE, saying water landing alerts people to get life jackets etc). True, this may of been obvious, but people react weird in emergencies sometimes.. That being said, he did a SPECTACULAR job!!
nlleak Says:
Apr 27, 2012 - Sully is the man! What are great job by the pilots, crew and air controllers. I wonder if the passengers knew they were landing in the river. Could you imagine when the door opened and all you see is water??? Props to Sully and Crew
slashjr1992 Says:
Apr 30, 2012 - He's an alien. Not the only one (bob lazar, dan c. burisch, ed fouche... many more) doesn't mean he's bad though :) How many people do you know do you think could succesfully land a plane in a river?
kmdroell Says:
May 5, 2012 - how many fish were killed because of that ?? !
jbranstetter04 Says:
May 5, 2012 - The EPA study after the accident found that no more than 23 fish were killed. A small price to pay for the lives of the humans on board.
kmdroell Says:
May 5, 2012 - 23 Fish were killed ??? !!! OMG ! Nobody talkes about that.
jbranstetter04 Says:
May 5, 2012 - You're right. It was basically covered up by the mainstream news media—all they cared about was how this pilot saved all of these people. But what of the fish and their families? On the internet at some of the fish blogs there is a different story being told.
kmdroell Says:
May 5, 2012 - That was an inside job !!! Kill fish like that and do not talk about it !???
jbranstetter04 Says:
May 6, 2012 - How could that plane land like that? I've seen the video—that could not happen. All of the engineers that I've contacted tell me that a plane of that kind could not land like that. The strange thing is that no one has been able to contact any passengers that were on the plane, I mean supposedly on the plane. And the security camera video is a joke, as it was without doubt manufactured by the government to cover up what really happened.
kmdroell Says:
May 6, 2012 - You are right ! That was an INSIDE JOB ! Kill the fish and do not talk about it !!
SGSFC11 Says:
May 7, 2012 - I don't think he had much time to explain it!! Plus they could probably tell by looking out the window what kind of landing it would be.
kmdroell Says:
May 10, 2012 - Inside Job !
kmdroell Says:
May 10, 2012 - He killed so many fish !
djcalvados Says:
May 14, 2012 - Probably Russians or North koreans or Pentagon or some shit!!!
djcalvados Says:
May 14, 2012 - =) hehe Nice job. who can possibly be in such control of emotios?? semi human semi cyborg? No its called a MAN... thats why id prefer a male surgeon =D
djcalvados Says:
May 14, 2012 - Skin was like rocky mountain filled-with-goosebumps there 4 a while...
electricmaster23 Says:
May 15, 2012 - ஜஜ۩۞۩ஜஜ۩۞۩ஜஜ------- LIKE A BOSS! ----ஜஜ۩۞۩ஜஜ۩۞۩ஜஜ
trofrom Says:
May 18, 2012 - She needs to get laid
scottt923 Says:
May 20, 2012 - I done my English speaking exam on this inspirational man. I was the only person who done a truly interesting person. The rest of my class done singers like Lady Gaga. Pretty stupid lol.
aftgyhj Says:
May 27, 2012 - Nobody cares about the fish idiots
spinichi Says:
Apr 20, 2012 - This guy should run for office, he sure doesn't mince words or mess around.