Pilot vs. Airplane

[chignutsak]

...and jockeying the throttles like a poor kid foolin' with the stuffed animal crane arcade machine...

Hilarious...nice comparison

 

[CRJ puppy]

Don't get carried away. Sully's greatest achievement on that flight was to recognize the futility (and danger) of trying for an airport. Making the call to put an aircraft into the river took balls, big'uns, considering the track record of water ditchings over the years.

That being said, the technology of airbus played a larger role in the successful outcome of the actual landing than true "stick and rudder" flying. Pretty nice when one can hold the stick full aft and have the airplane ensure sufficient AOA/Airspeed to maintain control about all three axis.

Technology greatly aided the brilliant decision making ability of an experienced pilot.

You can get off of your knees and simply shake the man's hand and say "good call" if you see him.

-Runner

Exactly.

Agreed.

 

[IBNAV8R]

Don't discount flying ability too much. With all that was going on, he had to pick a spot on the river, clear obstacles and traffic, and manage the energy of the aircraft to get that beautiful flare with no power. Anything else would have ended in disaster.

Sure, the control laws could have prevented a stall but there is no way software can produce a near-zero rate touch down, off-airport, with no power.

 

[jester757]

I wouldn't describe what Sully did as "Basic Flying Skills". The guy is one level above Chuck Yeager IMO. What was your question again???:smash:

I think his question was "Did you loose some weight?"

 

[CessnaFan]

HA! Nonsense! Chuck would have taxied up to the pier and helped everyone disembark without getting wet.

Only Chuck Norris could have done a better job than Chuck Yeager...

I wouldn't describe what Sully did as "Basic Flying Skills". The guy is one level above Chuck Yeager IMO. What was your question again???:smash:

 

[DCAA320]

Why is that? Suppose the same flock of geese were struck in Phoenix with no place to land and there were no survivors. Would he have been just another shmoe that crashed an airplane?

Statistically there will eventually be an incident where all the variables line up in your favor and this was that time. No extrordinary piloting skill was involved. Had any one of the variables been different, the outcome would likely have been tragic, but those were not under Sully's control.

Sully did a good job, whats your fr#@k!n problem? R u that jealous? Get a life.

It is spelled "extraordinary" moron.