Sully to retire...

[densoo]

You really need to read his testimony in the Addington trial. He made up a story about his 5 year old asking him the meaning of the word integrity on a random day while driving to school.

Good guys have integrity, Sully does not.

I have never met the guy. He has a good rep publicly and he's helped the public image of the pilot profession thereby helping us all a little bit. I'm just thankful he isn't another bad news story that the press so often freakishly exagerates.

 

[densoo]

The rats are leaving the sinking ship!

If they find a rope. Not many do.

 

[johnsonrod]

Sounds like they're sending him down the river... On the speaking tour he will probably earn $50K per speaking engagement (on Fortune 500 management team retreats). No doubt he'll be driving a fat Mercedes in a few weeks.

 

[regionaltard]

Sounds like the Eastwipes will be looking for a new celebrity spokesmodel.

 

[get2flyin]

"Sulley" was (in my opinion) willing to lend his good name to an attempted hijacking of my career and that leaves a pretty unpleasant taste in my mouth...

However, 155 people walked away from what could have been another nail of the coffin of our industry thanks to him remaining calm and doing most of what he was trained to so. He earned that good name and he also used it to try and make some positive changes to the industry. Good for him making a few bucks on the deal and riding off into the sunset to spend time with the wife and that delightfully curious little daughter of his.

 

[Metrojet]

You really need to read his testimony in the Addington trial. He made up a story about his 5 year old asking him the meaning of the word integrity on a random day while driving to school.

Good guys have integrity, Sully does not.

I was wondering who was going to be the first j--k to say something negative - and the winner is "captainjack!".

Congrats

Metrojet

 

[Erlanger]

I hear Sully is going to be spending his retirement days hanging out with all us yahoos on flightinfo.

 

[relief tube]

now all we need is the 3000 or so 60-plus greedy ********************s still working to do the same and this industry won't be such a nightmare.

get a hobby and go say hi to your wife!

 

[turbodriver]

haha, what wife, they probably need to do the extra work to pay off alimony for the 3rd wife that left them cause they work too much!

 

[johnsonrod]

Sully was an excellent pilot and he set a good example: old pilots should retire and make room for the rest of us...

 

[beytzim]

I can't believe he's just 59

He's 59?? Man, that guy looks at least 70!

 

[IBNAV8R]

He's making a pretty powerful statement about getting out of an industry that is no longer worth staying in and cannot attract well-qualified, experienced pilots. Say what you will, but his actions speak volumes.

 

[turbodriver]

It'd make an even more powerful statement if he specifically told the media that's why he was leaving.

 

[dually]

Does anybody really retire to spend more time with their family ?
I'm just ask'in.

 

[IBNAV8R]

"Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it," Sullenberger said in a statement. "In spite of the best efforts of thousands of my colleagues, that is not the case today.'