US Air type in the Hudson?????????

[AKAAB]

Its unbelievable that everyone got out! Great job flight crew, emergency responders, ferry boat captains, etc etc etc.

Also on a side note, watching the news they mentioned that the flight crew did a great job handling this emergency and that its terrible in the airline industry that the pilots, fa, and others in this industry are getting nickled and dimed when they are so important to airline safety! Do you think!!!!!

Our thoughts are with you!

Randy Rhoades said something similar on her radio show - said the pilot was probably making $42000 a year. Yeah, she got the number wrong, but the concept right.

BTW - am I the only one that hasn't heard any of the passengers say anything about more than loud bang heard inside the plane? My spider sense is tingling...

Anyway, Mr. Captain and Mr. First Officer, the beer and cigars are on me. (Mr. Airbus Engineer, the wine's on me.)

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Those BEERS are gonna taste mighty good tonight! :beer:

 

[landlover]

I think they rigged the 320 to a couple of tugboats and are dragging it back to LGA.

they are tying it off to battery park city. opposite direction of lga. they wouldn't do a very good job fighting the current back to lga nor fitting the airbus through the harlem river.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Absolutely amazing airmanship. You guys rock.

I am just astounded at the condition of the aircraft post ditching. Nothing other than really bringing your "A" game could result in an outcome like this.

As others have said, this buds for you!

 

[Freight Dog]

I love media.... first, pilots are just overpaid, glorified button pushers who don't do anything these days therefore do not deserve these executive-level pay checks they're so accustomed to.

Now they're heroes....

Outstanding job all the way around, no doubt about it.

 

[Eggplant]

The news says it was a bunch of canadian geese...we should ban them from the US.

 

[skiandsurf]

according to fox news there was only 1 pilot, planes can't fly on 1 engine, and old guys are the best pilots. Got to love the media.

And Trace Gallager (SP) FOX guy, says that good thing that the FAA changed the rules to allow 68 yr old pilots to continue to fly.

---There should be a rule for the news media. Give us the immediate info, then dont tell us anymore for a couple of hours so they can get there info right, instead of running their mouths with blah blah blah.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

The Captian of the flight:

C. B. "Sully" Sullenberger

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/209/118

 

[CitationLover]

cnn reported the CA is this.

http://safetyreliability.com/about_us

no word on who the fo was.

 

[embpic1]

Fox's aviation expert just said he doesn't think the crew had much time to dump fuel. Ummm....

Stupid experts.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Photo of Captain and his company:

http://safetyreliability.com/about_us

 

[dispatchguy]

CNN just announced the Captain as Cap Sully Sullenberger...

 

[skypine69]

FOX sucks more than MESA! oh...snap! I said it...MESA sucks!

 

[McNugget]

Those BEERS are gonna taste mighty good tonight! :beer:

Hopefully, they will get sent for a drug and alcohol screening, first.

 

[Andy Neill]

Today's chuckle was the USA Today report of the passenger who smelled smoke and fire on the way down and that they were out of control.

On the other end of the spectrum was the guy who saw the plane approaching the water thinking it a normal seaplane landing.

Hat's off to a crew who did a great job.