What really brought tears was the Ferry captains. they weren't actors, they were the actual ferry operators on that day... as well as the heroes of the evacuation of lower Manhattan during 9/11. That was part of Coast Guards greatest mobilization of civilian ships when they sent out a message to tell all available boats that want to help to report to Governors Island. Operation Boatlift
Here's a little tidbit that you don't know:The plane was stored for several years in Supor's Yard in Harrison,NJ before going to its ultimate destination.Sully's Congresswoman in California at the time was Ellen Tauscher,a graduate of Harrison High School in 1969.Ellen also chaired the House for the infamous 2008 bailout bill.
I bet in that situation some of the passangers wished they followed the saftyinstructions more carefully. when this happened I was at a Mediastore and watched the news The only thing I could think about was o please not another terrorattac to america.
During live TV interview I'm sorry they did not include what Sully and Co-Pilot simultaneous said to each other = "well that wasn't as bad as I thought". Clint should have included that.
Do not risk too much if you can't make it back to the strip. Bankangle will kill you. Sail straight and level, just correct flightpath gradually and take what you have under your wings. The Hudson was perfect.
Captain Sullenberger was the right man in the right place at the right time, as was the whole crew. This was made all the more obvious by his decision to go outside the QRH and start the APU immediately. He knew that not having electrical power was only going to make a bad situation worse. I also feel his time in gliders helped although a A-320 doesn't glide anything like a glider. All in all this whole situation proves that experience is something money can't buy. FLY NAVY!!!
If you were a passenger on this aircraft, would you rather have these men in the cockpit, or someone whose primary attribute for hiring was to fulfill a "diversity quota"?
I love the quick and dedicated response from the NYPD, EMTs, and of course, the Ferryboat crews. Everyone involved. New York has the best first responders. ⭐ Great story, all around. Sully is a hero, and many others that day, too!
Capt. Sully was probably the most experienced and competent pilots in the company. The timing was the miracle: the right man for the job just happened to be there during the dual engine bird strike.
Water landings the aircraft usually flips. This didnt. However now they are in the Hudson. In January. Water is cold. Survival in that water is 15 minutes, tops. Much more precarious than it looked.
yeah I'm not sure why they had the guy say that. maybe to add tension for viewers who didn't know? it just breaks immersion for me, I would assume someone who works at an airport (of all places) would be taught better
@@ScientistCat It's been a while since i've been on a plane, but I recall years ago they had brochures tucked in the back seats showing what to do in water landings along with rafts. etc
How anyone wants to place blame on a man that landed safely, had a few hospitalizations but a 0% mortality rate and almost everyone goes home that same day…I mean that’s a Hero plain and simple. It’s not like he knew and felt he could make it back to La Guardia in time and just wanted to land in the Hudson just to be seen as a hero, that’s insane, which is an accusation I’ve heard more than a few times lobbed towards Scully.
It still amazes me to this day, how someone can get something that big with so much weight, off the ground and fly thousands of miles. The people who fly those planes are all heroes in my book. Having the lives of all those people in your hands every day plus the lives of the potential accident victims on the ground would give me nightmares. That is one job I never would aspire to.
i was boarding a flight from Harrisburg, PA to Miami, FL when news of this came, within 10 minutes more than half of passengers got theirs canceled and plane was half empty when it took off.
