Posted on Jan 15, 2023
Pilot Sully Sullenberger performs “Miracle on the Hudson”
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On January 15, 2009, a potential disaster turned into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely landed the plane he was piloting on New York City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail. David Paterson, governor of New York at the time, dubbed the incident the “miracle on the Hudson.” Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot with decades of flying experience, received a slew of honors for his actions, including an invitation to Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration and resolutions of praise from the U.S. Congress.
On January 15, 2009, a potential disaster turned into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely landed the plane he was piloting on New York City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail. David Paterson, governor of New York at the time, dubbed the incident the “miracle on the Hudson.” Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot with decades of flying experience, received a slew of honors for his actions, including an invitation to Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration and resolutions of praise from the U.S. Congress.
Pilot Sully Sullenberger performs “Miracle on the Hudson”
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IMHO he was rightly congratulated for doing a good job in saving those people, however, I don't see this as a miracle or anything that a well trained Pilot could not also do.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Landing there safely was huge...no guidance and missing all the boats and everything else..I disagree
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They say that they have never been able to get a computer simulation of those conditions to allow for what he did and recreate it.
Masterful flying and a big dose of LUCK.
Masterful flying and a big dose of LUCK.
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