[Diana in Wisconsin]

I just found out this morning that Mr. S. is from my little Cow Town. (Would've posted sooner, but work gets in my way. Grrrr!)

[big'ol_freeper]

God bless the pilot and co-pilot in this incident. They reflect great credit on the American spirit.

[the invisib1e hand]

...no one was injured...

what are the odds?

[Lady GOP]

Former military pilot...this guy is DA BOMB.

[Man50D]

Great job by everyone involved!

was a key reason no one was injured or killed,

One report stated a flight attendant had a broken leg.

[Lady GOP]

[the invisib1e hand]

kewl. looks like someone from your town turned out OK. ;)

[Red_Devil 232]

Great job by all the flight crew!

[Lizavetta]

Thank goodness there wasn’t an affirmative action pilot at the controls.

[Lady GOP]

Cant find a photo of your guy still looking though..
:)

[JudgemAll]

The quick response from New York City's police and fire departments, as well as ferries and other boats that helped bring passengers to safety, was a key reason no one was injured or killed, she said.

ah. pesky evil capitalist yachters and customers. They owe Gore some carbon credits for this rescue.(/s)

[Intolerant in NJ]

One of the pilots literally gave the shirt off his back to one of the passengers who was about to go into shock because of the cold water - showed the guy on TV today still searing the shirt with the pilot’s rank insignia on the epaulets - at last a couple of genuine heroes the country can really admire, unlike certain vastly overblown phonies like the one about to be inaugurated president who shall go nameless.......

[Donna in Decatur]

I just found out this morning that the pilot graduated from Purdue University in 1973 in psycology so he has some Hoosier roots too.

[EDINVA]

” ...work gets in my way..”

Not to worry, Diana, after Tuesday it’s one big party, blue skies, mortgages paid, gas tanks filled, and free everything !!

Cheers to your home town boy, that crew and the NY rescuers were amazing. The passengres did well, too.

[SunkenCiv]

Barbara Skiles said her husband lost his cell phone in the incident but used a borrowed phone to call her with news about the accident. "We had to ditch the plane in the Hudson, I want you to know I'm OK and I think we got everybody off OK,' she said he told her.

If I ever fly anywhere again, I want this flight crew.