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D'Arcy chose the Hudson River as the safest emergency landing option.

The river was filled with ice and the water was freezing. There wasn't a road with no cars on it somewhere?

2 posted on 03/04/2026 8:05:40 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

The problem with roads, especially at night, is power lines.

The Hudson flying is great fun, I’ve done “The Corridor” many times over the years. Fly down the Hudson from GWB to Verrazano at about 1000 feet.


3 posted on 03/04/2026 8:13:19 AM PST by C210N
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
There wasn't a road with no cars on it somewhere?

And no trees overhanging, and no telephone poles, and no wires, and no twists or bends in the road…along the banks of the Hudson in New York State? Not likely. But you do have the right handle.

4 posted on 03/04/2026 8:14:49 AM PST by Ditto
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

“There wasn’t a road with no cars on it somewhere?”

Obviously not. How many flight hours do you have?


7 posted on 03/04/2026 8:19:25 AM PST by dljordan (Yeah, I'm a Boomer and it's all my fault you whiny little bitch.)
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