[metmom]

Some guy they interviewed said that the men on the plane made sure the women and children got off first.

Chivalry is not dead.

It’s great to hear that there are real men out there.

Way to go guys.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28680895#28681226

[ponygirl]

Pilot joke: "What do you think was the last thing to go through that bird's mind?"

"His a$$."

[Smokin' Joe]

bfl

[freepersup]

Here's a unique view (of the a/c) that I posted on the smaller thread about the flight into the Hudson...

US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media)

[pillut48]

Too many posts to read, not enough time so if these have already been posted forgive me! All praises to God for this miracle, since I haven't heard many people on the air mention it out loud!!

The Smoking Gun site has pilot info on it here under The Hero of Flight 1549...best line of the article? "Sullenberger, who now must be considered the front runner to replace Hillary Clinton as New York's junior United States Senator, is also the founder of Safety Reliability Methods. LOL!! :-)

Reuter's Slideshow of amazing rescue pictures.

Raw footage behind the scenes video of rescuers.

[freepersup]

Here’s about as close a simulation as one might expect, without actually being in the cockpit of flight 1549, done by some students at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology in Missouri. It’s fairly gripping.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011602252.html

[topher]

This landing is a miracle regardless of my question.

Did the plane go under the George Washington Bridge or over it. Even if it went over the bridge, it is a tall bridge, and the flight did not gain much altitude.

Going under the bridge would have been treading the needle, and maybe impossible to not have the tail hit bridge for as far down the Hudson it was able to go before landing (ditching).

I thought I had seen a comment that someone said the plane went under the George Washington Bridge, which does not sound very credible...

[dr_who]

First they took our ponds, and we said nothing because no one bothered trying to fish in ponds. Then it was our golf courses, and I did nothing because I don't play golf. After that, it was large parking lots, and I said nothing because they were easy to maneuver around and I thought they were cute. But now their taking their airplanes. Bastards.

[doug from upland]