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I think you are wrong—my father was a Marine pilot (Vietnam) and he told me, after this Hudson landing, that he’d always considered large jet water ditchings to be “impossible.”

So I think Capt. Sully made miraculous aviation history rather than “just doing his job.”

(Whenever I’ve flown with my father, he always peeks into the cockpit upon entry and mutters things like, “I wonder if the pilot graduated at the top or the bottom of his class?” LOL.)

At the very least, I’m thrilled Capt. Sully has stolen some of the useless and overrated Obama’s thunder. I hope he continues to do so.

I admire men like Sully so much. My father is like this too—cool as a cucumber. (I guess Obama is too; perhaps that will be part of his saving grace; fingers crossed).

that he’d always considered large jet water ditchings to be “impossible.”

Neal Boortz (also a pilot) commented on his show on Friday that there have only been two passenger jets ditch in water where all souls survived. The other one was in 1963 in Russia involving an Aeroflot flight. There was also an incident of a 4 engine prop airliner that went down between Hawaii and California in the Pacific where everyone survived. I believe that one happened about 47 years ago.

At the very least, I’m thrilled Capt. Sully has stolen some of the useless and overrated Obama’s thunder. I hope he continues to do so.

I couldn't agree with you more.