No disrespect for Lidle or his family but as soon as the Yankee Pitcher was announced to have been the pilot the story took a weird turn from "Bush's fault" that planes are allowed to fly unchecked on the Hudson to all about Cory Lidle.
No reflection on Lidle but it just shows the power of celebrity.
Exact same thing happened with Payne Stewart. For several hours all we knew there was a plane off course that nobody could get in contact with, then we found out that Payne was on board.