Sully Review: Eastwood’s Latest Takes on the Heroic Captain Sullenberger

Townhall.com ^ | September 10, 2016 | John Hanlon

[Texas Fossil]

Bean Counters and Bureaucrats (investigators) should never be pilots.

I’ve seen what happens when companies have those types running them. True leaders and pilots must react too quick for analysis. Sully did. The passengers all lived.

[3D-JOY]

Interesting ...I plan to see it Tuesday with friends.

In another note...how does something get released with no editing out the many “typo” mistakes? Is this personal, not journalist released? Then sorry to criticize!

[vetvetdoug]

I thought the movie well written and acted. Sully was a admirable hero. I was also happy to see the Co Pilot lauded in the movie and those that responded rapidly to the accident.

[NonValueAdded]

The same investigative zeal that happened in the TWA800 investigation, eh?

surely a tag is unnecessary

[RAY]

It’s always very easy to second guess the actions of others. The best any of us can do in such a situation with especially a short time frame is pick an option, focus and execute. It worked for this Captain. Later critiques and with lessons learned exercise following such an experience is to be expected. I consider him a professional and a hero.

[Kaslin]

What does the TWA800 crash have to do with this? TWA800 wasn’t brought down by a flock of Canada geese

[Moonman62]

Bean Counters and Bureaucrats (investigators) should never be pilots.

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A lot of European and Asian airlines like to hire button pushers.

[Moonman62]

What does the TWA800 crash have to do with this? TWA800 wasn’t brought down by a flock of Canada geese

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Maybe they were shoulder launched geese.

[Hot Tabasco]

pick an option, focus and execute.

Then forever question your decision......that's just human nature.

After it all died down, I'm sure nobody ever gave a second thought about the aftermath and what Sully's life was like afterwards. I'm glad Eastwood took that approach......

[DUMBGRUNT]

It’s always very easy to second guess the actions of others.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better..." T.R.

With all the time in the world,sitting at nice stationary desk, has anyone come up with a better option?

[bert]

I learned that Clint is 86 and apparently he accomplished this project at around 85

Clint is my Hero...... at 74 Clint is challenging me to keep on keeping on and producing within my ability.

[Jeff Chandler]

After a brief opening dream sequence,

Opening Dream Sequence. The sign of a lazy writer.

[antidisestablishment]

You’re Deplorable!

I heard on NPR that this movie was just an Eastwood attack on the honorable professionals in the NTSB. Rules are more important than people. All you right wing fanatics will be made to pay!

[TalBlack]

In 1978 my groundschool book said: “Power off emergency on takeoff? DON’T turn back. Hit the softest cheapest thing you can find”. You only turn back when you can do a more or less normal power off landing.

[BatGuano]

Sullenberger had no choice but to ditch in the Hudson. If this incident had occurred at ANY other airport the story would have been a different one. The Hudson River presented a landing site that had smooth waters and the type of boat traffic that no other area has. He did a great job. It was not a “miracle.” It is a fact that the prospect of ditching is reviewed every year at recurrent training. The “planned landing at sea” is one that takes into consideration wind direction, sea state, (waves and swells), configuration (gear up, flaps down). It was not a surprise that the event ended well. I submit that any airline pilot could have accomplished the water landing successfully.
Sully lost any admiration I had for him when, after the episode was over, he mentioned airline pilot pay as not being enough. That was “union crap” that he should have left at home or in his flight bag.

[plain talk]

I have just seen the trailer on TV. I didn’t know Sully’s actions were second-guessed by his management. Interesting.

[az_gila]

It’s always very easy to second guess the actions of others. The best any of us can do in such a situation with especially a short time frame is pick an option, focus and execute. It worked for this Captain. Later critiques and with lessons learned exercise following such an experience is to be expected. I consider him a professional and a hero.

Engines out at low altitudes over a giant metropolitan area full of people.

In a jet full of fuel, he looked down and picked the only clear space to crash (worse case) but then managed to execute a good water landing (best case).

It was a good decision made in close to a split second.

[Hot Tabasco]

Just curious, what happens to the career of say a 40 year old airline pilot who fails his annual physical?

[Dick Bachert]

And is it not MADDENING to see Kalstrom — who quashed and whose agents intimidated or ignored the mass of witnesses who SWEAR they all saw flame trail (a missle?) rise up to strike the plane — dragged up on TV now to opine on these new situations?