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More on US Air 1549

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:49:27 -0600

You can listen to the transcript of the (very short) flight transmissions here.

Comment from Josh on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:53:43 -0600

Hmph. With "gratitude" like that, they might as well instruct their pilots to just make sure the passengers die on landing, a living plaintiff ALWAYS gets more money than a dead one...

Comment from DL Sly on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:18:55 -0600

"Many US Airways (LCC) passengers who endured a crash landing in the Hudson River 12 days ago say they appreciate the $5,000 that the airline has offered — but some say it's not enough."

As Cassandra said, "A village somewhere is missing it's idiot."

Comment from Josh on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:51:14 -0600

Are people suing over this already?

Comment from DL Sly on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:14:09 -0600

Makes you wonder about those who survived, for the most part unscathed, who now see fit to sue for "damages". Gratitude is apparently nothing more than 15% tacked onto a restaurant tab.

Comment from MaryAnn on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:56:03 -0600

Sully first mentions the Hudson just 30 seconds after reporting the bird strike. Think about that. Yes, he also asks about Teterboro and ATC later helpfully mentions Newark, but within 30 seconds Sully had already come up with a "worst case" option.

I'm from NJ. EWR, LGA, and JFK are my "home" airports. TEB is located just minutes from where my parents live. Unlike takeoff/approach from/to JFK, which is near the ocean, the areas around EWR, LGA, and TEB are the most densely populated anywhere. There is no open space to ditch without killing hundreds of people on the ground.

Except the river.

My awe of Sully and everyone else involved in this incident just keeps growing the more I think about it.

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:27:18 -0600

I could just bask in the professionalism that radiates from that link.

Yes. It gives me chills to listen to it. I want that man flying my planes as well. Heck, I'd book a flight on US Airways if I could just because they had Sully on their payroll.

Comment from MCart on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:59:03 -0600

That is amazing. No chatter, no swearing, just business. I have a LOT to learn from people like these.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:44:22 -0600

Idem!!!

Comment from FbL on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:13:39 -0600

I could just bask in the professionalism that radiates from that link.

Yup. And what struck me the most was that you can hear the emotion/tension in their voices (it was subtle, but there) but it didn't overwhelm them or interfere with the professionalism of their words and decisions.

Although, the tone of voice in the last transmission from LGA Departure Control could break your heart--obviously the initial burst of adrenaline was beginning to wear off and he was losing the detachment that had gotten him through the event, and now only knowing that the jet had crashed somewhere...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:46:44 -0600

What strikes me most about this is the calm, cool, professionalism on the part of everybody on that net.

I want guys like Sully and his FO flying my birds, and guys like that ATC dude controlling the air lanes.

I could just bask in the professionalism that radiates from that link.

Comment from Oldloadr on 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:31:45 -0600

Dusty - now that you have joined the ranks of commercial aviation pilots as a former combat pilot: Do you think Sully's fighter pilot experience aided in his ability to handle a catastrophic failure of his aircraft? One of the the reasons I ask is I remember reading somewhere (probably when I was a student at ERAU) that up until the 90s something like 86% of commercial pilots were military trained but now it's down to 50% (which, of course, means there is a hight probability that one of the 2 pilots in the cockpit are former military).