Hudson River pilot knew instantly jet was doomed
Pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger knew his US Airways jetliner was in trouble the moment it hit birds, and with both engines damaged, made a quick decision to attempt a dangerous landing in New York City’s Hudson River.
horse. shit. the decision was made for him because he didn’t act. sullenberger’s profiting, perhaps more than anyone in history, from “there but for the grace of god” mass psychosis. at every field, for every general wind condition and takeoff runway, for every aircraft, for every loading, there’s an emergency turnaround altitude and bank angle (steep). why is this not being discussed? listen closely, trend sniffers:
it’s not being discussed because 1) nobody died, and 2) a depression looms. because no one died or was seriously injured, sullenberger’s lauded into nausea by aviation-ignorant loudmouths and those who know better but are afraid of looking like pissers. judging from the alleged flight path, timing, and ATC tapes, sullenberger and his first officer fucked up. had they acted immediately — with previously made decisions in the event of full power failure during departure — a runway landing was theirs. they dicked around flying away from their first choice airport.
but sure, keep cheering along with the heart-swelling teary-eyed fools looking for an “inspirational story” as the US empire steps on its dick into oblivion. poor alfred haynes and his crew didn’t get a tenth of this adulation, for performance that approached alchemy. i’m just wondering when some airline guy will have the balls to duplicate sullenberger’s mishap in a sim and show how with preplanned action it should’ve been done.
i say again: US airways flight 1549 is predominately a lesson in the danger of complacency and the pliability of the dumbass mass.
August 6th, 2010 at 19:25
Please give the correct “turnaround altitude” and “bank angle” at the point of impact.
Did you analyze the flight data yourself, or did you refer to a competent analysis?
August 9th, 2010 at 21:01
ronald, if you want to dispute something i’ve written, dispute it. your nonsensical request and baloney question indicate only opposition in attitude. wow. fuck yourself; i’m right.
August 10th, 2010 at 17:25
A movie was made about Alfred Haynes’s landing. Charlton Heston played Haynes.
Did they make ten movies about Sully’s landing?
August 12th, 2010 at 14:02
If you are right, it should be straightforward to prove. Otherwise I would say the correct course of action resulted in all passengers surviving unharmed.
August 13th, 2010 at 02:08
your problem here, ronald, is that i instantly knew that you know dick about aviation. you busted yourself at the entrance. and with your last sentence i know beyond question that you’re dimwitted.
someone as stupid and ignorant (two different things) as you has no place approaching someone not stupid and ignorant, nozzling jab demands as though it isn’t obvious what’s going on. i’ll explain in full detail something to someone who expresses genuine interest; you’re only interested in swatting away hurriedly potential challenges to your media-anointed hero. so, fuck you. you’re out of your zone.
the only potential correction to either of my posts about flight 1549 regards the radio transmissions as reported in the first days after the incident. however, since i used an appropriate caveat when discussing that, it can slide without an explicit correction. regarding the subject you think you’re talking about, confused boy, i’m 100% correct, and later information only confirmed it further than i expected. sullenberger fucked up, losing a hugely expensive plane because of it. it was not a win merely because it wasn’t the worst disaster possible.
August 13th, 2010 at 16:16
Son, if this is about knowledge of “aviation”, feel free to air out your logbook first.
As far as correcting anything, you haven’t given one iota of data to back up your claim, so what could you correct?
At least make up some numbers you were “judging from”. Or just fess up.
August 13th, 2010 at 21:03
bad news for RM: he can’t undo his comments. i can undo mine, yet they remain. read.