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XXXAngelXXX

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WTF !

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Fri Jan 16 2009 10:07am

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Fri Jan 16 2009 10:12am

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Not the nicest of flights to be on

But well done to the pilot

Fri Jan 16 2009 10:14am

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Excellent work by the pilot!! Could've been a lot worse....

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Fri Jan 16 2009 10:34am

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The pilot is definate hero and deserves a medal for his actions. But they probably don't have any left after wasting two on Tony Blair the other day. Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Fri Jan 16 2009 9:09pm

flydive

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As I said on the other forum:

The pilots did a great job
Also a good dose of luck which is always important.

Big advantage of landing on the Hudson is that the water is calm, lot more difficult would have been to land in the see with waves, with more chances for a break up an a quicker sinking of the aircraft.
If no break up occurs aeroplane should float for few minutes, time for evacuate the passengers and crew. Regardless you are going to experience a massive decelaration.

Pilots heros, well yes, but do not forget that they were sitting on the aircraft too, in their interest to do a good job

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Fri Jan 16 2009 9:09pm

XXXAngelXXX

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Sat Jan 17 2009 7:29am

bex

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I still cant understand how industrial action by the cabin crew brought the plane down?

Sat Jan 17 2009 2:31pm

Korenai

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flydive wrote:
Big advantage of landing on the Hudson is that the water is calm, lot more difficult would have been to land in the see with waves, with more chances for a break up an a quicker sinking of the aircraft.

Hope you're not speaking by personal experience...

Sat Jan 17 2009 5:09pm

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I find it incredible that people will say anything other than brilliant job by the pilot. End of. Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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Sat Jan 17 2009 5:17pm

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Sat Jan 17 2009 6:10pm

MAW

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Supertrotter wrote:
I find it incredible that people will say anything other than brilliant job by the pilot. End of.

Agree - ...... but he was just doing his job .....

......10 paces back .... quickly

Sat Jan 17 2009 6:14pm

MAW

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bex wrote:
I still cant understand how industrial action by the cabin crew brought the plane down?

Now that is funny

Sat Jan 17 2009 6:14pm

flydive

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Korenai wrote:
flydive wrote:
Big advantage of landing on the Hudson is that the water is calm, lot more difficult would have been to land in the see with waves, with more chances for a break up an a quicker sinking of the aircraft.

Hope you're not speaking by personal experience...

No, luckily not, never happened to me.

Supertrotter wrote:
I find it incredible that people will say anything other than brilliant job by the pilot. End of.

MAW wrote:
Agree - ...... but he was just doing his job .....

......10 paces back .... quickly

Yes, he did a brilliant job, not that he should have done anything else, basically the main thing was that when he lost his engines he was offered the possibility to proceed to Teterboro, quick calculation told him that from that altitude he would not have made it, from that point the only possibility was the Hudson, not much obstacle free land around there. After that was just to control the aircraft to a landing, a wet one, doing the best he could. If he ha to land in rough sea the outcome would probably been a lot different. Yes a good load of luck too.

Yes, just doing his job, using great skills: bring safely back your passengers, that's the same thing my passengers expect from me(well they usually expect me to take them to destination too.

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But as I said I would not call that being an hero, did what he had to do, in his own interest too as he was sitting in the aircraft too, he sure had no other options '08 RRS TDV8
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Sat Jan 17 2009 7:23pm

bex

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MAW,

Glad someone is on the same planet as me

Sat Jan 17 2009 7:28pm

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