US Air flight crashes into Hudson River. - Page 2

Snowflake · 01-15-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Dude, It's the Hudson that SAVED them. If the plane had landed in water it would have sunk rather than just sitting on top and giving everyone time to exit the aircraft.

Like the Potomac, for instance.

Alex · 01-15-2009, 02:26 PM

I knew giving visas to al qaeda birds would be a mistake.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-16-2009, 12:19 AM

Miracle on the Hudson

Ahem. The man has 40+ years of flying experience, 29 with US Airways. He has worked with the NTSB, does safety and emergency training consulting. He is an expert in pilot safety procedures and in crash scene investigation.

That's not a miracle, that's training.

bewitched · 01-16-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Miracle on the Hudson

Ahem. The man has 40+ years of flying experience, 29 with US Airways. He has worked with the NTSB, does safety and emergency training consulting. He is an expert in pilot safety procedures and in crash scene investigation.

That's not a miracle, that's training.

He's also a certified glider instructor which, granted, are generally a bit smaller than an Airbus. (the glider, that is...not the instructor)

DreadPirateRoberts · 01-16-2009, 07:03 AM

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He's also a certified glider instructor which, granted, are generally a bit smaller than an Airbus. (the glider, that is...not the instructor)

And that give him experience landing planes without engines.

Alex · 01-16-2009, 06:16 AM

But also the instructor.

Alex · 01-16-2009, 07:54 AM

Ok, I've long learned to accept that most people use "miracle" as a synonym for "something happened that I perceive, often incorrectly, to be highly unlikely" and not "something that happened through direct divine intervention" so I mostly ignore the widespread misuse of the word miracle.

But this quote from this morning's local news (I think it is accurate, but from menory 45 minutes ago while running on a treadmill):

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Even though the landing was nothing short of a miracle, some passengers are giving credit to the pilot...

That kind of annoyed me. I would hope that ALL of the passengers are giving credit to the pilot. Or if they are primarily giving it to some deity I hope they are also telling that deity to go **** itself for crashing the plane in the first place.

bewitched · 01-16-2009, 08:56 AM

Do the ones not giving credit to the pilot think that God landed it?

Moonliner · 01-16-2009, 09:03 AM

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Do the ones not giving credit to the pilot think that God landed it?

Probably.

Alex · 01-16-2009, 09:07 AM

It was more the "even though" from the reporter that was annoying me than the "some" from the passengers. The latter I'm well used to.

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