No kidding. Me too.

The whole thing has BRRRR all over it.

(Which is a hell of a lot better than most crashes.)

I was just thinking about how the pilots did a great job of avoiding buildings.


Remember Cory Lidle's plane a few years ago.... And that was a small plane.

Whose old enough to remember Air Florida 90. January 13, 1982? 74 killed in the Potomac. 5 survivors.
Lenny Skutnik. Hero. ;)
4 part series but this one shows rescue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASBb-oMT5EU

About the Pilot...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0115093hero1.html

My first job out of college was harbor master (ship's store mgr.;))at a deep draft yacht basin on the Chesapeake Bay. One of my tenants was a sad drunk guy who was a framer, until he got his settlement from losing both of his parents to that flight. He had quit working in about 1988 and bought a '44 ft. Manship trawler and lived aboard, until he finally succumbed to cirrhosis at age 43 or so.

Its going to get to -12 here in NYS. I am only 2 hrs north of all this.

I feel like the newspaper put the kiss of death on this. Today I was reading the NY Post in the Doctors office and they had an article about how safe airlines have been for the past 2 years and how little accidents their have been. Right after I put down the paper I thought to myself."Well thats great now we will have one within the next week or so"

So true! In fact, they may not have had enough time to run all the check lists completely. I once had to return to SEA after what we suspected was an electrical fire just after take off. That check list was too long to get the airplane on the ground, so we improvised and overcame. You have to know your aircraft and this crew of both qualified pilots - not just THE PILOT as the news hounds refer - did an excellent job. My hat and wings are off to them!

Lots of practice flying flatirons doesn't hurt either...pilot was a Phantom driver in the USAF. That deadstick Airbus was practically a sailplane in comparison.

x2!!!!!!!!!.....:D;):D

Like all the others here, I congradulalte the pilots, and I will have an adult beverage in their honor.

Other observations---This happened in NYC. You folk who think it'll be back in the air in a couple of days forgot to include the vandalism on the plane. Tires were probably striped before all the passengers got off. The stero was also probably ripped off, quickly.

#2--Of course they safely landed the plane--Any other outcome would have detracted from Obama weekend! At least with the NYT it would have been buried on page 6 or so.

Wow, This guy didn't miss a step.

Hats off to the pilot! Couldn't have picked a better place to do it either, lots of river traffic on the scene in a hurry.

I believe it's still speculation, but it sounds like an open season on Canada geese might be in order? As if making a $hit-zone around every small body of water weren't enough reason to cull the flocks.

Bouyancy
 

Since it happened I have wondered what kept this plane afloat. I heard this morning about some sort of "water - ___" system that the plane was equipped with. They didn't explain it, other than saying it helped keep the plane from sinking.

I know that the fuel is lighter than water and if not all the tanks were filled with fuel, they are charged with CO2 or some other inert gas. And there were likely some air pockets in the cargo hold, but the plane still apparently still has some bouyancy tied to the pier.
How? WVO or anyone know the systems or principles in play here?

:D:eek:...not like he had many other choices. But to the extent he had control enough to stretch the flight to lower Manhattan waters and ferry routes, he did outstanding work. I heard on the news he has some glider experience too. All around outstanding aviator, from what's in the news.

I heard he may have voilated at least one New Jersey law. Fois Gras is outlawed in this state!;)

A guy on the radio was saying that military flying in migratory paths is resticted somewhat in recognition of risks with birds.