Yes it was indeed "A Miracle on the Hudson." Captain Shullenberger and crew did everything by the book, however, in a situation like that, the book goes out the window and your gut takes command. There was no pilot error in this situation. Everything was on his side, had he encountered the flock of birds at a lower altitude, he would have had to ditch in the Bronx, which would have been a total disaster for not only the crew, the passengers and also the inhabitants on the ground. One has to thank The Almighty for creating the Hudson River in his flight path and also Henry Hudson for discovering it. In the immortal words of William Shakespeare "What Ho, What Ho are men of these, that fly these planes high above the trees. Sully we former pilots salute thee.
Sincerely,
Captain Nicholas Gravino Jr.
Delta Air Lines, ret
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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