Jan 15, 2009 - US Air Flight 1549 3D Simulation

[The Judge]

January 15th 2009 - A US Airways A320 departs KLGA on a scheduled flight to KCLT. Passing 3,000ft the plane is crippled after both engines fail from hitting a flock of geese. The captain successfully lands the plane in the Hudson River in New York and everyone on board survives.

Pretty freaking cool.

[mark12]

Very cool. Nice find.

[NightCap424]

damn....were those actual voice recordings? The pilot didn't sound nervous at all!!

[Keith]

I believe that was exactly one year ago today.

TLC had a one hour special about the incident which was really cool. They took Sully up in a helicopter to fly the same route, and they had interviews with all involved, including passengers who thought for certain they were going to die, only to be given a second chance at life.

A real hero. Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger

[Keith]

Miracle on the Hudson: One Year Later, 'Sully' Still a Star



NEW YORK (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- A year after 155 people lived through the water landing of an incapacitated US Airways flight in the middle of the frigid Hudson River, many of them gathered Friday to celebrate the anniversary of their unlikely survival.


A crowd of about 100 applauded as Capt. Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger, smiling and wearing his pilot's uniform, arrived for a breakfast. Rescuers were thanked at the event, which launched a day of activities.
"We're so happy to have so much to celebrate. We have so much to be grateful for,'' Sullenberger said.

Forty-eight of the passengers on Flight 1549 were participating in the day's events, including Laura Zych and Ben Bostic of Charlotte, N.C., who started dating after the splashdown's six-month anniversary. Life, said Bostic, is ``a lot better. I'm more open to opportunities. I appreciate everything.''

Chimed in Zych: "We don't take anything for granted. We celebrated the one-month anniversary, two, three, four. We've been waiting for this day.'' Bostic said he still feels 'a little anxiety'' about flying. But he said having Zych with him makes it easier.

Sullenberger said that to date he has met two-thirds of all the passengers and hoped to meet all of them eventually. American Red Cross of Greater New York CEO Theresa Bischoff introduced Gov. David Paterson at the gathering, crediting him with coining the phrase ``Miracle on the Hudson.''
"It was the happiest day I have spent or ever will spend as governor,'' Paterson said.

Sullenberger's co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles called all the rescuers, from the fire and police departments to ferry and boat operators, "the true heroes of that day.'' Skiles then made a $5,000 donation to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Haiti. He made the check in the name of the victims of the fatal crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Buffalo, N.Y. last February. Bank of America, who had 20 employees on the flight, presented the Red Cross with a $21,549 donation for Haiti relief. Mayor Michael Bloomberg cited the Haiti earthquake, saying, "it's great that an organization like the Red Cross ... is always there.''

Later, Sullenberger was expected to join other crew and passengers to revisit the site where he deftly set down his Airbus A320 on Jan. 15, 2009, after a flock of geese disabled its engines. In the afternoon, they'll meet with boat crews and other rescuers to board one of the passenger ferries that plucked them from the icy water. Together, they'll return to the place where they made their escape. At 3:31 p.m., the moment of impact, they'll raise glasses in a toast to life.

The return to the water has brought up mixed feelings for some of the survivors. But many are eager to reunite with the others who shared in the harrowing experience. Some say they consider the group to be a kind of family. "It does bring back memories of being out there and what we went through,'' Bostic said previously. "But with those memories, it also reinforces that gratitude we have.'' Whether it's traveling together or just spending quiet time with each other, Bostic says he's intent on making sure he doesn't miss out on anything. After all, there could be another encounter with death at any time. "If it happens,'' he said, "it's going to happen this time without any regrets.''

[GFootsXtreme]

nice thread guys very well done

[newfie reddog]

amazing job by sully and his crew,its hard to believe a year has passed so quickly. As a pilot that flies the friendly skies I am truly amazed that this was not a tragedy

[TCD619]

A year already, wow!
This guy is a HERO!