Miracle On The Hudson Plane Up For Sale

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1-26-2010 @ 12:04PM

mike said...

the real miracle is that this is still in the news but I'll go out on a limb and comment because its really nothing special to want to save one's self and saving everyone else was just collateral damage, further if sulley hadn't have panicked he likely could have made it back to the airport.... 90% of all properly done water landings are safer than landing on land and with the pressurized cabin the plane could have been pushed to shore... no one would have even gotten wet had sulley not panicked once the plane was in the water and blown the exit doors so the water could then enter the plane.... as for the plane its aluminum and has 5 miles of copper wire in it I will bid 500.oo for the scrap value then this can go away......

1-26-2010 @ 1:38PM

Mike Bentley said...

Mike,

What can I say, you're a sad individual to say those things. As I recall the early stories on this incident, the PIC made a judgement call to put the plane in the water rather than risk crashing into a heavily populated area around the airport. They have run this in the simulater many times since the successful landing on the Hudson, all with top-notch pilots. Not one has been able to duplicate the
landing - I think that says it all.

Another mike

1-29-2010 @ 8:13PM

William said...

Wow, Mike, you are such a super pilot. Your knowledge of nothing is very impressive. Please tell us all of your knowledge of the universe. Go ahead, I have 1 minute. Just so you know, most planes that lose power and try to turn back to the airport end up as fatalities. Fact is, were are taught that in a power loss that turning back to the airport is not a choice unless you have airspeed and altitude. The pilot does not have control of the emergency exits so there is no way "Sully" could have blown the doors. A pressurized cabin is not water tight. Please tell us how a 250,000 pound plane can be pushed to shore. Oh well, I guess you dont have anything else better to do than live in your mothers basement.

1-26-2010 @ 4:30PM

Fred said...

Mike = Douche bag

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