U.S Airways Flight 1549 Audio Tape

[malamagr]

Hey, ATC called them 1529 and 1549, and the captain himself called it 1539 :D

[malamagr]

Wow, it's hard to understand the New York controllers with their accents, talking too fast and blurring words. That plus so many airports in the area, it must not be fun to pilot around there.

[malamagr]

Why would Teterboro guy get fired, he responded immediately and perfectly. It was the La Guardia guy who got confused trying to communicate, wasting precious seconds.

All respect for the landing, and don't forget credit to the co-pilot who may actually have been flying the plane while the captain communicated and tried to restart engines.

But later analysis showed if they'd turned back immediately while one of them tried to restart engines, they could have landed on a runway.

[rthorbur]

I'm still awestruck that the crew were able to safely land the plane. Anyone the least bit fimiliar with the operation of jet aircraft can easily understand the nearly impossible odds of making such a landing.

I'd like to congratulate the ATC for issuing vectors for 1549 while still maintaining control of all the other aircraft. The mistake of calling the plane 1529 was entirely incosequental. The controller did EXACTLY what he was supposed to do under the most stressful possible circumstances.

[michiel1403]

ATC keeps calling him 1529 again and again...

[MrGaryo78]

GOD, I AM A PILOT, SULLY WAS SO CALM, ATC KEPT CALLING HIM CACTUS 1529

[jaziec]

AMAZING ALL SO CALM -- THIS IS NOTHING BUT GOD DOING HIS GOOD WORKS THROUGH THIS PILOT -----

[Rombizio]

Unable....

We can't do it....

We gonna be in the Hudson...

[jimmywacked]

2:12... ATC controllers hits sheer inner panic~

[lotsofcooki3s]

LOL, such a calm pilot. "Runway 1 open for you 1549!". " NO" (lol) . "Ok 1549 what do you need to land?" "We'll be in the Hudson" haha.... the dialogue is mad funny although the pilot is exceptional, bravo mr Sully!

[bartphillips]

SULLY!! AWESOME!!!!

[saibasabu]

"I'm scared; I haven't been in a plane in years"

"Welcome aboard. This is captain Sullenberger."

"Oh alright we're good. I'll go ahead and put the vicodin away" :D

[kesayo]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but after Sully mentions that he's gonna be in the hudson like 3 times, the ATC is never heard contacting rescue. How long did it take him to figure out that the plane is in trouble and he should start doing something other than rattling off runway options?

[haisanexcess]

Sully, God of sky!

[bklynAtrain]

He's cool!!

[zaphr89]

Its so funny when you can see the airplanes speed and altitude (in another video) and the controller is like "you can land at newark runway xxx at 7 miles" and sully is 300 feet above the ground :P

[cheesemaster1000]

The controller at teterboro got fired for being on the phone to his girlfriend when the la guardia was trying to contact him.

[oldeubank]

Deep respect to Sully, and everybody else involved. Wow.

[cecigw]

Hello! What about Jeff for goodness sake? Nobody is mentioning Jeff who was darned GREAT in his own right. ;o)) I love Sully God knows, we live about an hour from him here in California, but it was JEFF flying the plane when the bird strike first occured and kept it together to hand over to Sully so....GOD BLESS SULLY AND JEFF! I'd love to see a Jeff Skiles page on Wiki. What's Jeff's backstory??

[edenriot]

"We can't do it. We're gonna be in the Hudson!"

[Rhino196669]

Capt. Sully did an AWESOME job! Kudos to him and the rest of the crew!

[pilotolacerda]

Interessante a calma do piloto!! E a habilidade em dizer qua não teria como voltar...

[Angelhaven95]

Amazing job by Sullenberger, his expertise saved the lives of everyone on that plane. Way to go.

[malki619]

at 56 sec, that is the Freemasons way of saying hi is it not?

[IAmUndersteer]

That's really interesting that they mistakenly said 1529 several times. I was actually on US Airways 1529 3 days later from Charlotte/Douglas to Denver International. Eerie.

[jediritta]

he hit some birds ,that brought down the engines

[calliopeyacht]

Handbrake? You don't use the handbrake on takeoff, idiot.

[tihermano]

way to go, stupid

[skylord58]

We aren't deaf. There is a ton going on behind the scenes. The controller involved heard it as played on the tape.  A primary target appeared on the radar after the ditch call, and the controller thought they may have gotten an engine restarted. He kept issuing radar vectors in case the crew did not have time to call. When something like this happens, in real life, it can be hard to understand and deal with. Both the crew and controllers did a great job. I'm a 22 year ATC vet. U?

[speters987]

skylord58,

Well put, and if you are not int he industry you don't know that there are many things going on behind the scenes that you are not aware of. The ATC guy kept calm and also kept on giving 1549 several diversion options, while still monitoring his other departures. Well done to him! I am inthe industry as well, and know how stressful it can be, but also what is going that others don't know about in the background.

[BellaBianca29]

wow this is a miracle!

[Aangsaka]

alot goes through a mind during an emergency. The Controller just came out and said he was on autopilot. He didn't panic, and he DID hear the bird strike and the hudson, but the rarity of this event made him skeptic at first.

[pucknut68]

When the one ATC was talking to the other he said "which engines?" And at 2:12 the pilot said "we'er going to be in the Hudson" their was a pause and ATC said "Say again Cactus" And at 3:06 the ATC asked another person to repeat something. Pretty poor imo, the pilot sounded more calm than him.

[SWAT757]

This man is a hero. No question.

[DuffMan6I7]

balls of steel, dude. balls of steel.

and to rdf7777, trying to go to teterborough would have taken the plane over/near a populated area, and with no thrust, thats not a good idea. please. don't become a pilot.

[Taakur]

Hats off to the pilots

[nickthesafe]

Poor controller, from the sound of his voice he really thought they bought it....If capt. Sullenberger hadn't made his choice for the Hudson and tried for a runway they well have done. What a great pilot.

[fenderjbass19]

"we cant do it, were goin in the hudson" damn his balls must be huge.

[dethbiker]

Why do they keep calling it 1529 instead of 1549? I find it disconcerting that air traffic control doesn't keep this shit straight.

[drummerdude6485]

the say Cactus 1549, cactus-mean US Airways. and they do say 1549, not 29.

[Chick6517]

This video really caught me off guard. It gave me areally good laugh though. =D It just shows that you really have to pay attention to EVERYTHING.

[rdf7777]

He could have made it to teterborough

[johnjones2012]

How do u know?? U were not in the cockpit. He made the best choice. Hudson OR DOWNTOWN And kill a lot of people or save a lot of people

[traceynorthernstar]

What a stupid, arrogant thing to say. Not to mention dumb! He's an Aviation expert, dont u think he would have if he could?

[SWAT757]

Are you a pilot?

[zildjiandrummr12]

Just to let you guys know, without the CO-PILOT, Sullenberger would NOT have been able to land the plane. I GUARANTEE it.

[cdcruce]

The focus is amazing, with such little time to execute and with so many lives on board. This calmness is natural with such experience, but also shows why there are two pilots on these planes, and not just one: one to fly the plane, and the other to troubleshoot. The pilot and co-pilot must choose fight or flight, and they chose to fight. The passengers and their families are surely thankful for that.

[nyyankeefan2009]

Suly For President!

[cjmyers505]

SULLY IS THE MAN.

[MelloSpeed]

Why isn't there some sort of shield in front of each engine that would permit unobstructed airflow and prevent airborne objects from impacting engine components?

[jacknoel819]

would probably be less aerodynamic and i believe the engines need an airflow to go through the engine to creat a bit of thrust? I don't know, I'm sure they've thought about trying to protect the engines.

[tjoceasde]

Considering that some plane crashes have resulted in safety upgrades for future flights (US Airways 232, TWA 800), they might come up with an idea for a screen after this incident.

[nyyankeefan2009]

you mean united 232

[cdcruce]

Because then they'd need to make the engines larger to compensate, which requires more fuel and less passenger and cargo load. Not practical. Solution: don't hit birds, and know what to do if you do hit birds.

[masterd151]

Any kind of screen covering the front of the engines would spoil airflow.

[shavimusha]

pilot 1549 air traffic 1529 )))

[WilliamBrothers]

Pilot sounded incredibly calm, but I'm sure he was focused more than anything else.

[Maxer5ooo]

Ofcourse, you must be calm to be a pilot.. Don't freak out if something happens.. That would be a disaster lmao XD

[jbokande]

'we gonna be in the hudson' , simple as that,wow! incredible stuff!! this dude is cool and smooth to the bone!!! epic stuff.

[llib90630]

the flight controller was great as well.

notice the change in voice after losing radar contact?

[aeroshine]

You can't miss Sully's wallet. It's the one that says "Bad Mother Fu**er"

[josephkrolikowski]

He was smooth as silk.....God bless you Sully, you're a hero!

[maydayfire]

are they going to release the cockpit recording as well?

many thanks

[mb7668]

They normally don't release the cockpit recording. They release a transcript.