Flight 1549: Calm in Crisis

[rev4life03]

"They got the flight number wrong" Who gives a fuck?

[CounterCultureLives]

@Airplanes501 I think those birds should have been drug tested!!

[nimez31]

the captain of the titanic should have been like him..

[badtolzstandby]

I fucking hate our media jerkoffs!

[rhodium69]

Captain Sullenberger was a remarkable hero, his voice never changed despite what was happening. This man is a true hero and just absolutely remarkbale to see everyone walk off that jetliner. He is a great captain, he stood on that jet until everyone was safely off . God bless that man and his crew.

[antibulletdodger101]

it was the birds fault and now it can´t be put to justice. sad.

[chrigiammann]

@antibulletdodger101 well...i'm pretty sure birds were in the skies first...so it is the human race who urge into their district. dude..how can you say this was the birds fault? come on...

[besimiune]

huh!

..wake up people.

[tazerfire]

wasnt the birds fault, its humans fault for inventing aeroplanes, the birds are just doing what they do naturally.

[Axon36]

What a moronic comment. WTH blame any bird?.

[tazerfire]

i wasnt blaming birds, i was blaming humans for destroying the birds natural habitat and turning it into airports.

[Axon36]

:D...well...that's the way it is. On my particular case...I love birdsextra crispy!!. I'm sure than there's more than one engineer thinking about how to put airports where no birds have a habitat. Unfortunately...humans also have their own habitat. Check your priorities buddy.Unless you're a pelican.

[skitnerdig]

well, inventing jets is just an outcome of us humans doing what WE do naturally.

[nashixe]

@tazerfire It's nobody's fault. It was an accident. Shit happens. People who are good at their jobs, like this pilot, know how to handle it.

[34D2234]

the president should of gave him the flying cross

[aviator147]

@34D2234 the president is too dumb

[bg11215]

I can't help but think that the controller didn't seem to understand the situation; the captain had said that he lost thrust in BOTH engines. Just how far did the ATC controller think a jet, heavy with fuel and at only a few thousand feet, would make it with zero thrust??? Of course it's easy to criticize, sitting in my chair.

[6y298]

He did indeed seem taken aback. Perhaps in the absence of knowledge of the glide properties of a particular airframe, I'd guess  the controller must always assume and vocalize the best possible outcome. That being landing on a runway near to emergency equipment.

[resaca5367]

Even with loss of power on all engines an airliner can glide far longer distances than most people think. Their glide ratio is comparable to that of many single engine motorgliders - somewhere between 1:18 and 1 - 25 --> 25 miles distance from 1 mile up. Btw, being heavy is good ! for gliding (but bad for landing).

[blueb0g]

@resaca5367 Few things: It's more like 1:10 or 1:15 at the most, especially that low. Secondly, weight has no impact on gliding at all - just on the speed. If you're light, you'll get to exactly the same spot you will get to if you're heavier but the heavier aircraft will have to fly slightly faster.