Saving 155 Lives

How do you evacuate 155 people from an Airbus 320 sinking in just off the Manhattan shoreline? The crew of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 described how they were able to get every passenger back on dry land.

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[OptimusPrimme]

Hatts off for you sir....

Captain Sully=Superman

[TheCitationXman]

God fobid you ever have to endure this kind of situation. Give the Lady some credit. What the hell would you have done while this was going on?

[sernev]

@tjenk712 right. but the doors must be assessed ,  not because the captain orders evacuation all doors must be opened . if her door was near water level .fire or debris .the flight attendant must block that door and shout commands to proceed to other doors

[Outlaw1257]

@tjenk712 Wrong. On june 9, 20096, NTSB made it clear that Doreen did NOT open the beck door. Do a quick Google search:

NTSB Apologizes To 'Miracle On Hudson' Attendant

[tjenk712]

@Outlaw1257 Welch was seated in the jump seat next to the door.In early testimony she claimed she ".did not remember if she ever touched or opened the door"(she had to get her story straight) initial testimony of 2 passengers was that SHE DID.The NTSB then went to focus on on witness who had the best recollection. But as time went on and this turned out not to have caused any death or injury(just a stupid mistake)the witness "changed" their testimony with passive acceptance by the investigator

[tjenk712]

@Outlaw1257 So the witness changed their story. In the end it was from pressure not to mare the good overtones of the whole event. The truth is that it is historically (I have worked closely with the NTSB and FAA in the past) In the event of an emergency in which the flight crew is NOT incapacitated (as in this case) THE FLIGHT CREW ISSUES ORDERS AND PERFORMS KEY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS OPENING DOORS) This is done to ensure that the slides are in automatic position to ensure safe egress of passenger

[Outlaw1257]

@tjenk712 Wrong, tjenik712!! The witness who was supposedly going to testify that Doreen Welch opened the rear emergency exit, in fact, testified under oath that Doreen was NOT the woman who opened the emergency exit.

[tjenk712]

Doreen Welch opened the rear door and blamed it on a passenger....I don't have a problem with her mistake, just with the lie...Certainly opening the rear door accelerated the sinking of the plane. Then she talks about her deep gashes etc....I can't imagine anyone wants to work with her

[ADOPTmeBITCH]

the captain looks like a pro his wife looks like the kind of person that would cheat on u

[pokesomi]

Congratulations Capt. and Crew. You have done the impossible. I salute you.

[Herstory4321]

It's you.

[Outlaw1257]

@edyken77:

Well stated. I get rather sick of these grand stand quarterbacking internet posers.

Most of these jerks would p*ss their pants if they were in this situation.