The US Navy should give that retired Air Force pilot a medal for water landing...That was amazing...And no...Not just any pilot could have that quick thinking. That was years of training and experience. Why they make these pilots retire at early age is beyound me...
But with the drawdown of flights after 911 many experienced pilots have had to take over these flights and the young ones let go...So that is encoraging...
I'd much prefer the pilot of any plane I was flying in had that type of experience - it scares me that these days they seem to only learn how to fly using 'instruments'. This guy had REAL flying skills, thank God!
I just saw the vid released by CNN and it was truly years of experience and amazing pilot skill to have brought that A320 to a safe belly landing on the Hudson river... Kudos to Capt. "Sully"
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are young guys with LOW pay...It's kinda scary...
But with the drawdown of flights after 911 many experienced pilots have had to take over these flights and the young ones let go...So that is encoraging...
You can't teach experience...
What many people are forgetting is that it was an AIRBUS and not one of those namby pamby airfix type Boeings..
I'd much prefer the pilot of any plane I was flying in had that type of experience - it scares me that these days they seem to only learn how to fly using 'instruments'. This guy had REAL flying skills, thank God!
Guy deserves all the credit... A real Hero!
You can't teach experience...
I just saw the vid released by CNN and it was truly years of experience and amazing pilot skill to have brought that A320 to a safe belly landing on the Hudson river... Kudos to Capt. "Sully"