quasi Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2009 11:02PM
That's not a crash, or even a ditching, that's a beautiful dead stick landing
on water. That pilot is great.
pro_junior Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 12:07AM
"Is this not a reasonable place to park?"
nice HST reference for pic title
frank224 Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 12:09AM
I'm glad somebody got it
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 12:41AM
Excuse my ignorance, but HST?
90130_ Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 01:46AM
Sure is a great pilot, quasi.
Outcome would have been dramatically different had a less skilled pilot dug a
wingtip into the drink and cartwheeled the plane into many bits and pieces.
quasi Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 04:01AM
Heard that he's been flying airliners since 1980 and flew F4's before that.
He's got like 19K hours or something like that in airliners. He's either really
good or really lucky or both. Guy should get a medal.
jgoins Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 11:27AM
Had this happened in the middle of the summer the outcome could have been very
different. Warm water and increased boat traffic could have spelled disaster.
The pilot was very skilled and luck was on his side as well. What he did after
the landing spells the caliber of man he is. He waited until everyone was out
and walked the aisle twice to make sure everyone got out before exiting the
plane. A real hero more from his actions after the landing then the landing
itself.
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 03:17PM
he saved the passengers, most of the plane, and the company stock all in one.
he's going to Disneyland. after he does Leno, Ocra....
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quasi Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 04:53PM
It's really good to know the A320 floats so well. They fly in & out of our
little local airport and there is a nice big river and huge but shallow harbor
nearby.
90130_ Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2009 07:45PM
The A320 has the ability to seal all openings in the fuselage on command if a
water ditching is necessary.
FrostedApe Report This Comment Date: January 17, 2009 04:21PM
"Heard that he's been flying airliners since 1980 and flew F4's before
that."
When your airliner suddenly turns into a brick, and you need someone to get it
back to Earth in one piece, having an F-4 driver in the left seat is about as
good as it's going to get.
woberto Report This Comment Date: January 18, 2009 02:29AM
Interesting slideshow here...
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news.ninemsn.com.au]
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: January 18, 2009 05:36AM
The water landing doesn't make him a hero in my book, but it does make him a
damn good pilot - one that I'd want piloting me if I was in the back. I do
believe he is a hero though, and as already mentioned, it was his "the
captain should be the last one off" attitude that makes him a hero in my
opinion. He deserves every acolade he gets, and every passenger and crew member
on board owe him their lives.
woberto Report This Comment Date: January 18, 2009 07:05AM
That word gets used way too much these days. [
dictionary.reference.com]
A pilot who lands a stricken plane or a soldier who is wounded in action is just
a pilot & a soldier. They did exactly what every other pilot or soldier
would do in those circumstances. Same goes for police, firefighters &
whatever. A hero does something above and beyond the call of duty.
Here's an example, even though he is quoted as saying "all soldiers are
heroes"...
[
www.telegraph.co.uk]
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