US Airways Jet crashes in Hudson River

[Andy44]

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...dd-komarnicki-i-pray-during-and-after-i-write

NTSB none too happy being cast in the role of villains, but the screenwriter's angle is the effect of the investigation on Sully.

Reading the wiki article on the incident, there was some issue with the computer sim vs. real life, which is really the main thing focused on in the movie.

As for the NTSB and feelings getting hurt, they'll get over it. Not like anyone's going to lose a job or something and compared to, say, the TSA, the NTSB's image is doing fine.

 

[C3PO]

Docu-drama always mixes some human conflict into the story to make it more entertaining (and usually failing). Who doesn't remember the argument in Apollo 13 during the cruise home.

 

[Urwumpe]

Docu-drama always mixes some human conflict into the story to make it more entertaining (and usually failing). Who doesn't remember the argument in Apollo 13 during the cruise home.

Or the claim that Swigert was almost a "Rookie" in that movie, which was far away from reality.

 

[boogabooga]

Warning: unpopular opinion ahead.

I always felt that this whole incident was a bit overblown.

A controlled ditching into water (if present) is always an option in case of engine failure. It's much safer than many alternatives. That is why they go over what to do in case of a water landing in EVERY passenger safety briefing.

I'm confident that a large number of experienced airline pilots would have been able to pull off the same thing under similar circumstances. Some might have also made it back to the airport. Nothing really to see here for me.

 

[ADSWNJ]

I agree Boo... When you have no engines and you assess no way to glide to a runway, you basically have to fly the plane into a controlled crash somewhere. Might as well be a water landing. I would expect that to be instinctive flying for most pilots. Not taking it away from these pilots, but rather saying that this is the expected outcome for most pilots having done formal commercial aviation training and refreshers through the years.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

I don't disagree that pilots are indeed trained to perform a water landing. From what I remember about the event though, and why it is exceptional, is the degree to which it was almost flawlessly executed. In other words, people SHOULD have died, but thanks to Captain Sullenberger, no one did.

 

[Andy44]

Exactly. The history of jetliners attempting to land on water is littered with tragedy. Sullenberger is the real deal.

 

[mojoey]

IIRC, He's said several times that before 1549, the sims weren't up to the task of dealing with water landings, and all they had to reference was a theory class on it. Secondly, and this is why it got as big as it did: What was the last incident involving a plane crashing in New York that ended with smiles and everybody surviving?