Hudson River Hero Is Ex-Air Force Fighter Pilot


	Hudson River Hero Is Ex-Air Force Fighter Pilot

aklimento

1-16-2009 12:41 AM

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hudson river hero, ex-air force fighter pilot

aklimento says:

He used his experience and knowledge at the right moment to save 155 lives in aircraft and countless on the ground and instantly become real hero of our time.

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1-16-2009 4:13 PM

aklimento

When Sullenberger advised his controller at the New York TRACON
(Terminal Radar Approach Control Center) of the "double bird strike,"
the controller gave him a heading to return to LaGuardia and told him
Runway 13 was open, but Sullenberger replied: "unable."
By "double bird strike," controllers believed Sullenberger meant that both his jet engines had been damaged by bird impacts.
Then
Sullenberger saw an airstrip in the northern New Jersey suburbs, asked
what it was and if he could go there. The controller told him it was
Teterboro, which is a smaller field that serves mainly commuter and
private planes. The controller gave him clearance to make an emergency
landing on Teterboro's R...

1-16-2009 4:29 PM

ratilfar

Most commercial pilots are ex-military and some stay in the Reserves and Air National Guard.

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