I thought they did a great job of the whole thing and I also happened to be there that day. Of course the NTSB part seemed a bit dramatized/Hollywood-ed up. Then again, every movie needs an antagonist.
As an avgeek-I noticed two glaring things aside from the livery details people mentioned already:
1. The engine indications were for IAE and not CFM engines (showed EPR instead of N1)
2. The Airbus displays were EIS2 squared edge LCD displays instead of the older rounded CRT displays that the actual plane would've had.
Originally Posted by
Icecat
Pay attention to the Intrepid scene, in his book, Sully looked for the Intrepid while "landing" because of the ferries that would be there.
We sure were there, it was actually shift change between AM/PM split shifts.
the radio blow up with the "HOLY S**T"and "... IS THAT" calls.
It was all a bit nutty to be honest. I remember having of all people my BOSS jump on the boat and say "let's go!' to my crew and I as we headed over there. We were around the corner in the East River and had no clue how bad anything was.
I simply can't stress how the timing could not have been more perfect! Had they been delayed by 15-20 min out of LGA, Sully and I would've likely had a near head on collision as I would've been driving my ferry up the river to Yonkers. In addition to that, the river at the landing zone would also have had 6-8 ferries crossing back and forth in the landing zone. On top of all of THAT, shortly after the rescue (45-60 min iirc) we had a serious snow squall blow thru with 1/8 mi or worse visibility!
Perfect timing for an airport not known for its perfect timing!
(Just in case anyone thinks I'm nuts-have a look.)
