Bird Strike Redux
Dec 9, 2010, 1:25 pm
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Bird Strike Redux
From today's Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - the flight # is wrong (it's 1221, I take it often enough to know)...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/bro...,1784374.story
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/bro...,1784374.story
Dec 9, 2010, 1:43 pm
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Harvey was texting in flight. that's worthy of a paddlin'
Dec 9, 2010, 1:51 pm
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"It was scary. You always hear about birds causing crashes, and in this case there was no Capt. Sully," he said, referring to Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the heroic US Airways pilot who landed his craft safely in the Hudson River following a bird strike in 2009."
But in FL they have plenty of open space. Sully was navigating with BOTH engines down over NYC. I can see why this guy is sport reporter. He describes everything with drama
But in FL they have plenty of open space. Sully was navigating with BOTH engines down over NYC. I can see why this guy is sport reporter. He describes everything with drama
Dec 9, 2010, 8:29 pm
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Yes - we should not forget Captain Sully's incredible professional response in a time of great crisis. He is definitely a hero in my book.
However, the pilot of Flight 1221 is also to be commended for landing his plane and passengers safely after a bird strike took out an engine. Let's not discount his skill and professionalism in handling this particular situation.
However, the pilot of Flight 1221 is also to be commended for landing his plane and passengers safely after a bird strike took out an engine. Let's not discount his skill and professionalism in handling this particular situation.