Sullenberger in the cockpit

[Yoink 7]

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1026183

Flight recording from flight 1549 that went into the hudson... amazing his cool

[marieke 1]

phew, so intense... what a brave skilled man.

[almaty 19]

an all american hero...

[Staashi 371]

God - he's amazing.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

I take off my hat to this man

[Peikko 1,575]

I wonder how many guns he was carrying? Can't be a hero unless one is armed to the back teeth.

[Ban Hammer 14,569]

I wonder how many guns he was carrying? Can't be a hero unless one is armed to the back teeth.

[NickD 203]

Not to sound sexist, but much prefer women to work as air traffic controllers, much clearer voice, and far more precise, and they listen. ATC guy was trying to find alternates, perhaps professional to say, "unable", think I would be screaming, "mayday, mayday", we are going down.

[Pooky 3,929]

Not to sound sexist, but much prefer women to work as air traffic controllers, much clearer voice, and far more precise, and they listen. ATC guy was trying to find alternates, perhaps professional to say, "unable", think I would be screaming, "mayday, mayday", we are going down.

ATC did everything he could to find them somewhere to land. He had no time to find out how bad the problem was, and the pilot had literally no time to give details. I'm willing to bet a lot of money the ATC had never ever heard the words "We're gonna be in the Hudson" before in his life. So no surprise that he needed to double-check that bit.

As for the pilot? He did everything right. First class decision making all the way. He wasn't just cool. He was full-on Arctic. And personally double-checking the cabin twice to make sure everyone got out shows everyone the meaning of personal responsibility. A true hero

[Shad and Dani 3]

The guy flew F-4 Phantoms on combat missions! The landing on the Hudson was pure skill. Just goes to show the world that America has the best pilots