"Welcome Home, Captain Sullenberg!"

January 24, 2009

Capt Sullenberger is finally going public. Mayor Newell Anerich has put together a welcome home rally today (1pm) in his honor on "Danville's [California] Town Green". I imagine it is what it sounds. He agreed to participate only if was low key and locals. He will not be talking about the happenings - just thanking everyone for their support.

If one were to be a conspiracist...one might wonder about the randomness...the live cameras with some type of directed surveillance...a perfect resume...

Never happen - especially in New York. Nowhere else that rescue could've have happened. Utterly amazing.

First time he'll be sleeping in his own bed and 400 press are descending. If they really wanted to thank him they'd leave him alone.

Source: Bay Area News

Captain Sullenberger III - USAIR 1549 pix

Videos: (1-17) Before, during, after, ferry rescue, wife and daughters

(1-19) Video simulation flight 1549 + hijacked Ethiopian flight 961 crash landing into Indian Ocean

(1-22) Doors opening, inflatable slider, people getting out, ferry rescue, drifting down the river

(1-23) Pedestrians' live reaction to landing

(1-24-09) Mr and Mrs Sullenberger mini-speeches back home in Danville.

video sim of flight 1549 + hijacked Ethiopian flight 961

January 19, 2009

link to videos

Pretty cool simulation of the flight and the landing.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G2TLqxWM04]

microman780

Here's the video of hijacked Ethiopian Flight 961 crashing off the beach of the Comoros Islands into the Indian Ocean on November 23, 1996. The hijackers wanted to go to Australia and knew they weren't going to make it. They wanted to die. It was the deadliest hijacking in aviation history prior to the savage beasts of 9-11. The initial water touchdown was fine but the engine snagged on a coral reef causing it to break up. Unfortunately, the folks who put on their life vests drowned because they could not swim down to get out of the plane. There were fifty survivors including the pilot and co-pilot. Wonder what they thought about Capt Sullenberger's landing.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob8nE4f2ZWc]

History Channel via shittinx

Captain Sullenberger III - USAIR 1549 pix

Videos: (1-17) Before, during, after, ferry rescue, wife and daughters

(1-22) Doors opening, inflatable slide, people getting out, ferry rescue, drifting down the river

(1-23) Pedestrians' live reaction to landing

"Welcome Home"