US AIRWAYS Crash in the Hudson River

[D_Rob]

So can the pilots still log that as a landing?

 

[armada1651]

The same way a carrier floats...displaces more weight of water than the weight of the aircraft.

Yep, looks like that A320 has plenty of Archimedes...if only it had had a few more Bernoullis.

So can the pilots still log that as a landing?

I think that's actually an automatic seaplane rating.

 

[scoolbubba]

Looks from the picture like the pilots are still in the cockpit

why get out? it looks cold in the water. that's what flight attendants are for.

 

[FLYTPAY]

Wow, they did an awesome job! I wonder if the Foxy Flight Attendent Rappers were on board?!

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?p=512058#post512058

 

[ChunksJR]

So can the pilots still log that as a landing?

Everyone walked away...Good landing.

Can't reuse the plane right now, otherwise it'd be a GREAT landing.

~D

 

[bubblehead]

+1 BZ to the pilots and crew

 

[Flugelman]

BZ to the flight crew. Great headwork.

Pilot/reporter Jon Scott on FOX... I'm paraphrasing... "These things can glide a long ways without power. A 747 can glide 15 miles for every 1000 feet of altitude." That's a glide ratio of approximately 80:1! :icon_rage

Wish I'd had one of those instead of a Schweitzer 1-26...

 

[nzachman]

Seems like he did a great job of aviate, navigate, communicate

 

[2ndGen]

Can't reuse the plane right now, otherwise it'd be a GREAT landing.

You think that they could use that airplane again?

 

[ChunksJR]

Seems like he did a great job of aviate, navigate, communicate

All that's left is to delegate ("You, take the fat chick. You, get me a beer.") and fornicate baby.

 

[FrankTheTank]

Night or bad Wx... Totally different outcome.. Great Job!!

 

[Mumbles]

I'm curious to find out the background of the flight crew.....I'll bet they were P-3 bubbas!!

http://www.vpnavy.org/vp47ditch.html

 

[nittany03]

The flight crew should not have to buy another beer for as long as they live after that. Holy crap. What a piece of airmanship.

And armada1651, +57 and thanks for the new signature.

 

[zoomie08]

Definitely BZ to the pilots. What a perfect ditch! Definitely heroes and quite a display of airmanship....and BZ to the flight attendants. Apparently, the passengers were amazingly calm as well.

CNN is reporting pilot (captain) was former AF fighter pilot.

Wish I'd had one of those instead of a Schweitzer 1-26...

Not even my Discus does as well as that 747...

 

[FLYTPAY]

I'm curious to find out the background of the flight crew.....I'll bet they were P-3 bubbas!!

I'm pretty sure they are straight.....those guys need to go party it up at Scores tonight!