Plane crashes in Hudson River!!!

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Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 11:28 on 16th January 2009 On 15th January 2009 21:29, Krissy wrote: I wouldn't like it!! I flew to Florida...only a 2 hour flight...and that was enough for me!! You put your life into the hands of the pilot and the mechanics!! You just have to trust I guess! Krissy, et al, As a former jet engine mechanic, I can say that the safety of flying is no accident (no pun intended). Mechanics and flight crews spend many hours on procedure, protocol, simulator, and task evaluations. I used to have to accomplish four technical tasks per year in the presence of a master mechanic from the quality control section. One mistake and you fail the task and are entered in remedial training. Every repair or adjustment, replacement of a life-cycle component, or any other maintenance action is reviewed, inspected, and re-inspected before the aircraft maintenance forms are signed off. All pilots review the forms and do a walk-around prior to engine start. While catastrophic mechanical failures are rare, incidents of birdstrikes are fairly common. It is, however, rare for a massive strike. There are far fewer mishaps per mile in aviation than there are with the driving public. Cheers, Bob My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 13:05 on 16th January 2009 Wow! Amazing that everyone managed to get out alive! What a tribute to the good Captain and his co-pilot. I wasn't even on that plane but I wanted to shake his hand! I was reading an article in the paper this morning and they said that Captain Sullenberger was a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. I wonder if that training had a significant impact on his ability to keep calm under such pressure? Bob, your post gave me great relief. I know that pilots and crew are trained of course but you comments give would be passengers that little extra sense of security that we all need when we board those big birds. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:30 on 16th January 2009 On 16th January 2009 11:28, Bob T wrote: On 15th January 2009 21:29, Krissy wrote: I wouldn't like it!! I flew to Florida...only a 2 hour flight...and that was enough for me!! You put your life into the hands of the pilot and the mechanics!! You just have to trust I guess! Krissy, et al, As a former jet engine mechanic, I can say that the safety of flying is no accident (no pun intended). Mechanics and flight crews spend many hours on procedure, protocol, simulator, and task evaluations. I used to have to accomplish four technical tasks per year in the presence of a master mechanic from the quality control section. One mistake and you fail the task and are entered in remedial training. Every repair or adjustment, replacement of a life-cycle component, or any other maintenance action is reviewed, inspected, and re-inspected before the aircraft maintenance forms are signed off. All pilots review the forms and do a walk-around prior to engine start. While catastrophic mechanical failures are rare, incidents of birdstrikes are fairly common. It is, however, rare for a massive strike. There are far fewer mishaps per mile in aviation than there are with the driving public. Cheers, Bob That's a comfort!! Makes me think that flying is something I shouldn't be afraid of! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:33 on 16th January 2009 Flap your arms Krissy!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:35 on 16th January 2009 Why?? To get out of the planes way?? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Richard Sellers Posts: 4691 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:41 on 16th January 2009 Flap ! Flap !!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Mick Covell Posts: 349 Joined: 7th Nov 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:59 on 16th January 2009 The flight crew obviously did a fabulous job . It is very difficult to land a large airplane on water without it going badly wrong . Its all too easy to drop a wing or to have the engines dig in and flip the whole thing over . My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:20 on 16th January 2009 Hey Mick!! And that area of the river was approx 1400 yards wide!! Amazing job, like you said Mick! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:35 on 16th January 2009 Yesterday, over New York, geese believed to be linked to al-Qaeda attacked US Airways flight 1549. Thankfully, due to the actions of veteran pilot Chesley Sullenberger III, the plane completed a safe emergency water landing in the Hudson River, after which all 155 passengers on board were rescued. According to US intelligence, numerous radical Islamic websites posted a statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri claiming that the geese had been trained at a secret al-Qaeda run camp in Pakistan. Unnamed intelligence sources have said that they believe that the operatives most likely arrived in the US in the fall and covertly assimilated themselves into the migratory patterns of North American geese, while some were also believed to have received flying lessons here. The White House has yet to confirm the link between the geese and al-Qaeda, though it is believed that the FBI has taken several hundred geese into custody and is holding them at an undisclosed locations with an organisation calling itself KFC headed by a shadowy figure only known as Col. S. Upon hearing the news, President Bush immediately reiterated the US must protect it’s borders, in particular, to the north where he believed BMD’s ( birds of mass destruction) were being kept. Six of the geese were given a Presidential Pardon once it was discovered they were actually turkeys still in hiding over Xmas. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 07:15 on 17th January 2009 Whilst the above might be a little tongue-in-cheek, I think it's also fair to add that I have written to the White House stating my opinion that all the crew of Flight 1549 be considered for the award of The Presidential Medal of Freedom; the highest award that can be bestowed upon a civilian. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions