plane lands on the hudson river
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Ira
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1/15/2009 6:47 PM
I guess those airline pilots deserve their high salaries.
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Knicksfan
Posts: 33483 Alba Posts: 27 Joined: 7/5/2004 Member: #691 USA |
1/15/2009 8:01 PM
Posted by islesfan: Deffinitely. As Cosmic said, one wing touches water first and its a different story. Amazing job by the pilot. Hope every pilot knew how to deal with situations like that one, though its always so risky you'd have to operate near perfect n order to get the plane safe. Thank God everybody is alright. Everyone was praying like mad inside the plane. Its nice when people are rewarded for praying, because this was nothing short of a miracle.  Knicks_Fan
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EnySpree
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1/15/2009 8:39 PM
Holy ****! that explains all the cop cars flying down 34th today....i knew it couldnt have been a normal drill cuz the fire department was with them. Gotta call my moms and sis....this is some incredible ****.
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Solace
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1/16/2009 1:09 AM
Truly amazing that every single person survived.
Wishing everyone well. I enjoyed posting here for a while, but as I matured I realized this forum isn't for me. We all evolve. Thanks for the memories everyone.
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mattshaw78
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1/16/2009 7:43 AM
the pilot has 4 years of experience....thank god for all of them
BlueSeats "I like anyone who can make Lebron cry. Melo seems to do it a lot."
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Rookie
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1/16/2009 8:40 AM
The pilot has alot more experience then that. He is a Vietnam Vet, flew for the Air force and used to run a safety co. where he trained pilots to deal with emergency situations. Gotta thank the lord above for putting the right pilot in that plane. Simply amazing.
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93BUICK
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1/16/2009 12:34 PM
Haven't you guys played flight simulator? The **** is easy! Come on!
I once ran over a bird in my Buick and still landed safely. If you are still following the team and reading sites like this, there is nothing, short of your own demise, that is going to throw you off this train.
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Cosmic
Posts: 26570 Alba Posts: 27 Joined: 3/17/2006 Member: #1115 USA |
1/16/2009 1:30 PM
Posted by 93BUICK: Yeah, I could always imagine myself on a plane in a movie scenario where the pilots passed out and the attendant comes asking if there's a pilot on the plane. *raises hand* "Well, I've played thousands of hours of flight simulator! I can do it!"  Funny thing is...most planes today are equipped to land automatically. A good ATC person, a person that has any knowledge of aircraft at all be it a hobby, actual flying, or even flight simulator - can pull the right controls to land a plane these days. In a river? Fuck no, those 155 would have been kissing their butts goodbye if I were in charge. LOL we'd all be inspecting the roof of the holland tunnel first hand.  http://popcornmachine.net/ A must-use tool for NBA stat junkies!
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mattshaw78
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1/16/2009 3:34 PM
good thing he didn't freak out like this war vet
.jpg) BlueSeats "I like anyone who can make Lebron cry. Melo seems to do it a lot."
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mattshaw78
Posts: 20903 Alba Posts: 52 Joined: 6/23/2005 Member: #915 |
1/16/2009 3:45 PM
we need a otto in every plane
 BlueSeats "I like anyone who can make Lebron cry. Melo seems to do it a lot."
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Pharzeone
Posts: 32183 Alba Posts: 14 Joined: 2/11/2005 Member: #871 |
1/16/2009 6:01 PM
STOP MILKING THIS STORY!
It was amazing but now the news are just driving me nuts. They milk and milk until they leave a story bone dry. I don't like to play bad rookies , I like to play good rookies - Mike D'Antoni
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Cosmic
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1/16/2009 6:09 PM
Posted by Pharzeone: Hey, Phar, did ya hear? A jetliner was landed in the Hudson river! Incredible! http://popcornmachine.net/ A must-use tool for NBA stat junkies!
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Cosmic
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1/16/2009 6:09 PM
Posted by mattshaw78: "I just want to wish you good luck."  http://popcornmachine.net/ A must-use tool for NBA stat junkies!
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4949
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1/17/2009 4:37 PM
Posted by Ira: The guy is a former fighter pilot, gives advice to some of the top officials in the company. Very well experienced and very highly respected. Those people were lucky as hell. I'll never trust this' team again.
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4949
Posts: 29378 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 4/25/2006 Member: #1126 USA |
1/17/2009 4:41 PM
I think all commercial jet pilots should be former fighter pilots. At least half of the fleet anyway.
I'll never trust this' team again.
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TMS
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1/18/2009 7:20 AM
Posted by Pharzeone:  After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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GKFv2
Posts: 26752 Alba Posts: 114 Joined: 1/16/2007 Member: #1259 USA |
1/18/2009 7:58 AM
How do you milk a story about a plane crashing into a river and people surviving? This doesn't happen everyday and it was really a miracle. Obviously it would be all over the news for more than a few days. Didn't this just happen just 2 days ago anyway? Ah, some people are always miserable.
Anyway, this will go on the back burner come Inauguration Day. Barack Obama baby! Thank you, Rick Brunson.
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djsunyc
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1/18/2009 10:44 PM
Posted by TMS:Posted by Pharzeone: bukakke king strikes again... |
plane lands on the hudson river