Earlier I blogged about captain Sully's heroism in safely bringing down flight 1549 on the water.
CBS' News 60 Minutes last night aired an interview with Sully. You can catch it here.
Sully knew what he had to do and focused on the job at hand. He took control of the aircraft. He then went through standard operating procedure for that kind of incident. Next he considered options of landing at various nearby airports including receiving clearance for such. Then he made the call to ditch into the Hudson. He knew exactly the various conditions under which he must hit the water to make a successful landing and executed that plan.
Fast thinking. Controlled thinking. Calm thinking. Right thinking.
A lesson for all of us. At any time we may be called upon (by virtue of circumstance) to help with an emergency. Sully, well done, you're a god.
-Krip
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Thanks for that, it was well worth watching, I was amazed at his eyes and how they never flinched as he was recalling the ordeal. I heard the recording from the black box on the news last week and was amazed at how calm he remained throughout, he was calmer than the air traffic controller. All those actions he had to perform at once inorder to land, and they say men can't multitask. What a hero! Esme
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