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The pilot in command was 57-year-old Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety .
He graduated from Denison High School in 1969, [16] near the top of his class of about 350. [14] At 16, Sullenberger learned to fly in an Aeronca Champion 7DC at a private airstrip near his home. He said that the training he received from a local flight instructor influenced his aviation career. [18]
Sep 6, 2016 · Fact-checking the Sully movie reveals that the flight data recorder registered the plane at an altitude of 2,818 feet when the 66-ton Airbus A320 lost both engines after flying into a flock of Canada Geese at roughly 100 seconds into the flight. Passengers could hear a "colossal bam" when the birds were sucked into the engines.
Jan 15, 2019 · The air temperature that day was a brutal 19 degrees Fahrenheit, and the water temperature was 41 degrees. Getty. The two pilots, Sully and Skiles, hid from the press and a curious public...
Jan 15, 2019 · The plane probably would have plunged into the rough and frigid water of the Long Island Sound at a very high speed. Those extra seconds proved crucial.
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May 5, 2009 · In theory you could shoot across a runway about 10,000 feet high in your flamed-out Phantom, then bring the airplane around through a series of steep banks to line up on a well-assessed...
Jan 10, 2024 · After a catastrophic bird strike, pilot Sully Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 — saving everyone onboard. Incredibly, all 155 people onboard US Airways Flight 1549 survived the water landing.
