Hudson River ditching - 3D reconstruction
Nov 11, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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Hudson River ditching - 3D reconstruction
This is absolutely fascinating. We've all heard the audio of the ATC tape but having a visual actually realizing just how fast and how few options were available is astonishing.
YouTube - Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009
YouTube - Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009
Nov 12, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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That's what always strikes me. In the movies everything's a mess with a bunch of swearing ... real life makes the people involved look so much more competent and professional! Wow.
Nov 12, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Yea, boobs never hurt.
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That's experience speaking, and they drill all the emergency stuff through your skull in flight school. Nevertheless he did a GREAT job!
Nov 12, 2009 | 01:57 PM
#7
Yea, boobs never hurt.
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First thing they told me in flight school as I walked through the door, to have my first ground lesson - "If you get nervous up there, you will die." Very reassuring...
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Wow, this video definitely puts a different perspective on things. It seems that if he made the decision to land at Teterboro or Newark, it would have been disastrous. Thank goodness for a clear head.