Video Captures US Airways Emergency Landing
We are still in awe over last week's emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the frigid Hudson River. The cause of the crash is being attributed to massive engine failure do to a double "bird strike" during the flight's initial take off. Essentially, some flying rats got more than they were bargaining for when they tried to mate with a much bigger bird. Miraculously, all 155 passengers and crew survived mostly unscathed (though certainly traumatized), thanks to the heroic efforts of one super safety conscious hot pilot named Caption Chesley Sullenberger (I think I am in lurve!).
Well, it took a few days, but CNN has posted surveillance video which captured the amazing landing, which couldn't have been more picture perfect. If not executed by a professional pilot with a special interest in safety like Captain "Sully", hitting water in a plane can be like hitting concrete, and often the results are tragic with the plane splitting into many pieces. You can see from the video how the Airbus A320 was designed to handle such a rare emergency with the floating escape ramps. Honestly, this couldn't have been more perfect, well, as perfect as terrifying incidents go.
Once again, thanks to all the heroic efforts of everyone involved. In these troubling times, it's uplifting to know miracles can and do happen.
Expect to see a major motion picture out of Hollywood on this whole thing.
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