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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey View Post
Well, yes and no.

The Gimli Glider and most recently Sully lost power but still had control.

Gimli had enough altitude for them to maneuver to a landing.

Sully put it down as fast as he could where he could.

Maybe the control these guys had left was just enough to get it out of the air.
They both lost propulsion, not use of controls. I don't see a parallel at all.
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