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Originally Posted by J P Stein
Heroic?
That is not a word I throw around loosely......the work man did a fine job. Saved a lot of peoples lives, but what were his options?
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The Hudson river was 36 degrees. No passenger jet had ever landed in the water without loss of life. Never.
Options?
1) Attempting to return to LaGuardia or Teterboro. Failing and killing hundreds.
2) Attempt a water landing that have almost ALWAYS resulted in death.
He had 208 seconds to make a decision and execute...perfectly. That included conversations with the tower, attempting to restart engines... all of it.
Heroic? Absolutely.