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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction
5 comments:
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Spunky Texan said...
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How many times does that poor captain have to tell the atc that he is not going to make it to any runway?
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8/17/11, 1:33 PM
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JMcD said...
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Another incident on a plane:
Gerard Depardieu from now on will be known as "The French Tinkler".
Oooo LaLa -
8/17/11, 3:00 PM
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rwnutjob said...
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"My aircraft."
Posted by Ann Barnhardt - August 13
I was sent this YouTube by a reader and I had never seen it before. It is a 3-D recreation of US Airways Flight 1549 that Captain Sullenberger controlled-ditched into the Hudson River in New York City after striking a flock of birds which took out both of the jet's engines on January 15, 2009. This YouTube has the 3-D recreation with the audio communications, and transcripts of the conversation inside the cockpit. WARNING: This is extremely moving and may cause your eyes to sweat or otherwise leak. If you don't want to simultaneously stand and cheer, cry like a baby and kiss Capt. Sullenberger repeatedly while watching this you may not have a soul. The reason this is so incredibly moving is NOT because it is highly emotional. To the contrary. It is the massive strength manifested in "intense calm" that pierces the heart. Watch:
There is a lesson for every single one of us in this example. That lesson is summed up in Capt. Sullenberger's words at the 3:52 mark on the video.
"My aircraft."
Not, "Oh my goodness! What do we do? Oh no! Help!"
Not, "Damn those birds! It is all the birds' fault! The birds have killed us!"
Not, "Oh, crap! Why me? Why does this have to happen to me?"
Not, "We're not going to make it! We're done!"
No. When something profoundly horrible happens, people of character, integrity and morality step up and say, "Give this to me. I want this. I will bear this burden."
"My aircraft."
http://barnhardt.biz/ -
8/17/11, 8:56 PM
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Kristophr said...
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"my aircraft", if you didn't know, is what every pilot says when he takes control of the aircraft from the person sitting next to him.
It tells the person next to him that he has his hands and feet on the controls, and is ready to take over immediately. -
8/17/11, 9:13 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Imagine if the pilot had been Obama:
For one, he'd not have been able to land the airplane with no loss of life.
Second, if asked what caused the accident he'd have blamed the birds for having the audacity to fly near him, God for making it such a pretty day even the birds took flight, the airplane for not being smart enough to turn away, the jet engine manufacturers for not having screens to prevent the birds from entering, the air traffic controllers for not finding him a landing strip, the city of New York for not draining the river, etc. etc.
You get the picture.
Just sayin'!!
Vilmar -
8/18/11, 6:29 AM
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