The lead story on the news across the country is no doubt the emergency landing of a US Airways plane in the Hudson River today. Apparently a few birds crashed into the plane, causing it to go down. It could have been terrible and tragic...but it wasn't. Before today, Chesley Sullenberger was a pilot. Now he's a hero.
In the aftermath of the crash, the pilot, Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, was praised for his efforts at landing the plane softly on the river's surface, allowing rescue crews to get to the passengers before the plane sank.
"It would appear that the pilot did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river, and then making sure everybody got out," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference late today.
What cinched it for me was this - he walked the aisle of the downed US Airways jet twice looking for passengers before exiting the plane he safely ditched in the Hudson River, saving the lives of more than 150 people onboard. What an amazing man.
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