Jan
17
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III is a HERO
ByRick posted the Miracle on the Hudson, but I want to take a minute to discuss the hero pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III. Sully was an Air Force fighter jet pilot in the 1970′s, and a pilot for US Airways since 1980.
On Thursday, the jet engines of Sully’s Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte hit a flock of birds three minutes into takeoff from LaGuardia. Sully saw Teterboro in NJ, but decided he couldn’t land there, so he landed safely on the Hudson River, saving the lives of 150 passengers. Four were treated for hypothermia, other than that, no injuries. I still can’t believe that the airplane floated in the freezing cold waters of the Hudson. The temperature was 20, and the water’s temperature was 36. After he safely landed the plane on the river, Sully didn’t leave the plane until he ensured that every passenger had evacuated. He walked the plane twice after everyone else was off, to make sure that no one else was still on board.
C.B. Sullenberger III is an American Hero, and people like Sully are what makes America great. His courage under fire and independent decision-making reminded me of the Americans who stormed the beach at Normandy and saved the world from Hitler.
So thank you Rick for posting the story, and I hope y’all enjoyed learning a little about C.B. Sullenberger III.
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3 Comments
January 17th, 2009 at 11:25 am
yes he is a hero.
January 17th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Well He did his job, thats why we have trained ,skilled pilots flying the planes, in case this sort of thing comes up, Not a Hero
as Sully knows A Hero goes above and beyond the call of duty if he was a Hillbilly , not getting paid, never flew a plane and the pilot falls over and he grabs the stick and brings the plane home,everyone lives that may be a Hero,
I drive to work everyday without causing a bus to run off the road “am I a Hero”
people who do the job they are paid for are not automatic Heroes, after 9-11 all police,firefighters, rescue workers were Heroes, They did the job they were paid for, sadly that day the call of duty came with a price, those who went beyond the call of duty were heroes, but not the firefighter in hicktown TN playing Tonk and drinking beer, Not an automatic Hero
Remember the criteria
Above and Beyond the call of Duty
January 17th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
sully and his crew truly heroes, memorial should be erected close to spot of landing. truly miracle everyone survived.