Originally Posted by GoHomeLeg

Either way an engine making some power deserves a little discussion before attempting a maneuver that has an unbelievably low chance of success. The fact that no discussion happened implies it went unnoticed. Luckily that incident didn't come with fatalities. The whole point of analyzing accitdents is to learn from them. "Armchair quaterbacking" stems from that process. It is disingenuous to not learn/discuss where improvements could have been made simply because it happened to work out ok.

Reguardless, my original point was the man is not the god that a lot of people make him out to be. Even when presented with compelling argument to the contrary it appears you still view him as such.

Now ask yourself this: if it were a regional pilot that did the exact same thing would you still hold them with the same regard you hold Sully?