Originally Posted by
KirillTheThrill
So because it’s a rumor that I don’t have “personal experience” with I can’t ask fellow pilots who may? The whole forum is nothing but rumors and “I heard this”. I’ve never met sully “personally” but people who have met him, have nothing great to say about the guy. It was stated directly from a source on a podcast that an aspiring pilot who looked up to him, introduced himself and his ambitions, was quickly blown off by sully to a point of being disrespected in front of others. So, I think it’s fair to ask this type of question on an open forum.
You can because he's a public figure. I can have an opinion on it too.
Sully and Neil Armstrong were supposedly the quiet, serious types. And Neil had his moment of doubt too... on short final to mare tranquility. So maybe there's something to be said for that personality when the chips are down.
Now if you were talking about Yeager, I'd let that one slide... a lot of smoke there.