No matter how good a pilot he is, people could have died post splashdown without the work of the ENTIRE crew. If I were "Sully", I would have insisted on having my "CO-PILOT" Mr. Skyles sitting right beside me answering the same "hero" questions. They are all heroes.
Besides......where in the world were they supposed to land the plane????? on 18th and Broadway in downtown NY?!? THEY put the plane in the only location that made sense.....the water.