Before my rant, as an FO I have to agree that he needed more credit. It wouldn't have been that hard to let him have at least a sentence in what he did during all this however....

I thought Sully was quite reserved the whole time and courteous. Sure the FO didn't get much face time but I think we have to realize that most people have absolutely no idea how a 2 crew thing works. Instead of spending the majority of the piece explaining who did what and who gets the appropriate amount of credit, just go with it. Not saying the FO doesn't deserve plenty of kudos but I think we all have to realize that, like most news pieces, have to be framed properly for the audience.

And one good reason Sully should get every bit of respect he's getting: he was the one at the controls when the plane hit the water and that alone took some dang fine piloting to keep it in one piece. Basically at that point everyone was along for the ride, including the FO.