When KC asked Sully if he considered himself a hero, he said something like, "If people want to think that, I'm not going to dissuade them" or something to that effect.

I'd much rather have heard him say,

"No, I and MY CREW are not heroes, we did our job and it turned out we made the correct decisions, executed the plan based on our training and collective experience and just got a little plain lucky. But rather than being thought of as a hero, I'd like this incident to make people realize that situations like this are why we pay for experienced airline captains, first officers and flight attendents; to make potentially life-saving decisions."

Or something like that...

In the end, it's Capt Sullenberger's jet, crew, interview and moment of fame. He can say what he wants. It's just not what I would have said. Maybe he said something like that and it was edited. I'll watch Larry king and see if reactions like mine change what he says next time.

The American people consider him a hero anyway, he doesn't have to say it. Regardless of what I think, great job, Captain.

Hag