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Old 05-08-2009 | 02:46 PM
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One thing I have found most interesting in what the crew did that day was not how they landed but the decision to land where they did. I personally think that is where their experience showed, not necessarily being able to hold wings level and nose up at touch down.

I have often thought about that exact same situation out of 100 pilots how many of them would have decided to touch down in the hudson as opposed to doing whatever it takes to make one of the 3 nearby runways.

I think they made the right choice (obviously) as an attempt at any runway even if remotely unsuccessful would have been catastrophic with many losses of life.

Just food for thought as I am not sure my experience level would have told me in the heat of battle to put it down in the hudson, I may have tried TEB and we can all guess how that would have turned out.
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