Originally Posted by
thevagabond
Why assume that those capts were being arrogant or putting themselves above a peer? They have a good point with respect to complacancy. The cvr backs up that he was enjoying the view of the Hudson and presumably the city. Same thing I've done on that departure many times. Where should my, and his, eyeballs be pointed though? I'm just saying. . .
Wasn't "see and avoid" drilled into your head all through flight training? Or maybe at your flight school it was "see and sightsee some more".
Oh COME ON!!! What exactly is the "see and avoid" maneuver you recommend when a flock of suicidal geese play "chicken" (pardon the pun) with a jet? On the LaGuardia 1 SID, (Whitestone Climb, I think?)...seriously?
I'm not for deifying Sully (Jeff Skiles was there too), but he did almost as amazing job as United's (Sioux City) Al Haines!!
If you wanted to, just like a drill instructor, you could bust the chops of the sharpest troop out there. The whole point of threads like this is to learn from mistakes others made, compared to others who did it right. Now that's "see & avoid".