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1800 RVR get off your high horse.....and go land in low fog...........
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Maybe I'm a sucker for the media machine, but I came away from the interview far more impressed than I've ever been with Capt Sully. He embodies everything that a professional pilot should be. It gives America a glance at what a professional pilot really is; the same men and women that safely command thousands of flights everyday. It gives America something to be proud of and have hope about. It makes me proud to be an airline pilot.
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Originally Posted by HermannGraf
(Post 554721)
But this crew was also very lucky, lucky that they had enough altitude to reach the Hudson, lucky that it was day time, that the Hudson was calm and that the A320 like the E190 must be one of the best gliders among Airline jets as it is impossible to stall. They do not have a stickshaker as it is not necessary because they have a system that trims it to prevent it from stalling so if you trim it up when not having power the airplane itself will keep lowest possible flying speed until it hits the ground (or water) not that the slowest flying speed is always the best glide speed but it takes away the problem of getting to slow and worrying about stalling when having to manuver to reach your landing spot, it also gives kind of a secuirty and gives you more time to concentrate on calculating your landing spot......... .....the system is perfect for landing with no engines. I wonder if the media know this.
Not taking away from Sully AND THE CREW that they did an excellent job. Outstanding job by everyone in the air and on the ground/water! Lee |
Part of my briefing is "I don't have a single pilot authorization on my type rating". Having said that, I am a little tired of the "what about the FO" posts that seem to pop up in all of these Sully threads.
As was mentioned earlier, this is an opportunity for our profession. We should put aside all the pettiness and embrace the fact that the biggest national hero at the moment is one of us. The media rarely, if ever, is accurate when reporting on anything related to aviation. We all should know this by now. This is not the time to educate the media on crew concept, they don't care. It is the time to ask... "How much am I worth now?";) |
Originally Posted by PilotRon46
(Post 554720)
Frankly to those of my fellow pilots that are making remarks about "heard enough about Sully" or any comments of a negative nature, I am ashamed of you. For the first time in a long time, and I hope it is the last time needed, the pilots of this country have someone to be very proud of. He is professional, and carries himself and his profession with dignity and honor.
I as a major airline pilot am very proud of Capt. Sully. We as pilots are able to gain the benifits from his actions and attitude. Perhaps for a while anyway, the public will remember what we do. We maintain their safety by making quick, calm, intellegent discisions when the chips are down. Shame on those of you that "Are fed up"... My $.02 |
Couple of thoughts...
First of all, I was not able to watch the 60 Minutes episode with the 1549 crew. However, in several of the newspaper articles, etc. that I have read in the days following the accident, "Sully" has stated on numerous occasions that it was indeed a team effort. Secondly, is it possible that "Sully" offered to have his co-pilot sitting next to him for the interview and the guy declined? Finally, maybe the rest of his crew consisted of a bunch of tools. Maybe a Captain on this board can enlighten me, but wouldn't it be great to steal the thunder of that moronic F.O. that's been annoying the cr - p out of you for the past 4 days? Just my .02. Personally, I think we should enjoy the positive news while it lasts. It's only a matter of time until a pilot reports to work drunk again, an airline strands passengers on a plane for 16 hours with no food and overflowing lavs, or, heaven forbid, the flock of geese strike again and a man like "Sully" isn't at the helm. |
Originally Posted by LeeFXDWG
(Post 554752)
We will all have to wait for more info. However, on the assumption that they lost both motors completely, they would be in the emergency electrical configuration (RAT was reported as deployed which lends credence to this). Therefore, the "magic" you refer to would not be available. Hydraulics would be provided via the RAT and the Blue hydraulic system. Flight controls would be in Alternate Law, not Normal Law which you alluded to in your post. Sully had a degraded PFD that would have stall speed indicated, but both FACs were offline (unless he eeset FAC1) and in Alternate Law, the aircraft can be stalled.
Outstanding job by everyone in the air and on the ground/water! Lee I have a very good friend in the training department at an Airline that operates 320s so I will ask about that........ |
Originally Posted by HermannGraf
(Post 554779)
He started APU immediately so he had electrical configuration for Normal Law on flight controll and..........I am not sure but I believe you have to have total electrical failure for the anti stall system to fail...
I have a very good friend in the training department at an Airline that operates 320s so I will ask about that........ |
Are these posting?????????
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Originally Posted by APM145
(Post 554729)
Sounds like you must have an A320 type rating....
... But im guessing you dont, and are going to guess how easy it is to dead stick a full airplane into the hudson with all that automation that provides you with every answer as you are gliding in to an unforseen situation. Is it too difficult to admit that another pilot did a great job without saying that the plane does are the "really" hard work? Great job by the crew in the air and on the ground! Lee |
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