Those of us who fly respect Captain Sullenburger, who successfully ditched his Airbus in the Hudson River last year, after a double engine flame-out caused by geese, but we do not worship him. We realize he did what he was trained to do, with a high degree of competency, but that many other pilots could have done the same. So we applaud the demonstration of skill, and understand the "oh shucks" attitude, mistaken for modesty by the press, as actually being a form of embarrassment at all the fuss.
In instrument flying, we use approach plates to describe the horizontal and vertical maneuvers need to end up safely in the touchdown zone - this gag version shows what would be needed to replicate Captain Sullenburger's Hudson River Approach.
BTW, has anyone else, other than me, noticed that the cause of this was CANADIAN geese? Were they in this country illegally? Were they Muslim suicide geese? Why is no-one else crying "FOWL" over this?
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2 comments:
This had me laughing on the floor! I woulld rather pass on flying this approach..I'll stick to ILS!
We have Canada Geese here in NZ, too but I hope I don't meet one in a 172 or cherokee - LOL!!
Great post - funny :)
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