so the hottest topic for today is the plane crash in the hudson river. all 155 passengers and crew are alive and safely off the plane. crazy!
The plane that Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River, an A-320 manufactured by Airbus, was carrying as many as 148 passengers and five or six crew members, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Only 30 seconds after takeoff, at 3:26 p.m. ET, Sullenberger reported the plane had been struck by two birds and said he wanted to return to LaGuardia Airport.
Controllers began giving him directions for return, but he requested landing clearance at the nearby Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The tower reportedly lost contact soon after that last transmission.
Daniel and I were just talking about birds hitting airplanes. And how funny it would be to see the feathers fly behind the engine.. but in the case it was funny at all..
Ive flown countless times to and from new york (sometimes on us airways) a couple years back.. I always take these stories to mind.. like.. what if i was on the plane.. that would have scarred the crap outta me.. you never wanna find your self in that type of situation.. but props to the pilot (Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III) on landing the plane and everyone being safe. Truly an amazing story..
sometimes i wonder if the news agencies can hear themselves reporting on things like this crash: “So the plane crashed and now it’s not flying anymore, because it crashed, and it’s in the water, and yes, we have now confirmed that the water is wet, okay, and this also means that the plane is wet because it is in the water…”