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There are many remarkable aspects of the emergency landing made by US Airways Flight 1549 - the pilot's ability to make a controlled landing a stone's throw from Manhattan in the Hudson River, the speedy response of nearby ferries and tour boats, the fact that no passengers were seriously hurt. But among the surprises was that the incident appeared to be caused not by a terrorist attack or mechanical failure, but by a wayward flock of geese. (See pictures of the plane crash in the Hudson River.) While the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to conduct a full...
...risk is real," Curtis says. "Birds are a threat every day." Even so, the fact that birds disabled both engines of US Airways Flight 1549 simultaneously is far from common. "Only on rare occasions do you have them causing a crash [like this...
After logging some 19,000 hours of acclaimed but anonymous service in the skies, Chesley B. Sullenberger III became a hero in a New York minute. On Jan. 15, the pilot, known as "Sully," safely guided all 155 passengers and crew aboard US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in the city's frigid Hudson River. The Airbus A320's twin engines had apparently shut down after sucking in a flock of birds. New York Governor David Paterson hailed his exploits as the "miracle on the Hudson." But to those familiar with Sullenberger's background, his grace under...
...them, particularly flip-flops and other "convenient" shoes. Typically, people have a couple of pops at the bar, put on earphones; they put on blindfolds, they take off their shoes, and they go to sleep. But research has shown that the first three minutes of a plane flight and the last eight - this is called the rule of plus three/minus eight - are when about 80% of airplane accidents take place. In that time, you should not be blindfolded; you should not be drunk or have earphones on. You should really be paying attention, because you actually can survive a plane...
...Tenerife crash resulted in a bout of airline-industry soul-searching. Significant changes subsequently were made to international flight regulations and practices, including the implementation of new cockpit procedures and the standardization of English as the industry's universal language of operation. (Read "Indonesia's Year of Living Dangerously...