The main issue with flight 1549 was that the crew was faced with a serious emergency not practiced nor was there a precise check list suitable for the situation. Sullenburger's greatest virtue was that in one minute he decided he will land in Hudson, going back as he rightly realized would have deprived him of any change later. That ensured nobody was going to die, full credit for that. However as we know now all other things like starting the APU or asking the copilot to restart Engines turned out superfluous and distracting. The Engines had not failed they were not going to restart to new life. Had he not done that the copilot would have guided him to maintain correct speed and proper flare would have prevented serious injuries. Even selection of Flap3 may have released from alpha prot. Anyway that is for others to understand for the future.
Last edited by vilas; 11th Jul 2020 at 11:42.