Originally Posted by
43Inches
I think taking an excerpt from a report that was produced after everything was nutted out is misleading to say the least.
Well, let's go to the record of the "nutting out" process. It's all documented in detail here
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/?NTSBNumber=DCA09MA026
Originally Posted by
43Inches
The NTSB was highly critical of Sullys' decision to land on the Hudson and the initial simulator exercises lent weight to their argument after 7 of 13 attempts landed successfully at La Guardia, it was only after it was argued that there needed to be a 'startle' delay added to the simulations that it was proved that any attempt to return to land was not the right course.
Were they? Or was that just how the movie made it look. If they were "highly critical", I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the panoply of primary documents.
Originally Posted by
Clinton McKenzie
... Mick: As 43 has pointed out, the report was made - not surprisingly - after Sully was put through the ringer. The NTSB hearing videos are available on Youtube.
Yes, the video of the hearings are available, as are the transcripts. Have you ever looked at either? If so, perhaps you could point out the parts where "Sully was put through the ringer".
The most aggressive questioning of Sully came from the Flight Attendants Union rep, Ms Kolander, when she pressed him on the lack of clarity that the cabin crew had about the ditching (most thought they were making a forced landing on Terra Firma), and on the capacity of the life rafts.
On topic, the FAA rep, Mr Harris, specifically raised the matter of Captain's Authority, noting that,
the flight operations manual starts with some discussion of it's impossible to write a procedure for every type of emergency, you're expected to use your judgment based upon your training and experience.