Originally Posted by
43Inches
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Again the simulations had been run, initially saying that a return to land could be made. Several media outlets at the time ran with this that there the flight could have returned to La Guardia, then there was debate about whether a normal human could make an immediate decision and the test were re-run with the 35 second startle factor before the inquest was convened ...
That is complete and utter nonsense!
ALL the simulations were run in Toulouse over the period 14-16 April 2009. And the inclusion of a 35-second delay after the bird-strike and before any turn was undertaken was factored in at that time. It is all addressed in the NTSB report
Simulator Evaluations for US Airways A320 Flight 1549 Accident, Ditching in Hudson River, 1/15/09 (NTSB # DCA09MA026)