WTF??
But even though he has been celebrated as a hero, Sullenberger still faces the prospect of a National Transportation Safety Board investigation that will critique his every action on the day of the flight.
That is one of the reasons, union officials say, why he has stayed quiet as his star has risen.
"Until the NTSB says, 'He's a hero,' he's under investigation," said James Ray, a spokesman for the US Airline Pilots Association. "The NTSB usually discourages people from calling anyone a hero until facts are in."
A national hero but nowhere near the spotlight -- Newsday.com