Safety of flight
I've followed this whole thread from day one. The results of the investigation will be very important to the next incident like this will be very important.
Did Sully make the right choice?
A pilot has to have certain priorities of action? Should he save himself first? No, his passengers and his crew must be put ahead of his own well being.
But, those innocent people on the ground must be even farther ahead of the passengers and crew. Why? They didn't buy a ticket to be part of the aviation experience.
So, keep those on the ground safe...FIRST THING...and Sully did that.
Next, keep his passengers and crew safe...landing in the hudson had some risk involved, but less risk than some of the other options.
Were there any other options available, YES.
But the hudson option minimized risk to the innocents, and maximized a safe outcome for the passengers and crew.
The 'bus has a gadget which shows an arc of where the plane will end up at idle thrust, it becomes active when flaps are selected. I think it should be changed to always show glide range in present configuration.
I have to think the FADEC was partly to blame. In old fashioned jets you could put lots of fuel through, over temping the thing and getting some thrust. We used to say that a jt8d would run at firewall power for 8 minutes before failing. If sully could have gotten 2 minutes of half thrust, I don't think his feet would have gotten wet.
We shall see.
I do remind all of you who pilot multi engine aircraft of any sort. Always be ready to be a humble single engine pilot that suddenly loses 100 percent of his power. In a little single engine plane, you should always be looking for a spot to land JUST IN CASE.
I also submit that sully's glider experience is not the saving grace some think it is. Sailplanes often fly for hours finding thermals or other forms of energy to keep flying. No such luck on that fateful day.
Minimize the risk to others
Maximize the safe outcome for passengers and crew
The MINIMAX SOLUTION! (or modification thereof))