"One way of looking at this might be that, for 42 years, I've been making small regular deposits in this bank of experience: education and training," said US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. "And on January 15, the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal."
Indeed...flying an aircraft is one thing....dealing with an immediate emergency on a level such as Sullys ( with no option to dwell on the moment for a few weeks ! ) is something else. Text books and sims only provide part of the solution...experience ( and a little luck ) is a big player in such an outcome but unfortunately these two variables are not available to everyone.
This time it all worked out for the best.....
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