Skiles on Charlie Rose said that a senior training pilot at the airline simulated the flight and failed 25 times to reach LaGuardia. No mention at what point along the "glide" they tried to turn back to LaGuardia.
I really wonder what would happen if the senior training pilot managed to land the plane at LaGuardia say 20 out of 25 times while re-creating this event. Would someone (management) condemn the crew's decision for landing in the Hudson ? I am not a pilot and rarely participate in discussions but I thought I'd throw this questions to the guys / gals who fly for a living and see what they think. To me, the shear number of variables involved at the time of the bird strike would render any simulator flight useless but I guess there was a reason they tried it. Anyways, what do you guys think ?