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Old 13th June 2009 | 02:42
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Intruder
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I talked to too many pilots who think that ditching is a sure thing now and that they would act from now on like Sully did. There will be a terrible accident soon, because those kind of all engine failures happen.
How many pilots? How many experienced airline pilots?

It's one thing to try to land a light twin with 1 or 2 people in the water, but a whole different ball game with a fast, heavy airplane with a couple hundred!

Any pilot with any sense would realize that the environment in the Hudson River that day was as benign as could ever happen -- no waves, current with the airplane... To expect such a benign environment as a "sure thing" is total insanity!
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