SFLY and DA50 - one of the major differences you seem to gloss over is the fact that the time to react and carry out actions was much different in the two incidents.
BA038 had minimal time and was only going one way - down, quickly, from a very low height. Very little opportunity to move in the lateral plane. If the aircraft hadn't been established, chances were it would have creamed in despite efforts from the crew.
The crew had very little time to do or say anything other than what they did.
Capt Sully, ISTR, had a hell of a lot more time to make a decision - and tell people about it.
Both crews did exceptionally well, with a lot of luck and fortune thrown in (availability of the Hudson for Sully and the large number of vessels able to effect a quick rescue, and the fact that BA038 was was established and pretty well set up for landing).
Both crews deserve praise, to try to say one crew did better than the other is complete tosh, the two incidents are incomparable.
Last edited by anotherthing; 27th Oct 2009 at 17:32.