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Old 18th Dec 2010, 02:30
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Seems from the videos of his touchdown in the Hudson he did it perfectly. He could have done it equally well in any aircraft he was flying with his talent. Hopefully we all could do equally well. Automation is not designed to ditch an airplane but it seems in his case it didn't hurt the outcome of the event. Probably didn't help either. What worries me is when the new generation of pilots with computer skills take over. They won't have Sully's talent to just fly the airplane. What will they do if both engines quit? There is no button for that.
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