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You made a generalised, armchair statement about situations that were considerably more complex than you allude to.
No-one is saying QF mainline pilots are any better than any other pilot group from other First level airlines. They all strive to better themselves.
And I hate to burst your bubble, but if you think that on a world-wide basis, most other pilots are well trained or experienced, you need to get out more. Hence - would most pilots have returned the aircraft to terra-firma? Absolutely, they ALL would have. Not necessarily in one piece, or on the runway with a good touchdown and without an over-run or immolation though. A large number would NOT have achieved the outcome.
Just like the Hudson River. A great result in both cases by dedicated professionals that had luck, skill and great decision making on their side.
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