Originally Posted by
Double Back
The comment about the "forgotten" outflow valves is outrageous, I hope commenters will never have to face a comparable situation.
From the failure they initially decided to return, that became impossible so they changed that into Teterboro, and when that did not proved feasible, it became the Hudson. Writing these sentences took me longer.
Three major decisions in a short time span under super high stress.
That crew got everyone safe down in an extreme emergency in a scenario even the meanest sim instructor would never have dared to present to a crew.
They did not "forget" is, they skipped it because they concentrated on the main elements of the emergency. And that saved the day for all, the fact that it sunk a bit faster afterwards is comment from armchair and hobbysim pilots.
I had a few moments in my career during which I probably would not have been able to recall my first name.
It sunk a little faster afterwards due to a passenger opening one of the rear doors which was close to underwater -
against the instructions from the crew.
Sounds familiar from another thread here - it was obviously a 'no brainer'.