Rabu, 07 September 2016

Sully Speaks Out

At the Carolinas Aviation Museum in 2011, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger sits in the cockpit of the Airbus A320 he ditched in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009The “Miracle on the Hudson” was no miracle; it was the culmination of a 35-year military and airline flying career Captain Chesley Sullenberger was the right person, in the right place, at the right time. His entire flying career had prepared him for the unimaginable crisis he and copilot Jeff Skiles faced on January 15, …

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