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Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549 by astrid on Friday January 16, 2009 @11:22AM (#436787)
It looks like the pilot decided to not take the chance to land on the small airport, as if he wanted to avoid the risk to crash into the city.
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Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549 by delano on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:11PM (#436861)
That's a good point. With both engines out to provide reverse thrust and likely little if any emergency landing facilities at Teterboro, he probably made the right choice.
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