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Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549 by logjam on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:32PM (#437013)
And you really lose a lot of altitude in the stall you induce in that turn, or trying to extend a glide by back pressure, engine(s) out.

When in doubt, land straight out.

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Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549 by dcminter on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:18PM (#437107)
One of the articles I perused mentioned that the pilot was a glider pilot as well. I wonder if he acquired some transferable skills!
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Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549 by LogicHoleFlaw on Friday January 16, 2009 @03:32PM (#437220)
Ex-glider pilots have been known to do awesome and unorthodox things in order to save a jetliner. This tale of the "Gimli Glider" is another example of grace in an extreme situation.

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=744

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