Re:Tracking Flight Path of US Airways 1549
by dcminter on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:18PM
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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
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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.