re: Simulation from Sully's Black Box US Airways Flight 1549

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Yes. And they still suck. It was a contributor to the Air Asia crash a couple years ago.

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that was a problem with the rudder travel limiter, and no, they didn't replace the sticks

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no one killed, only a minor injury or two during the evac, heck yeah, you can always get another airplane, there's been quite a bit of data collected that indicates he may have had a better chance of making it back to the(an) airport that it appeared to be, but put in that position, with what was at stake, I think he made the best choice to give everyone on that plane the best chance for survival

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This right here. Could he have made it to an airport, maybe, but if you don't, everyone dies, including folks on the ground. The Hudson provided him a place to set it down as gently as possible without a runway.

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heck yeah, you can always get another airplane, there's been quite a bit of data collected that indicates he may have had a better chance of making it back to the(an) airport that it appeared to be, but put in that position, with what was at stake, I think he made the best choice to give everyone on that plane the best chance for survival

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I've read a ton about this incident.
Without knowing how much damage he had really taken and how much thrust he was going to have, it was an imbalanced risk to try to head back to LGA vs putting her down in the Hudson.

The immediate decision to hover the Hudson while trying to buy time to recover thrust and maybe get to TEB was excellent. When he never was able to recover, he had already established an acceptable solution.

I know this is one of the most interesting simulations for pilots to run, but without hindsight and having to deal with the immediate pressure of the situation... I wonder how many pilots would actually choose the airport option.

Wow. We flew to NYC this summer and seeing the skyscrapers and then the Hudson all I could think of were 9/11 and Capt Sully.

A Letter to Mr. Clint Eastwood

Dear Mr. Eastwood,

I just wanted to thank you for using your talents to direct the movie “Sully,” which just opened in theaters in the United States. However, I wanted to highlight that although I am not co-starring alongside Tom Hanks and my “face” is not in any advertisements, I played a key part in helping Capt. Chesley Sullenberger save the day on that cold New York city Thursday back in January 2009.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is 131-9A Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), U9A for short, and I live in an obscure area in the tail section of the A320 airplane, and many other models. My family, Honeywell, is known for being the market leader when it comes to APUs, so they’re very proud of the role I played in that scary, but miraculous event.

After the plane flew into that flock of geese, both engines were badly damaged, so the generators couldn’t provide sufficient power. That’s when I stepped in and provided the power needed to keep the flight controls, displays and envelope protections temporarily in place. If it wasn’t for me and the captain’s smart instinct to turn me on, “Sully” wouldn’t have been able to land that Airbus A320 in the Hudson River at the lowest possible airspeed and save all those lives.

Just talk to my friend, Flight Recorder, she recorded the whole thing, or take a look at page 88 of the NTSB report. It clearly gives me credit:

“Starting the APU early in the accident sequence proved to be critical because it improved the outcome of the ditching by ensuring that electrical power was available to the airplane. Further, if the captain had not started the APU, the airplane would not have remained in normal law mode.”

Now I’m not saying I deserve all the credit, because “Sully” is a very talented pilot, Tom Hanks is a heck of an actor, and it is very obvious that I could not have done this without a pilot. However, I do think the world needs to hear more about my part in the story. So, I’d appreciate it if you could make a sequel. Perhaps, we could call it “131-9A” and I could be voiced by Anthony Daniels? I just love him as C-3PO in the Star Wars series! (And if you don’t mind I’d really like Tom Hanks’ autograph).

Sincerely,
Honeywell’s 131-9A APU

131-9A APU



Just sayin'

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Just sayin'

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bro, do you even Ram Air Turbine?