US Airways Flight Down In Hudson River...
 

On Channel 4 NYC now!!

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Freaking crazy!!!! Looks like everyone's ok...I hope so!

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Its 18* outside here now....

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poor folks must be freezing in that water

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Wow!
Watching it now.

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It was on its way to Charlotte. Pilot said he hit a flock of Geese and chose to bring it down in the river.

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People are still in the plane.
They have yet to open the doors?

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Not sure, they said people were spotted standing on the wing. not sure if they were passengers or rescuers???

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smart, fast-acting pilot, could have been so much worse

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....and to think of all the flights I took last year......
....and to think how I just ignored and never paid attention to the "your seat bottoms can be used as flotation devices".......

Scary.

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That pilot is a "real life" hero.
Amazing to pull that off.

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watching it as well

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If it had to happen anywhere, I couldn't think of a better place for immediate response!

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Patrick,
This thing is sinking fast.
People are still on board it seems.

Well that was just dismissed.
It seems they got passengers off.

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Whoa. Good for him. Definitely a smart move and does make me nervous about the amount of flying I do each year.

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Another report (NY1) just said its still floating. Water temp is 42*

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One of the passengers is being interviewed on CNN.

Says they all got off.

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Knowing CNN, they probably found and paid someone... :rolleyes:

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I hope DrMRS doesn't see this story. I was just flying US Air on the east coast earlier in the week.

Thoughts go out to all the passengers....

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Fox just stated they are waiting to confirm but have indications all are survivors and all off.

Whole lot to go in this year so far but I nominate that pilot for hero of the year for now.

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Plane keeps floating downstream....South...

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Glad to hear this is having a happy ending for all onboard. :tu

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They have it strapped and held by tug boats.
No way they can let that plane head south, specially towards the Verrezano Narrows Br.

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x2, Admiral!

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+1

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The way they have it strapped and the size of the tug boat next to that plane, that thing is not going anywhere. That, coupled with the pilot's amazing job of gently laying it down on the river without damage to the fuselage appears to be the saving grace. They are saying he had no engines. He glided. Not sure how valid that is but that just makes it even more incredible they all survived.

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+2, unless there is another pilot that is able to miss the geese all together!

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The plane is now almost completely submerged!

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Back half of the plane is under water already.
Only part afloat is the front area that is being held up by the tug.

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They are now confirming both engines went down.
That pilot indeed glided that plane down.

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Just saw this on yahoo; horrifying. At least there don't seem to be fatalities.

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Other than the birds. Expect a protest from those wastes of skin at PETA.:r

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Passenger saying that Pilot said "Brace for impact, we're going down!" They smelled gas on the plane after the engines blew!

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OK folks, this is huge.
FAA has confirmed ALL passengers have survived.
Miracles do happen!!!

148 passengers plus 6 crew members.

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Kudos to the ferry crews as well. Apparently they were on the scene within minutes.

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Listening on CNN.com Wow

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FAA just confirmed pilot lost both engines.
Was nevertheless able to turn the plane around and prepare it for a water landing while gliding.

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OK,
We need to lighten things up now that God was with all those folks and are now dry and safe.
The plane can be replaced.
The pilot and the emergency folks are true heroes.

Now, for the humor.
They say a flock of geese caused it.
Some say it was a flock of these things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk

You too would crash if that crap was coming at you.

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How can a Bird Phuck up a Jet Engine? I'm not a rocket scientist but cmon you would think an engine would shred the little tweety

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Many documented cases of birds messing up engines on planes really badly.

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I'm on 31st and 9th and I can't see it from the 18th floor roof of my building! :( I got my brand new camera with me too!

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Right, but how does that happen? Engines are powerful. Birds are not. It must have something to do with the collision speed

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It is still floating down it seems.
They are holding it afloat as I guess the NTSB is not going to let that plane go down only to have to pull it out later.
It seems it is being towed to a spot it can be recovered.

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That is an amazing story... I am very thankful for that pilot's skills.

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Yea I've had a bird go through the engine of my helicopter before. It really messes up your compressor blades. No compressed air no engine. Glad everyone is ok. Airbus is know for their ability to glide and make good emergency landings.

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Tell you what, it has sparked my curiosity.
Perhaps some BOTL pilots can expand.
I would think it impacts the blades on the engines which in turn cause the engine to shred as result of its own debris being sucked in.

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I think that's it Carlos although yes would like to hear from some aviation experts

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We're not talking about a robin here, either. He hit a flock of geese.

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That would have to be one of the scariest experiences EVER. :eek: