US Airways A320 Down in NYC Hudson River

[mirrodie]

HOly Mooose!!! That is great!

[mirrodie]

Cool, Sullenberger and our son have the same bday.

[NYCMedic]

Someone sent me these shots. Don't know who took them but from the location it appears some to be from the crane.

Someone sent me the same shots, they do appear to be from somewhere on the crane. I don't know if you posted them small on purpose, so I sent the ones I have to your Email.....

[Midnight Mike]

Did not take them long! You can now play the "Hero on the Hudson" game

http://www.addictinggames.com/heroonthehudson.html

[Matt Molnar]

New video captures first seconds after splashdown: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ne ... _York.html

[LGA777]

Very interesting and detailed interview with 1549 passenger who ironically is a prominent attorney and proffessor.

http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdail ... rward.html

Regards

LGA777

[Matt Molnar]

Very interesting and detailed interview with 1549 passenger who ironically is a prominent attorney and proffessor.

http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdail ... rward.html

Regards

LGA777

There are two people whose stories are completely different from everyone else's: this guy, and a man interviewed by the Times say the water was up to their necks. The photos and video and interviews tell a different story: everyone is mostly dry. I'm no physicist, but it would seem to me if the fuselage was nearly filled with water, the plane would have sunk. Not saying he's a liar but...

[Side note: I once received a cease and desist letter from another lawyer at this guy's firm on behalf of Denny's Corporation for something I posted online, but that's a story for another thread. :)]

[emshighway]

Someone sent me these shots. Don't know who took them but from the location it appears some to be from the crane.

Someone sent me the same shots, they do appear to be from somewhere on the crane. I don't know if you posted them small on purpose, so I sent the ones I have to your Email.....

They are thumbnailed on purpose. If you click on them they will go to photobucket and normal view

[DHG750R]

When he returns to the line we hope to do something very special on his first trip thru LGA.

Regards

LGA777

Let me know too Ron, I'd love to be there

[mmedford]

Well I really can't wait for the NTSB report, I really want to see what the FADEC computers logged.

Many rumors are spreading, hopefully the media doesn't eat their own words when everything is said and done.

[Matt Molnar]

Saturday update:

* The left engine was fished out of the river yesterday. It was found near 52nd St. NY Times has a neat story about how the NYPD used maps of the river bottom made by environmental officials, along with help from FBI experts who helped search for space shuttle Columbia wreckage.

* Assemblyman David Weprin of Queens has a truly brilliant idea: legalize goose hunting at NYC airports. Because we need less birds flying at the airport and more bullets. What could go wrong?! What an effing tool.

[LGA777]

To add to Gotham's Saturday update the Captains hometown of Danville, California is having their celebration in honor of Sully today 1PM PST/ 4PM EST CNN said it would be covered live. I understand at Sully's request the parade in his honor will be changed to something more low key, I guess somekind of ceremony instead. I would not be surprised if we see a large turnout.

Regards

LGA777

[emshighway]

Many rumors are spreading, hopefully the media doesn't eat their own words when everything is said and done.

?? Can you elaborate?

[Planesntrains]

I understand at Sully's request the parade in his honor will be changed to something more low key, I guess somekind of ceremony instead.

Apparently he really didn't want anything at all. I watched the live shots on CNN, and he was really humble. He seems like a legitimately nice guy. It really increased my respect for the guy when he said, direct quote, "...it was just circumstance that this crew, was on that flight, on that day. And I think I can speak for the entire crew when I say we merely did were the job that we were trained to do."

That says it all right there, imho.

[Matt Molnar]

Sunday update:

* NTSB's initial inspection of the left engine indicates blade damage consistent with a bird strike.
* NY Times has a great story about the Smithsonian's bird lab, which analyzed samples from 4,600(!) bird strikes last year.