The Miracle on the Hudson from a NEW perspective!

Initially I thought, oh this one again, how many takes on this have there been. Then I sat glued to the whole thing. Fantastic work, great perspective. Awesome job.

The joke, among those of us from New York, is that he preferred to land in the water rather than go to New Jersey. Which makes complete sense

One of my favorite anecdotes from this incident is that Captain Sullenberger brought a library book on-board this flight in his personal belongings. Naturally, he left his belongings on-board when he helped evacuate the plane, and by the time the book was recovered, it was both overdue and heavily water-damaged. He called up the library where he borrowed it from and apologized for it not only being a late return, but also for him returning it damaged. The library, understandably, waived all late/damaged return fees. The book was titled "Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability"

Love his short declarative statements. “Unable”. “We’re gonna be in the Hudson.” He didn’t use a single unnecessary word.

The recreation in the flight simulator really puts into perspective just how quickly everything happened. It’s hard to truly understand when someone is just giving a verbal recount of the incident. Just a few minutes between the bird strike and landing in the river, but the pilots were able to quickly understand the situation and take steps to land as safely as possible. It’s incredible. This story never fails to amaze me!

I was in seat 18F on this flight. You described what happened very well. In addition, I would add that the passengers responded in an exemplar fashion: little panic, helping one another, and managing the exit amazingly smoothly.

I am sitting here watching with 33 years of airline flying experience and 20,000 hrs jet , and still cannot believe these guys really pulled this off. The aircraft was in a turn and in climb when the birds showed up , making it impossible for the pilots to see them coming and avoid the flock. What impressed me the most was how calm the captain's tone of voice was on the radio. A great example for all of us , young and old , in my case, old!.

I watch your channel daily. I'm a retired, highly experienced Airbus 320 Captain. In my opinion what saved the day and all those lives, was Capt Sully thinking outside the box and turning on the APU. He immediately, due to his experience and wit, knew he will need flaps if there is to be any hope of a successful landing or ditching without breaking up of the aircraft and subsequent fatalities. Kudos to the entire crew.

No matter how many times I watch this, I still can't get over this interaction at 32:17 Controller: "Cactus 1549, turn right 280, you can land runway 1 at Teterboro." Sully: "We can't do it." Controller: "Okay, which runway would you like at Teterboro?" Sully: "We're gonna be in the Hudson." Controller: "Say again, Cactus?"

Knowing the personality of the Canada Goose, one has to wonder if the bird strikes were even an accident.

So we had "Apollo 13", "Cast away", "Sully" - conclusion - NEVER fly with Tom Hanks ;)

The one thing that wasn’t mentioned about sully was that he is a VERY experienced glider pilot. I imagine that this training played a HUGE role in the successful ditching and getting as far as they did.

I was always amazed how Sully had zero engine power, and yet on the radio, he sounded completely in control of the situation with no stress in his voice.

My father in law was one of the lead wing designers for the Airbus 320 based in Bristol UK. I remember having a conversation with him about the design of the bolts securing the engines. They were designed to sheer to avoid them causing an issue for the wing integrity following a water landing. We then went on to discuss the likelihood of survival following a water landing. I wish he had still been with us to witness the outcome of the teams design work and the amazing flying Captains Sullenberger and Skiles.

The best line, which was said by Jeff Skiles(Aaron Eckhardt) in the movie shows what a sense of humor we can still keep as pilots. When asked if he would have done anything differently.... "Yes..I would have done it in July."

I'm glad you acknowledged and included the copilot in this vid. Years ago I initially believed the first officer had been incapacitated and unable to assist because the news channels weren't mentioning him at all. All attention was on the captain. They both did an amazing job together.

151 Passengers got on the aircraft and, 151 passengers got off the aircraft! Sully is a legend!

0:22 only a few minutes to save themselves and everyone on board. At the formal enquiry Sully testified that he also had in mind saving lives on the ground. The unstated implication was that even if he lost out on the lives of his crew and passengers, at least by going down in the Hudson he wouldn't kill anyone on the ground. For me that was the bravest part of his testimony. And the most professional.

One item that is rarely if ever mentioned is the fact that Sully says “nice day on the Hudson” about 40 seconds before the strike.

ATC in that airspace is well known for being......abrasive. But in this you see why they come across that way. Speed. It is incredible hearing the behind the scenes communication between airports, how fast they convey the information and how fast decisions are made. ATC was pulling out all the stops to save that aircraft and deserve props and thanks for being the best in the world at what they do.