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Westernstyle
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:41 pm 
Just read it. First USA Jet crash this year.

Us Airways 1549, Airbus A320 La Guardia-Charlotte

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28678669/
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Flyboy92
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:10 pm 
Reports say that all passengers got off alive.

Yesterday the media was covering the fact that US Airlines haven't had a fatal crash in 2 years. This pilot kept that streak going.

This pilot definitely gets a pat on the back. He could have very easily stalled it on accident and killed everybody on board.

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GoodisonBlue
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:29 pm 
Just watching it on news now

Sounds like a fantastic bit of piloting to bring it down as slowly as possible and avoiding the plane disintegrating
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Westernstyle
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:14 pm 
Flyboy92 wrote:
Reports say that all passengers got off alive.

Yesterday the media was covering the fact that US Airlines haven't had a fatal crash in 2 years. This pilot kept that streak going.

This pilot definitely gets a pat on the back. He could have very easily stalled it on accident and killed everybody on board.

Flyboy92


A great pilot indeed Thumbs Up!
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claytonlocher
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:52 am 
With flying becoming more technologically advanced and autopilot the norm in all aircraft, it's these types of situations for which they get paid.
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honuala
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:33 am 
damn Canadian geese....lol great job by that pilot....any crash that everyone walks away from is a good one....
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Cheeks
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:17 am 
honuala wrote:
damn Canadian geese....lol great job by that pilot....any crash that everyone walks away from is a good one....


Mmmmmmmmm, geese fried by a jet engine, cant beat that Laughing
Please direct your complaints to the moon, they might care there.
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walesdragon
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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:05 am 
honuala wrote:
damn Canadian geese....lol great job by that pilot....any crash that everyone walks away from is a good one....

Haha, sorry Honuala, but I don't think there is a think called a "good" crash. Laughing
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honuala
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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:20 am 
i think that one was lol Razz
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Traches
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:00 am 
honuala wrote:
damn Canadian geese....lol great job by that pilot....any crash that everyone walks away from is a good one....


Technically I don't think everyone walked away-- I hear one person had broken legs. Still an incredible pilot though.

It's nice to hear some good news once in awhile!
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