raining matters when there’s no time to think—a sentence as true 17 years ago, on a Thursday, when we witnessed that moment in the Hudson River in New York.”
The Ordinary Flight That Wasn’t
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On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 left LaGuardia Airport on its way to Charlotte. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger piloted the Airbus A320, while First Officer Jeffrey Skiles handled cockpit duties next to him.
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It was a routine takeoff and climb, that is, until reality hit.
Just after takeoff, a flock of Canada geese entered the equation, and both engines consumed birds, causing power to immediately fail and the jet to lose thrust at low altitude over one of the country’s crowded cities.
Seconds,
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